The W.I.A.A. Girls State Softball Tournament opens today at Goodman Diamond in Madison. Division 1 quarterfinals highlight the first day’s action. The 27-0 top seeded Kaukauna Ghosts will be gunning for a third straight state championship and they’ll take a 78 game winning streak into their quarterfinal matchup against Waterford (19-6). Oshkosh West is seeded third at 25-4 and they open against 24-4 Sun Prairie East. Unbeaten Superior (25-0) is the number two seed taking on 22-7 Menomonee Falls and in the 4-5 matchup, Arrowhead (22-4) plays Oak Creek (23-6).
The Division 4 semifinals take place Thursday afternoon. Grantstburg, at 26-3 is the number one seed taking on #4 Iola-Scandanavia (21-9). Second seeded Stratford (18-9) plays number three Waterloo (15-5). The first Division 5 semifinal caps the opening day with #1 seed Pacelli (26-1) facing McDonell Catholic (19-6). The second D5 final will be the first game Friday morning when #2 Assumption (19-3) faces 24-3 Oaklfield.
Up next will be the Division 3 semifinals Friday morning when top seed Brodhead (25-2) meets Somerset (11-12). The Mishicot Indians at 21-5 are the number two seed, making their fifth tournament appearance, the last produced the D4 championship in 2021. They’ll take on third seeded Mayville (19-4). Finally, the Division 2 semifinals Friday afternoon will feature the Freedom Irish, second seeded at 25-2, looking to repeat as champs, opening with Turner (22-2). The New London Bulldogs are back for the second year in a row and they’ll bring a record of 18-6 against top seeded New Berlin Eisenhower (25-4).
The championship games all take place on Saturday.
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