Pairings set for AA, A, B-C state softball

by The Daily Inter Lake
| May 18, 2015 10:56 PM

High school softball celebrates the end of the 2015 spring season this weekend with state tournaments for Class AA, A and B-C in three different Montana cities.

Missoula hosts Class AA, Anaconda is the site for Class A and Belgrade is home for Class B-C.

As far as the pairings go ...

Western AA champion Glacier will meet Great Falls High on Field 1 at Fort Missoula on Thursday at 2 p.m.

Northwestern A will have three teams in action. League champion Frenchtown has a first-round bye and will meet the 11 a.m. winner of Butte Central and Livingston at 3 p.m. on Field 2.

Runner-up Polson will face Anaconda at 11 a.m. on Field 4. Third-place finisher Libby faces Laurel at 1 p.m. on Field 2.

All three tournament run through Saturday.

Thursday’s State Tournament Schedules

Class AA

At Fort Missoula Softball Complex

Missoula

First Round

2 p.m.

Glacier vs. Great Falls High

Billings West vs. Helena Capital

4 p.m.

Great Falls C.M. Russell vs. Helena High

Missoula Big Sky vs. Butte

Class A

At Charlotte Yeoman Fields

Anaconda

First Round

11 a.m.

Butte Central vs. Livingston

Polson vs. Anaconda

1 p.m.

Laurel vs. Libby

Havre vs. Miles City

NOTE: Northwestern, Eastern, Central and Southwestern league champions Frenchtown, Billings Central, Belgrade and Hamilton all have first-round byes

Second Round

3 p.m.

Frenchtown vs. Butte Central/Livingston winner

Billings Central vs. Polson/Anaconda winner

5 p.m.

Belgrade vs. Laurel/Libby winner

Hamilton vs. Havre/Miles City winner

Class B-C

At Belgrade Softball Complex

Belgrade

2 p.m.

Conrad/Choteau vs. Plains/Hot Springs

Ronan vs. Great Falls Central Catholic

4 p.m.

St. Ignatius/Charlo/Arlee vs. Shepherd

Glasgow vs. Florence/Carlton