STIDHAM HURLS PERFECT GAME; CHAFFEE PITCHER HURLS 10-0

CHAFFEE -- Chaffee senior right-hander Tommy Stidham demonstrated Tuesday he's pretty much recovered from a late-season basketball injury that required a cast on his right foot.

Stidham did so in the form of a five-inning perfect game that came at the expense of the Charleston Blue Jays.

Stidham did not allow a hit or issue a walk in the Red Devils' 10-0 victory.

"He looked like his old form from a year ago," said Chaffee coach Brian Horrell, noting that Stidham had suffered a bone chip and ligament damage in the final weeks of the basketball season.

Stidham was efficient, throwing just 54 pitches, the first 12 of the game going for strikes. He struck out five batters.

"He got ahead in the counts," said Horrell. "I wasn't aware he had a perfect game until I look back after the game. I knew he had a no-hitter."

Stidham evened his record at 1-1 after taking the loss in an extra-inning setback to Cape Central last week. Chaffee improved to 2-1 as a team.

The Red Devils had 11 hits with Travis Hanback, Rocky Portell, Jeremy Lynn and Rusty Duncan all getting two apiece. Hanback and Duncan both finished with three RBIs.

Chaffee scored in all five innings, scoring once in the first, two in the second and third innings, three in the fourth and ending the game with two in the fifth.

Sikeston 16, Scott City 6, 6 innings

SCOTT CITY -- Scott City committed seven errors as it dropped to 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the SEMO Conference.

"It was real ugly," said Scott City coach Mike Umfleet. "It was 4-2 and we're hanging with them, then the fourth inning rolls around and we just fall apart. We had four errors in one inning.

"But Sikeston has got a heck of a club. They threw their No. 3 or 4 today. They play defense well and get big hits and they put the pressure on us."

Lucas Ward pitched 3 1/3 innings and gave up 12 runs (five earned) on 11 hits, six walks and no strikeouts.

Jamie Heisserer went 2-for-2 with a double, Ben Sample went 2-for-3 with a double and Trenton Estes went 2-for-2.

Advance 12, Richland 1

ADVANCE -- The Hornets improved to 3-0 with a five-inning blowout over Richland on Tuesday.

Daniel Turner got the job done on the mound and at the plate as he struck out 11 and walked just one in five innings.

Turner also went 3-for-3.

On Monday, Advance beat Bell City 4-3 in a game that was shortened due to darkness.

Andy Jenkins got the win in three innings. He allowed no earned runs while walking four and striking out four. Garrett Broshuis got the save, striking out six of the eight batters he faced in two innings of work.

Poplar Bluff 11, Kelly 3

BENTON -- The Hawks committed 11 errors as they fell to 0-4 on the season.

Kelly mustered just five hits, two off the bat of Jon Heuring. One of his hits was a double and he finished with an RBI. Justin Simpher added a hit and two RBIs.

Poplar Bluff (1-3) took a 3-0 lead in the first inning. After Kelly scored twice in the bottom of the frame, the Mules broke loose for eight unanswered runs. Tim Schmitt lasted three innings and suffered the loss. He surrendered eight of Poplar Bluff's 11 hits.

"It was an ugly performance," said Kelly baseball coach Mike Scott. "There wasn't anything pretty about it. Obviously, when you commit 11 errors and have only five base hits, you're not playing well. This was our worst performance of the season. We have a lot to learn from it."

Oran 9, Leopold 0

ORAN -- Phillip Seyer and Adam Friga combined for 15 strikeouts and a two-hitter as Oran improved to 2-0.

Seyer struck out nine over the first four innings, and Friga fanned six over the final three innings. Each allowed a hit.

Freshman Trey Graviett had two of Oran's six hits, including a double and an RBI. Garrett Cook added an RBI triple and Joey Bickings had an RBI double.

Oran scored single runs in the second, third and fourth innings and broke the game open with six runs in the sixth.

Jason Vandeven suffered the loss for Leopold. Ashton James had a double to account for one of the Wildcats' two hits.

Woodland 21, Puxico 5

MARBLE HILL -- Woodland pushed across 13 runs in the third inning en route to a five-inning victory.

Using 14 hits, Woodland evened its record at 1-1.

Winning pitcher Paul Long helped his cause with a bases-loaded triple. Long allowed three hits in five innings. He struck out three and walked one.

Jeremy McCain and Luke Johnson both went 3-for-4. McCain's hits included a two-run homer and a double as he finished with four RBIs. Joey Grippo added a triple, a double and two RBIs.

Woodland trailed 3-2 entering the 13-run third.

SOCCER

Cape Central 2, Jackson 2

JACKSON -- Ashley Voerg scored the game-tying goal with four minutes left in regulation as the Lady Tigers salvaged a tie with Jackson.

