Central soccer team defeats Bluff in OT

The conditions were ugly but the result pretty for the Central girls soccer team Tuesday night at Whiteley Park in Poplar Bluff.

Dealing with gusty winds the whole game and periods of misty rain over the last 20 minutes of the second half and into overtime, the Tigers broke thorough with 2 minutes, 47 seconds to play in overtime as sophomore Abby Shupert scored for a 1-0 win.

Shupert found a clearing in the box, slipped the ball underneath Poplar Bluff goalkeeper Courtney Raulston and rolled it in.

"Our sweeper won the ball, carried it up and played it to our outside mid and she did a great job playing it into Shupert," Central coach Dan Martin said.

The Tigers (5-10-1) played into the wind the second half and overtime.

Poplar Bluff (4-11) was playing for the second consecutive day -- the middle leg of a three-day stretch -- and coach Rusty Crafton said he could see his team wearing down and that he felt it was a factor in the deciding goal.

"I think we just kind of wore down," Crafton said. "In games like this, you just have to keep focus mentally and keep fighting through it."

Central goalie Brooke Anderson recorded the shutout.

BASEBALL

Scott City 8, Charleston 5

Travis Phillips hit a triple to lead the Rams to victory at Benny Hillhouse Memorial Park in Charleston.

Eric Uhrhan picked up his second win of the season on the mound for Scott City.

Trey Bledsoe and Casey Tatum each had a double to pace the Blue Jays.

Scott City 100 340 0 -- 8 8 2

Charleston 010 040 0 -- 5 7 4

WP -- Eric Uhrhan, 2-0. LP -- Chance Maness. 3B -- Travis Phillips (SC). 2B -- Jonathan McFall (SC), Trey Bledsoe (C), Casey Tatum (C). Multiple hits -- Scott City: Travis Phillips 2-3, Jonathan McFall 2-2, Levi Pettit 2-4. Records -- Scott City 9-5, Charleston 3-13.

Oran 8, Woodland 2

Alex Heuring went 3 for 3 and had three RBIs as the Eagles got the road win.

Chance Tenkhoff was the winning pitcher. He threw six innings and gave up two earned runs on seven hits with two strikeouts and one walk for Oran.

C.J. McAlister suffered his second loss on the mound and went 2 for 3 at the bat to pace the Cardinals. He pitched five innings and gave up four earned runs on 10 hits with one walk and no strikeouts.

Oran 200 204 0 -- 8 14 0

Woodland 000 101 0 -- 2 7 1

WP -- Chance Tenkhoff. LP -- C.J. McAlister, 1-2. Multiple hits -- Oran: Kody Moore 2-4, Alex Heuring 3-3, Bear Hicks 2-4, Hunter Schlosser 2-4, Preston Hahn 2-4; Woodland: Josh Rainey 2-3, C.J. McAlister 2-3. Records -- Oran 10-5, Woodland 10-11.

Jackson 7, Perryville 5

Trent Wills had a double among his two hits as the Indians won on the road.

Devin Austin earned his second win on the mound. He pitched two innings, gave up three hits and had one strikeout for Jackson.

Trevor Martin went 2 for 2 at the plate for the Pirates.

Jackson 200 000 5 -- 7 10 2

Perryville 002 300 0 -- 5 9 0

WP -- Devin Austin, 2-0. LP -- Trenton Green. 2B -- Trent Wills (J), Kyle James (J), Jordan Hadden (J), Luke Dobbelare (P). Multiple hits -- Jackson: Trent Wills 2-3, Cody Harris 2-3; Perryville: Grant Dix 2-3, Trenton Green 2-4, Trevor Martin 2-2. Records -- Jackson 15-5, Perryville 9-10.

Bernie 8, Leopold 0

Troy Kirkpatrick had a double to lead the Mules in the blowout on the road.

Will Barnett was the winning pitcher for Bernie.

Casey Graham suffered the loss on the mound for the Wildcats.

Bernie 001 250 0 -- 8 8 0

Leopold 000 000 0 -- 0 3 2

WP -- Will Barnett. LP -- Casey Graham. 2B -- Troy Kirkpatrick (B). Multiple hits -- Bernie: Troy Kirkpatrick 2-3, Brad Freed 2-4, Josh Stevens 2-2. Records -- Leopold 10-6-1, Bernie 12-5.

Saxony Lutheran 10, Bell City 8

Gabe Bohnert blasted three doubles as the host Crusaders picked up their 10th win of the season.

Ethan Mirly was the winning pitcher for Saxony. He allowed five earned runs on seven hits while walking eight and striking out 12. Mirly struck out the final hitter of the game with the tying run on second base.

Aaron Smith took the loss on the mound for Bell City. He pitched a complete game and allowed nine earned runs on 12 hits with four strikeouts and two walks.

Bell City 000 025 1 -- 8 7 1

Saxony 900 100 X -- 10 12 6

WP -- Ethan Mirly. LP -- Aaron Smith. 2B -- Gabe Bohnert (SL) 3, Paris Johnson (SL). Multiple hits -- Saxony Lutheran: Gabe Bohnert 3-4, Chase Steffens 3-4, Ethan Mirly 2-4; Bell City: Aaron Smith 2-5. Records -- Saxony Lutheran 10-7-1, Bell City 5-10.

