What a year for Ripon

The fans at Ripon probably never wanted this year to end. What a year it was for the Tigers.

Sure, the football team and boys track team won state titles, but just about every other sport had a year to remember.

The boys basketball team won a conference championship and came within a few 3-pointers of beating eventual state champion Seymour in a sectional final. The girls basketball team dominated the conference en route to a crown. The wrestling team won the ECFC-Lakes as well. So did the baseball team.

I remember a conversation I had with football coach Rick Kelm several years ago. He said that one of the things he loved about having a good football season was that it set the tone for the rest of the school year. This time, he certainly was right.

Ripon was a sports powerhouse this year, and I'd expect the same for the next few years.