Class 6A<\/p>\n
2-West Scranton (12-9) vs. 1-Williamsport (17-3)<\/p>\n
Defending champ: Williamsport<\/p>\n
When: Wednesday, 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Wilkes University<\/p>\n
Admission: Tickets must be purchased online through Hometown Ticketing. Visit piaad2.org, click on the link and find the game you\u2019d like to attend. Adults 65 and over as well as children ages five and under are free with proof of age.<\/p>\n
How they got here: Williamsport defeated Wilkes-Barre Area in the semifinals, 10-0. West Scranton defeated Hazleton Area in the semis, 10-4.<\/p>\n
Up next: Only the District 2 champ moves into the state tournament and will play the third seed from District 3 in the first round June 1.<\/p>\n
Breakdown: In a classification that has been dominated by Hazleton Area and Williamsport over the last decade, West Scranton enters the mix to try to unseat the champs. It\u2019s the first time West reached the Class 6A championship. The Lady Invaders last reached a district title game in 2022, losing, 1-0, to eventual state champ Pittston Area. In 2021, the Lady Invaders made a run to the state semifinals. \u2026 West\u2019s record is super deceiving. Out of its nine losses, six came to Abington Heights, North Pocono and Valley View \u2014 all teams playing in a district final. Add in nonleague setbacks to Dunmore and Mid Valley, also playing for district titles, and the Lady Invaders have one loss against a team that\u2019s not playing this week. \u2026 Senior Mia Tallo leads the team with a .469 average with 30 hits and 27 RBIs. Sophia Deluca and Sydney Williams combined for six hits in the win over Hazleton Area in the semifinals. Sophomore pitcher Kaleiah Connor has had a great year in the circle with more than 120 Ks. \u2026 Williamsport looks to defend its title, which included a win over West Scranton on Millionaire Mountain. Williamsport also played a competitive schedule with conference games against Central Mountain and Jersey Shore, and nonleague games with Loyalsock, Mifflinburg, Tunkhannock, Holy Redeemer, Bald Eagle Area and Montoursville. But the Millionaires have struggled against District 2, losing to Tunkhannock and Holy Redeemer. \u2026 The top three hitters in the Millionaires lineup \u2014 Emma Vollman, Kinsley Cannode and Brenna Beck \u2014 can do some damage, while No. 9 hitter Brielle Thorton had some success against Tunkhannock\u2019s Michaela Howell.<\/p>\n
Class 5A<\/p>\n
2-North Pocono (16-5) vs. 1-Abington Heights (20-1)<\/p>\n
Defending champ: North Pocono<\/p>\n
When: Wednesday, 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: University of Scranton\u2019s Magis Field<\/p>\n
Admission: Tickets must be purchased online through Hometown Ticketing. Visit piaad2.org, click on the link and find the game you\u2019d like to attend. Adults 65 and over as well as children ages five and under are free with proof of age.<\/p>\n
How they got here: North Pocono defeated Pittston Area in the semifinals, 2-1. Abington Heights defeated Crestwood in the semis, 8-0.<\/p>\n
Up next: Only the District 2 champ moves into the state tournament and will play the fourth seed from District 1, either Upper Moreland or Upper Dublin, in the first round June 1.<\/p>\n
Breakdown: It\u2019s the third meeting this season between the two Lackawanna League Division I teams, and it\u2019s a rematch of last year\u2019s district championship. It\u2019s a similar situation to 2025 where Abington Heights swept the regular-season series, only to see North Pocono get its revenge in the district final. This season, the Lady Comets won at North Pocono, 14-4, and edged the Lady Trojans, 3-2, in nine innings in Clarks Summit. . \u2026\u00a0 Abington Heights\u2019 lone loss came at Loyalsock. \u2026 The Lady Comets lineup has pop Nos. 1 through No. 9. Eva Kane is one of the top leadoff hitters in District 2 with a .493 average with 35 hits and 36 runs. Avary Brister looks to build on a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 that should put her in contention for state Player of the Year. The junior is hitting over .650 with 49 hits, 41 RBIs and 38 runs with 14 doubles and eight RBIs. Pitcher Adrianna Condrad, a Syracuse commit, has also been sensational, hitting over .500, while carrying a 14-1 record in the circle with a 1.24 ERA. \u2026 The Lady Trojans\u2019 five losses came to Abington Heights, Valley View, Pennsbury and Northwest Area. Northwest, undefeated from District 4, just won the Class 2A championship last week. \u2026 North Pocono has a young, but experienced team with a lot of sophomores and juniors in the starting lineup. Amelia Bell has handled the bulk of the pitching duties this year while sister Ariella works back from an injury. Amelia has more than 100 Ks on the year, and is 15-3, while hitting over .400 at the plate. Ariella pitched in the second Abington Heights game, holding the Lady Comets to two runs through eight innings. \u2026 Avarie Roscioli is one of the top sophomores in District 2 as she\u2019s hitting .547 and leading the Lady Trojans in runs (22), hits (25) and RBIs (19). \u2026 In last year\u2019s championship game, Isabella Forgione and Amelia Bell combined for four of the team\u2019s seven hits, while Ariella Bell entered in relief to get the win.<\/p>\n
Class 4A<\/p>\n
2-Valley View (19-3) vs. 1-Tunkhannock (21-1)<\/p>\n
