Kelly wins softball tournament at IWA

Kelly pitcher Whitney Beggs no-hit area rival Notre Dame in the semifinals, then Beggs struck out six to help the Hawks post a 2-0 win over Notre Dame De Sion in the finals to claim the Incarnate Word Tournament on Saturday in St. Louis.

This was the Hawks (8-2) first appearance in the tournament. Rachel Kline had the game-winning RBI in the finals with a squeeze bunt in the third to score Kelly Essner. Brittany Ponder scored Kelly's other run in the fifth.

"They may not ask us back," Kelly coach Rhonda Ratledge said. "The girls played really well all the way from Friday night."

In the semifinals Beggs held the Bulldogs in check to give the Hawks a spot in the finals. Jessica Burnett had the game-winning RBI in the third on a double which scored Essner. Essner reached on a single and stole second. Beggs struck out seven in the win.

"Beggs was pretty amazing," Notre Dame coach Jeff Graviett said.

The Hawks tagged Bulldog starter Beth Schnurbusch for five hits in two innings of work. Miranda Schlosser pitched five innings of no-hit relief for Notre Dame (11-1).

Kelly won its opener Saturday 3-1 against Cor Jesu. Essner pitched seven innings, allowed three hits and struck out five. Summer Proctor had a two-run triple to lead Kelly's five-hit attack.

Notre Dame made its way into the semifinals with a 14-2 win over Holt. Alana Weissmueller had three hits to lead a 10-hit attack. Whitney Ostendorf and Schlosser had two hits apiece. Schnurbusch pitched four innings for the win.Championship

Kelly 2, Notre Dame De Sion 0

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WP -- Whitney Beggs, 4-2. LP -- Able. 2B -- Kelly Essner (K). Multiple hits -- Kelly, Beggs 2-3. Records -- Kelly 8-2.Semifinals

Kelly 1, Notre Dame 0

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WP -- Whitney Beggs. LP -- Beth Schnurbusch, 7-1. 2B -- Jessica Burnett (K). 3B -- Summer Proctor (K). Multiple hits -- Kelly, Burnett 2-3. Records -- Kelly 0-0, Notre Dame 11-1.

Seckman TournamentJackson won a pair of 1-0 games to finish 2-2 at the Seckman Tournament.

Darla Mangles threw a two-hitter against Festus for Jackson's first win of the tournament. Jessica Pitts scored the lone run on a passed ball.

Hannah Fowler allowed three hits in Jackson's 1-0 win over Afton to finish the tournament. Hana Bolen scored the game-winning run on a ground out from Chelsea McDowell in the bottom of the seventh.

Amanda Pitts, Kelly McCuan and Jessica Pitts had two hits apiece in a 6-4 loss to Perryville. Jackson lost its opener 7-1 to Pacific.

GIRLS TENNIS Central 7, Oakville 2Central improved to 4-0 in dual meets.

Singles1. Dani Gross (C) def. Stacey Goebel 8-3; 2. Sarah Dalton (O) def. Monica Toole 8-5; 3. Brett Ford (C) def. Audrey Falstich 8-3; 4. Liz LaFoe (C) def. Katie Ryan 8-2; 5. Sarah Ford (C) def. Ruth Mecker 8-2; 6. Lindsey Pingel (C) def. Megan Veenstra 8-2.

Doubles1. Goebel-Dalton (O) def. Gross-Toole 8-6; 2. Toole-LaFoe (C) def. Ryan-Falstich 8-5; 3. Ford-Pingel def. Mecker-Veenstra 8-4.

JV -- Oakville won 2-1.

BOYS SOCCER

Howell TournamentCentral split a pair of games Saturday to finish 1-2 at the Francis Howell Tournament.

The Tigers (4-3) beat Oak Park 1-0 behind a goal from Tyson Whiteside. Jordan Young and Tony Leuckel combined for the shutout. Central lost its other game 2-0 to Jefferson City.

Rolla TournamentJackson finished fourth out of 10 teams at the Rolla Tournament.

Jackson beat Waynesville 3-1, Camdenton 4-0 and lost to Glendale 4-0. Derrick Biri, Tyler Beussink, Matt Mueller, Chris Bramlett, Zach Priester and Chris Shelton (2) scored for Jackson. Biri, Chris Kraust (2), Cameron Keller (2), Andrew Schlick and Steven McKinney had assists.

