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Peninsula Athletic League (PAL) is a high school athletic conference in California, part of the CIF Central Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation. [2] It comprises 17 high schools generally around San Mateo County, California .
The Commissioner's Cup is awarded annually to the Peninsula Athletic League school that best exemplifies the league's commitment to sportsmanship and excellence in athletics. Points are awarded to each varsity team in each sport that they participate in, by the order of finish in league play and for sportsmanship.
The Central Coast Section (CCS) is the governing body of public and private high school athletics in the portion of California encompassing San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Monterey County, San Benito County, Santa Cruz County and a few private schools in San Francisco.
Athletics teams include baseball, basketball, cross-country, boys football, girls flag football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, water polo, and volleyball. The Knights previously competed in the Peninsula Athletic League, and now compete in the West Bay Athletic League.
The school was a member of the North Coast Section from 1957 to 1965, when the Central Coast Section was created. They competed in the Peninsula League from 1957 to 1961, along with more established schools in San Mateo County such as Aragon, Burlingame, Capuchino, Hillsdale, Mills, Jefferson, San Mateo, and South San Francisco.
The school's mascot is the Gators. For baseball and football, Sacred Heart competes in the Bay division of the Peninsula Athletic League (PAL); [46] for water polo and boys' lacrosse, the West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL); [47] and, for all other sports, the West Bay Athletic League (WBAL).
That year, he was named the baseball player of the year in the Peninsula Athletic League's Ocean Division. [37] He attended the University of California, Berkeley and played college baseball for the California Golden Bears. The St. Louis Cardinals selected him in the ninth round of the 2022 MLB draft.
The seven public schools participate in the Peninsula Athletic League. [6] The oldest high school in San Mateo County is Sequoia High School in Redwood City. It was founded in 1895. The next oldest school in the county is San Mateo High School, which opened in 1902.