GAYLORD ― We’ve nearly reached the end of the 2025-26 school year around Michigan, meaning the end of the spring high school sports season is almost upon us.
Districts for high school baseball and softball begin on Tuesday, May 26, followed by semifinals and finals action from Thursday, May 28 to Saturday, May 30. The district pairings are set for Gaylord, St. Mary and Johannesburg-Lewiston as the postseason quickly approaches, and it’s time to find out when and where Gaylord-area teams are playing.
Gaylord baseball and St. Mary softball are hosting district tournaments, while the other area teams will be spread out around Northern Michigan. Take a look at the destinations and brackets for all six area baseball and softball teams:
Gaylord baseball, Division 2, District 34 (Gaylord host)
First round, Tuesday, May 26: Petoskey vs. Sault Ste. Marie, 4 p.m.
Semifinals-Finals, Saturday, May 30: Sault/Petoskey vs. Cheboygan, 11 a.m.; Gaylord vs, Grayling, 1:30 p.m.
Gaylord softball, Division 2, District 34 (Sault Ste. Marie host)
Semifinals-Finals, Thursday, May 28: Grayling vs. Petoskey, 11 a.m.; Gaylord vs. Sault Ste Marie, 1 p.m.
Gaylord St. Mary baseball, Division 4, District 103 (Bellaire host)
First round, Tuesday, May 26: Ellsworth vs. Central Lake, 4 p.m.; Bellaire vs. East Jordan, 5:30 p.m.
Semifinals-Finals, Saturday, May 30: Ellsworth/Central Lake vs. Boyne Falls, 4 p.m.; Gaylord St. Mary vs. Bellaire/East Jordan, 12 p.m.
Gaylord St. Mary softball, Division 4, District 103(Gaylord St. Mary host)
First round, Tuesday, May 26: Gaylord St. Mary vs. Wolverine, 5 p.m.
Semifinals-Finals, Friday, May 29: St. Mary/Wolverine vs. Inland Lakes, 12 p.m.; Boyne Falls vs. Onaway, 2 p.m.
Johannesburg-Lewiston baseball, Division 4, District 101(Hillman host)
First round, Tuesday, May 26: Onaway vs. Posen, 3 p.m.; JoBurg vs. Atlanta, 5 p.m.
Semifinals-Finals, Saturday, May 30: Onaway/Posen vs. Hillman, 10 a.m.; JoBurg/Atlanta vs. Rogers City, 12 p.m.
Johannesburg-Lewiston baseball, Division 4, District 101 (Hillman host)
First round, Tuesday, May 26: JoBurg vs. Posen, 4 p.m.
Semifinals-finals, Saturday, May 30: JoBurg/Posen vs. Hillman, 10 a.m.; Rogers City vs. Atlanta, 12 p.m.
Contact GHT Sports Editor Dylan Jespersen at Djespersen@gaylordheraldtimes.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @dylanjespersen, and Instagram, @dylanjespersen
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Check out district brackets for Gaylord, GSM and JL baseball, softball