Tyler Holmon had Jackson's shutout. Jackson will host Anna-Jonesboro on Tuesday.

-- From staff reports

CROSS COUNTRY Kelly InvitationalDistrict opponents Kelly and Notre Dame got an early look at each other in the boys division at the Kelly Invitational. Kelly was the better Class 2 team Saturday, scoring 59 points to finish behind Poplar Bluff (25) and ahead of Notre Dame (61).

Michael Glastetter led Kelly with a seventh-place finish.

Notre Dame had three runners of its five runners in the top 10 -- led by Greg Kanneberg in third. Saxony Lutheran finished fourth with 76 points, led by Trey Maevers' sixth-place showing.

"Kelly ran very well," Notre Dame coach Bill Davis said. "We knew we'd be pushed by Kelly. We feel once we get our other kids back, we'll be OK."

Notre Dame was the runner-up to Doniphan in the girls division. Brooke Beussink was sixth to lead the Bulldogs.

Oak Ridge's Sam Zoellner finished fourth.

Varsity

Boys

Team scores -- Poplar Bluff 25, Kelly 59, Notre Dame 61, Saxony Lutheran 76, Advance 142, Doniphan 156, Delta 165, Oak Ridge 185.

Individuals

Overall -- 1, Jon-Mark Lewis, Poplar Bluff, 17:22.

Kelly -- 7, Michael Glastetter, 18:24; 11, Russell Carroll, 18:51; 12, Jordan Felter, 18:53; 14, Nolan Lewer, 18:56; 15, Derek Brucker, 18:59.

Notre Dame -- 3, Greg Kanneberg, 17:49; 9, Steven Eftink, 18:42; 10, Brian McCrate, 18:47; 19, Cole Min, 19:22; 20, Neal Kanneberg, 19:23.

Saxony -- 6, Trey Maevers, 18:15; 8, Brandon Etzold, 18:25; 17, Peter Winningham, 19:13; 18, Kory Mueller, 19:16; 27, Alex Jauch, 20:33.

Advance -- 22, Cody Roper, 19:34; 23, Cory Roper, 19:45; 24, Robert Maddox, 19:48; 31, Justin Hester, 20:52; 42, Alex Steil, 22:13.

Delta -- 21, Aaron Kinder 19:26; 26, Amon Seabaugh 20:13; 30, Nathan Stroder 20:49; 41, Dustin Anglin 22:08; 47, A.J. Horn 26:59

Oak Ridge -- 29, Caleb Schoen, 20:41; 33, Austin Morrison, 21:00.

Girls

Team scores -- Doniphan 23, Notre Dame 43, Poplar Bluff 63

Individuals

Overall -- 1, Camille Goodrum, Doniphan, 22:31.

Notre Dame -- 6, Brooke Beussink, 24:24; 7, Casey Crawford, 24:32; 12, Hailey Brown, 25:57; 13, Kelli Nagel, 26:00; 14, Cori Garrett, 26:06.

Oak Ridge -- 4, Sam Zoeller, 23:23.

Delta -- 11, Jessica Drew, 25:46

Saxony -- 16, Deanna Dippold, 23:36; 28, Alisha Bohnert, 33:57; 30, Jessica Reisenbichler, 36:14; 31, Cassandra Mirly, 42:12.

Kelly -- 18, Lauren Gean, 27:20; 20, Samantha Barber, 27:53; 24, Kathleen Ray, 30:25; 27, Elizabeth Ray, 33:19.

Advance -- 19, Laura Adkisson, 27:43; 29, Jamie Pettit, 34:05.

JV

Boys

Team scores -- Notre Dame 15, Kelly 56, Doniphan 72, Saxony Lutheran 90

Top individual/local schools

Notre Dame -- 1, Austin Crichlow, 19:24.

Kelly -- 11, Omar Campos, 21:16.

Oak Ridge -- 12, Walter Ruesler, 21:16.

Advance -- 16, Bryant Hawkins, 21:50

Delta -- 26, Alex Parks, 23:45.

