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Baseball

Class 6 Region A semifinals

Grassfield 2, James River 0

WP: Tsutsui. LP: Early.

Bradley Zayac and Maddux Tsutsui combined on a 4-hit shutout over nine innings, and Pudgy Snoh delivered a run-scoring single in the ninth to put the Grizzlies on top. Snoh, Jacob Henry, and Jack Wecht each had two hits for Grassfield.

Western Branch 5, Cosby 0

Gavin Biernot scattered six hits over seven scoreless innings to pick up the win and advance the Bruins to the region championship game at 6 p.m. Friday at Grassfield.

Class 5 Region B semifinals

Gloucester 4, Menchville 3

Nansemond River 4, Maury 3

WP: Baker

Cam Bauswell went 2-3 with three RBIs and Buddy Baker was the winning pitcher, striking out eight over four innings. The Warriors earned a state tournament berth and a spot in the title game at 6 p.m. Friday against Gloucester at War Memorial Stadium.

Class 4 Region A semifinals

Smithfield 6, Warwick 4

The sixth-seeded Packers’ Maddax Brown went 2-3 and pitched 4 innings, giving up one run, and Walt Bondurant scored 3 runs and stole home in the bottom of the sixth. James Fitchett gave up 1 hit to close out the win for the Packers.

Jamestown 2,Great Bridge 1

The No. 5 seed Eagles knocked off top-seeded Great Bridge to gain a state tournament bid and a berth in Thursday’s region title game at home.

Class 3 Region A semifinals

Lakeland 4, Tabb 3

Landon Patton and Cash Harrington threw 7 innings combined, allowing 1 earned run. Cole Harrington was 2-4 with a double to start the bottom of the seventh, and Patton singled in the winning run. Lakeland finished with eight hits and visits New Kent in Thursday’s region championship game.

New Kent 4, Colonial Heights 0

Region 2 Class A semifinals

Poquoson 11, Arcadia 1

Lucas Power was 2 for 2 with two RBIs and Connor McDaniels had 2 RBIs for Poquoson, which scored 10 runs in the first two innings in semifinal victory. The top-seeded Islanders (16-6) clinched a state tourney bid and will host No. 3 Randolph-Henry in Thursday’s championship game.

Randolph-Henry 5, King William 1

Softball

Class 6 Region A semifinals

Kellam 10, Manchester 0

Sydney Harris hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning, and Chloe Jackson, Carson Schakel, and Carson Griffith each added two hits apiece for the top-seeded Knights. Abby Adamek pitched a one-hit shutout and fanned eight.

Grassfield 5, Cosby 1

WP: Bailey. LP: Brown.

Addi Casassa hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning to pace the Grizzlies, who visit Kellam at 5 p.m. Friday in the region championship game. Grassfield’s Mya Davis and Bailey Murphy each had two hits.

Class 5 Region B championship

Nansemond River 10, Granby 6

Cammie Stuffel blasted her 18th home run of the season and Whitney DeFreitas had three hits as the Warriors won the region title. Kennnedy Linhardt and Taylor Shreck both had two hits and combined with DeFreitas for five RBIs. Cammie Stuffel started in the circle with Taylor Shreck pitching in relief.

Region 4 Class A semifinals

Deep Creek 2, Great Bridge 1

Sydney Seals hit a game-tying RBI single and Rayna Klar delivered the go-ahead run with a run-scoring single as the Hornets scored twice in the sixth-inning to knock off No. 1 seed Great Bridge. Seal pitched a complete game and struck out five. Deep Creek hosts Smithfield at 6 p.m. Thursday at Deep Creek Elementary for the region championship.

Smithfield 4, Grafton 2

Region 3 Class A semifinals

New Kent 8, Lakeland 0

WP: Berg. LP: Cale.

Leah Rounds was 2 for 3, including a double and an RBI. Alline Alexander scored two runs and drove in a run and Morgan Berg added a hit and RBI.

York 7, Southampton 1

Sarah Witt was strong on the mound, giving up only three hits, while Mackenzie Hahn was 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs. Morgan Hunter went 2 for 4 with a double.

Region 2 Class A semifinals

Poquoson 3 , Arcadia 2

Brooklyn Arneault fanned four over seven innings and at the plate had a double. Kendall Snapp added two singles, and Alanna Gragg and AJ Smith drove in runs. The top-seeded Islanders host King William in Thursday’s championship game.

King William 2, Randolph-Henry 0

Boys soccer

Class 6 Region A semifinals

Kellam 3, James River 0

Hamilton Howes, Josh Nevins and Hunter Roche scored for the Knights, who host Landstown in the region title game Friday night.

Landstown 1, Cosby 0

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Princess Anne celebrates after Amy Woodworth, left, scored a goal against Cox goalkeeper Kate Hobbs in the first half of the Class 5 Region A Tournament at Bayside High school on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Virginia Beach, Va. (Mike Caudill/The Virginian-Pilot)

Girls Soccer

Class 6 Region A semifinals

Kellam 4, James River 0

Jashyra Johnson scored twice and Lauren Croley and Dylan McEntarfer contributed a goal to lead the Knights. Kylie Cass and Anna Wise combined in goal for a clean sheet.

Cosby 4, Western Branch 1

Class 5 Region A semifinals

First Colonial 6, Hickory 0

FC-G-Miller 2, Kainer, Wold, Bourne, Todd.

Skylar Miller has two goals and two assists in leading the Patriots to a win — clinching the program’s seventh consecutive state tournament berth.

Princess Anne 1, Cox 0

Amy Woodworth scored the lone first-half goal off a Nina Murth assist as the Cavaliers earned a region title game bid and a state tourney spot.

Thursday’s Schedule

Baseball

Class 4 Region A

Championship at higher seed

Smithfield at Jamestown, 5:30 p.m.

Class 3 Region A

Championship at higher seed

Lakeland at New Kent, 4:30 p.m.

Class 2 Region A

Championship at higher seed

#3 Randolph-Henry at #1 Poquoson

Softball

Class 5 Region A

Championship at Princess Anne

#1 First Colonial vs. #2 Hickory, 5 p.m.

Class 4 Region A

Championship at higher seed

Smithfield vs. Deep Creek at Deep Creek Elementary School, 6 p.m.

Class 3 Region A

Championship at higher seed

York at New Kent

Class 2 Region A

Championship at higher seed

King William at Poquoson

Boys soccer

Class 4 Region A

Championship at Wanner Stadium

Smithfield vs. Jamestown, 5:30 p.m.

Class 2 Region A

Championship at higher seed

Poquoson at Arcadia, 6 p.m.

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Girls soccer

Class 4 Region A

Championship at higher seed

Great Bridge at Smithfield, 7 p.m.

Class 3 Region A

Championship at higher seed

York at Lafayette, 7:30 p.m.