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The WIAA announced the first-round pairings in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 for the 2013 WIAA Softball Tournament.
Regional quarterfinals in the three divisions will be held Thursday, May 16. Regional semifinals are May 21, with regional finals on May 23. Sectionals are set for May 28 and May 30, with survivors moving on to the 2013 WIAA State Softball Tournament in Madison on June 6-8.
The Division 1 playoffs start with regional semifinals on May 21. Pairings will be announced next week.
Locally, Stratford is the No. 4 seed, Auburndale is the No. 5 seed and Spencer is the No. 1 seed in the bottom half of Sectional 2 in Division 3.
Stratford hosts Loyal/Granton and Auburndale will play at Montello in regional quarterfinals on May 16. Spencer received a first-round bye and will host the winner of the Stratford-Loyal/Granton game on May 21.
In Division 4, Marshfield Columbus Catholic is the seventh seed and will play at No. 2 Wisconsin Rapids Assumption in a regional quarterfinal May 16.
Here is a look at the regional quarterfinal pairings:
2013 WIAA Softball Playoffs
Division 2
Sectional 2
Regional quarterfinals, May 16
No. 5 Seymour at No. 4 Green Bay Notre Dame
No. 6 Marinette at No. 3 West De Pere
No. 7 Clintonville at No. 2 Shawano
No. 5 Two Rivers at No. 4 Denmark
No. 6 Valders at No. 3 Sturgeon Bay
No. 5 Berlin at No. 4 Nekoosa
No. 6 Omro at No. 3 Waupaca
No. 7 Wautoma at No. 2 Adams-Friendship
No. 5 Appleton Xavier at No. 4 Winneconne
No. 6 Fox Valley Lutheran at No. 3 Wrightstown
No. 7 Little Chute at No. 2 Freedom
Regional semifinals, May 21
Seymour-Notre Dame winner at No. 1 Oconto Falls
Two Rivers-Denmark winner at No. 1 Luxemberg-Casco
Sturgeon Bay-Valders winner at No. 2 Southern Door
Berlin-Nekoosa winner at No. 1 Ripon
Xavier-Winneconne winner at No. 1 New London
Sectional 3
Regional quarterfinals, May 16
No. 8 Lodi at No. 1 Marshall
No. 5 Sauk Prairie at No. 4 Wisconsin Dells
No. 6 Madison Edgewood at No. 3 Columbus
No. 7 Reedsburg at No. 2 Portage
No. 5 Mount Horeb at No. 4 Platteville
No. 6 Richland Center at No. 3 Dodgeville
No. 5 East Troy at No. 4 Big Foot
No. 6 Clinton at No. 3 Whitewater
No. 5 Evansville at No. 4 Jefferson
No. 6 Watertown Luther Prep at No. 3 Lakeside Lutheran
No. 7 Lake Mills at No. 2 Edgerton
Regional semifinals, May 21
Mount Horeb-Platteville winner at No. 1 Monroe
Dodgeville-Richland Center winner at No. 2 River Valley
East Troy-Big Foot winner at No. 1 Beloit Turner
Whitewater-Clinton winner at No. 2 Delavan-Darien
Evansville-Jefferson winner at No. 1 McFarland
Sectional 1
Regional quarterfinals, May 16
No. 5 Onalaska at No. 4 Gale-Ettrick-Trempeleau
No. 6 West Salem at No. 3 Viroqua
No. 7 Mauston at No. 2 Black River Falls
No. 8 Amery at No. 1 Baldwin-Woodville
No. 5 New Richmond at No. 4 Altoona
No. 6 Somerset at No. 3 Ellsworth
No. 7 St. Croix Central at No. 2 Osceola
No. 5 Hayward at No. 4 Spooner
No. 6 Webster-Siren at No. 3 Northwestern/South Shore
No. 7 Ashland at No. 2 Rice Lake
No. 5 Northland Pines at No. 4 Antigo
No. 6 Lakeland at No. 3 Tomahawk
No. 7 Wittenberg-Birnamwood at No. 2 Medford
Regional semifinals, May 21
Onalaska-GET winner at No. 1 Sparta
Hayward-Spooner winner at No. 1 Barron
Northland Pines-Antigo winner at No. 1 Mosinee
Sectional 4
Regional quarterfinals, May 21
No. 5 Sheboygan Falls at No. 4 Kiel
