High school roundup: Panthers ride pair of homers past Braves

Adam Williams and Brent Garland both connected for a home run in Meadow Heights' 5-3 victory over Scott County Central in baseball action Thursday.

Williams went 2 for 4, while Garland went 2 for 3.

Trevor Hotop reached on a double while Tanner Bollmann went 2 for 4 for the Panthers (5-3).

Cody Kennedy struck out 12 to earn the win.

Blake Pobst struck out five batters and walked two in a losing effort.

SCC 000 102 0 -- 3 3 1

Meadow Hts 021 020 x -- 5 10 0

WP -- Cody Kennedy, 4-1. LP -- Blake Pobst. HR -- Adam Williams (MH), Brent Garland (MH). 2B -- Trevor Hotop (MH). Multiple hits -- Meadow Heights: Williams 2-4, Garland 2-3, Tanner Bollmann 2-4. Records -- Meadow Heights 5-3.

Perryville 11, Grandview 2

Ross Moldenhauer went 2 for 3 including a double in the Pirates' road win.

Dustin Thompson and Alex Green both added two hits for the Pirates (4-6).

Mitchel Lukefahr picked up his first win on the mound by allowing two earned runs in four innings.

Perryville 510 300 3 -- 11 12 0

Grandview 000 002 0 -- 2 6 2

WP -- Mitchel Lukefahr, 1-0. LP -- Meyer. 2B -- Dustin Thompson (P), Ross Moldenhauer (P), Alan (G). Multiple hits -- Perryville: Thompson 2-4, Moldenhauer 2-3, Alex Green 2-4; Grandview: Alan 2-3. Records -- Perryville 4-6.

Notre Dame 15, Kelly 0

The Bulldogs tallied nine runs in the second inning to sail passed the host Hawks in five innings.

Jeremy Essner connected for two doubles, while Mark Hagedorn went 2 for 4 with a double in the win.

Colton Young and Jake Pewitt both went 3 for 3 for the Bulldogs (12-1).

Tanner Hiett picked up his fifth win on the mound by tossing a two-hitter.

Jeff Gates doubled for the Hawks.

Notre Dame 190 05 -- 15 12 0

Kelly 000 00 -- 0 2 3

WP -- Tanner Hiett, 5-0. LP -- Ian Householder. 2B -- Jeremy Essner 2 (ND), Mark Hagedorn (ND), Jeff Gates (K). Multiple hits -- Notre Dame: Hagedorn 2-4, Essner 2-3, Colton Young 3-3, Jake Pewitt 3-3. Records -- Notre Dame 12-1.

SOFTBALL

Zalma 19, Leopold 16

The Wildcats enjoyed a 14-3 lead going into the bottom of the fifth inning but gave up 13 runs as the Bulldogs rallied for the win.

Trista Clark connected for two triples and Jenny Ware hit a double while going 2 for 2 for Zalma (1-5).

Stefanie Slemmer picked up the win while going 3 for 5 at the plate.

The Wildcats' offense was led by Elizabeth Eftink, who homered. She also connected for a double and finished with two RBIs.

Ashley Keim knocked in four for the Wildcats (10-5).

Leopold 017 602 0 -- 16 17

Zalma 120 0(13)3 x -- 19 14

WP -- Stefanie Slemmer, 1-4. LP -- Mallory James, 5-3. HR -- Elizabeth Eftink (L). 3B -- Ashley Keim (L), Trista Clark 2 (Z). 2B -- E. Eftink (L), Jenny Ware (Z), Slemmer (Z). Multiple hits -- Leopold: E. Eftink 3-4, Keim 3-5, Shelbee Miller 2-5, Taylor Eftink 2-4, Dana Thiele 3-5; Zalma: Clark 2-4, Slemmer 3-5, Ware 2-2, Alisha Hendrix 3-5. Records -- Leopold 10-5, Zalma 1-5.

Meadow Heights 18, Scott County Central 0

It only took three innings for the Panthers to romp at home.

Chasity Meyer threw a three-inning no-hitter and struck out two.

Meyer, Bailey Koyle and Danielle Welker each connected for a home run for the Panthers (10-6).

SCC 000 -- 0 0 6

Meadow Hts 414 -- 14 11 2

WP -- Chasity Meyer, 2-1. LP -- T. Robards. HR -- Bailey Koyle (MH), Meyer (MH), Danielle Welker (MH). 2B -- Kelsey Kennedy (MH), Kelly Henson (MH). Multiple hits -- Meadow Heights: Erin Bollmann 2-3, Koyle 2-3, Heather Baremore 2-2. Records -- Meadow Heights 10-6.

GIRLS SOCCER

Saxony Lutheran 1, Sikeston 0

Nicole Hemmann, Brooke Valleroy and Lauren Hecht all converted their penalty kicks to lead the Crusaders to a 3-2 victory in penalty kicks after the game was scoreless.

The Crusaders improved to 7-5.

GOLF

Central 150, Sikeston 172, Saxony Lutheran 189

The host Tigers won the tri-meet at Cape Girardeau Country Club.

Trent Weaver shot even-par 35 to capture medalist honors for Central.

Collin Sprandel shot a 43 to lead the Crusaders, who finished third.

Central (150) -- Trent Weaver 35, Corey Connell 37, Corey Fowler 38, Alex Kantchev 40

Sikeston (172) -- Evan Deere 39, Tom Landers 42, Ben Murray 43, Kirk Hoggatt 49

Saxony Lutheran (189) -- Collin Sprandel 43, Luke Mueller 45, Zach Vaeth 46, Ben Buescher 49

-- From staff reports