patching...
Update: Have you signed up for our once-daily newsletter yet? Click here to get the top headlines right in your inbox! »
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

High School Football Playoffs

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Messwood's New Football Logo Celebrates WIAA Playoff Spot

After school officials removed the existing logo because it contained a religious symbol, the Messmer/Shorewood co-op football team will wear new decals during Friday night's game.

Messmer/Shorewood football coach Drake Zortman said new helmet decals to be debuted Friday night will celebrate the success the co-op football team has realized this season. "A 6-1 record currently, and locking up a playoff berth," Zortman said, detailing the successes. Shorewood district officials removed the student-designed logo that was used this year — a greyhound and a bishop’s hat with a religious cross, which represent both schools — after a parent emailed the district and expressed concern over its religious symbolism. On Wednesday afternoon during a press conference, Zortman unveiled the team's new logo: a football with the words "2012 Playoffs" on it.  "I think we're going to be the only school celebrating on their helmets the …

In this Article:

Religious Symbol in Messwood Logo Prompts Parent Complaint and Removal, Shorewood High School, and Messwood Takes the Field in State Playoffs for First Time in 30 Years

Comment_arrow

Jim Genthe

10:58 am on Thursday, October 25, 2012

Hmm...13 days after the fact and still no listing of "hatred & venom"... Cow Dung, I fear we'll be wise not to hold our collective breath waiting...◕ ‿ ◕   more ›

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

WIAA Reworks Bylaws in Wake of Fight over Messmer/Shorewood's Playoff Eligibility

State athletic association clarifies rule governing playoff eligibility of teams that left a conference without WIAA approval.

Following controversy over a WIAA rule and the Shorewood/Messmer football team's playoff eligibility in October, the state school athletic association changed the wording in its bylaws Wednesday to eliminate future confusion. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WIAA met Wednesday to discuss its playoff seeding, but also alter the bylaw governing the playoff eligibility of teams that leave a conference without WIAA approval. The combined team also known as Messwood had initially been denied eligibility for the playoffs because it left the Woodland Conference in 2007 and WIAA rules state teams that do so are not eligible for the playoffs for four years. Messmer/Shorewood officials argued they had followed the rules as they were …

In this Article:

In or Out? Messmer/Shorewood Files Injunction for Playoff Berth, UPDATED: Messmer/Shorewood Football Team is Playoff Eligible, Judge Rules, and Messwood Takes the Field in State Playoffs for First Time in 30 Years

Got a Hot Tip?
 
 

Videos

 

Most Popular Articles

  1. More than $1,700 in Property Taken in Daytime Burglary
  2. Al Calderone Club Now Open in Shorewood
  3. Aaron Rodgers, Ryan Braun to Open Restaurant at Bayshore
  4. A Whole Lot of Naked Going On
  5. Shorewood Schools Named One of Best Workplaces in Milwaukee Area

PSST! Want to Contribute?

  • Got a hot tip on news you think everyone should know? Tell us.
  • Just married? New baby? Make honor roll? Add an Announcement
  • Organizing that big block party or poetry reading? Put it on the calendar!
  • Have a great photo of your community?
    Add it to Your Neighborhood Gallery.