Girls

Team scores -- Notre Dame 15.

Top individual/local schools

Oak Ridge -- 1, Amanda Watson, 26:04.

Notre Dame -- 2, Katie Daniel, 27:08.

Delta -- 7, Jessica Kidd, 29:09.

Advance -- 8, Erin Van Matre, 29:31.

Northwest Invitational

The Central girls finished fourth and the boys fifth in the 10-team field at the Northwest Invitational in Cedar Hill, Mo.

Led by Jennifer Pancoast (third in 16:44) and Linnea Woldtvedt (sixth in 17:19), the Tigers girls team scored 84 points, just one behind Eureka and 17 behind first-place Washignton.

Eureka won the boys with 33 while Central tallied 133. John Kipper finished seventh overall.

Central results

Boys -- 7, John Kipper, 15:01; 24, Daniel Austin, 15:54; 31, Cory Huskey, 16:12; 37, Dale Brannock, 16:38; 38, Alex Eom, 16:39.

Girls -- 3, Jennifer Pancoast, 16:44; 6, Linnea Woldtvedt, 17:19; 9, Holly Shaffer, 17:33; 32, Hannah Lewis, 19:20; 34, Allison Dohogne, 19:27.

JV -- Central boys sixth; Central girls third (Emily Bonder, third, 19:51)

Freshmen -- Central boys first (Shaun Owens, 13:01); Central girls third (Heather Deischer, first, 15:18).

McCluer Invitational

Jackson made its an annual trek to a crowded meet with 38 schools.

"We go to get experience for state," Indians coach Andrea Talley said. "You have to protect your space with your elbows, and you have to recover from tripping and falling."

David Welker led the boys, finishing 75th in 18:57.

Ashley Meyr was 22nd for the girls (21:32) with Rachel Schmidt 36th in 22:13.

Sam Masters finished fourth in the freshman boys race.

Arcadia Invitational

Perryville had two boys finish in the top 10 and one girl finish top 10 at Acadia Valley.

Overall, the boys finished second and the girls third. Terry Wood finished seventh in 17:17 and Jesse Kueker was eighth in 17:20. Leslie Schilli led the girls with a ninth-place finish.

Perryville results

Boys -- 7, Terry Wood 17:17; 8, Jesse Kueker 17:20; 12, William Benline 17:59; 15, Kyle Trapp 18:12.

Girls -- 9, Leslie Schilli 21:11; 13, Christina Schremp 22:00.

GIRLS TENNIS

Central 7, Oakville 2

Central improved to 4-0 in dual meets.

Singles

1. Dani Gross (C) def. Stacey Goebel 8-3; 2. Sarah Dalton (O) def. Monica Toole 8-5; 3. Brett Ford (C) def. Audrey Falstich 8-3; 4. Liz LaFoe (C) def. Katie Ryan 8-2; 5. Sarah Ford (C) def. Ruth Mecker 8-2; 6. Lindsey Pingel (C) def. Megan Veenstra 8-2.

Doubles

1. Goebel-Dalton (O) def. Gross-Toole 8-6; 2. Toole-LaFoe (C) def. Ryan-Falstich 8-5; 3. Ford-Pingel def. Mecker-Veenstra 8-4.

JV -- Oakville won 2-1.

BOYS SOCCER

Francis Howell Tournament

Central split a pair of games Saturday to finish 1-2 at the Francis Howell Tournament.

The Tigers (4-3) beat Oak Park 1-0 behind a goal from Tyson Whiteside. Jordan Young and Tony Leuckel combined for the shutout. Central lost its other game 2-0 to Jefferson City.

Central will play its first home game 7 p.m. Tuesday against Sikeston.

Rolla Tournament

Jackson finished fourth out of 10 teams at the Rolla Tournament.

Jackson beat Waynesville 3-1, Camdenton 4-0 and lost to Glendale 4-0. Derrick Biri, Tyler Beussink, Matt Mueller, Chris Bramlett, Zach Priester and Chris Shelton (2) scored for Jackson. Biri, Chris Kraust (2), Cameron Keller (2), Andrew Schlick and Steven McKinney had assists.

Tyler Holmon had Jackson's shutout. Jackson will host Anna-Jonesboro on Tuesday.