NEOSHO, Mo. — A pair of four-run innings propelled Seneca to an 8-1 win over Neosho on Tuesday at Roy B. Shaver Field.
Seneca improved to 14-11, while Neosho fell to 4-22.
The Wildcats pushed across a single tally in the first inning, as Brett Slavens walked and later scored on Wyatt Keplar’s two-out RBI single to center. The hosts would not score again.
The Indians took the lead by plating four runs with two outs in the fourth.
Drew Sampson and Lance Stephens hit back to back doubles to tie the game at one.
After Connor Ackerson walked, Lincoln Renfro lined a two-run single into left before Tanner Nesvold recorded an RBI single through the left side to give Seneca a 4-1 lead.
The Indians extended their lead with a four-run fifth.
Titus Atkins singled and later scored on a wild pitch and Alex Stephens added a sac fly.
Nesvold delivered a two-run single into right, giving the Indians an 8-1 advantage.
Nesvold drove in four runs on two hits, while Sampson had two RBI and scored twice.
Lance Stephens started and went three innings for the Indians, allowing one run on four hits. Atkins went the final four innings and did not allow a run.
Lane Yost started for Neosho and gave up four runs on five hits and four walks in 3 2/3 innings.
Carter Fenske and Slavens both pitched in relief for the Wildcats.
At the plate, Neosho was limited to six singles and a double from Ryan Cargile.
Seneca meets Mount Vernon at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Class 4 District 12 tournament.
Neosho is at Carl Junction at 5 on Tuesday in the opening round of the Class 5 District 6 tournament.
Three area boys tennis teams suffered postseason losses on Monday at their respective district tournaments.
CLASS 2 DISTRICT 7
The Neosho High School boys tennis team concluded the 2021 season on Monday, as the fifth-seeded Wildcats suffered a 5-0 loss to fourth-seeded Belton at the Class 2 District 7 team tournament.
In doubles, Belton’s Ike Irvin-Jacob Dolphin defeated Neosho’s Christian Williams and Melvin Lopez 8-2, Xavier Diamond-Caden Petzold beat Ryno Lee and Blaze McKay 8-4 and Carson Dent-Omar Martinez defeated Caden Kelly-Kevin Paige 8-3.
In singles action, Irvin defeated Williams 6-3, 6-1 and Diamond beat Lee 6-1, 6-2.
In Tuesday’s matchups, No. 1 Thomas Jefferson plays Belton, while No. 2 Webb City squares off against No. 3 Carl Junction.
The team district championship match is scheduled for May 12.
CLASS 3 DISTRICT 6
Joplin and Carthage both suffered season-ending losses on Monday at the Class 3 District 6 tournament.
Third-seeded Lee’s Summit North defeated Joplin 5-0 and fourth-seeded Lee’s Summit topped fifth-seeded Carthage 5-0. Match by match results were unavailable at time of publication.
In Tuesday’s semifinals, No. 1 Lee’s Summit West awaits Lee’s Summit, while No. 2 Raymore-Peculiar will take on Lee’s Summit North.
NEOSHO, Mo. — Senior Night definitely went well for the Neosho Wildcats, as the hosts earned a 10-0 run-rule victory over the East Newton Patriots on Monday at Roy B. Shaver Field.
Neosho plated five runs in the bottom of the third.
Lane Yost recorded a run-scoring single to get the scoring started before a bases loaded walk made it 2-0.
Eli Zar and Chase Flynn both delivered RBI singles into left for a four-run cushion. Ryan Cargile scored on Trace Wilson’s sac fly to center, making it 5-0.
Flynn’s sac fly and a double steal pushed Neosho’s advantage to 7-0 in the bottom of the fifth.
The Wildcats ended the game by plating three runs in the bottom of the sixth on Wyatt Keplar’s two-run single and Zar’s walk-off single up the middle.
Zar and Flynn had two hits apiece. Neosho took advantage of seven walks and three East Newton errors.
Neosho’s Keplar earned the pitching victory after limiting the Patriots to two hits. He struck out 10.
Jake Anderson and Mason Hailey had East Newton’s lone hits.
Joplin hosted the Class 5 District 3 golf tournament on Monday and despite battling inclement weather, the Eagles had a memorable showing in a field of 15 teams and 74 golfers at Schifferdecker Golf Course.
Joplin took second place overall with a team score of 310, with all five golfers qualifying for the Class 5 state tournament that takes place on May 17 and 18 at Sedalia Country Club in Sedalia, Missouri.
“They were fighting and battling,” Joplin coach Jack Pace said. “Rain came down most of the first nine, then the rain quit and the wind picked up. … They were phenomenal and always do what needs to be done. They are an impressive group to watch.”
Not only were Joplin’s scores good enough to qualify, each of them finished in the top 10 on the individual leaderboard.
“It’s awesome that we were all able to qualify,” Joplin senior Ethan Sage said. “It’s really great. I believe we will make a run at it at state, so I am really looking forward to it.”
Senior Fielding Campbell led the way for the Eagles, earning a fourth-place finish with a four-over-par 75. Sophomore Hobbs Campbell finished with a six-over 77 to finish in a tie for sixth place. Freshman Harry Satterlee finished in eighth place with a seven-over 78, while Sage and junior Wyatt Satterlee closed their rounds shooting a nine-over 80 to finish in a tie for 10th.
“I was not expecting the rain this morning … and I didn’t prepare for it very well,” Joplin’s Fielding Campbell said about his round. “I got off to a rough start, but I was able to figure it out and rebound to finish with a good round.”
Also qualifying for the state tournament was Carthage senior Grant Riley, who finished in a tie for 15th place after shooting a 10-over-par 81.
“I am really proud of Grant for battling his way back into form this season,” Carthage coach Jamie Newman said. “He represents Carthage and what it means to be a Tiger with who he is as a young man. Today, he struck the ball and his short game is where it has been the past few weeks—great. Missing last year took an opportunity from him. I’m happy he was able to cash in his opportunity today.”
