Central dropped just one match to Dexter on Wednesday in an 8-1 home tennis dual win.

The Tigers improved to 5-0.

Singles -- 1. Heath Orr def. Jake Smith 8-4; 2. James Ford (D) def. Adam Baron, 8-4; 3. Tyler Roeger def. Derek Roberts, 8-2; 4. Kevin Rohatgi def. Ben Smith, 8-3; 5. Will Ramsey def. Gabe Smith, 8-1; 6. Kyle Davis def. Derek Clark, 8-6.

Doubles -- 1. Orr and Ramsey def. J. Smith and B. Smith 8-1; 2. Roeger and Rohatgi def. Ford and Roberts 8-3; 3. Baron and P.D. Stuart def. G. Smith and Clark 9-7BASEBALL

Dexter 8, Notre Dame 4

Lee Essner pitched five innings for Notre Dame and left with the lead, but the Bulldogs' relievers could not hold it.

Dane Balsmann had a home run for Notre Dame (7-3), and Jeremy Brinkmeyer had three hits.

Notre Dame 100 110 1 -- 4 10 0

Dexter 000 206 X -- 8 12 0

WP -- Nolan Pixley. LP -- Jeremy Brinkmeyer. HR -- Dane Balsmann (N). 2B -- Matt Wulfers (N), Lee Essner (N), Josh Miller (D), Tyler Grovenor (D). Multiple hits -- Notre Dame, Brinkmeyer 3-3; Wulfers 2-2; Jacob Essner 2-4; Dexter, Taylor Pyle 2-2; Miller 2-4; Garrett Williams 2-4. Records -- Notre Dame 7-3, Dexter 4-1.

Scott City 12, Oran 11

Oran's seventh-inning rally fell short, and visiting Scott City handed the Eagles their first loss.

Jason Schenimann had four hits for Scott City, and Mark Johnston had three hits.

Trevor Irwin had three hits for Oran (5-1).

Scott City 341 100 3 -- 12 13 3

Oran 200 032 4 -- 11 13 7

WP -- Mark Johnston, 2-0. LP -- Trevor Irwin, 2-1. S -- Andy Stevens. 2B -- Irwin 2 (O), Ryan Glastetter (SC), Jason Schenimann (SC), Johnston (SC), Matt Schaefer (SC). Multiple hits -- Scott City, Schenimann 4-5; Johnston 3-4; Schaefer 2-4. Oran, Paul Bucher 4-5; Irwin 3-5; Garrett Roslen 2-4; Joey Williams 2-4. Records --Oran 5-1, Scott City 2-3.

Chaffee 10, Delta 0

Chaffee (1-7) beat Delta at home in five innings.

Delta 000 00 -- 0 1 5

Chaffee 223 3X -- 10 10 0

WP -- Chris Hanback, 1-0. LP -- Tyler Baggett. 3B -- Brandon Davis (C), Richard Hinkebein (C). Multiple hits -- Chaffee, Davis 2-2; Hanback 2-3. Records -- Chaffee 1-7.

Oak Ridge 13, Meadow Heights 8

Austin Morrison was the winning pitcher and delivered three doubles as Oak Ridge (3-2) posted a victory at Meadow Heights (1-5).

Oak Ridge 034 201 3 -- 13 8 0

M. Heights 030 320 0 -- 8 8 5

WP -- Austin Morrison. LP -- Kevin Statler. HR -- Matt Kight (MH). 2B -- Morrison (OR) 3, Austin Hahs (OR), Terry Wagner (MH), Steve Mayberry (MH). Multiple hits -- Oak Ridge, Morrison 3-5, B. Russell 2-4; Meadow Heights, Wagner 2-5, Heath Fulton 2-3. Records -- Oak Ridge 3-2, Meadow Heights 1-5.SOFTBALL

Oran 11, Scott City 1

Jami Pobst pitched a five-hitter as Oran (3-1) won at home.

Scott City 100 000 -- 1 5 4

Oran 205 301 -- 11 6 2

WP -- Jami Pobst, 2-0. LP -- Ashton Phillips, 2-1. 2B -- Tori St. Cin (O). Multiple hits -- Scott City, Erika Kaufmann 2-2; Oran, Carmen Duncan 2-3 Records -- Oran 3-1, Scott City 4-2.

Oak Ridge 23, Meadow Heights 9

Melinda Schoen had four hits to lead visiting Oak Ridge (3-1) in a six-inning victory.

Oak Ridge 200 72(12) -- 23 15 3

M. Heights 102 231 -- 9 13 5

WP -- Haley Ponder. LP -- Faith Keasling. Multiple hits -- Oak Ridge, Melinda Schoen 4-5, Amanda King 2-2, Erin Hahs 2-5, Ludwig 2-3; Meadow Heights, Brandy Mayberry 3-4, Sylvia Smith 3-4, Julie Hahs 2-3, Brandi Hays 2-4, Jasmine Sewell 2-4. Records -- Oak Ridge 3-1, Meadow Heights 0-5.CHAFFEE 5, DELTA 4

Delta 200 010 1 -- 4 10 6

Chaffee 020 002 1 -- 5 5 0

WP -- Courtney Walter, 4-0. LP -- Sarah Cook. 3B -- Kaci Menz (D), Mallory Kiefer (C). 2B -- Kayla Seabaugh (D), Tiffany Johnson (D). Multiple hits -- Delta, Johnson 3-4; Seabaugh 3-4; Menz 2-3; Chaffee, Kiefer 2-4; Brandie Snider 2-3; Sarah Dooley 2-3. Records -- Delta 3-2, Chaffee 7-0.GOLF

Sikeston 157, Notre Dame 172

Will Lindman led Notre Dame with a 40 in a loss at the Bootheel Country Club in Sikeston.

Notre Dame scores -- Will Lindman (40), Tyler Menz (43), John Obermark (44) and Clayton Eftink (45).

-- From staff reports