Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association

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For other uses of "MIAA", see MIAA (disambiguation).
Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
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Abbreviation MIAA
Motto "Building the Future..."[1]
Formation 1978
Purpose Athletic / Educational
Location
Region served
 Massachusetts
Membership
 374 public and private high schools
Website miaa.net

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) is an organization that sponsors activities in thirty-three sports, comprising 374 public and private high schools in the U.S. state of Massachusetts,.[2] The MIAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), which writes the rules for most U.S. high school sports and activities. The MIAA was founded in 1978, and was preceded by both the Massachusetts Secondary School Principals Association (MSSPA) (1942-1978) and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Council (MIAC) (1950-1978).

Notably, the MIAA does not use the NFHS ruleset for football, choosing instead to use National Collegiate Athletic Association (college) rules with minor modifications.[3] It is the only state in which high school football is played in 11-minute quarters. The only other state association that plays high school football under NCAA rules, University Interscholastic League, uses the NFHS standard of 12-minute quarters.[4]

Sports

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  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Field Hockey
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Ice Hockey
  • Lacrosse
  • Ski
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming & Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track & Cross Country
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Girls wrestling gained MIAA status in 2011.[5]

Rugby will become the MIAA's 35th sport in 2016, following a 2015 MIAC vote that passed by a wide majority.[6]

Leagues

The leagues in the MIAA are separated into eight districts (lettered A–H).[7]

District A

District B

District C

District D

District E

District F

District G

  • Berkshire County

District H

State Champions

Football

The MIAA Football State Champions are listed below.[8]

Year Division Champion
2014 1 Xaverian Brothers
2 Marshfield
3 Dartmouth
4 Holliston
5 Abington
6 Cohasset
2013 1 Central Catholic
2 Mansfield
3 Tewksbury
4 Doherty
5 Bishop Fenwick
6 Littleton
2012 Eastern 1 St. John's Prep (Danvers)
1A Everett
2 Reading
2A Beverly
3 Sharon
3A Bishop Feehan
4 Abington
4A Cathedral (Boston)
5 Upper Cape Cod
Central 1 Leominster
2 Nashoba
3 Auburn
4 Grafton
5 West Boylston
6 Blackstone Valley
Western 1 Springfield Central
2 Wahconah
3 Mt. Greylock
4 Pathfinder
2011 Eastern 1 Boston College High
1A Everett
2 Duxbury
2A Dennis-Yarmouth Regional
3 Concord-Carlisle
3A Bourne
4 Mashpee
4A Blue Hills RVT
5 Nantucket
Central 1 Leominster
2 Nashoba
3 Auburn
4 Northbridge
5 Leicester
6 Bay Path
Western 1 Longmeadow
2 Putnam
3 Mt. Greylock
4 Pioneer Valley

See also

References

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  5. ↑ "MIAA considers adding rugby to its purview", Boston Globe, Bob Holmes, April 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tuesday’s school roundup: MIAA votes to add rugby for 2016-17", Boston Globe, Eric Russo, May 6, 2015.
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