Area sports digest 5/18/06

Burnett tosses in two top-three finishes

Bob Burnett teamed with Ron LeGrand for a first-place finish Saturday in Southeast Missouri Horseshoes Association action at the Jaycees Park in Oran, and he also was part of a third-place team in another tournamnt this weekend.

Burnett and LeGrand topped a field of six teams Saturday, with Brent Prindle and Mike DeVault finishing second, and Larry Glastetter and Randy Senciboy teaming up for third place.

Burnett then teamed with Rose Kern for a third-place finish at the Knights of Columbus in Oran. Lachelle Cook and Lester Powell finished first in the field of 10 teams. Randy Grady and Junior Smith finished second.

Haas was medalist at Chip A Ways

Joellen Haas was the medalist Tuesday in the Chip A Ways weekly golf play at Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course.

Fern Trickey and Bev Wink topped the B flight.

The play of the day was total score on even holes, which resulted in a tie between Linda Williams and Deanna Peterman.

Mack posts victory at Poplar Bluff track

Joey Mack won the dirt late model feature Saturday night at the Poplar Bluff Speedway, claiming his second feature win at the track.

After he won his heat on a last-lap pass, Mack led every lap of the feature. He had won at the track on March 25.

"It was a great night for us and our car worked really well from the time we unloaded," said Mack, a Benton, Mo., resident. "The car count was high for Poplar Bluff, and there was a great field of cars, so that makes the win even sweeter."

In nine dirt late model events this year, Mack has the two wins at Poplar Bluff to go with five other top-10 runs, including three in his five Mid America Racing Series events.

Mack will race Saturday at Checkered Flag Speedway in Hohenwald, Tenn., and will run May 27 in the Memorial Day Late Model Shootout at Monticello Speedway in Monticello, Ark.

Ten qualify for sectional of Pitch, Hit & Run

The Pepsi Pitch, Hit & Run competition hosted by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department attracted 29 youths, with 10 earning spots in the sectional round.

All-around champions and category winners qualified for the next round, which will take place June 3 in Fenton, Mo. Sectional all-around champions are eligible to qualify for the team championship to take place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis this summer.

Results, for sectional qualifiers, with points awarded for distance and accuracy on throws and running speed based on national guidelines for Pitch, Hit & Run competition:

Ages 7 and 8

All-Around Champion --Ross Essner, Benton, 515; Pitch Champion -- Dylan Murakami, Cape Girardeau, 150; Hit Champion -- Aaron Rinda, Cape Girardeau, 204; Run Champion -- Ross Essner, Benton, 258.

Ages 9 and 10

All-Around Champion -- Adam Pope, Cape Girardeau, 782; Pitch Champion -- Adam Pope, Cape Girardeau, 300; Hit Champion -- Brett Heuer, Cape Girardeau, 228; Run Champion -- Dalton Welch, Cape Girardeau, 354.

Ages 11 and 12

All-Around Champion -- Steven Eddy, Jackson, 856; Pitch Champion -- Steven Eddy, Jackson, 225; Pitch Champion -- Alex Statler, Jackson, 225; Hit Champion -- Steven Eddy, Jackson, 290; Run Champion -- Alex Statler, Jackson, 384.

Ages 13 and 14

All-Around Champion -- Coby Holland, Morley, 1,131; Pitch Champion -- Casey Benefield, Jackson, 375; Hit Champion -- Coby Holland, Morley, 390; Run Champion -- Coby Holland, Morley, 441.

-- From staff reports