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Day: October 6, 2021

PREP SOFTBALL: Joplin beats Neosho 12-5 in extra innings

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NEOSHO, Mo. — For the second time in two games the Joplin Eagles earned an extra-inning win.

On Tuesday, Joplin hit the road and battled with Neosho to a 5-5 score after seven innings. The Eagles rallied for seven runs in the ninth inning to earn a 12-5 Central Ozark Conference win.

Joplin scored single runs in the second, third and fourth innings to build a 3-0 advantage before Neosho tallied three runs in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game. Joplin plated two runs in the fifth to regain the lead before the Wildcats answered with a two-run sixth to ultimately send the game into extra innings. The Eagles put the stamp on the win after touching home seven times in the ninth to seal the win.

IN THE CIRCLE

After earning the complete-game win over 8 2/3 innings on Monday, Jill McDaniel proved to have earned the Ironman moniker after pitching all nine innings to earn the complete-game win on Tuesday. She allowed five runs on 13 hits, six walks and had six strikeouts.

Chloe Patterson took the loss after allowing seven runs, one earned, on six hits, two walks and five strikeouts in four relief innings. Carleigh Kinnaird took a no-decision after allowing five runs, three earned, on seven hits, four walks and six strikeouts in five innings of work for Neosho.

TURNING POINT

Joplin’s Libby Munn drove home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning with an RBI single through the left side to play Abby Lowery and give the Eagles a 6-5 lead.

After the Eagles added two runs on a Neosho error later in the ninth, Izzy Yust picked up an RBI on a single before Lowery added an RBI double to make the score 12-5.

AT THE PLATE

Lowery had four hits, including three doubles, to go along with one RBI and a run scored to lead Joplin at the dish. Yust had two hits, scored three times and drove in one, while Munn had two hits with one RBI and a run scored. Loum had one hit and three RBI, while Madisyn Tracy hit a solo home run.

Beclynn Garrett had three hits, including a home run and a double, to go along with three RBI and a run scored. Lili Graue, Kaitlyn Killion and MaKaylie Forrest each had two hits. Graue doubled and scored two runs, while Forrest also added a double. 

UP NEXT

Joplin hosts Waynesville on Thursday for Senior Night, while Neosho is at Seneca on Monday.

PREP VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Carthage and CHC earn wins, while Joplin and Seneca fall; Darnell surpasses 1000 career assists

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CARTHAGE TOPS NEOSHO IN THREE SETS

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Carthage picked up a Central Ozark Conference win over Neosho on Tuesday night, as the Tigers topped the Wildcats 25-17, 25-13, 25-5.

Carthage improved to 15-11-1.

Sydnee Dudolski slammed 17 kills and had seven digs to lead the Tigers, while Abby Holderbaum added eight kills.

Mia Camarillo added five kills and Sophie Shannon had four. 

Raven Probert handed out 23 assists from the setter position, while defensive specialist Olivia Bourgault had 24 digs. 

Probert added seven digs and four aces, while Grace Pickering had six digs. 

Carthage is at Willard on Thursday. 

Neosho (6-16-5) travels to Branson on Thursday.

 

JOPLIN FALLS TO OZARK IN FIVE SETS

OZARK, Mo. — Joplin came out on the wrong end of a five-set thriller 20-25, 25-17, 25-9, 21-25 and 15-9 against Ozark on Tuesday in Central Ozark Conference action.

With the loss, the Eagles fall to 11-8-1 overall and 1-3 in conference play.

Allie Lawrence led Joplin with nine kills, two aces, six digs and a block, while Bailey Owens and Angelina Schramm each finished with eight kills. Schramm added five aces, two digs and a block, while Owens finished with three block assists and two digs. Paisley Parker had 27 digs, while Kaya Cooper had 19 assists and nine digs.

Joplin is at Republic on Thursday.

