LEGION BASEBALL: Class A Area A tourney begins today in Moscow

MOSCOW — The Class A Area A (District) tournament begins today in Moscow with four opening round games on the schedule at the Moscow School District Community Playfields.

Northern Lakes (27-9), the tournament’s top seed, will face host Moscow (6-32) tonight at 7 in the final game of the day.

The tournament begins with Coeur d’Alene (18-14), the third seed, facing sixth-seeded Camas Prairie (12-17) at 10 a.m., followed by the second-seeded North Idaho Lakers (14-7) facing the sixth-seeded Prairie Cardinals (24-11) at 1 p.m.

The state tournament is July 25-29 at Harris Field in Lewiston. Lewis-Clark, as host of the state tournament, automatically qualifies.

The championship game is scheduled for Sunday at 11 a.m., with an if-necessary championship game at 2 p.m.

CLASS A AREA A TOURNAMENT

At Moscow School District Community Playfields

Thursday’s Games

Game 1 — No. 3 Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen (18-14) vs. No. 6 Camas Prairie Zephyrs (12-17), 10 a.m.

Game 2 — No. 2 North Idaho Lakers (14-7) vs. No. 7 Prairie Cardinals (24-11), 1 p.m.

Game 3 — No. 4 Lewis-Clark Cubs (13-24) vs. No. 5 Orofino Merchants (17-13), 4 p.m.

Game 4 — No. 1 Northern Lakes Mountaineers (27-9) vs. No. 8 Moscow Blue Devils (6-32), 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Game 5 — Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 11 a.m. (loser out)

Game 6 — Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 11 a.m. (loser out)

Game 7 — Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 2 p.m.

Game 8 — Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 2 p.m.

Game 9 — Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 5 p.m. (loser out)

Game 10 — Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 5 p.m. (loser out)

Saturday’s Games

Game 11 — Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 2 p.m. (semifinal)

Game 12 — Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 11 a.m. (loser out)

Game 13 — Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 5 p.m. (loser out)

Sunday’s Games

Game 14 — Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13, 11 a.m. (championship game)

Game 15 — Loser Game 14 vs. Winner Game 14, 2 p.m. (if necessary)