The Sac-Joaquin Section (SJS) is the governing body of public and private high school athletics in parts of Northern
San Joaquin Valley
The San Joaquin Valley ( ; es, Valle de San Joaquín) is the area of the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California that lies south of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the San Joaquin River. It comprises seven ...
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
. Its geographic area also covers the California portion of the
Lake Tahoe
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region; however, three schools in that area—North Tahoe, Truckee, and South Tahoe High Schools—are instead members of the
Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) is the governing body of athletic programs for high schools in the state of Nevada. In addition, five schools in the state of California (Coleville, Needles, North Tahoe, South Tahoe, and Tru ...
due to their relative isolation from other California schools and their proximity to more populated areas in
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...
, especially in the
Reno
Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the c ...
area. It is one of ten sections that compose 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 ...
(CIF). The SJS is split into seven divisions, each comprising several leagues.
Section structure
The section is governed by a board of managers, whose voting members include representatives from member leagues, superintendents, school board associations and private schools. There are 174 member schools, assigned to leagues or conferences according to NCS Alignment and Classification Bylaws developed by the schools.
Divisions and conferences
Division I
Delta League (Delta)
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Cosumnes Oaks
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Davis Sr.
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Elk Grove
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Franklin (EG)
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Jesuit (boys only)
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Pleasant Grove
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Sheldon
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St. Francis (girls only)
Sierra Foothill League (SFL)
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Del Oro
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Folsom
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Granite Bay
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Oak Ridge
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Rocklin
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Whitney (Rocklin)
Tri-City Athletic League (TCAL)
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Lincoln (Stockton)
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Lodi
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St. Mary's
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Modesto Christian (BKB Only)
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Tokay
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Tracy
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West (Tracy)
Division II
Capital Valley Conference (CVC)
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Antelope
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Bella Vista
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Inderkum
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Roseville Roseville may refer to:
Australia
*Roseville, New South Wales
Canada
* Roseville, Ontario
Malta
* RoseVille (aka Villa Roseville), a house in Attard, Malta
South Africa
*Roseville, Pretoria, a suburb
United Kingdom
*Roseville, Dudley
United S ...
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River Valley
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Woodcreek
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Yuba City
Metropolitan Conference (Metro)
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Burbank
Burbank may refer to:
Places Australia
* Burbank, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane
United States
* Burbank, California, a city in Los Angeles County
* Burbank, Santa Clara County, California, a census-designated place
* Burbank, Illinois, ...
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Grant
Grant or Grants may refer to:
Places
*Grant County (disambiguation)
Australia
* Grant, Queensland, a locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia
United Kingdom
* Castle Grant
United States
*Grant, Alabama
* Grant, Inyo County, ...
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Kennedy
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Laguna Creek
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McClatchy
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Monterey Trail
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River City
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Central California Athletics League (CCAL)
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Downey
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Enochs
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Gregori
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Modesto
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Pitman
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Turlock
San Joaquin Athletic Association (SJAA)
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Bear Creek
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Chavez
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Edison
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Franklin (S)
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Linden
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McNair
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*Alexander McNair (1775–1826), American politician
*Andrew McNair, ringer of the Liberty Bell
*Arnold McNair, 1st Baron McNair (1885–1975)
*Barbara McNair (1934–2007), African-Ame ...
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Stagg Stagg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Amos Alonzo Stagg (1862–1965), American collegiate coach in multiple sports, primarily football
*Amos Alonzo Stagg Jr. (1899–1996), American football player and football and basketb ...
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Weston Ranch
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Division III
Capital Athletic League (CAL)
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Capital Christian
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Christian Brothers
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Del Campo
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El Camino
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Rio Americano
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Sacramento
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Vista del Lago
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Central California Conference (CCC)
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Atwater
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Buhach Colony
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Central Valley
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El Capitan
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Golden Valley
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Merced
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Patterson Patterson may refer to:
People
* Patterson (surname)
Places
;Canada
* Pattersons Corners, Ontario
* Patterson Township, Ontario
*Patterson, Calgary a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta.
;United States of America
* Patterson, Arkansas
* Patterson ...
Foothill Valley League (FVL)
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Lincoln (Lincoln)
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Nevada Union
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Oakmont
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Incorporated as a town in 1889, this Allegheny River c ...
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Placer
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Ponderosa
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Rio Linda
Rio Linda (Spanish: ''Río Linda'', meaning "Pretty River") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California. It is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 15,106, up from 10,466 a ...
Monticello Empire League (MEL)
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Armijo
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Fairfield
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Rodriguez
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Vacaville
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Vanden
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Wood
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Valley Oak League (VOL)
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Central Catholic
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East Union
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Kimball Kimball may refer to:
People
*Kimball (surname)
* Kimball (given name)
Places Canada
* Kimball, Alberta
United States
* Kellogg, Iowa, formerly known as Kimball
* Kimball, Kansas
* Kimball, Minnesota
* Kimball, Nebraska, a city
* Kimball, South ...
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Manteca
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Oakdale
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Sierra
Sierra (Spanish for "mountain range" and "saw", from Latin '' serra'') may refer to the following:
Places Mountains and mountain ranges
* Sierra de Juárez, a mountain range in Baja California, Mexico
* Sierra de las Nieves, a mountain range i ...
