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Blossom Valley Athletic League (BVAL) is a high school athletic conference in Santa Clara County, California. It is the county's largest high school sports league and is part of the CIF Central Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation.^[1]

Structure and history

Blossom Valley Athletic League comprises 26 high schools in Santa Clara County. The schools are separated into three divisions based on the strength of each specific sports program. The three divisions are Mt. Hamilton, Santa Teresa, and West Valley.

It was the first high school sports league in Santa Clara County to cancel its Spring 2020 sports seasons in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] After California's stay-at-home order was lifted in January 2021, the BVAL laid out plans for the return of high school sports.^[2]

Current members

Current members include both public and private high schools. The following high schools are listed as full members by the Blossom Valley Athletic League.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Sabedra, Darren; Jensen, Phil; Mazeika, Vytas (March 25, 2020). "Coronavirus: South Bay's largest high school league cancels spring season". The Mercury News. San Jose, California. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
^ Rubin, Shayna (January 27, 2021). "Return of prep sports: San Jose public school league unveils its plans". The Mercury News. San Jose, California. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
^ "Blossom Valley Athletic Leagues". bval.org. Retrieved May 26, 2023.

[sjmsouthbay-1] Sabedra, Darren; Jensen, Phil; Mazeika, Vytas (March 25, 2020). "Coronavirus: South Bay's largest high school league cancels spring season". The Mercury News. San Jose, California. Retrieved May 26, 2023.

[2] Rubin, Shayna (January 27, 2021). "Return of prep sports: San Jose public school league unveils its plans". The Mercury News. San Jose, California. Retrieved May 26, 2023.

[3] "Blossom Valley Athletic Leagues". bval.org. Retrieved May 26, 2023.

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+'''Blossom Valley Athletic League''' ('''BVAL''') is a high school athletic conference in [[Santa Clara County, California]]. It is the county's largest high school sports league and is part of the [[CIF Central Coast Section]] of the [[California Interscholastic Federation]].<ref name='sjmsouthbay'>{{Cite news |last1=Sabedra |first1=Darren |last2=Jensen |first2=Phil |last3=Mazeika |first3=Vytas |date=March 25, 2020 |title=Coronavirus: South Bay's largest high school league cancels spring season |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/25/coronavirus-south-bays-largest-high-school-league-cancels-spring-season/ |newspaper=[[The Mercury News]] |location=[[San Jose, California]] |access-date=May 26, 2023}}</ref>
-'''Blossom Valley Athletic League''' a high school athletic conference part of the [[CIF Central Coast Section]] of the [[California Interscholastic Federation]].<ref>http://www.bval.org</ref>  It is comprised of 24 high schools generally around [[San Jose, California]].  The schools are separated into three divisions, the Mt. Hamilton, Santa Teresa, and West Valley.  Schools are placed in divisions based on the strength of each specific sports program as reassessed at the end of each season.  The league claims the philosophy of power leagues have made this a model program.
+==Structure and history==
-==Members==
+Blossom Valley Athletic League comprises 26 high schools in Santa Clara County. The schools are separated into three divisions based on the strength of each specific sports program. The three divisions are Mt. Hamilton, Santa Teresa, and West Valley.
-Football divisions for 2014<ref>http://www.bval.org/schedules/fall/football.html</ref>
-===Mt. Hamilton Division===
+It was the first high school sports league in Santa Clara County to cancel its Spring 2020 sports seasons in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name='sjmsouthbay'/> After California's [[stay-at-home order]] was lifted in January 2021, the BVAL laid out plans for the return of high school sports.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rubin |first=Shayna |date=January 27, 2021 |title=Return of prep sports: San Jose public school league unveils its plans |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/01/27/return-of-prep-sports-san-jose-public-school-league-unveils-its-plans/ |newspaper=[[The Mercury News]] |location=[[San Jose, California]] |access-date=May 26, 2023}}</ref>
+==Current members==
+Current members include both public and private high schools. The following high schools are listed as full members by the Blossom Valley Athletic League.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bval.org/ |title=Blossom Valley Athletic Leagues |website=bval.org |access-date=May 26, 2023}}</ref>
+{{Columns-list|colwidth=20em|
+* [[Andrew Hill High School]]
+* [[Branham High School]]
+* [[Christopher High School]]
+* [[Del Mar High School]]
+* [[Evergreen Valley High School]]
+* [[Gilroy High School]]
+* [[Gunderson High School]]
 * [[Independence High School (San Jose, California)|Independence High School]]
-* [[Leigh High School]]
+* [[James Lick High School]]
+* [[Leigh High School]]
 * [[Leland High School (San Jose, California)|Leland High School]]
-* [[Oak Grove High School (San Jose, California)|Oak Grove High School]]
+* [[Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose, California)|Lincoln High School]]
+* [[Live Oak High School (Morgan Hill, California)|Live Oak High School]]
+* [[Mt. Pleasant High School (San Jose, California)|Mt. Pleasant High School]]
+* [[Oak Grove High School (San Jose, California)|Oak Grove High School]]
+* [[William C. Overfelt High School|Overfelt High School]]
 * [[Piedmont Hills High School]]
 * [[Pioneer High School (San Jose, California)|Pioneer High School]]
+* [[Prospect High School (Saratoga, California)|Prospect High School]]
+* [[San José High School]]
 * [[Santa Teresa High School]]
+* [[Silver Creek High School (California)|Silver Creek High School]]
+* [[Ann Sobrato High School|Sobrato High School]]
+* [[Westmont High School (California)|Westmont High School]]
 * [[Willow Glen High School]]
+* [[Yerba Buena High School]]
+}}
-===Santa Teresa Division===
-* [[Evergreen Valley High School]]
-* [[Gunderson High School]]
-* [[Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose, California)|Lincoln High School]]
-* [[Live Oak High School]]
-* [[San Jose High School]]
-* [[Silver Creek High School]]
-* [[Sobrato High School]]
-* [[Westmont High School]]
-===West Valley Division===
-* [[Andrew Hill]]
-* [[Branham]]
-* [[Del Mar]]
-* [[James Lick]]
-* [[Mt. Pleasant]]
-* [[Overfelt]]
-* [[Prospect]]
-* [[Yerba Buena]]
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-[[Category:California high school athletic leagues]]
+[[Category:CIF Central Coast Section]]