Region tournaments in baseball, softball and boys and girls soccer stretch into this week, and state tournament berths are on the line: Any region finalists punch their tickets.
Memorial Day is no longer full of baseball and softball quadruple-headers — those mostly went away when the Virginia High School League expanded its classifications. So now’s a good time to reset things as most regions take a break before getting back underway Tuesday and Wednesday.
Highlights so far
In baseball, Lafayette pulled off the biggest stunner, knocking off defending state champion (and No. 1 seed) New Kent in a Class 3 Region A quarterfinal.
In Class 5 Region A, the top two seeds are out after No. 5 seed Ocean Lakes knocked off No. 1 Great Bridge and No. 3 First Colonial sent second-seeded Cox packing. Ocean Lakes and First Colonial meet for the region title at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Indian River High.
The Class 6 Region A semis feature an all-Chesapeake showdown for a spot in the championship game and automatic state tourney berth: Grassfield at Western Branch, 6 p.m. Tuesday.
In softball, the top seeds all remain in the hunt for a region championship, including unbeaten Grassfield — the top-ranked team in the final 757 regular-season poll. The Grizzlies (19-0-1), bolstered by pitcher Braelyn Bailey (who also has 10 home runs), play a Class 6 Region A semifinal Tuesday against Deep Run.
In Class 5 Region A, top-seeded Kellam survived an upset bid from Deep Creek, winning 1-0 in the semifinals to set up a showdown with No. 2 seed Hickory in Tuesday’s title game at Great Bridge High.
No. 1 seeds Granby (Class 5 Region B), Gloucester (Class 4 Region A), New Kent (Class 3 Region A) and King William (Class 2 Region A) all play in semifinals Tuesday.
In boys soccer, one defending state champion took out another when Kellam defeated Princess Anne 3-1 in a Class 5 Region A quarterfinal. Kellam was the Class 6 state champ last season but dropped to Class 5 this school year; Princess Anne won the Class 5 title last season.
While most top seeds are around as the semifinals approach, Class 2 Region A is the outlier — four of the top five seeds have been sent home. No. 8 seed Poquoson took out No. 1 Nandua 3-2 in the quarterfinals.
The Class 6 Region A, Class 5 Region A and B, and Class 4 Region A tournaments all have a break this week until playing semifinals Wednesday.
In girls soccer, Kellam — the top-ranked team most of this season in the 757 — appears on a collision course with Beach rival First Colonial in Class 5 Region A, while in Class 6 Region A, No. 3 seed Grassfield visits second-seeded Western Branch in a semifinal Tuesday with a state tourney berth at stake.
In Class 4 Region A, top-seeded Jamestown survived a semifinal in overtime against Warhill and hosts No. 2 seed Smithfield for the championship at Wanner Stadium on Wednesday.
No. 1 seeds Granby (Class 5 Region B), Lafayette (Class 3 Region A) and Poquoson (Class 2 Region A) are all through to the semifinals.
In lacrosse, the Ocean Lakes girls and Kellam boys continued their region domination with Class 5 Region A Tournament championship runs.
Both teams were unbeaten against public schools in the region and in the Beach District, and they’re top seeds in next week’s Class 5 state tournament, though they’ll both be underdogs against the more established teams from central Virginia. The Beach District teams are in their second season as a VHSL-sanctioned sport.
Kellam won the region championship 9-5 over Cox and outscored foes 54-9 in the region tournament. Ocean Lakes took the girls title with a 14-5 victory over Bayside and outscored opponents 49-13 in the region tournament.
In tennis, both Maury teams (Class 5 Region B), both Jamestown teams (Class 4 Region A) and the Grafton boys (Class 3 Region A) are among the champions who will be home in state quarterfinals.
Grassfield freshman Deja Thomas won the Class 6 Region A girls singles title. Great Bridge’s Kayla Kennedy and Cox’s Neil Vanga took singles crowns in Class 5 Region A and were part of champion doubles pairs, as was Bruton’s Christoph Schweitzer in Class 2 Region A. Many other medals are at stake this week.
What’s ahead
Keep up with the tournaments by visiting 757Teamz.com for daily scoreboards and follow us on X @757Teamz for highlights and videos. Full tournament schedules for baseball, softball, boys soccer and girls soccer are posted online at 757Teamz.com.
Monday
Baseball
Class 4 Region A semifinals
At War Memorial Stadium in Hampton
#5 Jamestown vs. #1 Gloucester, 11 a.m.
#3 Churchland vs. #2 Smithfield, 1 p.m.
Class 3 Region A quarterfinal
#5 Tabb at #4 Hopewell, 2 p.m.
Tuesday
Baseball
Class 6 Region A semifinals
Grassfield at Western Branch, 6 p.m.
Glen Allen at Landstown, 6 p.m.
Class 5 Region A championship
#5 Ocean Lakes vs. #3 First Colonial, 5:30 p.m. at Indian River HS
Class 3 Region A semifinals
#7 Grafton at #6 York, 6 p.m.
#8 Lafayette at Tabb/Hopewell winner, 6 p.m.
Class 2 Region A semifinals
#5 Randolph-Henry at #1 King William, 5 p.m.
#3 Poquoson at #2 Nandua, 4 p.m.
Softball
Class 6 Region A semifinals
#4 Deep Run at #1 Grassfield, 6 p.m.
#6 Manchester at #2 Cosby, 5 p.m.
Class 5 Region A championship
Kellam vs. Hickory, 5:30 p.m. at Great Bridge HS
Class 5 Region B semifinals
At Stoney Run Athletic Complex in Newport News
#6 Nansemond River vs. #2 Kecoughtan, 4:30 p.m.
#4 Bethel vs. #1 Granby, 6:30 p.m.
Class 4 Region A semifinals
At Stoney Run Athletic Complex in Newport News
#5 Warhill vs. #1 Gloucester, 4:30 p.m.
#3 Smithfield vs. #2 Manor, 4:30 p.m.
Class 3 Region A semifinals
#4 York at #1 New Kent, 6 p.m.
#3 Grafton at #2 Tabb, 6 p.m.
Class 2 Region A semifinals
#4 Poquoson at #1 King William, 5 p.m.
#3 Randolph-Henry at #2 Lunenburg Central, 5 p.m.
Boys soccer
Class 3 Region A semifinals
#5 Tabb vs. #1 Lafayette (at Wanner Stadium)
#7 York vs. #3 Grafton (at Bailey Field), 6 p.m.
Class 2 Region A semifinals
#8 Poquoson at #4 Bruton, 6 p.m.
#10 Arcadia at #6 Randolph-Henry, 5 p.m.
Girls soccer
Class 6 Region A semifinal
#3 Grassfield at #2 Western Branch, 6 p.m.
(#4 Cosby at #1 Deep Run is at 7 p.m. Wednesday)
Class 5 Region A semifinals
At Ocean Lakes HS
#1 Kellam vs. #5 Ocean Lakes, 5:30 p.m.
#2 First Colonial vs. #3 Great Bridge, 7:30 p.m.
Class 5 Region B semifinals
At Powhatan Field in Norfolk
#1 Granby vs. #5 Maury, 5 p.m.
#3 Nansemond River vs. #2 Menchville, 7 p.m.
Class 3 Region A semifinals
#4 New Kent vs. #1 Lafayette (at Wanner Stadium), 7 p.m.
#6 York at #2 Tabb, 6 p.m.
Class 2 Region A semifinals
#4 Bruton at #1 Poquoson, 6 p.m.
#3 Nandua at #2 King William, 5 p.m.
Tennis
Class 5 Region B individual finals (at Huntington Park), 10 a.m. singles and 11:45 a.m. doubles
Class 3 Region A individual (at Huntington Park), 9 a.m.
Class 5 Region A girls team semifinal
First Colonial at Ocean Lakes, noon
Class 5 Region A boys team final
#2 Hickory vs. #1 Cox (at First Colonial), 2 p.m.
Class 2 Region A boys team semifinals
TBA at #1 Bruton, 11:30 a.m.
#3 Southampton at #2 Poquoson, 4 p.m.
Class 2 Region A girls team semifinals
TBA at #1 Randolph-Henry, 4 p.m.
TBA at #2 Poquoson, 4 p.m.
