District 9 or District IX of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA)[1] is an interscholastic athletic association in the North Central Mountain Region of Pennsylvania, United States. The district consists of the 6 counties of Cameron, Clarion, Elk, Jefferson, McKean and Potter. As of the 2022–23 and 2023-24 school years, District 9 will have 35 member high schools competing in various fall, winter and spring sports.[2] 11 of the 35 schools are located outside of the district from Butler, Clearfield, Forest, Venango and Warren counties, but compete in District 9 sports competitions. The district is located in a very rural area of northern Pennsylvania, mostly made up of fields, forests, hills and mountains.
Sports
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- Cross Country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Volleyball
Winter Sports
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- Basketball
- Swimming & Diving
- Wrestling
- Girls
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- Basketball
- Cheer
- Swimming & Diving
Spring Sports
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- Baseball
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Girls
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- Softball
- Track and Field
Member Schools
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District IX school locations
(Member Schools inside of District IX in blue; Member Schools outside of District IX in red)
(Member Schools inside of District IX in blue; Member Schools outside of District IX in red)
| School | Baseball | Basketball | Cross Country | Football | Golf | Soccer | Swimming/Diving | Tennis | Track/Field | Volleyball | Wrestling |
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| Allegheny-Clarion Valley | A | A | A | A | AA | AA | |||||
| Austin | A | ||||||||||
| Bradford | AAA | AAA | AA | AAA | AAA | AA | AA | AA | AAA | AAA | |
| Brockway | A | AA | A | A | AA | A | AA | AA | |||
| Brookville | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | ||
| Cameron County | A | A | A | AA | AA | AA | |||||
| Clarion | A | A | A | A | AA | AA | AA | ||||
| Clarion-Limestone | A | A | A | A | AA | A | AA | ||||
| Clearfield | AAA | AAA | AA | AAA | AAA | AA | AA | AA | AAA | AAA | |
| Coudersport | A | A | A | A | AA | A | AA | AA | |||
| Cranberry | AA | AA | A | AA | AA | AA | |||||
| Curwensville | A | AA | A | AA | A | AA | |||||
| DuBois | AAAA | AAAA | AAA | AAAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA |
| DuBois Central Catholic | A | A | A | A | A | AA | |||||
| East Forest | A | ||||||||||
| Elk County Catholic | A | A | A | A | AA | A | AA | AA | |||
| Johnsonburg | AA | A | A | (merged with Ridgway Football) | AA | AA | AA | ||||
| Kane | AA | AA | A | A | AA | A | AA | AA | |||
| Karns City | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | A | AA | ||||
| Keystone | A | AA | A | A | AA | A | AA | AA | |||
| Moniteau | AA | AA | A | AA | AA | AA | |||||
| North Clarion | A | A | A | AA | |||||||
| Northern Potter | A | A | A | A | AA | ||||||
| Oswayo Valley | A | A | A | AA | AA | AA | |||||
| Otto-Eldred | A | A | A | A | AA | AA | |||||
| Port Allegany | A | AA | A | A | AA | A | AA | AA | |||
| Punxsutawney | AAA | AAA | AA | AAA | AAA | AA | AA | AAA | AAA | ||
| Redbank Valley | A | AA | A | AA | A | AA | AA | ||||
| Ridgway | A | A | A | A | AA | A | AA | ||||
| Saint Marys | AAA | AAA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AAA | AAA | |
| Sheffield | A | A | AA | AA | |||||||
