District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association

The District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association is the public high school athletic league of Washington, D.C. The league was founded in 1958. The original high school conference for D.C. schools was the Inter-High School Athletic Association, 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.
The DCIAA sponsors varsity championships in archery, basketball, baseball, bowling, cheer, cross country, football, flag football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

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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.

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
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.

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Division
1955	Cardozo	Spingarn	26-6
1956	Anacostia	Cardozo	14-0
1957	Anacostia	Wilson	12-0
1958	Eastern	Wilson	20-14
1959	Eastern	Wilson	19-13
1960	Eastern	Bell	25-6
1961	Eastern	Theodore Roosevelt	27-0
1962'	Theodore Roosevelt	Eastern	2-0
1963	Theodore Roosevelt	Eastern	13-6
1964	Bell	Phelps	12-0
1965	Bell	Spingarn	31-19
1966	Bell	McKinley Tech	13-3
1967	Western	Eastern	19-13
1968	Cardozo	McKinley Tech	24-19
1969	Coolidge	McKinley Tech	20-2
1970	McKinley Tech	Cardozo	19-0
1971	Eastern	Dunbar	18-8
1972	Coolidge	Anacostia	14-12
1973	Anacostia	Theodore Roosevelt	22-0
1974	Theodore Roosevelt	Anacostia	13-6
1975	H.D. Woodson	Dunbar	14-0
1976	Theodore Roosevelt	Spingarn	14-8
1977	Eastern	Theodore Roosevelt	13-0
1978	Eastern	Dunbar	13-0
1979	Theodore Roosevelt	Spingarn	20-19
1980	Coolidge	Ballou	18-8
1981	H.D. Woodson	Theodore Roosevelt	7-6
1982	H.D. Woodson	Coolidge	33-0
1983	Anacostia	Dunbar	30-6
1984	Anacostia	Theodore Roosevelt	26-13
1985	Coolidge	H.D. Woodson	35-6
1986	Coolidge	H.D. Woodson	32-13
1987	H.D. Woodson	Coolidge	21-6
1988	Anacostia	Cardozo	20-19
1989	Anacostia	Wilson	38-26
1990	Eastern	Wilson	13-6
1991	Wilson	Anacostia	27-6
1992	Dunbar	Anacostia	23-12
1993	H.D. Woodson	Anacostia	14-12
1994	H.D. Woodson	Anacostia	6-0
1995	Anacostia	Dunbar	40-31
1996	Cardozo	Anacostia	36-32
1997	H.D. Woodson	Anacostia	26-22
1998	Dunbar	Theodore Roosevelt	28-20
1999	Dunbar	Eastern	22-0
2000	Dunbar	Ballou	35-12
2001	Dunbar	H.D. Woodson	16-14
2002	H.D. Woodson	Dunbar	19-3
2003	Dunbar	Ballou	33-20
2004	Dunbar	H.D. Woodson	33-0
2005	Dunbar	Coolidge	43-14
2006	Ballou	Dunbar	34-33
2007	Dunbar	HD Woodson	20-9
2008	H.D. Woodson	Dunbar	24-6
2009	H.D. Woodson	Ballou	30-26
2010	H.D. Woodson	Dunbar	44-12
2011	Dunbar	Coolidge	33-21
2012	Anacostia	Dunbar	12-8; Dunbar stripped of title due to Ineligible Player
2013	H.D. Woodson	Wilson	25-13	Stars
2013	McKinley	Phelps	34-0	Stripes
2014	H.D. Woodson	Ballou	16-12	Stars
2014	Eastern	Bell	33-13	Stripes
2015	H.D. Woodson	Wilson	40-24	Stars
2015	Eastern	Bell	45-8	Stripes
2016	H.D. Woodson	Wilson	22-20	Stars
2016	Theodore Roosevelt	Bell	16-6	Stripes
2017	Ballou	H.D. Woodson	21-14	Stars
2017	Roosevelt	Bell	13-12	Stripes
2018	H.D. Woodson	Ballou	18-12	Stars
2018	Bell	McKinley	47-0	Stripes
2019	Dunbar	H.D. Woodson	21-12	Stars
2019	Coolidge	Anacostia	8-6	Stripes
2021	Theodore Roosevelt	H.D. Woodson	35-7	Stars
2021	Bell	Coolidge	10-0	Stripes
2022	Theodore Roosevelt	Dunbar	26-18	Stars
2022	Coolidge	Bell	21-6	Stripes
2023	Dunbar	Ballou	28-7	Stars
2023	Coolidge	Anacostia	14-6	Stripes
2024	Dunbar	Coolidge	35-21	Stars
2024	Bell	Anacostia	49-8	Stripes
2025	Coolidge	Dunbar	15-14	Stars
2025	Bell	Ron Brown	54-0	Stripes

School	Championships	Runners-up	Total Appearances
H.D. Woodson	16	7	23
Dunbar	14	11	25
Eastern	10	4	14
Anacostia	9	11	20
Roosevelt	9	6	15
Coolidge	8	6	14
Bell	6	6	12
Cardozo	3	3	6
Ballou	2	6	8
McKinley Tech	2	4	6
Jackson-Reed/Wilson	1	8	9
Western	1	0	1
Spingarn	0	4	4
Phelps	0	2	2

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
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
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
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

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
2023 - Jackson-Reed
2024 - Jackson-Reed
2025 - School Without Walls

Girls Cross Country Championships (HS)

2013 - Wilson
2014 - Wilson
2015 - Wilson
2016 - Wilson
2017 - Wilson
2018 - Wilson
2019 - Wilson
2021 - Wilson
2022 - Jackson-Reed
2023 - Jackson-Reed
2024 - Jackson-Reed
2025 - School Without Walls

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
2023 - Dunbar
2024 - Jackson-Reed
2025 - Jackson-Reed

Boys Soccer Championships (HS)

2022 - Jackson-Reed
2023 - Jackson-Reed
2024 - Coolidge
2025 - Jackson-Reed

Girls Soccer Championships (HS)

2022 - Jackson-Reed
2023 - School Without Walls
2024 - Jackson-Reed
2025 - 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
2023 - Jackson-Reed
2024 - Jackson-Reed
2025 - School Without Walls

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. Student-athletes in grades 6-8 are eligible to participate in middle school sports.

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.

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.

Former Schools

Spingarn High School-Closed in 2013
Western High School-Now Duke Ellington School of the Arts

Alumni

Baseball

Emmanuel Burriss, San Francisco Giants infielder
Maury Wills, former Major League Baseball shortstop/manager

Basketball

Elgin Baylor, NBA Hall of Famer
Dave Bing, NBA Hall of Famer
Jerry Chambers, former NBA forward
Sherman Douglas, former NBA player
Gene Littles, former NBA player and head coach
Ben Warley, former NBA player
Kermit Washington, former NBA player

Football

Marvin Austin, Former NFL defensive tackle
Arrelious Benn, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver/kick returner
Willie J. Bennett, Jr., Former NCAA Football Coach/Current Assistant AD for DCIAA
Orlando Brown Sr., Former NFL Player
Joshua Cribbs, Cleveland Browns wide receiver/kick returner
Vernon Davis, San Francisco 49ers tight end
Cato June, Indianapolis Colts linebacker
Byron Leftwich, NFL quarterback
Josh Morgan, Washington Redskins wide receiver/kick returner
Lovell Pinkney, St. Louis Rams wide receiver
Jerry Porter, Oakland Raiders wide receiver
Larry Pinkard, NFL wide receiver
Reggie Rucker, former NFL wide receiver Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns

NASCAR

Rajah Caruth, professional stock car racing driver; ran track and cross country in high school