| 2024 IESA Girls Softball State Finals Begin This Friday in Normal
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The 46th annual Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) Girls Softball State Tournaments will be held this weekend (September 27-28) at Champion Fields in Normal. This will be the fourth year that the activity will be split into three classes- 1A, 2A, 3A. Over 300 schools entered the softball state series and began competition at the regional level.
The starting times of the games on Friday and Saturday are staggered by class. The Class 1A quarterfinals begin Friday at 9:30 a.m. The Class 2A quarterfinals get underway at 10:00 a.m. The Class 3A quarterfinals are set to start at 10:30 a.m. The four quarterfinal winners in each class will advance to semifinal games Saturday morning, with the third place and championship games set for Saturday afternoon. On Saturday, the Class 1A semifinals get underway at 9:30 a.m., with the third-place game set for 1:30 p.m. and the championship game at 3:30 p.m. The Class 2A semifinals begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, with the third-place game at 2:00 p.m. and the title game at 4:00 p.m. The Class 3A semifinals begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, with the third-place game at 2:30 p.m. and the title game at 4:30 p.m.
The winning teams on Friday will play two games on Saturday. Tickets may be purchased through GoFan. Digital ticket prices for each day will be $8.00. Fans can access the IESA GoFan page at the following link: https://www.iesa.org/gofan/ For those fans unable to use GoFan, cash tickets will be available each day on-site for $10.00. Children younger than kindergarten are admitted free both days.
Complete pairings for each state final, plus the FanZone, can be found at www.iesa.org. Scores will be updated on the IESA website after each game.
IESA girls softball began in 1978 and was a one-class state series until 2001 before the split to Class A and Class AA competition bringing eight teams in each class to the state final. In 2021, the activity moved to three classes- 1A, 2A, 3A- with eight teams in each class competing in the state finals.
Here is a look at each of the 2024 Softball State Final Tournaments:
Class 1A @ Champion Fields, Normal, IL
Friday, September 27
Game 1 9:30 a.m. Mazon-Verona-Kinsman (14-5-1) vs. Kinmundy South Central (20-3)
Game 2 11:30 a.m. Cambridge JHS (19-0-1) vs. Pleasant Hill (13-3-1)
Game 3 1:30 p.m. McNabb Putnam County (19-2) vs. Lexington (16-5)
Game 4 3:30 p.m. LeRoy (25-2) vs. Carrollton St. John (16-0)
Saturday, September 28
Game 5 9:30 a.m. Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 6 11:30 a.m. Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
Game 7 1:30 p.m. Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 (Third Place)
Game 8 3:30 p.m. Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 (Championship)
**Returning from the 2023 State Tournament: Kinmundy South Central, Cambridge JHS (’23 Runner Up), Carrollton St. John (’23 3rd Place), Mazon-Verona-Kinsman (’23 4th Place).
Class 2A @ Champion Fields, Normal, IL
Friday, September 27
Game 1 10:00 a.m. St. Joseph (18-7) vs. Morris Saratoga (17-2)
Game 2 12:00 p.m. Winchester (14-4-1) vs. Williamsville (20-1-1)
Game 3 2:00 p.m. Glasford Illini Bluffs (15-4) vs. Staunton (14-0)
Game 4 4:00 p.m. Metamora GS (23-2) vs. Paris Mayo (19-2)
Saturday, September 28
Game 5 10:00 a.m. Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 6 12:00 p.m. Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
Game 7 2:00 p.m. Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 (Third Place)
Game 8 4:00 p.m. Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 (Championship)
**Returning from the 2023 State Tournament: Williamsville, Metamora GS (’22 Runner Up and ’23 Runner Up).
Class 3A @ Champion Fields, Normal, IL
Friday, September 27
Game 1 10:30 a.m. Normal Chiddix (20-3) vs. Chatham Glenwood (16-0)
Game 2 12:30 p.m. Manhattan (11-8) vs. Edwardsville Liberty (16-5-1)
Game 3 2:30 p.m. Stanford Olympia (19-1-1) vs. Lake Zurich South (11-0-1)
Game 4 4:30 p.m. Effingham JHS (17-1) vs. Manteno (20-1)
Saturday, September 28
Game 5 10:30 a.m. Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 6 12:30 p.m. Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
Game 7 2:30 p.m. Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 (Third Place)
Game 8 4:30 p.m. Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 (Championship)
**Returning from the 2023 State Tournament: Chatham Glenwood.
Should weather become a factor and cause a change in the playing schedule, please refer to the softball scoreboard on the IESA website. Any changes to game times and or playing dates will be posted on the scoreboard.
For more information, please contact the Softball Administrator Jackie Litwiller at 309-829-0114 or jackie@iesa.org.
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