The Oran baseball team appeared on its way to a resounding championship at the Chaffee tournament.
Then the rain came.
Undefeated Oran, ranked No. 1 in Class 1, led Shawnee, Ill., 11-1 in the top of the fifth inning Saturday night when the title game was stopped. Attempts will be made to finish the contest.
Earlier Saturday in their first game of the day, the Eagles (15-0) were down 5-0 but came back to defeat Saxony Lutheran 16-8.
Nolan Urhahn went 3 for 3 with two doubles, while Seth Ressel had three hits.
Tyler Heuring went 2 for 3 with a double, while Kody Moore and Zac Chasteen both had two hits.
Chasteen was the pitcher for the Eagles, going 4 1/3 innings and allowing six earned runs on eight hits.
Clay Roth went 2 for 5 with a double and three RBIs for the Crusaders, while Trent Steffens had three hits and three RBIs.
Roth was the losing pitcher, giving up nine hits and seven earned runs.
In the third-place game, host Chaffee shut out Saxony Lutheran 8-0.
Cody Payne threw a shutout, giving up just three hits while striking out seven and walking none.
Alex Davie went 3 for 4 with a double, while Andrew Terhune was 2 for 4 with a double for the Red Devils (15-3).
Spencer Sander and Gabe Bohnert both had a double in the loss.
Chaffee lost its semifinal to Shawnee 6-3.
Alex Crowe homered in the loss, while Trevor Cannon went 3 for 3 with a double.
Perryville lost in the fifth-place game 18-8 against Twin Rivers.
ORAN 16, SAXONY LUTHERAN 8
Saxony 140 030 0 -- 8 11 3
Oran 004 462 X -- 16 13 7
WP -- Zac Chasteen. LP -- Clay Roth. 2B -- Tyler Heuring (O), Nolan Urhahn 2 (O), Seth Ressel (O), Clay Roth (SL). Multiple hits -- Oran: Kody Moore 2-5, Heuring 2-3, Chasteen 2-5, Urhahn 3-3, Ressel 3-3; Saxony: Trent Steffens 3-5, Roth 2-5, Shawn Hadler 3-4.
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CHAFFEE 8, SAXONY LUTHERAN 0
Chaffee 002 042 0 -- 8 9 0
Saxony 000 000 0 -- 0 3 3
WP -- Cody Payne, 1-0. LP -- Winkler. 2B -- Alex Davie (C), Andrew Terhune (C), Spencer Sander (SL), Gabe Bohnert (SL). Multiple hits -- Chaffee: Davie 3-4, Terhune 2-4. Records -- Chaffee 15-3.
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Shawnee 6, Chaffee 3
Shawnee 022 020 0 -- 6 5 0
Chaffee 010 002 0 -- 3 9 4
WP -- McMahan. LP -- Daniel Dooley, 3-2. HR -- Alex Crowe (C). 2B -- Trevor Cannon (C), Lamddin 2 (S). Multiple hits -- Chaffee: Cannon 3-3; Shawnee: Lamddin 3-4. Records -- Chaffee 14-3.
St. Vincent defeated Perryville 3-1 in the championship game.
Holly Blandford and Abby Lappe scored for the Indians.
Allie Moldenhauer had the Pirates' (7-4) lone goal, with by Sam Amberger picking up the assist.
Natalie Bauwens had 12 saves in the loss.
It was the third time the two teams met, with St. Vincent winning two of them.
Jackson's junior varsity ousted Saxony Lutheran 2-1 in overtime in the consolation finals.
Nicole Hemmann netted the Crusaders' goal. Sarah Winningham had the assist.
The Tigers lost to Parkway West 4-5.
Matt Griffith and Blake Kidd both won their singles' match and then teamed to win in doubles in three sets.
Central then defeated Eureka 5-4.
Caleb Yeargain pulled out his match with a 6-4, 2-6, 10-6 win at No. 6 singles.
