Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association


The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association is an organization that sponsors activities in 36 sports, between more than 380 high schools in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The MIAA serves over 220,000 student athletes from these schools. The MIAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations, which writes the rules for most U.S. high school sports and activities. The MIAA was founded in 1978, and was preceded by both the Massachusetts Secondary School Principals Association and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Council .

Sports by season

FallWinterSpring
Cross CountryBasketballOutdoor Track & Field
SoccerWrestlingTennis
Swimming & DivingIce HockeyLacrosse
Unified BasketballAlpine SkiingRugby
Golf Nordic SkiingUnified Track & Field
Volleyball Swimming & DivingGolf
Field Hockey Indoor Track & FieldSoftball
Football Gymnastics Volleyball
Baseball

Rugby became the MIAA's 35th sport in 2016, following a 2015 MIAC vote that passed by a wide majority. Girls wrestling gained MIAA status in 2019.

Districts and leagues

The leagues in the MIAA are separated into nine districts.

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

  • Cape and Islands League
  • Patriot League
  • South Shore League

State champions

Most state championships

SportSeasonMost Championships
BaseballSpringSomerville, Braintree & St. Mary's Lynn
Boys BasketballWinterDurfee
Girls' BasketballWinterSt. Mary's Lynn, Cathedral, Archbishop Williams, Lee
Field HockeyFallWatertown
FootballFallLongmeadow
Boys' Ice HockeyWinterCatholic Memorial
Girls' Ice HockeyWinterNotre Dame Academy
Boys' LacrosseSpringLongmeadow
Girls' LacrosseSpringWestwood
Girls' RugbySpringBelmont
Boys' SoccerFallBromfield
Girls' SoccerFallSutton
Boys' Swimming & DivingWinterWeston
Girls' Swimming & DivingFall/WinterActon-Boxborough & Andover
Girls' VolleyballFallBarnstable
Boys' VolleyballSpringNew Bedford
Boys' RugbySpringBoston College High
SoftballSpringTurners Fall
Girls' GymnasticsWinterBarnstable

Basketball

The state champions for basketball are listed below.

Boys' Basketball

RankSchoolNumberYears
1Durfee91947, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1984, 1988, 1989
2Cambridge Rindge & Latin81979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1990, 2001, 2016, 2017
2Charlestown81959, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2024
4Somerville71944, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1958, 1971
5Catholic Memorial61962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 2008, 2015

Girls' Basketball

RankSchoolNumberYears
1Lee71989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010
1Archbishop Williams71996, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018
1St. Mary's Lynn72002, 2011, 2014, 2020, 2022, 2023. 2025
1Cathedral72016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025
5Haverhill61987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996
5Walpole61984, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2004
5Hampshire61975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 2003, 2005
5Andover62003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2020, 2023

Cross Country

The state champions for cross country are listed below.

Boys' Cross Country

Most State Championships

Girls' Cross Country

Most State Championships

Ice Hockey

The state champions for ice hockey are listed below.

Boys' Ice Hockey

Most State Championships

Swimming & Diving

Boys' Swimming & Diving

Boys' Swimming & Diving has been an MIAA sport since 1947, competing in the winter season. Division 2 was added in 1987. The MIAA Boys' Swimming & Diving State Champions are listed below.
Most State Championships

Girls' Swimming & Diving

Girls' Swimming & Diving has been an MIAA sport since 1971, beginning solely as a fall season sport. Girls' swimming & diving then expanded to become both a fall and winter season sport beginning in 1991. Division 2 was added in 2004 for the fall season and 2006 for the winter season. The MIAA Girls' Swimming & Diving State Champions are listed below.
Most State Championships

Boys' Soccer

The state champions for boys' soccer are listed below.

Girls' Soccer

The state champions for girls' soccer are listed below.