# Alberta Schools' Athletic Association

The Alberta Schools' Athletic Association (ASAA) is the governing body that oversees amateur athletics in schools for the province of Alberta. It is a voluntary, non profit organization that has 405 member high schools as of 2023. It enforces policies as dictated by the provincial board of Governors.
As is the case with all provincial governing bodies for school athletics in Canada, the ASAA is an affiliate member of the United States–based National Federation of State High School Associations.

## History

The ASAA was founded in Calgary in 1956 to coordinate high school championships among member schools. After starting their activities by organizing a regional basketball tournament, more sports were added throughout the years, starting with track and field in 1958, badminton, volleyball and cross-country running in the 1960s; gymnastics, wrestling, and curling in the 1970s; and golf, cheerleading and football in the 1980s. Gymnastics was discontinued in 1989. Girls' wrestling was added in 1995. More recently rugby was added in 2006, team handball in 2010, and six-man football in 2011.
The association is structured in eight geographical zones, Calgary and Edmonton as urban zones, complemented by six rural zones.

## District zones

The eight geographic zones of the ASAA are: $^{:8–9}$
* Calgary
* Calgary Independent
* Central
* Edmonton
* North East
* North Central
* North West
* South
* South Central

### Regional associations

Within these geographic zones, the policies set forth by the ASAA are administered by the regional associations:
* Calgary – Calgary Senior High School Athletic Association & Calgary Independent Schools Athletic Association $^1$
* Central – Central Zone of the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association
* Edmonton – Edmonton Metro Athletic Association $^2$
* North East –
* North Central –
* North West –
* South – South Zone of the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association
* South Central – Rocky View Sports Association $^3$ and South Central Zone of the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association

#### Notes

* Calgary has two associations; the Calgary Independent Schools Athletic Association is in charge of all private and chartered schools.
* Edmonton Metro handles 15 school boards (Public, Catholic, Francophone, and Independent) from Edmonton and the surrounding area. Edmonton Public Schools formed its own regional association until 2013.
* Rocky View Sports Association controls cities, townships, and hamlets schools outside the city of Calgary.

## Structure

In order to provide a competitive balance, member schools are placed into classifications for all major sports based on the schools' enrollments. Divisions and the tier classification systems are not equivalent. Exact sizes are:

### Divisions

* 1A schools: fewer than 100 students
* 2A schools: 100–299 students
* 3A schools: 300–799 students
* 4A schools: 800 or more students
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### Football Tiers

* Tier IV schools: fewer than 450 students (all Division IA and 2A schools, and the smaller Division 3A schools)
* Tier III schools: 450–749 students (mid-sized Division 3A schools)
* Tier II schools: 750–1249 students (largest Division 3A and smaller Division 4A schools)
* Tier I schools: 1250 or more students (largest Division 4A schools)
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### Team Handball Tiers

* Tier II schools: fewer than 500 students (all Division 1A and 2A schools and the smaller Division 3A schools)
* Tier I schools: 500 or more students (mid-sized Division 3A and Division 4A schools)
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### Rugby Tiers

* Tier III schools: fewer than 600 students (all Division 1A and 2A schools and the smaller Division 3A schools)
* Tier II schools: 600–1249 students (larger Division 3A schools and the smaller Division 4A schools)
* Tier I schools: 1250 or more students (largest Division 4A schools)
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## Sports governing bodies

The sports sanctioned by the ASAA are steered by the governing sports bodies and its guidelines to provide an equitable competition and ethical standards for all male and females students and coaches involved within that sports' program. The governing sports bodies are:
* Athletics Alberta
* Basketball Alberta
* Alberta Curling Federation
* Alberta Golf
* Rugby Alberta
* Alberta Wrestling
* Alberta Badminton
* Football Alberta
* Alberta Junior Rugby Association
* Alberta Volleyball
* Alberta Team Handball Federation

## Sports

Thirty-three provincial championships are held annually for 11 ASAA sports:
* Badminton
* Basketball
** Boys
*** Division 1A
*** Division 2A
*** Division 3A
*** Division 4A
** Girls
*** Division 1A
*** Division 2A
*** Division 3A
*** Division 4A
* Cross Country
* Curling
* Football
** Tier I
** Tier II
** Tier III
** Tier IV
** 6-Man
* Golf
* Rugby
** Tier I
** Tier II
** Tier III
* Team Handball
* Track and Field
* Volleyball
** Boys
*** Division 1A
*** Division 2A
*** Division 3A
*** Division 4A
** Girls
*** Division 1A
*** Division 2A
*** Division 3A
*** Division 4A
* Wrestling (Boys & Girls)
** Rural
** Provincial
Cheerleading was removed as a sport in June 2024.
Results from all sports:

