▁the ▁LA US D , ▁which ▁includes ▁almost ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁plus ▁some ▁adjacent ▁areas ▁outside ▁the ▁city ▁limits . ▁If ▁the ▁C IF ▁Southern ▁Section ▁were ▁a ▁state ▁association , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁For ▁its ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁operation , ▁the ▁organization ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁Southern ▁California ▁Inter sch ol astic ▁Athlet ic ▁Council ▁( SC I AC ). ▁That ▁ac ron ym ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Southern ▁California ▁Inter col leg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁after ▁the ▁Southern ▁Section ▁name ▁was ▁established . ▁C IF ▁was ▁officially ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁became ▁state wide ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁The ▁service ▁area ▁was ▁larger , ▁en comp ass ing ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁C IF ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁City ▁Section , ▁which ▁broke ▁off ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁C IF ▁San ▁Diego ▁Section ▁which ▁broke ▁off ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁Imperial ▁County ▁was ▁once ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁section ▁as ▁well , ▁but ▁broke ▁off ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Section . ▁ ▁At ▁various ▁points ▁in ▁time , ▁schools ▁in ▁Arizona , ▁Nev ada , ▁and ▁T iju ana , ▁B aja ▁California , ▁Mexico , ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁section . ▁ ▁Commission ers ▁▁ ▁S eth ▁F . ▁Van ▁Pat ten ▁( 1 9 1 3 -