High school roundup: Oak Ridge wins on Thomas' walk-off HR

Oak Ridge senior Brett Thomas hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to give his team a 5-3 walk-off victory in Thursday's opening round of the Oak Ridge baseball tournament.

The blast was the second of the day for Thomas, who hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give the Blue Jays a 2-1 lead at the time.

Thomas also picked up the win on the mound. He pitched the final three innings after coming on in relief of freshman starter Kelby Brown.

John Bohnsack took the loss for Leopold.

Bohnsack was 3 for 4 at the plate, while teammate Robert Brown was 2 for 4.

Oak Ridge improved to 5-4 this season.

The Blue Jays will face Woodland, which received a first-round bye, at 4 p.m. today in the semifinals.

Saxony Lutheran defeated Meadow Heights 18-2 in the first round.

The Crusaders, who hosted the game, scored seven runs in the second inning.

Clay Roth earned the win by going three innings. He allowed two runs on three hits with three strikeouts.

Roth also had a double and three RBIs, while Gabe Bohnert went 2 for 3 with a double for the Crusaders (8-1).

Saxony Lutheran will take on Delta at 4 p.m. today at Saxony Lutheran.

SAXONY LUTHERAN 18, MEADOW HEIGHTS 2

Saxony 173 34 -- 18 17 1

Meadow Hts 101 00 -- 2 3 5

WP -- Clay Roth, 2-0. LP -- B. Garland. 2B -- Roth (SL), Gabe Bohnert (SL). Multiple hits -- Saxony Lutheran: Trent Steffens 2-3, Spencer Sander 2-3, Clayton Fritsche 2-2, Bohnert 2-3, Shawn Hadler 2-5. Records -- Saxony Lutheran 8-1.

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OAK RIDGE 5, LEOPOLD 3

Leopold 100 001 01 -- 3 6 2

Oak Ridge 000 020 03 -- 5 5 2

WP -- Brett Thomas, 3-0. LP -- John Bohnsack. HR -- Thomas 2 (OR). Multiple hits -- Leopold: Bohnsack 3-4, Robert Brown 2-4; Oak Ridge: Thomas 2-2. Records -- Oak Ridge 5-4.

Perryville 10, Festus 8

The Pirates scored six runs in the seventh inning to earn the road win.

Ross Moldenhauer went 4 for 5 with a double, while Thomas Hutchinson was 2 for 4 with a triple for Perryville (8-3).

Colby Brown connected for a triple, and Dustin Thompson was the winner on the mound.

Perryville 130 000 6 -- 10 17 0

Festus 000 340 1 -- 8 15 2

WP -- Dustin Thompson, 1-0. LP -- Caleb Wilkerson. 3B -- Colby Brown (P), Thomas Hutchinson (P), Jared Hotop (P). 2B -- Ross Moldenhauer (P), Mitch Neel (F). Multiple hits -- Perryville: Moldenhauer 4-5, Hutchinson 2-4, Hotop 2-3, Tyler Blessing 2-3, Jake Dobbelare 2-4, Cale Regelsberger 2-4; Festus: Connor Eisenbeis 5-5, Wilkerson 4-5, Ethan Hampton 2-2. Records -- Festus 11-3, Perryville 8-3.

Advance 8, Bell City 6

Kendall Page and Darren VanGennip hit back-to-back home runs to help lift the Hornets past the visiting Cubs.

Grant Gray went 2 for 4 with a triple, while Jacob Spears also was 2 for 4 for Advance (5-6).

Gray earned the win on the mound in a complete-game effort. The senior allowed six hits while striking out four and walking two.

Alan Michael Hess took the loss for the Cubs, despite going 3 for 4 with a home run.

Terrance Johnson went 2 for 4 with a double in the loss.

