Superior, Esko softball pickup first round playoff wins

Alicia Tipcke

Both the Superior and Esko softball teams picked up first round wins in their playoff brackets on Tuesday.

In round one of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 1 Regionals, fifth seeded Superior topped 12th seeded Wausau East 6-0 at the NBC Spartan Sports Complex. The Spartans (16-2) advance to visit No. 4 New Richmond (20-3) in round two Thursday.

For the bracket, click here.

In Minnesota, second seeded Esko downed No. 15 Mesabi East 15-5 in round one of the Section 7AA tournament. Esko (15-4) will face Mora in round two Thursday at 3:30pm at Cloquet’s Braun Park.

For the full bracket, click here.

Superior softball celebrates an Emma Raye home run Tuesday at home.[WDIO/Dillon Morello]

For more prep softball playoff scores, head to the WDIO scoreboard.