Oran upends Rams for Oak Ridge softball title

The Oran girls softball team followed a 17-hit performance in Thursday's Oak Ridge tournament semifinal with a 15-hit effort to win the championship.

"Everyone hit, up and down the batting order," Oran coach Wade Sanders said.

Particularly impressive was the 12-1 victory in the title game against defending tournament champion Scott City. The Rams (9-3) had beaten Oran (8-1) 3-1 earlier this spring.

"Scott City's pitcher, [Emily] Essner, throws hard, and we haven't faced anyone who throws as hard since the first time we played them," Sanders said. "We haven't had any practice at hitting pitching that hard. The girls just found their stroke today. Everybody hit."

Oran built an 8-0 lead after 2 1/2 innings. After Scott City scored one in the bottom of the third, Oran scored more in the top of the fourth and the game ended at five innings.

Jodi Urhahn was 4-for-4 and Courtney Nenninger had three hits for the Eagles in the final.

Hanna Seyer allowed just two hits in improving to 6-1, and Oran committed no errors to Scott City's four.

"The defense was awesome, and Hanna pitched a good game," said Sanders, in his first year coaching the Eagles. "She made them hit a lot of popups and foul balls."

Lauren Schaefer had both hits for Scott City.

"I don't know what happened," Eagles coach Sally O'Brien said. "We played the 12 o'clock game and then we sat around while they played."

Scott City had beaten Saxony Lutheran 8-3 in the semifinal round. Libby Burger picked up the win. Chelsi Bradley had two extra-base hits, including a two-run triple in the four-run third inning.

Oran, meanwhile, topped Woodland 13-3 in the other semifinal. Hanna Seyer allowed no runs over the first three innings and Callie Kielhofner finished the game. Eftink had four hits and Urhahn added three. Oran belted out 17 singles.

Saxony Lutheran (6-4) captured third place with an 11-7 win over Woodland behind three hits from Leah Gerecke.

Scott City and Oran could meet again when Oran hosts a tournament next weekend.

Championship

Oran 12, Scott City 1

Oran 341 40 -- 12 15 0

Scott City 001 00 -- 1 2 4

WP -- Hanna Seyer, 6-1. LP -- Emily Essner, 7-3. 2B -- Jodi Urhahn (O), Allison Seyer (O), Courtney Nenninger (O). Multiple hits -- Oran, Urhahn 4-4, Wendy Eftink 2-3, Allison Seyer 2-4, Courtney Nenninger 3-4, Victoria Senciboy 2-3; Scott City, Lauren Shafer 2-3. Records -- Oran 8-1, Scott City 9-3.

Third place

Saxony Lutheran 11, Woodland 7

Woodland 003 200 2 -- 7 10 1

Saxony 201 053 X -- 11 17 2

WP -- Nicole McLard. LP -- Sasha Hutson. 3B -- Chelsea McCormick (W), Hutson (W). Multiple hits -- Woodland, Erica Vance 2-2, Santi 2-3; Saxony Lutheran, Leah Gerecke 3-4, Lauryn Hunt 2-5, Kara Versemann 2-4, McLard 2-4, Meredith Hoffman 2-3, Courtney Klob 2-3, Lauren Roth 2-3, Keara Pringle 2-4. Records -- Saxony Lutheran 6-4.

Semifinals

Oran 13, Woodland 3

Oran 413 030 2 -- 13 17 1

Woodland 000 200 1 -- 3 5 5

WP -- H. Seyer. 2B -- Tasha Lincoln (W). Multiple hits -- Oran, Urhahn 3-4, Eftink 4-5, A. Seyer 2-5, Ellen Sykes 2-3, Senciboy 2-3.

Scott City 8, Saxony Lutheran 3

Saxony 200 000 1 -- 3 6 5

Scott City 104 003 x -- 8 7 4

WP -- Libby Burger, 2-0. LP -- Nicole McLard. 2B -- Chelsi Bradley (SC); 3B -- Bradley (SC). Multiple hits -- Saxony Lutheran, McLard 2-4, Lauryn Hunt 2-4; Scott City -- Lauren Schaefer 2-3, Becky Holder 2-3, Bradley 2-3.

Advance 18, Bloomfield 3

Advance scored early and often in a three-inning rout of visiting Bloomfield.

Cindy Simmers and Gina Moroni had three hits apiece for the Hornets (3-1). Moroni was the winning pitcher.

