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Pre-RIIL Champions
Prior to the 1932-33 formation of the current Rhode Island Interscholastic League schools played an independent schedule against other amateur teams In some years the media voted on the "state champion" at season's end, while in others championship finals were staged An eight team Rhode Island high school league named the Rhode Island Interscholastic Athletic League was formed in 1918: Cranston (now Cranston East) In 1928 the Rhode Island Interscholastic Athletic Conference was formed with 14 schools: Barrington
Below is what is known about champions prior to the first official RIIL season in the various sports:
Football: Hope won 3 Championships 1918- Providence Tech (Interscholastic League) 1920- Rogers (Interscholastic League Class A) 1927- Central Falls (Interscholastic League Class A); Mount Saint Charles (Interscholastic League Class B) 1928- Rogers (Interscholastic League Class A) 1929- Cranston (Interscholastic League Class A); La Salle (Interscholastic Conference Class A); South Kingstown (Interscholastic Conference Class B) 1930- Cranston (Interscholastic League Class A); Warwick (Interscholastic Conference Class A); Colt Memorial (Interscholastic Conference Class B) 1931- La Salle (Class A)
Boys Soccer: 1931- Pawtucket 1932- Pawtucket (Beat Cranston for the title 4-2)
Boys Ice Hockey: 1928-29 Cranston (Interscholastic League); 1928-29 Providence Tech (Interscholastic Conference); Cranston Beat Providence Tech 1929-30 Cranston (Interscholastic League); La Salle (Interscholastic Conference); Cranston Beat La Salle 1930-31 Cranston (Interscholastic League); Mount Saint Charles (Interscholastic Conference); Cranston Beat Mount Saint Charles 6 to 0 1931-32 Cranston (Interscholastic League); La Salle (Interscholastic Conference; Mount Saint Charles forfeited title); Cranston Beat La Salle
Boys Basketball: 1926-27 Burrillville (Interscholastic League Class B) 1927-28 Providence Tech (Interscholastic Conference Class A); St. Raphael (Interscholastic Conference Class B); South Kingstown (Interscholastic League Class B) 1928-29 Mount Saint Charles (Interscholastic Conference Class A; Beat Providence Tech for the title 25-17); Warren (Interscholastic Conference Class B) 1930-31 Rogers (Interscholastic League); De La Salle (Interscholastic Conference Class A); Colt Memorial (Interscholastic Conference Class B)
Wrestling: 1941-42 Cranston 1942-43 Mt. Pleasant 1943-44 Mt. Pleasant 1944-45 East Providence 1945-46 Mt. Pleasant 1946-47 East Providence 1947-48 Central 1948-49 Central 1949-50 East Providence 1950-51 Mt. Pleasant 1951-52 Cranston 1952-53 East Providence
Boys Swimming: 1933-34 Central 1936-37 Hope & Lockwood 1937-38 Central 1938-39 Pawtucket 1940-41 Pawtucket East (now Tolman) 1941-42 Pawtucket East 1942-43 Pawtucket East
Baseball: Hope won 4 Championships 1927- Westerly (Interscholastic League Class A); Burrillville (Interscholastic League Class B) 1928- Providence Tech (Interscholastic League Class A); St. Raphael (Interscholastic Leagee Class B; Beat Burrillville) 1929- Mount Saint Charles & Providence Tech (Tied for Interscholastic Conference Class A title, the third for MSC); Pawtucket (Interscholastic League Class A); Burrillville (Class B; Beat Colt Memorial for the title) 1930- La Salle (Interscholastic Conference Class A); Colt Memorial (Interscholastic Conference Class B) 1931- La Salle (Interscholastic Conference Class A); Westerly (Interscholastic League Class A); Providence Trade (Interscholastic League Class B) 1932- La Salle (Interscholastic Conference Class A); Cumberland (Interscholastic Conference Class B)
Golf: 1928- East Providence
Boys Outdoor Track: 1917- Hope 1918- Pawtucket 1919- Woonsocket 1920- Woonsocket 1921- Pawtucket 1922- Providence Tech & Pawtucket (Class A) Westerly (Class B) 1923- Providence Tech (Class A) Cumberland (Class B) 1924- Providence Tech (Class A) Westerly (Class B) 1925- Providence Tech (Class A) Barrington (Class B) 1926- Providence Tech (Class A) Barrington (Class B) 1927- Brockton (Class A) Warwick (Class B) 1928- Hope (Class A) Stonington (Class B) 1929- Providence Tech (Class A) Stonington (Class B) 1930- Hope (Class A) Stonington (Class B) 1931- La Salle (Class A) Warwick (Class B) 1932- Moses Brown (Class A) Warwick (Class B)
Girls Basketball: 1968-69 Scituate 1969-70 Barrington 1970-71 Barrington
Cheerleading (RICCA (Rhode Island Cheerleading Coaches Association) was founded in 1987): 2002-03 La Salle 2003-04 North Kingstown (Large Division & State) 2004-05 La Salle 2005-06 La Salle 2006-07 La Salle
In the 1932-33 season, the Rhode Island Interscholastic Athletic League combined with the Rhode Island Interscholastic Athletic Conference to form the Rhode Island Interscholastic League: Class A: Classical Class B: Barrington
Wrestling was added in 1953-54 (although unofficial league(s) likely existed prior); Girls was added in 2023-24 Boys Swimming was added in 1959-60 (although unofficial league(s) likely existed prior) Boys Soccer was added in 1965 (although unofficial league(s) likely existed prior) The earliest known Girls Tennis tournament was the 1969 Singles Tournament In 1970-71 Girls Volleyball was added and Golf became a co-ed sport, with an individual Girls Golf champion being crowned for the first time In the 1971-72 season, the following Girls sports were initiated:
In 1973 team champions were first crowned in Girls Tennis Girls Soccer was added in 1983 Fast-Pitch Softball was added in 1986 Boys Volleyball was added in 1987 Girls Indoor Track was added in the 1990-91 Season Swimming became a co-ed sport in the 1991-92 season with the first all-girls postseason. In 2000-01, the Swimming league was separated into a Boys Swimming individual sport and a Girls Swimming individual sport from a match/standings perspective Boys Lacrosse and Girls Lacrosse were added 2001 Girls Ice Hockey was added in 2002-03 Cheerleading (Competition) was added in 2007-08 Unified Basketball (Unites Special Olympic athletes---individuals with intellectual disabilities---and partners--individuals without intellectual disabilities---as teammates in co-ed competition) was added in 2010 Unified Volleyball (Unites Special Olympic athletes---individuals with intellectual disabilities---and partners--individuals without intellectual disabilities---as teammates in co-ed competition) was added in 2010 Cheerleading (Game Day) was added in 2021 (Spring)
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