2026 WIAA state boys & girls lacrosse playoff brackets announced

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The 2026 WIAA state boys and girls lacrosse brackets have been released.

Play begins with regional quarterfinals on Tuesday, May 26, with regional semifinals slated for Friday, May 29, and regional finals on Tuesday, June 2. Sectionals will be played June 4 and June 6, with the two survivors playing for state championships on Saturday, June 13, at Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium.

The Appleton United boys is the No. 8 seed in Sectional 1 and will host No. 9 Kimberly in a regional semifinal May 29 at Appleton East High School.

The Appleton United girls is the No. 4 seed and will also host a regional semifinal May 29 at Appleton East against No. 12 Neenah.

Here is a look at the regional matchups:

2026 WIAA State Boys Lacrosse Playoffs
Sectional 1
Regional Quarterfinals
Tuesday, May 26
No. 17 Oneida Nation at No. 16 Green Bay Notre Dame
No. 21 Stevens Point at No. 12 Sun Prairie
No. 20 Wausau at No. 13 DeForest
No. 19 La Crosse at No. 14 Sauk Prairie
No. 22 Pulaski at No. 11 Bay Port
No. 18 Superior at No. 15 Madison La Follette
Regional Semifinals
Friday, May 29
Notre Dame-Oneida winner at No. 1 Waunakee
No. 9 Kimberly at No. 8 Appleton United
Sun Prairie-Stevens Point winner at No. 5 Verona/Mount Horeb
DeForest-Wausau winner at No. 4 Hudson
Sauk Prairie-La Crosse winner at No. 3 Madison Edgewood/Monona Grove
Bay Port-Pulaski winner at No. 6 Oregon
No. 10 De Pere/West De Pere at No. 7 Neenah
Madison La Follette-Superior winner at No. 2 Middleton
Sectional 2
Regional Quarterfinals
Tuesday, May 26
No. 17 Brookfield at No. 16 West Bend
No. 21 Cedarburg at No. 12 Whitefish Bay
No. 20 Waukesha Catholic Memorial at No. 13 Elkhorn
No. 19 Oak Creek at No. 14 Franklin
No. 18 Westosha Central at No. 14 Wauwatosa West
Regional Semifinals
Friday, May 29
West Bend-Brookfield winner at No. 1 Mukwonago
No. 9 Janesville at No. 8 Waukesha
Whitefish Bay-Cedarburg winner at No. 5 Milwaukee Marquette
Elkhorn-Catholic Memorial winner at No. 4 Mequon Homestead
Franklin-Oak Creek winner at No. 3 Hartland Arrowhead
No. 11 Sussex Hamilton at No. 6 University School of Milwaukee
No. 10 Oconomowoc/Pewaukee at No. 7 Muskego
Wauwatosa-Westosha Central winner at No. 2 Kettle Moraine/St. John’s Northwestern

2026 WIAA State Girls Lacrosse Playoffs
Sectional 1
Regional Quarterfinals
Tuesday, May 26
No. 17 DeForest at No. 16 Sun Prairie
No. 18 Pulaski at No. 15 Kimberly
Regional Semifinals
Friday, May 29
DeForest-Sun Prairie winner at No. 1 Hudson
No. 9 Middleton at No. 8 Wausau
No. 12 Neenah at No. 5 Appleton United
No. 13 Superior at No. 4 Waunakee
No. 14 Janesville at No. 3 Oregon
No. 11 De Pere/West De Pere at No. 6 Madison Edgewood
No. 10 Green Bay Notre Dame at No. 7 Bay Port
Kimberly-Pulaski winner at No. 2 Verona/Mount Horeb
Sectional 2
Regional Quarterfinals
Tuesday, May 26
No. 17 Sussex Hamilton at No. 16 Cedarburg
No. 18 Oak Creek at No. 15 Wauwatosa
Regional Semifinals
Friday, May 29
Cedarburg-Sussex Hamilton winner at No. 1 University School of Milwaukee
No. 9 Franklin/Greenfield at No. 8 Muskego
No. 12 Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels at No. 5 Mukwonago
No. 13 Hartland Arrowhead at No. 4 Kettle Moraine
No. 14 Mequon Homestead at No. 3 Kenosha
No. 11 West Bend at No. 6 Whitefish Bay
No. 10 Waukesha at No. 7 Oconomowoc/Pewaukee
Wauwatosa-Oak Creek winner at No. 2 Brookfield