Brock Netter

Brock is SOSA's primary writer and has worked for the Coshocton Tribune, the Kankakee Daily Journal (Ill.), the Vinton-Jackson Courier and the Jackson Telegram. He's a six-time award-winning journalist, a lifelong WWE fan, a suffering Bengals fan and calls the sidelines his home.

Here’s where each area softball team will start tournament runs

April 30, 2023
, 5:05 pm
, News

Take a look at where your favorite area softball team will start its tournament run.

Brock Netter, Staff Writer

Southern Ohio Sports Authority is presented by OhioHealth.

The area’s softball programs learned of their first-round postseason fates Sunday afternoon as the Southeast Ohio District Athletic Board revealed tournament seeds.

Here’s a brief look at where each area team will begin its postseason run.

DIVISION I

In the area’s largest division, No. 28 Chillicothe (11-10) will travel to take on Tri-Valley on May 8 at 5 p.m. Elswhere, No. 30 Logan (8-8) will host Reynoldsburg while No. 3 Teays Valley (19-3) awaits the winner of either Hilliard Darby or Canal Winchester in a Division I sectional final on May 10.

DIVISION II

The top-seeded team in SOSA’s coverage area is No. 1 Athens (19-0). The Bulldogs will take on the winner of No. 16 Warren and No. 17 Washington (1-15) at 5 p.m. on May 10.

Unioto (18-1) has earned the No. 2 seed and will host the winner of No. 15 Waverly (6-11) and No. 18 Marietta.

That same evening, No. 3 Hillsboro (17-2) hosts No. 14 McClain (6-11), No. 4 Circleville (15-5) hosts No. 13 Fairfield Union (6-12), No. 6 Fairland (14-3) takes on No. 11 New Lexington, No. 7 Jackson (13-4) hosts No. 10 Miami Trace (8-12) and No. 8 Logan Elm (11-8) welcomes No. 9 Vinton County (9-6).

Additionally, No. 12 Gallia Academy (6-14) travels to take on No. 5 Sheridan.

Unioto’s Alexis Book and her Shermans is a No. 2 seed in Division II.
CREDIT: *Derrick Webb/SOSA*

DIVISON III

Wheelersburg (22-0) is the top seed in Division III and will await the winner of No. 25 Chesapeake (5-14) and No. 24 Alexander on May 11.

First round games also played that evening will feature No. 2 West (18-3) against the winner of No. 23 Nelsonville-York (6-12) and No. 26 North Adams (5-11), No. 3 Adena (16-3) against either No. 27 Minford (4-14) or No. 22 Crooksville, and No. 4 South Webster (15-4) faces off against either No. 21 Huntington (9-12) or No. 28 South Point (3-15).

Additionally, No. 5 Northwest (14-6) takes on No. 20 Eastern Brown (10-7) or No. 29 Oak Hill (2-14), No. 6 Portsmouth (15-6) faces either No. 19 Coal Grove (9-11) or No. 30 West Union (2-12) while No. 7 Wellston (13-6) takes on either No. 18 Piketon (11-10) or No. 31 Federal Hocking.

No. 8 Ironton (12-6) plays No. 17 Rock Hill (10-10), No. 9 Zane Trace (11-6) plays No. 16 Lynchburg-Clay (10-7), No. 11 Fairfield (10-6) plays No. 14 Westfall (10-9) while No. 15 Southeastern (10-10) travels to play No. 10 Belpre.

In the Central District, Amanda-Clearcreek (6-10) is a No. 13 seed and will host Madison Plains in a sectional semifinal on May 8.

DIVISION IV

Top-seeded Notre Dame (15-3) faces the winner between No. 16 New Boston (3-10) and No. 17 Green (3-13) on May 10.

That same evening, No. 2 Manchester (15-1) faces the winner of No. 15 Western (4-15) and No. 18 South Gallia, while No. 3 Symmes Valley (14-6) faces the winner of No. 14 Paint Valley (5-16) and No. 19 East (2-16).

Elsewhere, No. 6 Valley (9-8) faces No. 11 Peebles (5-13), No. 7 Clay (8-10) plays No. 10 Miller, No. 8 Eastern (8-11) plays No. 9 Waterford and No. 13 Whiteoak (6-11) plays at No. 4 Eastern Meigs.

For a complete look at the Southeast District tournament brackets, click the links below.

DIVISION I