WIAA Winter Sportsmanship Awards Selected
Monday, April 13th, 2015 -- 1:41 PM
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, in cooperation with Rural Mutual Insurance, has chosen the recipients of the team Sportsmanship Awards for the 2015 winter State Tournaments.The winners of the prestigeous sportsmanship honor are Spring Valley/Elmwood in wrestling, Superior in boys ice hockey, the D.C. Everest Co-op in girls ice hockey, Marathon in girls basketball and Mineral Point in boys basketball.
The Spring Valley/Elmwood Co-op was declared the winner of Sportsmanship Award in team wrestling for the second time, also earning the recognition in 2012.
Superior repeats as the Sportsmanship Award selection in boys hockey. It is the sixth time the school and community have received the sportsmanship honor, all coming in the sport of hockey.
The D.C. Everest Co-op, which includes D.C. Everest, Mosinee, Wausau East and Wausau West, wins its first sportsmanship award in girls hockey. But in essense, it's the second award bestowed on the co-op. The same group of schools were recognized as the Mosinee Co-op in 2007-08.
Marathon earned its fourth sportsmanship recognition overall with its positive spirit at the State Girls Basketball Tournament in Green Bay.
Mineral Point made its first appearance at the State Boys Basketball Tournament since 1974. They finished runner-up to four-time defending champion Dominican following a 75-49 setback in the final.
The WIAA/Rural Mutual Insurance sportsmanship award is presented to one school and community in each of the State team tournaments. The award winners are determined by the conduct and sportsmanship displayed by athletes, coaches, cheer and support groups, mascots, bands and spectators. Additional consideration is given for the effort of school administrators and chaperones to insure support for their teams are positive and that the highest ideals of sportsmanship are upheld. Award winners receive a plaque and banner in recognition of the honor. Schools receiving honorable mention are acknowledged with a certificate of recognition.
The selection process includes contributions and evaluations from contest officials, tournament management, police and security personnel, crowd control and ushers, WIAA staff members, area hotels and restaurants.
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