Area teams advance in Perryville soccer tourney

St. Vincent, Jackson and Perryville all won first-round games Thursday at the inaugural Perryville Soccer Invitational.

Jessica Welker scored three first-half goals to lead St. Vincent to a 4-0 victory over Farmington in first-round action.

Megan Wengert stopped three shots to earn the shutout. Shelby Hotop added a goal for St. Vincent (13-2).

St. Vincent will play Fredericktown today in the semifinals. Fredericktown beat Poplar Bluff 5-3.

Jackson also earned a shutout victory with a 10-0 win over Festus.

Randi Kraust scored four goals and assisted on another one. Bobbi Jo Schlick added two goals for the Indians (8-2-1).

Chelsea Dale, Lindsey Poole and Katelyn Myracle added a goal apiece for Jackson. Its other goal came when Festus scored on itself.

Freshman Morgan Riddick earned the shutout as Jackson was forced to play Poole, its regular goalie, in the field because of injuries.

Perryville moved into the semifinals with a 4-0 win over Windsor. The Pirates will face Jackson today in the semifinals.

Nicole Gremaud, Kasey Riney, Ashley Castleberry and Kendra Schilli scored for the Pirates (9-6). Schilli (2), Alicia Kueker and Becca Hanquist had assists.

Chastity Marr made three saves for the shutout.

BASEBALLScott City 17, Bloomfield 0

Blake Dirnberger pitched four scoreless innings and added a three-run home run in a home win. He struck out four and did not walk a batter.

Ryan Modglin had three hits and two RBIs and Simmons added two hits for the Rams (11-5).

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Scott City 418 4X -- 17 13 0

WP -- Blake Dirnberger. LP -- Bowling. HR -- Dirnberger (S). 2B -- Ryan Modglin (S), Shae Simmons (S), Clayton Hall (S). 3B -- Monroe (B). Multiple hits -- Scott City, Modglin 3-3; Simmons 2-2. Records -- Scott City 11-5.

Bell City 5, Advance 0

Cody Bailey scattered five hits over seven innings and struck out six to earn the win. He also went 3-for-4 at the plate.

Clay Dover delivered a clutch two-run double in the fifth inning to pad the Cubs' lead.

Trenton Moses took the loss for Advance despite going 2-for-3 at the plate.

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Bell City 020 021 x -- 5 10 0

WP -- Cody Bailey. LP -- Trenton Moses. 2B -- Cody Bailey (BC), Clay Dover (BC). Multiple hits -- Bell City, Cody Bailey 3-4, Leonard Schaefer 2-3; Advance, Trenton Moses 2-3. Records -- Bell City 5-6.

SOFTBALLOran 8, Saxony Lutheran 3

Oran built an 8-0 lead through six innings and improved to 12-1 with a home victory.

Three of Oran's hits went for extra bases. Jodi Urhahn and Ellen Sikes each had a triple while Cassie Graviett had a double. Urhahn, Sikes and Wendy Eftink each finished with two hits.

Callie Kielhofner picked up the win to improve to 9-1.

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Oran 102 401 X -- 8 7 3

WP -- Callie Kielhofner, 9-1. LP -- McLard. 3B -- Jodi Urhahn (O), Ellen Sykes (O). 2B -- Cassie Graviett (O). Multiple hits -- Oran, Urhahn 2-3, Sikes 2-2, Wendy Eftink 2-4. Records -- Oran 12-1.

Scott City 15, Bloomfield 0

Rachel Reed knocked in three runs and improved to 2-0 on the mound for the Rams (14-3). She struck out four and allowed just one hit.

Kim Klipfel went 2-for-2, including a double in the win.

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Scott City (10)01 4 -- 15 9 1

WP -- Rachel Reed, 2-0. LP -- Duba. 3B -- Rachel Reed (SC). 2B -- Kim Klipfel (SC), Jenni Heisserer (SC), Rachel Reed (SC). Multiple hits -- Scott City, Rachel Reed 2-2, Kim Klipfel 2-2. Records -- Scott City 14-3.

Woodland 12, Richland 2

Tasha Rhodes hit two home runs and had four hits in a home win.

Juliet Dickey, Tasha Lincoln and Taylor Steckman had two hits apiece for the Cardinals (6-8).

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Woodland 320 322 -- 12 13

WP -- Kaitlin McCormick. HR -- Lauren Johnson (W), Tasha Rhodes 2 (W). 2B -- Rhodes (W), Rheanna Greer (W), Juliet Dickey (W). 3B -- Wheeler (R). Multiple hits -- Woodland, Rhodes 4-4; Dickey 2-4; Taylor Steckman 2-3; Tasha Lincoln 2-4. Records -- Woodland 6-8.

BOYS TENNISCentral 5, Sikeston 4

Central split the six singles matches but won two of three doubles matches to get past Sikeston.

The Tigers improved to 9-2.

Singles

No. 1 -- Sam Zaho (S) def. David Berry 10-6

No. 2 -- Patrick Duffy (C) def. Clay Matthews 11-10

No. 3 -- Robert Weir (C) def. Logan Hampton 10-5

No. 4 -- Charlie Jones (S) def. Will LaFoe 10-2

No. 5 -- Justin Deere (S) def. Brandon Gonzales 10-7

No. 6 -- Josh Hubbard (C) def. Stewart Strom 11-10

Doubles

No. 1 -- Zaho-Matthews (S) def. Berry-Duffy 10-6

No. 2 -- Weir-LaFoe (C) def. Hampton-Jones 11-9

No. 3 -- Gonzales-Hubbard (C) def. Deere-Strom 10-6

JV -- Central won 11-1. Central winners -- Garrett McMillan, Andrew Shupert, Cole Bradley, Alex Kies, Hunter Givens, Dylan Thomas, Tyler Camp, Josh Wen, Shupert-Bradley, McMillan-Kies, Thomas-Camp.

GOLFCentral 167, Sikeston 174

Jack Connell and Tim Simmons both shot 39s to lead the Tigers (7-5) to victory.

Jordan Sheets shot a 43 while Garrett Brown and Cole Viers both shot a 46 for Central at the Cape Country Club.

Jackson 162, Dexter 173

Jackson shot its second-lowest score of the season to end its dual schedule 13-1.

T.J. Smith, A.J. Balsman and Trent Weaver each shot 40 for the Indians. Brian Hill and Joe Shultz added 42s.

St. Vincent 166, Perryville 179, St. Pius 221

Corey Brueckner was medalist for St. Vincent with a 40.

St. Vincent improved to 6-0 in the Jefferson County Conference and 8-1 overall.

Lucas Schumer and David Rhoden each shot 41 for the Indians, and Zach Richardet shot a 44.

-- From staff reports