D-18 Little League releases tournament schedules
District 18 Little League representatives met on Tuesday night to set dates, matchups and locations for its 2021 tournaments.
District 18 will once again crown champions in three age groups - 10-12-year-old, 8-10-year-old, and 9-11-year-old.
Games in the 10-12-year-old division will begin on Friday, June 25. The 10-team tournament will use a double-elimination format to determine its champion.
The 8-10-year-old tournament will be split into a Red Division (6 teams) which will play all its games at Tamaqua and a Blue Division (5 teams) which will play all its games at Valley East. Both tournaments will use a double-elimination format to crown its champion. The two winners will then meet in a best-of-three series to determine the District 18 champ.
The 9-11-year old tournament will consist of three teams who will play a double round-robin format. The team will the best record will be crowned champion. If there is a tie, a one-game playoff will determine the district champion.
Following is the schedule for all three tournaments:
DISTRICT 18 LITTLE LEAGUE
10-12 TOURNAMENT
(all games start at 6 p.m.)
Friday, June 25
Game 1 - Freeland at Valley West
Game 2 - Hazle Township at Tri-County/Weatherly
Sunday, June 27
Game 3 - Anthracite at Franklin Township
Game 4 - Valley East at Towamensing
Game 5 - Game 1 winner vs. Tamaqua
Game 6 - Game 2 winner vs. Jim Thorpe
Tuesday, June 29
Game 7 - Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser
Game 8 - Game 1 loser vs. Game 4 loser
Thursday, July 1
Game 9 - Game 7 winner vs. Game 5 loser
Game 10 - Game 8 winner vs. Game 6 loser
Game 11 - Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Game 12 - Game 6 winner vs. Game 4 winner
Saturday, July 3
Game 13 - Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 loser
Game 14 - Game 9 winner vs. Game 12 loser
Tuesday, July 6
Game 15 - Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner
Game 16 - Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner
Thursday, July 8
Game 17 - Game 16 winner vs. Game 15 loser
Saturday, July 10
Game 18 - Game 15 winner vs. Game 17 winner
Sunday, July 11
Game 19 - Game 18 winner vs. Game 18 loser (if necessary)
8-10 TOURNAMENT
Red Division
(all games at Tamaqua)
Saturday, June 26
Game 1 - Freeland vs. Tamaqua Blue, 1 p.m.
Game 2 - Jim Thorpe vs. Tamaqua White, 3 p.m.
Sunday, June 27
Game 3 - Game 1 winner vs. Franklin Township, 1 p.m.
Game 4 - Game 2 winner vs. Anthracite, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, June 30
Game 5 - Game 1 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 6 p.m.
Game 6 - Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, July 2
Game 7 - Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7:30 p.m.
Game 8 - Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 3
Game 9 - Game 8 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, July 6
Game 10 - Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 7
Game 11 - Game 10 winner vs. Game 10 loser (if necessary)
Blue Division
(all games at Valley East)
Saturday, June 26
Game 1 - Tri-County/Weatherly vs. Hazle Township, 1 p.m.
Game 2 - Valley East vs. Towamensing, 3 p.m.
Sunday, June 27
Game 3 - Game 2 winner vs. Valley West, 1 p.m.
Monday, June 28
Game 4 - Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, June 30
Game 5 - Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 7:30 p.m.
Game 6 - Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser, 6 p.m.
Friday, July 2
Game 7 - Game 6 winner vs. Game 5 loser, 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 3
Game 8 - Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, July 7
Game 9 - Game 8 winner vs. Game 8 loser (if necessary)
Red-Blue Finals
(best-of-three series)
Friday, July 9
Game 1 - Red champ vs. Blue champ, 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 10
Game 2 - Red champ vs. Blue champ, 2 p.m.
Monday, July 12
Game 3 - Red champ vs. Blue champ, 6 p.m. (if necessary)
9-11 TOURNAMENT
Monday, June 28
Tamaqua at Tri-County/Weatherly, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, June 29
Tri-County/Weatherly at Valley East, 6 p.m.
Thursday, July 1
Valley East at Tamaqua, 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 3
Tri-County/Weatherly at Tamaqua, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, July 7
Valley East at Tri-County/Weatherly, 6 p.m.
Friday, July 9
Tamaqua at Valley East, 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 10
Playoff game (if necessary), 1 p.m.