Wilson Beddingfield and Swansboro are still trying to get their fourth round NCHSAA 2A prep softball playoff game in. The winner advances to meet North Johnston in the eastern regional championship series this weekend.

North (26-1) has the home field advantage but, because of the issues two straight days of rain have caused in the other game and travel concerns for Swansboro, North will host Games 2 and 3 of the series on Saturday.

Here's the plan for both scenarios.

By week's end, we'll be down to four teams in each classification for the softball playoffs. Each class' final four teams move to next week's state championships at Walnut Creek as part of a double-elimination tournament.

In 4-A: Wilmington Laney at West Johnston; Clayton at Fayetteville Britt; Garner at Scotland; Northern Durham travels to Holly Springs; Apex is at Wake Forest-Rolesville; Leesville Road is at Person; Riverside is at Fuquay-Varina
 

The NCHSAA baseball playoffs are set for the second round.
 

The NCHSAA boys dual-team tennis playoffs begin Tuesday, and the brackets were unveiled today. The winners advance to next Tuesday's second round. The regionals for the individual boys tennis championships begin Friday at area venues.

Several area wrestlers at the 4-A, 3-A and 2-A levels have a shot at state championships later today. We will have the story from Greensboro plus Twitter updates at twitter.com/prepsnow.

Here are second-round match-ups in the NCHSAA volleyball playoffs with results from Saturday's first round. Most schools will play their second-round games on Tuesday.

The N.C. High School Athletic Association volleyball tournaments begins Saturday, Oct. 23.

Area teams in bold.

North Johnston's Tayler Creech tossed her second softball no-hitter
in her last three appearances in a 1-0 victory over Southern Wayne on
Thursday.

Strifert was the first principal at North Johnston.