8 Player Football Playoffs Begin Saturday

Tuesday, October 13th, 2026 -- 11:07 AM

The WIAA Eight-Player football playoffs begin later this week, with first round games on Saturday.  Several central Wisconsin schools will be in action this weekend. 

Gilman has a number-one seed, and the Pirates will meet Fredric in a first round contest Saturday at 1:00 at Gilman. 

In other first round games on Saturday: Athens is at Turtle Lake; Port Edwards at Owen-Withee; Thorp at Assumption; and Rib Lake is at Northwood/Solon Springs. 

Winners advance to second round games on Friday, October 23. 

*****Complete brackets found here......8 Player Brackets

The Eight-Player state championship game will be played at Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday, November 14 at 1:00.

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