Photos: A look back at March in Madison from State Journal photographers
A look at some of the best photos from March by State Journal photographers Amber Arnold, John Hart and Owen Ziliak
Racine St. Catherine’s sophomore Jovanni Gonzalez, dressed as an angel, the school’s mascot, leads the celebration after a basket against Lake Mills in the WIAA Boy’s Basketball Division 3 state semifinal on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Deja Mason and Natasha Watkins, president and vice president of the Urban League of Greater Madison Young Professionals,, capture a photo of themselves following and appearance by Kamala Harris at the Orpheum Theater in Madison, Wis. Sunday, March 1, 2026. The event was part of a promotional tour for Harris’ book “107 Days.” JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin goaltender Ava McNaughton hoists the team’s 2026 NCAA Division 1 National Championship trophy during a celebration with fans at LaBahn Arena in Madison, Wis. Monday, March 23, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Visitors use the pedestrian bridge over the melting ice on Vilas Park Lagoon in Madison, Wis. Thursday, March 19, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
People enjoy remaining sun of a day that saw temperatures reach a high of 68 degrees on Monday, March 9, 2026 at James Madison Park in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Addison Dybevik, 3, learns the basic steps of Irish dance during “Stories and Steps,” a St. Patrick’s Day-themed event at the Fitchburg Public Library in Fitchburg, Wis. Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The program featured the reading of a leprechaun story and an introduction to the dance form as part of the library’s ongoing event programming for young children. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin players celebrate after a three-pointer by Wisconsin guard Isaac Gard (15) against Maryland on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
An opportunity for UW-Madison School of Nursing students to create and interact with slimy compounds prompts feelings of nostalgia for participants in the tactile activity at Signe Skott Cooper Hall on the campus in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, March 17, 2026. Presented as part of the school’s continuing wellness series of events, the exhibit offered future health care professionals a chance to experience certain benefits the sensory-based activity can promote, including stress relief, mindfulness, creativity and motor skill development. From left are Doctor of Nurse Practice program students Esther Afolayan, Evie Quarm and Maleva Butkiewicz. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Fans cheer on Madison Edgewood's Owen Koch (15) after his goal in the second period of a WIAA State Hockey Division 1 boys semifinal game against University School of Milwaukee at Bob Suter’s Legacy20 Arena in Middleton, Wis. Friday, March 6, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison computer science PhD student Guy Zamir does a front flip off a hand-made ski jump while his friend, UW-Madison freshman mechanical engineering student Tyler Doolittle, records on Monday, March 16, 2026 at Observatory Drive Scenic Overlook in Madison, Wis. A blizzard brought over six inches of snow to Madison overnight, an opportunity the two could not pass up. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin women’s hockey players look on as teammate Lacey Eden jumps into Lake Mendota after roller blading down the Goodspeed Family Pier in celebration of the team’s ninth NCAA Championship win in Madison, Wis. Monday, March 23, 2026. Eden, who has roller bladed into the lake four times now, has made it a tradition after each championship win. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
2026 Winter Olympic speed skater Sarah Warren converses with children attending a Skate with Olympians event at McFarland Community Ice Arena in McFarland, Wis. Friday, March 27, 2026. Hosted by the Madison Speed Skating Club, the event offered area youngsters an opportunity to converse and skate with members of this year’s Team USA. Listening, from left, are Lukas Christel, 5, Rylin Leeser, 5, and Emma Christel, 9. The Madison Speed Skating Club is currently celebrating its 75th year and counts 14 Olympians among its members. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
2026 Badger State Spelling Bee participant Michael Vanselow, a seventh-grader at Ashland Middle School, reacts while attempting to spell a word during the competition at the Mitby Theater in Madison, Wis. Saturday, March 21, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Gabriele Arlotti of Italy smells a sample of mozzarella while judging at the World Cheese Championship Contest on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Lunaria Allen yells in to a megaphone while leading chants at the No Kings march on Saturday, March 28, 2026 in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Racine St. Catherine's Lamont Hamilton (2) reacts after making a three-pointer in the second half of a WIAA Division 3 boys basketball state championship game against Seymour at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, March 21, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Bratwurst wins the Milwaukee Brewers Sausage Race at Lincoln Elementary School on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Making the most of the day’s warm temperatures, a group of senior students at UW-Madison engage in a game of Spikeball on the campus’ Library Mall in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Pictured from left are Dex Frank, Zach Strain, Matt Eichenberg and Spencer Warshaw. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Tess Durham shovels snow on Monday, March 16, 2026 in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Following the area’s recent heavy snowfall, a sandhill crane stands atop the frozen surface of Lake Wingra in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, March 18, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin goaltender Daniel Hauser (31) dives for but can’t reach a shot by Ohio State center Jake Karabela (49) for a goal on Wednesday, March 1, 2026 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Racine St. Catherine’s guard Lamont Hamilton (2) sends down a dunk against Lake Mills in the WIAA Boy’s Basketball Division 3 state semifinal on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
(From left) Stan Dietsche, assistant chief judge, Jim Mueller, chief judge, and Jim Czmowski, assistant chief judge, hold up the 2026 World Championship Cheese Contest winning cheese, Beemster Royal Grand Cru, made by CONO Kaasmakers at Westbeemster, Netherlands, at Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis. Thursday, March 5, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin defensive lineman Torin Pettaway (98) extends his arm during a drill at practice on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at Camp Randall in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Taking advantage of the day’s sunny, mild conditions, UW-Madison senior Lee Pro Vang retrieves holiday lights from the balcony of the rental unit he shares with roommates on West Mifflin Street in Madison, Wis. Thursday, March 12, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Former Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle performs a headstand after his slow flow yoga class at Inner Fire Yoga in Madison, Wis. Friday, March 13, 2026. Staff at the West Side studio recently made a TikTok video of Doyle, 80, doing a headstand to celebrate his 1,000th yoga class. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin forward Hannah Halverson (8) takes a spill with Quinnipiac defender Mia Lopata (18) on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at LaBahn Arena in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Members of the Middleton High School racing team work on the construction of their Formula Student USA vehicles during a weekly meeting after school in Middleton, Wis. Wednesday, March 18, 2026. The team will compete at Road America in Elkhart Lake in May. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Enjoying a spring break from their 4K classes, Otto Germann, 4, and Eva Gilliard, 4, explore the grounds of Olbrich Botanical Gardens near an emerging patch of Snowdrop blooms in Madison, Wis. Thursday, March 26, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Enjoying the day’s summer-like temperatures, workers at Madison Boats assemble pier components on Lake Wingra as the business makes preparations for the coming season In Madison, Wis. Monday, March 30, 2026. Picture from left are Mitch Limp, Tyler Leeper and Bridget Dempsey. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Madison Memorial guard Andrew Braun (11) jumps for a layup as De Pere guard Isaac Herlache (22) defends in the WIAA Boy’s Basketball Division 1 state semifinal on Friday, March 20, 2026 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Volunteers disperse seeds as they work on a four-acre oak savanna restoration at Holy Wisdom Monastery in Middleton, Wis. Wednesday, March 4, 2026. There are 70 species of seeds being used for the project, which have been either collected from the property or donated by the Dane County Parks Native Seed Program. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
(From left) Jules Da Costa, 17, a senior at West High School and editor at Simpson Street Free Press, helps Celestia McPark, 8, a second grader at Blessed Sacrament School, with a story she is writing about woodpeckers, at the office in Monona, Wis. Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin seniors wave goodbye to fans following their last game as Badgers at LaBahn Arena following the game against Quinnipiac on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at LaBahn Arena in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin women’s hockey team members Caroline Harvey, left, and Kirsten Simms celebrate the team’s 2026 NCAA National Championship title while carrying the trophy from Sunday’s victory over Ohio State across University Avenue in Madison, Wis. Monday, March 23, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Taylor Sundeen, a sophomore at UW-Madison from Minnesota, takes in the unseasonably warm temperatures as she reads a book on the shoreline of Lake Wingra in Madison, Wis. Monday, March 9, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Waves on Lake Mendota break over the steps of the Wisconsin Union Terrace as high wind gusts challenge pedestrians in Madison, Wis. Friday, March 13, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Genya Brhina heads to a sledding hill with her children, Inga, 5, and Styopa, 3, right, during a winter storm, on the Near West Side in Madison, Wis. Monday, March 16, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Protestors are seen marching up State St. during No Kings protest on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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