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28-604: As of 2016, the Hawaii High School Athletic Association board approved for a three-tier football state championship format, which will go into effect. The number of teams in the Divisional tournaments will vary each year. In the early years of prep football the question of "who's the best high school football team in the state" could never be answered as Hawaii never conducted a state championship. This all changed in 1973 when Bill Smithe of

56-483: A college, university, technical school, high school, junior high school , or middle school. Such teams compete against similar teams at corresponding educational institutions. Groups of varsity sports teams are often organized into athletic conferences , which are groups of teams that regularly play each other during a given athletic season. In recognition of their high level of performance, athletes on varsity teams are often given varsity letters . They are in contrast to

84-417: A junior varsity team before being eligible to try out for a varsity team. These players can provide the varsity team with extra depth, with their service as back-up players. The NCAA previously prohibited true freshmen from playing varsity college football and basketball; as a result, numerous junior-varsity "freshmen teams" appeared on many major college campuses. The NCAA repealed this limitation in 1972; to

112-491: A junior varsity team one year is expected to gain enough experience to be one of the varsity players the next season. A team's head coach will attend junior varsity games to evaluate skill and decide if a player is ready to play in the main part of a varsity game. Junior varsity teams may or may not travel with or take the field/court with the varsity team, or in particularly well-organized hierarchies (especially in sports such as football) may alternate home and away schedules with

140-433: A rotation that allows everyone to play. The decision of when to play junior varsity players in a one-sided game is often at the coach's discretion. This depends on the coach's strategy, the time remaining in the game, the point margin, and the game situation. When the winning team is ahead by a substantial margin late in the game, the coaches of both the winning and losing teams may " empty their benches "—that is, they remove

168-412: A team at a particular weight class in a given varsity match. The team's representative is often determined by a "challenge match," in which the top two wrestlers at that weight compete for the right to participate in the varsity match. The loser wrestles that night's junior varsity match. A similar format is used for golf, tennis, and badminton, with players who lose to varsity opponents participating in

196-497: Is an athletic conference composed of all public secondary schools on the island of Oahu , Hawaii, U.S.A. The OIA was first founded in 1940 as the Rural Oahu Interscholastic Association ( ROIA ). The five founding schools were Castle High School , Kahuku High School , Leilehua High School , Waialua High & Intermediate School and Waipahu High School . The OIA originally comprised all

224-399: Is far less, and bands, cheerleaders, and media coverage are usually not present. In some sports, such as tennis and golf, a junior varsity meet will take place simultaneously with the varsity event; however, the scores are separately tabulated. In track and field, a junior varsity heat of a particular event may take place either before or after the varsity heat. An underclassman who plays on

252-470: Is the principal sports team representing an institution like a college, university, or high school. Varsity teams compete against each other during a given athletic season. In the United States, a varsity team is one step above a school's junior varsity (JV) team and composed of more experienced players. In Canada and the United States, varsity teams are the principal athletic teams representing

280-623: The Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) and Clay Benham of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) struck a deal where the champions from each league met to decide who was the best team in the state. The game was initially called the Oahu Bowl, marking the first time that league champions played each other in the postseason. Though the bowl game did not include neighbor island champions, it

308-412: The junior varsity (JV) and freshman levels, the former which is typically for less-experienced underclassmen , while the latter is exclusively for first-year students ( ninth graders in high school). JV and Freshman players may be promoted to the varsity level by performing well. In contrast, intramural sports (IM sports), consists of teams within the same school (the word intramural means "within

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336-616: The OIA decided to divide its football teams into 3 divisions/conferences: the OIA Open Division, OIA D1, and OIA D2. Teams are realigned every 2 years based on performance of both the varsity and junior varsity . OIA Open Division OIA D1 OIA D2 See: Oahu Prep Bowl Teams from the Oahu Interscholastic Association have competed in every Division I State Championship game since

