Area sports digest 8/28/06

Rain cancels Southeast women's soccer game

The Southeast Missouri State women's soccer game against Evansville was canceled Sunday night due to weather.

The game, which was part of the Southeast Invitational, was to be the final game of the season-opening event. Play was suspended in the early game Sunday -- Arkansas-Little Rock and Austin Peay were locked in a scoreless duel -- and the action never resumed.

Southeast won its season-opening game in the event Friday, defeating Arkansas-Little Rock 1-0.

Hogan, Samuel team up for scramble victory

Southeast Missouri State coaches Mark Hogan and Tony Samuel teamed with Mark Donelson and John Byxbee to win the championship flight in the morning session of The Friends of Saint Francis 19th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament on Saturday at Bent Creek Golf Course.

The team of Hogan, Samuel, Donelson and Byxbee finished with a 57, three strokes ahead of the second and third-place finishers.

Beth Guth, Tim Brewer, Chauncey Carron and Patrick Carron shot a 66 to win the 'A' flight in the morning session, and Scott Skrivan, Dan O'neal, Brad Smith and Bruce Smith won the 'B' flight with a 70 in the morning session.

In the afternoon session, Bill Tegel, Richie Throgmorton, Randy Blackwell and Scott Higgins won the championship flight with a 55. Mark Proffer, Dan Todt, Tim Pleimann and Jeff Holzum shot 63 to win the 'A' flight, and Dennis Marchi, Harvey Massarand, Garret Dean and Bob Randolf won the 'B' flight with a 67.

Swinford wins senior club title at Dalhousie

Ken Swinford repeated as the men's senior club champion at Dalhousie Golf Club on Sunday, shooting a 75 to win the two-day tournament.

Swinford, playing in the age 55 to 59 division, had shot a 73 Saturday and finished with a low-gross total of 158.

Tom Owens won the 50 to 54 division with rounds of 84 and 79 for a 163 total. John Abercrombie won the 60 to 64 division with a pair of 84s for a 168. Forrest Kidd won the 65-and-over division with rounds of 75 and 87 for a 157.

Bill Bishop won the low net competition with a 138 in the 55 to 59 division. Jim Cook claimed low net in 50 to 54 with a 144. Jeff DeWitt won the 60 to 64 division at 151, while Paul Giebler won the 65-and-over division at 150.

-- From staff reports