Central softball overtakes Sikeston, wins 3-2

Victoria Schabbing singled to knock in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Central softball team beat Sikeston 3-2 on Tuesday.

Emily Myers went 2-for-3 in the win.

The Tigers struck for a pair of runs in the sixth and the game-winner in the seventh.

"This group has been fighting through it and it doesn't matter how many runs we're down, they've been sticking with it and trying to fight through it," Central coach Amy Blattel said.

Amanda Nichols earned the win for Central (6-5).

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WP — Amanda Nichols. LP — Sarah Hopson. Multiple hits — Central: Emily Myers 2-3. Records — Central 6-5, Sikeston 5-4.

Notre Dame 10, Poplar Bluff 1

Nikki Chambers hit a three-run homer and the Bulldogs easily defeated the Mules.

Lauren Reinagel struck out 10 batters en route to her seventh win of the season.

Paris Burger, Jane Morrill, Alex Fowler and Chambers all tallied two base hits for Notre Dame (7-0).

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WP — Lauren Reinagel, 7-0. LP — Perry. HR — Nikki Chambers (ND). 3B — Britney Schott (ND), Erika Reinagel (ND). 2B — Jane Morrill (ND), Alex Fowler (ND), Kelm (PB). Multiple hits — Notre Dame: Paris Burger 2-4, Morrill 2-4, Chambers 2-3, Fowler 2-3; Poplar Bluff: Kelm 2-3, Moore 3-3.

Kelly 11, Scott City 1

Jessica Riley shut down the Rams on the mound and did damage at the plate as well.

Riley pitched five innings, allowed one run on six hits and struck out two batters. Riley added two RBIs at the plate.

Londyn Backfisch hit a solo home run and Carissa Klipfel tallied two RBIs for Kelly (6-1).

Macy Heisserer had two hits and Holli Shemonia added three hits for Scott City (0-8).

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WP — Jessica Riley, 1-0. LP — Rachel Reed. HR — Londyn Backfisch (K). 2B — Danielle Dock (K). Multiple hits — Kelly: Backfisch 2-4; Scott City: Macy Heisserer 2-3, Holli Shemonia 3-3.

Delta 2, East Prairie 0

Kendra Burnett silenced the East Prairie bats long enough for the offense to catch up.

Burnett struck out 16, walked none and allowed three hits over nine innings.

Burnett went 2-for-5 at the plate, while Rachel Bartels went 4-for-4 with the game-winning single in the top of the ninth for Delta (5-2).

Katie Brucker singled to lead off the ninth, stole second and scored on Bartels' single.

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WP — Kendra Burnett, 5-2. LP — Woodard. Multiple hits — Delta: Burnett 2-5, Rachel Bartels 4-4.

Oran 16, Jackson (JV) 2

Rachel Moore went 3-for-3 with four RBIs as the Eagles crushed Jackson's junior varsity team.

Taylor Tenkhoff went 4-for-4 with four runs and Courtney Scheeter recorded the win for Oran (5-2).

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WP — Courtney Scheeter. LP — Bowen. 2B — Abbey Anderson (O), Amanda Williams 2 (O), Claire Seyer (O), Taylor Tenkhoff (O). Multiple hits — Jackson: Gilmore 2-2; Kelly: Taylor Irwin 2-3, Williams 2-3, Tenkhoff 4-4, Lexi Cummins 2-4, Rachel Moore 3-3.

BOYS SOCCER

Jackson 1, Poplar Bluff 0

Dylan Dee scored 10 minutes into the second half as the Indians won their home opener.

Joe Shultz recorded the assist for Jackson (2-2). Justin Darnell earned the shutout.

Central 1, Hazelwood West 0

Dillon Huber netted a goal in the 24th minute as the Tigers knocked off Hazelwood West.

Brett Smith recorded the assist for Central (3-1).

BOYS SWIMMING

Notre Dame 91, Jackson 68

The Bulldogs knocked off rival Jackson in a dual meet Monday.

Logan Bollinger led Notre Dame with two individual first-place finishes and took part in two first-place relays. Coleman Schott added an individual first place and took part in the relays.

Notre Dame results

Medley relay — 1. 1:52.99 (Jacob Buckenmyer, Logan Bollinger, Coleman Schott, Ben Rockett)

200 freestyle — 2. Sean Doyle 1:58.20

200 individual medley — 1. Schott 2:14.48

50 freestyle — 1. Bollinger 24.55

100 butterfly — 2. Rockett 1:03.49

100 freestyle — 2. Doyle 53.54

500 freestyle — 2. Matthew Jedlinski 6:02.91

200 freestyle relay — 2. 1:45.99

100 backstroke — 1. Bollinger 1:02.21

100 breaststroke — 1. Collin Andersson 1:16.46, 2. Buckenmyer 1:17.43

400 freestyle relay — 2. 3:51.80

VOLLEYBALL

Scott City 25 25 Advance 14 19

The Rams opened their season with a victory over the Hornets in two games.

Katie Diebold led Scott City with 10 assists, Katie Hogan tallied eight digs and four aces and Brooke Simpson added 11 kills.

Leopold 25 25 Meadow Heights 16 17

Danielle Beel led the way with eight kills and four blocks and Abby Landewee added eight kills and three blocks in the win.

Lauren Seiler tallied 20 assists and Kelli Woodfin recorded eight digs for the Wildcats (4-0).

Courtney Brune and Chelsey Kight had five kills apiece for the Panthers (2-2). Ashley Doublin totaled 13 assists.

Dexter 25 25 Central 12 22

The Tigers fell at home to the Bearcats.

Charis Stewart had four kills, Angela Morton added four assists and Amanda Kaverman had five digs for Central.

Notre Dame 25 25 Bernie 17 17

The Bulldogs knocked off Bernie at home.

Shannon Brennan led Notre Dame's attack with four kills and seven assists. Allyson Bradshaw added four aces and six digs.

Bridgette Nenninger also tallied three kills for Notre Dame (4-2-1).

Saxony 25 10 25 Perryville 17 25 22

Saxony Lutheran picked up a road victory in three games.

Natalie Bauwens led Perryville (4-2) with seven kills. Ava Johnson had three aces.

JV — Perryville won in two games

Puxico 25 21 25 Woodland 20 25 19

Kaitlin McCormick put down eight kills while Lauren Johnson added seven in a losing effort.

Kelcy Saylor recorded seven kills and two blocks, while Becky Brannon had 22 assists for Woodland (2-2).

JV — Woodland in three games

— From staff reports