The Shore Conference Softball Tournament kicks off Thursday. Here are all the matchups.

The Shore Conference has again proven itself as one of the deepest and most talented leagues in New Jersey for softball this spring, but there can only be one league champion. And on Thursday, the journey determine the Shore's top dog begins.

The brackets are official and the dates of games are mostly set, although some locations and game times might still be subject to minor changes. The top nine seeds receive opening round byes, leaving the teams in the middle of the pack to kick off the action Thursday. As expected, the top three seeds went to the dominant Non-Public powers of St. John Vianney, Red Bank Catholic and Donovan Catholic.

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The tracker will be updated with results from each round.

First Round - Thursday, May 9

St. John Vianney (1) - bye

Freehold Boro (17) at Howell (16) - 3:45 p.m.

Southern (8) - bye

Manasquan (9) - bye

Middletown North (4) - bye

Point Pleasant Beach (20) at Matawan (13) - 4:45 p.m.

Central Regional (6) - bye

Barnegat (21) at Raritan (12) - 4 p.m.

Red Bank Catholic (2) - bye

Marlboro (18) at Freehold Township (15) - 5 p.m.

Colts Neck (7) - bye

Keyport (23) at Toms River East (10) - TBA

Donovan Catholic (3) - bye

Holmdel (19) at Jackson Memorial (14) - 4 p.m.

Point Pleasant Boro (6) - bye

St. Rose (22) at Wall (11) - 3:45 p.m.

Second Round - May 11

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: NJ Shore Conference Tournament softball schedule, scores, game recaps