PIAA District 11
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeHigh school athletic conference
Region served
Coal Region
Lehigh Valley
Pocono Mountains
Membership
53 schools
Official language
English
Chairman
Robert Hartman
Parent organization
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
AffiliationsPennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Schuylkill League, Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, Colonial League
Websitewww.districtxi.com
Remarks(570) 460-9075

District 11 (often referenced with the Roman Numerals District XI) of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) is an interscholastic athletic association in eastern Pennsylvania.

District XI is one of the PIAA's 12 districts and comprises high schools mostly within the Lehigh Valley and a few surrounding counties.

The district is broadly considered one of the most competitive high school athletic divisions in the nation with many of its athletes going on to compete in the Olympics and professional sports, including the MLB, NBA, and NFL. District 11 owns many state records for various athletic championships and milestones.

Member schools are categorized by enrollment into classifications, differing in each of the various sports, including: A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA, and AAAAAA.

Member schools

District 11 is made up of 53 public schools and private schools located in Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Schuylkill, and parts of Bucks and Pike counties.[1] The district's largest schools compete in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference with the remaining schools competing in the Colonial League and Schuylkill League.

Listing of schools by league

Eastern Pennsylvania Conference

Colonial League

Schuylkill League

Atlantic Coast Christian Athletic Conference

No League

Although it is named the Schuylkill League, teams from Carbon, Columbia, and Dauphin counties are included.

Although parts of Hazleton Area School District are in Schuylkill and Carbon counties, they participate with Luzerne County in District 2.

Sports

District 11 hosts 14 different sports over the three athletic seasons:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "District XI". www.districtxi.com.

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