Holy Trinity’s Jacquel Perry and Tony Jenkins celebrate a score during Tuesday’s district playoff game in Port St. John.
Viera’s Griffni Syverson (19) tries to dislodge the ball from Bryce Fielding of MCC during Friday’s playoff game in Viera.
A busy week of high school sports postseason events began Monday with two makeup events and four opening-round district baseball games spread around the area.
Melbourne Central Catholic and Viera started a boys lacrosse playoff game on Friday, but lightning had other ideas. The Hustlers led, 6-0, when play was interrupted in the first period. It will be resumed today at Viera at 5:30 p.m.
Ninety minutes later, the Viera softball team will host Harmony at Viera Regional Park in the District 6-7A tournament championship. Both teams will begin FHSAA regional play on Wednesday, but today’s winner will play its game at home.
Here is the schedule for the week. Some matchups are to be determined based on events throughout the week.
Schedule updated Wednesday, April 20.
Viera’s Kaitlyn Jensen tearing up softball pitching
Wednesday
District 9-5A baseball semifinals at Satellite
Holy Trinity vs. Melbourne CC, 4 p.m.
Satellite vs. Cocoa, 7
District 13-2A track & field at Astronaut, 11 a.m.
Regional quarterfinal softball
Class 7A: New Smyrna Beach at Viera, 7
Class 6A: Port St. Lucie at Rockledge, 7; Merritt Island at Suncoast, 7 p.m.
Class 5A: McKeel at Astronaut, 7; Space Coast at Hardee
2nd-round boys lacrosse play-in game
Benjamin at Melbourne CC, 7
Thursday
District 6-7A baseball final at Harmony, 7
Viera vs. Melbourne
District 13-6A baseball final at Space Coast Stadium, 7
Merritt Island vs. Rockledge
District 9-5A baseball final at Satellite, 7
Regional quarterfinal softball
Class 2A: Covenant Christian at Mt. Dora Christian, 7
Saturday
2nd-round lacrosse play-in games, 7 p.m. (Teams TBD)
