Delta softball takes two from district foe Chaffee

Delta swept a softball doubleheader from visiting district rival Chaffee on Tuesday. The Bobcats prevailed 3-2 in the seven-inning opener and 7-5 in the five-inning finale.

Sarah Cook pitched complete games in both contests for the Bobcats, who improved to 11-8 and dropped the Red Devils to 5-4.

In the opener, Cook struck out 11, walked one and allowed three hits. She ended things in the bottom of the seventh inning with an RBI triple that scored Kaci Menz, who had singled, and broke a 2-2 tie.

Cook had two hits and two RBIs in the opener, while Jenny Dannenmueller and Krystal Burnett also both had two hits.

Chaffee pitcher Courtney Walter allowed five hits through six innings of the opener before leaving with an injury.

In the second game, Cook allowed six hits, struck out six and walked one. Jess Livingston had two hits, and Cook drove in two runs.

For Chaffee, Mindy Hendrix had two hits, including a homer.

Delta 3, Chaffee 2

Chaffee 100 000 1 -- 2 3 2

Delta 000 020 1 -- 3 7 2

WP -- Sarah Cook, 10-6. LP -- Sarah Benton. 3B --Cook (D). Multiple hits -- Delta, Krystal Burnett 2-2, Cook 2-3, Jenny Dannenmueller 2-3.

Delta 7, Chaffee 5

Chaffee 003 02 -- 5 6 4

Delta 122 2X -- 7 8 2

WP -- Sarah Cook, 11-6. LP -- Whitney Horrell. HR --Mindy Hendrix (C). 3B -- Sarah Dooley (C), Kegan Orr (C), Tiffany Amelunke (D). Multiple hits -- Chaffee, Hendrix 2-3, Dooley 2-3; Delta, Jess Livingston 2-2. Records -- Chaffee 5-4, Delta 11-8

Central 5, Sikeston 2

@Body Copy:Callie Hoffman and Kelsy Holloway combined on a three-hitter to lead host Central (4-15).

Hoffman got the win, allowing two hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings. Holloway earned a save with 1 2/3 one-hit innings. She worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth.

The Tigers had only three hits but took advantage of eight Sikeston errors.

@* AGT- baseball innings:

Sikeston 000 002 0 -- 2 3 8

Central 032 000 X -- 5 3 2

WP -- Callie Hoffman. LP -- Brinkmeyer. Records --Central 4-15.

@Subhead - story & scores:Goreville 5, Notre Dame 2

@Body Copy:Notre Dame fell for the second time in four days to the undefeated Illinois school.

Miranda Schlosser pitched a complete game for the host Bulldogs (15-4), allowing five runs -- all in the fourth with four of them earned -- on six hits.

Notre Dame batters struck out 14 times and had just five hits, stringing three together in the bottom of the seventh for two runs. Freshman Heather Menz had a two-run double. Schlosser was 2-for-3 with a double.

@* AGT- baseball innings:

Goreville 000 500 0 -- 5 6 0

Notre Dame 000 000 2 -- 2 5 2

WP -- Coonte; LP -- Miranda Schlosser. Extra-base hits: 2B -- Schlosser (ND), Heather Menz (ND), Dunn (G). Multiple hits -- Notre Dame, Schlosser 2-3. Records -- Notre Dame 15-4, Goreville 12-0.

@Subhead - story & scores:Jackson 5, Seckman 0

@Body Copy:Darla Mangels pitched a four-hit shutout, with three strikeouts and one walk, to lead Jackson at home.

The Indians (7-13) had 12 hits, led by Amanda Pitts' 3-for-3 performance. Leslie Palmer and Trisha Kluesner each added two hits.

@* AGT- baseball innings:

Seckman 000 000 0 -- 0 4 0

Jackson 001 040 X -- 5 12 0

WP -- Darla Mangels, 3-7. LP -- Walter. 2B -- Amanda Pitts (J). Multiple hits -- Jackson, Pitts 3-3, Leslie Palmer 2-3, Trisha Kluesner 2-4. Records -- Jackson, 7-13.

@Subhead - story & scores:Kelly 3, Poplar Bluff 2

@Body Copy:Jessica Burnett's RBI double drove in Kelly Essner, who singled, in the bottom of the eighth and lifted host Kelly to an extra-inning victory.

Burnett went 3-for-4 with two doubles for the Hawks (14-5).

