Semifinalists emerge in Battle of the Burbs bracket contest

Published on: 3/29/2012

Four communities have advanced to the penultimate round of MyCommunityNOW's Battle of the Burbs bracket contest.

Top-seeded Wauwatosa handily defeated Franklin, 64-36, to earn a semifinal match up with No. 4 seed Waukesha. Waukesha earned its spot with a 52-48 victory over No. 2 Mequon-Thiensville.

Brookfield, a No. 1 seed, posted a 56-44 victory over Muskego and will face New Berlin in the semifinals. Second-seeded New Berlin advanced with a 63-37 rout of Shorewood.

Semifinal voting in the NCAA-style tournament continues for a week and pits suburbs against each other in a single-elimination showdown to determine the best community in the area.

Three lucky voters will win Visa gift cards and the winning community will receive a special proclamation from MyCommunityNOW and NOW Newspapers.

Battle of the Burbs

What: A NCAA-style tournament featuring Milwaukee-area suburbs

Who: Communities still alive are: Brookfield, New Berlin, Waukesha and Wauwatosa.

How: Visit MyCommunityNOW.com/burbs