Madison Sports Headlines

Opportunity outweighs winning and glory for the state's prep athletes.

It may be time for the WIAA to consider official tournaments for more than just varsity teams.

Two of the Big Eight Conference’s top football programs opened practice for the 2012 season on Tuesday morning looking to solidify opposite aspects of their rosters.

Football practice signifies the start of a new year, but there's still plenty we miss about last year.

BELMONT — Under the microscope in a rural Wisconsin town, high school athletes often know what is expected of them from a young age. The expectations intensify, for instance, if your surname i…

Beyond his athletic and academic feats, Ryan O’Donnell’s lasting legacy may very well be his ability to perform in the face of adversity.

Some would like coaches to be able to work with players in the summer — in all sports.

Chris Davis and Amanda Kessel, who starred on NCAA championship teams this past season, will receive the top annual honors at the upcoming Madison Sports Hall of Fame Club banquet.

Madison La Follette will play in the Wisconsin Rugby Football Union state high school championships Saturday in Cottage Grove.

It was always "More Than A Game" for Matt Otte.

The decision clears the way for school teams to play in organized events before and after their WIAA seasons as long as there is no school or coach involvement with those teams.

The rain has moved out of the Madison area, but temperatures continue to sit right at 40 degrees and several area high schools have already determined it's not going to be nice enough to play …

A steady rain could put today's full schedule of activity in jeopardy.

The Camp Randall Rowing Club will hold their annual Erg-a-thon on March 7 from 4-6 p.m. in the Hilldale Mall. The Erg-a-thon is a 10K land race in which 60 to 80 junior members row simultaneou…

Behind arrogance and stubbornness, UW and the WIAA put tournaments in jeopardy.

A day after University of Wisconsin Athletic Department officials thought the WIAA was gearing up to end a decades-old arrangement with Madison, hope and confusion reigned.

After a girls/boys basketball double-header tonight, Waunakee will host an individual wrestling sectional and another boys basketball game Saturday night.

The WIAA will move the state high school basketball tournaments to the Green Bay area unless the the University of Wisconsin athletic department can make the Kohl Center available in 2013 and 2014.

Madison didn't initially recognize the danger of losing the tournaments but is now doing everything possible to keep them, Mayor Paul Soglin said.