ND soccer edges Jackson 2-1

The Notre Dame boys soccer team picked up a narrow road victory over Jackson on Thursday, dropping the Indians to 2-1.

The Bulldogs (13-1) struck first midway through the first half when a header from Ryan Willen found the net. Richard Marquart assisted on the goal.

Near the end of the first half, Jackson's Chris Shelton scored on a penalty kick that tied the score.

The game remained tied until Ty Williams scored late in the second half off an assist from Jack Wedemeier to give the Bulldogs the victory.

"It was a great game," said Notre Dame coach Brad Wittenborn. "Jackson's got a great bunch of kids, and they came to play. We just outlasted them."

Jackson fell to 9-4-3 with the loss.

JV -- Jackson won 2-1.

Poplar Bluff 1, Central 0

Central fell to .500 with a road loss.

The Tigers are 5-5-2.

JV -- Central won 6-2.

VOLLEYBALL Bell City 25 25 Scott City 19 20

Bell City picked up the sweep at home.

Rachel Spears led the Cubs (22-1) with 10 kills and five blocks. Jenny Lathum added five kills and Codie Lancaster had 18 assists.

Valerie Gibbons led Scott City (11-7-3) with five kills and nine digs. Livia Giovanni added five kills and Brooke Simpson had three kills and two blocks. Kristen Yetman had seven assists and Kacie Ritter added five.

Notre Dame 25 25 Jackson 18 13

Notre Dame (11-8) swept Jackson at home.

Destiny Dirnberger had 12 service points for the Bulldogs. Ashley Nenninger had eight kills, Meridith Medlin had five kills and eight assists and Emily Huber added eight assists.

Ashley Soemo had six kills and two aces for the Indians (6-11-1). Katelyn James added six kills and Chelsea Olson had 10 assists.

JV -- Notre Dame won 2-15, 21-25, 25-19.

Freshmen -- Jackson won 14-25, 25-12, 15-8.

Saxony 22 29 25 Meadow Hts. 25 27 12

Saxony Lutheran (7-12-1) improved its conference record to 3-1with a road victory.

Kara Versemann had five kills, eight blocks and 16 digs for the Crusaders. Nicole Petzoldt had six kills, six blocks and nine digs and Brooke Kasten added eight points and four assists.

JV -- Meadow Heights won 25-9, 25-12.

Chaffee 25 25 Charleston 10 23

Chaffee got a sweep at home.

Lindsay Cook had three blocks and seven assists for the Red Devils. Lindsey McKinley had four aces and four digs, Kelsey Spears had four digs and three kills and Brooke James had four aces.

Leopold 25 25 Oran 9 9

Oran (3-13) was swept at home.

Kayla Graviett had 12 digs for the Eagles in a losing cause.

Leopold improved to 15-2 with the win.

JV -- Leopold won in two sets.

Woodland 25 25 Bloomfield 19 19

Woodland improved to 16-4-1 with a road win.

Chelsie Morris led Woodland with seven kills. Lauren Johnson added three kills and 11 service points and Jessica Santi had 11 points. Rheanna Greer added 10 points and five assists for the Cardinals.

JV -- Woodland won 26-24, 25-23.

CROSS COUNTRY Anna-Jonesboro Inv.

Central had all seven boys and girls runners medal at the Anna-Jonesboro Invitational.

The Tigers finished second in the boys race and third on the girls side. Carbondale won both divisions.

The top 30 individuals medal.

Tyler Yeargain had Central's top finish in sixth. Dale Brannock, Cole Bradley and Shawn Owens placed eighth through 10th, repsectively.

Brittany Moreland led Central's girls in 14th. The Tigers next six runners placed 17th through 22nd, respectively.

The junior high and junior varsity ran in an open division race. Jessie Hahn placed first on the girls side for Central.

