Central wins Heartland girls, combined track titles

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- Central won the girls division and placed 10th in the boys division to claim the overall title at the Heartland Invitational track and field meet on Saturday.

Central's girls scored scored 104 points and Jackson was third with 86.50.

The Tigers had four champions: Dani Gross (long jump), Maggie Limbaugh (pole vault), Holly Shaffer (800 meters) and the 3,200 relay team. Relay members were Jennifer Pancoast, Stephanie Wehner, Linnea Woldtvedt and Shaffer.

Jackson's Audrey Stanfield won the triple jump and was named the meet's outstanding field performer. Other winners for the Indians were Rebecca Martin in the shot put and the 400 relay team of Martin, Jenna Holten, Rachel Kahle and Trisha Kluesner.

Jarred Harris had Central's top finish on the boys side with a second in the pole vault.GIRLS

Central results

1,600 relay -- 3. (Meg Yates, Courtney Schuessler, Holly Shaffer, Jamie Lester) 4:19.9

Long jump -- 1. Dani Gross 15-10 1/2, 4. Jami Dement 15-9

Triple jump -- 3. Gross 32-6 1/2

High jump -- 3. Lisa Langenfeld 4-9

Pole vault -- 1. Maggie Limbaugh 9-0, 3. Emma Porter 8-6

100 hurdles -- 6. Dement 18.93

100 -- 2. Nicole Jackson 12.96

3,200 relay -- 1. (Jennifer Pancoast, Shaffer, Linnea Woldtvedt, Stephanie Wehner) 10:07

1,600 -- 2. Pancoast 5:24.88, 3. Woldtvedt 5:33.37

400 relay -- 3. (Jackson, Yates, Gross, Limbaugh) 52.88

800 relay -- 3. (Jackson, Yates, Gross, Limbaugh) 1:50.3

800 -- 1. Shaffer 2:28.03Jackson results

3,200 relay -- 4. (Rachel Lowes, Chelsea Brown, Katie Matthews, Beth Tate) 10:55

100 hurdles -- 4. Trisha Kluesner 18.1

100 -- 3. Rachel Kahle 12.8; 5. Jenna Holten 13.4

800 relay -- 2. (Rebecca Martin, Lowes, Kahle, Holten) 1:49

400 relay -- 1. (Martin, Holten, Kahle, Kluesner) 51.1

400 -- 6. Lowes 1:02

300 hurdles -- 3. Kluesner 51.5

800 -- 6. Matthews 2:41

200 -- 2. Kahle 25.9

4x400 relay -- 4. (Lowes, Martin, Holten, Audrey Stanfield) 4:21

Pole vault -- 2. Amy West 9-0

Shot put -- 1. Martin 37-1

Long jump -- 5. Stanfield 15-9

Triple jump -- 1. Stanfield 32-9BOYS

Central results

400 relay -- 6. (Jonathon Evans, Marcus Rice, Gabe Edwards, Brandon Twiggs) 45.85

200 -- 4. Anwar Glenn 23.6

Triple jump -- 4. Tyler Terry 40-2

Pole vault -- 2. Jarred Harris 13-0, 4. Lance Altenthal 12-0Jackson results

800 -- 3. Isaac Venable 2:00BASEBALL

Notre Dame 12, Herculaneum 11

The Bulldogs used a six-run sixth inning to rally for a win at the Festus Tournament.

Lee Essner had a three-run inside the park home run with two outs to give Notre Dame (5-2) a 12-11 lead. Herculaneum had scored five runs in the sixth to take an 11-6 lead.

Essner pitched the seventh inning to get the save. Jeremy Brinkmeyer pitched 1 2/3 innings for the win.

Brinkmeyer added three hits and Essner also had three hits. Jaocb Essner added two hits.

