The Bangor Cardinals have spent the 2021-22 season cementing their status as one of Wisconsin’s top Division 5 high school girls’ basketball teams and asserting themselves as a clear contender for a state championship.
Their potential path to Green Bay was revealed when the WIAA released girls’ basketball postseason brackets for all five divisions on Sunday, February 13.
Regional quarterfinal games are all scheduled to be played throughout the state Tuesday, February 22 starting at 7 p.m.
The Cardinals (22-2) earned themselves the No. 1 seed in their Division 5 region and are set to host the 16th-seeded Granton Bulldogs (0-18) in their first-round matchup next Tuesday in Bangor.
Barring an all-time upset, Bangor would then face either No. 8 seed Loyal (10-13) or No. 9 seed Pittsville (11-11) in the regional semifinals, which are scheduled to be held Friday, February 25 at 7 p.m.
The Brookwood Falcons (3-21) were given a No. 15 seed and will hit the road for the regional quarterfinals to face No. 2 seed Blair-Taylor (22-1) next Tuesday in Blair. The Wildcats’ sole loss this season was a 66-47 defeat at the hands of Bangor back in late December.
The winner of that matchup moves on to the regional semifinals to square off against either No. 7 seed Wonewoc-Center (10-8) or No. 10 seed New Lisbon (9-14) a week from Friday.
In Division 4, the Cashton Eagles (10-14) are a No. 11 seed and will be on the road against No. 6 seed Cuba City (15-8) February 22 in Cuba City. The winner advances to face No. 3 seed Cochrane Fountain City (18-5) February 25 in the regional semifinals.
Both No. 6 seed Sparta (9-13) and No. 8 seed Tomah (9-15) will be in action at home in next Tuesday’s opening round in their Division 2 region.
The Spartans will host No. 11 seed Hayward (6-17) and the Timberwolves will welcome in No. 9 seed River Falls (6-16) for their regional quarterfinal clashes.
If they hold serve on their home courts, they move on to the regional semifinals for road games against teams with first-round byes.
Sparta would square off against No. 3 seed La Crosse Central (16-7) and Tomah would face No. 1 seed Rice Lake (19-4) in those hypothetical regional semifinal scenarios.
Regional final matchups are to be held on Saturday, February 26 at 7 p.m.
Sectional semifinals are scheduled to take place Thursday, March 3 at 7 p.m., with sectional finals to follow Saturday, March 5 at 7 p.m.
The 2022 WIAA State Girls’ Basketball Tournament will be held from Thursday, March 10 to Saturday, March 12 at the Resch Center in Green Bay.
Additional postseason information and full brackets for all five divisions can be found on the WIAA website.
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