Girls Independent Schools League

Girls Independent Schools League
AssociationMSHSAA
FoundedJuly 1, 2023
FounderJen Brooks
CommissionerBrian Kessler[1]
No. of teams9
RegionGreater St. Louis
Websitegirlsindependentschoolsleague.com

The Girls Independent Schools League (GISL) is a high school athletic conference comprising private all-female Christian high schools located in the St. Louis, Missouri metro area.

Member schools

SchoolNicknameColorsCityCountySchool type
Cor JesuChargers   AfftonSt. LouisPrivate/All Female
Incarnate WordRed Knights   Bel-NorSt. LouisPrivate/All Female
Nerinx HallMarkers   Webster GrovesSt. LouisPrivate/All Female
Notre Dame Rebels     Lemay St. Louis Private/All Female
St. Dominic[a] Crusaders     O'Fallon St. Charles Private
St. Joseph'sAngels   FrontenacSt. LouisPrivate/All Female
UrsulineBears   GlendaleSt. LouisPrivate/All Female
Villa DuchesneSaints   FrontenacSt. LouisPrivate/All Female
Visitation AcademyVivettes   Town and CountrySt. LouisPrivate/All Female
Notes
  1. ↑ St. Dominic High School is coeducational, but its girls teams compete in the GISL.

History

The GISL had its inaugural season in the 2023–2024 school year.

The Metro Women's Athletics Association (MWAA) was a high school athletic conference comprising private all-female Catholic high schools for over 30 years. Before the establishment of the GISL, Cor Jesu, Incarnate Word, Nerinx Hall, St Joseph's, Ursuline, Villa Duchesne, and Visitation Academy were members of the MWAA.[2] Additionally, Barat Academy and Whitfield School participated in sports as independent schools, but competed against the schools of the MWAA in some sports.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Home". Girls Independent Schools League. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
  2. ↑ Vessa, Benedict (June 29, 2023). "All-girls conference GISL set to launch with new members, mission". Metro Sports STL. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
  3. ↑ "MWAA ALL-CONFERENCE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER RECOGNITION". soccerstl.net. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Teams". mogirlslax.com. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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