### Titles
#### Cheerleading

The first ASAA sponsored provincial cheerleading championship was awarded in 1984.
Cheerleading was removed as a Sport in June 2024.
| Year | Div I | Div II | Coed | Game Day |
| 1984 | | Salisbury | | |
| 1985 | | Victoria | | |
| 1986 | Victoria | Queen Elizabeth | | |
| 1987 | Strathcona | Queen Elizabeth | | |
| 1988 | Raymond High | Queen Elizabeth | |
| 1989 | Raymond High | Queen Elizabeth | | |
| 1990 | Raymond High | Lethbridge Collegiate | | |
| 1991 | Lethbridge Collegiate | Victoria | | |
| 1992 | Magrath School | Queen Elizabeth | |
| 1993 | Magrath School | John Maland | Victoria | |
| 1994 | Spruce Grove Composite | John Maland | Victoria | |
| 1995 | John Maland | Victoria | Queen Elizabeth | |
| 1996 | Stirling | Victoria | Victoria | |
| 1997 | Spruce Grove Composite | Harry Ainlay | Victoria | |
| 1998 | Stirling High | Victoria | Victoria | |
| 1999 | Notre Dame | Harry Ainlay | Victoria | |
| 2000 | Stirling High | Victoria | Victoria | |
| 2001 | McNally | Victoria | Victoria | |
| 2002 | Stirling High | Harry Ainlay | Victoria | |
| 2003 | Highwood | Harry Ainlay | Ross Sheppard | |
| 2004 | George McDougall | Ross Sheppard | Victoria | |
| 2005 | Memorial | Harry Ainlay | Victoria | |
| 2006 | Austin O'Brien | Harry Ainlay | Victoria | |
| 2007 | Ross Sheppard | Harry Ainlay | Victoria | |
| 2008 | McNally | Harry Ainlay | Victoria | |
| 2009 | Ross Sheppard | Harry Ainlay | Victoria | |
| 2010 | Lillian Osborne | Harry Ainlay | Victoria | |
| 2011 | St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School | Ross Sheppard | Victoria | |
| 2012 | Morinville Community | Salisbury | Victoria | |
| 2013 | St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School | Harry Ainlay | Victoria | |
| 2014 | Harry Ainlay | Harry Ainlay | Victoria | |
| 2015 | St. Francis Xavier | Harry Ainlay | Austin O'Brien | |
| 2016 | St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School | St. Francis Xavier | Victoria | |
| 2017 | St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School | Harry Ainlay | Victoria | Paul Kane High |
| 2018 | St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School | Harry Ainlay | Ross Sheppard | Paul Kane High |
| 2019 | St. Francis Xavier | Victoria | St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School | Morinville Community |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada |
| 2022 | W.P. Wagner | Harry Ainlay | Harry Ainlay | Lillian Osborne |
| 2023 | W.P. Wagner | Harry Ainlay | | Lilllian Osborne |
| 2024 | W.P. Wagner | Harry Ainlay | | |

