ANOTHER ATHLETIC YEAR COMPLETE!
The 2013-14 AAA/SF Section high school athletic year has come to a close.  This past year, we had 3979 student athletes participate on 248 sports teams from our 16 SF Section members.  This coming year we will add our 17th member and first private school, Immaculate Conception Academy (ICA), to our Section since the 1960's.  Also, our SF Section member KIPP, along with ICA, will join the AAA league in a number of sports.  So while we are glad to have a break from athletic events to "recharge the batteries," we are excited and looking forward to an even better year in 2014-15!  Have a great summer, and we'll see you all back again in mid-August for more exciting high school sports action!

TWO SF SECTION SCHOOLS EARN CIF ACADEMIC TEAM HONORS
Mission HS and San Francisco International HS recently had athletic teams selected by the State CIF as Academic Team Champions for 2013-14.  The Bears Badminton (3.87 GPA) and Girls Tennis (3.95 GPA) squads finished on top in their sport amongst all the schools in California.  The Huskies Girls Cross Country team not only earned top honors for their sport, but was also the ONLY school team in the state to finish with a perfect 4.0 team GPA in any sport!  Congratulations to our outstanding student athletes for being champions in the classroom!  Check this link for a complete list of State CIF team winners.

UCSF PLAYSAFE SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM
UCSF continues its partnership with the SFUSD Athletic Department by providing doctors, athletic trainers, and functioning training rooms at each of the SFUSD high schools that participate in the AAA.  Check out this link for more information on this valuable program and this link about the benefits of the FREE cardiac physical program provided by UCSF each May for high school athletes.  Also, the coordinator of PlaySafe, Dr. Anthony Luke, was honored by the San Francisco Business Times for his dedicated work to make this program successful.  Check out this link to read about his efforts to help keep our athletes playing safe!!

STATE CIF CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is celebrating its 100 years of existence as the managing organization of high school sports in the state.  As part of the celebration, the CIF is selecting All-Century Teams for each sport.  Check this link for information about this program and how to nominate your favorite top athletes of the past 100 years!

NFHS LAUNCHES ROLE OF PARENT IN SPORTS COURSE
The NFHS has created a FREE on-line course for the parents of high school student athletes.  The course provides information on how parents can help their son and/or daughter enjoy and succeed in high school sports.  Check out this link to access the Sports Parent Course.

SFUSD ATHLETES OUTPERFORM NON-ATHLETES IN THE CLASSROOM
SFUSD athletes attained higher GPAs than the SFUSD average in virtually every conceivable measurement.  This study illustrates the importance of athletics and demonstrates that athletics is one of the most cost-effective ways for a school district to enhance overall academic performance.  Check the following links to read a summary of the 2011-12 data and review a GPA statistical comparison of SFUSD athletes and the general student populace. 

ALUMNI HISTORY PAGE
We provide an Alumni History Page on our web site dedicated to preserving specific historical athletic information from our past and present AAA/SF Section schools.  Check it out!  If you have any information about major school events or athletes who have made it to the Professional or Olympic level, please forward it to us via e-mail.  In addition, since our office is located at the old McAteer HS (currently SOTA HS), we are also in the process of gathering more in-depth information for you McAteer alums--yearbooks, athletic photos, past coaches list, etc.  If any ex-Jaguar athletes are able to help in our "fact finding mission," please feel free to call us at 415-920-5185 or forward the info via e-mail to us for posting.

ANNUAL CHAMPIONS POSTED
The updated AAA Annual Champions by Sport are posted on our Sport Info page.  Being that the AAA dates back to 1924, there are a number of years in various sports for which we have been unable to determine the champion.  We are, therefore, requesting your assistance in helping us "fill in the blanks."  If you have any information that might shed some light on those "dark years", please call us at 415-920-5185 or send an e-mail to John Zlatunich.  Together we can create and build a concise history of the AAA!
 

Fall Sport Leaders

Cross Country:
Begins October 21

Football:
V: Begins October 3
FS: Begins October 2

Golf:
GV: Begins September 8

Soccer:
BV: Begins September 9

Tennis:
GV: Begins September 10

Volleyball:
GV: Begins September 16
GFS: Begins September 16
 

NFHS
The National High School Record Book.  Check this link to access all current high school sports records.