WIAA State Girls Basketball Preview....Division 1
Friday, March 11th, 2022 -- 6:17 AM
The 46th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Basketball State Tournament continues today -Saturday at the Resch Center in Green Bay. Here's a preview of the Division 1 Field.....
Friday, March 11
Division 1
#1 Kettle Moraine (25-3) vs. #4 De Pere (24-4) - 6:35 p.m.
#2 Brookfield East (25-3) vs. #3 Appleton East (24-4)*
Saturday, March 12
Division 2 Championship Game - 6:35 p.m.
Division 1 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 1 FIELD: Kettle Moraine receives the bracket’s top seed in its first appearance in the State Tournament since 2004. It is the seventh time the Lasers have qualified overall, all coming during a nine-year span from 1996-2004. They won their only title in 1999. The Lasers advance to the semifinals this season with a 57-28 victory over Oak Creek in the sectional final played at Waukesha South. They finished the regular season as the champions of the Classic Eight Conference. Coincidentally, Brookfield East, the #2 seed, is also making it first appearance since 2004 and their sixth overall. The Spartans’ most notable experience was finishing runner-up in 1984. They qualify this season with a 48-40 win over Arrowhead in the sectional final held at Sun Prairie. The Spartans are the co-champions of the Greater Metro Conference with Germantown this season. It’s the third overall appearance at State for third-seeded Appleton East and the program’s first since 1998. The Patriots’ first two experiences resulted in losses in the quarterfinals in both 1990 and 1998. They finished runner-up in the Fox Valley Association this season. The Patriots defeated Neenah 57-36 in the sectional final hosted at Oshkosh North to advance to the State semifinals. De Pere has been issued the fourth seed in the bracket. The Redbirds are making their ninth State appearance and their first since finishing runner-up in 2017. They made four appearances in five years from 2008-12, which produced a championship in 2012 and a runner-up finish in 2010. They also captured the title in 2005 and the Class A championship in 1983 to give them a total of three championships. Their return to the tourney comes by virtue of a 72-66 victory over former defending champion Germantown in the Sheboygan South Sectional final. The Redbirds were runners-up behind Division 2 qualifier Notre Dame in the Fox River Classic Conference this season.
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