CIF adopts Division V for soccer, baseball, and softball

Joe Naiman

Village News Correspondent

The CIF Board of Managers unanimously supported a proposal to create a Division V for four CIF San Diego Section sports.

The April 27 vote creates a fifth division for boys soccer, girls soccer, baseball, and softball. The five-division format will be based on the model already in place for girls volleyball, boys basketball, and girls basketball.

While the five-division format for volleyball and basketball was implemented due to state playoffs, there are no state playoffs for soccer, baseball, or softball and the request to split those sports into five div...