Central 7, Kennett 1

Chase Hagerty had a double among his three hits as the visiting Tigers won their second straight.

Matt Chism picked up his third win of the season on the mound and also doubled. He pitched a complete game, allowing six hits, striking out seven and walking one.

Pitcher Payton Burke took the loss for the Indians.

Central 322 000 0 -- 7 7 0

Kennett 100 000 0 -- 1 6 2

WP -- Matt Chism, 3-4. LP -- Payton Burke. 2B -- Chase Hagerty (C), Matt Chism (C), Payton Burke (K). Multiple hits -- Central: Chase Hagerty 3-4. Records -- Central 6-18, Kennett 9-9.

SOFTBALL

Bernie 12, Leopold 9

Tori Lowrey belted a home run and a triple among her four hits in the Mules' eight-inning win on the road.

Blakely Bradshaw was the winning pitcher with two strikeouts and two walks for Bernie.

Leopold had the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning but could not get a hit to drive in any runs.

Caitlin Petty took her second loss in the circle. She had no strikeouts and four walks.

Bernie 201 024 03 -- 12 12 3

Leopold 030 004 20 -- 9 12 3

WP -- Blakely Bradshaw. LP -- Caitlin Petty, 6-2. HR -- Tori Lowrey (B). 3B -- Tori Lowrey (B), Chelsea Wagner (B). 2B -- Chelsea Wagner (B) 2, Katie Baker (B). Multiple hits -- Bernie: Tori Lowrey 4-4, Chelsea Wagner 3-4, Katie Baker 2-5; Leopold: Shelbee Miller 3-5, Denai Arnzen 2-2, Allison Woodfin 4-5. Records -- Bernie 11-4, Leopold 11-3.

Advance 15, Puxico 0

Sydney Bailey blasted a double in the host Hornets' four-inning blowout.

Hannah Clark picked up her eighth win of the season in the circle.

Puxico 000 0 -- 0 2 3

Advance 405 9 -- 15 7 1

WP -- Hannah Clark, 8-7. LP -- Roberts. 2B -- Sydney Bailey (A). Multiple hits -- Advance: Jay Maddox 2-2. Records -- Advance 9-7.

Delta 12, Meadow Heights 2

Shantel Hendrix smashed a triple and a double to lead the Bobcats in the home win.

Ciara Coomer earned her sixth win in the circle and also had a double and a triple while at bat. She pitched a complete game and gave up one earned run on three hits with eight strikeouts and one walk.

Alaina Lochirco had a solo home run to pace the Panthers.

Meadow Hts. 100 100 0 -- 2 3 4

Delta 130 521 X -- 12 12 0

WP -- Ciara Coomer, 5-2. LP -- Macy Mills. HR -- Alaina Lochirco (MH). 3B -- Ciara Coomer (D), Shantel Hendrix (D). 2B -- Ciara Coomer (D), Shantel Hendrix (D), Rachel Birkman (D), Megan Perry (D). Multiple hits -- Delta: Megan Perry 2-4, Shantel Hendrix 3-3, Rachel Birkman 3-4, Ciara Coomer 2-3. Records -- Delta 5-2, Meadow Heights 2-17.

TENNIS

Central 9, Sikeston 0

The host Tigers did not drop a set in besting the Bulldogs.

Singles

No. 1 -- Pablo Jaramillo (C) def. Mark Jones (S) 8-0

No. 2 -- Ryan Watts (C) def. Christian Rehder (S) 8-3

No. 3 -- Caleb Strickland (C) def. James Hines (S) 8-2

No. 4 -- Derek Nunnery (C) def. Sydney Gadberry (S) 8-1

No. 5 -- Jonah Roop (C) def. Mark Jones, Jr. (S) 8-0

No. 6 -- Andrew LaFoe (C) def. Caleb Dannenmueller (S) 8-1

Doubles

No. 1 -- Jaramillo-Watts (C) def. Jones-Rehder (S) 8-1

No. 2 -- Strickland-Roop (C) def. Hines-Gadberry (S) 8-2

No. 3 -- Nunnery-Lafoe (C) def. Jones, Jr.-Kentrez Pope (S) 8-4

JV -- Central 11, Sikeston 1

TRACK AND FIELD

Notre Dame Invitational

The Notre Dame boys' track and field team placed first in its home open while the Jackson girls placed first.

The Bulldogs won 10 events on the boys' side and seven on the girls' side.

