Softball: 17 local teams make the cut for playoffs

Seventeen local high school softball teams are in the field for the North Coast Section playoffs as brackets were revealed Sunday.

First-round games are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.

No North Bay teams earned top seeds in any of the six divisions, but five local teams earned top-five placements.

In Division 1, American Canyon will host 10 seed Granada on Tuesday.

Division 2 features four local teams. Vintage is the 7 seed and will host 11 seed Berkeley on Tuesday. Also Tuesday, No. 8 Cardinal Newman will host No. 9 Foothill and 12 seed Casa Grande will play at 5 seed Pinole Valley. Rancho Cotate is the 13 seed and will host 4 seed Redwood on Wednesday.

Maria Carrillo is the 4 seed in Division 3 and will host 13 seed Washington on Wednesday. Cloverdale, the 7 seed, will host 10 seed Freedom on Tuesday and 9 seed Petaluma will play at 8 seed Las Lomas.

In Division 4, 5 seed St. Helena will host 12 seed Analy on Tuesday, 6 seed Piner will host 11 seed Miramonte on Wednesday and 13 seed Ukiah will play at 4 seed Del Norte on Tuesday.

Montgomery is the lone local team in Division 5. The Vikings earned the 7 seed and will host No. 10 Redwood Christian on Wednesday.

And in Division 6, Healdsburg, the 2 seed, and St. Vincent, the 4 seed, both received first-round byes. Playing on Wednesday are 5 seed Justin-Siena against 12 seed Brave Christian and No. 10 Credo at No. 7 St. Patrick-St. Vincent.

Complete brackets can be found on the NCS website.

NCS softball playoffs

Division 1

No. 7 American Canyon vs. No. 10 Granada, Tuesday, 5 p.m.

Division 2

No. 6 Vintage vs. No. 11 Berkeley, Tuesday, 5 p.m.

No. 8 Cardinal Newman vs. No. 9 Foothill, Tuesday, 5 p.m.

No. 12 Casa Grande at No. 5 Pinole Valley, Tuesday, 5 p.m.

No. 13 Rancho Cotate vs. No. 4 Redwood, Wednesday, 5 p.m.

Division 3

No. 4 Maria Carrillo vs. No. 13 Washington, Wednesday, 5 p.m.

No. 7 Cloverdale vs. No. 10 Freedom, Tuesday, 5 p.m.

No. 9 Petaluma at No. 8 Las Lomas, Tuesday, 5 p.m.

Division 4

No. 5 St. Helena vs. No. 12 Analy, Tuesday, 7 p.m.

No. 6 Piner vs. No. 11 Miramonte, Wednesday, 5 p.m.

No. 13 Ukiah at No. 4 Del Norte, Tuesday, 5 p.m.

Division 5

No. 7 Montgomery vs. No. 10 Redwood Christian, Wednesday, 5 p.m.

Division 6

No. 2 Healdsburg – (Bye)

No. 4 St. Vincent – (Bye)

No. 5 Justin-Siena vs. No. 12 Brave Christian, Wednesday, 5 p.m.

No. 10 Credo at No. 7 St. Patrick-St. Vincent, Wednesday, 5 p.m.

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