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The first day of the Region Three Tournament in Warminster was marked by big wins in three of the four games.  Fort Washington battered Philly champ Ivy Ridge by a 15-0 count.  JP Mascaro rolled over Wayne 13-6.  Host team Warminster was beaten by Norchester 8-0.  In the day's lone close matchup, Lower Bucks champ Newtown beat Chester County champion Spring City 4-3 in 10 innings.

The second day of the tournament will be Sunday with four games.  The loser's bracket contests will pit Ivy Ridge against Spring City and Wayne against Warminster.  In the winner's bracket, Fort Washington will play Newtown and JP Mascaro will face off with Norchester.  Play continues at both Warminster's Munro Park and William Tennett High School.

The first day of the Region Four Tournament in Hanover is in the books.  The first game saw York County champ Southwestern knock off Lancaster County rep Strasburg-Willow Street by a score of 6-3.  Lancaster County champ Penn Manor stayed undefeated on the season by beating Enola 10-3.  Following a four run first, Upper Dauphin went on to beat Campbelltown 10-1.  Host Hanover dropped Franklin Country champ Greencastle 6-5 in the day's final matchup.

Day Two has two loser's bracket games scheduled.  Strasburg-Willow Street will take on Campbelltown in one matchup.  The other game will be Enola and Greencastle.  The winner's bracket games are Upper Dauphin versus Southwestern York and Penn Manor versus Hanover.

The Fort Washington Golden Generals commenced the Region 3 tournament by way of a fifteen run romp over Philadelphia champion Ivy Ridge.

The JP Mascaro Haulers had a slightly more contested win over Wayne.  Even still, the Greater Norristown League champions were able to move on to the winner's bracket with a 13-6 win.

Region Five Tournament play kicked off this morning at Mountaintop with District 11 representative Valley View defeating Wyoming Valley champion Greater Pittston 5-1.  Greater Pittston will try to stay alive Sunday in Game 5, while Valley View moves on in the Winner's Bracket to Sunday's Game 7.

Action at the Region Two Tournament in West Lawn began this morning with North Parkland of the Lehigh Valley League defeating Berks Champ Twin Valley by a score of 9-7.  Twin Valley will play in Game 5 of the Loser's Bracket tomorrow at 9:45, while North Parkland advances to the Game 7 in the Winner's Bracket at 4pm.  More updates to follow as they come in...

We've added regional tournament pages for Regions 2, 3, and 4 so far.  We'll be adding the other regions (and filling in the missing teams) as soon as we can.

To find the pages, simply scroll over the 'news' heading in the navigation bar, down to postseason tournaments, and then to the right for your choice. 

**It's possible that if you're running an old version of Internet Explorer that the postseason tournament pages are located under the individual region headings at the top of the page, and not under the news section.  In that event, simply scroll over the desired region and down to the first selection.

Results from around the state from the past several days.  All updates will be posted here.

Region 2

Berks County

Championship Game

Twin Valley 7, Boyertown 5

Bux-Mont

Championship Game (postponed a third time to Thursday)

Perkiomen vs. Pennridge

Northampton

Championship Series (postponed until Thursday)

Freemansburg vs. Nazareth

Region 3

Lower Bucks

Championship Game

Newtown 4, Yardley-Morrisville 3

Greater Norristown

Championship Game

JP Mascaro 19, Whitpain 15

Main Line

Championship Game

Wayne 5, Upper Darby/Clifton 3

Lower MontCo

Championship Game

Fort Washington 2, Warminster 0

Philadelphia

Championship Game

Ivy Ridge 9, Bustleton 3

Region 4

Lebanon

Championship Game

Campbelltown 7, Fredericksburg

Region 5

West Branch

Championship Game

Jersey Shore 9, Sunbury/Northumberland 3

Susquehanna Valley

Championship Game

Danville 10, Selinsgrove 5

Wyoming Valley

Greater Pittston 6, Old Forge 5

Region 6

Allegheny

Winner's Bracket

Upper St. Clair 6, Monroeville (suspended in 4th, winner to regionals)

