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AWARD WINNERS AWARD WINNERS

AWARD First-Time State Championship Winners This Year

WINNERS Brebeuf Jesuit, Boys Cross Country and Boys Soccer Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Football

DeKalb, Unified® Flag Football
Tecumseh, Girls Basketball
Heritage Christian, Girls Soccer Forest Park, Girls Basketball

The Reward of Homestead, Girls Soccer Providence, Boys Basketball
Education-Based Athletics
Westview, Boys Soccer Beech Grove, Boys Basketball
During the 2021-22 school year, 46 State
Championship trophies were earned Noblesville, Boys Soccer Plainfield, Boys Track & Field
by deserving teams. And while we
celebrate 50 years of Title IX, a handful of McCutcheon, Volleyball Bedford North Lawrence, Unified® Track & Field
member-schools were able to experience
noteworthy firsts: North Daviess won Indianapolis Lutheran, Football South Bend St. Joseph, Softball
their first ever state championship in
school history by taking home the first- Gibson Southern, Football Guerin Catholic, Boys Golf
place trophy in Class 1A Basketball.
Likewise, Illiana Christian also won their
school’s first ever state championship by
earning the title in Class 2A Baseball.

For over a dozen other schools, a
state championship in a particular Throughout each fall, winter, and spring
sport was won for the first time. season, countless first place medals were
awarded to champions as they stood atop the
podium in their individual competitions. In
the pages that follow, we recognize the state
champions, mental attitude award recipients,
and award winners from this past school year.

While those who earned the highest
achievements in 2021-22 should all be proud
of their accomplishments, our celebration of
Title IX reminds us that every student-athlete
and team who participated in high school
sports this past year shared in the ultimate
reward of high school sports: The opportunity
to compete, dream, and learn.

The lessons of teamwork, resiliency, and the
effort to continually improve were on display
almost every night in the second classroom
this year. To all of the student-athletes, Members of the Westview boys soccer team
coaches, administrators, parents, and fans celebrate winning the Class 1A State Title. It
who participated in education-based athletics was the Warriors’ first ever State Championship
While the goal of high school sports in Indiana is this past year, the IHSAA salutes you. in the sport.
to win a championship, the friendships made and
life lessons learned in the second classroom reveal
their true purpose.

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