HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Sikeston baseball team takes down Bell City

The Bell City baseball team took a two-run lead in the top of the fifth inning but was unable to hang on in their first loss of the season, an 8-5 decision against host Sikeston on Saturday.

Blake Wolferding, Wyatt Pratt, Mackenzie Worth and Will Pratt each finished with two hits to lead Sikeston (4-2) on offense.

Wyatt Pratt pitched 2 2/3 innings of relief to pick up the win. He allowed two hits and no runs with one strikeout and one walk.

Austin Hicks was tagged with the pitching loss for Bell City (4-1), finishing with seven strikeouts and four walks in five innings of work. He allowed 11 hits and seven earned runs.

Peyton Maddox went 3 for 4 to lead the Cubs at the plate, while Jesse Smith contributed a double.

Bell City 000 050 0 -- 5 10 1

Sikeston 200 141 x -- 8 12 3

WP -- Pratt. LP -- Austin Hicks. 2B -- Jesse Smith (BC), Wyatt Pratt 2 (S), Sam Cox (S), Blake Wolferding (S). Multiple hits -- Bell City: Peyton Maddox 3-4, Cole Nichols 2-4; Sikeston: Wolferding 2-3, Mackenzie Worth 2-3, Will Pratt 2-3, Wyatt Pratt 2-4.

Cape Central 5, Kelly 1

Pitchers Brock Baugher and Nick Wiggs combined to allow two hits in the Tigers' win over the visiting Hawks.

Baugher earned the win on the mound for the Tigers in four innings of work. He allowed two hits and one earned run and had seven strikeouts and 10 walks. Wiggs threw three innings of relief to pick up the save, giving up zero runs and zero hits with three strikeouts and no walks.

Jawone Newell finished 2 for 4 to lead Central (5-4) at the plate, while Cooper Crosnoe contributed a double.

Levi Alsup pitched all six innings but was tagged with the loss for Kelly (1-6). He scattered five hits, allowed five runs (one earned) and had two strikeouts and six walks.

Kelly 000 010 0 -- 1 2 3

Cape Central 100 031 x -- 5 5 1

WP -- Brock Baugher. LP -- Levi Alsup. S -- Nick Wiggs. 2B -- Cooper Crosnoe (CC). Multiple hits -- Cape Central: Jawone Newell 2-4.

Cape Central 12, Portageville 0

Jawone Newell went 4 for 4 at the plate in the Tigers' five-inning victory over the Bulldogs.

Cooper Crosnoe went five innings to earn the shutout on the mound, allowing only two hits. He had three strikeouts and no walks.

Ryan Priggel allowed six hits and three runs -- all earned -- with one strikeout and two walks, picking up the pitching loss in three innings of work.

Portageville 000 00 -- 0 2 7

Cape Central 310 80 -- 12 9 0

WP -- Cooper Crosnoe. LP -- Ryan Priggel. Multiple hits -- Cape Central: Jawone Newell 4-4.

Portageville 15, Kelly 9

Jon Garrett Kellams finished 3 for 4 with a double and a triple, and the Bulldogs pulled away from the Hawks with six runs over the final three innings at Cape Central High School.

Kellams finished with three RBIs to pace Portageville (3-3), while Nicholes Alred went 2 for 5 with three RBIs and a triple. Ryan Priggel wrapped up a 2-for-5 outing with a double and two RBIs for the Bulldogs, and Tyler Daugherty finished 2 for 3.

Levi Alsup went 3 for 4 at the plate to lead Kelly (1-7), while Kyle Fitzgerald and Jeremiah Bain each finished 2 for 4.

Nathan Vicenzi threw three innings and took the loss for Kelly, which is on a five-game skid. He gave up eight hits and nine runs (four earned) with six strikeouts and one walk.

Ian Torrey captured the pitching win for Portageville, allowing eight hits and nine runs -- seven earned -- in 5 2/3 innings of work. He struck out six and walked six.

