North Coast Section

The North Coast Section is a part of the California Interscholastic Federation, governing the eastern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area, up along the northern coast of the state of California, from Fremont in the south to Crescent City in the north. It also governs the private schools in the city of Oakland. Due to this split in regions, the section is split in two for some championships, including football.

NCS Structure

The section is governed by a board of managers, whose voting members include representatives from member leagues, superintendents, school board associations and private schools. There are 171 member schools, assigned to leagues or conferences according to NCS Alignment and Classification Bylaws developed by the schools.

Conference and League Structure

The following are the conferences and leagues^[1]:

• Coastal Mountain Conference (Redwood Empire)
  • North Central League I (NCL I-North) - 5 schools
  • North Central League II (NCL I- South) - 5 schools
  • North Central League III (NCL II-North) - 8 schools
  • North Central League IV (NCL II- South) - 7 schools

• Bay Area Conference (East Bay)
  • Bay Counties League - 7 schools
  • Bay Counties League - West (BCL West) - 7 schools
  • Bay Counties League (BCL East) - 7 schools
  • Bay Counties League - Central (BCL Central) - 7 schools

• Valley Conference (East Bay)
  • Bay Valley Athletic League (BVAL) - 6 schools
  • Diablo-Foothill Athletic League (DFAL) - 7 schools
  • East Bay Athletic League (EBAL) - 9 schools
  • Diablo Valley Athletic League (DVAL) - 7 schools

• Bay Shore Conference (East Bay)
  • Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League (ACCAL) - 7 schools
  • Bay Shore Athletic League (BSAL) - 10 schools
  • Hayward Area Athletic League (HAAL) - 9 schools
  • Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL) - 7 schools

• Humboldt-Del Norte Conference (Redwood Empire)
  • Big 5 – (HDNL) 5 schools
  • Little 7 – (HDNL) 7 schools

• Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino Conference (Redwood Empire)
  • North Bay League (NBL) - 9 schools
  • Marin County Athletic League (MCAL) - 10 schools^[2]
  • Sonoma County League (SCL) - 7 schools

Playoff Structure

The section employs 5 different classes, 4A, 3A, 2A, A, and B. Depending on the sport, the "classes" may be represented by Divisions: I, II, III, IV, V, & VI, with DI being the largest schools, and DVI being the smallest. Some sports, including football, split the 3A and 2A sections into East Bay, for most of the Section's Bay Area schools, and Redwood Empire, for schools from Marin County north to the Oregon border. The section has championships in badminton, baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.

History of Girl's Basketball NCS Champions

DIVISION 1, DIVISION II, DIVISION III, DIVISION IV, DIVISION V, DIVISION VI (started in 2009)

2009 Monte Vista, Carondelet, Bishop O'Dowd, St. Mary's, Branson, Sonoma Academy 2008 Berkeley, Carondelet, Miramonte, Justin-Siena, Branson 2007 Berkeley, Pinole Valley, Miramonte, St. Patrick-St. Vincent, Branson 2006 San Ramon Valley, Carondelet, El Cerrito, Piedmont, Branson 2005 Deer Valley, Carondelet, Miramonte, Piedmont, Branson 2004 Berkeley, Carondelet, Moreau Catholic, Piedmont, Urban 2003 Berkeley, Carondelet, Acalanes, Piedmont, Convent 2002 Berkeley, Amador Valley, Miramonte, Ursuline, S.F. University 2001 Berkeley, Amador Valley, Alhambra, Marin Catholic, Branson 2000 Berkeley, Amador Valley, Petaluma, Marin Catholic, Head Royce 1999 Berkeley, Amador Valley, Acalanes, Holy Names,Branson 1998 Berkeley, Clayton Valley, Acalanes, Marin Catholic, Branson 1997 Berkeley, Newark Memorial, Acalanes, Campolindo, Rincon Valley Christian 1996 Berkeley, College Park, Moreau Catholic, Campolindo, S.F. University 1995 Bishop O'Dowd, Amador Valley, Novato, Campolindo, South Fork 1994 Bishop O' Dowd, Amador Valley, Novato, Campolindo, Upper Lake 1993 Berkeley, Amador Valley, Bishop O'Dowd, Campolindo, Upper Lake 1992 Berkeley, Moreau Catholic, Bishop O'Dowd,San Rafael, Branson 1991 Berkeley, Moreau Catholic, Healdsburg, Campolindo, Upper Lake 1990 Berkeley, Moreau Catholic, Novato, Ursuline, Head Royce 1989 Miramonte, Eureka, Healdsburg, McKinleyville, Clear Lake 1988 James Logan, El Cerrito, Novato, Dublin, Rincon Valley Christian

Starting in 1988 the State CIF sponsored State Basketball Championships in five divisions.

1987 Washington, Healdsburg, McKinleyville 1986 Granada, Novato, St. Bernard Catholic 1985 Bishop O'Dowd, McKinleyville, Mendocino 1984 Moreau Catholic, Campolindo, Cloverdale 1983 Berkeley, Campolindo, Cloverdale 1982 Amador Valley, Campolindo, Cloverdale 1981 Amador Valley, Campolindo, Mendocino 1980 Berkeley, McKinleyville, Mendocino 1979 Berkeley, Fortuna, Cloverdale 1978 Amador Valley, Fortuna, Cloverdale 1977 Pittsburg

Notes

1. ^ http://cifncs.org/agenda_&_minutes/alignment_&_classification/files/FINAL%20LEAGUE%20ALIGNMENT%202008-2012.pdf
2. ^ MCALsports.org – Marin County Athletic League, accessed October 7, 2007

External links

• North Coast Section
• Nor Cal Basketball