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The 2013 Boys Golf Regional Results are posted - CLICK HERE
The sub-sectional boys tennis results have been posted. Click Here
The regional track & field results have been posted. Click Here
STEVENS POINT, Wis.-- The Board of Control voted to extend an agreement with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers that secures the use of Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium for the State Spring Baseball Tournament, approved a sectional tournament ticket increase and ball contract, and voted to move forward with a modified realignment proposal at its May meeting today.
The WIAA Board of Control has approved "temporary scheduling relief" for spring sports schedules to address the significant scheduling challenges presented by the extreme inclement weather this spring.
Effective with the 2013-14 season, forfeits in high school wrestling will no longer count toward a wrestler’s daily match limit. Currently, wrestlers are limited by rule to five matches in one day. This change in Rule 1-4-2 was one of five rules changes made by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee at its April 8-10 meeting in Indianapolis.
The Board of Control reviewed the topics on the agenda for Wednesday’s Annual Meeting, modified a first consideration of a conference realignment proposal involving the Coulee, Mississippi Valley and Southwest Wisconsin Conferences and raised payment for tournament officials at its April meeting today.
Wisconsin’s 32 top scholar athletes from public and nonpublic high schools throughout the state have been selected by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Sixteen senior girls and 16 senior boys achieved the top combined classroom and sports performances during their four years in high school to be selected as finalists 30th annual 2013 WIAA Scholar Athlete Award underwritten by Marshfield Clinic.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, in cooperation with Rural Mutual Insurance, has selected the recipients of the team Sportsmanship Awards for the 2013 winter State Tournaments.
The winners of the sportsmanship honor are Little Chute in boys basketball, Lodi in girls basketball, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln in boys ice hockey, University School Co-op in girls ice hockey, Coleman in wrestling and River Falls in gymnastics.
For the 2013-14 school year officials will be able to submit their licensing application online and make payment with a credit card. Online licensing application for 2013-14 will be available on our website beginning May 1, 2013. The deadline to submit the 2013-14 licensing application will be July 5, 2013. The WIAA will not be sending out re-licensing applications to officials as we have in the past.
The WIAA has announced, in response to the recent NFHS decision regarding new pole vault box padding, to alsoallow, not require, ASTM approved padding in the pole vault box.
Please be aware of the following:
*Only padding that meets the current ASTM standard will be allowed. Some schools may have a prototype of this padding. Be aware that the prototype does not meet the ASTM standard. Homemade padding is NOT allowed.
The 2013 Winter Tournaments have concluded and have provided many lifelong memories. Relive those memories for years to come with available souvenir merchandise. Whether it be images, videos or archived transmissions of State Tournament events, enjoy the memories with available merchandise.
Official Souvenir Programs - Program Order Form DVD Video - Prepfilms.com Photography - Visual Image Photography Archived Video Streaming - WIAA.tv
Rebroadcast Schedule of State events on FSN Wisconsin - Schedule
Division 1
Milwaukee Riverside 55, Mukwonago 41
Division 2
Notre Dame 42, New Berlin Eisenhower 33
Division 3
Kewaunee 60, East Troy 58
Division 4
Algoma 46, Colfax 30
Division 5
Assumpion 39, Barneveld 35
Friday Results
DIVISION 1
Milwaukee Riverside 69, Superior 55
Mukwonago 64, Arrowhead 44
DIVISION 2
New Berlin Eisenhower 48, New London 47
Notre Dame 61, Milton 35
DIVISION 3
East Troy 68, Neillsville 56
Kewaunee 40, Lodi 27
Thursday Results
DIVISION 4
Colfax 42, The Prairie School 41
Algoma 62, Cuba City 39
DIVISION 5
Barneveld 54, South Shore 45
Assumption 60, Newman 37
The 38th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Basketball State Championships will take place Thursday-Saturday, March 14-16, at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis. This marks the first time the girls basketball State Tournament will be conducted outside of Madison in its history. Ticket price for the tourney is $10 per session at the Resch Center. Tickets for the tournament will be available for purchase online for $12 at the Ticket Star website: www.ticketstaronline.com. All-session, as well as individual session tickets are available for purchase. A link is also provided on the WIAA website: www.wiaawi.org. Call Ticket Star at 1-800-895-0071.