Elizabeth Forward 3, Plum 2 (Elizabeth Forward to regionals)

Loser's Bracket

Shaler 5, Peters Township 4 (Peters Township eliminated)

Bethel Park 11, Keystone Oaks 1 (Keystone Oaks eliminated)

Wednesday's Games

Bethel Park 7, Plum 4 (Bethel Park to regionals)

Shaler vs. Upper St. Clair Monroeville loser (winner to regionals)

Beaver

Championship Series (best of 5)

Hopewell 8, Beaver Falls 7 (Hopewell sweeps 3-0)

Region 7

Central Penn

State College 14, Beech Creek 0

Cambria

Championship Game

Claysburg 14, Somerset 9

Jefferson

Championship Round

Punxsutawney vs. DuBois (DuBois must be defeated twice)

Indiana

Championship Game

Homer City 7, Creps United 4

Region 8

Elk County

Championship Game

St. Mary's 14, Fox Township 4

Butler

Championship Game

Center Township 18, Meridian 2

Though many games were postponed due to the weather, a handful were still played.  Check back here for information on the games that were played and the rescheduled times for those that weren't.

Region 2

Berks County

Boyertown 15, Exeter 3 (Exeter eliminated)

Today's Games

Twin Valley vs. West Lawn

Boyertown vs. Twin Valley/West Lawn

(Twin Valley is lone undefeated team.  If they defeat West Lawn, Boyertown must beat them twice for league title.)

Bux-Mont

Pennridge 10, Hatfield 1 (Hatfield eliminated)

Championship Game

Perkiomen vs. Pennridge (game was postponed until Tuesday at 5:30pm)

Lehigh Valley

Final Game (winner is co-champion with North Parkland and advances to regionals)

South Parkland vs. Lehighton, 7pm

Schuylkill-Berks

Championship Game

Tamaqua vs. Kutztown

Region 4

Cumberland County

Championship Game

Mechanicsburg vs. Post 751

Dauphin County

Championship Round

Hummelstown vs. Upper Dauphin

If Hummelstown wins, a deciding game is Wednesday.  If Upper Dauphin wins, they are league champions.

Lebanon County

Championship Round

Campbelltown vs. Fredericksburg

If Fredericksburg wins, a deciding game is Wednesday.  If Campbelltown wins, they are league champions.

York County

Championship Game

Southwestern York 9, Spring Grove 4

Region 6

Allegheny County

Winner's Bracket

Monroeville vs. Upper St. Clair

Elizabeth Forward vs. Plum

Loser's Bracket

Shaler vs. Peters Township

Bethel Park vs. Keystone Oaks

Region 7

Jefferson County

Punxsutawney 14, Clearfield 2 (Clearfield eliminated)

Championship Round

DuBois vs. Punxsutawney (Punxsutawney must be defeated DuBois twice for title)

Rain has ruined the plans of most leagues, for at least tonight.  Strong storms pushed across the state throughout the day, causing delays and postponements.

We'll get you the results of any games that were completed today, though it won't be nearly as many as were expected to be played.

We'll post scores here throughout the day as we get them. Check back often!

Region 2

Berks County

Winner's Bracket Final

(3) Twin Valley 10, (1) Boyertown 8 (13 innings)

Loser's Bracket

( Exeter 6, (7) Gregg Post 4 (Gregg Post eliminated)

(4) West Lawn 6, (2) Conrad Weiser 1 (Conrad Weiser eliminated)

Monday's Games

(1) Boyertown vs. ( Exeter, 5pm

(3) Twin Valley vs. (4) West Lawn, 7:30pm

Bux-Mont

Hatfield 13, Perkiomen 10

Pennridge 11, Quakertown 2 (Quakertown eliminated)

Today's Games

Hatfield vs. Pennridge

Bux-Mont Championship Game

Perkiomen vs. Hatfield/Pennridge

Lehigh Valley

North Parkland has been declared a co-champion by virtue of winning the regular season and advancing into the championship round.

