Central Coast Athletic Association

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The Central Coast Athletic Association (CCAA) is a high school athletic conference in California that is affiliated with the CIF Central Section. The association was established in 2018 [1] as the Central Coast Athletic Conference and consists of 16 schools in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties [2] that previously were members of the CIF Southern Section and three of its constituent conferences, the Pac-8, the Los Padres League, and the Channel League. [3]

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In earlier decades, previously-branded leagues such as the Northern League, Central Coast League and Tri-County League [4] were also home to several of the 16 total schools, realigned over the years largely due to enrollment, which today comprise the overall spectrum of the association. [5] (The aforementioned Tri-County League, which was smaller than the peer Northern League and LPL in terms of enrollment, was originally entitled as such due to also including high schools from neighboring Kern and Fresno counties at the time, in addition to San Luis Obispo County. [6] )

Briefly, the association also reached into the Pacific View and Channel leagues on a football basis, [7] but heading into the fall of 2022, the alignment was simplified to revert to a more historical format when Cabrillo, Lompoc and Santa Ynez rejoined the CCAA's fellow 13 schools in the Central Section and, thus in turn, its Mountain and Ocean leagues. [8] As the Santa Maria Times assessed of the unison of all 16 programs: "It's just two leagues and two counties. Again, a much more natural fit." [9]

In some sports with individually-based results, such as track and field or wrestling, the association holds combined meets including almost all of the schools in one meet, regardless of assigned league; [10] [11] it also often announces awards and honors simultaneously. [12] [13] The CCAA, which spans the 805 area code, uses a system of promotion and relegation to place each school's teams, by sport and gender, into either of two leagues [14] periodically based on performance. [15]

Member schools

League Championships for Football

Area Football Titles (2022-present)
SeasonMountain League (W-L)Ocean League (W-L)
2023Arroyo Grande (7-0) [16] Atascadero (6-0)
2022St. Joseph (7-0)Atascadero (5-1) [17]
Area Football Titles (2018-2021)
SeasonMountain League (W-L)Ocean League (W-L)Pacific View League (W-L)Channel League (W-L)
2021St. Joseph / Paso Robles / Arroyo Grande (co) (4-1)Mission Prep (5-0)Buena (5-0)Pacifica (5-0)
2020St. Joseph (5-0)Nipomo (4-1)Pacifica (5-0)Lompoc (5-0)
2019St. Joseph (3-0)Templeton (3-0)Oxnard (5-0)Santa Barbara (5-0)
2018St. Joseph (4-0)Nipomo (5-0)Oxnard (5-0)Lompoc (5-0)
Area Football Titles (2014-2017)
SeasonPac-5 League (W-L)Los Padres League (W-L)Northern League (W-L)
2017Paso Robles (4-0)Lompoc (4-0)Santa Maria (3-0)
2016Arroyo Grande (4-0)Lompoc (4-0)Nipomo (4-0)
2015Arroyo Grande (4-0)Lompoc (4-0)Mission Prep (4-0)
2014Arroyo Grande / Atascadero / Paso Robles (co) (3-1)Lompoc (4-0)Nipomo / Morro Bay / Templeton (co) (3-1)
Area Football Titles (2006-2013)
SeasonPac-7 League (W-L)Los Padres League (W-L)East Sierra League (W-L)
2013Atascadero (6-0)Lompoc (6-0)-
2012St. Joseph / Arroyo Grande (co) (5-1)Lompoc (6-0)-
2011Arroyo Grande (6-0)Lompoc (6-0)-
2010Paso Robles (6-0)Lompoc (5-1)-
2009Righetti (5-0)St. Joseph (7-0)Mission Prep (5-0)
2008Atascadero (5-0)St. Joseph (7-0)Orange Cove (5-0)
2007Atascadero / Paso Robles (co) (4-1)Morro Bay (7-0)-
2006Atascadero (5-0)St. Joseph (7-0)-
Area Football Titles (2002-2005)
SeasonPac-5 League (W-L)Los Padres League (W-L)East Sierra League (W-L)
2005Paso Robles (4-0)Cabrillo / Lompoc (co) (5-1)Templeton (5-0)
2004Arroyo Grande (4-0)Lompoc (6-0)Central Valley Christian (5-0)
2003Arroyo Grande (4-0)Lompoc (6-0)-
2002San Luis Obispo / Paso Robles / Righetti (co) (3-1)Lompoc (5-0)-
Area Football Titles (1994-2001)
SeasonNorthern League (W-L)Los Padres League (W-L)Central Coast League (W-L)
2001Arroyo Grande (4-0)Paso Robles (5-0)-
2000San Luis Obispo (4-0)Paso Robles (5-0)-
1999San Luis Obispo (4-0)Paso Robles (5-0)-
1998Arroyo Grande (4-0)Morro Bay / Santa Ynez / Paso Robles (co) (4-1)-
1997San Luis Obispo / Lompoc (co) (3-1)Atascadero (5-0)-
1996Arroyo Grande (4-0)Cabrillo / Atascadero (co) (4-1)-
1995Lompoc (4-0)Atascadero (4-0)Morro Bay (6-0)
1994Lompoc (4-0)Santa Ynez (4-0)Morro Bay (5-0)
Area Football Titles (1975-1993)
SeasonNorthern League (W-L)Los Padres League (W-L)Tri-County League (W-L)
1993Lompoc (4-0)Atascadero / Paso Robles / Santa Ynez (co) (4-1)Templeton (6-0)
1992Lompoc (4-0)St. Joseph (5-0)Templeton (6-0)
1991Arroyo Grande (4-0)Atascadero (5-0)Templeton (5-0)
1990Lompoc (4-0)Cabrillo (5-0)Templeton / Mission Prep (co) (4-1)
1989Lompoc (4-0)Cabrillo (4-0)Mission Prep (4-0)
1988Santa Maria (4-0)Atascadero (4-0)Laton (5-0)
1987Arroyo Grande (4-0)Paso Robles / St. Joseph (co) (3-1)Templeton (4-0)
1986Lompoc (4-0)Atascadero (4-0)Templeton (6-0)
1985Lompoc (4-0)Cabrillo / Atascadero (co) (3-1)Templeton (3-0)
1984Righetti (4-0)Cabrillo (4-0)Templeton (6-0)
1983Santa Maria (5-0)Paso Robles (3-1)El Paso de Robles School (6-0)
1982Lompoc (5-0)Atascadero (4-0)Templeton / EPRS (co) (2-1)
1981San Luis Obispo / Lompoc (co) (4-1)Atascadero (4-0)Templeton (6-0)
1980Lompoc (5-0)Atascadero (4-0)Templeton / Modesto Christian (co) (4-1)
1979Santa Maria (5-0)Atascadero (5-0)Coast Union (4-0)
1978Lompoc (5-0)Paso Robles (4-0)Coast Union (4-0)
1977Lompoc (5-0)Santa Ynez (4-0)Cuyama / Templeton (co) (3-1)
1976Lompoc (5-0)Paso Robles / Santa Ynez (co) (3-1)-
1975Santa Maria (5-0)Paso Robles (4-0)-

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