Bay Area Conference

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The Bay Area Conference is a school athletic conference located in the San Francisco Bay Area. The league is a member of the North Coast Section, one of ten sections that comprise the California Interscholastic Federation.

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Leagues

The athletic conference is composed of four leagues: [1]

Bay Counties League

The Bay Counties League comprises nine member schools in the Bay Area with enrollments over 400:

Bay Counties League East

The Bay Counties League East comprises six member schools in the East Bay with enrollments under 400:

Bay Counties League Central

The Bay Counties League Central comprises six member schools in the Central Bay Area with enrollments under 400:

Bay Counties League West

The Bay Counties League West comprises seven member schools in the Western Bay Area with enrollments under 400:

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  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-02-11. Retrieved 2016-01-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)