CIF Central Section

CIF Central Section
AbbreviationCIF-CS
TypeNPO
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeAthletic/educational
HeadquartersFresno, California
Region served
San Joaquin Valley
Eastern Sierra
Central Coast of California
AffiliationsCalifornia Interscholastic Federation

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]

  1. ^ Middlecamp, David (24 January 2017). "CIF Central Section votes unanimously to add 13 Central Coast schools". San Luis Obispo Tribune. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  2. ^ "California Interscholastic Federation - Central Section Athletics" (PDF). CIF Central Section. Retrieved 2021-02-25.