ORAN TRIPS OVER 7TH INNING IN BID TO UPSET SIKESTON

ORAN -- Class 1A Oran came within one out of a big upset of Sikeston, the ninth-ranked team in Class 4A, but saw victory slip painfully away in a 5-1 loss Tuesday in high school baseball action.

Oran (7-4), on the strength of a Philip Seyer solo home run in the bottom of the sixth, took a 1-0 lead into the seventh. Adam Friga carried a two-hitter into the seventh and promptly retired the leadoff man. A walk and an error put runners at first and second, but a pop out put the Eagles on the verge of victory. Sikeston then broke loose for five straight hits to plate five unearned runs.

Friga struck out four and walked three. He also had two of Oran's four hits off Sikeston winner Ronnie Childers, who struck out 15 Eagles and walked two.

Oran plays another big game today when Advance visits for a 4 p.m. contest.

Kelly 13, Portageville 1

PORTAGEVILLE -- Kelly scored nine runs in the top of the seventh to pull away from Portageville and get over the .500 mark for the first time this year.

Jamie Essner and Brad Kolwyck each homered for Kelly as the Hawks pounded out 14 hits. Kelly's seven through nine hitters had six hits and seven RBIs.

Essner also hit a double in going 2-for-4.

Justin Simpher, who pitched a two-hitter, went 3-for-4 with one run batted in.

Tyler Schlosser and Drew Moore each went 2-for-3, while Chase Deason went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs.

Simpher struck out seven and walked just one for the win.

"It feels good to get over the .500 mark," said Kelly coach Mike Scott. "Hopefully we keep some good things going. Thursday (against South Pemiscot, ranked fifth in 2A) will be a good measuring stick. We'll see how far we've come and how far we need to go."

Advance 2, Leopold 0

LEOPOLD -- Aaron Cantrell blanked Leopold on six hits and teammate Garrett Broshuis drove in two runs as Advance defeated Leopold.

Cantrell struck out seven and did not walk a batter. All six hits he allowed were singles.

Jason Van de Ven was the tough-luck loser, allowing eight hits all singles. He struck out 10 and walked one.

Advance (8-3) scored the only run it would need in the third on an RBI single by Broshuis. The Hornets added another run in the fifth.

Lee Vandermierden and Josh Van de Ven went 2-for-3 for Leopold (5-5). Donald Slinkard and Daniel Turner were 2-for-3 for Advance.

Woodland 29, Richland 1

MARBLE HILL -- Jared Houchins went 5-for-5 with a homer, a double and two triples as the Cardinals flew past Richland.

Woodland (8-2) had 21 hits on the day, 11 of which went for extra bases. C.W. Stacy went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a triple and four RBIs and Ryan Bandermann went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.

Jeremy McCain pitched a gem for Woodland. He went five innings and gave up one unearned run on just one hit and three walks. He struck out eight.

Woodland will play at Bell City today.

SOFTBALL

Advance 16, Leopold 13

LEOPOLD -- Advance's Shanna Winchester had a three-run homer and four runs batted in as the Lady Hornets won a wild one over the Wildcats.

Sheila Stubenrauch went 3-for-4 for Advance (6-3) and had two RBIs. Tracey McCabe doubled and tripled while Amber Bond had three RBIs.

For Leopold (6-3), Courtney Wesbecher went 2-for-4 with an RBI, Kyla Horrell went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI and Melissa Thele went 1-for-3 and two RBIs.

Bond was the winning pitcher for Advance. She went seven innings and allowed eight hits and 10 walks but struck out 11.

Jodi VanGennip was the pitcher of record for Leopold. She went 6 1/3 innings and gave up nine runs on eight hits and 12 walks. She struck out one.

GIRLS SOCCER

Notre Dame 0, St. Vincent 0

PERRYVILLE -- Notre Dame goalkeeper Venessa Landewee had three saves and St. Vincent goalie Amie Leible had seven as the Lady Bulldogs and Squaws played to a scoreless tie.

"It was pretty even," said Notre Dame coach Jeff Worley. "A lot was played in the middle of the field. They had some good chances and we had some good chances. The shots were pretty even and it really could've gone either way."

Notre Dame saw its record go to 4-9-1.

Jackson 10, Farmington 0

JACKSON -- Julie Wunderlich and Lacey Hodo each netted three goals in a game that was stopped at halftime due to the mercy rule.

Kerrie Gordon and Dana Wright added two goals apiece for Jackson (9-4-2). Whitney Werner recorded the shutout in goal.

Jackson won the JV game 8-2 to improve to 6-0-1.

Perryville 8, De Soto 0

DE SOTO -- Jenna Schuessler scored four goals as Perryville improved to 10-3-2 with an easy victory.

Amanda Schumer and Britney Weibrecht added two goals each. Schuessler, Weibrecht, Cindy Rhyne and Stacy Baer all had assists while goalie Amanda Nuyt recorded the shutout.

BOYS GOLF

St. Vincent 169, St. Pius 189

FESTUS -- St. Vincent improved to 10-2 overall and 8-1 in the Jefferson County Conference with a win at the Crystal Highland Country Club.

Jon Paulus was the medalist with a 40, followed by Mark Gotto at 41, Matt Hoch with a 43 and Craig Schumer with a 45.

JR. HIGH TRACK

Central 8th grade boys win

PERRYVILLE -- Cape Central's boys had three first-place finishes in winning a nine-team meet hosted by Perryville Junior High.

Mark Dunaway won the pole vault (9-6) and the Tigers won two relays in accumulating 107 points. Perryville placed second with 92 and Jackson was fifth with 47. Cape Central's 4x100 team of Mortez Bell , Calen Wills, Jarrell Stewart and Phil Brooks won in 48.78 seconds. The 4x200 team of Brian Ross, Josh Fee, Wills and Heath Orr also won in 1:44.47.

On the girls' side, Farmington won with 131 points. Jackson was second with 67, followed by Perryville (66) and Cape Central (40).

Results in `Scoreboard' on 2B.