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region; however, three schools in that area—North Tahoe, Truckee, and South Tahoe High Schools—are instead members of the

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due to their relative isolation from other California schools and their proximity to more populated areas in

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(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)

* Cosumnes Oaks * Davis Sr. * Elk Grove * Franklin (EG) *

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(Boys Only) * Pleasant Grove * Sheldon * St. Francis (Girls Only)

Sierra Foothill League (SFL)

* Del Oro *

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* Oak Ridge * Rocklin * Whitney

Tri-City Athletic League (TCAL)

* Lincoln (S) * Lodi * Modesto Christian (BKB Only) * St. Mary's * Tokay * Tracy *

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Division II

Capital Valley Conference (CVC)

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* Bella Vista * Inderkum * Roseville *

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* Woodcreek *

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Metropolitan Conference (Metro)

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* Grant *

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* Laguna Creek *

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* Monterey Trails *River City

Central California Athletic League (CCAL)

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* Enochs * Gregori *

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San Joaquin Athletic Association (SJAA)

* Bear Creek * Chavez * Edison * Franklin (S) * Linden * McNair * Stagg *

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Division III

Capital Athletic League (CAL)

*Capital Christian * Christian Brothers * Del Campo * El Camino * Rio Americano *

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* Vista del Lago

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(CCC)

* Atwater * Buhach Colony *El Capitan * Golden Valley *

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* Los Banos

Foothill Valley League (FVL)

* Lincoln (L) * Nevada Union *

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* Placer * Ponderosa *West Park

Monticello Empire League (MEL)

* Armijo * Fairfield * Rodriguez *

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Valley Oak League (VOL)

* Central Catholic * East Union * Kimball * Manteca * Oakdale * Sierra *River Islands (Frosh and JV only)

Division IV

Golden Empire League (GEL)

* Casa Roble * Dixon *

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* Mira Loma *

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* Rio Linda *

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Greater Sacramento League (GSL)

* Cordova *

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* Natomas *

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* West Campus

Western Athletic Conference (WAC)

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* Ceres * Grace Davis *

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* Lathrop * Los Banos * Mountain House * Pacheco

Division V

Mother Lode League (MLL)

* Amador *

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*Calaveras *

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* Summerville

Pioneer Valley League (PVL)

* Bear River *

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* Colfax * Marysville * Sutter *Twelve Bridges * Wheatland

Sierra Valley Conference (SVC)

*Bradshaw Christian *

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* Galt * Liberty Ranch *

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* Union Mine

Trans Valley League (TVL)

*Escalon * Hilmar * Hughson * Livingston * Modesto Christian (No BKB) *

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*Ripon Christian (BKB Only) *

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Division VI

Sierra Delta League (SDL)

*Esparto *Golden Sierra * Lindhurst *Highlands * Rio Vista *

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*Vacaville Christian

Southern Athletic League (SAL)

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* Gustine * Le Grand * Mariposa *Orestimba *Ripon Christian (No BKB) *

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Division VII

Central California Athletic Alliance (CCAA)

*Big Valley Christian *Jim Elliot Christian *Millennium *Stone Ridge Christian *Venture Academy

Central Valley California League (CVCL)

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* Encina *Forest Lake Christian *

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*Futures * Sacramento Waldorf *Victory Christian * Woodland Christian

Mountain Valley League (MVL)

*ABLE Charter * Delta Charter *Don Pedro *Holt Academy *Hughes Academy *

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*Stockton Christian *Tioga

Northern Pacific Athletic Conference (NPAC)

*Westlake Charter High School *Fortune Early College *John Adams Academy - Roseville *

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*Elite Public *New Life Christian * Trinity Prep

Sacramento Metro Athletic League (SMAL)

* Buckingham Charter * Cristo Rey *Sacramento Adventist * Sacramento Country Day *Valley Christian * Western Sierra *Wilton Christian

Div. VII Football Conferences

Small school, football only division

Sacramento Metropolitan Athletic League (SMAL)

* Encina *

*Valley Christian * Western Sierra

Central California Athletic Alliance (CCAA)

*Big Valley Christian * Delta Charter *Millennium *Stone Ridge Christian

Section Championships

The following is a list of the top-10 schools in the section in order of team championships won: # Davis Sr. (157) #

(128) # Rio Americano (101) # St. Francis (99) # Placer (86) #

(82) #

(79) # St. Mary's (78) # Del Oro (72) # Ponderosa (67)

References

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External links

Official Site
California Interscholastic Federation sections

Section structure

Divisions and conferences

Division I

Delta League (Delta)

Sierra Foothill League (SFL)

Tri-City Athletic League (TCAL)

Division II

Capital Valley Conference (CVC)

Metropolitan Conference (Metro)

Central California Athletic League (CCAL)

San Joaquin Athletic Association (SJAA)

Division III

Capital Athletic League (CAL)

Central California Conference The Central California Conference is a high school sports league in Central California. It comprises six schools in the Stanislaus and Merced County area. The league is administered by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Sac-Joaqu ... (CCC)

Foothill Valley League (FVL)

Monticello Empire League (MEL)

Valley Oak League (VOL)

Division IV

Golden Empire League (GEL)

Greater Sacramento League (GSL)

Western Athletic Conference (WAC)

Division V

Mother Lode League (MLL)

Pioneer Valley League (PVL)

Sierra Valley Conference (SVC)

Trans Valley League (TVL)

Division VI

Sierra Delta League (SDL)

Southern Athletic League (SAL)

Division VII

Central California Athletic Alliance (CCAA)

Central Valley California League (CVCL)

Mountain Valley League (MVL)

Northern Pacific Athletic Conference (NPAC)

Sacramento Metro Athletic League (SMAL)

Div. VII Football Conferences

Sacramento Metropolitan Athletic League (SMAL)

Central California Athletic Alliance (CCAA)

Section Championships

References

External links

Central California Conference The Central California Conference is a high school sports league in Central California. It comprises six schools in the Stanislaus and Merced County area. The league is administered by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Sac-Joaqu ...
(CCC)