#### Football

The first ASAA sponsored provincial Senior Varsity football championship was awarded in 1985. Due to the cold inclement weather, the inaugural championship games were cancelled, and the competing schools were declared co-champions.
| Year | Tier I | Tier II | Tier III | Tier IV |
| 1985 | L.C.I. & Harry Ainlay | Catholic Central & Stettler | | |
| 1986 | Salisbury | Stettler | Cochrane | |
| 1987 | Harry Ainlay | Cardston | Cochrane | |
| 1988 | L.C.I. | Salisbury | Medicine Hat | |
| 1989 | L.C.I. | Archbishop Jordan | Rocky Mountain House | |
| 1990 | L.C.I. | Cardston | Raymond | |
| 1991 | Henry Wise Wood | Cardston | Raymond | |
| 1992 | L.C.I | Cardston | Raymond | |
| 1993 | L.C.I | Cardston | Bert Church | |
| 1994 | L.C.I | Lloydminster | Wainwright | |
| 1995 | St. Francis | Brooks | Kate Andrews | |
| 1996 | Raymond | Cochrane | Sexsmith | |
| 1997 | Raymond | Brooks | Springbank | |
| 1998 | Raymond | Cochrane | McCoy | |
| 1999 | Jasper Place | George McDougall | W.R. Myers | Oilfields |
| 2000 | Strathcona | Foothills | W.R. Myers | Oilfields |
| 2001 | Strathcona | Medicine Hat | W.R. Myers | Ardrossan |
| 2002 | Bev Facey | Archbishop Jordan | Cochrane | Bow Valley |
| 2003 | St. Francis | Archbishop Jordan | Cochrane | Bow Valley |
| 2004 | St. Francis | Foothills | Cochrane | Ardrossan |
| 2005 | Raymond | St. Mary's | Cochrane | Ardrossan |
| 2006 | Salisbury | Foothills | Wetaskiwin | Willow Creek |
| 2007 | St. Francis | Notre Dame ( Cal.) | Cochrane | Sylvan Lake Creek |
| 2008 | Raymond | Notre Dame (Cal.) | Cochrane | Ardrossan |
| 2009 | Raymond | Foothills | Brooks | Rundle College |
| 2010 | Raymond | Catholic Central | Cardston | Rundle College |
| 2011 | Harry Ainlay | Austin O'Brien | Wm E Hay | Drumheller |
| 2012 | Notre Dame ( Cal.) | Austin O'Brien | Cochrane | Drumheller |
| 2013 | Notre Dame ( Cal.) | Austin O'Brien | Cardston | Drumheller |
| 2014 | Notre Dame ( Cal.) | St. Joseph's (G.P.) | Cochrane | Holy Rosary |
| 2015 | St. Francis | Foothills | Cochrane | Ardrossan |
| 2016 | St. Francis | Foothills | Cochrane | Bow Valley |
| 2017 | Harry Ainlay | Foothills | Cochrane | Willow Creek |
| 2018 | St. Francis | Lloydminster | Cochrane | Canmore |

#### Team Handball

The first ASAA sponsored provincial Senior Varsity Team handball championship was awarded in April 2010.
| Year | Tier I Boys | Tier II Boys | Tier I Girls | Tier II Girls |
| 2010 | Ross Sheppard High School | Bentley School | Salisbury Composite High School | Bentley School |
| 2011 | Harry Ainlay High School | École Mallaig Community School | Salisbury Composite High School | Bentley School |
| 2012 | J. Percy Page High School | Mayerthorpe High School | Bev Facey Community High School | Bentley School |
| 2013 | Bev Facey Community High School | Old Scona Academic High School | Harry Ainlay High School | Blessed Sacrament School |
| 2014 | Eastglen High School | Old Scona Academic High School | Harry Ainlay High School | Blessed Sacrament School |
| 2015 | Eastglen High School | Mayerthorpe High School | Bev Facey Community High School | Blessed Sacrament School |
| 2016 | Bev Facey Community High School | Ecole Notre Dame High School | Bev Facey Community High School | École Mallaig Community School |
| 2017 | Lillian Osborne High School | Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy | Harry Ainlay High School | École Mallaig Community School |
| 2018 | Lillian Osborne High School | Blessed Sacrament School | St. Peter the Apostle Catholic High School | École Mallaig Community School |
| 2019 | Lillian Osborne High School | Bentley School | Salisbury Composite High School | École Mallaig Community School |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in North America | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in North America | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in North America | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in North America |

