High school roundup: Shemonia races to fifth-place finish to lead Scott City cross country team

Scott City senior Brandon Shemonia raced to a fifth-place finish in the varsity green race at Saturday's Forest Park Cross Country Festival in St. Louis.

Shemonia crossed the line in 15 minutes, 26.30 seconds.

Central's Billy Leighton was 15th.

Jackson placed 23rd and Scott City followed in 25th.

The Notre Dame boys took first place in the boys varsity white team standings.

Jacob Meadors led the Bulldogs in 16th place, while Cole Ross finished 19th.

Ethan Seyer took 11th for Oak Ridge, while Corvin Schoen finished in 30th for the Blue Jays.

Jackson's Taylor Dickerson finished ninth in the varsity green race.

Elizabeth Kiblinger took 22nd for Notre Dame, helping the Bulldogs finish 12th as a team.

Lexi Wunderlich placed 62nd for Oak Ridge, while Carlie Bolen finished in 71st in the girls varsity white division.

BOYS

Varsity green

Team results -- 1. Rock Bridge 67; 2. Rockhurst 124; 3. St. Louis University 168; 4. O'Fallon (Ill.) 177; 5. Marquette University (Wis.) 250; 23. Jackson 608; 25. Scott City 644; 30. Cape Central 787

Local top five

Scott City -- 5. Brandon Shemonia 15:26.30; 122. Eric Essner 17:33.10; 163. Luke Keesee 18:04.80; 180. Tyler Adams 18:23.10; 231. Jesse Perry 20:06.10

Central -- 15. Billy Leighton 15:55.60; 185. Riley Duncan 18:27.60; 211. John Ayuso 19:00.30; 223. Tim Heinsman 19:27.60; 236. Hezekiah Wood 20:25.30

Jackson -- 85. Riley Talbut 17:08.10; 108. Calvin Lysell 17:22.30; 116. Matt Gibson 17:31.60; 146. Trey Moss 17:53.90; 192. Nate Martin 18:35.60

Varsity white

Team results -- 1. Notre Dame 115; 2. Clayton 128; 3. Kearney 144; 4. Ft. Zumwalt East 167; 5. Poplar Bluff 196

Local top five

Oak Ridge -- 11. Ethan Seyer 17:02.40; 30. Corvin Schoen 17:47.30

Notre Dame -- 16. Jacob Meadors 17:15.30; 19. Cole Ross 17:18.30; 29. Adam Raines 17:45.00; 36. Michael Peters 17:55.30; 39. Jacob Cieslewicz 17:57.50

GIRLS

Varsity green

Team results -- 1. Rock Bridge 86; 2. Eureka 136; 3. Kearney 137; 4. Branson 172; 5. Farmington 204; 12. Notre Dame 346; 25. Cape Central 706

Local top five

Jackson -- 9. Taylor Dickerson 18:48.10; 21. Lindsey Seabaugh 19:33.60; 67. Zhao Ni Dirnberger 20:48.90

Notre Dame -- 22. Elizabeth Kiblinger 19:37.10; 28. Breanna Conklin 19:43.80; 66. Elsie Anderson 20:48.90; 130. Ali Norder 22:15.10; 157. Taylor Mayfield 22:59.90

Central -- 121. Maddy McDonald 22:04.60; 166. Mallory Dickson 23:12.80; 170. Chleo LeGrand 23:22.80; 180. Bridget Trepasso 23:43.60; 195. Kendra Kelch 25:35.80

Varsity white

Team results -- 1. Herculaneum 76; 2. St. Charles West 128; 3. Clayton 155; 4. Visitation Academy 172; 5. Westminster Christian 176

Local top five

Oak Ridge -- 62. Lexi Wunderlich 22:43.80; 71. Carlie Bolen 22:56.70

Arcadia Valley

Saxony Lutheran had five girls place in the top 20 to claim the team title with 52 points.

Rachael Gruenwald was the Crusaders' top finisher, placing fourth in 23:20.

The Chaffee girls scored 54 points to finish second.

Lindsey Statler paced the Red Devils with a third-place finish, while Molli McGowan finished fifth.

Sam Breite finished second in the boys race for the Crusaders.

Saxony Lutheran boys took fourth, while Advance and Delta tied for second with 87 points.

BOYS Team results -- 1. Arcadia Valley 56; T-2. Advance 87; T-2. Delta 87; 4. Saxony Lutheran 92

Local top five

Saxony Lutheran -- 2. Sam Breite 18:15; 12. Aaron Koehler 19:34; 24. Zachary Vogel 21:37; 26. David Huey 22:37; 32. Jason Krueger 23:27

Delta -- 7. Dwight Nance 18:56; 14. Jesse Nance 19:50; 18. Caleb Amelunke 20:15; 20. Jeremiah Peikert 20:25; 28. Frank Rozmirsky 22:45

GIRLS

Team results -- 1. Saxony Lutheran 52; 2. Chaffee 54; 3. Arcadia Valley 94

Local top five

Saxony Lutheran -- 4. Rachael Gruenwald 23:20; 8. Regan Obermann 23:54; 11. Kristen Gruenwald 24:24; 12. Dakota Werner 24:27; 17. Breanne Etzold 25:10

Chaffee -- 3. Lindsey Statler 23:14; 5. Molli McGowan 23:23; 9. Megan Chisum 23:59; 18. Holly Rutherford 25:14; 19. Cassie Hindman 25:18

Delta -- 13. Renae Bartels 24:31

SOFTBALL

Seckman tournament

Notre Dame reached the championship game, but it was canceled due to rain.

