WIAA RELEASES DIVISION 1 SOFTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS
By Paul Lecker
Zaleski Sports
The Division 1 brackets for the WIAA softball playoffs have been released.
Play begins with regional semifinals on Monday, June 14, with regional finals set for Wednesday, June 16. Sectionals will be on June 21 and June 23, with the eight sectional champions in Division 1 moving on to the 2021 WIAA State Softball Tournament on June 28-30.
Division 1 state quarterfinals will be played at Bay Port High School in Green Bay on June 28, with semifinals later that night at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The D-1 championship game will be on June 30 at UW-Green Bay.
Six Wisconsin Valley Conference teams will be playing in the Sectional 1 bracket.
No. 5 Marshfield will be at No. 4 Wisconsin Rapids, No. 6 Wausau East is at No. 3 Stevens Point, and No. 7 Wausau West will play at No. 2 Superior in regional semifinals June 14. D.C. Everest, the WVC champions, earned a bye into the regional finals on June 16 when it will host the winner of Marshfield and Wisconsin Rapids.
Here is a look at all of the Division 1 pairings:
2021 WIAA State Softball Playoffs
Division 1
Sectional 1
Regional Semifinals
Monday, June 14
No. 5 Marshfield at No. 4 Wisconsin Rapids
No. 6 Wausau East at No. 3 Stevens Point
No. 7 Wausau West at No. 2 Superior
No. 5 Menomonie at No. 4 New Richmond
No. 6 River Falls at No. 3 Eau Claire North
No. 7 Eau Claire Memorial at No. 2 Chippewa Falls
Regional Finals
Wednesday, June 16
Marshfield-Wisconsin Rapids winner at No. 1 D.C. Everest
Menomonie-New Richmond winner at No. 1 Hudson
Sectional 2
Regional Semifinals
Monday, June 14
No. 5 West De Pere at No. 4 Appleton East
No. 6 Appleton North at No. 3 Kimberly
No. 7 Appleton West at No. 2 Hortonville
No. 5 De Pere at No. 4 Ashwaubenon
No. 6 Green Bay Southwest at No. 3 Pulaski
No. 7 Green Bay West/Green Bay East/Oneida Nation at No. 2 Bay Port
Regional Finals
Wednesday, June 16
Appleton East-West De Pere winner at No. 1 Kaukauna
Ashwaubenon-De Pere winner at No. 1 Green Bay Preble
Sectional 3
Regional Semifinals
Monday, June 14
No. 5 La Crosse Central at No. 4 DeForest
No. 6 Onalaska at No. 3 Holmen
No. 7 Waunakee at No. 2 Baraboo
No. 5 Madison Memorial at No. 4 Monona Grove
No. 6 Madison East at No. 3 Middleton
No. 7 Madison West at No. 2 Verona
Regional Finals
Wednesday, June 16
DeForest-La Crosse Central winner at No. 1 Tomah
Monona Grove-Madison Memorial winner at No. 1 Sun Prairie
Sectional 4
Regional Semifinals
Monday, June 14
No. 5 West Bend West at No. 4 Watertown
No. 6 Fond du Lac at No. 3 Slinger
No. 7 West Bend East at No. 2 Hartford
No. 5 Sheboygan North at No. 4 Manitowoc
No. 6 Oshkosh North at No. 3 Menasha
Regional Finals
Wednesday, June 16
Watertown-West Bend West winner at No. 1 Beaver Dam
Manitowoc-Sheboygan North winner at No. 1 Oshkosh West
Menasha-Oshkosh North winner at No. 2 Neenah
Sectional 5
Regional Semifinals
Monday, June 14
No. 5 Milton at No. 4 Beloit Memorial
No. 6 Stoughton at No. 3 Janesville Craig
No. 7 Madison La Follette at No. 2 Oregon
No. 5 Waterford at No. 4 Fort Atkinson
No. 6 Mukwonago at No. 3 Kettle Moraine
No. 7 Lake Geneva Badger at No. 2 Burlington
Regional Finals
Wednesday, June 16