Saturday Night Finals

#3 posting 3.11.2006

Tonight the finals were held in four different states in the area. There were some games that were surprises, some expected. Dell Rapids finished unbeaten in A SD. Undefeated Ballard in 3A Iowa is not anymore. Des Moines Roosevelt dominated in their final. Cuba City defended their title. Also defending their title was Sioux Falls Roosevelt. Mitchell Christian took the title in the SD B tourney.

IOWA STATE TOURNAMENT
3A
Norwalk 54, Ballard 43; Norwalk avenges only loss on the year while Ballard takes their first loss. This is the report from WHO in Des Moines http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4619233&nav=2HAB
4A
Des Moines Roosevelt 52, Cedar Rapids Washington 28; Roosevelt gets the first state title in the five player game for a Des Moines city school

NORTH DAKOTA
A
Championship
Mandan 57, Fargo South 29; Mandan wins their fourth straight title and sixth in the last seven years. Here is the Fargo Forum article http://www.in-forum.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D8G9O7SO1
3rd place
Bismarck Century 56, Bismarck 48

SOUTH DAKOTA
AA
3rd place
Brookings 47, Yankton 34
Championship
Sioux Falls Roosevelt 47, Sioux Falls O'Gorman 42
A
3rd Place
Milbank 56, Hamlin 32
championship
Dell Rapids 39, Mobridge 20
B
3rd place
Sully Buttes 66, Lake Preston 28
Championship
Mitchell Christian 48, Centerville 31 Jill Young of MC led the way with 25

WISCONSIN STATE TOURNAMENT
D1
Ashwaubenon 37, Waterford 35 a dramatic game for the first state title for Ashwaubenon Here is the CBS 5 station in Green Bay's site http://wfrv.com/hs/local_story_070232137.html
D3
Cuba City 56, Ozaukee 52; Cuba City repeats as champs. This is from the Chippewa Falls Herald http://www.chippewa.com/articles/2006/03/12/ap-state-wi/d8g9p3so8.txt

Next up: recap of the days events and the start of the previews in Minnesota