State Girls Basketball Preview: Division 3
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 -- 10:24 AM
The 42nd Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Basketball State Tournament will take place Thursday-Saturday, March 9-11, at the Resch Center in Green Bay. Here's a preview of the Division 3 field....Thursday, March 9
Division 3
Bloomer (22-4) vs. Martin Luther (25-1) - 1:35 p.m.
Wrightstown (23-3) vs. Edgewood (23-3)*
*Note: Subsequent games of each session will begin approximately 15 minutes following the previous game
ABOUT THE DIVISION 3 FIELD: Bloomer is back at State for the first time since 2000 and for the fourth time in the program’s history. In each of the three previous experiences, the Blackhawks came away with runner-up finishes, those coming in Class B in 1990, and in Division 3 in both 1992 and 2000. They qualify this season by navigating through the Menomonie Sectional, which culminated with a 72-57 win over Somerset in the final. The Blackhawks placed runner-up to Hayward in the Heart O’North Conference during the regular season. Wrightstown advances to the State Tournament for the third time and for the first time since 2004. The Tigers’ first-ever appearance produced a runner-up finish in Class C in 1989. They advance to State this season as champions of the Green Bay Preble Sectional following a 60-53 win over Amherst in the final. The Tigers are the champions in the North Eastern Conference this year. Edgewood is making its second appearance in the State Tournament after experiencing it for the first time last season. The Crusaders were eliminated from title contention in the semifinals with a one-point loss to the eventual champion. Their return to the State semifinals comes following a convincing 57-31 victory over Platteville in the Sun Prairie Sectional final. They finished in a three-way tie for first in the South Division of the Badger Conference this year with Stoughton and Division 2 qualifier Monroe. The Crusaders won a Class A title in 1979 as a former member of WISAA. It’s the first time Martin Luther advances to the State Tournament. The Spartans’ path through the Waukesha South Sectional was capped by a 63-59 triumph over Waupun in the final. They are the champions of the Metro Classic Conference in 2017.
STATE TOURNAMENT ON THE AIR: The State Tournament will be televised live in our area on WAOW-TV in Wausau, WXOW-TV in La Crosse, and WQOW-TV in Eau Claire.
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