Germantown 57, Mukwonago 28
Pulaski 48, Wisconsin Lutheran
Aquinas 53, Lodi 48
Domincan 57, Auburndale 44
Randolph 48, Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran 42
The 98th State Boys Basketball Tournament resumed Friday with the semifinals in Divisions 3, 2 and 1 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Friday's afternoon session set an all-time session attendance record at 16,300. The Friday morning session ranks third largest at 15,601 and the evening session of 15,408 is the fourth largest session in history. The previous attendance record was the session featuring the Divisions 1 and 2 championship finals in 2002, which drew 15,865 fans.
Germantown 80, Oshkosh North 60
Mukwonago 64, Milwaukee King 47
Wisconsin Lutheran 54, Stoughton 38
Lodi 54, East Troy 46
THE STATE TOURNAMENT: The 98th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Basketball State Championships will take place Thursday-Saturday, March 7-9, at the Kohl Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. HOW TO GET TICKETS: Ticket prices for the tourney are $10 per session for all seating when purchasing at the Kohl Center one hour prior to the start of any session. Tickets are also available online up until two hours prior to the start of a session for $11. All online tickets are print at home only.
The 43rd Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Hockey State Championships and the 12th Girls Hockey State Championships will take place Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 28-March 2, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. Ticket prices for the tourney are $8 per session. Middle school-aged individuals wearing their hockey team apparel will be admitted for $5 each session.
The 22nd Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Team Wrestling Championships will take place Friday and Saturday, March 1-2. The tournament is held at the Field House on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison, Wis. Ticket prices for the tourney are $8 per session.
The 70th State Individual Wrestling Tournament concluded with the crowning of 42 champions at the Kohl Center in Madison Saturday evening.
Ten former champions added another title to their collection, including senior Jacob Morrissey of Oconto Falls and Lens Jantz of Ellsworth. Each won their third title. Morrissey finished the season as one of 14 undefeated wrestlers to win a championship this season. He went 44-0, and Jantz captured his third crown with a 42-5 mark.
The 70th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Individual Wrestling Championship Tournament will be held Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 21-23, at the Kohl Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis.
(MADISON) At a news conference today, The Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) and the Madison Area Sports Commission (MASC) unveiled a new logo and comprehensive WIAA tournament package.
"We've are so thrilled to be able to put together a first class fan experience," says Deb Archer, President and CEO of the GMCVB and MASC. "We've worked closely with many of our critical partners such as the UW and the City of Madison to create an all-inclusive package that will create an amazing and memorable experience for the student athletes and their family and friends and of course, the loyal fan base that exists within our community,"
Coaches have completed the seeding process and the 2013 Boys Basketball tournament brackets are now posted on the WIAA website ..... SPORTS > Basketball - Boys > Tournament Information.
Regional games begin on Tuesday, February 19 as teams compete for a chance to participate in the 2013 State Tournament scheduled for March 7-8-9 at the Kohl Center.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Board of Control reviewed and approved several recommendations impacting the season regulations in a number of fall sports at its January meeting today.
The most notable of the four changes impacting soccer was the Board’s approval of a four division format for the State Tournament Series in the fall of 2013. Four schools will represent each division in the State Tournament.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — In an effort to improve the flow of play in high school volleyball, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Volleyball Rules Committee has altered the signal sequence for officials.
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights issued information that clarifies a school district’s existing legal obligations to provide equal access to extracurricular athletic activities to students with disabilities today.
5-session or 4-session ticket packs for State Individual Wrestling Tickets available Saturday, January 19 - 7 a.m.
THE TOURNAMENT: The WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament will be held Thursday-Saturday, March 14-16 at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis. This marks the first time the girls basketball State Tournament will be conducted outside of Madison in its 38-year history. No determination will be made on the location of the girls tournament beyond 2014 until there has been an opportunity to experience the tournament at the Resch Center and Green Bay area.
A memorial service for former Executive Director John Roberts, who died Dec. 16, will be held at St. Paul's Methodist Church in Stevens Point Saturday, Jan. 12. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. with the service to follow at 11 a.m..
Roberts, 92, served 29 years as the Executive Director, beginning his term on Jan. 1, 1957 and retiring on Dec. 31, 1985. He was the third executive director of the Association, succeeding Clifford Fagan.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, in cooperation with Rural Mutual Insurance Company, has selected the team Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2012 Fall State Championships.
The winners of the prestigious award are Waupaca in football, Roncalli in girls team tennis, Oconto in girls volleyball, Marquette in boys volleyball and Mount Horeb in boys soccer.
