Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association

Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association
Abbreviation	NIAA
Formation	1922
Type	Volunteer; NPO
Legal status	Association
Purpose/focus	Athletic/Educational
Headquarters	549 Court St. Reno, NV 89501
Region served	Nevada
Official languages	English
Executive Director	Eddie Bonine
Affiliations	National Federation of State High School Associations
Staff	20
Website	niaa.com
Remarks	[phone]

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) are also members as the schools are geographically isolated from other California schools.

It 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 the NIAA-sanctioned sports.^[1]

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 the Winter sports season. The 24 sports are^[2]:

Boys Fall Cross Country Football Soccer Tennis Winter Basketball Bowling 1 Skiing 2 Wrestling Spring Baseball Golf Swimming and Diving Track and Field Volleyball1

Girls Fall Cross Country Golf Soccer 3 Tennis Volleyball Winter Basketball Bowling 1 Skiing 2 Soccer 4 Spring Softball Swimming and Diving Track and Field

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.

2009-10 state champions

See also: List of NIAA Champions

Fall

Cross Country

The 2009 NIAA State Cross Country Championship Meet for all divisions occurred on November 7 at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nevada. In the 2A meet the individual girls' champion was Briana Drago of Incline and the boys' individual champion was Wade Meddles of Sierra Lutheran. Sierra Lutheran won the boys' team title and Incline won the girls' team title. In the 3A meet the individual girls' champion was Mariah Anthony of Fernley and the individual boys' champion was Josh Thompson of Moapa Valley, Lowry won the boys' team title and girls' team titles. In the 4A meet the girls' individual champion was Kelsey Smith of South Tahoe and the boys' individual champion was Richard Shroy of Carson. Carson won both the girls' and boys' team titles.^[3]

	Boys		Girls
	Team	Individual	Team	Individual
AAAA	Carson	Richard Shroy (Carson)	Carson	Kelsey Smith (South Tahoe)
AAA	Lowry	Josh Thompson (Moapa Valley)	Lowry	Mariah Anthony (Fernley)
AA	Sierra Lutheran	Wade Meddles (Sierra Lutheran)	Sage Ridge	Briana Drago (Incline)

Football

The 2009 Class 4A championship was between Sunset Region champion Bishop Gorman and Sunrise Region finalist Del Sol and was played on December 5 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bishop Gorman had defeated the Northern Region champion Reed in the state semifinals, while Del Sol defeated Basic. Bishop Gorman won the state title 62–21. Bishop Gorman completed a perfect 15-0 season, while Del Sol finished 12-2. The Class 3A championship was between Southern Region top seed Moapa Valley and Northern Region top seed Truckee and was played on November 21 at Damonte Ranch High School in Reno, Nevada. Moapa Valley had reached the final after defeating the Northern Region second seed Fernley 43–0 in the state semifinals, while Truckee defeated the Southern Region second seed Boulder City 35–8. Truckee won the state championship game over Moapa Valley 27–0.

	Champions	Score	Runner-Up	Venue
AAAA	Bishop Gorman	62–21	Del Sol	Sam Boyd Stadium
AAA	Truckee	27–0	Moapa Valley	Damonte Ranch High School
AA	The Meadows	27–24	Battle Mountain	Damonte Ranch High School
A	Pahranagat Valley	60–44	Coleville	Damonte Ranch High School

Golf (Girls)

The Class 4A state championship was completed on October 21 at Battle Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nevada, while the Class 3A state championship was held from October 21 through the 22nd at Boulder City Municipal Golf Course in the Boulder City, Nevada.

Class	Team	Individual
AAAA	Green Valley	Jenny Hahn (Green Valley)
AAA	Virgin Valley	Felisha Baeza (Virgin Valley)

Soccer

Boys'
	Champions	Score	Runner-Up	Venue
AAAA	Las Vegas	2–1 (4–3 PK)	Bishop Gorman	Damonte Ranch High School
AAA	Incline	1–0	Sparks	Golden Eagle Park
Girls' (N. Nevada)
	Champions	Score	Runner-Up	Venue
AAAA	Douglas	2–1	Galena	Damonte Ranch High School
AAA	Truckee	2–0	Spring Creek	Damonte Ranch High School

