WIAA State Softball Preview: Division 2
Friday, June 9th, 2017 -- 10:32 AM
The 42nd Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Softball Tournament are taking place at Goodman Diamond on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison. Here's a preview of the Division 2 Field....Friday, June 9
Division 2 Semifinals
Game-1: Rice Lake (21-7) vs. Kewaskum (25-3) - 2:30 p.m.
Game-2: New London (23-5) vs. Turner (23-2) - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 10
Division 2 Championship Game - 4 p.m
THE DIVISION 2 FIELD: New London will make its fifth consecutive appearance at State and its sixth overall. They won the State title in 2013 and were runners-up in 2005 and 2014. The Bulldogs’ 7-4 win over Demark in the Winneconne Sectional final extended their streak of appearances. They finished in a first-place tie with Seymour in the Bay Conference standings this spring. Turner qualifies for State for the fourth time and for the second time in three years. The most notable experience was a runner-up finish in Division 3 in 2002. The Trojans ousted Evansville 3-0 in the final of the Delavan-Darien Sectional to earn their berth in the State Tournament field. They are the champions of the South Division of the Rock Valley Conference this season. Rice Lake returns to State for the sixth time, and for the first time since they finished runner-up in 2010. The Warriors qualified four times in five years between 2004-08. Their first-ever appearance resulted in a State title in 2004. They finished second in the Big Rivers Conference this season and advanced along the tournament trail through the Medford Sectional, culminating with an 11-2 victory over Baldwin-Woodville in the final. Kewaskum advances to the State semifinals for the first time following its 4-0 shutout victory over Whitnall in the Waupun Sectional. The Indians finished second in the East Central Conference during the regular season.
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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