The Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League, abbreviated BPSL, was an athletic conference comprising thirteen private and
public high schools located in
Bergen County and
Passaic County,
New Jersey
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,
United States
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. The conference ceased to exist following the 2009–10 school year and joined most of the schools from the
Bergen County Scholastic League
The Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL) was a New Jersey high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The conference consisted of thirty public and parochials high ...
to form the
North Jersey Interscholastic Conference
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. The only school that did not join was
Paterson Catholic High School
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, as the school closed following the 2009-10 year.
Schools
League sports
The Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League allowed member schools to compete in many sports spread out among three seasons. Although the league did not have a cheerleading division, many member schools had their own cheerleading teams. Other sports, such as fencing, are offered by some schools, but like cheerleading, were not part of the BPSL.
The following is a list of the sports that BPSL offered. Some sports did not have a team from every school.
Fall sports
*Cross Country (Boys)
*Cross Country (Girls)
*Field Hockey
*Football -
''Note: Pascack Hills from the NBIL competed in football only in the B-PSL.''
*Soccer (B)
*Soccer (G)
*Tennis (G)
*Volleyball (G)
Winter sports
*Basketball (B)
*Basketball (G)
*Bowling
*Swimming
*Winter Track
*Wrestling
Spring sports
*Baseball
*Golf
*Lacrosse
*Softball
*Tennis (B)
*Track & Field (B)
*Track & Field (G)
*Volleyball (B)
External links
The Official Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League WebsiteBergen-Passaic Scholastic League (Fan site)
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Sports in Bergen County, New Jersey
Passaic County, New Jersey
New Jersey high school athletic conferences