Lakers Advance To Sectional Play With Win Over Immanuel Lutheran

For the second consecutive year the Lakers are headed to the Division 5 Sectional Basketball Tournament. The Lakers will travel to Eau Claire North Thursday evening, March 10 for a Sectional opener against the Athens Blue Jays. The Lakers enter the Sectional as the #2-seed while Athens comes in as a #4-seed. Athens knocked off #1-seeded Clear Lake 43-39 in the Regional semi-finals and then defeated #8-seeded McDonell Catholic 45-34 in the Regional Finals. The Lakers earned their spot at Sectionals with wins over Cornell, Owen-Withee and Eau Claire Immanuel in the finals Saturday evening. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID SUBSCRIPTION.