(WNFL/WIAA) – With Division 5 games being played today, Friday’s slate of games features Divisions 3 and 4.
The 3 and 4 fields includes Wrightstown (Division 3) which will be making its first-ever state tournament appearance.
Here are the details on these two divisions.
ABOUT THE DIVISION 3 FIELD: Top-seeded Racine St. Catherine’s returns to State for the seventh time and for the first time since 2011. The Angels had an impressive run of success with six appearances in seven years from 2005-11. During that span, they won five championships. They won three straight State championships from 2005-07. The first of those was in Division 2 with the second two in Division 3. The Angels then won back-to-back titles in Division 3 in 2009-10 and finished runner-up in 2011. The Angels were a perennial power in the now defunct WISAA. They won nine titles and finished runner-up 11 times. The championships came in 1958, 1959, 1961, 1969, 1971, 1977, 1985, 1992 and 1993. This season, the Angels finished first in the Metro Classic Conference. They advanced from the sectional with an 84-73 win over the Milwaukee Academy of Science in the final held at Shoreland Lutheran. Second-seeded Lake Country Lutheran is bound for State for the first time in program history. The Lightning are the champions in the Midwest Classic Conference this winter. They punched their ticket to Oshkosh with a high-scoring 94-68 win over St. John’s NW Military Academies in the sectional final conducted at Lake Country Lutheran. St. Croix Central will also experience the State Tournament for the first time after defeating Northwestern 80-57 in the sectional final hosted by the Panthers. They are the 2021 champions of the Middle Border Conference. Fourth-seeded Wrightstown is the third program in the bracket making its first-ever appearance at State. The Tigers earn their berth by edging Brillion 55-54 in the final of the sectional played at Wrightstown. The Tigers tied Freedom for the championship of the North Eastern Conference this season.
ABOUT THE DIVISION 4 FIELD: The Prairie School has been issued the top seed in the bracket. It’s the first time the Hawks have qualified for the State Tournament. They placed second behind Division 3 State qualifier Racine St. Catherine’s in the Metro Classic Conference during the regular season and have advanced to the semifinals with an 82-77 win over Cuba City in the sectional final played at Cuba City. Lourdes Academy, the second seed, will appear in its fifth State Tournament and its first since finishing runner-up in the last tournament conducted in 2019. The Knights also finished runner-up in the first of consecutive appearances in 2005. They gained their State berth this season by downing Sheboygan Lutheran 85-66 in the final held in Sheboygan. They finished atop the standings in the East Division of the Trailways Conference this season. Lourdes won one title as a former member of WISAA, winning the Division 2 crown in 1999. Edgar is the third seed. The Wildcats embark on their fifth trip to State and the first in 24 years. The most notable experiences were a Division 4 championship in 1997 and a runner-up finish in Class C in 1980. They notched a 74-60 win over Clear Lake in the sectional final held at Edgar. The Wildcats are the champions in the South Division of the Marawood Conference in 2021. Like the Prairie School, fourth-seeded Luther will also be experiencing State for the first time. The Knights defeated Blair-Taylor 46-44 in the sectional final played in Onalaska. They finished in a first-place tie with West Salem in the Coulee Conference this season.
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