Session 1 Live Notebook (Division 3 Semifinals)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2025 WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament tips off this afternoon. Like last year, I'll have a live notebook I update each half for both sessions tonight. The first game tips off in under an hour in the D3 Tournament, where No. 1 Elk Mound hosts No. 4 Xavier, and No. 2 Oostburg vs. No. 3 Laconia ends the first session.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">No. 1 Elk Mound vs. No. 4 Xavier</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Half</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='766619' first='Joy' last='Krull'] earned the first five Xavier points and forced a five-second call.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Allie Roder is all over the place.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='448260' first='Ellie' last='Schiszik'] does an excellent job playing in close quarters.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Xavier's winning the 50/50 balls.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hailey Hafner is fun to watch</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Elk Mound has done a solid job on the defensive glass.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Xavier still has a deep rotation.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Elk Mound played well defensively.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Xavier fell in love with their perimeter shooting, and those shots weren't falling.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Half</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Ali Tylinski has been the one consistent scorer for Xavier.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Xavier is 3/19 from the three-point line.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Elk Mound and Xavier both feel shaky offensively, but a 7-0 run either way swings this game.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Xavier on an 8-0 run to tie it at 21.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='533072' first='Layna' last='Petersen'] has given Xavier solid minutes off the bench.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Xavier is shooting 21% from the field and has this game tied.<br>Elk Mound is hanging in there, but Xavier's keeping it just out of reach.<br>Xavier is 7/30 from the three-point line</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">No. 2 Oostburg vs. No. 3 Laconia</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Half</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kinsley Ketterhagen has been unreal.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The supporting cast for Oostburg stepped up in a major way</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Laconia is shooting sub-28 % with 5:15 to go</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Aubrey Leonard has gotten wherever she's wanted</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Oostburg is 6/10 from the three-point line</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>15 of Laconia's 17 points are from three-pointers</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Oostburg has been in control for almost the entire first half</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Laconia should come out in the second half with some more juice</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The Oostburg defense has been sensational</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Laconia hasn't gotten anything around the basket</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The game got more physical to end the half</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Half</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>aconia found their rhythm quick</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The Laconia offense has been excellent.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The press the Spartans have thrown out has worked wonders</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Oostburg has gotten most of their offense off drive and kicks</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Spartans have three kids with a foot in the paint on most possessions</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Oostburg has struggled to finish around the rim</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>This is gonna be a wild finish, super competitive and physical on both sides</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Ady Ketterhagen has been playing with four fouls down the stretch</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Laconia has given up point blank looks sort of on purpose by how they're defending the Ketterhagen sisters</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Finley Morgan picked up No. 4 with 3:23 to go</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Oostburg once had a 17-point lead this half, but Payton Morgan, Finley Morgan, Tierney Madigan, and Aubrey Leonard dug deep and pulled them ahead with 3:10 to go</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->