Essner was the winning pitcher. She struck out five and allowed one hit over three shutout innings to finish the game. Whitney Beggs worked the first five innings, allowing three hits and one earned run with five strikeouts.

@* AGT- baseball innings:

Poplar Bluff 000 110 00 -- 2 4 1

Kelly 101 000 01 -- 3 6 1

WP -- Kelly Essner, 8-1. LP -- Pleotze. 2B -- Jessica Burnett (K) 2. Multiple hits -- Kelly, Burnett 3-4. Records -- Kelly 14-5.

@Subhead - story & scores:VOLLEYBALL Jackson 22-25-25 Sikeston 25-7-20

@Body Copy:Jackson overcame a slow start to post a road victory.

Jody Gipson led the Indians (10-3-3) with 11 kills and eight digs. Natalie Koeper had 14 digs and Lucy Hartmann served 13 points.

@* AGT - no tabs:

JV -- Sikeston won 26-24, 25-18

@Subhead - story & scores:Scott City 25-22-25 Oran 13-25-13

@Body Copy:Scott City needed three games to win at Oran.

The Rams (13-5) were led by Ashton Phillips and Kacie Cartwright with six kills apiece. Phillips also had nine digs and Cartwright added eight. Jenny Heisserer followed with five kills, Lindsey Amick dished out 17 assists and Abbie Cook had three blocks.

@* AGT - no tabs:

JV -- Scott City won 25-21, 25-14.

@Subhead - story & scores:NMCC 25-25 Central 22-21

@Body Copy:Central lost in two games on the road.

Jessica Johnston had three kills and 13 digs for the Tigers (3-9). Laura Burdick added three kills and Kyla Valleroy recorded nine assists.

@* AGT - no tabs:

JV -- Central won 17-25, 25-22, 25-16

@Subhead - story & scores:Perryville 16-25-25 Hillsboro 25-22-19

@Body Copy:Perryville won a Jefferson County Conference match on the road.

Jocelyn Moll led the Pirates with six kills. Stephanie Landholt added five kills. Landholt led with six digs and Moll had five. Anna Davis had nine assists.

@* AGT - no tabs:

JV -- Perryville lost in three games

@Subhead - story & scores:New Salem drops two

@Body Copy:New Salem dropped a pair of matches at Christian High School in O'Fallon, Mo. After falling 25-14 and 25-6 to the host team, New Salem lost 25-17, 26-24 to Christian Outreach of Hillsboro.

Holly Jordan had two kills, an assist and six service points with two aces in the nightcap. Laura Poole added three assists and three aces among her six service points. Mary Poole added two kills and an assist.

@Subhead - story & scores:Late Monday Dexter 25-25 Woodland 11-18

@Body Copy:Lotte Cook had four kills, four blocks and four digs for Woodland (6-3). Mindy Massa had 11 service receptions and five digs, while Sasha Hutson had two blocks, 11 service receptions and 10 digs.

@Subhead - story & scores:BOYS SOCCER Carbondale 4, ND 0

@Body Copy:The visitors from Illinois scored in the game's first four minutes and went on to rout the Bulldogs (5-5).

@* AGT - no tabs:

JV -- Notre Dame won 4-3. Goals: Jack Wedemier, Ryan Willen, Richard Marquart, Ty Williams.

@Subhead - story & scores:GIRLS TENNIS Central 8, Sikeston 1

@Body Copy:Central improved to 9-0 in dual meets by beating host Sikeston.

@* AGT - no tabs:

Singles

1. Jenni DeWitt (S) def. Dani Gross 8-4

2. Monica Toole (C) def. Chelsea Gilliland 8-3

3. Brett Ford (C) def. Tess Marshall 8-1

4. Liz LaFoe (C) def. Brittney Bohanan 8-1

5. Sarah Ford (C) def. Emily Bowman 8-1

6. Lindsey Pingel (C) def. Jessica Colwick 8-1

Doubles

1. Gross-B. Ford (C) def. DeWitt-Gilliland 8-5

2. Toole-LaFoe (C) def. Bohanan-Bowman 8-3

3. S. Ford-Pingel (C) def. Marshall-Colwick 8-1

JV -- Central won 12-0. Singles winners: Maggie Limbaugh, Jill Blattner, Paige Foley, Kristen Ford, Claire Segar, Karrie Moll, Carsen Bahn, Lauren Tobin; Doubles winners -- Limbaugh-Blattner, Foley-K. Ford, Segar-Moll, Emily Hiett-Kaitlyn Spalding.

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-- From staff reports