Mallory Lindsey added 14 points for Mineral Point. Its amazing how many people still talk about what we did, Rock said. The starters on the 1964 Dodgeville High School boys basketball team huddle up at a celebration of their WIAA state championship. Dodgeville: Capturing Hearts is now available through GO-5 Books by visiting the website at www.go5books.com. When you mention basketball in Dodgeville, old-timers still speak with reverence of the 1964 team that went 26-0 and won the state championship. Midway through the game, the Royals had 14 turnovers and 10 team fouls to the Rockets' five giveaways and three fouls. Alexander asked Denmark baseball players Jaycob Dittmer, Nolan Perry and Ethan Ovsak to join the track team and, more specifically, the 400-meter relay team ahead of regionals. Notre Dame trailed 26-25 at halftime but scored23 of the first 30 points of the second half to take a lead it never would relinquish. U is for the undefeated De Pere boys basketball team. We faced schools with enrollment larger than the population of our community. Bobs dad and Corkys mother were brother and sister.. MaxPreps Follow your favorite high school teams and players. Large images may take a few minutes to appear. The Dodgers beat Milwaukee North in the state final. The Lasers (27-3) held East to 32.7% shooting on 17-of-52 in recording a 69-53 victory over the Patriots in the WIAA Division 1 state championship game at the Resch Center. "What we have on this play, is a seal here, and a seal here. But Dodgeville stymied the North offense and dominated the boards in the second half (21-9) to finish with a 40-39 edge. Petersen, Gaby Matamoros and Gracie Gopalan each picked up two fouls in the first half for Waupun. Nic Williams added 13 points. There was a problem saving your notification. Defense was a big priority this summer and just being comfortable with the ball cause weve seen a lot of pressure this year, West Salem guard Carson Koepnick said. The . Small forward Annor Boateng is one of the top players in the 2024 recruiting class and on Saturday he trimmed his schools down to eight. 2022 WIAA Boys Basketball State Championships (Wisconsin) Search Tournaments WI Basketball Playoffs 2022 WI Brackets Stat Leaders WI Basketball Scoreboard Division 1 Location Various Cities, WI Print Download PDF Add to My Site Mar 10 Neenah 66 Kimberly 64 Recap Details Appleton East 64 Eau Claire Memorial 69 Recap Details Menomonee Falls 99 Andrew Rohde led Brookfield Central with 34 points, including 18 in the first half. 2 seed, finishes the season 28-2. Introductions from University of Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan and former Wisconsin coach Dick Bennett are included in the book. ASHWAUBENON Kettle Moraines pressure defense was simply too much for Appleton East to handle Saturday night. Reece Stangel added 11 points for the Jets. For boys' sports, it added cross country (1913), golf (1923), tennis (1925), and swimming (1925). Game-2: #2 Arrowhead (27-2) 73, #3 Neenah (18-11) 61 -Game Notes, Championship Final - Saturday, March 18 Accept the Buckle Up Phone Down challenge. The fact we had been to state the year before served as a catalyst. Ella Chambers scored a game-high 20 points as the Pointers capped a 30-0 record. The Lions relied heavily on their starters as all five played over 30 minutes. Onalaska Luther 79, Whitehall 51. This website is powered by SportsEngine's. Wisconsin High School Girls Basketball History Wisconsin High School Sports | Wisconsin Sports Network | WisSports.net State Champions State Championship information includes year-by-year state finals results, state tournament appearances by school, state finals appearances by school, and state tournament records Perry was named the Post-Crescent's athlete of the year in girls track earlier this month. Finally, it was time for the championship game March 21, 1964 that still resonates with fans after all these years. ASHWAUBENON Assumption girls basketball's bid for a repeat title came up short in Saturday's WIAA Division 5 state championship game. Maybe he felt the five of us had gotten us that far, and he wanted us to finish it out. With four seniors in the starting line up, Brillion seemed unfazed by the pressure of the moment and managed to win despite being outrebounded and having more turnovers. Weenie took me out. St. Francis High School has offered boys' varsity basketball since the 1963-1964 school year In 1976 the team won the state championship. V is for volleyball talent. Not including those that have won three and four straight titles, the feat of winning two consecutive titles has been achieved 34 times. Follow on Twitter