CAPE CENTRAL GIRLS POST 11-1 ROUT IN TOURNEY

Trisha Klipfel and Jessica Ham scored three goals each as Cape Girardeau Central High's girls soccer team stormed past Farmington 11-1 Friday in the first round of the Notre Dame-Cape Central Noon Optimist Tournament.

Heidi Pilsner scored a goal and added two assists for Central; Amber Voerg and Caitlin Bahn each had one goal and one assist; and Heather Hey and Julie Underwood had one goal apiece. Hey is the team's usual goalkeeper who was allowed to play in the field Friday.

Earning assists for Cape Central (1-0-1) were Katie Hawkins, Cameron Bennett and Alli McGinty.

In other opening-round games Friday, Notre Dame knocked off Poplar Bluff 3-1; Perryville routed Marion (Ill.) 7-0; and St. Vincent slipped past Jackson 1-0 on penalty kicks after regulation ended in a scoreless draw.

Sierra Ellis had two goals and one assist to lead Notre Dame (1-1), which also got a goal and an assist from Courtney Vickery. Kristen Boos added an assist.

The tournament will conclude today at Notre Dame, beginning at 10 a.m. with consolation semifinals pitting Jackson against Marion and Poplar Bluff against Farmington.

At noon, the semifinals will feature Cape Central vs. Notre Dame and St. Vincent vs. Perryville. The seventh and fifth place games will be at 2 p.m., followed by the third place and championship matches at 4 p.m.

BASEBALL

Perryville 9, Jackson 7

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- John Miesner pitched six strong innings as Perryville claimed its first win of the season.

Miesner allowed just two runs and four hits while striking out three and walking two as the Pirates improved to 1-1 and dropped the Indians to 1-2.

"I was real pleased with John's pitching. I thought he did a very good job," said Perryville coach Dennis Glueck. "He had good control and his breaking ball and change were working real well. He had Jackson's hitters off balance."

Perryville's 10-hit attack was led by Andrew Meyr, who had three hits and drove in four runs. Colby Palisch and Mark Cissell each added two hits. Palisch scored twice and had two RBIs.

Lance Limbaugh had three of Jackson's seven hits. Jason Brown was the losing hurler.

Advance 11, Delta 0

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Adam Rainey and Aaron Cantrell limited Delta to three hits as the Hornets opened their season with a five-inning victory.

Rainey, the winner, allowed two hits in two innings, while Cantrell gave up just one hit in the final three innings.

Cain Kelley, who went 2-for-2 with three RBIs, provided the game-ending hit with a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth. Rainey also went 2-for-2.

Advance took a 5-0 lead in the first and added two runs in the third and four in the fourth.

Notre Dame splits

JONESBORO, Ark. -- Notre Dame split its two games during the opening day of the Nettleton Tournament, a five-team, round-robin affair.

The Bulldogs (1-2) began the day by facing undefeated Pine Bluff, ranked No. 1 in Arkansas, and the result was a 10-2 defeat, thanks in part to six Notre Dame errors.

Scott Eftink was the losing hurler. He allowed eight hits and four runs in 3 1/3 innings. Freshman Lee Essner gave up five hits and six runs in 2 2/3 innings.

Notre Dame then posted an impressive 4-2 victory over Central Arkansas Christian, last year's Arkansas Class 2A runner-up.

Scott Wittenborn was the winning pitcher, allowing six hits and one earned run in going the seven-inning distance. He struck out three and walked five.

"Other than the walks, Scott threw real well," said Notre Dame coach Jeff Graviett.

Shane Kistner had two of the Bulldogs' six hits while Todd Friend delivered the game's big blow, a three-run homer in the fifth inning that snapped a 1-1 tie.

Notre Dame will close out tourney play at 4 p.m. today with a game against host Nettleton.

GOLF

St. Vincent 153, Valle 165

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- St. Vincent had five golfers shoot a 40 or better in near-perfect conditions during its season opener at Perryville Country Club.

Craig Schumer and Andrew Prost led the way with 37s, Mark Gotto followed with a 39 and Jon Paulus and Adam Prost posted 40s.

Ryan O'Neal led Valle with a score of 39.