Washington Catholic Athletic Conference


The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference is a major high school athletic league for boys, girls, and co-ed Catholic high schools of the Archdiocese of Washington & Diocese of Arlington located in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The WCAC is widely regarded as the nation's best boys and girls basketball and football conference, with several teams in the conference ranked nationally in any given year.

Members

The conference is known for its nationally renowned Basketball, Football, Lacrosse, Track and Field, Wrestling, Soccer, and Baseball programs.It has produced numerous professional athletes in the NFL, NBA, MLS, MLB and PLL.
Holy Cross and Elizabeth Seton are girls only, while Gonzaga, DeMatha and the Heights are all boys.

Sports

The WCAC sponsors competitions in the following sports:
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Ice Hockey
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

    Football Champions

  • 1960-Carroll
  • 1961-St. John's
  • 1962-St. John's
  • 1963-DeMatha
  • 1964-St. John's
  • 1965-Carroll
  • 1966-DeMatha
  • 1967-DeMatha
  • 1968-St. John's
  • 1969-Carroll
  • 1970-Carroll
  • 1971-Carroll
  • 1972-St. John's
  • 1973-Bishop McNamara
  • 1974-St. John's
  • 1975-St. John's
  • 1976-St. John's
  • 1977-Carroll
  • 1978-Carroll
  • 1979-Carroll
  • 1980-Carroll
  • 1981-Bishop McNamara
  • 1982-DeMatha
  • 1983-Carroll
  • 1984-DeMatha
  • 1985-Carroll
  • 1986-DeMatha
  • 1987-Carroll
  • 1988-Carroll
  • 1989-St. John's
  • 1990-Bishop McNamara
  • 1991-DeMatha
  • 1992-DeMatha
  • 1993-DeMatha
  • 1994-DeMatha
  • 1995-DeMatha
  • 1996-Gonzaga
  • 1997-Gonzaga
  • 1998-DeMatha
  • 1999-St. Paul VI
  • 2000-DeMatha
  • 2001-DeMatha
  • 2002-Gonzaga
  • 2003-DeMatha
  • 2004-DeMatha
  • 2005-DeMatha
  • 2006-DeMatha
  • 2007-DeMatha
  • 2008-DeMatha
  • 2009-Good Counsel
  • 2010-Good Counsel
  • 2011-Good Counsel
  • 2012-Good Counsel
  • 2013-DeMatha
  • 2014-DeMatha
  • 2015-DeMatha
  • 2016-DeMatha
  • 2017-St. John’s
  • 2018-Gonzaga /Ryken
  • 2019-Good Counsel /Ryken
  • 2020-Covid
  • 2021-St. John’s /Ryken
  • 2022-St. John’s /Carroll
  • 2023-Good Counsel /Ryken
  • 2024-DeMatha /St. Paul VI
SchoolChampionships
DeMatha25
Archbishop Carroll14
St. John's13
Good Counsel6
Gonzaga4
St. Mary’s Ryken4
Bishop McNamara3
St. Paul VI2

Boys Basketball Champions

  • 1961-DeMatha
  • 1962-DeMatha
  • 1963-DeMatha
  • 1964-DeMatha
  • 1965-DeMatha
  • 1966-DeMatha
  • 1967-Mackin
  • 1968-DeMatha
  • 1969-DeMatha
  • 1970-DeMatha
  • 1971-DeMatha
  • 1972-DeMatha
  • 1973-DeMatha
  • 1974-DeMatha
  • 1975-DeMatha
  • 1976-DeMatha
  • 1977-St. John's
  • 1978-DeMatha
  • 1979-DeMatha
  • 1980-DeMatha
  • 1981-DeMatha
  • 1982-DeMatha
  • 1983-DeMatha
  • 1984-DeMatha
  • 1985-DeMatha
  • 1986-Gonzaga
  • 1987-DeMatha
  • 1988-DeMatha
  • 1989-Carroll
  • 1990-DeMatha
  • 1991-DeMatha
  • 1992-DeMatha
  • 1993-Carroll
  • 1994-DeMatha
  • 1995-McNamara
  • 1996-DeMatha
  • 1997-Gonzaga
  • 1998-DeMatha
  • 1999-Gonzaga
  • 2000-St. John's
  • 2001-DeMatha
  • 2002-DeMatha
  • 2003-Gonzaga
  • 2004-O'Connell
  • 2005-DeMatha
  • 2006-DeMatha
  • 2007-DeMatha
  • 2008-Gonzaga
  • 2009-DeMatha
  • 2010-DeMatha
  • 2011-DeMatha
  • 2012-St. Paul VI
  • 2013-O'Connell
  • 2014-St. Paul VI
  • 2015-Gonzaga
  • 2016-St. John's
  • 2017-Gonzaga
  • 2018-DeMatha
  • 2019-Gonzaga
  • 2020-DeMatha
  • 2022-St. Paul VI
  • 2023-St. John’s
  • 2024-St. Paul VI
  • 2025-St. Paul VI
SchoolChampionships
DeMatha41
Gonzaga8
St. John's4
St. Paul VI5
Carroll3
O'Connell2
McNamara1

