Conference champ Jackson sweeps awards

Jackson swept the SEMO Conference baseball honors, taking both player of the year and coach of the year after a 9-0 conference record this season.

Jason Meystedt was voted player of the year for his stellar senior season. Meystedt is hitting over .400 and is 5-2 on the mound.

Jackson coach Rex Crosnoe was selected coach of the year after leading his team to a 19-3 record which included a perfect conference mark. The Indians also won the Class 4 District 1 title last week and will play Eureka at home on Thursday in the sectional round.

Other all-conference members for Jackson were pitcher Tyler Beussink, shortstop Rex Meyr and outfielder Derrick Biri. Beussink is perfect on the mound this season at 8-0.

Notre Dame and Central also landed four all-conference spots apiece.

Jeremy Brinkmeyer, Shane Menz, Dane Balsmann and Blake Essner made the team for Notre Dame. Brinkmeyer finished the season 9-0 on the mound.

Brad LaBruyere, Brandon Cooper, Zac Hudson and Scott Brueckner were selected from Central. LaBruyere, a sophomore, finished the season 8-2 on the mound with a 0.92 ERA. LaBruyere also threw two no-hitters.

Other area all-conference members included Jason Schenimann (Scott City), Brad Daugherty (Chaffee) and Kendal Deason (Kelly).

Glass signs with SEMO

Jackson senior Andy Glass has signed with Southeast Missouri State University to participate in track and field.

Glass, an all-state wrestler and all-conference football player, has come into his own with the track team this season. In only his second year of track, Glass won both district and sectional titles this season. He will compete this weekend at the Class 4 state meet in Jefferson City.

At the sectional meet at Parkway South on Saturday, Glass threw a personal-best 55 feet, 3 inches. A similar throw at the state meet this weekend could give Glass a shot at a state title.

Delta softball star signs with Jefferson College

Delta senior Sarah Cook, a four-year softball letter winner, has signed to play softball with Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Mo.

Cook was Delta's top pitcher and helped lead the Bobcats to back-to-back district championships in 2001 and 2002.

Cook also played four years of basketball at Delta. The Bobcats won district titles all four years Cook was on the team and made it to the state final four in 2003.

Mississippi Valley all-conference team

First-year baseball program Saxony Lutheran placed four players on the Mississippi Valley all-conference team after finishing 11-5.

Kory Mueller, Casey Petzoldt, Peter Winningham and Alex Jauch made the team for the Crusaders. Saxony Lutheran was seeded first in the Class 1 District 3 tournament in its first year of varsity baseball but lost in the semifinals.

Oak Ridge, the Class 3 District 1 runner-up, had three all-conference members: Austin Hahs, Austin Morrison and Johnnie Price.

Meadow Heights also had three all-conference members: Joel Hahs, Terry Wagner and Heath Fulton. Cody Crowden (Delta), Cody Schrum (Delta), Matt Stoverink (Leopold), Kelly Stause (Leopold) and Josh Barrett (Zalma) also were selected all-conference.

College notes

* Maryville senior Marissa Essner, a Kelly graduate, has been named a Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III All-American. Essner made second-team all-American as a utility player. As the only senior for Maryville, Essner was second on the team with a .360 average and led the team with 36 RBIs. Essner was 15-4 on the mound and also played shortstop.

* Meramec Junior College sophomore Dana Essner, a Kelly graduate, made the all-region team at the Region XVI softball tournament held at Columbia College. Essner helped lead Meramec to a 42-21 record.

Delta graduate Rebecca Cook received honorable mention all-region honors for Three Rivers.