TIGERS OUTSCORE INDIANS 14-10 IN MAKEUP GAME ON ND FIELD

In a high school makeup game that involved three schools, Cape Central defeated Jackson 14-10 at Notre Dame High School.

Due to heavy rains, the game, originally slated for Wednesday at Jackson City Park, was shifted to Notre Dame, the most playable field in the area.

Cape Central banged out 15 hits as it improved to 15-5 on the season.

The Tigers still played the role of the visitor and jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first. After Jackson scored a run in the first off of winning pitcher Craig Ringwald (5-2), Central scored 9 unanswered runs for an 11-1 lead in the fifth. Two of the Tigers' five fifth-inning runs scored on a Greg Craft home run.

Jackson avoided the 10-run rule when it scored twice in the fifth.

"I was pleased with the way we hit the ball today," said Cape Central coach Steve Williams. "We had been struggling a bit. We swung (the bats) like we're capable of. I was a little disappointed in the fact we had a chance to end the game in the fifth and didn't. When you get a team down like that you need to finish it."

Jackson closed to 11-5 in the sixth, but Central pulled away with three runs in the top of the seventh for a 14-5 lead. Jackson scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh.

Ross Bennett went 4-for-4 for Central, including a triple and two stolen bases. Tatum Kitchen had two doubles and three RBIs while Paul Dobbins added two hits and two RBIs.

Chris Kohm, who took the loss for Jackson, had two hits, as did Travis Stevens and Andy Callis.

Central will play Notre Dame 11 a.m. Saturday in Big 8 Tournament makeup game. The Tigers will follow that with a 1 p.m. makeup game against Dexter.

East Prairie 9, Oak Ridge 3

OAK RIDGE -- Ben Marshall struck out 13 Blue Jays and allowed just four hits as East Prairie defeated Oak Ridge.

Oak Ridge scored all three of its runs in the sixth inning when it trimmed a four-run East Prairie to one run. Brent Schreiner had a two-run hit in the inning, but the Eagles retaliated with five runs in the seventh to pull away.

Brian Glueck suffered the loss. He struck out nine, allowed seven hits and walked three.

Oran 6, Leopold 2

LEOPOLD -- Oran pulled away from Leopold with a three-run sixth inning Thursday to improve to 14-2 overall.

Jeremy Pobst and Dustin Dannenmueller both had two hits and two RBIs for the Eagles. Adam Friga (2-0) pitched three innings to pick up the win.

SOCCER

Jackson 3, Notre Dame 1

JACKSON -- Jackson's girls soccer team tallied two second-half goals to defeat visiting Notre Dame Thursday afternoon.

Jackson's Jennifer Horst and Notre Dame's Lynne Obermiller traded first-half goals before the Lady Indians' Julie Wunderlich deposited a penalty kick for the game-winner early in the second half. Laura Horst later added an insurance goal.

Notre Dame fell to 5-12-1.

Cape Central 10, De Soto 0

Four Cape Central players netted two goals as the Lady Tigers remained unbeaten with a rout of visiting De Soto.

Amber Voerg, Spring DeCramer, Mindy Hoffman and Melissa Altenthal each scored a pair of goals while Kim Aslinger and Corie Nunnally added single tallies.

Cape Central improved to 13-0-1.

Central's JV also won by a 10-0 count as Katie Hawkins deposited three goals.

SOFTBALL

Notre Dame 10, Sikeston 2

SIKESTON -- Notre Dame evened is season mark at 6-6 with a convincing win over Sikeston.

Randi Senciboy picked up the win, holding Sikeston to five hits while walking four and striking out six.

Erin Hamm, Laura Huber, Bonnie Essner and Suzanne Schwartz all had two hits as Notre Dame banged out 13 hits.

The Lady Bulldogs, who took a 7-0 lead into the bottom of the fourth inning, scored in each of the first five innings.

Chaffee 22, Leopold 3

LEOPOLD -- Eleven players had hits in Chaffee's five-inning win at Leopold. Chaffee improved to 11-2.

Chaffee scored seven runs in the first inning and later got 10 in the fifth to end the game.

The Lady Red Devils had 16 hits. Amy Burnett went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and Jodi Pfefferkorn was 3-for-4 with a grand slam and six RBIs in all.

Jamie Duncan went all five innings, struck out seven and got the win.

Advance 15, Bloomfield 2

ADVANCE -- The Lady Hornets wrapped up the Stoddard County Conference with Thursday's rout of Bloomfield. Advance improved to 10-3 overall and completed its conference schedule with a 4-0 mark.

Ashley Hitt struck out 11, walked 2 and allowed four hits for the win. Stacey O'Hare had two of the Lady Hornets' seven hits, totaling four RBIs with a double and triple.

Charleston comes to Advance today.

GOLF

Poplar Bluff wins triangular

JACKSON -- Poplar Bluff posted a 12-stroke victory in defeating Notre Dame and Jackson in a triangular golf meet at Kimbeland Country Club.

Poplar Bluff, led by medalist Eric Summers (38), totaled 162 as Notre Dame shot 174 and Jackson netted 178.

TRACK

Chaffee Invitational

CHAFFEE -- Kelly's girls and boys track teams swept the five-team Chaffee Invitational on Thursday.

Kelly's boys won with a team total of 91 points followed by Scott City 88, Chaffee 76, East Prairie 51 and Portageville 43. Kelly's girls won easily with a total of 143 points. Chaffee was second with 68 points followed by Scott City 62, East Prairie 34 and Portageville 33.

Results can be found in the `Scoreboard' on Page 2B.

SWIMMING

Nerinx Hall 111, Cape Central 77

ST. LOUIS -- Cape Central dropped its final meet of the year at Nerinx Hall to end its season with a 7-4 record.

Four Lady Tigers -- Grace Freeman, Mary Beth Owen, Jean Maguire and Jennifer Freeze -- still have the state meet in Springfield on May 22-23 to look forward to.

Central's results

Medley Relay -- 2. (Jean Maguire, Marci Kester, Mary Beth Owen, Jennifer Freeze) 2:08.50

200 Freestyle -- 1. Jean Maguire, 2:07.30

200 IM -- Jennifer Freeze, 2:31.40

50 Freestyle -- 1. Grace Freeman, 26.19

Diving -- 3. Julia Lufcy, 177.40

100 Butterfly -- 1. Mary Beth Owen, 1:02.60

100 Freestyle -- 1. Jean Maguire, 57.20; 3. Jennifer Freeze 59.99

500 Freestyle -- 3. Jill Mosebach, 6:35.50

200 Freestyle Relay -- 1. (Casey Brennan, Freeze, Laura Canupp, Freeman) 1:51.55

100 Backstroke -- 1. Mary Beth Owen, 1:01.60

100 Breastroke -- 2. Grace Freeman 1:19.60; 3. Kelley Green

400 Relay -- 2. (Brennan, Mosebach, Maguire, Freeman) 4:13.20