Softball: D-1 sectional brackets released with Wausau West meeting D.C. Everest and Wausau East traveling to Ashwaubenon in 1st round
- Chad Holmes
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The WIAA softball playoffs get into full swing next Tuesday and all brackets have now been released. Last week the brackets for Divisions 2 through 5 were set and tonight it was Division 1. 5 Wisconsin Valley Conference schools are in Division 1, Sectional 2 with close rivals being drawn for the first postseason game.
Wausau West is seeded 11th in the bracket and will have the short trip to 6th seeded D.C. Everest for a regional semifinal on Tuesday. The Evergreens (14-10 overall) won the 2 regular season meeting against the Warriors (10-13), 9-6 at West on April 16th and 16-6 on May 5th. Everest has beaten West 32 straight times since the Warriors won 10-9 over the Evergreens in a regional final on June 3, 2010. The West-DCE winner will move on to a regional final on Thursday against the winner of the game between 3rd seeded Hortonville and #14 Green Bay West/East.
Wausau East is the 13 seed in the bracket and will travel to 4 seed Ashwaubenon in a regional semifinal with the winner moving on to a regional final on Thursday against either 5th seeded West De Pere or 12 seed Green Bay Southwest. Wisconsin Rapids is the 10 seed in the bracket and will travel to 7 seed De Pere. The winner travels to 2nd seeded Stevens Point. The Panthers, along with top seeded Green Bay Preble, received byes into the regional final.
Full bracket at https://halftime.wiaawi.org/CustomApps/Tournaments/Brackets/HTML/2026_Softball_Girls_Div1_Sec1_2.html
