LADY TIGERS LEVEL HILLSBORO 7-0

Cape Girardeau Central's Amanda Hiler recorded a hat trick as the Lady Tigers improved their soccer record to 12-4-1 with a 7-0 win over Hillsboro Wednesday at Notre Dame High School.

The game was supposed to be played on Southeast Missouri State's soccer field, but there was a scheduling conflict so the game was moved to Notre Dame.

Lori Bittle and Trisha Klipfel each punched in two goals and added one assist apiece for Cape Central, while Cameron Bennett, Amber Voerg, Jessica Ham, Sarah Brown and Rebecca Hellrich each provided assists.

Cape Central built a 4-0 lead by halftime.

"I didn't think we played as well as we did the first half (Tuesday night) against Notre Dame," said Cape Central coach Tom Doyle. "We were doing some basic things wrong. But when you're on offense the whole time and they're on defense, it's hard to concentrate on some of the fundamental things you should be doing. But we're working and just trying to get better every game."

The Lady Tigers also won the JV game 4-0. Scoring goals were Courtney Loy, Heather Hobbs, Caitlin Bahn and Melissa Hobbs. Heather Hobbs had two assists while Bahn added one.

BASEBALL

Advance 4, Bell City 3

BELL CITY -- Four pitchers on the two teams combined for 29 strikeouts as Advance beat Bell City for the second time this season by the same score.

Advance's Adam Rainey picked up the win in five innings. He allowed three runs, one earned, on six hits and five walks while striking out eight. Garrett Broshuis pitched the last two innings and struck out five, including all three batters he faced in the seventh.

For Bell City (4-5), Jason Rampley dominated, striking out 11 through five innings.

"I really had thoughts about not taking him out, but I wanted to change the pace on them," said Bell City coach Jeff Funston. "He pitched really well."

"He threw a real good game," Advance coach Darrell Dannenmueller said of Rampley. "But we just didn't hit the ball well. I don't know what our problem was. We didn't hit worth a hoot."

Gabe Scherer came in and struck out five in relief work.

Advance, trailing 2-0, scored three runs in the fifth and one in the sixth.

Jason Kennedy, who went 2-for-3 for the Hornets, had a key two-run double in the fifth.

Broshuis also had two hits and an RBI for Advance (10-3), ranked second in Class 1A.

For Bell City, Brian Phillips went 2-for-3. The Cubs scored single runs in the second, third and fifth innings.

Leopold 20, Meadow Heights 0

LEOPOLD -- Leopold banged out 18 hits and evened its record with a five-inning, run-rule rout.

The Wildcats (5-5) were led offensively by Garan Engelen, who had three hits, including a home run, and drove in five runs.

Ashton James had three hits while Jason Van de Ven, Adam Landewee and Danny Nenninger all added two. James and Van de Ven both had two RBIs. Freshman Matt VanGennip contributed his first hit of the season.

James and Josh Van de Ven combined on a two-hitter. James was the winner, allowing one hit in three innings. Van de Ven gave up one hit in two innings.

SOFTBALL

Chaffee 19, Scott City 4

SCOTT CITY --Chaffee improved to 11-1 with a four-inning, run-rule romp.

Ashley Pepple pitched all four innings, allowing three hits while striking out four and walking five.

The Lady Red Devils had 11 hits, with Jodi Pfefferkorn, Crystal Morgan and Courtney Loucks all getting two hits and two RBIs.

Advance 16, Bell City 1

BELL CITY -- Amber Bond pitched a four-inning no-hitter as Advance breezed to improve to 9-3.

Bond fanned 10 and walked four. The only run Bell City scored was unearned.

Advance had nine hits, led by Sheila Stubenrauch. She had two hits, including a grand slam, and produced seven RBIs.

Leopold 16, Meadow Heights 6

LEOPOLD -- Leopold raised its record to 7-3 by winning a five-inning contest.

Jodi VanGennip hurled the first four innings for the win, allowing all six runs and four hits.

The Lady Wildcats had 10 hits, led by Sarah Gowen's 3-for-3 performance. Ashley Jansen had two hits and three RBIs while Holly Jansen and Kyla Horrell both added two hits.

BOYS GOLF

Poplar Bluff 149, Jackson 152

JACKSON -- Jackson lost its first dual competition of the season as Poplar Bluff prevailed at Kimbeland Country Club. The Indians are now 14-1.

The Mules were led by the 1-under-par 34 of medalist Derek Roach. Other Poplar Bluff scores were Matt Hillis (37), Ryan Hudson (37), Nick Devine (41), and Ben Brumitt (41).

Scores for Jackson were Peyton Sims (38), Brett McDowell (40), Kyle Perry (41), Matt Litzelfelner (43) and Chris Pike (43).

Jackson's JV squad lost a squeaker to Poplar Bluff, 169 to 170.

Notre Dame second

JACKSON -- Notre Dame finished second during its own quadrangular meet held at Bent Creek Golf Course.

Dexter won with a score of 161, followed by Notre Dame (163), Kennett (169) and Clearwater (202).

Notre Dame's Tim Buerck tied for medalist honors with Dexter's Matt Christian as both shot 1-over-par 37s.

Other scores for the Bulldogs were Nick Martin (38), Derek Welter (42) and Lucas Klein (46).

"That's a very respectable score for us at Bent Creek," said Notre Dame coach Chris Janet, whose squad improved to 11-8. "I think we're peaking at the right time."

St. Vincent 150, Herculaneaum 173

PERRYVILLE -- With all four team members posting scores in the 30s, St. Vincent rolled to victory over Herculaneum at Perryville Country Club.

Craig Schumer recorded the lowest round of the day, an even-par 35. Mark Gotto (38), Andrew Prost (38), and Wes Richardet (39) rounded out the scoring for St. Vincent.

The victory improved the Indians record to 11-2 overall, 9-1 in the Jefferson County Conference.