Old Colony League
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The Old Colony League, or OCL, is a high school sports conference consisting of teams in southeastern Massachusetts
. Founded in 1948, the league is a subset of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
. It has competed for most of its history at the Division I level, the highest level of athletic competition at the high school level in Massachusetts. While for most of the league's history the league had a stable core including Silver Lake Regional High School
in Kingston
, Plymouth-Carver High School, Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School
, Whitman-Hanson Regional High School
and Rockland High School
, shifting enrollments and district demergers over the last three decades have placed membership in flux.
The current member institutions are Barnstable High School
, Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School
, Dartmouth High School
, and Taunton High School
.
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. Founded in 1948, the league is a subset of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association , comprising 365 high schools in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, is an organization that sponsors activities in more than thirty sports. The MIAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations , which writes the rules...
. It has competed for most of its history at the Division I level, the highest level of athletic competition at the high school level in Massachusetts. While for most of the league's history the league had a stable core including Silver Lake Regional High School
Silver Lake Regional High School
Silver Lake Regional High School is a public, regional high school in Massachusetts' South Shore region. It serves as the secondary school for the Silver Lake Regional School District, comprising the towns of Kingston, Plympton and Halifax, Massachusetts...
in Kingston
Kingston, Massachusetts
Kingston is a coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the 2010 Census, it had a population of 12,629.-History:Before European settlers arrived in Kingston it was within the tribal home to the Wampanoag people...
, Plymouth-Carver High School, Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School, founded in 1960, is a regional high school in Bridgewater, Massachusetts shared by the towns of Bridgewater and Raynham. The high school, commonly referred to as B-R, relocated to a new building at 415 Center Street in 2007...
, Whitman-Hanson Regional High School
Whitman-Hanson Regional High School
Whitman-Hanson Regional High School is a public high school located in Whitman, Massachusetts. It is part of the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District....
and Rockland High School
Rockland, Massachusetts
Rockland is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The 2010 census records its population at 17,489. As of December 31, 2009, there are 11,809 registered voters in the community.-History:...
, shifting enrollments and district demergers over the last three decades have placed membership in flux.
The current member institutions are Barnstable High School
Barnstable High School
Barnstable High School is a public high school in the village of Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA, Town of Barnstable. It is the largest high school in Barnstable County on Cape Cod. It is divided into 5 "houses", described as "schools within a school". In the 2010–2011 school year, it had...
, Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School, founded in 1960, is a regional high school in Bridgewater, Massachusetts shared by the towns of Bridgewater and Raynham. The high school, commonly referred to as B-R, relocated to a new building at 415 Center Street in 2007...
, Dartmouth High School
Dartmouth High School (Massachusetts)
Dartmouth High School is a four-year public high school located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.As of the 2007/08 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,264 students and 78.5 classroom teachers , for a student-teacher ratio of 16.1....
, and Taunton High School
Taunton High School
Taunton High School located within a large, three-floor, interconnected, multi-block complex in the eastern section of the city of Taunton, Massachusetts. It is a five-year urban public high school with an estimated average student enrollment of 3,000...
.
Former Teams
- Attleboro High SchoolAttleboro High SchoolAttleboro High School is a public high school located in Attleboro, Massachusetts. The school is located at 100 Rathbun Williard Drive. The school has an approximate student enrollment of 1,700 students in grades 9-12. The schools mascot is the Bombardiers and the school colors are Royal Blue,...
- Falmouth High School
- Hingham High SchoolHingham High SchoolHingham High School is a co-educational, public high school serving grades 9 through 12 for the town of Hingham, Massachusetts. It is located on Union Street near Hingham Center. This school was ranked number 985 on Newsweek 's 2005 list of the Best High Schools in America.The school's teams...
- North Quincy High SchoolNorth Quincy High SchoolNorth Quincy High School is a public secondary school located in the North Quincy neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. The school's mascot is known as the Red Raiders, and their school colors are Red & Black.-History:...
- Plymouth South High SchoolPlymouth South High SchoolPlymouth South High School, also known as Plymouth South, PSHS, or, informally, P.South, is a public high school located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Its students are residents of the town of Plymouth. The school is one of two high schools in Plymouth, the other being Plymouth North High School...
- Plymouth-Carver High School
- Quincy High School
- Randolph High SchoolRandolph High School (Massachusetts)Randolph High School is a public high school located in Randolph, Massachusetts, that teaches students in grades 9 through 12.-Academics:Students at Randolph High School must complete specific classes and subjects in order to graduate....
- Rockland High SchoolRockland, MassachusettsRockland is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The 2010 census records its population at 17,489. As of December 31, 2009, there are 11,809 registered voters in the community.-History:...
- Silver Lake Regional High SchoolSilver Lake Regional High SchoolSilver Lake Regional High School is a public, regional high school in Massachusetts' South Shore region. It serves as the secondary school for the Silver Lake Regional School District, comprising the towns of Kingston, Plympton and Halifax, Massachusetts...
- Weymouth High SchoolWeymouth High SchoolWeymouth High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Weymouth, Massachusetts that serves students in grades nine through twelve...
- Whitman-Hanson Regional High SchoolWhitman-Hanson Regional High SchoolWhitman-Hanson Regional High School is a public high school located in Whitman, Massachusetts. It is part of the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District....