The Board of Control voted to change the interpretation of the penalty administration on violations of the membership’s amateur status and non-school competition rules at its December meeting today.
A review of the 2012 fall sports championship tournaments will be aired Saturday, Dec. 29 on the WIAA State Network. The one-hour program recaps the excitement and drama of the State Tournaments this fall.
A listing of the times and stations is provided below. Check your local listings for the channel in your area.
WACY (Green Bay) 2 p.m. WAOW-TV (Wausau) 2 p.m. WKOW-TV (Madison) 2 p.m. WQOW-TV (Eau Claire) 2 p.m. WXOW-TV (La Crosse) 2 p.m. WYOW-TV (Eagle River) 2 p.m. KBJR-TV (Duluth/Superior) 3 p.m. WMLW-TV (Milwaukee) 11 a.m.
Waukesha South/Mukwonago repeated as Division 1 girls swimming and diving champions by edging Arrowhead for the second straight season. Waukesha South/Mukwonago scored 279 points, six more than runner-up Arrowhead.
Shorewood captured it sixth State Girls Swimming and Diving team championship and its first since 2003 by scoring 255 points, which is 38 points more than two-time defending champion Milton, which finished second with 217 points.
Click HERE for girls volleyball State Tournament results.
Defending champion Burlington advanced to the semi-finals with a three-set sweep over De Pere (25-18, 25-8, 25-17) in the WIAA State Girls Volleyball Tournament quarterfinals played Thursday at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis.
WIAA Sectional Psych Sheets are now available on the WIAA Girl's Swimming and Diving webpage.
Sectional Diving meets will be held on Friday, November 2 in Hudson, Neenah, Waukesha South, Kenosha Tremper, Cedarburg and Plymouth. Swimming Sectionals will be held on Saturday, November 3 at Hudson, UW-Stevens Point, Neenah, Middleton, Baraboo, Waukesha South, Kenosha Tremper, Cudahy, Plymouth and Cedarburg.
If there are any corrections regarding these Psych Sheets, please contact Tom Shafranski at tshafranski@wiaawi.org or by calling (715) 344-8580.
The 43rd WIAA Girl's Swimming and Diving tournament series gets underway at 12 Sectional sites this Friday and Saturday, November 2 and 3. Entries for all swimming and diving events are due by noon today on Direct Athletics.
Sectional psyc sheets for each meet will be available on the WIAA Swimming and Diving webpage later this afternoon.
The new NFHS goalie equipment rule sizes go into effect with the start of the 2012-13 Ice Hockey season. These rule changes, found in NFHS Rule 3-3-2 and 3, have been identified in the NFHS Rule Book during the past three years.
Each of the goalkeeper's leg pads shall not be wider than 11 inches (27.94 cm), nor longer than 38 inches (96.5 cm).
The blocker glove must not exceed 8 inches (20.32 cm) in width at any point, nor shall it exceed 15 inches (38.1 cm) in length.
The goalkeeper's catching glove shall have a maximum circumference of 45 inches (114.3 cm). The distance from the heel of the catching glove to the outside edge of the glove shall not exceed 18 inches (45.72 cm). The wrist cuff of the goalkeeper's catching glove shall not exceed 4 inches (10.16 cm) in height and 8 inches (20.32 cm) in width across the wrist.
The 100th running of the State Cross Country meet produced a number of repeat team and individual champions at the The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
The meet was delayed one hour because of frost on the course with almost ideal conditions by the time the first race began at noon. State Meet Results
Click HERE for State boys soccer schedule and results.
It took all they had, but both Homestead and University School of Milwaukee (USM) posted 4-3 victories to earn WIAA State Team Tennis titles. Homestead won their fifth State Team Championship after #3 singles player Alex Talyansk defeated KK Doering of DSHA 6-4, 6-0. It was the final match of the D1 meet and set off a celebration by the Highlanders.
The Division 2 meet also ended 4-3 with USM capturing their sixth State Team Championship. It wasn't until #1 singles player Maddy Ecker defeated Sara Murphy of Edgewood, 6-1, 6-3, that the title was decided. It is the Wildcats second State Team Championship in a row.
Click HERE for sectional cross country results. A handful of sectional meets are scheduled for Friday, Oct. 19 with the majority of the races held on Saturday, Oct. 20.
Teams were allowed to enter a total of 10 players at the subsectional level in this year's flighted tournament. Four flights of singles and three flights of doubles have enabled more athletes to participate in the WIAA tennis tournament program. Previously, schools were allowed to enter only two singles players and two doubles teams. The addition of flights has allowed coaches to include their regular season players into the tournament structure.
