Blake Essner hit a grand slam as the Notre Dame baseball team destroyed visiting Scott City 27-1 in five innings Tuesday afternoon.

The Bulldogs had 20 hits to Scott City's three. Tony Longman led the Bulldogs (9-4) with four hits, including a home run, and seven RBIs.

Lee Essner pitched three innings for his fifth win.

Jason Schenimann homered for Scott City (3-5).Notre Dame 27, Scott City 1

Scott City 000 10 -- 1 3 3

Notre Dame 57(10) 5X -- 27 20 0

WP -- Lee Essner, 5-0. HR -- Blake Essner (N), Tony Longman (N), Jason Schenimann (S). 2B -- L. Essner (N), Derek Ressel (N), Blake Urhahn (N), Shane Menz 2 (N). 3B -- Urhahn (N), Jeremy Brinkmeyer (N). Multiple hits -- Notre Dame, Longman 4-5; L. Essner 2-2; Ressel 2-2; Urhahn 2-2; Menz 2-5; Brinkmeyer 2-2. Records -- Scott City 3-5, Notre Dame 9-4.

Central 11, New Madrid 1

Cory Huskey pitched a one-hitter as host Central romped in five innings. Huskey struck out six and walked two. The only hit he allowed was a home run.

Central (4-8-1) scored six first-inning runs. Sean Bard had two hits and two RBIs.

Kelly 12, Portageville 11

Jonathan Simpher hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning as Kelly held off host Portageville.

Kent Deason pitched seven innings and overcame six errors to pick up his second win. Simpher and Danny Wilson led Kelly (4-3) with three hits apiece.

Kelly 126 010 2 -- 12 12 6

Portageville 102 024 2 -- 11 10 1

WP -- Kent Deason, 2-0. HR -- Jonathan Simpher (K), Rhodes (P). 2B -- Danny Wilson (K), Blake Lee (K), Canoy (P). Multiple hits -- Kelly, Deason 2-3; Wilson 3-4; Simpher 3-4; Lee 2-3; Portageville, Canoy 2-5; Rhodes 3-4. Records -- Kelly 4-3.

Advance 11, Leopold 6

Leopold only managed five hits in a home loss. Lucas Horrell had two hits for the Wildcats (4-7).

Advance 331 150 0 -- 11 10 1

Leopold 310 010 1 -- 6 5 2

WP -- Alex Sample. LP -- Matt Stoverink, 1-1. 2B -- Lucas Horrell (L), Limbaugh (A). 3B -- Stoverink (L), Dunivan 2 (A), Limbaugh (A). Multiple hits -- Advance, Dunivan 3-5; Wade 2-5; Limbaugh 2-4; Leopold, Horrell 2-4. Records -- Leopold 4-7.

Zalma 21, Richland 9

David Hovis had three hits and eight RBIs for Zalma in a road win. Curt Wiseman went 3-for-3 for Zalma (1-5).

Zalma 636 60 -- 21 12 0

Richland 531 00 -- 9 4 0

WP -- Curt Wiseman, 1-2. LP -- Wheeler. HR -- Wiseman (Z). 2B -- David Hovis (Z), Foster 2 (R). 3B -- Hovis (Z), Trevin Taylor (Z), Foster (R). Multiple hits -- Zalma, Wiseman 3-3; Hovis 3-4; Joey Clubb 2-5; Daniel Schrader 2-3; Richland, Foster 3-3. Records -- Zalma 1-5.SOFTBALL

Scott City 9, New Madrid 8

Erika Kaufmann pitched a four-hitter as Scott City won at home.

The Rams (8-4) had 11 hits.

New Madrid 210 202 1 -- 8 4 2

Scott City 510 101 X -- 9 11 1

WP -- Erika Kaufmann, 5-2. LP -- Katie Denton. 2B -- Kaufmann (SC), Kelley Hicks (SC), Lindsey Amick (SC). Multiple hits -- Scott City, Hicks 2-4, Kacie Cartwright 2. Records -- Scott City 8-4.

Advance 11, Leopold 10

Leopold had a runner on second with two outs, but its seventh-inning rally fell short at home.

The Wildcats scored five in the final frame, but could not overcome a deficit that was 10-1 after 3 1/2 innings. Samantha Bueter led Leopold with three hits, including two doubles, and five RBIs.

Kacie Ritter led a 16-hit Advance (6-2) attack with four hits. Dana Williams was the winning pitcher.

