The Iowa high school softball season is fast approaching state tournament week, as regional finals in all five classifications are now set.Teams in Class 1A and Class 2A take to the diamond on Monday, July 13 in regional finals while Class 3A, Class 4A and Class 5A all play on Tuesday, July 14. The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union State Softball Tournament begins on Monday, July 20 at Rogers Park in Fort Dodge, Iowa.New this summer will be a double-elimination format in all five classes. Each class will compete on the same diamond throughout the week until the championships, which will be streamed live.Iowa is the only state in the nation that holds its softball season during the summer months, with Rogers Park and Fort Dodge being home to the state event every year since 1970.New Champion Will Be Crowned In Class 4AWaukee Northwest, the reigning Class 5A state titleholders, secured a spot in the regional finals while Pella, the Class 4A queen in 2025, was knocked off in the semifinals by Grinnell. Class 3A’s reigning state champs, Williamsburg, punched a ticket to the final round.Clarksville is the Class 1A defending state champions, as Van Meter, who captured the Class 2A crown last year, moved up to Class 3A this season and will play for a regional title.The last official set of class rankings was released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, with the No. 1 teams in their respective classes being Waukee Northwest (Class 5A), ADM (Class 4A), Williamsburg (Class 2A), Riverside (Class 1A) and Exira-EHK/Audubon (Class 1A). Iowa High School Softball Regional Championships(All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted)Class 5AMuscatine at Ankeny CentennialCedar Rapids Prairie at Dallas Center-GrimesCedar Falls at Dowling CatholicLinn-Mar at Cedar Rapids KennedyOttumwa at Southeast PolkDes Moines Roosevelt at West Des Moines ValleyPleasant Valley at WaukeeJohnston at Waukee NorthwestClass 4ANorwalk at ADMNewton at CarlisleCedar Rapids Xavier at Clear Creek-AmanaMarion at Western DubuqueSioux City Bishop Heelan at Fort DodgeBoone at North PolkBurlington at North ScottGrinnell at WintersetClass 3AOsage at Dubuque Wahlert CatholicDes Moines Christian at AlbiaCenter Point-Urbana at Mount VernonAlgona at PCMWest Delaware at Davenport AssumptionAtlantic at Van MeterFairfield at West LibertyRoland-Story at WilliamsburgClass 2ADyersville Beckman Catholic at DurantRidge View at Lawton-BronsonWest Marshall at Grand View ChristianIowa City Regina Catholic at Louisa-MuscatineLogan-Magnolia at RiversideEast Marshall at Wapsie ValleyHinton at West LyonCardinal at Interstate 35Class 1AFremont-Mills at Exira-EHK/AudubonMartensdale-St. Marys at St. EdmondRemsen St. Mary’s at Newell-FondaNorth Butler at Mason City Newman CatholicEdgewood-Colesburg at North LinnWayne at Southeast WarrenWoodbury Central at West MononaHighland at ClarksvilleAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow