Jackson claims junior division in own cross country meet

The Jackson cross country team placed first in both the boys' and girls' categories in the Juniors Division at Saturday's Jackson Invitational at Jackson City Park.

Junior Chelsea Drum posted a first-place time of 14 minutes, 10 seconds to lead the Indians, while teammate Carli Knott finished 47 seconds behind Drum for second place. On the boys' side, Jackson Givens finished third (13:05), Caleb Bess followed in fourth (13:18) and Alex Phillips took fifth (13:33) for the Indians.

Jackson's Jack Jeffers won the senior boys' race with a time of 12 minutes, 13 seconds and Ean Buffington won the freshmen boys' race with a 10:26 to lead the Indians to third place overall in the team standings in both age divisions.

Kirkwood won the senior and freshmen races on the boys' side as well as the senior and sophomore divisions in the girls' category. Farmington won the boys' sophomore and girls' freshmen races.

Top 25 local finishers

(BOYS)

SENIORS

Team Scores -- 1. Kirkwood 19; 2. St. Vincent 48; 3. Jackson 75; 4. Jefferson (Festus) 82; 5. Northwest (Cedar Hill) 89; 6. Cape Central 111

JACKSON -- 1. Jack Jeffers (12:13); 22. Will Allen (13:55); 24. Ian Myers (14:04)

CENTRAL -- 3. Riley Duncan (13:06)

ST. VINCENT -- 7. Levi Krauss (13:19); 11. John Lipe (13:30); 12. Isaac Baer (13:32); 18. Zach Schumer (13:51)

SCOTT CITY -- 25. Jesse Perry (14:05)

JUNIORS

Team Scores -- 1. Jackson 27; 2. Kirkwood 32; 3. Cape Central 63; 4. Northwest (Cedar Hill) 72; 5. Zalma 107; 6. Oak Ridge 109; 7. Dexter 143

JACKSON -- 3. Jackson Givens (13:05); 4. Caleb Bess (13:18); 5. Alex Phillips (13:33); 15. Jacob Burchyett (14:09)

ZALMA -- 6. Peyton Ford (13:34)

CENTRAL -- 8. Logan Wright (13:51); 9. Matthew Stearns (13:54); 20. Jovanny Miranda (14:37)

OAK RIDGE -- 13. Zackry Moore (14:05); 16. Nathan Bolin (14:11)

DEXTER -- 14. Joshua Ladd (14:07)

KELLY -- 24. Robbie Harper (14:54)

SOPHOMORES

Team Scores -- 1. Farmington 14; 2. Kirkwood 32; 3. Jefferson (Festus) 57; 4. Northwest (Cedar Hill) 74; 5. Jackson 105; 6. Cape Central 136; 7. Crystal City 149

JACKSON -- 11. Brent Warner (14:11); 14. Kyle Kester (14:32)

ST. VINCENT -- 22. Sam Baer (14:52)

CENTRAL -- 25. Gavin Green (15:07)

FRESHMEN

Team Scores -- 1. Kirkwood 23; 2. Fox 83; 3. Jackson 83; 4. Cape Central 94; 5. Northwest (Cedar Hill) 110; 6. Farmington 6

JACKSON -- 1. Ean Buffington (10:26); 5. Gage Kinder (11:41.14)

ST. VINCENT -- 3. Andrew Lipe (11:32)

CENTRAL -- 6. Brendan Wilkens (11:41.87); 8. Derek Riordan (11:47)

SCOTT CITY -- 11. Joe Parker (11:53); 18. Chris Phillips (12:22)

OAK RIDGE -- 23. Zach Whitener (12:33)

(GIRLS)

SENIORS

Team Scores -- 1. Kirkwood 26; 2. Parkway West 27; 3. Cape Central 45; 4. Poplar Bluff 46; 5. Jackson 48; 6. Northwest (Cedar Hill) 93; 7. Farmington 105; 8. Fox 112

JACKSON -- 1. Tayler Winnick (15:19); 11. Molly Cunningham (16:48)

CENTRAL -- 7. Maddy McDonald (16:32); 12. Bridgett Trepasso (16:50)

ST. VINCENT -- 16. Courtney Brown (17:01); 17. Kylie Baer (17:02)

DELTA -- 23. Jamie Hodge (17:33)

