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The California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section (CIF-SS) is the governing body for high school athletics in most of Southern California and is the largest of the ten sections that comprise the
* Seth F. Van Patten (1913-1951)
* William W. Russell (1951-1954)
* J. Kenneth Fagans (1954-1975)
* Thomas E. Byrnes (1975-1980)
* Ray J. Plutko (1980-1986)
* Stan Thomas (1986-1993)
* Dean Crowley (1993-1999)
* James Staunton, Ed.D. (1999 - 2011)
* Rob Wigod (2011 to present)
The Southern Section was the outgrowth of a track and field meet. The Southern Section was founded on
March 29, 1913, when a group of high school officials joined forces to conduct a track championship meet. Seth F. Van Patten, who served as Track Manager for the Southern Section in 1913 and is recognized as
the founding father of the CIF-SS, served in that post until 1928 when he was officially named Secretary of the organization. He
served as Commissioner until his retirement in 1951.
On March 28, 1914, the Southern Section came under the administrative wing of the newly founded California Interscholastic
Federation, and has since grown into one of the most progressive and respected organizations of its kind in the world.
CIF-SS archives date back over 100 years!
Despite its lengthy history, the Southern Section lists just nine Commissioners (the term Secretary dropped) with William Russell
holding the post from 1951 to 1954, J. Kenneth Fagans being the administrative head from 1954 until his retirement in early 1975,
Thomas E. Byrnes accepting the Commissioner's post in 1975, while Ray Plutko served from 1980 to 1986. Stan Thomas served as
Commissioner from July, 1986 to October, 1993 when Dean Crowley was appointed Acting Commissioner and was Commissioner of
Athletics from July, 1994 until his retirement in September, 1999. James Staunton Ed.D., served as Commissioner from September
1, 1999, until his retirement on July 31, 2011. Rob Wigod, the current Commissioner, began his service as Commissioner on August 1, 2011, after having served as Assistant Commissioner for 11 years.
The “home” of the Southern Section has a varied history. At the outset, basements, surplus school rooms and even
the homes of secretaries served as the official office. South Pasadena High School graciously permitted the use of one of its rooms
during the 1930s, with Oneonta School and South Pasadena High School serving as the home office from 1942 until 1949. There was a period of time the office was in the home of Commissioner Seth Van Patten. Still without an official office, the Southern Section moved its supplies to Helms Hall, a bakery in Culver City in 1949 and remained at the Venice
Blvd. site until 1959. It was in February of that year that the Southern Section built its first ever administration office,
located on the corners of Carmona and West Washington in Los Angeles. As membership grew and the Sections’ population center
moved, so did the CIF-SS office. In 1965, the Section office built and moved into its third home and second devoted strictly to the
CIF-SS day-to-day operations. That space was located next to Gahr High School on Artesia Blvd. in the city of Cerritos. That remained the home base of the
section until October 2002 when the ever-expanding membership required a larger facility. Thus, the new and current administrative
home became the Pine Street location in Los Alamitos.
The California Interscholastic Federation, Southern Section, is a non-profit corporation organized to direct and control both boys
and girls athletics in the secondary schools within the Section. The Southern Section is administered on a day-to-day basis by the
Commissioner, five Assistant Commissioners, a chief Financial Officer, a Marketing Manager and a staff of eight support personnel. The Southern Section is not
only the oldest, but the largest of 10 such sections in the state—its membership has grown from an original 30 schools to over 560+
schools and from 5 leagues to almost 90 leagues.
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). Its membership includes most public and private high schools in Orange
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, Los Angeles
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, Riverside, San Bernardino
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, Ventura, and central and southern Santa Barbara counties. At the start of the 2018/9 season, 13 schools from San Luis Obispo County
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Junípero Serra founded the Missio ...
and northern Santa Barbara County left the Southern Section to join the much smaller CIF Central Section
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 O ...
. Teams from the Los Angeles Unified School District
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(LAUSD) and surrounding areas have competed in the CIF Los Angeles City Section since 1935. CIFSS's offices are located in Los Alamitos.
Founded in 1913, the CIF Southern Section includes over 565 member public and private high schools and is by far the largest CIF section. Three of the ten CIF sections are individual current or former public school districts (Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland). The Southern Section's membership includes all private schools located within the service area of the LAUSD, which includes almost all of the city of Los Angeles
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plus some adjacent areas outside the city limits. If the CIF Southern Section were a state association, it would be the 10th largest in the United States.
