High school girls spring previews

GIRLS SOCCER

CENTRAL

Head coach: Tom Doyle

Assistant coach: Carolyn Behnen

Last year's record: 13-11, lost in district finals

Returning starters: Megan McDonald MF, sr.; Julie Underwood MF, sr.; Kaylee Ramsey D, sr.; Mallory Wilson MF/D, sr.; Heidi Pilsner F, sr.; Emily Morris D, sr.; Chelsey Oliver F/MF, sr.

Other key players: Jennifer Morris D, jr.; Lauren Thompson F, jr.; Kate Miller F, jr.; Lindsey Jateff MF, jr.; Megan Richards MF, jr.; Sarah Kinnison D, so.; Megan Orr F/G, so.; Lee Thomas D, so.; Monica Toole MF/D, so.; Michelle Noland D, so.; Paige Foley MF/F, so.; Laura Burdick so.; Chelsey Burns G, fr.

JACKSON

Head coach: Zack Walton

Assistant coach: David Brummel

Last year's record: 22-3-1

Returning starters: Katie Biri, MF, sr.; Ashley Bartels, D, sr.; Whitney Dietl, MF, sr.; Molly Hartmann, F, jr.; Shay Prieston, D, so.; Lucy Hartmann, MF, so.

Other key players: Emily Curtis, MF, sr.; Elizabeth Nussbaum, F, sr.; Stacy Stroer, MF, sr.; Kelly Loos, D, jr.; Amber Tenholder, D, jr.; Leslie Gordon, F, so.; Rebecca Richbourg, MF, so.

Noteworthy: Jackson lost to Lafayette in a Class 2 quarterfinal game last season. ... Jackson finished sixth in the final state poll.

NOTRE DAME

Head coach: Jeff Worley

Assistant coach: Matt Vollink

Last year's record: 23-3-1

Returning starters: Kristen Boos, D, sr.; Emily Buehrle, D, sr.; Amanda Dirnberger, F, sr.; Sierra Ellis, F, sr.; Allison Essner, MF, jr.; Megan Holloway, MF, sr.; Brittney Little, MF, sr.; Katie Palmer, G, sr.; Jesse Westrich, D, jr.

Other key players: Kristen VanGennip, MF, sr.; Loreal Garner, D, sr.

Noteworthy: Finished second in the Class 1 state tournament last year. ... Ellis led the Bulldogs with 24 goals last season and was named first-team all-state. ... Dirnberger, Buehrle and Palmer also were named to the all-state team. ... Bulldogs outscored their opponents 69-19 last season.

PERRYVILLE

Head coach: Stacie Bauwens

Assistant coach: Abby Carter

Last year's record: 15-10

Returning starters: Ashly Hadler, F, sr.; Chris Schremp, F, jr.; Jen Koenig, MF, sr.; Amber Hacker, MF, so.; Jodi Amschler, MF, jr.; Ashley Riney, MF, jr.; Anna Davis, D, jr.

Other key players: Chastity Marr, G, fr.; Jocelyn Moll, MF, fr.; Kasey Riney, D, fr.; Kyla Hudson, MF, sr.; Stacey Geringer, D, sr; Amanda Koenig, MF/D, jr.; Kelley Hadler, D, so.; Megan Blechle, D, so.

Noteworthy: Perryville lost in the district semifinals to St. Vincent last season.

ST. VINCENT

Head coach: Eric Long

Assistant coach: none

Last year's record: 16-9

Returning starters: Amanda Carron, MF, sr.; Whitney Guth, D, sr.; Rachel Hadler, MF, sr.; Jessica Behrle, F, sr.; Theresa Mattingly, D, soph.; Michelle Herzog, G, soph.; Stacy Brown, MF, jr.

Other key players: Joy Donze, F, jr.; Sierra Paulus, F, jr.; Kelsey Kutz, F, so.; Alaina Ernst, D, so.; Valerie Richardet, F, so.; Hannah Schremp, MF, fr.

Noteworthy: Carron was named to the all-state team last season.