Bell City 102 020 1 -- 6 6

Advance 301 400 x -- 8 10

WP -- Grant Gray. LP -- Alan Michael Hess. HR -- Kendall Page (A), Darren VanGennip (A), Hess (BC). 3B -- Gray (A). 2B -- Terrance Johnson (BC). Multiple hits -- Bell City: Hess 3-4, Johnson 2-4; Advance: Gray 2-4, Page 2-4, Jacob Spears 2-4. Records -- Advance 5-6.

GIRLS SOCCER

Perryville 3, Anna-Jonesboro 0

Morgan Franklin netted two goals in the Pirates' road win.

Megan Moldenhauer added a goal, while Allie Moldenhauer, Abbie Schilli and Courtney Borden finished with one assist apiece.

Natalie Bauwens recorded one save in goal for Perryville (4-3).

GOLF

Central 160, New Madrid 190

Corey Connell and Travis Simmons both shot 2-over-par 37s to lead the Tigers to victory at Cape Girardeau Country Club.

Results

Central -- 1. Corey Connell 37; 2. Travis Simmons 37; 3. Chris Reeder 41; 4. David Watts 45; 5. Williams Anderson 45

New Madrid -- 1. Reece Porter 45; 2. Lofton Hayes 46; 3. Nick Machirain 49; 4. Trey Recker 50

SOFTBALL

Oak Ridge tournament

It only took Leopold three innings to defeat host Oak Ridge 20-2 in the first round.

Mallory James was the winning pitcher, and added two triples for the Wildcats (6-1).

Denai Arzen had a double, while Ashley Keim went 2 for 3 in the win.

Emily Beard was the losing pitcher for the Blue Jays.

Leopold will play Woodland at 4 p.m. today.

Myra Henson was the winning pitcher and went 2 for 3 with four RBIs in Delta's 11-6 win over Meadow Heights.

Courtney Beggs was 3 for 5 with four RBIs, while Samantha Bartels went 4 for 4 with a double for the Bobcats (7-2).

Delta will face Advance at 5:45 p.m. today.

LEOPOLD 20, OAK RIDGE 2

Oak Ridge 101 -- 2 2 3

Leopold (17)3X -- 20 16 1

WP -- Mallory James, 6-0. LP -- Emily Beard. 3B -- James 2 (L). 2B -- Denai Arzen (L). Multiple hits -- Leopold: James 2-3, Arzen 2-4, Ashley Keim 2-2. Records -- Leopold 6-1.

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DELTA 11, MEADOW HEIGHTS 6

Delta 100 501 4 -- 11 13 2

Meadow Hts 000 014 1 -- 6 9 7

WP -- Myra Henson, 7-2. LP -- Meyer. 3B -- Kennedy (MH). 2B -- Thorne (MH), Samantha Bartels (D). Multiple hits -- Meadow Heights: Kennedy 2-4, Thorne 2-4; Delta: Bartels 4-4, Courtney Beggs 3-5, Henson 2-3. Records -- Delta 7-2.

TRACK

Old Settlement meet

Notre Dame's girls and boys both finished third at Wednesday's meet in Ste. Genevieve, Mo.

Elizabeth Kiblinger won the 3,200 and set a school record in the 1,600 for the Bulldogs.

Notre Dame's Myriah Bernard set a school record in the discus and took first in the shot put.

Ellie Sigman took third in the 200 for Chaffee, while Nicole Hemmann finished third in the 100 hurdles for Saxony Lutheran.

On the boys side, Notre Dame won the 800 and 400 relays, while Chaffee won the 3,200.

Duncan Ross won the pole vault for Notre Dame, while Jordan Barber won the 400 dash.

Michael Rutherford took first in the 800 for Chaffee, and Jeremy Engelhart had a second-place finish for Saxony Lutheran in the 110 hurdles.

