MADISON, Wis. - Summer is winding down and fall is just around the corner, which means sports season is about to start.

Teamwork is making the dream work before the start of the fall sports season. The WIAA is launching a new foundation that'll lend financial support to athletic departments. News 3 Now spoke to the Madison Metropolitan School District, who saw this as a positive.

"What we really do is hopefully kind of preserve education-based athletics as a framework in general," said MMSD Athletic Director, Jeremy Schlitz.

The foundation will cover expenses that aren't covered in normal budgets. It will pay for initiatives such as coaching development, facilities and equipment improvements.

"We really believe that the foundation is going to appeal to schools across the state. Big, sm

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