Central girls swim to Show Me Conference title

Central won the Show Me Conference swimming title Friday for the second straight year, and the Tigers 200-meter free relay team made the state cut time for the 200 free relay.

Cassie Kipper and Hannah Kinder were chosen as the co-MVPs of the meet. Each won two individual events and were members of the state-qualifying relay team.

Team scores -- 1. Central 500, 2. Notre Dame 352, 3. Poplar Bluff 178

Central, Notre Dame results

200 medley relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Lauren Bader, Maggie Glastetter, Kristen Enderle, Mollie Messmer), 2:08.77; 200 free -- 1. Janelle Essner (ND) 2:15.54, 2. Brianna Legrand (C) 2:21.48, 3. Amy Bickings (C) 2:31.07; 200 IM -- 1. Cassie Kipper (C) 2:24.35, 2. Jessi Yarbro (C) 2:40.72, 3. Kasper Woldtvedt (C) 2:32.84; 50 free -- 1. Callie Hoffman (C) 27.41, 2. Amanda Dewrock (C) 27.65, 3. Hannah Lewis (C) 27.87; Diving -- 1. Jackie Erlacker (C) 353.05, 2. Bader (ND) 334.50, 3. Stacey Cook (C) 290.45; 100 butterfly -- 1. Kipper (C) 1:08.08, 2. J. Essner (ND) 1:09.02, 3. Bickings (C) 1:18.02; 100 free -- 1. Hannah Kinder (C) 58.82, 2. Lewis (C) 1:01.05, 3. Dewrock (C) 1:03.47; 500 free -- 1. Legrand (C) 6:19.14, 2. Messmer (ND) 6:23.35, 3. Lindsey Smith (ND) 6:54.66; 200 free relay -- 1. Central (Kipper, Kinder, Hoffman, Lewis) 1:48.74 , 2. Notre Dame 2:01.58; 100 backstroke -- 1. Kinder (C) 1:08.75, 2. Bader (ND) 1:13.94, 3. Woldtvedt (C) 1:15.31; 100 breastroke -- 1. Brett Ford (C) 1:18.74, 2. Yarbro (C) 1:20.09, 3. Glastetter (ND) 1:20.91; 400 free relay -- 1. Central (Kinder, Lewis, Kipper, Woldtevedt) , 4:11.93; 2. Notre Dame 4:42.63.

BASEBALL

Woodland 10, Chaffee 6

Seth Gaines had two hits and three RBIs for Woodland in a home victory. Matt Upchurch was the winning pitcher for the Cardinals (10-7).

Richard Hinkebein homered for Chaffee (3-13).

Chaffee 301 110 0 -- 6 9 3

Woodland 104 050 X -- 10 9 4

WP -- Matt Upchurch, 4-1. LP -- Chris Hanback. HR -- Richard Hinkebein (C). 2B -- Hinkebein (C), Brad Daugherty (C), Jeff Daugherty (C), Zach McDaniel (C). Multiple hits -- Chaffee, Hinkebein 2-3, B. Daugherty 2-4, Korey Chapman 2-4; Woodland, Josh Foster 2-3, Seth Gaines 2-3, Kent McCormick 2-4. Records -- Chaffee 3-14, Woodland 10-7.

Leopold 21, Delta 2

Leopold scored five runs in four different innings in a five-inning road romp. Matt Stoverink had three hits, including a solo home run and a double, to lead Leopold (10-9). Lucas Horrell and Nick Vandermierden each had three hits.

Leopold 515 55 -- 21 19 0

Delta 000 20 -- 2 2 0

WP -- AJ Seiler, 6-4. LP -- C. Baggert. HR -- Matt Stoverink (L). 2B -- Lucas Horrell (L), Stoverink (L), Stacey Peters (L), Nick Vandermierden (L), Eric Seiler 2 (L), A. Seiler (L), Shane Hodges (L), J. Seabaugh (D). Multiple hits -- Leopold, Stoverink 3-3; Vandermierden 3-4; Horrell 3-5; A. Seiler 2-3; E. Seiler 2-4; Thiele 2-4; Vandeven 2-5. Delta, Seabaugh 2-3. Records -- Leopold 10-9, Delta 0-10.

Meadow Heights 10, Bloomfield 9

Meadow Heights held on for a road victory as the Panthers won their second straight game.

The Panthers (5-12) led 10-2 in the sixth inning before Bloomfield rallied. In the bottom of the seventh, with the score 10-9 and the based loaded, Kevin Statler came on to retire the final three batters to earn a save one day after he picked up a win. Freshman Brian Miinch was the winner.

Statler homered for the Panthers, as did Terry Wagner, who had three hits and four RBIs.