Herculaneum 001 415 0 -- 11 8 0

Notre Dame 015 006 X -- 12 13 3

WP -- Jeremy Brinkmeyer. LP -- Robinson. HR -- Lee Essner (N), Martin (H). 2B -- Brinkmeyer (N), L. Essner (N), Dane Balsmann (N), Derek Ressel (N), Blake Urhahn (N), Shy (H). 3B -- Mitchell (H). Multiple hits -- Herculaneum, Mitchell 2-2; Martin 2-3; Notre Dame, Jacob Essner 2-5; L. Essner 3-5; Brinkmeyer 3-4; Tony Longman 2-4. Records -- Notre Dame 5-2.GIRLS SWIMMING

City of Roses Invitational

Host Central finished fifth and Notre Dame was sixth during the 11-team meet held at Central Municipal Pool.

Springfield Glendale won with 404 points and Ft. Zumwalt West was second with 372.50. Central had 230 and Notre Dame 185.50.

Central's top finisher was Cassie Kipper in the 200 individual medley. Kipper finished third in 2:23.78, just short of a state cut. Jackie Erlacker also finished third in diving.

Kipper also finished fifth in the 100 free. Hannah Kinder was Central's other top individual with a fifth in the 100 back.

For Notre Dame, Ashly Ducharme was second in the 500 freestyle. She also wsa seventh in the 200 IM and and swam on two relays that placed sixth.Team results

Springfield Glendale 404, Ft. Zumwalt West 372.50, Columbia Hickman 358.50, Webster Groves 291.50, Central 230, Notre Dame 185.50, Columbia Rock Bridge 85, Springfield Hillcrest 83, Nixa 75, Wentzville Timberland 70, Poplar Bluff 58Central results

Medley relay -- 5. (Hannah Kinder, Brett Ford, Cassie Kipper, Hannah Lewis) 2:09.13

200 IM -- 3. Kipper 2:23.78

50 free -- 7. Lewis 27.94, 8. Amanda Dewrock 28.07

Diving -- 3. Jackie Erlacker 371.30

100 fly -- 7. Lewis 1:14.42

100 free -- 5. Kipper 59.16, 6. Kinder 1:01.70

200 free relay -- 7. (Dewrock, Jesse Yarbro, Amber Lusk, Kayla Auer) 1:57.60

100 back -- 5. Kinder 1:11.38

400 free relay -- 5. (Dewrock, Lewis, Kinder, Kipper) 4:12.33Notre Dame results

200 medley relay -- 6. (Ashly Ducharme, Maggie Glastetter, Kristin Enderle, Lauren Bader) 2:10.54

200 individual medley -- 7. Ducharme 2:33.95

Diving -- 8. Bader 298.65

100 butterfly -- 3. Janelle Essner 1:12.65; 4. Enderle 1:12.75

500 freestyle -- 2. Ducharme 5:50.28

200 freestyle relay -- 6. (Glastetter, Essner, Abbie Fisher, Mollie Messmer) 1:56.65

400 freestyle relay -- 6. (Messmer, Essner, Ducharme, Bader) 4:19.16GIRLS SOCCER

Kickapoo Tournament

Jackson finished the Kickapoo Tournament 0-2-1 with a loss and a tie on the second day of the tournament. Jackson (4-3-1) lost its morning game 2-0 to Columbia Rockbridge, but came back to tie Kickapoo 1-1. Whitney Dietl scored Jackson's goal on an assist from Molly Hartmann.

Central (4-4) finished sixth at the tournament with a 1-2 record.

The Tigers onSunday beat Kickapoo 2-1 in double overtime with goals by Heidi Pilsner and MeganOrr. They lost 2-1 to Rock Bridge. Laura Burdick scored for the Tigers.

Notre Dame 1, Trinity 1

Amanda Dirnberger scored midway through the first, but Notre Dame could not hold on at home.

Destiny Dirnberger had the assist for Notre Dame (6-0-1). Katie Palmer had nine saves in goal, but could not stop a shot off a corner with less than 10 minutes to go in regulation.

Notre Dame's JV improved to 3-0-1 with a 2-0 win.-- From staff reports

FRESHMEN BASEBALL

Central 8, Jackson 0

Brad LaBreyere struck out 18 in seven innings during a two-hit shutout as Central's freshman (1-0-1) prevailed. LaBreyere walked four.--From staff reports