ND GOLFERS CARD RECORD DAY, WIN TRIANGULAR

Dan Buerck and the Notre Dame golf team had a record-setting day Thursday during a triangular win over Cape Central and Poplar Bluff at the Cape Girardeau Country Club.

Buerck shot a 2-under par 33 to shatter the nine-hole school record of 36 set by Scott Roe three years ago. Buerck's score helped Notre Dame shoot a four-player total of 158, which was also a new school record. The old record was 162, also set in 1994.

"Dan was just on," said Notre Dame coach Chris Janet. "He was doing everything well and was in a zone from start to finish."

Other Notre Dame golfers contributing to the record-setting score were Matt Howard (40), Jonathan LeGrand (41), and Cliff Seratti (44).

"Obviously when you have a 33, that helps a lot," Janet said of the team record. "But everybody really contributed to the score."

The Bulldogs needed a record-breaking performance to top Central which fell only four strokes back with a score of 162.

Central was led by 39's from Dan Groesbeck and Bryan Welker. Dane McLaird shot a 40 and Mike Oslund carded a 44.

Poplar Bluff shot a 164, led by 40's from Josh McCarty and Chris Love.

Notre Dame and Central will both compete in the Sikeston Invitational Monday at the Sikeston Country Club.

BASEBALL

Scott City 5, East Prairie 0

SCOTT CITY -- Tim Lowery hurled a three-hit shutout for Scott City as the Rams pushed their record to 7-0.

Lowery (3-0) struck out six and walked only one. The Rams scored single runs in the first and fourth before breaking the game open with three runs in the sixth.

Jason Landis ripped a two-run home run to complete the scoring for the Rams. Keith Anderson went 2-for-3.

Scott City goes to New Madrid today.

Oak Ridge 2, Charleston 1

OAK RIDGE -- Matt Preusser's solo home run pushed Oak Ridge past visiting Charleston Thursday.

Preusser went 2-for-3 and scored both of the Blue Jays' runs. Matt Mangels also went 2-for-3 and had an RBI double.

Mike McCall was the winning pitcher. He went the distance, allowing three hits and striking out seven.

Oak Ridge (8-5) will travel to Scott County Central on Monday.

Advance 2, Bell City 1

ADVANCE -- A bit of strategy by Advance coach Derek Urhahn helped the Hornets beat visiting Bell City Thursday.

With the score tied 1-1 and runners on first and third with two outs in the sixth, Urhahn intentionally sent the runner on first in order to get caught in a run down. That allowed Darrin Roper to steal home with the eventual game-winning run before the runner on first was tagged out.

Matt Welch earned the win. He went all seven innings, allowing no earned runs on six hits while striking out five. Lincoln Scherer was the hard-luck loser.

For Advance (7-2), Chris Wallace and Kendrik Holder both went 2-for-3.

Advance will travel to Bernie on Tuesday.

SOFTBALL

Scott City 5, East Prairie 4, (8 innings)

SCOTT CITY -- Sarah Glenn drove in Tonya Matthews to win the game in the eighth inning as Scott City beat East Prairie at home Thursday.

Scott City improved to 6-1.

Amy O'Brien earned the win in relief. She went 4 2/3 innings, allowing no runs and no hits.

Lori Arnzen and Heather Miller both went 3-for-3.

Scott City will host Sikeston today.

Notre Dame 4, Shawnee (Ill.) 3

SHAWNEE, Ill. -- Notre Dame battled back from a three-run deficit to top Shawnee on the road and even its record at 3-3.

Jill Huber (3-2) went the distance on the mound, allowing six hits and three walks while striking out three. Huber also scored the go-ahead run in the sixth on a fielder's choice.

The Lady Bulldogs had only two hits in the game. Randi Senciboy ripped a triple in the fourth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Sarah Morrow to bring Notre Dame to within 3-1. Bonnie Essner had the only other Notre Dame hit.

Two unearned runs in the fifth tied the score until the Lady 'Dogs took the lead for good in the sixth.

The Lady Bulldogs travel to St. Pius today.

SOCCER

Notre Dame 2, Carbondale (Ill.) 0

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Beth Essner scored both Notre Dame goals in the second half to improve the Lady Bulldogs' record to 6-5-1.

Jennifer Glueck assisted on the first goal early in the second half and Stephanie Miller assisted on the second with about a minute left in the contest.

"We started a little sluggish but we started making some nice plays in second half," said Notre Dame coach Jeff Worley. "We actually had a goal taken away right after we scored the first goal. The referee said he made a mistake on the call following the game, but it didn't affect us.

Notre Dame's junior varsity lost 2-0, dropping its record to 0-1-2

The Lady Bulldogs play at West Plains Saturday.

Jackson 2, Poplar Bluff 1

POPLAR BLUFF -- Jackson's Hallie Roseman scored the only goal in an overtime shootout to push the Lady Indians past Poplar Bluff.

The score was tied 1-1 after regulation and two overtimes so the contest moved to a shootout format. Jackson coach Bonnie Knowlan moved Shannon Perry into goal for the shootout and Perry thwarted five Bluff shots to make Roseman's score hold up.

Dana Eakins scored in regulation for Jackson (6-2). Bluff's only score came on a penalty kick during regulation.

Jackson will travel to Hillsboro Tuesday.

TRACK & FIELD

Jackson girls place 2nd

STE. GENEVIEVE -- Jackson's girls totaled 73 points and finished second in the Ste. Genevieve Invitational Thursday.

De Soto won the meet with 103 points. Perryville was third with 55.

Jackson's Kasie Jones won the triple jump and the Lady Indians' 4x100- and 4x200-meter relay teams both won.

Results in `Scoreboard.'

TENNIS

Carbondale (Ill.) 6, Cape Central 3

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Cape Central dropped five of its six varsity matches but won two of three doubles matches in its loss at Carbondale (Ill.) Thursday.

The JV lost 5-4.

Central will play in the Poplar Bluff Tournament on Saturday.

Results

Singles

1. Phil Merrill (Carb.) def. Wade Russell -- 6-1, 6-4

2. Hary Ailinani (Carb.) def. Jeremy Driskell -- 6-2, 6-1

3. Jin Ra (Carb.) def. Vijay Dahiya -- 6-4, 7-5

4. Ben Roeger (Central) def. Casey Marcum -- 6-1, 6-3

5. Tristan Kraft (Carb.) def. Aaron Moore -- 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

6. Maciek Wiltkowski (Carb.) def. Drew Seib -- 6-4, 6-3

Doubles

1. Merrill-Ra (Carb.) def. Driskell-Moore -- 8-4

2. Dahiya-Roeger (Central) def. Ailinani-Wiltkowski -- 8-2

3. Russell-Nathan Skinner (Central) def. Kraft-Tim Yau -- 8-1

JV winners: Skinner, Seib-Mick Metzger, Alex Edwards-Ed Roeger, Andy Ostrenga-Sam Fletcher

JV BASEBALL

Cape Central 9, Jackson 7

JACKSON -- Trailing 7-3, Cape Central scored six runs in the sixth inning to come back for a win over Jackson.

Paul Dobbins earned the win, pitching all seven innings. The Tiger JV is now 5-5.

Central pounded out nine hits with Matt Welker leading the way with three. Mike Sullivan and Jeff Michel both had two hits.

Following the JV game, Central's freshman dropped a 3-2 decision to Jackson.

Chad Jones, Josh McIntosh and Justin Cook all had two hits for the Tigers, who fell to 1-3.