Here are the District 9 softball playoff brackets, released Thursday by tournament chairman Bill Vassallo. Also below is the District 6-9 Class AAAA bracket, which includes the district’s lone 4A squad DuBois. Seed listed in parenthesis:
CLASS A (11 teams, top two finishers advance to states)
Preliminary Round
Monday, May 18
Coudersport (9) at Otto-Eldred (8), 4:30 p.m.
Northern Potter (10) at Clarion (7), 4:30 p.m.
Brockway (11) at Keystone (6), 4:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, May 20
Otto-Eldred-Coudersport winner at Elk County Catholic (1), 4:30 p.m.
Curwensville (5) at DuBois Central Catholic (4), 4:30 p.m.
Clarion-Northern Potter winner at Smethport (2), 4:30 p.m.
Keystone-Brockway winner at Port Allegany (3), 4:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Tuesday, May 26
Otto-Eldred-Coudersport-Elk County Catholic winner vs. DuBois Central Catholic-Curwensville winner, TBA
Smethport-Clarion-Northern Potter winner vs. Port Allegany-Keystone-Brockway winner, TBA
Championship
Thursday, May 28
Semifinal winners, TBA
CLASS AA (5 teams, champion advances)
Preliminary Round
Monday, May 18
Johnsonburg (5) at Cranberry (4), 4:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Tuesday, May 19
Redbank Valley (3) at Karns City (2), 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 20
Cranberry-Johnsonburg winner at Moniteau (1), 4:30 p.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, TBA
CLASS AAA (3 teams, champion advances)
Semifinal
Wednesday, May 20
Clearfield (3) at Punxsutawney (2), 3:30 p.m.
Championship
Tuesday, May 26
Clearfield-Punxsutawney winner vs. St. Marys (1), TBA
DISTRICT 6-9
CLASS AAAA (5 teams, champion advances)
Preliminary Round
Monday, May 18
Altoona (5) at State College (4), 4 p.m.
Semifinals
Wednesday, May 20
State College-Altoona at Mifflin County (1), 4 p.m.
DuBois (3) at Central Mountain (2), 4 p.m.
Championship
Wednesday, May 27
Semifinal winners, Nittany Lion Softball Park, Penn State University, TBA
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