WIAA State Girls Basketball Preview: Division 5
Wednesday, March 9th, 2016 -- 11:15 AM
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. Here's a preview of the Division 5 Field......Friday, March 11
9:05 a.m.
Clayton (26-1) vs. Barneveld (27-0)
Assumption (23-4) vs. Fall River (22-4)
** Subsequent games of each session will begin approximately 15 minutes following the previous game.
ABOUT THE DIVISION 5 FIELD: Two-time defending champion Barneveld qualifies for the State Tournament for the fourth consecutive season and for the 11th time overall. The Golden Eagles have now won six State titles, capturing the crown in 1995, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2014 and again last season. In addition, they have runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2013. They are the champions in the Eastern Division of the Six Rivers Conference this season. The Golden Eagles beat Hillsboro 66-34 in the final of the Richland Center Sectional to remain the only undefeated team and earn the opportunity to continue their quest to win a third straight title. Assumption will make its fourth consecutive appearance in the State Tournament, having won the title in 2013 and finishing runner-up the last two seasons. It is the Royals’ fifth journey to State overall. This season they finished in a three-way tie for first place in the South Division of the Marawood Conference with Division 4 qualifier Marathon and Auburndale. Their return to the semifinals resulted from a 55-21 win over Suring in the final of the Oconto Falls Sectional. Clayton will make its second State Tournament appearance. The Bears’ only other State experience came back in 1995, which resulted in a loss in the Division 4 semifinals. They qualify this season following a 61-47 triumph over Bayfield in the Spooner Sectional final. The Bears are the champions in the Central Division of the Lakeland Conference. Fall River has qualified for the State Tournament for the second time after making its first appearance last season, which resulted in a loss in the semifinals. The Lady Pirates beat Sheboygan Lutheran 59-22 in the Watertown Sectional final to earn their return to the State Tournament. They are the champions of the Southern Division of the Trailways Conference this season.
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.
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