2013 State Boys Basketball Preview: Division 4
Monday, March 4th, 2013 -- 1:44 PM
The 98th Annual WIAA Boys Basketball State Championships will take place this Thursday-Saturday at the Kohl Center in Madison. The Division 4 semi-finals will start at 6:35 pm this Thursday night.ABOUT THE DIVISION 4 FIELD: Defending champion Dominican qualifies for the State Tournament for the fifth time. The Knights also won consecutive State titles in 2004 and 2005. Prior to joining the WIAA, the Knights won seven championships while a member of WISAA, winning titles in 1974, 1978, 1979, 1991, 1997, 1998 and 2000. They also had a runner-up finish in 1999. This season, they won the Metro Classic Conference title and advanced to the State semifinals with a 52-39 win over previously undefeated Laconia in the Brookfield Central Sectional final. Last year?s runner-up Cuba City returns to the tournament field for the 12th time. The Cubans have won three State championships, claiming the title in 1981, 1991 and 1998. They also have one other runner-up finish. That came in 1938. The undefeated Cubans are champions of the Southwest Wisconsin Activities League, and they won the Baraboo Sectional with a 77-74 overtime victory over Luther. Auburndale advances to the State semifinals for the first time in nearly a decade. The Apaches most recent appearance came in 2004. They are making their ninth trip overall, a history that produced Division 3 championships in 1993 and 2000 and runner-up finishes in 1995 and 2003. The Apaches captured the crown in the South Division of the Marawood Conference in 2013 and have advanced through the Durand Sectional, capped by a 57-22 win over Unity in the final. Amherst will make its second appearance in the State Tournament. The only other time the Falcons reached the semifinals was in 1998, which resulted in a defeat. This year?s squad tied for the Central Wisconsin 8 Conference championship with Shiocton. They edged Reedsville 47-46 in the Waupaca Sectional final to continue their quest for a State title, a feat they accomplished in football in the fall.
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