Northwestern’s baseball and softball teams, along with the Palmerton softball squad, have all earned No. 1 seeds in the upcoming District 11 playoffs.

Fresh off Colonial League titles in both sports, the Tigers earned the top spot in the Class 4A baseball and softball tournaments.

Both teams have a bye into the semifinals.

The Northwestern softball team will host the winner of the No. 5 Tamaqua at No. 4 Wilson contest on May 27 at 4:30 p.m. The Blue Raiders will travel to the Warriors on May 25 at 4 p.m. for their quarterfinal matchup.

In baseball, the Tigers will take on the winner of the No. 5 Allentown Central Catholic at No. 4 Blue Mountain at home on May 28 at 4 p.m.

The Blue Bombers, who advanced to the Colonial League semifinals, are set to square off against No. 8 seed Northern Lehigh at home on May 25 at 4 p.m. in the Class 3A quarterfinals.

Panther Valley’s baseball team earned the No. 2 seed in the Class 3A bracket and has a bye into the semifinals. The Panthers will host the winner of the No. 3 Palisades-No. 6 MaST Community Charter matchup on May 27 at a time to be determined.

After a trip the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference final, Pleasant Valley earned the fourth seed in the Class 6A baseball bracket. The Bears will host No. 5 Easton, who they defeated in the EPC quarters, on May 25 at 3 p.m. in the district quarterfinals.

Palmerton’s baseball team, which qualified for the Colonial League playoffs this season, is the fourth seed in Class 3A and will host No. 5 Catty on May 24 at 4 p.m. The winner will play top seed Notre Dame Green Pond, which as a bye, on May 27 in the semifinals.

A pair of area teams will square off in the Class 1A softball quarterfinals, as No. 5 Marian travels to No. 4 Weatherly on May 25 at 4 p.m. The teams, split their regular season meetings, with the Wreckers winning the most recent contest 5-4 on May 12.

The winner will play top seed Tri Valley on May 27 at 4:30 p.m.

Marian’s baseball team is the third seed in the Class 1A bracket and will face No. 2 Nativity on May 27 at 4:30 p.m. in the semifinals.

Jim Thorpe’s baseball and softball teams will both be in Class 4A quarterfinal round action on May 25.

The Olympians are seeded sixth in the softball tournament and will travel to Blue Mountain for a 4 p.m. contest. Thorpe’s baseball squad is the No. 7 seed and will face No. 2 Bethlehem Catholic at 4 p.m.

Northwestern’s girls’ lacrosse team is the fourth seed in the Class 2A tournament and will face top seed Southern Lehigh on May 24 at 4 p.m. at DeSales University.

Pleasant Valley’s girls’ lacrosse team has already started play in the Class 3A bracket.

The Bears, seeded fourth, defeated No. 5 Parkland 15-11 on Thursday and will play at top seed Easton on May 24 at 6 p.m. in the semifinals.

The schedule for the district playoffs follow below:

BASEBALL

CLASS 1A

Thursday, May 27

Semifinals

No. 4 Notre Dame-ES at No. 1 Tri-Valley, 4:30 p.m.

No. 3 Marian at No. 2 Nativity, 5 p.m.

Monday, May 31

Finals

Notre Dame-ES/Tri-Valley winner vs. Marian-Nativity winner, TBA

CLASS 2A

Friday, May 28

Semifinals

No. 4 Shenandoah Valley at No. 1 Schuylkill Haven, 4:30 p.m.

No. 3 Minersville at No. 2 Williams Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 1

Finals

Shenandoah Valley-Schuylkill Haven winner vs. Minersville-Williams Valley winner, TBA

CLASS 3A

Monday, May 24

Quarterfinals

No. 5 Catasauqua at No. 4 Palmerton, 4 p.m.

No. 6 MaST Community Charter at No. 3 Palisades, 3 p.m.

Thursday, May 27

Semifinals

Catasauqua/Palmerton winner at No. 1 Notre Dame-GP, TBA

MaST Community Charter/Palisades winner at No. 2 Panther Valley, TBA

Monday, May 31

Finals

Semifinals winners, TBA

CLASS 4A

Tuesday, May 25

Quarterfinals

No. 5 Allentown Central Catholic at No. 4 Blue Mountain, 4:30 p.m.

No. 6 North Schuylkill at No. 3 Saucon Valley, 4:15 p.m.

