The Gazette’s 2025 high school softball mock regional brackets

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union is expected to release high school softball postseason pairings by the end of the week.

The tournament series begins July 7.

As we wait, 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 10, July 12, July 15)

REGION 1

Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln at Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, winner at Waukee Northwest

West Des Moines Dowling at Ankeny

REGION 2

Davenport Central at Davenport West, winner at Linn-Mar

Des Moines Roosevelt at Indianola

REGION 3

Marshalltown at Iowa City West, winner at Johnston

Dubuque Hempstead at Cedar Rapids Kennedy

REGION 4

Des Moines Lincoln at Sioux City North, winner at Ankeny Centennial

Urbandale at Waukee

REGION 5

Sioux City West at Sioux City East, winner at West Des Moines Valley

Cedar Rapids Jefferson at Ames

REGION 6

Des Moines East at Ottumwa, winner at Southeast Polk

Waterloo West at Cedar Rapids Prairie

REGION 7

Cedar Rapids Washington at Bettendorf, winner at Pleasant Valley

Dubuque Senior at Muscatine

REGION 8

Des Moines North at Davenport West, winner at Cedar Falls

Iowa City Liberty at Iowa City High

Class 4A

(July 10, July 12, July 15)

REGION 1

Maquoketa at Marion, winner at Cedar Rapids Xavier

Waverly-Shell Rock at Gilbert, winner at Boone

REGION 2

Mount Pleasant at Oskaloosa, winner at Norwalk

Keokuk at Pella, winner at Winterset

REGION 3

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

Sioux City Heelan at MOC-Floyd Valley, winner at Creston

REGION 4

Waterloo East at Independence, winner at Carlisle

Knoxville at Newton, winner at Grinnell

REGION 5

Red Oak at Lewis Central, winner at Adel ADM

Spencer at Le Mars, winner at Sergeant Bluff-Luton

REGION 6

Clinton at Central DeWitt, winner at Clear Creek Amana

Fort Madison at Burlington, winner at North Scott

REGION 7

Perry at Ballard, winner at North Polk

Carroll at Storm Lake, winner at Bondurant-Farrar

REGION 8

Webster City at Mason City, winner at Fort Dodge

Decorah at Charles City, winner at Western Dubuque

Class 3A

(July 10, July 12, July 15)

REGION 1

Waukon at Dubuque Wahlert

North Fayette Valley at Crestwood

Clarion CGD at Clear Lake

Garner GHV at Forest City

REGION 2

South Tama at Williamsburg

Southeast Valley at Humboldt

Hampton-Dumont/CAL at Solon

Clarion CGD at Iowa Falls-Alden

REGION 3

Nevada at Monroe PCM

Clarke at West Marshall

Saydel at Chariton

Roland-Story at Des Moines Christian

REGION 4

Midland at West Liberty

Anamosa at Mid-Prairie

Camanche at Washington

Vinton-Shellsburg at Center Point-Urbana

REGION 5

Union Community at Mount Vernon

Oelwein at Sumner-Fredericksburg

Monticello at West Delaware

New Hampton at Benton Community

REGION 6

Okoboji at Estherville ELC

Sheldon at Spirit Lake

Western Christian at Algona

Cherokee at Unity Christian

REGION 7

Harlan at Clarinda

Ida Grove OABCIG at Greene County

Sioux Center at Missouri Valley

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley at Atlantic

REGION 8

Mediapolis at Davenport Assumption

Fairfield at West Burlington-Notre Dame

Davis County at Albia

Centerville at Central Lee

Class 2A

(July 7, July 9, July 11, July 14)

