BRIEFLY: SCORPIONS RUGBY TEAM SPLITS TWO MATCHES

The Cape Girardeau Kohlfeld Scorpions rugby team split a pair of matches last weekend in the St. Louis Royals Tournament.

Kohfleld began the day with a 10-3 loss to the Columbia Outlaws. The lone Scorpion score was a penalty kick by Sean Hagan.

The Scorpions bounced back to beat the Macoupin County (Ill.) Mercenaries 17-3. Alan Kloss and John Creutz scored on tries for the Scorpions while Hagan had penalty and conversion kicks.

A team from Little Rock, Ark., will come to Cape Saturday for a 1 p.m. game against the Scorpions at Arena Park.