Prep softball: Regional semifinals today

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Three area softball teams remain in the state championship hunt and are in action today in the regional semfinals.
The pairings can be found below:

CLASS 4A-REGION 3
Braden River at Lakewood Ranch, 7 p.m.
UP NEXT: The winner faces either Naples or Naples Barron Collier in Tuesday's regional final.

CLASS 1A-REGION 2
Winter Haven All Saints' Academy at Bradenton Christian, 4 p.m.
UP NEXT: The winner faces either Orlando Central Florida Christian Academy or Ormond Beach Calvary Christian Academy in Tuesday's regional final.

The state semifinals and finals will be played at the National Training Center in Clermont. Class 4A plays Monday, May 9 and Tuesday, May 10, and Class 1A plays Wednesday, May 11 and Thursday, May 12.

Prep softball: Canes, Seminoles move on

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Manatee and Southeast opened the softball postseason with victories Monday.

The Hurricanes rallied past Port Charlotte 4-2 in a Class 5A-District 10 quarterfinal at G.T. Bray, while the Seminoles buried Booker 26-8 in a Class 3A-District 11 quarterfinal at Southeast.

Each team will play a semifinal tonight against each tournament's No. 1 seed - the Hurricanes travel to Venice at 7 p.m., while Southeast meets Arcadia DeSoto at 5:30 p.m. at Wauchula Hardee, the tournament's host.

Listed below are Tuesday's other local softball pairings:

CLASS 4A-DISTRICT 10 QUARTERFINALS

Bayshore at Lakewood Ranch, 7 p.m.

St. Petersburg Lakewood at Palmetto, 7 p.m.

CLASS 2A-DISTRICT 11 SEMIFINALS AT SAINT STEPHEN'S

St. Petersburg Northside Christian vs. Saint Stephen's, 2 p.m.

Out-of-Door Academy vs. St. Petersburg Shorecrest Prep, 4:30 p.m.

CLASS 1A-DISTRICT 8 SEMIFINALS AT BRADENTON CHRISTIAN

Bradenton Christian vs. Seffner Christian, 4 p.m.