CHS TENNIS ENDS REGULAR SEASON WITH 16-0 RECORD

LONE OAK, Ky. -- Cape Central's tennis team finished its regular season with a perfect 16-0 mark with an impressive 8-1 win over Lone Oak, Ky. Friday.

"I Didn't expect this," said Central coach Bud Craven. "We won districts last year, but we've played some talented St. Louis teams and this Lone Oak team was pretty good too. We did very well this year. I'm proud of these boys."

Central's wins included a tough victory by No. 1 singles player Trevor Blattner, who beat Matt Goode 6-4, 6-4.

Singles

1. Trevor Blattner (CC) def. Matt Goode 6-4, 6-4

2. Andy Tansil (CC) def. Zack Butler 6-4, 6-2

3. Eric Daume (CC) def. Matt Barks 6-2, 6-4

4. Paul Hagler (CC) def. Dan Kulik 6-3, 6-0

5. Nathan Foley (CC) def. David Bailey 6-3, 3-6, 12-8

6. Steven Sloan (LO) def. Andrew Moreton 5-7, 6-1, 5-10

Doubles

1. Blattner/Tansil def. Goode/Butler 8-3

2. James Russell/Paul Miller def. Kulik/Bailey 8-1

3. Tyler Roeger/Grant Hengst def. Joseph Elliot/Lucas Elliot 6-2

Exhibition wins

Singles: Andrew Eaton, James Russell, Paul Miller, Chris Limbaugh, Tyler Roeger, Grant Hengst, Kyle Davis, Randy Smith, Will Ramsey, Adam Baron, P.D. Stuart.

Doubles: Daume/Eaton, Hagler/Sean Riches, Foley/Moreton.

BASEBALL

Chaffee 2, Oran 0

ORAN, Mo. -- Chaffee scratched out two runs and Oran left the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh as the Red Devils beat Oran 2-0 Friday in a game pitting two of the area's best teams.

Matt Stroup, after pitching two innings of relief against Jackson Thursday, pitched a complete-game shutout against the Eagles. He allowed three hits and three walks while striking out 10.

The Eagles (14-5) had the bases loaded with only one out in the seventh inning and the game ended on a controversial call at first base.

"They're the real deal," Chaffee coach Brian Horrell said of Chaffee. "They've been ranked as high as second in the state at one time and they beat a very tough Forsyth team last weekend."

Chaffee (18-2) got the only run it would need in the first when Perry Rice doubled, advanced to third on a Stroup singled, and scored on an RBI single by G.P. Glueck.

The Red Devils scored their other run in the seventh when Jeremy Lynn doubled, Rice singled and Glueck walked to load the bases. Rusty Duncan forced in a run when he drew a walk.

Lynn and Rice each went 2-for-4 with a double.

Adam Friga suffered the loss. He went seven innings and allowed two runs on seven hits and seven walks while striking out five.

"Friga looked good today, though he had a few walks," Horrell said. "He mixes speed so well. If you can mix speeds in high school, you're going to be pretty tough."

Cape Central 4, Kelly 3

BENTON, Mo. -- Cape Central scored three runs in the first inning and held off Kelly to improve to 12-11 on the season.

Jason Chavez went the distance for the Tigers and picked up the win. Chavez allowed six hits, struck out eight and walked two.

Dusty Barrows accounted for two of Central's six hits with a pair of doubles.

"I thought overall the pitching was good and the defense was good," said Cape Central coach Steve Williams. We scored just enough runs to win."

After breaking out to the early lead, Central saw Kelly plate a run in the fourth to cut the lead to 3-1. The Tigers answered with the decisive run in the fifth for a 4-1 lead as Kelly tallied two more runs in the sixth.

The Tigers improved to 5-2 in conference action.

Central's JV handed a 13-2 loss to Kelly, upping its record to 7-0 in conference and 11-4 overall.

