Tri-River League

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The Tri-River Athletic Conference (TRAC) is a high school athletic league that is part of the CIF Central Section. All of the members are major public high schools in Fresno County, California. The name derives from the three major rivers found in the Central Valley: the Fresno, Kings, and San Joaquin Rivers.

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Tri-River Athletic Conference
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg2023
TRAC Logo at Lamonica.jpg
Sport Football
Inaugural season1996
No. of teams6
Most recent
champion(s)
Clovis North
(2023)
Most titles Clovis West (9)

TRAC Football History

The Tri-River Athletic Conference was formed before the 1996-97 school year when the Central Section broke up the Northeast and Northwest Yosemite Leagues, in large part due to Fresno Unified schools not being able to compete with the Clovis Unified juggernaut. Original members of the TRAC include: Buchanan, Central, Clovis, Clovis West, Madera, and Sanger.

For two seasons (2002 and 2003), the TRAC was split up into two separate conferences, the Tri-River and Tri-City. The Tri-River consisted of Central, Clovis, Clovis East, and Hoover. Meanwhile, the Tri-City was made up by Buchanan, Bullard, Clovis West, and Madera.

Members

High SchoolMascotColorsJoinedTRAC titlesSection titles
Buchanan Bears  199681
Central Grizzlies  199673
Clovis Cougars  199678
Clovis East Timberwolves  200262
Clovis North Broncos  201132*
Clovis West Golden Eagles  199699

*Clovis North's first Valley championship was won in D-II

Football Championships by Year

A TRAC championship is won by the team with the best league record at the end of the regular season. A championship can be shared by multiple teams, commonly referred to as a co-championship, if they have the same league record at the end of the regular season.

YearChampion(s)TRAC

Record

OVR.

Record*

Playoff

Result

2023Clovis North5-010-0Valley Champs
2022Clovis West4-19-1Elim. 3rd Rd
2021Buchanan5-09-1Elim. 2nd Rd
2020

(Spring 2021)

Buchanan5-05-0No playoffs

(COVID-19)

2019Central5-010-0State Champs
2018Central5-010-0Valley Champs
2017Central5-09-1Valley Champs
2016Central5-09-1Valley runner-up
2015Buchanan,

Clovis

4-1,

4-1

7-3,

9-1

Elim. 2nd Rd,

Valley runner-up

2014Clovis North5-07-3Elim. 2nd Rd
2013Central,

Clovis North

4-1,

4-1

7-3,

8-2

Elim. 3rd Rd,

Valley runner-up

2012Clovis5-09-1Elim. 2nd Rd
2011Central,

Clovis

4-1,

4-1

8-2,

9-1

Elim. 2nd Rd,

Elim. 3rd Rd

2010Clovis West5-09-1Valley Champs
2009Buchanan5-010-0Elim. 2nd Rd
2008Buchanan,

Clovis East,

Clovis West

4-1,

4-1,

4-1

8-2,

7-3,

7-3

Elim. 2nd Rd,

Valley runner-up,

Valley Champs

2007Buchanan,

Clovis East,

Clovis West

4-1,

4-1,

4-1

6-4,

7-3,

6-3-1

Elim. 2nd Rd,

Elim. 2nd Rd,

Valley runner-up

2006Clovis East,

Clovis West

4-1,

4-1

9-1,

8-2

Valley Champs,

Valley runner-up

2005Clovis East5-09-1Elim. 2nd Rd
2004Clovis West5-08-2Valley Champs
2003Clovis East3-09-1Valley Champs
2002Clovis,

Clovis East

2-1,

2-1

8-2,

8-2

Valley Champs,

Elim. 1st Rd

2001Central,

Clovis,

Clovis West

3-1,

3-1,

3-1

7-3,

8-2,

6-2-1

Elim. 2nd Rd,

Valley runner-up,

Elim. 2nd Rd

2000Buchanan4-09-1Valley Champs
1999Clovis,

Clovis West

4-1,

4-1

9-1,

9-1

Valley Champs,

Valley runner-up

1998Clovis West5-09-1Valley Champs
1997Buchanan5-09-1?
1996Clovis5-09-1Valley runner-up


Tri-City Athletic Conference Champions
YearChampion(s)TCAC

Record

OVR.

Record*

Playoff

Result

2003Clovis West3-09-0-1Valley runner-up
2002Buchanan,

Clovis West

2-0-1,

2-0-1

8-1-1,

4-5-1

Elim. 1st Rd,

Valley runner-up

*denotes record after regular season


Football Championships by School (All-time)

SchoolConferenceSectionState
Buchanan1995 (NEYL)

1997 (TRAC)

2000 (TRAC)

2002 (TCAC)

2007 (TRAC)

2008 (TRAC)

2009 (TRAC)

2015 (TRAC)

2020 (TRAC)

2021 (TRAC)

2000 (Yosemite, Large)
Central1948 (NSL)

1960 (NSL)

1973 (NSL)

1978 (CSL)

1984 (CSL)

1988 (CSL)

1993 (CSL)

2001 (TRAC)

2011 (TRAC)

2013 (TRAC)

2016 (TRAC)

2017 (TRAC)

2018 (TRAC)

2019 (TRAC)

2017 (D-I)

2018 (D-I)

2019 (D-I)

2019 (Division 1-AA)
Clovis1923 (North Fresno)

1941 (Shasta)

1946 (Shasta)

1956 (NSL)

1970 (NYL)

1974 (NYL)

1979 (NYL)

1980 (NYL)

1984 (NYL)

1987 (NYL)

1988 (NYL)

1989 (NYL)

1990 (NYL)

1991 (NYL)

1994 (NEYL)

1996 (TRAC)

1999 (TRAC)

2001 (TRAC)

2002 (TRAC)

2011 (TRAC)

2012 (TRAC)

2015 (TRAC)

1970 (Yosemite)

1974 (Yosemite)

1979 (Yosemite)

1984 (Yosemite)

1991 (Yosemite)

1997 (Yosemite)

1999 (Yosemite, Large)

2002 (Yosemite, Large)

Clovis East2002 (TRAC)

2003 (TRAC)

2005 (TRAC)

2006 (TRAC)

2007 (TRAC)

2008 (TRAC)

2003 (Yosemite, Large)

2006 (D-I)

Clovis North2013 (TRAC)

2014 (TRAC)

2023 (TRAC)

2011 (D-II)

2012 (D-I)

2023 (D-I)

Clovis West1983 (NYL)

1985 (NYL)

1987 (NYL)

1990 (NYL)

1992 (NYL)

1993 (NYL)

1994 (NWYL)

1995 (NWYL)

1998 (TRAC)

1999 (TRAC)

2001 (TRAC)

2002 (TCAC)

2003 (TCAC)

2004 (TRAC)

2006 (TRAC)

2007 (TRAC)

2008 (TRAC)

2010 (TRAC)

2022 (TRAC)

1985 (Yosemite)

1987 (Yosemite)

1992 (Yosemite)

1993 (Yosemite)

1995 (Yosemite)

1998 (Yosemite, Large)

2004 (D-I)

2008 (D-I)

2010 (D-I)

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