The California Interscholastic Federation—Central Section (CIF-CS) is the governing body of high school athletics in the central and southern portions of the

San Joaquin Valley The San Joaquin Valley ( ; Spanish language in California, Spanish: ''Valle de San Joaquín'') is the southern half of California's Central Valley (California), Central Valley. Famed as a major breadbasket, the San Joaquin Valley is an importa ...

, the

Eastern Sierra The Eastern Sierra is a region in California comprising the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, which includes all of Mono and Inyo Counties and portions of other adjoining counties. The main thoroughfare is U.S. Route 395, which passes throug ...

region, and as of the 2018/9 season,

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and northern

Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara County, officially the County of Santa Barbara (), is a county located in Southern California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 448,229. The county seat is Santa Barbara, and the largest city is Santa M ...

on the Central Coast. It is one of ten sections that are comprised by 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 s ...

(CIF). As of the 2020–21 academic year, the Central Section consists of 18 athletic leagues.

Leagues and schools

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 ...

* County Metro Athletic Conference *

East Sequoia League The East Sequoia League is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Central Section. Original members of the East Sequoia League include Orosi, Exeter, Coalinga, Immanuel, Dinuba, Lindsay, Woodlake, and Corcoran high schools. In 200 ...

East Sierra League The East Sierra League is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Central Section. In 2022, Fresno Christian High School left the league to join the Northwest Sequoia League and Summit Charter Collegiate Academy and Wonderful Colleg ...

East Yosemite League The East Yosemite League is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Central Section. The membership of the league was restructured in 2022. There is a seasonal selection of All-League players in the scope of sports administered by ...

Hi-Lo League The Hi-Lo League is a high school athletic conference that is affiliated with the CIF Central Section (CIF-CS). Members are small schools in the remote desert regions of eastern California. The league and its schools joined the CIF-CS in 2017; pre ...

High Desert League The Northern Nevada 4A Region is a part of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, governing the northern half of Nevada for high school athletics. The Northern 4A league is the large-school level, which has schools with enrollments o ...

* Northwest Sequoia League *

North Yosemite League The North Yosemite League is a high school athletics league that is a part of the CIF Central Section. It encompasses public high schools in Fresno County and Madera, California The current NYL was formed before the start of the 1996-97 school y ...

South Sequoia League The South Sequoia League is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Central Section. It is the athletic conference for public high schools in west and north Kern County. For the 2023 football season, McFarland High School intends ...

* South Yosemite Horizon League *

South Yosemite Mountain League The California Interscholastic Federation—Central Section (CIF-CS) is the governing body of high school athletics in the central and southern portions of the San Joaquin Valley, the Eastern Sierra region, and as of the 2018/9 season, San Luis ...

South Yosemite River League The California Interscholastic Federation—Central Section (CIF-CS) is the governing body of high school athletics in the central and southern portions of the San Joaquin Valley, the Eastern Sierra region, and as of the 2018/9 season, San Luis ...

* South Yosemite Valley League *

Tri-County Athletic Conference The TCAC is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Central Section. The TCAC made its debut in 2022, members included are Central Valley Christian, Exeter, Hanford West, Immanuel Christian, Kerman, Kingsburg, Reedley, Selma, Sierr ...

* Tri-River Athletic Conference *

West Sierra League The West Sierra League is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Central Section The California Interscholastic Federation—Central Section (CIF-CS) is the governing body of high school athletics in the central and southern por ...

West Yosemite League The West Yosemite League is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Central Section. There is a seasonal selection of All League players in the scope of sports administered by the league. Among the sports governed by the league are ...

* Mountain League

References

External links

* {{official website , https://www.cifcs.org/ California Interscholastic Federation sections