For its first year of operation, the organization was called the Southern California Interscholastic Athletic Council (SCIAC). That acronym was taken over 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 ...
in 1915 after the Southern Section name was established. CIF was officially formed in 1914 and became statewide in 1917. The service area was larger, encompassing what is now the CIF Los Angeles City Section, which broke off in 1935, and the CIF San Diego Section which broke off in 1960. Imperial County was once part of the section as well, but broke off in 2000 to join the San Diego Section. At various points in time, schools in Arizona
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, Nevada
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, Mexico
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, were part of the section.
Commissioners
* Seth F. Van Patten (1913-1951)
* William W. Russell (1951-1954)
* J. Kenneth Fagans (1954-1975)
* Thomas E. Byrnes (1975-1980)
* Ray J. Plutko (1980-1986)
* Stan Thomas (1986-1993)
* Dean Crowley (1993-1999)
* James Staunton, Ed.D. (1999 - 2011)
* Rob Wigod (2011 to present)
History
The Southern Section was the outgrowth of a track and field meet. The Southern Section was founded on
March 29, 1913, when a group of high school officials joined forces to conduct a track championship meet. Seth F. Van Patten, who served as Track Manager for the Southern Section in 1913 and is recognized as
the founding father of the CIF-SS, served in that post until 1928 when he was officially named Secretary of the organization. He
served as Commissioner until his retirement in 1951.
On March 28, 1914, the Southern Section came under the administrative wing of the newly founded California Interscholastic
Federation, and has since grown into one of the most progressive and respected organizations of its kind in the world.
CIF-SS archives date back over 100 years!
Despite its lengthy history, the Southern Section lists just nine Commissioners (the term Secretary dropped) with William Russell
holding the post from 1951 to 1954, J. Kenneth Fagans being the administrative head from 1954 until his retirement in early 1975,
Thomas E. Byrnes accepting the Commissioner's post in 1975, while Ray Plutko served from 1980 to 1986. Stan Thomas served as
Commissioner from July, 1986 to October, 1993 when Dean Crowley was appointed Acting Commissioner and was Commissioner of
Athletics from July, 1994 until his retirement in September, 1999. James Staunton Ed.D., served as Commissioner from September
1, 1999, until his retirement on July 31, 2011. Rob Wigod, the current Commissioner, began his service as Commissioner on August 1, 2011, after having served as Assistant Commissioner for 11 years.
The “home” of the Southern Section has a varied history. At the outset, basements, surplus school rooms and even
the homes of secretaries served as the official office. South Pasadena High School graciously permitted the use of one of its rooms
during the 1930s, with Oneonta School and South Pasadena High School serving as the home office from 1942 until 1949. There was a period of time the office was in the home of Commissioner Seth Van Patten. Still without an official office, the Southern Section moved its supplies to Helms Hall, a bakery in Culver City in 1949 and remained at the Venice
Blvd. site until 1959. It was in February of that year that the Southern Section built its first ever administration office,
located on the corners of Carmona and West Washington in Los Angeles. As membership grew and the Sections’ population center
moved, so did the CIF-SS office. In 1965, the Section office built and moved into its third home and second devoted strictly to the
CIF-SS day-to-day operations. That space was located next to Gahr High School on Artesia Blvd. in the city of Cerritos. That remained the home base of the
section until October 2002 when the ever-expanding membership required a larger facility. Thus, the new and current administrative
home became the Pine Street location in Los Alamitos.
The California Interscholastic Federation, Southern Section, is a non-profit corporation organized to direct and control both boys
and girls athletics in the secondary schools within the Section. The Southern Section is administered on a day-to-day basis by the
Commissioner, five Assistant Commissioners, a chief Financial Officer, a Marketing Manager and a staff of eight support personnel. The Southern Section is not
only the oldest, but the largest of 10 such sections in the state—its membership has grown from an original 30 schools to over 560+
schools and from 5 leagues to almost 90 leagues.
Sports
CIF-SS sponsors the following sports:Fall Season
*American Football
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(11-man) (divided into 13 divisions)
* 8-man football (2 divisions)
*Competitive Traditional Cheer
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*Cross country
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(5 divisions)
*Field Hockey
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*Girls Volleyball
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(9 divisions)
*Girls Tennis
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(5 divisions)
*Boys Water Polo
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(7 divisions)
*Girls Golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...
