WIAA State Girls Basketball Championships Begin Thursday
Monday, March 17th, 2014 -- 1:18 PM
The 39th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Basketball State Championships will take place this Thursday-Saturday at the Resch Center in Green Bay.Thursday, March 20
Time Div. Pairings
1:35 p.m. 5 Assumption (25-2) vs. Heritage Christian (20-4)
5 Owen-Withee (22-5) vs. Barneveld (26-0)* - live on 92.7 FM WPKG
6:35 p.m. 4 Algoma (24-2) vs. St. Mary?s Springs (22-3)
4 Regis (21-5) vs. Cuba City (25-1)*
Friday, March 21
Time Div. Pairings
9:05 a.m. 3 Oconto Falls (22-3) vs. Kettle Moraine Lutheran (25-1)
3 Neillsville (26-0) vs. Brodhead (26-0)* - Live on 92.7 FM WPKG
1:35 p.m. 2 Notre Dame (25-1) vs. Pius XI (24-2)
2 La Crosse Central (21-5) vs. DeForest (25-1) *
6:35 p.m. 1 Kimberly (26-0) vs. Oak Creek (24-2)
1 Superior (23-3) vs. Mukwonago (20-6)*
Saturday, March 22
Time Div. Pairings
11:05 p.m. 5 Division 5 Championship Game
4 Division 4 Championship Game*
3 Division 3 Championship Game*
6:35 p.m. 2 Division 2 Championship Game
1 Division 1 Championship Game*
*Note: Subsequent games of each session will begin approximately 25 minutes following the previous game.
STATE TOURNAMENT ON THE AIR: The State Tournament will be televised live in our area on WAOW-TV channel 9 in Wausau, WXOW-TV channel 19 in La Crosse, and WQOW-TV channel 18 in Eau Claire. The Wisconsin Division of Quincy Newspapers, Inc., will produce the coverage. The championships will also be streamed on the statewide network station websites.
TEAM TOURNAMENT HISTORY: The first WIAA State Girls Basketball Championship Tournament was held in 1976. The tournament was held at the UW Field House from 1976-97 and also in 1999, 2000 and 2002. The championships were held in the Kohl Center in 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2010-12, and at the Alliant Energy Center in 2004 and 2006-09. The current site of the tournament, the Resch Center in Green Bay, became the home of the tournament in 2013. The tournament featured a three-class format until 1991, when a four-division format was adopted. In 2011, a fifth division was added. Cuba City has won the most State titles over the years with nine. Milwaukee Washington has won five, and Barneveld, Fall Creek, Flambeau and Kimberly have won four. There have been 80 different schools that have won championships. Cuba City has the distinction of having qualified for the most State Tournaments with 15, including this year. Janesville Parker has participated 12 times. Durand, Fall Creek, Kimberly Milwaukee Washington, Newman Catholic and Oostburg have qualified 10 times.
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