Issue Number 11 • Stevens Point, WI • April 15, 2005

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Vol. 81 – Issue Number 11 • Stevens Point, WI • April 15, 2005

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Ath- receiving honorable mention for the

Terri Schumacher, the head girls basketball coach at

letic Association, in cooperation with award were Holmen, River Falls and Rural Insurance, has selected the the cooperative team of Racine team Sportsmanship Awards for the Case/Horlick/Park.

Oshkosh West High School and current president of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association, will be the feature speaker at the 2005 WIAA Scholar-Athlete Reception Sunday, May 1 at the Westwood Conference Center in Wausau.
Schumacher has experienced a great deal of success during her 18-year coaching career in basketball, which followed an impressive collegiate playing career.
As a player, she was named to the Division 3 Kodak
All-America First Team at the University of WisconsinOshkosh in 1985. She was named to the All-Wisconsin Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team in 1984 and 1985 after leading the league in scoring both of those seasons.
She still holds the UW-Oshkosh season records in scoring with 710 points, field goals with 330 and steals with 133 in 1985. Schumacher also holds the school’s single-game records for scoring with 41 points against UW-Green Bay in 1983- 84 and steals with 10 against Winona State University in 1984-85.
She currently ranks eighth on the career scoring list with 1,209 points despite playing only two seasons with the Titans following her transfer from UW- La Crosse. Schumacher was inducted into the UW-Oshkosh Hall of Fame in May, 1996.

2005 winter championships.

Owen-Withee topped the list of

The winners of the prestigious schools and communities in the runaward are Lodi in team wrestling, ning for the award during the Girls Owen-Withee in girls basketball, State Basketball Tournament. The Oshkosh Lourdes in boys basketball Blackhawks displayed outstanding and Antigo in gymnastics. No win- sportsmanship and enthusiasm in ners were declared in boys or girls their semifinal win over then-unde-

hockey.

feated Kickapoo and their loss to

Lodi receives the team wrestling Barneveld in the Division 4 title game.
Schools and communities receiving honorable mention recognition included Assumption, Barneveld, Holmen, Jefferson and Newman.
Oshkosh Lourdes was selected to receive the Sportsmanship Award in boys basketball following its victory over Bayfield in the semifinals and its loss to four-time defending champion Randolph in the Division 4 final. Cuba City, Monroe, Northwestern, Randolph, River Falls, Roncalli and BlairTaylor, last year’s award winner, all award for the second time in the last three years, also winning the award in 2003. The Blue Devils were defeated by Lomira in the semifinals 34-33, a contest decided in the final match by an injury default. Receiving honorable mention in wrestling was Coleman, Cadott, Lomira, Luxemburg-Casco, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln and Richland Center.

Terri Schumacher

As a coach, she has served as head coach for 13 seasons at Oshkosh West.
During that span, she has led the Wildcats to a pair of Fox Valley Association titles and four straight WIAA State Tournament appearances from 2002-05, which includes back-to-back State championships in 2003-04.
She inherited the program at West that posted a 4-17 record and finished last in the conference standings the year before she arrived. She has accumulated a 148-148 mark at the school, including a combined 86-15 record the last four seasons.

Antigo won the Sportsmanship
Award presented in gymnastics. The Red Robins placed fifth in Division 1 at the State Tournament. Programs

See Sportsmanship, page 4

Prior to her current position, she had a five-year tenure as head coach at
Plymouth (Wis.) High School. She led the Panthers to an Eastern Wisconsin Conference championship and the program’s first-ever State Tournament appearance.
Schumacher has received several coaching honors during her career. She was named the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association, Milwaukee JournalSentinel and National Federation of State High School Associations State Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2004. She was also named the the Associated Press Coach of the Year in 2003. She received conference coach of the year honors in 2002 and 2003, and all-area coach of the year honors by the Oshkosh Northwestern in 2004 and 2005, and by the Appleton Post-Crescent in 2004.
In addition to her leadership role with the WBCA, Schumacher is also the

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control gave initial approval to a proposal for conference realignment that will affect the schools of the Central Wisconsin, Cloverbelt and Lumberjack Conferences at its April meeting today.
Several proposals for realignment in the northern area of the state have been studied over the past four years following the demise of the Lumber-

See Conference Realignment, page 15

president of the UW-Oshkosh National O Club.

