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The PIAA baseball and softball quarterfinals begin on Thursday with two local baseball teams and two local softball teams vying for a shot at the state finals next week.
In 3A baseball action, Central, the District 6 champion, will play District 10 champion Hickory at 5 p.m. at Showers Field in DuBois. In the bracket right next to the Scarlet Dragons, Tyrone, the district runnerup, plays Hopewell at 4:30 p.m. at First Commonwealth Bank Field in Homer City. If both Central and Tyrone win, the two teams would play for a fourth time next Monday in the state semifinals.
Juniata Valley and Central Mountain, two other District 6 teams, are still alive in the 1A field. Valley will take on MMI Prep, the District 2 champion, at Newport High School at 3 p.m., just outside of Harrisburg.
Central Mountain, the 5A champ from District 6, plays West Allegheny, the District 7 fourth-place team, at 2 p.m. at Showers Field, right before the Central game.
In softball action, Glendale, the District 6 2A champion, will play DuBois Central Catholic at Clearfield High School at 2 p.m. Cambria Heights, the District 6 3A champ will travel to Heindl Field in DuBois for a 1 p.m. game against Punxsutawney.
Two other District 6 teams are still alive in the quarterfinals. Mount Union, the 2A champ, plays Williams Valley at Bald Eagle Area at 1 p.m. while Bellefonte, the 5A champion, takes on North Hills at Saint Francis at 3 p.m.