MID VALLEY ATHLETIC LEAGUE
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The league consists of Junior High and Middle Schools from the Modesto Area.
Purpose: The purpose of this league is to make scheduling games and transportation easier for all involved. Each year, member schools can decide whether or not to continue to be a member of the league, and also to include new schools into the league, or if the league should be disbanded.
Participating Schools:
ALL TEAMS GET OUT OF SCHOOL BY 2:30 and ARE AVAILABLE TO START MOST GAMES BY 3:30 EXCEPT FOR SALIDA AND EL PORTAL. THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT 3:45-4:00 for their travel games as they do not get out of school until after 3:00.
| Schools (may not have every sport every year) | Flag Football | Volleyball | Co-ed Soccer | Girls Basketball | Boys Basketball | Wrestling | Track | Cross Country (Fall Sport) | Softball |
CARDOZO |
1 team | 7,8 | yes | 7,8 | 7,8 | no | yes | yes | yes |
| EL PORTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL |
no | 7,8 | yes | 7,8 | 7,8 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| MODESTO CHRISTIAN | no | 7, 8 | no | 7,8 | 6,7,8 | no | yes | maybe | no |
| OAKDALE JUNIOR HIGH |
2 teams | 7,8 | no | 7,8 | 7,8 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| SALIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL |
1 team | 6/7,8 | yes | 6,7,8 | 6,7,8 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| SAVAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL |
1 team | 7,8 | no | 6,7,8 | 6,7,8 | yes | yes | maybe | yes |
| SOMERSET MIDDLE SCHOOL |
1 team | 7,8 | yes | 6,7,8 | 6,7,8 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| USTACH MIDDLE SCHOOL |
no | 7,8 | yes | 6,7,8 | 6,7,8 | no | yes | maybe | yes |
League Goals: Our goal is to promote sportsmanship, teamwork, and academics through our athletic programs.
Sports Seasons:
September to October; Boys' Flag Football (1 team),
Girls' 7th and 8th grade Volleyball, 6th-8th grade Soccer (1
team), 6-8th grade Cross Country.
November to December; Girls' 6th, 7th, 8th grade Basketball.
January
to February; Boys' 6th, 7th, 8th grade Basketball.
Late January to April; Wrestling.
March to May; 6th-8th Co-ed Track and Field, Girls' Softball.
League Schedules: IF YOU HAVE A CONFLICT IN THE SCHEDULE, CONTACT THE SCHOOL YOU ARE PLAYING. IF A SCHOOL DOES NOT HAVE THAT SPORT, IT WILL BE A BYE
LEAGUE SCHEDULE - Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Girls basketball, Boys basketball, Cross Country
League Director: The league director will get a yearly stipend from each member
school in the amount of $200 (as voted on APR 16, 2008)
ALL Schools Paid 2008-2009
League Director responsibilities
Scheduling: Scheduling will involve representatives from each school (athletic
directors, etc.) to attend several meetings including Spring for the following
school year and Fall for the current school year. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
are designated game days with Monday, Wednesday, and Friday designated as make-up days
or teams may schedule extra games with any school. If there is a schedule
conflict, representatives of the two schools affected will contact each other
to find an alternate game date.
Admission: All schools will/may be charging admission to volleyball and basketball games. Admission will be $2 for adults, $1 for students (ages 6-18), under 6 free. Admission to Rainbow Fields for softball will be $2 adults, $1 students (not players), will offset umpire costs. Tournament admission will be $3 for adults, $2 for students, under 6 free. Admission collected helps pay for referees, equipment, uniforms, and transportation at the schools.
Tournaments: The league will conduct several tournaments/league meets. The
tournaments will be held at various schools in the league.
Check Schedule for dates and locations.
All basketball tournaments - Entry $150
Girls 7th grade - Somerset
Girls 8th grade - El Portal
Boys 7th grade - Salida
Boys 8th grade - Cardozo
The Annual Wildcat Classic Wrestling Tournament $250 per team
Salida Track Meet Wed Apr 29th, 2009 - ENTRY fee of $75
Savage Track Meet Tues May 5th, 2009
MVAL Meet Thur May 7th, 2009 @ Riverbank HS $150.00 entry fee
NOTE: Schools will provide at least 1 supervisor (a school staff member excluding the coach), who will check in with the host school's tournament director, for their game at the tournaments. (Suggestion: Coaches can be the supervisor for another coaches' games)
In the event of a tie record between 2 teams, head to head record will determine seed. 3 way ties will be determined by coin flip, in round 1 the odd flip is out, then head to head. In the event of a tie for head to head, a coin flip will determine seeding..
Tournament Awards: Tournament Winners will receive a school plaque and 12 medals for their team. The plaque will be engraved with the winning school's name and year and will be returned at the next year's tournament. Runner-up and Third place will also receive a plaque, also to be returned.
Referees: Referees for all games will be the responsibility of the host school. There should be 2 referees for each game, except volleyball. Referees will be paid $30 per game. For the league tournament, league schools can submit referee's names to the host school who can call at their discretion.
Softball – Girls
Admission to Rainbow will be $2 adults, $1 students, will offset umpire costs.
Games begin March 2nd and End April 1st
LEAGUE RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR CONTESTS:
Basketball Rules: ALL 6th grade games will be 6 minutes. All 7/8 GIRLS Basketball games will be played with a 6 minute
stop clock time schedule. All 7/8 BOYS Basketball games will be played with a 7
minute stop clock. All overtimes will be 3 minutes. All teams will have 3 full
(1 min) time outs and 3 half (30 sec) time outs for the game with the addition
of 1 full time out in overtime.
FREE THROWS:
The maximum number of players lined up for a free throw is 6.
The shooting team does not have to have players lined up, they may have 1,2 or 3.
The first position on either side, even with the basket, is unoccupied. Then it starts alternating teams with the defensive player first.
BASKETBALL JERSEY COLORS - HOME TEAM SHOULD WEAR WHITE IF POSSIBLE
| Salida | White or Blue |
| Oakdale | Red |
| Ustach | Black |
| Cardozo | Girls Blue - Boys White |
| Somerset | Black |
| Savage | Girls Navy - Boys Navy |
| M.C. | reversible blue/white |
| El Portal | reversible blue/white |
Volleyball Rules: No exposed Jewelry allowed on the court. High school rules apply. Best of 3 games. 25 points for the first 2 games, 15 points for the Game 3. We do not use the LIBERO position.
SOCCER: 2 referees and 35 minutes halves.
Football Rules: A copy is available for viewing and printing.
LEAGUE RECORDS: Check previous years statistics