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The WIAA announced its pairings Thursday for the upcoming 2015 WIAA softball playoffs.
Regional quarterfinals in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are set for Tuesday, with regional semifinals in all four divisions on Wednesday. Regional finals are Friday, May 29, with sectionals on June 2 and June 4. The survivors move on to the 2015 WIAA State Softball Tournament in Madison on June 11-13.
Among the local teams, Marshfield is the No. 10 seed in the Division 1 Sectional 1 bracket and will play at No. 7 Eau Claire North in a regional semifinal on Wednesday, May 27, at North beginning at 5 p.m.
In Division 3, Auburndale, Spencer and Stratford are in the same regional in the Sectional 2 bracket.
Spencer, the Cloverbelt Conference East Division champion, is the No. 1 seed and received a first-round bye. The Rockets will host the winner of No. 5 Auburndale at No. 4 Loyal/Granton on May 27 at 5 p.m. The Auburndale-L/G matchup will be at 5 p.m. May 26 at Loyal High School.
Stratford, the Marawood Conference South Division co-champion, is the No. 2 seed in the bracket and will host No. 7 Colby at Hilgemann Field in a regional quarterfinal on May 26 at 4:45 p.m.
Columbus Catholic is the No. 5 seed in the Division 4 Sectional 2 bracket and will play at No. 4 Greenwood in a regional quarterfinal on May 26 at 5 p.m.