JUNIORS

Team Scores -- 1. Jackson 9; 2. Parkway West 27; 3. Kirkwood 31; 4. Northwest (Cedar Hill) 37; 5. Crystal City 60; 6. Farmington 66; 7. Parkway Central 74; 8. Fox 102; 9. Cape Central 173

JACKSON -- 1. Chelsea Drum (14:10); 2. Carli Knott (14:57); 6. Carlee Williamson (15:59); 7. Leah Hecht (16:05)

SOPHOMORES

Team Scores -- 1. Kirkwood 17; 2. Parkway Central 21; 3. Jackson 25; 4. Parkway West 34; 5. Mehlville 34; 6. Northwest (Cedar Hill) 64; 7. Poplar Bluff 106

JACKSON -- 3. Ana Compton (15:27); 9. Courtney Hahs (16:17); 13. Megan Barnum (16:30); 24. Abby Renaud (18:18)

FRESHMEN

Team Scores -- 1. Farmington 10; 2. Kirkwood 41; 3. Parkway West 56; 4. Fox 76; 5. Poplar Bluff 80; 6. Cape Central 100; 7. Jackson 100; 8. Parkway Central 104; 9. Mehlville 134; 10. Oak Ridge 143; 11. Northwest (Cedar Hill) 166

JACKSON -- 8. Abigail Sadler (13:46)

ZALMA -- 9. Chelsey Lemons (14:13)

ST. VINCENT -- 22. Maddie Lappe (14:52)

OAK RIDGE -- 23. Jordan Layron (14:53)

GIRLS GOLF

ND places third

Sarah Bell carded a 2-over-par 73 to lead the Bulldogs as Notre Dame placed third in the eight-team Lady Patriots Invitational at the Massac County Country Club in Metropolis, Illinois.

Bell also received the medalist honors after a two-hole sudden death was forced when Eldorado's Ashton Goodley tied with a 73. Bell birdied the second hole and Goodley parred to allow the Notre Dame freshman to come away with the medal.

The Bulldogs tied Eldorado, Illinois, for third place in the team standings but beat out the Eagles with their fifth scorer.

Team Scores -- 1. Althoff Catholic (Belleville, Ill.) 338; 2. Massac County I (Metropolis, Ill.) 340; 3. (tie) Eldorado, Ill., Notre Dame 343; 5. Herrin (Ill.) 363; 6. Nasvhille (Ill.) 383; 7. Marion (Ill.) 427; 8. Massac County II (Ill.) 462

Local results

NOTRE DAME (343) -- Sarah Bell 73, Allison Bray 78, Mattie Beussink 95, Ali Janet 97

BOYS SOCCER

Hannibal Invitational

Saxony Lutheran's Dustin Lorenz and Ryan Palmer scored two goals apiece as the sixth-seeded Crusaders knocked off Lanphier (Springfield, Illinois) 4-2 for seventh place in the Hannibal Invitational.

Goalkeeper Jacob Stueve had 10 saves for Saxony Lutheran (2-4-1).

The Crusaders advanced to the seventh-place game after falling to Macomb, Illinois, 3-2 in penalty kicks in the consolation semifinal. Saxony led 3-1 at halftime but saw Macomb force overtime with a goal with one second left in regulation. Jacob Wunderlich, Drew Zieba and Luke LeGrand each had a goal for the Crusaders in the loss.

Saxony started the tournament with a 4-1 loss to host and third-seeded Hannibal on Friday. Dakota Walther scored the lone goal for the Crusaders.

VOLLEYBALL

VolleyballFest

A new champion was crowned Saturday at the eight-team Notre Dame VolleyballFest as the St. Pius X Lancers of Festus, Missouri, downed Dexter 25-23, 25-20 for the title.

The Lancers, who have made four consecutive appearances at the Class 2 state tournament, dethroned defending tournament champion Perryville and dealt the Pirates (6-1) their first loss of the season in a 27-25, 13-25, 25-15 Gold Bracket semifinal.

Dexter (6-2-1) advanced to the Gold Bracket championship with a 25-21, 25-20 sweep of host Notre Dame (3-3-1). The Bearcats and Lancers split a 27-26, 26-27 match during Friday's pool play. Dexter drew the top seed by edging St. Pius X by three points overall in the pool.

