State Girls Basketball Preview: Division 1
Thursday, March 14th, 2013 -- 6:20 AM
The 38th Annual WIAA Girls Basketball State Championships will take place starting today thru Saturday at the Resch Center in Green Bay. The Division 1 semi-finals will start Friday evening at 6:35 pm.6:35 p.m.
Arrowhead (18-8) vs. Mukwonago (24-2)
Superior (23-3) vs. Milwaukee Riverside (22-4)
ABOUT THE DIVISION 1 FIELD: Arrowhead returns to the State Tournament for the eighth time overall and for the first time since 1996. The Warhawks have claimed a pair of titles from their previous appearances, one in 1988 and the other in 1991. They finished third in the Classic 8 Conference this season, behind champion Mukwonago, which is also a qualifier in the Division 1 field. The Warhawks are the representatives out of the Sheboygan South Sectional following their 43-41 win over Kimberly in the final. The Classic 8 Conference champion Mukwonago has also qualified following its 53-38 win over Sun Prairie in the Middleton Sectional final. It will be the Indians sixth appearance at State and its first since 2003. Their most notable results from the previous five experiences was making it to the semifinals in 1979. Milwaukee Riverside has had three prior trips to State, with the most recent coming in 2005 when the Lady Tigers advanced to the semifinals. They also reached the semifinals in 1979. This year, they are the champions of the Gold Division of the Milwaukee City Conference. They topped Franklin 69-59 in the final of the West Allis Central Sectional to advance to the State semifinals. Superior is making its first appearance since its only other experience at State in 1995 when they dropped their quarterfinal match-up. The Spartans appearance at the Resch Center comes virtue of its 54-51 win over Oshkosh North in the D.C. Everest Sectional finals. They finished atop the Lake Superior Conference standings this season.
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