Five softball teams from the Beacon Journal's five-county coverage area have won regional titles and advanced to the state final four in their respective divisions.

Here are the teams:

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Galion Division II Regional

Posted by Beacon Journal sportswriter Nate Ulrich 

Division IV

Division III

Where: Ed Sandy Field at Elida Middle School.

Schedule: Canton Central Catholic (24-5) vs. New London (22-3), 2 p.m. Thursday; Defiance Ayersville (19-5) vs. Bloomdale Elmwood (23-6), 5 p.m. Thursday.

Outlook: Junior Grant McCoury had a double, a triple and two RBI, and junior Rob Hoagland had two singles and a double to lead Canton Central Catholic to its second consecutive district title with a 10-6 win over St. Thomas Aquinas. New London beat defending district champion Elmore Woodmore 7-5 in its district final.

Where: Carl ‘‘Ducky’’ Schroeder Field at Massillon High School.

Schedule: LaGrange Keystone (22-6) vs. Burton Berkshire (18-9), 2 p.m. Thursday; Youngstown Ursuline (20-4) vs. Woodridge (26-2), 5 p.m. Thursday.

Outlook: Junior Jordan Wilhite (8-1) pitched a two-hit shutout to lead Woodridge to its second consecutive district title with a 10-0 win over East Palestine. Senior Fred Guerra had two singles, a triple and three RBI, and junior Joe Lewandowksi had two doubles and three RBI for the Bulldogs in their district final. Youngstown Ursuline was a state runner-up last season.

Note: Regional finals are at 2 p.m. Friday

Posted by Beacon Journal sportswriter Nate Ulrich 

Division II

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Here are scouting reports for baseball regional tournaments:

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The Highland baseball team defeated Brookside 10-0 last Friday to claim its first district title in school history.

Posted by Michael Beaven for the Beacon Journal

It would not be a shock to see Kenmore and Ellet back in the City Series Baseball Playoff Championship game next season.

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It was nice to see Kenmore senior Adam Harris conclude his high school athletic career as a champion.

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The Firestone boys track and field team experienced excitement and disappointment Friday night at the Division I district meet at Ravenna.

Posted by Beacon Journal sportswriter Nate Ulrich

Here is a list of area baseball and softball teams that won district titles and are still alive in the state playoffs:

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The Canton South and Minerva baseball teams each won Division II district semifinal games Thursday at GlenOak High School.

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The Tallmadge Blue Devils defeated the Archbishop Hoban Knights 4-3 in 10 innings in a Akron Division II district semifinal on Thursday at Summit Lake Park.

Posted by Beacon Journal sportswriter Nate Ulrich 

Junior Cory Johnston continued to prove that he's one of the area's elite aces.

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When high school teams make successful playoff runs, their wins are often attributed to the players becoming hot at the right time.

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The Walsh Jesuit baseball team is ranked No. 1 in the final Division II Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association poll.

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The Aurora baseball team won their Division II district semifinal game over Parma Padua Franciscan in exciting fashion Wednesday night at Bedford High School.

Posted by Beacon Journal sportswriter Nate Ulrich

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Walsh Jesuit senior pitcher Lucas Walsh has committed to continue his academic and baseball career at Division III John Carroll University.

Posted by Beacon Journal sportswriter Nate Ulrich

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The Walsh Jesuit girls track and field team won the All-Catholic meet contested on Saturday. Archbishop Hoban came in fourth place.

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The Wadsworth boys and girls track and field teams won the Suburban League meet Saturday at Green. Each squad scored 163 points to win.

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The Federal League held its track and field championships Friday night at Austintown Fitch and the Isles siblings from Jackson showed their sprinting ability is among the best in the area.

Posted by Beacon Journal sportswriter Nate Ulrich

Lauren McNeil has quickly made a name for herself as the Archbishop Hoban softball team's ace pitcher.

Posted by Beacon Journal sportswriter Nate Ulrich 

There was a lot of hype surrounding Highland senior center fielder Ben Klafczynski before the 2007 high school baseball season began.

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The Western Reserve Conference held their track and field championship meet at Stow Thursday night and Solon won both the boys and girls team title.

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The Green baseball team has rebounded after a dismal start to win a Division I sectional championship and advance to a Canton district semifinal matchup with Jackson 2 p.m. Tuesday at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium.

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North Canton Hoover senior N'Gai Evans has made an oral commitment to attend Wright State University on a basketball scholarship.

Posted by Beacon Journal sportswriter David Lee Morgan Jr.

The announcement hasn't been made officially regarding the new football coach at Buchtel but one source told me that it will be former Buchtel star Ricky Powers. The other candidate was former St. Vincent-St. Mary head football coach Jay Brophy, another former Buchtel star.

Posted by Beacon Journal sportswriter Nate Ulrich

The Ellet baseball team clinched its second consecutive City Series regular-season title. The Orangemen (14-8, 12-0 in the City Series) defeated the Kenmore (14-5, 9-3) Cardinals 5-4 on Saturday and 2-0 on Monday.

Posted by Beacon Journal sportswriter Nate Ulrich 

Walsh Jesuit baseball coach Chris Kaczmar appears to be running a program that is able to win year after year - no matter what.

Posted by Michael Beaven for the Beacon Journal

Archbishop Hoban sophomore sprinter Brittany Brown and coach Joe Lutz received awards after the Knights won the North Coast League Championship girls track and field meet May 5.

If there is one phone call we receive every day here at the Beacon Journal and Ohio.com, it is one asking for more high school coverage.

Now sometimes, the caller means their high school, not all of our coverage area.