MISSOURIAN ROUNDUP: Saxony Lutheran tennis team wins inaugural match against Charleston

Dexter's Alexa Werneck hits against Jackson's Hannah Shinn (15) and Madelyn Bourner during the first set Thursday at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, Missouri.

Kyle Smith ~ Dexter Statesman

History was made on Thursday for the inaugural Saxony Lutheran girls tennis program.

But it was made on another school's turf.

The Crusaders posted an 8-1 victory over Charleston on Thursday at Cape Girardeau Central High School as Saxony does not yet have a tennis court on its campus in Fruitland. The Crusaders are fielding both a varsity and junior varsity tennis team for the first time in the school's history.

Coach Mitch Baker, who coached for 29 years at Charleston, was pleased with his team's performance.

"I was glad to see them play well," he said. "Lots of room for improvement, but I saw a lot of positive things."

The Crusaders (1-0) swept the singles and only dropped one doubles match as they notched their spot in school history with a win. It was the third-straight loss for the Blue Jays (0-3).

Baker said his team will not have very many "home" games this season since they do not have a court. The Crusaders are scheduled to be back in action Sept. 14 in the Cape Central Doubles Team Tournament.

Saxony Lutheran 8, Charleston 1

SINGLES

No. 1 -- Maddox Murphy (SL) def. Anica Paris (C) 8-4

No. 2 -- Sydney Turner Jr. (SL) def. Zakiya Wilson (C) 8-1

No. 3 -- Claire Hadler (SL) def. Ashanti Jones (C) 8-1

No. 4 -- Sydney Turner Sr. (SL) def. Nickkiyia Pratt (C) 8-6

No. 5 -- Macie Smith (SL) def. Tyriana Farries (C) 8-1

No. 6 -- Lindsey Baker (SL) def. Zion Jones (C) 8-2

DOUBLES

No. 1 -- Murphy/Turner Jr. (SL) def. Paris/Pratt (C) 8-2

No. 2 -- Wilson/A. Jones (C) def. Hadler/Turner Sr. (SL) 9-8, 7-5

No. 3 -- Smith/Baker (SL) def. Farries/Jones (C) 8-2

JV -- Saxony Lutheran 9, Charleston 1

Kennett 8, Jackson 1

Mia Foote and Audrey Clayton were the lone victors for the Indians in their doubles match in the conference loss on the road.

"A player got sick today so one of our junior varsity players, Mia Foote, had to step up and play varsity for the first time," Jackson coach Linda Adams said in an interview with the Delta Dunklin Democrat. "They had never played doubles together, but I thought they did a really nice job today."

It turned out to be the only win of the day for Jackson (3-2-1, 2-1 SEMO Conference), while Kennett improved to 2-1 overall and in the conference.

"Kennett is always one of the top teams we play," Adams said. "Their girls are always experienced players and we always end up having some long rallies with them."

SINGLES

No. 1 -- Anelle Harris (K) def. Alice Mansell (J) 8-2

No. 2 -- Taylor Hufford (K) def. Delaney Pipkin (J) 8-2

No. 3 -- Kamryn Jaco (K) def. Claire Abernathy (J) 8-5

No. 4 -- Audrey Phillips (K) def. Haley Bieser (J) 8-0

No. 5 -- Molly McClain (K) def. Audrey Clayton (J) 8-1

No. 6 -- Carly Winston (K) def. Mia Foote (J) 8-5

DOUBLES

No. 1 -- Harris/Hufford (K) def. Mansell/Pipkin (J) 8-1

No. 2 -- Jaco/Phillips (K) def. Abernathy/Bieser (J) 8-4

No. 3 -- Foote/Clayton (J) def. McClain/Winston (K) 9-7

JV -- Jackson 7, Kennett 7

Notre Dame 5, Cape Central 4

The host Bulldogs prevailed in two of the doubles matches after splitting the singles to hand the Tigers their first loss of the season in the crosstown conference rivalry.

Notre Dame improved to 3-0 and moved up to 2-0 in the SEMO Conference. Cape Girardeau Central fell to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the conference.

SINGLES

No. 1 -- Claire Bruenderman (ND) def. Maria Seidu-Sofo (C) 8-3

No. 2 -- Claire Southard (ND) def. Anita Kellum (C) 8-3

No. 3 -- Megan Gullette (ND) def. Archna Sobti (C) 8-5

No. 4 -- Emily Ford (C) def. Anna Grace Stroup (ND) 8-5

No. 5 -- Haley Brazel (C) def. Gigi Merideth (ND) 8-0

No. 6 -- Megan Maxton (C) def. Amina Hussein (ND) 8-4

DOUBLES

No. 1 -- Bruenderman/Stroup (ND) def. Kellum/Sobti (C) 8-2

No. 2 -- Southard/Gullette (ND) def. Seidu-Sofo/Brazel (C) 8-5

No. 3 -- Ford/Maxton (C) def. Merideth/Hussein (ND) 8-3

JV -- Cape Central 7, Notre Dame 3

BOYS SOCCER

Cape Central 8, Sikeston 0

Kaya Newkirk scored four goals to account for half of the Tigers' total in their victory over the Bulldogs in the opening round of the Notre Dame Soccerfest.