Central results

Boys

Varsity -- 6. Tyler Yeargain 17:42, 8. Dale Brannock 17:56, 9. Cole Bradley 18:02, 10. Shawn Owens 18:05, 11. Greg Sprengel 18:10, 29. Tim Edwards 20:06, 30. Jordan Pope 20:07

Open divison -- 5. Eric Schott 19:57, 6. Roy Leighton 19:57, 7. Tyler Jennings 19:57, 8. Matt Bierschwal 20:00, 10. Anwar Glenn 20:51

Girls

Varsity -- 14. Brittany Moreland 23:08, 17. Veronica Schabbing 23:26, 18. Jenny Huo 23:39, 19. Rachel Burchyett 23:43, 20. Charlotte Schaffner 23:46, 21. Tiffany Mead 23:50, 22. Emily Ponder 23:52

Open divison -- 1. Jessie Hahn 22:53, 3. Brianna Egbuka 23:35, 4. Audrey Westrich 23:36, 5. Heather Deisher 24:10, 6. Hannah Sprigg 24:23, 9. Riena Conrad 24:54, 10. Alyssa Gutwein 25:05

BOYS SWIMMING Chaminade Quad DeSmet 453, Chaminade 447, Notre Dame 196, Central 188

Logan Bollinger placed third in the 100 butterfly, and the 200 freestyle relay team also placed third to lead the Bulldogs.

Area results

200 medley relay -- 5. Notre Dame 1:55.39 (Jordan Voss, Edward Doyle, Logan Bollinger, Jacob Buckenmyer)

200 IM -- 6. Bollinger 2:21.43

100 fly -- 3. Bollinger 59.14

100 free -- 6. Doyle 57.35

200 free relay -- 3. Notre Dame 1:41.20 (Voss, Doyle, Bollinger, Buckenmyer)

100 back -- 6. Aaron Thomaszewski 1:07.88

SOFTBALL Cape Central 7, Chaffee 0

Central pitcher Amanda Nichols struck out 13 and allowed just one hit in a complete game, shutout performance.

Sirena Watkins, Nichols and Courtney Schuessler had three hits apiece for Central (12-11). Paige Rothenberger added two doubles.

Central 100 210 3 -- 7 12 0

Chaffee 000 000 0 -- 0 1 2

WP -- Amanda Nichols. LP -- Sarah Benton. 2B -- Paige Rothenberger 2 (C), Sirena Watkins (C). 3B -- Watkins (C), Courtney Schuessler (C). Multiple hits -- Central, Watkins 3-4; Schuessler 3-4; Nichols 3-4; Rothenberger 2-4. Records -- Central 12-11, Chaffee 8-12.

Jackson 3, Festus 1

Jackson banged out 13 hits in a road win.

Hana Bolen, Kelci Keith, Chelsea McDowell, Maggie Baugh and Roxanna Miller had two hits apiece for Jackson (15-9).

Darla Mangles struck out five, allowed five hits and did not allow an earned run.

Jackson 020 010 0 -- 3 13 2

Festus 100 000 0 -- 1 5 1

WP -- Darla Mangles. LP -- Sellman. 2B -- Kelci Keith (J), Roxanna Miller (J). Multiple hits -- Jackson, Miller 2-3; Maggie Baugh 2-3; Hana Bolen; Keith 2-4; Chelsea McDowell 2-4. Records -- Jackson 15-9.

Delta 10, Sikeston 1

Kendra Burnett and Kayla Seabaugh shared mound duties for the Bobcats.

Burnett struck out two, walked one and allowed one hit through the first three innings. Seabaugh recorded four strikeouts with two walks, giving up one hit through the final three frames.

Shea Smith led Delta's offense, going 2-for-5 with a triple. Burnett also had two hits.

Delta 064 000 0 -- 10 11 0

Sikeston 000 010 0 -- 1 2 4

WP -- Kendra Burnett. 3B -- Shea Smith (D). Multiple hits -- Delta, Smith 2-5; Burnett 2-2. Records -- Delta 10-7.

OTHER EVENTS

• Jackson's eighth-grade and freshmen football teams won at home over Sikeston 30-14 and 33-20, respectively.

-- From staff reports