WIAA State Softball Preview: Division 3
Thursday, June 8th, 2017 -- 10:51 AM
The 42nd Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Softball Tournament is going on now thru Saturday at Goodman Diamond on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison. Here's a preview of the Division 3 Field....Friday, June 9
Division 3 Semifinals
Game-1: Bloomer (24-4) vs. Laconia (23-0) - 10 a.m.
Game-2: Weyauwega-Fremont (21-9) vs. Marshall (24-5) - Noon
Saturday, June 10
Division 3 Championship Game - 1 p.m.
THE DIVISION 3 FIELD: Laconia seeks a third consecutive championship after winning the title the last two seasons. The Spartans advance to the semifinals for the third straight season and for the fifth time overall. The Spartans’ experiences in the State Tournament in 2009 and 2014 resulted in runner-up finishes. This season, they are the champions in the Flyway Conference. They advance to State through the sectional they hosted with a 9-0 shutout over Random Lake in the final. Bloomer advances to the State Tournament for the second time in the past three seasons and for the third time overall. The Blackhawks have fallen in the semifinals in both their previous experiences. They are the champions of the Heart O’ North Conference this season. Their return to the State Tournament comes virtue of a 11-3 victory over Northwestern in the Bloomer Sectional final. Marshall returns to the tournament field for the first time since 1994 and for the seventh time overall. The Cardinals have won three State championships and have finished runner-up an additional two times. They won the Class C title in 1987 and 1989, and the Division 3 in their most recent appearance in 1994. Their runner-up finishes came in Class C in 1990 and in Division 3 in 1991. The Cardinals are the champions of the South Division of the Capitol Conference this spring. They won the Lancaster Sectional by downing Arcadia 11-8 in nine innings to advance to the State semifinals. Weyauwega-Fremont qualifies for the third time and the first time since 2009. The Indians’ first appearance resulted in a runner-up finish in 2004. The Indians are champions of the Central Wisconsin Conference this season. They have qualified through the Chilton Sectional with a 6-5 win over Southern Door in the final.
FINALS AIRED LIVE ON FS WISCONSIN: Watch the WIAA State Softball Tournament finals on the FS Wisconsin or the FS Wisconsin Plus Channel. The Divisions 2, 3, 4 and 5 championships with air on FS Wisconsin, and the Division 1 final will be aired on FS Wisconsin Plus.
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