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Wyoming Area third baseman Kristi Skok concentrates on Nanticoke batter Leandra Ramos in the WVC Division 2 championship softball game Friday. Wyoming Area won 4-3, marking the third time this season the teams have played games decided by one run. The District 2 softball playoffs kick off today.

One thing’s for certain when the District 2 softball playoffs begin today — uncertainty.

In other words, all four championships are wide open with each containing several teams capable of winning titles.

“To be honest with you, this is the first year there is no clear-cut favorite,” said Crestwood coach Bob Bertoni, whose Comets open the D2-3A playoffs at 4:30 p.m. today at Dallas. “Anybody can win it.”

Especially in Class 3A. Top-seeded Valley View from the Lackawanna League has been viewed as the 3A favorite the past four years and won the title from 2010-2013. The Cougars (10-2), though, enter the postseason with league losses for the first time since 2010.

Wyoming Area (11-4) is the second seed, but it took a pair of one-run wins over fourth-seeded Nanticoke (10-5) to get the position. Plus, Nanticoke has defeated the Warriors. So has third-seeded and defending champ Berwick (11-4). Berwick, though, lost to No. 8 Dallas (8-6) this year.

Tunkhannock (9-5) is seeded sixth. The Tigers handled Wyoming Area 4-1 on May 6. But season-ending losses to Dallas and 13th-seeded Lake-Lehman (2-12) cost them a shot at the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 championship. Then there’s 12th-seeded Pittston Area (5-10). The Patriots have lost five games by one run including two to Hazleton Area (13-2), which is expected to play in the D2/4-4A championship game.

“If you like softball, I’d encourage the fans to come out and see it,” said Nanticoke coach Ryan Stetz, whose Trojans open today by hosting Lake-Lehman. “There are very good teams in this area.”

Perhaps that’s the reason for the parity. District 2 is filled with very good teams and no elite ones. That trend could carry over to the 2016 season as well. Few teams, especially in the WVC, are top heavy with seniors.

“This district is going to be competitive,” Wyoming Area coach John McNeil said. “Nanticoke has five or six sophomores. I’m fortunate to have five or six freshmen. It’s all underclassmen when you look right down the road. You’re going to see the Wyoming Valley Conference competitive for the next three to four years. There’s no question about it.”

Here are looks at the other three classifications:

CLASS 4A

Hazleton Area captured the D2/4-4A title last season with a 4-3 victory over District 4’s Williamsport. It was the Cougars’ third consecutive D2 championship. They’ve won seven of the 10 D2-4A championships since the PIAA expanded to four classes in 2005.

Second-seeded Hazleton Area (13-2) returned every player who started that game. Top-seeded Williamsport (14-4), which gained the No. 1 seed based on a 7-0 league record, also has a solid group back headed by pitchers Mikayla Bower and Taylor Brooks. Bower has struck out 89 in 64.2 innings. Brooks has fanned 67 in 56 innings.

No. 3 seed Delaware Valley (10-4) defeated No. 4 seed Wallenpaupack (9-5) 2-1 on Thursday for the Lackawanna League Division 2 title. DelVal could have trouble in its opener against sixth-seeded Wyoming Valley West (5-10). Valley West has lost four games by one run, including three against D2-3A high seeds Berwick (twice) and Nanticoke.

CLASS 2A

Like Class 3A, the field runs deep. Only a few teams could be scratched from the contender category.

The bracket is headed by defending champion and second seed Holy Cross (10-2) and 2013 champ and top-seeded Holy Redeemer (12-0).

Holy Cross lost a key piece in pitcher Erika Mackie, who is now pitching at Division I Canisius. The Crusaders gained a big part when Redeemer catcher Chelsea Skrepenak transferred there for her senior year. The word is Holy Cross has three solid pitchers, but none are as good as Mackie.

Redeemer has three seniors back from last year’s squad — first baseman Katie Gushka, third baseman Kaya Swanek and center fielder Jen Ringsdorf. The Royals have maintained their dominance through a strong group of underclassmen.

No. 4 Riverside (9-3) and No. 6 Lakeland (8-4) defeated Holy Cross during the regular season, demonstrating how deep the field is. Seventh-seeded Hanover Area (7-5) had some uncharacteristic slips this season, but is capable of putting a run together. So can fifth-seeded Northwest (9-3), the only other WVC team with a realistic chance.

CLASS A

Old Forge has won seven of the last 10 D2-A titles, interrupted only in 2012 by Northwest. Northwest bumped up to 2A the following season.

Old Forge (1-11), though, is one of three one-win teams in the seven-team bracket. The fifth-seed Blue Devils open on the road against fourth-seed MMI Prep (4-8), which has played better than expected.

No team seeded lower than third has won the championship since 2011, so recent history is on the side of top-seeded Mountain View (8-4), No. 2 Lackawanna Trail (8-4) and third seed Susquehanna (7-5).