Sports
Iowa-Grant competes in the Southwest Wisconsin Athletic League (SWAL), in Division 5 in football, and in Division 3 in other sports. Prior to the creation of SWAL Iowa-Grant was in the Southern 8 conference. Each year Iowa-Grant plays Fennimore for the "milk can", because both communities have cheese factories. The football team plays Fennimore for the "Milk Can".
Iowa-Grant was conference champion in football in 1974, 1975 (co-champion with Cuba City), 1976, 1977, 1979, 1988, 1993, 2005 (co-champion with Darlington), and 2009 (co-champion with Darlington and Cuba City). The girls' volleyball team was conference champion in 1997 and 1998. The school took the state championship in cross country in 2000 and the wrestling championship in 2004. It was also conference champion in wrestling in 1973 and 2006. The boys' basketball team was state champion in 1981. The golf team was conference champion in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
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