JACKSON'S ADAMS NO-HITS PACIFIC

POTOSI -- Jackson High's Josh Adams picked up his first victory of the season in style Saturday, hurling a five-inning no-hitter at Pacific in the Potosi Tournament.

Adams also went 2-for-2 at the plate as Jackson concluded round-robin play with a 12-1 victory.

Jackson finished tournament play with a 1-2 mark and improved to 7-5 on the season.

Adams (1-3) struck out four batters and walked one.

Jackson broke open a 4-1 game in the fifth inning, scoring eight runs on just two hits. Pacific pitchers walked five batters in the inning, which were compounded by an error and a bases-loaded triple by Justin Gladish, who finished with two hits. Adams added an RBI double in the inning.

"They walked several in the fifth and we had some big hits," said Jackson coach Sam Sides. "Josh pitched well and we made the routine plays."

The Indians finished with six hits.

Jackson will visit Kelly Monday.

Notre Dame wins tourney

POTOSI -- Notre Dame captured first place in the four-team Potosi round-robin tournament by beating the host squad 4-1 Saturday.

The Bulldogs went 2-1 in the tourney and are now 9-2 on the season.

Ryan LeGrand pitched all seven innings Saturday, allowing a first-inning run and then shutting Potosi down. LeGrand gave up four hits and one walk while fanning five.

"After first inning, Ryan just handled them," said Notre Dame coach Gregg Muench. "He did a fantastic job."

Notre Dame had eight hits. Freshman Tommy Wencewicz had two hits in his first varsity start while Danny Wittenborn had two hits and scored twice.

Late Friday night, the Bulldogs lost to Pacific 5-4 after they had beaten Jackson 10-2 earlier. Chris Canfield was the tough-luck loser against Pacific, allowing just two earned runs and six hits while fanning 12 and walking two.

"Chris has been a tough-luck pitcher so far this year," Muench said. "But he threw the ball well. We made three errors that gave them several runs."

Freshman Josh Eftink had two of Notre Dame's eight hits against Pacific.

"It was a good tournament for us," said Muench. "Even though we gave up some runs on errors Friday night, we came back and battled back."

The Bulldogs will host Shawnee, Ill., Monday as they will play every day this week.

"It's going to be a big week for us, but we're looking forward to it," Muench said.

Tennis

Russell wins singles title

POPLAR BLUFF -- Cape Central's Wade Russell won the singles championship at Saturday's Poplar Bluff Tournament, ensuring the Tigers at least a tie for the team title.

Central held a two-point lead when rain interrupted the final match of the day, the doubles final between Sikeston and Charleston. The Tigers led the nine-team field with 16 points and could only be tied with a win by Charleston, which sat in second with 14 points. Two points were awarded for each win.

The canceled match will be played later this week and will determine the final standings.

Russell improved his season record to 12-3 with a perfect 4-0 day. He first shut out Poplar Bluff's Mike Doran 8-0. He then defeated Willow Springs' Andy Boyle 8-3 before he advanced to the finals with an 8-0 win over Charleston's Rourke Ohmes. Russell defeated Sikeston's Ben Askew 8-4 in the championship match.

Central's doubles team of Vijay Dahiya and Ben Roeger added two wins while Jeremy Driskell and Aaron Moore won one match. Drew Seib also added a victory in singles.

Central will host Dexter Tuesday.

SWIMMING

Cape Central finishes 9th

ST. LOUIS -- Cape Central placed ninth out of 12 teams during the rugged Parkway South Invitational that concluded Saturday.

The Lady Tigers scored 72 points. Lafayette was first with 288 while Columbia Hickman (188) and Marquette (170) rounded out the top three.

Central was led by Grace Freeman, the third-highest individual point scorer in the meet. Freeman won the 100 freestyle (55.32 seconds) and was second in the 50 freestyle (25.22).

The Lady Tigers' only other top-five finish was a third by the 200 freestyle relay team Jean Maguire, Laura Dombrowski, Jennifer Freeze and Freeman. The squad's time of 1:45.79 was a season-best by two seconds.

"It was a really tough meet but we did well," said Central coach Dayna Powell.

Central will swim at McCluer North Monday.

Soccer

West Plains 3, Notre Dame 1

WEST PLAINS -- Notre Dame fell to 6-6-1 as the Lady Bulldogs lost during a long road trip Saturday.

Sara Westrich scored Notre Dame's goal, with Kelly Canfield assisting.

The Lady Bulldogs will face Cape Central Tuesday at Shawnee Park.