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More May Madness: D9 softball pairings released

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