WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament Preview....Division 1
Friday, March 21st, 2025 -- 8:47 AM
The 109th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Boys Basketball Tournament continues today at the Kohl Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Here's a preview of the Division 1 field......
The State Tournament will be televised live in our area on WAOW Wausau,
Friday, March 21
Division 1
#1 Wisconsin Lutheran (26-2) vs. #4 Oshkosh North (19-9) - 6:35 p.m.
#2 Waunakee (23-5) vs. #3 Marshfield (22-6)* - live on 92.3 FM WOSQ
*Note: Subsequent games of each session will begin approximately 15 minutes following the previous game.
ABOUT THE DIVISION 1 FIELD: Wisconsin Lutheran, the 2024 Division 2 champion, moves up a division to receive the top seed in the bracket. The Vikings are making their fifth appearance at State overall. They have advanced to the championship game in each of their previous experiences. Wisconsin Lutheran also won Division 2 titles in 2009 and in 2014 after finishing runner-up in 2013. The Vikings were the champions in the West Division of the Woodland Conference this season. They continue on their quest for a fourth State title following a 72-53 win over West Allis Central in the Waukesha South Sectional final. Second-seeded Waunakee is making its fourth appearance in the State Tournament and its first since 2017. The Warriors’ previous three experiences came in Division 2. The most notable result was a runner-up finish in 2016. This season, they are the co-champions in the Large Division of the Badger Conference with Fort Atkinson, and they are the representatives from the Oregon Sectional following their 75-70 win over Sun Prairie East in the final. Marshfield is the #3 seed. The Tigers will embark on their fifth State appearance and the first since 1994. Prior to that, one needs to go way back into the annals to account for their first three experiences. They qualified in 1928, 1931 and 1940 when there was only one division of play. The most notable of their previous experiences was the runner-up finish in 1940. This season, Marshfield was the champion of the Wisconsin Valley Conference. The Tigers earned their first appearance in 29 years by downing Kimberly 62-35 in the Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln Sectional final. Fourth-seeded Oshkosh North is making its eighth overall appearance and the first since 2018 when the Spartans won their only State title. Prior to winning the title, their most notable advances in the State Tournament were to the semifinals in 1992 and 2009 when eight teams qualified. The Spartans finished fourth in the Fox Valley Association this season, and they advanced to State through the Appleton North Sectional with a 79-75 win over De Pere in the final.
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