High school roundup: Notre Dame softball team upends Jackson

The Jackson softball team outhit Notre Dame but it was not enough as the Bulldogs cruise to a 4-2 home victory over the Indians.

Ellie Retz picked up the win in the circle for Notre Dame, which improved to 12-1. She pitched a complete game and gave up two earned runs. She had two strikeouts and walked none.

Sophie Wunderlich sustained the loss for Jackson, which fell to 5-8. She also threw a complete game and allowed two earned runs with two strikeouts and no walks.

WP -- Ellie Retz. LP -- Sophie Wunderlich. 2B -- Maddie Urhahn (ND). Multiple hits -- Jackson: Kate Lawrence 2-2, Mallorie Maintz 3-4, Sophie Wunderlich 3-4.

Jefferson 8, Cape Central 4

Jefferson's Allison Batts and Sam Dalton each batted in two runs as the Blue Jays flew to victory at home over the Tigers.

Sarah Handrahan went the distance to get the win in the circle for Jefferson (14-5). She gave up four earned runs and recorded 15 strikeouts and five walks.

Maggie Boxdorfer took the loss for Cape Central (3-9). She pitched 1 1/3 innings and allowed six runs (two earned) on six hits. She walked two and had no strikeouts.

Central 002 002 0 -- 4 4 2

Jefferson 420 020 X -- 8 11 0

WP -- Sarah Handrahan. LP -- Maggie Boxdorfer. 3B -- Kylie Lane (C). 2B -- Brooke Anderson (C), Jill Akins (J), Danielle Young (J). Multiple hits -- Jefferson (Festus): Sarah Handrahan 3-4, Josie Parr 2-3.

Perryville 12, St. Pius X 7

Anna Besand hit two doubles to help lead the Pirates to the win over the Lancers on the road in Festus, Missouri.

Brandi Huber was the winning pitcher. She threw four innings, allowed four earned runs and recorded five strikeouts and two walks.

Lilly Pecaut added a double and batted in three runs for Perryville (7-7).

Alexis Wilson also a double to pace St. Pius X (5-9).

Perryville 010 134 3 -- 12 20 2

St. Pius X 003 010 3 -- 7 8 6

WP -- Brandi Huber. LP -- Kirsten Shrick. 2B -- Anna Besand (P) 2, Macey Hall (P), Lilly Pecaut (P), Alexis Wilson (SPX). Multiple hits -- Perryville: Anna Besand 3-5, Kailyn Fahnestock 2-4, Macey Hall 3-3, Mackenzie Laurentius 3-5, Emma Nelson 2-5, Andrea Pannier 2-5, Lilly Pecaut 3-5, Courtney Wingerter 2-5.

Hillsboro 9, Perryville 6

Macey Hall and Lilly Pecaut each hit a double and went 2 for 4 at the plate but it was not enough as the Pirates dropped their second game of the day on the road to the host Hawks.

Maddi Wingerter took the loss for Perryville (7-8). She pitched a complete game and allowed five earned runs. She walked two and had no strikeouts.

Emma Nichols was the winning pitcher for Hillsboro (6-7). She went the distance and gave up five earned runs. She had eight strikeouts and two walks.

Perryville 000 050 1 -- 6 11 4

Hillsboro 022 302 X -- 9 11 2

WP -- Emma Nichols. LP -- Maddi Wingerter. 2B -- Alexa Sargent (H), Carlie Sanders (H), Haili King (H), Kaleigh Close (H), Macey Hall (P), Lilly Pecaut (P). Multiple hits -- Hillsboro: Kaleigh Close 2-3, Haili King 3-4, Haylee Short 2-4; Perryville: Macey Hall 2-4, Emma Nelson 2-4, Andrea Pannier 2-4, Lilly Pecaut 2-4, Courtney Wingerter 2-4.

Chaffee 10, Sikeston 1

Sydney Walker reached base three of her four times at bat, including a triple, and drove in three runs as the Red Devils burned the visiting Bulldogs.

Carleigh Burnett pitched a complete game to clinch the win for Chaffee (7-7). She allowed one unearned run, struck out 10 and walked five.

Kylie Noe endured the loss in the circle for Sikeston (6-10). She pitched a complete game and gave up three earned runs. She had three strikeouts and walked five.

