Chillicothe High School "Hornets" in Missouri

MEC champion Lady Hornets earns top seed for District 8 tournament

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Six Midland Empire Conference squads make up the seven team Class 3, District 8 softball tournament to be played in St. Joseph, starting with three first-round matchups on Thursday, October 12th.  Chillicothe, the MEC champion, earned the top seed and a first-round bye.

First round games on Thursday will be #4 seed St. Joseph Lafayette against Cameron at 5 o’clock, with #2 seed Savannah playing Richmond at the same time at an adjacent facility on the same site.  At 7 o’clock, #3 seed St. Joseph Benton plays Maryville.

Chillicothe will play the Lafayette vs. Cameron winner on Saturday morning at 10 o’clock, followed by the second semifinal at 12 noon.  

The Class 3, District 8 championship game will be played at 5:30 PM on Monday, October 16th.