Amherst girls head to state

The Amherst High School girls basketball team is heading to the WIAA State Tournament for the first time since 2009.

The Amherst High School girls basketball team celebrates following its 50-39 win over Southern Door in a Sectional Final at Kaukauna Saturday, March 3.
(John Kemmeter photo)
The third-ranked Falcons (25-1) won 50-39 over Southern Door (21-5) in a WIAA Division 3 Sectional Final at Kaukauna Saturday, March 3, to earn a trip to the State Semifinals at the Resch Center in Green Bay Thursday, March 8.
Amherst received the second seed at state and will take on third-seeded Milwaukee Saint Thomas Moore (21-5) in the WIAA Division 3 State Semifinals at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, after seventh-ranked and top-seeded Marshall (25-1) faces ninth-ranked and fourth-seeded Wisconsin Dells (25-1) in the other State Semifinal at 1:35 p.m. Thursday.
Complete coverage will appear in the March 9 issue of The Gazette.