CIF San Francisco Section

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CIF San Francisco Section
AbbreviationCIF-SFS
Formation1912
Type NPO
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeAthletic
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Location
  • Athletic Office - Room 250, 555 Portola Drive
Region served
San Francisco, California
Membership
17 schools
Commissioner
Gail D. Barksdale
Main organ
California Interscholastic Federation
Website www.cifsf.org

The CIF San Francisco Section (CIF-SF), frequently shortened to SFS or just SF, is the governing body of high school sports for school for what was originally the San Francisco Unified School District. It is one of ten sections that comprise the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). The SFS is also known under the league name Academic Athletic Association, and is the only CIF section not divided into several leagues. While the league currently includes ICA Cristo Rey and Lycee Francais, most other parochial schools located within the borders of San Francisco; [1] Archbishop Riordan High School, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory and Saint Ignatius College Preparatory (members of the West Catholic Athletic League in the CIF Central Coast Section); and Lick-Wilmerding High School (member of the Bay Counties League West in the CIF North Coast Section). Sacred Heart Cathedral, Saint Ignatius, and Lick-Wilmerding were all previous members of the CIF SF Section before joining their current CIF Sections.

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Schools

The league is responsible for athletics between the public high schools in San Francisco, California and has grown in scope to encompass two SFUSD overseen charter schools and two private schools (as well as middle school athletics) within the district:

History

The league started in 1912 to provide a competitive track and field program between the local schools. The schools at that time were: Lick-Wilmerding High School, Lowell, St. Ignatius College Preparatory, Mission, San Francisco Poly, High School of Commerce, Cogswell Polytechnical College and Humboldt Evening High School [2]

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References

  1. "Member Schools".
  2. http://www.cifsf.org/uploads/3/0/9/7/30972031/track-sfalprogram10-16-15.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]