Leopold wins softball invitational

Leopold rallied with eight runs over the final three innings to defeat Advance 12-7 in the championship game of the Oak Ridge Softball Invitational Saturday.

Ashlynn Bucher went 5 for 5 while Brittany Garland and Kacie Hampton added three hits each for Leopold (9-1). Lexi Vandeven improved to 4-0 in the circle by getting the win in relief of Wildcats starter Caitlin Petty.

"I just told the girls to keep battling, and we'd get our runs," said Leopold coach Keenan Kinder.

The Wildcats survived two early home runs from Advance's Hannah Clark and Jay Maddox. But the Hornets (7-5) failed to hold early leads of 4-1 and 6-4.

"We are super young, and we showed it today in a big spot," said Advance coach James Hamlin. "We had every opportunity in the world, but you need to do the little things to beat a team like Leopold, and we didn't do the little things."

* Woodland defeated Oak Ridge 15-10 in the third-place game, while Meadow Heights took the consolation title with a 9-8 win over Zalma.

Leopold 011 232 3 -- 12 14 3

Advance 310 210 0 -- 7 9 4

WP: Lexi Vandeven. LP: Hannah Clark. 2B: Leah Landewee (L), Kenzie Hillard (A). HR: Clark (A), Jay Maddox (A). Multiple hits: Leopold -- Ashlynn Bucher 5-5, Brittany Garland 3-5, Kacie Hampton 3-3. Advance -- Autumn Hurd 2-3, Clark 2-3.

Records: Leopold 9-1, Advance 7-5.

BASEBALL

Nettleton (Ark.) 2, Jackson 1

Advance’s Jay Maddox jogs to home plate after hitting a home run during the Hornets’ 12-7 loss to the Leopold Wildcats in the championship game of the Oak Ridge Invitational Saturday at Oak Ridge High School. (ADAM VOGLER)

A run scored in the bottom of the eighth allowed Nettleton to break a 1-1 tie and deal the Indians a loss in their first game of a round robin at Kennett.

Avery Whiteside took the loss on the mound for Jackson. He threw seven innings and gave up one earned run on seven hits with two strikeouts and four walks.

Alex Camp was the winning pitcher for the Raiders (15-4).

Jackson 000 001 00 -- 1 4 1

Nettleton 000 000 11 -- 2 7 1

WP -- Alex Camp. LP -- Avery Whiteside, 2-1. Records -- Jackson 9-5, Nettleton 15-4.

Jackson 12, Kennett 2

Jordan Hadden went 3 for 3 to lead the Indians to victory in their second game at Kennett.

Collin Herzog was the winning pitcher. He threw a complete game and gave up two earned runs on six hits with five strikeouts and three walks.

Ryan O'Rear, Laban Petzoldt and Steven Eddy all added two hits for Jackson (10-5).

Tyson Campbell suffered the loss on the mound and also doubled for Kennett (8-5).

Jackson 302 101 5 -- 12 12 1

Kennett 100 100 0 -- 2 6 1

WP -- Collin Herzog, 2-2. LP -- Tyson Campbell. 2B -- Tyson Campbell (K). Multiple hits -- Jackson: Ryan O'Rear 2-4, Laban Petzoldt 2-3, Steven Eddy 2-4, Jordan Hadden 3-3. Records -- Jackson 10-5, Kennett 8-5.

Francis Howell 8, Central 7

Tyler Anderson and Matt Chism both had two hits for the Tigers in their first loss in a round robin at C&H Park in St. Charles, Mo.

Chism took the loss on the mound.

Calvin Munson smacked a home run to lead the Vikings (15-3).

Central 403 000 0 -- 7 6 2

Francis Howell 100 204 1 -- 8 10 2

WP -- Tanner Kulpa. LP -- Matt Chism, 1-3. HR -- Calvin Munson (FH). 2B -- Ryan Perkins (FH), Eli Dilday (FH), Trevor Propst (C). Multiple hits -- Central: Tyler Anderson 2-4, Matt Chism 2-4; Francis Howell: Eli Dilday 3-4. Records -- Central 4-14, Francis Howell 15-3.

Vianney 11, Central 1

The Tigers dropped their second game of the day to the Griffins.

Kyle Thompson suffered the loss on the mound for Central (4-15).

Matt Jones hit a double and went 4 for 4 to lead Vianney (11-5).

Vianney 103 700 0 -- 11 11 1

Central 000 010 0 -- 1 3 1

WP -- Kevin Dvorak. LP -- Kyle Thompson, 0-2. 2B -- Chris Brown (V), Nick Allgeyer (V), Matt Jones (V). Multiple hits -- Vianney: Nick Allgeyer 2-3, Matt Jones 4-4, Keaton Wall 2-3. Records -- Central 4-15, St. John Vianney 11-5.

West County 9, Scott City 7

Brett Dirnberger tripled and had two hits in the Rams' loss in the Charleston Wood Bat Lucky 13 Classic at Kelly High School.

Jonathan McFall suffered his first loss on the mound for Scott City. Levi Pettit also had two hits.

Elliot Sutton had a double to pace the Bulldogs (6-5).

Scott City 013 003 0 -- 7 9 4

West County 130 500 X -- 9 7 2

WP -- Clayton Brinkley. LP -- Jonathan McFall, 1-1. 3B -- Brett Dirnberger (SC). 2B -- Elliot Sutton (WC). Multiple hits -- Scott City: Brett Dirnberger 2-4, Levi Pettit 2-4; West St. Francois County: Clayton Brinkley 2-3, Kyle Coleman 2-3, Parker Forshee 2-3. Records -- Scott City 6-4, West St. Francois County 6-5.

Scott City 10, Kelly 1

Ryan Fortner smacked a triple and a double while going 3 for 4 to help the Rams get their first win in the Charleston Wood Bat Lucky 13 Classic.

Brett Dirnberger, Travis Phillips, Forrest Copeland and Levi Pettit all added two hits for the Rams (7-4).

Eric Uhrhan picked up his first on the mound.

Aaron Grainger, Matthew Proctor, Ty Householder and Jacob McClain all had two hits for the Hawks (3-8).

Scott City 001 053 1 -- 10 14 6

Kelly 010 000 0 -- 1 9 4

WP -- Eric Uhrhan, 1-1. LP -- Ty Householder. 3B -- Brett Dirnberger (SC), Ryan Fortner (SC). 2B -- Ryan Fortner (SC), Aaron Grainger (K). Multiple hits -- Scott City: Ryan Fortner 3-4, Brett Dirnberger 2-2, Travis Phillips 2-5, Forrest Copeland 2-4, Levi Pettit 2-4; Kelly: Aaron Grainger 2-3, Matthew Proctor 2-4, Ty Householde 2-4, Jacob McClain 2-3. Records -- Scott City 7-4, Kelly 3-8.

Oak Ridge Invitational Tournament

Woodland 10, Leopold 8

Devon Ritter smacked a double that drove in two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to allow the Cardinals to claim third place in the Oak Ridge Invitational Tournament.

C.J. McAlister was the winning pitcher and also doubled.

Dylan Miller added a double for Woodland (8-6).

Zach Elfrink suffered the loss on the mound and had a double while at bat.

Parker Brown and Casey Graham had a double each and both went 2 for 5 at the plate to pace the Wildcats (6-5).

Leopold 110 501 0 -- 8 15 7

Woodland 310 060 X -- 10 12 4

WP -- C.J. McAlister. LP -- Zach Elfrink. 2B -- C.J. McAlister (W), Devon Ritter (W), Dylan Miller (W), Parker Brown (L), Casey Graham (L), Zach Elfrink (L). Multiple hits -- Woodland: Garret Reynolds 2-4, Aaron Yount 2-4, Landon Johnson 3-4, Dylan Miller 2-4; Leopold: Austin Bucher 3-4, Parker Brown 2-5, Casey Graham 2-5, Zach Elfrink 2-4, Dillan Vandeven 3-4. Records -- Woodland 8-6, Leopold 6-5.

Meadow Heights 4, Crystal City 3

Josh Douglas belted a triple and a double to help the Panthers capture the consolation title of the Oak Ridge Invitational Tournament in eight innings.

Douglas was also the winning pitcher. He threw a complete game with 11 strikeouts and four walks.

Drake Childers hit a double to pace the Hornets (1-10).

Crystal City 002 000 01 -- 3 5 2

Meadow Heights 200 000 02 -- 4 7 4

WP -- Josh Douglas, 2-2. LP -- Jake Politte. 3B -- Josh Douglas (MH). 2B -- Josh Douglas (MH), Drake Childers (CC). Multiple hits -- Meadow Heights: Josh Douglas 3-4, Jacob Douglas 2-4; Crystal City: Troy Shepard 2-4. Records -- Meadow Heights 3-8, Crystal City 1-10.

GIRLS SOCCER

Hillsboro Invitational Tournament

Perryville 2, Hillsboro 0

Alexis Sutterer and Allison Moldenhauer scored a goal apiece to lead the Pirates to first place in the Hillsboro Invitational Tournament.

Moldenhauer had the assist on Sutterer's goal, which was assisted by Brooke Hogard.

Goalkeeper Miranda Stortz snagged five saves for Perryville (8-3).

Coach Jerry Fulton was proud of his team's performance.

"I thought we played pretty well," he said. "Our defense has really picked up here latey and we are finally figuring some things out."

The Pirates shut out every team in pool play in addition to the championship win over the host Hawks. Perryville defeated St. Clair 5-0 in the opening day followed by a 1-0 victory over Central on Thursday and a 3-0 win over Maplewood-Richmond Heights on Friday.

"I think it's the first time we've ever done that with any team, boys or girls," Fulton said.

Four Pirates players were named to the all-tournament team: Natalie Gremaud, Allison Moldenhauer, Brooke Moll and Kaitlyn Ellsworth.

Saxony Lutheran 3, Kirksville 0

Lauren Hecht, Brianna Mueller and Maci Daniel scored the three goals that allowed the Crusaders to remain undefeated in the Spartan Invitational Tournament in Moberly, Mo.

Grace Mirly, Ashlynn Collier and Kristy Winter provided the assists for Saxony Lutheran (12-0).

Goalkeeper Abby Goeckeler had the shutout.

It was the second win for the Crusaders in the tournament. Saxony Lutheran triumped over Hannibal 2-1 on Friday. Maddie Brune and Kristy Winters scored the goals while Brune had an assist.

Coach Ryan Schweain said he was very pleased with his team's performance.

"We played a sound game against a good team [Hannibal]," he said. "After losing one of our central midfielders to injury at the beginning of the game, the girls did an outstanding job of adjusting to the changes that were made. Our defense played extremely well and our offense showed creativity with on/off the ball movement."

Due to wet field conditions in Moberly, one of the fields was unable to be used. This dropped all teams down to only playing two games which eliminated the tournament format. No tournament champion was declared.

-- From staff reports