GIRARD, Kan. — The Carthage Tigers competed at the Girard Invitational on Friday.
For the Carthage boys, Micah Lindsey won the discus with a toss of 130-9 and took first in the shot put (50-1.5).
The Tigers won the 4×100 relay in 44.4 seconds, with Landen Schrader, Luke Gall, Cooper Jadwin and Aiden Rogers competing. Carthage took second in the 4×400 (3:31) and placed third in the 4×800 (8:58).
Gall took second in the 100-meter dash (11.2), while Schrader (52.45) and Tyler Burt (52.74) were second and third, respectively, in the 400.
Daryl Martin and Trenton Yates were second and third in the 110 hurdles, finishing in 16.07 and 16.36, respectively.
Miquel Solano was the runner-up in the 800 (2:00), while Eddy Fuentes took second in the 3200 (10:58).
Also for the Tigers, Yates placed third in the triple jump, Caleb Fewin finished fourth in the 1600, Martin took fifth in the 300 hurdles and Zachary Lansford was fifth in the javelin.
For the Carthage girls, Sydnee Dudolski won the 200-meter dash in 27.18 seconds.
The CHS girls won the 4×100 relay in 51.86 seconds, with Aven Willis, Dudolski, Lexa Youngblood and Joey Hettinger competing.
The Tigers finished second in both the 4×400 and 4×800.
Maggie Boyd was the runner-up in the 1600 (5:53) and Hettinger took second in the long jump (15-5).
Also for the Tigers, Karlie Nichols finished fourth in the discus, Jaidyn Brunnert was fifth in both hurdle races and Hettinger took fifth in the high jump.
Team scores were unavailable.
Carthage hosts the Central Ozark Conference Meet on Thursday at David Haffner Stadium.
WEBB CITY, Mo. — In a final tune-up before next week’s Central Ozark Conference Meet, Joplin’s boys and girls track squads claimed the team championships at the Webb City Invitational on Friday inside Cardinal Stadium.
Joplin’s boys won the meet with 163 points. Willard (157), Neosho (122), Webb City (93) and East Newton (48) rounded out the top five teams.
Joplin’s girls compiled 156.5 points. Webb City (150), Carl Junction (126), Neosho (86) and McDonald County (63) rounded out the top five teams.
JOPLIN HIGHLIGHTS
Joplin’s boys won seven events.
Joplin senior Donovyn Fowler won both the long jump and triple jump at Friday’s Webb City Invitational Track Meet. Photo by Shawn Fowler.
Eagles senior Donovyn Fowler won both of his signature events, as the future Oklahoma Sooner took first in the triple jump (14.52m) and the long jump (7.18m).
Joplin’s Donovahn Watkins won the shot put with a heave of 16.86 meters and Gustavo Onate took first in the 300 hurdles in 44.48 seconds.
The Eagles won three of the four relays.
Joplin’s team of Hobbs Campbell, Zaben Barnes, Nicholas Horton and Evan Matlock won the 4×800 relay in 8:14.
The Eagles won the 4×200 in 1:34, with Orion Norris, Tayshaun Palmer, Davin Thomas and Luke Vieselmeyer running. Joplin crossed the line first in the 4×100 in 44.19 seconds, with Fowler, Norris, Thomas and Vieselmeyer competing.
Taking second for the Eagles were Norris (400) and Nicholas Horton (800).
Finishing third for the Eagles were Aidan Sampson (LJ), Ian Horton (1600), Drew VanGilder (javelin), Norris (200) and Matlock (3200). Taking fourth were Watkins (discus) and Grey Edwards (1600).
The Joplin girls won the 4×200 relay in 1:49, with Brynn Driver, Allie Lawrence, Abigayle Lowery and Amaya Montgomery competing.
The Eagles were second in the 4×100, with Kaylie Anderson, Abigail Eckert, Lawrence and Lowery running. The JHS girls were third in the 4×400, with Eckert, Montgomery, Owens and Driver running.
Finishing second in their individual events were Jovi Frost (shot put), Phia Vogel (100), Driver (TJ, 400) and Maria Loum (PV). Taking third were Anderson (100) and Lowery (200).
Finishing fourth in their respective events for the JHS girls were Bailey Owens (high jump), Claire Jasper (shot put), Addison Route (100 H), Lowery (100), Eckert (LJ), Lawrence (PV, 200), Kirsten Thom (300H) and Mairi Beranek (3200).
WEBB CITY HIGHLIGHTS
The Webb City girls won seven events.
Riley Hawkins won two events for the Cardinals. A Missouri Southern signee, Hawkins crossed the line first in the 1600 with a time of 5:26 and also won the 3200 in 12:03.
Also winning events for the Webb City girls were Chase Stilley (high jump), Ripley Shanks (pole vault), Aubree Lassiter (discus) and Dawsyn Decker (javelin).
The team of Izzy Lopez, Abi Street, Sophia Crane and Alanna Bundy won the 4×800 relay in 10:41.
Street was the runner-up in the 3200, while finishing third in their events were Decker (shot put), Essence Robinson (LJ, 400) and Bundy (800).
