The WIAA girls basketball tournament is one of the best times of the year.

There still may be snow on the ground, and Spring fever may be hitting seniors this time of year, but there will be plenty of basketball games to help that transition from winter to spring.

Working as a sports reporter is a lot like being a scrapbooker. The playoffs are where memories are made. There are a couple area teams capable of cutting down the nets and winning a state championship this year. The area could have as many as five basketball teams playing for regional championships Saturday. With that, here are my picks for what is shaping up to be an exciting postseason run.



DIVISION 2

• Janesville Craig sectional final: Monroe over Columbus

• Waukesha South sectional final: Ripon over Grafton

• Chippewa Falls sectional final: Barron over Durand

• Seymour sectional final: Freedom over New London

• State semifinal

Monroe over Ripon

Freedom over Barron

• State championship

Monroe over Freedom

DIVISION 3

• Reedsburg sectional final: Cuba City over La Crosse Aquinas

• West Bend sectional final: Markesan over Shoreland Lutheran

• Altoona sectional final: Neillsville over Osseo-Fairchild

• Ashwaubenon sectional final: Newman Catholic over Winnebago Lutheran

• State semifinals

Newman Catholic over Neillsville

Cuba City over Markesan

• State championship

Cuba City over Newman Catholic

DIVISION 4

• La Crosse Central

sectional finals: Potosi over Assumption

• Fort Atkinson sectional: Black Hawk over Lake County Lutheran

• Spooner sectional: Prentice over Greenwood

• Waupaca sectional: St. Mary Central over Marion

• State semifinals

Potosi over Black Hawk

Prentice over St. Mary's

• State championship

Potosi over Prentice

- Mark Nesbitt is a sports reporter for The Monroe Times. He can be reached at mnesbitt@themonroetimes.com.