No. 6 North Fond du Lac at No. 3 Campbellsport
No. 5 Kettle Moraine Lutheran at No. 4 Port Washington
No. 6 Brown Deer at No. 3 Grafton
No. 5 Shorewood at No. 4 Milwaukee St. Thomas More
No. 6 St. Francis at No. 3 Milwaukee Lutheran
No. 7 Milwaukee School of Language at No. 2 Wisconsin Lutheran
No. 5 Kenosha Indian Trail at No. 4 Waukesha Catholic Memorial
No. 6 Whitnall at No. 3 New Berlin West
No. 7 Pewaukee at No. 2 Milwaukee Pius XI
Regional semifinals, May 21
Sheboygan Falls-Kiel at No. 1 Waupun
Campbellsport-North Fond du Lac winner at No. 2 Plymouth
Kettle Moraine Lutheran-Port Washington winner at No. 1 Mayville
Grafton-Brown Deer winner at No. 2 Kewauskum
Shorewood-St. Thomas More winner at No. 1 Cudahy
Indian Trail-Catholic Memorial winner at No. 1 New Berlin Eisenhower
Division 3
Sectional 2
Regional quarterfinals, May 16
No. 5 Menominee Indian at No. 4 Manawa
No. 6 Crandon at No. 3 Amherst
No. 5 Bonduel at No. 4 Crivitz
No. 6 Coleman at No. 3 Shiocton
No. 5 Loyal/Granton at No. 4 Stratford
No. 6 Colby at No. 3 Marathon
No. 7 Edgar at No. 2 Athens
No. 5 Auburndale at No. 4 Montello
No. 6 Tri-County at No. 3 Stevens Point Pacelli
No. 7 Necedah at No. 2 Westfield
Regional semifinals, May 21
Menominee Indian-Manawa winner at No. 1 Laona/Wabeno
Amherst-Crandon winner at No. 2 Iola-Scandinavia
Crivitz-Bonduel at No. 1 Peshtigo
Shiocton-Coleman at No. 2 Oconto
Loyal/Granton-Stratford winner at No. 1 Spencer
Montello-Auburndale winner at No. 1 Weyauwega-Fremont
Sectional 3
Regional quarterfinals, May 16
No. 5 Whitehall at No. 4 La Crosse Aquinas
No. 6 Melrose-Mindoro at No. 3 Westby
No. 5 Riverdale at No. 4 Prairie du Chien
No. 6 Lancaster at No. 3 Boscobel
No. 7 Cassville/River Ridge at No. 2 Iowa-Grant
No. 5 Cambridge at No. 4 Deerfield
No. 6 Wisconsin Heights at No. 3 Pardeeville
No. 5 Darlington at No. 4 Belleville
No. 6 New Glarus at No. 3 Cuba City
Regional semifinals, May 21
Whitehall-Aquinas winner at No. 1 Onalaska Luther
Westby-Melrose-Mindoro winner at No. 2 Arcadia
Riverdale-Prairie du Chien winner at No. 1 Mineral Point
Cambridge-Deerfield winner at No. 1 Waterloo
Pardeeville-Wisconsin Heights winner at No. 2 Poynette
Darlington-Belleville winner at No. 1 Brodhead
Cuba City-New Glarus winner at No. 2 Parkview
Sectional 1
Regional quarterfinals, May 16
No. 5 Prescott at No. 4 Durand
No. 6 Bloomer at No. 3 Colfax
No. 5 Stanley-Boyd at No. 4 Cadott
No. 6 Mondovi at No. 3 Eau Claire Regis
No. 7 Osseo-Fairchild at No. 2 Fall Creek
No. 5 Cameron at No. 4 Phillips
No. 6 Chetek-Weyerhaeuser at No. 3 Ladysmith
No. 7 Washburn/Bayfield at No. 2 Hurley
No. 5 Unity at No. 4 Frederic/Luck
No. 6 St. Croix Falls at No. 3 Cumberland
Regional semifinals, May 21
Durand-Prescott winner at No. 1 Elk Mound
Colfax-Bloomer winner at No. 2 Boyceville
Stanley-Boyd-Cadott winner at No. 1 Neillsville
Phillips-Cameron winner at No. 1 Chequamegon
Unity-Frederic/Luck winner at No. 1 Grantsburg
Cumberland-St. Croix Falls winner at No. 2 Clayton/Turtle Lake
Sectional 4
Regional quarterfinals, May 16
No. 5 Neenah St. Mary Central at No. 4 Manitowoc Roncalli
No. 6 Gibraltar/Washington Island at No. 3 Mishicot
No. 7 Kewaunee at No. 2 Brillion
No. 5 Oshkosh Lourdes at No. 4 Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs (Marion University)
No. 6 Winnebago Lutheran Academy at No. 3 Lomira
No. 7 Dodgeland at No. 2 Laconia
No. 5 Cedar Grove-Belgium at No. 4 Sheboygan Lutheran/Kohler
