2021 WIAA STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFF BRACKETS ANNOUNCED
Updated: Feb 1
By Paul Lecker
For Zaleski Sports
The brackets for the 2021 WIAA State Girls Basketball Playoffs were released Sunday.
Postseason play begins with regional quarterfinals in five divisions on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Regional semifinals are set for Friday, Feb. 12, and regional championship games are Saturday, Feb. 13.
Sectionals will be played Thursday, Feb. 18, and Saturday, Feb. 20, with the four sectional champions in each division qualifying for the 2021 WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament. The state tournament will be held at two different sites, with the La Crosse Center hosting three division tournaments from Feb. 25-27. The other site has yet to be announced.
Five area teams are in the same Sectional 1 bracket in Division 1. Marshfield is the No. 5 seed in its regional and will play at No. 4 La Crosse Central in a regional quarterfinal Feb. 9. The winner plays at No. 1 seed Wisconsin Rapids on Feb. 12.
In another Division 1 regional, No. 4 D.C. Everest will host No. 5 Appleton North on Feb. 9, with the winner play at No. 1 Wausau West on Feb. 12. Stevens Point is the No. 3 seed and will play at No. 2 Hortonville in a regional semifinal Feb. 12.
Mosinee is the No. 1 seed in its Division 2 Sectional 1 regional and earned a first-round bye. Mosinee will host the winner of No. 5 Rhinelander at No. 4 Medford in a regional semifinal Feb. 12. In the bottom half of the same bracket, No. 6 Wausau East will play at No. 3 Lakeland on Feb. 9, with the winner moving on to a matchup at No. 2 Merrill on Feb. 12.
Three local teams are in the same Division 3 regional bracket in Sectional 1. No. 4 Colby will host No. 5 Stanley-Boyd in a regional quarterfinal on Feb. 9, with the winner moving on to play at No. 1 Neillsville on Feb. 12. Stratford is the No. 3 seed in the regional and will play at No. 2 Osseo-Fairchild in a regional semifinal Feb. 12.
Amherst is the No. 1 seed in its regional in Sectional 2 in Division 3 and will host the winner of No. 5 Tomahawk at No. 4 Northland Pines on Feb. 12.
Auburndale grabbed a No. 1 seed in its regional in the Division 4 Sectional 3 bracket. The Eagles will host a regional semifinal on Feb. 12 against the winner of No. 5 Stevens Point Pacelli at No. 4 Wild Rose. Also in the same bracket, No. 6 Pittsville will play at No. 3 Iola-Scandinavia, with the winner moving on to a regional semifinal at No. 2 Rosholt.
In a regional of the D-4 Sectional 1 bracket, Edgar is a No. 1 seed and will host the winner of No. 5 Abbotsford at No. 4 Spencer on Feb. 12. No. 3 Marathon hosts No. 6 Thorp in another regional quarterfinal, with the winner moving on to a regional semifinal at No. 2 Cadott on Feb. 12.
Athens is the No. 1 seed in its Division 5 Sectional 2 regional and will be at home for a regional semifinal against the winner of No. 5 Wausau Newman Catholic at No. 4 Mercer. In the same regional, No. 6 Owen-Withee will play a regional quarterfinal Feb. 9 at No. 3 Rib Lake, with the winner playing Feb. 12 at No. 2 seed Prentice.
In the Division 5 Sectional 3 bracket, Wisconsin Rapids Assumption earned a No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in its regional. Assumption will host the winner of No. 5 Greenwood at No. 4 Port Edwards on Feb. 12.
In the same regional, Marshfield Columbus Catholic is the No. 3 seed and will host a regional quarterfinal against No. 6 Granton on Feb. 9. The winner plays a regional semifinal at No. 2 Loyal on Feb. 12.
