100th Annual WIAA Boys Basketball State Tournament Preview: Division 4
Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 -- 10:10 AM
The 100th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Basketball State Tournament will take place Thursday-Saturday, March 19-21, at the Kohl Center in Madison. Here's a preview of the Division 4 field...Thursday, March 19
6:35 p.m. Regis (26-0) vs. Dominican (23-3)
8:15 p.m. Auburndale (19-7) vs. Mineral Point (26-0)
ABOUT THE DIVISION 4 FIELD: Three-time defending champion Dominican qualifies for the State Tournament for the seventh time. The Knights are attempting to become only the second program to win four consecutive titles, as is Germantown that has qualified in Division 1. The Knights also won consecutive State titles in 2004 and 2005, bringing their total to five. They won the Metro Classic Conference title this season and return to the State semifinals with a 77-52 downing of Howards Grove in the Waukesha South Sectional final. Prior to joining the WIAA, the Knights won seven championships while a member of WISAA, capturing titles in 1974, 1978, 1979, 1991, 1997, 1998 and 2000. They also had a runner-up finish in 1999. Auburndale advances to the State semifinals for the second time in the last three seasons. They are making their 10th trip to Madison overall, a history that produced Division 3 championships in 1993 and 2000 and runner-up finishes in 1995, 2003 and in 2013. The Apaches finished third in the South Division of the Marawood Conference in 2015 and have advanced through the Appleton East Sectional, climaxed by a 34-32 win over Brillion in the final. Regis is appearing in its fourth State Tournament and its first since 2010 when the Ramblers finished runner-up in Division 3. The Ramblers were eliminated from title contention in the semifinals in their other two previous trips in 2007 and 2008. They earned their return to Madison with a 61-51 victory over Unity in the Chippewa Falls Sectional final. While a member of WISAA, the Ramblers won championships in 1947, 1948 and in 1952, and finished runners-up in 1954, 1962, 1995 and 1997. Mineral Point returns to the State Tournament for the first time since 1974 when the Pointers finished runner-up in Class C. It is their fourth State experience overall. They also qualified in 1934 and 1935 in Class B. The Pointers were three points better than Melrose-Mindoro in the final of the Baraboo Sectional, 58-55, to advance to State. They are the champions in the Southwest Wisconsin Activities League this season.
The State Tournament will be televised live in our area on WAOW-TV channel 9 in Wausau, WXOW-TV channel 19 in La Crosse, and WQOW-TV channel 18 in Eau Claire.
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