The Wayne American Legion Juniors will face Waverly in the opening round of the Class B American Legion Juniors state tournament on Saturday in Nebraska City.
The two teams will square off in a 5 p.m. contest at Clemmy Holmes Field. Wavelry is the defending champion from last season and won the Area 4 tournament to qualify for state.
The winner will advance to an 8 p.m. game Sunday against either host and Area 1 champion Nebraska City or Area 7 champion Alliance. Saturday's losers will play at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
The schedule is as follows:
Saturday, July 15Game 1 -- Bennington vs. Auburn, 11 a.m.
Game 2 -- Aurora vs. Springfield, 2 p.m.
Game 3 -- Wayne vs. Waverly, 5 p.m.
Game 4 -- Nebraska City vs. Alliance, 8 p.m.
Sunday, July 16
Game 5 -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 11 a.m.
Game 6 -- Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 2 p.m.
Game 7 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5 p.m.
Game 8 -- Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 8 p.m.
Monday, July 17
Game 9 -- Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6, 2 p.m.
Game 10 -- Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 5, 5 p.m.
Game 11 -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, July 18
Game 12 -- Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 9, 5 p.m.
Game 13 -- Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 13, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 19
Game 14 -- Championship Game, 5:30 p.m.
Game 15 -- If needed, 30 minutes after Game 14 completion.
