UPDATE–Wednesday, 11 am
SENDOFF: The MP girls will leave the high school at approximately 9:15 am tomorrow with a sendoff. All are welcome!
DOORS OPEN: Doors will open approximately 45 minutes prior to the start of each session (MP tips off at 6:35 pm Thursday).
PARKING INFO: please see the attachment here: Resch Center Parking
SHOULD MP WIN THURSDAY: Be prepared to purchase tickets at the Resch Center to Saturday’s championship game immediately following Thursday’s contest. Tickets are also available online at www.ticketstaronline.com. The championship game would be approximately 12:45 pm Saturday.
Please read more details here regarding sportsmanship, as well as a message from the Brown County Sheriff’s Department (three pages): Sportsmanship
STATE TOURNAMENT ON THE AIR: The State Tournament will be televised live on WKOW-TV in Madison, WAOW-TV in Wausau, WXOW-TV in La Crosse, WQOW-TV in Eau Claire, WYOW-TV in Eagle River, WMOW-TV in Crandon, WMLW-TV in Milwaukee, KBJR-MY9 in Duluth/Superior and WCWF W-14 in Green Bay and the Fox Valley. The championships will also be streamed on the statewide network station websites. Also, download the Magic of March App for free, your source for live streaming video, scores, highlights and more about the WIAA State basketball tournaments. Live coverage of the tournaments on iOS or Android phones and tablets are also available on the App.
On local radio, you can catch the game on 106.1 fm or online at superhits106.com
POST-GAME MEDIA CONFERENCES STREAMED: The post-game media conferences will be shown live without subscription on the WIAA.tv portal of the NFHS Network immediately following each game.
FOLLOW STATE TOURNEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Receive updates of the State Girls Basketball Tournament on the WIAA State Tournament Twitter account @wiaawistate with the hashtag #wiaagb. Also like WIAA on Facebook, follow on Instagram atwiaawi, and add on Snapchat at wiaawis. Use #mpschools and #PointerNation when Tweeting and follow Communications Director Joelle Doye @Rockshot_Joelle.
Follow Mineral Point School District on Facebook for updates as well: https://www.facebook.com/MineralPointSchoolDistrict/
UPDATE–Monday, 9:45 am
The Mineral Point Unified School District will dismiss students at 1 pm Thursday, March 10 and will not have classes at all on Friday, March 11.
This change in schedule is due to the girls basketball team advancing to the WIAA State Tournament to be held in Green Bay.
There will be a follow-up phone call sent this evening with the same information to make sure everyone has received this necessary communication.
Elementary Parent/Teacher conferences on Thursday, March 10 would slide to Thursday, March 17–5th grade parents who are attending the musical that same evening, Mr. David would like students there by 6:30 pm. If this creates a conflict with your scheduled conference time, please follow up with your child’s teacher to reschedule.
SUNDAY EVENING
Tickets to the general public for the Mineral Point vs. Eau Claire Regis WIAA Division 4 State Semifinal Girls Basketball game will be on sale Monday, March 7 at 9 am in the high school office.
There is a ticket limit of four per person. Tickets are $10 each.
Tickets are also available for purchase online at this link (make sure to click on Session 2: Division 4 semis): Click here
Game time is 6:35 pm Thursday, March 10 at the Resch Center in Green Bay. Your ticket is good for the MP game, as well as the game following with Marathon vs. Kenosha St. Joseph.
Should MP win Thursday, the championship game will be held at approximately 12:35 pm Saturday, March 12.
Please take note of the prohibited items at the Resch Center: http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Sports/Basketball_Boys/2016/reschcenter.pdf
Additional information will be forthcoming as available regarding the school schedule for later this week, tshirts, fan buses, etc. Please stay tuned.