Saturday, March 7

Bonduel 70, Iola-Scandinavia 65

All five Bonduel starters scored in double digits as the Bears held to defeat Iola-Scandinavia 70-65 and advance to WIAA sectional play.

Bonduel will play against Kewaunee on March 12 at Kaukauna.

The Bay Area Ice Bears won their second straight state title and third in their last four years, but not before they held off a rally by the St. Croix Fusion, to earn a last-minute 5-4 victory March 7 at the Legacy20 Arena in Middleton.

A loss to Xavier in a sectional final kept the Wittenberg-Birnamwood girls basketball team from making its first trip to state in program history last season.

This season turned out to be Mosinee’s turn, as it handed the Chargers a 58-53 loss March 5 in a WIAA Division 3 sectional semifinal at D.C. Everest High School in Weston.

Thursday, March 5

Shawano 50, Rhinelander 47

Shawano advanced to the WIAA Division 2 sectional final with a 50-47 semifinal win over Rhinelander in Antigo.

The game came down to the final seconds, but the No. 1 seed Hawks won out over the No. 3 Hodags.

Thursday, March 5

Bay Area 5, Cap City 1

The Bay Area Ice Bears advanced to the state girls hockey championship game with a 5-1 win over the Cap City Cougars.

The girls will try to earn back-to-back titles when they face the St. Croix Valley Fusion at 3 p.m. March 7.

Following an undefeated regular season and a third straight Central Wisconsin Conference-North championship, the Tigerton boys basketball team turned its attention to the WIAA state tournament.

If an 82-34 opening-round win over Goodman/Pembine is any indication, the Tigers are well on their way to a deep run in the playoffs.