ST. VINCENT DEMOLISHES PANTHERS

MEADOW HEIGHTS -- St. Vincent unloaded 15 hits in its 16-0 season-opening baseball victory over Meadow Heights on Monday.

Dusty Wengert and Pat Brown, who both homered, and Derek Kutz each had three hits. Wengert had four RBIs, Brown three and Kutz two. Corey Strattman added two hits.

St. Vincent scored six runs in the second inning and seven in the fourth. Kutz got the win, allowing one hit in four innings. Sauer went the final inning.

Girls soccer

Cape Central 3, Ft. Zumwalt S. 2

ST. LOUIS -- Cape Central sophomore Amber Voerg had two goals and an assist as the Lady Tigers opened the season with a victory against Fort Zumwalt South.

Voerg snapped a 0-0 halftime tie with a score on a free kick a minute into the second half. Two minutes later, Central's Amanda Hiler scored on Voerg's assist.

Leading 2-1, Voerg provided Central an insurance goal with 10 minutes remaining.

"We had a few rusty spots, but overall we played real well," Central coach Tom Doyle said.

St. Charles West 3, Notre Dame 0

ST. CHARLES -- Notre Dame failed to score against St. Charles West, one of the better teams in the soccer-rich St. Louis area, but Lady Bulldogs coach Jeff Worley voiced no complaints with his team's effort under the sleet and snow.

Worley said his team, which has five freshmen in the starting set and only three players with varsity experience at their positions, generally controlled play for the opening 10 minutes and had a couple good scoring opportunities during the stretch.

St. Charles West led 2-0 at the half after scoring at the 17- and 38-minute marks.

Jackson 2, Ft. Zumwalt N. 0

JACKSON -- Julie Wunderlich scored two unassisted goals as Jackson outlasted Fort Zumwalt North.

Wunderlich struck first 25 minutes into the match. She added a score with seven minutes left.

Goalkeeper Dana Littlepage earned the shutout.

"I was real pleased," Jackson coach Bonnie Knowlan said. "I thought we were in a little better shape than they were."

Girls swimming

Cape Central 117, Oakville 69

ST. LOUIS -- Cape Central moved to 3-0 with its victory over Oakville.

Two Lady Tigers recorded times that qualified them for the state meet. Grace Freeman won the 200 IM in 2:21.5 and Mary Beth Owen took the 100 breaststroke in 1:13.24.

Central results

200 medley relay -- 1. Central (Laura Canupp, Marci Kester, Mary Beth Owe, Jean Maguire), 2:13.77; 3. Central (Grace Freeman, Suzun Tansil, Jennifer Freeze, Amanda McAllister), 2:13.81

200 freestyle -- 2. Casey Brennan, 2:35.14; 3. Jennifer Taylor, 2:38.11

200 IM -- 1. Freeman, 2:21.50

50 freestyle -- 1. Kester, :29.4

Diving -- 2. Michelle Hopen, 134.5; 3. Sara Sprigg, 134.15

100 butterfly -- 1. Brennan, 1:34.78

100 freestyle -- 1. Maguire, 1:00.51; 3. Kelly Green, 1:10.38

500 freestyle -- 1. Freeze, 6:07.86; 2. Kester, 6:42.74; 3. Taylor, 7:07.42

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Central (Owen, Green, Taylor, Brennan), 1:55.03; 2. Central (Maguire, Tansil, Brennan, Freeze), 1:58.31

100 backstroke -- 2. McAllister, 1:21.05; 3. Canupp, 1:21.69

100 breast -- 1. Owen, 1:13.24

400 freestyle -- 1. Central (Green, Maguire, Taylor, Freeman), 4:19.95; 2. Central (Canupp, Freeze, Kester, Owen), 4:21.61

Track

Chaffee Invitational

CHAFFEE -- Chaffee's boys edged East Prairie in its invitational meet.

The Red Devils amassed 77 points, East Prairie 74, Scott City 48 and Oran 30. Chaffee won despite fielding a team of only 13 athletes.

"I tought they did a tremendous job," said Chaffee coach Terry Glenzy. "We may not win any more meets this year, but they got one under their belts."

East Prairie won the girls event with 69 points. Scott City totaled 51 and Chaffee had 42.

Results in Scoreboard on Page 2B.