Notre Dame golfers topple Sikeston, improve to 5-1

Notre Dame improved to 5-1 with an eight-stroke victory against Sikeston in a dual meet Wednesday at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson.

Notre Dame finished with a score of 166; Sikeston had 174.

Clayton Eftink led the Bulldogs with a 4-over-par 40, while Will Lindman shot a 41, Tyler Menz shot a 42 and Brandon Holzum shot a 43.

Sikeston's E.C. Atchison was the medalist with a 39.

JV -- ND 203, Sikeston 239; ND JV medalist -- Austin Hunter 48

BOYS TENNIS Dexter 5, Central 4

Central's loss on the road marked its first defeat of the season and also the first time the Tigers lost to Dexter in Central coach Bud Craven's 12-year career.

Kevin Rohatgi, Carson Kelley and Alex Kies all won singles matches for Central (2-1), and Rohatgi and Kies teamed up for the Tigers' lone doubles victory.

Singles

1. Kevin Rohatgi (C) def. Jake Smith 9-7

2. Carson Kelley (C) def. Gabe Smith 8-5

3. Derek Roberts (D) def. David Deischer 8-5

4. Aaron Lavender (D) def. Drew Kiel 8-4

5. Derek Clark (D) def. Josiah Johnson 8-6

6. Alex Kies (C) def. Thomas Fowler 8-1

Doubles

1. Jake Smith-Roberts (D) def. Kelley-Deischer 9-7

2. Rohatgi-Kies (C) def. Gabe Smith-Clark 8-6

3. Lavender-Admire (D) def. Kiel-Johnson 8-4

JV -- Central 7, Dexter 6

BASEBALL Bloomfield 9, Leopold 1

Leopold fell to 1-4 with a home loss.

Stacy Peters led the Wildcats with three hits, and teammate Kelly Stause added two.

Tyler Clubb suffered his first pitching loss, allowing five hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Bloomfield 100 350 0 -- 9 9 1

Leopold 000 000 1 -- 1 7 3

WP -- D. Rickman. LP -- Tyler Clubb, 0-1. 2B -- E. Pfeffer (B). Multiple hits -- Bloomfield, J. Monroe 2-3; Leopold, Kelly Stause 2-4, Stacy Peters 3-4. Records -- Leopold, 1-4.

SOFTBALL Leopold 11, Bloomfield 0

Lori VanderMierden had a home run, a triple and four RBIs to lead Leopold to a home win.

Mary Beth Bohnsack pitched five innings, allowing just four hits in the shutout. Samantha Bueter and VanderMierden had three hits apiece for Leopold (4-1).

Bloomfield 000 00 -- 0 4 x

Leopold 522 02 -- 11 9 x

WP -- Mary Beth Bohnsack, 4-1. LP -- Lindsey. HR -- Lori VanderMierden (L). 2B -- Amber Nenninger (L). 3B -- VanderMierden (L). Multiple hits -- Leopold, VanderMierden 3-3; Samantha Bueter 3-3; Maggie Seiler 2-3. Records -- Leopold 4-1.