![]() ![]() Eau Claire also won two straight titles twice (1957-62) before the class system was implemented. Nekoosa also won two straight Class B championships in 1984-85, and Sun Prairie captured two straight crowns in Division 1 in 2005-06. Back-to-back championships have been accomplished 17 times, including Nekoosa's and Sun Prairie's consecutive titles. Nekoosa won the Class B titles from 1980-82, and Sun Prairie won Division 1 titles from 2012-14. Only Nekoosa and Sun Prairie have won three consecutive championships. Kimberly has qualified for State 12 times, and Waunakee has 10 State appearances. Appleton West, Bay Port, Janesville Craig and Oconomowoc have appeared 14 times, and Eau Claire Memorial, Fond du Lac and Middleton 13 times. Sun Prairie has been to State 17 times followed by Eau Claire North, Milwaukee Bradley Tech and Stevens Point with 15 appearances. La Crosse Central leads in tournament appearances with 18. Athens, Eau Claire Memorial, Greenwood, Hortonville, Kimberly, Marathon, Milwaukee Lutheran, Oconomowoc, Ripon and Stevens Point each have three titles each. Joseph and Janesville Craig have four State titles. Catholic Central and Nekoosa have five titles, while Eau Claire, Kenosha St. Appleton West is next on the list with seven titles. ![]() Sun Prairie leads all member schools in State championships with nine. In 2019, the spring season added 44 programs following the elimination of the summer baseball season in 2018. In 2006, the Tournament Series expanded to four divisions. Terminology was changed in 1991 from Classes to Divisions (1-2-3). The entire season and Tournament Series were canceled to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.īeginning in 1978, competition took place in three Classes (A-B-C). The only interruption in conducting the State Tournament Series to its completion came in 2020. Since the move to Fox Cities Stadium, weather postponements have required the use of Nienhaus Field in Appleton as a secondary site for games. In 2021, the Division 1 quarterfinals were held at Herr-Baker Stadium on the campus of Marian University in Fond du Lac to accommodate COVID-19 guidelines. The tournament moved to its current location at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute in 1998. Marion held the 19 tournaments, then it moved to Wausau (1973) where it was held through 1997. Eau Claire became the new home of the State Tournament in1958 and for the next four years as well, then it moved to Oshkosh for 19 and to Wisconsin Rapids in 1965 before returning to Eau Claire for five straight years. Milwaukee was the site of the State Tournament again in 1949, but it was moved in 1950 to Menasha where it was held eight straight years through 1957. The first State Tournament was held in Milwaukee, and a Milwaukee school (then called Boys Tech) was the winner, defeating Madison East, 10-2, in the finals. The WIAA began sponsoring a tournament program in spring baseball in 1948.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |