Jackson, ND reach Optimist final

Two local girls soccer powers will square off for the title in the Noon Optimist tournament today.

Jackson and Notre Dame posted wins Friday to advance to today's 2 p.m. title game.

Sophomore Allie Penzel took a pass from sophomore Kasey Crowden to score for Jackson, lifting the Indians to a 1-0 win over St. Vincent.

Junior Morgan Riddick recorded the shutout for the Indians (3-0).

The Bulldogs knocked off Central 4-0 in the other semifinal.

KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.comCentral freshman Allie Hardesty (2) watches her pass as Notre Dame's Lacy Boeller defends.

Anna Wren, Brianne Sanders and Kelsey Westrich scored for the Bulldogs (2-0).

Anne Himmelberg and Katherine Blasiney switched off at goalkeeper to earn the shutout.

BASEBALL Meadow Heights 6, Advance 4

The Panthers rallied for three runs in the sixth inning to earn the road win.

Cody Kennedy improved to 1-1 on the mound this season. He also went 2-for-4 at the plate for Meadow Heights (1-1).

Matt Groves homered in the win.

Grant Gray took the loss for the Hornets.

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WP -- Cody Kennedy, 1-1. LP -- Grant Gray. HR -- Matt Groves (MH). 2B -- Groves (MH). Multiple hits -- Meadow Heights: Trevor Hotop 2-4, Groves 3-4, Kennedy 2-4, Chad Kieffer 2-4. Record -- Meadow Heights 1-1, Advance 0-3.

Notre Dame 11, Perryville 3

Mark Hagedorn went 4-for-4 at the plate, including a pair of doubles, to help the Bulldogs improve to 2-0.

Ethan Reiss took the loss for the Pirates.

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WP -- Dylan Drury, 1-0. LP -- Ethan Reiss. 3B -- Colton Young (ND). 2B -- Mark Hagedorn 2 (ND), Mitchel Lukefahr (P). Multiple hits -- Notre Dame: Austin Greer 2-4, Hagedorn 4-4, Aaron Tomaszewski 2-4. Perryville: Hotop 2-2. Record -- Notre Dame 2-0.

Charleston 13, Chaffee 0

Trenton Horman was the lone bright spot for the Red Devils, as he accounted for two of their three hits.

Chaffee fell to 1-2.

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WP -- James Naile. LP -- Daniel Dooley, 0-1. 2B -- McClendon (Char), Rowling (Char). Multiple hits -- Chaffee: Trenton Horman 2-3. Charleston: Marshall 2-4, Browning 2-2, Rowling 2-3. Record -- Chaffee 1-2.

TRACK Dexter triangular

Scott City's boys took first place behind a pair of firsts by Brandon Shemonia.

The Rams girls team was second, despite four individual firsts by Stephanie Essner.

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Team scores -- 1. Scott City 137, 2. Dexter 77, 3. Scott County Central 70.50

Top Scott City finishers

4x800 -- 1. Scott City 9:30 (Brandon Shemonia, Ryan Smith, Josh Schuenemeyer, Stephen Schott)

100 dash -- 1. Garett Schaefer, SC, 11.53

1600 -- 1. Shemonia, SC, 5:00

3200 -- 1. Shemonia, SC, 10:50

200 -- 1. Schaefer, SC, 24.31

4x400 -- 1. Scott City 3:55 (Smith, Adam Bowers, Schuenemeyer, Schott)

Shot put -- 1. Alex Eichhorn, SC, 43-7

Girls

Team scores -- 1. Dexter 165, 2. Scott City 76.

Top Scott City finishers

100 -- 1. Stephanie Essner, SC, 13.45

200 -- 1. Essner, SC, 26.66

400 -- 1. Essner, SC, 1:01.28

Triple jump -- 1. Essner, SC, 31-6

1,600 -- 1. Libby Miles, SC, 6:12

-- From staff reports