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WIAA FOOTBALL - New football playoff matrix being considered inWisconsin

New football playoff matrix being considered inWisconsin
Qualifying procedures for WIAA playoff football, where Medford’s Owen Klussendorf (11), Evan Czarnezki (6) and Paxton Rothmeier are pictured competing against Fox Valley Lutheran Nov. 1, could change as early as the 2025 season. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
New football playoff matrix being considered inWisconsin
Qualifying procedures for WIAA playoff football, where Medford’s Owen Klussendorf (11), Evan Czarnezki (6) and Paxton Rothmeier are pictured competing against Fox Valley Lutheran Nov. 1, could change as early as the 2025 season. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS

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Some big changes could be coming to the WIAA’s football playoff process and, apparently, these changes are widely supported by...

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