High school roundup: Notre Dame softball wins in nine innings

It took two extra innings, but the Notre Dame softball team remained undefeated with a 2-1, nine-inning victory over visiting Portageville on Tuesday.

Nikki Peters got the win in the circle. She pitched a complete game and had 10 strikeouts and no walks.

Anne Ziegler belted a triple and a double for Notre Dame (2-0).

Taylor Tiffany suffered the loss. She threw 8 2/3 innings for Portageville (1-1), giving up one earned run on three hits. She struck out 12 batters and walked three.

Tiffany also slugged a home run in the first inning for the Bulldogs' lone run.

Portageville 100 000 000 -- 1 5 1

Notre Dame 000 001 001 -- 2 3 1

WP -- Nikki Peters. LP -- Taylor Tiffany. HR -- Taylor Tiffany (P). 3B -- Anne Ziegler (ND). 2B -- Anne Ziegler (ND). Multiple hitters -- Notre Dame: Anne Ziegler 2-3; Portageville: Taylor Tiffany 2-4.

Kelly 4, Naylor 1

Sydney Kern went 2 for 3 at the plate and drove in one run as the Hawks won their home opener.

Kristi Brucker was the winning pitcher for Kelly (3-0). She went the distance and gave up one earned run on six hits with two strikeouts.

Shayna Tharp pitched a complete game and took the loss for Naylor (0-2). She recorded seven strikeouts and walked four.

Tharp also went 2 for 3 at the plate with an RBI.

Naylor 000 000 1 -- 1 6 4

Kelly 010 030 X -- 4 3 0

WP -- Kristi Brucker. LP -- Shayna Tharp. Multiple hitters -- Kelly: Sydney Kern 2-3; Naylor: Callee Pickrell 2-3.

VOLLEYBALL

St. Vincent 24 25 25 Saxony Luth. 26 17 16

Jackie Verseman had six kills to help the visiting Indians to a three-set victory.

Katie Verseman and Kassidy Kassel both added four kills for the Indians (2-0), while Kellie L'Hote recorded 20 assists.

Raegan Wieser paced Saxony Lutheran (3-3-2) with five kills, four blocks and 10 digs. Jordan Hecht also had five kills and four aces. Brianna Mueller finished with 11 assists, while Abigail Bergman recorded 12 digs.

JV -- St. Vincent won 25-11, 24-26, 25-13.

Woodland 25 25 Puxico 11 13

Krista Rhodes hammered six kills and notched four digs as the Cardinals picked up a conference victory at home over the Indians (0-3).

Lexie King tallied five digs, three kills and two aces for Woodland (3-3-1), while Mackenzie Altenthal added seven blocks and three kills. Chelsea Cureton recorded eight digs and two aces, while Sydney Keith added five digs and Shelby Sawyer contributed three blocks and two aces.

JV -- Woodland won 25-17, 25-14

Notre Dame 25 25 Bernie 13 22

Abbie McAlister had nine kills as Notre Dame recorded its first win of the season with a sweep of the Mules (1-1) at home.

Lydia Goodson added six kills for the Bulldogs (1-1). Sam Feeney collected 17 assists and Marianna Below led the defensive effort with 11 digs.

JV -- Notre Dame won in two sets

Dexter 25 25 Central 10 14

Jasmine Scott had eight digs and two aces in the Tigers' two-set loss on the road to the Bearcats.

Central fell to 1-3 while Dexter improved to 3-1.

JV -- Dexter won 25-8, 25-9

Leopold 25 25 Meadow Heights 5 17

Caitlin Petty tallied 12 kills, seven assists, three digs, two blocks and two service aces to lead the Wildcats in the conference road rout of the Panthers (3-3).

Bailee Cope added nine kills, three aces, two digs and one block, while Ashlyn Bucher recorded six kills, two digs and one ace for Leopold (6-0-2). Emily Seiler dished out 17 assists and notched three digs and two aces for the Wildcats.

JV -- Meadow Heights won 25-16, 25-14

Advance 25 25 Scott City 6 12

Hannah Clark and Krystal James each had three kills as the Hornets won on the road against the Rams (1-1).

Ashtyn Driskill served six aces and Lexis Garner had five service aces for Advance (5-2-1). Kimsey Lillard recorded four digs.

Eagle Ridge 25 16 25 Tower Grove 17 25 16

The Eagles (2-1) notched their second win of the season in a three-set home victory.