Parkway West 5, Central 4
Singles
No. 1 -- Wanaba (PW) def. Austin Shupert 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 -- George (PW) def. Sam Stahly 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 -- John (PW) def. Nick Hines 2-6, 6-2, 10-7
No. 4 -- Prithva Rudrappa (C) def. Yasin 6-2, 7-6
No. 5 -- Matt Griffith (C) def. Maitra 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 -- Blake Kidd (C) def. Thomas 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 -- Wanaba-George (PW) def. Shupert-Hines 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 -- John-Yasin (PW) def. Stahly-Rudrappa 6-3, 1-6, 11-9
No. 3 -- Griffith-Kidd (C) def. Maitra-Thomas 6-2, 3-6, 10-5
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Central 5, Eureka 4
Singles
No. 1 -- Shupert (C) def. Huang 7-5, 7-6
No. 2 -- Stahly (C) def. Bandyopadhyay 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 -- Schmid (E) def. Hines 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 -- Klopf (E) def. Rudrappa 6-0, 6-4
No. 5 -- Griffith (C) def. Varner 6-3, 6-0
No. 6 -- Caleb Yeargain (C) def. Jones 6-4, 2-6, 10-6
Doubles
No. 1 -- Shupert-Hines (C) def. Bandyopadhyay-Schmid 10-5
No. 2 -- Huang-Jones (E) def. Stahly-Rudrappa 10-7
No. 3 -- Varner-Vinsand (E) def. Griffith-Kidd 11-10
Paden Wachter won the discus and took second in the shot put to help the Jackson girls finish seventh out of 16 teams.
Zhao Ni Dirnberger took second in the 3,200, while Tori Parry had a third-place finish in the 1,600.
Sierra Maddox was third in the pole vault.
The Jackson boys took sixth, with all four of their relays having a top-eight finish.
Brannen Wright finished second in the 200, while Blake Smith took third in the 100.
Ben Rushin placed third in the shot put.
Chris Reed finished third in the pole vault.
GIRLS
Team results -- 1. Kirkwood 110; T-2. Rock Bridge 107; T-2. East St. Louis 107; 4. Blue Springs 74; 5. Francis Howell 51.50; 6. Hazelwood Central 49; 7. Jackson 45.50; 8. Hickman 42; 9. Cor Jesu 37.50; 10. McCluer 26.50; 11. Windsor 15; 12. Hazelwood West 10; 13. Gateway Institute of Technology 9; 14. Ft. Zumwalt West 7; 15. Mehlville 6; 16. Visitation 2
Local top eight
1,600 -- 3. Tori Parry (J) 5:28.78; 7. Lindsey Seabaugh (J) 5:36.69
3,200 -- 2. Zhao Ni Dirnberger (J) 11:37.20
Pole vault -- 3. Sierra Maddox (J) 9-6
Discus -- 1. Paden Wachter (J) 118-0; 7. Taylor McMahan (J) 98-8 1/2
Shot put -- 2. Wachter (J) 36-7 1/2
BOYS
Team results -- 1. Kirkwood 121; 2. Rock Bridge 110; 3. Blue Springs 99; 4. Lafayette 84; 5. Riverview Gardens 51; 6. Jackson 43; 7. Mehlville 40; 8. Hickman 39; 9. Gateway Institute of Technology 34; T-10. McCluer 14; T-10. Christian Brothers College 14; 12. Francis Howell 13; 13. Jefferson City 12; 14. Windsor 11; 15. Timberland 6; T-16. St. John Vianney 5; T-16. Cleveland NJROTC 5
Local top eight
100 -- 3. Blake Smith (J) 11.05
3200 relay -- 8. Jackson (Adam Brown, Calvin Lysell, Matt Gibson, Ray Hecht) 8:51.86
200 -- 2. Brannen Wright (J) 22.44
800 relay -- 5. Jackson (Nick Cooper, Lowgn Wren, Smith, Wright) 1:32.72
400 relay -- 3. Jackson (Trent Sizemore, Wright, Smith, Wren) 43.97
400 -- 8. Wren (J) 53.12
1600 relay -- 7. Jackson (Wren, Lysell, Brown, Wright) 3:37.91
Pole vault -- 3. Chris Reed (J) 14-6; 8. Jordan Jeffers (J) 11-6
Discus -- 7. Ben Rushin (J) 121-9
Shot put -- 3. Rushin (J) 47-2 1/4
-- From staff reports
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