MADISON – Kaukauna has advanced to the Division 1 state team title championship match for the fifth straight year.
The Ghosts advanced by defeating West Allis Hale 62-17 in the quarterfinals and Holmen 40-22 in the semifinals.
They will face Arrowhead, which will be in the finals for the first time since 2011.
Kaukauna is going for its fifth consecutive state team title.
132 – Jacksyn Thorpe K technical fall over Evan Islas 17-1. 138 – Perry Baehr K pinned Donovan Wiske 5:25. 144 – Tristan North WAH technical fall over Mason Hansen 16-1. 150 – Peyton Lee K pinned Evinn Binder 1:10./ 157 – Ryan Schmidt K won by forfeit. 165 – Kolin DeGroot K pinned Micah Leigh 1:08. 175 – Brady Sprangers K pinned Payton Quaderer 1:31. 190 – Liam Crook K technical fall over Jay Krueger 18-0. 215 – Brody Sardinna WAH pinned Thomas Farrell 1:11. 285 – Thomas Medley WAH pinned Trenton Taff :34. 106 – Trenton VanSchyndel K technical fall over Romeo Valdivia 17-0. 113 – Nick Jenkins K technical fall over Tristen Gregg 20-4. 120 – Hunter Taff K pinned Jack Islas 1:32. 126 – Andy DiPiazza K pinned Jeremiah Wade 3:24.
138 – Noah Henderson H dec. Perry Baehr 9-4. 144 – Breck Ritchie K dec. Camden Thiele 8-5. 150 – Peyton Lee K pinned AJ Alesch 2:40. 157 – Ryan Schmidt K dec. Colin Griffin 12-5. 165 – Kolin DeGroot K dec. Jonathon Lamprich 4-3. 175 – Brady Sprangers K technical fall over Emerson Lau-Melby 17-2. 190 – Liam Crook K pinned Carson Schmitt :46. 215 –Zach Winnekens K technical fall over Abraham Henderson 17-1. 285 – Nehemiah Lendobeja K major dec. Tristen Brennan 10-1. 106 – Rex Lancaster H pinned Trenton VanSchyndel 2:52. 113 – Nick Jenkins K technical fall over Jin Xiong 19-4. 120 – Nathan Henderson H major dec. Nolan Micke 13-1. 126 – Brock Needham H dec. Hunter Taff 4-3. 132 – Turner Campbell H won by injury default over Bryce Knudtson 1:11.
HORTONVILLE – The Rockets scored 42 points in the second half to pull away for the regional semifinal win over the Polar Bears.
Neenah improves to 16-9 overall and will play at Kaukauna in the regional final Saturday. Hortonville finishes the season with a 17-8 record.
The Rockets had four players score in double figures, led by Luke Jung and Nick Schultz with 15 points each. Benjy Bell added 14 points and Roan Koeper scored 11.
Hortonville was led by Ethan Joling with 24 points and Riley Mueller with 23.
The Polar Bears had beaten Neenah twice during the regular season, winning 61-49 on Jan. 7 and 61-57 on Feb. 14.
Neenah 29 42 – 71
Hortonville 28 34 – 62
Neenah: Charles 2, Flees 4, Koeper 11, Jung 15, Schultz 15, Daun 8, Fleege 2, Bell 14. 3-pt: Daun 2, Schultz. FT: 20-35. Fouls: 19.
Hortonville: Mueller 23, Joling 24, Kreski 2, Rogers 6, Sweeney 3, Sipes 4. 3-pt: Mueller 2. FT: 14-18. Fouls: 25.
KAUKAUNA – Keegan VanKauwenberg poured in 30 points, including eight 3-pointers, as the Ghosts built a 53-22 halftime advantage and never looked back as they posted the regional semifinal win over the Terrors.
Kaukauna (22-3) will face Neenah in Saturday’s regional final.
Caden Graff added 15 points, Andrew Jensen 13 and Jonah Roehrig 10 for the Ghosts.
Appleton West (3-23) was led in scoring by Braylon Ise and Parrion Peace with 15 points apiece, while Reid Hinkens added 12.
Appleton West 22 36 – 58
Kaukauna 53 4 1 – 94
Appleton West: Hinkens 12, Ise 15, Peace 15, Munes 2, Downs 8, Alger 2, Goodman 2, Vosters 2. 3-pt: Hinkens, Ise, Peace. FT: 7-12. Fouls: 15.
