Sunrise 4A Region

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The Sunrise 4A Region is part of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association and is one of two conferences in Southern Nevada 4A high school athletics. The Sunrise Region consists of major schools in Henderson, Nevada and in the eastern part of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, Nevada. There are two divisions in Region 4A Sunrise, Northeast and Southeast. The Sunrise 4A Region is part of the Southern Nevada 4-A Region, until the conference split into two separate areas before the 2000-01 school year due to the constant expansion and development of a new high school in the Las Vegas Valley.

The new school, Sunrise Mountain High School, will join the Northeast Division during the 2009-10 school year. Per sanctions NIAA, Sunrise Mountain will become an Independent member during the 2009 football season and will not be able to compete for the 4A State Championship until the 2010 football season. Sunrise Mountain will become a full NIAA member in all other sports sponsored by the NIAA and will be able to compete in postseason play if they qualify.

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Current member

From these schools; Rancho, Las Vegas, Eldorado and Basic are charter members of the Sunrise 4A League, and are former Sunrise Division schools along with Western High School. Chaparral and Valley, a former member of the Sunset Division, joined the league in the 1990s.

Moapa Valley High School and Boulder City High School have an affiliate member status in tennis.

The enrollment figures as reported in the School County School Accountability Reporting Report of Clark County School County 2009-10. Sunrise Mountain registration figures based on those reported by independent sources.

Proposed reordering

In June 2011, the NIAA Southern Settlement Committee approved the redrafting of Sunrise 4A Area, Sunset Region 4A and South 3A Area which will deploy 24 teams from Class 4A to Class 4A-Divisions I and 13 teams, including 3A members of Boulder City, Moapa Valley and Virgin Valley, to Class 4A-Division II. Teams are placed in the division using a point-based rubric that takes into account every completed school in all sports for the 2009-10 school year and 2010-11. Points are awarded for qualifying for the postseason in most sports, with a higher total points awarded for postseason wins and teams that win regional or state titles.

The proposal will be discussed by the NIAA Board of Governors at the end of June 2011 and is expected to be approved by the board in October 2011 at a meeting in Las Vegas scheduled for October 2011.

The proposed arrangement for two divisions for Sunrise 4A is:

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Sports

The Sunrise 4A Region sponsors thirteen sports divided into three seasons: Autumn, Winter, and Spring. Sports contested during Autumn include:

Cross Country (Male and Female)
Soccer
Golf (Girl)
Soccer (Male)
Tennis (Male and Female)
Volley (Girl)

Athletic competitions during Winter include:

Basketball (Male and Female)
Bowling (Men and Women)
Football (Girl)
Wrestling

Sports competitions during Spring include:

Baseball
Golf (Male)
Softball
Swim and Diving (Boys and Girls)
Tracks and Fields (Male and Female)
Volleyball (Male)

Some sports including Roller Hockey and Lacrosse are sponsored by some school conferences but do not rely on the NIAA and Sunrise Conference.

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Football competition

There are seven leading football rivals involving schools in the Sunrise 4A area; one, Bone Game between Las Vegas and Rancho, is the oldest and continuous football competition in the state, beginning in the 1930s.