The Luverne Redbirds ended the regular season on top of the Gopher League and earned the No. 1 seed in the first round of the First Nite/Gopher League playoffs.
Luverne (Gopher) and Fairmont (First Nite), respective champions of their leagues, each received a bye for the first round.
The first round of playoffs is a best-of-three series to be played Wednesday through Sunday at the high seed.
The winners of the first round advance to join Luverne and Fairmont in the eight-team, best-of-three region tournament July 29-Aug. 2.
Below are the league tournament seeds and pairings for the first round of the First Nite/Gopher tournament.
Gopher League
1. Luverne (12-2)
2. Milroy Irish (13-3)
3. Hadley (6-4)
4. Adrian (8-4)
5. Pipestone (8-6)
6. Tracy (1-8-1)
7. Ruthton (0-7-1)
First Nite League
1. Fairmont (16-2)
2. Windom (9-4)
3. Jackson (10-5)
4. Lakefield (3-8)
5. Heron Lake (4-11)
6. Mountain Lake (4-11)
7. Worthington (2-10)
First Round Tournament
July 22-26
Ruthton at Windom
Worthington at Milroy Irish
Tracy at Jackson
Mountain Lake at Hadley
Pipestone at Lakefield
Heron Lake at Adrian
Redbirds earn top seed
By
Jason Berghorst