Kaukauna: McMullin 3, Graff 15, Buckoski 4, Weyenberg 6, Jensen 13, Schwalbach 5, Immel 8, Roehrig 10, VanKauwenberg 30. 3-pt: McMullin, Weyenberg 2, Jensen, Schwalbach, Immel 2, Roehrig 2, VanKauwenberg 8. FT: 13-16. Fouls: 14.
MARSHFIELD – The Patriots struggled offensively against the Tigers as Appleton East’s season ended in the regional semifinal.
Cade Prestigiacomo had 13 points for Appleton East, which finishes the season with a 7-19 record.
Marshfield, which is now 19-6, was led by Landon Lee with 19 points and Chris Pohl with 18.
Appleton East 17 21 – 38
Marshfield 31 22 – 53
Appleton East: Prestigiacomo 13, B. Nieman 8, Clemons 9, Weisbach 5, O’Reilly 3. 3-pt: B. Nieman 2, O’Reilly, Weisbach, Prestigiacomo, Clemons. FT: 8-8. Fouls: 24.
Marshfield: Pohl 18, Ketterer 2, Hinson 10, Lee 19, Knecht 1, Ramberg 3. 3-pt: Lee 2, Pohl. FT: 22-29. Fouls: 14.
WITTENBERG – The Tigers scored the game’s first nine points and Wrightstown’s defense held the Chargers’ leading scorer Jett Rogowski to a season-low 13 points en route to the regional semifinal win.
Seventh-seeded Wrightstown will now face third-seeded Seymour in Saturday’s regional final.
Ethan Cyra led the Tigers with 23 points.
Also powering Wittenberg-Birnamwood were Zandyr Barke with 21 points and Oliver Fraaza with 12.
Wrightstown moves to 15-11 overall, while the Chargers finish 17-8.
Wrightstown 24 35 – 59
Wittenberg-Birnamwood 22 29 – 51
Wrightstown: Kittoe 6, Humphreys 9, Buntin 4, Vanden Heuvel 1, Colwell 8, Cyra 23, Morschauser 8. 3-pt: Kittoe, Humphreys 3, Colwell. FT: 12-19. Fouls: 17.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood: Rogowski 13, Clark 2, Fraaza 12, Miller 3, Barke 21. 3-pt: Rogowski 2, Fraaza 2, Miller, Barke 3. FT: 5-10. Fouls: 16.
BRUSSELS – Caden Pierre scored 24 points and Drew Daoust scored 23 to lead the Eagles to the win over the Zephyrs.
Southern Door (22-3), which will host Algoma for the regional championship, also got 15 points from Lauden Berg.
St. Mary Catholic, which made 16 3-point baskets against Crivitz on Tuesday, made only two against Southern Door.
Preston Fields scored 22 points and Mason Uhlenbrauck had 20 to lead St. Mary Catholic (13-13).
St. Mary Catholic 23 37 – 60
Southern Door 35 39 – 74
St. Mary Catholic: Wegner 6, Fairweather 4, Uhlenbrauck 20, Fields 22, Norville 8. 3-pt: Uhlenbrauck 2. FT: 10-15. Fouls: 21.
Southern Door: Daoust 23, Beck 3, Fish 1, Neinas 8, Pierre 24, Berg 15. 3-pt: Daoust 3, Beck, Pierre 3. FT: 23-32. Fouls: 14.
BONDUEL – The Bears jumped out to a 19-point lead at halftime and were never seriously threatened in the second half by the Chiefs.
Quinn Wesenberg led Bonduel with 23 points. Ryan Westrich had a double-double with 22 points and 17 rebounds.
Shiocton was led by Cody Young with 18 points.
Bonduel is now 24-1 advances to the regional final against Oconto. Shiocton’s final record is 15-11.
Shiocton 24 26 – 50
Bonduel 43 44 – 87
Shiocton: C. Young 18, K. Bergsbaken 9, Dewar 3, Austin 8, C. Bergsbaken 5, Singler 1, Schley 6. 3-pt: C. Young, K. Bergsbaken, Dewar, Austin 2, C. Bergsbaken. FT: 2-4. Fouls: 9.
Bonduel: Johnson 7, Westrich 22, Uelmen 2, Moesch 11, Wesenberg 23, Anvelink 13, Roberts 7, Schroeder 2. 3-pt: Johnson, Westrich 2, Moesch 3, Wesenberg 4, Anvelink 3, Roberts. FT: 5-9. Fouls: 7.