Teams will be playing dual meets to determine who will advance to the championship round. The team scoring the most individual flight wins will advance to the next level of competition. The three doubles matches will be assigned to a court first. When a match is completed, the Flight 4 singles match will be assigned, followed by the Flight 3, etc. The brackets were designed using a predetermined numerical draw. Teams were not seeded based on their overall dual meet record. The placement of teams into brackets will vary from year to year as the numerical draw changes from year to year.
Awards will be presented following the completion of the championship matches on Saturday afternoon. Medals and trophies will be presented to both teams competing in the championship match, in each division.
The WIAA Girl's Team Tennis tournament begins on Friday evening, October 19, at 5:30 p.m. with Division 1 quarterfinal matches. It continues on Saturday morning, October 20, at 9 a.m. with Division 1 and 2 semifinal matches. The Championships for both Division 1 and 2 begin at 2 p.m.
Tickets are available at the door for $6. All of the matches take place at Nielsen Tennis Stadium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Defending champion University School will seek its sixth State championship. The Wildcats are appearing in their ninth team tournament, all coming consecutively since 2004. They have won four straight titles from 2004-07 and finished runner-up in 2008 and 2009.
Edgewood makes its fourth straight appearance in the State Tournament field and its sixth overall. The Crusaders have had runner-up finishes in 2010 and 2004.
Regis is making its third straight appearance in the State Team Tournament, which also accounts for the Lady Ramblers overall total.
Roncalli will participate in the State Team Tournament for the first time since its only other appearance in 2006. The Jets finished runner-up that season.
The Match-ups are as follows:
Roncalli vs. Edgewood H.S. of the Sacred Heart
Regis vs. University School of Milwaukee
Four-time defending champion Homestead is making its eighth tournament appearance and its fifth in a row. The Highlanders have also recorded back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2002-03.
Nicolet is making its ninth appearance overall since the dual meet format was established and its third in the last four years. The Knights won six team tournament championships, including three straight on two different occasions, from 1994-96 and from 1998-2008. Including the pre-team tournament era, they have been crowned team champions a membership-leading 17 times.
Green Bay Southwest will be appearing in the tournament for the 18th time, the most of any member school since the dual-match format began. The Fighting Trojans won the Division 1 title in 1997 and finished runner-up in 2010.
Eau Claire Memorial is making its third straight appearance and its 14th overall. The Old Abes have finished runner-up four times (1998, 1999, 2001, 2004).
Neenah is making its 10th overall appearance and its first since 2007. The Rockets best outcome in the State Team Tournament came with a runner-up finish in 2000. They also finished runner-up on two other occasions (1983, 1986) prior to the dual-match format.
Divine Savior Holy Angels is making its fourth consecutive appearance and its sixth overall. The Dashers have won a pair of State titles. The first came in 2001 and then again in 2004. Middleton has qualified for the fifth time and for the third straight season.
Badger qualifies for State for the first time. Cricket Gelderman (21-2) is their #1 singles player while Joanie Williams and Andrea Chironis (15-2) lead their doubles teams.
The match ups for Friday Evening are as follows:
Neenah vs. Nicolet
Eau Claire Memorial vs. Divine Savior Holy Angels
Middleton vs. Homestead
Green Bay Southwest vs. Badger
Sophia Lococo and Anna Kreynin won the State Division 1 doubles championship. They breezed to a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Justine Daane and Sammi Pedersen of Green Bay Southwest. It was Lococo’s second consecutive doubles title, winning the 2011 title with Carly Peck. Lococo and Kreynin finished their banner year undefeated at 34-0.
Fourth-seeded freshman Aly Pollack of the University School captured the Division 2 singles crown by downing teammate Maddy Ecker in the title match 6-0, 6-1.
Lauren Keller and Morgan Molitor of Edgewood won the Division 2 doubles championship with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over top-seeded Abby Halla and Tallie Piaskowski of Roncalli. The Edgewood tandem complete their season 29-3. They came into the tournament as the #2 seed.
The 2012 WIAA Girl's Individual State Championships are set to begin this afternoon at 2 p.m. at Nielsen Tennis Stadium on the University of Wisconsin--Madison campus.
Division 1 singles will get the event started, followed by Division 1 doubles at about 3 p.m. Division 2 singles gets underway at approximately 6:30 p.m. and D2 doubles follows at about 8:30 p.m.
