AURORA | Pairings and time schedule for the 2021 Class 5A state softball tournament that runs Oct. 22-23, 2021, at the Aurora Sports Park. All games will be played at Complex B. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:
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2021 CLASS 5A STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
First round, Oct. 22 (Complex B)
Upper bracket
Game 1: No. 16 Castle View (17-9) vs. No. 1 Horizon (25-1), 10 a.m.
Game 2: No. 9 Grand Junction Central (21-5) vs. No. 8 Chatfield (17-8), 10 a.m.
Game 3: NO. 13 CHEROKEE TRAIL (17-9) vs. No. 4 Legend (21-4), 10 a.m.
Game 4: No. 12 Broomfield (16-10) vs. No. 5 Legacy (21-4), 10 a.m.
Lower bracket
Game 5: No. 14 Arvada West (16-9-1) vs. No. 3 Fossil Ridge (22-3), 12:15 p.m.
Game 6: NO. 11 SMOKY HILL (22-4) vs. No. 6 Mountain Vista (19-6), 12:15 p.m.
Game 7: No. 15 Rock Canyon (13-13) vs. No. 2 Columbine (22-3), 12:15 p.m.
Game 8: No. 10 Chaparral (19-7) vs. No. 7 Lakewood (17-8), 12:15 p.m.
Quarterfinals, Oct. 22
Game 9: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Game 10: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Game 11: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Game 12: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Semifinals, Oct. 23
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 10 a.m.
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 10 a.m.
Championship, Oct. 23
Game 15: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 1 p.m.