Helias Catholic took first in the team standings with a 309, while Archer Schnieders’ one-over 72 was good enough for a first-overall finish on the individual leaderboard. Smith-Cotton’s Keaton Mateja finished in a tie for second with a 74 with Lee’s Summit West’s Justin Andrews. Helias Catholic’s Davis Linhardt placed fifth with a 76, with LSW’s Josh Lumby tying for sixth with a 77 and Isaac McCullough taking ninth with a 79.
Also finishing in a tie for 10th after shooting an 80 were Nixa’s Johnathan Miller and Chandler Burch and HC’s Burke Bauer.
Shooting 81 and tying for 15th place were Ozark’s Carter Jackson and Boston Huddleston, HC’s Jay Higgins, LSW’s Jack Dorrian and Raymore-Peculiar’s Chase Martel.
Rounding out local scoring, Carthage’s Britt oy shot an 82, while Owen Derryberry finished with an 86. Tyler Philips shot an 89, with Quinn Brewer shooting a 94 for the Tigers.
OF NOTE: Joplin’s Harry Satterlee came off the course initially with a score of 76. He was informed by an opposing golfer in his group while they were signing scorecards that he committed a (two-stroke) penalty for holding the flagstick out of the pin and finishing his tap-in putt one handed. Satterlee sought confirmation and was told by the opposing golfer’s coach he indeed committed a penalty, which resulted in Satterlee giving himself the penalty. It was later discovered that Satterlee had not broken said rule because it was changed two years ago and he should not have been assessed a penalty. However, because he had already signed his scorecard with a round of 78, that score was finalized. SoMo Sports felt obligated to make note of this because without the two-stroke penalty that should not have occurred, Joplin would have finished in first place in team scores.
Area high school golf teams competed at district tournaments on Monday.
The top 18 individuals advanced to the state tournament.
Also of note, any team that qualifies four or five golfers will be considered team qualifiers.
Carl Junction’s Tommy Walker watches his drive during Monday’s district golf tournament. Photos by Cody Thorn.
CLASS 4 DISTRICT 4
SMITHVILLE, Mo. — Webb City and Carl Junction competed in the Class 4 District 4 tournament at the Paradise Pointe Golf Complex, playing The Posse, and advanced a total of five golfers to state competition.
Carl Junction’s Noah Williams was the top local finisher, taking fourth place after shooting a seven-over-par 79. Thomas Walker finished in a tie for 10th place with a final round of 84.
Pictured is Webb City’s Keegon Dill.
Webb City’s Keegon Dill shot an 83 to finish in ninth, while fellow Cardinal Dylan Burlingame tied for 10th with an 84. Carson Frazier also qualified for the state tournament after carding an 88 to finish in 18th.
Warrensburg’s Brooks Baldwin finished with a two-under 70 to take first medalist honors, while Smithville’s Andrew Conrad (74) and Landin Neill (78) took second and third.
Smithville took first in the team scores with a 324, while Grain Valley took second with a 339. Webb City shot 346 as a team, while the Bulldogs closed with 350 as a team.
Webb City’s Cody Frazier shot a 91, while Braxten Cahoon carded a 96. Carl Junction’s Jacob Teeter shot a 91, with Zach Wrensch closing with a 96. Cooper Wyrick shot a 105.
Carl Junction’s Jacob Teeter is pictured putting during Monday’s district tournament.
CLASS 4 DISTRICT 3
MARSHFIELD, Mo. — Golfers from Neosho, McDonald County and Monett competed at the Class 4 District 3 tournament at the par-70 Whispering Oaks Golf Course, but none of the Wildcats, Mustangs or Cubs were able to advance to state.
Neosho’s Kytn Francisco and McDonald County’s Parker Toney tied for 21st place with identical scores of 15-over-par 85. Both were just two strokes back of the final state qualifier.
Monett’s Jacob Hoyt shot a 93 and finished 32nd, while Neosho’s Landon Werneke and Monett’s Dylan Smith tied for 39th after carding 96.
Xander Woodward (102) and Collin Williams (125) also competed for Neosho.
Also competing for McDonald County were Cory Creason (110), Jordan Meador (124) and Dayson Fickle (127).
Glendale’s Adam Floyd was the medalist with a 2-over-par 72.
Rolla’s Jonathan Jordan, Hillcrest’s Luke Morris and Camdenton’s Gunnar Schuster all tied for second place with identical scores of 74.
CLASS 3 DISTRICT 3
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Nevada’s Owen Swearingen earned a trip to the state tournament after finishing with a three-over-par 73 to win the Class 3 District 3 tournament at Payne Stewart Golf Course.
Swearingen was the lone local golfer to qualify for the Class 3 state tournament.
Nevada’s Lane and Logan McNeley each shot an 88, while Bryce Eaton shot a 114. Cordell Cox closed with a 118.
Seneca’s Keegan Hamilton shot a 94, while Mason Olivas finished with a 96. Elijah Olson scored a 97 and Jeremy Haase shot a 99. Jace Wilson shot a 119.
Aurora’s Ross Baker shot a 98, with Luke Stellwagen finishing with a 98. Orion Welch finished with a 108. Layne Buehler shot a 136 and Lucas Williams shot a 154.
Cassville’s Cole Watts shot a 98, while Lucas Hall scored a 103. Jackson Ray shot a 121.
CLASS 1 DISTRICT 2
CLINTON, Mo. — Thomas Jefferson took first in the team standings while Owen D’Amour finished in first place on the individual leaderboard in the Class 1 District 2 tournament at Clinton Country Club.
The Cavaliers finished with a 363 as a team to best second-place Lockwood (377), while D’Amour came in with a four-over-par 76. Also qualifying for the Class 1 state tournament for Thomas Jefferson was Jacob Jarrett, who finished in a tie for 11th place after shooting an 89 and Jack Tyrrell, who finished in a tie for 18th with a 97.
McAuley Catholic’s Evan D’Amour qualified for state with a finish of 16th and a score of 92. Joseph Lupicki also advanced after tying for 18th place with a 97.
Rounding out local scores, Thomas Jefferson’s Caden Myers shot a 101 and Luke Miller shot a 108.
