The District 18 Little League tournament schedules have been released for all three age groups.

Both the 11-12 year-old and 10-11 year-old tournaments will be exclusively double elimination formats. The 9-10 year-old tourney will be divided into North and South sections for double elimination play and then will hold a best-of-three championships series between the two champs.11-12 tournamentThis will have the biggest field and the earliest starting date of the three age groups.The 13-team tournament will begin on Friday, June 20 with five games.The championship game is schedule for Saturday, July 5 (or Monday, July 7 if the loser's bracket survivor wins the Saturday game).10-11 tournamentThis age group has seven teams taking part. All tournament games will be played in Hazleton.The tournament will begin on Saturday, July 5 with three games.The championship game will be played on Saturday, July 12 (or Sunday, July 13 if the loser's bracket survivor wins the Saturday game).9-10 tournamentThe tourney's South bracket will play all of its games at Tri County while the North bracket games will be held at White Haven. Both brackets will have six teams.The South and North brackets will both begin play on Saturday, June 21 with a pair of games. The finals for both groups are scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 29 (or Wednesday, July 2 if the loser's bracket survivor wins the Sunday game).The two bracket winners will meet in a best-of-three series on July 5, 6, and 8 to determine the oveall District 18 champion.**********SCHEDULES11-12 TournamentAll games 6 p.m.Friday, June 20Game 1 - Anthracite at Jim ThorpeGame 2 - Hazleton at Franklin TownshipGame 3 - Valley West at Hazle TownshipGame 4 - Valley East at Tri-CountyGame 5 - Freeland at TamaquaMonday, June 23Game 6 - Towamensing vs. Anthracite-Jim Thorpe winnerGame 7 - West Hazleton vs Hazleton-Franklin Township winnerGame 8 - Valley West-Hazle Township winner vs. Valley East-Tri-County winnerGame 9 - Freeland-Tamaqua winner vs. White HavenGame 10 - Valley West-Hazle Township loser vs. Valley East-Tri-County loserWednesday, June 25Game 11 - Game 6 loser vs. Game 10 winnerGame 12 - Game 5 loser vs. Game 7 loserGame 13 - Game 1 loser vs. Game 8 loserGame 14 - Game 2 loser vs. Game 9 loserFriday, June 27Game 15 - Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winnerGame 16 - Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winnerGame 17 - Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winnerGame 18 - Game 13 winner vs.Game 14 winnerSunday, June 29Game 19 - Game 17 winner vs. Game 16 loserGame 20 - Game 18 winner vs. Game 15 loserMonday, June 30Game 21 - Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winnerTuesday, July 1Game 22 - Game 19 winner vs. Game 20 winnerThursday, July 3Game 23 - Game 22 winner vs. Game 21 loserSaturday, July 5Game 24 - Game 21 winner vs. Game 23 winnerMonday, July 7(if necessary)Game 25 - Game 24 winner vs. Game 24 loser**********10-11 Tournament(At Hazleton)]Saturday, July 5Game 1 - Tamaqua Blue vs. Franklin Township, 1 p.m.Game 2 - Hazleton vs. Valley West, 3 p.m.Game 3 - Jim Thorpe vs. Tamaqua White, 5 p.m.Sunday, July 6Game 4 - Hazle Township vs. Tamaqua Blue-Franklin Township winner, 3 p.m.Game 5 - Hazleton Valley West winner vs. Jim Thorpe-Tamaqua White winner, 5 p.m.Game 6 - Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 1 p.m.Tuesday, July 8Game 7 - Game 1 loser vs. Game 5 loser, 6 p.m.Game 8 - Game 6 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, July 9Game 9 - Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7:30 p.m.Game 10 - Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 6 p.m.Friday, July 11Game 11 - Game 10 winner vs. Game 9 loser, 6 p.m.Saturday, July 12Game 12 - Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 2 p.m.Sunday, July 13Game 13 (if necessary) - Game 12 winner vs. Game 12 loser, 2 p.m.**********9-10 TOURNAMENTSOUTH(at Tri-County)Saturday, June 21Game 1 - Anthracite vs. Jim Thorpe, 1 p.m.Game 2 - Franklin Township vs. Towamensing, 3 p.m.Sunday, June 22Game 3 - Tri-County vs. Anthracite-Jim Thorpe winner, 1 p.m.Game 4 - Tamaqua vs. Franklin Township-Towamensing winner, 3 p.m.Tuesday, June 24Game 5 - Anthracite-Jim Thorpe loser vs. Game 4 loser, 6 p.m.Game 6 - Franklin Township-Towamensing loser vs. Game 3 loser, 6 p.m. (at Tresckow)Thursday, June 26Game 7 - Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 6 p.m.Game 8 - Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 6 p.m. (at Tresckow)Saturday, June 28Game 9 - Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 winner, 2 p.m.Sunday, June 29Game 10 - Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 2 p.m.Wednesday, July 2Game 11 - Game 10 loser vs. Game 10 winner, 6 p.m. (if necessary)NORTH(at White Haven)Saturday, June 21Game 1 - Hazleton vs. West Hazleton, 1 p.m.Game 2 - Valley East vs. Freeland, 3 p.m.Sunday, June 22Game 3 - Valley West vs. Hazleton-West Hazleton winner, 1 p.m.Game 4 - White Haven vs. Valley East-Freeland winner, 3 p.m.Tuesday, June 24Game 5 - Hazleton-West Hazleton loser vs. Game 4 loser, 6 p.m.Game 6 - Valley East-Freeland loser vs. Game 3 loser, 6 p.m. (at Freeland)Thursday, June 26Game 7 - Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 6 p.m.Game 8 - Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 6 p.m. (at Freeland)Saturday, June 28Game 9 - Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 winner, 2 p.m.Sunday, June 29Game 10 - Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 2 p.m.Wednesday, July 2Game 11 - Game 10 loser vs. Game 10 winner, 6 p.m. (if necessary)NORTH-SOUTH FINAL(best of three games)Saturday, July 5Game 1, 2 p.m.Sunday, July 6Game 2, 2 p.m.Tuesday, July 8Game 3, 6 p.m. (if necessary)