Coastal Mountain Conference

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.

Coastal Mountain Conference
Conference logo
Map of member school locations
(Blue: NCL I, Green: NCL II, Red: NCL III)
AbbreviationCMC
FormationSeptember 1914 (1914-09)[1]
TypeNonprofit
PurposeSecondary school athletic conference
Location
  • 3280 Clark Road
    Philo, CA, 95466[2]
Coordinates39.10534°N 123.51899°W / 39.10534; -123.51899
Region
Redwood Empire
Membership (2018-19)
26 schools[1]
Commissioner
Robert Pinoli[2]
Asst. Commissioner
Charles Davison[2]
Asst. Commissioner
Geri Giovannetti[2]
Parent organization
CIF North Coast Section
SubsidiariesNorth Central Leagues I–III
Websitewww.cmc-sports.org

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
 BLACK   CARDINAL 
Lakeport
(Lake)
394
  • Football (V/JV)
  • Basketball (V/JV)
  • Baseball (V/JV)
  • Soccer
  • Wrestling
  • Basketball (V/JV)
  • Soccer (V/JV)
  • Volleyball (V/JV)
  • Softball
  • Golf (V/JV)
  • Cheerleading (Fall/Winter)
  • Cross country
  • Cycling
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
Glenn "Milo" Meyer Kelseyville
Cloverdale High School Eagles
 ROYAL BLUE   GOLD 
Cloverdale
(Sonoma)
377
  • Football (V/JV)
  • Basketball (V/JV)
  • Baseball (V/JV)
  • Wrestling (V/JV)
  • Soccer
  • Basketball (V/JV)
  • Softball (V/JV)
  • Volleyball (V/JV)
  • Soccer
  • Cross country
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
Greg Alexander St. Helena
Fort Bragg High School Timberwolves
 PURPLE   WHITE   GRAY 
Fort Bragg
(Mendocino)
512
  • Football (V/JV)
  • Baseball (V/JV)
  • Basketball
  • Soccer
  • Wrestling
  • Softball (V/JV)
  • Volleyball (V/JV)
  • Basketball
  • Soccer
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross country
  • Golf
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
Mark Cimolino Willits
Kelseyville High School Knights
 BLACK   ORANGE 
Kelseyville
(Lake)
518
  • Football (V/JV)
  • Basketball (V/JV)
  • Baseball (V/JV)
  • Soccer
  • Wrestling
  • Volleyball (V/JV)
  • Softball
  • Soccer
  • Cross country
  • Golf
  • Cycling
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
Erick Larsen Clear Lake
Lower Lake High School Trojans
 BLUE   WHITE   BLACK 
Lower Lake
(Lake)
870
  • Football (V/JV)
  • Basketball (V/JV)
  • Baseball (V/JV)
  • Wrestling (V/JV)
  • Soccer
  • Basketball (V/JV)
  • Softball (V/JV)
  • Volleyball (V/JV)
  • Wrestling
  • Soccer
  • Cross country
  • Track and field
  • Golf
Sarah Fuchs Middletown
Middletown High School Mustangs
 PURPLE   WHITE   GOLD 
Middletown
(Lake)
499
  • Football (V/JV)
  • Basketball (V/JV/Fresh)
  • Baseball (V/JV)
  • Wrestling (V/JV)
  • Soccer
  • Volleyball
  • Water polo
  • Basketball (V/JV/Fresh)
  • Softball (V/JV)
  • Volleyball (V/JV)
  • Soccer
  • Water polo
  • Wrestling
  • Cross country
  • Golf
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
Airic Guerrero Lower Lake
St. Helena High School Saints
 RED   WHITE   BLACK 
St. Helena
(Napa)
497
  • Football (V/JV)
  • Basketball (V/JV/Fresh)
  • Baseball (V/JV)
  • Soccer (V/JV)
  • Wrestling
  • Water polo
  • Basketball (V/JV/Fresh)
  • Softball (V/JV)
  • Volleyball (V/JV)
  • Soccer (V/JV)
  • Water polo
  • Cross country
  • Golf
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
Tom Hoppe Cloverdale
Willits High School Wolverines
 FOREST GREEN   GOLD 
Willits
(Mendocino)
415
  • Football (V/JV)
  • Basketball (V/JV)
  • Baseball (V/JV/Fresh)
  • Soccer (V/JV)
  • Wrestling
  • Water polo
  • Basketball (V/JV)
  • Softball (V/JV)
  • Volleyball (V/JV)
  • Soccer (V/JV)
  • Wrestling
  • Water polo
  • Cross country
  • Golf
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
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.

Credo High School (Rohnert Park) Sonoma Academy (Santa Rosa)
Roseland Collegiate Prep (Santa Rosa) Roseland University Prep (Santa Rosa)
Rincon Valley Christian High School (Santa Rosa) St. Vincent de Paul High School (Petaluma)
Technology High School (Rohnert Park) Tomales High School (Tomales)
Upper Lake High School (Upper Lake)

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 School[3]

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.

References

  1. "2019-2020 NCS Constitution" (PDF). CIF-North Coast Section. p. 19. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  2. "Coastal Mountain Conference". www.cmc-sports.org. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  3. 43-year-old Santa Rosa Christian School to close at end of school year

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