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The school is named for the first Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles, the Most Reverend Thaddeus Amat Y Brusi , who served as the Ordinary of Los Angeles from 1853 to 1878. He founded some of the first schools in Los Angeles and invited the Society Of Saint Vincent De Paul to open St. Vincent's College, which was the predecessor to Loyola Marymount University . ATHLETICS Bishop Amat competes in most high school sports, playing in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Del Rey League against Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) , St. Bernard (Playa Del Rey) , St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs) , and Serra (Gardena) . Other local rivals include St. John Bosco (Bellflower) and St. Joseph (Lakewood) . The school's teams go by the name "The Lancers", and the team colors are royal blue and gold. Girls Varsity Basketball are 3x CIF Champions and 2x back to back State Champions EXTERNAL LINKS |
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