McAuley’s Joe Staton shot a 115 and Rocco Bazzano-Joseph scored a 119. Daniel Wagner shot a 120.
McAuley’s Evan D’Amour and Joe Lupicki are pictured. Courtesy photo.
WHAT’S NEXT?
State tournaments are scheduled for May 17-18. Sites by class are listed below.
Congratulations to Carson Frazier, Dylan Burlingame, & Keegon Dill for qualifying in the district golf tournament today. They will represent Webb City High School in the state tournament next week at Twin Hills. #wearewchs#strongertogetherpic.twitter.com/dqqs26grVi
OZARK, Mo. — Carl Junction ended Central Ozark Conference play on a sour note, as the Bulldogs suffered a 6-5 loss to Nixa in nine innings on Monday night at US Ballpark.
Nixa led 3-0 when the Bulldogs scored twice in the top of the fourth.
Noah Southern was hit by a pitch and scored when the Eagles couldn’t corral Alex Baker’s fly ball to center. Baker later scored on Brendyn Downs’ groundout.
Nixa took a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth after a hit by pitch, a walk and an error.
Carl Junction tied it up in the top of the sixth, as Southern walked before Dylan Eck hit an inside the park home run.
The game went into extra innings after neither team scored in the seventh.
Carl Junction broke through in the ninth, as Cole Wilson walked and went to second on Dalton Mills’ sacrifice.
Wilson went to third on a wild pitch before Cole Stewart walked. Wilson scored the go-ahead run on a double steal.
Nixa ended the game in walk-off fashion in the bottom half of the ninth.
Alek Johnson and Rylan Michel hit back to back doubles to tie the score at five.
Jerris Thornton reached on an error, with Michel taking third. With Jack Edwards at the plate, Michel charged home on a wild pitch for the game-winning run.
Eck went 3-for-4 with two RBI for the Bulldogs, who were limited to five hits. Southern scored two runs.
Drew Beyer struck out nine in five innings on the mound and allowed two earned runs. Eck went three innings and allowed two earned runs while striking out five.
Nixa’s Isaac Mitchell went seven innings and struck out seven. Sam Russo pitched the final two innings and gave up one run.
Michel had a big day for the Eagles, as he went 4-for-4 with three RBI.
Carl Junction (16-9) hosts St. Mary’s Colgan at 4:30 on Tuesday.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Striking early and often, the Joplin Eagles did all of their damage in the first three innings in a 9-2 non-conference prep baseball victory over the Glendale Falcons on Monday.
In a game that was played at Springfield Central, Joplin (16-10) scored twice in the first, five times in the second and twice in the third.
Bodee Carlson went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI to lead the Eagles, while Justin McReynolds went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Kohl Cooper and David Fiscus drove in two runs apiece, while Fielding Campbell and Carson Wampler both scored a pair of runs.
Joplin’s Ethan Guilford was the winning pitcher. He went the distance and allowed two earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out three.
Glendale’s Spencer Pottebaum took the loss after surrendering six earned runs on seven hits in two innings.
Zach Beatty went 3-for-4 for the Falcons, while Brooks Kettering and DJ Cofield had one RBI apiece.
In the first inning, Campbell singled and came home on Carlson’s run-scoring double to right. Carlson later scored on a Fiscus sacrifice fly.
The Falcons got a run back in the bottom half on Kettering’s RBI double, but the Eagles erupted for five runs in the second.
Carlson delivered a two-run double to center, with Wampler and Kyler Stokes scoring on the play.
Alex Curry, Fiscus and McReynolds all contributed run-scoring singles later in the frame to give Joplin a seven-run cushion.
Cooper’s two-run single to center made it 9-0 in the third.
The Falcons received a sac fly from Cofield in the sixth for the final margin.
REEDS SPRINGS, Mo. — College Heights girls track and field took first place in the Class 1 District 6 team standings, while the Cougar boys placed second on Saturday to advance to the sectional meet.
On the girls side, the Cougars scored 123.5 points to best second-place Greenfield (84), which also advanced as a team. Jasper (82) took third and Thomas Jefferson (64) took fourth. In the boys team standings, Jasper took first place with 114 points, while the Cougars placed second with 109 to advance to the sectional meet. Wheaton (71) took third as a team and Greenwood (67) fourth.
While the top two teams advanced, individual athletes who finished in the top four also qualified for sectional competition. The Class 1 Sectional 3 meet is scheduled for Saturday at Sarcoxie.
LOCAL GIRL QUALIFYING RESULTS
In the girls 100-meter dash, College Heights’ Addie Lawrence finished in first place with a time of 12.82 seconds, while Thomas Jefferson’s Alivia Beard took second at 13.90. Lawrence also took first place in the 400 with a time of 58.12. CHC’s Jayli Johnson took second in the 200 with a time of 27.52, while Beard took third at 28.75.
Grace Bishop took the tape in the 1600 and the 3200 for the Cougars after finishing in a time of 5:49.99 and 12:21.83, while Thomas Jefferson’s Sarah Mueller advanced to sectionals in the 1600 with a fourth-place time of 6:26.86. McAuley’s Kendall Ramsey took fourth in the 3200 in a time of 14:06.10. Bishop took third in the 800, crossing at 2:36.83.
College Heights’ Allie Fiscus took third place in the 100 hurdles in a time of 19.48. Lauren Ukena took second place in the 300 hurdles in a time of 51.41 for the Cougars, while Fiscus placed third in 55.95.
The CHC 4×100-relay team of Johnson, Fiscus, Ukena and Lawrence finished in first place with a time of 52.67, while Thomas Jefferson’s team of Avery Hocker, Mueller, Sydney Stamps and Beard took third place with a finish at 57.38. In the 4×200 relay, College Heights’ Johnson, Fiscus, Ukena and SuYeong Choe took first place 1:50.55. CHC’s Johnson, Ukena, Bishop and Lawrence won the 4×400 in a time of 4:39.15, while Thomas Jefferson’s team of Beard, Hocker, Nico Carlson and Mueller took second at 5:02.89.
