WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament Starts Thursday
Monday, March 7th, 2016 -- 1:19 PM
The 41st Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Basketball State Championships will take place Thursday-Saturday, March 10-12, at the Resch Center in Green Bay.PURCHASING TICKETS: Ticket price for the tourney is $10 per session when purchased at the Resch Center. Tickets for the tournament will also be available for purchase online at the Ticket Star website: www.ticketstaronline.com. All-session, as well as individual session tickets are available for purchase online for $12 per session. A link is also provided on the WIAA website: www.wiaawi.org. Call Ticket Star at 1-800-895-0071.
STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE: The single elimination tournament features a five division format with four teams qualifying in each of the five divisions.
Thursday, March 10
Time
1:35 p.m.
Div. - Pairings
3 - Hayward (25-1) vs. Edgewood (20-6)
3 - Xavier (18-8 ) vs. Milw. School of Languages (20-4)*
6:35 p.m.
4 - Regis (22-4) vs. Mineral Point (24-2)
4 - Marathon (23-3) vs. Kenosha St. Joseph (24-2)*
Friday, March 11
Time
9:05 a.m.
5 - Clayton (26-1) vs. Barneveld (27-0)
5 - Assumption (23-4) vs. Fall River (22-4)*
1:35 p.m.
2 - Onalaska (21-5) vs. Stoughton (24-2)
2 - Notre Dame (24-2) vs. New Berlin Eisenhower (21-5)*
6:35 p.m.
1 - Appleton North (22-4) vs. Verona (23-3)
1 - Mukwonago (23-3) vs. Oak Creek (23-3)*
Saturday, March 12
Time
9:30 a.m. - 3-Point Challenge
11:05 p.m.
5 - Division 5 Championship Game
4 - Division 4 Championship Game*
3 - Division 3 Championship Game*
6:35 p.m.
2 - Division 2 Championship Game
1 - Division 1 Championship Game*
*Note: Subsequent games of each session will begin approximately 15 minutes following the previous game.
STATE TOURNAMENT ON THE AIR: The State Tournament will be televised live on WKOW-TV in Madison, WAOW-TV in Wausau, WXOW-TV in La Crosse, WQOW-TV in Eau Claire, WYOW-TV in Eagle River, WMOW-TV in Crandon, WMLW-TV in Milwaukee, KBJR-MY9 in Duluth/Superior and WCWF W-14 in Green Bay and the Fox Valley. The Wisconsin Division of Quincy Media, Inc., will produce the coverage. The championships will also be streamed on the statewide network station websites.
THREE-POINT CHALLENGE: The WIAA will conduct the second 3-Point Challenge prior to Saturday’s championship games. The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Resch Center. A ticket for the Division 3, 4 and 5 championship games session is required for admittance into the event. The top two players per division were selected for the contest based on the best 3-point field goal percentage with a minimum of 75 attempts during the regular season. Kylie Moe from Brodhead in Division 3 won the inaugural 3-Point Challenge by scoring 15 in the final round. The contestants representing Division 1 are senior Madie Kaelber of Kenosha Indian Trail; junior Caroline Busch from Brookfield Central, who also participated in the contest last year. Representing Division 2 are sophomore Shay Frederick of Hortonville and senior Abby Gerrits of Pewaukee. The Division 3 participants are sophomore Theresa Wichser of Brookfield Academy and senior Sara Winkel of Kiel. Division 4 will be represented by seniors Amira Erdmann of Crandon and Macenzie Kraemer of Wisconsin Heights; and the Division 5 contestants are freshman Shemera Williams of the Milwaukee Academy of Science and senior Devyn Schoonover of Loyal. Visit the information on the WIAA website for more details on the 3-Point Challenge.
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