GIRLS

Team results -- 1. Ste. Genevieve 133; 2. Valle Catholic 94; T-3. Notre Dame 81; T-3. Dexter 81; 5. Chester 53; 6. Chaffee 47; 7. Park Hills Central 46; 8. Crystal City 42; 9. Fredericktown 24; T-10. Saxony Lutheran 20; T-10. Grandview 20; 12. Arcadia Valley 18; 13. Jefferson 16; 14. Herculaneum 11; 15. St. Vincent 8; 16. St. Pius 5; 17. Kelly 3

Local top six

3,200 relay -- 4. Notre Dame 11:02.64; 5. Saxony Lutheran 11:11.30

100 hurdles -- 3. Nicole Hemmann (SL) 17.58; 4. Cassie Hindman (C) 17.65

100 dash -- 4. Ellie Sigman (C) 13.77

800 relay -- 4. Chaffee 2:01.47

1,600 -- 2. Elizabeth Kiblinger (ND) 5:35.06; 4. Elsie Anderson 5:46.49

400 dash -- 4. Sigman (C) 1:05.36; 6. Kali Wingerter (SV) 1:06.88

300 hurdles -- 4. Hindman (C) 52.71; 6. Hemmann (SL) 54.04

800 -- 4. Wingerter (SV) 2:36.36

200 dash -- 3. Sigman (C) 28.00

3,200 -- 1. Kiblinger (ND) 12:22.60; 5. Kristen Dippold (SL) 12:42.62; 6. Ashley Schmittzehe (ND) 12:52.43

1,600 relay -- 3. Notre Dame 4:32.99; 6. Saxony Lutheran 4:40.36

High jump -- 5. Hindman (C) 4-8

Pole vault -- 4. Olivia Renner (ND) 8-6; 5. Sadie Schaefer (ND) 8-0

Long jump -- 4. Sigman (C) 14-2 1/2

Discus -- 2. Myriah Bernard (ND) 102-1; 3. Jessica Menz (ND) 100-0

Shot put -- 1. Bernard (ND) 37-4 1/4; 2. Menz (ND) 35-4 1/4

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BOYS

Team results -- 1. Valle Catholic 134; 2. Ste. Genevieve 119.5; 3. Notre Dame 107; 4. Park Hills Central 55; 5. Chaffee 50; 6. Chester 46; 7. Fredericktown 40; 8. Crystal City 36; 9. Saxony Lutheran 27; 10. St. Pius 25; 11. Arcadia Valley 20; 12. Dexter 12; 13. Herculaneun 11; 14. Kelly 10.5; 15. Jefferson 7; 16. Grandview 1

Local top six

3,200 relay -- 1. Chaffee 8:30.06; 4. Notre Dame 8:47.75; 6. Kelly 9:14.87

110 hurdles -- 2. Jeremy Engelhart (SL) 17.18; 6. Kevin Brost (ND) 19.46

100 dash -- 2. Brady Vetter (ND) 11.63; 6. Patrick Williamson (ND) 12.05

800 relay -- 1. Notre Dame 1:34.29; 4. Chaffee 1:37.56

1,600 -- 3. Cole Ross (ND) 4:46.65

400 relay -- 1. Notre Dame 45.38

400 dash -- 1. Jordan Barber (ND) 52.71; 2. Jordan Yahn (C) 53.31; 4. Carson Bruenderman (ND) 56.08

300 hurdles -- 3. Engelhart (SL) 45.57; 5. Andy Terhune (C) 46.35; 6. Brandon Fritsche (SL) 47.44

800 -- 1. Michael Rutherford (C) 2:06.53; 4. Stephen Schott (K) 2:10.30

200 dash -- 2. Vetter (ND) 23.25; 3. Barber (ND) 24.00

1,600 relay -- 3. Chaffee 3:40.09; 4. Notre Dame 3:47.81; 5. Saxony Lutheran 3:50.46

High jump -- 5. Jordan Buterbaugh (SL) 5-6

Pole vault -- 1. Duncan Ross (ND) 14-0

Long jump -- 6. Ryan Long (ND) 18-2 1/2

Triple jump -- 3. Duston Hutson (ND) 39-10 3/4; 4. Long (ND) 38-2

Shot put -- 5. Dustin Worley (C) 40-10 1/4

-- From staff reports