High school softball waited for all other sports to embark on its postseason, but now, these athletes receive their moment in the sun.
That’s right, it’s district week.
For some Gainesville-area teams, the season will end here. For others, districts are merely a prep for the all-important region playoffs. And finally, there are some teams that need a postseason run to achieve championship glory.
Districts will be most interesting to see the squads at the top. In the latest FHSAA rankings, seven local squads – Columbia, Santa Fe, Trenton, Gainesville High, Branford, Williston and Buchholz – rank in the top 100 statewide.
Will each of those teams win a district crown? Some have it easier than others. Columbia, for example, needs to likely face Baker County – the state’s No. 5 squad – to win it all.
Point is, this is going to be an exciting week of high school softball. Keep it locked here for scores throughout the area.
Thursday, April 30
No. 1 Newberry 4, No. 2 Keystone Heights 3 (8 innings); Panthers win Class 2A-District 5
No. 1 Santa Fe 9, No. 2 Palatka 4; Raiders win Class 3A-District 5
No. 1 Trenton 12, No. 2 Williston 2; Red Devils win Rural-District 7
No. 1 Gainesville High 7, No. 3 Deltona 6; Hurricanes win Class 5A-District 5
No. 1 Branford 11, No. 3 Dixie County 0; Buccaneers win Rural-Region 6
No. 2 Columbia 7, No. 1 Glen St. Mary-Baker County 4; Tigers win Class 4A-District 3
Wednesday, April 29
No. 1 Wakulla 16, No. 2 Suwannee 1; Eagles win Class 3A-District 2
Tuesday, April 28
No. 3 Dixie County 6, No. 2 Union County — Rural District 6 Semifinals
No. 1 Trenton, 15, No. 4 Chiefland 0 — Rural District 7 Semifinals
No. 2 Columbia 15, No. 3 Jacksonville-Riverside 0 — Class 4A District 3 Semifinals
No. 2 Keystone Heights 1, No. 3 Interlachen 0 — Class 2A District 5 Semifinals
No. 1 Baldwin 10, No. 4 Bradford 5 — Class 2A District 3 Semifinals
No. 1 Santa Fe 26, No. 4 Eastside 0 — Class 3A District 5 Semifinals
No. 3 Citra-North Marion at No. 2 Palatka; 7 p.m. — Class 3A District 5 Semifinals
No. 3 St. Johns-Bartram Trail 16, No. 2 Buchholz 8 — Class 6A District 3 Semifinals
No. 2 Williston 9, No. 3 Bronson 6 — Rural District 7 Semifinals
Monday, April 27
Dixie County 9, Bell 7 — Rural District 6 Quarterfinals
Chiefland 11, Hawthorne 1 — Rural District 7 Quarterfinals
Palatka-Peniel Baptist Academy 12, St. Francis Catholic 2 — Class 1A District 4 Semifinals
St. Augustine-St. Joseph’s Academy 12, Countryside Christian 0 — Class 1A District 4 Semifinals
No. 5 Fort White 18, No. 4 Perry-Taylor County 1 — Rural District 6 Quarterfinals
Noah Ram covers Florida Gators athletics and Gainesville-area high school sports for The Gainesville Sun, GatorSports.com and the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at nram@usatodayco.com. Follow him on X @Noah_ram1 and on Instagram @Ramreporter.
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: FHSAA Gainesville-area high school softball district tournament results
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