The Channel League is a high school
athletic conference
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in
California
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affiliated with the
CIF Southern Section
The California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section (CIF-SS) is the governing body for high school athletics in most of Southern California and is the largest of the ten sections that comprise the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF ...
. As of the 2018–19 school year, all member schools are located in
Santa Barbara County, California
Santa Barbara County, California, officially the County of Santa Barbara, is located in Southern California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 448,229. The county seat is Santa Barbara, and the largest city is Santa Maria.
Santa Barba ...
.
Schools
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Dos Pueblos High School
Dos Pueblos High School is a public high school located in Goleta, California, northwest of Santa Barbara. Located adjacent to the foothills on the edge of the Goleta Valley in an area known as El Encanto Heights, it serves a student body of appr ...
, Goleta
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San Marcos High School, Santa Barbara
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Santa Barbara High School
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Former members
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Buena High School, Ventura (through 2018; joined
Pacific View League The Pacific View League (PVL) is a high school athletic conference in California affiliated with the CIF Southern Section. The league was formed in 1998, pulling Camarillo and Channel Islands high schools from the Marmonte League to join Hueneme, O ...
)
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Cabrillo High School, Lompoc (through 2022; joined
Central Coast Athletic Association
The Central Coast Athletic Association (CCAA) is a high school athletic conference in California that is affiliated with the CIF Central Section. The association was established in 2018 as the Central Coast Athletic Conference and consists of 16 sc ...
)
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Hueneme High School
Hueneme High School (HHS) ( ) is a public high school in Oxnard, California. The school is part of the Oxnard Union High School District and serves students in the southern portion of the city of Oxnard and most of Port Hueneme including part of N ...
, Oxnard (through 1998; joined Pacific View League)
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Lompoc High School
Lompoc High School is a public high school serving Lompoc, in northern Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It was first established in the small farming community in 1892. It is part of the Lompoc Unified School District, as is cros ...
(through 2022; joined Central Coast Athletic Association)
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Oxnard High School
Oxnard High School (OHS) is a public four-year high school serving grades 9–12 in Oxnard, California. The school is part of the Oxnard Union High School District and serves students in the western portion of the city of Oxnard, north Port Huene ...
(through 1998; joined Pacific View League)
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Rio Mesa High School
Rio Mesa High School (RMHS) is a high school in Ventura County, California. Located northeast of Oxnard, California, Oxnard, the school is surrounded by strawberry fields and other crops growing on the Oxnard Plain. The school is part of the Oxnar ...
, Oxnard (through 1998; joined Pacific View League)
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Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School (SYHS) is a public high school in Santa Ynez, California that serves students in grades 9–12 in the Santa Ynez Valley. As of the 2017–18 school year, 908 students were enrolled at the school.
History
Santa ...
, Santa Ynez (through 2022; joined Central Coast Athletic Association)
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St. Bonaventure High School, Ventura (2002–2009, football only; joined
Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school athletic conference in California affiliated with the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS). The league is composed of schools located in Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
Member schools Current
As of the 2020–21 sch ...
in 2010)
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Ventura High School
Ventura High School (VHS) is a public high school in Ventura, California. The school is part of the Ventura Unified School District and serves students in the western portion of Ventura and surrounding unincorporated communities including Casita ...
(through 2018; joined Pacific View League)
Football association with Pacific View League
In April 2019, during the biennial
releaguing process in the Northern Area of the
CIF Southern Section
The California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section (CIF-SS) is the governing body for high school athletics in most of Southern California and is the largest of the ten sections that comprise the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF ...
, administrators from member schools approved a proposal to create an association with the
Pacific View League The Pacific View League (PVL) is a high school athletic conference in California affiliated with the CIF Southern Section. The league was formed in 1998, pulling Camarillo and Channel Islands high schools from the Marmonte League to join Hueneme, O ...
in the sport of football only. The association, composed of the 12 schools from the two leagues combined, assigns each school to one of the leagues, with
promotion and relegation
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taking place every two years. The plan was originally scheduled to begin in the 2020–21 school year.
However, the
COVID-19 pandemic
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has delayed its implementation, as the 2020 football season was postponed and shortened; upon the return of sports in early 2021, health officials in Ventura County prohibited schools there from playing teams in adjacent counties (this restriction was later lifted).
In May 2021, another round of realignment saw the merging of the Channel League with the
Pacific View League The Pacific View League (PVL) is a high school athletic conference in California affiliated with the CIF Southern Section. The league was formed in 1998, pulling Camarillo and Channel Islands high schools from the Marmonte League to join Hueneme, O ...
, beginning with the 2022–23 academic year.
Sports
The Channel League sponsors the following sports:
Fall season
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Football (11-man)
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Cross country
*Boys'
water polo
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*Girls'
golf
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*Girls'
tennis
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*Girls'
volleyball
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Winter season
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Basketball
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Soccer
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Wrestling
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*Girls'
water polo
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Spring season
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Baseball
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*Boys'
golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
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Lacrosse
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, Boys & Girls
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Softball
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Swimming
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Track and field
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*Boys'
tennis
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*Boys'
volleyball
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References
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CIF Southern Section leagues
Sports in Santa Barbara County, California