The CIF Los Angeles City Section (CIF-LA) is the governing body of high school athletics for public schools in the city of

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and some surrounding communities. All of these schools were once associated with the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is one of ten sections that constitute the

California Interscholastic Federation The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is the governing body for high school sports in the U.S. state of California. CIF membership includes both public and private high schools. Unlike most other state organizations, it does not have a ...

(CIF).

History

Official governance for high school sports in this area began in 1913, when the Southern California Interscholastic Athletic Council (SCIAC) was formed. Previous to that, some individual leagues dated back to the 1890s. The High School Athletic Association of Southern California was formed in 1904 to create a championship in the sport of

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, precipitating the need for administering all sports. In 1914, the name was changed to the Southern Section also releasing the acronym SCIAC which was taken locally by the

Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) is a college athletic conference that operates in the NCAA's Division III. The conference was founded in 1915 and it consists of twelve small private schools that are located i ...

the following year. In 1917, the CIF took over administering sports statewide and the Southern Section became a part of it. The Southern Section was a behemoth, the largest section covering the most populated southern half of the state. In 1935, the Los Angeles Unified School District split from the section, forming their own Los Angeles City Section. Private schools within the city limits remained in the Southern Section. Since the advent of charter schools in the Los Angeles area, several high schools are no longer under the direct governance of LAUSD, but remain with the historical leagues and the Los Angeles City Section.

Sports

CIF-Los Angeles City Section sponsors the following sports:

Fall Season

* High School Football * Cross Country (co-ed) * Volleyball (Girls) * Tennis (Girls) * Water Polo (Boys) * Golf (Girls) * Field Hockey

Winter Season

* Basketball * Soccer * Water Polo (Girls) * Wrestling

Spring Season

* Baseball * Golf (boys) * Softball * Swimming & Diving (Co-ed) * Tennis (Boys) * Track & Field (Co-ed) * Volleyball (Boys)

Football leagues

The following is the 2018-2022 league alignment for football.

Coastal Region

Coliseum

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* Fremont High School * Hawkins High School *

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* King Drew Magnet High School

Exposition

* Angelou Community High School * Jefferson High School *

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* Rivera Learning Complex *

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Marine

* Banning High School * Carson High School * Gardena High School *

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Metro

* Jordan High School *

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* Maywood Center for Enriched Studies *

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* Sotomayor Learning Academies

Western

* Fairfax High School * Hamilton High School *

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* University High School * Venice High School *

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* Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES)

Eastern Region

Central

* Belmont High School * Bernstein High School *

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* Hollywood High School * Marquez High School * Mendez High School

Eastern

* Bell High School * Garfield High School *

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* Legacy High School Complex * Roosevelt High School * South East High School * South Gate High School

Northern

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* Franklin High School * Lincoln High School * Marshall High School * Torres High School * Wilson High School

Valley Region

East Valley

* Arleta High School * César Chávez Learning Academies * Grant High School * Monroe High School *

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* Polytechnic High School *

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Valley Mission

* Canoga Park High School * Kennedy High School *

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* Sylmar High School *

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West Valley

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* Cleveland High School * El Camino Real High School *

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References

External links

CIF Los Angeles City Section website
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