WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament Preview....Division 5
Wednesday, March 19th, 2025 -- 11:16 AM
The 109th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Boys Basketball Tournament will take place this Thursday-Saturday, March 20-22, at the Kohl Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Here's a preview of the Division 5 field......
The State Tournament will be televised live in our area on WAOW Wausau,
Friday, March 21
Division 5
#1 Cochrane-Fountain City (26-2) vs. #4 Turtle Lake (27-2) - 9:05 a.m.
#2 Sheboygan Lutheran (24-4) vs. #3 Abundant Life Christian (23-6)*
*Note: Subsequent games of each session will begin approximately 15 minutes following the previous game.
ABOUT THE DIVISION 5 FIELD: Top-seeded Cochrane-Fountain City is returning to the tournament field for the second time. Their first appearance came in 2014, and that experience resulted in a loss in the semifinals. This year, the Pirates are the champions in the Small Division of the Dairyland Conference. Their return to the State semifinals comes following a 53-41 win over Royall in the La Crosse Logan Sectional final. Sheboygan Lutheran, the #2 seed, advances to the State Tournament for the fourth time overall and for the first time since winning the championship in 2019. The Crusaders also won the championship in 2012. This season’s path to the State Tournament came through the Pulaski Sectional following a resounding 67-37 decision over Almond-Bancroft in the final. They were the tri-champions in the South Division of the Big East Conference this season with Kohler and Oostburg. Abundant Life Christian is the third seed. The Challengers’ made their first appearance at State last season, which resulted in a runner-up finish. They return for the second year in a row following a 63-55 victory over Oakfield in the Portage Sectional final. They tied Deerfield for the championship in the South Division of the Trailways Conference this year. Fourth-seeded Turtle Lake qualifies for the first time in the school’s history. In another first, Angela Wagner becomes the first woman head coach of a boys basketball team participating in the State Tournament. They placed third in the West Division standings of the Lakeland Conference this year. They defeated Rib Lake 53-45 in the final of the Altoona Sectional to earn their trip to the Kohl Center.
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