The District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) is the

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athletic league in

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, formed around 1896. That organization was segregated, and black schools in the District formed their own athletic association. The Inter-High League was renamed the DCIAA in 1989 to bring the District of Columbia in line with other states with interscholastic athletic programs. The DCIAA offers sports on the elementary, middle and high school levels (grades 4th through 12th). The DCIAA sponsors varsity championships in

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Members (HS)

High School Sports

The DCIAA sponsors high school varsity competition in eight boys', ten girls' and four co-ed sanctioned sports. Student-athletes in grades 9-12 are eligible to participate in elementary sports.

High school teams in DCIAA competition

High School Boys' varsity sponsored sports by school

High School Girls' varsity sponsored sports by school

High School Co-Ed varsity sponsored sports by school

Football Divisions (HS)

To increase the parity in DCIAA football, two separate divisions based on ability were created, rather than the East-West division structure of previous years. The Stars Division is the more competitive division, and those schools will be eligible for the historic Turkey Bowl game. Stars Division *Ballou *Coolidge *Dunbar *Eastern *H.D. Woodson *Jackson-Reed *Roosevelt Stripes Division *Anacostia *Bell (CHEC) *Cardozo *McKinley Tech *Phelps *Ron Brown In 2016-2017, Eastern moved up to the Stars Division while Coolidge goes to Stripes Division. In 2018-2019, Roosevelt moved up to the Stars Division. In 2024-2025, Coolidge moved up to the Stars Division.

Football Championships (HS)

The biggest and most-celebrated DCIAA sport, the football champion of the Stars Division is decided in the annual Turkey Bowl on Thanksgiving Day. The Stripes Division championship is decided at the Gravy Bowl. Here is the history of the DCIAA football champions.

Boys Baseball Championships (HS)

*1991 - Bell *1992 - Bell *1993 - Wilson *1994 - Wilson *1995 - Wilson *1996 - Wilson *1997 - Wilson *1998 - Wilson *1999 - Wilson *2000 - Wilson *2001 - Wilson *2002 - Wilson *2003 - Wilson *2004 - Wilson *2005 - Wilson *2006 - Wilson *2007 - Wilson *2008 - Wilson *2009 - Wilson *2010 - Wilson *2011 - Wilson *2012 - Wilson *2013 - Wilson *2014 - Wilson *2015 - Wilson *2016 - Wilson *2017 - Wilson *2018 - Wilson *2019 - Wilson *2021 - Jackson-Reed (formerly known as Wilson) *2023 - Jackson-Reed *2024 - Jackson-Reed *2025 - Jackson-Reed

Boys Basketball Championships (HS)

*1957 - Cardozo *1958 - Cardozo *1959 - Cardozo *1960 - Spingarn *1961 - Spingarn *1962 - Eastern *1963 - Eastern *1964 - Cardozo *1965 - Cardozo *1966 - McKinley Tech *1967 - Cardozo *1968 - McKinley Tech *1969 - McKinley Tech *1973 - Western (known today as Duke Ellington) *1974 - Eastern *1975 - Dunbar *1976 - Dunbar *1977 - McKinley Tech *1978 - Dunbar *1979 - Dunbar *1980 - Spingarn *1981 - Dunbar *1982 - Spingarn *1983 - Dunbar *1984 - Wilson *1985 - Spingarn *1986 - Coolidge *1987 - Dunbar *1988 - Coolidge *1989 - Dunbar *1990 - Dunbar *1991 - Dunbar *1992 - Anacostia *1993 - Dunbar *1994 - McKinley Tech *1995 - Cardozo *1996 - Anacostia *1997 - Anacostia *1998 - Anacostia *1999 - Dunbar *2000 - Spingarn *2001 - Spingarn *2002 - Spingarn *2003 - Dunbar *2004 - Cardozo *2005 - Cardozo *2006 - Cardozo *2007 - Cardozo *2008 - Roosevelt *2009 - Ballou *2010 - Ballou *2011 - Roosevelt *2012 - Coolidge *2013 - Coolidge *2014 - Roosevelt *2015 - HD Woodson *2016 - HD Woodson *2017 - Wilson *2018 - Wilson *2019 - Wilson *2020 - Roosevelt *2022 - Jackson-Reed (formerly known as Wilson) *2023 - Bard *2024 - Jackson-Reed *2025 - Cardozo

Girls Basketball Championships (HS)

*2020 - Dunbar *2022 - Dunbar *2023 - Dunbar *2024 - Dunbar *2025 - Coolidge

Girls Bowling Championships (HS)

*2023 - Dunbar *2024 - Roosevelt *2025 - Bell (CHEC)

Opportunity League Bowling Championships (HS)

*2025 - Garnett-Patterson S.T.A.Y.

