2025-2026 LA CITY CIF Sports Calendar
**All dates are subject to change due to any unforeseen circumstance, change of schedule, or venue need**
First Allowable Practice or Contest
- Football Practice Monday, July 28
- Fall Practice (all other sports) Monday, August 4
- Fall Contest Friday, August 15
- Winter Practice Monday, November 3
- Competitive Cheer First Contest Monday, November 3
- Winter Contest Friday, November 14
- Spring Practice Monday, February 2, 2026
- Spring Contest Friday, February 13
- Boys Golf First Contest Friday, February 27
CIF Los Angeles City Section Office Holidays (office will be closed)
- Independence Day Friday, July 4
- Labor Day Monday, September 1
- Rosh Hashanah Tuesday, September 23
- Yom Kippur Thursday, October 2
- Veteran’s Day Tuesday, November 11
- Thanksgiving Thursday, November 27
- Christmas Thursday, December 25
- New Year’s Day Thursday, January 1, 2026
- Martin Luther King Day Monday, January 19
- President’s Day Monday, February 16
- Cesar Chavez Day Friday, March 27
- Good Friday Friday, April 3
- Armenian Genocide Day Friday, April 24
- Memorial Day Monday, May 25
- Juneteenth Friday, June 19
Section Office Closed Summer Fridays (June 6 – August 1)
- Friday, November 28, 2025
- December 22, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31 2025
- January 2, 2026
SOP Dates per Sport
Fall Sports
- Girls Volleyball – Friday, September 12, 2025
- Boys Water Polo – Thursday, September 18, 2025
- Girls Tennis – Thursday, September 18, 2025
- Cross Country – Monday, September 22, 2025
- Girls Golf – Monday, September 22, 2025
- Football – Thursday, September 25, 2025
- Girls Flag Football – Friday, September 26, 2025
Winter Sports
- Competitive Cheer – Thursday, December 11, 2025
- Wrestling – Monday, December 22, 2025
- Girls Water Polo – Wednesday, December 24, 2025
- Basketball – Friday, December 26, 2025
- Soccer – Friday, December 26, 2025
Spring Sports
- Stunt/Gameday – Tuesday, March 17, 2026
- Lacrosse – Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- Boys Tennis – Thursday, March 19, 2026
- Boys Volleyball & Beach Volleyball – Friday, March 20, 2026
- Swim/Dive – Monday, March 23, 2026
- Softball – Thursday, March 26, 2026
- Track and Field – Friday, March 27, 2026
- Baseball – Monday, March 30, 2026
- Boys Golf – Thursday, April 9, 2026
Coaches Meetings via Zoom
Fall Sports
- Football (in-person) Monday, June 9, 2025 – 5pm
- Cross Country / Track & Field Monday, August 11, 2025 – 4pm
- Volleyball (Boys & Girls) Tuesday, August 12, 2025 – 4pm
- Girls Flag Football Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 4pm
- Water Polo (Boys & Girls) Wednesday, August 13, 2025 – 3pm
- Tennis (Boys & Girls) Wednesday, August 13, 2025 – 4:30pm
- Golf (Boys & Girls) Thursday, August 14, 2025 – 4pm
Winter Sports
- Wrestling Wednesday, October 15, 2025 – 4pm
- Competitive Cheer/Game Day/Stunt Thursday, October 16, 2025 – 4pm
- Soccer Monday, October 27, 2025 – 4pm
- Basketball Tuesday, October 28, 2025 – 4pm
Spring Sports
- Baseball Monday, January 26, 2026 – 4pm
- Lacrosse Tuesday, January 27, 2026 – 4pm
- Beach Volleyball Tuesday, January 27, 2026 – 5:30pm
- Stunt/Gameday Wednesday, January 28, 2026 – 3pm
- Softball Thursday, January 29, 2026 – 4pm
- Swim and Dive Wednesday, January 21, 2025 – 4pm
Last Date of Contest
Fall Sports
- Boys Water Polo Wednesday, October 29, 2025
- Cross Country Thursday, November 6, 2025
- Football Friday, October 31, 2025
- Girls Flag Football Friday, October 31, 2025
- Girls Golf Thursday, October 30, 2025
- Girls Tennis Thursday, October 23, 2025
- Girls Volleyball Monday, October 20, 2025
Winter Sports
- Basketball Friday, February 6, 2026
- Competitive Cheer Saturday, January 10, 2026
- Girls Water Polo Wednesday, February 4, 2026
- Soccer Saturday, February 7, 2026
- Wrestling Saturday, January 24, 2026
Spring Sports