BBB News; . Here's a look. As we drove through those towns some with people we had beaten that season waving at us to see all the people on the street waving and cheering as we rode by on the fire trucks was something special. They were the most disciplined team in the tournament, Anderson said after the game. Semifinals - Friday, March 17 2023 SportsEngine, Inc. On the road to its first state appearance in 1963, Dodgeville had to survive a three-overtime thriller, ousting Lancaster 37-33 in a first-round regional game. That included during warm-ups, Rock said. This website is an unofficial and independently operated source of news and information and is not directly affiliated with any school or team. Video Center See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports. The WIAA state boys basketball tournament continues on Friday with the final six semifinal games from Divisions 5, 2 and 1. Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5 2023 State Tournament DIVISION 1 Semifinals - Friday, March 17 Game-1: #1 De Pere (29-0) 55, #4 Kettle Moraine (18-11) 44 - Game Notes Game-2: #2 Arrowhead (27-2) 73, #3 Neenah (18-11) 61 - Game Notes Championship Final - Saturday, March 18 Dodgeville beat heavily favored Milwaukee North 59-45 in the championship game to stamp its place in Wisconsin high school basketball lore. S is for Shiocton standout athlete Cade Stingle, who repeated as the Division 3 state hurdles champ in the 110-meter and 300-meter competitions at the state meet in La Crosse in June. The Redbirds beat Arrowhead 69-49 to capture the Division 1 state title and claim their first hoops title since 1934. D is for the Denmark baseball team, the first team since 1948 to win three consecutive WIAA state baseball titles. Second-seeded Onalaska Luther raced to a 79-51 victory over third-seeded Whitehall in the second Division 4 semifinal Thursday night at the Kohl Center. The team's leading rebounder, Brett McConkey, also had a standout performance with a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds. You made the team, you had a role and you did everything you were supposed to do.. This is the Dodgeville story.. Coach Wilson, a highly accomplished athlete and motivator in his own right, would take a group of gifted, dedicated, hard-working student-athletes indoctrinated with small-town values and put them on a course that lifted the Dodgeville basketball program to undreamed-of heights, to state and even national prominence. All you need are a hoop and a basketball and if you work hard, dreams can come true.. 5516 Vern Holmes Drive A helpful fellow is sending me a copy of the program from the last WISAA championships so hopefully that will be able to fill in a lot of the info. Superior Spartans upset the heavily favorites, Milwaukee Lincoln Comets, on March 16, 1974 in Madison, WI. Senior guard Daniel Griffith led St. Mary Catholic with 24 points, while senior forward Charlie Nackers added 17. Related to this story WIAA state boys basketball: WIAA state boys basketball | Tourney Timeline Think about that for a minute one class for all 400-plus high schools. There was a problem saving your notification. Today, coaches couldnt pull some of the things he did but he enforced things with the parents support. You can also purchase a copy by contacting the Dodgeville Area Scholarship Fund, Inc., at 608-574-0267. but is owned by and subject to the Wisconsin High School Sports | Wisconsin Sports Network | WisSports.net privacy policy. I probably would have been able to shoot more. It took the form of a jaw-dropping, 59-45 victory over highly regarded Milwaukee North in the WIAA state championship game. He would make two of three free throws and cut the deficit in half. WI Basketball Scoreboard. The state moved to two 18-minute halves prior tothe 2015-16 season. It was Neenahs second win over the Lancers this season after a 63-57 victory Jan. 29 on a neutral court in Germantown. North had looked almost unstoppable, whipping Waterloo by 13 points with a then record-setting, 94-point outburst. But it was five guys who grew up together like brothers. Logan Lowry added 17 points for the Patriots. 