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Road to state: district baseball tournament matchups in South Sound

Here are the first-round matchups and championship game times for district tournaments involving South Sound teams, which begin next week. The 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A classifications are included.

Olympia Baseball poses for a portrait after defeating Sumner, 1-0, in the 4A SPSL championship at Sumner High School on May 6, 2026, in Sumner, Wash.
Olympia Baseball poses for a portrait after defeating Sumner, 1-0, in the 4A SPSL championship at Sumner High School on May 6, 2026, in Sumner, Wash. Tyler Wicke Tyler Wicke / twicke@thenewstribune.com

CLASS 4A (District 3/4)

No. 1 Tahoma vs. No. 8 Union

5 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 at Tahoma High School

No. 2 Battle Ground vs. No. 7 Curtis

5 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 at Evergreen High School

No. 3 Sumner vs. No. 6 Kennedy Catholic

Time TBD, Tuesday, May 12

No. 4 Emerald Ridge vs. No. 5 Olympia

Time TBD, Tuesday, May 12

No. 9 Puyallup vs. No. 16 Mount Rainier

7 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 at Heritage Recreation Center

No. 10 Kentridge vs. No. 15 Bonney Lake

Time TBD, Tuesday, May 12

No. 11 Camas vs. No. 14 Yelm

Time TBD, Tuesday, May 12

No. 12 Graham-Kapowsin vs. No. 13 Auburn Riverside

Time TBD, Tuesday, May 12

Sumner’s Jake Miller (12) runs to third base during the game against Emerald Ridge at Sumner High School, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Sumner, Wash.
Sumner’s Jake Miller (12) runs to third base during the game against Emerald Ridge at Sumner High School, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Sumner, Wash. Brian Hayes bhayes@thenewstribune.com

SEMIFINALS

Winner of Sumner/Kennedy Catholic vs. winner of Battle Ground/Curtis

11 a.m. Saturday, May 16 at Tahoma High School

Winner of Tahoma/Union vs. winner of Emerald Ridge/Olympia

2 p.m. Saturday, May 16 at Tahoma High School

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: 5 p.m. Saturday, May 16 at Tahoma High School

Gig Harbor reacts to beating Peninsula in the 3A Puget Sound League baseball league championship game at Lincoln High School, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Tacoma, Wash.
Gig Harbor reacts to beating Peninsula in the 3A Puget Sound League baseball league championship game at Lincoln High School, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Tacoma, Wash. Brian Hayes bhayes@thenewstribune.com

CLASS 3A (District 3)

FIRST ROUND

Central Kitsap vs. White River

Time TBD, Tuesday, May 12

North Thurston vs. Bellarmine Prep

Time TBD, Tuesday, May 12

Enumclaw vs. Capital

7 p.m. Tuesday, May 12

Silas vs. Auburn Mountainview

Time TBD, Tuesday, May 12

Peninsula's Kainoa Coit (6) throws to first base to retire Gig Harbor’s Hudson Smith (21) during the 3A Puget Sound League baseball league championship game at Lincoln High School, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Tacoma, Wash.
Peninsula's Kainoa Coit (6) throws to first base to retire Gig Harbor’s Hudson Smith (21) during the 3A Puget Sound League baseball league championship game at Lincoln High School, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Tacoma, Wash. Brian Hayes bhayes@thenewstribune.com

QUARTERFINALS (Top four teams receive bye)

Decatur vs. winner of Central Kitsap/White River

4 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 at Thomas Jefferson High School

Gig Harbor vs. winner of North Thurston/Bellarmine Prep

Time TBD, Wednesday, May 13

Peninsula vs. winner of Enumclaw/Capital

4 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 at Sehmel Homestead Park

Kentlake vs. winner of Silas/Auburn Mountainview

4 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 at Hogan Park

SEMIFINAL GAMES: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, May 16 at Auburn High School

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: 4 p.m. Saturday, May 16 at Auburn High School

A “RW” to remember Reese Widman, who passed last winter from suicide, is seen on his teammate and friend Josiah Morley’s hat during a practice at Steilacoom High School, on Monday, April 15, 2024, in Steilacoom, Wash.
A “RW” to remember Reese Widman, who passed last winter from suicide, is seen on his teammate and friend Josiah Morley’s hat during a practice at Steilacoom High School, on Monday, April 15, 2024, in Steilacoom, Wash. Brian Hayes bhayes@thenewstribune.com

CLASS 2A (District 3)

FIRST ROUND

No. 8 Franklin Pierce vs. No. 9 Sequim

4 p.m. Monday, May 11 at Franklin Pierce High School

No. 5 Orting vs. No. 12 North Mason

4 p.m. Monday, May 11 at Orting High School

No. 7 Port Angeles vs. No. 10 Bremerton

4 p.m. Monday, May 11 at Port Angeles High School

No. 6 North Kitsap vs. No. 11 Eatonville

4:30 p.m. at North Kitsap High School

QUARTERFINALS (Top four teams receive bye)

No. 1 Bainbridge vs. winner of Franklin Pierce/Sequim

4 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 at Bainbridge High School

No. 4 Olympic vs. winner of Orting/North Mason

4:15 p.m. at Olympic High School

No. 2 Fife vs. winner of Port Angeles/Bremerton

4 p.m. Tuesday at Fife High School

No. 3 Steilacoom vs. winner of North Kitsap/Eatonville

4 p.m. Tuesday at Steilacoom High School

SEMIFINAL GAMES: 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Saturday, May 16 at Fife High School

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: 3 p.m., Saturday, May 16 at Fife High School

Charles Wright Academy, on Monday, June 10, 2024, in Tacoma, Wash.
Charles Wright Academy, on Monday, June 10, 2024, in Tacoma, Wash. Brian Hayes bhayes@thenewstribune.com

CLASS 1A

FIRST ROUND

No. 4 Cascade Christian vs. No. 5 Seattle Christian

Time TBD, Monday, May 11

No. 3 Bellevue Christian vs. No. 6 East Jefferson

Time TBD, Monday, May 11

SEMIFINALS (Top two teams receive bye)

No. 1 Charles Wright & Life Christian vs. winner of Cascade Christian/Seattle Christian

5:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 at Foss High School

No. 2 Klahowya vs. winner of Bellevue Christian/East Jefferson

3 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 at Foss High School

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: 5:45 p.m. Friday, May 15 at Foss High School

This story was originally published May 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM with the headline "Road to state: district baseball tournament matchups in South Sound."

Jon Manley
The News Tribune
Jon Manley covers high school sports for The News Tribune. A McClatchy President’s Award winner and Gonzaga University graduate, Manley has covered the South Sound sports scene since 2013. He was voted the Washington state sportswriter of the year in 2024 by the National Sports Media Association. Born and raised in Tacoma. Support my work with a digital subscription
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