Central spikers down Perryville

The Central volleyball team improved to 2-0 with a 25-21, 14-25, 25-20 win over visiting Perryville Tuesday night.

Wendi Zickfield led the Tigers' attack with 13 kills.

Taylor Kirn had 11 digs, Katie Scholl recorded 16 assists, and Carissa Wheeler and Rita Walter both had six blocks.

JV -- Perryville won 25-19, 25-12.

Freshmen -- Central won 17-25, 25-22, 26-24.

VOLLEYBALLScott City 25 25Advance 11 16

Scott City won its season opener at home.

Danyelle Pate led the Rams with nine kills. Jordan McFall had 11 assists, while Brooke Simpson had five kills and a team-high 16 digs.

Brittany LiCare added two aces and 10 digs. Kristin Yetman had five digs and 10 assists.

JV -- Scott City won 25-23, 25-7.

St. Vincent 25 25Jackson 17 16

St. Vincent swept host Jackson in the season opener for both teams.

Brooke Hayden led St. Vincent with five blocks and Courtney Besand had eight kills.

Chelsea Olsen led Jackson with 11 assists, while Jill Rushin had three kills and seven blocks. Chelsey Dale added seven digs.

JV -- Jackson won 25-17, 25-23.

Freshmen -- St. Vincent won 25-11, 26-24.

Woodland tournament

Fifth-seeded Saxony Lutheran pulled off a first-round upset by beating fourth-seeded Oak Ridge 19-25, 25-17, 25-16 as the seven-team Woodland tournament got under way.

Cassie Simpher led the Crusaders with 16 points. She also had three kills and three digs. Kara Versemann added five kills, seven blocks and four digs.

Brooke Kasten led Saxony in assists with 23 and also added two kills, while Nicole Petzoldt added nine kills and seven blocks.

In other matches, second-seeded Woodland beat No. 7 Greenville 25-13, 25-14 and No. 3 Meadow Heights knocked off No. 6 Zalma 25-19, 25-12.

For Woodland, Lauren Johnson had seven kills and Chelsea Morris added five. Jessica Santi had 14 points, including five aces, while Kyla Choate had 13 points.

Also for the Cardinals, Morgan Winchester added 11 points and six assists, while Brandi Killian had nine assists.

In Thursday's semifinals, top-seeded and defending champion Leopold plays Saxony at 6 p.m., followed by Woodland vs. Meadow Heights at 7:30.

SOFTBALL Chaffee 12, Sikeston 2

Chaffee struck for 10 runs in the first inning and rolled to a six-inning home victory.

Madeline Kiefer pitched a six-hitter, with eight strikeouts.

Hannah Bedwell and Veroncia Bennett both had three hits for Chaffee (2-2).

Kiefer and Shelby Ancell each added two hits. Bennett and Kiefer both had three RBIs.

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WP -- Madeline Kiefer, 2-2. LP -- Mopson. 2B -- Kiefer (C), Shelby Ancell (C). Multiple hits -- Chaffee, Hannah Bedwell 3-4, Veronica Bennett 3-4, Kiefer 2-4, Ancell 2-3. Records -- Chafee 2-2.

Twin Rivers 3, Delta 1

Carlee Vancil pitched a one-hitter and struck out 13 as Twin Rivers beat host Delta.

Delta's Kendra Burnett allowed just one earned run and five hits, while striking out seven. Courtney Burton had the only hit for Delta (1-2).

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WP -- Carlee Vancil. LP -- Kendra Burnett, 1-2. 2B -- Vancil (T). Records -- Delta 1-2.

Oran 15, Clearwater 0

Oran scored 15 runs on eight hits to beat visiting Clearwater in three innings.

Claire Seyer pitched a two-hit shutout. Halle Woodfin went 2-for-2 with a double, while Jodi Urhahn added two hits for the Eagles (3-0).

WP -- Claire Seyer, 1-0. LP -- Midkisf. 2B -- Halle Woodfin (O). Multiple hits -- Oran, Woodfin 2-2, Jodi Urhahn 2-4. Records -- Oran 3-0.

Kelly 7, Goreville (Ill.) 2

Londyn Backfisch had a triple and two RBIs to lead Kelly past host Goreville.

Jessica Riley pitched 4 2/3 innings for the win. Heather Beggs pitched 2 1/3 scoreless frames for the Hawks (4-0).

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Goreville 000 020 0 -- 2 8 5

WP -- Jessica Riley. LP -- Wright. 3B -- Londyn Backfisch (K). 2B -- Casey Kern (K). Records -- Kelly, 4-0.

BOYS SOCCERSaxony Lutheran 8, North County 0

Garrett Fritshce netted two goals and added two assists as Saxony improved to 2-0.

Andrew Etzold and Casey Hemman also scored two goals apiece, while Bryant Steffens and Ben Courtois netted a goal each.

Steffens, Courtois, Chad Bachnan, Joe Buerck and Mark Buerck all had one assist. Max Wieser recorded the shutout.

-- From staff reports