Tyeshia Mitchell had the lone hit for the Bulldogs.

Sikeston 001 000 0 -- 1 1 2

Chaffee 006 103 X -- 10 10 0

WP -- Carleigh Burnett. LP -- Kylie Noe. 3B -- Sydney Walker (C). 2B -- Hannah Seyer (C), Bailey Wiseman (C). Multiple hits -- Chaffee: Bridgette Swinford 2-4, Sydney Walker 3-4.

Portageville 8, Kelly 0

Portageville's Kelsi Miller slammed two home runs and drove in three runs as the Bulldogs trounced the district rival Hawks at home.

Standout pitcher Taylor Tiffany went the distance in the circle to get the win for Portageville (15-1). She recorded 16 strikeouts and had no walks.

Alexis Dock sustained the loss for Kelly (7-4). She pitched three innings and gave up six earned runs on five hits. She had two strikeouts and walked three.

Kelly 000 000 0 -- 0 3 0

Portageville 204 011 X -- 8 12 1

WP -- Taylor Tiffany. LP -- Alexis Dock. HR -- Savannah Lovins (P), Kelsi Miller (P) 2. Multiple hits -- Portageville: Alexis Glidewell 2-2, Savannah Lovins 2-3, Kelsi Miller 3-3, Taylor Tiffany 2-3.

FALL BASEBALL

Oran 13, Leopold 0

Denver Elfrink hit two doubles and batted in four runs as the Eagles erupted for 12 runs in the fourth inning to easily dispose of the winless Wildcats in the five-inning road rout.

Preston Hahn picked up the win on the mound for Oran (6-2). He pitched a complete game and recorded 10 strikeouts and one walk.

Garrett Thele sustained the loss for Leopold (0-6). He pitched 3 2/3 innings and allowed 13 earned runs on 15 hits. He had two strikeouts and walked four.

John Gray had the lone hit for the Wildcats.

Oran 010 (12)0 -- 13 15 4

Leopold 000 00 -- 0 1 7

WP -- Preston Hahn. LP -- Garrett Thele. 2B -- Denver Elfrink (O) 2. Multiple hits -- Oran: Denver Elfrink 3-3, Preston Hahn 2-4, Tanner McVay 3-3, Blake Overfield 2-2, Clay Sauceda 2-2.

GIRLS TENNIS

Jackson 5, Cape Central 4

The Indians won three singles and two doubles to edge the host Tigers in the rivalry.

Jackson upped its record to 7-5 while Cape Central dropped to 5-6.

SINGLES

No. 1 -- Mikelle Culbreth (J) def. Amy Dai (C) 8-5

No. 2 -- Lauren McClanahan (J) def. Kate Harding (C) 9-7

No. 3 -- Natalie Grimm (C) def. Madison Mumma (J) 8-4

No. 4 -- Mackenzie Mumma (J) def. Elizabeth Ustinov (C) 9-8

No. 5 -- Lauren Uhls (C) def. Katie Black (J) 8-6

No. 6 -- Jordan Maxton (C) def. Molly Clark (J) 8-4

DOUBLES

No. 1 -- Culbreth/McClanahan (J) def. Dai/Harding (C) 8-5

No. 2 -- Grimm/Maxton (C) def. Mumma/Mumma (J) 8-3

No. 3 -- Corie Pike/Krista Valentine (J) def. Uhls/Ustinov (C) 8-4

JV -- Jackson 5, Cape Central 3

BOYS SOCCER

Perryville 7, Saxony Lutheran 0

Eann Bergman recorded two goals and three assists as the Pirates rolled and notched their 10th win of the season in the road romp of the Crusaders.

Emilio Mattingly tallied two goals and one assist for Perryville (10-1). Kyle Wood had one goal and one assist while Kwaid Fears and Pablo Mattingly added one goal apiece. Isaac Ellsworth and Cole Gerstenberger each contributed one assist for the Pirates.

Goalkeeper Trent Unterreiner had six saves in the shutout.

Saxony Lutheran fell to 5-6-1 with the loss.

GIRLS GOLF

Notre Dame 183, Farmington 223

Sarah Bell and Allison Bray each carded a four-over-par 40 as the Bulldogs downed the Knightettes in a dual at Dalhousie Golf Club.