Bloomfield 102 -- 3 4

Advance 585 -- 18 14

WP -- Gina Moroni. LP -- Fuqua. 3B -- Cindy Simmers (A). Multiple hits -- Advance, Simmers 3-4, Moroni 3-3, Emily Johns 2-2. Records -- Advance 3-1.

BASEBALL Oak Ridge tournament

Saxony Lutheran allowed just five total hits in the semifinal and championship games, topping Zalma and St. Vincent to win the Oak Ridge baseball tournament title.

The Crusaders defeated Zalma 12-0 in a five-inning semifinal game, then slid by St. Vincent 4-1 in the final.

Kory Mueller was 3-for-4 for Saxony in the first game, including a home run and a triple.

Ben Courtois picked up the win on the mound, striking out five in four innings.

In the championship, all runs were scored in the first inning.

Peter Winningham, the winning pitcher, led the Crusaders with two hits.

Justin L'Hote suffered the defeat for St. Vincent, which had defeated Woodland 4-2 in the semifinal round.

Woodland captured third place with a 4-3 win over Zalma.

Championship

Saxony Lutheran 4, St. Vincent 1

Saxony 400 000 0 -- 4 7 1

St. Vincent 100 000 0 -- 1 3 1

WP -- Peter Winningham, 2-2. LP -- Justin L'Hote. 2B -- Kory Mueller (SL), Waylon Richardet (SV). Multiple hits -- Saxony, Winningham 2-4.

Third place

Woodland 4, Zalma 3

Zalma 000 011 1 -- 3 5 2

Woodland 001 011 1 -- 4 6 2

WP -- Dale Long. LP -- Smith. 2B -- Andrew Wagoner (W). Multiple hits -- Zalma, Bonshack 2-3; Woodland, Long 2-4, Wagoner 2-4. Records --Woodland, 4-6.

Semifinals

Saxony Lutheran 12, Zalma 0, 5 innings

Zalma 000 00 -- 0 2 0

Saxony 334 2X -- 12 12 1

WP -- Ben Courtois, 1-1. LP -- Josh Barrett. HR -- Kory Mueller (S). 3B -- Mueller (S), Peter Winningham (S). 2B -- Kyle Conley (Z). Multiple hits -- Saxony, Dustin Roth 2-3, Mueller 3-4, Chris Roth 2-3; Zalma, Conley 2-2.

St. Vincent 4, Woodland 2

Woodland 010 010 0 -- 2 8 3

St. Vincent 030 001 X -- 4 8 1

WP -- Greg Finger. LP -- Wagoner. Multiple hits --Woodland, Jeremy Hutson 2-3; Sutterer 2-2, Blythe 2-2.

Advance 10, Bloomfield 0

Trent Moses fired a six-inning no-hitter and Jeremy Limbaugh hammered a grand slam to lift Advance past visiting Bloomfield.

Moses walked the first batter he faced and didn't allow another baserunner. He struck out 12 batters.

Limbaugh's second-inning grand slam gave the Hornets (4-2) a 7-0 lead. Limbaugh also had a double and finished at 3-for-4.

Moses and David VanGennip each had two hits for Advance.

Bloomfield 000 000 -- 0 0 1

Advance 340 021 -- 10 9 0

WP -- Trent Moses, 1-1. LP -- Rickman. HR -- Jeremy Limbaugh (A). 2B -- Limbaugh (A). Multiple hits -- Advance, Limbaugh 3-4, Moses 2-3, David VanGennip 2-3. Records -- Advance 4-2.

Scott City 11, Poplar Bluff 3

Scott City erased an early 3-0 deficit with the help of four home runs and cruised by visiting Poplar Bluff.

Ryan Modglin hit two home runs and had five RBI for the Rams (4-4). Andy Stephens and Blake Dirnberger also homered.

Stephens earned the win on the mound, striking out 11 batters in five innings and allowing no earned runs as the starting pitcher. Modglin pitched the final two innings, striking out five and allowing no hits. The Rams did not allow a hit after the first inning.

PB 300 000 0 -- 3 2 4

Scott City 211 043 X -- 11 10 2

WP -- Andy Stephens, 1-3. LP -- Blackwell. HR -- Ryan Modglin 2 (S), Stephens (S), Blake Dirnberger (S). 2B -- Josh Henson (S), Pickard (P). Multiple hits -- Scott City, Stephens 2-4, Modglin 2-3, Henson 2-4. Records -- Scott City 4-4.

