MISSOURIAN ROUNDUP: Scott City softball remains unbeaten

The Scott City softball team continued its perfect season and came away with two wins in the opening round of pool play to reach today's Gold Bracket in the inaugural Old Settlement Frontier Days Invitational Tournament on Friday in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.

The Rams trounced host Valle Catholic 14-3 in five innings in their first game and then rolled to a 5-1 win over Potosi.

Kaileigh Dirden got the win in the circle during both games for Scott City, which improved to 12-0. She got the complete-game win over the Trojans, surrendering one earned run and recording 11 strikeouts while going three innings against the Warriors giving up no runs on two hits with five strikeouts. She also had a triple, a double and four RBIs for the Rams in their win over Valle.

Rylee Venable had a double, a triple and two RBIs for the Rams in their two wins.

Potosi (8-2) blanked Valle (12-7) 4-0 in the last game of pool play.

Scott City will go up against Park Hills Central at 12:30 p.m. today in the Gold Bracket semifinals. The Rebels (13-3) fell to the Rams 4-1 in the teams' only other encounter thus far this season.

Elsewhere in the tournament, the Oran softball team also picked up a pair of victories in a 6-5 win over host Ste. Genevieve and an 11-0 shutout of Arcadia Valley to also make it to the Gold Bracket.

Alyssa Spane was the winning pitcher for the Eagles in both games, going the distance while giving up three earned runs with two strikeouts and one walk in the slim win over the Dragons and needing one inning to get the win against the Tigers.

Leah Cauble had a home run, a double and two RBIs to lead Oran in its win over Ste. Genevieve and another double in its trouncing of Arcadia Valley. Claire Ramsey also doubled and added three RBIs for the Eagles in Game 2.

Ste. Genevieve (10-7) defeated Arcadia Valley (2-17) 15-0 in three innings in the subsequent pool-play game.

Oran (10-1) will open Gold Bracket action at 11 a.m. today against Malden.

POOL C

Scott City 14, Valle Catholic 3 (Game 1)

WP -- Kaileigh Dirden. LP -- Autumn Naeger. 3B -- Dirden (SC). 2B -- Dirden (SC), Courtney Enderle (SC), Rylee Venable (SC). Multiple hits -- Dirden 3-3, Enderle 2-4, Chloie Raines 2-3.

Scott City 5, Potosi 1 (Game 2)

WP -- Kaileigh Dirden. LP -- Sydney Litton. 3B -- Emma Eaton (P), Paige Battreal (P), Rylee Venable (SC). Multiple hits -- Potosi: Eaton 2-3; Scott City: Venable 2-3.

POOL A

Oran 6, Ste. Genevieve 5 (Game 1)

WP -- Alyssa Spane. LP -- Alyssa Huber. HR -- Leah Cauble (O), Huber (SG), Brittney Kreitler (SG). 2B -- Cauble (O), Claire Ramsey (O), Haley Irwin (SG), Sydney Oehlert (SG). Multiple hits -- Oran: Cauble 2-4, Jesse Long 2-3, Kaylee Payne 2-5; Ste. Genevieve: Huber 2-4, Kreitler 2-4, Oehlert 2-3.

Oran 11, Arcadia Valley 0

(Game 2)

WP -- Alyssa Spane. LP -- Alexandra Browers. 2B -- Leah Cauble (O), Claire Ramsey (O). Multiple hits -- Oran: Ramsey 2-3, Katelyn Streeter 2-3.

Greenville 10, Woodland 6

Britni Zajicek smacked a double and drove in three runs but it was not enough as the Cardinals fell to the Bears on the road.

Madison Cover tossed 2 1/3 innings to endure the loss for Woodland (7-8). She allowed five runs (one earned) on two hits, walked two batters and had no strikeouts.

Kelsie Long added a double and two RBIs for the Cardinals.

Jaden Francis pitched a whole game to catch the win for Greenville (5-6).

Tristin Porter doubled twice and chipped in two RBIs to pace the Bears at the plate.

WP -- Jaden Francis. LP -- Madison Cover. 3B -- Zaalilyah Luke (G), Maddison Altenthal (W). 2B -- Tristin Porter (G) 2, McKenzie Miller (G), Kelsie Long (W), Britni Zajicek (W). Multiple hits -- Greenville: Miller 2-4; Woodland: Long 2-3, Zajicek 2-4.

BASEBALL

Notre Dame 11, Valle Catholic 1

Brayden Eftink smacked a double and scored two runs as the Bulldogs used a solid third inning to gather a big five-inning win over the Warriors in the first game of the 7th Annual Notre Dame Showcase.

Will Ferrell pitched a full game to earn the win for Notre Dame (10-4). He recorded six strikeouts and three walks.

Nolan Schwent lasted 2 2/3 innings on the mound to suffer the loss for Valle Catholic (13-4).

The loss ended a six-game winning streak for the Warriors.

WP -- Will Ferrell. LP -- Nolan Schwent. 2B -- Reid James (ND) 2, Brayden Eftink (ND), Jacob Bieser (VC), Carter Roth (VC). Multiple hits -- Notre Dame: Cayden Dannenmueller 2-3, James 3-3, Ben Womack 2-3.

Arcadia Valley 1, Saxony Lutheran 0

Trent Russell drove in what would be the game-winning run as the Tigers snapped the Crusaders' nine-game winning streak in the road win.

Isaiah Gibbs went the distance on the mound to clinch the win for Arcadia Valley (9-5). He whiffed eight batters and walked one.

Jakoata Walther also pitched a complete game to suffer the loss for Saxony Lutheran (11-3).

WP -- Isaiah Gibbs. LP -- Jakoata Walther. Multiple hits -- Arcadia Valley: Gibbs 2-2.

