Central, St. Vincent win openers of Noon Optimist Soccer tourney

St. Vincent and Central advanced to the semifinals of the Noon Optimist Soccer Tournament with wins Thursday at Central.

St. Vincent will play Marion today, and Central will face Sikeston in the other semifinal.

In first-round action, St. Vincent (2-0) routed Poplar Bluff 4-0.

Jessica Welker led St. Vincent with two goals and two assists. Liz Brueckner and Sarah Moll added goals. Liz Rozier and Morgan Moll added assists. Megan Wengert recorded her second shutout of the season.

Central beat Farmington 5-0 in other first-round action.

Sarah Uptmor scored twice for the Tigers (2-1), and Kacie Broemmelsick, Haley Pilsner and Tierra Walker added goals. Danielle Markhart had two assists, while Broemmelsick, Abby Kiefner and Uptmor each had one.

Perryville fell 3-2 to Sikeston in penalty kicks. The Pirates (1-1) trailed 2-0 before scoring twice in the final 11 minutes to force overtime. Emily Hanquist and Alicia Kueker scored for Perryville off passes from Kendra Schilli. The Pirates will face Farmington in the consolation bracket.

Notre Dame fell to Marion 3-0 in its opening game. The Bulldogs fell to 0-1 and will face Poplar Bluff in the consolation bracket.

BASEBALLAdvance 10, Delta 2

Trenton Moses went 2-for-2 with a home run, triple and three RBIs in the Hornets' home win.

Adam Cato struck out eight and allowed just two hits in a complete-game win.

David VanGennip had three hits and two RBIs for Advance (1-1), and Garrett Mayo and Nate Middleton added two hits apiece.

Delta 020 000 0 -- 2 2 0

Advance 301 033 X -- 10 12 0

WP - Adam Cato, 1-0. LP - Nick Smith. HR - Trenton Moses (A). 3B - Moses (A). Multiple hits - Advance, David VanGennip 3-4; Moses 2-2; Nate Middleton 2-3; Garrett Mayo 2-2. Records - Advance 1-1.

Oak Ridge 22, Zalma 2,5 innings

Jace Dye had three hits and picked up the win on the mound for visiting Oak Ridge.

Ethan Sachs added a double and a home run for Oak Ridge (1-0). Garrett Light and Dustin Meyr had two hits apiece for Oak Ridge.

Oak Ridge (10)43 04 -- 22 12 2

Zalma 200 00 -- 2 1 7

WP - Jace Dye, 1-0. LP - Smith. HR - Ethan Sachs (O). 2B - Sachs (O), Dustin Meyr (O). Multiple hits - Oak Ridge, Dye 3-4; Sachs 2-3; Garrett Light; Meyr 2-4. Records - Oak Ridge 1-0.

Oran12, Bloomfield 0

Tyler Beardslee led a 12-hit attack with a three-hit performance in a road win.

Kody Campbell, Chris Asmus and Steven Dooley added two hits apiece for Oran (1-0). Campbell and Asmus had home runs, and Campbell, Beardslee, Asmus, Dooley and Jake Carter had two RBIs apiece.

Oran 552 00 -- 12 12 0

Bloomfield 000 00 -- 0 2 3

WP - Alex Chasteen, 1-0. LP - Kyle Williamson. HR - Kody Campbell (O), Chris Asmus (O). 2B - Chasteen (O), Caleb Seyer (O), Tyler Beardslee 2 (O). Multiple hits - Oran, Beardslee 3-4; Steven Dooley 2-4; Asmus 2-4; Campbell 2-4. Records - Oran 1-0.

SOFTBALLDelta 20, Advance 3,5 innings

Delta banged out 11 hits in a five-inning road win.

Kaci Menz, Jodi Menz, Amanda Seabaugh and Katie Brucker had two hits apiece for Delta (1-0). Jodi Menz had two RBIs.

Kendra Burnett struck out five, walked two and did not allow a run in 4 innings.

Delta 443 09 -- 20 11 0

Advance 003 00 -- 3 4 2

WP - Kendra Burnett, 1-0. LP - Moroni. 2B - Jodi Menz 2 (D), Katie Brucker (D). 3B -- Kaci Menz (D). Multiple hits - Delta, Amanda Seabaugh 2-2; K. Menz 2-3; Brucker 2-3; J. Menz 2-4. Records - Delta 1-0.

Scott City 3,Saxony Lutheran 0

Emily Essner pitched a one-hitter and struck out 12 as the visiting Rams blanked Saxony Lutheran.

Essner also had three hits, including a double, and an RBI for Scott City (2-0).

For the Crusaders, playing their opener, Nicole McClard struck out 11 batters over seven innings. She allowed three runs and eight hits.

Scott City 000 011 1 -- 3 9 2

Saxony 000 000 0 -- 0 1 1

WP - Emily Essner, 2-0. LP - Nicole McClard, 0-1. 2B - Essner (SC), Becky Holder (SC). Multiple hits - Scott City, Essner 3-4; Lindsey Hadley 2-3. Records - Scott City 2-0, Saxony Lutheran 0-1.

GOLFND 180, Fredericktown 193, Malden 226

Brett Slaten had the low round as Notre Dame won a three-team home meet at Bent Creek.

Slaten led the Bulldogs with a 40. Notre Dame's score was rouned out by John Oliver (45), Austin Gelsheimer (47) and Jack Wedemeier (48).

JV -- Notre Dame beat Jackson 184-186 at Kimbeland.

-- From staff reports