McFarland's nickname is the Spartans, and they rejoined the
Badger Conference in 2023 (they had previously been members from 2001-2008) after a fifteen-year stint as members of the
Rock Valley Conference. In 2008-2009, the McFarland football team had a 9-0 record and won the Rock Valley Conference. The girls' tennis team and both cross country teams also won their respective Rock Valley Conference titles that season. The boys' swimming team has won seven Division II state titles, with six coming consecutively from 2007 to 2012, and another coming in 2024. The boys' swimming team was also the Division II runner-up in 2003, 2014, and 2023. The boys' golf team earned the state title once and runner-up twice for five years. The team has been in the state tournament the last nine years, and won the sectional tournament three years in a row. Girls' soccer took a second-place finish in the 2007 state games. The McFarland boys' track team won the WIAA Division 2 regionals. Boys' soccer lost in the state semi-finals in 2013, the McFarland boys' first state appearance in school history. In 2018, McFarland’s Boys Soccer team went to the Division 3 State Championship, but lost to Pius XI Catholic from
Milwaukee.
Athletic conference affiliation history •
Madison Suburban Conference (1963-1969) •
Capitol Conference (1969-2001) •
Badger Conference (2001-2008) •
Rock Valley Conference (2008-2023) •
Badger Conference (2023–present) == Notable alumni ==