#### Volleyball

The first ASAA sponsored provincial Senior Varsity volleyball championship was awarded in 1964.
| Year | 1A Boys | 1A Girls | 2A Boys | 2A Girls | 3A Boys | 3A Girls | 4A Boys | 4A Girls |
| 1995 | Central Alberta Christian | Senator Gershaw (Bow Island) | Thorhild | Crowsnest Consolidated | Lacombe High | Louis St. Laurent | Scona (Edmonton) | Salisbury Composite (Sherwood Park) |
| 1996 | Mistassiniy, Desmarais | St. Matthews (Rocky Mountain House) | Three Hills | Senator Gershaw | Notre Dame (Red Deer) | Beaverlodge | Harry Ainley | Scona |
| 1997 | Mistassiniy, Desmarais | St. Matthews | Thorhild | Senator Gershaw | Central Alberta Christian | Lacombe Composite | Louis St. Laurent | Grand Prairie Composite |
| 1998 | Ecole Mallaig | Provost | Prairie High | Senator Gershaw | Central Alberta Christian | Sexsmith Secondary | Harry Ainlay | Salisbury |
| 1999 | Rosemary | St. Thomas Fairview | Vegreville Composite | Central High (Sedgewick) | Brooks Composite | Sexsmith | Harry Ainlay | Sir Winston Churchill |
| 2000 | Foremost | St. Thomas Fairview | Calgary Christian | F.P. Walshe (Fort Macleod) | Archbishop Jordan | Sexsmith | Harry Ainley | Harry Ainley |
| 2001 | Vilna | New Norway | Bawlf | Fairview | Brooks Composite | W.R. Meyers (Taber) | Sir Winston Churchill | Lindsey Thurber |
| 2002 | New Norway | Ecole Mallaig | Calgary Christian | Vauxhall | St. Thomas Aquinas | W.R. Meyers (Taber) | Grande Prairie Composite | Lindsey Thurber |
| 2003 | Two Hills High | Standard School | Edmonton Christian | Strathcona-Tweedsmuir | Ponoka Composite | George McDougall High | Grande Prairie Composite | Lindsey Thurber |
| 2004 | St. Thomas Fairview | Standard School | Calgary Christian | Vauxhall | George McDougall High | Beaverlodge | Grande Prairie Composite | Catholic Central (Lethbridge) |
| 2005 | St. Thomas Fairview | Standard School | Edmonton Christian | Fairview | Central Alberta Christian | St. Joseph Grande Prairie | Western Canada (Calgary) | Catholic Central |
| 2006 | New Norway | Standard School | Assumption | Drumheller | Barrhead | St. Joseph Grande Prairie | Calgary Christian | Lindsay Thurber |
| 2007 | New Norway | Standard School | Grand Trunk (Evansburg) | Senator Gershaw (Bow Island) | Calgary Christian | Camrose Composite | Lethbridge Collegiate Institute | Grande Prairie Composite |
| 2008 | Ecole Mallaig School | Standard School | Picture Butte | Vegreville Composite | Barrhead | Brooks | Harry Ainley | William Aberhart (Calgary) |
| 2009 | Foremost | Standard School | JH Picard | Spirit River Regional Academy | Barrhead | St. Joseph Grande Prairie | Grande Prairie Composite | Harry Ainley |
| 2010 | Acme High | St. Mary's (Taber) | Calgary Christian | Strathcona-Tweedsmuir | Barrhead | Cold Lake High | Grande Prairie Composite | Centennial High (Calgary) |
| 2011 | Acme High | Clearwater Academy (Calgary) | Prairie Christian Academy (Three Hills) | Spirit River Regional Academy | Edmonton Christian | Holy Trinity (Edmonton) | Dr. E.P. Scarlett (Calgary) | Centennial High |
| 2012 | Bawlf | Ecole Heritage (Falher) | Picture Butte | Vauxhall | St. Joseph Grande Prairie | Lacombe Composite | Harry Ainley | Chinook High (Lethbridge) |
| 2013 | Bawlf | Acme High | Calgary Christian | Spirit River Regional Academy | Louis St. Laurent | Eagle Butte High (Dunmore) | Lindsey Thurber | Chinnok High |
| 2014 | St. Jerome (Vermillion) | Bawlf | Calgary Christian | Magrath School | Magrath School | Peace Wapiti (Grande Prairie) | Jasper Place (Edmonton) | William Aberhart |
| 2015 | Ecole Heritage (Fahler) | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edmonton Christian | Edmonton Christian | Barrhead | St. Albert Catholic Highschool | Jasper Place | William Aberhart |
| 2016 | Ecole Mallaig | Provost | Central Alberta Christian | Spirit River Regional Academy | Strathcona Christian Academy | St.Joseph Grande Prairie | Dr. E.P. Scarlett | Jasper Place |
| 2017 | Central Alberta Christian | Eaglesham School | Immanuel Christian High (Lethbridge) | Spirit River Regional Academy | Barrhead | St. Joseph Grande Prairie | Harry Ainley | Lindsay Thurber |
| 2018 | Senator Gershaw | Central Alberta Christian | F.G. Miller (Elk Point) | Vauxhall | Barrhead | Cochrane High | Jasper Place | Lindsay Thurber |
| 2019 | Central Alberta Christian | Acme High | Immanuel Christian High | Rundle College (Calgary) | Strathcona Christian Academy | Springbank Community | William Aberhart | Western Canada |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2021 | | Central Alberta Christian | | Magrath | Magrath | St. Peter the Apostle | William Aberhart | Lindsay Thurber |
| 2022 | Ecole Plamondon | Bawlf | OLMP (Camrose) | Ecole Notre Dame High | Barrhead | St. John Paul II Catholic | Magrath | Lindsay Thurber |
| 2023 | St. Jerome | St. Mary's (Taber) | Calgary Christian | Calgary Christian | George McDougall High | St. Peter the Apostle | Western Canada | Western Canada |