Girls Greater Cincinnati League
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The Girls Greater Cincinnati League (abb. GGCL) is a high school sports league composed of 13 member schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Their mission is to provide and promote a Christian atmosphere for the development of young ladies through interscholastic competition. Good sportsmanship and respect is of the utmost importance and school spirit will always be encouraged. The GGCL athletic activities are organized and supervised in harmony with policies of the member schools and the Ohio High School Athletic Association. The boys from the co-ed member schools compete in the GCL.
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[edit] Teams
Scarlet Division - This division contains all of the single-sex schools in the league.
- McAuley High School
- Mother of Mercy High School
- Mount Notre Dame High School
- St. Ursula Academy
- Seton High School
- Ursuline Academy
Grey Division - This division contains all of the co-ed schools in the league.
- Archbishop Alter High School
- Stephen T. Badin High School
- Carroll High School
- Chaminade-Julienne High School
- Bishop Fenwick High School
- Purcell Marian High School
- Roger Bacon High School
[edit] History
In 1966 the first league competition began among a group of girls' Catholic high schools in the area. Extramural games in basketball and volleyball were played among the schools in the next couple of years. Few records were kept and the league was loosely organized by some coaches and students.
This was not the first competition for these schools. Most had participated in play days and games for quite a few years. Prior to league competition, emphasis was placed on the social aspect of sport. The refreshments and social hour after the game were as important or more important than the game. Rivalries were friendly and the game scores incidental.
In the first years schools were represented at league meetings by interested teachers and often students were delegated to attend. At first, some educators resisted the formation of a structured league. As new people entered the schools and assumed responsibility for sports programs changes occurred in the league.
Structure was added to the league, rules and policies were made to meet the needs of the emerging girl athlete. Regular meetings were held and slowly the emphasis shifted from cookies and punch to skill development and highly contested games. League championships were held and many regular season games were well attended.
With the onset of State sponsored tournaments for girls in 1975-1976 it became obvious that the league was one of the strongest in the city and state. In the first state volleyball tournament Seton was AAA Runner Up and Ursuline AA Champions. Since then the league has usually been represented in State Tournaments in most sports.
The publicity and excellent play the League has fostered has meant opportunities for member students to receive athletic scholarships. College coaches look to this League for skilled athletics and Christian sportswomen to complement their programs.
As years go by additional sports have become League sports. All-League athletes are honored each year in all League sports. Each year the League takes on new challenges to improve girls' sports.