Girls Basketball Champions

  • 1994-O'Connell
  • 1995-Good Counsel
  • 1996-Elizabeth Seton
  • 1997-Elizabeth Seton
  • 1998-St. John's
  • 1999-St. John's
  • 2000-St. John's
  • 2001-Elizabeth Seton
  • 2002-St. John's
  • 2003-McNamara
  • 2004-St. John's
  • 2005-Good Counsel
  • 2006-Good Counsel
  • 2007-Holy Cross
  • 2008-McNamara
  • 2009-Good Counsel
  • 2010-Elizabeth Seton
  • 2011-St. John's
  • 2012-Good Counsel
  • 2013-St. John's
  • 2014-St. Paul VI
  • 2015-St. Paul VI
  • 2016-St. Paul VI
  • 2017-St. John's
  • 2018-St. John's
  • 2019-St. John's
  • 2020-McNamara
  • 2022-St. John's
  • 2023-St. John’s
  • 2024-St. John's
  • 2025-McNamara
SchoolChampionships
St. John's13
Good Counsel5
Elizabeth Seton4
St. Paul VI3
Bishop McNamara4
O'Connell1
Holy Cross1

Girls Ice Hockey Champions

  • 2019-St. John's
  • 2020-St. John's
  • 2022-St. John's
  • 2023-St. John’s
  • 2024-St. John's
  • 2025-St. John's

    Baseball

  • 1968-DeMatha
  • 1969-St. John's
  • 1970-DeMatha
  • 1971-St. John's
  • 1972-Good Counsel
  • 1973-Carroll
  • 1974-Carroll
  • 1975-DeMatha
  • 1976-St. John's
  • 1977-St. John's
  • 1978-DeMatha
  • 1979-DeMatha
  • 1980-DeMatha
  • 1981-DeMatha
  • 1982-O'Connell
  • 1983-DeMatha
  • 1984-DeMatha
  • 1985-DeMatha
  • 1986-Good Counsel
  • 1987-DeMatha
  • 1988-DeMatha
  • 1989-O'Connell
  • 1990-Good Counsel
  • 1991-DeMatha
  • 1992-DeMatha
  • 1993-St. Paul VI
  • 1994-DeMatha
  • 1995-DeMatha
  • 1996-DeMatha
  • 1997-DeMatha
  • 1998-DeMatha
  • 1999-St. John's
  • 2000-Gonzaga
  • 2001-O'Connell
  • 2002-DeMatha
  • 2003-DeMatha
  • 2004-DeMatha
  • 2005-St. John's
  • 2006-Good Counsel
  • 2007-St. Paul VI
  • 2008-DeMatha
  • 2009-St. Paul VI
  • 2010-Good Counsel
  • 2011-St. John's
  • 2012-St. Paul VI
  • 2013-DeMatha
  • 2014-St. John's
  • 2015-St. John's
  • 2016-St. John's
  • 2017-St. John's
  • 2018-St. John's
  • 2019-St. John's
  • 2021-St. John’s
  • 2022-Gonzaga
  • 2023-St. John’s
  • 2024-St. John's
  • 2025-St. John's
SchoolChampionships
DeMatha24
St. John's17
Good Counsel5
O'Connell3
St. Paul VI4
Carroll2
Gonzaga2

