CAPE CENTRAL CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS RUN AWAY WITH CONFERENCE TITLES

How successful was Cape Central at the SEMO Conference Cross Country Meet Thursday at Cape County Park?

The school recorded a clean sweep within its sweep of four races.

Cape Central recorded decisive victories in each race, including a perfect 15 score in the girls' JV race.

"The program looked very strong," said Cape Central coach Mark Hahn, who saw three of his runners place first. "The thing that helped us is the kids put so much work into the offseason."

Mark Stone placed first in the varsity boys race in 17:25 as Central finished with a 23-point total. Kelly (61) was a distant second, followed by Poplar bluff (65) and Jackson (76).

The Tigers occupied the top three positions as Justin Hawkins (17:35) and Gabe Austin (17:45) placed second and third, respectively. The Tigers' Ross Tilghman (18:30) also placed fifth.

All conference honors went to the top 10 finishers in each event.

The Cape Central girls ran away from all other competitors with a 28-point, first-place finish. Jackson's girls (65) finished second.

The Lady Tigers saw Lane Thommason (20:49) and Kim Pancoast (21-29) finish 1-2.

"This might be the first (SEMO Conference) girls title ever for Cape Central," said Hahn. Historically, Jackson has dominated the event, winning 14 out of the last 15 races, with the Lady Tigers finishing second for seven years in a row.

The Cape Central JV boys team recorded first place, outdistancing Jackson 21 to 65. The Tiger JV boys ended up with seven of the top ten finishers. Cape Central's Leland Wolk (20:01) notched second place and teammate Matt Edwards (20:03) finished third.

Cape Central's JV girls completed the Tiger sweep with a perfect 15-point first-place finish. The Tiger JV girls cruised to victory with nine of the top ten best individual times. Cape Central's Jean Maguire (24:00) ran away with first place and teammate Bethany Hicks (24:03) finished second.

Varsity boys

1. Cape Central 23

2. Kelly 61

3. Poplar Bluff 65

4. Jackson 76

Cape Central: 1. Mark Stone 17:25, 2. Justin Hawkins 17:35, 3. Gabe Austin 17:46, 5. Ross Tilghman 18:30, 12. Morgan Maki 19:00; Kelly: 6. Adam Daughhetee 18:35, 8. Ashley Hahn 18:37, 9. Adam Lofton 18:37, 17. Lance Scheffer 19:26, 21. Major Burger 19:58

JV Boys

1. Cape Central 21

2. Jackson 65

3. Kelly 75

4. Poplar Bluff 129

Cape Central: 2. Leland Wolk 20:01, 3. Matt Edwards 20:03, 4. Brian Mueller 20:13, 5. Andrew Moreton 20:20, 7. Elliot Swoboda 20:50, 9. Randy Morris 21:03, 10. Tyler Metzger 21:05; Kelly: 6. Lance Ferrell 20:20, 13. Travis Braun 21:33, 15. Brandon Sander 21:37, 18. Chris Weber 21:47, 23. Dustin Kluesner 22:20

Varsity girls

1. Cape Central 28

2. Jackson 41

3. Kelly 81

4. Poplar bluff 87

Cape Central: 1. Lane Thommason 20:49, 2. Kim Pancoast 21:29, 6. Rachele Sprigg 22:39, 9. Whitney Pingle 23:24, 10. Magin Patrick 23:41; Kelly: 8. Laura Ruff 23:15, 13. Megan Nelson 24:08, 19. Melissa Garner 25:05, 20. Jenny Riley 25:12, 21. Shannon Lawson 25:26

JV girls

1. Cape Central 15

2. Jackson 60

3. Kelly 83

Cape Central: 1. Jean Maguire 24:00, 2. Bethany Hicks 24:03, 3. Casey Brennan 24:04, 4. Katie Hawkins 24:49, 5. Lainie Bohnsack 24:57, 6. Liz Meyr 25:02, 7. Katie Kunz 25:12, 9. Jamie Harmon 25:36, 10. Cameron Bennett 25:48; Kelly: 14. Natalie Walter 28:15, 15. Ashley Hedges 28:33, 17. Amber Scherer 29:04, 18. Kristina New 29:45, 19. Andrea Rolwing 29:50

SOCCER

Note Dame 2, Marion 0

Notre Dame, ranked No. 9 among Class 1A-3A schools in the latest Missouri Coaches Association soccer poll, blanked Marion (Ill.) Thursday.

Cory Elfrink unloaded the winning goal just two minutes into the contest off a pass from Oliver Sanders.

The score remained 1-0 until Chris Dirnberger netted an insurance goal eight minutes into the second half. Sanders picked up his second assist on the play.

