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Texas Christian Athletic League

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The Texas Christian Athletic League, or TCAL, established 1991, is an organization headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

They offer over 8 sports, and other academic and fine art competitions. As of 2019, their commissioner is Darryl Crane.

The league's motto is "Our Standard is Excellence!", and per its official website, "TCAL exists to Restore Character, Revive Community, and Reform Competition within the schools and educational organizations that comprise our league."

At the end of athletic seasons, all-state teams are chosen for all sports, with an all-state first team and second team, as well as honorable mentions.

As of the 2018-2019 season, TCAL organizes athletic, fine arts, and academic competitions for 35 private or parochial schools, as well as home schools in Texas.

Contents

• History
• Sports, Fine Arts, and Academics
  • 2018-2019 alignment
    • 3A schools
    • 2A schools
    • 1A schools
      • District 2
      • District 3
      • District 4
      • District 6
      • District 8
      • District 9
      • District 10
      • North Region
      • Central Region
      • South Region
      • See also
• Controversies
• References
• External links

History

Per their website, TCAL was planned and created in fall 1990 by Dr. Gilbert Perez and Coach David Mixon. Darryl Crain, the current commissioner of the league, worked as a secretary at this time. The initial season of TCAL was the 1991-1992 season, with 18 member schools. By 1994-1995, Darryl Crane was the new commissioner of the league. During this time, TCAL experienced major growth, as it had 54 member schools by 1995 and 75 member schools by 1998. In 1998, the official TCAL manual was created, and in two years, TCAL reached is highest membership, with 106 member schools in the 1999-2000 season. From 2001-2007, membership declined, as Darryl Crane left to take another job, and many member schools left. In 2008, Crane once again became commissioner and executive director of the league. The league once experienced a period of growth, including adding more sports, and allowing public charter schools to join the league. However, in 2018, a new league was formed known as the Texas Trinity League, and membership declined from the 2017-2018 season to the 2018-2019 season.

Sports, Fine Arts, and Academics

• Fine arts and academic competitions: Schools are allowed to enter students from grades 7-12, with no solo entries in grades 7 and 8. They are allowed to participate in academic, speech and debate, art, or music competitions.

The sports that TCAL offers include:

• Basketball
• Football
• 6-Man Football
• 11-Man Football
• Soccer
• Track and Field
• Volleyball
• Swimming
• Cross Country

2018-2019 alignment

Member schools in TCAL are divided by school size, region, and district. The regions are the North, Central, and South regions, and each has one or two chairs. The regional chair for the North Division is Greg Rostyne from Grayson Christian School, the regional chairs for the Central Division are Martisha Leifer from Annapolis Christian and Desi Ramos from St. Anthony Catholic High School, and the regional chair for the South Division is Amanda Villanueva from School of the Woods. Schools are categorized by school size with a letter classification to identify school size. Schools only compete against schools of similar size, with exceptions including non-recorded scrimmages between teams. TCAL's letter classifications are 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, and 6A. For the 2018-2019 season, per the Texas Christian Athletic League State Constitution, 1A schools are classified by having an enrollment of 1-40, 2A schools are classified by having an enrollment of 41-75, 3A schools are classified by having an enrollment of 76-150, and 4A schools are classified by having an enrollment above 151. Additionally, enrollment fees vary by school size, and TCAL offers annual memberships and one time registrations. 1A schools have an annual membership fee of $1250 and a one time registration fee of $250. 2A schools have an annual membership fee of $1500 and a one time registration fee of $350. 3A schools have an annual membership fee of $1750 and a one time registration fee of $500. 4A schools have an annual membership fee of $500 and a one time registration fee of $500. Exclusively for 6A schools playing basketball, there is an annual membership $1250 and a one time registration fee of $250.

3A schools

• Latter Rain Christian, Odessa
• St. Anthony, San Antonio
• Houston Heights, Houston
• Legacy School of Sport Sciences, Houston
• Bob Hope, Port Arthur
• Harmony Science Academy, Beaumont
• Tomball Christian, Cypress

2A schools

• School of the Woods, Houston
• Poetry Community Christian, Terrell
• Atonement Academy, San Antonio
• Lifegate Christian, Seguin
• Cornerstone Christian Academy, Bryan
• Genesis Christian, Houston
• Tekoa Academy, Port Arthur
• Texas Christian, Houston