No. 6 Random Lake at No. 3 Howards Grove
No. 7 Oostburg at No. 2 New Holstein
No. 5 Palmyra-Eagle at No. 4 Shoreland Lutheran
No. 6 Whitefish Bay Dominican at No. 3 Racine St. Catherine’s
No. 7 Kenosha Christian Life at No. 2 Glendale Martin Luther
Division 4
Sectional 2
Regional quarterfinals, May 16
No. 5 Rib Lake at No. 4 Prentice
No. 6 Owen-Withee at No. 3 Greenwood
No. 5 Pittsville at No. 4 Port Edwards
No. 6 Northland Lutheran/Wisconsin Valley Lutheran at No. 3 Wild Rose
No. 7 Marshfield Columbus Catholic at No. 2 Wisconsin Rapids Assumption
No. 5 Phelps at No. 4 Pembine/Goodman
No. 6 Elcho at No. 3 Florence
No. 7 Niagara at No. 2 Three Lakes
No. 5 White Lake at No. 4 Marion
No. 6 Bowler at No. 3 Tigerton
No. 7 Gresham at No. 2 Rosholt
Regional semifinals, May 21
Rib Lake-Prentice winner at No. 1 Thorp
Greenwood-Owen-Withee winner at No. 2 Abbotsford
Pittsville-Port Edwards winner at No. 1 Almond-Bancroft
Phelps-Prembine/Goodman winner at No. 1 Wausaukee
White Lake-Marion winner at No. 1 Wausau Newman Catholic
Sectional 3
Regional quarterfinals, May 16
No. 5 Hillsboro at No. 4 Wonewoc-Center
No. 6 Bangor at No. 3 Cashton
No. 7 Royall at No. 2 Brookwood
No. 5 North Crawford at No. 4 Kickapoo
No. 6 La Farge at No. 3 Seneca
No. 7 Weston at No. 2 De Soto
No. 5 Southwestern at No. 4 Wauzeka-Steuben
No. 6 Fennimore at No. 3 Highland
No. 7 Benton/Shullsburg at No. 2 Potosi
No. 5 Juda-Albany at No. 4 Argyle
No. 6 Pecatonica at No. 3 Williams Bay
No. 7 Black Hawk at No. 2 Monticello
Regional semifinals, May 21
Hillsboro-Wonewoc-Center winner at No. 1 New Lisbon
North Crawford-Kickapoo winner at No. 1 Ithaca
Southwestern-Wauzeka-Steuben winner at No. 1 Belmont
Juda/Albany-Argyle winner at No. 1 Barneveld
Sectional 1
Regional quarterfinals, May 16
No. 5 Winter at No. 4 Mellen
No. 5 Birchwood at No. 4 Flambeau
No. 6 Lake Holcombe at No. 3 Bruce
No. 7 New Auburn at No. 2 Shell Lake
No. 5 Spring Valley at No. 4 Cornell
No. 6 Glenwood City at No. 3 Chippewa McDonell
No. 7 Clear Lake at No. 2 Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran
No. 5 Independence/Gilmanton at No. 4 Lincoln
No. 6 Augusta at No. 3 Blair-Taylor
Regional semifinals, May 21
Mellen-Winter winner at No. 1 Drummond
No. 3 Northwood at No. 2 Solon Springs
Birchwood-Flambeau winner at No. 1 Gilman
Spring Valley-Cornell winner at No. 1 Elmwood/Plum City
Independence-Gilmanton-Lincoln winner at No. 1 Pepin/Alma
Blair-Taylor-Augusta winner at No. 2 Cochrane-Fountain City
Sectional 4
Regional quarterfinals, May 16
No. 5 Green Bay NEW Lutheran at No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas/Lena
No. 5 Manitowoc Lutheran at No. 4 Princeton/Green Lake
No. 6 Stockbridge at No. 3 Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah
No. 5 Hustisford at No. 4 Cambria-Friesland
No. 6 Wayland Academy at No. 3 Randolph
No. 5 Living Word Lutheran at No. 4 Burlington Catholic Central
No. 6 Faith Christian at No. 3 Lake Country Lutheran
No. 7 Milwaukee Heritage Christian at No. 2 Johnson Creek
Regional semifinals, May 21
NEW Lutheran-St. Thomas Aquinas/Lena winner at No. 1 Algoma
No. 3 Gillett at No. 2 Sevastopol
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah-Stockbridge winner at No. 2 Markesan
Hustisford-Cambria-Friesland winner at No. 1 Rio
Randolph-Wayland winner at No. 2 Fall River
Living Word Lutheran-Catholic Central winner at No. 1 Racine Lutheran