Fox Valley Association

Neenah's girls cross country team captured its second straight WIAA Division 1 state championship today with all seven runners placing among the top 36 individual finishers.

The Rockets totaled 71 team points to hold off second-place Slinger by 13 points. It was Neenah's fifth state title, having also won three straight from 1981-83 in addition to last year's title.

The FVA had three teams in the top 10 and five qualify for the state meet. Appleton North placed seventh to edge Hortonville by one place. Kimberly was 11th and Oshkosh West finished 18th.

Sam Zilm led the Rockets with a fourth place individual finish. Elsa Gruber placed 11th, Elsa Weiland was 19th, Izzy Malloy finished 26th, Maddie Schoonover placed 27th, Natalie Schultz finished 34th and Natalie Willes placed 36th.

For Neenah, it was the school's 39th state championship all-time. It was the sixth girls cross country title in FVA history with Kaukauna capturing the other in 2020.

The Fox Valley Association student-athlete spotlight is back for its 12th year, featuring one male and one female student-athlete from each Fox Valley Association school during most weeks of the 2025-26 school year. The students are chosen by the school to participate. Spotlights are typically posted every Tuesday and Thursday. This week, get to know Nathan Ramus who participates in baseball, basketball and volleyball at Appleton North High School.

Click here to read this week's FVA Spotlight

Student-athletes at WIAA member schools are now eligible to begin leveraging their name, image and likeness as individual student-athletes. However, there are still a number of eligibility rules in relation to these opportunities. Please click here to learn more.

Selected FVA varsity events will be livestreamed based on streaming capabilities and facility accommodations. Click on the home team's link to find the video feed at gametime. Each link will take you to the school's livestreaming page and you will need to click on the specific event.

Click here to watch selected FVA events live

The Fox Valley Association begins its 55th season of competition during the 2024-25 school year. The Fox Valley Association is one of the oldest athletic conferences in Wisconsin with six of its seven original members still intact from its founding in 1970. 

With 10 schools totaling an enrollment of over 15,000 students, the conference spans the length of Lake Winnebago from Kaukauna to Fond du Lac. Fox Valley Association schools are members of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) and the conference sponsors 20 championship sports.