The journey to this year's Class B State American Legion Baseball Tournament starts today as teams throughout the area begin region tournaments.
This year's state tournament is in Salem next week.
There will be some interesting questions that will soon be answered in regions involving area teams. Redfield, a perennial power in Region 5, has now moved to Region 6. Because Salem-McCook-Canova is that region and gets an automatic bid, two teams will qualify in that region.
With Redfield gone from Region 5, it means that a new team will be advancing to the state tourney for the first time in a couple of years. The big question is who?
"It is a very, very open region. I think anybody on any given day can win it," said Warner-Ipswich-Northwestern coach Jeremiah Maxfield, who's squad is among the six-team field in Region 5. "You’re going to have to come out and play. It’s all going to be who shows up on that day."
The region field includes Clark-Willow Lake, Claremont, Grot
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