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WIAA Board of Control & Advisory Council Elections for Open Positions Begins

Board Approves Volleyball Tourney Format, Student Leadership Initiative

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control authorized the Tournament Series format to accommodate a fifth division of girls volleyball in 2024 and approved plans for a student leadership program at its January meeting today.

Task Force Conducts Review of Denied & Modified Conference Realignment Plans

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Conference Realignment Task Force convened Thursday to conduct appeals for requests that were denied in December in addition to providing a hearing and configuring plans that were modified from their original proposals.

EDITORIAL: Ready, or Not, Membership to Continue NIL Discussions

The 2023 Area Meetings unveiled many topics of membership interest and helped determine the course of discussion and action over the next several months. The assembly’s collective responses indicated Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) will be addressed, maybe as soon as the Annual Meeting in April.

Fall Sportsmanship Awards Selected for Team Tournaments

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, in cooperation with Rural Mutual Insurance Company, has selected the team Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2023 fall State Tournaments.

Sobrilsky Receives National Citation for Service

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Todd Sobrilsky, former athletic director at Waukesha South, was one of eight athletic administrators to be awarded a National Federation of State High School Associations Citation during the luncheon ceremony at the 54th annual National Athletic Directors Conference Monday, Dec. 18 in Orlando, Fla.

Performance Factor Process Results in Divisional Movement

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association performance factor initiative has advanced through the process for the first time with a review of the fall sports for implementation in 2024.

WIAA Conference Realignment Task Force Reviews Applications

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The WIAA Conference Realignment Task Force assembled and reviewed applications from 20 schools in the first meeting of the 2023-24 realignment process Tuesday at the executive office.

WIAA State Lacrosse Championships To Be Played in Sun Prairie

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association and the Sun Prairie School District have agreed to conduct the first three years of the State Boys and Girls Lacrosse Championship Finals at Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium at Ashley Field in Sun Prairie, Wis.

WIAA Board of Control December Meeting Summary

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control approved the site for the State Boys and Girls Lacrosse Championships, and voted to establish an ad-hoc committee to examine season lengths, game maximums and coaching contact at its December meeting today.