364-574: The creation of the championship in 1999. The OIA lost the first ever Division I state championship game in 1999 with the St. Louis Crusaders beating the Kahuku Red Raiders 19–0. In total, the OIA is 8–6 in the Division I State Championship. Kahuku High School holds the current record for the most appearances (8) and wins (6) in the OIA and the state for the Division I title. Kahuku is also

392-596: The current Division I champion after beating Punahou School 42–20 on November 23, 2012. Teams from the OIA have competed in the Division II State Championship game 6 of the 10 times it was held from 2003 to 2012. The OIA has won only 2 (in 2003 and 2004). Aiea High School and Campbell High School are the only 2 OIA schools to have won the HHSAA Division II State Championship . Radford High School holds

420-725: The educational program of the high school and holds its athletes to a number of academic and behavioral standards. The mission of the OIA is to promote unity and cooperation amongst the member schools in the establishment and administration of policies and regulations for implementing an interscholastic athletic program. The association shall stress educational and cultural values, promote skills in competitive activities and foster sportsmanship and mutual respect. The OIA divides its baseball teams into 3 conferences spanning 2 divisions: OIA Division 1 East, Division 1 East, and Division 2 (combined east–west). Division 1 East Division 1 West Division 2 Beginning in 2018,

448-410: The extent that junior varsity teams exist at the college level, many are classified as club squads . Many sports teams have assistant coaches responsible for developing the talent of junior varsity players. A coach may call on junior varsity players during a varsity game, such as when a varsity player is unable to play. A team will have many talented players, but the coach is unable to come up with

476-516: The high school level and formerly at the collegiate level. The main players comprise the varsity team. Although the intensity of the JV team may vary from place to place, most junior varsity teams consist of players who are in their freshman and sophomore years in school, though occasionally upperclassmen may play on JV teams. For this reason, junior varsity teams are also often called freshman/sophomore teams. Skilled freshmen and sophomores may compete at

504-736: The institution's club sports . A major difference between varsity and club sports is the source for allocated funds. Varsity teams receive financial support, equipment, and facilities from college and university athletic department budgets. Universities often allocate club sport budgets through student life departments similar to other clubs on campus. Because club sports cost more than other clubs, many club student-athletes must pay to play and also engage in team fundraising efforts to pay for facilities time, equipment, and other team expenses. At various levels of collegiate sports, varsity student athletes are eligible for scholarships solely or partially based on athletic skills. Varsity can be compared with

532-601: The junior varsity part of the meet. Junior varsity games are specially-scheduled events in which junior varsity players play to gain skills and experience. These games may be played immediately before a varsity contest or another night. Records and statistics are kept for the junior varsity team, and some leagues offer a junior varsity championship. An assistant coach acts as the head coach for these games. In states that use ratings systems to determine playoff participation, junior varsity games do not factor in and are played with considerably less hoopla than varsity games. Attendance

560-631: The largest varsity competition in Europe. In the Netherlands, the Varsity is the oldest and most prestigious rowing race. It was held for the first time in 1878, and was started as a Dutch equivalent for the Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge. In the United States, junior varsity (often called " JV ") players are the members of a team who are not the main players in a competition, usually at

588-585: The league changed its identity from the ROIA to simply OIA to reflect the integration of all of the public high schools on the island. The OIA now has 24 member schools who compete in 19 different junior varsity and varsity level sports. The league produces a number of quality athletic teams in a number of sports, especially football. The OIA concurs with the Hawaii Board of Education and Hawaii Department of Education in recognizing athletics as an integral part of

