MONROE - The road map for high school girls basketball teams to make a state run to the Resch Center in Green Bay is set.
The Monroe girls basketball team found out its destination for the regional when the WIAA released the tournament seeds and pairings Sunday. Monroe (8-13) received a No. 5 seed and will play a WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal game at No. 4 seed Mount Horeb at 7 p.m. Feb. 24. It will mark the third straight year the Cheesemakers have played Mount Horeb in the regional. Two years ago, Monroe defeated Mount Horeb. Last year, the Vikings beat the Cheesemakers 42-26. The top three teams in the Badger South Conference are all in Monroe's regional.
"It played out the way I thought it would," Monroe coach Sam Mathiason said. "Madison Edgewood got the No. 1 seed, Oregon got the No. 2 and Stoughton got the No. 3 seed."
Mount Horeb has a core of five seniors they rely on. The Vikings earned the No. 4 seed and home game by defeating Milton, a team that beat Monroe twice and getting a split in two conference games against Reedsburg.
"They (Mount Horeb) have a lot of experience," Mathiason said. "It will be a challenge for us."
The other local regional first-round matchups are as follows:
Division 3
Brodhead (17-4) received a first-round bye as the No. 1 seed. The Cardinals will play the winner of No. 4 seed Beloit Turner and No. 5 seed Edgerton at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 in the regional semifinals.
Division 4
No. 6 seed Darlington (4-16) will play at No. 3 seed New Glarus (7-13) at 7 p.m. Feb. 24.
Division 5
Argyle (15-6) received a No. 1 regional seed in the top part of the Kettle-Moraine sectional. The Orioles will play No. 8 seed Abundant Life at 7 p.m. Feb. 24.
Juda (6-14) received a No. 5 seed and will play at No. 4 seed Albany (4-17) at 7 p.m. Feb. 24.
Sixth-seeded Williams Bay will play at No. 3 seed Black Hawk (6-15) at 7 p.m. Feb. 24.
Monticello (11-8) received a No. 2 seed and will host seventh-seeded Johnson Creek at 7 p.m. Feb. 24.
Barneveld (20-1) received the No. 1 regional seed in the Richland Center sectional. Barneveld will have a first-round bye. The Eagles will host the winner of No. 4 seed Potosi or No. 5 seed Southwestern at 7 p.m. Feb. 27.
Pecatonica (2-19) received a No. 7 seed in the same regional as Barneveld and will play at No. 2 seed Benton-Shullsburg at 7 p.m. Feb. 24.
The first-round of regionals are set for Feb. 24. Regional semifinal games are set for Feb. 27 with regional championship games slated for Feb. 28. Sectionals are scheduled for March 6 and March 7. The state tournament is slated for March 12 to 14.
The Monroe girls basketball team found out its destination for the regional when the WIAA released the tournament seeds and pairings Sunday. Monroe (8-13) received a No. 5 seed and will play a WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal game at No. 4 seed Mount Horeb at 7 p.m. Feb. 24. It will mark the third straight year the Cheesemakers have played Mount Horeb in the regional. Two years ago, Monroe defeated Mount Horeb. Last year, the Vikings beat the Cheesemakers 42-26. The top three teams in the Badger South Conference are all in Monroe's regional.
"It played out the way I thought it would," Monroe coach Sam Mathiason said. "Madison Edgewood got the No. 1 seed, Oregon got the No. 2 and Stoughton got the No. 3 seed."
Mount Horeb has a core of five seniors they rely on. The Vikings earned the No. 4 seed and home game by defeating Milton, a team that beat Monroe twice and getting a split in two conference games against Reedsburg.
"They (Mount Horeb) have a lot of experience," Mathiason said. "It will be a challenge for us."
The other local regional first-round matchups are as follows:
Division 3
Brodhead (17-4) received a first-round bye as the No. 1 seed. The Cardinals will play the winner of No. 4 seed Beloit Turner and No. 5 seed Edgerton at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 in the regional semifinals.
Division 4
No. 6 seed Darlington (4-16) will play at No. 3 seed New Glarus (7-13) at 7 p.m. Feb. 24.
Division 5
Argyle (15-6) received a No. 1 regional seed in the top part of the Kettle-Moraine sectional. The Orioles will play No. 8 seed Abundant Life at 7 p.m. Feb. 24.
Juda (6-14) received a No. 5 seed and will play at No. 4 seed Albany (4-17) at 7 p.m. Feb. 24.
Sixth-seeded Williams Bay will play at No. 3 seed Black Hawk (6-15) at 7 p.m. Feb. 24.
Monticello (11-8) received a No. 2 seed and will host seventh-seeded Johnson Creek at 7 p.m. Feb. 24.
Barneveld (20-1) received the No. 1 regional seed in the Richland Center sectional. Barneveld will have a first-round bye. The Eagles will host the winner of No. 4 seed Potosi or No. 5 seed Southwestern at 7 p.m. Feb. 27.
Pecatonica (2-19) received a No. 7 seed in the same regional as Barneveld and will play at No. 2 seed Benton-Shullsburg at 7 p.m. Feb. 24.
The first-round of regionals are set for Feb. 24. Regional semifinal games are set for Feb. 27 with regional championship games slated for Feb. 28. Sectionals are scheduled for March 6 and March 7. The state tournament is slated for March 12 to 14.
