Brillion to host St. Mary Catholic in regional final

The Brillion News

The top-seeded Lions will host No. 4 St. Mary Catholic for a WIAA Division 3 regional championship on Saturday night at 7 p.m.

The Lions made quick work of No. 8 Bonduel 3-0 in the semifinal on Thursday night with set scores of 25-13, 25-18 and 25-17.

St. Mary Catholic came back to beat No. 5 Sturgeon Bay in a five-set match (22-25, 24-26, 25-21, 25-23, 15-12) in their semifinal.

The Lions are seeking back-to-back regional championships; the group beat Valders in a memorable five-set match last year.

Brillion won this year’s Eastern Wisconsin Conference championship with an undefeated season against the EWC and entered the playoffs as a No. 1 seed.

Division 4

In Division 4, No. 2 Sheboygan Christian beat No. 7 Hilbert 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-18). The Wolves advanced to the semifinal by beating No. 10 Random Lake 3-2 (21-25, 25-16, 25-12, 22-25, 15-12) on Tuesday.

No. 3 Roncalli beat No. 6 Reedsville 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-23) in the semifinal. The Panthers beat No. 11 Oneida Nation 3-0 (25-5, 25-17, 27-25) on Tuesday.