Abbreviation CIF-LA Type NPO Purpose Athletic/Educational Headquarters California | Formation 1935 Legal status Association Region served Los Angeles Founded 1935 | |
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Parent organization California Interscholastic Federation | ||
Cif los angeles city section psa committed to academic and athletic achievement
The CIF Los Angeles City Section (CIF-LA) is the governing body of high school athletics for public schools in the city of Los Angeles and some surrounding communities. All of these schools were once associated with the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is one of ten sections that constitute the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF).
Contents
- Cif los angeles city section psa committed to academic and athletic achievement
- 2014 cif los angeles city section cross country championships hamilton high school
- History
- Sports
- Fall Season
- Winter Season
- Spring Season
- Football leagues
- Coliseum
- Marine
- Western
- Exposition
- Metro
- Central
- Eastern
- Northern
- East Valley
- Valley Mission
- West Valley
- Valley
- City
- References
2014 cif los angeles city section cross country championships hamilton high school
History
Official governance for high school sports in this area began in 1913, when the Southern California Interscholastic Athletic Council (SCIAC) was formed. Previous to that, some individual leagues dated back to the 1890s. The High School Athletic Association of Southern California was formed in 1904 to create a championship in the sport of track and field, precipitating the need for administering all sports. In 1914, the name was changed to the Southern Section also releasing the acronym SCIAC which was taken locally by the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference the following year. In 1917, the CIF took over administering sports statewide and the Southern Section became a part of it. The Southern Section was a behemoth, the largest section covering the most populated southern half of the state. In 1935, the Los Angeles Unified School District split from the section, forming their own Los Angeles City Section. Private schools within the city limits remained in the Southern Section. Since the advent of charter schools in the Los Angeles area, several high schools are no longer under the direct governance of LAUSD, but remain with the historical leagues and the Los Angeles City Section.
Sports
CIF-Los Angeles City Section sponsors the following sports:
Fall Season
Winter Season
Spring Season
Football leagues
The following is the 2015 league alignment for football.