More than a month of action will come to an end this weekend as the Iola Recreation Department Women’s Slow-Pitch League kicks off its league tournament Friday.
Tuesday, Iola Recreation Department officials announced the tournament schedule and tabbed Farm Bureau as the top seed and the only team to receive a first-round bye.
The action begins at 1 p.m. as fourth-seed Bat Intentions and fifth-seed Basic Pitches battle for the right to take on Farm Bureau at 2 p.m.
On the opposite side of Riverside Park at 1 p.m. third-seed Allen Farms and sixth-seed Cleats N’ Cleavage face off. The winner will face either second-seed Chicks with Sticks or the Diamond Divas, who will battle in their tournament opener at 2 p.m.
As part of the double-elimination tournament, loser bracket play begins at 3 p.m. The winners bracket semifinal begins at 5 p.m. The loser’s bracket final begins at 6 p.m. The championship game will take place at 7 p.m. with a second game, if necessary, slated for 8 p.m.
