Jackson softball nips Seckman

Sheila Wade scattered eight hits and three walks over eight innings and then scored the winning run for the Jackson girls softball team in a 1-0 victory against visiting Seckman on Tuesday.

Seckman (15-7) had won the championship in the Jackson Invitational tournament on Saturday by winning four straight games, including the championship against Notre Dame.

Wade struck out three batters, including one with the bases loaded in the top of the eighth inning to end Seckman's threat in that inning. She was aided by two double plays as well as an outfield assist when center fielder Maggie Baugh threw out a runner at home in the fifth inning.

Wade led off the bottom of the eighth with a double for Jackson (11-9). Hana Bolen followed with a hit and Jessica Pitts singled to bring in the winning run.

Jackson 1, Seckman 0

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WP -- Sheila Wade; LP -- Brown. 2B -- Wade (J). Multiple hits -- Jackson, Hana Bolen 2-4, Wade 2-3. Records -- Jackson 11-9.

Notre Dame 13, Goreville, Ill., 1, 5 innings

Kristain Burger hit three home runs for Notre Dame, as the Bulldogs celebrated senior day with a five-inning home win.

Burge hit two of her homers in the bottom of the fifth inning, when the Bulldogs (20-2) ended the contest. She drove in seven runs. Burger has seven home runs this season to break her own school record of five from last year.

Senior Beth Schnurbusch pushed her pitching record to 11-0 with a three-hitter.

Cortney Ostendorf, Miranda Schlosser, Kaci Westrich and Hannah Glueck each had two of Notre Dame's 14 hits.

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WP -- Beth Schurbusch, 11-0. LP -- Hastings. HR -- Kristain Burger (ND) 3. 2B -- Miranda Schlosser (ND), Kaci Westrich (ND), Hannah Glueck (ND), Lindsey Ostenforf (ND). Multiple hits -- Notre Dame, Burger 3-4, Schlosser 2-3, Westrich 2-3, Glueck 2-3, Cortney Ostendorf 2-3. Records -- Notre Dame 20-2.

Central 10, Sikeston 0, 6 innings

Amanda Nichols pitched a one-hitter with eight strikeouts and four walks, as Central shut out visiting Sikeston in six innings.

The Tigers (9-11) had only five hits but took advantage of five Sikeston errors.

Lindsay Greene had two hits, including a triple, and scored three runs. Paige Rothenberger added two hits.

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WP -- Amanda Nichols. LP -- Kloksteron. 3B -- Lindsay Greene (C). Multiple hits -- Central, Greene 2-4, Paige Rothenberger 2-4. Records -- Central, 9-11.

Chaffee 3, Delta 1, 10 inn.

Chaffee pushed across two runs in the top of the 10th inning to win a marathon from host Delta.

Courtney Walter drove in the game-winner with a one-out double.

Both pitchers worked all 10 innings. Chaffee's Sarah Benton allowed nine hits, struck out five and walked none. Delta's Kendra Burnett gave up eight hits, struck out 10 and walked five.

Courtney Walter had three hits for Chaffee (5-10).

Kaci Menz led Delta (7-7) with three hits.

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WP -- Sarah Benton. LP -- Kendra Burnett, 7-5. 3B -- Kaci Menz (D). 2B -- Courtney Walter (C) 2. Multiple hits -- Chaffee, Walter 3-5, Benton 2-4; Delta, Menz 3-5, Amanda Drew 2-4. Records -- Chaffee 5-10, Delta 7-7.

Poplar Bluff 3, Kelly 2

Kelly fell to 18-4 with a home loss.

Summer Procter had two of the Hawks' eight hits and drove in both their runs.

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WP -- Maloney. LP -- Kalie Hughes. 3B -- Matlox (PB). 2B -- Summer Procter (K). Multiple hits -- Poplar Bluff, Maloney 2-3; Kelly, Procter 2-3. Records -- Kelly, 18-4.

BOYS SOCCER Notre Dame 4, Carbondale 0

Notre Dame led just 1-0 with about 10 minutes left before pulling away with three late goals in a home victory.

Abe Dirnberger scored twice for Notre Dame (10-1), and Ryan Willen had a goal and two assists. Jack Wedemeier had the other goal, while Ty Williams and Richard Marquart added assists. Ryan Bass recorded the shutout.

JV -- Notre Dame won 4-3.

VOLLEYBALL Central 25 25 NMCC 20 23

Central improved to 10-7-2 with a road sweep.