Advance 510 410 0 -- 11 16 0

Leopold 010 400 5 -- 10 10 0

WP --Dana Williams. LP -- Mary Beth Bohnsack, 4-3. 2B -- Samatha Bueter 2 (L), Wendy Vandeven (L). Multiple hits -- Advance, Kacie Ritter 4-4; A. Broshuis 3-4; Williams 2-5; Amber Wilson 2-5; Abby Winchester 2-4; VanGennip 2-3; Leopold, Tasha Thele 2-4; Bueter 3-4; Vandeven 2-3. Records -- Advance 6-2, Leopold 4-3.

Bell City 4, Bloomfield 1

Emily Burch struck out 10 and pitched a six-hitter as Bell City (4-1)won on the road. Amy Green had two of Bell City's six hits.

Bell City 300 000 1 -- 4 6 0

Bloomfield 000 001 0 -- 1 6 0

WP -- Emily Burch, 4-1. LP -- Thompson. 3B -- Bowling (BL), Parks (BL). Multiple hits -- Bell City, Amy Green 2-4; Bloomfield, Parks 3-4. Records -- Bell City 4-1.GIRLS SOCCER

Jackson 8, Farmington 0

Jackson breezed by visiting Farmington for its 10th win.

K.T. Biri, Shay Priester and Molly Hartmann each scored twice for the Indians (10-3-1).

Jackson:G -- K.T. Biri 2, Shay Priester 2, Molly Hartmann 2, Kelly Loos, Liz Nuusbaum; A -- Whitney Dietl 3, Ashley Bartels, Hartmann, Emily Curtis, Nussbaum. SO -- Kylie Werner.

JV -- Jackson won, 6-0.

Central 9, Sikeston 0

Heidi Pilsner scored two goals and assisted on two others to lead Central (7-5) on the road. Lauren Thompson and Megan McDonald added two goals apiece.

Central: G--Heidi Pilsner 2, Lauren Thompson 2, Megan McDonald 2, Julie Underwood, Paige Foley, Kate Miller; A -- Pilsner 2, Jennifer Morris 2, Thompson, Lee Thomas, Chelsea Oliver; SO-- Chelsey Burns.

JV --Central won 7-0.TRACK AND FIELD

Sikeston Open

Notre Dame's girls finished first and the boys were second in a three-team meet at Sikeston.

Katie Daniel and Amber Karnes won two events each for Notre Dame, which swept the relays. Notre Dame finished with 88.5 team points, 20 ahead of Sikeston.

The Sikeston boys finished with 120 points, followed by Notre Dame's 59.

Notre Dame first-place winners

Girls

3,200 relay -- 1, (Chelsey Rigdon, Teresa Miller, Cori Garrett, Karen Obermann), 12:08.5;100 hurdles -- 1. Katie Daniel 17.15; 800 relay -- 1. (Haley Bohnert, Hannah Glueck, Emily Bira, Amber Karnes). 1:53.36; 400 relay -- 1. (Bohnert, Glueck, Daniel, Bira), 54.2; 400 -- 1. Karnes 1:04.92; 300 -- 1. Daniel 53.09; 800 -- 2. Rigdon 2:51.22; 200 -- 1. Bira 29.17; 3,200 -- 1. Garrett 15:19; 1,600 relay -- 1. (Catherine Meyer, Rigdon, Miller, Karnes), 4:42; Triple jump -- 1. Karnes 32-2 1/2Boys

3,200 relay -- 1. (Sam Montgomery, Jason Delgado, Ryan Roggow, Austin Critchlow), 8:44.2; 400 -- 1. Critchlow 52.7; 3,200 -- 1. Matt Pfau 11:42; Pole vault -- 1. Bryce Willen 11-6.

Ste. Genevieve Invitational

Perryville won the boys division of the 15-team meet with 117.5 points, followed by Ste. Genevieve (83), Farmington (69), Festus (61) and Jackson (60).

The Pirates won seven events. Double individual winners were Kyle Dobbelare, in the 110 and 300 hurdles; and Jesse Whistler, in the 100 and 200 dashes. Dobbelare set a meet record in the 110 hurdles.

Jackson had wins from Isaac Venable (800), Andy Glass (shot put) and Brad Crader (discus).

