The North Platte First Nationals seniors and juniors begin play today in their district tournaments. The juniors have the benefit of home-field advantage, and the momentum from having won seven of their last eight regular-season games. They take on Lexington tonight at 8:30 at Bill Wood Field, following the other first round matchup of Kearney and Hastings. If North Platte wins, they’d play Twin Cities on Saturday night. The senior tournament takes place at the classic setting of Hastings’ Duncan Field. The First Nationals seniors have also played well of late, winners of six of their last nine contests. They face Scottsbluff at 5 PM tonight, with Kearney and Hastings facing off in the other first round game. Action continues in the double-elimination tournaments throughout the weekend and into the beginning of next week.