High school roundup: Below pitches, bats Advance baseball to season-opening victory

Lane Below threw a one-hitter and drove in two runs as Advance opened its baseball season with a 3-1 home victory over East Prairie on Tuesday.

Below struck out nine batters and allowed just a single run in the seventh.

The senior had two of the Hornets' nine hits.

Levi Branam suffered the loss on the mound for East Prairie (1-2).

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WP -- Lane Below, 1-0. LP -- Levi Branam. Leading hitters -- Advance: Lane Below 2-3, 2 RBIs. Records -- Advance 1-0, East Prairie 1-2.

Bloomfield 6, Oran 5

The defending Class 1 state champion Eagles committed five errors as they lost their season debut at home.

Ben Heuring had two hits and Preston Hahn added a double for the Eagles, who outhit Bloomfield 8-4.

Hahn took the loss on the mound, allowing one earned run on two hits over three innings. He struck out two batters and walked four.

Noah Vandiver pitched three innings for the win. He allowed four hits, walked two and struck out four.

Kaleb Thomley drove in two runs for Bloomfield (1-0), which scored five runs over the final two innings.

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WP -- Noah Vandiver, 1-0. LP -- Preston Hahn, 0-1. Leading hitters -- Oran: Preston Hahn 2B; Ben Heuring 2-3. Bloomfield: Kaleb Thomley 2 RBIs. Records -- Bloomfield 1-0, Oran 0-1.

Scott City 7, Bell City 3

Zach Carlyle belted two doubles and drove in four runs to lead the Rams to a home victory.

Eric Uhrhan threw a complete game, allowing four hits and two earned runs. He struck out three batters and walked seven.

Layne Spies added a double for Scott City (2-3).

Nate Finney had two hits for Bell City (0-1).

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WP -- Eric Uhrhan, 1-1. LP -- Bobby Wright, 0-1. Leading hitters -- Scott City: Zach Carlyle 3-4, 2 2B, 4 RBIs; Layne Spies 2B. Bell City: Nate Finney 2-3. Records -- Scott City 2-3, Bell City 0-1.

Saxony Lutheran 20, Risco 2

Paris Johnson pitched all five innings in the Crusaders' rout on the road.

Johnson gave up four hits, struck out six and allowed one earned run.

Nathan Hurst had a double among his two hits for Saxony (1-1).

Jordan Pavy had a home run and double for Risco (0-2).

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WP -- Paris Johnson, 1-0. LP -- Brandon Bixler, 0-2. Leading hitters -- Saxony Lutheran: Paris Johnson 2B; Nathan Hurst 2B, 3-4; Conrad Bonney 2-3; Chase Steffens 2-5; Tyler Dowdy 2-4. Risco: Jordan Pavy HR, 2B, 2-3. Records -- Saxony Lutheran 1-1, Risco 0-2.

Oak Ridge 12, Meadow Heights 2

Andrew Puchbauer belted a home run and drove in five runs as the Blue Jays soared to victory at home in six innings.

Ryan Below also had a big day for Oak Ridge, going 4 for 4 with a double and three RBIs.

Jake LeGrand picked up the win on the mound with a complete game. He struck out 11, allowed one earned run and one walk. He also had two hits and drove in a run for Oak Ridge (1-1).

Losing pitcher Brendan Welker had a double for Meadow Heights (0-3).

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Oak Ridge 213 132 -- 12 13 2

WP -- Jake LeGrand, 1-0. LP -- Brendan Welker, 0-2. Leading hitters -- Oak Ridge: Andrew Puchbauer HR, 2-4, 5 RBIs; Ryan Below 2B, 4-4, 3 RBIs; Jake LeGrand 2-2, 1 RBI; Kelby Brown 2-3, 2 RBIs. Meadow Heights: Brendan Welker 2B. Records -- Oak Ridge 1-1, Meadow Heights 0-3.

SOFTBALL

Portageville 6, Scott City 0

Macy Hall had a double, but the Rams collected just three hits in the road loss.

Becky Burger was the losing pitcher for Scott City (2-2). She allowed six earned runs on eight hits over five inning, striking our four and walking two.

Destiney Crossno had two hits for Portageville (3-0).

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WP -- Taylor Tiffany, 3-0. LP -- Becky Burger, 2-2. Leading hitters -- Scott City: Macy Hall 2B, 2-3. Portageville: Destiney Crossno 2-3. Records -- Portageville 3-0, Scott City 2-2.

BOYS GOLF

Notre Dame 154, Jackson 164, Central 170, Saxony Lutheran 252

Notre Dame, led by defending Class 3 state champion Jack Litzelfelner, recorded a 10-shot victory in a four-team meet at Bent Creek Golf Course.

Litzelfelner, a sophomore, shot an even-par 36 to lead the Bulldogs and finish one stroke behind medalist Kobe Franklin of Central.

Eli Pike carded a 3-over 39 to lead runner-up Jackson.

Notre Dame (154) -- Jack Litzelfelner 36, Nick Cantoni 38, Brady Dixon 40, Jon Renner 40

Jackson (164) -- Eli Pike 38, Adam Way 41, Tommy Tran 42, Caleb Likens 43

Central (170) -- Kobe Franklin 35, Travis Simmons 40, Luke Kinder 42, Diana Kantchev 53

Saxony Lutheran (252) -- Karsten Short 54, Kieran Griffin 62, Anton Rhodes 68, Ethan Schuessler 68

Perryville 196, Windsor 212, Grandview 255

Brett Schnurbusch carded a five-over-par 41 to earn the medalist honor and lead the Pirates to victory at Raintree Country Club in Hillsboro, Mo.

Perryville (196) -- Brett Schnurbusch 41, Garrett Zoellner 50, Dalton Buehler 52, Michael Buchheit 53

Windsor (212) -- Joe Rudden 52, Tiffany Light 52, Jake Scott 52, Kyle Cage 56

Grandview (255) -- Andrew Kleve 52, Charlie Holmes 55, Andrew Williams 68, Clark 80

-- From staff reports