1 overall seed in Sectional 1, finishing the regular season with a 22-1 record as sole FVA. After jumping out to a double-digit lead in the opening minutes, top-seeded West Salem cruised to a win over fourth-seeded Milwaukee Academy of Science. Aalsma scored 22 points and Petersen added 15 for Waupun, which jumped out to a 6-0 lead at the outset and never trailed. Ive talked to Pat Flynn about it, and Rick Brown, our leading scorer, Rock said. The 2022-23 high school sports season had a number of record-breaking performances, top athletes and interesting storylines. High School HS Grad Draft Year College; Ricky Short-----1986-1982 Wisconsin Mr. Basketball. The Fox Valley continues to produce top-level, collegiate-bound players including this year's group led by Kimberly's Kyla Dunaway (Alabama), Luxemburg-Casco's Autumn Flynn (Memphis), Appleton North's KC Fortune (Drake), Freedom's Rachel Koss (Texas Abilene Christian), Kimberly's Katie Schulz (UW-Green Bay) and Fox Valley Lutheran's Kennedy Schmitz (UW-Green Bay). Game-1: #4 Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic (19-10) 83, #1 St. Mary Catholic (26-3) 72 -Game Notes In the 1940s, wrestling (1940), volleyball (1948) and baseball (1948) were added; in the 1950s, skiing and curling, and in the 1960s, gymnastics. A guy named Tommy Hughes, who was a senior when I was a sophomore, worked with us, Harrison said. Blanton Simmons scored 36 points and Esthetial Ford chipped in 21. In 1963 and 1964, I viewed the state-tournament games on television and the Dodgeville teams became my role models. 5516 Vern Holmes Drive This website is an unofficial and independently operated source of news and information and is not directly affiliated with any school or team. State Championship information includes year-by-year state finals results, state tournament appearances by school, state finals appearances by school, and state tournament records, Teams that have three-peated as WIAA state champions (6). I is for the Freedom Irish softball team, which won the Division 2 state title for the second consecutive season with its 8-0 victory over New London at Goodman Diamond in June. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Resource. WIAA BOYS BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY. The Irish were making their third trip to state and are runners-up for the second time after finishing second in Division 2 in 2008. Kenesie scored 29 points in the second half as the Lancers (19-10) outscored the Zephyrs (26-3) by a 53-35 margin. Second-seeded Onalaska Luther raced to a 79-51 victory over third-seeded Whitehall in the second Division 4 semifinal Thursday night at the Kohl Center. All of this is the phenomenon that is curious, instructive and, above all, inspiring. McFarland fans celebrate a made basket during Saturday afternoon's WIAA Division 2 sectional final game at Elkhorn High School. Previously, the pivot foot was required to remain in contact with the ground. Search Tournaments. The UW Field House was used until the tournament moved into the Kohl Center in 1998. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, SEAN DAVIS, LEE SPORTS WISCONSIN ARCHIVES, CMT pulls music video of Jason Aldeans controversial song; singer defends lyrics. Just how did he go about adding to this legacy that was already such a source of pride? The Dodgers won the single-class state tournament, beating Milwaukee North in the final. Dodgeville surpassed the 100-point mark three times during the regular season and broke 90 points six times. Family members of the Dodgeville High School basketball team get together at a gathering celebrating the Dodgers' 1964 WIAA state championship victory over Milwaukee North. 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Game-1: #1 Newman Catholic (26-4) 52, #4 Royall (22-8) 42 -Game Notes In today's newspaper:Our 48-page special section celebrating the history of the WIAA state boys basketball tournament, which begins at the Kohl Center. Coach Wilson, a highly accomplished athlete and motivator in his own right, would take a group of gifted, dedicated, hard-working student-athletes indoctrinated with small-town values and put them on a course that lifted the Dodgeville basketball program to undreamed-of heights, to state and even national prominence. You can cancel at any time! Find on Facebook It was the 13th state title for Luxemburg-Casco, second all time behind Wisconsin Rapids (21). It was Roncallis second trip to the state championship and second state title in nine appearances in Madison, having won the D4 title in 2018. All rights reserved. The Lions captured the WIAA Division 3 state title in March with a 61-55 victory over West Salem, led by senior standout Jeremy Lorenz. Logan Bahr, a 6-foot-7 junior forward, had 16 points and game-high seven rebounds and senior guard Kodi Miller added 16 points and a game-high seven assists for the Knights. Dodgeville deserved to win. H is for hockey and the Bay Area Ice Bears girls team, which won the state title in March with a 3-0 victory over Superior/Northwestern. We had one play where I went up to the free throw line and Id hand it off to whoever was open. Pat