CAPE CENTRAL TENNIS TEAM IMPROVES TO 7-0

A good start to the Cape Central boys tennis season turned to a great start on Saturday as the Tigers defeated perennial power Parkway West at the Southeast Missouri State University courts.

Not only did the Tigers post their first victory ever over the St. Louis school, they did so in convincing fashion, winning 9-0.

"The most we ever got on them was two games," said Cape Central coach Bud Craven. "This is huge. We've been playing them for several years."

The victory improved Central's record to 7-0 in dual matches.

The Tigers also won the JV match 6-3.

Central returns to action Thursday at Poplar Bluff.

Singles

Trevor Blattner def. Kumar 6-4, 6-2

Andy Tansil def. Schofbuch 7-5, 6-2

Eric Daume def. Polinini 6-2, 6-0

Andrew Eaton def. Bnot 6-3, 6-2

Calvin Maginel def. Debenport 6-4, 7-5

Paul Hagler def. Cooedts 6-1, 6-2

Doubles

Daume/Eatson def. Kumar Schofbuch 8-0

Blattner/Tansil def. Polinini Bnot 8-0

Hagler/Sean Riches def. Debenport Cooedts 8-2

JV winners: (singles) James Russell, Nathan Foley, Andrew Moreton, Michael Mercer, Grant Hengst; (doubles) Russell/Maginel

BASEBALL

Quad State Tournament

ANNA, Ill. -- Jackson split a pair of games, suffering a 3-0 loss to host Anna-Jonesboro before defeating Reitz High School 7-3.

Anna scored three unearned runs off Jackson starting pitcher Bryan Austin, who allowed four hits in five innings. Austin struck out one and walked one before giving way to Jason Brown, who pitched a hitless sixth.

A Jackson error led to one Anna run in the fourth and another error in the fifth contributed to two more runs.

Dusty Roberts had two of Jackson's four hits. A factor in the game was 13 Jackson strikeouts.

Against Reitz, located in Indiana, Brown picked up the win. He pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing five hits, striking out four and walking four. Austin McDowell hurled 1 2/3 innings of hitless relief in his varsity debut.

Jackson (3-4) banged out 14 hits, including a two-run homer by Brad Berry in a decisive four-run fourth. Lance Limbaugh also had a two-run double in the inning. Berry and Michael Birk, who also had two RBIs, both led the way with 3-for-4 days at the plate. Brown and Garrett Williams both finished with a pair of hits.

GIRLS SOCCER

Notre Dame 2, Union 0

PACIFIC, Mo. -- Notre Dame captured the championship of the Pacific Tournament for the first time ever by scoring two second-half goals.

The Lady Bulldogs, who improved to 7-2, got goals from Sara Berkbigler and Sierrra Ellis, with Courtney Vickery and Nicole Passini contributing assists. Goalkeeper Laura Mittrucker earned the shutout.

Central nabs second

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Cape Central picked up two wins to finish second in the Springfield Kickapoo Tournament.

The Lady Tigers, who had lost by a goal to powerhouse Oak Park during Friday's tourney opener, bounced back to edge Visitation 1-0 and rout Springfield Glendale 6-1.

"We ended up having a good tournament," said Central coach Tom Doyle, whose squad is 6-2-2. "We played well Friday with Oak Park, which was in the Final Four last year, and we came back with two good games."

Jessica Ham, with an assist from Emily Morris, had the only goal against Visitation.

Against Springfield Glendale, Trisha Klipfel scored twice while Ham, Amber Voerg, Heidi Pilsner and Mallory Wilson all added one goal. Voerg had two assists, with Ham, Klipfel and Caitlin Bahn getting one each.