Portageville 342 041 1 -- 15 14 2

Kelly 440 100 0 -- 9 8 5

WP -- Ian Torrey. LP -- Nathan Vicenzi. 2B -- Jon Garrett Kellams (P), Ryan Priggel (P). 3B -- Nicholes Alred (P), Kellams (P). Multiple hits -- Portageville: Kellams 3-4, Tyler Daugherty 2-3, Priggel 2-5, Alred 2-5; Kelly: Levi Alsup 3-4, Kyle Fitzgerald 2-4, Jeremiah Bain 2-4.

Francis Howell 11, Jackson 5

The Indians allowed eight combined runs in the third and fourth innings and were unable to keep up with the host Vikings in a consolation semifinal of the Midwest Classic championship bracket.

Luke Kahle, Chase Beiter, Charlie Kelting and Joey Land each finished with a pair of hits to lead Francis Howell on offense.

Zack Hunsicker picked up the pitching win, finishing with one strikeout and one walk in four innings of work. He allowed five hits and four runs (all earned).

Cole Welker was tagged with the loss for Jackson (7-4), giving up five hits and seven runs (four earned) in three innings of work. He struck out three and walked five before being relieved by Lane Prince, who went three innings.

Ryan Mize went 3 for 4 to lead the Indians at the plate, while Tyler Knight finished 2 for 3 with a triple.

Jackson 011 210 0 -- 5 9 6

Francis Howell 014 420 x -- 11 11 0

WP -- Zack Hunsicker. LP -- Cole Welker. 2B -- Colten Weber (J), Chase Beiter (FH). 3B -- Tyler Knight (J), Braeden Dobbs (J), Luke Kahle (FH). Multiple hits -- Jackson: Ryan Mize 3-4, Knight 2-3; Francis Howell: Charlie Kelting 2-2, Kahle 2-4, Beiter 2-4, Joey Land 2-4.

Lindbergh 9, Jackson 4

A four-run sixth inning was all the Flyers needed to edge out the victory over the Indians in the seventh-place game of the Midwest Classic championship bracket at Francis Howell High School.

Jarrett Newell went five innings and took the pitching loss for Jackson (7-5). He gave up seven hits and five runs -- one earned -- with one strikeout and two walks.

Gavon Turner finished 2 for 4 to lead the Indians at the plate. He also pitched an inning of relief.

Caleb Newberry picked up the win on the mound for Lindbergh (7-3). He threw five innings, struck out seven, walked one and allowed seven hits and four runs (one earned).

Jackson 021 100 0 -- 4 9 4

Lindbergh 010 404 x -- 9 11 2

WP -- Caleb Newberry. LP -- Jarrett Newell. 2B -- Tyler Knight (J), Sam Stephens (L), Dennis Yingling (L). Multiple hits -- Jackson: Gavon Turner 2-4; Lindbergh: Desnoyer 3-4, Danny Dobbs 2-3, Erik Kalfus 2-4.

Saxony Lutheran 18, Meridian (Ill.) 4

The Crusaders moved to the championship game of the Saxony Lutheran Showdown with a victory over the Bobcats.

Nathan Hurst went four innings and picked up the victory on the mound. He allowed one run on two hits, striking out five and walking four.

Saxony (4-2) was led at the plate by Paris Johnson, who picked up two hits, including a double. Andrew Hartmann and Jakoata Walther also doubled.

Meridian 100 03 -- 4 5 5

Saxony (10)00 9x -- 18 10 0

WP -- Nathan Hurst. 2B -- Charles Green (M), Paris Johnson (SL), Andrew Hartmann (SL), Jakoata Walther (SL). Multiple Hits -- Meridian: Thomas Nichols 2-2, Green 2-3; Saxony: Johnson 2-3.

Saxony Lutheran 19, Charleston 2

The Crusaders won the Saxony Lutheran Showdown, taking down the Bluejays in the championship game.

Tyler Amos went the distance on the mound and picked up the win for Saxony (5-2). Amos allowed two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts and three walks.

The Crusaders had 16 hits in the game, led by Dusty Lorenz and Tyler Amos, who each had three hits. Nathan Hurst, Andrew Bohnert and Jakoata Walther each added a pair of hits for Saxony.

The Crusaders finished 3-0 in tournament play, wrapping up their second straight Saxony Showdown title.

Charleston fell to 7-3 on the season.

