Damonte Ranch High School
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Damonte Ranch High School is the newest public high school in the Washoe County School District
Washoe County School District
The Washoe County School District is a public school district providing public education to students in Washoe County, Nevada, including the cities of Reno, Sparks, Verdi, Incline Village, and Gerlach. As of September 2006, the school district had 63,098 students enrolled. It is the second...

, located in southeast Reno
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...

. DRHS opened in the Fall of 2003 as a combined middle school and high school, to help alleviate the overcrowding at Pine Middle School until Depoali Middle School was built. Depoali opened in 2009.

Athletics

Damonte Ranch competes in the Sierra League
Sierra League (Nevada)
The Sierra League is one of two leagues in the Northern Nevada 4A Region for high school athletics. The 4A level is the large school classification, which has schools with enrollments of 1,200 and higher. The other division is the High Desert League...

 of the Northern Nevada 4A Region
Northern Nevada 4A Region
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...

(large school).

Damonte won its first state title in any sport when the girls volleyball team defeated Las Vegas' Silverado High School in five games in 2006.

The Wrestling team were the 2007-2008 Northern Regional Champions.

The girl's swimming team, as well as both ski teams were the Sierra League Champions.

Damonte Ranch High School's boys Track & Field team won the 2008 Nevada state title.

The Baseball team had a 13 game winning streak in the beginning of the season, and in 2008 have had their first 20 win season in the history of that program.

The girls track team claimed a share of the Region Championship in 2011. The girls 4x800m relay team won back to back Nevada State Championships in 2010 and 2011. They also hold the current Northern Region Record.

The football field at Damonte is an artificial turf field, installed in 2006.
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