Hocker took fourth place in the triple jump for the Cavaliers with a mark of 29-11.25, while Stamps placed second in the shot put with a distance of 30-7.5 and third in the pole vault with a clearance of 4-05. Maddy Colin took third place in the discus for the Cougars with a distance of 73-01.
LOCAL BOYS QUALIFYING RESULTS
Thomas Jefferson’s Kip Atteberry took first place in the 800 with a time of 2:12.34, while CHC had both second and third-place finishes in Derrick McMillan (2:12.96) and Rolen Sanderson (2:13.7). Atteberry took second in the 1600 with a time of 4:59.79, while McMillan placed third in 4:57.97.
College Heights’ Colson Dickens took third place in the 400 in a time of 54.49, while Dominic Gingerich took fourth place in the 200 in a time of 54.52. Thomas Jefferson’s Levi Triplett took third place in the 110 hurdles in 19.86.
In the 4×100, College Heights’ team of Gingerich, Dickens, Ethan Ukena and Matt Williams took third place with a time of 47.21, while the same team took second place in the 4×200 with a finishing time of 1:37.16. College Heights (Caleb Quade, Ukena, Corbin Thomas, Dickens) and Thomas Jefferson (Kelsey Atteberry, Elias Rincker, Triplett, Kip Atteberry) finished one-two in the 4×400 relay with times of 3:49.96 and 3:57.54. McMillan, Sanderson, Thomas and Quade placed first in the 4×800 for the Cougars with a time of 8:53.81.
In the long jump, McAuley’s Jacob Bracich took second with a distance of 19-04.25. Ukena added a second-place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 37-03.
SENECA, Mo. — Carl Junction scored eight runs in the first two innings and added a six spot in the fifth on the way to a 14-1 win in five innings over Seneca on Saturday.
The Bulldogs (16-8) scored four runs in the first and four runs in the second to take command while keeping the Indians (13-11) off the scoreboard through the first four innings. Carl Junction took complete control in the fifth after scoring six runs, with Seneca breaking through on the scoreboard with a run in the fifth before the game was ended via run rule.
Carson Johnson earned the win for the Bulldogs after allowing one unearned run on two hits, two walks and six strikeouts in a five-inning, complete-game performance.
Andrew Sampson took the loss after allowing 10 runs, two earned, on seven hits, four walks and three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Alex Baker got the scoring started in the first inning when he singled to left to plate Drew Beyer, who singled earlier in the inning. Dylan Eck reached on an error that also brought home Baker to make the score 2-0. Two batters later, Kyler Perry singled to right to score Eck, and Dalton Mills wrapped the scoring in the first with an RBI groundout.
Baker came up again in the second and again put more runs on the scoreboard after connecting for a three-run home run to left field to make the score 7-0. Mills added a bases-loaded walk later in the inning.
The sixth inning’s scoring got underway on a Beyer single through the right side, with Noah Southern following with an RBI single of his own to make the score 10-0. Baker made it three straight Bulldog hits to bring in a run with a two-run single to center field. Jaxsyn Mackney finished off the scoring in the inning with a two-run double to right two batters later to make the score 14-0.
Baker and Beyer had three hits each to lead the way for Carl Junction. Baker homered, had a game-high six RBI and scored twice. Beyer scored twice and drove in one. Southern had one hit, two runs scored and an RBI. Eck had a hit and scored twice, while Mackey had a double and drove in two.
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Carthage opened the day with a 6-4 loss against Lebanon before wrapping up with a 12-2 win over Aurora in five innings on Saturday at Carl Lewton Stadium.
LEBANON 6, CARTHAGE 4
In the opener, Lebanon scored three runs in the top of the sixth to break a 2-2 tie and added an insurance run in the top of the seventh. Carthage rallied for two runs in the last of the seventh before the final out was made.
Keaton Mizer earned the win for Lebanon after allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits, three walks and three strikeouts in five innings of work. Drew McBride allowed two runs, one earned, on one hit, four walks and a strikeout in two relief innings.
Kanen Vogt took the loss after allowing six runs on 10 hits, three walks and six strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. Clay Kinder pitched a scoreless 1/3 of an inning.
Zack Stweart went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two runs scored and an RBI, while Isaac Ledbetter had two hits, including a triple, and two RBI to go along with a run scored.
Wil McCombs had an RBI double and scored a run, while Kaden Kralicek doubled and scored a run.
CARTHAGE 12, AURORA 2
In the nightcap, Aurora scored a run in the top of the first before Carthage responded with five runs in the bottom half to take control. The Tigers added two runs in the second frame, three in the third and two more in the fourth to end the game via run rule at the end of five.
Kanen Vogt got the scoring starting in the first with a two-run single to center field before Parker Copeland added a two-run single to right with two outs to push the lead to 4-1. Grant Collier followed with an RBI triple to left.
Vogt added to his big day with a two-run home run to left field in the second inning, while McCombs highlighted the three-run third with an RBI single in the hole to short. Caden Kabance picked up an RBI single in the fourth, while Kralicek brought a run home with a groundout.
Copeland earned the win after allowing two runs on four hits, a walk and a strikeout in five innings.
Noah Boon took the loss after allowing seven runs on eight hits and two strikeouts in two innings.
Kabance had two hits, two runs scored and an RBI, while Vogt homered, had two hits, scored twice and drove in a team-high four runs. Copeland doubled, had two hits and two RBI as well as a team-high three RBI.
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Webb City extended its winning streak to eight by earning a pair of run-rule victories on Saturday.
The Cardinals pushed across 27 runs in a non-conference prep baseball twinbill, as Webb City defeated Hillcrest 16-6 and Harrisonville 11-1 on a windy afternoon at Chuck Barnes Field.
The Cardinals are now 22-5.
With just two regular season dates remaining before the postseason arrives, Webb City coach Flave Darnell is confident his team is peaking at exactly the right time.
