Stark County-area high school softball | OHSAA sectional-district tournament schedule

The Repository

May 4, 2023 at 12:13 PM·6 min read

The Ohio High School Athletic Association softball tournament gets underway Monday in the Northeast sectional-district tournament in Divisions I and IV. Divisions II and III open up sectional play the next day.

Here's a look at the schedule for Stark County-area teams for the next two weeks:

MONDAY, MAY 8

Sectional semifinals, all games 5 p.m.

Division I, Northeast 1

Nordonia at Cuyahoga Falls

Cle. JFK at McKinley

Massillon at Gilmour Acad.

Division I, Northeast 2

Lakeside at Brush

GlenOak at Ellet

Hudson at Mentor

Division I, Northeast 3

Twinsburg at Warren Harding

Kent Roosevelt at Hoover

Solon at Louisville

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Division IV, Northeast 1

East Canton at David Anderson

Windham at Cardinal

Division IV, Northeast 3

Elms at Andrews Osborne

Kidron Central Christian at Central Catholic

St. Thomas Aquinas at Rittman

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TUESDAY, MAY 9

Sectional semifinals, all games 5 p.m.

Division II, Northeast 1

Conneaut at Harvey

Kenston at West Branch

Crestwood at Edgewood

W. Geauga at Geneva

Chaney at Ursuline

Division II, Northeast 2

Salem at Lake County Perry

Ravenna at NDCL

Youngstown East at Hubbard

Struthers at Girard

Niles at Howland

Division II, Northeast 4

East at Cle. Garrett Morgan

Cle. Campus International at Northwest

Cle. Central Catholic at CVCA

Division III, Northeast 1

Mentor Lake Catholic at Canton South

Kirtland at Rootstown

Cardinal Mooney at Crestview

Liberty at Pymatuning Valley

Division III, Northeast 3

Smithville at Fairless

Orrville at Mapleton

Chippewa at Laurel

WENESDAY, MAY 10

Sectional finals, all games 5 p.m.

Division I, Northeast 1

Nordonia-Cuyahoga Falls winner at Riverside

Boardman at Walsh Jesuit

Cle. JFK-McKinley winner at Green

Massillon-Gilmour Acad. winner at Perry

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Division I, Northeast 2

Brush-Lakeside winner at Fitch

Lake at Madison

GlenOak-Ellet winner at Eastlake North

Hudson-Mentor winner at Willoughby South

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Division I, Northeast 3

Warren Harding-Twinsburg winner at Jackson

Mayfield at Stow

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Kent-Hoover winner at Chardon

Louisville-Solon winner at Hoban

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Division IV, Northeast 1

East Canton-David Anderson winner at Jackson-Milton

Windham-Cardinal winner vs. Bloomfield-McDonald winner

Division IV, Northeast 3

Elms-Andrews Osborne winner at Mogadore

Aquinas-Rittman winner at Dalton

Kidron Central Christian-Central Catholic winner at Lake Center

THURSDAY, MAY 11

Sectional finals, all games 5 p.m.

Division II, Northeast 1

Conneaut-Harvey winner at Marlington

Kenston-West Branch winner vs. Crestwood-Edgewood winner

W. Geauga-Geneva winner at Aurora

Chaney-Ursuline winner at Jefferson Area

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Division II, Northeast 2

Lake County Perry-Salem winner at Canfield

Hubbard-Youngstown East winner at NDCL-Ravenna winner

Girard-Struthers winner at Field

Alliance at Niles-Howland winner

Division II, Northeast 4

East-Cle. Garrett Morgan at Streetsboro

Cle. Campus International-Northwest at Coventry

Cle. Central Catholic-CVCA at St. Vincent-St. Mary

Bedford-Lincoln West at Copley

Division III, Northeast 1

Canton South-Mentor Lake Catholic winner at Poland

Kirtland-Rootstown winner at Brookfield

Crestview-Mooney winner at South Range

Garrettsville at Pymatunign Valley-Liberty winner

Division III, Northeast 3

Fairless-Smithville winner at Triway

Black River at Loudonville

Mapleton-Orrville winner at Norwayne

Laurel-Chippewa winner at Manchester

Division III, Northeast 4

Columbia-Warrensville Heights winner at Hillsdale

Waynedale at Tuslaw

Cleearview-Wellington winner at Keystone

Cuyahoga Heights-Trinity winner vs. Northwestern

MONDAY, MAY 15

District semifinals

Division I, Northeast 1, at Mentor

Nordonia-Cuyahoga Falls-Riverside winner vs. Boardman-Walsh Jesuit winner, 2

Cle. JFK-McKinley-Green winner vs. Massillon-Gilmour Acad.-Perry winner, 5

Division I, Northeast 2, at Youngstown State

Brush-Lakeside-Fitch winner vs. Madison-Lake winner, 4

Eastlake North-GlenOak-Ellet winner vs. Willoughby South-Hudson-Mentor winner, 6:30

