GIRLS BASKETBALL
WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinals
Notre Dame 54, Kimberly 48
APPLETON – A late rally fueled by a flurry of timely free-throw shooting allowed the Tritons to pull off the victory and knock the defending WIAA Division 1 state champs out of the playoffs.
Destiny Webster scored 18 points to lead Notre Dame (23-4), which advances to play Stevens Point in a sectional final March 7 at 1 p.m. at D.C. Everest High School.
Kaia Waldrop added 13 points for the Tritons.
Haylie Dulas had 14 points and Emily Urban scored 12 to pace Kimberly (22-5).
The score was tied at 42 in the second half, but the Tritons embarked on a 12-6 run to ice the game. With the score 49-47 with 1:31 left in the game, Notre Dame connected on 6 of 8 from the free throw line to seal the win.
Notre Dame 24 30 – 54
Kimberly 21 27 – 48
Notre Dame: O. Waldrop 1, Webster 18, Cumicek 6, Hinz 5, K. Waldrop 13, Breese 10, Abel 1. 3-pt: Webster, Cumicek 2. FTs: 13-19. Fouls: 17.
Kimberly: Urban 12, Brochtrup 2, Ebben 4, Dulas 14, Asman 9, Van Vonderen 7. 3-pt: Urban 2, Asman 2, Van Vonderen. FTs: 9-14. Fouls: 17.
Hartford 58, Appleton East 48
BEAVER DAM – The third-seeded Orioles advance to the sectional final with the victory over the second-seeded Patriots.
Hartford, which led 40-24 at halftime, improves to 21-6 overall and will play Pewaukee in the sectional final at 4 p.m. March 7 at Whitefish Bay High School.
Rita Kuepper led Hartford with 19 points. Bella Klages added 12 points for the Orioles, who had 10 made 3-pointers in the game.
Appleton East, which finishes the season with a 23-4 record, was led by Ella Jazdzewski with 13 points, Ella Sweeney with 12 and Jenna Ott with 11.
Hartford 40 18 – 58
Appleton East 24 24 – 48
Pewaukee 77, Neenah 57
FOND DU LAC – The top-seeded Pirates advance to the sectional final with the victory over the fifth-seeded Rockets.
Pewaukee, which led by nine points at halftime, improves to 23-4 and will play Hartford in the sectional final at 4 p.m. March 7 at Whitefish Bay High School.
Rowan Klesmit led Neenah with 29 points. Sydney Michalkiewicz scored 11 and Farrah Danforth had nine.
Neenah finishes the season with a 19-8 record.
Pewaukee 35 42 – 77
Neenah 26 31 – 57
WIAA Division 2 sectional semifinals
Xavier 42, West De Pere 39
SEYMOUR – The top-seeded Hawks outlasted the third-seeded Phantoms to advance to the sectional final March 7 at 1 p.m. against Beaver Dam at Sheboygan South High School.
The game was close throughout as Xavier took a 20-18 halftime advantage.
The win moves the Hawks to 22-5 overall, while West De Pere finishes its season at 14-13.
West De Pere 18 21 – 39
Xavier 20 22 – 42
WIAA Division 3 sectional semifinals
Winneconne 61, Brillion 44
WAUPACA – The Wolves outscored the Lions by 14 points in the second half to pull away for the sectional semifinal win.
Winneconne improves to 21-6 overall and will play Oostburg on March 7 at 7 p.m. in Chilton in the sectional title game.
Brillion finishes the season with an 18-9 record.
Brillion 25 19 – 44
Winneconne 28 33 – 61
WIAA Division 4 sectional semifinals
St. Mary Catholic 52, Stratford 21
OMRO – The top-seeded Zephyrs broke open the game with a big second half as they cruised past the third-seeded Tigers to advance to the sectional final March 7 against Kewaunee in Brillion.
Helping power the St. Mary Catholic attack was Autumn Crowe with 22 points.
The game was physical throughout as the Zephyrs took a 23-12 lead into intermission. A 16-2 run to start the second half, however, helped propel SMC to a 39-14 lead as it never looked back.
Tria Tubbs led Stratford with six points.
The win moves the Zephyrs to 24-3 overall, while the Tigers finish their season at 21-6.
Stratford 12 9 – 21
St. Mary Catholic 23 29 – 52
Stratford: Pankratz 5, Shaw 2, Zuelke 4, Stueber 4, Tubbs 6. 3-pt: Pankratz, Stueber. FTs: 1-5. Fouls: 11.
St. Mary Catholic: McCauley 6, Norville 7, Janssen 2, Guerrero 5, Crowe 22, Nackers 6, Neubauer 4. 3-pt: McCauley, Norville, Guerrero, Crowe 3. FTs: 4-7. Fouls: 9.
This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: Appleton area high school sports results for Thursday, March 5
Reporting by USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin, Appleton Post-Crescent / Appleton Post-Crescent
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