Christopher Smith Southeast Missourian
SportsOctober 26, 2008
Backfisch provides leadership at the top of Hawks' lineupST. JOSEPH -- Kelly junior leadoff hitter Londyn Backfisch was nervous during her first at-bat against Palmyra in the Class 2 championship game. Why not be nervous? She was facing pitcher Taylor Baxter, who has not allowed an earned run while surrendering just 10 h...
SportsOctober 26, 2008
Notre Dame's offense fails to grab early leadST. JOSEPH -- Notre Dame junior Jane Morrill summed it up best when she said that she and her teammates failed to produce with runners in scoring position in Saturday's Class 3 title game against Platte County. "We had people on base almost every inning," Morrill s...
SportsOctober 26, 2008
Extra innings slowed down Bulldogs' aceST. JOSEPH -- Notre Dame ace pitcher Lauren Reinagel was cruising like normal Saturday. She retired the first nine Platte County batters to remain perfect for the first three innings. Then the Pirates came out swinging in the fourth and scored six runs...
SportsOctober 26, 2008
Hawks lament missed opportunityST. JOSEPH -- The Kelly softball team knew it was in for a difficult challenge having to face dominant Palmyra pitcher Taylor Baxter in Saturday's Class 2 championship game. Baxter, a junior, helped Palmyra win the past two Class 2 state titles and had allowed no e...
SportsOctober 25, 2008
Reinagel survives tight
spots for 27th victoryST. JOSEPH -- Notre Dame pitcher Lauren Reinagel improved to 27-0 this season by beating Kirksville in a Class 3 state semifinal Friday. Win No. 27 certainly was the most difficult victory yet for the talented right-handed junior. Reinagel entered the contest with ...
SportsOctober 25, 2008
Notre Dame reaches Class 3 final in 13-inning thrillerST. JOSEPH -- Notre Dame senior Nikki Chambers started on the bench in Friday's Class 3 semifinal game against Kirksville. But by the top of the 13th inning, she stepped to the plate with a chance to be the hero. Chambers dropped down a suicide-squeeze bunt to the ...
SportsOctober 25, 2008
Kelly stops Early's late threat, reaches Class 2 finalST. JOSEPH -- Kelly pitcher Danielle Dock learned Friday that the final out in a state tournament game is the most difficult one to record. Dock brought a two-run lead into the bottom of the seventh inning of a Class 2 semifinal game against Marion C. Early...SportsOctober 25, 2008
Klipfel provides timely gloveST. JOSEPH -- Kelly right fielder Carissa Klipfel takes her role seriously. The junior starts on defense and has only 11 at-bats this season. Kelly coach Rhonda Ratledge chooses to use a designated hitter to bat in Klipfel's spot in the lineup. But Klipfel showed F...
SportsOctober 23, 2008
Time to get offensive: Bulldogs eager to buck trend of struggling at state tournamentThe Notre Dame softball team has averaged 9.4 runs per game, but that trend is unlikely to continue at the state tournament this weekend. Notre Dame coach Jeff Graviett knows his team will go against pitchers similar to Bulldogs ace Lauren Reinagel who have 20 or m...
SportsOctober 22, 2008
Kelly's No. 1 fan: Moore is better, thanks to grandma's commitmentBENTON — When Kelly's Katee Moore was told by her doctors last March that her softball career was over because she had an unrepairable tear in her rotator cuff, Moore's grandmother, Patsy Moore, stepped in. Patsy began visiting Katee's house every morning to ...Advertisement
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