WIAA State Girls Softball Tournament Preview: Division 3

Thursday, June 6th, 2024 -- 12:50 PM

The 48th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Softball Tournament continues thru Saturday at Goodman Diamond on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison.   Here's a preview of the Division 3 field.......

LAST YEAR:  Top-seeded Brodhead captured the Division 3 crown with a 1-0 win over third-seeded Mayville in the championship game. 

Division 3
Semifinals - Friday, June 7
Game-1:  #1 Mishicot (29-0) vs. #4 Laconia (20-8) - 10 a.m.*
Game-2:  #2 Brodhead (19-4) vs. #3 Prescott (19-8) - Noon*
Championship - Saturday, June 8
Game-3:  Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 1 p.m.*

* Games begin approximately 30 minutes following previous game

STATE TOURNAMENT ON THE AIR:  The championship finals of all five divisions will be aired live on the WIAA State Television Stations WKOW 27.2, WAOW 9.2, WQOW 18.2 and WXOW 19.2, WVTV 24.1 in Milwaukee and WLUK (FOX)/WCWF(CW) in Green Bay/Appleton. The finals will also be streamed live on the Network stations’ websites.

THE DIVISION 3 FIELD:  Mishicot is the #1 seed in the bracket. The Indians are making their third State appearance in the past four tournaments (not including the canceled 2020 season) and their sixth overall. They won the Division 4 championship in 2021 and advanced to the championship game in 2019, which resulted in a runner-up finish. Their return to the tourney field comes following a 3-0 victory over Peshtigo in the Oconto Sectional final. The Indians finished first in the Big East Conference this season. Defending champion Brodhead is the #2 seed. The Cardinals qualify for the third time overall. In addition to last season’s title, they won the championship the first time they experienced the State Tournament in 2004. They earned the opportunity to defend their title after cruising to an 8-0 shutout over Adams-Friendship in the sectional final hosted by River Valley. The Cardinals are the champions of the Rock Valley Conference this season. Prescott, the third seed, returns to State for the first time since finishing runner-up in 2021 and for the seventh time overall. Prior to 2021, the Cardinals were eliminated from title contention in the semifinals in Division 2 in 1993 and 1998, and in Division 3 in 2002, 2018 and 2019. They are the runners-up in the Middle Border Conference this year. The Cardinals advanced through the Bloomer Sectional with a 2-1 win over Spooner in the final. Fourth-seeded Laconia embarks on its sixth State Tournament appearance and the first since 2017. The Spartans have advanced to the championship game in each of the previous five experiences at State. They had a run of four straight appearances from 2014-17 that produced three straight championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and a runner-up finish in 2014. The Spartans also finished runner-up in 2009. This season, they placed third in the Wisconsin Flyway Conference. They advance to the State semifinals by rolling over Shoreland Lutheran in the sectional final they hosted, 16-0 in five innings.

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