M. Heights 013 024 0 -- 10 6 3

Bloomfield 200 006 1 -- 9 10 2

WP -- Brian Miinch, 1-2. LP -- Vaughn. Save -- Kevin Statler. HR -- Statler (MH), Terry Wagner (MH), Vaughn (B), Sandage (B). 2B -- Wagner (MH), Vaughn (B), Pfeiffer 2 (B). Multiple hits -- Meadow Heights, Wagner 3-4; Bloomfield, Vaughn 3-4, Pfeiffer 2-2, Burger 2-4. Records -- Woodland 5-12, Bloomfield 8-10.

New Madrid Co. Central 8, Oran 2

Playing its fourth game this week, Oran had to use ace Matt Seyer sparingly and lost on the road.

Oran (14-3) had beaten Chaffee 16-13 on Thursday. Garrett Roslen had three hits, including a home run and two doubles.

Oran 100 000 1 -- 2 4 5

NMCC 203 003 X -- 8 8 4

WP -- Jordan Kimball. LP -- Matt Seyer, 4-2. HR -- Pyles (N). 2B -- Higgerson 2 (N). Multiple hits -- Oran, Seyer 2-4; NMCC, Higgerson 3-4. Records -- Oran 14-3.Late Thursday

Oran 16, Chaffee 13

Oran 342 034 0 -- 16 15 5

Chaffee 062 005 0 -- 13 10 7

WP -- Paul Bucher. LP -- Chris Hanback. HR -- Brad Daugherty (C), Garrett Roslen (O). 2B -- Augie Orr 2 (C), Daugherty (C), Roslen 2 (O), Matt Seyer (O). Multiple hits -- Chaffee, Orr 4-5; Daugherty 2-5. Oran, Matt Seyer 3-5, Trevor Irwin 2-5; Roslen 3-4; Williams 2-5, Chase Seyer 2-4.

GIRLS SOCCER

I-55 Tournament

Notre Dame and Jackson both began the I-55 Tournament with wins on the first day of the two-day tournament.

The Bulldogs improved to 14-3-1 with a 2-0 win over Northwest. Sierra Ellis and Lauren Mehner scored for the Bulldogs. Destiny and Amanda Dirnberger had the assists, while Laura Muir picked up the shutout.

Jackson (16-3-1) picked up a 5-0 win over Bishop DuBourg. Molly Hartmann scored twice, and Shay Priester, Hannah Kohm and K.T. Biri scored a goal apiece. Kylie Werner picked up the shutout.

Central lost 3-0 to Lafayette.

St. Pius 3, Perryville 1

St. Pius turned back 16 Perryville shots and held off the Pirates in a showdown for first place in the Jefferson County Conference.

St. Pius (19-1) improved to 4-0 in the JCC with one game to play while Perryville (11-9) fell to 3-1.

The Lancers fired 22 shots at Perryville keeper Chastity Marr. They led 2-0 when Perryville's Jocelyn Moll snapped the shutout with an unassisted goal in the 63rd minute.

St. Vincent 1, Sikeston 0

Whitney Guth scored the lone goal in a home win. Stacy Brown picked up the assist, and Michelle Herzog made five saves for the shutout. St. Vincent improved to 7-15.

SOFTBALL

Delta 15, Leopold 0

Delta scored 10 runs in the third inning and beat Leopold in four innings at home.

Kaci Menz had four hits, including a double to lead Delta (9-2). Shea Smith had three hits, including a triple and a double. Sarah Cook pitched a two-hitter for her ninth win.

Leopold 000 0 -- 0 2 4

Delta 12(10) 2 -- 15 16 0

WP -- Sarah Cook, 9-2. 3B -- Shea Smith (D), Kacie Seabaugh (D). 2B -- Kaci Menz (D), Smith (D), Seabaugh (D). Multiple hits -- Delta, Menz 4-4; Smith 3-3; Seabaugh 3-3; Krystal Burnett 2-3; Cook 2-4. Records -- Delta 9-2.

Advance 9, Scott City 8

Advance took advantage of 13 Scott City walks for a home win.

The Hornets managed only two hits, and had to overcome seven errors.

Scott City completed its season with a 10-7 record.

Dana Williams drove in the tying run in the seventh, then scored the winning run on a wild pitch. Advance improved to 12-2.

Scott City 200 240 0 -- 8 4 3

Advance 110 410 2 -- 9 2 7

WP -- Dana Williams, 7-1. LP -- Kacie Cartwright. 3B -- Cartwright (S). Multiple hits -- Scott City, Cartwright 2-5. Records -- Scott City 10-7, Advance 12-2.

-- From staff reports