The Sunset 4A Region is a part of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association and is one of two conferences in Southern Nevada 4A high school athletics. The Sunset Region consists of large schools in the western parts of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas and Pahrump, Nevada. There are two division in the Sunset 4A Region, Northwest and Southwest. The Sunset 4A Region was a part of the Southern Nevada 4-A Region, until the conference was divided into two separate regions due to the constant expansion and development of new high schools in the Las Vegas metro.
For the 2008–09 school year, the conference welcomed two new members, Pahrump Valley High School from Pahrump, Nevada who moved up from the class 3A and Desert Oasis High School which opened in southwest Las Vegas in the fall of 2008. Desert Oasis was an independent in football for the 2008 season before joining the Southwest Division as a full-time football member in 2009. They participate in the Southwest Division in all other sports.Desert Oasis High School Sports Information Pahrump Valley is a full member of the Southwest Division in all sports.Pahrump Valley Trojans athletics Faith Lutheran High School moved from 3A to 4A at the beginning of the 2009–10 school year and is a member of the Northwest Division.
Current members Northwest DivisionSchoolMascotTypeLocationEnrollment Arbor View AggiesPublic Las Vegas 2,500 Centennial BulldogsPublic Las Vegas 3,520 Cheyenne Desert ShieldsPublic N. Las Vegas 2,401 Cimarron-Memorial SpartansPublic Las Vegas 2,946 Faith Lutheran CrusadersPrivate Summerlin 1,946 Legacy LonghornsPublic N. Las Vegas 2,480 Mojave RattlersPublic N. Las Vegas 2,185 Palo Verde PanthersPublic Summerlin 3,339 Shadow Ridge MustangsPublic Las Vegas 2,211Southwest DivisionSchoolMascotTypeLocationEnrollment Bishop Gorman GaelsPrivate Summerlin 1,100 Bonanza BengalsPublic Las Vegas 2,240 Clark ChargersPublic Las Vegas 2,729 Desert Oasis DiamondbacksPublic Enterprise n/a Durango TrailblazersPublic Spring Valley 2,630 Pahrump Valley TrojansPublic Pahrump 1,424 Sierra Vista Mountain LionsPublic Spring Valley 2,317 Spring Valley GrizzliesPublic Spring Valley 2,505 Western WarriorsPublic Las Vegas 2,374
The Meadows School has affiliate member status in boys and girls' tennis. It has a K–12 enrollment of 763 and competes at the 2A level in other sports.
Sports The Sunset 4A Region sponsors thirteen sports divided into three seasons: Fall, Winter, and Spring. Sports that are competed during the Fall Season include: Cross Country (Boys and Girls) Football Golf (Girls) Soccer (Boys) Tennis (Boys and Girls) Volleyball (Girls)
Sports that are competed during the Winter Season include: Basketball (Boys and Girls) Bowling (Boys and Girls) Soccer (Girls) Wrestling
Sports that are competed during the Spring Season include: Baseball Golf (Boys) Softball Swimming and Diving (Boys and Girls) Track and Field (Boys and Girls) Volleyball (Boys)
Several sports including Roller Hockey and Lacrosse are sponsored by some of the conference's schools but are independent of the NIAA and the Sunset Conference.
Football rivalries
Schools FirstMeeting Game Trophy Reigning Champion(Last Meeting) All-time Record Centennial Shadow Ridge 2004 Jim Marsh Cup Jim Marsh Cup Centennial, 44–10 (2011) Centennial leads 5–3 Arbor View Legacy 2007 Battle of the Bulls Arbor View, 42–14 (2011) Legacy leads 3–2 Bonanza Spring Valley 2005 Battle for the Banner Bonanza, 28–14 (2011) Spring Valley leads 7–1
2009–10 Champions FallSportNorthwest ChampionSouthwest ChampionRegional Champion Boys' Cross CountryN/AN/ACentennial Girls' Cross CountryN/AN/AShadow Ridge Football Legacy Bishop Gorman Bishop Gorman Girls' GolfN/AN/A Faith Lutheran Boys' Soccer Centennial Bishop Gorman Bishop Gorman Boys' Tennis Palo Verde Bishop Gorman Palo Verde Girls' Tennis The Meadows Bishop Gorman Bishop Gorman Girls' Volleyball Palo Verde Bishop Gorman Bishop GormanWinterSportNorthwest ChampionSouthwest ChampionRegional Champion Boys' Basketball Girls' Basketball Boys' Bowling Girls' Bowling Girls' Soccer Wrestling SpringSportNorthwest ChampionSouthwest ChampionRegional Champion Baseball Boys' Golf Boys' Volleyball Softball Boys' Swimming/Diving Girls' Swimming/Diving Boys' Track Girls' Track
See also Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association Sunrise 4A Region Northern Nevada 4A Region
References
External links Official website of the Nevada Interscholastic Athletics Association High School Sports Coverage by the Las Vegas Review-Journal