Twin Rivers heads into state sectional round

Updated 10:10 a.m. May 19

Twin Rivers became the first of almost a dozen local teams that could claim a high school baseball district title after the Royals won Tuesday.

Twin Rivers knocked off Neelyville for its Class 2 district title, setting up a sectional game against either Clearwater or Greenville; those teams play Wednesday.

At least five district championships will be up for grabs Wednesday, several of them moved up a day as coaches try to beat Thursday's forecast of rain.

At Risco, coaches shuffled their Class 1 district schedule to include semifinals at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, followed by the championship at 5:30.

Other championships on the line Wednesday feature Bernie at Chaffee at 4 p.m.; Couch vs. Winona at Van Buren at 4; Greenville at Clearwater at 4; Kennett at Notre Dame at 4; and Jackson vs. North County at Poplar Bluff at 3.

Two of those games feature matchups of state-ranked teams. Notre Dame is No. 1 and Kennett No. 5 in the latest state baseball poll (click here for the full rankings), and in Class 1, Bernie is No. 8 and Chaffee No. 10.

Other finals are scheduled for Thursday.

At Caledonia, Lesterville and Oak Ridge are scheduled to play at 4:30 p.m. Thursday for a district title. Finals will be at 3:30 Thursday for Class 3 teams at Potosi, at 4:30 for Class 2 teams at St. Vincent, and at 5 for teams at Brentwood, where the final could feature Crystal City and Valle, which are ranked among the top five in the state poll.