Area digest 7/10/11

Cape Junior Legion wins district tourney

The Cape Girardeau Plaza Tire Junior American Legion baseball team defeated Jackson twice Saturday to capture the district tournament title.

Marc Rivas knocked in Ramsey Scott and Thomas Crocetti with a double in the bottom of the sixth inning to lead Cape to the 4-3 win in the winner-take-all game.

Austin Caldwell and Aaron Grainger both scored once for Cape (13-17).

Nick Essner tossed a complete game to earn the win. He struck out five and didn't issue a walk.

Cape needed to beat Jackson earlier in the day to reach the winner-take-all contest.

Logan Henson went the distance on the mound. He struck out four and walked one in the 5-3 win.

Scott went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored, while Justin Landewee went 2 for 4 in the win.

Cape advances to the zone tournament, which it hosts starting Thursday at Central High School. Jackson also qualified for the zone tournament because Cape is hosting it, which means the district gets two entrants this year.

Jackson Sr. Babe Ruth nabs tourney win

The Jackson Senior Babe Ruth baseball team won its 20th game of the season Saturday, beating the Charleston Fighting Squirrels 16-10 at the Charleston wood bat tournament.

Jackson (20-13), which went 2-1 in the tournament, had 12 hits. Derek Landewee, Alex Beussink and Jon Winkler all delivered two hits.

Jesse Long picked up the pitching victory. He entered the game with no outs and the bases loaded in the third inning and pitched the final five innings. He allowed four runs and five hits while walking only one.

Jackson will host the Charleston Woodpeckers on Monday in a 6 p.m. doubleheader at Legion Field.

Swinford captures tournament win

Ken Swinford took first place at Dalhousie Golf Club's Flag tournament, which was rescheduled to Saturday.

Bob Gile finished second, while Jim Clay took third. Jim Eakin was fourth, while Paul Giebler, Bob Garrett and Harriette Myers tied for fifth.

Leighton races to win in Capaha Classic

Roy Leighton covered the 5-kilometer course in 18 minutes, 40.81 seconds to win the 24th annual Capaha Classic on Saturday.

Lars Monia finished second, while Jacob Cieslewicz took third.

Ashley Schmittzehe won the women's race in 23:19.36.

5K results

MALE

Overall winners -- 1, Roy Leighton, Cape Girardeau, 18:40.81; 2, Lars Monia, Cape Girardeau, 18:59.51; 3, Jacob Cieslewicz, Cape Girardeau, 19:02.02

14 and younger -- 1, Coleman Erwin, Fredericktown, Mo., 23:08.04; 2, Alex Philipps, Jackson, 23:41.25; 3, Clayton Monia, Cape Girardeau, 23:45.85; 4, Casey Vaughn, Cape Girardeau, 36:43.51

15 to 19 -- 1, Sam Breite, Cape Girardeau, 19:02.98, 2, Charlie Townsend, Jackson, 19:14.96; 3, Adam Raines, Cape Girardeau, 19:44.36; 4, Clayton Myers, Cape Girardeau, 20:09.04; 5, Desmond Howard, Cape Girardeau, 20:28.32

20 to 24 -- 1, Marc Thomas, Cape Girardeau, 24:52.14

25 to 29 -- 1, Matt Strain, Cape Girardeau, 22:31.16

30 to 34 -- 1, Mike Stone, Cape Girardeau, 23:07.31; 2, Drew Hoffmann, Cape Girardeau, 27:59.77; 3, Charles Lawrence, Spanish Lake, Mo., 34:06.01,

35 to 39 -- 1, Kent Grayum, Festus, Mo., 21:30.11

40 to 44 -- 1, Joe Windeknecht, Jackson, 20:15.59; 2, Gene Magnus, Cape Girardeau, 22:03.17; 3, Michael Keillor, Jackson, 26:01.85,; 4, Troy Vaughn, Cape Girardeau, 29:40.18

45 to 49 -- 1, J. Steve Schmittzehe, Cape Girardeau, 20:19.18; 2, Tomoaki Nomi, Cape Girardeau, 21:44.26; 3, Robert Deneke, Cape Girardeau, 39:53.01