Alyssa Holifield assisted on the late goal by Cape Central (2-1-1).

Jackson (0-2-2), in search of its first win, never trailed. Dana Wright staked the Lady Indians to a 1-0 lead when she deposited a pass from Lacey Hodo at the 20-minute mark of the first half.

Central tied the game 1-1 nine minutes into the second half on a goal by Trisha Klipfel, assisted by Lori Bittle.

Hodo put Jackson ahead 2-1 midway through the half when she scored off a pass from Julie Wunderlich.

"I'm proud of the girls," said Jackson coach Bonnie Knowlan. "We're young and small this year. We passed the ball pretty well until we ran out of steam."

Jackson won the JV game 5-0. Nicole Fadler scored two goals and Jamie Wills, Erin Mayfield and Courtney Urhahn each had one.

St. Vincent 10, Farmington 0

PERRYVILLE -- Caitlin Hoeh scored four goals as St. Vincent picked up its first win with a rout of Farmington.

Hoeh netted three of her goals in the first half when St. Vincent (1-1) went ahead 4-0.

Cari Strattman added three goals and Nichole Richardet, Kindle Ernst and Mindy Cattoor had one apiece.

GOLF

Jackson wins triangular

JACKSON -- Sutton McDowell shot a 3-over-par 38 on the front nine at Kimbeland Country Club to claim medalist and led a bunched up group of Jackson Indians to an 11-stroke victory.

Jackson (2-0), which saw all four of its top scores at 40 or under, totaled 156. Cape Central shot 167 and Clearwater was a distant third at 192.

Peyton Sims and Corey King added 392 for Jackson and Matt Litz completed the team score with a 40.

Cape Central's team score consisted of Nick Harter (40), Luke Oliver (41), Josh Miller (43) and Paul York (43).

Notre Dame wins triangular

JACKSON -- Nick Martin finished as medalist for the second straight day as Notre Dame won a triangular meet at Bent Creek Golf Course.

Notre Dame (3-2) won handily with a 168, while Doniphan shot 178 and Bloomfield had 200.

Martin, who finished as medalist in a 12-team meet on Monday, shot a 2-over-par 38 on the front nine. Tim Buerck added a 39, Ryan Hannan shot 45 and Derrick Welter had a 46.

"That's a real good score for us today as a team," said Notre Dame coach Chris Janet. "That's our lowest this season by far. A 168 at Bent Creek playing the ball down like we do is real good."

Perryville wins triangular

DE SOTO -- Jack Moore shot a 40 to grab the medalist honor as Perryville finished with a winning 177 total at the par-36 Dogwood Country Club. De Soto shot 182 and North County had 193.

Perryville (2-0) also received 45s from Jeff Hotop and Kellen Stark and a 47 from Justin Grogg.

SOFTBALL

Chaffee 18, Charleston 3

CHAFFEE -- Chaffee pushed across 13 runs in the third inning to enact the 15-run rule which ended the game.

Charleston took a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the second but Chaffee (2-0) scored four runs without the aid of a hit to take a 5-3 advantage. The Lady Red Devils then hammered out nine of their 10 hits in the third inning. Only one out had been recorded in the uprising when the game was halted.

Junior Ashley Pepple notched the win, striking out three, walking four and allowing three hits in three innings.

Amy Burnett and Shannon Hampton each doubled and had two hits. Hampton finished with two RBIs.

BOYS TENNIS

Cape Central 7, Charleston 2

Cape Central's tennis team remained perfect in dual matches on the season with a victory over Charleston.

"We played a lot of sophomores today and they played quite well," said Central coach Bud Craven. "They have been doing quite well against juniors and seniors and we hope to be building a good team."

Sophomores Andy Tansil, Eric Daume, Andrew Eaton and Paul Hagler each notched varsity wins for the Tigers (4-0).

Central's junior varsity won 4-0.

Singles

1. Boothe Dugan (CH) def. Paul Miller 6-1, 6-2

2. Andy Tansil (CC) def. Ivan Hess 2-6, 6-4, 7-5

3. Eric Daume (CC) def. Jonathon Holley 7-6, 6-4

4. Andrew Eaton (CC) def. Ryan Moxley 6-4, 6-0

5. Paul Hagler (CC) def. Michael Rodriguez 6-2, 6-3

6. Calvin Maginel (CC) def. David Boyer 6-0, 6-4

Doubles

1. Hess, Dugan (CH) def. Daume, Eaton 8-4.

2. Tansil, Hagler (CC) def. Holley, Moxley 8-2

3. Maginel, Sean Riches (CC) def. Rodriguez, Boyer 8-3

JV winners: Matt Dodd, Justin Lusk, Jeff Prost,

Doubles: Nathan Foley and David Wallace.