The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has selected the team Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2025 fall State Tournaments.
The recipients of the awards are Cochrane-Fountain City in football, McFarland in boys’ soccer, Watertown Luther Prep in girls’ volleyball and Altoona in girls’ team tennis.
The WIAA/Rural Insurance Sportsmanship Award is presented to one school program and community–or communities in the case of cooperative programs–in each of the State team tournaments that demonstrates outstanding sportsmanship. Award winners are determined by the conduct and sportsmanship displayed by athletes, coaches, cheer and support groups, mascots, bands and spectators.
The State Girls Volleyball Tournament was held at the Resch Center, in Green Bay on November 5-8. The Phoenix earn the school’s first Sportsmanship Award in any sport. Luther Prep’s sportsmanship was showcased during a 25-17, 25-20, 25-13 sweep over Luther in the Division 3 semifinal and its 20-25, 26-24, 23-25, 21-25 loss to Manitowoc Lutheran in the championship game. Schools receiving honorable mention were Barron, Blair-Taylor, Florence, Heritage Christian, Luther, Luxemburg-Casco, Montello and Newman Catholic.
