CHAFFEE MOUNTS LATE RALLY, DEFEATS BLUFF

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chaffee scratched out three seventh-inning runs to edge Poplar Bluff 5-4 in a SEMO Conference baseball game.

Trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the seventh, Chaffee's G. P. Glueck singled to knot the score, after two Poplar Bluff errors and a passed ball had put Chaffee runners on second and third.

Another passed ball, an intentional walk to Rusty Duncan and a bunt single by Shawn Powderly loaded the bases before Glueck raced home with the winning run on a grounder to second by Zac Horman.

Horman, in relief of an ineffective Glueck, pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings to pick up the win.

The Red Devils (4-1, 3-1) managed only six hits, with Powderly and Glueck getting two each.

Kelly 14, Bloomfield 1

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Kelly banged out 12 hits and four of them left Bloomfield's hitter friendly park as the Hawks rolled to victory.

Jon Heuring had the best day offensively, going 3-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs.

Justin Simpher went 2-for-3 with a homer and a double. Barry Ziegler had the other home run in going 1-for-3. Tim Schmidt and Drew Moore both went 2-for-4.

"It was a positive sign for us," Kelly coach Mike Scott said. "The Bloofmield pitcher wasn't too bad. We swung the bats well. Hopefully we'll get our confidence going and turn the corner."

Schmidt was the winning pitcher. In a five-inning complete game, he allowed two hits and two walks while striking out six.

Kelly will play host to Oran on Monday.

Herculaneum 11, St. Vincent 2

HERCULANEUM, Mo. -- Herculaneum, a Class 3A power, improved to 5-0 with a convincing victory over 1A state champ St. Vincent.

St. Vincent (2-3) managed just three hits, two by Dane Balsman and a two-run single by Tyler Wengert.

Wengert, a returning all-state pitcher, gave up seven runs, six earned, on 11 hits and no walks in five innings. He struck out six.

GOLF

Jackson 152, Notre Dame 164, Fredericktown 170

JACKSON, Mo. -- Jackson featured the three lowest scores of the day as the Indians (3-1) recorded a 12-stroke victory in a triangular meet at Kimbeland Country Club.

Notre Dame finished second and Fredericktown was third.

Matt Litz carded a one-over-par 36, while teammates Brett McDowell and Kyle Perry shot 37 and 38, respectively. Peyton Sims rounded out the Jackson total of 152 with a 41.

Notre Dame's Tim Buerck (39), Paul Unterreiner (41), Nick Martin (41), Elliot Maschmann (43) and Ryan Hannan (43) combined for a team total of 164.

Fredericktown, with Dusty Merrill (41), John Page (42), Mark Burlison (43) and Jay Kline (44) contributing scores, totaled 170.

St. Vincent 150, Perryville 170

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Craig Schumer and Wes Richardet shared medalist honors with 36's to lead the Indians (2-0, 1-0) to victory in a Jefferson County Conference match.

St. Vincent's Jon Paulus was right behind the leaders with a 37, while Mark Gotto and Adam Prost tied with 41's on the par-35 Perryville Country Club course.

Perryville's scores consisted of Nick Erlacker (39), Kellen Stark (42), Jason Dryer (43) and Jack Moore (46).

SOFTBALL

Oran 16, Meadow Heights 8

ORAN, Mo. -- Oran (2-0) had little trouble with the winless Lady Panthers.

Winning pitcher Teresa Hodges recorded 15 strikeouts, while allowing five hits and eight walks.

Oran's Ashley Dirnberger had two hits, including a home run, and knocked in two runs. Amber Seyer had two hits, also, with three RBIs.

SOCCER

Notre Dame 3, Poplar Bluff 0

Sierra Ellis scored two goals and assisted on a third as the Lady Bulldogs (4-2) defeated the Lady Mules in a SEMO Conference match.

Late in the first half, Ellis scored the first goal on an assist from Katie Mehner to send the Lady Bulldogs up 1-0 at the half.

Holly Montgomery, assisted by Ellis, netted the second goal midway through the second half.

Ten minutes later, Ellis wrapped up the scoring with an unassisted goal.

Dominating even more than the final score indicated, Notre Dame held Poplar Bluff to one shot-on-goal. The Lady Bulldogs had 27.

"Our defense did a heck of a job to keep them pinned in their half of the field," said Notre Dame coach Jeff Worley.

Goalies Laura Mittrucker and Toni Horrell combined for the shutout.

The Notre Dame JV squad, getting goals from seven different players, completed the sweep with a 7-0 win.

Cape Central 2, St. Vincent 2

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- St. Vincent's girls soccer team gained some confidence Thursday by managing a tie with 4A Cape Central, less than a week after falling 4-0 to the Lady Tigers in the Noon Optimist Tournament.

For St. Vincent (3-2-1), a 1A school, Caitlin Hoeh scored both goals.

"I'm very pleased," St. Vincent coach Eric Long said. "They played very hard. Any time you can tie a team as big as Cape Central, it's a big plus."

Trisha Klipfel and Amber Voerg combined for both goals.

Klipfel scored off a Voerg pass for Cape Central's first goal, while Voerg scored on Klipfel's assist for the second goal.

Central (3-1-2) led 2-1 at halftime and the Squaws tied it midway through the second half.

"Both teams had some chances after it was tied," Cape Central coach Tom Doyle said. "I thought we dominated the game in the first half, we just didn't score and didn't finish. In the second half, we didn't do much of anything. It was a little disappointing."

GIRLS SWIMMING

Cape Central 96, Lutheran South 83

Cape Central improved its dual-meet record to 3-3.

The Lady Tigers took first places in six events, including the medley, 200 freestyle and 400 frestyle relays.

"It was a real good meet for us," Central coach Dayna Powell said. "We started off with some really tough schools. Now we're going against some schools we can compete with and it's nice to see everybody contribute."

Powell said senior standout Mary Beth Owen could return to the team in a couple of weeks. She has been out with a stress fracture in her leg.

Results

Medley Relay 2. Cape Central (Cassie Kipper, Katie Maginel, Terra Herzberger, Casey Brennan), 2:12.09

200 freestyle 3. Brennan, 2:34.61

200 IM 1. Kipper, 2:34.61; 4. Katelyn Netge, 2:51.14

50 freestyle 1. Brennan, 28.52. 2. Destiny Culver, 29.31

Diving 1. Becky Keller; 2. Sara Sprigg; 2. Jackie Erlacker

100 butterfly 2. Herzberger 1:08.24

100 freestyle 2. Maginel, 1:04.02; 3. Netge 1:09.03

500 freestyle 1. Herzberger, 6:30.02

200 freestyle relay 1. Cape Central (Kipper, Megin Patrick, Sarah Abercrombie, Culver), 2:04.06; 3. Cape Central (Meghan Kern, Carissa Moore, Chelsie Hethershaw, Katie Sturm), 2:13.28

100 back 3. April McDonald, 1:24.63

100 breast 2. Maginel 1:20.04; 3. Kipper, 1:23.39

400 free relay 1. Cape Central (Netge, Herzberger, Maginel, Brennan), 4:18.04

TRACK

Central girls win Quad

CARBONDALE, Mo. Cape Central's girls took first place and the boys took second place.

Central's girls posted a score of 129, well ahead of Carbondale, which scored 71.

On the boys' side, Carbondale scored 108 points, 10 points higher than Central.

Kim Pancoast and Lanie Bohnsack were both three-event winners, while Heather Jenkins swept the shotput and discus.

See Scoreboard for more results.