Zach Moore netted two goals for Cape Girardeau Central (2-2). Nate Albertson and Zac Mattison chipped in one goal and one assist apiece for the Tigers.

It was the fifth consecutive loss for Sikeston (0-5).

Carbondale (Ill.) 5, Jackson 1

The undefeated Terriers sank four goals in the first half to overwhelm the Indians, who ultimately suffered their first loss of the season in the first night of the Notre Dame Soccerfest.

James Oberg had a hat trick to lead Carbondale (6-0). Sajad Nasser added one goal while Ian Davis had one goal and one assist for the Terriers en route to victory. Goalkeeper Nathaniel Pimentel made four saves.

Jackson (1-1) scored its lone goal in the second half. No additional information was provided.

St. Mary's (St. Louis) 4, Perryville 1

The winning streak came to an end for the Pirates who suffered a tough loss to the Dragons in the championship game of the Windsor Tournament in Imperial, Missouri.

Matthew Chastonay recorded two goals to lead St. Mary's (3-0) to victory. Josh Andrews and Keith Polette each scored a goal for the Dragons.

Perryville fell to 5-1. Further details were not submitted.

VOLLEYBALL

Dexter 2, Jackson 1

Mackenzie Stoner hammered 16 kills as the Indians were unable to sustain the momentum after their lopsided victory in the first set to fall to the Bearcats on the road (11-25, 25-22, 25-20) in the three-set thriller.

Hannah Shinn contributed 10 kills for Jackson (1-1). Katelyn Miller notched 14 digs and Piper Guilliams had nine digs to pace the Indians defensively. Madelyn Bourner dished out 36 assists for the Indians in their first loss of the season.

It was the first win of the season for Dexter after sustaining a three-set loss to Class 2 powerhouse Arcadia Valley on Tuesday.

JV -- Jackson won 25-21, 25-19

Freshmen -- Jackson won 25-14, 25-14

Oran 2, East Prairie 0

Savannah Below served three aces and nailed four kills as the hosts swept the visiting Eagles in straight sets (25-11, 25-11) in their first home game of the season.

Traci Hency also put down four kills for Oran (2-0) and Laney Shy dished out five assists.

It was the second-straight loss for East Prairie (0-2) in its first volleyball season in over 25 years.

JV -- Oran won 25-21, 25-09

Bunker 2, Marquand-Zion 0

The Eagles soared to their third consecutive win of the season in the 25-12, 25-17 victory over the Tigers on the road.

Marquand-Zion dropped to 0-2.

No additional information was provided.

Woodland Tournament

Leopold and Woodland both posted 5-1 records in Thursday's Pool A action to draw the top two seeds heading into today's quarterfinals.

The Wildcats opened with a 26-24, 25-20 sweep of Saxony Lutheran, then downed Meadow Heights 25-18, 25-17 before splitting with the host Cardinals (25-20, 22-25) in the final game of the evening. Senior Kyla Beel led Leopold (2-0-1) with 27 kills, 11 digs, seven blocks and three services on the night. Sophomore Paige Davis finished the night with 26 assists, 14 digs, 12 kills, six service aces and three blocks for the Wildcats, while senior Lindsey Duckworth posted 11 digs, eight kills, four aces and four blocks. Senior Kara Hampton also put up four blocks for the Wildcats, who will be the top seed in today's bracket tournament where they will face eighth-seeded Greenville at 4 p.m.

Woodland, which will be seeded second, opened tournament action with straight-set victories over Meadow Heights (25-22, 25-21) and Saxony (25-18, 27-25) before the split with Leopold. Sophomore Addie Johnson led the way for the Cardinals with 15 digs and 14 kills on the night, while junior Emma Brown also notched a double-double with 12 kills and 11 digs. Junior Kaitlyn Zajicek finished with 12 assists and six digs and sophomore Ally Whitener dished out 20 assists for Woodland, which got 10 kills and eight blocks courtesy of senior Maddison Altenthal. The Cardinals will play seventh-seeded Bell City at 6 p.m. today.

Saxony defeated Meadow Heights 25-20, 25-22 to finish third in the pool with a 2-4 record. The Crusaders (1-2) will meet sixth-seeded Zalma at 7 p.m. today in the last quarterfinal game of the evening. The Panthers (1-3) did not win a single set and will be seeded fourth and take on a familiar foe in fifth-seeded Oak Ridge at 5 p.m. The Panthers swept the BlueJays 25-12, 26-24 a week ago in what was both teams' first game of the season.