All matches today are first round matches. Second round play begins at 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Consolation matches begin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday while Semi-Final singles matches start at 9 a.m. and Semi-Final doubles matches begin at 9:30 a.m. Championship matches will follow the conclusion of the Semi-Final matches, normally around noon.
The swim/dive, ice hockey, basketball and wrestling rules videos are now available. Coaches and officials should login and access the videos under either the SCHOOLS TAB or OFFICIALS TAB on the menu bar.
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has designated the month of October as National High School Activities Month to help schools throughout the nation promote the values inherent in high school athletic and performing arts activities. All materials for National High School Activities Month are available on the NFHS website at http://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=7789
The NFHS and NCAA have partnered to present NCAA Eligibility Center Coaching Education. The online course includes the latest updates to the registration and certification process required by the the NCAA.
Todd Fischer, Principal of Regis High School in Eau Claire has been elected to the Advisory Council as the non-public school representative. Todd's 3-year term will begin with the October 4, 2012 Advisory Council meeting.
Heatstroke and heat exhaustion is preventable if the proper precautions are taken. Have water available at all times and to allow the athlete and officials to drink water whenever he/she needs it.
The school year starts with a change in the rule pertaining to the assembly of students during the school year. WIAA member schools passed an amendment to the nonschool participation during the school year that reads: "Subsequently, students may voluntarily assemble at any time without school and/or school coach involvement." Coach contact has not changed.
Boosted by continued growth in several girls sports, participation in high school sports increased for the 23rd consecutive year in 2011-12, according to the annual High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).
The 100th Anniversary of the State Cross Country Meet will be run Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 at the The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.
As the fall season begins with practice, we would like to remind you of several items. Transfer students - always consider all transfer students ineligible until they have been cleared for transfer, code of conduct, and academic eligibility. Your returning students – check their academic eligibility before competing and have your coaches meet with you again before the first contest to be sure an athlete did not join the team after the initial academic review. Foreign Exchange students - Be sure to communicate with your guidance counselor and principal to see if you have any foreign exchange students who wish to participate in athletics. Collect Required Documentation Before Practice or Competition. Health and Safety – Have your coaches review the material on the WIAA Health Page. Performance Enhancing Substances – PES is not limited to just steroids.
The winners of the prestigious award are Notre Dame in boys tennis, Tigerton in softball, Greenwood in spring baseball, the Lake Country Lutheran and University Lake School co-op in girls soccer and Sheboygan Falls in summer baseball.
The soccer, cross country and volleyball rules videos are now posted. Coaches and officials are encouraged to access the rules videos and exams and begin to complete this task prior to the start of fall practices.
In order to access the videos and exams, an individual must login to the website. To login, click the gray LOGIN box in the upper righthand corner of the website. Your email address will be your USERNAME. If you don't know your password, simply click RETRIEVE PASSWORD. If you don't get an email with that login information within 10 minutes, please click on one of the following links to send us a brief email requesting the password.
If possible, we recommend that you use an internet browser other than Internet Explorer 9 at this time.
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The football, swim/dive, tennis and golf rules videos are now available. Coaches and officials should login and access the videos under either the SCHOOLS TAB or OFFICIALS TAB on the menu bar.
Following the completion of the video, coaches are asked to print the certificate as proof of completing the exam and give a copy of the certificate to their athletic director.
Soccer, volleyball, and cross country videos will be available August 1.
The fall sport exams are now available for officials and coaches to complete. Please look under the SCHOOLS tab or OFFICIALS tab in the red ribbon of the menu bar at the top of the website. You will need to be logged in as a coach or official to access the exams.
Athletic Directors and licensed officials were emailed a username and password last week as the new WIAA website requires users to be registered in order to gain access to certain areas of the website.
With any new website, patience on the part of school administrators and officials will be critical. Not all features of the new site will be totally functional at launch. Daily work on the site will increase the functionality of the new features that will allow schools, officials, and general public users all the modern conveniences associated with a full integrated website. RSS feeds will allow a user to stay on top of changes as they occur. Visit the site frequently in the early weeks of July to become more familiar with all the features available.
The NFHS is proud to announce the launching of “A Guide to Acclimatization and Heat Illness Prevention.”
STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control approved relatively few winter sports coaches’ recommendations that affect the season regulations to be in effect for 2012-13 at its June meeting Thursday.