{"id":36331,"date":"2025-12-06T14:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-ignite\/?p=36331"},"modified":"2025-12-05T17:41:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:41:01","slug":"inaugural-northwoods-league-softball-all-star-game-to-be-hosted-in-madison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-ignite\/2025\/12\/06\/inaugural-northwoods-league-softball-all-star-game-to-be-hosted-in-madison\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Northwoods League Softball All-Star Game to be Hosted in Madison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Rochester, Minn \u2013 The Northwoods League and The Madison Night Mares are proud to announce that the inaugural Northwoods League Softball All-Star Game will be held at Warner Park the weekend of July 11th, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Northwoods League Softball will have six teams during the 2026 season. The All-Star teams will be composed of three teams each, members of the Madison Night Mares, La Crosse Steam, and the Wausau Ignite on one team, and players from the Grand Forks Spitfires, Mankato Habaneros, and the Minot Honeybees on the other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The All-Star Game will also feature a Home Run Challenge, which will be played bracket-style with eight players. Further details on the Home Run Challenge will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The All-Star Game festivities will be accompanied by a 12U and 14U youth softball tournament hosted at Warner Park and Madison College, the Night Mares Turf Classic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cHosting the inaugural Northwoods League Softball All-Star Game is an incredible opportunity for the Madison community,\u201d said Night Mares and Mallards General Manager Samantha Rubin. \u201cWe will be showcasing the best talent in Northwoods League softball, as well as creating an amazing environment for youth softball. With the Night Mares Turf Classic running alongside the festivities, we\u2019re excited to create an environment where young players can see what\u2019s possible at the next level!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Wausau Ignite are planning a fun-filled 2026 season! Season tickets and select ticket packages are on sale now, with single-game tickets going on sale later this spring. Schedules for 2026 will be released soon. For more information go to <a href=\"http:\/\/ignitesoftball.com\">ignitesoftball.com<\/a> or call 715-845-5055.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">###<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><i>Leveraging the 32-year success of the Northwoods League, the first for-profit Summer Collegiate Baseball League, Northwoods League Softball (NWLS) is the first for-profit Women\u2019s Summer Collegiate Softball League which began play in the Upper Midwest in the summer of 2024.\u00a0 The purpose of the League will be to develop players for their college, Olympic and future professional play.\u00a0 Teams will be promoted similar to minor league baseball teams, playing games in front of fans in a fun, friendly, family-oriented environment.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rochester, Minn \u2013 The Northwoods League and The Madison Night Mares are proud to announce that the inaugural Northwoods League  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":36378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-team-news","category-update-ticker"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - 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