Coastal Mountain Conference
The Coastal Mountain Conference or colloquially the CMC, is a high school athletic conference based in the North Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation. Divided up into four leagues based on size and location, the CMC is a Class A conference with some schools in the conference being classified as Class B.
North Central League 1
The North Central League 1 (NCL1) houses the largest schools in the conference, the largest of which being Lower Lake High School with a Class 2A classification. The only notable exception is St. Vincent de Paul of Petaluma which competes at the Class B level in the post season.
Divided between into the North Central League 1 North and South, there are a total of ten teams between the two.
North Central League 1 North
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North Central League 1 South
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North Central League 2
Comprising schools in the Class B classification, most schools within the NCL2 are small mountain towns located around the Redwoods of California and near Mendocino County. Though some field incomplete or uncompetitive teams, some have been consistent in winning and have been bumped into the NCL1 (i.e. St. Vincent).
North Central League 2 North
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North Coast Central League 2 South
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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.