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District field hockey pairings set

Wyoming Area, Crestwood and Honesdale landed the top seeds for the upcoming District 2 field hockey playoffs.

Pairings and schedules for the playoffs, which are scheduled to begin Tuesday, were announced by the district through its website Saturday.

Crestwood and Honesdale are defending champions along with Wyoming Seminary, which is the second seed in Class A.

The top two seeds in each bracket are guaranteed the home field until the championship games, which are set for neutral fields.

Wyoming Seminary, the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 champion, is the three-time defending state champion in Class A.

Following Hanover Area’s decision not to participate in the playoffs, Wyoming Area has a bye as the top seed in what is a seven-team tournament in Class A.

The Class 3A and A tournaments are self-contained in District 2. The Class 2A tournament is a subregional with District 4 teams also included.

The championships are scheduled for a Class 3A-2A doubleheader at Wyoming Seminary’s Nesbitt Stadium Nov. 2 and a Class A single game at Wyoming Valley West’s Spartan Stadium Nov. 3.

The top teams advance to the state tournament from Class A and 2A, with only the champion moving on in Class 3A.

Full pairings and schedules, with seed, team, then won-loss record in parentheses, are listed below.

CLASS 3A

Tuesday’s semifinals

4, Delaware Valley (5-12) at 1, Honesdale (13-5), 4 p.m.

3, Wilkes-Barre Area (5-8-1) at 2, Hazleton Area (11-7), 4 p.m.

Nov. 2 final

Semifinal winners at Wyoming Seminary, 6 p.m.

DISTRICT 2-4 CLASS 2A SUBREGIONAL

Tuesday’s quarterfinals

8, Dallas (2-9-4) at 1, Crestwood (15-2), 6 p.m.

5, Wyoming Valley West (7-8) at 4, Pittston Area (10-7-1), 4 p.m.

6, Abington Heights (9-6-3) at 3, Wallenpaupack (12-5-1), 5:45 p.m.

7, Shikellamy (8-8-1) at 2, Selinsgrove (13-5), 7 p.m.

Thursday’s semifinal winners

Dallas-Crestwood winner vs. Wyoming Valley West-Pittston Area winner at higher seed

Abington Heights-Wallenpaupack winner vs. Shikellamy-Selinsgrove winner at higher seed

Nov. 2 final

Semifinal winners at Wyoming Seminary, 7:30 p.m.

CLASS A

Tuesday’s quarterfinals

5, Nanticoke (8-10) at 4, Lackawanna Trail (11-6), 4

6, Holy Redeemer (3-12-1) at 3, Lake-Lehman (11-5), 4

7, Tunkhannock (4-11-1) at 2, Wyoming Seminary (15-2), 4

Thursday’s semifinals

Nanticoke-Lackawanna Trail winner at 1, Wyoming Area (16-1), 4

Holy Redeemer/Lake-Lehman winner vs. Tunkhannock-Wyoming Seminary winner at higher seed

Nov. 3 final

Semifinal winners at Wyoming Valley West’s Spartan Stadium, 6 p.m.

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