It was a been there, done that weekend for two area teams at the W.I.A.A. Softball championships this weekend at Goodman Diamond in Madison. The Kaukauna Ghosts won the Division 1 championship for a third consecutive season with a 4-0 victory over undefeated Superior in the title game on Saturday. Kaukauna finished with an unblemished record for all three gold meal winning seasons, running their winning streak to an incredible 81 consecutive games. The Freedom Irish made it back to back championships in Division 2 by shutting out New London 8-0 in the title game. Brodhead captured the Division 3 title with a 1-0 win over Mayville. Iola-Scandanavia won it all in Division 4 by outlasting Waterloo 10-6 in the title game and Pacelli claimed the Division 5 title with a 9-6 victory over Oakfield.
The Boys Team Tennis champions were also crowned this weekend in Madison. Milwaukee Marquette won the Division 1 title with a 4-3 victory over Middleton and Brookfield Academy swept Milwaukee University School 7-0 to win the Division 2 championship.
The final two spring tournaments are this week. The state baseball tournament opens today at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton with the quarterfinals in Division 1. Top seed Stevens Point opens against Hartford, Menomonee Falls takes on Whitefish Bay. Franklin meets Burlington and Hortonville, the number two seed, draws Middleton. The Division 4 and 3 semifinals are set for Tuesday. In D4, Pecatonica is top seeded facing McDonell Catholic while Ithaca goes against Edgar. In Divison 3, Aquinas is the number one seed facing Random Lake with Kiel taking on St. Croix Falls. The Division 2 semifinals are Wednesday morning. Denmark, seeding a third straight championship, is the top seed going against Jefferson while St. Thomas More takes on Altoona. The Division 1 semifinals are Wednesday afternoon with all four championship games set for Thursday.
The Girls State Soccer Tournament will wrap up the high school sports calendar this weekend at the Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee. The Bay Port Pirates made it to state by beating Eau Claire Memorial 3-0 in the Sectional Final Saturday. Bay Port will face top seeded Muskego on Friday morning at 11. Divine Savior Holy Angels will take on Kettle Moraine in the other semifinal. The Division 3 semifinals kick off the tournament Thursday morning with Plymouth, a 1-0 sectional final winner over Notre Dame, meeting New Berlin Eisenhower. The other matchup has Edgewood drawing Ashland. The D4 semifinals Thursday afternoon feature top seeded Cedar Grove-Belgium a 4-0 sectional final winner of St. Mary’s Springs, against Lodi and Kiel, a 5-0 winner over Oshkosh Lourdes to earn the trip to Milwaukee, getting Brookfield Academy. The Championship games take place on Saturday.
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