LOWELL BOYS TENNIS TEAM OFF TO NOR-CALS
The AAA/SF Section Boys Tennis Team Champion Lowell heads off to the NorCal Tournament this Friday, May 18, at Natomas Racket Club in Natomas.  Check this link for the tournament bracket.  Best of luck to the Cardinals as the battle for a title!

TRACK TRIALS THIS SATURDAY
The AAA/SF Section Track and Field Trials take place this Saturday, May 19, at Kezar Stadium.  Events begin at 8:30am with qualifiers advancing to the finals May 26.  Check this link for complete entries and event start times.  Admission for Trials day is FREE so come out and see some exciting action on the track!

LOWELL BRINGS HOME BOYS GOLF TEAM TITLE
The AAA/SF Section Boys Golf Final took place May 14 at Lincoln Park GC with Lowell besting Washington 398-465 to earn the team title.  The individual medalist honors went to Balboa's Ben Olson with a 68.  Olson and the Cardinals team now move on to the NorCal Tournament May 21 at Butte Creek CC in Chico.  Check this link for tournament parings.  All the best to our Section champs as they head off to compete for a state title.

LOWELL CROWNED BADMINTON TEAM CHAMPS
The AAA/SF Section Team Badminton Final took place May 15 at Burton HS with Lowell besting Washington 5-2.  Congratulations to the Cardinals on winning their 13th title!

LOWELL ON TOP IN BOYS VOLLEYBALL
The AAA/SF Section Boys Volleyball title match took place May 11 with Lowell downing defending champion Galileo 3-1.  Congratulations to the Cardinals on their seventh overall title!  Also, check this link to purchase a video of the complete match from PlayOn! Sports.

CIF SAN FRANCISCO SECTION AND SF GIANTS SPONSOR POSITIVE ATHLETE PROGRAM
The San Francisco Giants are partnering with Positive Athlete to present the Pablo Sandoval Positive Athlete Awards.  These will be presented to local high school athletes who perform on and off the field in a positive way.  Check these links for more information about the program and how to nominate your favorite high school athletes.

UCSF PLAYSAFE SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM
UCSF continues its partnership with the SFUSD Athletic Department by providing doctors, athletic trainers, and functioning training rooms at each of the SFUSD high schools that participate in the AAA.  Check out this link for more information on this valuable program and this link about the benefits of the FREE cardiac physical program provided by UCSF each May for high school athletes.   This year's EKG Physical date is set for May 19.  Also, the coordinator of PlaySafe, Dr. Anthony Luke, was recently honored by the San Francisco Business Times for his dedicated work to make this program successful.  Check out this link to read about his efforts to help keep our athletes playing safe!!

SFUSD ATHLETES OUTPERFORM NON-ATHLETES IN THE CLASSROOM
SFUSD athletes attained higher GPAs than the SFUSD average in virtually every conceivable measurement.  This study illustrates the importance of athletics and demonstrates that athletics is one of the most cost-effective ways for a school district to enhance overall academic performance.  Check the following links to read a summary of the data and review a GPA statistical comparison of SFUSD athletes and the general student populace. 

SFUSD ATHLETE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TOP 125
Since 2008, the AAA/SF Section Athletic Office has been assisting student athletes with obtaining college academic scholarships.  Check this link for complete information on the results of this program.

NFHS LAUNCHES ROLE OF PARENT IN SPORTS COURSE
The NFHS has created a FREE on-line course for the parents of high school student athletes.  The course provides information on how parents can help their son and/or daughter enjoy and succeed in high school sports.  Check out this link to access the Sports Parent Course.

SOFTBALL PITCHING CLINICS
Check out this link to information on some upcoming Softball fast-pitch pitching clinics for elementary, middle, and high school age girls.

ALUMNI HISTORY PAGE
We provide an Alumni History Page on our web site dedicated to preserving specific historical athletic information from our past and present AAA/SF Section schools.  Check it out!  If you have any information about major school events or athletes who have made it to the Professional or Olympic level, please forward it to us via e-mail.  In addition, since our office is located at the old McAteer HS (currently SOTA HS), we are also in the process of gathering more in-depth information for you McAteer alums--yearbooks, athletic photos, past coaches list, etc.  If any ex-Jaguar athletes are able to help in our "fact finding mission," please feel free to call us at 415-920-5185 or forward the info via e-mail to us for posting.

ANNUAL CHAMPIONS POSTED
The updated AAA Annual Champions by Sport are posted on our Sport Info page.  Being that the AAA dates back to 1924, there are a number of years in various sports for which we have been unable to determine the champion.  We are, therefore, requesting your assistance in helping us "fill in the blanks."  If you have any information that might shed some light on those "dark years", please call us at 415-920-5185 or send an e-mail to John Zlatunich.  Together we can create and build a concise history of the AAA!
 

Spring Sport Leaders:

Badminton: Lowell wins championship

Baseball:
Varsity: Washington wins championship
FS: Lowell wins championship

Fencing:
Boys: Lowell wins championship
Girls: Lowell wins championship

Golf Boys: Lowell wins championship

Soccer Girls: Lowell wins championship

Softball: Lowell wins championship

Swimming:
BV: Lowell wins championship
GV: Lowell wins championship
BJV: Lincoln wins championship
GJV: Lowell wins championship

Tennis Boys: Lowell wins championship

Track: See Standings for Top 10 List

Volleyball Boys: Lowell wins championship
 

YES!  You can now help our cause through eScrip.  Just click on the above link and follow the steps.  We are registered as the Academic Athletic Association.  There is no charge to set up your account, and every purchase you make down the road will help benefit our sports programs.  Sign up today!
 

NFHS
The National High School Record Book.  Check this link to access all current high school sports records.