The Cardinals were third in both the 4×100 and 4×200 and fourth in the 4×400.
Individual event winners for the Webb City boys were William Wolfe (high jump) and Lucas Ott (javelin). Wolfe cleared 1.92 meters, while Ott recorded a toss of 50.93 meters.
Trey Roets was the runner-up in the javelin, while Noah Moss (110 H), Dupree Jackson (LJ), Jose Antillon (400), Dustin Brockmiller (3200) all finished fourth in their respective events.
Webb City’s boys were second in three relays—the 4×100, 4×200, 4×800.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS
The College Heights Christian Cougars competed alongside the area’s large schools.
For the College Heights girls, Addie Lawrence won the 400-meter run (1:00) and was the runner-up in the 200 (26.55).
College Heights’ girls took second in both the 4×200 relay and the 4×400, with Jayli Johnson, Lawrence, Lauren Ukena and Katie Moss competing.
The CHC girls finished third in the 4×800, with Marla Anderegg, Madelynn Jordan, Moss and Emily Winters competing.
Ukena was third in the 300 hurdles, while Maddy Colin (high jump) and Johnson (400) finished fourth in their events.
The CHC boys finished fourth in the 4×200 relay, with Zach Beaty, Colsen Dickens, Caleb Quade and Ethan Ukena competing.
College Heights’ boys were fifth in the 4×400, with Beaty, Dickens, Derrick McMillan and Quade running.
CARL JUNCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Carl Junction’s girls won eight events.
Ally Montez (100 hurdles, 300 H), Olivia Vediz (triple jump, long jump) and Sydney Ward (100-meter dash, 200) each won two events.
The CJ girls won the 4×100 relay in 50.8 seconds, with Vediz, Montez, Hannah Cantrell and Ward competing. The Bulldogs also took first in the 4×400, with Ward, Emily Rice, Delaney Harris and Montez competing.
Also for the Bulldogs, Cantrell (LJ) and Loren Lee (discus) placed second in their events, while Sloan Uebinger (100 H), Acadia Badgley (PV) and Madilyn Olds (javelin) all took third.
Leading the CJ boys was Colton Talken, who placed fourth in the 100.
NEOSHO HIGHLIGHTS
Neosho’s Kaden Cole won the 1600 in 4:34.
The Wildcats took first in the 4×400 in 3:37, with Izaiah Hill, Evan Haskins, Connor Jordon and Isaiah Green competing.
Taking second in their events for the Wildcats were Tyrese Hill (100, 200), Jared Siler (LJ) and Green (TJ). Siler was also third in both the triple jump and high jump.
The Wildcats were third in the 4×200 relay, with Marcus Duncan, Haskins, Green and Tyrese Hill competing. The NHS team of Jordon, Brandon Doyle, Brandon Cargile and Gabe Mabrey finished fourth in the 4×800 relay.
On the girls side, Neosho’s Riley Kemna was second in both the 1600 and the 3200.
Finishing third were Miranda Wennhold (high jump) and Chloe Wood (3200), while Wennhold was fourth in the triple jump.
The NHS girls were second in the 4×800 (Wood, Prough, Kivett, Kemna).
Beclynn Garrett placed fourth in the javelin with a school record toss of 32.53 meters.
MCDONALD COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS
McDonald County’s Jada Alfaro won the girls shot put (9.98m). Taking second in their events for the Mac County girls were Savannah Leib (high jump) and Mariana Salas (javelin), while Sosha Howard placed third in the triple jump.
Placing third for the McDonald County boys were Jr. Eliam (discus) and Ricky Wright (110 H), while finishing fourth was Joshua Pacheco (TJ).
OTHER EVENT WINNERS
Other event winners in the boys meet were East Newton’s Gabe Bergen (400) and Kelton Sorrell (3200) and Willard’s Isaac Shaw (discus), David Schwartz (110 H), Walter Jones-Luster (100, 200) and Thomas Shuster (800).
Willard’s Ella Hayter won the girls 800.
Note: Boys pole vault results were unavailable at time of publication.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Squads from Joplin, Webb City, Carl Junction and Neosho will compete at the Central Ozark Conference Meet next Thursday at Carthage High School’s David Haffner Stadium.
College Heights will compete at the district meet on May 7 in Sarcoxie.
WEBB CITY INVITATIONAL
Boys team standings: Joplin 163, Willard 157, Neosho 122, Webb City 93, East Newton 48, Lamar 40, McDonald County 35, College Heights Christian 19, Carl Junction 12.
Girls team standings: Joplin 156.5, Webb City 150, Carl Junction 126, Neosho 86, McDonald County 63, Willard 61, College Heights Christian 56.5, East Newton 10.
College Heights held an 8-3 lead after four innings before erupting for 11 runs in the fifth inning on the way to a five-inning win over Wheaton to earn the claim of co-Ozark 7 Conference champions on Friday.
The Cougars (5-9, 3-1 Ozark 7) scored 19 runs on 10 hits, including 11 runs on two hits, eight walks, two bit-by-pitches and two errors in the fifth inning.