Farmington's Carly Ferguson scored a two-under-par 38 to earn the medalist honors for the Knightettes.

It was the first time this season that a Notre Dame golfer did not receive the medalist honors, according to Notre Dame coach Jerry Grim.

NOTRE DAME (183) -- Sarah Bell 40, Allison Bray 40, Ashlee Younghouse 51, Zoe Schumer 52

FARMINGTON (223) -- Carly Ferguson 38, Morgan Cherry 61, Bella Clubb 62, Shannon Dodson 62

VOLLEYBALL

Leopold 25 25, Zalma 17 23

Ashley Nussbaum tallied four kills and two blocks as the Wildcats edged the Bulldogs in the conference road sweep.

Emily Seiler served five aces and had three kills for Leopold (8-7, 3-0 Mississippi Valley Conference). Patience VanderMierden dished out nine assists, notched three digs and served two aces for the Wildcats.

Jenny Pullam recorded four digs and three kills to pace Zalma (6-9-1, 2-1). Julia Gregory added three kills, and Macey James had nine assists for the Bulldogs, who had a total of seven missed serves in the loss.

JV -- Leopold won 17-25, 25-13, 25-17

Woodland 25 25, Meadow Heights 22 15

Krista Rhodes nailed 14 kills and served three aces as the Cardinals averted a scare from the host Panthers to come away with the win.

Kelsee Long had three kills while Shelby Sawyer added 10 digs, four kills and three aces for Woodland (12-4-2). Mackenzie Altenthal had three kills and two blocks for the Cardinals, while Madison Cover contributed 17 assists and five digs. Chelsea Cureton notched 13 digs, and Anna Deck provided four assists and four digs for the Cardinals. Emma Rinacke had seven digs and two kills.

Meadow Heights dropped to 5-9-2 with the loss.

JV -- Meadow Heights won 25-20, 25-23

Sikeston 25 25, Scott City 11 18

Hannah Shemonia had 15 digs and three kills in the Rams' conference loss at home to the Bulldogs.

Sikeston improved to 7-9 overall and 2-2 in the SEMO Conference while Scott City fell to 4-12 overall and 0-5 in the conference.

JV -- Scott City won in three sets

Saxony 25 22 25, Advance 12 25 20

Ashley Fritsche recorded 11 digs, eight kills and five blocks to lead the Crusaders to their 10th win of the season in a three-set victory over the visiting Hornets.

Allie Sprink tallied seven kills and four aces while Jordan Hecht dished out 19 assists and nailed five kills for Saxony Lutheran (10-7-2). Brianna Mueller notched 17 digs, 11 assists and five kills for the Crusaders, while Logan Franke had seven kills and nine digs and Claire Petzoldt contributed seven kills.

Advance dropped to 11-6-2 with the loss.

JV -- Advance won 25-21, 25-22

Dexter 25 25, Bell City 7 9

The Class 3 state-ranked Bearcats had no problem disposing of the visiting Cubs in straight sets in the conference rout.

Dexter improved to 17-3-2 overall and 5-0 in the Stoddard County Activities Association Conference while Bell City fell to 10-8-2 overall and 2-2 in the conference.

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Perryville goes 0-2-2 at Gateway Matchup

The Pirates posted an 0-2-2 record in Pool B in the opening night of the Gateway Matchup Tournament at Oakville High School in the suburban St. Louis area.

Perryville opened pool play with a split of Bishop DuBourg 25-20, 19-25. Kayla Buxton dished out 12 assists and Hannah Layton nailed six kills for the Pirates in the split with the Cavaliers.

The Pirates then fell to Nerinx Hall 14-25, 23-25. Meta Schlimpert notched four digs and Taylor Weber had two digs and one ace for Perryville in the loss to the Markers.

The Pirates then dropped the next game to Duchesne 23-25, 21-25. Maci Hotop and Emma Derickson each had three digs to pace Perryville in the loss to the Pioneers.

The Pirates concluded pool play with a split of Marquette 25-23, 21-25. Brooke Hogard and Ahnie Hoff nailed eight kills apiece for Perryville (8-6-2).

The Pirates will return to the tournament on Saturday when they will begin bracket play against Eureka at 8 a.m.

-- From staff reports