Bound Wisconsin and Zaleski Sports are please to announce the inaugural Dairyland Hardwood Series basketball event presented by Grassland Butter, to be held December 29 and 30 at Columbus Catholic High School in Marshfield. Teams from across the state will participate this year.
A total of 14 boys teams, both varsity and JV, along with 10 girls teams, both varsity and JV, will participate in the two-day event, as each team will play one game both days. There will be 24 total games each day, with 14 boys contests (seven varsity, seven JV) and 10 girls games (five varsity, five JV).
An outstanding lineup of teams and players will participate, with the 14 boys teams averaging 16 wins in the 2025-26 season. The 10 participating girls teams averaged 18 victories a year ago
Zaleski Sports will broadcast all varsity contests with high-quality, professional production for free on their YouTube channel.
Games will be held at Columbus Catholic High School, which will utilize the original competition gym for featured games throughout the event as well as the new state-of-the-art four-court Fieldhouse that opened last year. Ticket information will be available soon.
“We are excited to partner with our friends at Zaleski Sports and Columbus Catholic High School on this new event on the high school hoops calendar,” said Bound Wisconsin Manager Travis Wilson. “We have an outstanding group of boys and girls teams that will be coming to the event at a top-notch facility, with unparalleled promotion and livestreaming provided through Bound and Zaleski Sports.”
2026 Dairyland Hardwood Series Schedule
Dec. 29 | ||||
Time | Court 1 | Court 2 | Court 3 | Court 4 |
10:00 | Girls V: Mosinee vs Viroqua | Boys V: Athens vs Baldwin-Woodville | Boys JV: Kingdom Prep vs Columbus Catholic | Girls JV: Wabeno/Laona vs Wrightstown |
11:45 | Boys V: Kingdom Prep vs Columbus Catholic | Girls V: Wabeno/Laona vs Wrightstown | Girls JV: Mosinee vs Viroqua | Boys JV: Athens vs Baldwin-Woodville |
1:30 | Girls V: Columbus Catholic vs Marinette | Boys V: Antigo vs Pardeeville | Boys JV: Amery vs G-E-T | Girls JV: Marathon vs River Valley |
3:15 | Boys V: Amery vs G-E-T | Girls V: Boyceville vs Shell Lake | Girls JV: TBD vs Marinette | Boys JV: Antigo vs Pardeeville |
5:00 | Girls V: Marathon vs River Valley | Boys V: Laona/Wabeno vs Rib Lake | Girls JV: Boyceville vs Shell Lake | Boys JV: Pecatonica vs Poynette |
6:45 | Boys V: Milwaukee Bradley Tech vs Saint Croix Central | Boys V: Pecatonica vs Poynette | Boys JV: Laona/Wabeno vs Rib Lake | Boys JV: Milwaukee Bradley Tech vs Saint Croix Central |
Dec. 30 | ||||
Time | Court 1 | Court 2 | Court 3 | Court 4 |
10:00 | Girls V: Boyceville vs Wrightstown | Boys V: Athens vs Laona/Wabeno | Boys JV: Kingdom Prep vs Milwaukee Bradley Tech | Girls JV: Shell Lake vs Wabeno/Laona |
11:45 | Boys V: Kingdom Prep vs Milwaukee Bradley Tech | Girls V: Shell Lake vs Wabeno/Laona | Girls JV: Boyceville vs Wrightstown | Boys JV: Athens vs Laona/Wabeno |
1:30 | Girls V: River Valley vs Columbus Catholic | Boys V: Antigo vs Poynette | Boys JV: Amery vs Columbus Catholic | Girls JV: Marathon vs Viroqua |
3:15 | Boys V: Amery vs Columbus Catholic | Girls V: Marathon vs Viroqua | Girls JV: River Valley vs TBD | Boys JV: Antigo vs Poynette |
5:00 | Girls V: Marinette vs Mosinee | Boys V: Baldwin-Woodville vs Rib Lake | Boys JV: G-E-T vs Saint Croix Central | Boys JV: Pardeeville vs Pecatonica |
6:45 | Boys V: G-E-T vs Saint Croix Central | Boys V: Pardeeville vs Pecatonica | Girls JV: Marinette vs Mosinee | Boys JV: Baldwin-Woodville vs Rib Lake |
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Travis Wilson serves as the Bound Wisconsin Manager. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisBound or reach him at [email protected].
