High seeds with one exception won the second of Tomahawk East League playoffs Sunday.
Only Sleepy Eye and Essig went to a third game after Essig scored a 14-13 win to knot the series. First round scores were unreported.
Season champion New Ulm joins the winners in the second round beginning Friday.
Lamberton, Hanska, Stark and Searles all advanced.
Lamberton 11 Gibbon 1 (Lamberton wins 2 to 0)
Essig 14 Sleepy Eye 13 (Series tied at one)
Hanska 7 Leavenworth 5 (Hanska Wins 2 to 0)
Stark 5 St James 4 10 inn (Stark Wins 2 to 0)
Searles 8 Springfield 5 (Searles wins 2 to 0)