2021 WIAA STATE BOYS & GIRLS HOCKEY TOURNAMENT PLAYOFF BRACKETS RELEASED
By Paul Lecker
For Zaleski Sports
The 2021 WIAA State Boys and Girls Hockey Tournament brackets were announced Sunday.
Play begins with regional semifinals on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Regional finals will be Feb. 4 or 5, with sectionals on Feb. 9 and Feb. 12 and 13.
The state tournament semifinals will be held at the higher seed’s home rink, with the state championship games slated for Saturday, Feb. 20, at the South Wood County Ice Arena in Wisconsin Rapids.
In the Division 1 boys tournament, a number of Central Wisconsin teams are in Sectional 1.
Eighth-seed D.C. Everest will host No. 9 Ashland Co-op, No. 11 Merrill/Wausau East will play at No. 6 Wausau West, and No. 10 Barron Co-op will be at No. 7 Wisconsin Rapids in regional semifinals on Feb. 2.
Stevens Point is the No. 3 seed and earned a first-round bye. The Panthers will host the Wausau West-Merrill/Wausau East winner on Feb. 4 in the regional final.
In Division 2, Medford/Rib Lake is a No. 6 seed in Sectional 1 and will play at New Richmond in a regional final Feb. 4.
In Sectional 2, No. 2 Mosinee will host No. 7 Antigo, and No. 3 Lakeland will host No. 6 Marshfield in regional finals Feb. 4.
In the girls tournament, the Central Wisconsin Storm are the No. 2 seed in Sectional 2 and earned a bye into the sectional semifinal where it will host the winner of No. 3 Northland Pines Co-op and No. 6 Medford/Rib Lake at D.C. Everest on Feb. 9.
The Wisconsin Valley Union (Marshfield/Waupaca/Wisconsin Rapids/Stevens Point co-op) is a No. 2 seed in Sectional 3 and will host a sectional semifinal in Marshfield on Feb. 9 against the winner of No. 3 Onalaska Co-op and No. 6 Baraboo/Mauston/Portage/Reedsburg/Royall/Sauk Prairie/Wisconsin Dells.
2021 WIAA State Boys Hockey Tournament
Division 1
Sectional 1
Regional semifinals, Feb. 2
No. 9 Ashland Co-op at No. 8 D.C. Everest
No. 11 Merrill/Wausau East at No. 6 Wausau West
No. 10 Barron Co-op at No. 7 Wisconsin Rapids
Regional finals, Feb. 4
Ashland-D.C. Everest winner at No. 1 Hudson
No. 5 Eau Claire Memorial at No. 4 Eau Claire North
Wausau West-Merrill/Wausau East winner at No. 3 Stevens Point
Wisconsin Rapids-Barron winner at No. 2 Chippewa Falls
Sectional 2
Regional semifinals, Feb. 2
No. 9 Appleton North/East/West at No. 8 Beaver Dam/Dodgeland/Horicon/Hustisford/Wayland Academy (at Beaver Dam)
No. 11 Appleton Xavier Co-op at No. 6 West Bend West Co-op (at Kettle Moraine)
No. 10 Oshkosh North/Berlin/Green Lake/Laconia/Lourdes/Oshkosh West/Winneconne at No. 7 Fond du Lac Co-op
Regional finals, Feb. 4
Appleton-Beaver Dam winner at No. 1 Green Bay Notre Dame
No. 5 Ashwaubenon Co-op at No. 4 De Pere/West De Pere
West Bend-Xavier winner at No. 3 Bay Port
Fond du Lac-Oshkosh winner at No. 2 Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha/Shiocton
Sectional 3
Regional semifinals, Feb. 2
No. 9 Sun Prairie at No. 8 Baraboo/Portage
No. 11 Middleton at No. 6 Reedsburg/Mauston/Wisconsin Dells
No. 10 La Crosse Aquinas Co-op at No. 7 Tomah/Sparta
Regional finals, Feb. 4
Sun Prairie-Baraboo/Portage winner at No. 1 Madison Edgewood
No. 5 Waunakee at No. 4 Onalaska Co-op
Reedsburg/Mauston/Wisconsin Dells-Middleton winner at No. 3 Sauk Prairie/Mount Horeb/River Valley/Wisconsin Heights
Tomah/Sparta-Aquinas Co-op winner at No. 2 Verona
Sectional 4
Regional semifinals, Feb. 2
No. 9 New Berlin Eisenhower Co-op at No. 8 Janesville Craig/Parker
No. 10 Milton Co-op at No. 7 Whitefish Bay Co-op
Regional finals, Feb. 4
Janesville Craig/Parker-New Berlin Eisenhower winner at No. 1 University School of Milwaukee
No. 5 Brookfield East Co-op at N. 4 Waukesha North/South/West/Catholic Memorial/Pewaukee
Whitefish Bay Co-op-Milton Co-op winner at No. 2 Kettle Moraine/Mukwonago/Oconomowoc
Regional final, Feb. 5
No. 6 Milwaukee Marquette at No. 3 Hartland Arrowhead
Division 2
Sectional 1
Regional finals, Feb. 4
No. 8 Chequamegon Co-op at No. 1 Rice Lake
No. 5 Amery/Clayton/Clear Lake at No. 4 Hayward
No. 6 Medford/Rib Lake at No. 3 New Richmond
No. 7 Frederic Co-op at No. 2 Superior
Sectional 2
Regional finals, Feb. 4
No. 8 Tomahawk at No. 1 Northland Pines
No. 5 Waupaca at No. 4 Rhinelander/Three Lakes
No. 6 Marshfield at No. 3 Lakeland
No. 7 Antigo at No. 2 Mosinee
Sectional 3
Regional finals, Feb. 4
No. 8 Viroqua/Cashton/Westby/Youth Initiative at No. 1 Baldwin-Woodville/Saint Croix Central
No. 5 Altoona Co-op at No. 4 West Salem/Bangor
No. 6 Black River Falls Co-op at No. 3 Menomonie
No. 7 River Falls at No. 2 Somerset Co-op
Sectional 4
Regional finals, Feb. 4
No. 5 Waupun at No. 4 Cedarburg
No. 6 McFarland at No. 3 Mequon Homestead
No. 7 Stoughton at No. 2 Oregon
Sectional semifinals, Feb. 9
Waupun-Cedarburg winner at No. 1 Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs
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2021 WIAA State Girls Hockey Tournament
Sectional 1
Regional finals, Feb. 4
No. 5 Hayward Co-op at No. 4 Chippewa Falls/McDonell/Menomonie
No. 6 Superior/Northwestern at No. 3 Hudson
Sectional semifinals, Feb. 9
Chippewa Falls/McDonell/Menomonie-Hayward winner at No. 1 Somerset Co-op