Friday high school roundup: Central softball wins squeaker, moves to 2-0

A day after rapping out 15 hits in a season-opening win, the Central softball team played small ball to edge Portageville 1-0 on Thursday at the Central softball diamond.

Consecutive bunt singles by Maddie Daum and Sydney Tollison in the bottom of the sixth inning put runners on the corners for the Tigers. Kadie Orenstein followed with an infield groundout that scored Daum with the game's only run.

Maggie Groshong scattered four hits, walked three and struck out seven in going the distance for the Tigers (2-0). Orenstein had the game's only extra-base hit, a double in the first inning.

Portageville 000 000 0 -- 0 4 1

Central 000 001 x -- 1 5 1

WP -- Maggie Groshong, 1-0. LP -- Tiffany, 0-1. Leading hitters -- Central: Kadie Orenstein, 2B. Records -- Central 2-0, Portageville 0-1.

Jackson 9, Perryville 4

Mallorie Naintz went 2 for 3 with a triple and drove in three runs as the Indians made an early lead stand up at home.

Taylor Kirn had two hits and scored three runs for Jackson (1-1), while Taylor Bauknecht was 2 for 4 and scored twice. Kayla Keith, Melanie Dawkins and McKenzie Bartels each added two hits for the Indians, who led 9-1 after four innings.

Kelsie Meystedt (1-1) was the winning pitcher, allowing four runs on nine hits. She didn't walk a batter or register a strikeout.

Perryville 100 001 2 -- 4 9 4

Jackson 142 200 x -- 9 14 4

WP -- Kelsie Meystedt, 1-1. LP -- Howe. Leading hitters -- Jackson: Taylor Kirn 2-3, 3R; Mallorie Naintz 2-3, 3B, 3 RBI; Kayla Keith 2-3; Melanie Dawkins 2-3; McKenzie Bartels 2-3; Taylor Bauknecht 2-4, 2R. Records -- Jackson 1-1, Perryville 0-2.

JV -- Jackson won 10-0.

Notre Dame 2, Naylor 0

Nikki Peters pitched a two-hit shutout as the Bulldogs won their season opener.

Peters (1-0) walked one and struck out seven in going the distance for Notre Dame. The Bulldogs scored once in the second on a wild pitch and again in the fourth on Tiffany Wood's run-scoring single.

Naylor 000 000 0 -- 0 2 4

Notre Dame 010 100 x -- 2 4 0

WP -- Nikki Peters, 1-0. LP -- Tharp, 0-1. Records -- Notre Dame 1-0, Naylor 0-1.

JV: Notre Dame won 15-6.

Twin Rivers 9, Delta 8

A five-run sixth inning enabled Twin Rivers to rally for the road win.

Cheyenne Clayborn went 3 for 3 with a triple and three RBIs for Delta (1-1). Ciara Coomer, Abbi Brown and Meagan Parker each added two hits for the Bobcats.

Coomer (1-1) absorbed the loss in relief.

Twin Rivers 003 015 0 -- 9 10 3

Delta 130 200 2 -- 8 12 1

WP -- K. Cunningham, 1-0. LP -- Ciara Coomer, 1-1. Leading hitters -- Delta: Cheyenne Clayborn 3-3, 3B, 3 RBI; Ciara Coomer 2-4, RBI; Abbi Brown 2-3; Meagan Parker 2-3; Cooper Simpson 2B. Records -- Delta 1-1, Twin Rivers 1-0.

Golf

Valley View 284, Notre Dame 418

Camille Brewer led Notre Dame with a 92 as the Bulldogs dropped a dual meet to Valley View High School of Jonesboro, Ark., at Dalhousie Golf Club.

Jonesboro's Sarah Childers was meet medalist with an 8-over 80.

Valley View 384, Notre Dame 418

Notre Dame -- Camille Brewer 92, Amy Blattel 106, Mattie Beussink 108, Maris Parker 112.

Tennis

Kennett 9, Jackson 0

The Jackson girls squad endured a rough opener, dropping all nine matches in Kennett.

Both Chelsea Washburn, at No. 4 singles, and Heidi Shetley, at No. 5, won their matches without dropping a game for Kennett.

Kennett 9, Jackson 0

Singles: No. 1 -- Katherine Shetley K def. Laina Marble 8-4; No. 2 -- Hadley Hilburn K def. Lucy Kunz 8-3; No. 3 -- Alexa McPherson K def. Julia Lincicum 8-2; No. 4 -- Chelsea Washburn K def. Amelia Popp 8-0; No. 5 -- Heidi Shetley K def. Claire Kidwell 8-0; No. 6 -- Kara Heeb K def. Mikelle Culbreth 8-2.

Doubles: No. 1 -- K. Shetley/Hilburn K def. Marble/Kunz 8-5; No. 2 -- McPherson/Heeb K def. Lincicum/Popp 8-1; No. 3 -- H. Shetley/Washburn K def. Kidwell/Culbreth 8-1.

Central 7, Charleston 2

Central's top three singles players each won their set by shutout to lead the host Tigers to a season-opening win.

Central 7, Charleston 2

Singles: No. 1 -- Josey Powell C def. Madelyn Nally 8-0; No. 2 -- Sydney Messerli C def. Samantha Risius 8-0; No. 3 -- Ashley Westbrook C def. Frederica Evans 8-0; No. 4 -- Paige Messerli C def. Savannah Wilkerson 8-1; No. 5 -- Cameron Wince CH def. Tabitha Brazel 8-5; No. 6 -- Maddie Siefert C def. Monyshia Haynes 8-3.

Doubles: No. 1 -- Powell/S. Messerli C def. Nally/Risius 8-0; No. 2 -- Westbrook/P. Messerli C def. Evans-Wilkerson 8-0; No. 3 -- Wince/Haynes CH def. Brazel-Siefert 8-2.

Junior varsity: Zenovia Nwosu C def. Mauresha Lee 6-0.

Notre Dame 9, Dexter 0

Three Bulldogs swept their matches as Notre Dame prevailed in its season opener at home.

Notre Dame 9, Dexter O

Singles: No. 1 -- Carly Hopkins ND def. Makayla Waldner 8-2; No. 2 -- Reagan Kapp ND def. Erica Morgan 8-0; No. 3 -- Madeline Walker ND def. Taylor Owens 8-3; No. 4 -- Adele Soutar ND def. Mary Miller 8-1; No. 5 -- Gretta Goodin ND def. Macy Urhahn 8-0; No. 6 -- Emily Young ND def. Alexis May 8-0.

Doubles: -- No. 1 -- Hopkins/Kapp ND def. Waldner/Morgan 8-3; No. 2 -- Walker/Soutar ND def. Owens/Miller 8-3; No. 3 -- Goodin/Young ND def. Urhahn/May 8-3.

JV: Notre Dame won 8-1.

-- From staff reports