CIF Sac-Joaquin Section


The Sac-Joaquin Section is the governing body of public and private high school athletics in parts of Northern San Joaquin Valley, California. Its geographic area also covers the California portion of the Lake Tahoe region; however, three schools in that area—North Tahoe, Truckee, and South Tahoe High Schools—are instead members of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association due to their relative isolation from other California schools and their proximity to more populated areas in Nevada, especially in the Reno area. It is one of ten sections that compose the California Interscholastic Federation. 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)

Capital Valley Conference (CVC)

Capital Athletic League (CAL)

Golden Empire League (GEL)

Mother Lode League (MLL)

Central Valley California League (CVCL)

Central California Athletic Alliance (CCAA)

Small school, football only division

Sacramento Metropolitan Athletic League (SMAL)

The following is a list of the top-10 schools in the section in order of team championships won:
  1. Davis
  2. Jesuit
  3. St. Francis
  4. Rio Americano
  5. Placer
  6. Vacaville
  7. St. Mary's
  8. Ponderosa
  9. Central Catholic
  10. Del Campo