The Upper 13 League Champion Ashland Merchants earned a #1 seed in their bracket and will face the #4 Interwald Woodticks at Rib Lake on Sat., Aug. 9, at 3:00 p.m. The Woodticks were 5-5 in the Dairyland League and gained an automatic berth in the playoffs as a host team. Should the Merchants win, they would play the winner of the Whittleysey Reds/Cumberland Islanders game at Rib Lake on Sun., Aug. 10, at 3:00 p.m.

The Upper 13 League's second-place team, the Duluth Dukes, took a #3 seed in their bracket and will play against the #2 Menomonie Eagles at Haugen on Sat., Aug. 9, at 12:00 p.m. Menomonie finished the St. Croix Valley League season with a record of 12-3. Should the Dukes win, they would play the winner of the Haugen Knights/Tilden Tigers game at Haugen on Sun., Aug. 10, at 12:00 p.m.

Teams with two wins in the semifinals weekend advance to the finals at River Falls, Aug. 15-17.