Day 1 Results from WIAA Girls State Basketball Tournament

Division 3

Amherst (26-1) 45, Saint Thomas More (21-6) 32
Marshall (26-1) 58, Wisconsin Dells (25-2) 47

Division 4

La Crosse Aquinas (27-0) 75, Crandon (22-3) 38
Melrose Mindoro (27-0) 64, Manitowoc Lutheran (21-5) 30

Day 2 Schedule at the Resch Center

Division 5

Black Hawk (27-0) vs. Newman Catholic (21-6) – 9:05 a.m. [Read more…]

The WIAA Board of Control on Wednesday passed a plan that will combine both the boys and girls state volleyball tournaments on the same days at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, starting with the 2019 season.

The Resch Center has played host to the girls tournament since 2002, while the boys have played their tournament at Wisconsin Lutheran College since 2008.

The WIAA is hoping to help grow boys volleyball, which had just 56 teams in the Association this past season, compared to 475 girls programs.

The WIAA plan does have a four-year sunset clause, which means the board will have to vote again to continue combined tournaments after 2022.

The 43rd annual WIAA Girls State Volleyball Tournament opens today and runs through Saturday at the Resch Center in Green Bay.

Division one schools make up the first day of competition, followed by divisions 2, 3 and 4 on Friday.

Division 1 – Thursday, November 5

4:30pm  –  D.C. Everest (31-7) vs. Divine Savior Holy Angels (43-5)
4:30pm  –  Appleton North (34-9) vs. Greendale (44-3)

7:30pm  –  Verona (33-5) vs. Burlington (42-3)
7:30pm  –  Neenah (30-13) vs. Oconomowoc (29-3)

Division 1 Semifinals – Friday, November 6
Division 1 Finals – Saturday, November 7  4:30pm [Read more…]

The WIAA Girls State basketball championships wrap up their 3-day run at the Resch Center in Green Bay today.  Champions will be crowned in all five divisions.

Semifinal games were played in divisions 1, 2 and 3 on Friday.

Division 3

Whitewater 47, Kettle Moraine Lutheran 30
Xavier 44, Hayward 34

Division 2

Pius XI 55, Waunakee 30
Cedarburg 51, River Falls 41

Division 1

Divine Savior Holy Angels 86, Middleton 76
D.C. Everest 42, Arrowhead 32

Saturday’s Championship Schedule

D-5  Barneveld (26-1) vs. Assumption (25-3)  11:05 a.m.
D-4  Cuba City (27-0) vs. Fall Creek (24-2)
D-3  Whitewater (27-0) vs. Xavier (24-4)
D-2  Pius XI (27-0) vs. Cedarburg (24-2)  6:35 p.m.
D-1  Divine Savior Holy Angels (25-2) vs. D.C. Everest (27-0)

The 40th WIAA Girls State basketball tournament tips off this afternoon at the Resch Center in Green Bay.  The tournament wraps up with five championship games on Saturday.

Following is the Tournament Schedule

Thursday, March 12

D-5 semifinals

Barneveld (25-1) vs. Fall River (24-3)  1:35 p.m.
South Shore (25-2) vs. Assumption (24-3)  25 min. after first game

D-4 semifinals

Cuba City (26-0) vs. St. Mary’s Springs (24-2)  6:35 p.m.
Fall Creek (24-2) vs. Marathon (25-1)   25 min. after first game [Read more…]

The three-day run for the WIAA Girls State Volleyball Championships will wrap up with four championship matches at the Resch Center in Green Bay today.

In Division 1, Muskego and Divine Savior Holy Angels will meet for the championship at 4:30pm.

Muskego (29-12) fought back after losing the first two sets to advance to the championship game.  The Warriors are the first team to win a match at State after trailing 2-0 since 2009.  They’ll return to the division 1 final for the first time since 2010.

Divine Savior (44-4) swept Germantown to return to the title game for the second time in three seasons.

In Division 2, Catholic Memorial and Tomahawk won their semifinal matches to advance to the title match today.  The Crusaders (39-11) advance to the final after a two-year absence, defeating Platteville in three sets.  Catholic Memorial is in pursuit of its fifth State title. [Read more…]