Poplar Bluff wins district golf title

Poplar Bluff won the Class 4, District 1 golf tournament by seven strokes Tuesday at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson, Mo., but seven local golfers will make the trek to the state championships.

Jackson grabbed the second state-qualifying team spot with a 302 total, while Central will send two individuals, including medalist Todd Obergoenner, who led the field with a 2-under-par 70 .

Matt Litzelfelner led Jackson's top four scorers with a 74 and was followed by Eric Fraley (75), Chad Reiminger (76) and Blake McDowell (77).

Central, paced by Obergoenner, finished in third place four shots behind Jackson at 306 and did not qualify for state as a team. Obergoenner, who edged Poplar Bluff's Adam Hutson by a stroke, will be joined at state by freshman teammate Blake Driskell, who shot a 74. Both were among the top five individuals -- not on state qualifying teams -- who qualified for state.

"I'm really proud of Todd and Blake," Central coach Dick Wadlington said. "Any time you play under par in high school golf is outstanding."

Obergoenner, a junior, also qualified for state as a sophomore.

The Class 4 state tournament will be May 19-20 in Springfield, Mo.

BASEBALL

Notre Dame 3, St. Vincent 0

Jared Jinkerson followed up a save in Notre Dame's fifth-place win in the SEMO Conference Tournament at Capaha Park with a complete-game shutout as the host Bulldogs wrapped up an unusual doubleheader.

Jinkerson struck out 14 and allowed three hits to improve to 2-0. Notre Dame managed only five hits. Andy Ralls led the Bulldogs (13-5) with a 2-for-2 performance.

Kelly 6, Oran 0

Kent Deason pitched a three-hit shutout and host Kelly stunned the state's top-ranked Class 1 team.

Deason struck out two and walked one. He also had two of Kelly's seven hits, as did Major Burger.

Tyler Nelson was stuck with the loss for Oran (11-2) despite allowing only one earned run. Nelson struck out 10.

Chaffee 5, S. Pemiscot 3

Sam Burnett led the Red Devils with two RBIs in Chaffee's win at home.

Brent Thomason pitched five innings to get the win. Zac Horman pitched the final inning to record the save. Brandon Davis added two hits for Chaffee (9-9).

Leopold 12, Meadow Heights 11

Leopold broke a 7-7 tie in the bottom of the sixth with five runs and held off a seventh-inning rally to win at home.

Josh Van de Ven struck out 11, walked six and allowed just four hits to pick up the win.

Kelly Stause led the Wildcats (7-6) with a 2-for-4 performance, including a home run and four RBIs. A.J. Seiler added three hits for Leopold and Van de Ven had two.

Bell City 6, Puxico 2

Darrell Bailey pitched a six-hitter to lead Bell City past Puxico, which was the official home team although the game was played in Bell City because of Puxico's wet field.

Blaine Stewart and Zak McIntyre both had two hits for the Cubs (6-4). Ryan Smith homered for Puxico.

SOFTBALL

Leopold 13, Meadow Heights 0

Jessica Stoverink pitched a five-inning no-hitter as Leopold romped at home and remained undefeated. Stoverink struck out five and walked four.

The Wildcats (13-0) had nine hits, including two doubles by Holly Jansen.

Chaffee 3, Chester (Ill.) 2

Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh, the Red Devils received two bases-loaded walks to win at home.

Shannon Hampton went the distance for Chaffee (9-2) to pick up the win. Casey Guzman and Abby Walter had two hits apiece for the Red Devils.

Scott City 8, East Prairie 4

Freshman Megan Gresham pitched a complete game as Scott City won at home.

Erika Kaufmann went 3-for-4 with the Rams (6-8). Alaina Newell and Ashton Phillips had two RBIs apiece for Scott City.

GIRLS SOCCER

Notre Dame 2, St. Vincent 1

One night after disposing of Perryville, Notre Dame once again made the short trip up Interstate 55 and came away with a hard-fought road win.

Notre Dame (14-1-1) extended its winning streak to 12 games with a pair of first-half goals. Amanda Dirnberger scored first with an assist from Sierra Ellis and Sara Berkbigler scored off a Lauren Mehner assist.

Caitlin Hoeh scored for St. Vincent (12-8) in the 72nd minute from Amanda Carron, but the Bulldogs held on. Michelle Herzog made 18 saves in net for St. Vincent.

Jackson-Central canceled

Jackson came within six minutes of picking up a win over Central. Jackson led 3-0 with six minutes remaining in the first half when the game was called because of lightning. Games must go a half in order to be official.

The junior varsity game played to a 0-0 tie.

GIRLS SWIMMING

Parkway Central 128, Notre Dame 55

Lauren Bader was Notre Dame's lone winner in a road meet.

Bader won the diving competition with 165.35 points. Janelle Essner (100 fly), Rachel Ruopp (100 free) and Ashly Ducharme (500 free) all placed second for Notre Dame.

-- From staff reports