The District 11 3A field hockey tournament gets underway this Thursday with Liberty being the only local team advancing to this year’s tourney.

The Hurricanes (8-10-1) closed out the season winning four straight to grab the seventh and final spot in districts, which now pits them against second-seeded Easton Thursday afternoon.

Easton (15-1) topped Liberty 1-0 early in the season, giving the Hurricanes a sense of confidence heading into this showdown. The other matchup in the bottom bracket pits third-seeded Nazareth (14-3) against sixth-seeded Northampton (10-8).

Emmaus (21-0), the EPC champion, enters districts again as the top-seed and overwhelming favorite to win the district crown again. They get an opening round bye and will wait until Nov. 1 to play in the semifinals against the winner of fourth-seeded Parkland (12-5) and fifth-seeded Stroudsburg (12-6).

The district final is slated to be held Nov. 3 at Whitehall.