Smyrna-Clayton edged M.O.T., 18-17, to force a second game to decide the District I title in Senior League softball on Saturday evening.

The two teams will play again today at Smyrna-Clayton at 6 p.m. The district champion advances to the three-team state tournament, which is also being hosted by Smyrna-Clayton and is slated to begin on July 17.

Smyrna-Clayton is now 3-1 in the district tournament after winning its third game in a row. M.O.T. is 2-1.

Lower Sussex is the District III Senior League champion.

Smyrna-Clayton 12, Camden-Wyoming 5: Smyrna-Clayton reached the District I finals with the win on Friday night.

Winning pitcher Delaney Smith struck out eight in seven innings. Also leading Smyrna-Clayton were Kelsey Long (4-for-4, 4 runs), Jaelyn Johnson (2-for-4, 5 RBI) and Cassie Vargas (two homeruns).

Pitcher Madison Carrell struck out five in five innings for Camden-Wyoming while adding a hit and an RBI. Alyssa Going went 2-for-4 with a double.

Major League

State Tournament

Lower Sussex 4, M.O.T. 1: District III Lower Sussex advanced to the state finals with the win on Saturday night.

M.O.T. (1-1) and Canal (0-1) square off today at Lower Sussex at 7 p.m. with Lower Sussex hosting the winner on Monday night.

The state champion earns a berth in the Eastern Regional in Bristol, Conn.

Lacrosse

DE Turf to host national teams: DE Turf will host the USA Lacrosse men’s and women’s national teams for practices and exhibition games on Tuesday.

The practices and exhibitions are open to the public and coincide with the USA Lacrosse Youth Nationals, which will be held at DE Turf on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The practices for the national teams are 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The men’s team exhibition is at 5 p.m. with the women’s team exhibition at 6 p.m. The practices and exhibitions are free to attend but parking is $10.

College soccer

UD women set to start back up: The Delaware women’s soccer team is only five weeks away from its season opener after playing in the spring.

Guided by fourth-year coach Mike Barroqueiro, the Blue Hens return 11 starters from the spring and a pair of all-conference honorees in Sara D’Appolonia and Lauren Krinsky.

“After what has been a crazy year and a half, I can’t put into words how excited everyone is to get back together for a much more conventional experience this fall!,” Barroqueiro said. “As always, we’ve tried to construct a non-conference slate that we feel will properly prepare us for the rigors of CAA play.

“Week in and week out, our young group will test themselves against some of the best competition in the region and that experience will be vital as the season progresses.”

The season officially kicks off on Aug. 19, when Delaware welcomes George Mason, followed by a game versus Villanova at home two days later.

A total of nine non-conference matchups are on the schedule with the Blue Hens hosting Seton Hall (Aug. 29), St. John’s (Sept. 9), and Princeton (Sept. 19). Non-conference away matches this fall include Monmouth (Aug. 26), UMBC (Sept. 2), Liberty (Sept. 5), and Loyola (Sept. 12).

The CAA Tournament, hosted by Elon, is scheduled to begin on Nov. 4. The CAA championship match is set for Nov. 7.