Saxony 674 11 -- 19 16 3

Charleston 020 00 -- 2 4 5

WP -- Tyler Amos. LP -- Brandon O'Connor. 2B -- Andrew Bohnert (SL), Blake Simmons (C), Andrew Thompson (C). Multiple Hits -- Saxony: Dusty Lorenz 3-4, Tyler Amos 3-3, Nathan Hurst 2-3, Andrew Bohnert 2-3, Jakoata Walther 2-4; Charleston: Thompson 2-3.

Leopold 15, Herculaneum 14

The Wildcats and Black Cats combined for 21 hits and 19 errors in the six-inning, third-place game of the Saxony Lutheran Showdown, a game that was shortened due to time at Saxony Lutheran High School.

Garrett Thele finished 2 for 3 with a double to lead Leopold (2-4) on offense, while Ryan Lewis, Simon Elfrink and Dalton Forrester each added a double.

Herculaneum was led by Kylle Byers, who went 3 for 4 with two triples.

Elfrink earned the win on the mound, allowing five hits and four runs -- all earned -- in 1 1/3 innings of work. He had one strikeout and no walks.

Herculaneum 522 131 -- 14 14 10

Leopold 831 300 -- 15 7 9

WP -- Simon Elfrink. 2B -- Garrett Thele (L), Ryan Lewis (L), Elfrink (L), Dalton Forrester (L). 3B -- Kylle Byers 2 (H), Ben Moloney 2 (H). Multiple hits -- Herculaneum: Ian Wisely 3-4, Byers 3-4, Moloney 2-4, Austin Bearden 2-3; Leopold: Thele 2-3.

GIRLS SOCCER

Jackson 3, MICDS 0

The Indians had three different players score a goal in the win over Rams in St. Louis.

Lauren Welker, Sarah Gammon and Natalie Miller each scored for Jackson (6-1), while Cassidi Tomsu added a pair of assists. Megan Clippard also added an assist for the Indians.

Sam Schnicker finished with two saves to earn the shutout in the net.

TRACK AND FIELD

Bulldog Relays

The Notre Dame girls and Sikeston boys each captured their respective titles at Notre Dame Regional High School.

Notre Dame finished with 123 points to claim the girls crown, followed by Cape Central (80) in second and Jackson (75) in third.

Sikeston cruised to the boys title with 116 points, followed by Jackson (83) in second and Notre Dame (81) in third.

GIRLS

Team scores -- 1. Notre Dame 123; 2. Cape Central 80; 3. Jackson 75; 4. Dexter 56; 5. North County 49; 6. Sikeston 38; 7. Woodland 32

Top three finishers

400-meter relay -- 1. Cape Central (Kylie Lane, Jaleria Dent, Brittnee Blackmon, Alexus Walker) 53.64; 2. Sikeston (Antravia Green, LaMonica Calvin, Lania Gilmore, Zayteanna Williams) 55.41; 3. Dexter (Lexie Barnes, Paige Moore, Emily Page, Rhylan Hillis) 56.23

400-meter relay throwers -- 1. Cape Central (Quetaja Martin, Dinah Pryor, Keira Grigsby, Ul-Envi Johnson) 1:05.34; 2. Notre Dame 1:07.12; 3. North County (Halee Gibson, Samantha Payne, Cheyanne Hambrick, Alexis Faircloth) 1:15.03

800-meter relay -- 1. Sikeston (Antravia Green, Lania Gilmore, Zayteanna Williams, Alexis Boyd) 1:52.82; 2. Cape Central (Kylie Lane, Jaleria Dent, Britnee Blackmon, Alexus Walker) 1:56.06; 3. Notre Dame (Lilly Edwards, Briley Bieser, Claire Morrill, Courtney Jones) 1:56.45

1,600-meter relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Briley Bieser, Megan Jansen, Lilly Edwards, Claire Morrill) 4:40; 2. Dexter (Julia Hahn, Amber Cage, Emily Ladd, Emily Page) 5:00; 3. North County (Kimberly Willhelm, Elizabeth Gadberry, Madison Mackley, Bailey Seaton) 5:20

