WIAA State Football Chamionships: Division 6 Preview
Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 -- 7:59 AM
The 40th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Football State Championship Finals will be held Thursday and Friday, Nov. 19-20, at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. Here's a preview of the Division 6 game.....Thursday, Nov. 19
1 p.m. Div. 6 St. Mary's Springs (11-2) vs. Darlington (13-0)
LAST YEAR: St. Mary's Springs won the title with a 37-28 win over Darlington.
ON THE AIR: All of the championship games will be televised live on Fox Sports Wisconsin. Check local cable listings for the channel in your area. The finals of all seven divisions will be streamed live on the FoxSportsGo app through your cable system's authentication.
DIVISION 6 NOTES: Defending champion St. Mary's Springs is making its sixth State final appearance in the last seven seasons and its ninth overall. The Ledgers have won five State titles. They won the Division 5 championship in 2009 and Division 6 titles in 2002, 2011, 2012 and again last year. In addition, they have finished runner-up in Division 6 in 2003, 2005 and 2010. This year, they finished runner-up behind Omro in the Wisconsin Flyway Conference standings. The Ledgers bested Grantsburg 34-7 in their Level 4 match-up to earn the opportunity defend their title and gain a sixth State title. Prior to joining the WIAA, St. Mary's Springs won WISAA crowns in 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998 and 1999. In addition, the Ledgers were WISAA runners-up in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1989 and 1992. Darlington, the runner-up the last two seasons, returns to the title game for the 11th time. The Redbirds have won four State championships, earning Division 5 titles in 1987, 1990, 1991 and 1995. In addition, they have placed runner-up six times, once in Division 4 (1997), three times in Division 5 (1993, 1994, 1996) and twice in Division 6 (2013 and 2014). The Redbirds played in eight State finals during an 11-year span from 1987-97. Their return to the finals came virtue of a 42-12 win over Melrose-Mindoro at Level 4. They are the champions of the Southwest Wisconsin Activities League this season.
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