Dexter 13, Chaffee 0

Chaffee committed five of its six errors in the seventh inning and was routed at home.

Dexter scored five runs off three hits in the final inning to put the game away.

Steven Dooley suffered the loss on the mound for the Red Devils (4-7).

Dexter 400 022 5 -- 13 16 0

Chaffee 000 000 0 -- 0 2 6

WP -- Matthews. LP -- Steven Dooley, 2-3. HR -- Pixley (D). 2B -- Steven 2 (D), Swindell (D), Chris Hanback (C). Multiple hits -- Dexter, Pixley 3-4, Swindell 4-5, Steven 4-5, Ricazio 2-4. Records -- Chaffee 4-7.

Sikeston 10, Jackson 6

Jackson outhit visiting Sikeston 13-12 but couldn't pull out a SEMO Conference victory.

Cameron Heath, who suffered the loss for the Indians (6-7, 3-3 SEMO), had three hits for Jackson. Austin Leimer also had three hits, including a home run.

Sikeston 200 241 1 -- 10 12 1

Jackson 000 330 0 -- 6 13 2

WP -- Scott. LP -- Cameron Heath, 1-4. HR -- Scott (S), Baker (S), Austin Leimer (J). 2B -- Baker (S), Rex Meyr 2 (J). Multiple hits -- Sikeston, Baker 3-4, Lambert 2-5, Jackson 2-5; Jackson, Meyr 2-4, Heath 3-4, Leimer 3-4. Records -- Jackson 6-7.

JV -- Jackson 10, Sikeston 4

Central 8, Hornlake, Miss., 1

Central gained a 4-0 lead after one inning and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Charger Invitational in Southaven, Miss.

The Tigers (7-3) will take on state-ranked Oxford, Miss., today at noon.

Eric Ennis and Brad LaBruyere each had three hits for Central, and Ty Craft and Matt Hester added two hits apiece.

Lance Young picked up his second win on the mound.

Central 400 013 0 -- 8 14 1

Hornlake 000 010 0 -- 1 3 1

WP -- Lance Young, 2-1. LP -- J. Moore. 2B -- Matt Hester (C), Brad LaBruyere (C), Young (C), Eric Ennis (C), H. Moore (H). Multiple hits -- Central, LaBruyere 3-4, Ennis 3-3, Ty Craft 2-4, Hester 2-5. Records -- Central 7-3.

BOYS TENNIS Central 8, Marion, Ill., 1

Central won five of six singles matches and rolled over host Marion, Ill.

The Tigers improved to 6-0 with the win.

Singles

1. Carson Kelley (C) def. Trace Myers 6-1, 6-1

2. Robert Weir (C) def. Tim Crosby 6-0, 6-1

3. Alex Kies (C) def. Dan Steber 6-3, 6-2

4. David Berry (C) def. Ryan Joyner 6-0, 6-3

5. Will LaFoe (C) def. Jon Allen 6-1, 6-0

6. Micah Markley (M) def. Brandon Gonzales 3-6, 7-5, 10-8.

Doubles

1. Kelley-Kies (C) def. Crosby-Sean McGarry 6-1, 6-1

2. Weir-LaFoe (C) def. Myers-Steber 6-4, 6-4

3. Barry-Gonzales (C) def. Joyner-Allen 6-0, 6-2

JV -- Central 6, Marion 1. JV winners -- Singles: Andrew Schupert, Garrett McMillan, Tyler Camp; Doubles: Schupert-McMillan

GIRLS SOCCER Perryville 1, St. Vincent 0

Chelsey Marr scored the game-winning goal about midway through the second half as Perryville won its conference-opener.

Lindsay Martin had the assist on her first corner kick of the season.

Perryville's Chastity Marr and St. Vincent's Megan Wengert each recorded 11 saves.

The Pirates (6-2-1) had defeated St. Vincent (3-6-2) 2-1 in the Noon Optimist tournament early in the season.

JV -- Perryville 0, St. Vincent 0

OTHER EVENTS

• Jackson won the boys and girls team titles in an invitational track meet at Poplar Bluff.

Central had four first-place finishes: Tasean Jackson in the boys 200 meters (25.02 seconds); Tess Colon in the girls pole vault (5-0); Jessica Harris in the girls 200 (28.58) and the girls 800 relay team of Tasha Terry, Harris, Erica Childs and Sadie Pittman.

-- From staff reports