Regionals start

Regional baseball tournaments for most area schools are this week. Regionals for Class 2A schools, which include Dale and Stroud, will be released next week.

The state tournaments for Classes A and B will be May 7-9 and for Classes 2A-6A will be May 14-16.

This week’s games: Carney:

The Bulldogs head to Asher for their regional and will face the host Indians at 11 a.m. Thursday. With a win, they play at 4 p.m. against the winner of McCurtain vs. Battiest. A loss puts them in the 6:30 game against the McCurtain-Battiest loser.

Subsequent games will be at Asher and will depend on outcomes of Thursday’s games.

Chandler:

The Lions are in a three-team regional at Marlow. They play Casady at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Marlow and against Marlow at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Subsequent games will be at Marlow and will depend on outcomes of Wednesday’s games.

Davenport:

Davenport goes to Drummond, southwest of Enid, to play Fargo-Gage/Fort Supply at 1:30 Thursday. A win pits the Bulldogs against the Drummond-Quinton winner at 4 p.m. A loss puts them into the 6:30 game. Subsequent games depend on the outcome of Thursday’s play.

Meeker is in a three-team regional at Chisholm and will play back-to-back games on Thursday. They’ll face Holdenville at 11 a.m. and Chisholm at 1:30 p.m. Subsequent games will depend on the outcome of Thursday’s games.

McLoud:

The Redskins go to Heritage Hall Thursday for a regional with three private schools. They’ll face Community Christian at 1:30. If they win, they’re back a t 4 p.m. against the winner of Heritage Hall and Harding Charter Prep. If they don’t, they play the Heritage Hall-Harding loser at 6:30. Subsequent games depend on the outcome of Thursday’s play.

NRC heads northeast to play Eufaula at 1:30 Thursday at Skiatook. With a win, the Cougars play at 4 p..m. against the winner of Skiatook and Locust Grove. With a loss, they’ll play the Skiatook-Locust Grove loser at 6:30. Subsequent games depend on the outcome of Thursday’s play.

The Red Devils go to Davis and will play Bethel at 1:30 Thursday. If they win, they play again at 4 p.m. against the Davis-Blackwell winner. If they don’t, they play at 6:30 p.m.

The WTs head to the Winding Stair Mountains to play Talihina at 11a.m. Thursday at Talihina. With a win, they’ll play the Elmore City-Wister winner at 4 p.m. at Talihina. A loss puts them against the ECWister loser at 6:30. Subsequent games depend on the outcome of Thursday’s play.

Left, Meeker third baseman Maverick Herring throws to first against Morrison while shortstop Castin Schafer looks on. Photo/Rick Herring