CIF Central Section explained

CIF Central Section
Abbreviation:	CIF-CS
Type:	NPO
Status:	Association
Purpose:	Athletic/educational
Headquarters:	Fresno, California
Region Served:	San Joaquin Valley Eastern Sierra Central Coast of California
Leader Title:	Commissioner Jim Crichlow

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 Obispo County and northern Santa Barbara County on the Central Coast.^[1] It is one of ten sections that are comprised by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). As of the 2020–21 academic year, the Central Section consists of 18 athletic leagues.^[2]

Leagues and schools

• Central Coast Athletic Association
• County Metro Athletic Conference
• East Sequoia League
• East Sierra League
• East Yosemite League
• Hi-Lo League
• High Desert League
• Northwest Sequoia League
• North Yosemite League
• South Sequoia League
• South Yosemite Horizon League
• South Yosemite Mountain League
• South Yosemite River League
• South Yosemite Valley League
• Tri-County Athletic Conference
• Tri-River Athletic Conference
• West Sierra League
• West Yosemite League
• Mountain League

Notes and References

1. Web site: Middlecamp . David . CIF Central Section votes unanimously to add 13 Central Coast schools . San Luis Obispo Tribune . 24 January 2017 . 18 July 2023.
2. Web site: California Interscholastic Federation - Central Section Athletics . CIF Central Section . 2021-02-25 .