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WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament Preview....Division 5

Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 -- 9:10 AM

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The 108th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Boys Basketball Tournament will take place this Thursday-Saturday at the Kohl Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

The State Tournament will be televised live in our area on WAOW Wausau, WXOW La Crosse, and WQOW Eau Claire.

 

Here's a preview of the Division 5 field....

Friday, March 15
Division 5
#1 Columbus Catholic (27-2) vs. #4 Solon Springs (27-2) - 9:05 a.m.
#2 Almond-Bancroft (27-1) vs. #3 Abundant Life Christian (27-2)*

Championship Final - Saturday, March 16 -  11:05 a.m.

*Note: Subsequent games of each session will begin approximately 15 minutes following the previous game.

 

ABOUT THE DIVISION 5 FIELD: Three of the four qualifying teams in the field have qualified for the first time. Top-seeded Columbus Catholic will be making its fourth State appearance overall and its first since 2019 when the Dons finished runner-up. Prior to that, the Dons lost in the Division 4 semifinals in 2003 and in the Division 5 semifinals in 2017. They are the champions of the East Division of the Cloverbelt Conference this year. The Dons notched an 80-77 victory over Cashton to return to the tourney field. As a former member of WISAA, the Dons were a four-time champion in Division 3. They won back-to-back titles in 1996 and 1997 as well in 1999 and 2000. Second-seeded Almond-Bancroft qualifies for the State Tournament for the first time in the program’s history. They began celebrating the accomplishment following the Eagles’ 70-57 win over Reedsville in the Hortonville Sectional final. They are the champions in the South Division of the Central Wisconsin Conference this season. Abundant Life Christian is the third seed. The Challengers’ first appearance comes following a 63-53 victory over Salam in the Evansville Sectional final. They tied Deerfield for the championship in the South Division of the Trailways Conference this year. Fourth-seeded Solon Springs makes its inaugural appearance in the State Tournament by virtue of its 59-41 win over Owen-Withee in the Ashland Sectional final. The Eagles are the champions of the Northern Lights Conference this season.

 

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