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Greater Wyoming Area and Northwest are now the only two teams competing in District 31 Senior Baseball championships, which start on Monday. The two teams will play a best-of-three series for the District 31 title.
On Monday, June 29, GWA will host Northwest at 5:30 p.m. at Shoemaker Field, just off Shoemaker Avenue in Wyoming. The second game will be played at Northwest at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1. Northwest plays its games behind the high school just outside of Shickshinny.
If a third game is needed, there will be a coin toss for home field. The game will played on either July 2 or 3 at the winner of the coin toss.
Both District 16 and 31 tournaments were set to be double elimination.
District 16 is still double elimination and will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 29 when Pittston Area Blue plays Hanover Area at Christian Field. Avoca-Dupont/Pittston City will play the winner of that game at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30 at Hollenback.
MAJOR BASEBALL
The District 16 and 31 Major Baseball championships were scheduled to begin Saturday, June 27. The following local pool play games will be played over the next week:
District 16
Saturday, June 27 at Hanover
Plains vs. Jenkins/Duryea, 2 p.m.
Pittston City vs. Hanover, 4 p.m., 4 p.m.
Pittston Twp. vs. South WB, 2 p.m. at Mountain Top
Tuesday, June 30 at Duryea
Pittston City vs. Plains, 5:30 p.m.
Avoca/Dupont vs. Jenkins/Duryea, 7:30 p.m.
Pittston Twp. vs. Mountain Top, 5:30 p.m. at South WB
Thursday, July 2 at Plains
Pittston City vs. Avoca/Dupont, 2 p.m.
Jenkins/Duryea vs. Pittston City, 4 p.m.
North WB vs. Pittston Township, 5:30 p.m. at Nanticoke
District 31
Saturday, June 27 at West Side
Wyoming/WW vs. West Pittston, 2 p.m.
Tuesday, June 30 at Kingston/FF
West Side vs. Wyoming/WW, 5:30 p.m.
West Pittston vs. Kingston/FF, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 2 at West Pittston
Kingston/FF vs. Wyoming/WW, 5:30 p.m.
West Side vs. West Pittston, 7:30 p.m.
9-10 BASEBALL
The following pool play games in the District 16 and 31 9-10 Baseball Championship will be played over the next week:
District 16
Sunday, June 28
Hanover vs. Avoca/Dupont, 2 p.m. at Pittston Twp.
South WB vs. Pittston Twp., 4 p.m. at Pittston Twp.
Pittston City vs. Duryea/Jenkins, 4 p.m. at Duryea
Wednesday, July 1
Avoca/Dupont vs. Pittston Twp., 5:30 p.m. at South WB
Duryea/Jenkins vs. Nanicoke, 7:30 p.m. at Plains
Friday, July 3
Pittston Twp. vs Hanover, 5:30 p.m. at Avoca/Dupont
Duryea/Jenkins vs. Mountain Top, 5:30 p.m. at Nanticoke
South WB vs. Avoca/Dupont, 7:30 p.m.
District 31
Sunday, June 28
BMT American vs. Wyoming/WW, 2 p.m. at Harveys Lake
Exeter vs. Northwest, 2 p.m. at Swoyersville
West Pittston vs. Swoyersville, 4 p.m. at Swoyersville
Wednesday, July 1
Northwest vs. West Pittston, 7:30 p.m. at West Pittston
Friday, July 3
Wyoming/WW vs. BMT National, 5:30 p.m. at Kingston/FF
West Pittston vs. Exeter, 7:30 p.m. at Exeter
10-11 BASEBALL
The following pool play games in the District 31 10-11 Baseball Championships will be played over the next week:
Friday, July 3 at Back Mountain
West Pittston vs. Kingston/FF, 5:30 p.m.
Exeter vs. BMT National, 7:30 p.m.
JUNIOR BASEBALL
The District 16 and 31 Junior Baseball double elimination tournament will begin on Thursday, July 2. The local games are:
District 16
Thursday, July 2 at Christian Field
South WB vs. AD-Pittston City, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, July 3 at Hollenback
Nanticoke vs. Pittston Area, 5:30 p.m.
SENIOR SOFTBALL
The following bracket games will be played in the District 16 Senior Softball tournament:
Saturday, June 27 at Jenkins
North WB vs. Pittston, 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 28 at Plains
North WB-Pittston winner vs. Plains, 6 p.m.
JUNIOR SOFTBALL
The following bracket games will be played in the District 16 Junior Softball tournament:
Saturday, June 27 at Jenkins
Nanticoke at Pittston, 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 28 at Plains
Pittston-Nanticoke winner vs. Plains, 6 p.m.