A look back at the District 11 softball quarterfinals and ahead to the semis

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FROM KEITH GROLLER

It wasn't easy with the weather, but the District 11 softball tournament is finally on to the semifinals.

Here's a look back at the quarterfinals, which, in some cases, stretched over two and three days.

CLASS 4A

Parkland 7, Nazareth 1 -- Trojans collect third win of the season. Courtney Miller had a two-run single in the first. Morgan Rentzheimer had her scoreless streak snapped at 53 innings on an unearned run.

Pleasant Valley 5, Freedom 4 -- Bears rallied from 4-1 deficit with a grand slam by Madison Shaneberger in the bottom of the sixth.

Northampton 8, Liberty 7 -- The Konkrete Kids avenged a previous loss to the Hurricanes. Taylor Kerbacher had a big offensive day and Liberty just made too many mistakes. Very disappointing to me is that Alyshia Dellatore, The Morning Call's rookie of the year in 2011 and an all-area player the last two years, was not there for the final game of what had been a stellar career. A violation of team rules was the reason given when I asked coach Rich Giering. Certainly in a game this close, Dellatore, who has been one of the area's best hitters over the last four years, might have made a difference.

Bangor 7, Whitehall 4 -- Slaters jumped quickly, taking a 5-0 lead after two innings. Kaitlyn Caleen had two doubles and knocked in four runs. Slaters in the district final for the first time since 2008. Whitehall finished 11-11, but has a lot of young players returning.

SEMIFINALS

Tuesday night at Patriots Park:

5 p.m. -- No. 2 Pleasant Valley (20-4) vs. No. 3 Bangor (17-6).

7 p.m. -- No. 1 Parkland (21-01) vs. No. 5 Northampton (17-6).

CLASS 3A

Wilson 11, Lehighton 1 -- Kendra Showalter 3-4, 3B, 4 Rs; Meredith Campbell 3-5, R, RBI; Hannah Calantoni 2-4, 3 Rs, RBI; Tawney Handelong 3-4, 3 RBIs; Breanna Young 3-3, 2B, 2 RBIs.

Palmerton 3, Northwestern 1 -- No one bothered to call in any information.

SEMIFINALS

Tuesday

At Moravian

4:30 p.m. -- No. 4 Palmerton (13-8) vs. No. 1 Bethlehem Catholic (15-6)

At Northwestern

4:30 p.m. -- No. 3 Wilson (15-6) vs. No. 2 Southern Lehigh (13-7)

CLASS 2A

North Schuylkill 5, Tamaqua 0 -- Two-hitter by Christie Hutira and a three-run home run by Chase Stokes were the keys.

SEMIFINALS

Tuesday

At Parkland

5 p.m. -- No. 2 Catasauqua (15-6) vs. No. 3 Salisbury (13-7)

7 p.m. -- No. 4 North Schuylkill (16-7) vs. No. 1 Pen Argyl (17-5)

CLASS A

CHAMPIONSHIP

Tuesday

At Blue Mountain

5 p.m. -- No. 2 Minersville (19-3) vs. No. 1 Williams Valley (23-0).