Division IV
Golden Empire League (GEL)
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Casa Roble
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Dixon Dixon may refer to:
Places International
* Dixon Entrance, part of the Inside Passage between Alaska and British Columbia
Canada
* Dixon, Ontario
United States
* Dixon, California
* Dixon, Illinois
* Dixon, Greene County, Indiana
* Dixon, Indi ...
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Mesa Verde
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Establishe ...
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Mira Loma
Mira Loma (Spanish for "Hill View"), now officially part of Jurupa Valley, was a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California, United States. Its population was 21,930 in the 2010 census, up from 17,617 in the 2000 census.
Mira ...
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Pioneer
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Woodland
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Greater Sacramento League (GSL)
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Cordova
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Florin
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Johnson
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Natomas
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North Natomas was historically an agricultural area on the floodplains of the Sacramento River, but grew quickly starting in the mid-1990s with extensive residen ...
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Valley
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West Campus
Western Athletic Conference (WAC)
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Beyer
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Ceres
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Grace Davis
Grace may refer to:
Places United States
* Grace, Idaho, a city
* Grace (CTA station), Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, Illinois
* Little Goose Creek (Kentucky), location of Grace post office
* Grace, Carroll County, Missouri, an unincor ...
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Johansen
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Lathrop
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Los Banos
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Mountain House
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Pacheco
Division V
Mother Lode League (MLL)
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Calaveras
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Argonaut
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Amador
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Summerville
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Bret Harte
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In a care ...
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Sonora
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Pioneer Valley League (PVL)
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Bear River
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Center
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Colfax
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Foothill
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Lindhurst
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Marysville
Sierra Valley Conference (SVC)
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Bradshaw Christian
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El Dorado
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Galt
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Liberty Ranch
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Rosemont Rosemont may refer to:
* Rosemont (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
* ''Rosemont'', a 2015 film Places
In Australia
* Rosemont (Woollahra), located in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra and listed on the NSW State Heritage Register
In Canada ...
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Union Mine
Trans Valley League (TVL)
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Hilmar
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Ripon
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Riverbank
Riverbank or river bank may refer to:
* Bank (geography), the bank of a river
Places
* Riverbank, California
*Riverbank, former name of Bryte, California
Enterprises and organizations
*Riverbank Academy, a special school in Coventry, England
*Ri ...
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Escalon
Escalon ( Spanish: ''Escalón'', meaning "Step") is a city in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 7,132 at the 2010 census, up from 5,963 at the 2000 census. Escalon is a Spanish word meaning "stepping stones." The n ...
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Livingston
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Modesto Christian
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Hughson
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Ripon Christian School
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(BKB ONLY)
Division VI
Central Valley California League (CVCL)
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Delta
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Forest Lake Christian
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Foresthill
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Sacramento Waldorf School
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Victory Christian
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Woodland Christian
Sierra Delta League (SDL)
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Bradshaw Christian
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Encina Prep
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Golden Sierra
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Highlands
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Highland, Highlands, or The Highlands, may also refer to:
Places Albania
* Dukagjin Highlands
Armenia
* Armenian Highlands
Australia
* So ...
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Rio Vista
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San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Juan Province, Argentina
* San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province
* San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province
* San Juan (Buenos Aires Underground), ...
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Vacaville Christian
Southern League (SL)
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Orestimba
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Gustine
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Ripon Christian
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Mariposa County
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Delhi
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Denair
Denair is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County, California, United States. The population was 4,404 at the 2010 census, up from 3,446 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Denair w ...
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Le Grand
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Waterford
"Waterford remains the untaken city"
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Division VII
Central California Athletic Alliance (CCAA)
*Big Valley Christian
*Brookside Christian
*Elliot Christian
*Millennium
*ROP Sierra Ridge (boys only)
*Stone Ridge Christian
*Turlock Christian
*VA Excel Academy
Mountain Valley League (MVL)
*Delta Charter
*Don Pedro
*Holt Academy
*Hughes Academy
*Lodi Academy
*Mountain Oaks
*Stockton Christian
*Tioga
Northern Pacific Athletic Conference (NPAC)
*Freedom Christian
*Lutheran
*New Life Christian
*Trinity Prep.
*Western Sierra
Sacramento Metropolitan Athletic League (SMAL)
*Buckingham Charter
*Cristo Rey
*Faith Christian
*Sacramento Adventist
*Sacramento Country Day
*Valley Christian
*Wilton Christian
Div. VII Football Conferences
Small school, football only division
Sacramento Metropolitan Athletic League (SMAL)
*Cristo Rey
*Delta
*Foresthill
*Valley Christian
*Woodland Christian
Central California Athletic Alliance (CCAA)
*Big Valley Christian
*Brookside Christian
*Elliot Christian
*Millennium
*ROP/Sierra Ridge
*Stone Ridge Christian
Section Championships
The following is a list of the top-10 schools in the section in order of team championships won:
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Davis
Davis may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Mount Davis (Antarctica)
* Davis Island (Palmer Archipelago)
* Davis Valley, Queen Elizabeth Land
Canada
* Davis, Saskatchewan, an unincorporated community
* Davis Strait, between Nunavut and Green ...
(109)
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Jesuit (99)
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St. Francis (77)
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Rio Americano (74)
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Placer (54)
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Vacaville (53)
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St. Mary's (51)
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Ponderosa (50)
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Central Catholic (47)
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Del Campo (45)
References
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External links
Official Site
California Interscholastic Federation sections