The Central Wisconsin Storm girls hockey team won the state championship game on Saturday in Madison. (Submitted photo)

Wausau Pilot & Review

MADISON – The 2022 WIAA State Boys & Girls Hockey Tournaments will be held Thursday through Saturday, March 3-5, at the Alliant Energy Center.

Both divisional boys champions are back to defend their titles – Hudson in Division 1 and Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs in Division 2.

The three championship games will be televised live on WAOW-TV 9 of Wausau on Saturday.

The Central Wisconsin Storm (22-1) girls team will be searching for its fourth state title, having won championships in 2008, 2012, and 2017. The Storm opens play Thursday night against Middleton at 6:15 p.m.

The Storm, a co-op team comprised of players from D.C. Everest, Marathon, Merrill, Mosinee, Wausau East and Wausau West high schools, lost in the semifinals at the state tournament in 2018, 2019 and 2021.

Here is a look at the state tournament schedules:

2022 WIAA State Boys Hockey Tournament
March 3-5, at Alliant Energy Center, Madison
Thursday, March 3
Division 2 Semifinals

No. 1 Rice Lake (16-7) vs. No. 4 Lakeland (17-5), 10 a.m.
No. 2 Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs (21-5) vs. No. 3 Baldwin-Woodville/St. Croix Central (23-3-1), 12:15 p.m.
Friday, March 4
Division 1 Semifinals

No. 1 Hudson (24-3) vs. No. 4 University School of Milwaukee (15-10-1), 10 a.m.
No. 2 Green Bay Notre Dame (19-5-2) vs. No. 3 Madison Edgewood (24-3), 12:15 p.m.
Saturday, March 5
Championship Games

Division 2, 9:30 a.m.
Division 1, 2:30 p.m.

2022 WIAA State Girls Hockey Tournament
March 3-5, at Alliant Energy Center, Madison
Thursday, March 3
Semifinals

No. 1 Appleton Xavier Co-op (22-3-1) vs. No. 4 Onalaska Co-op (23-4), 4 p.m.
No. 2 Central Wisconsin Storm (22-1) vs. No. 3 Middleton Co-op (22-3), 6:15 p.m.
Saturday, March 5
Championship Game

12:10 p.m.