High-school sports in Rhode Island are governed by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL).
An eight-team Rhode Island High School League existed from 1918-1929. Below is what is known about its champions:
Hope won 4 Baseball Championships
Hope won 3 Football Championships
Burrillville won the 1927 Baseball championship
St. Raphael won the 1928 Class B Baseball championship
Warren won the 1929 Class B Basketball championship
Burrillville won the 1929 Class B Baseball championship
Rogers won the 1930-31 Boys Basketball championship (Pawtucket won the regular season title, De La Salle the Conference A and Colt the conference B)
1917- Hope
1918- Pawtucket
1919- Woonsocket
1920- Woonsocket
1921- Pawtucket
1922- Providence Technical High School + Pawtucket (Class A), Westerly (Class B)
1923- Providence Technical High School (Class A), Cumberland (Class B)
1924- Providence Technical High School (Class A), Westerly (Class B)
1925- Providence Technical High School (Class A), Barrington (Class B)
1926- Providence Technical High School (Class A), Barrington (Class B)
1927- Brockton (Class A), Warwick (Class B)
1928- Hope (Class A), Stonington (Class B)
1929- Providence Technical High School (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)
In 1926-27 the first Ice Hockey League was formed containing:
Cranston
Hope Floats
La Salle
Mount Saint Charles, Rhode Island
A few years later, some other public schools joined to form an official league.
Cranston won the 1930-31 Interscholastic State and League (regular season) title while Mount Saint Charles won the Interscholastic Conference title
Rhode Island Interscholastic League
In the 1932-33 season, the Rhode Island Interscholastic League was formed with nine sports:
Baseball
Boys Basketball
Ice Hockey
Football
Boys Tennis
Boys Golf
Boys Cross Country
Boys Indoor Track
Boys Outdoor Track
In the 1953-54 Season, Wrestling was added
Boys Swimming in 1959-60
Boys Soccer in 1965
Boys Volleyball in 1987
Boys Lacrosse in 2001
Division I Football Championship Results
1972: Cranston East (7-0-1) def. Woonsocket (6-0-1): 35-8
1973: Rogers (7-0) def. Warwick Vets (6-1): 20-0
1974: Rogers (9-0) def. Cranston East (8-0-1): 26-20
1975: Pilgrim (8-0-1) def. Tolman (8-0-1): 20-7
1976: Rogers (9-0) def. Hendricken (7-1): 22-14
1977: Rogers (9-0) def. La Salle (9-0): 20-17
1978: Rogers (6-1-1) def. Barrington (7-0-1): 28-7
1979: East Providence (9-0) def. Johnston (8-1): 14-0
1980: East Providence (8-0) def. Middletown (7-2): 16-14
1981: Hendricken (7-0-1) def. Cranston West (8-0): 6-0
1982: Hendricken (9-0) def. Lincoln (8-0-1): 14-6
1983: West Warwick (9-0-1) def. Hendricken (7-2): 30-13
1984: St. Raphael (8-1) def. Cumberland (8-0): 34-20
1985: Rogers (8-1) def. Johnston (7-1-1): 14-12
1986: Rogers (9-0) def. East Greenwich (8-2): 28-7
1987: Cranston East (7-2) def. Rogers (7-2-1): 13-0
1988: Rogers (9-0) def. East Greenwich (6-1-1): 14-0
1989: Rogers (9-0) def. Woonsocket (9-1): 55-14
1990: Rogers (9-0) def. Toll Gate (8-2): 24-0
1991: Portsmouth (8-1) def. La Salle (6-3): 21-14
1992: Portsmouth (9-0) def. La Salle (6-3): 10-2
1993: Portsmouth (8-1) def. North Kingstown (6-2): 24-19
1994: Hendricken (7-2) def. Portsmouth (8-1): 17-14
1995: Hendricken (9-0) def. East Providence (6-3): 26-12
1996: Hendricken (8-1) def. Portsmouth (6-2-1): 26-21
1997: East Providence (9-0) def. Hendricken (7-2): 26-0
1998: Portsmouth (9-0) def. Hendricken (7-2): 14-0
1999: East Providence (9-0) def. Hendricken (8-1): 12-6
2000: La Salle (9-0) def. Portsmouth (7-2): 36-33
2001: La Salle (9-0) def. East Providence (7-2): 26-18
2002: East Providence (7-1) def. La Salle (8-0): 35-21
2003: East Providence (8-0) def. La Salle (7-1): 19-6
2004: Cranston West (9-1) def. La Salle (8-2): 28-14
2005: Barrington (8-2) def. La Salle (8-2): 28-7
2006: East Providence (9-1) def. Hendricken (8-2): 35-13
2007: St. Raphael (12-0) def. Hendricken (11-1): 8-6
2008: La Salle (11-0) def. Barrington (10-2): 31-6
2009: Barrington (10-2) def. Hendricken (8-2): 21-0
2010: Hendricken (11-0) def. Portsmouth (10-2): 20-17
2011: Hendricken (9-2) def. La Salle (10-1): 17-14
2012: Hendricken (9-2) def. La Salle (11-0): 26-20
2013: Hendricken (10-1) def. Cranston East (9-3): 45-34
2014: Hendricken (11-1) def. La Salle (10-2): 32-7
2015: Hendricken (10-0) def. La Salle (9-2): 24-20
2016: Hendricken (11-0) def. La Salle (11-2): 48-28
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The earliest known Girls' Tennis tournament was the 1969 Singles Tournament. Unsure of the first year.
In 1970-71 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:
Girls Basketball
Girls Cross Country
Field Hockey
Gymnastics
Girls Volleyball
Girls Outdoor Track
In 1973 Girls Tennis crowned its first team champions, signifying the addition of Girls Tennis
Slow-Pitch Softball in 1977
Girls Soccer in 1983
Fast-Pitch Softball in 1986
Girls Indoor Track in the 1990-91 Season
Swimming became the second co-ed sport in the 1991-92 season with the first all-girls postseason. Swimming remained a co-ed sport from 1991-92 to 1999-00. In 2000-01, Swimming was separated into a Boys Swimming individual sport and a Girls Swimming individual sport)
Girls Lacrosse in 2001
Girls Ice Hockey in the 2002-03 season
