Central softball ends skid, beats Jackson

Kelsy Holloway came on in relief of Central starter Sirena Watkins after two batters and held Jackson to just two hits in Central's 5-2 home victory Wednesday.

Central snapped a four-game losing streak to improve to 2-4. Holloway struck out eight, walked three and allowed one unearned run.

Watkins had three hits and an RBI to pace Central's eight-hit attack.

Darla Mangles took the loss for Jackson (1-2).

Delta 10, Egyptian, Ill. 0

Kayla Seabaugh allowed a leadoff hit and then went on to pitch five hitless innings after that in Delta's home opener.

Seabaugh hit one batter, walked two and struck out nine.

She also had two hits and drove in a run. Shea Smith was 3-for-3 with a triple and an RBI, and Jodi Menz was 2-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.

Egyptian 000 00 -- 0 1 3

Delta 424 0x -- 10 9 0

WP -- Kayla Seabaugh. 2B -- Kacie Seabugh (D); 3B -- Shea Smith (D), Jodi Menz (D). Multiple hits --Delta, Smith 3-3, J. Menz 2-3, Kayla Seabaugh 2-3. Records -- Delta 1-2.

GIRLS TENNIS Central 9, Jackson 0

Central improved to 4-0 by pounding Jackson at home.

Singles -- 1. Dani Gross def. Jessica Drum 8-3; 2. Sarah Ford def. Shannon Cobb 8-3; 2. Monica Toole def. Alynda Lane 8-3; 4. Lindsey Pingel def. Sarah Hinkebein 8-1; 5. Paige Foley def. Sarah Detring 8-4; 6. Kristen Ford def. Ellyn Beil 8-1

Doubles -- 1. Gross-Toole def. Drum-Hinkebein 8-4; 2. Sarah Ford-Pingel def. Cobb-Lane 8-0; 3. Foley-Kristen Ford def. Detring-Beil 8-5

JV -- Central 16, Jackson 2.

CROSS COUNTRY Murphysboro Invitational

Notre Dame took the tiebreaker to beat Benton, Ill., for the girls title in the six-team meet.

Both teams had 82 points, while Notre Dame's sixth-place finisher, Claire Edwards, came across before Benton's No. 6.

Brooke Heischmidt finished 10th in 24 minutes, 38 seconds to lead the Bulldogs.

On the boys side, Notre Dame placed second out of 11 teams for the fourth straight year. Sparta, Ill., won with 59 points, while the Bulldogs compiled 70.

Greg Kanneberg finished eighth at 18:07. Matt Pfau was 10th at 18:34.

Girls -- 1. Notre Dame 82, 2. Benton (Ill.) 82, 3. Hamilton County 117

ND individuals -- 10. Brooke Heischmidt, 24:38; 13. Hailey Brown, 25:04; 15. Kristen Edmonds, 25:09; 16. Jessica Banda, 25:20; 28. Stacie Kula, 27:23; 31. Claire Edwards, 27:26

Boys -- 1. Sparta (Ill.) 59, 2. Notre Dame 70, 3. Nashville (Ill.), 98

ND individuals -- 8. Greg Kanneberg, 18:07; 10. Matt Pfau, 18:34; 14. Logan Davis, 18:49; 17. John Ramsey, 19:11; 21. Dillon Klaffer, 19:44; 28. Richie Bohn, 20:05

JV -- Notre Dame's girls won with 83 points, and the boys finished fourth.

Late Tuesday

Woodland, Meadow Heights and Zalma each won opening games at the Woodland volleyball tournament. Woodland swept Chaffee, and Meadow Heights knocked off Oak Ridge in three games. Zalma swept Greenville.

-- From staff reports