Cheer Championships (HS)

*2024 - Coolidge *2025 - Banneker

Boys Cross Country Championships (HS)

* 2013 - Wilson * 2014 - Wilson * 2015 - Wilson * 2016 - Wilson * 2017 - Wilson * 2018 - Wilson * 2019 - Wilson * 2021 - Wilson * 2022 - Jackson-Reed (formerly known as Wilson) * 2023 - Jackson-Reed * 2024 - Jackson-Reed

Girls Cross Country Championships (HS)

Girls Golf Championships (HS)

* 2023 - McKinley Tech

Boys Golf Championships (HS)

* 2023 - School Without Walls

Girls Flag Football Championships (HS)

* 2023 - Coolidge * 2024 - Eastern * 2025 - Coolidge

Boys Indoor Track & Field Championships (HS)

* 2010 - Coolidge * 2011 - Dunbar * 2012 - Dunbar * 2015 - Wilson * 2016 - Wilson * 2017 - Wilson * 2018 - Wilson * 2019 - Wilson * 2023 - McKinley Tech * 2024 - McKinley Tech * 2025 - McKinley Tech

Girls Indoor Track & Field Championships (HS)

* 2010 - Dunbar * 2011 - Dunbar * 2012 - Dunbar * 2015 - McKinley Tech * 2016 - Wilson * 2017 - Wilson * 2018 - Wilson * 2019 - Dunbar * 2023 - Dunbar * 2024 - Dunbar * 2025 - Jackson-Reed

Boys Outdoor Track & Field Championships (HS)

* 2005 - HD Woodson * 2007 - Dunbar * 2009 - Ballou * 2010 - Coolidge * 2011 - Dunbar * 2012 - Dunbar * 2013 - Dunbar * 2016 - Wilson * 2017 - Wilson * 2018 - McKinley Tech * 2019 - Wilson * 2022 - McKinley Tech * 2023 - McKinley Tech * 2024 - McKinley Tech * 2025 - McKinley Tech

Girls Outdoor Track & Field Championships (HS)

* 2005 - Ballou * 2007 - Anacostia * 2009 - Dunbar * 2011 - Dunbar * 2012 - Dunbar * 2013 - Dunbar * 2016 - Wilson * 2017 - Wilson * 2018 - Dunbar * 2019 - Dunbar * 2022 - Jackson-Reed (formerly known as Wilson) * 2023 - Dunbar * 2024 - Jackson-Reed * 2025 - Jackson-Reed

Boys Soccer Championships (HS)

*2022 - Jackson-Reed (formerly known as Wilson) *2023 - Jackson-Reed *2024 - Coolidge

Girls Soccer Championships (HS)

*2022 - Jackson-Reed (formerly known as Wilson) *2023 - School Without Walls *2024 - Jackson-Reed

Girls Softball Championships (HS)

*2023 - Jackson-Reed *2024 - Jackson-Reed *2025 - Jackson-Reed

Boys Swimming Championships (HS)

*2024 - Jackson-Reed *2025 - Jackson-Reed

Girls Swimming Championships (HS)

*2024 - Jackson-Reed *2025 - Jackson-Reed

Girls Volleyball Championships (HS)

*2022 - Jackson-Reed (formerly known as Wilson) *2023 - Jackson-Reed *2024 - Jackson-Reed

Co-Ed Wrestling Championships (HS)

*2023 - H.D. Woodson *2024 - Jackson-Reed *2025 - H.D. Woodson

Middle School Sports

The DCIAA sponsors middle school varsity competition in nine boys', ten girls' and six co-ed sanctioned sports (including one adaptive and one unified sports). Student-athletes in grades 6-8 are eligible to participate in middle school sports.

Middle school teams in DCIAA competition

Middle School Boys' varsity sponsored sports by school

Middle School Girls' varsity sponsored sports by school

Middle School Co-Ed varsity sponsored sports by school

Elementary School Sports

The DCIAA sponsors elementary school varsity competition in four boys', four girls' and three co-ed sanctioned sports. Student-athletes in grades 4 and 5 are eligible to participate in elementary sports.