Monday's Game

Lehighton vs. South Parkland for the league's second bid and co-championship

Northampton

Best of 3 championship series begins tonight

Nazareth vs. Freemansburg

Schuylkill-Berks

Championship Game at First Energy Stadium (Home of Reading Phillies)

Tamaqua vs. Kutztown

**Region 2 Tournament Qualifiers so far are: West Lawn (host), Nor-Gwyn (Bux-Mont 1, regular season champ), North Parkland (Lehigh Valley co-champ)

Region 3

Chester County

(2) Spring City 6, (1) NorChester 4

(Spring City claims Chester County championship, NorChester also advances as regular season champion)

**Region 3 Tournament Qualifiers so far are: Warminster (host), Spring City (Chester County), NorChester (Chester County)

Region 5

Wyoming Valley

Plains 5, Old Forge 2

Greater Pittston 11, Plymouth 9 (Plymouth eliminated)

Today's Game

Old Forge vs. Greater Pittston

Wyoming Valley Championship Game will take place Tuesday with winner of today's game taking on Plains

Region 6

Fayette County

Connellsville 11, Point Marion 1 (Pt. Marion eliminated)

Connellsville vs. Colonial

Allegheny County

Upper St. Clair 12, Springdale 6

Plum 13, Pleasant Hills 10

Springdale vs. Keystone Oaks

Region 7

District 31

Championship Game

Greensburg vs. Bushy Run

Central-Penn

Beech Creek 8, State College 7

Today's Games

State College vs. Mifflin County

**Region 7 representatives so far: Greensburg (D31), Bushy Run (D31), Clearfield (host)

As can always be expected come playoff time, some interesting play took place in yesterdays third round of the Berks County playoffs.

The results are as follows:

Winner's Bracket Final

(3) Twin Valley 10, (1) Boyertown 8 (in 13 innings)

Loser's Bracket

(8) Exeter 6, (7) Gregg Post 4 (Gregg Post eliminated)

(4) West Lawn 6, (2) Conrad Weiser 1 (Conrad Weiser eliminated)

Monday's Games

(1) Boyertown vs. (8) Exeter, 5pm

(3) Twin Valley vs. (4) West Lawn, 7:30pm

Play in the Susquehanna Valley and West Branch Leagues is down to the final pairings.  In the Susquehanna Valley League, Danville will visit undefeated Selinsgrove in the championship round.  Selinsgrove will have to be beaten twice to be eliminated.  One win will give Selinsgrove another league title and visit to the Region Five Tournament.

In the West Branch League, Sunbury/Northumberland has come through the loser's bracket to advance to the final round against Jersey Shore.  Like Selinsgrove, Jersey Shore must be defeated two times for the title.  They will seek one win Sunday for the West Branch League Championship.  Check back for further updates.

Homer City routed Creps United 15-0 in 5 innings on Saturday to advance to the Indiana County championship round.  Creps United will play Saturday's other victor Indiana Legion at 2pm today in an elimination contest.  The winner will go on to meet Homer City on Monday night.

The playoffs in Region Four's Cumberland County League have been played over the last several days.

Here are the seeds following the regular season:

1 - New Cumberland

2 - Hampden Township

3 - Enola

4 - Duncannon

5 - Newville

6 - Silver Spring

7 - Mechanicsburg

8 - Red Land

July 8th

New Cumberland 10, Red Land 1

Hampden Township 13, Mechanicsburg 1

Enola 6, Silver Spring 4

Duncannon 5, Newville 3

July 9th

Winner's Bracket

New Cumberland 6, Duncannon 4

Enola 7, Hampden Township 5

Loser's Bracket

Newville 11, Red Land 9 (Red Land out)

Mechanicsburg 11, Silver Spring 4 (Silver Spring out)

July 10th

Winner's Bracket

Enola 3, New Cumberland 2

Loser's Bracket

Hampden Township 6, Newville 3 (Newville out)

Mechanicsburg 10, Duncannon 7 (Duncannon out)