Michael Gosche was not seriously tested in notching his ninth shutout of the season. Notre Dame improved to 15-3-1.

"I was a little worried going in because they beat Jackson and tied Cape Central on Tuesday," said Notre Dame coach Brad Wittenborn. "It was a good win for us. We were solid defensively and had enough scoring opportunities to put a couple in the net."

The Notre Dame JV squad (6-4-4) defeated Marion, 4-0.

Notre Dame's Tyler Cuba recorded two goals and one assist to pace all scorers. Teammates Kyle Radake and Jeff Brosey each had one goal. Paul Underwriter, Christopher Hinkle, and Travis Seibert each had one assist for the Bulldogs.

Volleyball

Jackson 15-15

Perryville 13-1

PERRYVILLE -- Jackson's Andrea Koeper dominated, leading all players with 16 kills (12 in the second set), 11 digs and four blocks, improving the Lady Indians to 22-6-1.

Jackson's Erin Hartman had four aces, eight digs and four blocks. Teammate Casey Randol added two aces, seven digs and 14 assists.

The Lady Pirates (8-15-1) were paced by Andrea Buerck who had seven service points, four digs and eight assists. Teammate Natalie Bohnert had four kills. Perryville's Amber Stakes had three kills.

Perryville's freshmen won 15-4, 15-7. Jackson's JV (22-4-1) prevailed 17-15, 15-2.

Oran 16-13-15

Cape Central 14-15-9

The Lady Tigers lost in three sets to the Lady Eagles.

Andrea Birk and Katie Cozby each had seven kills for Cape Central (6-15-1). Teammate Gabe Bragg added six digs.

Cape Central JV lost 3-15, 1-15.

Woodland 15-15

Clearwater 10-12

CLEARWATER -- The Lady Cardinals (19-4) were paced by Sarah Booth with six kills and 12 digs to edge Clearwater Thursday night.

The other top Woodland scorers were: Jessica Bollinger (six digs, seven kills); Lilo Whitener (six kills, eight digs); Amanda Jordan (eight assists, six digs) and Julia Cutsinger (16 assists).

Woodland's JV won 15-7 15-12.

Zalma 14-15-15

Notre Dame 16-12-8

PATTON -- Zalma's Carrie Pixley went down with an ankle injury in the first set, but her replacement performed well enough to help her the Lady Bulldogs to a first-round win in the Meadow Heights Tournament.

Sarah Corbin recorded nine service points and three kills for the Lady Bulldogs (9-11). The Lady Bulldogs' Amber Buehler had 10 kills and four blocks; Erica Campbell had 12 service points, four kills and four blocks; Mary Kay Hovis had 5 kills; Selena Slaughter had 27 assists.

Zalma will play Leopold in the semifinals tonight at 7.

St. Vincent 12-15-15

Oak Ridge 15-5-12

PATTON -- It took a third set with rally scoring for St. Vincent (6-14-2) to grab a first-round victory in the Meadow Heights Tournament.

The Squaws' Casey Kirn, Madeline Clements and Valerie Klaus scored 10 service points each.

St. Vincent's Jessica Lakeman knocked down 13 kills. Teammates Cari Strattman and Stacie Lane had 19 digs each. Casey Kirn posted 12 assists and Valerie Klaus provided 10 assists for the Lady Panthers.

St. Vincent's JV plays in the consolation game at 10 a.m. Saturday since they lost to Leopold 15-13, 15-8.

Meadow Heights 15-15

Marquand 3-6

PATTON -- The Lady Panthers (13-6) posted a first-round victory in their own tournament Thursday.

Lisa Jones and Ashley Brune each recorded eight kills for Meadow Heights. Teammate Jamie Fulton had one ace and 49 assists.

Meadow Heights will play St. Vincent tonight in the semifinals.

The Meadow Heights JV team prevailed over Oak Ridge 15-8, 15-3.

Advance 15-15

Scott City 8-3

ADVANCE -- Emily Johnson paced the Lady Hornets (4-15-2) with nine kills to help lift Advance to victory.

Advance's Sheila Stubenrauch added five kills and 13 assists. Teammate Amber Bond had 10 digs.

Advance's JV (2-12-1) prevailed 15-7, 9-15, 15-13.

Football

Central Jr. High teams split

Cape Central's 8th-grade football team (2-3) lost 54-12 Thursday night to the Sikeston Bulldogs. Mitch Craft scored two rushing touchdowns for Cape Central.

Cape Central's 9th-graders (2-1-1) won 34-22 over Sikeston. The Tigers' Jeremiah Hicks paced all scorers with three rushing touchdowns. Monroe Hicks ran for one touchdown. Chris Conrad had a pass reception of 54 yards from Jay Ruark for one touchdown.