“We’re playing really good baseball right now,” Darnell said. “I’m really happy with our pitching right now. Noah (Mitchell) had a good outing in our first game. He threw a ton of strikes. Then (Jeremiah) Leaming came in and threw strikes. And then in our second game, Shane (Noel) and Cooper (Crouch) both did a great job. It was good to see those guys pitch well. I’m a firm believer that good pitching and good defense wins games, especially when the playoffs arrive. I think we are hitting our stride at the right time. We’re getting timely hitting and good pitching and good defense. Hopefully we can keep it up.”
WEBB CITY 16, HILLCREST 6
Eric Fitch had a big day at the plate for the Cardinals, as the junior went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI.
Devrin Weathers went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI, while Shane Noel drove in four runs on a triple and two sacrifice flies.
Treghan Parker scored twice and drove in two runs, while Matt Woodmansee and Gavin Stowell scored two runs apiece.
Mitchell earned the win on the mound, going five innings and striking out six while allowing four earned runs on eight hits. Leaming struck out one in one inning of relief.
Avery Grant went 4-for-4 for the Hornets.
Ethan Cates took the loss after allowing nine earned runs on nine hits in five innings.
The Hornets plated three runs in the first on three hits and three errors.
The Cardinals got a run back in the second, as Woodmansee scored on a wild pitch.
Webb City scored five runs in the third.
During the big inning, Cade Wilson scored on an error and Noel hit a two-run triple to right. Noel and Gayman both charged home on passed balls.
Hillcrest received an RBI single by Grant in the fourth, but the Cardinals extended their lead by pushing across four runs in the bottom half.
Fitch came home on an error, Weathers scored on Noel’s sac fly, Parker charged home on a double steal before Gayman delivered a run-scoring double to left, giving the hosts a 10-4 lead.
Hillcrest’s Braxton Baker hit a two-run double in the top of the fifth, but the Cardinals answered with four more runs in the bottom half.
Weathers hit a two-run single to left before Parker and Noel contributed sac flies.
The Cardinals ended the game in the bottom of the sixth due to the run-rule when Fitch delivered a two-run single up the middle, scoring Leaming and Gavin Stowell.
In the middle game of the day, Harrisonville defeated Hillcrest 9-8 in an 11-inning marathon.
WEBB CITY 11, HARRISONVILLE 1
The hosts plated eight runs in the first inning and never looked back.
A two-run third and a single tally in the fifth allowed the Cardinals to end the game early.
Webb City scored its 11 runs on 12 hits, with seven different players contributing.
Noel went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBI, while Aiden Brock drove in three runs on two hits and Gayman had two hits and two RBI.
Parker had two hits, while Weathers scored a pair of runs. Parker and Leaming had one RBI apiece.
Noel pitched two innings and did not allow a hit or a walk while striking out four.
Cooper Crouch pitched three innings, striking out four and allowing just one run on two hits.
Harrisonville’s Tucker Vassar took the loss after surrendering eight earned runs on seven hits in one inning.
In the big first inning, Parker hit an RBI double, while Gayman and Brock had run-scoring singles. Leaming contributed an RBI double and later scored on an error.
Noel’s two-run single made it 8-0 early.
The Cardinals went up 10-0 in the third after Noel and Gayman both recorded RBI doubles.
The Wildcats got on the board in the fifth, but the hosts ended the game in the bottom half when Noel walked and later scored on Brock’s single through the left side.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Webb City is at Aurora on Tuesday. The Cardinals will host Kickapoo at 4:30 on Thursday in the regular season finale.
“Those are two quality opponents,” Darnell said. “We’re looking forward to those two games and I hope these two get us ready for the playoffs.”
The Missouri Southern softball program advanced in the MIAA Tournament following a 7-5 game one win and a 3-2 walk-off win over Missouri Western inside the Pat Lipira Softball Complex.
The Griffons (27-19) got the scoring started in game one in the second inning scoring four. Southern didn’t waste time as the Lions (30-13-1) scored seven in the bottom half of the inning to take the lead.
Western got a run in the seventh, but a double play turned by Leonhart ended the game with the bases loaded and the Lions victorious 7-5. Withers led with three RBIs, Vargas had two hits and a stolen base, Young led the team with two stolen bases and Amos picked up her 10thwin of the season pitching 5.1 innings of relief striking out three.
In the second game Missouri Western jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning before the Lions shut them out the rest of the way, asBailey Lacy allowed just one baserunner in the final three innings, while striking out four Griffons.
Pitch hitting in the fourth inningIzzy Medrano picked up an RBI on a groundout to get the Lions on the board. And in the bottom of the seventh inning Vargas was the first to reach on base before stealing second, her 31st steal of the season. Following a Leonhart liner that almost got past the first basemen,Josie Tofpi was walked on four straight balls. Withers took the second pitch she saw in the at bat and ripped one to the top of the right field fence that stayed in to score Vargas and Tofpi to walk-off the game and advance to the semi-final round of the MIAA Tournament held in Edmond, Okla.
Withers led with her walk-off two RBIs, Medrano collected the other RBI, Amos went 2-of-3, Vargas is now tied with Abi Corbett’s 2016 tally for the fifth most steals in a single-season at Missouri Southern. Lacy struck out seven in a complete game to earn her 10th win of the season.
The Lions await the winner of the Central Missouri and Washburn series after both teams picked up wins tonight. In Edmond the Lions will be playing Thursday May 13 at 5 p.m.
Missouri Southern senior leftyZach Parish became the NCAA Division II all-time strikeout king as the Lions split a double-header with Rogers State on Saturday. The Lions won the opener 12-6, but dropping the nightcap 7-2 at Warren Turner Field.
Parish struck out eight in five innings, moving his all-time strikeout total to 479 and setting a new Division II record in the process.
Parish breaks the previous record that was set by Danny Lampley of Wingate from 1995-98. Parish also set his record in 23 fewer innings than Lampley did.
Parish allowed one unearned run and scattered three hits in moving to 10-1 on the season.
