The Gazette’s 2024 Iowa high school softball mock regional brackets

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union will release high school softball postseason pairings within the next week or two for a tournament series that begins July 8.

For now, here are the The Gazette’s mock pairings, with a nod both toward seedings (IGHSAU’s most recent rankings and Bound power ratings) and geography.

Class 5A

(July 11, July 13, July 16)

REGION 1

Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln at Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, winner at Ankeny Centennial

Linn-Mar at Cedar Rapids Jefferson

REGION 2

Marshalltown at Ottumwa, winner at West Des Moines Valley

Des Moines Lincoln at Ames

REGION 3

Sioux City West at Sioux City East, winner at Waukee Northwest

West Des Moines Dowling at Urbandale

REGION 4

Davenport West at Davenport Central, winner at Pleasant Valley

Dubuque Hempstead at Dubuque Senior

REGION 5

Des Moines Hoover at Des Moines East, winner at Johnston

Cedar Falls at Waukee

REGION 6

Cedar Rapids Washington at Davenport North, winner at Muscatine

Cedar Rapids Prairie at Southeast Polk

REGION 7

Iowa City West at Iowa City High, winner at Iowa City Liberty

Bettendorf at Cedar Rapids Kennedy

REGION 8

Waterloo East at Waterloo West, winner at Ankeny

Sioux City North at Des Moines Roosevelt

Class 4A

(July 11, July 13, July 16)

REGION 1

Mason City at Webster City, winner at North Polk

Humboldt at Ballard, winner at Boone

REGION 2

Carroll at Newton, winner at Norwalk

Perry at Gilbert, winner at Bondurant-Farrar

REGION 3

Sioux Center at Sioux City Heelan, winner at Fort Dodge

Spencer at Le Mars, winner at Storm Lake

REGION 4

Fort Madison at Keokuk, winner at North Scott

Mount Pleasant at Burlington, winner at Pella

REGION 5

DeWitt Central at Maquoketa, winner at Western Dubuque

Decorah at Waverly-Shell Rock, winner at Charles City

REGION 6

Denison-Schleswig at Glenwood, winner at Dallas Center-Grimes

Lewis Central at Creston, winner at Sergeant Bluff-Luton

REGION 7

South Tama at Nevada, winner at Carlisle

Clinton at Marion, winner at Cedar Rapids Xavier

REGION 8

Oskaloosa at Indianola, winner at Adel ADM

Knoxville at Winterset, winner at Clear Creek Amana

Class 3A

(July 11, July 13, July 16)

REGION 1

Williamsburg, bye

Clarke at Grinnell

Des Moines Christian at Monroe PCM

Saydel at Chariton

REGION 2

Union Community at Benton Community

Roland-Story at Vinton-Shellsburg

Clarion CGD at West Marshall

Eagle Grove at Greene County

REGION 3

North Fayette Valley at Dubuque Wahlert

Crestwood at Center Point-Urbana

Waukon at West Delaware

Monticello at Independence

REGION 4

Tipton at Mount Vernon

Anamosa at Solon

Camanche at West Liberty

Mid-Prairie at Albia

REGION 5

Mediapolis at Davenport Assumption

Centerville at West Burlington

Davis County at Washington

Fairfield at Central Lee

REGION 6

Okoboji at Estherville ELC

Spirit Lake at Sheldon

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley at West Lyon

Unity Christian at MOC-Floyd Valley

REGION 7

Oelwein at Sumner-Fredericksburg

Hampton-Dumont/CAL at New Hampton

Garner GHV at Clear Lake

Iowa Falls-Alden at Forest City

REGION 8

Red Oak at Clarinda

Ida Grove OABCIG at Harlan

Cherokee at Atlantic

Algona at Southeast Valley

Class 2A

(July 8, July 10, July 12, July 15)

