Semoball

MISSOURIAN ROUNDUP: Perryville boys soccer opens season with shutout

Jake Unterreiner recorded one goal and one assist as the Perryville boys soccer team kicked off its season with a vengeful 3-0 shutout of Waterloo, Ill., in Friday's opening round of the Eighth Annual Greg Kline Invitational Tournament in Carbondale, Illinois.

Dayton Strattman and Austin Welk sank the other goals for the Pirates (1-0), who got an additional assist from Trevor Schnurbusch.

It was the first loss of the season for the Bulldogs (2-1), who had beaten the Pirates 2-0 in last year's third-place game.

Perryville resumes tournament action at 10 a.m. today against Anna-Jonesboro, Ill., followed by a 3:30 p.m. matchup with Cape Girardeau Central.

Cape Central routs Anna-Jonesboro (Ill.)

Kaya Newkirk notched a hat trick to lead the Tigers to a 5-1 season-opening victory over the Anna-Jonesboro (Ill.) in the first round of the Greg Kline Invitational Tournament in Carbondale, Ill.

T.K. Ayers and Jack Zhong scored the other goals for Cape Girardeau Central (1-0). The Tigers will battle the host Terriers at 11:30 a.m. today before facing Perryville.

VOLLEYBALL

Meadow Heights sweeps Oak Ridge

Molly Conrad hammered five kills as the Panthers swept the BlueJays 25-12, 26-24 in the Mississippi Valley Conference opener at home.

Ashley Gruenke added three kills for Meadow Heights (1-0, 1-0 Mississippi Valley Conference). Makayla Smith served five aces and notched eight digts for the Panthers while Josey Wahlers finished with eight assists, four kills and three aces.

Paige Glueck paced Oak Ridge (0-1, 0-1) with six digs, five kills and five assists. Mylee Schilling posted two kills and two digs for the BlueJays.

JV -- Oak Ridge won 25-23, 25-12

Zalma falls on road

Logan Lemons slammed four kills but Zalma struggled to find its footing in the season-opening 25-9, 25-16 loss to South Iron in Annapolis, Mo.

Harley Littleton contributed two kills for Zalma (0-1).

It was the first victory for South Iron (1-0) in its season debut.

JV -- South Iron won 25-15

GIRLS TENNIS

Cape Central Team Invitational

The Cape Girardeau Central girls tennis team opened its season with a victory in its team invitational, edging rival Notre Dame by five points to clinch the title in the four-team tournament.

Anita Kellum and Archna Sobti prevailed in all three of their singles matches to help propel the Tigers to victory.

Claire Bruenderman and Anna Stroup also won all three of their matches in the doubles to pace the Bulldogs to a second-place team finish, one point ahead of Jackson.

Team Scores -- 1. Cape Central 11; 2. Notre Dame 6; 3. Jackson 5; 4. Saxony Lutheran 2

SINGLES

Round 1

No. 1 -- Anita Kellum (C) def. Alice Mansell (J) 6-1, 6-4

No. 1 -- Gigi Merideth (ND) def. Macie Smith (SL) 3-6, 6-0, 10-6

No. 2 -- Archna Sobti (C) def. Claire Abernathy (J) 6-0, 6-2

No. 2 -- Lindsey Baker (SL) def. Aminah Hussein (ND) 6-4, 3-6, 10-7

Round 2

No. 1 -- Alice Mansell (J) def. Merideth (ND) 6-4, 7-6 (3)

No. 1 -- Kellum (C) def. Smith (SL) 7-5, 6-2

No. 2 -- Abernathy (J) def. Hussein (ND) 3-6, 6-2, 11-9

No. 2 -- Sobti (C) def. Baker (SL) 6-0, 6-0

Round 3

No. 1 -- Kellum (C) def. Merideth (ND) 6-4, 6-3

No. 1 -- Mansell (J) def. Baker (SL) 6-0, 6-1

No. 2 -- Sobti (C) def. Hussein (ND) 6-3, 6-3

No. 2 -- Abernathy (J) def. Joanna Shaw (SL) 6-1, 6-0

DOUBLES

Round 1

No. 1 -- Maria Seidu-Sofo/Haley Brazel (C) def. Delaney Pipkin/Marissa Buehler (J) 6-1, 6-1

No. 1 -- Claire Bruenderman/Anna Stroup (ND) def. Maddox Murphy/Sydney Turner Jr. (SL) 6-1, 6-2

No. 2 -- Emily Ford/Megan Maxton (C) def. Haley Bieser/Audrey Clayton (J) 6-1, 6-1

No. 2 -- Claire Southard/Megan Gullette (ND) def. Claire Hadler/Sydney Turner Sr. (SL) 7-5, 6-2

Round 2

No. 1 -- Bruenderman/Stroup (ND) def. Pipkin/Buehler (J) 6-3, 6-1

No. 1 -- Seidu-Sofo/Brazel (C) def. Murphy/Turner Jr. (SL) 6-3, 6-2

No. 2 -- Southard/Gullette (ND) def. Bieser/Clayton (J) 6-1, 6-1

No. 2 -- Ford/Maxton (C) def. Hadler/Turner Sr. (SL) 6-0, 6-1

Round 3

No. 1 -- Bruenderman/Stroup (ND) def. Seidu-Sofo/Brazel (C) 2-6, 7-5, 10-7

No. 1 -- Pipkin/Buehler (J) def. Murphy/Turner Jr. (SL) 6-3, 4-6, 12-10

No. 2 -- Ford/Maxton (C) def. Southard/Gullette (ND) 6-4, 0-6, 10-6

No. 2 -- Hadler/Turner Sr. (SL) def. Bieser/Clayton (J) 7-5, 6-3

-- From staff reports

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