3,200-meter relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Alleigh Emmendorfer, Jordan Meadors, Megan Jansen, Katherine Hanners) 11:01.37; 2. Jackson (Abigail Sadler, Faith Littleton, Carlee Williamson, Emma Masterson) 11:23.82; 3. Dexter (Julia Hahn, Emily Ladd, Rhylan Hillis, Addie Kruse) 12:05.71

6,400-meter relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Katherine Hanners, Kennedy McGhee, Jordan Meadors, Alleigh Emmendorfer) 24:37.14; 2. Jackson (Margo Motes, Faith Littleton, Abigail Sadler, Courtney Hahs) 25:13.60

800 sprint medley -- 1. Notre Dame (Leia Blissett, Claire Morrill, Conner Overfield, Courtney Jones) 2:04.39; 2. Cape Central (Kylie Lane, Brittnee Blackmon, Alexus Walker, Salia Hamilton) 2:07.18; 3. Sikeston (Zaria Blissett-Hall, LaMonica Calvin, Lania Gilmore, Antravia Green) 2:09.75

Distance medley -- 1. Notre Dame (Katherine Hanners, Megan Jansen, Claire Morrill, Jordan Meadors); 2. Jackson (Abigail Sadler, Emma Masterson, Margo Motes, Courtney Hahs) 15:08.52; 3. Woodland (Heidi Green, Rebekah Page, Cheyenne Wells, Shelby Page) 16:03.65

400-meter shuttle hurdle -- 1. Cape Central (Jasmine Beard, Zairee Luttrell-Johnson, Jennifer Boyd) 58.00; 1. Jackson (Faith Dynneson, Kamryn Adams, Kennedy Bauer) 58.00; 3. Notre Dame (Emelia Baer, Madeline Morris, Elizabeth Keane) 1:01

High jump -- 1. Courtney Jones (ND) 5-02.00; 2. Emily Hambrick (NC) 4-10.00; 3. Marlen Hoedebeck (ND) 4-08.00

Pole vault -- 1. Kylee Stevenson (CC) 9-00.50; 2. Lindsey Peters (ND) 9-00.00; 3. Danielle Calloway (NC) 8-00.50

Long jump -- 1. Mabrey McCallister (J) 15-00.00; 2. Kylie Lane (CC) 14-05.00; 3. Brittnee Blackmon (CC) 14-02.50

Triple jump -- 1. Macey Huff (J) 32-08.00; 2. Omunique Fields (S) 31-11.00; 3. Faith Dynneson (J) 31-04.00

Shot put -- 1. Quetaja Martin (CC) 33-07.50; 2. Shelby Sawyer (W) 32-04.75; 3. Gloria Bennett (S) 31-05.75

Discus throw -- 1. Quetaja Martin (CC) 123-07; 2. Gloria Bennett (S) 106-04; 3. Journie Ryan (J) 104-03

BOYS

Team scores -- 1. Sikeston 116; 2. Jackson 83; 3. Notre Dame 81; 4. Woodland 64; 5. Cape Central 61; 6. North County 59; 7. Dexter 45; 8. Zalma 19

Top three finishers

400-meter relay -- 1. North County (Matthew Black, Blake Decker, Cole Ziegler, Devin Ward) 47.51; 2. Sikeston (Tyzeek Hill, Ernest Fobbs, Justus Faulkner, Javelle Patterson) 48.09; 3. Jackson (Lashone Dean, Matthew Jaco, Ethan Laster, Reece Bright) 48.10

400-meter relay throwers -- 1. Sikeston (Devin Cochran, Quincy Chinwuko, Jared Moates, Tyreke Jamison) 53.83; 2. North County (Michael Allison, Brenden McClure, Noah Dejessa, Jordan Smith) 55.57; 3. Notre Dame 55.99

800-meter relay -- 1. Sikeston (Javelle Patterson, Cornelius Jackson, Ernest Fobbs, Deterio Newman) 1:38.70; 2. North County (Cole Ziegler, Matthew Black, Garrett Smith, Devin Ward) 1:38.76; 3. Jackson (Matthew Jaco, Ethan Laster, Reece Bright, Andrew Moran) 1:39.42

