Rams overtake St. Vincent 10-5

The Scott City softball team eased past visiting St. Vincent 10-5 on Thursday despite having just six hits.

Melanie Lacey picked up the pitching win for the Rams, who improved to 6-13.

Holly Shemonia went 2-for-2 to lead the Rams offensively. Lacey helped her own cause with a triple.

St. Vincent had nine hits, led by Amy Winschel with three and Hannah Mudd with two.

St. Vincent 104 000 0 — 5 9 1

Scott City 030 412 0 — 10 6 2

WP — Melanie Lacey. LP — Brianna Burroughs. 3B -— Lacey (SC), Amy Winschel (SV). Multiple hits — St. Vincent: Winschel 3-4, Hannah Mudd 2-3. Scott City: Holly Shemonia 2-2. Records — Scott City 6-13.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Scott City shortstop Stacey Heisserer forces out St. Vincent baserunner Hannah Mudd at third base during the first inning Thursday at Scott City. Additional photos from the game can be viewed at semissourian.com.

Notre Dame 2, Cobden, Ill. 0

Notre Dame knocked off the defending Illinois small-school state champion on the road to remain undefeated.

Lauren Reinagel (20-0) pitched a one-hitter for the 21-0 Bulldogs, with four strikeouts and four walks.

Notre Dame scored both runs in the fifth inning, going ahead for good on a leadoff home run by Alecia Glaus.

Notre Dame 000 020 0 — 2 4 0

Cobden 000 000 0 — 0 1 0

WP — Lauren Reinagel, 20-0. LP — Osborn. HR — Alecia Glaus (ND). 2B — Alexis Ralls (ND). Records — Notre Dame 21-0.

Sikeston 7, Delta 6

Delta fell at home despite three hits from losing pitcher Kendra Burnett, who tripled.

Taylor Keys added two hits for the Bobcats (14-7).

Sikeston 300 202 0 — 7 8 4

Delta 310 110 0 — 6 9 2

WP — Hopson. LP — Kendra Burnett 14-6. 3B — Burnett (D). 2B — Taylor Smith (D), Courtney Burton (D), Martin (S), Rains 2 (S). Multiple hits — Sikeston: Deason 2-4, Rains 3-4; Delta: Burnett 3-4, Taylor Keys 2-4. Records — Delta 14-7.

VOLLEYBALL

Scott City 25 29 25 26

Bell City 21 31 22 24

Scott City outlasted host Bell City in a best-of-five match as the Rams notched their 21st victory.

Brooke Simpson paced the Rams (21-1-2) with 23 kills, while Katie Hogan had 18 kills and 27 digs.

Anna Laitinen had 29 digs and 12 kills, Jordan McFall dished out 28 assists and Katie Diebold recorded 25 assists.

For the Cubs (14-5-2), Jasmine Johnson had 21 kills and 36 digs, while and Codie Lancaster recorded 39 assists.

Notre Dame 25 25

Jackson 21 18

Notre Dame eased past host Jackson.

Bridgette Nenninger led the Bulldogs (13-4) with 11 kills. MaryAnn Bradshaw paced the Indians (10-9) with seven kills.

JV — Notre Dame won.

Perryville 25 25

Crystal City 21 22

Perryville swept visiting Crystal City for its 19th win.

Megan Moldenhauer dished out 23 assists for the Pirates (19-6-1). Ava Johnson had nine kills.

Meadow Hts. 25 25 Charleston 5 6

Meadow Heights crushed host Charleston.

Courtney Brune led the Panthers (10-9-1) with seven kills. Heather Dietiker added four kills and Ashley Doublin had 17 assists.

JV — Meadow Heights won.

Leopold 25 25

Oran 10 13

Leopold cruised past host Oran.

Casey Bucher led the Wildcats (14-2-1) with nine kills and Lauren Seiler had 12 assists.

JV — Leopold won.

BOYS SOCCER

Perryville 4, Poplar Bluff 1

Perryville, fielding a team for the first time, continued to roll with a home victory.

Dalton Hoehn led the way with two goals and an assist for the Pirates (11-2).

"We reached our goal of a .500 season in just 13 games, so we're pleased with that," Perryville coach Jerry Fulton said.

Saxony Lutheran 7, Kennett 0

Saxony Lutheran dominated visiting Kennett.

Garrett Fritsche paced the Crusaders (10-4) with three goals, while Brent Rodewald had one goal and two assists.

— From staff reports