Girls basketball tourney brackets announced

The girls basketball teams from Bonduel and Menominee Indian high schools will enjoy a day off on the first day of the WIAA playoffs. Bonduel (20-1) is the top seed in its sectional bracket of Division 4 play, which begins Tuesday. The Bears will open the postseason at home Feb. 27 against the winner of Tuesday’s Rosholt (11-9) vs. Amherst (9-12) game. In another Division 4 encounter, Menominee Indian (19-1), the No. 2 seed in its bracket, also plays at home on Feb. 27, versus the winner of the Crandon (16-6) vs. Crivitz (9-11) matchup Tuesday. In Division 2, fourth-seeded Shawano (8-12) plays at home Tuesday against No. 5-seed Waupaca (1-21), with the winner earning the right to play Feb. 27 at top-seeded Hortonville (18-3). A full slate of area Division 5 teams will tip off with regional games Tuesday, including Gresham (5-15) at Sevastopol (9-12) and Marion (9-11) at Wild Rose (11-9). Bowler (16-4) plays host to Port Edwards (12-8), and Tigerton (1-18) draws the task of playing at Assumption (18-3), the state’s top-ranked team in the division. All postseason regional games will tip off at 7 p.m.