Page 85 – Coverage of Appleton East, Appleton North, Appleton West, Fox Valley Lutheran and Xavier high school sports.

Coverage of Appleton East, Appleton North, Appleton West, Fox Valley Lutheran and Xavier high school sports.

Appleton East's Lilly Meuelmans tries to work the ball inside during the second half of the Patriots' loss to Kimberly in a Division 1 semifinal at the WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament on Friday at the Resch Center in Green Bay. (Photo by Paul Lecker/AppletonSportsPage.com)

March 15, 2025 plecker

Kimberly stymies Appleton East in Division 1 semifinal at WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament

Kimberly moves on to D-1 championship game Saturday night against Muskego.

March 14, 2025 plecker

Five champions crowned at 2025 WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament

Five divisional champions will be crowned on Saturday, March 15.

March 13, 2025 plecker

Xavier storms back in second half to defeat Elk Mound, reach D-3 title game at WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament

Hawks (19-10) will take on Oostburg (25-2) for the Division 3 championship on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

Xavier's Joe Gallucci drives to the basket during Wednesday's WIAA Division 3 sectional semifinal game against Little Chute at Menasha High School. Little Chute held on for a 54-51 win. (Photo by Dustin Riese/For AppletonSportsPage.com)

March 13, 2025 plecker

Little Chute holds off Xavier in WIAA Division 3 boys basketball sectional semifinal

Hawks finish season at 21-7.

Appelton East's Torie Neubauer, left, and Xavier's Brynn Krull lead their teams into the WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament this week in Green Bay. (AppletonSportsPage.com file photos)

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March 10, 2025 plecker

2025 WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament preview & schedule

State tournament to be played March 13-15 at Resch Center in Green Bay.

Xavier forward Luke Oelhafen. (AppletonSportsPage.com file photo/Dustin Riese)

March 10, 2025 plecker

2025 WIAA boys basketball playoffs, sectional scoreboard

Sectionals to be played March 13 and March 15.

The 2024-25 Xavier High School boys basketball team. (Photo courtesy of Xavier Hawks Basketball)

March 9, 2025 plecker

Xavier boys basketball upsets top-seed Laconia in WIAA Division 3 regional final

Hawks will play Little Chute in sectional semifinals on Thursday.

The Appleton North defense surrounds a Kimberly player during Saturday's WIAA Division 1 boys basketball regional final at Appleton North High School. The Papermakers pulled off a 73-68 upset. (Photo by Greg Huenink)

March 9, 2025 plecker

Kimberly stuns Appleton North to win WIAA Division 1 boys basketball regional final

Lightning finishes season at 18-8.

The Appleton East girls basketball team celebrates with the student section after downing Eau Claire Memorial in a WIAA Division 1 sectional final Saturday at Marshfield High School. (Photo by Paul Lecker/AppletonSportsPage.com)

March 8, 2025 plecker

Appleton East girls basketball downs Eau Claire Memorial in double overtime to capture WIAA Division 1 sectional title

Patriots will play at WIAA state tournament in Green Bay on Friday night.

The Xavier girls basketball team celebrates its sectional title after defeating Wittenberg-Birnamwood in a WIAA Division 3 sectional final Saturday at Seymour High School. (Photo by Dustin Riese/For AppletonSportsPage.com)

March 8, 2025 plecker

Xavier girls basketball snags state tournament berth with upset win over Wittenberg-Birnamwood in WIAA D-3 sectional final

Hawks head back to state tournament for second year in a row.