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The completed 4A, 4B, 8A, 8B, 8C, 7A, 7B, 6A, 6B, and 6C brackets are posted in the Handouts section. I will be placing an order for additional trophies on Monday, March 18 after I find out the exact number needed. Please contact me via email if you haven't done so already
6A Recap: The story of the day was #6 Muskego who survived three point wins vs Waukesha West & Germantown to face off vs #1 Kettle Moraine. Down by 15, Muskego forced overtime and knocked out the #1 seed for the 2nd consecutive year. They then met up with #5 Arrowhead in the semi's and won that to advance to the final. Meanwhile, #2 Sussex struggled in their first game, but roared back with two convincing wins to reach the finals where they put on a basketball clinic to deservedly win the Chamionship. In the Consolation side, the #12 Waukesha Knights, playing their 5th game of the day, had enough left in the tank to overcome a spirited #16 Whitefish Bay team. Congrats to all!
6B Recap: #8 NB Eisenhower had their Cinderella run end with a semi final overtime loss to #2 Sussex Hamilton, who looked strong in their two earlier games. In the bottom part of the bracket, the seedings held to form, as #1 Wilmot met #4 Mukwonago in an outstanding game that Mukwonago prevailed in. Riding that win over the #1 seed, Mukwonago continued their fine play and beat Sussex 33-27 to claim the Laegue Championship. The Consolation bracket saw #16 Waterford refusing to give up and won two nailbiters to reach the final. There, #15 South Milwaukee was waiting and, they too, weren't ready to go home. In a day of close games, what else would be fitting except an overtime final? South Milwaukee won 45-42.
** All coaches this is your responsibility to communicate to parents (get them in a habit of checking the website for any last minute changes)Â ** Â
The WYBL is a league that supports community-based teams. It is required that each player reside in your school district or currently open enroll into your school district. Let me be clear on this: no teams shall be comprised on multi-district players. Players should be assigned to teams within their grade level (or play "up") and not according to age.Â
Reporting Game Results:
The winning team is repsonsible for reporting the game result. Please send the result in no later than the end of Monday following the game. We will immediately update the website and the comparitive scores will be available for all to see.
Send an email to:Â
Include the date, grade, division, the teams and score. An example is this:
Nov 7th, 8A, North 39 East 37
As is always the case, please contact me at any time with questions and/or suggestions. The aim is to continue to improve to make the WYBL the best youth boys basketball league in the State. For Information Concerning the League please Contact Lee Clement. The email address is
. Phone number is 414 839-6800 |
HEADLINES  | | | by Lee Clement posted 03/10/2013 8A Recap: It was power, pure and simple. The top seeds came ready to play and they did not disappoint. #4 Arrowhead scored with 2 seconds left to survive a first round game vs Whitnall and then overcame #1 Germantown in the semi's to advance to the final. #3 Pewaukee cruised into the semi's where an epic battle awaited with #2 West Allis Central, whom had hard-fought games in both preliminary rounds. WAC prevailed 44-42 and went on to beat Arrowhead 51-42 in the final. The Consolation side was also a display of high seeded power, as #9 NB Eisenhower and #10 WF Bay, the highest seeded teams on that side of the bracket, met in the final. WF Bay won 42-37.
8B Recap: #1 Elkhorn completed a perfect season by winning a thrilling 54-52 final vs #3 Tosa West. The route to the final was not easy, however, as #8 Shorewood and #13 Greenfield gave them all they could handle in 2nd and 3rd round games. #2 Lake Geneva posed a large threat in the bottom half of the bracket, but Tosa West, a strong #3 seed, beat them in the semi's. On the Consolation side, Greendale, recovered from a close 1st round loss to Lake Geneva to meet up with #4 Germantown, an upset loser in the first round who also had a tough 2nd round challenge from KM. In a high scoring final, Greendale won 66-53 to claim the Consolation prize.
8C Recap: The seedings held to form, as #2 Pewaukee and #3 Franklin met in the semi's with Pewaukee prevailing and earning the right to play in the finals. #1 Arrowhead clawed back from a double digit deficit vs #5 Muskego and won 43-41 in an exciting overtime game. The final, a #1 vs #2 clash, had Arrowhead narrowly winning by a 44-38 score. #10 Mukwonago overcame a crushing 34-33 1st round loss to meet #11 Burlington in the Consolation final. They prevailed 55-45 to claim the Consolation division.
7A Recap: This bracket followed the seedings to a "T", as #1 Franklin beat #4 Cedarburg in one semi-final while #2 Pewaukee beat #3 Whitnall in the other semi. In a very thrilling final with much back-and-forth action, Franklin showed why they were the defending champion and turned back Pewaukee with a late second half run. On the Consolation side, Racine Prairie may have lost the tough #8/9 game to start, but roared back with three straight wins to take the prize with a win over Kettle Moraine.
7B Recap: The bottom half of the bracket held up with #2 Oak Creek and #3 Tosa West meeting in the semi-finals. Tosa West, with good depth, prevailed to reach the final. The top half pitted #6 Pewaukee vs #10 Tosa East in a game that went down to the very last shot before Tosa East won 36-34. In an all-Tosa final, East beat West to claim the League Championship. In Consolation action, #12 Lake Geneva made it to the final to face Sussex Hamilton, who roared back from a first round upset to win three straight. The superior depth of Sussex was too much for LG and they won the 7B consolation championship. Congratulations to all.
4A Recap: Just fabulously close games all around! The Cinderella was #14 Kettle Moraine, whose string of upsets finally ended when they met up with #2 Union Grove in the semi's. #1 Franklin and #5 Pewaukee played an epic duel that had the feel of a championship game. It was tense down to the final horn, with Franklin winning 41-39. Franklin then capped off an undefeated year with a 33-26 victory over Union Grove to claim the overall 4th grade Championship. The Consolation bracket had two strong seeds, #3 Waukesha West, and #8 Brookfield East. They too, staged a game we'll all remember with Waukesha West finally pulling out a 28-27 Consolation victory.
4B Recap: Every game seemed to be in doubt until the end. In the winners bracket, all four 2nd round games were 7 points or less. I think #8 Tosa West is still trying to catch their breath, as they won the 1st game by 3, then upset #1 KM by 1 point before running into #Oak Creek. OC was fighting for its life as well, winning 20-19 and then 23-20 in the semi's over Tosa West. In the bottom half of the bracket, #3 Germantown didn't have it any easier, beating NB Ike 25-22 and Burlington 28-27, before running out of gas in the final vs Oak Creek. In the Consolation bracket, both Sussex and Mukwonago seemed determined to show their 1st round losses were a fluke. Sussex had their offense going, scoring the most points of any 4B team over the course of the tournament; their consistency showed in the final as they outlasted Mukwonago 35-22. Back to top  | posted 03/06/2013 "No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!
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