St. Vincent 7, Central (Park Hills) 6

John Wibbenmeyer's single sent in the walk-off run to allow the Indians pick up a thrilling victory over the Rebels in 10 innings at home.

Kaleb Whistler got the win for St. Vincent (5-9) in relief.

WP -- Kaleb Whistler. LP -- Gage Manion. 2B -- Holden Mayberry (C), Garrett Dobbelare (SV). Multiple hits -- Central: Manion 2-4, Mayberry 3-5, Tanner Smith 2-4; St. Vincent: Evan Clifton 3-4, Dobbelare 2-5.

Chaffee 5, South Pemiscot 4

Landon Tenkhoff had another stellar all-around performance for the Red Devils, blasting a two-run home run and pitching five innings to allow the hosts to keep their eight-game winning streak alive with the squeaker of a win at home over the Bulldogs.

Tenkhoff recorded 10 strikeouts and one walk for Chaffee (12-1).

Ross Russell threw 3 1/3 innings to be tagged with the loss for South Pemiscot (6-5). He surrendered four runs (three earned) on five hits, struck out four and walked two.

WP -- Landon Tenkhoff. LP -- Ross Russell. HR -- Tenkhoff (C). 3B -- Kevin Burton (SP), Keith Guyton (SP). 2B -- Brennan Fowler (C). Multiple hits -- South Pemiscot: Burton 2-3, Guyton 2-4.

Scott City 15, Kelly 4

Dakota Talley had a triple,a double and three RBIs as the Rams jumped out to a 10-run lead to trounce the Hawks in the conference road rout.

Bryan McNeely was the winning pitcher and also doubled for Scott City (10-7, 3-1 Scott-Mississippi Conference). He threw a complete game and gave up four earned runs with six strikeouts and no walks.

Jonathon Tyler pitched six innings to suffer the loss for Kelly (7-7, 2-3). He allowed 10 runs (three earned) on 10 hits and recorded six strikeouts and three walks.

WP -- Bryan McNeely. LP -- Jonathon Tyler. 3B -- Dakota Talley (SC). 2B -- Peyton Eftink (K), Logan Hodgkiss (K), McNeely (SC), Joe Panagos (SC), Talley (SC). Multiple hits -- Kelly: Eftink 2-3, Mitchell Proctor 2-3; Scott City: Panagos 3-5, Spencer Stratman 2-3, Talley 3-4.

Oak Ridge 11, Richland (Essex) 9

Josh Pratt reached base four times and knocked in three runs to come away with a narrow win over the Rebels on the road in Essex, Mo.

Dylan Muench lasted 4 2/3 innings on the mound to pick up the win for Oak Ridge (4-11). He allowed three runs (one earned) on five hits, struck out seven and walked one.

Tanner Freeman pitched five innings and had two RBIs to pace Richland (3-7).

WP -- Dylan Muench. LP -- Tanner Freeman. 2B -- Drew Glueck (OR), Cole Schemel (OR). Multiple hits -- Oak Ridge: Jordan Barker 2-5, Josh Pratt 4-4, Ethan Puchbauer 3-4, Schemel 2-5; Richland: Freeman 3-4, Hunter Walker 2-3.

Zalma 7, Puxico 6

Ethan Barrett hit a double and drove in three runs as the Bulldogs fended off a comeback attempt from the Indians to escape with the win on the road.

Zach Findley pitched 4 1/3 innings to be credited with the win for Zalma (6-4). He gave up two earned runs on four hits and recorded nine strikeouts and four walks.

Kasen Barnfield went the distance on the mound to take the loss for Puxico (0-7). Six runs were earned and he had eight strikeouts and one walk.

WP -- Zach Findley. LP -- Kasen Barnfield. 3B -- Dallan Stotts (Z). 2B -- Jordan Armstrong (P) 2, Ethan Barrett (Z). Multiple hits -- Puxico: Armstrong 2-4, Tommy Parsley 2-3; Zalma: Barrett 3-4, Mayson Casey 2-4, Findley 2-3.

BOYS GOLF

Notre Dame 177, Dexter 180, Sikeston 191

D.J. Lynch shot a five-over-par 40 to place second individually as the Bulldogs edged the Bearcats by three strokes to come away with the win at the Cape Girardeau Country Club.

Spencer Warren carded a three-over-par 38 to earn the medalist honors for Dexter.

NOTRE DAME (177) -- D.J. Lynch 40, Tanner Logel 42, Nate Hulshof 47, Evan Givens 48

DEXTER (180) -- Spencer Warren 38, Jake Harris 42, Matt Agey 46, Brad Freeman 54

SIKESTON (191) -- Luke Selvig 43, Austin Crawford 48, Will Garner 49, Hayli Howard 51

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Notre Dame 25 25, Ft. Zumwalt North 16 19

Alex Dow nailed 10 kills as the Bulldogs reached the .500 mark with a sweep of the Panthers at home.

Alex Burger dished out 21 assists for Notre Dame (7-7). Tanner Peters notched 10 digs to pace the Bulldogs defensively.

Fort Zumwalt North dropped to 3-14 with the loss.

GIRLS SOCCER

Marquette 2, Jackson 1 (OT)

Ashley Hansen and Allison Sher each netted the goals as the Mustangs downed the Indians in overtime in the first round of the Capital City Shootout at Jefferson City, Missouri.

Goalkeeper Tabby Cacheris snagged 12 saves for Marquette (6-7).

Lauren Welker scored the lone goal for Jackson (9-3), and Taylor Nelson provided the assist.

The Indians resume action against Hillsboro at 11 a.m. Saturday.

-- From staff reports