2021 WIAA State Girls Basketball Playoffs
Division 1
Sectional 1
Regional quarterfinals, Feb. 9
No. 5 Chippewa Falls at No. 4 River Falls
No. 5 Marshfield at No. 4 La Crosse Central
No. 6 Eau Claire Memorial at No. 3 Holmen
No. 5 Appleton North at No. 4 D.C. Everest
No. 5 Green Bay Preble at No. 4 Bay Port
No. 6 Green Bay East at No. 3 Green Bay Southwest
Regional semifinals, Feb. 12
River Falls-Chippewa Falls winner at No. 1 Hudson
No. 3 Superior at No. 2 Menomonie
La Crosse Central-Marshfield winner at No. 1 Wisconsin Rapids
Holmen-Eau Claire Memorial winner at No. 2 Eau Claire North
D.C. Everest-Appleton North winner at No. 1 Wausau West
No. 3 Stevens Point at No. 2 Hortonville
Bay Port-Green Bay Preble winner at No. 1 De Pere
Green Bay Southwest-Green Bay East winner at No. 2 Pulaski
Sectional 2
Regional quarterfinals, Feb. 9
No. 5 Appleton West at No. 4 Kaukauna
No. 5 Sheboygan South at No. 4 Oshkosh North
No. 6 Manitowoc at No. 3 Fond du Lac
No. 5 West Bend East at No. 4 Hartford
No. 5 Menomonee Falls at No. 4 Glendale Nicolet
Regional semifinals, Feb. 12
Appleton West-Kaukauna winner at No. 1 Kimberly
No. 3 Neenah at No. 2 Appleton East
Oshkosh North-Sheboygan South winner at No. 1 Sheboygan North
Fond du Lac-Manitowoc winner at No. 2 Oshkosh West
Hartford-West Bend East winner at No. 1 Beaver Dam
No. 3 West Bend West at No. 2 Slinger
Nicolet-Menomonee Falls winner at No. 1 Germantown
No. 3 Mequon Homestead at No. 2 Cedarburg
Sectional 3
Regional quarterfinals, Feb. 9
No. 5 Middleton at No. 4 Oregon
No. 5 Janesville Parker at No. 4 Milton
No. 5 Waukesha North at No. 4 Sussex Hamilton
No. 5 Waukesha South at No. 4 Mukwonago
No. 6 Elkhorn at No. 3 Lake Geneva Badger
Regional semifinals, Feb. 12
Oregon-Middleton winner vs. No. 1 Waunakee at Baraboo, 6 p.m.
No. 3 DeForest vs. No. 2 Verona at Baraboo, 8 p.m.
Milton-Janesville Parker winner at No. 1 Janesville Craig
No. 3 Monona Grove at No. 2 Sun Prairie
Hamilton-Waukesha North winner at No. 1 Hartland Arrowhead
No. 3 Watertown at No. 2 Oconomowoc
Mukwonago-Waukesha South winner at No. 1 Kettle Moraine
Badger-Elkhorn winner at No. 2 Waukesha West
Sectional 4
Regional quarterfinals, Feb. 9
No. 5 Wauwatosa East at No. 4 Wauwatosa West
No. 5 West Allis Hale at No. 4 Greenfield
No. 6 West Allis Central at No. 3 South Milwaukee
No. 5 Burlington at No. 4 Muskego
No. 5 Racine Horlick at No. 4 Racine Case
No. 6 Racine Park at No. 3 Kenosha Tremper
Regional semifinals, Feb. 12
Wauwatosa West-Wauwatosa East winner at No. 1 Brookfield Central
No. 3 Brookfield East at No. 2 Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels
Greenfield-West Allis Hale winner at No. 1 Oak Creek
South Milwaukee-West Allis Central winner at No. 2 Franklin
Muskego-Burlington winner at No. 1 Union Grove
No. 3 Westosha Central at No. 2 Waterford
Racine Case-Racine Horlick winner at No. 1 Kenosha Indian Trail
Kenosha Tremper-Racine Park winner at No. 2 Kenosha Bradford
Division 2
Sectional 1
Regional quarterfinals, Feb. 9
No. 5 Amery at No. 4 Ashland
No. 5 Ellsworth at No. 4 Altoona
No. 5 Rhinelander at No. 4 Medford
No. 6 Wausau East at No. 3 Lakeland
No. 5 La Crosse Logan at No. 4 Tomah
No. 6 Black River Falls at No. 3 Sparta
Regional semifinals, Feb. 12
Ashland-Amery winner at No. 1 Rice Lake
No. 3 Osceola at No. 2 Hayward
Altoona-Ellsworth winner at No. 1 New Richmond
No. 3 Somerset at No. 2 Baldwin-Woodville
Medford-Rhinelander winner at No. 1 Mosinee
Lakeland-Wausau East winner at No. 2 Merrill
Logan-Tomah winner at No. 1 Onalaska
Sparta-Black River Falls winner at No. 2 West Salem
Sectional 2
Regional quarterfinals, Feb. 9
No. 5 Little Chute at No. 4 New London
No. 5 Ashwaubenon at No. 4 Luxemburg-Casco
No. 6 Denmark at No. 3 Two Rivers
No. 5 Berlin at No. 4 Ripon
Regional semifinals, Feb. 12
No. 4 Marinette at No. 1 Shawano
No. 3 Seymour at No. 2 Antigo
New London-Little Chute winner at No. 1 Freedom