REGION 1

Top bracket

Panorama at West Central Valley, winner at Van Meter

Woodward-Granger at Earlham

Bottom bracket

Central Decatur at Pleasantville, winner at Pella Christian

Grand View Christian at Interstate 35

REGION 2

Top bracket

Danville at Van Buren County, winner at Louisa-Muscatine

North Mahaska at Eddyville EBF

Bottom bracket

Colfax-Mingo at South Hamilton, winner at East Marshall

South Hardin at Ogden

REGION 3

Top bracket

Bellevue Marquette at West Branch, winner at Durant

Iowa City Regina at Cardinal

Bottom bracket

New London at Columbus Community, winner at Wilton

Alburnett at Northeast

REGION 4

Top bracket

Central Lyon at West Sioux, winner at West Lyon

Marcus MMCRU at Lawton-Bronson

Bottom bracket

Westwood at Mapleton MVAOCOU, winner at Hinton

West Monona at Logan-Magnolia

REGION 5

Top bracket

Emmetsburg at Lake Mills, winner at Osage

Belmond-Klemme at Pocahontas Area

Bottom bracket

Aplington-Parkersburg at Grundy Center, winner at Jesup

Hudson at North Butler

REGION 6

Top bracket

Council Bluffs St. Albert at Tri-Centerm winner at Treynor

Underwood at Shenandoah

Bottom bracket

Avoca AHSTW at Nodaway Valley, winner at Griswold

Carroll Kuemper at Exira-EHK/Audubon

REGION 7

Top bracket

Denver at Waterloo Columbus, winner at Cascade

Maquoketa Valley at Dike-New Hartford

Bottom bracket

Postville at MFL MarMac, winner at Lisbon

South Winneshiek at Dyersville Beckman

REGION 8

Top bracket

South Central Calhoun at Manson-NW Webster, winner at West Fork

East Sac County at Sioux Central

Bottom bracket

Alta-Aurelia at Sibley-Ocheyedan, winner at Central Springs

Hartley HMS at Ridge View

Class 1A

(July 7, July 9, July 11, July 14)

REGION 1

Top bracket

East Buchanan at Ackley AGWSR, winner at Clarksville

Dunkerton at Don Bosco, winner at Janesville

Bottom bracket

Clayton Ridge at Nashua-Plainfield, winner at Lansing Kee

Elkader Central at Turkey Valley, winner at Riceville

REGION 2

Top bracket

Lamoni at East Union, winner at Wayne

Mormon Trail at Mount Ayr, winner at Murray

Bottom bracket

Twin Cedars at Moravia, winner at Seymour

Moulton-Udell at Melcher-Dallas, winner at Pekin

REGION 3

Top bracket

Harris-Lake Park at Algona Garrigan, winner at Newell-Fonda

West Bend-Mallard at Ruthven GTRA, winner at North Union

Bottom bracket

West Hancock at Rockford, winner at Mason City Newman

Northwood-Kensett at North Iowa, winner at Saint Ansgar

REGION 4

Top bracket

English Valleys at Montezuma, winner at Ankeny Christian

Baxter at Collins-Maxwell, winner at Sigourney

Bottom bracket

Keota at Wapello, winner at Lone Tree

WACO at Highland, winner at Fort Madison Holy Trinity

REGION 5

Top bracket

Lynnville-Sully at Guthrie Center ACGC, winner at Southeast Warren

Coon Rapids-Bayard at Madrid, winner at Martensdale-St. Marys

Bottom bracket

North Tama at Garwin GMG, winner at North Linn

Colo-Nesco at BGM, winner at Conrad BCLUW

REGION 6

Top bracket

West Central at Starmont, winner at Wapsie Valley

Belle Plaine at Iowa Valley, winner at HLV-TC

Bottom bracket

Hillcrest Academy at Central City, winner at Edgewood-Colesburg

Easton Valley at Springville, winner at Calamus-Wheatland

REGION 7

Top bracket

Fort Dodge St. Edmond, bye

Storm Lake St. Mary’s at IKM-Manning

River Valley at Remsen St. Mary’s

Le Mars Gehlen at Woodbury Central

Bottom bracket

Akron-Westfield, bye

George-Little Rock at Trinity Christian

Kingsley-Pierson, bye

Siouxland Christian at South O’Brien

REGION 8

Top bracket

Oakland Riverside, bye

Sidney at Stanton

Hamburg at Bedford

Essex at Lenox

Bottom bracket

Woodbine, bye

East Mills at Ar-We-Va

Glidden-Ralston, bye

Boyer Valley at Fremont-Mills

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com