The Lions (28-11, 21-11 MIAA) scored 11 runs in the first inning, nearly batting around twice and held on for the win.Henry Kusiak drove in five runs, whileTroy Gagan went 3-for-3 in the game.Brad Willis andJordan Fitzpatrick had a pair of RBIs, whileClay Milas,Tommy Stevenson,Dexter Swims andTroy Gagan had an RBI each. Gagan scored three runs, while Fitzpatrick, Stevenson and Kusiak had two runs each.
Fitzpatrick led off the first with a homer, and the Lions loaded the bases behind him with Kusiak driving in two and Swims another to make the score 4-0. An RBI double from Willis drove in two, while Fitzpatrick added another RBI to push the score to 7-0. A double from Gagan scored Fitzpatrick before Kusiak capped the inning with a three-run bomb to left field.
RSU (18-19, 14-18 MIAA) added four runs before the Lions got a sacrifice fly from Milas in the seventh to make the score 12-4. The Hillcats added two more in the ninth, but it wasn’t enough.
Game two saw the game tied at two apiece before RSU scored five runs in the eighth to seal the win.
After the Hillcats led 2-0 going to the bottom of the second, Willis drove in Kinder to cut the lead in half. Fitzpatrick added an RBI single in the fourth to tie the game, but the five-run 8th for the Hillcats proved to be too much.
Fitzpatrick and Willis had an RBI, while Willis had a pair of hits.
The two teams will matchup in the regular-season finale tomorrow afternoon at 1 pm. It will be Senior Day at Warren Turner Field where the Lions will honor their seven seniors on the roster.
Boys tennis players from Joplin and Carthage were unable to advance to the individual state tournament at the Class 3 District 6 singles and doubles tournament on Saturday in Lee’s Summit.
At the individual district tournament, the top two singles players and the top two doubles teams advanced to the state tournament in Springfield.
SINGLES BRACKET
Joplin’s Hunter Merkley and Chapel Braman played singles for the Eagles.
Merkley lost to John-Michael Mason-Kemp of Raymore-Peculiar in the first round. In consolation action, Merkley had a bye and then lost to Lee’s Summit North’s Matthew Gerber.
Braman lost to Raymore-Peculiar’s Joshua Hedges in the first round, received a bye and then dropped a decision to Carthage’s Colby Tandy.
Like the Eagles, Carthage’s Tandy and Silas Laytham were unable to advance.
Tandy defeated Lee’s Summit’s Maxwell Havens 11-9 in the first round, but Lee’s Summit North’s Brayden Krause defeated Tandy 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals.
Tandy beat Braman and Havens in the consolation bracket to reach the fifth-place match. Mason-Kemp beat Tandy 8-5 for fifth.
Laytham lost to Matthew Gerber of Lee’s Summit North, had a bye and suffered a setback to Mason-Kemp.
Lee’s Summit’s West’s Hogan Stoker defeated his teammate Arnav Gannavaram 6-1, 6-3 in the title match.
DOUBLES BRACKET
Playing doubles for Joplin were Logan Merkley-Jeffrey Evenson and Ben Wardlow-Colin Vermillion.
In the first round, Merkley-Evenson lost to Lee’s Summit West’s Tyler Rodgers-Owen Liang and headed to the consolation bracket.
After a bye, the Eagles beat Raymore-Peculiar’s Nathaniel Kiger-Grady Phillips 8-4, but then lost to Lee’s Summit’s Sam Lintz-Jaxson Holman 8-6.
Wardlow and Vermillion won their first round match 10-4 over Carthage’s Tyler Howard-Danilo Lopez. Ray-Pec’s Kush Patel-Joshua Madine defeated Wardlow-Vermillion 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals.
In consolation action, the Eagles defeated Lee’s Summit North’s Gabriel Clifford-Munoz and Emery Krichhoff and then beat Lee’s Summit’s Jace Walker-Grant Wasko. In the fifth-place match, Lintz-Holman edged Wardlow-Vermillion 8-6.
Playing doubles for Carthage were Howard-Lopez and Ryan Phillips-Charlie Snow.
Howard and Lopez went 0-2, falling to Joplin and Lee’s Summit’s Walker-Wasko.
Phillips-Snow had a first-round bye and then lost to Rodgers-Liang 10-2. The Tigers then lost to Lintz-Holman.
Lee’s Summit North’s Grant Idoux and Parker Windhausen defeated Lee’s Summit West’s Mathew Kimaku and Lanny Cooper 6-1, 6-3 in the doubles title match. Both teams advanced.
NOTES: The team district tournmanet begins on May 10.
No. 5 Carthage is at No. 4 Lee’s Summit, while No. 6 Joplin travels to No. 3 Lee’s Summit North.
In May 11 semifinals, No. 1 Lee’s Summit awaits either Lee’s Summit or Carthage, while No. 2 Raymore-Peculiar will take on either Lee’s Summit North or Joplin.
Three Thomas Jefferson Cavaliers and two Webb City Cardinals advanced to the individual state tennis tournament with their respective performances at the Class 2 District 7 singles and doubles tournament on Saturday at Belton High School.
At the individual district tournament, the top two singles players and the top two doubles teams advance to state.
Thomas Jefferson’s Ian Ding was the singles champion. In the championship match, Ding defeated Belton’s Nathan Irvin 6-0, 6-1.
In doubles, Thomas Jefferson’s Noah Hamlett and Tyler Brouhard and Webb City’s Trenton Hayes and Cale Stephens both advanced.
The Cavaliers defeated the Cardinals 6-1, 6-1 in the championship match.
SINGLES BRACKET
Ding, Neosho’s Christian Williams, Irvin, Carl Junction’s Connor Sztamenits and Thomas Jefferson’s Christopher Wheelen all had first round byes.
In opening round matches, Webb City’s Drake Miller defeated Belton’s Jacob Dolphin, Grandview’s Ben Ogutu beat Neosho’s Melvin Lopez and Webb City’s Jackson Dill defeated Carl Junction’s Easton Sztamenits.
In the quarterfinals, Ding defeated Miller, Williams topped Sztamenits, Irvin beat Ogutu and Wheelen defeated Dill.
In the key semifinals, which decided state berths, TJ’s Ding defeated Neosho’s Williams 6-0, 6-0 and Irvin edged Wheelen 6-5, 6-4.
