The postseason is here for softball.
Palm Beach Gardens holds the No. 2 seed in this week’s District 9-9A softball tournament. Games will be played at Jupiter High School beginning Tuesday. (Michael Ares/Palm Beach Post)
District tournament competition begins Monday for area teams across nine classifications.
District champions and runners-up advance to the first round of regional competition, which will be held May 3 for Classes 5A-9A. The regional semifinal round for Classes 1A-4A will be played May 4.
Here’s our preview:
District 9-9A
Favorites: Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter
Prediction: Jupiter over Palm Beach Gardens in the final
All games at Jupiter
Tuesday
(2) Palm Beach Gardens vs. (3) Palm Beach Central, 5 p.m.; (1) Jupiter vs. (4) John I. Leonard, 7 p.m.
Thursday
Championship game, 7:30 p.m.
District 10-9A
Favorites: Park Vista, Boca Raton
Prediction: Park Vista over Boca Raton in the final
All games at Park Vista
Tuesday
(2) Boca Raton vs. (3) Santaluces, 5 p.m.
(1) Park Vista vs. (4) Lake Worth, 7 p.m.
Thursday
Championship game, 7 p.m.
District 12-8A
Favorites: Wellington
Prediction: Wellington over Royal Palm Beach in the final
All games at Wellington
Monday
(4) Forest Hill vs. (1) Wellington, 4:30 p.m.; (3) Seminole Ridge vs. (2) Royal Palm Beach, 7 p.m.
Wednesday
Championship game, 7 p.m.
District 13-8A
Favorite: Coral Springs-Coral Glades
Prediction: Spanish River over Coral Glades in the final
All games at Spanish River
Tuesday
(2) Spanish River vs. (3) Atlantic, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday
(1) Coral Glades vs. Spanish River/Atlantic winner, 6:30 p.m.
District 14-7A
Favorites: Olympic Heights, Dwyer
Prediction: Olympic Heights over Dwyer in the final
All games at Dwyer
Monday
(2) Olympic Heights vs. (3) West Boca Raton, 4 p.m.; (4) Boynton Beach vs. (1) Dwyer, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Championship game 6:30 p.m.
District 14-6A
Favorite: Suncoast
Prediction: Suncoast over Port St. Lucie in the final
Championship game at Suncoast
Tuesday
(3) Fort Pierce Westwood at (2) Port St. Lucie, 4 p.m.
Thursday
Fort Pierce Westwood/Port St. Lucie winner vs. (1) Suncoast, 6 p.m.
District 6-4A
Favorite: Oxbridge Academy
Prediction: Oxbridge Academy over American Heritage in the final
Semifinals and finals at King’s Academy
Monday
(5) King’s Academy at (4) Benjamin, 4 p.m.
Tuesday
(2) American Heritage vs. (3) Cardinal Newman, 4 p.m.; (1) Oxbridge Academy vs. Benjamin/King’s Academy winner, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday
Championship game, 6:30 p.m.
District 7-3A
Favorite: Fort Pierce-John Carroll
Prediction: John Carroll over Pompano Beach-Highlands Christian in the final
Championship game at John Carroll
Monday
(5) Coral Springs Christian at (4) Berean Christian, at Seminole Palms Park, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Coral Springs Christian/Berean Christian winner at (1) John Carroll, 4 p.m.
(3) Somerset Canyons at (2) Highlands Christian, 7 p.m.
Thursday
Championship game, 4 p.m.
District 7-2A
Favorite: Lake Worth Christian
Prediction: Lake Worth Christian over Glades Day in the final
All games at Lake Worth Christian
Tuesday
(2) Glades Day vs. (3) Trinity Christian Academy, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday
Glades Day/Trinity Christian Academy winner vs. (1) Lake Worth Christian, 4 p.m.
District 8-1A
Favorites: Pierson-Taylor, Fort Meade
Prediction: Pierson-Taylor over Fort Meade in the final
Monday
Pahokee (3 South) at Frostproof (2 South), 6 p.m.; Wildwood (3 North) at Crescent City (2 North), 6 p.m.
Wednesday
Pahokee/Frostproof winner at (1 North) Pierson-Taylor, 6 p.m.; Wildwood/Crescent City winner at (1 South) Fort Meade, 6 p.m.
Friday
Championship game at South site, 6 p.m.
