This year's District 18 Little League 11-12 Tournament will kick off on Friday, June 21 with seven opening night games.

A total of 15 teams will be will be in the tournament this year, which is up from the 14 that were entered a year ago.The winner will advance to the Sectional tournament.Tamaqua defeated Franklin Township last year to earn the first title for a TIMES NEWS area squad since 2007.The 10-11 tournament will get under way Friday, July 5 in Jim Thorpe, while the 9-10 tournament will begin Saturday, June 22 in Tamaqua.District 18 11-12 tournamentAll games (6 p.m.)Friday, June 21Game 1 - Freeland at Hazle TownshipGame 2 - Anthracite at LansfordGame 3 - Tri-County at Franklin TownshipGame 4 - Tamaqua at WeatherlyGame 5 - Towamensing Township at HazletonGame 6 - Valley East vs. White Haven at FreelandGame 7 - Valley West at West Hazleton.Monday, June 24Game 8 - Jim Thorpe vs. Game 1 winnerGame 9 - Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winnerGame 10 - Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winnerGame 11 - Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winnerGame 12 - Game 4 loser vs. Game 5 loserGame 13 - Game 6 loser vs. Game 7 loserGame 14 - Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loserWednesday, June 26Game 15 - Game 8 loser vs. Game 12 winnerGame 16 - Game 13 winner vs. Game 9 loserGame 17 - Game 1 loser vs. Game 10 winnerGame 18 - Game 14 winner vs. Game 11 loserFriday, June 28Game 19 - Game 8 winner v s. Game 9 winnerGame 20 - Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winnerSaturday, June 29Game 21 - Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winnerGame 22 - Game 17 winner vs. Game 18 winnerTuesday, July 2Game 23 - Game 19 winner vs. Game 20 winnerMonday, July 1Game 24 - Game 21 winner vs. Game 20 loserGame 25 - Game 22 winner vs. Game 19 loserWednesday, July 3Game 26 - Game 24 winner vs. Game 25 winnerFriday, July 5Game 27 - Game 26 winner vs. Game 23 loserSunday, July 7Game 28 - Game 23 winner vs. Game 28 winnerMonday, July 8Game 29 - Game 28 winner vs. Game 28 loser (if necessary)District 18 10-11 Tournamentat Jim ThorpeFriday, July 5Game 1 - Hazleton vs. Tamaqua White, 6 p.m.Saturday, July 6Game 2 - Tamaqua Blue vs. Jim Thorpe, 11 a.m.Game 3 - Towamensing Township vs. Anthracite, 1 p.m.Game 4 - Franklin Township vs. Valley East, 3 p.m.Game 5 - Valley West vs. Game 1 winner, 5 p.m.Sunday, July 712 p.m.Game 6 - Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 12 p.m.Game 7 - Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 2 p.m.Game 8 - Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 4 p.m.Monday, July 8Game 9 - Game 6 winner vs. Game 3 loser, 6 p.m.Game 10 - Game 4 loser vs. Game 5 loser, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, July 10Game 11 - Game 8 loser vs. Game 9 winner, 6 p.m.Game 12 - Game 10 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, July 11Game 13 - Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 7:30 p.m.Game 14 - Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 6 p.m.Friday, July 12Game 15 - Game 13 loser vs. Game 14 winner, 6 p.m.Saturday, July 13Game 16 - Game 13 winner vs. Game 15 winner, 6 p.m.Sunday, July 14Game 17 - Game 16 winner vs. Game 16 loser (if necessary), 6 p.m.District 18 9-10 Tournament-Southat TamaquaSaturday, June 22Game 1 - Tamaqua White vs. Tamaqua Blue, 12 p.m.Game 2 - Franklin Twp. vs. Weatherly, 2 p.m.Game 3 - Jim Thorpe Red vs. Jim Thorpe Blue, 4 p.m.Sunday, June 23Game 4 - Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 12 p.m.Game 5 - Towamensing vs. Game 1 winner, 2 p.m.Game 6 - Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 4 p.m.Tuesday, June 25Game 7 - Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser. 6 p.m.Game 8 - Game 4 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, June 27Game 9 - Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 6 p.m.Game 10 - Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, June 29Game 11 - Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 loser, 2 p.m.Sunday, June 30Game 12 - Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 2 p.m.Tuesday, July 2Game 13 - Game 12 winner vs. Game 12 loser (if necessary), 6 p.m.North-South FinalSaturday, July 6Game 1, 2 p.m.Sunday, July 7Game 2, 2 p.m.Tuesday, July 9Game 3 (if necessary) , 6 p.m.