Boys

Team Scores -- 1. Notre Dame 271, 2. Jackson 212.5, 3. Valle Catholic 94.5, 4. Scott City 50, 5. (tie) Dexter 10, Zalma 10, Egyptian (Ill.) 10

Local top three results

3,200 relay -- 1. Valle Catholic (8:43.71); 2. Notre Dame (8:59.49); 3. Jackson (9:25.79)

110 hurdles -- 1. Jordan Caruso (ND) 16.66; 2. Skyler Bewley (SC) 16.80; 3. Matthew Parsons (ND) 16.81

High jump -- 2. Collin Boner (ND) 5-10; 3. (tie) Jackson Rushin (J) 5-06, Bobby Jansen (ND) 5-06

100 -- 2. Zach Glaus (ND) 11.68; 3. Garrett Miller (J) 11.75; 5. Austin Urhahn (SC) 12.16

800 relay -- 1. Notre Dame (1:35.67); 2. Scott Cit (1:37.57); 3. Valle Catholic (1:40.49)

Long jump -- 1. Alex Landewee (ND) 18-31/4; 2. Collin Boner (ND) 17-071/2; 3. Xominique Davis (J) 17-07

1,600 -- 1. Nate Martin (J) 4:13.72; 2. Jacob Meadors (ND) 4:46.11; 3. Clayton Meyers (ND) 4:48.01

400 relay -- 1. Scott City (47.45); 2. Notre Dame (47.75); 3. Valle Catholic (48.65)

Triple jump -- 1. Blake Reimann (J) 39-093/4; 2. Alex Landewee (ND); 3. Bobby Jansen (ND) 36-01/4

Pole vault -- 1. Dylan Rush (J) 14-0; 2. Chris Reed (J) 13-08; 3. Tyler Rush (J) 13-0

400 -- 1. Jordan Barber (ND) 52.92; 2. Devin Ziegler (ND) 52.98; 3. Gabriel Dudley (J) 53.75

Shot put -- 1. Seth Sievers (ND) 49-05; 2. Nick Keezer (J) 48-04; 3. Stephen Dunn (J) 45-101/2

300 hurdles -- 1. Matthew Parsons (ND) 43.23; 2. Skyler Bewley (SC) 45.73; LeShon Dean (J) 46.24

800 -- 2. Cole Ross (ND) 2:03.04; 3. Eric Essner (SC) 2:08.93; 4. Alec Domjan (ND) 2:11.89

Discus -- 1. Clay Darnell (J) 146-01; 2. Stephen Dunn (J) 125-02; 4. Ken Maudie (J) 109-04

200 -- 1. Jordan Barber (ND) 23.13; 2. Devin Ziegler (ND) 23.14; 4. Zach Glaus (ND) 24.15

3,200 -- 1. Clayton Meyers (ND) 10:29.38; 2. Michael Nelson (ND) 10:42.52; 3. Michael Peters (ND) 10:52.41

1,600 relay -- 1. Notre Dame (3:33.14); 2. Valle Catholic (3:36.11); 3. Scott City (3:44.63)

Girls

Team Scores -- 1. Jackson 119, 2. Notre Dame 116, 3. Valle Catholic 75, 4. Dexter 41, 5. Scott City 10

Local top three results

3,200 relay -- 1. Notre Dame (10:36.62); 2. Valle Catholic (11:36.10); 3. Dexter (12:08.89)

100 hurdles -- 1. Dexter (17.54); 2. Valle Catholic (19.52); 3. Valle Catholic (21.23)

100 -- 1. Jackson (13.50); 2. Dexter (13.52); 3. Jackson (13.67)

800 relay -- 1. Notre Dame (1:51.61); 2. Valle Catholic (1:52.45); 3. Scott City (1:55.22)

1,600 relay -- 1. Jackson (5:30.88); 2. Jackson (5:55.95); 3. Notre Dame (5:57.10)

Discus -- 1. Marissa New (ND); 2. Olivia Brown (J); 3. Melinna Craft (J)

High jump -- 1. Eva Rolfe (VC); 2. Dexter; 3. Dexter

Long jump -- 1. Jackson (14-06); 2. Valle Catholic; 3. Notre Dame

400 relay -- 1. Valle Catholic (53.28); 2. Scott City (54.22); 3. Notre Dame (54.37)

Triple jump -- 1. Jackson; 2. Jackson; 3. Notre Dame

400 -- 1. Taylor Hess (ND) 1:02.71; 2. Edie Salter (ND) 1:02.73; 3. Madison Little (ND) 1:03.49

300 hurdles -- 1. Dexter (56.22); 2. Valle Catholic (1:00.73); 3. Valle Catholic (1:01.37)

Shot put -- 1. Myriah Bernard (ND); 2. Marissa New (ND); 3. Melinna Craft (J)

800 -- 1. Jackson (2:34.84); 2. Jackson (2:36.25); 3. Breanna Conklin (ND) 2:37.11

200 -- 1. Madison Little (ND) 28.24; 2. Taylor Hess (ND) 28.31; 3. Jackson (28.73)

3,200 relay -- 1. Jackson (11:49.35); 2. Notre Dame (13:25.02); 3. Valle Catholic (14:15.10)

1,600 relay -- 1. Notre Dame (4:24.08); 2. Notre Dame (4:26.82); 3. Valle Catholic (4:26.99)

Pole vault -- 1. Jackson; 2. Jackson; 3. Valle Catholic

-- From staff reports