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WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament Preview: Division 2

Thursday, March 13th, 2025 -- 7:52 AM

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The 49th WIAA Girls Basketball State Tournament will take place today-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 2
#1 Edgewood (27-1) vs. #4 Rice Lake (23-5) - 1:35 p.m.
#2 Wauwatosa East (27-1)  vs. #3 West De Pere (23-5)*

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

 

ABOUT THE DIVISION 2 FIELD:  Top-seeded Edgewood moves up to the division this season after winning the Division 3 championship last year. The Crusaders are making their fourth appearance overall. They also had back-to-back experiences in 2016-2017, winning the Division 2 championship in 2017. Their continued quest for another gold trophy comes following a convincing 67-42 victory over West Salem in the Baraboo Sectional final. The Crusaders were crowned champions in the Small Division of the Badger Conference this year. Prior to joining the WIAA in the fall of 2000, the Crusaders won a Class A title in 1979 as a former member of WISAA. Second-seeded Wauwatosa East is back in the tournament for the fourth time and for the second year in a row. The Red Raiders fell in the semifinals last year. Their most notable experience at State was the Class A championship they won in 1981. This season, they tied with Brookfield East for the championship in the Greater Metro Conference. They earned their way back to the Resch Center through the Whitefish Bay Sectional with a 50-39 win over Union Grove in the final. West De Pere was issued the third seed. The Phantoms are making their second appearance at State. Their only other experience came 47 years ago in 1978 when they advanced to the Division 1 semifinal before being ousted from title contention. The Phantoms are the champions of the Bay Conference this season and the Fond du Lac Sectional following their 66-55 victory over Waukesha West in the final. Rice Lake began to celebrate qualifying for the first time when the final buzzer sounded in their 54-46 win over Shawano in the Mosinee Sectional final. They placed third in the Big Rivers Conference this winter.

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