CHAFFEE'S DUNCAN FIRES NO-HITTER

CHARLESTON -- Chaffee High softball coach Mark Devenport said he was glad that his star senior pitcher, Jamie Duncan, finally has another no-hitter to her credit.

Duncan fired a five-inning gem Tuesday as the Lady Red Devils pounded host Charleston 13-0 in a run-rule contest.

Duncan, who had a no-hitter as a freshman, struck out nine and walked one. Chaffee and Duncan are now both 2-0 on the young season.

"I'm proud of Jamie," said Devenport. "She's come close a few more times the last few years but she just couldn't finish it off. It's nice to see her finally get another one."

Chaffee had only six hits, no player getting more than one. Jill Little drove in two runs.

BASEBALL

Chaffee 4, Charleston 2

CHARLESTON -- Matt Stroup provided a squeeze bunt in the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie as the Red Devils improved to 2-0 on the season Tuesday.

Tommy Stidham picked up the win for Chaffee in two innings of relief. He entered the game in the bottom of the fifth with the bases loaded and nobody out, but threw a double-play ball and struck out a batter to thwart a Charleston rally. Stidham struck out three, walked two and held the Blue Jays hitless in the final two innings.

Phillip Blevins started the game and pitched four solid innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on eight hits and two walks. He struck out four.

"Phillip pitched out of some jams too," Chaffee coach Bruce Qualls said. "He threw the ball real well until the fifth inning. He kept us in it."

Jeremy Lynn was the only Chaffee player with two hits. Garrett Senciboy and Matt Graham each doubled.

Chaffee has a big game today, hosting Notre Dame.

Kelly 18, Oak Ridge 4

BENTON -- Kelly picked up its first win of the season Tuesday by pounding Oak Ridge in five innings.

Tim Schmitt pitched all five innings, allowing three hits and three earned runs. He struck out two and walked two.

The Hawks, now 1-1-1, had just nine hits but benefited from numerous Oak Ridge miscues. John Welter, Bradley Kolwyck and John Heuring all had two hits. Heuring drove in three runs and Welter added two RBIs.

"It's good to get in the win column," said Kelly coach Mike Scott. "We got a good pitching performance out of a sophomore in his first varsity start."

Oran 9, Leopold 1

LEOPOLD -- Dustin Glastetter allowed one run and two hits in five innings while striking out seven Tuesday as the Eagles rolled to their fourth win in as many tries this season.

Dustin Dannenmueller, who pitched two perfect innings of relief, went 3-for-5 with four RBIs. Ryan Dennis was 4-for-5.

After Leopold scored in the second inning, Glastetter and Dannenmueller retired 17 straight batters.

Advance 10, Richland 0

ESSEX -- D.A. Slinkard tossed a one-hit shutout in five innings and fanned 11 as the Hornets clobbered Richland.

Daniel Turner and Garrett Broshuis each had RBI doubles for Advance, which improved to 3-0 on the season.

GIRLS SOCCER

Notre Dame 2, Marion 0

Notre Dame posted its first victory of the season Tuesday by blanking the visitors from Illinois.

Courtney Vickery and Emily Worley scored the goals as the Lady Bulldogs improved to 1-3-1. Cindy Cox and Laura Mittrucker had assists while goalie Shannel Bueltemann earned the shutout.

"It's good to win the first one," said Notre Dame coach Jeff Worley. "This was our best played game to this point."

Notre Dame won the JV game 3-0. Meredith LeGrand, Vanessa Landewee and Kim Crader scored the goals.

St. Vincent 6, Farmington 1

PERRYVILLE - Kindle Ernst scored three goals Tuesday as St. Vincent improved to 2-0 on the season.

Kaci Kutz added two goals and Cari Strattman also scored.

The Squaws led 3-0 at halftime.

TRACK & FIELD

Central squads win dual

Both Cape Central's boys and girls track teams improved to 2-0 in dual meets with victories over visiting Carbondale, Ill., Tuesday.

Led by Chris Allen's winning efforts in the long jump and triple jump, the Tigers won nine events and posted a 76-69 victory. Allen was also a member of the winning 4x100, and 4x200 relays.

On the girls side, Central coasted to a 98-43 victory.

Dionna Webb led the way with first-place finishes in the 100- and 200-meter sprints and the long jump. Webb was also a member of the victorious 4x100 relay. Courtney Haman (110 hurdles and triple jump) and Heather Jenkins (shot put and discus) were double winners.

Results of the meet are in `Scoreboard' on Page 2B.

Jackson teams prevail

JACKSON -- Jackson opened its season Tuesday by winning both the boys and girls division in a quadrangular home meet.

Jackson's boys scored 103 points while runnerup Kelly had 74. Jackson's girls romped with 170 points while runnerup Dexter had 44.

Among highlights of the meet for Jackson were three especially impressive performances.

Kevin Bricknell high-jumped 6-feet-6 to equal his best performance from all of last season.

On the girls side, Heidi Jansen tossed the shot put 38-2 while sophomore Lindsey Meyr broke her own school record in the long jump by going 16-8.

Results of the meet are in `Scoreboard' on Page 2B.

BOYS GOLF

Jackson edges Central

JACKSON -- Jackson avenged Monday's loss to rival Cape Central by slipping past the Tigers in Tuesday's triangular meet at Kimbeland Country Club.

The Indians scored 161 to the Tigers' 163. Clearwater was a distant third at 196.

Jackson was led by Gabe Estes with a 38. Them came Tom Henderson (39), Chris Pike (42) and Kyle Perry (42).

Central had the day's medalist as Kent Phillips fired a 2-over-par 37. Then came Dan Groesbeck (41), Jeff Haycraft (42) and Nick Harter (43).

Clearwater's top golfer was Scott Tidwell with a 41.

Notre Dame places first

JACKSON -- Notre Dame picked up its first victory of the season Tuesday by winning a triangular meet at Bent Creek Golf Course.

The Bulldogs scored a season-best 176 to beat Portageville (191) and Bloomfield (213).

Notre Dame's Nick Martin was the individual medalist with a 41. Next for the Bulldogs were Tim Buerck (44), Lucas Klein (45) and Ryan Hannan (46).

Portageville was led by Lee Richardson (45). Bloomfield's leader was Adam Kingree (44).

BOYS TENNIS

Central 9, Charleston 0

CHARLESTON -- Cape Central improved to 3-1 in dual matches with a shutout victory Tuesday.

Central's JV remained undefeated at 4-0 after a 10-0 triumph.

Singles

Ben Roeger def. Boothe Dugan 8-4

Nathan Skinner def. Ivan Hess 8-5

Mick Metzger def. Jon Holley 8-2

Drew Seib def. Kin Zaho 8-0

Paul Miller def. Alex Seiler 8-2

Andrew Skinner def. Ben Hopper 8-0

Doubles

Metzger-Trevor Blattner def. Dugan-Hess 9-7

Roeger-A. Skinner def. Holley-Zaho 8-6

N. Skinner-Seib def. Seiler-Hopper 8-5

JV Winners: (singles) Ed Roeger, Blattner, Andrew Eaton, Morgan Maki, Eric Daume, Calvin Maginel, Matt Dodd; (doubles) Eaton-Daume, Jeff Prost-Justin Lusk, Andrew Tansil-Paul Hagler