(4 divisions)
Winter Season
* BoysBasketball
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(10 divisions)
* Girls Basketball (10 Divisions)
* Soccer (Boys and Girls) (7 divisions)
*Girls Water Polo
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(7 divisions)
*Boys Wrestling
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(7 Divisions)
* Girls Wrestling (7 divisions)
Spring Season
*Baseball
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(7 Divisions)
*Badminton
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*Boys Golf
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(6 Divisions)
*Gymnastics
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*Lacrosse
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(Boys and Girls) (2 Divisions)
*Softball
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(7 Divisions)
*Swimming
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(Boys and Girls - 4 Divisions)
*Boys Tennis
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(5 Divisions)
*Track and Field
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(Boys and Girls - 4 Divisions)
*Boys Volleyball
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(6 Divisions)
Leagues
*605 League The 605 League is a high school athletic conference in southeastern Los Angeles County, California affiliated with the CIF Southern Section. It was created in 2019, with 3 members of from the Suburban League; Artesia, Cerritos and Glenn, two f ...
* Academy League
The Academy League is a high school athletic league in Orange County that is part of the CIF Southern Section. The school is di ...
References
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CIF Southern Section leagues ...
* Agape League
* Almont League
* Ambassador League
The Ambassador League is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Southern Section. Members are independent Christian schools located in Riverside County and San Bernardino County.
Members
As of the 2019–2020 season:
* Aquinas ...
* Angelus League
The Trinity League is a high school athletic conference in Southern California, part of the CIF Southern Section. The League is regarded as one of the most competitive high school football leagues in the United States; High School Football Americ ...
(football only)
* Arrowhead League
* Arrowhead Athletic Conference
* Baseline League
* Bay League The Bay League is a high school athletic conference in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California affiliated with the CIF Southern Section.
Member schools
* Culver City High School
*Mira Costa High School
* Palos Verdes High School
* Pe ...
* Big 4 League
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* Big VIII League
The California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section (CIF-SS) is the governing body for high school athletics in most of Southern California and is the largest of the ten sections that comprise the California Interscholastic Federation (CI ...
* Camino Del Rey Association
* Camino Real League The Camino Real League is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Southern Section.
Member schools
* Bishop Montgomery High School (Torrance)
* Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary High School (Montebello)
* La Salle College Preparatory (Pa ...
* Century Conference The Century Conference is a co-operative group of California high school athletic leagues that formerly made up the Century League. Its member schools now comprise the Crestview League and the North Hills League. It is part of the CIF Southern Se ...
* Channel League
* Citrus Belt League
* Citrus Coast League
* Coast Valley League The Coast Valley League is a high school athletic conference that is affiliated with the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS). As of the 2020–21 school year, members are small schools located in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Kern counties. Th ...
* Coast View Conference The Coast View Athletic Association is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Southern Section. It is an amalgamation of the Sea View League and the South Coast Leagues.
Members
*Aliso Niguel High School
* Capistrano Valley High ...
* Coastal League
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* Coastal Canyon League
* Condor League
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* Crestview League The Crestview League is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Southern Section. Members are located in Orange County and are part of the Century Conference which is composed of team that were previously part of the Century League.
...
* Cross Valley League
* Del Rey League
* Del Rio League
* Desert Empire League
* Desert Sky League
* Desert Valley League The Desert Valley League is an American high school sports league primarily within the Coachella Valley of Riverside County, California with some schools from surrounding areas. The league is affiliated with the CIF Southern Section.
As of the 2018 ...
* Empire League
The Empire League is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Southern Section. It serves large public schools in the Orange County, California area.
Members
Teams for the 2018–2019 season are:
* Crean Lutheran High School
* Cypre ...
* Express League
* Foothill League
* Freeway League
The Freeway League is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Southern Section. Members are Fullerton Joint Union High School District high schools in Orange County.
Schools
*Buena Park High School
*Fullerton Union High School
*La Ha ...
* Frontier League
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* Garden Grove League
The Garden Grove League is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Southern Section. Members are located in and around Garden Grove, Orange County.
Schools
* Bolsa Grande High School
* La Quinta High School
* Loara High School
...
