High school roundup: Notre Dame, Poplar Bluff baseball teams set to meet in SEMO Conference tourney final

Tom Siebert blasted two doubles to lead the top-seeded and state-ranked Notre Dame baseball team to its 10-3 semifinal victory over fourth-seeded Sikeston on Saturday in the SEMO Conference Tournament.

Adam Pope went the distance on the mound and also doubled for the Bulldogs, who improved to 19-3 with their 17th consecutive win. He allowed one earned run, struck out one and walked two.

Notre Dame will face second-seeded Poplar Bluff on Monday at 7 p.m. for the championship at Capaha Field. Poplar Bluff's Kameron Misner hit two doubles as the Mules edged third-seeded Jackson 5-4 in another semifinal on Saturday to advance.

Brandon Stuckenschneider was the winning pitcher for Poplar Bluff (15-5), while Gavon Turner took the loss on the mound for Jackson (16-8).

Turner pitched five innings and allowed five earned runs on eight hits with two strikeouts and one walk.

The Indians will face Sikeston for third place at 4:30 p.m. Monday at Capaha.

On the consolation side of the bracket, Central's Jacquen Cummins smacked a triple and batted in two runs as the fourth-seeded Tigers downed eighth-seeded Kennett 8-2 to book a spot in Monday's consolation title game with seventh-seeded New Madrid County Central at 2 p.m. at Capaha.

Chase Hagerty grabbed the win on the mound. He pitched six innings and gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits. He recorded 11 strikeouts and no walks to lead the Tigers.

J.D. Harding added a double and two RBIs for Central (10-11).

Nathan Spence took the loss for Kennett (6-16).

New Madrid County Central (8-12) upset sixth-seeded Dexter 11-3 in Saturday's other consolation semifinal.

Notre Dame 10, Sikeston 3

Sikeston 102 000 0 -- 3 7 2

Notre Dame 004 051 X -- 10 10 1

WP -- Adam Pope. LP -- Jacob Clark. 2B -- Tom Siebert (ND) 2, Adam Pope (ND), Colton Hampton (S), Audie Hay (S), Blake Wolferding (S). Multiple hits -- Notre Dame: Tom Siebert 2-3; Sikeston: Colton Hampton 2-3, Audie Hay 2-4.

Poplar Bluff 5, Jackson 4

Jackson 000 022 0 -- 4 3 1

Poplar Bluff 300 200 X -- 5 8 2

WP -- Brandon Stuckenschneider. LP -- Gavon Turner. 2B -- Colten Weber (J), Matthew Lambert (PB), Kameron Misner (PB) 2. Multiple hits -- Poplar Bluff: Joe Darlin 2-2, Kameron Misner 2-3.

Central 8, Kennett 2

Kennett 100 001 0 -- 2 6 5

Central 008 000 X -- 8 6 2

WP -- Chase Hagerty. LP -- Nathan Spence. 3B -- Jacquen Cummins (C). 2B -- J.D. Harding (C), Bud Hilburn (K). Multiple hits -- Central: Hayden Lynn 2-3, Ryan Tegel 2-4; Kennett: Landon Vaughan 2-4.

TRACK & FIELD

Poplar Bluff Invitational

The Jackson boys track and field team had five of its members place first in six events to finish behind Rockwood Summit for second place at Friday's Poplar Bluff Invitational.

Caleb Bess won the 800 and 1600 runs and Ean Buffington took first in the 3200 run for the Indians. Ty Crowden posted a first-place time in the 300 hurdles, Dakota Maddox won the pole vault and Xominique Davis clinched first in the triple jump for Jackson.

Kelly finished five points ahead of Central to place seventh overall in the team standings.

On the girls' side, Central took fourth and Jackson placed fifth overall.

BOYS

Team Scores -- 1. Rockwood Summit 137.5; 2. Jackson 120; 3. Poplar Bluff 90; 4. West Plains 87; 5. Sikeston 63; 6. Malden 56.5; 7. Kelly 50; 8. Cape Central 45; 9. (tie) New Madrid County Central, Scott City 15; 11. Caruthersville 14; 12. Dexter 6

Top local finishers

100 -- 2. Maurice Davis (K) 11.30; 3. Zyshon Mallory (CC) 11.59

200 -- 3. Maurice Davis (K) 23.19; 7. Zyshon Mallory (CC) 23.96

400 -- 5. Gabe Dudley (J) 54.21; 6. Joseph Reed (J) 55.06

800 -- 1. Caleb Bess (J) 2:02.29; 6. Alex Philipps (J) 2:07.31; 7. Jovanny Miranda (CC) 2:07.82

1600 -- 1. Caleb Bess (J) 4:37.57; 2. Jackson Givens (J) 4:37.60; 7. Riley Duncan (CC) 4:58.53

3200 -- 1. Ean Buffington (J) 9:52.97; 4. Clayton Monia (CC) 10:51.99; 5. Brent Werner (J) 10:52.31

110 hurdles -- 4. Ty Crowden (J) 17.45; 6. Glen Boyd (J) 19.92; 7. Aaron Birk (K) 20.07

300 hurdles -- 1. Ty Crowden (J) 41.68; 6. Glen Boyd (J) 47.29; 7. Aaron Birk (K) 48.31

400 relay -- 5. Kelly 45.78

800 relay -- 5. Cape Central (Rico Flye, Jordan Franklin, Zyshon Mallory, Braion Owens) 1:35.85; 6. Scott City 1:35.92

1,600 relay -- 3. Jackson (Ty Crowden, Gabe Dudley, Jackson Givens, Joseph Reed) 3:34.17; 5. Scott City 3:37.28; 6. Cape Central 3:47.64

3,200 relay -- 3. Jackson (Caleb Bess, Jackson Givens, Alex Philipps, Joseph Reed) 8:49.48; 5. Kelly 8:59.14; 7. Scott City 9:17.84

High jump -- 2. Dalton Huffman (K) 6-4; 3. Rico Flye (CC) 6-2; 6. Jeremy Elliot (J) 6-0

Pole vault -- 1. Dakota Maddox (J) 15-6; 4. Brennan Redinger (CC) 13-0; 5. Shawn Bareiter (J) 13-0

Long jump -- 1. Dalton Huffman (K) 20-7; 3. Peter Lake (J) 19-5; 5. Isaac Pennington (SC) 19-2

Triple jump -- 1. Xominique Davis (J) 43-3 1/2; 3. Dalton Huffman (K) 41-9 1/2; 7. Jalen Reddin (CC) 39-4 1/2

Shot put -- 7. Garrett McMahon (J) 40-7

Discus -- 4. Patrick Buck (CC) 125-6; 8. Dalton Goforth (SC) 120-8

Javelin throw -- 2. Ethen Chapman (J) 119-9; 3. Garrett McMahon (J) 112-7; 5. Malik Wilkins (CC) 101-2

GIRLS

Team Scores -- 1. Poplar Bluff 224; 2. Sikeston 82; 3. Dexter 81; 4. Cape Central 80; 5. Jackson 62.5; 6. West Plains 61.5; 7. Hayti 23; 8. New Madrid County Central 20; 9. Kelly 17; 10. Caruthersville 13; 11. Malden 10; 12. Couch 8; 13. Scott City 4

Top local finishers

100 -- 4. Dakaria Johnson (K) 13.25; 6. McKynlee Neumeyer (K) 13.74; 7. Kylie Lane (CC) 13.77

200 -- 6. McKynlee Neumeyer (K) 28.36; 7. Sierra Jones (CC) 28.48

400 -- 4. Sierra Jones (CC) 1:05.28; 7. Carlee Williamson (J) 1:08.80

800 -- 3. Bridget Trepasso (CC) 2:41.05; 5. Maddy McDonald (CC) 2:51.40

1600 -- 1. Tayler Winick (J) 5:29.35; 7. Kyra Pearl (CC) 6:40.34

100 hurdles -- 4. Timia Evans (CC) 17.95; 7. Kassidy Adams (J) 19.26

300 hurdles -- 4. Kassidy Adams (J) 50.64; 5. Timia Evans (CC) 51.92

400 relay -- 3. Cape Central (Jazreil Hill, Kylie Lane, Mackenzie Mitchell, Courterra Stevenson) 52.63

800 relay -- 3. Cape Central (Jaleria Dent, Jazreil Hill, Sierra Jones, Mackenzie Mitchell) 1:50.88

1,600 relay -- 3. Cape Central (Casia Carter, Jaleria Dent, Sierra Jones, Kylie Lane) 4:33.47

3,200 relay -- 3. Cape Central (Morgan Kluge, Maddy McDonald, Bridget Trepasso, Haley White) 10:57.30

High jump -- 3. Lauren Varner (J) 4-8; 5. Jazreil Hill (CC) 4-6

Pole vault -- 1. Katie Schumer (J) 10-6; 2. Jayce Baird (J) 9-0; 5. Kylee Stevenson (CC) 9-0

Long jump -- 5. Mabry McCallister (J) 14-11; 8. Samantha Ratledge (K) 14-8

Triple jump -- 4. Samantha Ratledge (K) 33-5 1/4; 5. Mackenzie Mitchell (CC) 32-11; 8. Kris Valentine-Wright (J) 28-10

Shot put -- 1. Nicole Humphries (J) 37-9; 4. Quetaja Martin (CC) 32-4; 8. Rachel Perry (SC) 29-9

Discus -- 2. Quetaja Martin (CC) 107-4; 5. Olivia Brown (J) 100-3; 6. Rachel Perry (SC) 98-1

Javelin throw -- 1. Olivia Brown (J) 97-3; 2. Kylee Stevenson (CC) 83-7; 4. Quetaja Martin (CC) 71-3

-- From staff reports