Sports Stars is an honor given out by the Idaho Press seasonally to recognize the top high school athletes in each sport. Today, we begin to reveal the winners for the fall sports. The winners for golf will be announced in the spring due to 3A and 2A state championships taking place in the spring.
Skyview senior Sadie Schaffer wrapped up a highly successful high school swim career in this fall. She ended her time swimming with the Hawks with five individual state titles, along with two more on relays. This past season, Schaffer won two more state titles in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Freestyle at the IHSAA 5A State Swimming Championship meet.
For her performance this season, Schaffer was named the Idaho Press 2024-24 Girls Swimming Sports Stars Athlete of the Year.
Her senior season wasn’t the only year she won both events. Last season, she won both events at the state meet, successfully defending state titles this November. Her 100 free triumph this season came in record fashion at 52.81 seconds, bettering her own record by half a second.