Wednesday
Carlisle County (20-5) vs. Marshall County (19-9), 6 p.m.
Paducah Tilghman (21-5) vs. Mayfield (14-11), 7:45 p.m.
Thursday
Graves County (20-9) vs. Fulton County (10-15), 6 p.m.
Calloway County (22-6) vs. Heath (11-15), 7:45 p.m.
March 9
Semifinals, 6 p.m.
March 10
Championship, 7 p.m.
Interesting ... Fourth Region officials will work the First Region tournament on both the boys' and girls' sides. No one can remember that ever happening before. As long as anyone can recall, the First Region has always been worked by the Second or Third region officials.
The district winners are placed first in the bracket, which means that Marshall had a 50-50 chance of a first-round meeting with Tilghman. They've generally been considered the two favorites for much of the season, and their regular-season game was postponed because of the ice storm that rolled through western Kentucky in late January. The game wasn't rescheduled.
Instead, we got the next best thing: Marshall and Carlisle haven't played each other this season, either. They were postponed twice because of inclement weather.
Carlisle coach Brian O'Neill certainly wasn't surprised. The Comets have drawn Marshall in the first round in their last six regional tournament appearances, dating back to 2002. They also beat the Marshals in the 2001 semifinals on the way to the regional title.
"I've drawn Marshall in volleyball and softball," said O'Neill, who is also Carlisle's athletic director. "I just knew we would get them again."
More details to follow.
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