NOTRE DAME CLAIMS 1-0 THRILLER, SCORES WINNER WITH TWO SECONDS LEFT

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Notre Dame High's soccer team picked up a victory Tuesday afternoon in most exciting fashion.

Matt Pobst put in a shot with only two seconds remaining in regulation play to lift the Bulldogs to a thrilling 1-0 victory over the Carbondale (Ill.) Terriers.

Pobst, who normally plays a defensive role for the Bulldogs, was sent up to attack with the rest of his teammates during a throw-in. His left-footed shot hit the cross-bar and bounced down over the goal line. Shane Kistner earned the assist.

"Matt was a very unlikely hero," said Notre Dame coach Brad Wittenborn, whose squad improved to 8-1. "He normally wouldn't even be up there, but we knew time was running down, so we moved everybody up.

"It has to be exciting for Matt and everybody was real excited for him because he's a real good kid."

Carbondale won the JV game 2-1. Adam Prasanphanich scored the goal for Notre Dame, which fell to 3-2-1.

VOLLEYBALL

Cape Central 7-16-15

New Madrid 15-14-3

Central dropped the first game but rallied to pick up an exciting victory. The Lady Tigers are now 3-12-1.

"Everybody really played well," said Central coach Debra Spinner. "We played as a team."

Katie Cozby paced the Lady Tigers in kills with 10. Andrea Birk had nine kills and 12 service points while Gabe Bragg added 10 service points.

Central's JV dropped a 15-10, 15-12 decision.

Jackson 15-15

Sikeston 12-13

JACKSON -- The Lady Indians continued their impressive season with a sweep of Sikeston.

Andrea Koeper led Jackson (14-1-1) in both digs and kills with 12 and 10, respectively. Jennifer Mesey added nine kills, 10 digs and seven blocks. Casey Randol contributed 10 digs and four blocks and Melinda Burnett had three blocks.

Jackson dropped the JV match 9-15, 15-10, 9-15, to fall to 8-3. Jackson's freshmen won 15-3, 12-9.

Crystal City 15-15

St. Vincent 6-7

PERRYVILLE -- St. Vincent fell to 4-8-2 as Crystal City breezed to victory.

Jessica Lakenan paced the Squaws with seven kills. Casey Kirn had seven assists while Stacie Lane contributed four service points.

St. Vincent's JV prevailed 11-15, 15-6, 15-12.

Windsor 15-15

Perryville 6-2

IMPERIAL -- Perryville fell to 5-9-2 as Windsor romped.

Nicole Blechle had three kills for the Lady Pirates. Melissa Riney and Jamie Amberger each served three points while Andrea Buerck added four assists.

Windsor also won the JV match 15-9, 15-12.

Greenville 3-15-15

Marquand 15-11-13.

MARQUAND -- Greenville rallied after losing the first game to drop Marquand's record to 0-7.

Greenville also won the JV match 15-9, 15-12.

Scott City 15-5-15

Oran 11-15-13

ORAN -- Scott City pulled out a thrilling victory by rallying from a 6-0 deficit in the third game.

The Lady Rams (4-5-3) were led in kills by Whitney Baer with five and Rachel Spinks with four.

Oran's JV prevailed 7-15, 15-5, 15-4.

SOFTBALL

Cape Central 16, Sikeston 0, 3 innings

Sarah Muench, Katie Dougherty, and Eve Lungwitz each went 2-for-3 as Central improved to 10-11 with a three-inning, run-rule victory.

Amy Girod was the winning pitcher, striking out five and allowing one hit and four walks in three innings.

Central's JV romped 21-2 in three innings behind the pitching of Laura Beard.

Fox 5, Jackson 2

JACKSON -- Jackson fell to 14-8 as Fox built a 5-0 lead after two innings.

Starting pitcher Gretchen King allowed all five runs and seven hits in two innings as she suffered the loss. Reliever Beth Becker hurled the final five innings in shutout fashion, allowing one hit.

The Lady Indians finished with five hits, no player having more than one.

Jackson's JV lost 10-6.

St. Pius 12, Notre Dame 11

A strong St. Pius squad scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning and then held off Notre Dame in the bottom of the frame.

The Lady Bulldogs (8-12) scored twice in the bottom of the seventh but their rally fell short.

Ramona Blankenship hurled all seven innings to get the loss. She allowed 17 hits while fanning seven and walking two.

Notre Dame's 11-hit attack was led by Jessica Serratti and Jill Huber, who each had three hits and drove in three runs. Bonnie Essner added two hits and two RBIs.

The Lady Bulldogs' JV triumphed 4-3 in a game limited to just two innings because of darkness.

GIRLS TENNIS

Cape Central 9, Sikeston 0

The Lady Tigers remained undefeated in dual matches at 8-0 with a shutout victory.

Central lost only eight games in the nine varsity matches.

The Lady Tigers' JV prevailed 7-2.

Singles

1. Liz Russell def. Melissa Holley 8-2

2. Sarah Chaudhari def. Sarah Strom 8-1

3. Kelley Green def. Heather Hester 8-1

4. Rebecca Bieser def. Valerie Haman 8-3

5. Jessica Burns def. Shannon Shelby 8-0

6. Trisha Bennett def. Amber King 8-0

Doubles

1. Russell-Green def. Holley-Strom 8-0

2. Chaudhari-Burns def. Hester-Haman 8-1

3. Bieser-Bennett def. Shelby-Dockins 8-0

Central JV winners: (singles) Leslie Wagoner, Beth Bishop, Meredith Toole, Lauren Parrent; (doubles) Wagoner-Bishop, Hannah Weir-Lindsay Landgraf, Carrie Eller-Megan Ladd

Jackson 7, Poplar Bluff 2

POPLAR BLUFF -- The Lady Indians continued their strong season as they improved to 8-1 in dual matches.

Jackson won five of the six singles matches and captured two of the three doubles contests.

Singles

1. Kim Anderson (J) def. Megan Bridges 8-6

2. Nichole Poythress (J) def. Lauren Smith 8-2

3. Amanda Wittenberg (P) def. Brooke Stephens 8-1

4. Annie Lefebvre (J) def. Kristin Woolverton 8-3

5. Sarah Propst (J) def. Megan Eddington 8-1

6. Maggie Martin (J) def. Emily Clark 8-1

Doubles

1. Anderson-Poythress (J) def. Smith-Wittenberg 8-6

2. Bridges-Woolverton (P) def. Stephens-Lefebvre 8-6

3. Propst-Martin (J) def. Eddington-Clark 8-3

Jackson JV winners: (singles) Carly Vogelsang; (doubles) Vogelsang-Katie Domian, Jessica Bill-Ashley Seabaugh

JV FOOTBALL

Farmington 42, Cape Central 14

Central junior quarterback T.J. Erlacker threw two touchdown passes to Brian Emmendorfer in a losing cause Monday night.

Ricky Ogles caught a 2-point conversion.

Central trailed 28-14 at halftime.

FRESHMEN FOOTBALL

Cape Central 12, Farmington 12

FARMINGTON -- Central and Farmington wound up tied as both squads scored a touchdown in overtime. No second OT period was played.

Monroe Hicks scored both touchdowns for Central, now 1-0-1.