THE WEEK AHEAD: POSTSEASON STARTS FOR TRACK & FIELD, WHILE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL HEAD INTO THE FINAL STRETCH (2205-05-04)

Northern Tier Sports Report
The first full week of May and the track and field postseason is here. Just two weeks left of baseball and softball regular season games, while singles boys tennis got moved to this week.

TRACK & FIELD

Monday, May 5

NEB at Wyalusing, 4 p.m.: The Panthers head south to take on the Rams in the regular season finale as both teams get ready for the postseason.

Sayre at Canton, 4 p.m.: The Warriors end the regular season at home as they host Sayre in a tune-up before leagues.

Towanda at Troy, 4 p.m.: A Large school match-up to end the season as these two squads feature a few athletes who have hopes of making it to states.

Friday, May 9

NTL Championships at Athens, 1:30 p.m.: Both track and field events begin at 1:30 p.m. with the on track finals starting at 3 p.m. On the boys’ side Troy will be defending their league title with Athens and Wellsboro looking to dethrone them. For the girls Athens has been on top for over a decade though several teams, including Towanda, are looking to knock them off.

BOYS’ TENNIS

Tuesday, May 6

District IV Singles Championships at Williamsport, 9 a.m.: This got moved from Saturday, and, if the weather forecast holds, may get moved one more time. Towanda’s Bayley Poll and Rian Hennessy will both be there, with Poll the seventh seed.

SOFTBALL

Monday, May 5

NEB (8-5) at Sullivan County (11-3), 4:30 p.m.: A possible semifinal match-up in the Class A playoffs. This starts a busy week for NEB with three games in four days.

Tuesday, May 6

Towanda (8-4) at Troy (8-5), 4:30 p.m.: The Knights are riding high on a 3-game win streak while the Trojans recently just beat NP-Liberty. Troy won a high scoring thriller in Wysox last month.

Wyalusing (7-8) at Wellsboro (4-8), 4:30 p.m.: The Rams went 1-2 with some tough competition last week. With five games left the Rams need to win three of them to punch their ticket to districts.

Williamson (7-6) at Canton (3-11), 4:30 p.m.: Williamson is looking to make a playoff push to get into districts, while Canton is looking to break a 2-game losing streak. Williamson won the first meeting 13-8.

NEB (8-5) at Tioga, 4:30 p.m.: A back to back for the Panthers as they head North of the Border. Two wins early this week would clinch their district spot.

Thursday, May 8

Troy (8-5) at NEB (8-5), 4:30 p.m.: A win here for the Panthers would give them a leg up on Williamson for the Small School title, while Troy is battling for playoff standings.

Towanda (8-4) at Williamson (7-6), 4:30 p.m.: Another big game for both teams. The Knights are still in the hunt for a home district game if they finish strong, and the same for Williamson.

Wyalusing (7-6) at Sayre (2-10), 4:30 p.m.: The Rams’ road trip heads back to the Valley as they take on the Redskins. Sayre comes into the week on a 4-game losing streak.

Wellsboro (4-8) at Canton (3-11), 4:30 p.m.: Canton lost a tight one in their first meeting, 12-9, as they look to get some revenge.

Friday, May 9

Jersey Shore (8-4) at Troy (8-5), 4:30 p.m.: The Trojans end the week with three straight games as they take on a tough non-league opponent in Jersey Shore.

Saturday, May 10

Canton (3-11) at Troy (8-5), 10 a.m.: A rematch from a couple weeks ago, the Warriors welcome Troy to end a busy week for both teams.

Towanda (8-4) at Hughesville (11-4), 1 p.m.: The Knights get a tough non-league test as they head south. If they get a win here that would be big in the district standings.

BASEBALL

Monday, May 5

Towanda (8-6) at Benton (7-5), 4:30 p.m.: The Knights are looking to bounce back from a loss to Wellsboro, as both teams are battling for playoff positioning.

Tuesday, May 6

Towanda (8-6) at Troy (10-5), 4:30 p.m.: The Trojans are coming off a tough loss to NP-Mansfield, while Towanda is coming off one to Wellsboro. The two teams are close in the district standings, too.

Wyalusing (3-12) at Wellsboro (6-8), 4:30 p.m.: The Hornets are making a playoff push, having won three of the last four. The Rams lost their first match-up with Wellsboro back in early April.

Williamson (3-7) at Canton (4-8), 4:30 p.m.: A 3-2 run over their last five games have kept Canton’s playoff hopes alive, and a win over Williamson looks like a must if they want to keep that window open. This the first of five games this week for the Warriors.

Wednesday, May 7

Canton (4-8) at Sugar Valley Rural Charter (4-8), 3 p.m.: A double-header for the Warriors as they continued to make their playoff push. Sugar Valley is coming off back to back wins last week.

Thursday, May 8

Towanda (8-6) at Williamson (3-7), 4:30 p.m.: The Knights head west for their third game in four days as they make their playoff push.

Wellsboro (6-8) at Canton (4-8), 4:30 p.m.: Both teams likely need to win this game if they’re going to make the playoffs, so this one will have a playoff type feel.

Wyalusing (3-12) at Sayre (2-12), 4:30 p.m.: Sayre comes in on a 10-game losing streak as their only wins this year have been forfeits from NEB.

Saturday, May 10

Troy (10-5) at Canton (4-8), 4:30 p.m.: Troy pulled away to win the first meeting as they look to get a season sweep.

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