CIF Northern Section

High school athletic organization in California
CIF Northern Section
AbbreviationCIF-NS
TypeNPO
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeAthletic
HeadquartersChico, California
Region served
Northern California inland region
Membership
73 schools
Commissioner
Elizabeth Kyle
AffiliationsCalifornia Interscholastic Federation
Websitewww.cifns.org

CIF Northern Section (NS) is a governing body of public and private high school athletics in California. Member schools are located in the inland northeastern portion of the state roughly encompassed by the I-5 corridor to the bottom of the Sacramento Valley. It is one of ten sections that compose the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). Northern Section comprises three conferences National Conference, American Conference, and California Conference. These conferences in turn comprise three leagues.[1] The organization's offices are located in Chico.

Sports

  • 8-man Football
  • Alpine Skiing
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Conferences

  • National Conference (20 schools)
  • American Conference (27 schools)
  • California Conference (26 schools)

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2014-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

  • CIF-NS on MaxPreps
  • Map of member schools[permanent dead link]