REGION 1

Top bracket

Panorama at Madrid, winner at Van Meter

Grand View Christian at Carroll Kuemper

Bottom bracket

Ogden at Guthrie Center ACGC

West Central Valley at Woodward-Granger

REGION 2

Top bracket

Aplington-Parkersburg at Grundy Center, winner at Alburnett

West Fork at Hudson

Bottom bracket

Lake Mills at Belmond-Klemme, winner at Osage

Emmetsburg at Central Springs

REGION 3

Top bracket

MFL MarMac at South Winneshiek, winner at Northeast

Maquoketa Valley at Dyersville Beckman

Bottom bracket

Waterloo Columbus at Denver, winner at Wapsie Valley

Dike-New Hartford at Jesup

REGION 4

Top bracket

Lawton-Bronson at West Sioux, winner at West Monona

Westwood at Kingsley-Pierson

Bottom bracket

Sibley-Ocheyedan at Central Lyon, winner at Hinton

Western Christian at Marcus MMCRU

REGION 5

Top bracket

West Branch at Bellevue Marquette, winner at Iowa City Regina

Midland at Cascade

Bottom bracket

Columbus Community at Van Buren County, winner at Louisa-Muscatine

Wilton at Durant

REGION 6

Top bracket

Colfax-Mingo at Pella Christian, winner at Lisbon

Pleasantville at Eddyville EBF

Bottom bracket

Central Decatur at Cardinal

South Hamilton at South Hardin, winner at East Marshall

REGION 7

Top bracket

South Central Calhoun at Manson-NW Webster, winner at Audubon

East Sac County at Mapleton MVAOCOU

Bottom bracket

Alta-Aurelia at North Union, winner at Sioux Central

Ridge View at Pocahontas Area

REGION 8

Top bracket

Tri-Center at Nodaway Valley, winner at Missouri Valley

Logan-Magnolia at Avoca AHSTW

Bottom bracket

Southwest Valley at Shenandoah, winner at Interstate 35

Underwood at Treynor

Class 1A

(July 8, July 10, July 12, July 15)

REGION 1

Top bracket

Pekin at Melcher-Dallas, winner at Martensdale-St. Marys

Moulton-Udell at Moravia, winner at Twin Cedars

Bottom bracket

WACO at Winfield-Mount Union, winner at Wapello

New London at Danville, winner at Fort Madison Holy Trinity

REGION 2

Top bracket

Bedford at Lenox, winner at Wayne

Essex at Mount Ayr, winner at Lamoni

Bottom bracket

East Mills at Stanton, winner at Oakland Riverside

Sidney at Fremont-Mills, winner at Council Bluffs St. Albert

REGION 3

Top bracket

South O’Brien at Trinity Christian, winner at Remsen St. Mary’s

George-Little Rock at Le Mars Gehlen, winner at Woodbury Central

Bottom bracket

Boyer Valley at Ar-We-Va, winner at Akron-Westfield

Whiting at IKM-Manning, winner at Woodbine

REGION 4

Top bracket

Colo-Nesco at Conrad BCLUW, winner at Collins-Maxwell

Baxter at BGM, winner at Ankeny Christian

Bottom bracket

North Butler at Riceville, winner at Clarksville

Nashua-Plainfield at Janesville, winner at Saint Ansgar

REGION 5

Top bracket

Keota at Hillcrest Academy, winner at Sigourney

Springville at Lone Tree, winner at Highland

Bottom bracket

Iowa Valley at Montezuma, winner at English Valleys

North Tama at Belle Plaine, winner at HLV

REGION 6

Top bracket

Fort Dodge St. Edmond, bye

West Hancock at Storm Lake St. Mary’s

Algona Garrigan, bye

Rockford at Ackley AGWSR

Bottom bracket

Harris-Lake Park at Newell-Fonda

Hartley HMS at Ruthven GTRA

Mason City Newman, bye

Northwood-Kensett at North Iowa

REGION 7

Top bracket

Southeast Warren, bye

Lynnville-Sully at North Mahaska

Mormon Trail at Murray

East Union at Seymour

Bottom bracket

Griswold, bye

Coon Rapids-Bayard at Anita CAM

Earlham, bye

Glidden-Ralston at Orient-Macksburg

REGION 8

Top bracket

North Linn, bye

Starmont at East Buchanan

Don Bosco, bye

Dunkerton at Central City

Bottom bracket

Edgewood-Colesburg, bye

Clayton Ridge at West Central

Elkader Central at Calamus-Wheatland

Turkey Valley at Lansing Kee

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com