1A schools

• Grayson Christian, Sherman
• Trinity Christian, Paris  
• East Texas Christian, Longview
• Kings Academy, Tyler
• Grace Academy, Georgetown
• Lighthouse Christian Academy, Lockhart
• Providence Preparatory, Temple
• Sterling Classical, Leander
• Trinity Lutheran, San Angelo
• Salem Sayers Baptist, Adkins
• BACH-Boerne Area Christian Homeschool, Boerne
• New Life Christian Academy, San Antonio
• Sunnybrook, San Antonio
• Annapolis, Corpus Christi
• Arlington Heights, Corpus Christi
• Still Creek Christian, Bryan
• KOR Education, College Station
• Katy Christian, Katy
• The Connection School of Houston
• The Woodlands Preparatory, Tomball

District 2

• 1A Grayson Christian, Sherman
• 1A Trinity Christian, Paris  
• 3A Latter Rain Christian, Odessa
• 2A Poetry Community Christian, Terrell

District 3

• 1A East Texas Christian, Longview
• 1A Kings Academy, Tyler
• 2A School of the Woods, Houston

District 4

• 1A Katy Christian, Katy
• 1A KOR Education, College Station
• 1A Still Creek Christian, Bryan
• 2A Cornerstone Christian Academy, Bryan
• 3A Houston Heights, Houston
• 3A Legacy School of Sport Sciences, Houston

District 6

• 1A The Connection School of Houston
• 1A The Woodlands Preparatory, Tomball
• 2A Genesis Christian, Houston
• 2A School of the Woods, Houston
• 2A Tekoa Academy, Port Arthur
• 2A Texas Christian, Houston
• 3A Bob Hope, Port Arthur
• 3A Harmony Science Academy, Beaumont
• 3A Tomball Christian, Cypress

District 8

• 1A Grace Academy, Georgetown
• 1A Lighthouse Christian Academy, Lockhart
• 1A Providence Preparatory, Temple
• 1A Sterling Classical, Leander
• 1A Trinity Lutheran, San Angelo

District 9

• 1A Salem Sayers Baptist, Adkins
• 1A BACH-Boerne Area Christian Homeschool, Boerne
• 2A Atonement Academy, San Antonio
• 1A New Life Christian Academy, San Antonio

District 10

• 1A Sunnybrook, San Antonio
• 1A Annapolis, Corpus Christi
• 1A Arlington Heights, Corpus Christi
• 2A Lifegate Christian, Seguin
• 3A St. Anthony, San Antonio

North Region

Regional Chair: Greg Rostyne (Grayson Christian School)

• District 2
• District 3

Central Region

Regional Chairs: Martisha Leifer (Annapolis Christian) and Desi Ramos (St. Anthony Catholic High School)

• District 8
• District 9
• District 10

South Region

Regional Chair: Amanda Villanueva (School of the Woods)

• District 4
• District 6

See also

• Texas portal
• Schools portal

• List of private schools in Texas

Controversies

The 11-man football state champions in 2016, Pro-Vision Academy, after a complaint was filed against them, were investigated and found guilty of having an ineligible player, who was 19 years of age. After winning the championship game 26-23 in November 2016. After being found guilty, the championship was officially given to Tomball Christian, the runners up in the championship. Pro-Vision Academy was not given any additional punishment or sanctions, due to their cooperation with the league to voluntarily give their championship trophy to the runner up.

Following the 2017-2018 season, a new athletic league was formed offering sports for Texas, private or parochial schools called the Texas Trinity League, or TTL. Multiple employees of TCAL, including the new commissioner of TTL, Larry Johnston, left TCAL to join TTL. Multiple TCAL schools were allegedly offered to a free entrance into the TTL, if they left TCAL. TTL is now a rival league of TCAL, with TCAL membership declining from the 2017-2018 season to this season. The league commissioner, Darryl Crane, was allegedly upset at the departure of multiple employees from TCAL, as well as the attempt by TTL to entice TCAL schools to join them.

References

1. ^ “Schools.” Texas Christian Athletic League. 2018. “Texas Christian Athletic League P.O. Box 760211 San Antonio , TX 78245.” <t-cal.org/schools/.>
2. ^USA TODAY High School Sports. “Texas Football Team Voluntarily Surrenders State Title after Discovering Ineligible Player.” USA TODAY High School Sports, USA TODAY High School Sports, 14 Dec. 2016, usatodayhss.com/2016/texas-football-team-voluntarily-surrenders-state-title-after-discovering-ineligible-player.
3. Lefko, Jim. “New Texas Trinity League for Private High Schools Being Formed in San Antonio.” WOAI, NEWS4SA, 29 Jan. 2019, Tuesday, <https://news4sanantonio.com/sports/high-school/new-texas-trinity-league-for-private-high-schools-being-formed-in-san-antonio.>
4. “About.” Texas Christian Athletic League, TCAL, <t-cal.sportngin.com/about.>

External links

• Official website: http://t-cal.org