PULASKI — The plan all season long was to return to Madison for the WIAA Division 1 state softball tournament, although that’s usually easier said than done.
But after the #1 seed Kaukauna defeated rival and #2 seed Hortonville 5-1 Thursday in a sectional final in Pulaski, the Ghosts are on their way back to the state tournament June 9-11 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Brackets: Division 1
This was the third matchup this season between the two Fox Valley Association rivals, and the Ghosts handed Hortonville only its third defeat of the season, all to Kaukauna.
Just like the sectional semifinal, Kaukauna went down 1-0 in the bottom of the first on a Hortonville home run.
But that was all the offense Hortonville could muster.
The Ghosts scored twice in the second to take the lead and didn’t look back.
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It was just a year ago that the Ghosts claimed its third state title in school at UW-Green Bay. The Ghosts captured the gold trophy in both their previous state appearances in 2010 and 2017.
The team includes: Karly Meredith, Haylie Wittman, Skyler Calmes, Paige Miller, Madisen Gries, Ava VanAsten, Kally Meredith, Chloe Herzfeldt, Addison Race, Taryn Christopher, Keanna Jansen, Anna LaCount, Ava Bloch Makenna, DeValk, Hailie Peters and Lilly Roehrig.
The team is coached by Tim Roehrig with assistant coaches Bill Huss, Mark Hertzfeldt and Steve Meredith.
2022 STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
Thursday-Saturday, June 9-11
Goodman Diamond, Madison WI
Thursday, June 9
Session 1 – 8 a.m. – Division 1 Quarterfinal
#2 Seed vs. #7 Seed
approx. 10 a.m. – Division 1 Quarterfinal
#3 Seed vs. #6 Seed
Session 2 – Noon – Division 1 Quarterfinal
#1 Seed vs. #8 Seed
approx. 2 p.m. – Division 1 Quarterfinal
#4 Seed vs. #5 Seed
Session 3 – 4:30 p.m. – Division 4 Semifinal
#1 Seed vs. #4 Seed
approx. 6:30 p.m. – Division 4 Semifinal
#2 Seed vs. #3 Seed
approx. 8:30 p.m. – Division 5 Semifinal
#1 Seed vs. #4 Seed
Friday, June 10
Session 4 – 8 a.m. – Division 5 Semifinal
#2 Seed vs. #3 Seed
approx. 10 a.m. – Division 3 Semifinal
#1 Seed vs. #4 Seed
approx. Noon – Division 3 Semifinal
#2 Seed vs. #3 Seed
Session 5 – 2:30 p.m. – Division 2 Semifinal
#1 Seed vs. #4 Seed
approx. 4:30 p.m. – Division 2 Semifinal
#2 Seed vs. #3 Seed
Session 6 – 7 p.m. – Division 1 Semifinal
Upper Bracket Winners
approx. 9 p.m. – Division 1 Semifinal
Lower Bracket Winners
Saturday, June 11
Session 7 – 8 a.m. – Division 5 Championship
Session 8 – approx. 10:30 a.m. – Division 4 Championship
Session 9 – approx. 1 p.m. – Division 3 Championship
Session 10 – 4 p.m. – Division 2 Championship
Session 11 – approx. 6:30 p.m. – Division 1 Championship
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