Area high school athletes share how teammates, coaches and family help them feel understood when the pressure from sports and school builds.
- State Journal
Look back at the State Journal's picks for the best high school girls lacrosse players through the years.
- State Journal
Look back at the State Journal's picks for the high school football players of the year through the years.
- Mark McMullen
Injuries heal, but the mental recovery can take much longer. Area athletes share how fear, doubt and anxiety followed them on the road back to competition.
- nmcnair
A collection of photos featuring the 2025-26 State Journal/WiscNews boys basketball Player of the Year Josh Manchester of Mount Horeb throughout his high school career.
- Kaitlyn Hupp
The Lake Geneva Badger Boys Cross Country team are looking to keep their win streak alive, eyeing their eighth straight Southern Lakes Conference Championship.
- State Journal
Look back at the State Journal's picks for the best high school softball players through the years.
Chris Farley was a mediocre football player at Madison Edgewood, but his time on the sidelines helped inspire his stardom as an entertainer. Those who knew him best explain how.
In its first century, Camp Randall Stadium hosted hundreds of sporting events. While football was the main attraction, other kinds of games went down inside the concrete rows.
High school athletes often miss social events and normal teenage moments for the sports they love. See how their passion helps make those sacrifices feel worthwhile.
Eli Drangstveit | Waunakee HS, WI; Hoyt Helmer | Cambria-Friesland HS, WI; Bobby Tracy | Columbus HS, WI; Brock Hiley | Beaver Dam HS, WI; Ethan Huelsemann | Baraboo HS, WI
Jaxon Zukowski | Monona Grove HS, WI; Isaac Ziegler, DeForest HS, WI; Garrett Crull | McFarland HS, WI; Julian Wells | Pardeeville HS, WI
Look back at the State Journal's picks for the high school baseball player of the year through the years.
Jace Mataczynski | Hudson HS, WI; Lauren Vosters | Little Chute HS, WI; Woodlens Frederic | Bay Port HS, WI; Shelby Spata | Columbus Catholic HS, WI; Joseph Brahmer | Griffin Boda | Regis HS, WI; Tatum Wentland | Pulaski HS, WI; Beckett Hartlaben | Bonduel HS, WI; Della Smith | Marshfield HS, WI
The State Journal/WiscNews sports staff recognized area athletes throughout the 2025–26 school year. Catch up on every All-Supernova team to see who was honored.
The world has seen the fiery personality of Canada's World Cup coach. His hometown friends remember where it all began.
McFarland senior Jaylah Moore vowed the Spartans would return to state and win a championship. She made good on that promise during a remarkable spring in net.
Three teams from the Madison area reached the state girls soccer tournament, but talent was abundance across several State Journal/WiscNews programs this spring. Meet the 2026 All-Supernova team.
Lake Geneva’s Badger High School had a successful spring sports season, with all teams making it to the post season.
Meet the 2026 State Journal/WiscNews girls lacrosse All-Supernova team, which is filled with several area standouts who in the spring.
The number of stickers on the back of the Sioux Falls softball commit's helmet showed just how impactful she was for Waupun in a memorable senior season.
Williams Bay High School competes in the Trailways South Conference that gives end of season awards such as first team and second team all-conference and all-sportsmanship teams, different than other conferences across the state that give out first, second, and honorable mention teams.
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