Two of the five Iowa high school softball state tournament brackets were set on Monday night, as both Class 1A and Class 2A held regional finals on the diamond around the state.The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union State Softball Tournament begins on Monday, July 20 in Fort Dodge, Iowa from Rogers Park. The event will feature a double-elimination format for the first time.Class 3A, Class 4A and Class 5A regional finals will take place on Tuesday night.Grand View Christian Makes School HistoryEarlier this year, Grand View Christian moved to the No. 1 spot in the state class rankings in Class 2A. Now, the Thunder are headed to the state tournament for the first time.Perennial state contenders in boys basketball, the Grand View Christian softball team scored its first spot in the elite eight with a 12-4 victory in five innings over West Marshall.Joining the Thunder in the Class 2A state bracket will be Cardinal, Iowa City Regina Catholic, Logan-Magnolia, Ridge View, Hinton, Durant and Wapsie Valley. The class was sent into a tailspin, as five of the Top 7 ranked teams in the final set of rankings did not make it out of regionals.Logan-Magnolia knocked off top-ranked Riverside, 3-2, as Iowa City Regina Catholic pulled a 2-0 upset of No. 4 Louisa-Muscatine. Fifth-rated Interstate 35 fell to Cardinal, 5-3, and No. 7 West Lyon was eliminated by Hinton, 7-1.Top Four All Advance To Elite Eight In Class 1AExira-EHK/Audubon, defending Class 1A state champion Clarksville, St. Edmond and West Monona each punched tickets to the state field with wins in regional finals. They are the top-ranked teams in the class.Exira-EHK/Audubon handled Fremont-Mills, 12-1, Clarksville got by Highland, 4-2, and St. Edmond dominated Martensdale-St. Marys, 12-2. Exira-EHK/Audubon was ranked 15th in the latest High School On SI Iowa State Rankings, a Top 25 that takes into consideration teams from all five classes.Joining those four in the elite eight will be Remsen St. Mary’s, Edgewood-Colesburg, Southeast Warren and North Butler.North Butler upset No. 5 Mason City Newman Catholic, 2-0, as Remsen St. Mary’s downed higher-ranked Newell-Fonda, 10-4.Iowa High School Softball Regional Final ScoreboardClass 2ADurant 10, Dyersville Beckman Catholic 7Ridge View 12, Lawton-Bronson 2Grand View Christian 12, West Marshall 4Cardinal 5, Interstate 35 3Iowa City Regina Catholic 2, Louisa-Muscatine 0Logan-Magnolia 3, Riverside 2Wapsie Valley 8, East Marshall 3Hinton 7, West Lyon 1Class 1AExira-EHK/Audubon 12, Fremont-Mills 1Clarksville 4, Highland 2St. Edmond 12, Martensdale-St. Marys, 12-2Remsen St. Mary’s 10, Newell-Fonda 4North Butler 2, Mason City Newman Catholic, 0Edgewood-Colesburg 3, North Linn 2Southeast Warren 13, Wayne 6West Monona 15, Woodbury Central 7Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow