The 2020 Schuylkill League Girls Basketball Championships get underway on Tuesday, February 11, at Martz Hall in Pottsville.
Here’s who’s competing for the coveted Schuylkill League championship this year.
In the semifinal round on Feb. 11, Mahanoy Area faces North Schuylkill at 6 p.m. Then, at 7:30 p.m., Jim Thorpe takes on Minersville.
The championship game is Friday, Feb. 14, at 6 p.m. in Pottsville.
This year’s playoffs feature three teams with recent success in Schuylkill League girls’ basketball.
Jim Thorpe won its first league title in 2019. Mahanoy Area won its first in 2018. And Minersville won its 3 Schuylkill League titles in 2014, 2016, and 2017.
Then, there’s North Schuylkill. The Lady Spartans are the most successful team in recent Schuylkill League girls’ basketball history. They’ve racked up 14 league titles since 1969. The last title came in 2015.
North Schuylkill won 7 league crowns in a row between 1990-1996.
Schuylkill League Girls Basketball Champions (1985-2019)
| Year | Champion | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| 2019 | Jim Thorpe | |
| 2018 | Mahanoy Area | |
| 2017 | Minersville | |
| 2016 | Minersville | |
| 2015 | North Schuylkill | |
| 2014 | Minersville | |
| 2013 | Pine Grove | |
| 2012 | Tri-Valley | |
| 2011 | Tamaqua | |
| 2010 | Tamaqua | |
| 2009 | Nativity BVM | First year with 3 divisions |
| 2008 | Marian Catholic | |
| 2007 | North Schuylkill | |
| 2006 | Marian Catholic | |
| 2005 | Marian Catholic | |
| 2004 | Marian Catholic | 3-OT |
| 2003 | Pine Grove | |
| 2002 | North Schuylkill | |
| 2001 | North Schuylkill | |
| 2000 | Nativity BVM | |
| 1999 | Nativity BVM | |
| 1998 | Nativity BVM | First year with 4 divisions |
| 1997 | Nativity BVM | |
| 1996 | North Schuylkill | |
| 1995 | North Schuylkill | |
| 1994 | North Schuylkill | |
| 1993 | North Schuylkill | |
| 1992 | North Schuylkill | |
| 1991 | North Schuylkill | |
| 1990 | North Schuylkill | |
| 1989 | Pine Grove | |
| 1988 | North Schuylkill | |
| 1987 | North Schuylkill | OT |
| 1986 | North Schuylkill | |
| 1985 | Pine Grove | |
| 1984 | Marian Catholic | |
| 1983 | West Hazleton | |
| 1982 | Pine Grove | |
| 1981 | Pine Grove | |
| 1980 | Marian Catholic | |
| 1979 | Marian Catholic | |
| 1978 | Nativity BVM | |
| 1977 | Tamaqua | |
| 1976 | Pine Grove | |
| 1975 | Pine Grove | |
| 1974 | Marian Catholic | |
| 1973 | Marian Catholic | |
| 1972 | Marian Catholic | |
| 1971 | Pine Grove | |
| 1970 | Pine Grove | |
| 1969 | Pottsville |
Schuylkill League Girls Basketball Championships By School (since 1969)
| Schools | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|
| North Schuylkill | 14 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2015 |
| Marian Catholic | 10 | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1984, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 |
| Pine Grove | 10 | 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1989, 2003, 2013 |
| Nativity BVM | 6 | 1978, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009 |
| Minersville | 3 | 2014, 2016, 2017 |
| Tamaqua | 3 | 1977, 2010, 2011 |
| Jim Thorpe | 1 | 2019 |
| Mahanoy Area | 1 | 2018 |
| Pottsville | 1 | 1969 |
| Tri-Valley | 1 | 2012 |
| West Hazleton | 1 | 1983 |
