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Amateur Hour: August 9-11 Region Championship Weekend Schedule

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Many teams have fought hard all season long to get to this point. Some teams have already earned a spot to the state tournament, while others will need to win or go home. Now as we go into the final weekend, here is what the bracket looks like in Region 10C, 14C, and 16C.

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Friday, August 9

Midway @ Perham – 7:30 p.m.

  • Snurdbirds and Pirates battle in a win or go-home race for the right to take on Deer Creek for a chance to get to the state tournament

Alexandria Black Sox @ Urbank – 8 p.m.

  • The Bombers need to win to keep their season alive with a matchup against the Black Sox

Saturday, August 10

Urbank/Alexandria vs. Sauk Centre Titans – 1 p.m.

  • Urbank/Alexandria would need to win twice to capture the Region 16C title and the region’s lone bid to the state tournament

Midway/Perham vs. Deer Creek – 1 p.m. (Played in Perham)

  • Winner of this game earns the second regional bid to the state tournament next weekend and the chance to take on New York Mills for a shot of the Region 14C title

Detroit Lakes vs. Ada – 1 p.m. (Played in Hibbing)

  • The Ligers would play either Hibbing or Bemidji at 7 p.m. Saturday if they can get a win against Ada to keep their season alive

Deer Creek/Midway/Perham vs. New York Mills – 4 p.m. (Played in Perham

  • One win from NYM would give the Millers a Region 14C title, the other team would need to win twice to unseat the Millers

Sunday, August 11

These games will be determined based on results from Saturday

Here are the brackets in each region in central Minnesota going into the weekend

Region 10C

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Region 14C

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Region 16C

2024 Region Tournament Brackets Region 16c

Come back on Monday for the latest recap on the region’s representatives for state tournament and more on Amateur Hour.

Amateur Hour, the bi-weekly town baseball segment covering all of the squads across central Minnesota hosted by CJ Baumgartner! We will put out the weekend’s schedule on Fridays and first thing Monday morning we will have a recap of the weekend’s action.

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