Central Region Playoffs in St. Cloud March 15-16
The Pacesetter Youth Basketball State Championships for grades 4-7 will hold Central Region Playoffs in St. Cloud March 15-16. Boys’ teams in grades 4-5-6-7 will play Saturday, March 15, and girls’ teams in grades 4-5-6-7 will play Sunday, March 16.
Teams will each play 3-4 games on one day. Each regional grade/gender bracket is limited to the first 16 teams to enter. Teams may register at www.pacesettersports.net.
Pacesetter Sports will offer region playoffs for grades 4-7 at five sites in 2025:
• Southeast – Byron/Waseca – March 8-9
• Southwest – Redwood Falls – March 8-9
• Central – St. Cloud – March 15-16
• Northeast – Mountain Iron/Grand Rapids – Feb. 15-16
• Northwest – Bemidji – Feb. 22-23
Five region champions and three wild card selections will be invited to play in the Pacesetter 8-team Minnesota State Championships for grades 4-7 in St. Cloud on Saturday-Sunday, March 29-30.
Minnesota boys’ and girls’ teams in grades 8-9 will be able to register directly for the over-all Minnesota state championships in St. Cloud on March 29-30.
The Minnesota state champions and runners-up will be invited to play in the 2025 Pacesetter Great Five-State Championships at the Target Center in -Minneapolis against teams from Iowa, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and North Dakota.
Pacesetter Sports has been providing the Minnesota youth basketball state championships since 1993. Pacesetter has also been providing basketball and volleyball camps and tournaments since 1980 and publishing Minnesota Basketball News since 1994.
Submitted by Jeff McCarron, Pacesetter Sports owner/director