Take a look at tournament drawings for high school softball teams
Tournament drawings for high school softball teams in Divisions III-VII were held Sunday for schools throughout Ohio, with the exception of Division I-II teams who will have their tourney drawings next weekend.
Here’s a look at the Division III-VII Mahoning Valley-area teams and their sectional title matchups in those divisions:
DIVISION III
ALL SECTIONAL TITLE GAMES PLAYED ON THURSDAY, MAY 14 AT HIGHER-SEEDED TEAM SITE AT 5 P.M. UNLESS NOTED
No. 8 seed Youngstown Ursuline will host No. 16 seed Louisville at YSU Softball Complex
No. 9 seed Boardman will host No. 45 seed Youngstown East
No. 13 seed Canfield will host No. 43 seed Ashtabula Lakeside
No. 14 seed Howland will host No. 37 seed Chaney at Howland Township Park
DIVISION IV
ALL SECTIONAL TITLE GAMES ON THURSDAY, MAY 14 AT HIGHER-SEEDED TEAM SITE AT 5 P.M. UNLESS NOTED
No. 2 seed Lakeview drew a first-round bye
No. 8 seed Hubbard will host No. 32 seed Cleveland Central Catholic
No. 16 seed West Branch will play at No. 14 seed Northwest
No. 20 seed Salem will host No. 29 seed Struthers (winner advances to play No. 2 seed Lakeview in a district semifinal on Tuesday, May 19 at Lakeview at 5 p.m.)
No. 24 seed Niles will host No. 26 seed Lutheran West at Waddell Park South Field
DIVISION V
ALL SECTIONAL TITLE GAMES ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 AT HIGHER-SEEDED TEAM SITE AT 5 P.M. UNLESS NOTED
No. 2 seed South Range drew a bye and will play the winner of No. 16 seed Canton South and No. 25 seed Orrville in a district semifinal on Monday, May 18 at 5 p.m. at South Range
No. 3 seed Cardinal Mooney drew a first-round bye and will play the winner of No. 12 seed Southeast and No. 15 seed Columbiana on Monday, May 18 at 5 p.m. at Boardman’s Field of Dreams (Southeast will host Columbiana in a sectional title game on Wednesday, May 13)
No. 6 seed Warren Champion will host No. 20 seed Garrettsville Garfield
No. 10 seed Girard will host No. 21 seed West Salem Northwestern
No. 26 seed Southern Local will play at No. 17 seed Poland
No. 27 seed Liberty will play at No. 7 seed Keystone at LaGrange Community Park.
DIVISION VI
ALL SECTIONAL TITLE GAMES AT HIGHER-SEEDED TEAM SITE ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 UNLESS NOTED
No. 1 seed McDonald drew a first-round bye. McDonald will play the winner of No. 18 seed East Palestine and No. 24 seed Kirtland in a district semifinal on Monday, May 18 at TBA site.
(East Palestine hosts Kirtland in a sectional title game on Wednesday, May 13 at 5 p.m.)
No. 6 seed Mineral Ridge hosts No. 28 seed Warren JFK
No. 7 seed LaBrae hosts No. 26 seed Grand Valley
No. 8 seed Columbia Station hosts No. 12 seed Brookfield
No. 9 seed Waterloo hosts No. 14 seed Springfield
No. 11 seed United hosts No. 22 seed Waynedale
No. 13 seed Crestview hosts No. 15 seed Loudonville
No. 21 seed Newton Falls hosts No. 23 seed Campbell Memorial
DIVISION VII
ALL SECTIONAL TITLE GAMES AT HIGHER-SEEDED TEAM SITE ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 UNLESS NOTED
No. 1 seed Maplewood drew a first-round bye and will play the winner of the No. 16 seed Wellsville vs. No. 17 seed Rittman game in a district semifinal on Monday, May 18 at TBA site.
(Wellsville will host Rittman in a sectional title game on Wednesday, May 13)
No. 2 seed Jackson-Milton hosts No. 18 seed Sebring
No. 6 seed Southington hosts No. 19 seed Leetonia
No. 7 seed Western Reserve hosts No. 12 seed Lowellville
No. 10 seed Mathews hosts No. 20 seed Kidron CC
No. 14 seed Lisbon hosts No. 15 seed Lordstown
This story was originally published May 5, 2026 at 9:20 AM.