Seven innings weren’t enough to tell the story until the final swings. Forest City carried a one-run lead into the bottom of the seventh and was three outs away from punching its ticket, but Susquehanna Community had one final answer. Gabe Maby delivered the biggest hit of the afternoon, ripping a walk-off two-run single as the Sabers stunned the Foresters 5-4 and earned a date with MMI Prep for the District 2 Class A championship on Tuesday.

The first round of the District 2 Softball Playoffs has concluded, with the semifinal matchups now set. The quarterfinal round featured plenty of exciting games and set the stage for more. Here’s a look at how those matchups could play out, and a look at some potential district championship matchups.

Valley View Cougars dominated Wallenpaupack Area 11-0. Zoie Krupovich had 3 hits, 4 RBIs, including a homer. Abbi Call pitched 5 shutout innings, 7 Ks.

Tunkhannock is headed back to the championship game, and this time, the Tigers will get a chance to face the team that ended their season a year ago.

One milestone. One dominant outing. One more trip to the big stage. Hannah Chipego etched her name into Wyoming Valley Conference history Wednesday, then kept dealing as top-seeded Lake-Lehman rolled into another District 2 Class 3A championship appearance.

The road to the title still runs through the champs. Ava Hazelton carved through the Chargerettes, the Spartanettes struck early and often, and Mid Valley is heading back to the District 2 Class 3A championship game where a collision with top-seeded Lake-Lehman now waits.

The District 2 baseball regular season has come and gone. The division champions have been ground and now the journey towards Penn State and the state championships begin, starting with the quarterfinals. Here is how the quarterfinals could shake out in every classification in District 2.

Rainey and Rainey won 10-9 on Colin\'s walk-off single. Elias drove in 6 runs. For Brennans, Liam went 3-for-3, driving in 3 runs.

The postseason atmosphere was there Tuesday night, and the Dallas Varsity Mountaineers responded with one of their most complete performances of the season.

A quick response turned into complete control Tuesday night. After Blue Ridge landed the opening jab, Elk Lake answered with six runs in the first inning and never looked back as Celeste Clark powered the offense with an inside-the-park grand slam and four RBIs. Now the Lady Warriors turn their attention to a much bigger challenge ahead, a District 2 Class 2A semifinal showdown with top-seeded Montrose on Thursday.

Three innings. Nine up, nine down. Eight strikeouts. Dunmore looked locked in from the opening pitch Tuesday, overwhelming Mountain View in a playoff statement and setting up a highly anticipated District 2 Class 2A semifinal matchup with defending champion Holy Redeemer.

Playoff baseball returned to Schautz Stadium Tuesday and No. 3 Dunmore looked right at home. Luis Arias and Evan Mizenko delivered the power, Mason Stets controlled the game on the mound, and the Bucks handled business with a 5-1 win over No. 6 Western Wayne to punch their ticket to the District 2 Class 3A semifinals.

Wellsboro Hornets overpower Bloomsburg 11-1, extending their winning streak to 14 games and improving their season record to 18-2.

With the regular season over and the brackets revealed, it’s time for playoff softball. Six champions will be crowned on the road to Penn State, which begins today. Here’s a look at how every quarterfinal matchup could shake out.

Blink and you may have missed it. Valley View wasted no time getting its postseason started Monday, turning its District 2 Class 4A opener into a three-inning statement behind explosive bats and dominant pitching. And for the defending Class 4A state champions, it looked like business as usual.