COLLEGE HEIGHTS SWEEPS VERONA

VERONA, Mo. — College Heights earned its third win a row with a 25-8, 25-13 and 25-9 sweep of Verona on Tuesday in Ozark 7 Conference action.

The Cougars improved to 12-5-1 and 2-1 in conference play.

Addie Lawrence had 15 kills and two blocks to lead CHC, while Lauren Ukena had eight kills, nine digs, 13 service points and six aces. Maddy Colin had 27 assists and 14 service points, while Ava Masena had 10 digs and 17 points in service. Marley Woodford had two blocks and 12 service points, while Lindsay Griesemer had six kills.

College Heights hosts McAuley Catholic on Thursday.

 

SENECA FALLS TO NO. 2 SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Second-ranked Springfield Catholic earned a 25-16, 25-16 and 25-22 sweep of Seneca on Tuesday.

With the loss, Seneca’s record falls to 10-22-2, 2-1 in conference play.

In the loss, Rylee Darnell made history for Seneca after recording her 1,000th career assist at the varsity level. Darnell finished with 23 assists, 11 digs, an ace and a block kill. 

Jera Jameson had nine kills, two block kills and an ace. Parker Long had six kills and eight digs, while Brylee Sage finished with six kills and three aces. Braxton Raulston had eight digs for the Indians.

Seneca hosts Monett on Thursday.

Seneca’s Brylee Darnell is celebrated for surpassing 1000 career assists for the Indians on Tuesday night. Contributed photo.

 

PREP SOFTBALL: McDonald County blasts Monett, Mustangs improve to 19-5

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Madeline McCall tossed a three-inning no-hitter as the McDonald County softball team recorded a 15-0 win over Monett on Tuesday.

The Mustangs used a 12-run third inning to blow the game open. 

McDonald County’s Nevaeh Dodson and Adasyn Leach had two hits apiece, while McCall drove in three runs. Dodson, Jacie Frencken and Melanie Gilming had two RBI apiece.

Reagan Myrick scored three runs for the Mustangs, while Dodson, Frencken and Leach all scored two runs apiece.

McCall was the winning pitcher. She struck out eight, walked two and did not allow a hit in three innings of work. 

Monett’s Kendra Parsons took the loss. 

McDonald County is now 19-5. The Mustangs will be among the teams competing at the Carthage Invitational this weekend.

GIRLS GOLF: Carthage hosts Big 8 tourney; Nevada’s Cameron takes third

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The Carthage Golf Course hosted the Big 8 Conference girls golf tournament on Tuesday. 

Springfield Catholic’s Reagan Zibilski shot a 4-under-par 67 to claim medalist honors and teammate Lyla Louderbaugh was the runner-up with a 2-over-par 73. 

Nevada’s Emree Cameron and Marshfield’s Marlene Edgeman placed third and fourth, respectively, as both carded 75.

Catholic’s Kyleigh Pfitzner rounded out the top five with a 76. 

Finishing sixth through 10th were Catholic’s Celia Stiltner (83), Cassville’s Avery Chappell (87), McDonald County’s Kyla Moore (98), Catholic’s Reagan West (98) and Monett’s Claire Nation (99). 

Seneca’s top finisher was Brittany Adcock, who carded 107 to finish 16th. Teammate Madison Babbitt was 19th (109).

 

 

Big 8 Conference Tournament

Team scores: Springfield Catholic 299, Nevada 396, Cassville 417, Marshfield 418, Mount Vernon 441, Monett 450, Rogersville 451, McDonald County 455.

GIRLS TENNIS: Neosho drops district match to Parkview

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Fourth-seeded Parkview defeated fifth-seeded Neosho 5-0 in a quarterfinal contest of the Class 2 District 6 girls tennis tournament on Tuesday.

Parkview won all three doubles matches. 

Emma Dragoo and Avery Hudson defeated Neosho’s Claudia Martensen and Jasmine Martinez 8-3.

