Bantam VFW State Tournaments

[BSUBeaver]

The Bantam AA and Bantam A VFW State Tournaments will take place February 7-9, 2025 at the Runestone Community Center in Alexandria.

AA Bracket

#1 Rochester gets a bye
#4 Spring Lake Park vs Brainerd 2 PM
#3 Forest Lake vs Buffalo 10 AM
#2 Elk River vs St. Cloud 12 PM

A Bracket

#1 Detroit Lakes vs Minnesota River 10 AM
#4 Andover vs Dodge County 12 PM
#3 Alexandria vs Fergus Falls 8 AM
#2 Thief River Falls vs Waseca 2 PM

Consolation and Championship Semifinals Saturday
Championship, Third Place and Consolation Sunday

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[elliott70]

How were entrants determined this year?

[BSUBeaver]

How were entrants determined this year?

I am not 100% sure, but from what I have heard through the rumor mill is that there were not a lot of teams that had VFW Post sponsors (one of the requirements).

District 9 and 15 ended up with three teams each in the A bracket.

[elliott70]

How were entrants determined this year?

I am not 100% sure, but from what I have heard through the rumor mill is that there were not a lot of teams that had VFW Post sponsors (one of the requirements).

District 9 and 15 ended up with three teams each in the A bracket.

Bemidji does not really have a vfw post (they do but no club) and since vfw baseball is gone (for the most part) thehcokey iside of it is kind of dying off (at least around here).

Too bad it was a nice continuation for bantam kids.

[BSUBeaver]

CLASS A RESULTS

Alexandria 2, Fergus Falls 1 OT
Minnesota River 5, Detroit Lakes 4 OT
Dodge County 5, Andover 3
Thief River Falls 4, Waseca 2

Consolation Semifinals
Andover 2, Detroit Lakes 0
Fergus Falls 4, Waseca 1

Championship Semifinals
Alexandria 3, Thief River Falls 1
Minnesota River 5, Dodge County 1

Fifth Place Game
Andover 6 vs Fergus Falls 2

Third Place Game
Dodge County 4 vs Thief River Falls 7

Championship
Minnesota River 2 vs Alexandria 4

[BSUBeaver]

CLASS AA RESULTS

Rochester-Bye
Brainerd 3, Spring Lake Park 2, 2 OT
Forest Lake 7, Buffalo 3
Elk River 7, St. Cloud 3

Consolation Semifinals
Spring Lake Park-Bye
Buffalo 3, St.Cloud 2

Championship Semifinals
Rochester 6, Brainerd 0
Elk River 5, Forest Lake 2

Fifth Place Game
Spring Lake Park 4 vs Buffalo 2

Third Place Game
Brainerd 4 vs Forest Lake 1

Championship
Rochester 4 vs Elk River 1

[BSUBeaver]

Fun tournament to watch and help out at! The State and Local/Host VFW puts a lot of work into this and runs a great program, too bad more programs don't take advantage of it.