EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – The WIAA Girls Basketball Championship Tournament tipped off in Green Bay on Thursday.
Elk Mound squared off with Appleton Xavier. After a strong 1st half, the Mounders could not match the Hawks in the final 18 minutes as they fell in the Division 3 semifinals.
It was a similar story for Durand-Arkansaw who fell to St. Mary Catholic in the Division 4 semifinals as the Zephyrs pulled away in the 2nd half.
Thursday also featured the boys basketball sectional semifinals. In Division 1, Eau Claire Memorial fell to Marshfield.
In D2, New Richmond’s string of upsets came to an end at the hands of Wausau East who topped the Tigers in overtime.
In Division 4, Cumberland survived a late push from Heart O’ North rivals Ladysmith. Other sectionals semifinal action included West Salem knocking off top-seeded Onalaska in overtime in Division 2 and Aquinas taking down conference rival Luther in Division 4.
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