With runs at premium, Central softball edges Jackson

The Central softball team had just four hits Thursday at Jackson.

But that was twice as many as the Tigers surrendered in a 2-1 victory against the Indians.

Amanda Nichols picked up the win for Central (4-2), pitching a complete game two-hitter. Nichols had seven strikeouts and one walk.

Central scored its first run in the fourth and scored the game-winning run in the sixth when Paige Rothenberger drove in Courtney Schuessler.

Jackson scored its lone run when Lyndsay McNeely scored on an error in the fifth.

Darla Mangels pitched the complete game for Jacskon. Mangels allowed four hits, struck out four and walked one.

CENTRAL 2, JACKSON 1

Central 000 101 0 -- 2 4 2

Jackson 000 010 0 -- 1 2 2

WP -- Amanda Nichols. LP -- Darla Mangels. 2B -- Lyndsay McNeely (J). Records -- Central 4-2.

Poplar Bluff 6, Chaffee 1

Chaffee managed just one hit in a road loss against Poplar Bluff. Losing pitcher Sarah Benton had the hit -- a double -- and scored with Tracy Martin driving in the run.

Chaffee 010 000 0 -- 1 1 2

Poplar Bluff 100 230 -- 6 9 2

WP -- Julie Maloney. LP -- Sarah Benton. 3B -- Maloney (PB ) 2. 2B -- Benton (C), Stephanie Ferguson (P). Records -- Chaffee 4-2.

Windsor 7, St. Vincent 0

St. Vincent suffered its first loss of the season, as they were shut out by Windsor in a road game.

Jess Welker recorded the only hit for the Squaws (2-1).

Kristen Wengert (1-1) was the losing pitcher.

GIRLS TENNIS Central 8, Jackson 1

The Tigers swept the six singles matches in a victory at Jackson.

The teams of Sarah Ford-Lindsey Pingel and Carsen Bahn-Claire Segar added doubles victories for Central.

Singles

1, Sarah Ford (C) def. Sarah Detring 8-1

2, Lindsey Pingel (C) def. Erinne Haff 8-3

3, Christen Edmonds (C) def. Alynda Lane 8-1

4, Kristen Ford (C) def. Maura Neader 8-0

5, Claire Segar (C) def. Ellen Beil 8-4

6, Carsen Bahn (C) def. Raechel Batz 9-7

Doubles

1, S. Ford-Pingel (C) def. Detring-Haff 8-2

2, Beil-Lane (J) def. Edmonds-K. Ford 8-4

3, Bahn-Segar (C) def. Batz-Neader 8-2

JV -- Central won 15-1. Central winners: Brooke Morris, Kristi Lazarova, Lauren Tobin, Sami Gross, Paige Kinder, Sarah Uptmor, Elizabeth Knight, Emily Hiett, Allie Billmeyer, Karrie Moll, Kelsey Teichman, Morris-Lazarova, Tobin-Moll, Kinder-Gross, Uptmor-Knight, Billmeyer-Kaley Chism.

CROSS COUNTRY Murphysboro Invitational

The Notre Dame cross country team opened its season by sweeping the boys and girls titles at the Murphysboro, Ill., Invitational.

Neil Kanneberg led the boys by finishing second overall in 17 minutes, 12 seconds, while Logan Davis finished third.

For the Bulldogs girls, Jessica Banda placed second and Tori Pfau finished fourth.

Notre Dame finishers

Boys -- 2, Neil Kanneberg, 17:12; 3, Logan Davis, 17:17; 7, Wynn McClellann, 17:47; 8, Jon Ramsey, 17:57; 16, Ben Beussink, 18:41.

Girls -- 2, Jessica Banda, 21:12; 4, Tori Pfau, 21:28; 23, Jessica Brandon, 23:53; 31, Lauren Castleman, 24:52; 35, Lindsay Boyd, 25:03.

JV -- Notre Dame boys team, first; individuals, Dillon Klaffer, first, 18:26; Notre Dame girls individuals, Emily Messmer, eighth, 24:35.

-- From staff reports