The Lancers improved to 14-0-1 with Saturday's tournament championship. The Lancers also won the Windsor Invitational on Aug. 23, defeating the host Owls 25-21, 25-16 for the title.

Ste. Genevieve defeated St. Vincent for the Silver Bracket championship. The Dragons (6-3) topped Jackson 25-22, 25-13 in the semifinal to advance.

Jackson went 1-7 in the tournament. Kayla Thurman notched 29 digs, five aces and four kills while Autumn Reid tallied 18 kills, eight digs and six aces for Jackson (1-5-1). Hannah Hunt added 17 kills and Jenna Little had 10 kills while Maci McCuan dished out 21 assists and McKinzie Scott totaled 20 assists for the Indians.

Dexter defeated Ste. Genevieve 25-13, 24-26, 25-23 for the junior varsity tournament championship.

Pool Play results

POOL A

Perryville def. Notre Dame 25-15, 25-16

St. Vincent def. Jackson 25-7, 25-22

Notre Dame def. St. Vincent 27-26, 25-19

Perryville def. Jackson 25-16, 25-13

Notre Dame split Jackson 23-25, 25-19

Perryville def. St. Vincent 25-12, 25-XX

POOL B

Ste. Genevieve def. Cape Central 25-9, 25-11

Dexter split St. Pius X (Festus) 27-26, 26-27

Dexter def. Cape Central 25-13, 25-7

St. Pius X (Festus) def. Ste. Genevieve 25-9, 25-22

St. Pius X (Festus) def. Cape Central 25-8, 25-17

Dexter def. Ste. Genevieve 25-14, 25-19

SOFTBALL

Kelly prevailed 1-0 in eight innings over Portageville in the Notre Dame SoftballFest.

Alexis Dock was the winning pitcher for the Hawks.

Portageville's Jill Kellams belted a home run as the Bulldogs picked up a vengeful win and dealt host Notre Dame its first loss of the season in one of Saturday's championship semifinals of the Notre Dame SoftballFest.

Standout pitcher Taylor Tiffany got the win in the circle. She went the distance and gave up two earned runs on five hits with seven strikeouts and three walks.

Pitcher Nikki Peters suffered her first loss. She threw a complete game and gave up two earned runs on 12 hits with two strikeouts and two walks.

Payton Friga tripled to pace Notre Dame.

The loss sent Notre Dame to the third-place game where the Bulldogs rebounded and defeated De Soto 7-6. Maddie Urhahn led Notre Dame with two home runs and Payton Friga added another triple.

Haylie Santos notched her first win in the circle. She went the distance and recorded three strikeouts and one walk for Notre Dame, which improved to 6-1 with the victory.

De Soto's Bethany Canada also hit a home run and doubled to pace the Dragons (6-2).

Wiley Lowry took the loss in the circle. She pitched a complete game and had one strikeout and one walk.

Portageville 8, Notre Dame 2

Portageville 100 205 -- 8 12 1

Notre Dame 000 200 -- 2 5 3

WP -- Taylor Tiffany. LP -- Nikki Peters. HR -- Jill Kellams (P). 3B -- Payton Friga (ND). 2B -- Anne Ziegler (ND), Maria Layton (ND), Mikayla Rone (P). Multiple hitters -- Notre Dame: Payton Friga 2-3, Anne Ziegler 2-3; Portageville: Kelsi Miller 2-3, Mikayla Rone 2-3, Savannah Lovins 2-3. Records -- Notre Dame 5-1, Portageville 4-1

Notre Dame 7, De Soto 6

Notre Dame 101 001 4 -- 7 11 0

DeSoto 000 014 1 -- 6 12 3

WP -- Haylie Santos. LP -- Wiley Lowry. HR -- Maddie Urhahn (ND) 2, Bethany Canada (D). 3B -- Payton Friga (ND). 2B -- Maria Layton (ND), Madison Landeros (ND), Emily Brewer (D), Courtney Krodinger (D) 2. Multiple hitters -- DeSoto: Bethany Canada 3-4, Wiley Lowry 2-3, Emily Brewer 2-3, Courtney Krodinger 2-4; Notre Dame: Maddie Urhahn 2-4, Payton Friga 2-4, Madison Landeros 2-3. Records -- DeSoto 6-2, Notre Dame 6-1

BOYS SWIMMING

Marquette Relay

The Central swim team took third in the 300 breaststroke relay and fourth in three other events for a combined score of 106 to tie Parkway South for eighth place at the 12-team Marquette Relays in the suburban St. Louis area.

