All five Shelby County schools receive top sportsmanship scores from IHSAA

The Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) has announced the schools who have achieved the state’ highest sportsmanship numbers.

Beginning this year, the IHSAA is recognizing schools’ sportsmanship and adherence to the principles of wholesome amateur athletics. As part of the Sportsmanship/Leadership program, school administrators are able to monitor their score daily on member schools-only myIHSAA website.

Those schools who have accumulated 100 points are recognized as “First Team All-Sportsmanship” and those with 95 points are recognized as “Honorable Mention All-Sportsmanship.”

The scores are based solely on deductions through the fall so it will not reflect the ongoing total sportsmanship score for a school if the school engaged in activities to earn points through the sportsmanship program.

All five Shelby County schools were recognized by the IHSAA.

Morristown, Southwestern, Triton Central and Waldron were part of the 193 schools named “First Team All-Sportsmanship.”

Shelbyville was one of 108 schools named “Honorable Mention All-Sportsmanship.”

Each member school begins the school year with 100 points. Points may be accumulated through teams completing an online NFHS Sportsmanship Course, parental meetings, student attendance at fall principals’ meetings and other leadership opportunities and submitted exemplary sportsmanship reports to name a few.

Points are deducted by contest ejections of players, coaches, administrators and fans.

“We want to acknowledge and congratulate those schools who have exemplified sportsmanship as indicated by their sportsmanship scores,” said IHSAA Commission Paul Neidig. “We will be recognizing schools at the end of the winter and spring seasons as well as we hope this encourages schools to celebrate those programs in their school who show exemplary sportsmanship.”

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