No. 3 Waupaca at No. 2 Fox Valley Lutheran
Luxemburg-Casco-Ashwaubenon winner at No. 1 Green Bay Notre Dame
Two Rivers-Denmark winner at No. 2 West De Pere
Ripon-Berlin winner at No. 1 Appleton Xavier
No. 3 Winneconne at No. 2 Menasha
Sectional 3
Regional quarterfinals, Feb. 9
No. 5 Portage at No. 4 Baraboo
No. 5 Stoughton at No. 4 Mount Horeb
No. 5 Evansville at No. 4 Monroe
No. 6 Fort Atkinson at No. 3 Beloit Turner
No. 5 Big Foot at No. 4 Delavan-Darien
Regional semifinals, Feb. 12
Baraboo-Portage winner at No. 1 Reedsburg
No. 3 Wisconsin Dells at No. 2 Waupun
Mount Horeb-Stoughton winner at No. 1 Madison Edgewood
No. 3 McFarland at No. 2 Sauk Prairie
Monroe-Evansville winner at No. 1 Jefferson
Turner-Fort Atkinson winner at No. 2 Edgerton
Sectional 4
Regional quarterfinals, Feb. 9
No. 5 Sheboygan Falls at No. 4 Plymouth
No. 6 Port Washington at No. 3 Grafton
No. 5 Shorewood at No. 4 Brown Deer
No. 6 Milwaukee Lutheran at No. 3 Wisconsin Lutheran
No. 5 Whitnall at No. 4 Waukesha Catholic Memorial
No. 5 St. Francis at No. 4 Cudahy
Regional semifinals, Feb. 12
Plymouth-Sheboygan Falls winner at No. 1 Kewaskum
Grafton-Port Washington winner at No. 2 Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Brown Deer-Shorewood winner at No. 1 Milwaukee Pius XI Catholic
Wisconsin Lutheran-Milwaukee Lutheran winner at No. 2 Whitefish Bay
Waukesha Catholic Memorial-Whitnall winner at No. 1 New Berlin Eisenhower
No. 3 New Berlin West at No. 2 Pewaukee
Cudahy-St. Francis winner at No. 1 Greendale Martin Luther
No. 3 Greendale at No. 2 Milwaukee St. Thomas More
Division 3
Sectional 1
Regional quarterfinals, Feb. 9
No. 5 Spooner at No. 4 Cumberland
No. 5 St. Croix Central at No. 4 Elk Mound
No. 5 Mondovi at No. 4 Arcadia
No. 6 Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau at No. 3 Durand
No. 5 Stanley-Boyd at No. 4 Colby
Regional semifinals, Feb. 12
Cumberland-Spooner winner at No. 1 Barron
No. 3 Cameron at No. 2 Northwestern
Elk Mound-St. Croix Central winner at No. 1 St. Croix Falls
No. 3 Bloomer at No. 2 Unity
Arcadia-Mondovi winner at No. 1 La Crosse Aquinas
Durand-Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau winner at No. 2 Prescott
Colby-Stanley-Boyd winner at No. 1 Neillsville
No. 3 Stratford at No. 2 Osseo-Fairchild
Sectional 2
Regional quarterfinals, Feb. 9
No. 5 Tomahawk at No. 4 Northland Pines
No. 5 Menominee Indian at No. 4 Oconto
No. 5 Nekoosa at No. 4 Omro
No. 6 Weyauwega-Fremont at No. 3 Wautoma
No. 5 Sturgeon Bay at No. 4 Southern Door
No. 6 Chilton at No. 3 Kewaunee
Regional semifinals, Feb. 12
Northland Pines-Tomahawk winner at No. 1 Amherst
No. 3 Clintonville at No. 2 Wittenberg-Birnamwood
Oconto-Menominee Indian winner at No. 1 Bonduel
No. 3 Oconto Falls at No. 2 Peshtigo
Omro-Nekoosa winner at No. 1 Westfield
Wautoma-Weyauwega-Fremont winner at No. 2 Adams-Friendship
Southern Door-Sturgeon Bay winner at No. 1 Brillion
Kewaunee-Chilton winner at No. 2 Wrightstown
Sectional 3
Regional quarterfinals, Feb. 9
No. 5 River Valley at No. 4 Viroqua
No. 5 Markesan at No. 4 Columbus
No. 6 Poynette at No. 3 Watertown Luther Prep
No. 5 Dodgeville at No. 4 Lancaster
No. 6 Belleville at No. 3 Platteville
No. 5 Clinton at No. 4 Cambridge
Regional semifinals, Feb. 12
Viroqua-River Valley winner at No. 1 Westby
No. 3 Lodi at No. 2 Richland Center
Columbus-Markesan winner at No. 1 Laconia
Watertown Luther Prep-Poynette winner at No. 2 Marshall
Lancaster-Dodgeville winner at No. 1 Prairie du Chien
Platteville-Belleville winner at No. 2 New Glarus
Cambridge-Clinton winner at No. 1 Lake Mills
No. 3 Lakeside Lutheran at No. 2 Brodhead
Sectional 4
Regional quarterfinals, Feb. 9
No. 5 Campbellsport at No. 4 Mayville
No. 6 Lomira at No. 3 North Fond du Lac
No. 5 Sheboygan Lutheran/Sheboygan Christian at No. 4 New Holstein
No. 5 Cedar Grove-Belgium at No. 4 University School of Milwaukee
No. 5 Racine St. Cath