LADY TIGER SWIMMERS MAKE FIRST STATE CUT

ST. LOUIS -- Cape Central met its first state qualifying cut in a swimming meet Friday night.

Crutches and all.

Mary Beth Owen, recovering from a stress fracture in her leg and still using crutches, made the state cut in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:19.44 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis as Central took second place in a tri-meet with Incarnate Word and Lutheran South.

Incarnate Word led with 135 points, followed by Central (4-5) with 125 and Lutheran South with 69.

"Few athletes anywhere can walk around on crutches and make a state cut," Central coach Dayna Powell said.

It was Owen's first meet back with the team. She also took first place in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:07.48.

Katie Maginel was also a double winner. She took first in the 200 freestyle in 2:19.10 and the 500 freestyle in 6:16.11.

Cape Central results

200 medley relay - 2. Cape Central (Mary Beth Owen, Marci Kester, Terra Herzberger, Casey Brennan)

200 freestyle - 1. Katie Maginel, 2:19.10

200 IM - 1. Mary Beth Owen 2:19.44; 3. Cassie Kipper, 2:41.59

50 freestyle - 2. Brennan, 28.37

Diving - 1. Sara Sprigg, 189.95

100 butterfly - 1. Herzberger, 1:09.37

100 freestyle - 3. Brennan, 1:04.78

500 freestyle - 1. Maginel 6:16.11; 2. Catelyn Metge, 6:37.39

200 free relay - 2. Cape Central (Kester, Kipper, Destiny Culver, Herzberger) 1:57.53

100 backstroke - 1. Owen, 1:07.48

100 breast - 3. Kester, 1:24.08

400 free relay - 2. Cape Central (Maginel, Herzberger, Owen, Brennan) 4:08.84

BASEBALL

Jackson 2, New Madrid 1

JACKSON, Mo. -- Jackson started with a bang and ended with a bang as it picked up its second win of the season.

Michael Birk led off the bottom of the first with a home run. Jackson (2-3) didn't score again until Lance Limbaugh drew a bases loaded walk.

Limbaugh (2-1) picked up the win. He went seven innings and gave up only three hits. He struck out seven and walked none and New Madrid's only run was unearned.

Jackson managed only four hits. Birk, in addition to his home run, also walked three times.

"We're not hitting well," Jackson coach Sam Sides said. "We hit some balls hard, but right into the wind. The wind was blowing in pretty hard today."

Jackson's junior varsity won 6-2.

Charleston 5, Oran 4

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Charleston left-hander Lezcano Dean pitched a three-hitter as the Bluejays handed Oran its first loss of the season.

Dean struck out seven and walked four. Two of Oran's runs were unearned.

Oran's Adam Friga suffered the loss in relief despite not allowing a hit. He went three innings and gave up one run it was unearned and struck out five while walking three.

Ryne Wood was Oran's starter. He gave up four earned runs on three hits, four walks and a hit batsman. He struck out three.

SOCCER

Oak Park 3, Cape Central 2

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Lady Tigers, playing in the Kickapoo Invitational, fell just short against a team which made it to the Class 4A Final Four last year.

Amber Voerg scored both goals -- giving her all four of Central's goals in the last two games -- on an assist from Megan McDonald and Julie Underwood. Voerg has 12 goals in eight games.

Central trailed 2-1 at halftime, but tied it in the second half.

"We had one breakdown with eight minutes left," Central coach Tom Doyle said. "What frustrates me is I thought we were a better team than they were, we just couldn't put it in the net."

One of Oak Park's goals came on a penalty kick.

Notre Dame 5, Farmington 0

PACIFIC, Mo. -- The Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs rolled over the Farmington Knightettes, 5-0, to advance to the final of the Pacific Soccer Tournament.

Playing against the wind in the first half, Notre Dame held a 2-0 advantage before putting the game out of reach with three second-half goals.

Freshman Sierra Ellis, becoming a scoring force for the Lady Bulldogs, recorded her second consecutive hat trick.

Ellis has 12 goals in the previous seven games.

Cyndi Cox and Kristin Boos netted the other Notre Dame goals. Boos, Brittney Little, Katie Mehner, Tracy Kluesner and Sarah Birkbigler were credited with one assist each.

With Laura Mittrucker and Toni Horrell again sharing duties in net, Notre Dame blanked an opponent for the second straight match as it improved to 6-2.

The Lady Bulldogs will meet Union for the title on Saturday.

SOFTBALL

Chaffee 7, Advance 5

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The Lady Red Devils (3-0) held off the Lady Hornets in a closely-contested ballgame.

Clinging to a 6-5 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning, Chaffee tacked on an insurance run in the sixth and held Advance scoreless for the final two frames.

Morgan Kiefer collected three hits and scored three runs to lead the 10-hit Chaffee attack.

Abby Walter chipped in with two hits and three RBIs and Mallory Kiefer had two safeties.

Ashley Pepple (2-0) picked up the complete-game win. She allowed seven hits and struck out 15.

Scott City 11, Dexter 6

SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- The Lady Rams (4-1) poured it on early, scoring all their runs in the first three innings, then cruised to victory.

Shana Wadlington and Kyla Smith led Scott City's 14-hit offense with three hits each. Wadlington slugged two doubles; Smith had a triple.

Winning pitcher Amanda O'Brien (2-0) went the distance, allowing five hits and striking out seven.

GOLF

Perryville 175, De Soto 189

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Pirates evened their record in the Jefferson County Conference at 2-2 with a win over the De Soto Dragons at the Perryville Country Club.

Perryville's Kellen Stark claimed medalist honors with a five-over-par 40. Jack Moore (43), Ryan Kutz (46) and Nicholas Erlacker (46) rounded out the Pirate scoring.

Perryville's JV defeated De Soto 199 to 238.