Blossom Valley Athletic League (BVAL) is a high school athletic conference in

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. It is the county's largest high school sports league and is part of the

CIF Central Coast Section 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, California, Santa Clara County, Monterey County, San Benito County, S ...

of the

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Structure and history

Blossom Valley Athletic League comprises 26 high schools in Santa Clara County. The schools are separated into three divisions based on the strength of each specific sports program. The three divisions are Mt. Hamilton, Santa Teresa, and West Valley. It was the first high school sports league in Santa Clara County to cancel its Spring 2020 sports seasons in response to the

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. After California's

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was lifted in January 2021, the BVAL laid out plans for the return of high school sports.

Current members

Current members include both public and private high schools. The following high schools are listed as full members by the Blossom Valley Athletic League.

References

{{Reflist CIF Central Coast Section