By John Rittenhouse
Steen will be the site for a Labor Day Weekend Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament.
The 11-team, single-elimination event begins Saturday. The final three rounds are set for Monday.
In the upper bracket of the tournament, the Hills Indees meet Carmel at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, with the winner to take on RCI at 12:45 p.m. Monday.
Ellsworth Town takes on Lester, Iowa, in another upper bracket game set for 9 p.m. Saturday. The winner advances to Monday's semifinals.
Steen and NWIA meet in a 9 a.m. game Monday to open the tournament in the lower bracket. The winner of that game meets the winner of a 10:15 a.m. clash between the Ellsworth Indees and Bosch's at 2 p.m. Monday.
Beaver Creek meets the Rock Rapids (Iowa) Merchants at 11:30 a.m. in Monday's final lower bracket game. The winner advances to the semifinals.
The upper bracket semifinal tilt is set for 3:15 p.m. Monday, with the lower bracket semifinal to follow at 5 p.m.
A consolation game will be played at 7:30 p.m., with the title tilt to follow at 8:30.