Wheelen won the third-place match over Williams, 8-0.
Again, Ding beat Irvin in the title match.
DOUBLES BRACKET
Hamlett-Brouhard, Carl Junction’s Blaine and Cade Wilkerson, Thomas Jefferson’s Hari and Prithvi Nagarajan and Webb City’s Hayes-Stephens all had byes in the first round.
In opening round contests, Neosho’s Fajtim Lee and Wesley McKay defeated Belton’s Carson Dent-Omar Martinez, Webb City’s Caiden Johnson-Tyler Wade beat Grandview’s Caleb Sealy-Anthony Pham, Belton’s Xavier Diamond-Caden Petzold topped Neosho’s Caden Kelly-Kevin Paige and Carl Junction’s Jordan Markham-Josecito Quezada Figueroa beat Grandview’s Daniel Gardner-Angel Rodriguez.
In the quarterfinals, TJ’s Hamlett-Brouhard beat Neosho’s Lee-McKay, Webb City’s Johnson-Wade topped CJ’s Wilkerson-Wilkerson, TJ’s Nagarajan-Nagarajan defeated Belton’s Diamond-Petzold and Webb City’s Hayes-Stephens beat Carl Junction’s Markham-Figueroa.
In the semifinals, Hamlett-Brouhard beat Webb City’s Johnson-Wade 6-1, 6-1, while Webb City’s Hayes-Stephens defeated TJ’s Nagarajan-Nagarajan 7-5, 6-3.
For third, TJ’s Nagarajan-Nagarajan edged Webb City’s Johnson-Wade 9-8 (7-4).
Again, Hamlett-Brouhard defeated Hayes-Stephens in the title match.
NOTES: The individual state tennis tournament will be held May 20-22 in Springfield.
The Class 2 District 7 team tournament begins on May 10, as fourth-seeded Belton takes on fifth-seeded Neosho.
In May 11 contests, No. 1 Thomas Jefferson plays either Belton or Neosho, while No. 2 Webb City squares off against No. 3 Carl Junction.
The team district championship match is scheduled for May 12.
Joplin is the fifth seed and Carthage is the seventh seed in the Class 6 District 6 baseball tournament.
The Eagles take on fourth-seeded Lebanon at 1:30 p.m. on May 17, while Carthage battles second-seeded Republic at 4 p.m. later that day. All games will be hosted by Springfield central.
The semifinals are slated for May 19, with the district title game scheduled for May 20.
Top-seeded Diamond edged second-seeded East Newton 9-8 in the championship game of the Class 2 District 5 softball tournament on Thursday.
With the win, Diamond (19-2) will meet College Heights Christian (18-3) on May 13 in a quarterfinal contest of the state tournament.
East Newon led 3-2 when Diamond plated three runs in the third and two more in the fourth to take a 7-3 lead.
The Patriots trailed 9-6 entering the seventh inning. East Newton pushed across two runs before the Wildcats recorded the final out.
Diamond’s Madison Bentley was the winning pitcher. She struck out eight and allowed six earned runs on 12 hits.
Grace Frazier went 3-for-4 with three RBI for the Wildcats, while Caitlin Suhrie, Lexy Bridges and Piper Brewer all had two hits apiece.
Leslie Watson drove in three runs on one hit, while Suhrie scored three runs.
Gracie McMahan was charged with the loss. She allowed six earned runs on 11 hits and struck out six in five innings. Kaylie Kester pitched one inning and gave up two runs.
East Newton’s Mackenzie Brasier drove in three runs on three hits, while Kayla Higginbotham, Kinzie Massey and Josie Guinn all had two hits apiece.
BRANSON, Mo. — Two points. That’s all that separated Webb City and Joplin at the top of the team standings at the Central Ozark Conference Track Meet on Thursday at Branson High School.
Webb City captured the conference championship with 126 points and Joplin settled for second with 124.
Nixa (107), Willard (101) and Branson (65) rounded out the top five teams. Carthage (53), Ozark (51), Neosho (50), Republic (41) and Carl Junction (23) completed the team standings.
Webb City’s Mekhi Garrard won the triple jump and took second in the long jump at the COC Track Meet on Thursday in Branson. Photo by Shawn Fowler.
WEBB CITY HIGHLIGHTS
Webb City’s boys won two events and finished second in five others.
Grayson Smith (4.27 meters) and Pryce Mason (4.10m) placed first and second, respectively, in the pole vault, while Justin Allen was fourth in the same event.
Mekhi Garrard won the triple jump (14.42m) and was the runner-up in the long jump.
The Cardinals took second in the 4×200 relay, with Isaiah Brisco, William Wolfe, Mason and Garrard competing.
James Morgan took second in the 110 hurdles and Luke Brumit placed second in the high jump. Brumit was fourth in the javelin and Robert Hollis was fifth in the same event.
Jordan Thornburg finished fourth in the 100, while Roman Borboa took fourth in the 1600 and Garrard was fourth in the 200.
Webb City’s 4×100 relay team of Brentan Wilson, Wolfe, Thornburg and Brisco took fifth, while the 4×800 relay also finished fifth, with Sam Winesburg, Owen Weller, Blake Vaughn and Joseph Dawson competing.
Matt McDaniel and Wolfe were fourth and sixth in the high jump, while Brisco took fifth in the triple jump.
Wolfe placed sixth in the 200, Borboa finished sixth in the 800 and Caleb Cook was sixth in the 110 hurdles. Jacob Shonk finished seventh in the long jump.
Joplin’s Hobbs Campbell, Webb City’s Roman Borboa and Joplin’s Micah Bruggeman are pictured competing during Thursday’s COC Meet. Photo by Shawn Fowler.
JOPLIN HIGHLIGHTS
Joplin’s Donovyn Fowler won the long jump and took second in the triple jump at the COC Track Meet in Branson. All photos by Shawn Fowler.
Joplin’s boys won five events.
Hobbs Campbell crossed the line first in two events, winning the 1600 with a time of 4:22 and the 3200 in 9:40. Campbell also finished third in the 800.
