Central, Jackson win in shutouts

Central, Jackson and Notre Dame all opened their boys soccer seasons with victories Thursday at the Notre Dame Soccerfest.

Central and Jackson both won in shutouts, while Notre Dame, the reigning Class 1 state champion, debuted with a double-overtime victory.

Blake Urhahn lifted the defending Class 1 state champions to their first victory of the season with a goal in the second overtime as the Bulldogs defeated Marion (Ill.) 4-3.

The Bulldogs had a 3-1 lead at halftime, but Marion's Bart Orso scored two goals in a five-minutes span to send the game into overtime.

"It's a good thing for a young team to face a little adversity and still come out on the positive side," Notre Dame coach Brad Wittenborn said. "It could be a good learning experience for us."

Jonathan Market was involved in every scoring play for Notre Dame: He had one goal and three assists. Urhahn finished with two goals, and Dee Goodin also scored. Tim Frank recorded an assist.

Orso finished with a hat trick for Marion (1-1).

Central opened its season with a 5-0 victory over Sikeston. Calen Wills scored the Tigers' first goal of the season -- and the only goal of the first half -- on a pass from Heath Orr. Wills and Orr each finished with a goal and an assist.

Aaron Bornstein and Josh Fee scored about a minute apart in the second half, and Sam Bornstein added a goal from a feed from Seth Gerlach.

Central goalkeeper Tony Leuckel made three saves and was credited with the shutout.

Central (1-0) will play Carbondale in a semifinal game at 5 p.m. today. Carbondale advanced by defeating Poplar Bluff 3-1. Notre Dame and Jackson will meet at 7 p.m. today.

Jackson (1-0) advanced with a 4-0 victory over St. Pius (0-1). Tyler Beussink, Tyler Sprandle and Cole Humphrey scored goals for the Indians, while Cris Krauft and Scott Lang each had an assist.

St. Pius accounted for the fourth Jackson goal by putting the ball into its own net.

Goalkeeper Scott Sterling made eight saves in the shutout.

VOLLEYBALL

Advance 25-25, Meadow Heights 9-9

Advance opened its season at home and came away with a pair of identical victories in a sweep of Meadow Heights.

Dana Williams led the Hornets with seven kills, two blocks and four digs. Kaci Cooper finished with five aces, while Nicole Tropf had four aces and Alicia Broshuis had six assists.

Advance won the JV contest 26-24, 17-25, 25-15.

Leopold 19-19, Greenville 12-8

Leopold swept Greenville and advanced to the championship game of the Woodland Tournament.

For Leopold (2-0), Amber Nenninger had three kills and three blocks, while Rachel Crader had two kills and two assists. Wendy Vandeven had nine assists. Tasha Thiele, Lorie VanderMierden and Melissa Stroder each had two kills.

Leopold plays Bell City at 7:30 p.m. today in the championship match.

Perryville 16-25-25, Ste. Genevieve 25-11-18

Perryville (2-0) defeated Ste. Genevieve (0-1) in three games to remain unbeaten.

Kaci Schremp collected nine service points and eight kills for the Pirates. Lisa Pecaut recorded 12 assists, while Alissa Moeckel had six assists and eight service points.

Perryville won the JV contest 25-8, 25-11.

SOFTBALL

Central 1, Kelly 0

Erica Schabbing ended a nine-inning affair with a two-out single as Central handed Kelly a season-opening loss.

In the ninth, winning pitcher Megan McDonald reached base on an error and stole second. Schabbing then delivered the game-winning hit.

McDonald went all nine innings, scattering five hits and striking out four.

Schabbing went 2-for-4 for the Tigers (3-4).

Notre Dame 7, Sikeston 1

Notre Dame gave up its first run in four games this season, but the Bulldogs had plenty of offense to win in an opening-round game in their own Softballfest.

Winning pitcher Lindsey Reinagel struck out six, walked none and allowed eight hits. She also went 2-for-2 at the plate. Alana Weissmueller, Whitney Ostendorf and Rachel Ruopp all went 2-for-4.

The Bulldogs allowed a run in the sixth inning and have now outscored opponents 31-1 on the season.

Notre Dame will play Park Hills Central in a semifinal Saturday. Park Hills Central defeated Ste. Genevieve 6-1 in Thursday's other game.

Jackson 7, Poplar Bluff 6

Jackson scored a pair of runs in the fifth to break a 5-5 deadlock, then held on to win on the road.

Kelly Riggs went 2-for-3 for Jackson (4-2). Poplar Bluff dropped to 1-2.

-- From staff reports