HS News: Playoffs begin
What months ago was a dream is now reality.

The trade deadline has passed, along with all the GMs' wheeling and dealing. Contract negotiations are on hold. Front office work is all put on the back burner. Now it's time for each club, player, coach and manager to put their imprint on High School League history. Nobody will remember the free agent who got away. No one will care about the trade that fell through. People will remember just one thing about the playoffs -- the team that wins the High School Cup crown. 

The High School Wildcard Series starts today with these matchups: 
<San Francisco HS Sea Lions:team#171> vs <Manhattan HS Monarchs:team#158>, <Quebec City HS Nordiques:team#165> vs <Lackland AFB HS Bombers:team#140>, <Garrettsville HS River Cats:team#152> vs <Long Beach HS Terriers:team#170> and <Nashville HS Predators:team#169> vs <Calgary HS Flames:team#174>.