Notre Dame soccer splits two with Kentucky teams

Notre Dame split a pair of boys soccer games at home in the four-team Noon Optimist Soccer Shootout on Saturday.

Notre Dame dropped an afternoon game 2-1 to Marshall County, Ky. Tyler LeGrand scored Notre Dame's goal with an assist from Abe Dirnberger.

In the nightcap, Mark Unterreiner scored a goal and added an assist to lead Notre Dame to a 3-2 victory over Murray, Ky. Unterreiner scored the winning goal with 5:19 remaining on an assist from Frankie Ellis. Ellis and Tyler LeGrand added scores. Chris Meyer had an assist.

JV -- Notre Dame def. Marshall County 4-0; Notre Dame def. Murray 7-0

GIRLS TENNIS Central Quad

Central remained unbeaten in duals with wins over Parkway West and Parkway Central on Saturday. The Tigers improved to 9-0.Central 7, Parkway Central 2

Singles

1. Rachel Pollock (PC) def. Dani Gross 6-4, 6-4

2. Amanda Pollock (PC) def. Monica Toole 6-4, 3-6, 10-7

3. Brett Ford (C) def. Yelena Levina 6-1, 6-2

4. Liz LaFoe (C) def. Ashley Grosz 6-4, 6-0

5. Sarah Ford (C) def. Heidi Morris 6-4, 6-2

6. Lindsey Pingel (C) def. Katie Neid 6-0, 6-0.Doubles

1. Gross-B. Ford (C) def. R. Pollock-Levina 8-1

2. Toole-LaFoe (C) def. A. Pollock-Morris 8-4

3. S. Ford-Pingle (C) def. Grosz-Neid 8-2.Central 6, Parkway West 3

Singles

1. Samantha Noll (PW) def. Dani Gross 6-4, 7-5

2. Nicole Dowoskin (PW) def. Monica Toole 7-6, 6-4

3. Brett Ford (C) def. Kristen Gunter 6-3, 2-6, 10-8

4. Liz LaFoe (C) def. Kristyn Smith 6-3, 3-6, 10-6

5. Sarah Ford (C) def. Lily Masenmy 6-3, 6-3

6. Lindsey Pingel (C) def. Brittney Hill 6-0, 6-0Doubles

1. Noll-Dowoskin (PW) def. B. Ford-Gross 9-8, 7-5

2. Toole-LaFoe (C) def. Gunter-Goodson 8-2

3. S. Ford-Pingel (C) def. Smith-Masenmy 8-6.

SOFTBALL Jackson Invitational

Saturday was a tough day for area teams at the Jackson Invitational softball tournament.

Jackson, Notre Dame, Kelly and Central all picked up at least two losses. Jackson (5-13) fared the best, making it all the way to the semifinals before settling for fourth place. The Indians picked up a 5-4 victory against Doniphan and a 5-2 win over Sullivan before dropping a 2-1 game to Seckman in the semifinals. Cor Jesu dispatched of Jackson 15-3 in the third-place game. Hana Bolen had a hit in every game for Jackson.

Notre Dame (15-3) lost a 5-1 game to eventual champion Goreville, Ill., in its opener and lost to Poplar Bluff 2-1 in the consolation semifinals. The Bulldogs picked up two wins as well, 4-2 over Central and 7-1 over Nerinx Hall.

Kelly finished 1-3, winning a 4-2 decision against Fox in the opener. All of the Hawks' losses came in eight innings. Kelly lost to Cor Jesu 5-4, Lutheran South 2-1 and Sullivan 1-0.

Kelly Essner and Jessica Burnett had home runs in Kelly's lone win. Whitney Beggs struck out 26 batters in two losses.

Central also finished 1-3. Susie Edwards had an inside-the-park home run in a 13-2 win over Doniphan. The Tigers lost 4-0 to Lutheran South, 4-2 to Notre Dame and 2-1 to Fox.

Goreville won the championship 1-0 over Seckman.

St. Vincent Tournament

Delta finished third in the St. Vincent tournament, with a 2-2 record on Saturday. Herculaneum won the tournament over Farmington.Third-place game

Delta 5, St. Vincent 3

Delta 001 400 0 -- 5 5 3

St. Vincent 000 110 1 -- 3 3 4

WP -- Sarah Cook, 9-6. LP -- Brown. 2B -- Sara Blattel (D). Records -- Delta 9-8.Herculaneum 16, Delta 1

Delta 100 -- 1 1 1

Herculaneum 735 -- 16 10 0

WP -- Farmer. LP -- Kaci Menz, 0-1. Records -- Delta 8-8.Delta 2, St. Vincent 0

St. Vincent 000 000 0 -- 0 2 2

Delta 000 020 0 -- 2 4 2

WP -- Sarah Cook, 8-6. LP -- Scnenel. 2B -- Krystal Burnett (D). Multiple hits -- Delta, Burnett 2-4. Records -- Delta 8-7.Farmington 6, Delta 0

Farmington 130 110 0 -- 6 10 1

Delta 000 000 0 -- 0 2 3

WP -- Sago. LP -- Sarah Cook, 7-6. Records -- Delta 7-7.

-- From staff reports