WIAA State Girls Basketball Preview: Division 3
Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 -- 9:43 AM
The 44th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Basketball State Tournament will take place this Thursday-Saturday at the Resch Center in Green Bay. Here's a preview of the Division 3 field...Thursday, March 7
Division 3
#1 Marshall (24-2) vs. #4 Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (24-2) - 1:35 p.m.
#2 Laconia (26-0) vs. #3 Freedom (23-3)
ABOUT THE DIVISION 3 FIELD: Defending champion and top-seed Marshall returns to the State Tournament field for the fourth time looking to duplicate the feat it achieved in 1976 and 1977 when the Cardinals won back-to-back Class C championships. This year, they are the champions in the South Division of the Capitol Conference and are the representative from the Stoughton Sectional after the Cardinals defeated Platteville 78-61 in the final. Second-seeded Laconia advances to the State Tournament for the first time in school history. The Spartans road through the Watertown Sectional culminated with a 60-42 triumph over Milwaukee Languages in the final. They are the champions of the Flyway Conference this season. Third-seeded Freedom is making its second appearance and its first since its only other experience resulted in a runner-up finish in Division 2 in 2008. The Irish tied for the championship of the North Eastern Conference with Luxemburg-Casco and Wrightstown this season, and they earned their berth in the tournament field by ousting Kiel 53-40 in the Ashwaubenon Sectional final. Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau, the fourth seed, will experience playing in the State Tournament for the first time following the Red Hawks’ 47-22 win over Hayward in the Altoona Sectional. They won the Coulee Conference championship this season.
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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