The Tigers were led by Wendi Zickfield with eight kills and four blocks. Kristin Shirrell had 12 assists and Ashton Gerlach added eight digs.

JV -- Central won 25-15, 25-11.

Scott City 25 25 Oran 19 19

Scott City used a balanced attack to ease past visiting Oran.

Jenni Heisserer had four kills for the Rams (9-3-1). Brooke Simpson had five blocks and three kills, and Livia Giovanni added seven assists.

Oran (2-10) was led by Cassie Graviett with five kills and Alyson Seyer with nine digs.

JV -- Scott City won 25-22, 25-12.

St. Vincent 25 25 Grandview 8 10

St. Vincent continued to roll with a home romp. St. Vincent (20-2-2) received 11 points, including three aces, along with four kills from Kelsey Cissell. Brooke Brown added five kills.

JV -- St. Vincent won 25-8, 25-12.

Perryville 25 23 25 Crystal City 17 25 18

After losing a tight second game at home, Perryville rebounded to beat Crystal City.

Jocelyn Moll provided the Pirates (11-7-4) with six kills, five blocks and seven digs, while Liz Martin had seven kills, eight digs and nine assists. Brittany Castleberry added six kills and eight digs.

JV -- Crystal City won 25-20, 20-25, 25-21.

Saxony Luth. 25 23 25 Zalma 23 25 23

Saxony Lutheran squeezed out a narrow home victory.

Nicole Petzoldt served 10 points, including five aces, while adding five kills, five blocks and eight digs for the Crusaders (6-9-1). Kara Versemann had eight kills and 18 digs.

JV -- Zalma won 25-17, 16-25, 13-25.

Woodland 28 20 25 Fred'town 26 25 16

Chelsie Morris had 12 kills as Woodland slipped past visiting Fredericktown.

Lauren Johnson added eight kills for the Cardinals (13-4-1), while Jessica Santi had six kills.

JV -- Woodland won 25-5, 25-17.

Sikeston 25 25 Jackson 10 15

Jackson (5-10-1) lost at Sikeston despite 10 digs, four kills and three blocks from Katelyn James

JV -- Jackson won 27-25, 25-19.

New Salem wins two

New Salem Baptist (7-0) of Marble Hill remained unbeaten by winning two matches played at Eagle Ridge Christian in Cape Girardeau.

New Salem first beat COS 25-6, 25-7. Martha Poole had six kills.

New Salem then beat Eagle Ridge 25-13, 25-6. Leader was Martha Poole with seven aces.

BOYS SWIMMING

Central 120, U. City 96, Clayton 88

Central won a three-team meet against University City and host Clayton.

Central results

200 medley relay -- 1, Sam Gramling, Peyton Waggener, Hunter Givens, Jake Meyer, 1:51.77

200 freestyle -- 2, Meyer, 2:05.67

200 IM -- 1, Gramling, 2:17.18

50 freestyle -- 2, Givens, 23.84

Diving -- 1, Robert Weir, 166.61

100 butterfly -- 2, Waggener, 1:01.61

100 freestyle-- 2, Givens, 52.87

500 freestyle -- 2, Meyer, 5:38.98

200 freestyle relay -- 1, Waggener, Matt Holmes, Austin Mehner, Michael Merritt

100 backstroke -- 2, Gramling, 1:04.10

100 breaststroke -- 1, Waggener, 1:07.52

400 freestyle relay -- 2, Meyer, Holmes, Gramling, Givens, 3:49.45

GIRLS TENNIS Central 8, Sikeston 1

Central remained unbeaten in dual matches at 12-0 by winning on the road.

Singles

1. Jenni DeWitt (S) def. Sarah Ford 8-5

2. Lindsey Pingel (C) def. Tess Marshall, default

3. Kristen Ford (C) def. Danielle Ahfield 8-2

4. Claire Segar (C) def. Megan Underhill 8-0

5. Brooke Morris (C) def. Hannah Moore 8-0

6. Carsen Bahn (C) def. Caroline Murray 8-0

Doubles

1. S. Ford-Pingel (C) def. DeWitt-Marshall 8-3

2. K. Ford-Segar (C) def. Ahlfield-Underhill 8-5

3. Morris-Bahn (C) def. Moore-Murray 8-1

JV -- Central won 3-0. Central winners -- Kristi Lazarova; Karrie Moll; Lazavora-Sami Gross

-- From staff reports