Alexis Higgins and Skarleth Perez beat Neosho’s Alex Olsbo and Cadence Martensen 8-1.

Neosho had to forfeit the No. 3 doubles match. 

In singles play, Parkview’s Mya Davis defeated Sydnee Minton 6-0, 6-0. Neosho dropped another singles match by forfeit. 

In the other quarterfinal, No. 3 Webb City defeated No. 6 Hillcrest 5-0.

In Wednesday’s semifinals, No. 1 Willard meets Parkview and No. 2 Carl Junction takes on Webb City.

 

PREP SOFTBALL: Carl Junction suffers loss to Nixa

Posted on by Jason Peake

 

Nixa defeated Carl Junction 10-0 in five innings on Tuesday in a Central Ozark Conference softball clash.

The Eagles led 4-0 when they added six runs in the fourth inning. 

Carl Junction was limited to two hits by Nixa’s Maddy Meierer, who struck out 11 and walked one. 

Nixa’s Chloe Krans hit a grand slam, while Meierer had three hits. Phoebe Gardner drove in two runs on two hits. 

Hannah Cole took the loss. She gave up 10 earned runs on 10 hits and three walks. 

Carl Junction is at Nevada on Wednesday. 

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Carl Junction earns 3-0 sweep of Webb City in conference matchup

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CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Carl Junction was in need of players stepping up into a larger role with the loss of senior outside hitter Jessa Hylton to injury and the Bulldogs got just that in a 3-0 sweep of Webb City on Pink Night on Tuesday in Central Ozark Conference play.

All three games between the Bulldogs (18-5, 4-1 COC) and Cardinals (12-8, 1-3 COC) played out very similarly. Both teams were neck and neck for the majority of each set before Carl Junction found momentum late to earn wins of 25-20, 25-17 and 25-18.

“Anytime we are playing Webb City there is a ton of emotion because of the rivalry, and there were a lot of other things happening tonight,” Carl Junction coach Cheryl Sharples said. “I really encouraged them to focus on what we wanted to do. I was a little nervous in the fact that I knew we had the ability to respond but I wanted to make sure they came out emotionally and mentally strong enough to respond, and we were able to do that.”

Carl Junction’s Destiny Buerge earns a kill against Webb City on Tuesday. Photo by Israel Perez.

Carl Junction lost Hylton late last week to a knee injury, which will cost her the remainder of the season. Though the loss will be a tough endure for the final stretch of the season, it didn’t take long to see other Bulldogs stepping up in her absence. 

Webb City led early in the first set 7-4 before a pair of errors sandwiched around a Maggie Brown block tied the game. 

A kill by Webb City’s Kate Brownfield followed by two aces from Brenda Lawrence put the Cardinals back on top 10-7.

Carl Junction tied the game at 16s later in the first set on a kill from Karissa Chase before taking a two-point lead on back to back Cardinal errors. Chase came up with a kill, which was followed by a kill from Brown to push the CJ lead to 21-17. The Bulldogs later finished off the first set on a kill from Brown and a block by Logan Jones.

“Maggie has taken great swings for us outside and in the middle all year,” Sharples said of Brown’s play. “That was our first move, getting her to the outside to help us out there. She did a really great job of seeing what they were giving her and executing.”

After a close start in the second set, Carl Junction saw the first momentum swing when Chase came up with a kill and a pair of blocks midway through to put the Bulldogs on top 17-14.

“She gives us a nice big presence at the net,” Sharples said of Chase. “She is another kid who sees the block really well, and she does a great job of using what we tell her.”

Carl Junction’s Olivia Vediz passes the ball during the Bulldogs’ win over Webb City on Tuesday. Photo by Israel Perez.

Olivia Vediz followed with a five-point service run that included two aces as well as kills from Brown and Kylie Scott to push the lead to 22-14, eventually sending CJ to the win.

