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GREEN BAY – Five divisional champions were crowned at Saturday as the 2024 WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament concluded at the Resch Center.
Albany/Monticello (26-3) captured its first state title as a co-op program with a 57-54 overtime win over Lena in the Division 5 title game. Monticello had won one title as a solo program in 1991.
In Division 4, Laconia (28-2) won its second-straight state championship with a 47-43 victory over Cuba City.
Madison Edgewood (27-3) held off Appleton Xavier 55-52 to take the Division 3 championship. The state title is Edgewood’s second as it also won it all in 2017.
Pewaukee (29-1) knocked off three-time defending state champion Green Bay Notre Dame 60-52, avenging losses in the last two D-2 title games to the Tritons. The title is Pewaukee’s first in program history.
Hartland Arrowhead capped off the tournament with a 69-59 win over Neenah to win the Division 1 championship. Arrowhead, making its 11th state appearance, captured its third title after having also won gold balls in 1988 and 1991.
Here is a look at the state tournament scoreboard:
2024 WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament
Thursday, March 7-Saturday, March 9
At Resch Center, Green Bay
Thursday, March 7
Division 3 Semifinals
No. 1 Madison Edgewood (26-3) 62, No. 4 Baldwin-Woodville (22-7) 29 Stats
No. 3 Appleton Xavier (22-7) 56, No. 2 Kettle Moraine Lutheran (24-5) 52 Stats
Division 4 Semifinals
No. 1 Laconia (27-2) 67, No. 4 Racine The Prairie School (25-4) 49 Stats
No. 3 Cuba City (25-4) 48, No. 2 Chippewa Falls McDonell (25-3) 45 Stats
Friday, March 8
Division 5 Semifinals
No. 4 Albany/Monticello (26-4) 37, No. 1 Argyle/Pecatonica (26-2) 31 Stats
No. 2 Lena (28-2) 53, No. 3 Clear Lake (26-4) 48 Stats
Division 2 Semifinals
No. 1 Pewaukee (28-1) 79, No. 4 West Salem (24-5) 41 Stats
No. 2 Green Bay Notre Dame (28-1) 82, No. 3 Wauwatosa East (23-6) 44 Stats
Division 1 Semifinals
No. 1 Hartland Arrowhead (26-3) 82, No. 4 Franklin (20-9) 55 Stats
No. 3 Neenah (24-5) 77, No. 2 Hartford (26-3) 70 Stats
Saturday, March 9
Championship Games
Division 5: Albany/Monticello (27-4) 57, Lena (28-3) 54 (OT) Stats
Division 4: Laconia (28-2) 47, Cuba City (25-5) 43 Stats
Division 3: Madison Edgewood (27-3) 55, Appleton Xavier (22-8) 53 Stats
Division 2: Pewaukee (29-1) 60, Green Bay Notre Dame (28-2) 52 Stats
Division 1: Hartland Arrowhead (27-3) 69, Neenah (24-6) 59 Stats