The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association ( NIAA ) is the governing body of athletic programs for high schools in the state of Nevada . In addition, five schools in the state of California (Coleville, Needles, North Tahoe, South Tahoe, and Truckee) and one from Arizona (Beaver Dam) are also members as the schools are geographically isolated from other in-state schools.
7-545: The Northern Nevada 4A Region is a part of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association , governing the northern half of Nevada for high school athletics. The Northern 4A league is the large-school level, which has schools with enrollments of 1,200 and higher. The region is split into two leagues. The High Desert League and the Sierra League . Both leagues are divided by proximity with
14-595: Is a non-profit organization founded in 1922 as the Nevada Interscholastic League and became affiliated with the National Federation of State High School Associations in 1939. The league changed its name to the current form in 1967. The NIAA governs eligibility of student athletes, resolves disputes, organizes levels of competition by divisional separation of schools according to attendance population, and conducts state championship competitions in all
21-498: Is no corresponding sport for them. However, they will play against males athletes if they do so. This list includes state championship results for recent seasons for schools competing in the highest division existing in that year. Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys The NIAA Award of Excellence , which began in 2001, is an award program that awards NIAA-affiliated schools points based on their varsity teams' performances in academics, athletics, and through
28-514: The Citizens Through Sports program. Each of the three major categories in high school activities – academics, athletics and sportsmanship – are weighted equally, and boys and girls programs are combined in the standings table. Spirit points are added after the conclusion of the winter season and points are deducted for ejections and other unsportsmanlike conduct. The NIAA honors the winning school in each classification by presenting it with
35-627: The High Desert encompassing the schools north of Mill Street in Reno, while the schools in the Sierra League are south of Mill Street. Due to few schools participating in certain sports in the 3A level, some schools play in the 4A as their only option. Schools who compete in various sports such as tennis, swimming and skiing are Fernley, Incline, Lowry, North Tahoe, Truckee, Sage Ridge and Sparks. Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association It
42-696: The NIAA-sanctioned sports. The NIAA sponsors 24 sports, 13 for boys and 11 for girls. The seasons are broken down into three seasons (Fall, Winter, and Spring). One sport, girls' soccer, awards two championships per year as the girls' soccer season in Northern Nevada is during the Fall sports season, while the girls' soccer season in the Clark County School District in Southern Nevada is during
49-500: The Winter sports season. The 24 sports are: 1 -Only schools in Southern Nevada compete in this sport. 2 -Only schools in Northern Nevada compete in this sport. 3 -Only schools in Northern Nevada compete in girls soccer in the Fall season. 4 -Only schools in Southern Nevada compete in girls soccer in the Winter season. 5 -Girls may participate in the boys only sanctioned sports (football and wrestling), as there
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