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WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament Preview....Division 3

Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 -- 9:58 AM

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The 106th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Basketball State Tournament will take place this Thursday-Saturday at the Kohl Center in Madison....Here's a preview of the Division 3 field.....

 

Thursday, March 17

Division 3

#1 West Salem (26-1) vs. #4 Brillion (26-2) - 1:35 p.m.

#2 Lake Country Lutheran (26-2) vs. #3 St. Thomas More (25-3)*

 

Saturday, March 19

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 3 FIELD:  Top-seeded West Salem celebrates its first-ever trip to State following the Panthers’ 63-48 win versus Baldwin-Woodville in the Arcadia Sectional final. During the regular season, the Panthers won the title in the Coulee Conference. Last season’s runner-up  Lake Country Lutheran is the #2 seed in the bracket after qualifying for the first time last year. The Lightning are the champions in the Midwest Classic Conference this season. They will make their second run at a title after a 61-56 win over Columbus in the sectional final conducted at Beaver Dam. Third-seeded St. Thomas More  will be experiencing the State Tournament for the first time after defeating Big Foot 69-61 in the sectional final played at Whitewater. They are the 2022 champions of the Metro Classic Conference. Prior to joining the WIAA, the Cavaliers won a Class A championship in 1988 and finished runner-up in 1980 and 1994 while a member of WISAA. Fourth-seeded Brillion qualifies for the State Tournament for the fourth time. The Lions won the Division 3 championship in 2012. They earned their berth this season by edging Freedom 39-38 in the Two Rivers Sectional final. Brillion was runner-up in the Eastern Wisconsin Conference this year.

 

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