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Midseason Madness Recap

By NDSAS, 05/12/25, 9:15PM CDT

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Teams from across the state competed in Fargo on May 9 & 10.

Midseason Madness V presented by Flint Group and Essentia Health was the biggest gathering of softball teams in event history. In fact, it is believed to be the largest regular season high school softball tournament in the country in 2025. A total of 43 high school softball teams from North Dakota took over the North Softball Complex in Fargo to play a total of 64 games and crown six champions. There were an estimated 3,500 people at the event.

All six champions were from the western side of the state.

Midseason Madness Champions

  • Flickertail Bracket - Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark
  • Peace Garden Bracket - Minot
  • Roughrider Bracket - Ray
  • Maris Division - Tioga
  • Badlands Division - Heart River
  • Roosevelt Bracket - Williston

Thank You

It takes quite a crew of people to put this event on and we want to take a moment to say thank you. 

  • North Dakota Softball All Stars Board Members Tim How, Mike Skogen, Allison Riddle, Alysha How, Madison Sweep, Cory Erickson, Mike Oehlke, Emma Passa, Makenna Alexander and Brooklyn Morris
  • Koby Pennick (Umpire In Chief) and the 32 umpires that officiated the event
  • Presenting sponsors Flint Group & Essentia Health
  • The Fargo Park District for providing the venue and the upkeep of the facility
  • The Fargo-Moorhead Convention & Visitor Bureau for providing signage, bag tags, and lanyards
  • Essentia Health for providing athletic trainers
  • Crown Trophy for providing the championship plaques
  • All Season Motorsports for providing golf carts
  • Additional sponsors Bobcat & Red River Commodities
  • The Green & Gold Collective for providing volunteers to take gate and give golf cart rides
  • The Ball Yard for providing apparel pre-orders, on-site and post-orders