By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

First-round matchups for Portage County’s high school softball teams.

DIVISION I

Youngstown Region 1

Northeast 3

May 8: No. 33 Kent Roosevelt at No. 9 North Canton Hoover, 5 p.m.

DIVISION II

Macedonia Region 5

Northeast 1

May 9: No. 15 Crestwood at No. 8 Edgewood, 5 p.m.

May 11: No. 3 Aurora vs. No. 16 Geneva-No. 9 West Geuaga winner, 5 p.m.

Northeast 2

May 9: No. 24 Ravenna at No. 11 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, 5 p.m.

May 11: No. 4 Field vs. No. 14 Girard-No. 23 Struthers winner, 5 p.m.

Northeast 4

May 11: No. 29 Streetsboro vs. No. 14 Canal Fulton Northwest-No. 36 Cleveland Campus International winner, 5 p.m.

DIVISION III

CANTON REGION 9

Northeast 1

May 9: No. 22 Kirtland at No. 8 Rootstown, 5 p.m.

May 11: No. 12 Garfield vs. No. 9 Pymatuning Valley-No. 19 Liberty winner, 5 p.m.

Northeast 2

May 9: No. 15 Southeast at No. 11 LaBrae, 5 p.m.

DIVISION IV

BEREA REGION 13

Northeast 1

May 8: No. 17 Windham at No. 16 Middlefield Cardinal, 5 p.m.

Northeast 2

May 8: No. 12 Waterloo at No. 9 Mineral Ridge, 5 p.m.

Northeast 3

May 10: No. 1 Mogadore vs. No. 8 Andrew Osborne-No. 12 Our Lady of the Elms winner, 5 p.m.