CAPE LEGION SEEDED 2ND IN DISTRICT

Dunklin Co. Post 303 enters the District 14 American Legion baseball tournament as the top seed when play opens today at Capaha Field with three first-round games.

Dunklin Co. will not be among the six teams playing today as the as it gets the precious first-round bye in the seven-team field. Dunklin Co. did not pin down the top seed until this weekend, but finished with a district-best 9-3 record.

Cape Post 63, Chaffee Post 389 and Sikeston Post 114 all finished with 8-4 records, but Cape Ford & Sons drew the second Chaffee is third and Sikeston fourth.

Poplar Bluff Post 153 (7-5) is No. 5; Van Buren Post 333 (2-10) is No. 6; and Jackson Post 158 (0-12) is No. 7.

District Tournament

American Legion tourney

(at Capaha Field)

Today

Game 1: 10 a.m. - Sikeston Post 114 vs. Poplar Bluff

Game 2: 12:30 p.m. - Cape Post 63 vs. Jackson Post 158

Game 3: 3 p.m. - Chaffee Post 389 vs. Van Buren Post 333

Tuesday

Game 4: 5 p.m. - Dunklin Co. 303 vs. Game 1 winner

Game 5: 8 p.m. - Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner

Wednesday

Game 6: 5 p.m. - Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser

Game 7: 8 p.m. - Game 1 loser vs. Game 5 loser

Thursday

Game 8: 5 p.m. - Game 4 loser vs. Game 6 winner

Game 9: 8 p.m. - Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Friday

Game 10: 5 p.m. - Game 8 winner vs. Game 7 winner

Game 11: 8 p.m. - Game 9 loser vs. Game 10 winner

Saturday

Game 12: 4 p.m. - Championship

Game 12: Championship, if needed, 30 minutes later