West Catholic Athletic League
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The West Catholic Athletic League or WCAL is a highly competitive high school athletic conference in the Central Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation. The boys division is made up of seven private Catholic schools and one Christian school in the Western and Southern portions of the San Francisco Bay Area. The girls division includes all the co-ed schools in the WCAL with Notre Dame-Belmont, Presentation High School-San Jose, and Sacred Heart Preparatory of Atherton taking the place of the three all-boys schools: Archbishop Riordan, Bellarmine, and Junipero Serra.
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[edit] High Schools
- Archbishop Mitty High School (San Jose)
- Archbishop Riordan High School (San Francisco) - boys
- Bellarmine College Preparatory (San Jose) - boys
- Notre Dame High School (Belmont) - girls
- Presentation High School (San Jose) - girls
- Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (San Francisco)
- Saint Francis High School (Mountain View)
- Saint Ignatius College Preparatory (San Francisco)
- Junípero Serra High School (San Mateo) - boys
- Valley Christian High School (San Jose)
[edit] West Catholic Athletic League Professional and Olympic Athletes
[edit] Major League Baseball (MLB)
[edit] Current MLB players
- Pat Burrell, Outfielder, San Francisco Giants (Bellarmine College Preparatory).
- Kevin Frandsen, Third baseman, Philadelphia Phillies (Bellarmine College Preparatory).
[edit] Former MLB players
- Barry Bonds, Outfielder (Junipero Serra High School).
- Dolph Camilli, First baseman (Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory).
- Joe Cronin, Shortstop (Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory).
- Harry Heilmann, Outfielder (Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory).
- Joe Kmak, Catcher (Junípero Serra High School).
- Gregg Jefferies, infielder/outfielder (Junípero Serra High School).
- Eric Byrnes, Outfielder (St. Francis High School).
- Mike Vail, Outfielder/Infielder, Archbishop Mitty High School
[edit] National Basketball Association (NBA)
[edit] Current NBA players
[edit] Former NBA players
- Chris Munk, Power Forward (Archbishop Riordan High School).
- Kevin Restani, Power Forward (Archbishop Riordan High School).
[edit] National Football League (NFL)
[edit] Current NFL players
- Tom Brady, Quarterback, New England Patriots (Junipero Serra High School).
- Jason Hill (American football), Wide receiver, Jacksonville Jaguars (Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory).
- Igor Olshansky, Defensive End, Dallas Cowboys (Saint Ignatius College Preparatory).
- Donald Strickland, Cornerback, San Diego Chargers (Archbishop Riordan High School).
- Eric Wright (cornerback, born 1985), Cornerback Detroit Lions (Archbishop Riordan High School).
[edit] Former NFL players
- Dan Fouts, Quarterback (Saint Ignatius College Preparatory).
- Kevin Gogan, Guard (Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory).
- Derek Loville, Running Back (Archbishop Riordan High School).
- Dan Pastorini, Quarterback (Bellarmine College Preparatory).
- Steve Sewell, Running Back (Archbishop Riordan High School).
- Lynn Swann, Wide receiver (Junipero Serra High School).
