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2026 WIAA state softball playoffs, sectional schedule

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The 2026 WIAA state softball playoffs continue Tuesday, June 2, with sectional semifinals across five divisions.

Winners move on to sectional finals on Thursday, June 4, with the 24 sectional champions advancing to the 2026 WIAA State Softball Tournament at Goodman Diamond in Madison on June 10-13.

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Here is a look at the sectional matchups:

2026 WIAA State Softball Playoffs
Division 1
Sectional 1
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 9 River Falls at No. 5 Marshfield
No. 3 Holmen at No. 2 Chippewa Falls
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Chippewa Falls (Casper Park), 4:30 p.m.
Sectional 2
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 5 West De Pere at No. 1 Green Bay Preble
No. 3 Hortonville at No. 2 Stevens Point
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Woyak Park, Plover, 4:30 p.m.
Sectional 3
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 5 Verona at No. 1 Sun Prairie East
No. 3 Beaver Dam at No. 2 Waunakee
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Middleton, 5 p.m.
Sectional 4
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 4 Waupun at No. 1 Appleton North
No. 3 Neenah at No. 2 Kimberly
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Kaukauna, 5 p.m.
Sectional 5
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 4 Slinger at No. 1 Sussex Hamilton
No. 3 Cedarburg at No. 2 Hartford
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Sussex Hamilton, 4:30 p.m.
Sectional 6
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 4 West Allis Hale/West Allis Central at No. 1 Wisconsin Lutheran
No. 3 Brookfield Central at No. 2 Brookfield East
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Milwaukee, Wisconsin Lutheran College, 4:30 p.m.
Sectional 7
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 4 Milton at No. 1 Muskego
No. 3 Waterford at No. 2 Waukesha West
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Muskego, 7 p.m.
Sectional 8
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 5 Kenosha Bradford at No. 1 Oak Creek
No. 6 Westosha Central at No. 2 Union Grove
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Kenosha (Bullen Middle School), 4:30 p.m.
Division 2
Sectional 1
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 3 West Salem at No. 1 Baldwin-Woodville
No. 2 Mosinee at No. 1 Medford
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Altoona (Cinder City Park), 5 p.m.
Sectional 2
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 2 Luxemburg-Casco at No. 1 Fox Valley Lutheran
No. 2 Kewaskum at No. 1 Denmark
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Plymouth (Gale Grahn Field), 4:30 p.m.
Sectional 3
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 2 Monroe at No. 1 Mount Horeb
No. 2 Lakeside Lutheran at No. 1 Beloit Turner
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Portage, 5 p.m.
Sectional 4
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 2 Waukesha Catholic Memorial at No. 1 Pewaukee
No. 2 Whitnall at No. 1 Greendale
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At West Bend, 5 p.m.
Division 3
Sectional 1
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 2 St. Croix Falls at No. 1 Spooner
No. 3 Prescott at No. 1 Stanley-Boyd
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Cumberland (Islander Park), 4:30 p.m.
Sectional 2
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 7 Amherst at No. 1 Wittenberg-Birnamwood
No. 2 New Holstein at No. 1 Southern Door
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Wrightstown, 5 p.m.
Sectional 3
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 3 Richland Center at No. 1 Adams-Friendship
No. 2 Lodi at No. 1 Poynette
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Prairie du Chien (Bluff View School), 5 p.m.
Sectional 4
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 2 Laconia at No. 1 Lomira
No. 4 Watertown Luther Prep at No. 2 Clinton
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Laconia (Taylor Park, Rosendale), 5 p.m.
Division 4
Sectional 1
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 2 Boyceville at No. 1 Grantsburg
No. 2 Augusta at No. 1 Chippewa Falls McDonell
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Grantsburg, 5 p.m.
Sectional 2
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 3 Hurley at No. 1 Marathon
No. 4 Stevens Point Pacelli at No. 2 Auburndale
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Marathon (Village Park), 5 p.m.
Sectional 3
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 2 Iowa-Grant at No. 1 Fennimore
No. 3 Deerfield at No. 1 Mineral Point
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Riverdale, 5 p.m.
Sectional 4
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 6 Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs at No. 1 Algoma
No. 2 Random Lake at No. 1 Johnson Creek
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Johnson Creek, 5 p.m.
Division 5
Sectional 1
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 2 Mellen at No. 1 Northwood/Solon Springs
No. 3 Independence/Gilmanton at No. 1 Blair-Taylor
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Blair-Taylor, 5 p.m.
Sectional 2
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 6 Elcho at No. 1 Athens
No. 3 Rosholt at No. 1 Wausaukee
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Athens, 5 p.m.
Sectional 3
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 2 Royall at No. 1 Ithaca/Weston
No. 2 Belmont at No. 1 Barneveld
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At River Ridge, 5 p.m.
Sectional 4
Sectional Semifinals
Tuesday, June 2
No. 3 Wild Rose at No. 1 Almond-Bancroft
No. 2 Cambria-Friesland at No. 1 Juda/Albany
Sectional Final
Thursday, June 4
At Almond-Bancroft (Lions Park, Almond), 4:30 p.m.