Central tennis turns back Jackson

The Central girls tennis team remained perfect in dual meet competition with a 7-2 win at Jackson on Tuesday.

Dani Gross, Sarah Ford, Monica Toole, Lindsey Pingel and Kristen Ford each won singles matches for the Tigers (8-0).

For the Indians, Sarah Detring won in singles, and the doubles team of Alynda Lane and Sarah Hinkebein also won.

Central will host Dexter on Thursday, while Jackson will travel to Farmington.

Singles

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

Doubles

1. Gross-Toole (C) def. Drum-Detring 8-1; 2. S. Ford-Pingel (C) def. Cobb-Beil 8-1; 3. Lane-Hinkebein (J) def. Foley-K. Ford 8-5

JV -- Central won 11-6. Central JV winners -- Singles: Claire Segar, Jill Blattner, Carsen Bahn, Brooke Morris, Sami Gross, Kristiana Lazarova; Doubles: Segar-Blattner, Lauren Tobin-Bahn, Karrie Moll- Elizabeth Knight, Gross- Paige Kinder, Lazarova-Kinder. Jackson JV winners -- Singles: Maddie Rupke, Kami Miinch, Andrea Penzel, Rachel Batz, Alison Keiper; Doubles: Penzel-Emily Hoffman.

SOFTBALL Jackson 4, Poplar Bluff 0

Amanda Pitts hit a three-run triple in the fifth inning and Darla Mangles scattered nine hits to lead the Indians in a home victory.

Pitts' triple came after the Indians (6-9) escaped the top of the fifth without allowing a run after the Mules loaded the bases.

Pitts struck out one and walked two for the complete-game victory.

Cheryl Lichtenegger had two hits for Jackson.

"We just got the big hits when we needed it," Jackson coach Julie Rushing said.

Poplar Bluff 000 000 0 -- 0 9 1

Jackson 010 030 X -- 4 6 0

WP -- Darla Mangles, 5-6. LP -- Kristen Ploetze. 3B -- Amanda Pitts (J). Multiple hits -- Poplar Bluff, Rainbolt 2-3; Martin 2-4; Jackson, Cheryl Lichtenegger 2-2. Records -- Jackson 6-9.

VOLLEYBALL Jackson 25 25 Central 16 15

Amanda Peiffer recorded a double-double with 10 blocks and 10 kills in a road win.

Natalie Koeper added 19 blocks for Jackson (10-4), Roxy Hudak had eight digs, Jodie Gipson had seven blocks and Dede Whitlow had four aces.

JV -- Jackson won 25-13, 25-21. Freshmen -- Central won 25-12, 25-14.

Scott City 16 25 25 Dexter 25 22 23

Scott City pulled out a three-game win on the road.

Kacie Ritter had nine kills and 14 assists to lead the Rams (4-3-1). Whitney Papley added nine kills and Lindsey Amick had 14 assists.

JV -- Dexter won, 25-20, 23-25, 25-11.

Bell City 25 23 25 Poplar Bluff 23 25 18

Bell City pulled out a three-game win at Class 4 Poplar Bluff.

Jenny Lathum had six kills and 14 digs for the Cubs (11-3-1), while Megan Slagley had six kills and 13 digs, and Rachel Spears had six kills and 12 digs.

JV -- Bell City lost.

Oran 25 25 Chaffee 18 14

Chaffee fell to 1-4 with a home loss.

JV -- Oran won 25-8, 25-17.

Perryville 27 21 25 Herculaneum 25 25 23

Perryville survived a tight match at home.

Jocelyn Moll led the Pirates (7-3-3) with six kills.

Sarah Roth added four kills, Meghan Roth had five digs, Jenn Ponder had three aces, Lindsey Lappe had 11 assists and Elizabeth Martin had nine assists.

JV -- Perryville won 25-12, 25-22.

Advance 20 25 26 Bernie 25 20 24

Angela Broshuis had 10 kills, 15 assists, three digs and two blocks in a home win.

Stephania Jordan added 10 kills, five digs and two aces for the Hornets (4-3-2).

Autumn VanGennip had seven digs.

Notre Dame 25 23 25 Ste. Genevieve 22 25 11

The Bulldogs won in three games at home.

Claire Goodson had 12 kills, and Meridith Medlin had 14 assists and five kills for the Bulldogs (7-4-3).

Kaitlyn Scheeter served three aces.

JV -- Notre Dame won, 25-18, 25-14; Freshmen -- Ste. Genevieve won, 25-12, 26-24.

COSL 25 11 25 Saxony 13 25 18

Saxony Lutheran pushed a match into the third game for the first time this season but ran its record to 0-7 with a home loss to Christ Our Savior Lutheran of Illinois.

Stacey Manche had four aces, six kills and 10 digs for Saxony, while Tiffany Haertling added seven digs and 10 assists.

JV -- COSL won, 25-18, 25-11.

OTHER EVENTS

• Central's freshman football team tied Perryville 28-28. George Hamilton III scored two touchdowns for the Tigers (1-1-1), including a 95-yard kickoff return.

Cantrell Andrews and Nick Bird also scored touchdowns for Central.

-- From staff reports