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When correcting spring coaches exams, please note the following changes to the answer templates that were sent to you. The answers/rule references we have listed on the school center and officials center are correct.

Baseball Q & A's. . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 10 & 23

Soccer Seeding Meeting Information . . . . Page 6

Softball Q & A's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 Spring Baseball Seeding Meeting Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13 Tennis Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17 Test Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23 Track & Field Q & A's. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 WADA Insights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12
Coaches Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23 Directory Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23 Eligibility Q & A's . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 8 & 14 From The National Federation . . . . . Pages 18-21 Games Wanted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 11-12 Golf Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16 Recruiting Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3

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Softball

Omit questions 9, 19 and 34

Track/Field

Omit questions 10, 53, 54, 59, 89, 97, and 100
Question 31 should be false

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ARROWHEAD

Thurs., May 19 - 7 p.m.

Tues., May 24

High School

Kimberly Benson

High School - N. Campus Com. Rm. 9 a.m.

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BADGER Jim Kluge
Mon., May 23 - 7:30 a.m. High School - District Office
Mon., May 23 9 a.m.
High School

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BAY PORT

Mon., May 23 - 8 a.m.

High School
Mon., May 23 10 a.m.
Bay Port High School (singles) Pulaski High School (doubles)

SECTIONAL #1 – D.C. EVEREST

EAU CLAIRE NORTH SUBSECTIONAL – Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire
Memorial, Eau Claire North, Hudson, Menomonie, River Falls, Superior.
WAUSAU WEST SUBSECTIONAL – D.C. Everest, Lakeland, Marshfield,
Rhinelander, Stevens Point, Wausau East, Wausau West, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln.

Otis Chambers

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BEAVER DAM Jane Bailey
Mon., May 23 - 6:30 p.m. East Towne Mall - Olive Garden
Tues., May 24 noon
Beaver Dam High School/Wayland

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BROOKFIELD CENTRAL

Sun., May 22 - 7 p.m.

TBA
Tues., May 24 8 a.m.
High School
Dave Steinbach

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SECTIONAL #2 – NEENAH

EAU CLAIRE NORTH Dave Turner
Mon., May 23 - 9 a.m. High School
Eau Claire North & Eau Claire Memorial

BAY PORT SUBSECTIONAL – Antigo, Appleton East, Appleton North,
Appleton West, Bay Port, Green Bay Southwest, Green Bay West, Shawano Community.
KIMBERLY SUBSECTIONAL – Ashwaubenon, De Pere, Green Bay East,
Green Bay Preble, Kaukauna, Kimberly, Menasha, Neenah.

SECTIONAL #3 – MADISON MEMORIAL

LA CROSSE CENTRAL SUBSECTIONAL – Baraboo, Holmen, La Crosse
Central, La Crosse Logan, Onalaska, Sauk Prairie, Sparta, Tomah.
VERONA AREA SUBSECTIONAL – Madison Memorial, Madison West,
Middleton, Oregon, Stoughton, Verona Area, Waunakee.

SECTIONAL #4 – OSHKOSH NORTH

HARTFORD UNION SUBSECTIONAL – Cedarburg, Germantown, Hartford Union, Homestead, Port Washington, Slinger, West Bend East, West Bend West.

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GREENFIELD Brad Seegert
Mon., May 23 - 6 p.m. High School Prin. Conference Rm. 8:30 a.m.

Tues., May 24

High School

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HARTFORD UNION Ron Schlitt
Mon., May 23 - 6:30 p.m. High School Room 163
Tues., May 24 9:30 a.m.
Pleasant Valley Tennis Club (Jackson, WI)

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KENOSHA BRADFORD Kevin Guttormsen
Tues., May 24 - 8 a.m. High School Library
High School

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KIMBERLY Brian Matz
Sun., May 22 - 6:30 p.m. High School Main Office Conf. Rm. 8:30 a.m.

Mon., May 23

Fox Cities Racquet Club

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LA CROSSE CENTRAL Joe Beran
Mon., May 23 - 7:30 p.m. High School Commons
St. T's Tennis (Winona, MN)

OSHKOSH WEST SUBSECTIONAL – Fond du Lac, Manitowoc Lincoln,
Oshkosh North, Oshkosh West, Plymouth, Sheboygan North, Sheboygan South.

