Sports

Tappan Zee, North Rockland Get Top Baseball Playoff Seeds

Two Rockland County teams, Tappan Zee and North Rockland, received the top seeds when the Section 1 committee set the pairings for the baseball playoffs Monday. There will be preliminary round games Tuesday, with the first round set for Wednesday. 
North Rockland is No. 1 in Class AA and will open up against either Ossining or Horace Greeley at home Wednesday. 
Both Clarkstown schools will also play Class AA games Thursday. No. 10 Clarkstown South will go on the road to No. 7 Ketcham and No. 6 Clarkstown North will be at home against No. 11 New Rochelle.
Tappan Zee is one of four Rockland County schools in the Class A playoffs, with the other three playing in the preliminary round Tuesday. No. 19 Nanuet will be at No. 18 Riverside. No. 10 Pearl River will be at home against No. 23 Port Chester at 4:30 p.m. and No. 11 Nyack will play at home at 4:15 p.m. against Poughkeepsie.
In Class B, Albertus Magnus got the No. 10 seed and will play at No. 7 Woodlands Wednesday. 

Class AA
Preliminary Round 
Tuesday, May 21
No. 17 Horace Greeley at No. 16 Ossining
No. 18 Scarsdale at No. 15 Lincoln
No. 19 Mount Vernon at No. 14 Suffern
First round
Wednesday, May 22
Ossining-Greeley winner at No. 1 North Rockland
No. 9 Mamaroneck at No. 8 Mahopac
No. 13 Carmel at No. 4 Arlington
No. 12 Kennedy at No. 5 John Jay-EF
Suffern-Mount Vernon winner at No. 3 Fox Lane
No. 11 New Rochelle at No. 6 Clarktown North
No. 10 Clarkstown South at No. 7 Ketcham
Lincoln-Scarsdale winner at No. 2 White Plains
Quarterfinals
Thursday, May 23
Semifinals
Saturday, May 25
Championship
at Provident Bank Park
Wednesday, May 29

Class A
Preliminary round
Tuesday, May 21
No. 17 Yonkers at No. 16 Lakeland
No. 21 Early College at No. 13 Saunders
No. 20 Gorton at No. 13 Hen Hud
No. 19 Rye at No. 14 Panas
No. 22 Poughkeepsie at No. 11 Nyack
No. 23 Port Chester at No. 10 Pearl River
No. 19 Nanuet at No. 18 Riverside
First round
Wednesday, May 22
Lakeland-Yonkers winner at No. 1 Tappan Zee
No. 9 Harrison at No. 8 Somers
Early College-Saunders winner at No. 5 Pelham
Gorton-Hen Hud winner at No. 4 Beacon
Rye-Panas winner at No. 3 Eastchester
Poughkeepsie-Nyack winner at No. 6 John Jay-CR
Pearl River-Port Chester winner at No. 7 Byram Hills
Riverside-Nanuet winner at No. 2 Sleepy Hollow
Quarterfinals
Thursday, May 23
Semifinals
Saturday, May 25
Championship
at Provident Bank Park
Wednesday, May 29

Class B
Preliminary Round
Tuesday, May 21
No. 17 Croton-Harmon at No. 16 Bronxville
No. 18 Blind Brook at No. 15 Valhalla
First round
Wednesday, May 22
Croton-Bronxville winner at No. 1 Rye Neck
No. 9 Irvington at No. 8 Keio
No. 12 Putnam Valley at No. 5 Briarcliff
No. 13 Pawling at No. 4 Pleasantville
No. 14 Westlake at No. 3 Lourdes
No. 11 Dobbs Ferry at No. 6 Ardsley
No. 10 Albertus Magnus at No. 7 Woodlands
Valhalla-Blind Brook winner at No. 2 North Salem
Quarterfinals
Thursday, May 23
Semifinals
Saturday, May 25
Championship
at Provident Bank Park
Tuesday,May 28

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