FALL SOFTBALL

Fredericktown 13, Saxony Lutheran 9

Senior Mackenzie Robinson blasted a grand slam and also doubled in the Crusaders' road loss to the Black Cats.

Bryanna Hale tossed a complete game and suffered the loss for Saxony Lutheran (0-2). She surrendered six earned runs, struck out six batters and walked five.

Kiley Elders went the distance in the circle to earn the win for Fredericktown (2-0). Six runs were earned and she had four strikeouts and one walk.

Sophomore Makayla Tourville smacked two home runs and finished with seven RBIs for the Black Cats.

WP -- Kiley Elders. LP -- Bryanna Hale. GS -- Mackenzie Robinson (SL). HR -- Makayla Tourville (F) 2. 2B -- Robinson (SL). Multiple hits -- Fredericktown: Brezlyn Boswell 2-3, Elders 2-4, Tourville 4-5; Saxony: Sierra Binnie 2-4, Anna Buerck 2-4, Hale 3-4, Robinson 3-3.

Notre Dame 16, Cape Central 3

Ashley Carrow doubled twice and drove in three runs as the Bulldogs crushed the Tigers in five innings in the opening round of pool play at the Notre Dame Softballfest.

Hailey Kutz went the distance in the circle to get the win for Notre Dame. She allowed three earned runs and recorded eight strikeouts.

Kadi Dohogne added a double and two RBIs for the Bulldogs.

Valerie Greenley also pitched a complete game and took the loss for Cape Girardeau Central. She surrendered nine earned runs, walked three batters and struck out two. The Tigers (1-2) proceeded to drop their second game to Notre Dame's junior varsity in an 11-7 decision. Freshman Hailey Burnett pitched a complete game to obtain the win for the jayvee Bulldogs.

WP -- Hailey Kutz. LP -- Valerie Greenley. 2B -- Erica Goodin (C), Riley Burger (ND), Ashley Carrow (ND) 2, Kadi Dohogne (ND), Grace Lemons (ND). Multiple hits -- Central: Goodin 2-3; Notre Dame: Kirstan Barwick 2-3, Burger 3-3, Ainsley Burnett 2-3, Carrow 3-3, Lemons 2-3.

Notre Dame 17, Chaffee 2

Riley Burger got on base all four of her times at bat, including a double and three RBIs as the Bulldogs clobbered the Red Devils for the second time in as many days to come out on top of their pool in the Notre Dame Softballfest.

Brittany Porter got the complete-game win in the circle for Notre Dame (4-0). Both of the runs were earned and she had three strikeouts and no walks.

Kirstan Barwick doubled twice and scored three additional runs for the Bulldogs.

Lauren Wagoner pitched three innings and took the loss for Chaffee. She gave up 16 runs (four earned) on 13 hits and had one strikeout.

Katyra Rinehart blasted a solo home run to pace the Red Devils. Chaffee (0-3) dropped its second game of the tournament to Notre Dame's junior varsity squad by a score of 16-12 in five innings. Freshman Hailey Burnett got the win again in the circle for the jayvee Bulldogs (2-0) who came out second in the pool.

WP -- Brittany Porter. LP -- Lauren Wagoner. HR -- Katyra Rinehart (C). 2B -- Lilly Wessel (C), Kirstan Barwick (ND) 2, Riley Burger (ND), Ainsley Burnett (ND), Ashley Carrow (ND), Caroline Lochmann (ND). Multiple hits -- Chaffee: Jayden Welch 2-2; Notre Dame: Barwick 2-4, Burger 4-4, Burnett 3-4, Carrow 3-4, Kalie Compas 2-4, Grace Lemons 2-3.

FALL BASEBALL

Woodland 7, Advance 5

Cecil Abernathy and Devin Moyers each doubled and batted in two runs as the Cardinals opened their fall season with a win at home.

Blake Matheny pitched 5 1/3 innings to get the win for Woodland (1-0). He allowed five runs (four earned) on nine hits and recorded eight strikeouts.

Gus Garner was the losing pitcher and also doubled for Advance (0-3). He threw five innings and gave up six runs (four earned) on seven hits with nine strikeouts and one walk.

WP -- Blake Matheny. LP -- Gus Garner. 2B -- Ridley Bailey (A), G. Garner (A), Jed Garner (A), Cecil Abernathy (W), Rafe Johnson (W), Devin Moyers (W). Multiple hits -- Advance: Jack Below 3-4, Hunter Curtis 2-4, J. Garner 3-3; Woodland: Michael McCormick 2-3, Moyers 2-3, Lane VanGennip 2-3.

-- From staff reports