For years, there was considerable speculation about how DLS would fare in the WCAL. There was some feeling over time, particularly as the Spartans' historic winning streaks of all stripes lengthened, that a full schedule of WCAL opponents year after year would end up bringing them back to earth. It's finally happened, albeit at a time when DLS has clearly slipped a bit in terms of elite roster strength. The Spartans have lost to a WCAL team for three years in a row: St. Francis in 2021 and Serra in 2022 and 2023. I cannot recall the last time the Spartans lost to teams from one NorCal league three years in succession. But it's the WCAL, an eight-school football circuit embracing seven Catholic outfits and Valley Christian. So call it the Mostly Catholic Athletic League if you prefer. Whatever it is, it provides tough weekly tests for all of its league members. DLS has eventually experienced that too.
For years, there was considerable speculation about how DLS would fare in the WCAL. There was some feeling over time, particularly as the Spartans' historic winning streaks of all stripes lengthened, that a full schedule of WCAL opponents year after year would end up bringing them back to earth. It's finally happened, albeit at a time when DLS has clearly slipped a bit in terms of elite roster strength. The Spartans have lost to a WCAL team for three years in a row: St. Francis in 2021 and Serra in 2022 and 2023. I cannot recall the last time the Spartans lost to teams from one NorCal league three years in succession. But it's the WCAL, an eight-school football circuit embracing seven Catholic outfits and Valley Christian. So call it the Mostly Catholic Athletic League if you prefer. Whatever it is, it provides tough weekly tests for all of its league members. DLS has eventually experienced that too.