Donovyn Fowler won the long jump (6.88 meters) and finished second in the triple jump (14.30m).
The JHS 4×100 relay team of Dominick Simmons, Trayshawn Thomas, Luke Vieselmeyer and Fowler took first in 44.34 seconds.
Joplin’s 4×800 relay team of Ashton Ventura, Zaben Barnes, Ryan Byers and Nicholas Horton finished first with a winning time of 8:14.
Fowler took second in the 200, while Micah Bruggeman took second in the 800 and the Missouri recruit also finished third in the 1600.
Barnes and Matlock finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 3200. Matlock was also fifth in the 1600.
Thomas finished third in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump.
Donovahn Watkins placed third in the shot put and also finished fifth in the discus.
Joplin’s boys were sixth in the 4×400.
CARTHAGE HIGHLIGHTS
The Tigers won two events.
Carthage’s Miguel Solano crossed the line first in the 800 with a time of 1:58, while teammate Caleb Calvin won the javelin with a toss of 55.97 meters.
The Tigers were third in the 4×800 relay, with Solano, Malcolm Robertson, Ty Lewis and Mariques Strickland competing.
Carthage’s 4×100 took fourth, with Cale Patrick, Calvin, Tyler Burt and Aiden Rogers running. The Tigers were fifth in the 4×400.
Also for Carthage, Aiden Logan placed fourth in the discus, while Bryce Miller took sixth in the pole vault and Zachary Lansford was sixth in the javelin.
NEOSHO HIGHLIGHTS
For the Neosho boys, Kaden Cole was the runner-up in the 1600 and he also placed fourth in the 800.
Neosho’s 4×400 relay team of Isaiah Hill, Evan Haskins, Tristan Clanton and Isaiah Green finished third.
Clanton placed third in the 400, while Tristen Linders took third in the discus, Jeremiah Larson finished fourth in the 300 hurdles and Green took fourth in the triple jump. The Wildcats were sixth in the 4×200 relay.
CARL JUNCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Carl Junction’s Brendan Jewell won the high jump (1.96m).
Also for the Bulldogs, Collin Emmert finished third in the 3200 and Drew Patterson finished fourth in the 110 hurdles.
BRANSON, Mo. — Webb City and Carl Junction had female athletes capture gold medals at the Central Ozark Conference Track Meet on Thursday at Branson High School.
Nixa (147.5), Ozark (126.5) and Webb City (104) were the top three teams in the standings.
Republic (104), Branson (88), Carl Junction (71), Neosho (38), Carthage (27), Willard (15) and Joplin (14) rounded out the team standings.
WEBB CITY HIGHLIGHTS
Webb City’s girls were led by Riley Hawkins, Haidyn Berry and Emily Beres.
Hawkins won the 1600 in 5:29, finished second in the 3200 and was fourth in the 800.
Berry won the javelin (37.28m) and Beres won the shot put (11.57m).
Beres was also the runner-up in the discus, while Dawsyn Decker took second to Berry in the javelin.
Abi Street finished third in the 3200 and was fourth in the 1600.
Ripley Shanks took fourth in the pole vault, while Kaylyn Gilbert took fifth in the shot put and discus and Essence Robinson placed fifth in the long jump.
Webb City’s girls were fourth in the 4×400, with Khloe Rhuems, Rachel Davison, Maci Brown and Kylie Jennings competing. The Webb City girls were fifth in both the 4×100 and 4×200 relays.
Carl Junction’s Ally Montez played a role in three event wins at the COC Meet. Montez won both hurdle races and ran a leg of a winning relay. All photos by Shawn Fowler.
CARL JUNCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Carl Junction junior Ally Montez was the COC champion in two events, winning in the 100 hurdles in 15.86 seconds and the 300 hurdles in a meet and school record time of 45.89.
The CJ girls captured gold in the 4×100 relay with a meet record time of 50.06 seconds, with Olivia Vediz, Montez, Salma Lewis and Shiloh Sluder competing.
Also for the CJ girls, Emerson Lundien was the runner-up in the pole vault, Sluder finished third in the 100-meter dash, Lewis placed third in the high jump and Hannah Lee was third in the shot put.
Vediz finished sixth in the long jump and triple jump, while Loren Lee was sixth in the shot put.
Carl Junction’s Olivia Vediz is pictured.
NEOSHO HIGHLIGHTS
Neosho’s Jayden Browning took second in the triple jump, Riley Kemna finished fourth in the 3200, Bailey Miller was sixth in the 400 and Kendall Platner took sixth in the 100 hurdles.
Neosho’s Makenna Davis, Lakyn Prough, Heaven Kivett and Kemna took fourth in the 4×800 relay, while the Wildcats were fifth in the 4×400.
CARTHAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Kenedy Smith placed third in the long jump and took fifth in the triple jump, while Joey Hettinger and Smith were fourth and fifth, respectively, in the high jump.
The Carthage girls were fourth in the 4×200 relay (Katie Crowe, Sydnee Dudolski, Ashlynn Patrick, Karly Sullivan). The Tigers finished sixth in the 4×400.
JOPLIN HIGHLIGHTS
For the Joplin girls, Alayna Merriman finished fourth in the javelin, Allie Keizer finished sixth in the 1600 and the team of Kylie Anderson, Allie Lawrence, Isabella Yust and Bailey Ledford finished seventh in the 4×200.
Joplin’s girls were without standout distance runner Jennalee Dunn.
The Joplin High School girls soccer team suffered a 4-2 loss to Willard on Thursday.
The Eagles are now 6-11.
Willard had 12 shots on goal, and Joplin goalkeeper Serafina Auberry made eight saves.
Joplin managed 10 shots on goal and Willard goalie Rylie Salyers made eight saves.
Jada Holloman had all four of Willard’s goals. All four goals came in the first half, with Holloman scoring in the second, ninth, 32nd and 39th minutes.
Emily Delman scored Joplin’s first goal in the 52nd minute on a free kick.
Paisley Parker recorded Joplin’s second goal in the 67th minute on a penalty kick.
