A year ago, Pittsburg qualified at Coffeyville by placing third and went on to place ninth at the state meet, where Barberich tied for 16th. The regional will be part of a heavy sports slate today. Eleven regionals will play host to 18 area teams. Pittsburg's baseball team takes on Independence at 2 p.m. in Fort Scott for a 5A regional semifinal. In softball, Pittsburg visits Independence for a 5A semifinal and Northeast will take on Humboldt at Erie in a 3A quarterfinal.
Golf is spread out.
On top of that, the Pittsburg High tennis team is at Independence as part of a 5A regional. All this, of course, hinges on the weather. There is a 60 percent chance for storms today. At Crestwood, the 5A regional figures to be tough. Pittsburg won its invitational there on April 27 with a score of 323.