Carl Junction trailed 11-9 in the third set before a kill to force a sideout and a three-point service run by Jones that included an ace swung the lead in favor of the Bulldogs, 13-11.

Scott and Destiny Buerge added kills later in the match to put the lead at 23-16 before Buerge ended the game a short time later with a kill to complete the sweep.

Buerge led Carl Junction with 13 kills and 10 digs, while Chase finished with seven kills. Scott had eight kills and three blocks, while Jones compiled 33 assists, four aces and 11 digs.

Kearston Galardo had nine kills, two aces and four digs to lead Webb City, while Brownfield had five kills and two digs. Kyah Sanborn had 20 assists, eight digs and two kills.

Carl Junction is at Ozark on Thursday, while Webb City is at Nixa on Thursday. 

PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Carl Junction girls, Neosho boys claim titles at Cassville

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CASSVILLE, Mo. — Carl Junction’s girls and Neosho’s boys claimed the team championships at the Cassville Cross Country Invitational on Tuesday.

 

GIRLS RESULTS 

Carl Junction’s girls had 39 points, followed by Neosho (58) and Blue Eye (95).

The top five individuals were Blue Eye’s Riley Arnold (19:25), Lamar’s Kiersten Potter (19:45), Neosho’s Riley Kemna (20:03), Aurora’s Kaci Singer (20:22) and Neosho’s Chloe Wood (20:22). 

Finishing sixth through 10th were Cassville’s Jolie Evans, Carl Junction’s Hannah Franks, Cassville’s Annie Moore and Carl Junction’s duo of Ally Montez and Sadie Burchett.

Rounding out the top 15 were Carl Junction’s Alexis Carpenter and Riley Briggs, Neosho’s Bailey Miller, Blue Eye’s Olivia Cardenzana and Hollister’s Katherine Schaefer. 

College Heights Christian’s Jayli Johnson finished 18th, while McAuley Catholic’s Kendall Ramsey finished 33rd. 

 

BOYS RESULTS

Neosho finished with 53 points, while Blue Eye (89) and Lamar (91) were second and third. Carl Junction (92) took fourth. 

The top five runners were Blue Eye’s Ryan Cardenzana (15:55), Neosho’s Kaden Cole (16:10), Carl Junction’s Collin Emmert (16:20), East Newton’s Kelton Sorrell (16:29) and Monett’s Julio Cruz (16:43). 

Finishing sixth through 10th were East Newton’s Gabe Bergen, Southwest’s Christian Long, Blue Eye’s Jadon Weaver, Southwest’s Caden Uthe and Carl Junction’s Jack Lawson.

Rounding out the top 15 were Neosho’s Carson Newell, Purdy’s Bryce Ozbun, Carl Junctio’s Brock Feken, Neosho’s Harry Slinkard and Cassville’s Caleb Leach. 

College Heights’ Derrick McMillan, Rolen Sanderson and Caleb Quade finished 42nd, 43rd and 44th, respectively. 

McAuley Catholic’s top runners were Phillip Motazedi (62nd), Armando Alberto (65th) and Drew Zeb (82nd).

 

Cassville Invitational

Girls team scores: Carl Junction 39, Neosho 58, Blue Eye 95, Cassville 103, East Newton 105, Monett 138, Reeds Spring 184, McDonald County 185.

Boys team scores: Neosho 53, Blue Eye 89, Lamar 91, Carl Junction 92, Cassville 155, Monett 162, McDonald County 203, College Heights 214, Galena 225, Aurora Christian 249, Aurora 284, McAuley Catholic 342, Mount Vernon 346, Wheaton 353, Reeds Spring 365, Berryville 374.

FULL RESULTS: https://mo.milesplit.com/meets/440614-cassville-high-school-cross-country-invitational-2021/results

PREP SOFTBALL: Elder tosses another gem, Carthage extends winning streak with win over Webb City

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CARTHAGE, Mo. — Jensyn Elder dazzled in the circle once again and the Carthage High School softball team extended its winning streak to seven with a 10-4 victory over Webb City on Tuesday in Central Ozark Conference action at the Fair Acres Sports Complex.  

