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Neenah Places Third in WSN Cup State All-Sports Standings
Nine sectional championships and seven trips to team state tournaments in 2012-13 helped Neenah finish in third place in the large schools division of the Wisconsin Sports Network Cup, which recognizes the state’s top overall athletic programs.
The finish is Neenah’s highest in the six-year history of the award and marks the fifth time the Rockets have placed in the top 10. It is also the fourth straight year that Neenah has been the highest-finishing Fox Valley Association school in the standings.
Points are awarded based on finishes in WIAA state tournament competition with a maximum 100 points given to the state champion school in each respective sport. The top 32 teams in each sport earn points. Neenah finished with 506 points, which was its most ever and closely behind second place Homestead’s 507.6 points. Arrowhead won the cup for the sixth straight year and amassed 735 points. Appleton North was the second-highest FVA finisher at 15th place and Kimberly finished 16th.
Neenah had the most points of any large school in the state during the spring with 245 points on the strength of a runner-up finish in boys tennis and fourth place finish in girls track and field. The Rockets also earned points with state tournament appearances in baseball, boys golf and girls soccer.
In the fall, Neenah racked up 231 points with a runner up finish in girls cross country and sectional titles in boys soccer, girls swimming and diving, girls tennis and girls volleyball. The Rockets earned 30 points in the winter behind a regional title in girls basketball and an 18th place finish in boys swimming and diving.
Overall, 15 of Neenah’s 22 varsity sports qualified either teams or individuals for WIAA state tournament competition. The Rockets also won seven FVA team championships in 2012-13.
2012-13 Wisconsin Sports Network Cup Top 10 – Large Schools
1. Arrowhead – 735
2. Homestead – 507.6
3. Neenah – 506
4. Middleton – 499.4
5. Eau Claire Memorial – 470.5
6. Stevens Point – 430
7. Madison West – 422.4
8. Brookfield Central – 417.6
9. Cedarburg – 403
10. Madison Memorial – 381.4
Neenah Wisconsin Sports Network Cup History
2012-13 – 3rd place, 506 points
2011-12 – 8th place, 341 points
2010-11 – 6th place, 432 points
2009-10 – 6th place, 428 points
2008-09 – 26th place, 194 points
2007-08 – 7th place, 345 points