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616-1063: The record for most appearances by the OIA with 2 (2005 and 2008). Iolani School currently holds the state record for most Division II State Championships with 7 wins of 8 appearances (including a 6-game winning streak since 2007). RED Division RED-West Seeding RED-East Seeding Note: Will advance to play for HHSAA DI championship playoff. see HHSAA DI football championship bracket. WHITE Division Note: RED Division RED-West Seeding ^ Clinched State Tournament Berth RED-East Seeding Note: WHITE Division OIA Football Playoff Brackets for seasons 2011 to present can be found in their respective OIA season pages. Baseball | Basketball (boys and girls) | Bowling | Cheerleading | Cross Country | Football | Golf | Judo | Paddling | Riflery | Soccer (boys and girls) | Softball | Soft Tennis | Swimming | Tennis | Track and Field | Volleyball (boys and girls) | Water Polo | Wrestling | Varsity team A varsity team

644-410: The rural schools on Oahu, which were all of the schools that were not situated in the main city of Honolulu . This changed however in 1970 with the addition of the five former public school members of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu – Farrington High School , Kaimuki High School , McKinley High School , Roosevelt High School and Kalani High School . After the public Honolulu schools joined,

672-475: The varsity level. Members of a junior varsity team are underclassmen determined by the coaching staff to have less experience or ability than those on the varsity roster. As such, junior varsity teams are used to prepare these athletes to compete at the varsity level. In other schools, the line between JV and varsity is arbitrary, with all players at a certain grade level at the varsity and all others below that grade level at JV. Some teams require participation on

700-630: The varsity players and play the junior varsity players for the remainder of the game. The junior varsity players can impress coaches during this " garbage time " in hopes of gaining more playing time in subsequent games, while at the same time reducing the risk of serious injury by varsity players by resting them in a game whose outcome has been effectively decided. Some games have rules which allow unlimited use of junior varsity players, such as basketball. Other sports have different ways of determining junior varsity participants. For instance, in high school wrestling , there can only be one wrestler competing for

728-478: The varsity squad to ensure at least one of the two teams plays at home each week. This is often dependent on the size of the varsity team, availability of transportation and policies invoked by either the coach, school or league. A JV can sometimes completely replace a varsity team in a game with little to no importance; the Missouri Turkey Day Game , for example, has a provision that if either of

756-469: The walls") and IM players rarely move to inter-collegiate teams. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, varsity teams compete in varsity matches, usually as part of a varsity competition - a sports tournament between rival universities . The term originally referred strictly to university-sponsored teams, and dates from the 1840s. Examples of varsity competitions include The Boat Race and Roses ,

784-1842: Was considered Hawaii's state championship. In 1974, the name was changed from Oahu Bowl to the Oahu Prep Bowl and the game became an annual tradition. Prep Bowl Past Champions Record (Championships/Runners-Up) DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: Leilehua RUNNER-UP: St. Louis DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: 'Iolani RUNNER-UP: Lahainaluna * Denotes overtime game DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: Punahou RUNNER-UP: Leilehua DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: 'Iolani RUNNER-UP: Radford DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: KS-Oahu * Denotes overtime game DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: 'Iolani RUNNER-UP: Kauai DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: St. Louis * Denotes overtime game DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: 'Iolani RUNNER-UP: Kaimuki DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: Kahuku RUNNER-UP: Punahou DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: 'Iolani RUNNER-UP: Waipahu DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: Kahuku RUNNER-UP: Punahou DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: 'Iolani RUNNER-UP: Lahainaluna DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: Punahou RUNNER-UP: Mililani DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: Kaiser RUNNER-UP: Kaua'i DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: Mililani RUNNER-UP: Punahou DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: 'Iolani RUNNER-UP: Lahainaluna DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: Kahuku RUNNER-UP: St. Louis DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: Radford RUNNER-UP: Kapa'a OPEN DIVISION STATE CHAMPION: St. Louis RUNNER-UP: Kahuku DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: Mililani RUNNER-UP: 'Iolani DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: Lahainaluna RUNNER-UP: Kapa'a OPEN DIVISION STATE CHAMPION: St. Louis RUNNER-UP: Kahuku DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: Hilo Oahu Interscholastic Association The Oahu Interscholastic Association ( OIA )

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