Games have been played.  The glory of victory; the agony of defeat.  Thirty two teams have punched their ticket and are heading to Principal Park in Des Moines, IA to fight for a State Championship in four classes.

The 1A field is led by #1 seed Mason City Newman Catholic with a record of 34-3.  They will take on B-G-M, Brooklyn; the #8 seed at 11 a.m. Friday to open tournament action.  The other teams in the field are #2 Twin Cedars-Bussey, #3 Lemars Gehlen Catholic, #4 Don Bosco-Gilbertville, #5 Martensdale St. Mary's, #6 Lone Tree and #7 seed Underwood.  CLASS 1A TOURNAMENT BRACKET

2A will begin play on Monday, July 28th, at noon. #1 seed North Polk-Alleman will take on Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto to kick-off 2A action.  North Polk-Alleman enters the tournament with an overall record of 29-5.  The other teams in the field are #2 Dyersville Beckman Catholic, #3 Van Meter, #4 South Winneshiek-Calmar, #5 Roland-Story, #6 Iowa City Regina and #7 Hinton.  CLASS 2A TOURNAMENT BRACKET

Waverly-Shell Rock enters the 3A field as the #1 seed.  WSR has an overall record of 35-2.  They match up with #8 Solon on Tuesday, July 29th, at noon.  Also fighting for the title will be #2 Sergeant Bluff-Luton, #3 Fairfield, #4 Harlan, #5 Davenport Assumption, #6 Dallas Center-Grimes and #7 Algona.  CLASS 3A TOURNAMENT BRACKET

Finishing first round action will be the 4A field on Wednesday.  The 4A tournament will open at noon with #1 Waukee taking on #8 Johnston.  Waukee brings a record of 35-4 into the tournament.  Also in the field are #2 Dubuque Hempstead, #3 Cedar Rapids Kennedy, #4 Iowa City West, #5 Dowling Catholic, #6 Southeast Polk and #7 W. Des Moines Valley.  CLASS 4A TOURNAMENT BRACKET

Prep Baseball Report will update you with all the action throughout the week.  See you in Des Moines.