The Bulldogs won all three bracket play games to reach the final.

The Bulldogs first shut out Northwest 18-0 in five innings.

Jessica Menz went 3 for 4 with two doubles, while Brandi Glastetter had a double.

Katie Bond and Summer Burger combined for the shutout in the circle.

Notre Dame then took down Fox 11-2.

Menz went 4 for 5 with a home run and a double, while Burger connected for a home run.

Brianne Sanders went 4 for 5, while Hali Rendleman and Sadie Schaefer added three hits apiece.

Notre Dame beat previously undefeated Hillsboro 12-2 in six innings in the semifinals.

Bond connected for a home run and picked up the win in the circle.

Burger, Menz and Ayers each had three hits, including a double.

Notre Dame (13-0) would have faced host Seckman in the championship.

Notre Dame 18, Northwest 0

Northwest 000 00 -- 0 0 7

Notre Dame 343 35 -- 18 12 1

WP -- Katie Bond, 11-0. LP -- Menser. 2B -- Brandi Glastetter (ND), Jessica Menz 2 (ND), Ashton Elfrink (ND). Multiple hits -- Notre Dame: Menz 3-4, Elfrink 2-4, Summer Burger 2-4. Records -- Notre Dame 11-0.

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Notre Dame 11, Fox 2

Fox 200 000 0 -- 2 5 2

Notre Dame 200 405 X -- 11 19 0

WP -- Katie Bond, 12-0. LP -- Minkler. HR -- Summer Burger (ND), Jessica Menz (ND). 2B -- Menz (ND), Savannah Ayers (ND), Bond 2 (ND), Minkler (F), Lavic (F). Multiple hits -- Notre Dame: Burger 2-5, Menz 2-5, Bond 2-4, Brianne Sanders 4-5, Hali Rendleman 3-4, Sadie Schaefer 3-4; Fox: Lavic 2-3. Records -- Notre Dame 12-0.

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Notre Dame 12, Hillsboro 2

Hillsboro 001 010 -- 2 6 1

Notre Dame 304 104 -- 12 16 2

WP -- Katie Bond, 13-0. LP -- Lippiak. HR -- Bond (ND). 2B -- Summer Burger (ND), Jessica Menz (ND), Savannah Ayers (ND), Arnold (H). Multiple hits -- Notre Dame: Burger 3-3, Menz 3-4, Ayers 3-4, Sadie Schaefer 2-3. Records -- Notre Dame 13-0.

BOYS SWIMMING

Ladue Invitational

Kristian Troxel swam a pair of state-cut times and set a meet record for Jackson.

Troxel placed second in the 200 freestyle with a state-cut time of 1 minute, 50.50 seconds. He won the 500 freestyle in a state-cut time.

Troxel also broke the meet record in the 25 freestyle to grab that title.

Jackson's 400 freestyle relay took fifth. The Indians finished in seventh in the 11-team meet with 165.5 points.

Notre Dame placed fourth with 283 points. John Burroughs won the meet with 523 points.

Local results

200 medley relay -- 8. Jackson (Payton Beck, Kelton Burgi, Joey Janisse, Kristian Troxel) 1:55.42; 16. Jackson (Sam Lowes, Austin Hobbs, Landon Beck, Jack Jeffers) 2:03.55

200 freestyle -- 2. Troxel (J) 1:50.50; 10. P. Beck (J) 2:08.95

50 freestyle -- 14. Janisse (J) 26.02; 15. Jeffers (J) 26.77

25 freestyle -- 1. Troxel (J) 10.50

100 butterfly -- 8. Janisse (J) 1:04.25

500 freestyle -- 1. Troxel (J) 4:59.76; 10. Hobbs (J) 5:52.60

100 backstroke -- 10. P. Beck (J) 1:05.79

100 breaststroke -- 6. Hobbs (J) 1:11.48; 12. Burgi (J) 1:15.86

400 freestyle relay -- 5. Jackson (Janisse, P. Beck, Hobbs, Troxel) 3:41.96; 16. Jackson (Burgi, L. Beck, Jeffers, Lowes) 4:13.42

Marquette Relays

Central placed 11th out of 11 teams.

Jordan Gramling swam two state cuts at the meet -- in the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly.

Gramling swam the 200 freestyle in 1:51, and the 100 butterfly in 54.41.

GIRLS GOLF

Massac County Invitational

Notre Dame shot a 391 to tie for fifth place at Metropolis Country Club.

Camille Brewer led the Bulldogs with a 92 on the par-72 course.

Paducah Tillman won the invitational with a 323.

Notre Dame scores -- 1. Camille Brewer 92; 2. Morgan Schumer 96; 3. Amy Blattel 101; 4. Kierra Soutar 102

BOYS SOCCER

Hannibal tournament

Saxony Lutheran defeated Canton 11-0 behind three goals and two assists from Logan Sprandel.

Brandon Klinkhardt had three goals and one assist in the win.

Taylor Johnson netted two goals and recorded two assists, while Anthony Etzold had two goals.

Collin Sprandel added a goal, and Brandon Fritsche had two assists.

The Crusaders then lost to Sacred Heart 2-1.

Klinkhardt scored the Crusaders' lone goal. Sprandel assisted on the play.

-- From staff reports