Defending champ: Valley View<\/p>\n
When: Wednesday, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Wilkes University<\/p>\n
Admission: Tickets must be purchased online through Hometown Ticketing. Visit piaad2.org, click on the link and find the game you\u2019d like to attend. Adults 65 and over as well as children ages five and under are free with proof of age.<\/p>\n
How they got here: Valley View defeated Hanover Area in the quarterfinals, 17-0, and Wallenpaupack in the semifinals, 11-0. Tunkhannock defeated Nanticoke Area in the quarters, 10-0, and Dallas in the semis, 12-2.<\/p>\n
Up next: Only the District 2 champ moves into the state tournament and will play the runner-up from District 3. There, No. 1 Kennard-Dale (20-0) faces off with No. 3 Northern Lebanon (19-3).<\/p>\n
Breakdown: It should come as no surprise that the Tigers and Cougars are back in the title game. It\u2019s the fifth-straight year Tunkhannock will face off with Valley View, holding a 3-1 edge. This will be the last time for at least two years, though, as Tunkhannock is in Class 3A in the new PIAA cycle. \u2026 Tunkhannock is still pretty young, a mainly junior-laden team, and will look to make noise for the next few years. \u2026 The Tigers are undefeated against District 2 teams with the lone loss coming to Chardon of Ohio, which is in its state\u2019s regional semifinals. \u2026 Leadoff hitter Addisyn Waterman recently broke the school\u2019s career record for runs, while Makenzie Bevan smashed her 10th and 11th home runs to break the single-season record held by Paige Marabell. \u2026 Waterman is a stolen-base machine with 80 career swipes and is a force from the leadoff spot with a .478 average with 32 hits and 43 runs. \u2026 Freshman pitcher Michaela Howell has been lights out with a 21-1 record, an ERA of 1.81 and 189 strikeouts\u2026. While the Cougars lost Kalli Karwowski (Penn State) and Taylor Cawley (Binghamton) off last year\u2019s state championship team, Valley View is still really powerful. Leading the way is Clemson commit Abbi Call, who hasn\u2019t allowed a run in the postseason. She\u2019s 13-2 with a 2.28 ERA. She\u2019s just as good at the plate, hitting over .650 with 33 hits and 31 RBIs \u2014 including seven home runs. The Cougars also have two other Division 1 commits with Ella Swingle (LeMoyne) and Zoie Krupovich (Bryant). Head coach Mia Wascura, the winningest coach in University of Scranton softball history, is 2-0 in district title games since taking over Valley View, and only lost one game in the postseason in two years.<\/p>\n
Class 2A<\/p>\n
2- Dunmore (16-6) vs. 1-Montrose (17-2)<\/p>\n
Defending champ: Holy Redeemer<\/p>\n
When: Wednesday, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: University of Scranton\u2019s Magis Field<\/p>\n
Admission: Tickets must be purchased online through Hometown Ticketing. Visit piaad2.org, click on the link and find the game you\u2019d like to attend. Adults 65 and over as well as children ages five and under are free with proof of age.<\/p>\n
How they got here: Dunmore defeated Mountain View in the first round, 15-0, and Holy Redeemer in the semifinals, 8-7. Montrose had a first-round bye, then defeated Elk Lake in the semis, 11-1.<\/p>\n
Up next: Only the District 2 champ moves into the state tournament and will play District 4 champ Northwest Area in the first round June 1. The undefeated Rangers shut out Wyalusing, 3-0, to win the title there.<\/p>\n
Breakdown: There will be a new champ in Class 2A as Dunmore eliminated Holy Redeemer, 8-7, in the semifinals. Dunmore eyes its first softball title, while Montrose looks to add a district crown to its Lackawanna League Division III title. \u2026 The Lady Bucks have a 5-4 victory over Montrose this season. The Dunmore-Holy Redeemer game was a classic with Dunmore jumping out to a 7-1 lead, Holy Redeemer tying it at 7-7 and the Lady Bucks\u2019 getting the game-winning score on Rachel Walsh\u2019s sacrifice fly. \u2026 Walsh and Paige Ancherani form a nice one-two punch in the circle. Walsh has more than 400 Ks in her career, while Ancherani threw a three-inning perfect game against Mountain View in the quarters, and battled out of a two-on, no-out situation in the seventh to clinch the semifinal victory. \u2026 Of the Lady Bucks\u2019 six losses, only one came against a team not playing for a district crown. \u2026 Walsh leads Dunmore at the plate with a .444 average with 32 hits and 30 RBIs. \u2026 Montrose is kind of a mystery. The Lady Meteors rolled through Division III, but lost to both Dunmore and Riverside, Division II teams. \u2026 Montrose beat Elk Lake in the semifinals, and found some good balance in the lineup. Kyleise Kublo drove in three runs, while Libby Bush had three hits and scored three times. Cara Evans had two hits, and Alyse Legg drove in two runs. Alayna Mott twirled a five-hitter with five strikeouts.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tom Fox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Class 6A 2-West Scranton (12-9) vs. 1-Williamsport (17-3) Defending champ: Williamsport When: Wednesday, 3 p.m. Where: Wilkes University…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190000,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-203218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-high-school-sports","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}