WIAA State High School Hockey Tournament

press release: Tickets are available only upon arrival at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Alliant Energy Center. General admission is $8/session. A session is two games.  Session 1 is games 1 and 2; Session 2 is games 3 & 4; Session 3 is games 5 & 6; Session 4 is games 7 & 8; Session 5 is games 9 & 10.  Students 13 years old and younger will be admitted for $5/session.  Children under 6-years old may be admitted for $1. Ticket booths are located on the east and west entrances of the Coliseum. The doors open for ticket sales and admission one hour prior to the start of each session. All purchases at the Alliant Energy Center must by made in person with cash, check or money order made payable to WIAA. No credit cards or phone orders accepted. No tickets can be held.

PARKING: Parking at the Alliant Energy Center is abundant around Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The parking fee is $7 for automobiles.

 The 48th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Hockey State Tournament and the 17th Girls Hockey State Tournament will take place Thursday-Saturday, March 1-3, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. Ticket prices for the tourney are $8 per session. Individuals 13-years old and under will be admitted for $5 each session.

The single elimination boys tournament features eight teams. The girls tournament features four teams. There were 87 boys teams and 29 girls teams at the beginning of the championship tournament series this year. It’s the first year the boys State tournament is seeded.

BOYS SCHEDULE: (* approximate times)

Thursday, March 1

Game-1:  #1 Hudson (25-1-1) vs. St. Mary’s Springs Co-op (21-4-2) - 10 a.m.

Game-2:#4 Notre Dame (18-7-2) vs. Verona (20-3-3) - 1:15 p.m.*

Game-3: #2 Eau Claire Memorial (23-2-2) vs. West Salem/Bangor (20-7) - 4 p.m.

Game-4:  #3 Waukesha North Co-op (20-4-3) vs. D.C. Everest (19-6-2) - 6:15 p.m.*

Friday, March 2: Game-5:  Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 4 p.m.; Game-6:  Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 - 6:15 p.m.*

Saturday, March 3: Game-7:  Championship Game - 2:15 p.m.*

GIRLS SCHEDULE:

Friday, March 2

Game-1:Eau Claire North Co-op (24-3) vs. D.C. Everest Co-op (19-8) - 10 a.m.

Game-2:Sun Prairie Co-op (20-6-1) vs. Fond du Lac Co-op (19-8) - 12:15 p.m.*

Saturday, March 3: Game-3:  Championship Game - 12:10 p.m.