high school softball\u00a0<\/a>playoffs across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, the next step in the road to the FHSAA championships in Longwood.<\/p>\nJacksonville-area teams will begin the regionals on May 6 for Classes 1A through 4A and on May 7 for 5A through 7A. The second round will be on May 12, and the third round on May 14.<\/p>\n
In 2025, no Northeast Florida teams qualified for the final four, but the area enters the 2026 regionals with numerous contenders.<\/p>\n
See the complete brackets below for Jacksonville and Northeast Florida.<\/p>\n
REGION 1-7A<\/p>\n
(8) Sandalwood at (1) Lake Brantley<\/p>\n
(5) Creekside at (4) Atlantic Coast<\/p>\n
(3) Apopka at (6) Spruce Creek<\/p>\n
(7) Orange City University at (2) Oviedo Hagerty<\/p>\n
REGION 1-6A<\/p>\n
(8) Nease at (1) Pace<\/p>\n
(5) Winter Garden Horizon at (4) Crestview<\/p>\n
(6) Gainesville Buchholz at (3) Navarre<\/p>\n
(7) Ocala Forest at (2) Tocoi Creek<\/p>\n
REGION 1-5A<\/p>\n
(8) Fleming Island at (1) Niceville<\/p>\n
(4) Gulf Breeze at (5) Ponte Vedra<\/p>\n
(6) Middleburg at (3) Tallahassee Lincoln<\/p>\n
(7) Milton at (2) Tallahassee Chiles<\/p>\n
REGION 1-4A<\/p>\n
(8) Escambia at (1) Columbia<\/p>\n
(4) Panama City Beach Arnold at (5) Clay<\/p>\n
(6) St. Augustine at (3) Fort Walton Beach<\/p>\n
(7) Menendez at (2) Baker County<\/p>\n
REGION 1-3A<\/p>\n
(8) Wolfson at (1) Wakulla<\/p>\n
(5) Yulee at (4) West Nassau<\/p>\n
(3) South Walton at (6) West Florida<\/p>\n
(7) Suwannee at (2) Paxon<\/p>\n
REGION 2-3A<\/p>\n
(8) Mount Dora at (1) Alachua Santa Fe<\/p>\n
(5) The Villages at (4) Nature Coast Tech<\/p>\n
(6) Astronaut at (3) Crystal River<\/p>\n
(7) Palatka at (2) Eustis<\/p>\n
REGION 1-2A<\/p>\n
(8) Florida High at (1) North Bay Haven<\/p>\n
(5) Bolles at (4) Bozeman<\/p>\n
(6) Bishop Snyder at (3) Episcopal<\/p>\n
(7) Trinity Christian at (2) Baldwin<\/p>\n
REGION 2-2A<\/p>\n
(8) Space Coast at (1) Orlando First Academy<\/p>\n
(5) Melbourne Central Catholic at (4) Ocala Trinity Catholic<\/p>\n
(3) Cornerstone Charter at (6) Newberry<\/p>\n
(7) Keystone Heights at (2) Montverde Academy<\/p>\n
REGION 1-1A<\/p>\n
(8) Rocky Bayou Christian at (1) University Christian<\/p>\n
(4) Christ’s Church at (5) St. Johns Country Day<\/p>\n
(3) Tallahassee St. John Paul II at (6) Peniel Baptist<\/p>\n
(7) Harvest Community at (2) Tallahassee NFC<\/p>\n
REGION 3-RURAL<\/p>\n
(4) Hilliard at (1) Madison County<\/p>\n
(3) Union County at (2) Branford<\/p>\n
(This story has been updated to add new information.)<\/p>\n
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