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Wet trail run doesn’t dampen spirits

The Wyoming Valley Conference baseball season concluded with no tie-breaking championship games needed this season.After such a tight regular season in all three divisions a year ago, parity wasn&#8217;t so present this season.Dallas (12-1) and Hanover Area (13-1) won Division 2 and Division 3 with ease. Dallas, the reigning Class 4A state champion, won the division by six games in front on Tunkhannock and Berwick. The Hawkeyes finished three games ahead of second-place Wyoming Seminary and Meyers.Division 1 was the closest divisional race with Crestwood (9-4) claiming its second straight crown on the last day of the regular season with a win over Nanticoke to hold off second place Wyoming Valley West (8-5) and Hazleton Area (8-5).Now, it&#8217;s time to get serious.The brackets for the District 2 tournament were released on Sunday with Dallas (Class 4A) being the only team from the WVC to claim a No. 1 seed. The Hawkeyes (Class 3A) and Comets (5A) both picked up No. 2 seeds.It&#8217;s now a 10-day sprint to the finish. The tournaments start Monday with nine games on the schedule.Highlighting Monday&#8217;s schedule is the Division 1 champ Comets hosting winless Coughlin (0-13) at 4:30 p.m. in a Class 5A opener, while Wyoming Valley West (8-5) hosts Abington Heights, and Pittston Area stays at home to take on Wallenpaupack also in 5A.Holy Redeemer (8-6), which advanced to the state final last year, is seeded seventh in Class 3A and takes on tenth-seeded Dunmore (7-7) at 4:30 p.m. at Hollenback.Other Class 3A games Monday are Lake-Lehman at Riverside, GAR at Meyers, and Carbondale at Wyoming Seminary, while MMI Prep travels to Lincoln Leadership in a Class A quarterfinal.The Division 3 champion Hawkeyes have a bye in the first round and will play on Wednesday against the winner of the Dunmore-Holy Redeemer game. Hanover Area tied Lakeland with 13-1 records. The Chiefs claimed the No. 1 seed via coin flip tiebreaker.Dallas officially starts its title defense on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. when the team hosts eighth-seeded Honesdale (3-9).Other Class 4A games on Tuesday include Wyoming Area at Tunkhannock, Scranton Prep at Berwick, and Nanticoke vs. Valley View at the University of Scranton.District 2 play ends with the finals being held May 27-30 at PNC Field.District or subregional champions advance to the first round of the PIAA Championships on June 4 in every classification except 3A, where the champion and runner-up advance to the state tournament.District 2 Baseball Glance CLASS 6A District 2-4 Subregional Quarterfinal Monday (5) Scranton at (4) West Scranton, 4:30 p.m.Semifinals WednesdayScranton-West Scranton winner at (1) Williamsport, 4:30(3) Hazleton Area at (2) Delaware Valley, 4:30 p.m.Finals 6 p.m. Monday, May 28 at PNC FieldDistrict 2 Championship Friday, June 1 (if necessary)CLASS 5A Quarterfinals Monday(5) Wallenpaupack at (4) Pittston Area, 4:30 p.m.(6) Abington Heights at (3) Wyoming Valley West, 4:30 p.m(7) Coughlin at (2) Crestwood, 4:30 p.m.Semifinals Wednesday Wallenpaupack-Pittston Area at (1) North Pocono, 4:30 p.m.Wyoming Valley West-Abington Heights winner vs. Coughlin-Crestwood winner, TBAFinals Sunday, 6 p.m. at PNC FieldCLASS 4A Quarterfinals Tuesday (8) Honesdale at (1) Dallas, 4:30 p.m.(5) Wyoming Area at (4) Tunkhannock, 4:30 p.m.(6) Scranton Prep at (3) Berwick, 4:30 p.m(7) Nanticoke vs. (2) Valley View, 4:30 p.m. at the University of ScrantonSemifinals ThursdayFinals 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 30 at PNC FieldCLASS 3A First Round Monday(9) Lake-Lehman at (8) Riverside, 4:30 p.m.(12) GAR at (5) Meyers, 4:30 p.m.(11) Carbondale at (6) Wyoming Seminary, 4:15 p.m.(10) Dunmore at (7) Holy Redeemer, 4:30 p.m.Quarterfinals Wednesday Lake-Lehman-Riverside winner at (1) Lakeland, 4:30 p.m.Meyers-GAR winner at (4) Montrose, 4:30 p.m.Carbondale-Wyoming Seminary winner at (3) Mid Valley, 4:30 p.m.Dunmore-Holy Redeemer winner at (2) Hanover Area, 4:30 p.m.Semifinals Friday at TBAFinals 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29 at PNC FieldCLASS 2A Quarterfinals Tuesday(5) Holy Cross at (4) Lackawanna Trail, 4:30 p.m.(6) Northwest Area at (3) Elk Lake, 4:30 p.m.(7) Mountain View at (2) Blue Ridge, 4:30 p.m.Semifinals Holy Cross-Lackawanna Trail winner at (1) Old Forge, 4:30 p.m.Quarterfinal winners, TBAFinals 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 30 at PNC FieldCLASS A District 2-11 Subregional Quarterfinals Monday (5) MMI at (4) Lincoln Leadership, 4:30 p.m.(6) East Stroudsburg Notre Dame at (3) Nativity BVM, 4:30 p.m.SemifinalsMMI-Lincoln Leadership winner at (1) Forest City, TBANativity BVM-ESND winner at (2) Tri-Valley, TBAFinals TBA<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Nathan Baranski leads Wyoming Valley West into district play when the Spartans play host to Abington Heights at 4:30 p.m. Monday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/web1_WVW-CrestBB_4-CMYK.jpg</photo0><caption0>Nathan Baranski leads Wyoming Valley West into district play when the Spartans play host to Abington Heights at 4:30 p.m. Monday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Bill Tarutis | Times Leader file photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Dave RosengrantFor Times Leader</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta></factboxMeta></div>

Fresh start as district baseball play begins