BOYS SOCCER

Perryville 4, North County 0

Kyle Wood scored two goals as the host Pirates improved to 4-0.

Conner Stark and Emilio Mattingly both netted a goal for the Pirates.

Eann Bergman had two assists, while Luke Schlichting and Matt Moran had one apiece.

Goalkeeper Luke Dobbelare made two saves.

JV -- Perryville 2, North County 2

Farmington 2, Central 0

The Tigers (1-2) fell at home against the Knights (2-0).

JV -- Central won 4-3.

Tower Grove 4, Eagle Ridge 2

Jordan Cliff and Josh King each scored a goal as the Eagles fell at home.

Lane Henson and Caleb Friedrich each had an assist for Eagle Ridge (2-2).

Goalkeeper Caleb Cerney had five saves in the loss.

GIRLS TENNIS

Central 9, Charleston 0

The Tigers swept the road match, improving to 2-1.

Charleston fell to 0-3.

SINGLES

No. 1 -- Josey Powell (Cape) def. Frederica Evans (Char) 8-0

No. 2 -- Kate Harding (Cape) def. Cameron Wince (Char) 8-1

No. 3 -- Amy Dai (Cape) def. Savannah Wilkinson (Char) 8-0

No. 4 -- Paige Messerli (Cape) def. Shantaria Bigham (Char) 8-1

No. 5 -- Natalie Grimm (Cape) def. Deshaundria Kimble (Char) 8-0

No. 6 -- Elizabeth Ustinov (Cape) def. Monica Bryant (Char) 8-0

DOUBLES

No. 1 -- Powell/Harding (Cape) def. Evans/Wince (Char) 8-1

No. 2 -- Dai/Messerli (Cape) def. Wilkinson/Bigham (Char) 8-0

No. 3 -- Grimm/Ustinov (Cape) def. Kimble/Bryant (Char) 8-0

BOYS SWIMMING

Vianney 103, Central 76

The host Tigers placed first in five events but fell 27 points short in a dual with the Golden Griffins at the Central Municipal Pool.

Freshman Sam Hahs posted first-place times in the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly for Central.

Central results

200 medley relay -- 1. Central (Brogan Davis, Sam Hahs, John Young, Christian Retter) 1:46.00

200 freestyle -- 1. Sam Hahs (C) 1:58.98; 3. Christian Retter (C) 2:17.27

200 individual medley -- 2. Brogan Davis (C) 2:07.54

50 freestyle -- 2. Christian Retter (C) 24.64

Diving -- 2. Lawson Berry (C) 156.60

100 butterfly -- 1. Sam Hahs (C) 57.83; 3. John Young 1:02.01

100 freestyle -- 1. Brogan Davis (C) 50.82

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Central (John Young, Sam Hahs, Brogan Davis, Christian Retter) 1:37.03

100 backstroke -- 2. John Young (C) 1:08.71

100 breaststroke -- 2. Tim Huey (C) 1:20.67; 3. Reid Dickson (C) 1:20.73

400 freestyle relay -- 3. Central (Zack Rhodes, Levi Strickland, Lawson Berry, Miles Frasier) 4:22.04

GIRLS GOLF

Summit Invitational

Notre Dame freshman Sarah Bell shot an even-par 70 to tie for third place individually at the Rockwood Summit Invitational at The Falls Golf Club in O'Fallon, Mo.

Fellow freshman Allison Bray tied for fifth with a 77 as the Bulldogs finished ninth among the 17 teams. Mattie Beussink (90) and Ashlee Younghouse (108) rounded out the Bulldogs' team score of 319.

Marquette won the team competition with a 319, finishing 11 strokes ahead of Ft. Zumwalt South.

Ft. Zumwalt South senior Amanda Kim earned the medalist honor with a sizzling 9-under-par 62.

Team Scores -- 1. Marquette 319; 2. Ft. Zumwalt South 330; 3. Cor Jesu Academy 333; 4. St. Joseph's Academy 339; 5. Nerinx Hall 341; 6. Kickapoo 342; 7. Francis Howell 344; 8. Visitation Academy 345; 9. Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) 346; 10. Lafayette (Wildwood) 347; 11. Parkway West 367; 12. Ursuline Academy 374; 13. Eureka 379; 14. Parkway South 390; 15. Francis Howell Central 419; 16. Rockwood Summit 442; 17. Farmington 512

-- From staff reports