TRACK AND FIELD

JACKSON

Head coach: Bob Sink

Last year: First in SEMO Conference; fourth in Class 4 District 1

Assistant coaches: Carl Gross, Andrea Talley, Eric Venable, Nathan Norman

Returning athletes: Trisha Kluesner, jr.; Rachel Lowe, jr.; Rebecca Martin, jr.; Amy West, jr.; Ashley Meyr, jr.; Rachel Schmidt, jr.; Melanie Essner, jr.; Chelsea Brown, sr.; Jenna Holten, so.; Loni Littlepage, so.; Kami Miinch, so.; Audrey Stanfield, so.; Sarah Terry, so.; Sarah Dumey, jr.

Noteworthy: Kluesner was the SEMO Conference champion in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles. Lowe was the SEMO champion in the 400.

NOTRE DAME

Head coach: Bill Davis

Assistant coaches: Jim Glastetter, Lee Schlitt, Katie Emyabby

Last year: Finished seventh in Class 3 District 1

Returning athletes: Katie Daniel, jr.; Amber Karnes, jr.; Emily Bira, jr.; Chelsey Rigdon, so.; Sarah Lange; Alana Weissmueller, jr.; Jesse Vavak, so.

Other key athletes: Haley Bohnert, fr.; Teresa Miller, fr.

Noteworthy: Daniel finished 16th in Class 3 state meet in the hurdles and made the all-sectional and all-district teams in hurdles.

PERRYVILLE

Head coach: Kellie Engert

Assistant coach: Wes Armbruster

Returning athletes: Becky Bachmann, Lindsey Lappe, Meghan Roth, Leslie Schilli, Bethany Steffens, Jennifer Warfield, Melissa Crannick, Whitney Francis, Amy Hoehn, Christina Pannier, Sarah Schlichting

Other key athletes: Abbie Carlton, Brittany Castleberry, Emily Johnson, Alex LeRose, Cassie Lawrence, Kindal Wingeter, Melina Freeman, Katie Posey, Ashley Bert, Heather Laughlin

SOFTBALL

CHAFFEE

Head coach: Debbie Lewis

Assistant coach: Morgan Kiefer

Last year's record: 12-3

Returning starters: Mallory Kiefer, 1B, sr.; Brandie Snider, 2B/OF, sr.; Kegan Orr, SS/2B, so.; Casey Guzman, 3B/OF, so.; Sarah Dootey, so.; Whitney Horrell, P, so.

Other key players: Mendie Hendrix, 1B/OF, so.; Molly Fowler, SS/OF, sr.; Lindsey Everett, CF, sr.; Courtney Walter, P, fr.; Rachel Hendrix, C/OF, fr.; Allissa Coomer, SS/2B, fr.

Noteworthy: Horrell threw four no-hitters as a freshman and hit .333. ... Orr hit .560 with 17 RBI and 26 runs. ... Guzman hit .421 with 22 runs and 11 stolen bases. ... This is Chaffee's final year of spring softball.

LEOPOLD

Head coach: Keenan Kinder

Last year's record: 13-2

Returning starters: Mary Beth Bohnsack, P, jr.; Jessica Stoverink, P, sr.; Toni Eftink, OF, sr.; Wendy Vandeven, 1B, sr.; Tasha Thele, DH, sr.

Noteworthy: Bohnsack and Stoverink each went 6-1 as starters last season. ... The Wildcats lost five starters to graduation and one to injury.

ORAN

Head coach: Travis Spane

Assistant coach: Jennifer Young

Last year's record: NAReturning starters: Levi Todt, 2B, sr.; Jamie Pobst, P/OF, jr.; Tori St. Cin, C, jr.; Hanna Seyer, OF/P, so.; Courtney Nenninger, 3B/OF, so.

Other key players: Wendy Estink, fr.

Noteworthy: Oran has six freshmen among its 19 players.

SCOTT CITY

Head coach: Sally O'Brien

Assistant coach: Lana Arnzen

Last year's record: 6-8

Returning starters: Ashton Phillips, P/SS, jr.; Jessica Warren, C/OF, jr.; Lindsey Amick, 2B, so.; Ashley Livingston, C/OF, so.; Erika Kaufmann, P/IF, so.

Other key players: Kacie Cartwright, OF/3B, jr.; Jenny Glency, IF, so.; Alana Newell, OF, jr.; Cora Williams, OF, sr.; Jenny Heisserer, OF, fr.; Kelley Hicks, OF, fr.

Noteworthy: The Rams have only one senior.