HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Jackson girls soccer slips past St. Vincent in PKs

The Jackson girls soccer team scraped past visiting St. Vincent 2-1 in penalty kicks in a late-season battle of the Indians.

Jackson (17-2) got a regulation goal from striker Cassidi Tomsu off a Grace Pehle assist, and then edged out the spot-kick battle 4-3.

Faith Kapp scored the goal for St. Vincent (12-8)

Sam Schnicker had four saves in goal for Jackson.

St. Vincent goalkeeper Courtney Brewer kept her team in the contest with 19 saves.

BASEBALL

Ste. Genevieve 6, Cape Central 1

The Tigers were only able to muster one run in the final inning to drop their final regular-season game on the road to the Dragons.

Nick Wiggs pitched three innings and took loss for Cape Girardeau Central (13-12). He allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits, struck out three and walked five batters.

Drew Toombs was the winning pitcher for Ste. Genevieve (12-12). He threw five innings and gave up no runs on four hits with four strikeouts and three walks.

Cape Central, seeded fourth, opens Class 5 District 1 Tournament action at 11 a.m. Saturday against fifth-seeded Hillsboro at VFW Memorial Field in Sikeston, Mo.

Cape Central 000 000 1 — 1 5 2

Ste. Genevieve 300 003 X — 6 6 0

WP — Drew Toombs. LP — Nick Wiggs. 2B — Clayton Reynolds (C), Dalton Giesler (SG) 2. Multiple hitters — Cape Central: Kaleb Ward 2-3; Ste. Genevieve: Giesler 3-4.

-- From staff report