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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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