As we conclude the 2024 Fall season, I would like to thank all the athletic directors, school administrators, athletic trainers and anyone else responsible for helping implement and navigate our new Health and Safety Bylaws. Adapting to rule changes can be challenging at times. However, meeting the expectations...

Here we are at the end of July and preparations for the fall season are already underway at most of the member schools of the . As is the case most every year, school administration and athletic faculty should be aware and ready to immediately implement the rule changes enacted the previous year. Heat...

The 2023-2024 school year has come to a close and along with it a very successful year of high school athletics. We experienced some tremendous milestones and a few new initiatives. Here is a short summary of significant happenings this past school year. The inaugural season of Girls Flag Football as...

Fall Championship Round-up! As the new Commissioner of Athletics, this is the first opportunity I have had to witness and participate in the planning and implementation of the championship events held every year by the CIF Southern Section. I must say that I have been very impressed by all the work that...

I have been asked this question more than a few times and it might be one you have in your head as well… “How does Mike West plan to follow someone like Rob Wigod as the commissioner of the Southern Section?” Trust me, it is something that I have more than just randomly pondered. Ultimately, I...

Welcome to the 2023-2024 year!!! As I begin my tenure as the 10th commissioner of the CIF Southern Section, I would like the opportunity to introduce myself to those of you who do not know me. My name is Mike West, and I am honored to have been selected to serve in this position and look forward to working...

It is Time When we began the Competitive Equity Playoff system a few years ago, we were very clear that it would evolve over time in the effort to improve it and make it the very best it could possibly be. What we have seen since we started is what we expected: closer games, especially in the earlier...

Since the passing of the proposal to add Girls Flag Football as a CIF-approved sport, there has been a flurry of activity taking place. Specifically, assigning the sport to an administrator in our office, developing a calendar with start and end dates, determining the maximum number of allowable contests...

The CIF-SS is looking for an exceptional individual to become Commissioner of Athletics on or about July 5. The Commissioner is the Chief Executive and Administrative Officer and is responsible to the Executive Committee for successful administration and management of the CIF-SS programs, functions and...

As we prepare for the upcoming Winter Sports Championships, I am struck by where we were approximately one year ago to where we are today. In some ways, January 2022 seems like it was a long time ago, but in actuality, it really is not. In looking back, we thought we might have been through the COVID-19...