Central netters blank Farmington

Reigning district champion Central opened its girls tennis season with a 9-0 victory Tuesday against visiting Farmington.

Sarah Ford, Lindsey Pingel, Christen Edmonds, Kristen Ford, Carsen Bahn and Claire Segar all won in singles. The doubles teams of Sarah Ford-Pingel, Kristen Ford-Edmonds and Bahn-Segar also were victorious.

The Tigers travel to Charleston on Thursday.

Central 9, Farmington 0

Singles -- 1, Sarah Ford (C) def. Sina Rennhak 8-3; 2, Lindsey Pingel (C) def. Jesi Bayless 8-3; 3, Christen Edmonds (C) def. Stephanie Forsythe 8-3; 4, Kristen Ford (C) def. Sidni Bloom 8-2; 5, Carsen Bahn (C) def. Kaitlin Crocker 8-1; 6, Claire Segar (C) def. Brittany Murray 8-0

Doubles -- 1, S. Ford-Pingel (C) def. Rennhak-Forsythe 8-3; 2, Edmonds-K. Ford (C) def. Bayless-Bloom 8-5; 3, Bahn-Segar (C) def. Murray-Jensen 8-2

JV -- Central won 9-2. Central winners: Brooke Morris, Krisi Lazarova, Lauren Tobin, Elizabeth Knight, Morris-Lazarova, Tobin-Karrie Moll, Paige Kinder-Sami Gross, Knight-Sarah Uptmor, Kelsey Teichman-Kaley Chism

Poplar Bluff 6, Jackson 3

The Indians lost for the first time under first-year coach David Brummel, falling on the road.

Jackson (1-1) picked up wins in the Nos. 5 and 6 singles from Rachel Batz and Allison Keiper. The No. 3 doubles team of Batz and Erinne Haff also won.

The Indians play Kennett on Thursday.

Singles -- 1, Priya Gujarati (PB) def. Sarah Detring 8-3; 2, Morgan Allen (PB) def. Erinne Haff, 8-4; 3, Mallory Barks (PB) def. Alynda Lane, 8-2; 4, Dana Schuermann (PB) def. Ellen Beil 8-5; 5, Rachel Batz (J) def. Rachel Blaich 8-3; 6, Allison Keiper (J) def. Katie Blaich 8-4.

Doubles -- 1, Schuermann-Gujarati (PB) def. Detring-

Lane 8-3; 2, Allen-Barks (PB) def. Beil-Keiper 8-3; 3, Batz-Haff (J) beat Blaich-Blaich 8-3.

JV -- Jackson won 9-4. Jackson winners: Emily Hoffman, Jade Freeman, Chelsea Jones, Logan Birk, Kaylyn Sneathen, Katie King; Hoffman-Andrea Penzel, Jones-Katie Miinch, Freeman-Birk.

Softball Jackson 1, Hillsboro 0

Sheila Wade threw a complete-game shutout and added an RBI double to help Jackson stay unbeaten with a road win.

Maggie Baugh added a triple for the Indians (2-0). Wade struck out four, allowed six hits and walked one in seven innings.

Jackson 010 000 0 -- 1 7 1

Hillsboro 000 000 0 -- 0 6 2

WP -- Sheila Wade, 1-0. LP -- Wessels. 2B --Wade (J). 3B -- Maggie Baugh (J). Records -- Jackson 2-0.

JV -- Jackson won, 6-4.

-- From staff reports