50 to 59 -- 1, Paul Breitenstein, Patton, Mo., 20:39.43; 2, Ron Crump, Elizabethtown, Ky., 20:44.36; 3, Ron Rosati, Cape Girardeau, 22:55.50; 4, Kerry Steffens, Frohna, Mo., 23:30.98; 5, Gary Loos, Cape Girardeau, 24:29.48; 6, Alan Dee, Jackson, 25:26.40; 7, Mike Soellner, Cape Girardeau, 26:53.88; 8, Lee Beckwith, Cape Girardeau, 27:35.88; 9, John T. Myers, Cape Girardeau, 35:51.91,

60 to 69 -- 1, Tom Wallgren, Cape Girardeau, 28:33.96; 2, Richard Smith, Benton, Mo., 28:43.65; 3, Dennis Goodman, Anna, Ill., 30:44.86; 4, William A. James Sr., Glen Allen, Mo., 32:43.85,

FEMALE

Overall -- 1, Ashley Schmittzehe, Cape Girardeau, 23:19.36; 2, Carlee Williamson, Jackson, 24:07.37; 3, Xio Shu Dirnberger, Cape Girardeau, 26:14.30

14 and younger -- 1, Hannah DeLoach, Jackson, 30:11.89; 2, Sierra Jones, Cape Girardeau, 31:51.96; 3, Amanda Evans, Cape Girardeau, 32:19.40; 4, Evan Keesee, Scott City, 32:58.16; 5, Emily Cieslewicz, Cape Girardeau, 35:44.81

15 to 19 -- 1, Megan Schmittzehe, Cape Girardeau, 32:07.80

20 to 24 -- 1, Callie Welker, Cape Girardeau, 32:56.76

25 to 29 -- 1, Tori Strain, Cape Girardeau, 27:53.49; 2, Jennifer Jewell, Jackson, 32:40.68

30 to 34 -- 1, Stephanie Adams, Benton, Ky., 27:23.36; 2, Crystal Cecil, Cape Girardeau, 30:57.01; 3, Jodi Wildhaber, Ferguson, Mo., 37:26.89

35 to 39 -- 1, Tammy Grayum, Festus, Mo., 25:53.57; 2, Stephanie Bryan, Cape Girardeau, 27:40.73; 3, Alice McRoberts, Jackson, 28:44.56; 4, Shannon Daniels, Cape Girardeau, 30:43.23; 5, Regina White, Perryville, Mo., 32:02.91; 6, Vickie Edwards, Cape Girardeau, 33:01.06; 7, Anna Phelps, Cape Girardeau, 34:07.60; 8, Lori Sheehan, Cape Girardeau, 36:08.85; 9, Kathleen Boehme, Cape Girardeau, 36:09.81; 10, Janet Cannon, Cape Girardeau, 36:51.22

40 to 44 -- 1, Karla Crowden, Jackson, 27:08.30; 2, Rhonda Windeknecht, Cape Girardeau, 33:40.84; 3, Krista Keesee, Scott City, 36:04.65

45 to 49 -- 1, Lora Coots, Cape Girardeau, 25:33.69; 2, Susan Crump, Elizabethtown, Ky., 25:41.20; 3, Dana S. Steffens, Frohna, Mo., 27:22.41; 4, Elaina Boehme, Altenburg, Mo., 29:41.14; 5, Brenda Kennedy, Cape Girardeau, 36:13.48

50 to 59 -- 1, Paula Castleman, Cape Girardeau, 26:28.32; 2, Peggy Hill, Cape Girardeau, 30:58.88; 3, Laura Dee, Jackson, 32:53.64; 4, Linda Null, Wappapello, Mo., 33:42.94; 5, Susan Vickery, Cape Girardeau, 34:37.68

Children's mile run

Boys -- 1, Hunter Crowden, Jackson, 7:09.64; 2, Nathan Phelps, Cape Girardeau, 7:33.66

Girls -- 1, Madison Phelps, Cape Girardeau, 10:28.14

-- From staff reports