On Friday, Central finished second in a three-team meet. MICDS won with 129, followed by Central (93) and Notre Dame (86).

Team Scores -- 1. Marquette 252; 2. St. Louis University High 234; 3. Parkway West 212; 4. Parkway Central 198; 5. Rock Bridge 188; 6. Lafayette (Wildwood) 180; 7. Chaminade College Preparatory 130; 8. (tie) Parkway South, Cape Central 106; 10. Ft. Zumwalt West 100; 11. David H. Hickman 50; 12. Muriel W. Battle 8

Local results

200 freestyle relay -- 10. Central (Christian Retter, Raleigh Davis, Deimund Davis, Lawson Berry) 1:45.09

600 individual medley relay -- 4. Central (Sam Hahs, John Young, Brogan Davis) 6:36.22

900 progression relay -- 11. Central (Lawson Berry, Zack Rhodes, Miles Frazier) 11:44.32

400 medley relay -- 4. Central (Brogan Davis, Reid Dickson, John Young, Christian Retter) 4:08.65

400 freestyle relay -- 10. Central (Zack Rhodes, Layton Hamby, Levi Strickland, Alex Churchill) 4:32.69

300 butterfly relay -- 4. Central (John Young, Sam Hahs, Brogan Davis) 2:54.21

300 breaststroke relay -- 3. Central (Sam Hahs, Reid Dickson, Christian Retter) 3:33.41

200 medley relay -- 9. Central (Benjamin Ferreri, Tim Huey, Deimund Davis, Raleigh Davis) 2:19.45

BOYS SWIMMING

Ladue Horton Watkins Invitational

Jackson's Joey Janisse posted a first-place time of 56.85 seconds to win the 100 individual medley as the Indians finished fourth overall out of 16 teams in the Ladue Horton Watkins Invitational on Saturday in the suburban St. Louis area.

Janisse also finished third in the 100 backstroke with a state-qualifying time of 56.67 seconds. Austin Hobbs also had a state cut in the 100 breaststroke with a third-place time of 1 minute, 4.32 seconds.

Local results

200 medley relay -- 2. Jackson (Joey Janisse, Austin Hobbs, Trae Statler, Jack Gard) 1:46.89; 9. Notre Dame (Joe Matthews, Ben Tlapek, Nate Stovall, Mitchell Heisserer) 1:53.13

200 freestyle -- 2. Jack Gard (J) 1:55.12; 6. Drew Beussink (ND) 2:05.04; 9. Matthew Snyder (J) 2:06.44

100 individual medley -- 1. Joey Janisse (J) 56.85; 5. Austin Hobbs (J) 1:00.70; 9. Adam Hecht (J) 1:03.87

Diving -- 7. J.T. Gabler (J) 169.45; 8. Brandon Price (J) 151.60; 12. Zach Flath (J) 128.60

100 butterfly -- 5. Mitchell Heisserer (ND) 1:01.43; 8. Trae Statler (J) 1:03.24

500 freestyle -- 4. Jack Gard (J) 5:12.38; 8. Matthew Snyder (J) 5:37.66; 9. Bill Kapp (ND) 5:38.68; 10. Drew Beussink (ND) 5:46.25

200 freestyle relay -- 9. Jackson (Rex McNeely, Alex Snyder, Trae Statler, Adam Hecht) 1:44.76

100 backstroke -- 3. Joey Janisse (J) 56.67; 8. Joe Matthews (ND) 1:04.83

100 breaststroke -- 3. Austin Hobbs (J) 1:04.32; 5. Alex Snyder (J) 1:10.25; 7. Ben Tlapek (ND) 1:10.39; 8. Lucas Hurley (ND) 1:10.83

400 freestyle relay -- 5. Jackson (Jack Gard, Alex Snyder, Austin Hobbs, Joey Janisse) 3:37.72; 10. Notre Dame (Drew Beussink, Mitchell Heisserer, Bill Kapp, Lucas Hurley) 3:47.09

-- From staff reports