Tennis

	Team			Singles			Doubles
	Champions	Score	Runner-Up	Champions	Score	Runner-Up	Champions	Score	Runner-Up
Boys	Palo Verde	10–8	Coronado	James TenBroeck (Douglas)	2–0	Kyle DelRosario (Bishop Gorman)	Zach Bellon and Dillon Casey (Palo Verde)	2–0	Marc Feldman and Michael Seitz (Coronado)
Girls	Bishop Gorman	10–9	Liberty	Alexis Garrett (Durango)	2–1	Tiffany Tavares (Spring Valley)	Kristen Santero and Nicole Santero (Silverado	2–1	Valerie Nesenhoener and Ashley Wao-Udin (Liberty)

Volleyball (Girls)

	Champions	Score	Runner-Up	Venue
AAAA	Silverado	3–1	Green Valley	Silverado High School
AAA	Truckee	3–2	Yerrington	Silverado High School
AA	The Meadows	3–1	Whittell	Silverado High School
A	Pahranagat Valley	3–2	Lake Mead	Silverado High School

Winter

Basketball

Boys'
	Champions	Score	Runner-Up	Venue
AAAA	Reno	76–72	Cheyenne	Lawlor Events Center
AAA	Faith Lutheran	59–40	Dayton	Lawlor Events Center
AA	Lincoln County	78–69	Needles	Lawlor Events Center
A	Lake Mead	61–43	Trinity Christian	Lawlor Events Center
Girls'
	Champions	Score	Runner-Up	Venue
AAAA	Bishop Gorman	65–48	Reno	Lawlor Events Center
AAA	Yerrington	46–30	Truckee	Lawlor Events Center
AA	Needles	63–39	Lincoln County	Lawlor Events Center
A	Owyhee	42–38	Mountain View	Lawlor Events Center

Bowling

	Champions	Score	Runner-Up	Venue
Boys'	Silverado	7–0	Durango	The Orleans Bowling Center
Girls'	Coronado	7–0	Clark	The Orleans Bowling Center

Soccer (Girls-S. Nevada)

	Champions	Score	Runner-Up	Venue
AAAA	Centennial	1–0	Green Valley	Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex

Skiing

	Boys		Girls
	Team	Individual	Team	Individual
Combined	South Tahoe	Derek Holmgren (South Tahoe)	Tahoe-Truckee	Michelle Delumya (Tahoe-Truckee)
Slalom	South Tahoe	Kyle Smaine (South Tahoe)	Tahoe-Truckee	Jessie Eiting (Tahoe-Truckee)
Giant Slalom	Incline	Sean Higgins (Incline)	Tahoe-Truckee	Michelle Delumya and Shannon Horn (Tahoe-Truckee)

Wrestling

Class	Team	103 lbs	112 lbs	119 lbs	125 lbs	130 lbs	135 lbs	140 lbs
AAAA	Mojave	Napoleon Aniciete (Bishop Gorman)	Britain Longmire (Cimarron-Memorial)	Jordan Oneil (Damonte Ranch)	Doug Del Porto (Galena)	Jake Evans (Mojave)	Nick Harris (Cimmaron-Memorial)	Steven Hernandez (Bishop Gorman)
AAA	Pahrump Valley	Cody Cannon (Virgin Valley)	Cameron Hopper (Spring Creek)	Sean Raynor (Lowry)	Kevin Martinez (Fernley)	Nick Wooden (Spring Creek)	Skyler Bleck (Lowry)	Danuel Pena (Boulder City)
AA	Battle Mountain	Tallon Ricci (White Pine)	Jenson Jones (Pahranagat Valley)	Ryan Alcazar (Battle Mountain)	Dane Mulliner (Pahranagat Valley)	Kasey Jones (Battle Mountain)	Jake Harkness (Battle Mountain)	JOshua Hedges (Battle Mountain)
Class	Team	145 lbs	152 lbs	160 lbs	171 lbs	189 lbs	215 lbs	285 lbs
AAAA	Mojave	Trent DeBraga (Churchill County)	Brock Frank (Damonte Ranch)	Marvin Edmunds (Damonte Ranch)	Alex Proffitt (Mojave)	Brandon Gebhradt (Reed)	Reggie Powers (Mojave)	Andrew Ramos (Sierra Vista)
AAA	Pahrump Valley	James Chapman (Pahrump Valley)	Bryar Saddoris (Spring Creek)	Treveor Grant (Lowry)	Zach Weldon (Pahrump Valley)	Sean Watson (Yerington)	Stephen Kroch (Yerington)	Jordan Cronin (Incline)
AA	Battle Mountain	Dustin Bluemel (Battle Mountain)	Roger Atchley (Indian Springs)	Derek Oliver (Indian Springs)	Patrick Kenny (The Meadows)	Ike Spencer (Pahranagat Valley)	Michael Collins (Rite of Passage)	Alex Kovis (Battle Mountain)

