NOTRE DAME DROPS SUSPENDED GAME, WINS SECOND CONTEST

SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Notre Dame High School baseball team lost a key SEMO Conference game Tuesday afternoon, but coach Jeff Graviett found it hard to be too disappointed.

Despite competing without three of their top players who were injured in a Monday automobile accident, the Bulldogs put up quite a challenge against a strong Sikeston squad and actually came away with one victory.

In the completion of a suspended game from early in the season, Sikeston prevailed 8-7 in nine innings. Then, in the regularly-scheduled contest that does not count in the league standings, the Bulldogs prevailed 3-2.

"We're thankful those kids are going to be fine," Graviett said.

The coach was referring to John O'Rourke, Todd Friend and Shane Kistner, who were involved in the wreck prior to Monday's practice. Although they were not seriously injured, all will likely miss a couple of weeks of action.

As for the games Tuesday, Sikeston is now 11-2 overall and 7-0 in SEMO Conference play. Notre Dame, which had a seven-game winning streak snapped, is 10-5 overall and 5-3 in the league.

In the completion of the suspended game, which had ended after seven innings with the score tied 6-6 on March 20 in Cape Girardeau, Sikeston pushed across a run in the top of the eighth before Notre Dame countered with one in the bottom of the frame. But Sikeston went ahead for good with one in the ninth.

Scott Eftink was the losing pitcher while Jamie Puckett got the win.

Then in the regularly-scheduled game, Scott Wittenborn pitched a gem while Kyle Diveley accounted for Notre Dame's entire offense with a three-run home run in the fifth inning.

Cape Central 12, Dexter 6

DEXTER, Mo. -- The Tigers improved to 10-8 overall and 4-2 in the SEMO Conference by doubling up Dexter.

Because of an early deadline, no further details were available as the Southeast Missourian went to press.

Jackson 9, Poplar Bluff 0

JACKSON, Mo. -- Jackson (7-7) won its fourth straight game behind a complete-game shutout from Lance Limbaugh.

Limbaugh fanned nine, walked three and allowed five hits in seven innings.

The Indians had eight hits, led by Dusty Roberts and Patrick Kohm with two each. Jackson used a seven-run third inning to break the game open.

Scott City 8, Charleston 4

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Freshman Jason Umfleet pitched a complete game to lead Scott City (5-8).

Umfleet gave up just three hits and two earned runs while fanning seven, although he walked nine.

Jamie Heisserer had three of the Rams' 13 hits. Ben Sample, Marcus Klund and Jacob Ressel all added two hits. Sample drove in three runs and Klund had two RBIs.

Kelly 16, East Prairie 1

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Kelly got back to the .500 mark with a five-inning romp.

The Hawks (7-7) had 13 hits, three each from Jon Heuring and Justin Simpher. Heuring had five RBIs and Simpher added two RBIs.

Tim Schmitt added two hits, Brooks Heuring homered and had three RBIs and Drew Moore added two RBIs.

Oran 12, Woodland 5

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Trey Graviett had a day to remember as the Eagles (10-2) rolled.

Graviett got the win, throwing five innings of one-hit ball. He struck out nine, but was a bit wild as he walked five and hit two batters. At the plate, Graviett went 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs.

Along with Graviett, Patrick Friga and Garrett Cook combined on a three-hitter.

Tyler Cookson went 3-for-5 with three doubles, while Cook and Matt Bucher had two hits each.

Meadow Heights 15, Delta 5

PATTON, Mo. -- The rout of Delta kept Meadow Height's Mississippi Valley Conference record unblemished at 2-0.

Josh Fulton and Dusty Hays led the Panther's offense with two hits each, while Fulton drove home four runs.

Kevin Statler tossed a three-hitter for the complete-game win. Statler had seven strikeouts and walked two.

BOYS TENNIS

Cape Central 9,Charleston 0

Central remained undefeated in dual matches by rolling past struggling Charleston.

The Tigers (10-0) lost just one set in the six singles matches and then romped in the doubles.

Central's JV prevailed 6-0.

Singles

Trevor Blattner def. Jonathan Holley 6-1, 6-2

Andy Tansil def. Kyle Kemp 6-0, 3-6, 7-5

Eric Daume def. Lee Hess 6-4, 6-4

James Russell def. Michael Rodriguez 6-2, 6-1

Calvin Maginel def. Ryan Moxley 6-2, 6-3

Nathan Foley def. Cole Reichart 7-6, 6-0

Doubles

Blattner-Tansil def. Holley-Hess 10-2

Daume-Russell def. Kemp-Rodriguez 10-4

Maginel-Sean Riches def. Moxley-Reichart 8-3

JV winners: (singles) Andrew Moreton, Chris Limbaugh, Tyler Roeger, Kyle Davis; (doubles) Moreton-Foley, Wil Ramsey-Adam Baron

GOLF

Notre Dame 166Cape Central 173

Both teams have shot better rounds of golf and only one golfer shot better than 40 but Notre Dame was able to come out on top at the Cape Girardeau Country Club.

Medalist Nick Martin carded a 40 for Notre Dame (12-4), followed by Tim Buerck (41), Adam Fenwick (42) and Ryan Hannan (44).

For Cape Central, Ty Gramling led the way with a 40, followed by Todd Obergoenner (42), Nick Harter (44), Paul York (47) and Tyson Seabaugh (47).

SOFTBALL

Kelly 5, East Prairie 2

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Kelly (8-1) got a five-hit, 11-strikeout mound performance from Dana Essner.

Natalie Lewer and Cara Menz both had two of the Lady Hawks' eight hits.

TRACK

Cape Central-Jackson dual

JACKSON, Mo. -- The Tiger boys slipped past the Indians 77-69 while the Lady Tigers romped over the Lady Indians 103-42 in a dual meet.

Results in Scoreboard on 4B.