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NICOLET Tim Koppa & Jim Liska
Mon., May 23 - 6 p.m. High School A-106
High School

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SECTIONAL #5 – WAUKESHA WEST

ARROWHEAD SUBSECTIONAL – Arrowhead, Hamilton, Kettle Moraine,
Oconomowoc, Waukesha North, Waukesha South, Waukesha West.
BEAVER DAM SUBSECTIONAL – Beaver Dam, Fort Atkinson, Madison
East, Madison La Follette, Monona Grove, Sun Prairie, Watertown.

SECTIONAL #6 – JANESVILLE CRAIG

OSHKOSH WEST Rick Thiel

Sun., May 22 - 3 p.m.

Tues., May 24

8:30 a.m.
North High School Room 108

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VERONA AREA

Sun., May 22 - 7 p.m.

Savanna Oaks Middle School
High School
Pete Christofferson

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BADGER SUBSECTIONAL

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Badger, Beloit, Burlington, Delavan-

WAUSAU WEST Pam Huston
Mon., May 23 - 8:30 a.m. PE Classroom next to fieldhouse
High School & Thom Field

Darien, Janesville Craig, Janesville Parker, Milton, Wilmot Union.
KENOSHA BRADFORD SUBSECTIONAL – Kenosha Bradford, Kenosha
Tremper, Mukwonago, Racine Case, Racine Horlick, Racine Park, Waterford.

SECTIONAL #7 – WHITEFISH BAY

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SITE NEEDED - CHECK WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE

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NICOLET SUBSECTIONAL – Milwaukee Custer, Milwaukee King, Milwaukee Marshall/Languages/Madison University, Milwaukee Vincent, Milwaukee Washington, Nicolet, Whitefish Bay.
SITE NEEDED SUBSECTIONAL – Marquette University, Milwaukee Bay
View/Lifelong Learning, Milwaukee Bradley Technical,, Milwaukee Riverside University, Milwaukee South, Pius XI, Wisconsin Lutheran.

SECTIONAL #8 - BROOKFIELD CENTRAL

BROOKFIELD CENTRAL SUBSECTIONAL – Brookfield Central, Brookfield East, Menomonee Falls, Milwaukee Hamilton/Juneau, Milwaukee Pulaski/Arts/Town of Lake, Wauwatosa East, Wauwatosa West, West Allis Hale/Central.

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BROWN DEER

Mon., May 23 - 9:30 a.m.

Pleasant Valley Tennis Club
Mon., May 23 10:30 a.m.

(Jackson, WI)

Mike Novak, CAA

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DURAND Heidi Taylor
Mon., May 23 - 8 a.m. High School
Wayne Field

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GREENFIELD SUBSECTIONAL

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Cudahy, Franklin, Greenfield,

GREENDALE Brad Iding
Mon., May 23 - 8 a.m. High School Room 160
High School & Village Club

Muskego, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, Whitnall.

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MADISON EDGEWOOD Chris Zwettler
Mon., May 23 - 8 a.m. Nielsen Tennis Stadium
Mon., May 23 9:15 a.m.
Nielsen Tennis Stadium

SECTIONAL #1 – NEW RICHMOND

DURAND SUBSECTIONAL – Aquinas, Assumption, Black River Falls,
Durand, Luther, Marshfield Columbus, Mauston, Newman, Viroqua.

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MARINETTE

Tues., May 24 - 8:30 a.m.

Marinette Civic Center
Marinette Civic Center

NEW RICHMOND SUBSECTIONAL

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Amery, Ashland, Baldwin-

Dan Gruszynski

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Woodville, Ellsworth, Medford Area, New Richmond, Phillips, Regis.

NEW RICHMOND John Ball
Mon., May 23 - 8:30 a.m. High School Commons
High School

SECTIONAL #2 – SAINT MARY CENTRAL

MARINETTE SUBSECTIONAL

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Clintonville, Fox Valley Lutheran,

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Marinette, Notre Dame, Oshkosh Lourdes, Ripon, Saint Mary Central, Valley Christian, Xavier.

THE PRAIRIE SCHOOL Tim Ellis
Sun., May 22 - 3:30 p.m. High School Fieldhouse
Mon., May 23 9:30 a.m.
High School

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TWO RIVERS SUBSECTIONAL – Chilton, Howards Grove, Kewaunee,
Kohler, Roncalli, Sheboygan Area Lutheran, Sheboygan County Christian, Sheboygan Falls, Two Rivers.

