LADY BULLDOGS SLIP PAST JACKSON WITH SEVENTH-INNING RUN

Notre Dame's Ashley Reinagel provided a two-out, run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Lady Bulldogs past visiting Jackson 4-3 in high school softball action Thursday.

In a back-and-forth game, Jackson got out on top with a run in the first. Notre Dame tied the game in the third and took a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Jackson scored two runs and went ahead in the top of the fifth 3-2, but Notre Dame responded in the bottom of the fifth to tie it at three.

"It really was exciting," said Notre Dame coach Chris Janet, whose team improved its record to 9-4. "It was close throughout and we played good defense. It was nip-and-tuck all game."

Notre Dame hurler Mika Williamson limited Jackson to just two hits. She walked four and struck out no one.

"She really threw well, I thought," Janet said. "She'll walk a few, but she's really been throwing well for us. I think she's really mixing her pitches up well. She kept them off stride and it helps when your defense makes some plays behind you."

Notre Dame managed nine hits, three by Katlyn Kelley and two by Stacy Schwartz.

Jackson's Heather Tuschoff suffered the loss. She went seven innings and allowed nine hits and a walk while striking out one.

Perryville 15, Crystal City 0

PERRYVILLE -- Perryville pounded out 15 hits during a three-inning, run-rule victory.

The Lady Pirates (10-3) were led by Amanda Nuyt, who had three hits and three RBIs. Amy Steffens had three hits and two RBIs while Julia Heuring, Stacy Baer and Stephanie Schumer all added two hits. Kate Bohnert contributed three RBIs.

Megan Narrow pitched a one-hitter.

BOYS SOCCER

Cape Central 2, Poplar Bluff 0

Jon Mark Thompson scored a pair of first-half goals to lead the Tigers (5-5 overall, 3-1 SEMO Conference).

Chris Cole and Whit Lynn contributed assists while Trevor Blattner recorded the shutout.

"It was a good game for us," said Central coach Tom Doyle. "Poplar Bluff has a good team (the Mules tied Notre Dame earlier in the week) and we played well."

Central's JV won 4-0 behind two goals apiece from Heath Orr and Bryan Ross. The JV Tigers are 3-1.

Notre Dame 10, Farmington 0

Adam Prasanphanich scored a three-goal hat trick as Notre Dame (7-0-1) remained undefeated.

Scott Wittenborn and Shane Kistner both added two goals while Nick Kapfer, Timmy Wencewicz and Nathan LeGrand all contributed one.

Matt Pobst had four assists. He was followed by LeGrand and Tyler Cuba with two each and Wittenborn and Andy Arnzen with one apiece. Goalie Paul Unterreiner recorded the shutout.

In JV action, Notre Dame downed Farmington 4-1. Wade Cramer scored two goals while Josh Essner and Dustin Haupt each had one. The Bulldogs improved to 4-1.

Jackson 2, Marion 1

MARION, Ill. -- Jackson (6-3-1) fell behind, but rallied to beat Marion.

Justin Jones scored the Indians' first goal on an assist from Michael Schuette. Patrick Kohm put the Indians on top with a goal on an assist from Matt Buttry.

"It was one of those games where they had the lead first," said Jackson coach Zack Walton. "And we had a lot of opportunities to score and we didn't. But we didn't panic. We finally got a goal at the end of the first half and were able to win."

Jackson's JV posted a 2-0 win behind two goals by Stewart Knowlan. Matt Greggory and Jeffery Beck both had assists as the Indians improved to 2-3.

VOLLEYBALL

Notre Dame 15-15

Oran 4-12

ORAN -- Notre Dame used a balanced attack to ease past Oran.

The Lady Bulldogs (7-4-4) got six kills from both Ashley Millham and Jennifer VanGennip. Emily Worley recorded eight service points while Katie Canfield had 13 assists and three kills.

Notre Dame's JV improved to 10-0 with a 15-1, 15-2 win.

Jackson 15-15

Woodland 10-13

MARBLE HILL -- Jennifer Mesey had nine kills and seven blocks to lead Jackson to a sweep of Woodland.

Also for Jackson (10-2-2), Erin Hartman had six assists and four kills; Jessie Koeper had eight assists and four kills; Jenna Leet posted three aces and six kills; and Kendra Hinkebein had 10 digs.

"We're still seeing some inconsistency, but we're getting better," said Jackson coach Nancy Ellis.

For Woodland, Danyel Farrell had eight assists, Kelly Reed had four kills and Ashley Allmon contributed four digs.

Jackson's JV won 15-7, 17-15 to improve to 4-2-2.

Leopold 15-15

Advance 9-13

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Leopold (7-3-3) posted a sweep over Advance.

For Leopold, Holly Jansen had eight kills, while Courtney Wesbecher had six. Kyla Horrell had four kills and two aces, while Wendy Vandeven and Laura Jansen provided seven and six assists, respectively. Jessica Bollinger posted two blocks.

Leopold's JV won 15-4, 15-6.

De Soto 15-15

Perryville 11-4

DE SOTO -- Perryville (3-5) suffered a sweep at the hands of De Soto.

Katie Kutz served five points and had three kills for the Lady Pirates, who got four points from Amy Garris and three kills from Andrea Buerck.

Perryville's JV lost 15-5, 15-1.

Festus 15-15

St. Vincent 9-2

FESTUS -- Danielle Sutterer led the Squaws (5-4) with five kills and three aces while Chelsey Brown had three kills and two aces.

GIRLS TENNIS

Jackson 7, Chaffee 0

CHAFFEE -- Jackson improved to 9-0 in dual matches by blanking Chaffee.

The Lady Indians dropped just four total games the entire match.

"We're off to a really good start," said Jackson coach Linda Adams. "The girls are playing well."

Singles

1. Kim Anderson def. Amanda Clark 8-0

2. Nichole Poythress def. Kate Pfefferkorn 8-0

3. Sarah Propst def. Brittney Bennett 8-2

4. Katie Domian def. Nicole Poe 8-0

5. Maggie Martin def. Amanda Cannon 8-0

Doubles

1. Carly Vogelsang-Lauren Everett def. Clark-Bennett 8-1

2. Sarah Owen-Kelly Mitchell def. Pfefferkorn-Cannon 8-1

JR. HIGH FOOTBALL

Central 8th grade wins

FARMINGTON -- Cape Central's eighth grade opened its season with a thrilling 24-22 victory as quarterback Brandon Twiggs scored on a 5-yard run with 2.3 seconds remaining.

Twiggs led Central with three touchdowns while Gabe Edwards had the other TD.