| Smethport | A | A | A | A | AA | A | AA | AA | |||
| Union | A | A | A | A | AA | AA | |||||
| Venango Catholic | A | A | AA | ||||||||
| West Forest | A | AA | A |
| School | Basketball | Cheerleading | Cross Country | Golf | Soccer | Softball | Swimming/Diving | Tennis | Track/Field | Volleyball |
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| Allegheny-Clarion Valley | A | AAAA | A | AA | A | AA | A | |||
| Austin | A | A | A | |||||||
| Bradford | AAA | AAAA | AA | AAA | AA | AAA | AA | AA | AAA | AA |
| Brockway | AA | A | AA | A | A | AA | A | |||
| Brookville | AA | AA | AA | A | AA | AA | AA | AA | ||
| Cameron County | A | AA | A | AA | A | |||||
| Clarion | A | AAAA | A | AA | A | A | AA | A | ||
| Clarion-Limestone | A | AAAA | A | A | AA | A | ||||
| Clearfield | AAA | AA | AA | AA | AAA | AA | AA | AAA | AA | |
| Coudersport | A | A | AA | A | AA | A | ||||
| Cranberry | AA | AAAA | A | AA | AA | AA | A | |||
| Curwensville | AA | AAAA | AA | A | A | A | ||||
| DuBois | AAAA | AAAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA |
| DuBois Central Catholic | A | AAAA | A | A | A | A | ||||
| East Forest | A | A | ||||||||
| Elk County Catholic | A | AAAA | A | A | A | AA | AA | A | ||
| Johnsonburg | A | A | AA | AA | AA | A | ||||
| Kane | AA | AAAA | A | AA | A | A | AA | A | ||
| Karns City | AA | AA | AA | A | AA | AA | AA | |||
| Keystone | A | AAAA | A | AA | A | A | AA | A | ||
| Moniteau | AA | A | AA | AA | AA | A | ||||
| North Clarion | A | AAAA | A | AA | A | |||||
| Northern Potter | A | A | A | AA | A | |||||
| Oswayo Valley | A | A | AA | A | AA | A | ||||
| Otto-Eldred | A | A | AA | A | AA | A | ||||
| Port Allegany | A | A | AA | A | A | AA | A | |||
| Punxsutawney | AAA | AAAA | AA | AA | AA | AAA | AA | AAA | AA | |
| Redbank Valley | AA | AAAA | AA | A | AA | AA | A | |||
| Ridgway | A | A | AA | A | A | |||||
| Saint Marys | AAA | AAAA | AA | AA | AAA | AA | AA | AAA | AA | |
| Sheffield | A | A | AA | A | ||||||
| Smethport | A | A | AA | A | A | AA | A | |||
| Union | A | A | AA | AA | A | |||||
| Venango Catholic | A | AAA | A | |||||||
| West Forest | A | A | A |
State Champions
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- Baseball (DuBois Central Catholic 2001 (A), Johnsonburg 2013 (A) and Punxsutawney 2007 (AAA))
- Basketball (Elk County Catholic 2006 (A) and Kane 1949 (AA))
- Cross Country (Oswayo Valley 1984 (AA) and Punxsutawney 1977 (AAA))
- Track & Field (Clarion 2000 & 2001 (AA))
- Wrestling (team championships - Clearfield 1986 (AAA) and Brookville 1999 (AA) - individual championships are numerous, however the most state individual state titles belong to Clearfield with 40 since 1938.)
- Girls
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- Basketball (Cranberry 1992, 1993 & 1994 (AA) - member of District 10, Karns City 2000 (AA) and Venango Catholic 1980 (A) - member of District 10)
- Cross Country (Brookville 1995 & 1996 (AA))
- Softball (Curwensville 2007 & 2009 (A))
- Track & Field (Bradford 2006 (AAA))
- Volleyball (Clarion 2012 (A))
Member Schools outside of District IX
edit11 of the 35 District IX member schools are located outside of the counties within the district.
- Clearfield (Clearfield County)
- Cranberry (Venango County)
- Curwensville (Clearfield County)
- DuBois (Clearfield County)
- DuBois Central Catholic (Clearfield County)
- East Forest (Forest County)
- Karns City (Butler County)
- Moniteau (Butler County)
- Sheffield (Warren County)
- Venango Catholic (Venango County)
- West Forest (Forest County)