TIGERS REACH SEMIFINAL ROUND OF MISSISSIPPI BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

SOUTH HAVEN, Miss. -- Cape Central's baseball team advanced to the semifinal game of the DeSoto Times Classic Tournament for the first time in three years with a 4-3 win over South Panola (Miss.) Friday.

Cape Central (6-3) managed just four hits, but it was enough to squeak by as Justin Welker and Justin Cook combined for a gem.

Welker started and went two innings before Cook took over and picked up the win. Cook gave up seven hits while striking out three and walking two.

Josh McIntosh provided an RBI double for the Tigers and John Snider also had an RBI hit.

Cape Central scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh when, with two outs and the count 2-2, Mark Fisher scored on a wild pitch.

"We're playing a lot of close game that's for sure, but we're finding a way to win and that's a good sign," said Cape Central coach Steve Williams. "The pitching is decent down here, but we're getting one more than our opponent and that's what counts."

New Madrid 13, Jackson 12

NEW MADRID -- The Eagles took their only lead of the game on a bases-loaded wild pitch with one out in the bottom of the seventh as they defeated Jackson in a wild game.

Jackson (5-4) took a 9-2 lead into the bottom of the third where New Madrid began its comeback. New Madrid, which had 21 hits off four Indian pitchers, scored three in the third, one in the fourth and three in the fifth to tie the game 9-9. Both teams scored three runs in the sixth.

"We had a lead and kind of sat on it and then we couldn't get them out," said Jackson coach Sam Sides.

Jason Brown came on to pitch the seventh for Jackson and was tagged with the loss. Brown followed starter Lance Limbaugh, Lucas McCulley and Toby Freeman.

Tory Meyer went 3-for-3 for Jackson, which had 10 hits. Freeman was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Limbaugh added a pair of hits.

Leopold 4, Meadow Heights 0

PATTON -- Leopold hurler Jason Van de Ven recorded 14 strikeouts and allowed just two hits and no walks as the Wildcats improved to 2-2 on the season.

Danny Nenninger, Lee Vandermierden, Josh Van de Ven and Scott VanGennip had two hits apiece for Leopold. Nenninger and Vandermierden each doubled.

Leopold scored one run in the first, two in the second and one in the fourth against Troy Hays. Hays gave up 11 hits, but walked no one while striking out one for Meadow Heights.

SOFTBALL

Leopold 21, Meadow Heights 6, six innings

PATTON -- The Lady Wildcats pounded out 21 hits in improving to 3-1 on the season.

For Leopold, Ashley Jansen went 4-for-5 with three doubles and four runs batted in; Kyla Horrell, Nikki Seiler and Sara Gowen, who homered, each had three hits. Melissa Thele had two hits, including a double and a homer, and five RBIs.

Leopold scored six runs in the fifth and seven in the sixth.

GIRLS SOCCER

Perryville 2, St. Pius 0

PERRYVILLE -- Amanda Schumer and Jenna Schueffler each had a goal and an assist as the Lady Pirates improved to 6-1-1 on the season.

Amanda Nuyt recorded the shutout in goal.

SWIMMING

Cape Central wins triangular

ST. LOUIS -- The Lady Tigers, with Mary Beth Owen setting a new school record in the 500-meter freestyle, pulled off a one-point victory in a triangular meet held at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Cape Central (4-3) finished first with 120 points to edge Incarnate Word, which had 119. Lutheran South was third with 88.

Owen won the 500 in a time of 5 minutes, 7.90 seconds. She also won the 200 freestyle and was a member of the victorious 200 freestyle relay team. Jean Maguire also turned in a pair of firsts in the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke. Sara Sprigg also led a 1-2 finish in diving.

"We looked for Lutheran South to be our main competition because we only beat them by four points at home," said Cape Central coach Dayna Powell. "Immaculate Conception surprised us."

Cape Central results

Medley relay - 3. 2:14.60 (Jean Maguire, Kelly Green, Katie Maginel, Jennifer Taylor)

200 freestyle - 1. Mary Beth Owen 1:57.56

50 freestyle - 1. Casie Brennan 27.73; 3. Terra Herzberger 30.16

Diving - 1. Sara Sprigg 178.90; 2. Missy Adams 150.90

100 butterfly - 2. Brennan 1:15.91

100 freestyle - 1. Maguire 58.75

500 freestyle 1. Owen 5:07.90 School record

200 freestyle relay - 1. 1:52.39 (Maguire, Green, Brennan, Owen)

100 backstroke - 1. Maguire 1:07.36

100 breaststroke - 3. Green 1:23.85

400 freestyle relay - 2. 4:14.46 (Brennan, Maginel, Taylor, Owen)