* Gold Coast League
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* Golden League
* Golden West League The Golden West League is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Southern Section. Member schools are public schools in Orange County. The league began play in 1994. Servite, Saddleback, and Tustin High School were founding members, ...
* Hacienda League
* Harbor League
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* Heritage League
* Horizon League
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* Independence League
* Inland Valley League
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Members
* Arlington High School
* Canyon Springs High S ...
* International League
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* Ivy League
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* Liberty League
* Los Angeles Athletic Association
* Majestic League
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Members
* Bethel Christian Schools
* Calvary Chapel-Moreno Valley
* Corner ...
* Marmonte League
* Miramonte League
* Mission League
The Mission League is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Southern Section.
Member schools
* Bishop Alemany High School (Mission Hills)
* Chaminade College Preparatory (West Hills)
*Crespi Carmelite High School (Encino)
*Harvar ...
* Mission Valley League
* Mojave River League
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* Montview League
* Moore League
* Mountain Pass League The Mountain Pass League is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Southern Section. It covers the area around the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California.
Members
* Citrus Hill High School
* Perris High School
* San ...
* Mountain Valley League
* Mt. Baldy League
* Mulholland League
* National League
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* North Hills League The North Hills League is a high school athletic league. It is part of the CIF Southern Section. Members are located in Orange County and are part of the Century Conference which is composed of team that were previously part of the Century League ...
* Ocean League
* Olympic League
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Members
* Heritage Christian School ( North Hills)
* Maranatha High School (Pasadena)
* Valley Christian High Sch ...
* Omega League
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* Orange League
* Orange Coast League
* Pacific League
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* Pacific Valley League
* Pacific View League
* Pioneer League
* Palomares League
* Prep League
* Raincross Conference
* Rio Hondo League
* River Valley League
* San Andreas League
* Mid-Cities League
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* Santa Fe League
* Sea View League
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* South Coast League
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* South Valley League
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* Southwestern League
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* Gateway League
* Sunbelt League
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* Sunkist League
* Sunset League
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* Sunshine League
* Surf League
* Trinity League
* Tri-County Athletic Association
* Tri-Valley League
* Valle Vista League
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* Victory League
* Warrior League
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* Wave League
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* Western Athletic Conference
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Playoff divisions
In thepost-season
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, schools in team based sports are divided into several divisions based on "competitive equity" or overall strength or success (or lack of) on the field, court or pool of play. Each division plays a single elimination tournament to determine which team will advance to the Section tournament.
Boys Lacrosse: 3 Divisions
Baseball: 7 Divisions
Boys and Girls Basketball: Open, 1, 2A, 2AA, 3A, 3AA, 4A, 4AA, 5A, 5AA
Boys Golf: Central, Central Coast, Eastern, Northern, Southern, Western
Girls Golf: Central, Eastern, Northern, Southern
Boys and Girls Soccer: 7 Divisions
Boys and Girls Swimming and Diving: 4 Divisions
Boys Team Tennis: 5 Divisions
Boys and Girls Track and Field: 4 Divisions
Boys Volleyball: 6 Divisions
Boys and Girls Water Polo: 7 Divisions
Boys Wrestling: Central, Coastal, Eastern, Northern, Southern, Western
Cross Country: 5 Divisions
Girls Volleyball: 1A, 1AA, 2A, 2AA, 3A, 3AA, 4A, 4AA, 5A, 5AA
Girls Wrestling: Southern, Eastern, Northern, Central
Softball: 7 Divisions
11-Man Football: 13 Divisions
8-Man Football: Large, Small
Sponsors
CIF-SS's major sponsors include Southern California Ford Dealers, Spalding, Bally Sports West, CIF-SS Championship Merchandise, Rawlings, Kap7, Russell Athletic,Jack in the Box
Jack in the Box is an American fast-food restaurant chain founded February 21, 1951, by Robert O. Peterson (1916–1994) in San Diego, California, where it is headquartered. The chain has over 2,200 locations, primarily serving the West Coas ...
, Papa John's, Gatorade
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, Maxpreps, CSEA, Gamebreaker, CCPOA, Les Schwab, US Marines, Southern California PGA, HEAD Penn Tennis, H&L Corporation, and J&L Custom Jackets. CIFSS games are broadcast on Bally Sports West and webcast on Bally Sports PrepZone and NFHSNetwork.com and several other independent broadcast and streaming platforms.
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