Perryville and Jackson results

3,200 relay -- 3. Perryville (Terry Wood, Dustin Kueker, Jesse Kueker, Ryan Regelsperger), 8:36; 110 hurdles -- 1. Kyle Dobbelare (P), 14:62; 2. Jesse Whistler (P), 15.06; 100 -- 1. Whistler (P), 10.92; 800 relay -- 1. Perryville (Whistler, Kyle Lorenz, Kyle Cottner, Wood), 1:32.54; 2. Jackson (Aaron Fortner, Mike Wood, Jordan Sneathen, Neal Grossheider), 1:34.5; 400 relay -- 3. Jackson (Fortner, Wood, Sneathen, Grossheider), 45.9; 1,600 relay -- 1. Perryville (Dobbelare, Wood, J. Kueker, Clinton Rice), 3:33.10; 3. Jackson (Fortner, Wood, Venable, Grossheider), 3:39.6; 800 -- 1. Isaac Venable (J), 1:59.6; 400 -- 1. Wood (P), 51.48; 300 hurdles -- 1. Dobbelare (P), 41.12; 200 -- 1. Whistler (P), 22.64; Long jump -- 2. Cottner (P), 20-4 1/2; Triple jump -- 2. Dobbelare (P), 42-10 1/2; 3. Cottner (P), 42-2 1/2; Shot put -- 1. Andy Glass (J), 48-9 1/2; 2. Brad Crader (J), 46-3; Discus -- 1. Crader (J), 139-1.GOLF

ND 172, Caruthersville 172, New Madrid 178

Caruthersville and Notre Dame tied for first place in a three-team meet at New Madrid.

Notre Dame results -- Will Lindman 40, Tyler Menz 43, Clayton Eftink 44, Jon Obermark 45BOYS TENNIS

Sikeston 5, Central 4Will Ramsey and Anton Heemskerk picked up singles victories for Central (6-2) in a road loss.

Singles -- 1. Peter Jones def. Tyler Roeger (C) 8-2; 2. Marc Liebly def. Adam Baron (C) 8-2; 3. Chris Robey def. Kevin Rohatgi (C) 8-3; 4. Will Ramsey (C) def. Kyle Weeks 8-6; 5. Anton Heemskerk (C) def. Sam Zhao 8-4; 6. Chris Matthews def. Carson Kelley (C) 8-6. Doubles -- 1. Jones-Leibly def. Roeger-Rohatgi (C) 8-3; 2. Baron-Ramsey (C) def. Robey-Weeks 8-4; 3. Heemskerk-Kelley (C) def. Zhoa-Matthews 8-4.

JV -- Cental (7-1)won 7-5.

@Subhead - story & scores:GIRLS SWIMMING

MICDS 208, ND 124, Ursuline 124, Luth. So. 91

@Body Copy:Notre Dame had just one first-place finish en route to a runner-up showing in a four-team meet at MICDS. Ashly Ducharme placed first for Notre Dame in the 100 backstroke.

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Notre Dame results

200 medley relay -- 2, (Ashly Ducharme, Magie Glastetter, Kristin Enderle, Mollie Messmer), 2:12.16; 200 freestyle -- 2, Janelle Essner, 2:20.02; 200 individual medley -- 2, Ducharme, 2:36.00; Diving -- 3, Lauren Bader, 153; 100 butterfly -- 2, Essner, 1;15.36; 200 freestyle relay -- 2, (Bader, Ashley Nenninger, Messmer, Essner), 2:00.02; 100 backstroke -- 1, Ducharme, 1:13.35; 400 freestyle relay -- 3, (Messmer, Enderle, Essner, Ducharme), 4:23.48.

@Subhead - story & scores:Central 120, Poplar Bluff 50

@Body Copy:Central (8-3)won at Poplar Bluff to complete a season sweep against the Mules.

@* AGT - no tabs:Central winners

200 medley relay -- (Joanna Taleno, Madison Lowrance, Susie Edwards, Kayla Auer), 2:22.30; 200 freestyle -- Cassie Kipper, 2:22.40; 200 individual medley -- Hannah Kinder, 2:42.20; 50 freestyle -- Jackie Erlacker, 30.27; 100 free -- Jessi Yarbro, 1:08.58; 500 free -- Amy Bickings, 3:12.53; 200 free relay -- (Kipper, Emily Morse, Sarah Goeke, Erlacher), 2:04.91; 100 backstroke -- Amanda Dewrock, 1:23.86; 100 breaststroke -- Lindsay Smith, 1:27.10; 400 free relay -- (Ann Payne, Amber Lusk, Brett Ford, Hannah Lewis), 5:00.28.

@Body Copy:-- From staff reports