Flynn and I were best friends; Bob Rock and Corky and I were relatives. All of this is the phenomenon that is curious, instructive and, above all, inspiring. Evans said Wilson also a physical education teacher at Dodgeville made sure the lessons learned in the Dodgers first state trip werent wasted. With a 26-0 season, Dodgeville scripted its own true tale, built around future Hall of Fame coach John Weenie Wilson, who molded a group of gifted and dedicated student-athletes around fundamentals and small-town values and then led them on a two-year journey that culminated with the schools first state basketball title. G is for Greyson Clark, the Kaukauna senior wrestling standout who became the 26th wrestler in state history to win four consecutive individual state titles. Many of the Field House fans who were unfamiliar with the Dodgers were certain they knew what the final outcome would be before the 64 title game even tipped off. I'd like to add it to our new History page to go with WIAA history: The Packers/Badgers/Brewers are like your children; you don't love them because they're good, you love them because they're yours. 2022 WI Brackets. Proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit the Dodgeville Area Scholarship Fund. Wisconsin High School Boys Basketball State Champions. Sam Grieger and Travis Alvin each scored 21 points to lead the Rockets to the championship. Weenie was way ahead of his time. This website is an unofficial and independently operated source of news and information and is not directly affiliated with any school or team. He would bench us if he caught us looking at the other end of the court. Noah Howard added 16 points and Luke Haertle scored 14. Emily La Chapell led East with 19 points and seven rebounds. Except for 1936 when the State Tournament was held at Wisconsin Rapids, the site of the tournament has been the University of Wisconsin in Madison since 1920. It increased to three classes for four years (1936-39), then reverted to one class again in 1940. But none of us were in foul trouble. Coach Wilson often spoke that offense wins games but defense wins championships, Buck said. You can also purchase a copy by contacting the Dodgeville Area Scholarship Fund, Inc., at 608-574-0267. It was a matter of making the extra pass and hitting the open man.. A UW-Madison professor predicted the strength of concrete 90 years ago. . But if they were double-teamed or stopped, any one of us could put up 20 points easy, if given the chance.. Game-1: #1 De Pere (29-0) 55, #4 Kettle Moraine (18-11) 44 - Game Notes We hung out. The following year, the Dodgers averaged almost 30 more points per game than their regional and sectional opponents. Think about that for a minute one class for all 400-plus high schools. Rick and I were neighbors, real close neighbors. Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Kettle Moraine, the top . Luther then shot 52.9% from the field after halftime and outscored the Norse (22-7) by 10 points in the second half. We felt bad because Manitowoc beat us by 22 my junior year, Bruce Harrison, a senior starting guard in 64 who was nicknamed Grasshopper, said in a phone conversation from Port St. Lucie, Fla. We were in the dressing room afterwards and Weenie Coach Wilson came up to me and said, Grasshopper. 2023-24 Officials Registration is now open, through June 30. Its only loss was a 68-64 home defeat to Appleton East on Dec. 3. Luke Pautz powered the Jets offensively with 17 points and also had 12 rebounds. Then we try to run the ball right up the alley", Wisconsin Sports Network Hall of Fame Inductee, 2012. Why aren't developers building condos in Madison? Pewaukee made 15 3-pointers in the game and shot 15-for-28 from beyond the 3-point arc. Fax (715) 344-4241 Ashton Janowski and Nick Janowski both scored 19 points for Pewaukee. The WIAA wouldnt create a second, small-school division in its tournament for another eight years. Five Panthers scored in double figures, with junior Tamarrein Henderson leading the way with a game-high 25 points. 