A senior right-hander, Elder struck out 14, scattered four hits and walked just one in a stellar performance inside the circle. 

Carthage’s Jensyn Elder delivers a pitch to the plate against Webb City on Tuesday at the Fair Acres Sports Complex. Elder struck out 14 batters and the Tigers defeated the Cardinals 10-4. Photo by Jason Peake.

“She came out and was spectacular,” Carthage coach Stephanie Ray said. “She gave up four in the sixth and then came right back and shut them down in the seventh. She’s come on strong this year. She’s thrown well in every game. She gets big outs when we need them.” 

The Cardinals recorded all four of their hits in the sixth inning.

Elder threw a first-pitch strike to 21 of 28 batters. She induced six flyouts and one groundout.

“I feel pretty good about today,” said Elder, who had a no-hitter through five innings. “My rise ball was working and my curve and screwball were working for me. I feel like we’re getting better as a team and I think this has been my best year.” 

For the season, Elder (17-8) has struck out 248 batters and walked just 25. She owns a 1.49 ERA. 

In addition to seven straight wins, Carthage has won 11 of its last 12 contests. 

Ray noted her team is playing well at the right time of the season—just before the district tournament arrives.

“There’s a lot of belief in these kids,” Ray said. “We’ve focused really hard. We’ve worked on hitting, they’ve stuck with it and they’ve improved. They trust the process. It’s starting to pay off for them.”

The Tigers plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the third, as Ashlyn Brust and Mary Grace Richmond both singled before Landy Cochran delivered a two-run double to left field. 

The Tigers extended their lead to 3-0 in the fourth when Elder’s RBI single to right allowed Natalie Rodriguez to jog home. 

Carthage pushed across four runs in the fifth to take a 7-0 lead.

Kate Potter doubled, Cochran walked and Presley Probert was hit by a pitch. Rodriguez lined a two-run double to left before a wild pitch and an error allowed two more runs to cross home.

After being limited to a hit batter and a walk through five frames, Webb City finally got the bats going in the top of the sixth. 

With two outs, Emma Welch reached on an error to start things off. Hannah Wells, Kaylyn Gilbert and Ripley Shanks all doubled to right. An RBI single to left by Morgan Brannon cut Webb City’s deficit to 7-4. 

But the Tigers responded in the bottom half, as Probert smacked an RBI double to right-center, Rodriguez contributed a sac fly and Jordyn Jones delivered a run-scoring single up the middle, extending Carthage’s advantage to 10-4.

Ray was pleased her team answered back after Webb City’s big inning. 

“Our girls got their energy up,” Ray said. “When our energy is up and we’re hitting well, it doesn’t matter who is pitching. Our girls believe they’re going to get a big hit and we were able to get some more runs there.” 

Elder struck out the side in the seventh to secure the win.

“It took us a while to adjust to their pitcher,” Webb City coach Shauna Friend said. “She did a great job in the circle. It was good to see us get some clutch hits in the sixth and it was good to see us get some runs on the board. That was a positive for us.”

Carthage (17-11) recorded 15 hits. Jones went 3-for-4, while Cochran, Probert, Rodriguez, Elder and Brust all had two hits apiece.

Laney Taylor took the loss for Webb City (13-11). She went four innings and allowed five earned runs on nine hits. Addison Brown and Peyton Hawkins pitched in relief. 

Carthage hosts Ozark on Thursday, while Webb City hosts Kickapoo and Rock Bridge on Saturday to end the regular season.  

“We’ll see good competition on Saturday,” Friend said. “We’re looking forward to that. It’s a good opportunity for us to get some more at-bats before the district tournament.” 

Carthage’s annual invitational will be held on Friday and Saturday before the postseason arrives next week.

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