- Baseball Friday, May 8, 2026 (tentative)
- Beach Volleyball Saturday, April 18, 2026
- Boys Golf Thursday, May 14, 2026
- Boys Tennis Thursday, April 23, 2026
- Boys Volleyball Monday, April 27, 2026
- Lacrosse Monday, April 20, 2026
- Softball Wednesday, May 13, 2026 (tentative
- Swim and Dive Friday, May 1, 2026
- Track and Field Friday, May 8, 2026
- Stunt/Gameday Saturday, April 18, 2026
Last Date of Contest
Fall Sports
- Boys Water Polo Wednesday, October 29, 2025
- Cross Country Thursday, November 6, 2025
- Football Friday, October 31, 2025
- Girls Flag Football Friday, October 31, 2025
- Girls Golf Thursday, October 30, 2025
- Girls Tennis Thursday, October 23, 2025
- Girls Volleyball Monday, October 20, 2025
Winter Sports
- Basketball Friday, February 6, 2026
- Competitive Cheer Saturday, January 10, 2026
- Girls Water Polo Wednesday, February 4, 2026
- Soccer Saturday, February 7, 2026
- Wrestling Saturday, January 24, 2026
Spring Sports
- Baseball Friday, May 8, 2026 (tentative)
- Beach Volleyball Saturday, April 18, 2026
- Boys Golf Thursday, May 14, 2026
- Boys Tennis Thursday, April 23, 2026
- Boys Volleyball Monday, April 27, 2026
- Lacrosse Monday, April 20, 2026
- Softball Wednesday, May 13, 2026 (tentative)
- Swim and Dive Friday, May 1, 2026
- Track and Field Friday, May 8, 2026
- Stunt/Gameday Saturday, April 18, 2026
Seeding Announcements – to be posted on www.cif-la.org
Fall Sports
- Boys Water Polo Thursday, October 30, 2025
- Cross Country Friday, November 7, 2025
- Football Saturday, November 1, 2025
- Girls Flag Football Saturday, November 1, 2025
- Girls Golf Monday, November 3, 2025
- Girls Tennis Friday, October 24, 2025
- Girls Volleyball Thursday, October 23, 2025
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Winter Sports
- Basketball Saturday, February 7, 2026
- Girls Water Polo Thursday, February 5, 2026
- Soccer Monday, February 9, 2026
- Wrestling (Duals) Monday, January 26, 2026
- Wrestling (City) Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Spring Sports
- Baseball Saturday, May 9, 2026 (tentative)
- Beach Volleyball Monday, April 20, 2026
- Boys Golf Monday, May 18, 2026
- Boys Tennis Friday, April 24, 2026
- Boys Volleyball Thursday, April 30, 2026
- Lacrosse Tuesday, April 21, 2026
- Softball Thursday, May 14, 2026 (tentative)
- Swim and Dive Saturday, May 2, 2026
- Track and Field Monday, May 11, 2026
- Stunt Monday, April 20, 2026
Championship Dates (dates subject to change)
Fall Sports
- Boys Water Polo Wednesday, November 12, 2025
- Cross Country Prelims - Saturday, November 15, 2025
- Finals - Saturday, November 22, 2025
- Football Friday & Saturday, November 28-29, 2025
- 8-Person Football Saturday, November 22, 2025 @ home site
- Girls Flag Football Saturday, November 15, 2025
- Girls Golf Thursday, November 6, 2025
- Girls Tennis Thursday, October 30 & November 5-6, 2025
- Girls Volleyball Friday & Saturday, November 7-8, 2025
Winter Sports
- Basketball Thursday - Saturday, February 26 - 28, 2026
- Competitive Cheer Saturday, January 17, 2026
- Girls Water Polo Wednesday, February 18, 2026
- Soccer Thursday - Saturday, February 26 - 28, 2026
- Wrestling Duals - Saturday, January 31, 2026
- Finals - Saturday, February 14, 2026
Spring Sports
- Baseball Friday & Saturday, May 22-23, 2026 (tentative)
- Beach Volleyball Pairs- Saturday, April 25, 2026 / Team- Friday, May 1, 2026
- Boys Golf Wednesday, May 20, 2026
- Boys Tennis Wednesday, April 29, Wednesday & Thursday, May 6-7, 2026
- Boys Volleyball Friday & Saturday, May 15-16, 2026
- Lacrosse Wednesday, April 29, 2026
- Softball Friday & Saturday, May 29-30, 2026 (tentative)
- Stunt/Gameday Saturday, April 25, 2026
- Swim and Dive Championships - Wednesday, May 6, 2026
- Finals - Saturday, May 9, 2026
- Track and Field Prelims - Thursday, May 14, 2026
- Finals - Thursday, May 21, 2026