With the emergence of Coronado last season, the Sunrise Region's Southeast Division had a team in the final four at state last year, but with only two teams from Southern Nevada able to qualify for state this season, getting to that same point may be a little tougher for Cougars coach Joe Moyes and his senior-laden squad.

Led by 6-foot-3 senior forward Amanda Smith, (10.2 ppg, 7.8 last year), a second-team, All-Southeast pick, and senior guard Melissa Flores (8.4 ppg, 2.9 apg), a first-team, All-Southeast selection, Coronado, in just its fourth year of existence, won the Sunrise Region, defeating Desert Pines in overtime to advance to the state playoffs in Las Vegas for the first time in more than 15 years.