MAAD held regionals in Faribult, MN on March 8-9 2019 with 8 Men and 5 women teams attended.
Newcomer and underdog 8th seeded Dakota Wolves came in to upset 1st seeded St Louis Thunder (2018 MAAD Champs) in first round and rallied to the champion game, 3rd seeded Olathe Kings upset 2018 runner-up 2nd seeded LAD Star City in semifinals to earn their first bid to champion game, Dakota Wolves came out as 2019 MAAD Champion
Men’s champion result:
#8 Dakota Defeated #3 Olathe Kings, 78-56
Men’s Final Place
1 Dakota Wolves
2 Olathe Kings
3 LAD (Lincoln) Star City
4 FDC Minnesota
Newcomer FDC (Faribo Deaf Club) Minnesota tapped a Number 1 seeded after Round Robin games and captured their first MAAD champs, FDC Minnepaul upset 3rd seeded and 2018 MAAD Champion Omaha Eagles to enter their bid to Champion game, FDC Minnesota came out as a 2019 MAAD Champion
Women’s Champion Result:
#1 FDC Minnesota defeated #2 FDC Minnepaul,
Women’s Final Place
1 FDC Minnesota
2 FDC Minnepaul
3 Iowa Storm
4 Omaha Eagles
Source: Midwest Athletic Association of Deaf MAAD Facebook
Future Upcoming Regionals
NEAAD March 8-9 @ East Hartford, CT (Results TBA)
FAAD March 8-9 @ Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Results TBA)
SEAAD March 14-16 @ Puerto Rico
CAAD March 15-16 @ Milwaukee, WI
EAAD March 22-24 @ Rochester, NY
NWADB March 21-23 @ Salt Lake City, UT