The end of the season is here for Rio Grande Valley softball.
Teams take to the field for the last time today, others are set to begin the playoffs next week. Seeding and district championships are on the line tonight.
One of the most interesting games on today’s schedule is PSJA North and McAllen Rowe at 7 p.m. at PSJA North.
The Raiders flipped two losses from the first round of District 31-5A action and have not lost in 14 straight games since losing to Sharyland Pioneer. The Raiders are tied with the Diamondbacks for first place in the district.
Sharyland Pioneer takes on city rival Sharyland High at 7 p.m. today at Pioneer.
Both teams have stern competition for the final day, but McAllen Rowe is a playoff team even though it lost the first time to PSJA North 16-0. Sharyland Pioneer can not count out a rival.
If both PSJA North and Sharyland Pioneer win, the title is split and a seeding game will be scheduled. McAllen High is going to be the third seed of the district.
District 31-5A Standings
| W | L | ||
| 1 | Sharyland Pioneer | 15 | 2 |
| 1 | PSJA North | 15 | 2 |
| 3 | McAllen High | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | McAllen Rowe | 11 | 6 |
| 5 | PSJA Memorial | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | McAllen Memorial | 8 | 9 |
| 7 | Sharyland High | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Edinburg Vela | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | PSJA Southwest | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | Valley View | 0 | 17 |
The Mercedes Tigers wrapped up District 32-5A’s title race a week ago. The rest of the playoff picture is a bit of a mess in District 32-5A.
Harlingen South controls its own destiny against Weslaco East. If the Hawks win, they are the second seed. If the Wildcats win and Brownsville Lopez wins, it will create a three-way tie for second because each split games with the others in the regular season.
Brownsville Veterans is on the outside looking in and needs to beat Edcouch-Elsa and for Donna North to beat Brownsville Lopez to force a playoff with the Lobos.
District 32-5A Standings
| W | L | ||
| 1 | Mercedes | 16 | 1 |
| 2 | Harlingen South | 13 | 4 |
| 3 | Brownsville Lopez | 12 | 5 |
| 3 | Weslaco East | 12 | 5 |
| 5 | Brownsville Veterans | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | Edcouch-Elsa | 10 | 7 |
| 7 | Brownsville Porter | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | Brownsville Pace | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Donna North | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Donna High | 0 | 17 |
District 30-5A’s title stayed in Rio Grande City for another year. The Rattlers have gone unbeaten so far and end the season against Roma, the district’s fourth seed.
Mission Veterans and La Joya Palmview can end in a tie for second if both teams win their games tonight against Laredo schools. The two split district games this season and lost twice to Rio Grande City.
District 30-5A Standings
| W | L | ||
| Rio Grande City | 13 | 0 | |
| Mission Veterans | 10 | 3 | |
| La Joya Palmview | 10 | 3 | |
| Roma | 8 | 5 | |
| Laredo Nixon | 5 | 8 | |
| Laredo Martin | 3 | 10 | |
| Laredo Cigarroa | 3 | 10 | |
| La Joya Juarez-Lincoln | 0 | 13 |
District 32-6A ended Tuesday. San Benito, Los Fresnos, Weslaco High and Harlingen High enter the playoffs in that order. The Greyhounds
District 32-6A Standings
| W | L | ||
| 1 | San Benito | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Los Fresnos* | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Weslaco High | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Harlingen High | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Brownsville Hanna | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Brownsville Rivera | 0 | 10 |
La Joya and PSJA High are also on the verge of a split after the regular season. Both split games at their place and have cruised against the rest of the district.
Edinburg High is the third seed in the district and already has a playoff game set up with Los Fresnos, the second seed from District 32-6A. Mission High is the fourth seed and faces District 32-6A champ San Benito.
District 31-6A
| W | L | ||
| 1 | La Joya High | 8 | 1 |
| 1 | PSJA High | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Edinburg High | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Mission High | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Edinburg North | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Edinburg Economedes | 1 | 8 |
Zapata won District 32-4A’s title, but second is still on the line when La Feria and Port Isabel meet at 7 p.m. today at La Feria’s softball field. The Lions beat the Tarpons 6-5 in the first meeting. Raymondville is headed to the playoffs as the fourth seed in the district.
District 32-4A Standings
| W | L | ||
| 1 | Zapata | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | La Feria | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | Port Isabel | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | Raymondville | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Grulla | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Hidalgo | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Brownsville Harmony | 0 | 11 |
Lyford is the District 32-3A champion and could finish the district season undefeated with a win against Santa Rosa tonight. Rio Hondo is the No. 2 seed in the district, Santa Rosa is third and Monte Alto is the fourth seed out of District 32-3A.
District 32-3A Standings
| W | L | ||
| 1 | Lyford | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Rio Hondo | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Santa Rosa | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Monte Alto | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Progreso | 0 | 8 |
La Villa and Riviera-Kaufer play at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Riviera with the District 32-2A title hanging in the balance. The Cardinals are 7-2 and the Seahawks are 8-1 in the district. La Villa won the first meeting 14-10.
District 32-2A Standings
| W | L | ||
| 1 | Riveria-Kaufer | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | La Villa | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Freer | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Agua Dulce | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Premont | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Ben Bolt | 1 | 8 |
San Perlita is guaranteed a spot in the Class 1A playoffs. Only two teams make it out of the Class 1A districts, and the Trojans are going to be one of them.
District 32-1A *as of 4/14/23
| W | L | ||
| 1 | San Perlita | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Benavides | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Bruni | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Lasara | 1 | 4 |