CHAFFEE HOSTS TWO EIGHT-TEAM TOURNEYS

Chaffee will be buzzing with baseball and softball activity this weekend as the high school hosts a pair of eight-team tournaments.

The Red Devils Baseball Classic and Lady Red Devils Softball Classic will both take place today and Saturday.

And both Chaffee coaches are excited.

"It's the first time we've hosted an eight-team tournament like this and it should be a good one," said baseball coach Bruce Qualls. "We've got some very good teams participating."

Said softball coach Mark Devenport, "We're really looking forward to the tournament. It should be a lot of fun and we should have some very good games."

Joining the host team in the baseball field will be Scott City, Perryville, Oran, Dexter, New Madrid County Central, Senath and Shawnee (Ill.).

"Senath is supposed to be loaded and Oran has a really good team this year," Qualls said. "Shawnee is also pretty strong and so are some of the other teams."

Participating softball teams, in addition to Chaffee, will be Scott City, Delta, Oran, Charleston, Advance, Dexter and Gideon.

Following is a look at the pairings and schedule for each tourney.

Baseball

Four first-round games will be played today, with one taking place in Scott City as the Rams face New Madrid at 4:15 p.m.

Opening-round matchups in Chaffee feature Oran vs. Dexter at 3:30 p.m.; Chaffee vs. Perryville at 5:45; and Senath vs. Shawnee at 8.

Eight games will be played Saturday, three in Scott City and five in Chaffee.

Semifinals will be at 9:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. in Chaffee, with consolation semifinals at the same times in Scott City.

The seventh-place game will be at 2 p.m. in Scott City while the remainder of the tourney will be in Chaffee, with the third-place game at 2, the fifth-place contest at 4:15 and the championship matchup at 6:45.

Softball

The entire tournament will take place on two field in Chaffee, starting with four first-round games today. At 4 p.m., it's Chaffee vs. Dexter and Delta vs. Oran. At 6, it's Scott City vs. Charleston and Advance vs. Gideon.

Saturday, the consolation semifinals will be at 9 a.m. with the championship semifinals at 11. The fifth-place and seventh-place games are both at 1 p.m., with the third-place and championship contests set for 3.