Spring

Baseball

	Champions	Score	Runner-Up	Venue
AAAA	Bishop Gorman	8–3	Green Valley	William Peccole Park
AAA	Virgin Valley	3–1	Spring Creek	John L. Harvey Field
AA	Needles	8–3	Silver Stage	Pershing County High School
A	Calvary Chapel	14–4	Pahranagat Valley	Wells High School

Golf (Boys)

Class	Team	Individual
AAAA	Palo Verde	Tad Darland (Coronado)
AAA	Truckee	Brandon Dalton (Fernley)
AA	Whittell	Jonathan Szendrey (Whittell)

Softball

	Champions	Score	Runner-Up	Venue
AAAA	Spanish Springs	17–0	Reed	Bishop Manogue High School
AAA	Fernley	8–1	Dayton	Bishop Manogue High School
AA	Needles	4–0	Battle Mountain	Pershing County High School
A	Pahranagat Valley	2–0	Carlin	Wells High School

Swimming and Diving

	Combined	50 yard Freestyle	100 yard Freestyle	200 yard Freestyle	500 yard Freestyle	100 yard Backstroke	100 yard Butterfly
Boys	Palo Verde	Martin Vanis (Coronado)	Jay Sirat (Palo Verde)	Zane Grothe (Boulder City)	Zane Grothe (Boulder City)	Johnny Funk (SECTA)	Martin Vanis (Coronado)
Girls	Reno	Helen Yee (Sierra Vista)	Helen Yee (Sierra Vista)	Addie Oswald (Silverado)	Addie Oswald (Silverado)	Samantha Pearson (Faith Lutheran)	Kirdy Franco (Spanish Springs)
	Combined	100 yard Breaststroke	200 yard IM	200 yard Free Relay	400 yard Free Relay	200 yard Medley Relay	Diving
Boys	Palo Verde	Cody Miller (Palo Verde)	Cody Miller (Palo Verde)	Palo Verde	Reno	Palo Verde	Edward Kollar (Douglas)
Girls	Reno	Jordyn Green (Reno)	Jordyn Green (Reno)	Palo Verde	Reno	Reno	Ciera Courtney (Bishop Gorman)

Track and Field

The 2011 NIAA State Track and Field Meet was held from May 20 to May 21 at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, NV.

	Boys	Girls
Class	Team	Team
AAAA	Silverado	Centennial
AAA	Churchill County	Elko
AA	Whittel	Incline
A	Sierra Lutheran	Wells

Volleyball (Boys, Spring 2009)

Champions	Score	Runner-Up	Venue
Palo Verde	3–2	Coronado	Sierra Vista High School

NIAA Award of Excellence

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 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 a championship banner and commemorative trophy. The NIAA considers the Award of Excellence in Academics, Athletics and Citizenship to be its top overall program.^[4]

The past champions include:^[5]

Year	AAAA	AAA	AA	A
2009-10	Bishop Manogue	Boulder City	Whittell	Pahranagat Valley
2008-09	Palo Verde	Faith Lutheran	The Meadows	Pahranagat Valley
2007-08	Palo Verde	Truckee	The Meadows	Pahranagat Valley
2006-07	Palo Verde	Boulder City	Rite of Passage	Pahranagat Valley
2005-06	Galena	Boulder City	The Meadows	Pahranagat Valley
2004-05	Palo Verde	Boulder City	Whittell	Wells
2003-04	Palo Verde	Virgin Valley	Faith Lutheran	Smith Valley
2002-03	Palo Verde	Truckee	Faith Lutheran	Smith Valley
2001-02	Carson	Spring Creek	Faith Lutheran	Pahranagat Valley
2000-01	Reno	Moapa Valley	The Meadows	Pahranagat Valley

References

1. ^ NIAA History
2. ^ NIAA Official Website
3. ^ 2009 State Cross Country Results
4. ^ Award of Excellence
5. ^ 2009 Award of Excellence Spring Records

See also

• Sunrise 4A Region
• Sunset 4A Region
• Northern Nevada 4A Region
• Northern Nevada 3A Region

External links

• NIAA official site