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STRATFORD – The Stratford girls basketball team will play for a regional title after holding off Onalaska Luther 54-48 in a WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal matchup Friday night at Stratford High School.
Stratford made 11 of 16 free throws in the second half to help stave off Luther (19-7), which went just 9-for-20 overall at the free throw line.
Carly Pankratz went 7-for-8 at the line and scored a team-high 17 points, and Tria Tubbs added a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers.
No. 4 seed Stratford (20-5) will play a D-4 regional final at No. 1 seed Neillsville (22-3) on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Tigers 54, Knights 48
Onalaska Luther 25 23 – 48
Stratford 32 22 – 54
ONALASKA LUTHER (48): Macie Neumeister 6 2-3 17, Natalie Hackbarth 1 0-2 3, Kayla Schiebel 1 2-2 4, Avery Jostad 0 0-0 0, Allie Zittel 2 3-6 9, Cara Unke 3 1-4 8, Payton Holub 3 1-3 7, Jaeyda Livingston 0 0-0 0. FG: 16. FT: 9-20. 3-pointers: 7 (Neumeister 3, Zittel 2, Hackbarth 1, Unke 1). Fouls: 18. Fouled out: Neumeister, Holub. Record: 19-7.
STRATFORD (54): Kayla Casperson 3-11 3-6 9, Laney Pankratz 0-1 0-0 0, Carly Pankratz 4-9 7-8 17, Kassedey Downey 0-1 1-2 1, Emily Zuelke 1-3 0-0 2, Daisy Yoder 4-10 1-2 10, MyKayla Stueber 0-2 2-2 2, Tria Tubbs 5-8 3-4 13. FG: 17-45. FT: 17-24. 3-pointers: 3-9 (C. Pankratz 2-3, Yoder 1-2, Stueber 0-1, L. Pankratz 0-1, Casperson 0-2). Rebounds: 34 (Tubbs 10). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 20-5.