The Coastal Mountain Conference or CMC is an athletic conference for secondary schools in Mendocino, Lake, Napa and Sonoma Counties that competes in the North Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation. Member schools are currently organized into three leagues (North Central Leagues I, II, and III) based on school size and various other criteria found in the conference's bylaws. League assignments are automatically reevaluated in all even numbered years or at any other time by written request of a member school, provided no other members file an objection. Conference champions from all three leagues advance in each sport to post-season competition in the North Coast Section's Division V bracket, of which the winner gains admission to the Class A state championship tournament.
The CMC is a CIF Class A conference (CIF Class A guideline: mostly schools with average enrollment of 600 students or less), though several schools are classified by the CIF as Class B and elect to "play up" in the CMC due to lack of a sufficient number of other similar size schools against which to compete. Similarly Lower Lake High School holds a 2A classification from the CIF but was granted a standing exemption to compete in a Class A conference as to do otherwise would require an excessive amount of travel. Classifications range from 4A for the largest, most historically competitive schools to B for the smallest and least competitive schools.
Current alignment North Central League I The North Central League I (NCL I) houses the largest schools in the conference, the largest of which being Lower Lake High School with a 2A classification.
+ NCL I Member Schools Name/Nickname/Colors Location(County) Enrollment(2018–19) Boys sports Girls sports Co-ed sports Athletic director Primary rival Clear Lake High School Cardinals Lakeport(Lake) 394
Glenn "Milo" Meyer Kelseyville Cloverdale High School Eagles Cloverdale(Sonoma) 377
Greg Alexander none Fort Bragg High School Timberwolves Fort Bragg(Mendocino) 512
Mark Cimolino Willits Kelseyville High School Knights Kelseyville(Lake) 518
K.C WHITE Clear Lake Lower Lake High School Trojans Lower Lake(Lake) 870
Sarah Fuchs Upper lake Middletown High School Mustangs Middletown(Lake) 499
Airic Guerrero St Helena St. Helena High School Saints St. Helena(Napa) 497
Ricky broyals Middletown Willits High School Wolverines Willits(Mendocino) 415
Marian Lohne Fort Bragg
North Central League II Comprising nine schools in the state's B classification, some field incomplete or non-competitive teams while other, former members have been consistent in winning and have succeeded in being promoted into the NCL I.
+ NCL II Member Schools Name/Nickname/Colors Location(County) Enrollment(2019–20) Boys sports Girls sports Co-ed sports Athletic director(s) Calistoga Junior/Senior High School Wildcats Calistoga(Napa) 392
Louise Owens & Eric Heitz Credo High School Gryphons Rohnert Park(Sonoma) 406
Kim Holland Grace Christian Academy Lions Santa Rosa(Sonoma) 200
Roger Maples Roseland Collegiate Prep Grizzlies Santa Rosa(Sonoma) 430
Roseland University Prep Knights Santa Rosa(Sonoma) 482
Luis Escobar & Javier Romo Sonoma Academy Coyotes Santa Rosa(Sonoma) 325
Chris Ziemer Technology High School Titans Rohnert Park(Sonoma) 322
Amy Alvarez Tomales High School Braves Tomales(Marin) 165
Dominic Sacheli Victory Christian Academy Santa Rosa(Sonoma) 135
Kelly DeVries
North Central League III Most schools within NCL III are small mountain towns located around the redwood forests near Mendocino County, some of which lack the student interest necessary to field a complete team each year for most sports. League schedules for each sport are usually available once the tryout period has closed and they have communicated to the Conference office the level of participation they can reasonably expect to provide.
Anderson Valley High School (Boonville) Calistoga High School (Calistoga) Geyserville High School (Geyserville) Laytonville High School (Laytonville) Mendocino High School (Mendocino) Point Arena High School (Point Arena) Potter Valley High School (Potter Valley) Round Valley High School (Covelo) Leggett Valley High School (Leggett)
Former members Santa Rosa Christian High School43-year-old Santa Rosa Christian School to close at end of school year
Athletics The CMC offers an array of sports; Swimming, Football, Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Wrestling, Volleyball, Tennis, Track and Field, Cross Country, and Golf.
Football Sending one team from each league, the CMC sent Middletown and St. Helena as its lone representatives to the Class A Playoffs in 2006 and sent Tomales, Calistoga and Mendocino for the Class B playoffs. While Middletown and St. Helena were eliminated in the first round, Tomales played Mendocino in the Class B final.
Volleyball In 2006, the CMC sent Clear Lake to the Division 4 Playoffs while sending St. Helena, Cloverdale, Anderson Valley, Rincon Valley Christian, Tomales and Mendocino to the Division 5 playoffs. RVC and Anderson Valley fared the best as the latter fell to eventual champions Crystal Springs Uplands in the semi-finals while the former lost to Crystal Springs in the final.
Basketball In Boys' Basketball, the CMC sent Fort Bragg and Middletown as its two teams. Both fell in the first rounds. In Girls', Willits, Kelseyville and Lower Lake made their way to the playoffs but only to go the same fate as the boys.
In Division 5 action, Cloverdale, Calistoga, Rincon Valley Christian, Point Arena and Mendocino qualified for the Boys' Playoffs. Cloverdale went on to the semi-finals where they lost to International. The girl's side sent Rincon Valley Christian, St. Vincent, Calistoga, and Laytonville. RVC made a spectacular run to the finals where they lost against a great Branson team.
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