BUTTERMAKERS FIGHT TO THE END BUT COME UP SHORT
Hadley came into the 3rd place series for the Region 13C’s final state tournament spot as a heavy underdog against the Windom Pirates. Not much was expected of Hadley after their previous playoff series play, but Hadley has had the Pirates’ number over the last 3 years; having eliminating Windom out of the play-offs, so it was expected that this series would be a hardfought battle with Windom looking for a measure of revenge. Anyone that attended this series can attest to the grittiness and pride of the underdog Buttermakers showed in the series. Unfortunately for Hadley their run of consecutive State tourney appearances would end at 6 as the Pirates held off the Buttermakers in an exciting series. Here is the series recap: