MISSOURIAN ROUNDUP: Perryville softball team takes second at home invitational

The Perryville softball team got its season underway by finishing second in the Perryville Invitational on Saturday in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.

Sikeston finished 3-0 in the round-robin tournament to take first place, while the Pirates were 1-2 along with Saxony Lutheran and Ste. Genevieve. Perryville took second based on run differential.

The Pirates dropped a 6-5 decision against the Crusaders in their opener before bouncing back with a 9-1 win over the Dragons. They closed the tournament with an 8-5 loss against the Bulldogs.

Perryville's offense was paced by Anna Besand and Makayla Burns, who each had a pair of multi-hit games. Burns provided a solo home run in the Pirates' win over Ste. Genevieve.

Brandi Hoover picked up Perryville's lone pitching win, allowing only three hits and one earned run. She went the distance, striking out seven and walking three.

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Saxony 6, Perryville 5

Saxony 501 000 -- 6 11 0

Perryville 202 100 -- 5 10 1

LP -- Cailyne Starkman. Multiple hits -- Perryville: Makayla Burns 2-2, Makayla Brown 2-3, Kailyn Schuessler 2-2.

Perryville 9, Ste. Genevieve 1

Ste. Genevieve 100 000 -- 1 3 2

Perryville 022 302 -- 9 14 0

WP -- Brandi Hoover. LP -- Adrea Mueller. 2B -- Kylie Rhyne (P), Hoover (P). HR -- Makayla Burns (P). Multiple hits -- Ste. Genevieve: Mueller 2-3; Perryville: Anna Besand 2-4, Andrea Pannier 2-3, Hoover 2-4.

Sikeston 8, Perryville 5

Perryville 110 012 -- 5 9 3

Sikeston 010 34x -- 8 9 2

LP -- Cailyne Starkman. 2B -- Anna Besand (P), Makayla Burns (P). Multiple hits -- Perryville: Besand 3-4, Burns 2-3.

BOYS SWIMMING

Notre Dame 129, Saxony Lutheran 15

The Bulldogs got their season underway with a lopsided win over the Crusaders at the Central Municipal Pool.

Ashton Hopper had a pair of individual top finishes and was a part of two first-place medley teams to lead Notre Dame, which claimed nine of the 11 events. Ian Cameron had two first-place finishes to pace Saxony.

200 medley relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Luke Riley, Ashton Hopper, Cody Bunger, Dylan King) 2:04.17; 2. Notre Dame (Jack Klueppel, Alexander Albiuxech-Robinson, Mark Shen, Noah Meredith) 2:10.78

200 freestyle -- 1. Ian Cameron (SL) 2:05.26; 2. Drew Beussink (ND) 2:07.52; 3. Stephen Gullette (ND) 2:12.71

200 individual medley -- 1. Ashton Hopper (ND) 2:23.84; 2. Cody Bunger (ND) 2:47.99; 3. Alexander Albiuxech-Robinson (ND) 2:58.82

50 freestyle -- 1. Noah Meredith (ND) 28.48; 2. Jack Klueppel (ND) 29.79; 3. Joshy Wydra (SL) 30.82

100 butterfly -- 1. Ian Cameron (SL) 1:07.42; 2. Mark Shen (ND) 1:11.01; 3. Cody Bunger (ND) 1:21.29

100 freestyle -- 1. Dylan King (ND) 59.14; 2. Hayden Carrington (ND) 1:06.33; 3. Stephen Anderson (ND) 1:13.24

500 freestyle -- 1. Drew Beussink (ND) 5:51.15; 2. Noah Meredith (ND) 6:41.89; 3. Jack Klueppel (ND) 7:39.81

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Stephen Gullette, Stephen Anderson, Cody Bunger, Drew Beussink) 1:51.52; 2. Notre Dame (Trey James, Alexander Albiuxech-Robinson, Hayden Carrington, Jack Klueppel) 2:00.98

100 backstroke -- 1. Luke Riley (ND) 1:20.73; 2. Hayden Carrington (ND) 1:24.72; 3. Dylan King (ND) 1:34.66

100 breaststroke -- 1. Ashton Hopper (ND) 1:14.23; 2. Stephen Gullette (ND) 1:16.97; 3. Alexander Albiuxech-Robinson (ND) 1:23.04

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Dylan King, Stephen Gullette, Ashton Hopper, Drew Beussink) 4:08.11; 2. Notre Dame (Luke Riley, Hayden Carrington, Noah Meredith, Mark Shen) 4:23.61

-- From staff reports