July 11th

Mechanicsburg Post 109 @ Enola Post 751 (Mechanicsburg out with loss)

Hampden Township @ New Cumberland Post 143 (Loser out)

Greensburg and Bushy Run will meet in the finals of District 31 following sweeps in the league's semifinal round.  The championship will be played at 5pm at Westmoreland County Community College.  By virtue of their finals appearance, both teams have clinched spots in next week's regional tournament in Clearfield.  Greensburg defeated West Hempfield 11-6 to complete their two game sweep in one semifinal.  In the other series, Bushy Run finished off Murrysville 12-6.  The finals matchup is somewhat surprising as Greensburg and Bushy Run finished sixth and eighth in the league, respectively.

Allegheny County has one of the most unique playoffs formats in the state, as each of the league's in the county sends representatives to one county-wide playoff tournament.  The tournament began Saturday with eight first round games.  The results were:

Plum 10, Bethel Park 6

Pleasant Hills 15, CIT 5

Springdale 6, Moon 4

Upper St. Clair 9, West Mifflin 1

Monroeville 5, Penn Hills 4

Swissvale 6, Peters Twp. 4

Shaler 8, Baldwin 7, 9 innings

Elizabeth Forward 16, Keystone Oaks 8

Today's Schedule:

Loser's Bracket

Keystone Oaks vs. Baldwin

Peters Twp. vs. Penn Hills

West Mifflin vs. Moon

Bethel Park vs. CIT

Winner's Bracket

Plum vs. Pleasant Hills

Springdale vs. Upper St. Clair

Monroeville vs. Swissvale

Shaler vs. Elizabeth Forward

Fredericksburg stayed alive Saturday night in the Lebanon County playoffs at the expense of Annville.  Fredericksburg won the loser's bracket contest 9-7.  Today's action continues with another elimination game between Fredericksburg and Myerstown.  Undefeated Campbelltown awaits the survivor in the league's championship round.  A trip to Hanover for the Region Four tournament is at stake.

Lower Bucks perennial power Yardley met an abrupt end to its season on Saturday, losing to four seed Newtown by a score of 4-3.  This result gave Newtown a 2 games to none sweep of their best of 3 semifinal series.  Newtown will await the winner of Sunday's game between Falls and Yardley-Morrisville.  Falls took Game One of the series 6-5, but Yardley-Morrisville struck back on Saturday with a 5-4 win.  Sunday's game will be hosted by Falls.  The winner of the league's playoffs advances to Saturday's regional tournament in Warminster.

League's around Region Seven are now in the thick of their playoffs.  In Jefferson County, the four team, double-elimination playoffs began with two games.  Punxsutawney defeated Clearfield 11-8, while top seed DuBois beat Brookville 10-5.  Brookville will travel to Clearfield for a loser's bracket matchup, while Punxsutawney will play DuBois for a spot in the finals.  No matter what, Clearfield's season will continue past this round, since it host next week's regional tournament.

The Central Penn playoffs also kicked off following a similar format.  Perennial power State College got off to a good start by beating last year's regional champ Mifflin County 3-1.  Beech Creek also was victorious, defeating Tyrone 3-2.  Mifflin County and Tyrone will meet in an elimination game, while State College and Beech Creek meet in the winner's bracket final.

The Somerset Businessmen clinched one of the two regional berths alloted to the Cambria County League by virtue of their 15-4 semifinal victory over Portage.  The game was stopped after 5 innings due to the mercy rule.  Somerset will await the winner of the Bedford-Claysburg series.  Bedford stayed alive by defeating Claysburg 13-6 to force a decisive third game to be played at Claysburg.  The winner will also advance to the regional tournament at Clearfield.

Following a very successful run during the high school season, Hopewell was forced to complete its legion schedule in just sixteen days.  The teams picked up right where they left off in the Spring, winning all fourteen games scheduled.  This same momentum stuck with Hopewell, as it defeated Beaver Falls 11-1 in the opener of the Best of Five Beaver County Championship Series.  Hopewell is now just two wins away from another trip to the Region Six Tournament which begins next week.