November 25, 2025
With the completion of the WIAA State Football Play-offs last Friday we can call it a wrap on the 2025 Fall Spots season. The Fox River Classic Conference had a season that it can be very proud of. In all, the conference had 10 teams qualify for WIAA State Tournament events. Bay Port (Girls Golf and Football), De Pere (Boys Cross Country), Green Bay Preble (Boys Cross Country), Notre Dame (Girls Tennis, Boys and Girls Cross Country, Soccer, Football) and West De Pere (Football). West De Pere came away with Division 2 State Football Championship defeating fellow FRCC member Notre Dame in the Championship game 28-14. Bay Port came within one play of repeating as the Division 1 State Football Champions narrowly losing to Arrowhead 18-15. Notre Dame Soccer finished as the runner-up in the Division 3 State Soccer Title match losing to Catholic Memorial 2-1.
Individually, the FRCC qualified a combined 48 individuals, double teams and relays to the State Tournament. Those individual were able to bring home a championship, a runner-up finish and three other podium finishes. Of particular note, every member school of the FRCC was represented in the State Tournament in one of the individual events of Girls Golf, Girls Tennis, Boys and Girls Cross Country or Girls Swim and Dive.
Grady Lenn – De Pere – was the Division 1 State Champion in Cross Country and he led the De Pere boys to an overall 4th place finish. Lenn finished in the top 10 all four years and the runner-up in 2024. Junior Emma Cunningham – Green Bay United (Southwest) – qualified for the Girls State Golf Championship for the third time and finished as the runner-up this year. Lexie Hankel – West De Pere – and the doubles team of Ana and Maria Cristescu – De Pere – each brought home third place medals in the Division 1 State Tennis Tournament. Seniors Hankel and Ana Cristescu placed on the podium in all four years at the State Tournament. And in Girls Swim and Dive the 4 X 400 yard relay team of Maddie Dreier, Katelyn Seder, Emma Kozloski and Charlotte McNicoll – Ashwaubenon – finished 6th in the Division 2 State Swim and Dive meet to make the podium.
For a review of all the fall sports including Conference Champions, Players of the year, records, special notes, pictures and links to even more information click on the headline below. There are many accomplishments that the FRCC is very proud of and wanting to share!
