WIAA State Girls Basketball Preview....Division 4
Tuesday, March 8th, 2022 -- 6:04 AM
The 46th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Basketball State Tournament will take place this Thursday-Saturday, March 10-12, at the Resch Center in Green Bay. Here's a preview of the Division 4 Field.....
Thursday, March 10
Division 4
#1 Mineral Point (28-0) vs. #4 Westfield (27-1) - 6:35 p.m.
#2 Laconia (24-4) vs. #3 Neillsville (25-2)* Listen to our broadcast on 92.7 FM or online here
Saturday, March 12
Division 5 Championship Game - 11:05 a.m.
Division 4 Championship Game*
Division 3 Championship Game*
*Note: Subsequent games of each session will begin approximately 15 minutes following the previous game.
The State Tournament will be televised live in our area on, WAOW-TV in Wausau, WXOW-TV in La Crosse, and WQOW-TV in Eau Claire.
ABOUT THE DIVISION 4 FIELD: Last year’s runner-up Mineral Point was issued the top seed as the only undefeated team in the bracket . The Pointers advance to State for the third time overall. Their first appearance came in 2016, which produced a championship. This season, they cruised to a 63-43 win over New Glarus in the sectional final held at DeForest, and they are the champions of the Southwest Wisconsin Activities League. Laconia is the second seed in the bracket. The only other experience the Spartans have had at State was a runner-up finish in 2019. They make a return visit to the Resch Center by edging Racine Lutheran 47-45 in overtime in the Brown Deer Sectional final. The Spartans captured the Flyway Conference championship this season. Third-seeded Neillsville will make its sixth appearance and its first since 2014. The Warriors made three consecutive State appearances from 2012-14 and back-to-back experiences in 2006 and 2007. They won the Division 4 championship in 2012 and finished runner-up in Division 3 in 2014. They are the champions in the Eastern Division of the Cloverbelt Conference this season. The path for their return to the Resch Center came through the River Falls Sectional, which culminated with a 48-42 win over Phillips. Fourth-seeded Westfield advanced to State for the first time in school history last season, which resulted in a loss in the Division 3 semifinals. The Pioneers move down a division to qualify this year with a 41-38 victory over Bonduel in the Waupaca Sectional final. They were crowned champions of the South Central Conference this season.
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