TWO RIVERS

Sun., May 22 - 4 p.m.

High School Cafeteria
Mon., May 23 9 a.m.
Kohler Sport Core
Paul Kappelman

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SECTIONAL #3 – ELKHORN AREA

MADISON EDGEWOOD SUBSECTIONAL – Edgerton, Jefferson, Madison Edgewood, McFarland, Monroe, Portage, Reedsburg Area, Watertown Luther Prep, Wayland Academy.
THE PRAIRIE SCHOOL SUBSECTIONAL – Big Foot/Williams Bay, East
Troy, Elkhorn Area, Kenosha Saint Joseph, Racine Saint Catherine’s, Saint Francis, The Prairie School, Union Grove, Whitewater.

SECTIONAL #4 – BROWN DEER

BROWN DEER SUBSECTIONAL – Brookfield Academy, Brown Deer,
Dominican, Grafton, Kewaskum, Milwaukee Lutheran, Saint Mary’s Springs, University School of Milwaukee, Waupun.

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BROOKFIELD CENTRAL Dave Steinbach
Thurs., May 26 - 8 a.m. PE Classroom
Thurs., May 26 9 a.m.
High School

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D.C. EVEREST

Thurs., May 26 - 8:30 a.m.

Thurs., May 26

High School & Junior High School

Jack Overgaard

Greenheck Computer Lab

9 a.m.

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GREENDALE SUBSECTIONAL – Catholic Memorial, Greendale, Martin
Luther, New Berlin Eisenhower, New Berlin West, Saint John’s NW Military

JANESVILLE CRAIG Gary Hallowell
Thurs., May 26 - 8:30 a.m. Palmer Park
Thurs., May 26 8:45 a.m.
Palmer Park

Academy, Shorewood, Thomas More, University Lake.

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MADISON MEMORIAL Chris Grainger
Thurs., May 26 - 8:45 a.m. On The Courts
High School

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NEENAH

Wed., May 25 - 8 a.m.

Wed., May 25

Kelley Hood

8:30 a.m.

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OSHKOSH NORTH Rick Thiel
Thurs., May 26 - 8 a.m. Fox Cities Racquet Club

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WAUKESHA WEST

Thurs., May 26 - 8 a.m.

Heyer/Woyahn Tennis Complex
Heyer/Woyahn Tennis Complex
SECTIONAL #1 – D.C. EVEREST
Teri Abraham

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SECTIONAL #2 – NEENAH
WHITEFISH BAY John Gustanson
Thurs., May 26 - 9 a.m. Activities Conf. Room In Fieldhouse 10 a.m.

Thurs., May 26

High School & Middle School

SECTIONAL #3 – MADISON MEMORIAL

SECTIONAL #4 – OSHKOSH NORTH SECTIONAL #5 – WAUKESHA WEST SECTIONAL #6 – JANESVILLE CRAIG SECTIONAL #7 – WHITEFISH BAY SECTIONAL #8 – BROOKFIELD CENTRAL

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STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKETS

Sectional Winner 5 vs. Sectional Winner 7 Sectional Winner 6 vs. Sectional Winner 8 Sectional Winner 2 vs. Sectional Winner 4 Sectional Winner 1 vs. Sectional Winner 3

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BROWN DEER

Thurs., May 26 - 10 a.m.

(Jackson, WI)

Mike Novak, CAA

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ELKHORN AREA Larry Hilbelink
Thurs., May 26 - 8:45 a.m. Nielsen Tennis Stadium
Nielsen Tennis Stadium
SECTIONAL #1 – NEW RICHMOND SECTIONAL #2 – SAINT MARY CENTRAL SECTIONAL #3 – ELKHORN AREA

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NEW RICHMOND John Ball
Thurs., May 26 - 9 a.m. High School Commons
High School
SECTIONAL #4 – BROWN DEER

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STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKETS

Sectional Winner 3 vs. Sectional Winner 4 Sectional Winner 1 vs. Sectional Winner 2
SAINT MARY CENTRAL Jon Joch
Thurs., May 26 - 8:30 a.m. High School
High School