By By SCOTT NOVAK / Dowagiac Daily News
The St. Joe Kickers, regular season Blossomland Soccer League champions, will get the No. 1 seed in the tournament which begins on Wednesday, July 20.
The Kickers will take on the Mariners, the eighth seed, at the Kicker's Club in Arden beginning at 6:30 p.m.
In the other first round game for which match-ups have been decided, Whirlpool United will face the Tornadoes at Rockey Weed Field on July 20.
The fourth and fifth place finishers in the regular season will play on Thursday, July 21, while the third and sixth place finishers will play on Wednesday, July 20. Both matches are slated for 6:30 p.m. The higher seeded team will host the match.
Second round matches will be held at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 24. The higher seed will host these matches.
The final round will be held at the St. Joe Kickers Club on Sunday, July 31.
Whirlpool United locked up the No. 2 seed with a 2-0 victory over Diamonds United at Andrews Academy in Berrien Springs.
Takeo Ishii and Mike Dalton scored the goals for the United.
Jay Fettig of the Kickers leads the league in scoring with 14 goals. Ishii, Andrew Low of the Tornadoes and Ismael Hernandez of Diamonds United are tied for second with 10 goals apiece.