The 2026 Section 8A Baseball tournament seeds and schedule were released Saturday morning, and the top seeds are Red Lake County and Fosston. The seeds and schedule are below.
WEST SUBSECTION-
1. Red Lake County
2. Ada-Borup-West
3. Sacred Heart
4. West Marshall
5. Northern Freeze
6. Fertile-Beltrami
7. Badger/Greenbush-MR
8. Kittson County Central
EAST SUBSECTION-
1. Fosston
2. Bagley
3. Blackduck
4. Win-E-Mac
5. Mahnomen/Waubun
6. Lake of the Woods
7. Clearbrook-Gonvick
8. Northome/Kelliher
9. Red Lake
SECTION 8A TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE –
FIRST ROUND – Tuesday, May 26 at high seed (games at 4:30 PM)
WEST Subsection –
#8 KCC at #1 RLC (in Red Lake Falls)
#5 Northern Freeze at #4 West Marshall (at Argyle)
#7 BGMR at #2 Ada-Borup-West (at Ada)
#6 Fertile-Beltrami at #3 Sacred Heart (at EGF)
EAST Subsection –
#9 Red Lake vs #8 Northome/Kelliher (2:00 PM at Fosston)
Red Lake/NK winner at #1 Fosston
#5 Mahnomen/Waubun at #4 Win-E-Mac (at Erskine)
#6 Blackduck at #3 Lake of the Woods (at Baudette)
#7 Clearbrook-Gonvick at #2 Bagley
SECOND AND THIRD ROUNDS – Thursday, May 28
WEST Subsection – at East Grand Forks
10:00 AM – KCC/RLC winner vs Freeze/West Marshall winner (on KROX Radio)
12:30 PM – BGMR/ABW winner vs FB/Sacred Heart winner (on KROX Radio)
3:00 PM – The winners of the first two games play
5:30 PM – The losers of the first two games play (on KROX Radio)
EAST Subsection – at Bemidji State
10:00 AM – Fosston/RL or NK winner vs MW/WEM winner
12:30 PM – Blackduck/LOW winner vs CG/Bagley winner
3:00 PM – The winners of the first two games play
5:30 PM – The losers of the first two games play
SEMI-FINALS and ELIMINATION BRACKET GAMES – Tuesday, June 2 at Crookston’s Jim Karn Field
CHAMPIONSHIP – Thursday, June 4 at Crookston’s Jim Karn Field
