High school roundup: Notre Dame boys tennis team reaches district final

The Notre Dame tennis team won two of the three doubles matches after splitting singles play to reach the Class 1 District 1 championship match with a 5-4 victory Tuesday over Arcadia Valley in Potosi, Mo.

The Bulldogs will play top-seeded Dexter in today's 4 p.m. title match.

Notre Dame dropped the No. 1 doubles match but bounced back with wins at Nos. 2 and 3.

In No. 2 doubles, Notre Dame's Mason Seesing and Zach Anderson defeated Arcadia's Jeremiah Robinson and Josiah Barker 6-3, 6-2.

The Bulldogs' No. 3 team of Webb Marshall and Ethan Derrington then sealed the win with a tight 7-5, 7-5 win over Alex Stark and Joey LaValle.

Nick Essner, Derrington and Anderson recorded singles wins for Notre Dame.

Class 1 District 1

(Semifinal)

Singles

No. 1 -- Skylar Adams (AV) def. Mason Seesing (ND) 6-1, 6-2

No. 2 -- Nick Essner (ND) def. Brian LaValle (AV) 7-6(8), 7-5

No. 3 -- Jeremiah Robinson (AV) def. Webb Marshall (ND) 6-2, 6-2

No. 4 -- Josiah Barker (AV) def. Byron Reeves (ND) 7-6(5), 6-4

No. 5 -- Ethan Derrington (ND) def. Alex Stark (AV) 6-4, 0-6, 6-4

No. 6 -- Zach Anderson (ND) def. Joey LaValle (AV) 5-7, 6-0, 6-3

Doubles

No. 1 -- Adams-B. LaValle (AV) def. Essner-Reeves 6-2, 7-5

No. 2 -- Seesing-Anderson (ND) def. Robinson-Barker 6-3, 6-2

No. 3 -- Marshall-Derrington (ND) def. Stark-J. LaValle 7-5, 7-5

BASEBALL

Chaffee 9, East Prairie 2

Cody Johnson had three hits and notched the win on the mound as the host Red Devils recorded their 20th victory of the season.

Johnson allowed three hits and one earned run over six innings. He struck out eight and walked three.

Jimmy Golden had a pair of doubles for Chaffee (20-5), while Lane Henson and Jared Walker both had two hits.

Dalton Coots suffered the loss on the mound for the Eagles (7-14).

East Prairie 100 010 0 -- 2 4 4

Chaffee 340 002 X -- 9 10 4

WP -- Cody Johnson. LP -- Dalton Coots. 2B -- Jared Walker (C) 2, Jimmy Golden (C). Multiple hits -- Chaffee: Lane Henson 2-4, Cody Johnson 3-3, Jared Walker 2-4; East Prairie: Seth Bays 2-3. Records -- Chaffee 19-5, East Prairie 7-14.

Scott City 8, Kelly 2

Ryan Fortner slammed a three-run homer and a double to lead the Rams to victory in their regular-season finale at home.

Ryan Brock allowed six hits in throwing a complete game. He struck out four and walked four.

Brett Dirnberger and Forrest Copeland both added two hits for Scott City (15-5).

Gaven Ray took the loss for the Hawks.

Gabe Felter hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning for Kelly (6-15). Dylan Rucker and Ray both had two hits.

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Scott City 304 100 X -- 8 10 0

WP -- Ryan Brock, 6-3. LP -- Gaven Ray. HR -- Ryan Fortner (SC), Gabe Felter (K). 3B -- Jonathan McFall (SC). 2B -- Ryan Fortner (SC). Multiple hits -- Scott City: Brett Dirnberger 2-3, Ryan Fortner 3-4, Forrest Copeland 2-4; Kelly: Dylan Rucker 2-3, Gaven Ray 2-4. Records -- Scott City 15-5, Kelly 6-15.

Meadow Heights 7-1 Saxony Lutheran 6-14

Saxony Lutheran ended its regular season with a split of a doubleheader at home.

Meadow Heights (5-15) scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to win the first game.

Jack Lake and Paris Johnson both had two hits for Saxony.

Saxony Lutheran (12-9-1) bounced back to win the second game in five innings.

Chase Steffens, Lake and Johnson all had two hits in the win.

Meadow Heights 7, Saxony Lutheran 6

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Saxony Lutheran 000 111 3 -- 6 8 5

WP -- Jacob Douglas. LP -- Ethan Mirly. 2B -- Jack Lake (SL), Clayton Fritsche (SL), Chase Steffens (SL). Multiple hits -- Saxony Lutheran: Jack Lake 2-4, Paris Johnson 2-4. Records -- Meadow Heights 5-14, Saxony Lutheran 11-9-1.

Saxony Lutheran 14, Meadow Heights 1

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Saxony Lutheran 440 6X -- 14 9 1

WP -- Chase Steffens. LP -- Josh Douglas. 2B -- Gabe Bohnert (SL), Paris Johnson (SL). Multiple hits -- Saxony Lutheran: Chase Steffens 2-3, Jack Lake 2-4, Paris Johnson 2-3. Records -- Saxony Lutheran 12-9-1, Meadow Heights 5-15.

Oran 6, Bell City 0

Chance Tenkhoff fired a three-hit shutout as the Eagles won as the visiting team at home.

Tenkhoff recorded nine strikeouts and walked three.

Seth Ressel had a double among his two hits for Oran (15-5). Kody Moore and Alex Heuring also had doubles for the Eagles.

Peyton Maddox, the losing pitcher, doubled for Bell City (7-11).

The game was scheduled to be played at Bell City but was moved to Oran due to wet field conditions.

Oran 101 002 2 -- 6 6 0

Bell City 000 000 0 -- 0 3 2

WP -- Chance Tenkhoff. LP -- Peyton Maddox. 2B -- Seth Ressel (O), Kody Moore (O), Alex Heuring (O), Peyton Maddox (BC). Multiple hits -- Oran: Seth Ressel 2-4. Records -- Oran 15-5, Bell City 7-11.

Central 7, Goreville (Ill.) 0

Ramsey Scott hit two doubles to lead the host Tigers.

Chase Hagerty was the winning pitcher. He had seven strikeouts and yielded no hits over three innings. He walked two.

Trevor Propst also had two hits, including a double, for Central (9-19).

Goreville 000 000 0 -- 0 1 0

Central 250 000 X -- 7 9 0

WP -- Chase Hagerty, 4-6. LP -- Daniel Madden. 2B -- Ramsey Scott (C) 2, Trevor Propst (C). Multiple hits -- Central: Ramsey Scott 2-3, Trevor Propst 2-4. Records -- Central 9-19.

SOFTBALL

Delta 12, Scott County Central 0

Kelsi Kinder had two doubles in Delta's road rout.

Ciara Coomer allowed just one hit in throwing a complete game for the win in the circle. She struck out 12 and did not issue a walk.

Jenna Henson went 4-for-4, while Ciara Coomer and Megan Perry both had three hits for Delta (8-3).

Pitcher Katelyn Lovel took the loss for the Bravettes.

Delta 170 004 0 -- 12 15 0

SCC 000 000 0 -- 0 1 2

WP -- Ciara Coomer. LP -- Katelyn Lovel. 3B -- Megan Perry (D). 2B -- Kelsi Kinder (D) 2, Danielle Helderman (D), Chasity Taylor (D). Multiple hits -- Delta: Megan Perry 3-5, Kelsi Kinder 2-4, Ciara Coomer 3-5, Jenna Henson 4-4. Records -- Delta 8-3.

-- From staff reports