Instructions:

1. "BOY Participants" and "GIRL Participants" are representative of interscholastic athletics (NOT intramural or club).

2. Please provide figures for any of the listed sports offered by your high schools, regardless whether your state association sponsors a state championship or sanctions the sport. If a sport(s) other than those listed is offered by your high schools, please so indicate the sport(s), number of schools and participants under the category of Sport - Other at the end of the form.

3. If your high schools include only 10th through 12th grades, but 9th-grade students participate on any of your high schools teams, please include their number in the participation figures.

BOYS

GIRLS

SPORT	SCHOOLS	PARTICIPANTS	SCHOOLS	PARTICIPANTS
Archery
Badminton
Baseball	634	19,999
Basketball	716	24,436	698	20,421
Bowling	11	348	11	270
Canoeing
Competitive Spirit **			136	2,915
Crew
Cross Country	595	7,549	578	6,670
Decathlon
Equestrian	29	37	34	264
Fencing
Field Hockey
Football -- 11 player	619	42,231
9 player
8 player
6 player
Golf	561	8,334	257	3,571
Gymnastics	5	33	70	1,017
Heptathlon
Ice Hockey	126	2,767	6	180
Judo
Lacrosse	26	1,504	11	521
Pentathlon
Riflery
Skiing -- Cross Country
Skiing -- Alpine	84	1,229	83	873
Soccer	381	12,899	314	10,756
Softball -- Fast Pitch			631	16,514
Softball --Slow Pitch
Swimming & Diving	221	4,220	223	5,893
Tennis	359	7,491	344	8,285
Track & Field - Indoor
Track & Field - Outdoor	656	21,974	653	18,183
Volleyball	30	430	694	21,220
Water Polo	13	382	9	427
Weight Lifting
Wrestling	447	11,499		123
Other (Specify)
Other (Specify)

**Squads / participants compete in a state championship, regardless whether sponsored by a state association
Click here for 1997-98 Athletic Participation Survey