CANCELED: WIAA State High School Girls Basketball Tournament

press release: The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association determined all remaining games of the State Girls Basketball Tournament, and the boys basketball sectional finals and the State Tournament will be canceled in response to the evolving concerns over the spread of COVID-19.

The WIAA regrets the lost opportunity for teams and players that have worked to achieve their goals and the communities that have supported them throughout the year.

“I want the student-athletes and their coaches to know that your school leaders, the WIAA Executive Staff, our committees and the Board of Control have done everything imaginable to try to provide and preserve these opportunities for you,” Executive Director Dave Anderson said. “However, we want and need to be responsible in helping the global and state efforts to stem the tide and spread of this virus.”

On Thursday, the WIAA was informed the Kohl Center would not be available for the State Boys Basketball Tournament scheduled for March 19-21. Many professional, collegiate and high school associations have postponed or canceled scheduled events as a result of the pandemic.

Tickets for the WIAA Girls and Boys State Basketball tournaments will be refunded in full. Please allow staff time to make these refunds and contact the WIAA office only if you do not see a refund to your account within two weeks of the tournament.

Any tickets purchased at school will be refunded by your school and not the Resch Center or the WIAA.

The 45th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Basketball State Tournament will take place Thursday-Saturday, March 12-14, at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis.

Ticket price for the tourney is $10 per session when purchased at the Resch Center. Tickets for the tournament will also be available for purchase online at the Ticket Star website:  www.ticketstaronline.com.  All-sessions, as well as individual session tickets are available for purchase online for $12 per session. A link is also provided on the WIAA website at www.wiaawi.org or call Ticket Star at 1-800-895-0071.

STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:  The single elimination tournament features a five-division format with four teams qualifying in each of the five divisions.

Thursday, March 12

Division 3: #1 Platteville (25-0) vs. #4 Arcadia (23-3) - 1:35 p.m.; #2 Wrightstown (24-2) vs. #3 Lake Mills (24-2)*

Division 4: #1 Aquinas (24-1) vs. #4 Crandon (21-4) - 6:35 p.m.; #2 Melrose-Mindoro (25-1) vs. #3 Mishicot (23-3)*

Friday, March 13

Division 5: #1 Black Hawk (26-0) vs. #4 Newman Catholic (22-4) - 9:05 a.m.; #2 Clear Lake (26-0) vs. #3 Bangor (25-1)*

Division 2: #1 Hortonville (25-1) vs. #4 Oregon (21-5) - 1:35 p.m.; #2 Beaver Dam (23-3) vs. #3 Pewaukee (21-5)*

Division 1: #1 Middleton (25-1) vs. #4 Oconomowoc (22-4) - 6:35 pm; #2 Bay Port (24-2) vs. #3 Divine Savior Holy Angels (23-3)*

Saturday, March 14

3-Point Challenge - 9:30 a.m.

Division 5 Championship Game - 11:05 a.m.

Division 4 Championship Game*

Division 3 Championship Game*

Division 2 Championship Game - 6:35 p.m.

Division 1 Championship Game*

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