High school roundup: Bell City baseball team upends Gideon

Nate Finney hit a double and drove in two runs to lead the Bell City baseball team to an 8-5 win over host Gideon (7-7) on Wednesday.

Peyton Maddox was the winning pitcher and also batted in two runs for Bell City (17-2). He pitched 4 2/3 innings and gave up five runs (two earned) on eight hits. He struck out five and walked two.

Bell City 006 002 0 -- 8 8 3

Gideon 110 030 0 -- 5 9 5

WP -- Peyton Maddox. LP -- Dalen Hutchison. 2B -- Nate Finney (BC), Cole Nichols (BC), Allen Earnheart (G), Dalen Hutchison (G), Zach Lacewell (G), Chris Reed (G). Multiple hits -- Bell City: Nate Finney 2-4, Cole Nichols 2-4; Gideon: Allen Earnheart 2-4, Dalen Hutchison 2-4.

Sikeston 9, Oran 4

Jacob Priggel belted a grand slam, but it was not enough as the Eagles fell at home.

Thomas Trankler took the loss on the mound for Oran (13-4). He pitched 5 2/3 innings and gave up nine runs (three earned) on 10 hits. He struck out five and walked four.

Nathan Hampton was the winning pitcher. He also pitched 5 2/3 innings. He allowed four earned runs on four hits with five strikeouts and three walks.

Sikeston 011 160 0 -- 9 12 0

Oran 000 040 0 -- 4 4 4

WP -- Nathan Hampton. LP -- Thomas Trankler. GS -- Jacob Priggel (O). HR -- Jacob Priggel (O). Multiple hits -- Oran: Jacob Priggel 2-3; Sikeston: Chase Gaines 2-3, Colton Hampton 3-4, Audie Hay 2-3, Wyatt Pratt 2-3, Luke Williams 2-5.

St. Vincent 9, Meadow Heights 4

Lance Chapman hit a double and drove in three runs in the Indians' road win over the Panthers.

Lance Neumann went the distance to get the win on the mound for St. Vincent (11-6). He gave up one earned run and recorded 10 strikeouts and one walk.

Jacob Douglas took the loss and also doubled for Meadow Heights (8-9). He pitched six innings and allowed six runs (five earned) on seven hits.

St. Vincent 103 020 3 -- 9 10 5

Meadow Hts. 101 200 X -- 4 5 2

WP -- Lance Neumann. LP -- Jacob Douglas. 3B -- Nick Mayfield (MH), Noah Niswonger (SV), Riley Riehn (SV). 2B -- Jacob Douglas (MH), Lance Chapman (SV), Blake Hennemann (SV). Multiple hits -- Meadow Heights: Jacob Douglas 2-4; St. Vincent: Blake Hennemann 2-3, Jordan Rellergert 2-4.

Woodland 8, Leopold 4

Garet Kronk smacked two doubles to lead the Cardinals in the win at home over the Wildcats.

Levi Green got the win and also doubled for Woodland (11-8).

Garrett Thele was the losing pitcher. He threw six innings and gave up four earned runs.

Blake Eeftink added a double for Leopold (3-14).

Leopold 003 010 0 -- 4 2 2

Woodland 303 020 X -- 8 7 2

WP -- Levi Green. LP -- Garrett Thele. 3B -- Jake Long (W). 2B -- Blake Eeftink (L), Levi Green (W), Garet Kronk (W) 2. Multiple hits -- Woodland: Garet Kronk 2-3, Garret Reynolds 2-4.

Central 16, Charleston 3

Ryan Tegel blasted a triple and a double and drove in three runs to lead the Tigers in the five-inning road rout.

Josh Morse went the distance on the mound to get the win for Central (12-11). He gave up two earned runs and recorded seven strikeouts and one walk. Morse also batted in two runs. Chase Hagerty, J.D. Harding and Jacquen Cummins added two RBIs apiece for the Tigers.

Central 140 0(11) -- 16 13 1

Charleston 102 00 -- 3 5 9

WP -- Josh Morse. LP -- Bruce Simmons. 3B -- Ryan Tegel (Cent). 2B -- Hayden Lynn (Cent), Clayton Reynolds (Cent), Ryan Tegel (Cent), Dylan Baugh (Char). Multiple hits -- Central: Chase Hagerty 2-4, Josh Morse 2-3, Clayton Reynolds 2-3, Ryan Tegel 3-4; Charleston: Brandon Grimes 2-3.

Seckman 5, Jackson 1

The Jaguars improved to 14-9 with the win at home against the Indians.

Jackson (16-10) returns to its home field on Saturday at 11 a.m. for a doubleheader with Malden (22-5). The Green Wave were crowned Bootheel Conference Tournament champions following a 10-0 win over South Pemiscot on Wednesday.

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Crystal City 7, Chaffee 2

The Hornets upped their record to 9-9 with the win over the visiting Red Devils at Fults Field.

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GIRLS SOCCER

St. Vincent 6, DeSoto 1

Courtney Brown netted two goals and had an assist as the Indians wrapped up Jefferson County Conference play.

Lauren Carron and Abby Buchheit each had one goal and one assist for St. Vincent (11-9, 4-2). Emily Welker and Sarah Gremaud scored one goal apiece while Corin Carroll and Sara Geile each dished out an assist for the Indians.

Goalkeeper Brett Schario had two saves and Carroll had one save.

Central 2, Fredericktown 0

The Tigers improved to 6-11 with a win on the road while the Black Cats fell to 1-16.

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BOYS TENNIS

Farmington 9, Central 0

The Knights (11-3) did not drop a match as the Tigers ended their regular season with a road loss.

Central (1-13) is seeded fifth and opens Class 2 District 1 Tournament play on Monday at 4 p.m. against fourth-seeded Oakville (5-9).

SINGLES

No. 1 -- Ian Powers (F) def. Caleb Ambler (C) 6-0, 6-0

No. 2 -- Alex England (F) def. Alex Gentle (C) 6-1, 6-1

No. 3 -- Seth Currington (F) def. Bennett Kidd (C) 7-6, 6-4

No. 4 -- Grant Harrison (F) def. Spencer Kidd 6-2, 6-2

No. 5 -- Ryan Schwartzkopf (F) def. Parker Outman (C) 6-0, 3-6, 10-6

No. 6 -- Victor Lavella (F) def. Noah Orr (C) 6-1, 6-2

DOUBLES

No. 1 -- Powers/England (F) def. Ambler/S. Kidd (C) 8-3

No. 2 -- Currington/Harrison (F) def. Gentle/Outman (C) 8-6

No. 3 -- Schwartzkopf/Lavella (F) def. B. Kidd/Orr (C) 8-4

-- From staff reports