GAME OF THE WEEK (Feb. 22–28)
PREP WRESTLING: WIAA Individual Wrestling State Tournament, Thursday–Saturday, Feb. 22–24, at Kohl Center (Madison)
The 75th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Individual Wrestling Tournament will be held Thursday–Saturday, Feb. 22-24, at the Kohl Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
Ticket prices per tournament session are $8. Tickets are available on-line on the WIAA website with a $2 service fee until two hours prior to any respective session with the printing of the ticket by the purchaser. Tickets are also available at the Kohl Center during the tournament.
FINALS ON FS WISCONSIN: The championship finals will be aired live on FS Wisconsin. Please check local cable listings for the FS Wisconsin channel in your area.
ALL MATCHES STREAMED LIVE: All three mats of the championship finals will be streamed on FoxSportsGo.com without authentication. The live programming aired on FS Wisconsin will also be streamed on FoxSportsGo.com with cable provider authentication. In addition, all six mats of the pre-finals matches will be streamed live and viewed with a subscription to the NFHS Network. To purchase a subscription to the live programming for only $9.95 per month, log-on to www.wiaa.tv or www.nfhsnetwork.com and click on the subscription image in the middle of the page. Archived streams of the sessions will be available on demand on www.nfhsnetwork.com 72 hours after the tournament without requirement of a subscription.
THE SCHEDULE: Below is the schedule of competition for the individual tournament. All weight classes will be wrestled in consecutive order through the classes on a “next available mat” basis within the mat assignments.
Thursday, Feb. 22
Session 1: Divisions 2 & 3 Preliminaries - approximately 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 23
Session 2: Divisions 2 & 3 Quarterfinals - approximately 11:15 a.m.
Divisions 2 & 3 Consolation Semifinals - approx. 2:45 p.m.
Session 3: Division 2 Semifinals at 7 p.m. on mats 3 & 4
Division 3 Semifinals at 7 p.m. on mats 5 & 6
Saturday, Feb. 24
Session 4: Division 2 Consolation Wrestlebacks at 10 a.m. on mats 3 & 4
Division 3 Consolation Wrestlebacks at 10 a.m. on mats 5 & 6
Session 5: Division 1 Championships at 5 p.m. on mat 1
Division 2 Championships at 5 p.m. on mat 2
Division 3 Championships at 5 p.m. on mat 3
Area Division 2 state qualifiers
Belmont/Platteville (1): Isaac Wiegel, sr. (43–4, 120 pounds)
Prairie du Chien (6): Matt Rogge, fr., (41–11, 106), Treason Saint, so., (48–4, 138), Blake Garcia, sr., (33–12, 145), Nick Rogge, sr. (45–5, 160), Stephen Ronnfeldt, sr. (39–9, 195), Colten Wall, so., (42–9, 220).
Richland Center (2): Max Schmidt, so. (13–1, 113), Alex Peters, jr. (30–7, 220).
River Valley (3): Caleb Radtke, sr. (36–11, 120), Zach Licht, sr., (43–2, 126), Shane Liegel, jr., (45–0, 170).
Area Division 3 state qualifiers
Boscobel (2): Dakota Frazier, jr. (24–14, 138), Chase Beinborn, jr. (38–10, 170)
Darlington/Black Hawk (2): Paul King, sr. (33–7, 120), Kolbe Ubersox, jr. (33–3, 132).
Fennimore (8): Brody Lee, fr. (36–12, 106), Mason Lull, so. (15–2, 113), Alex Birchman, so. (16–5, 120), Aidan Nutter, so. (37–8, 126), Trevor Wanek, jr. (43–6, 132), Riley Blair, sr. (28–2, 145), Maguire Fitzgerald, jr. (28–9, 152), Will Ahnen, so. (34–16, 160).
Iowa–Grant/Highland (3): Clayton Kite, sr. (15–3, 152), Max Maylor, sr., (42–1, 160), Brady Peat, sr. (41–3).
Lancaster (4): Remington Bontreger, fr. (39–5), Collin Lull, jr. (20–13, 145), Troy Klein, jr. (37–7, 182), Tyler Hale, sr. (37–9, 285).
Mineral Point (4): Danny Pittz, jr. (38–6, 126), Caden Carey jr. (33–12, 132), Logan Schmitz, jr. (34–9, 138), Riley Workman, sr. (38–6, 170).
River Ridge/Cassville (1): Ben Wheeler, sr. (30–9, 285).
Riverdale (2): Caleb Johnson, sr. (45–2, 195), Garret Wilmot, sr. (30–14).
GIRLS BASKETBALL: WIAA Regional Semifinals, Friday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m.
The road to state continues Friday night when the WIAA Girls Basketball regional semifinal games. The winners advances to Saturday regional final round.
DIVISION 3:
#7 Prairie du Chien (12–10) at #2 Dodgeville (20–2)
#11 Edgerton (8–15) at #3 Platteville (18–4)
DIVISION 4
#8 Lancaster (8–14) at #1 La Crosse Aquinas (22–0)
#5 Brookwood (19–3) at #4 Cuba City (16–6)
#6 Boscobel (17–6) at #3 Mineral Point (16–6)
#7 Wisconsin Heights (9-–4) at #2 Darlington (17–4)
DIVISION 5
#8 Belmont (10–13) at #1 Shullsburg (18–5)
#5 Seneca (18–5) at #4 Benton (5–17)
#6 Riverdale (11–10) at #3 River Ridge (19–4)
#7 Kickapoo (15–7) at#2 Potosi (17–4)
#8 Albany (10–13) at #1 Black Hawk (23–0)
#5 Randolph (15–8) at #4 Argyle (16–5)
BOYS BASKETBALL: WIAA regional quarterfinals, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m.
The road to state begins Tuesday night when the WIAA Boys Basketball regional playoffs tip-off. Here is a look at the first round match-ups in our coverage area. Winners of Tuesday’s regional quarterfinals will play in the regional semifinal round next Friday night. Regional finals are scheduled for next Saturday night at the home of the highest remaining seed.
This Week’s Other Area Conference Games
Division 3
#1 Platteville (16–5) has a first-round bye
#9 Evansville (9–12) at #8 Richland Center (10–11)
#12 Poynette (6–14) at #5 River Valley (9–11)
#4 Prairie du Chien (10–10) has a first-round bye
#10 Brodhead (7–14) at #7 Dodgeville (9–12)
Division 4
#1 Mineral Point (17–4) has a bye
#9 Brookwood (14–6) at #8 Necedah (15–6)
#12 Boscobel (2–18) at #5 Cuba City (14–7)
#4 Darlington (14–7) has a bye
#3 Wisconsin Heights (17–4) has a bye
#11 Coulee Christian/Providence Academy at #6 Aquinas (10–11)
#10 Lancaster (11–9) at #7 Onalaska Luther (11–10)
#2 Fennimore (18–3) has a bye
Division 5
#16 Riverdale (1–18) at #1 Seneca (18–2)
#9 Benton (13–9) at #8 Shullsburg (10–11)
#12 Highland (5–16) at #5 River Ridge (12–9)
#13 Ithaca (7–14) at #4 Wauzeka–Steuben (17–4)
#14 North Crawford (5–16) at #3 De Soto (16–4)
#11 Iowa–Grant (6–15) at #6 Kickapoo (14–7)
#10 Cassville (10–11) at #7 Southwestern (10–11)
#15 Belmont (2–18) at #2 Potosi (16–5)