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WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament Preview: Division 5

Wednesday, March 12th, 2025 -- 10:07 AM

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The 49th WIAA Girls Basketball State Tournament will take place this Thursday-Saturday at the Resch Center in Green Bay. 

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

 

Friday, March 14
Division 5
#1 Assumption (27-1) vs. #4 Owen-Withee (25-4) - 9:05 a.m.
#2 Lourdes Academy (24-5) vs. #3 Barneveld (21-7)*

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

 

ABOUT THE DIVISION 5 FIELD:  Assumption receives the top seed in the bracket. The Royals embark on their eighth appearance at State and the programs’ first since 2022. Four consecutive appearances from 2013-16 resulted in State championships in 2013, 2016 and 2021with runner-up finishes in 2014 and 2015. They also won the title in 2021 and added another runner-finish in 2022.  This season, they placed first in the South Division of the Marawood Conference. The Royals defeated Sevastopol 61-42 in the sectional final played at Waupaca to continue to pursue their third championship. Second-seeded Lourdes Academy will experience the State Tournament for the first time in program’s history after defeating last year’s champion Albany/Monticello 57-43 in the final of the Beaver Dam Sectional. The Knights claimed the championship in the East Division of the Trailways Conference during the regular season. As a former member of WISAA, Lourdes Academy won back-to-back Division 2 titles in 1994 and 1995. Barneveld, the #3 seed, qualifies for the State Tournament for the 12th time overall and the first time since 2016. The Golden Eagles have won six State titles, capturing the Division 4 crowns in 1995, 1998, 1999, 2005 and the Division 5 titles in 2014 and 2015. In addition, they have a Division 4 runner-up finish in 2007 to go with two Division 5 second-place outcomes in 2013 and 2016. They finished second in the East Division of the Six Rivers Conference this season. The Golden Eagles beat Eleva-Strum 60-39 in the final of the La Crosse Logan Sectional for the opportunity to continue pursuing the program’s seventh title. Fourth-seeded Owen-Withee makes its 10th tournament appearance overall and its first since 2014. The Blackhawks’ most notable outcomes at State have been runner-up finishes in 1988, 2003, 2005 and 2012. They finished second in the East Division of the Cloverbelt Conference this season behind Neillsville. The Blackhawks defeated Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 37-29 in the Eau Claire North Sectional final to advance to the State semifinals.  

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