No. 7 Jim Thorpe at No. 2 Bethlehem Catholic, 4 p.m.

Friday, May 28

Semifinals

Allentown Central Catholic/Blue Mountain winner at No. 1 Northwestern, 4 p.m.

North Schuylkill/Saucon Valley winner vs. Jim Thorpe/Bethlehem Catholic winner, TBA

Tuesday, June 1

Finals

Semifinal winners, TBA

CLASS 5A

Monday, May 24

Quarterfinals

No. 5 Bangor at No. 4 Pottsville, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 27

Semifinals

Bangor/Pottsville winner at No. 1 Pocono Mountain East, 4 p.m.

No. 3 East Stroudsburg South at No. 2 Southern Lehigh, 4 p.m. (at Limeport)

Monday, May 31

Finals

Semifinal winners, TBA

CLASS 6A

Tuesday, May 25

Quarterfinals

No. 8 Pocono Mountain West at No. 1 Emmaus, 4 p.m.

No. 5 Easton at No. 4 Pleasant Valley, 3 p.m.

No. 6 Nazareth at No. 3 Parkland, 4 p.m.

No. 7 Northampton at No. 2 Liberty, 4 p.m.

Friday, May 28

Semifinals

PM West/Emmaus winner vs. Easton/Pleasant Valley winner, TBA

Nazareth/Parkland winner vs. Northampton/Liberty winner, TBA

Tuesday, June 1

Finals

Semifinal winners, TBA

SOFTBALL

CLASS 1A

Tuesday, May 25

Quarterfinals

No. 5 Marian at No. 4 Weatherly, 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 27

Semifinals

Marian/Weatherly winner at No. 1 Tri-Valley, 4:30 p.m.

No. 3 Notre Dame-ES at No. 2 Nativity, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, June 1

Finals

Semifinal winners, TBA

CLASS 2A

Thursday, May 27

Semifinals

No. 4 Mahanoy Area at No. 1 Williams Valley, TBA

No. 3 Schuylkill Haven at No. 2 Minersville, TBA

Tuesday, June 1

Finals

Mahanoy Area/Williams Valley winner vs. Schuylkill Haven/Minersville winner, TBA

CLASS 3A

Tuesday, May 25

Quarterfinals

No. 8 Northern Lehigh at No. 1 Palmerton, 4 p.m.

No. 5 Allentown Central Catholic at No. 4 Notre Dame-GP, 4:30 p.m.

No. 6 Pen Argyl at No. 3 Pine Grove, 5:30 p.m.

No. 7 Salisbury at No. 2 North Schuylkill, 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 27

Semifinals

Northern Lehigh/Palmerton winner vs. Allentown Central Catholic/Notre Dame-GP winner, TBA

Pen Argyl-Pine Grove winner vs. Salisbury/North Schuylkill winner, TBA

Tuesday, June 1

Finals

Semifinal winners, TBA

CLASS 4A

Tuesday, May 25

Quarterfinals

No. 5 Tamaqua at No. 4 Wilson, 4 p.m.

No. 6 Jim Thorpe at No. 3 Blue Mountain, 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 27

Semifinals

Tamaqua/Wilson winner at No. 1 Northwestern, 4:30 p.m.

Jim Thorpe/Blue Mountain winner at No. 2 Bethlehem Catholic, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 1

Finals

Semifinal winners, TBA

CLASS 5A

Tuesday, May 25

Quarterfinals

No. 5 Pottsville at No. 4 East Stroudsburg South, 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 27

Semifinals

Pottsville/ES South winner at No. 1 Bangor, 4 p.m.

No. 3 Southern Lehigh at No. 2 Pocono Mountain East, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 1

Finals

Semifinal winners, TBA

CLASS 6A

Thursday, May 27

Quarterfinals

No. 8 Nazareth at No. 1 Freedom, TBA

No. 5 Stroudsburg at No. 4 Whitehall, 4 p.m.

No. 6 Easton at No. 3 Northampton, 4 p.m.

No. 7 Emmaus at No. 2 Parkland, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 1

Semifinals

Nazareth/Freedom winner vs. Stroudsburg/Whitehall winner, TBA

Easton/Northampton winner vs. Emmaus/Parkland winner, TBA

Thursday, June 3

Finals

Semifinal winners, TBA