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Cast your vote as 20 of Wisconsin's top returning running backs compete for the title of the state's best entering the 2026 high school football season.

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Vote for Wisconsin's top returning high school football wide receiver entering the 2026 season. Meet 17 standout pass catchers and cast your vote before Aug. 21.

A confirmed EF-3 tornado tore through the Fox Valley area on July 27, damaging Menasha High School's Nathan Calder Stadium. Wm. Glasheen USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

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An EF-3 tornado severely damaged Menasha High School's football stadium just weeks before the season. Now the Bluejays are helping their community recover while preparing for 2026.

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Vote for Wisconsin's best returning high school football quarterback entering the 2026 season. The poll features 17 standout signal callers from across the state.

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Meet the top returning defensive linemen, edge rushers, linebackers and defensive backs in Wisconsin high school football entering the 2026 season.

Notre Dame Academy standout senior running back Kingston Allen (7) headlines the list of top returning offensive players heading into the 2026 season.

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High School On SI highlights Wisconsin's top returning offensive football players for 2026, led by Notre Dame Academy running back Kingston Allen.

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Kress earned 52% of the vote to outdistance Verona senior Landon Lassahn, who finished second with 32%.

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Babcock earned 43% of the vote to outdistance Johnson Creek sophomore Tori Buglass, who finished second with 30%.

Former Janesville Craig and North Carolina star shortstop Jake Schaffner was selected in the first round of the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-Imagn Images

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Former Janesville Craig and North Carolina star shortstop Jake Schaffner becomes first-round pick to headline list of elite Wisconsin athletes.

Ohio's Zach Aquila came to Fargo ranked No. 31 nationally. He left with a Junior National freestyle title, included a big win over No. 2 Mario Carini in the finals.

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Ohio's Zack Aquila, Minnesota's Davis Parrow, Hawaii's Analu Woode and Pennsylvania's Brayden Wenrich stunned higher-ranked opponents as Junior Freestyle champions were crowned in Fargo.

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More than 100 high school baseball players were selected this year’s draft

Grady Emerson during the 2025 Home Run Derby at Truist Park in Atlanta. Emerson is the projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft.

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More than 100 high school baseball standouts could have their name called this weekend

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Friday morning will see the start of the Boys’ Junior Freestyle Competition at the USA Wrestling 16U and Junior National Championships at the Fargodome in North

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Arrowhead begins the season atop High School On SI's Wisconsin preseason rankings after capturing the WIAA Division 1 state championship in 2025.

Pittsville High School's Dawson Luther (2) makes a throw versus Johnson Creek during a WIAA Division 4 state semifinal on June 17, 2025. Wm. Glasheen USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

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Here are 16 worthy candidates for your voting consideration.

Mineral Point High School's Tenleigh Bockhop (1) pitches against Johnson Creek in the WIAA Division 4 state championship game on June 13, 2026. Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

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Here are 16 worthy candidates for your voting consideration.

National

A handful of standouts captured state titles in the 2025-26 high school season

Jaxson Walenga of Beloit Turner (middle) has been voted High School on SI Baseball's Top Corner Infielder of 2026.

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Walenga earned 37% of the vote to outdistance Potosi-Cassville senior first baseman Kolton Vogelsberg, who finished second with 31%.

Kaukauna's Paxton Schuh (13) lifts the championship trophy following a victory over Madison Memorial in the WIAA Division 1 state title game on Thursday, June 18, 2026.

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Galloping Ghosts reach top spot with 24-7 overall record following statement-making victory over Madison Memorial in WIAA Division 1 state championship game to earn second title in program history.

Germantown catcher Grady Cheever (3) takes aim on second versus Menomonee Falls in a Greater Metro Conference game on April 22, 2026.

Cheever earned 43% of the vote to outdistance Delavan-Darien junior Haaken Hovestol, who finished second with 19%.

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With Fargo less than a month away, last week's Junior National Duals reshaped the boys national postseason wrestling rankings, producing some new stars, several

Sussex Hamilton's Aubrie Peterson (3), Bitsy Palicka (4), Grace Houts (18), and Maddie Palicka (7) celebrate after defeating Muskego 8-3 in the WIAA Division 1 state championship game on June 13, 2026.

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Sussex Hamilton claims top spot with 30-1 overall record following pressure-packed victory over Muskego in WIAA Division 1 state championship game to earn first title in program history.

Green Bay Preble High School's Maya Darmawan (26) fields a bunt versus Ashwaubenon in a Fox River Classic Conference game on April 28, 2026.

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Darmawan earned 53% of the vote to outdistance Muskego senior Ava Gumieny, who finished second with 38%.

Bay Port High School's Cayden Heier (21) fields a ground ball versus West De Pere in a Fox River Classic Conference game on May 22, 2026.

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Here are 17 worthy candidates for your voting consideration.

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Sheehan earned 59% of the vote to outdistance Arrowhead senior Payton Eicher, who finished second with 20%.