Chris Conrad and Colin Schermann each had three hits. Conrad had a home run and five RBIs. Travis Johnston picked up the win.

Herculaneum 2St. Vincent 0

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Herculaneum held St. Vincent to only two hits in a pitchers' dual.

Tyler Wengert pitched well for St. Vincent but took the loss. He went seven innings and allowed two runs, both earned, only four hits and one walk. He struck out three.

"We had six guys reach base, but we just couldn't get them around," St. Vincent coach Rick Wibbenmeyer said. "But we're definitely getting better."

With the win, Herculaneum claimed the Jefferson County small-school tournament championship.

St. Vincent (9-10) will play for second place in the round-robin event today.

Leopold 15, Delta 1

LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Ashton James belted a home run and held Delta to one hit in four innings of work as Leopold rolled to a five-inning victory.

James and A.J. Seiler, who pitched one inning, combined on a one-hitter and 10 strikeouts.

James, Josh Van de Ven, Daniel Schaab and Paul Hutchings all had two hits for Leopold (8-6). James and Hutchings each had home runs and finished with three RBIs. Van de Ven's two hits were doubles and he finished with four RBIs.

David Flores suffered the loss for Delta. Lance Kinder had the lone Bobcat hit, which came in the third inning.

Leopold scored in every inning, including seven runs in the fourth.

SOFTBALL

Chaffee 13, Oran 2

ORAN, Mo. -- Morgan Kiefer blasted a grand slam and Ashley Pepple fired a one-hitter as Chaffee defeated Oran.

Pepple struck out 11 batters and walked one.

Callie Meyr, Mallory Kiefer, Pepple, Kate Pfefferkorn and Morgan Kiefer all finished with two hits. Morgan Kiefer, whose grand slam came in a six-run sixth, finished with five RBIs. Pfefferkorn had three RBIs while Pepple had a triple among her hits and finished with two RBIs.

Oran led 2-0 after three innings, but Chaffee (14-2) tied the game with two in the fourth and moved ahead 4-2 with two more in the fifth.

TRACK & FIELD

SEMO Conference meet

Cape Central's girls track team kept rolling Friday, winning the SEMO Conference meet easily over Jackson, Poplar Bluff and Sikeston.

The Lady Tigers scored 109 points, followed by 74 for Jackson, 54 for Poplar Bluff and 39 for Sikeston.

On the boys' side, Central took third with 61 points and Jackson took fourth with 42. Poplar Bluff won the event with 93 points, followed by Sikeston with 77.

In girls action, Jackson's Heidi Jansen set a school record in the shot put with a throw of 40 feet, 2 inches.

Jansen finished second to Heather Jenkins (40-6). Jenkins also took first in the discus with a throw of 141-10.

Jackson's Lindsey Meyr took first in the 200 (26.9) and the long jump (16-11). She was also on the winning 4x100 and 4x400 teams.

Cape Central's Kim Pancoast won the 800 (2:27) and the 1,600 (5:35), while competing on the first-place 4x800 team and the second-place 4x400 team.

In the boys' competition, Mark Stone took first in the 1,600 (4:41.03) and the 3,200 (10:21.78) and ran a leg on the winning 4x800 team.

Further results can be found in Scoreboard on Page 2B.

Jefferson County Conference meet

HERCULANEUM, Mo. -- Perryville's boys won the Jefferson County Conference meet on Thursday, nipping defending champion Herculanum by four points.

Perryville, which won 10 events, finished with 179 points while Herculaneum had 175. Windsor (93 points) was a distant third in the nine-team field.

Kent Hadler led the way for Perryville with three first-place finishes, winning the 800, 1600 and 3200.

Kevin Bohnert was also a double winner, taking both the 100 and 200.

"This was supposedly the first time we won that," said Perryville coach Joe Dandridge. "Heruclaneum had won about 10 years in a row."

Herculaneum won the girls' competition. Perryville's girls finished fourth.

Results in Scoreboard on 2B.