CIF Sac-Joaquin Section


The Sac-Joaquin Section is the governing body of public and private high school athletics in parts of the 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)

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] (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)

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

Central Valley California League (CVCL)

Mountain Valley League (MVL)

Northern Pacific Athletic Conference (NPAC)

Sacramento Metro Athletic League (SMAL)

Div. VII Football Conferences

Small school, football only division

Sacramento Metropolitan Athletic League (SMAL)

Central California Athletic Alliance (CCAA)

Section Championships

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