Awards & Recognition

Division Sportsmanship Award

The IESA is proud to honor schools nominated by their peers for the Divison Sportsmanship Award. This award recognizes outstanding sportsmanship and exemplary behavior by member schools in each of the 15 divisions. Each March, schools within each division nominate a peer that has demonstrated exceptional character, respect, and sportsmanship throughout the school year. Division winners will be awarded an official IESA Sportsmanship banner to proudly display in their school gymnasium.

Criteria for the award: A school must be involved in at least 5 IESA activities, have no ejections or reports of unsportsmanlike conduct for the entire school in any activity (players, coaches, and/or fans) reported to the IESA office, and the school and community must exemplify all around good behavior indicative of good citizens and good sports. Ejection reports and reports of unsportsmanlike conduct submitted to the IESA office will only be accepted from a school administrator or an official working the contest being reported.