1,600-meter relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Rudy McClellan, Devin Ross, Tyler Schumacker, Matt Gibbs) 3:53.67; 2. Jackson (Glen Boyd, Lashone Dean, Kyle Kester, Andrew Moran) 3:59.02; 3. Cape Central (Clayton Monia, Matthew Stearns, William Shivelbine, Jovanny Miranda) 4:10.80

3,200-meter relay -- 1. Cape Central (Jovanny Miranda, Jared Neikirk, Matthew Stearns, William Shivelbine) 8:55.33; 2. Zalma (Alex Steinberg, Jacob Steinberg, Cole Shelby, Peyton Ford) 8:55.95; 3. Notre Dame (Gabrial Meadors, Tyler Schumacker, Rudy McClellan, Kori Grove) 9:27.50

6,400-meter relay -- 1. Cape Central (Jared Neikirk, Jovanny Miranda, Trevor Foeste, William Shivelbine) 20:24.28; 2. Jackson (Brent Werner, Gage Kinder, Kyle Kester, Scout Pettit) 20:56.83; 3. Notre Dame (Grant Grove, Rudy McClellan, Gabrial Meadors, Benton Keran) 21:42.19

800 sprint medley -- 1. Sikeston (Elijah Faulkner, Quamandez Green, Tyzeek Hill, Javelle Patterson) 1:41.79; 2. Notre Dame (Jacob Barber, Andrew Legrand, Kameron Williamson, Devin Ross) 1:42.42; 3. North County (Blake Decker, Matthew Black, Rigel Stillman, Cole Ziegler) 1:43.94

Distance medley -- 1. Cape Central (Jared Neikirk, Jovanny Miranda, Clayton Monia, William Shivelbine) 12:07.23; 2. Notre Dame (Matt Gibbs, Gabrial Meadors, Benton Keran, Rudy McClellan) 12:10.46; 3. Zalma (Jacob Steinberg, Alex Steinberg, Cole Shelby, Peyton Ford) 12:14.92

440-meter shuttle hurdle -- 1. Sikeston (Elijah Faulkner, Walker Venable, Elgin Moore, Quamandez Green) 58.40; 2. Jackson (Glen Boyd, Lashone Dean, Brody Forester) 59.21; 3. Notre Dame (John Essner, Matthew Keith, Stephen Clark) 1:02.43

High jump -- 1. Logan Whitwell (NC) 5-10.00; 2. Jeremy Elliott (J) 5-08.00; 2. Cornelius Jackson (S) 5-08.00; 2. Rico Flye (CC) 5-08.00

Pole vault -- 1. Logan Whitwell (NC) 11-06.00; 2. Garrett Menz (ND) 11-00.00; 2. Justus Faulkner (S) 11-00.00

Long jump -- 1. Ernest Fobbs (S) 20-08.75; 2. Cole Schlief (W) 20-06.50; 3. Jeremy Elliott (J) 19-08.25; 3. Zachary Beel (W) 19-08.25

Triple jump -- 1. Ernest Fobbs (S) 44-06.50; 2. Deterio Newman (S) 40-08.50; 3. Pete Lake (J) 39-04.75

Shot put -- 1. Dane Evans (J) 47-11.75; 2. Patrick Buck (CC) 47-01.00; 3. Jordan Smith (NC) 46-07.25

Discus throw -- 1. Devin Cochran (S) 135-04; 2. Patrick Buck (CC) 131-06; 3. Jon Long (CC) 127-06

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Notre Dame claims bronze bracket title

The Bulldogs went 4-1 to capture the bronze bracket championship at the Preseason Blast Tournament in St. Louis.

Notre Dame defeated Seckman 25-11, 25-21 before knocking off Pattonville 25-22, 25-22 in Friday's pool play action. Parkway North handed the Bulldogs their only pool play loss with a 25-12, 25-12 win in straight sets.

In Saturday's action, Notre Dame edged Christian Brothers College 25-20, 21-25, 15-11 before wrapping up the tournament with a 25-21, 27-25 win over Rockwood Summit in the bronze bracket final.

Blake Dunlap concluded the two-day tournament with 36 kills, 40 assists and 37 digs for the Bulldogs, while Evan Landewee added 35 kills, 54 assists and five aces. Sam Dohogne contributed 23 kills and six blocks for Notre Dame, which improved its record to 7-1.

-- From staff reports