Elementary school teams in DCIAA competition

Elementary School Boys' varsity sponsored sports by school

Elementary School Girls' varsity sponsored sports by school

Elementary School Co-Ed varsity sponsored sports by school

Opportunity League Academy Sports

The DCIAA sponsors opportunity league academy varsity competition in two boys', two girls' and one co-ed sanctioned sports. Student-athletes in grades 9-12, and adult learners are eligible to participate in opportunity league academy sports. The age range for student-athletes in this league are 16-22.

Opportunity League Academy teams in DCIAA competition

Opportunity League Academy Boys' varsity sponsored sports by school

Opportunity League Academy Girls' varsity sponsored sports by school

Opportunity League Academy Co-Ed varsity sponsored sports by school

Former Schools

Spingarn High School Joel Elias Spingarn High School was a public high school located in the District of Columbia, United States. Founded in 1952, the school was the last segregated high school built in Washington, D.C. The school closed in 2013, and in 2023 the sit ...

-Closed in 2013 *Western High School-Now

Duke Ellington School of the Arts The Duke Ellington School of the Arts (established 1974) is a high school located at 35th Street and R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., and dedicated to arts education. One of the high schools of the District of Columbia Public School syst ...

Alumni

Baseball

Emmanuel Burriss Emmanuel Allen Burriss (born January 17, 1985) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Washington Nationals, and Philadelphia Phillies. He is a switch-hi ...

, San Francisco Giants infielder (Wilson '02) *

Maury Wills Maurice Morning Wills (October 2, 1932 – September 19, 2022) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1959 to 1972, most prominently as an integral member of the Los Ange ...

, former Major League Baseball shortstop/manager (Cardozo '51)

Basketball

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, NBA Hall of Famer (Spingarn '53) *

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, NBA Hall of Famer (Spingarn '62) * Jerry Chambers, former NBA forward (Eastern '62) *

Sherman Douglas Sherman Douglas (born September 15, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player from Syracuse University who played for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers from 1989 to 2 ...

, former NBA player (Spingarn '85) *

Gene Littles Eugene Scape Littles (June 29, 1943 – September 10, 2021) was an American basketball player and coach. He played six seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) for the Carolina Cougars and Kentucky Colonels between 1969 and 1975. Li ...

, former NBA player and head coach (McKinley '61) *

Ben Warley Benjamin Vallentina Warley (September 4, 1936 – April 5, 2002) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'5" forward/guard from Tennessee State University, Warley played five seasons (1962–1967) in the National Basketball Associat ...

, former NBA player (Phelps '57) *

Kermit Washington Kermit Alan Washington (born September 17, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player. Washington is best remembered for punching opposing player Rudy Tomjanovich during an on-court fight in 1977. Washington was not a highly cov ...

, former NBA player (Coolidge '70)

Football

Marvin Austin Marvin Austin Jr. (born January 1, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was selected by the New Yor ...

, Former NFL defensive tackle (Ballou '07) *

Arrelious Benn Arrelious Markus Benn (born September 8, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and was selected by the ...

, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver/kick returner (Dunbar '07) * Willie J. Bennett, Jr., Former NCAA Football Coach/Current Assistant AD for DCIAA (H.D. Woodson '97) * Orlando Brown Sr., Former NFL Player (H.D Woodson) * Joshua Cribbs, Cleveland Browns wide receiver/kick returner (Dunbar '01) *

Vernon Davis Vernon Leonard Davis (born January 31, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins, earning first-team All-American h ...

, San Francisco 49ers tight end (Dunbar '02) *

Cato June Cato Nnamdi June (born November 18, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who is an assistant linebackers coach for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a linebacker in the NFL after being s ...

, Indianapolis Colts linebacker (Anacostia '98) *

Byron Leftwich Byron Antron Leftwich (born January 14, 1980) is an American former professional football quarterback and coach who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He is currently an assistant coach at Colorado. He played college fo ...

, NFL quarterback (H.D. Woodson '98) *

Josh Morgan Joshua Lewis Morgan (born June 20, 1985) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech. He also play ...

, Washington Redskins wide receiver/kick returner (H.D. Woodson '04) *

Lovell Pinkney Lovell Pinkney (born August 18, 1972) is an American former professional football tight end, wide receiver, and linebacker. He was an All-conference player at the University of Texas and a fourth round draft pick of the St. Louis Rams of the Nat ...

, St. Louis Rams wide receiver (Anacostia '92) * Jerry Porter, Oakland Raiders wide receiver (Coolidge '97) *

Larry Pinkard Larry Pinkard (born February 25, 1992) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Old Dominion. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers. He was also a member of t ...

, NFL wide receiver (Ballou '10) * Reggie Rucker, former NFL wide receiver Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns (Anacostia '65)

References

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