High school roundup: Meadow Heights baseball defeats Oak Ridge 8-4

Reece Boyd had a double and two RBIs to help the Meadow Heights baseball team to an 8-4 conference victory over visiting Oak Ridge on Friday.

Lane Baremore was the winning pitcher and also tripled for Meadow Heights (4-6). He threw six innings and allowed four earned runs on six hits. He recorded six strikeouts and walked three. Dawson Lindgren added a double and also got the save with two strikeouts in the final inning.

Blake Bollinger tallied three RBIs for the Panthers.

Nathan Bolin sustained the loss on the mound. He pitched five innings and gave up eight earned runs on 12 hits. He had five strikeouts and walked three batters. He also had a triple and a double to pace the Blue Jays at the plate.

Jordan Gilliland had a double and three RBIs for Oak Ridge (3-11).

Oak Ridge 000 103 0 -- 4 6 1

Meadow Hts. 320 120 X -- 8 12 2

WP -- Lane Baremore. LP -- Nathan Bolin. 3B -- Baremore (MH), Bolin (OR). 2B -- Reece Boyd (MH), Dawson Lindgren (MH), Isaac McMillian (MH), Bolin (OR), Jordan Gilliland (OR). Multiple hits -- Meadow Heights: Baremore 3-3, Blake Bollinger 2-4, Boyd 2-3, Jacob Douglas 2-4, McMillian 2-4; Oak Ridge: Bolin 2-3, Gilliland 2-3.

Saxony Lutheran 14, Leopold 4

Winning pitcher Nathan Hurst blasted a triple and a double to help lead Crusaders to a road victory.

Hurst threw 4 1/3 innings and gave up four runs (two earned) on five hits with six strikeouts and two walks for Saxony Lutheran (10-3).

Garrett Thele took the loss on the mound for Leopold (3-9). He pitched six innings and allowed 11 runs (four earned) on eight hits. He had five strikeouts and walked one batter.

Saxony 204 104 3 -- 14 12 5

Leopold 010 030 X -- 4 5 7

WP -- Nathan Hurst. LP -- Garrett Thele. 3B -- Hurst (SL). 2B -- John Gray (L), Tyler Amos (SL), Andrew Bohnert (SL), Hurst (SL), Paris Johnson (SL), Jakoata Walther (SL). Multiple hits -- Leopold: Thele 2-3; Saxony Lutheran: Amos 3-5, Bohnert 2-5, Hurst 3-5.

SOFTBALL

Oak Ridge 22, Meadow Heights 2

The Blue Jays started strong and finished even stronger in the lopsided conference road rout of the Panthers.

Jessica Hahs went the distance in the circle to get the win for Oak Ridge. She gave up one earned run and had five strikeouts and no walks.

Bayley Tyler had a double and seven RBIs to lead the Blue Jays' offense. Katie Oehl added a double and three RBIs, while Jordan Layton had two doubles and two RBIs.

Paige Mills took the loss for Meadow Heights (5-8). She threw 5 1/3 innings and allowed 19 earned runs on 15 hits. She had six strikeouts and walked eight batters.

Oak Ridge 610 32(10) 0 -- 22 18 1

Meadow Hts. 001 001 -- 2 4 2

WP -- Jessica Hahs. LP -- Paige Mills. 2B -- Janie Cook (MH), Madison Hunt (OR), Jordan Layton (OR) 2, Katie Oehl (OR), Bayley Tyler (OR), Kylie Wheat (OR). Multiple hits -- Oak Ridge: Hunt 3-5, Layton 2-3, Tyler 4-5, Wheat 2-2.

Oran 10, Leopold 0

Jessie Long smacked a double and drove in three runs as the Eagles only needed five innings to dispose of the visiting Wildcats.

McKenzie Graviett struck out four batters in pitching a complete game to get the win for Oran (4-3).

Tatum May tripled and added a double and two RBIs for the Eagles.

Lexi Vandeven went the distance and took the loss in the circle for Leopold (11-2). She gave up seven earned runs and had one strikeout and no walks.

Leopold 000 00 -- 0 5 2

Oran 024 31 -- 10 15 1

WP -- McKenzie Graviett. LP -- Lexi Vandeven. 3B -- Tatum May (O), Claire Ramsey (O). 2B -- Shelby Schreckenberg (L), Jessie Long (O), May (O). Multiple hits -- Leopold: Patience VanderMierden 2-2; Oran: Maddie Graviett 2-3, Sidney Kern 2-3, Long 3-3, May 3-3.

Scott City 10, Neelyville 0

Freshman Kaileigh Dirden hit a home run and drove in three runs as the host Rams blanked the Tigers in five innings.

Dirden also went the distance in the circle to get the win for Scott City (11-2). She recorded eight strikeouts and had no walked batters.

Tori Buckner added three RBIs for the Rams.

Kylee Hart took the pitching loss for Neelyville (4-6). She threw two innings, allowing six earned runs on three hits. She had one strikeout and three walks.

Neelyville 000 00 -- 0 4 3

Scott City 241 3X -- 10 11 0

WP -- Kaileigh Dirden. LP -- Kylie Hart. HR -- Dirden (SC). 2B -- Courtney Enderle (SC), Rylee Venable (SC). Multiple hits -- Scott City: Tori Buckner 2-3, Dirden 2-2, Madison Thompson 2-3.

GIRLS SOCCER

Cape Central 1, Fredericktown 0

Anna Mattison netted the lone goal as the Tigers finished pool play with a win over the Black Cats in the Hillsboro Tournament.

The win gave Cape Central its berth to play in Saturday's championship game.

Fredericktown fell to 3-5-1 with the loss.

Perryville 4, Maplewood-Richmond Heights 0

Kylie Bilek scored two goals as the Pirates blanked the Blue Devils to finish pool play with a 3-0 record and a spot in Saturday's championship game of the Hillsboro Tournament.

Brooke Hogard and Kirstin Jannin had an assist and a goal apiece for Perryville (8-3-1). Hanna Kakouris and Cora Moll each had an assist for the Pirates.

Goalkeeper Camryn Baer made five saves in the shutout.

Maplewood-Richmond Heights dropped to 5-2.

Kelly 5, North County 1

Marissa Jones netted three goals to help lead the host Hawks to victory over the winless Raiders.

Linsey Powers had three assists and one goal for Kelly (6-7). Maegan Walker scored the other goal, and Hailey Noon had an assist for the Hawks.

Goalkeeper Tori Duenne had two saves.

North County fell to 0-6.

JV -- Kelly won 3-1

Notre Dame 5, Carbondale (Ill.) 0

Megan Heisserer netted three goals to lead the Bulldogs to victory over the host Terriers in the opening round of the Fralish Cup.

Shelby Bauwens and Alaina Baumgart added one goal apiece for Notre Dame (6-3).

Saxony Lutheran 8, Father Tolton 1

Maddie Brune and Grace Mirly recorded two goals and one assist apiece to lead the Crusaders to victory over the Trailblazers in the opening round of the Spartan Invitational at Moberly, Mo.

Tess Daniel netted two goals for Saxony Lutheran (10-1). Logan Welker and Heather Wills had one goal each, while Logan Meyr and Brianna Mueller each dished out an assist.

Father Tolton dropped to 2-7.

TRACK & FIELD

Twilight Relays

Nine teams competed in Friday's Twilight Relays at Sikeston. Other than two open events (the 100 dash and 1600 run), the relays combined all competitors' times and distances for an overall score. No team scores were kept and a best overall was recorded in each field event.

BOYS

100 -- 1. Tyzeek Hill (Sikeston) 11.15; 2. Tim Bruce (Charleston) 11.22; 3. Deverence Jones (East Prairie) 11.32

1,600 -- 1. Patrick Matthews (Malden) 4:53.61; 2. Landon Carlton (Jackson) 4:59.94; 3. Raymond Senu (Sikeston) 5:01.60

110 hurdles -- 1. Charleston 55.03; 2. Malden 58.98

400 relay -- 1. Sikeston 44.91; 2. Charleston 45.75; 3. Malden 46.15

800 relay -- 1. Sikeston 1:32.56; 2. Charleston 1:35.01; 3. Scott City 1:36.28

1600 relay -- 1. Sikeston 3:38.22; 2. Scott City 3:39.20; 3. New Madrid County Central 3:44.38

3200 relay -- 1. Scott City 8:47.14; 2. Cape Central 8:47.39; 3. Malden 8:50.63

Distance medley -- 1. Cape Central 11:42.94; 2. Jackson 12:20.31; 3. Sikeston 12:44.19

Triple jump -- 1. Sikeston 125-7 1/2; 2. Malden 110-4 1/2; 3. Charleston 110-4 (Best overall: Earnest Fobbs, Sikeston, 45-3 1/2)

Long jump -- 1. Sikeston 59-3 1/2; 2. Caruthersville 56-4 1/2; 3. Cape Central 49-7 1/2 (Best overall: Earnest Fobbs, Sikeston, 20-5)

High jump -- 1. Jackson 17-10; 2. Charleston 16-6; 3. Sikeston 16-4 (Best overall: Rico Flye, Cape Central, 6-4)

Shot put -- 1. Malden 135-5; 2. Cape Central 128 1/2; 3. East Prairie 121-1 1/2 (Best overall: Mason Tidwell, East Prairie, 49-8)

Discus -- 1. Malden 382-8 1/2; 2. Cape Central 374-8 1/2; 3. Sikeston 326-11 (Best overall: Nick Thompson, Malden, 143-3 1/2)

Pole vault -- 1. Cape Central 32-6; 2. Sikeston 31-0; 3. Jackson 31-0

Thrower's relay -- 1. Malden 49.94; 2. Sikeston 51.47; 3. Charleston 53.38

GIRLS

100 -- 1. Danitra Jones (Charleston) 12.44; 2. Antravia Green (Sikeston) 12.81; 3. Alexus Walker (Cape Central) 13.03

1,600 -- 1. Faith Littleton (J) 6:09.88; 2. Margo Motes (J) 6:28.27; 3. Makensi Traughber (M) 7:29.94

100 hurdles -- 1. Sikeston 54.52

400 relay -- 1. Cape Central 51.25; 2. Sikeston 51.32; 3. Charleston 52.89

800 relay -- 1. Sikeston 1:50.15; 2. Charleston 1:51.82; 3. Malden 1:53.19

1600 relay -- 1. Sikeston 4:31.75; 2. Cape Central 4:32.37; 3. New Madrid County Central 4:41.81

3200 relay -- 1. Jackson 11:22.97; 2. Malden 13:40.91

Distance medley -- 1. Jackson 14.46.22; 2. Cape Central 16:02.82; 3. Malden 17:03.88

Triple jump -- 1. Jackson 97-1; 2. Malden 93 1/2; 3. Sikeston 85-9 (Best overall: Macey Huff, Jackson, 33-5)

Long jump -- 1. Cape Central 46-6; 2. Sikeston 45-1 1/2; 3. Malden 42-9

High jump -- 1. Sikeston 13-8; 2. Malden 8-8; 3. Charleston 5-2 (Best overall: Connor Watkins, Charleston, 5-2)

Shot put -- 1. Cape Central 93-8 1/2; 2. Sikeston 85-1; 3. Malden 75-11 (Best overall: Quetaja Martin, Cape Central, 36-3)

Discus -- 1. Cape Central 273-6; 2. Sikeston 249-9; 3. Scott City 199-10 (Best overall: Gloria Bennett, Sikeston, 113-0)

Pole vault -- 1. Sikeston 16-6; 2. Cape Central 16-0; 3. Jackson 8-0 (Best overall: Katie Smith, Sikeston, 9-0)

Thrower's relay -- 1. Malden 1:09.85; 2. Cape Central 1:03.27; 3. Sikeston 1:05.51