Softball Champions

  • 1994-O'Connell
  • 1995-O'Connell
  • 1996-O'Connell
  • 1997-O'Connell
  • 1998-O'Connell
  • 1999-O'Connell
  • 2000-Holy Cross
  • 2001-Good Counsel
  • 2002-Bishop Ireton
  • 2003-O'Connell
  • 2004-O'Connell
  • 2005-O'Connell
  • 2006-O'Connell
  • 2007-O'Connell
  • 2008-O'Connell
  • 2009-O'Connell
  • 2010-O'Connell
  • 2011-O'Connell
  • 2012-O'Connell
  • 2013-O'Connell
  • 2014-St. Mary's Ryken
  • 2015-St. Mary's Ryken
  • 2016-O'Connell
  • 2017-O'Connell
  • 2018-O'Connell
  • 2019-St. Mary's Ryken
  • 2021-O'Connell
  • 2022-O'Connell
  • 2023-O'Connell
  • 2024-O'Connell
  • 2025-O'Connell
SchoolChampionships
O'Connell25
St. Mary's Ryken3
Holy Cross1
Good Counsel1
Bishop Ireton1

Boys soccer champions

  • 1974-DeMatha
  • 1975-Carroll
  • 1976-Good Counsel
  • 1977-Carroll
  • 1978-Good Counsel
  • 1979-Good Counsel
  • 1980-O'Connell
  • 1981-O'Connell
  • 1982-O'Connell
  • 1983-O'Connell
  • 1984-O'Connell
  • 1985-Bishop Ireton
  • 1986-St. John's
  • 1987-DeMatha
  • 1988-Good Counsel
  • 1989-St. Paul VI
  • 1990-Bishop Ireton
  • 1991-O'Connell
  • 1992-Gonzaga/St. Paul VI
  • 1993-McNamara
  • 1994-Bishop Ireton
  • 1995-St. Paul VI
  • 1996-O'Connell
  • 1997-St. Paul VI
  • 1998-O'Connell
  • 1999-DeMatha
  • 2000-Gonzaga
  • 2001-Gonzaga
  • 2002-Gonzaga
  • 2003-DeMatha
  • 2004-DeMatha
  • 2005-DeMatha
  • 2006-Gonzaga
  • 2007-Gonzaga
  • 2008-Gonzaga
  • 2009-Gonzaga
  • 2010-DeMatha
  • 2011-DeMatha
  • 2012-Gonzaga
  • 2013-DeMatha
  • 2014-DeMatha
  • 2015-DeMatha
  • 2016-Gonzaga
  • 2017-Gonzaga
  • 2018-The Heights
  • 2019-Gonzaga
  • 2021-Good Counsel
  • 2022-Gonzaga
  • 2023-The Heights
  • 2024-Gonzaga
  • 2025-Gonzaga
SchoolChampionships
Gonzaga15
DeMatha11
O'Connell8
Good Counsel5
St. Paul VI4
Ireton3
Carroll2
The Heights2
St. John's1
McNamara1

Boys Lacrosse

  • 1987-Bishop Ireton
  • 1988-Dematha
  • 1989-Dematha
  • 1990-Dematha
  • 1991-Dematha
  • 1992-Gonzaga
  • 1993-Gonzaga
  • 1994-Dematha
  • 1995-Dematha
  • 1996-Dematha
  • 1997-Gonzaga
  • 1998-Gonzaga
  • 1999-Dematha
  • 2000-Dematha
  • 2001-Dematha
  • 2002-Dematha
  • 2003-Dematha
  • 2004-Dematha
  • 2005-Dematha
  • 2006-Dematha
  • 2007-St. Mary's Ryken
  • 2008-Dematha
  • 2009-Dematha
  • 2010-Gonzaga
  • 2011-Gonzaga
  • 2012-Gonzaga
  • 2013-Gonzaga
  • 2014-Gonzaga
  • 2015-Gonzaga
  • 2016-Gonzaga
  • 2017-St. John's
  • 2018-Gonzaga
  • 2019-Gonzaga
  • 2020-NA
  • 2021-NA
  • 2022-St. John's
  • 2023-St. John's
  • 2024-Gonzaga
  • 2025-DeMatha
SchoolChampionships
DeMatha18
Gonzaga14
Bishop Ireton1
St. Mary's Ryken1
St. John's3