Sports
Archbishop Spalding competes in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) in boys' sports and in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM) in girls' sports, against Baltimore-area schools. They play in either the "A" or "B" divisions of these leagues. The baseball team has been ranked as high as #21 in the country (2007), according to the USA Today. The dance team has won first place three years in a row at the EDA Nationals and this year will be taking a step up and competing at an even higher level at the UDA Nationals in Orlando. Cheerleading has been nationally-ranked since 1999, and has placed first at the Maryland State Championships for seven consecutive years. In 2009 and 2010 the football team have been MIAA "B" Conference Champions. The Spalding girls' soccer program was ranked second in the nation in Fall 2009,
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