First-round pairings for the state softball tournament
At Caswell Park, North Mankato
Thursday, June 8
Class 1A
All games at 1:30 p.m.
No. 1 Randolph (22-1) vs. Upsala (23-2)
No. 4 Bethlehem Academy (20-2) vs. No. 5 Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian (16-6)
No. 2 Badger/Greenbush-Middle River (24-1) vs. Menahga (18-8)
No. 3 Moose Lake/Willow River (21-3) vs. New Ulm Cathedral (17-6)
Class 2A
Games at 9 a.m.
No. 1 LeSueur-Henderson (20-5) vs. Pequot Lakes (24-3)
No. 4 Pipestone (20-5) vs. No. 5 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (23-2)
Games at 11:15 a.m.
No. 2 St. Charles (23-2) vs. Watertown-Mayer (17-9)
No. 3 Proctor (20-4) vs. St. Agnes (20-4)
Class 3A
All games at 11:15 a.m.
No. 1 Mankato East (21-3) vs. Rocori (14-9)
No. 4 Becker (17-6) vs. No. 5 Cretin-Derham Hall (16-8)
No. 2 Winona (20-2) vs. Delano (20-3)
No. 3 Chisago Lakes (19-4) vs. Holy Angels (18-4)
Class 4A
All games at 9 a.m.
No. 1 Rosemount (23-0) vs. Hopkins (15-7)
No. 4 White Bear Lake Area (21-2) vs. No. 5 St. Michael-Albertville (21-3)
No. 2 Maple Grove (21-2) vs. Farmington (17-9)
No. 3 Forest Lake (20-3) vs. Shakopee (20-4)
State softball tournament champions
1977: Coon Rapids (21-1)
1978: Cambridge (21-2)
1979: A-Wadena (14-2); AA-Rosemount (20-2)
1980: A-Jordan (23-0); AA-Austin (22-0)
1981: A-Moose Lake/Barnum (19-0); AA-Austin (24-0)
1982: A-Moose Lake (22-0); AA-Henry Sibley (19-2)
1983: A-LaCrescent (18-3); AA-Hill-Murray (23-1)
1984: A-Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (15-2); AA-North St. Paul (22-2)
1985: A-St. Bernard’s (23-4); AA-Robbinsdale Cooper (17-5)
1986: A-St, Bernard’s (23-1); AA-Mankato East (25-0)
1987: A-Glencoe (23-1); AA-Austin (21-7)
1988: A-Southland (24-0); AA-Mankato East (24-1)
1989: A-St. Bernard’s (26-1); AA-Mankato East (24-2)
1990: A-St. Bernard’s (28-0); AA-Mankato West (24-4)
1991: A-Hermantown (24-3); AA-Mankato East (23-2)
1992: A-Maple River (28-0); AA-Richfield (22-6)
1993: A-New Ulm Cathedral (28-1); AA-Park (22-2)
1994: A-New Ulm Cathedral (27-1); AA-St. Cloud Tech (20-7)
1995: A-New Ulm Cathedral (30-1); AA-Stillwater (25-2)
1996: A-Maple River (26-0); AA-Stillwater (27-0)
1997: A-Mound Westonka (24-2); AA-Hopkins (25-2)
1998: A-Esko (25-3); AA-Stillwater (22-4)
1999: A-Wabasso (21-2); AA-Minnetonka (22-5)
2000: A-St. Bernard’s (18-9); AA-Holy Angels (18-9); AAA-Minnetonka (23-2)
2001: A-Mankato Loyola (23-4); AA-Maple River (26-2); AAA-Robbinsdale Armstrong (24-5)
2002: A-St. Bernard’s (22-4); AA-Hermantown (25-3); AAA-Eden Prairie (21-6)
2003: A-New Ulm Cathedral (25-3); AA-Winona Cotter (26-2); AAA-Eastview (26-4)
2004: A-St. Bernard’s (24-5);AA-Jackson County Central (26-2); AAA-Burnsville (20-5)
2005: A-New Ulm Cathedral (25-2); AA-Jackson County Central (25-2); AAA-Burnsville (21-3)
2006: A-Springfield (22-6); AA-Winona Cotter (25-3); AAA-Rosemount (26-1)
2007: A-New Ulm Cathedral (28-1); AA-Pipestone (26-3); AAA-North St. Paul (24-5)
2008: A-New Life Academy (21-6); AA-Orono (28-1); AAA-Eagan (21-2)
2009: A-New Life Academy (22-6); AA-Hermantown (27-3); AAA-Elk River (23-6)
2010: A-New Life Academy (22-1); AA-Park Center (24-6); AAA-Burnsville (23-3)
2011: A-New Life Academy (24-4); AA-Park Center (26-4); AAA-Hastings (23-2)
2012: A-Cherry (26-0); AA-New Ulm (23-2); AAA-Stillwater Area (21-8)
2013: A-Blooming Prairie (23-3); AA-New Ulm (25-3); AAA-Elk River (21-3)
2014: A-New Ulm Cathedral (26-1); AA-Kasson-Mantorville (28-0); AAA-Lakeville South (22-5)
2015: A-New Life Academy (23-3); AA-Kasson-Mantorville (26-2); AAA-Eastview (24-3)
2016: A-Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian (20-7); AA-Zumbrota-Mazeppa (26-1); AAA-Mankato West (26-1); AAAA-Chanhassen (24-3)
2017: A-New York Mills (25-2); AA-Zumbrota-Mazeppa (24-6); AAA-Winona (24-3); AAAA-Farmington (24-3)
2018: A-New York Mills (27-1); AA-Maple Lake (28-1); AAA-Faribault (23-2); AAAA-Stillwater Area (16-13)
2019: A-Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian (20-5); AA-Rochester Lourdes (25-3); AAA-Northfield (21-3); AAAA-Maple Grove (25-2)
2020: No tournament
2021: A-Randolph (27-0); AA-LeSueur-Henderson (24-1); AAA-Becker (20-6); AAAA-Rosemount (24-1)
2022: A- Nicollet (24-2); AA-Chatfield (28-2); AAA-Mankato West (23-4); AAAA-Forest Lake (22-5)