Division I, Northeast 3, at Massillon 190 Sports Complex

Jackson-Warren Harding-Twinsburg winner vs. Stow-Mayfield winner, 2

Chardon-Kent Roosevelt-Hoover winner vs. Hoban-Louisville-Solon winner, 5

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TUESDAY, MAY 16

District semifinals

Division II, Northeast 1, at Jefferson

Conneaut-Harvey-Marlington winner vs. Kenston-West Branch-Crestwood-Edgewood winner, 2

W. Geauga-Geneva-Aurora winner vs. Chaney-Ursuline-Jefferson Area winner, 5

Division II, Northeast 2, at Hubbard

Canfield-Lake County Perry-Salem winner vs. NDCL-Ravenna-Hubbard-Youngstown East winner, 2 p.m.

Field-Girard-Struthers winner vs. Alliance-Niles-Howland winner, 5

Division II, Northeast 4, at Canton Willig Softball Complex

East-Cle. Garrett Morgan-Streetsboro winner vs. Cle. Campus International-Northwest-Coventry winner, 2 p.m.

Cle. Central Catholic-CVCA-St. Vincent-St. Mary winner vs. Bedford-Lincoln West-Copley winner, 5 p.m.

Division III, Northeast 1, at South Range

Poland-Canton South-Mentor Lake Catholic winner vs. Brookfield-Kirtland-Rootstown winner, 3:30

South Range-Crestview-Mooney winner vs. Garrettsville-Pymatuning Valley-Liberty winner, 5 p.m.

Division III, Northeast 3, at Norwayne

Triway-Fairless-Smithville winner vs. Loudonville-Black River winner, 2 p.m.

Norwayne-Mapleton-Orrville vs. Manchester-Laurel-Chippewa, 5 p.m.

Division III, Northeast 4, at Wellington

Hillsdale-Columbia-Warrensville Heights winner vs. Tuslaw-Waynedale winner, 2 p.m

Keystone-Clearview-Wellington winner vs. Northwestern-Cuyahoga Heights-Trinity, 5 p.m.

WENESDAY, MAY 17

District finals

Division I, Northeast 1, at Mentor

Nordonia-Cuyahoga Falls-Riverside-Boardman-Walsh Jesuit winner vs. Cle. JFK-McKinley-Green-Massillon-Gilmour Acad.-Perry winner, 5

Division I, Northeast 2, at Youngstown State

Fitch-Brush-Lakeside-Madison-Lake winner vs. Eastlake North-GlenOak-Ellet-Willoughby South-Mentor-Hudson, 5

Division I, Northeast 3, at Massillon 190 Sports Complex

Jackson-Warren Harding-Twinsburg-Stow-Mayfield winner vs. Chardon-Kent Roosevelt-Hoover-Hoban-Louisville-Solon, 5

THURSDAY, MAY 18

District finals

Division II, Northeast 1, at Jefferson

Conneaut-Harvey-Marlington-Kenston-West Branch-Crestwood-Edgewood winner vs. W. Geauga-Geneva-Aurora-Chaney-Ursuline-Jefferson Area winner, 4

Division II, Northeast 2, at Hubbard

Canfield-Lake County Perry-Salem-NDCL-Ravenna-Hubbard-Youngstown East winner vs. Field-Girard-Struthers-Alliance-Niles-Howland winner, 5

Division II, Northeast 4, at Canton Willig Softball Complex

East-Cle. Garrett Morgan-Streetsboro winner-Cle. Campus International-Northwest-Coventry winner vs. Cle. Central Catholic-CVCA-St. Vincent-St. Mary-Bedford-Lincoln West-Copley winner, 5 p.m.

Division III, Northeast 1, at South Range

Poland-Canton South-Mentor Lake Catholic-Brookfield-Kirtland-Rootstown winner vs. South Range-Crestview-Mooney-Garrettsville-Pymatuning Valley-Liberty winner, 5 p.m.

Division III, Northeast 3, at Norwayne

Triway-Fairless-Smithville-Loudonville-Black River winner vs. Norwayne-Mapleton-Orrville-Manchester-Laurel-Chippewa, 5 p.m.

Division III, Northeast 4, at Wellington

Hillsdale-Columbia-Warrensville Heights-Tuslaw-Waynedale winner, vs. Keystone-Clearview-Wellington-Northwestern-Cuyahoga Heights-Trinity, 5 p.m.

This article originally appeared on The Repository: Greater Canton sectional-district OHSAA softball tournament schedule

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