CLEARFIELD – Clearfield will be at home against Mountain Top while Curwensville will travel to play Philipsburg-Osceola Sunday in the first round of the Pennsylvania Little League District 5 Northern Tier 9-and-10-Year-Old Tournament.
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The other opener sends Tri-County to Milesburg.
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Four-Leaf Clover drew the bye into the winner’s bracket semifinals, where it will host the Mountain Top-Clearfield winner on Monday.
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The Curwensville-P-O winner goes on the road for its semifinal.
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All games in the double-elimination tourney will start at 6 p.m.
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The champion will play the Southern Tier winner in a best-of-three series July 9, 10 and 11. If one or both tier titlists have a loss, the district finals will begin July 10.
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District 5’s champ moves on to the Section 4 Tournament July 14-18 at Johnstown, with the West Suburban Little League the host team.
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Northern Tier
(All Games at 6 p.m.)
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June 26
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First Round
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Game 1 – Mountain Top at Clearfield
Game 2 – Tri-County at Milesburg
Game 3 – Curwensville at Philipsburg-Osceola
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June 28
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Winner’s Bracket Semifinals
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Game 4 – Game 1 Winner at Four-Leaf Clover
Game 5 – Game 3 Winner at Game 2 Winner
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Elimination Bracket First Round
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Game 6 – Game 3 Loser at Game 2 Loser
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June 30
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Winner’s Bracket Final
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Game 9- Game 5 Winner at Game 4 Winner
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Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals
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Game 7 – Game 5 Loser at Game 1 Loser
Game 8 – Game 6 Loser at Game 4 Loser
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July 2
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Elimination Bracket Semifinal
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Game 10 – Game 7 Winner at Game 8 Winner
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July 5
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Elimination Bracket Final
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Game 11 – Game 10 Winner at Game 9 Loser
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July 7
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Championship
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Game 12 – Game 11 Winner at Game 9 Winner
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July 9
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Championship (If Necessary)
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Game 13 – Game 12 Loser at Game 12 Winner