CIF San Francisco Section


The CIF San Francisco Section , 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. 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, most other parochial schools located within the borders of San Francisco; Archbishop Riordan High School, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory and Saint Ignatius College Preparatory are part of the West Catholic Athletic League and Lick-Wilmerding High School part of the Bay Counties League West in the CIF Central Coast Section. All but Riordan have been part of the CIFSF at some time in the past.

Schools

The league is responsible for athletics between the traditional large public high schools in San Francisco, California and has grown in scope to encompass smaller schools that field athletic teams plus middle school athletics within the district:
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, Lowell, St. Ignatius, Mission, San Francisco Poly, High School of Commerce, Cogswell Polytechnical College and Humboldt Evening High School