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Published - Thursday, May 08, 2008

Weather washes out Warriors at softball regional

From Daily News wire services

EMPORIA, Kan. — The opening round of the NCAA Division II North Central Regional was delayed by rain Wednesday and will begin today.

No. 6 seed Winona State (35-13) will take on No. 3 seed Central Missouri State (36-20) at 10 a.m in the first round of the double elimination tournament at the Trusler Sports Complex. The entire tournament has been pushed back one day with the championship game scheduled for Sunday.

The Warriors earned an automatic bid to the regional after beating Southwest Minnesota State twice last weekend to capture the NSIC tournament title.

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