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Girls' basketball. Note: Your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Flynn finished fifth in the Southwest Wisconsin Activities League scoring race because it didnt matter who had the ball the Dodgers simply got the ball to the open man. The WIAA is seeking qualified candidates for the position of technology coordinator, who embrace the purpose & vision of the WIAA, desire to serve our diverse memberhsip and move education-based athletics forward. In a game that featured 10 lead changes and was tied nine times, Brillion prevailed over Lakeside Lutheran in dramatic fashion. It quickly became apparent that a special season was shaping up. Turns out he was right. I played basketball at Kettle Moraine High School, graduating in 1969 and attended UW-Milwaukee on a basketball scholarship, Birk said. The Pythons begin the season riding a 31-game win streak and won the Division II state title in 2022 after back-to-back Division III championships in 2020 and 2021. Here are the state boys basketball scores and results from Thursday's semifinal action. The Rockets other titles came in 1930 and 1975. After a low scoring first half, the Lions leading scorer Jeremy Lorenz took over down the stretch scoring 17 of his game-high 25 points in the second half. Proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit the Dodgeville Area Scholarship Fund. 1 seed in the tournament, finishes the season with a 27-3 record. Kuhnke was named the Post-Crescent's athlete of the year in baseball. He wound up 15-for-21 from the field, including making five 3-point shots. The Lawrence Invitational and the Normal Schools tournament ran in competition with each other from 1916 to 1918. We knew each other so well because we played a lot together during the summer. Although the 1964 team had only two starters returning from the 1963 state finalist, Flynn said the team was comparable in terms of skill level. The WIAA goes back to 1916 to determine the beginning of its boys basketball program. Freedom, which was the No. The Warriors, led by Abbie Aalsma and Kayl Petersen, put together a complete game in beating Freedom at the Resch Center. X is for Xavier fall championship teams. Here's a look at the brackets for each division: Division 1 (link) Top-ranked Neenah earned the No. Game sites include the "The Nick" on the University of Wisconsin campus. That tournament run served to set the stage for their perfect season. Milan Momcilovic added 17 points. To use the term magical years would be selling those years way too short.. Search Tournaments; WI Girls Basketball Playoffs; 2022 WI Brackets; Stat Leaders; WI Girls Basketball Scoreboard; Bracket Location; Division 1: WI: Nevada Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) Las Vegas power begins 2023 season as the No. The boys hockey team finished undefeated at 28-0 and won the D1 title with an 8-2 victory over Verona. We all grew up together. Turns out he was right. Q is for quick thinking, which describes Denmark track athlete Simon Alexander. Due to the late onset of girls' basketball in the state of Wisconsin, St. Francis did not offer basketball to females until the 1976 season. Freedom pulled within five points in the second half but Waupun scored six in a row to go back up 40-29 with 12:45 remaining and cruised from there. Rudi, the pet pig that has entertained people on the bike path, has to go, Madison says, Sheryl Crow responds to Jason Aldeans song controversy. We played hard. McFarland's Aidan Chislom looks to drive past Whitnall's Myles Herro during Saturday afternoon's WIAA Division 2 sectional final game at Elkhorn High School. McFarland's Dadon Gillen looks for an open teammate while being guarded by Whitnall's Ethan Thomas during Saturday afternoon's WIAA Division 2 sectional final game at Elkhorn High School. Trailing at the half 23-19, the Dodgers turned up the defensive intensity to spark a 17-6 surge in the third-quarter and then managed that lead all the way into the history books. T is for the Notre Dame Tritons, who had a successful championship season for several of their programs, including girls basketball, boys cross-country and boys hockey. We'll have live updates all Saturday. The boys cross-country team finished with 81 points to win the D2 title. We were probably the first team to ever play a matchup zone, Reilly said. Five state champions will be crowned today during the 2023 WIAA boys basketball state tournament finals at the Kohl Center in Madison. E is for Eliza Aitken, West De Pere's senior track and field standout. High school basketball: 2021-22 state champions Champs crowned in all 50 states. In 64, we knew what we had done and it wasnt just a wish. The WIAA did not take over operation of the tournament program until the 1919-20 school year. Somebodys got to fill in when somebody is hurt. Whitnall's Josh Kaye shoots a floater over McFarland's Dadon Gillen during Saturday afternoon's WIAA Division 2 sectional final game at Elkhorn High School. Athletic directors of the Wisconsin Normal Schools (later known as Teachers Colleges and now part of the State University system) started a tournament program in 1916, and the winners of these tournaments were recognized as state champions.