Ben Thomas started and earned the complete-game win after allowing three runs, one earned, on eight hits, a walk and four strikeouts in five innings.
Kelton Park started and took the loss after allowing nine runs, four earned, on two hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings.
Nicholas Brueggemann led the Cougars at the plate after going 3-for-3 with four RBI and three runs scored, while Thomas had a hit and three RBI. Austin Miller had a hit, scored three runs and drove in two, while Bowen Sitton had a hit, one RBI and scored four times. Kelton Welch had a hit, two RBI and scored a run.
LAMAR 9, MCAULEY 0
LAMAR, Mo. — Lamar scored five runs in the first two innings and added four runs late on the way to the win on Friday.
The Tigers opened with three runs in the first inning before adding two in the second. After a single tally in the fifth, Lamar wrapped the scoring with three runs in the sixth inning.
Mason Gastel earned the win after allowing one hit and one walk while striking out 11 over five shutout innings. Stetson Wiss pitched two scoreless relief innings, allowing two hits and striking out three.
Kable Reichardt took the loss after allowing nine runs, five earned, on eight hits, two walks and four strikeouts in six innings.
Gastel had two hits, three RBI and two runs scored to lead Lamar in the box, while Ty Wilhite had two hits, two RBI and scored a run.
Rocco Bazzano-Joseph and Bradley Wagner each had a hit for McAuley.
The day after the Ozark 7 Conference Track Meet was held, scoring errors were detected and then corrected.
Thomas Jefferson track and field coach Junior Joseph told SoMo Sports the team points were calculated incorrectly at Wednesday’s conference meet, leading to mistakes in the team standings in both the girls and boys divisions.
As a result of the corrections, a new girls champion has been crowned.
On Wednesday, the final team scores of the girls meet had Thomas Jefferson with 223 points and College Heights Christian with 220.
After the appropriate corrections were made on Thursday, College Heights Christian’s girls were declared Ozark 7 champions. The corrected team scores have College Heights with 208 points and Thomas Jefferson second with 193 points.
Wheaton (53) and McAuley Catholic (38) were third and fourth in the girls team standings.
The boys team scores have also been updated after the meet was rescored.
College Heights remained the team champion with 163 points. However, the second and third place teams on the boys side were reversed after the recount. McAuley Catholic took second with 114 points and Thomas Jefferson was third with 113. The original results had the Cavaliers second and the Warriors third.
Rounding out the boys team standings were Verona (52), Wheaton (39), Exeter (31) and Golden City (12).
All of the corrected results have been posted on the MileSplit Missouri website.
The Thomas Jefferson boys tennis team hiked its record to 10-1 with a 9-0 win over Nevada on Thursday.
In singles action, Thomas Jefferson’s Ian Ding defeated Evan Rea 8-2, while Tyler Brouhard beat Cody Leung 8-2.
Also for the Cavs, Lala Qian beat Andrew Lanear 8-0, Hari Nagarajan defeated Jayden Thankamani 8-2, Jack Goodhue topped Raymond Streeter 8-2 and Nat Curtis handled Jamin Mosher 8-1.
In doubles, Ding-Brouhard defeated Rea-Lanear 8-1, Nagarajan-Qian beat Leung-Thankamani 8-3 and Goodhue-Curtis edged Streeter-Mosher 8-6.
WILLARD, Mo. — The Joplin High School boys tennis team suffered a 9-0 to Willard on Thursday in Central Ozark Conference action.
“Willard has some strong players, so I was happy to see us get a few games on them today from our young group,” Joplin coach Aaron Stump said. “Adam Badr and Josiah Hazlewood fared the best.”
At No. 1 doubles, Willard’s Caden Lingenfelser and Parker Solum beat Badr-Hazlewood 6-3.
Willard’s Dawson Amstutz-Seth Miller defeated Joseph Graham and Aidan Kester 6-0 at No. 2 doubles, while Alex Crawford-Ethan Moroni topped Joplin’s Michael Mancipe and Hunter Merkley 6-0 at No. 3 doubles.
In singles, Lingenfelser defeated Graham 6-0, Crawford topped Badr 6-1, Amstutz beat Mancipe 6-0, Miller defeated Hazlewood 6-2, Solum beat Merkley 6-0 and Moroni defeated Kester 6-0.
McAuley senior basketball player Kennedy DeRuy is getting an opportunity to continue her basketball career while setting up her future beyond the game at the same time.
On Tuesday, DeRuy signed her letter of intent to play basketball at Hunter College in New York City.
“It honestly means the world to me,” DeRuy said to SoMo Sports. “I’ve been visiting New York City since I was 7 years old and ever since then, I’ve always pictured myself there. The connections Hunter has to offer for my future career is unbelievable. The athletic program is filled with great people including my head coach, Coach Garrett. This college has everything I’ve been looking for to take my talents to the next level.”
DeRuy has been a standout basketball player at McAuley for the last several seasons, including this past senior year when she averaged 16 points, nearly six rebounds and four assists to go along with four steals per game in the way to earning Ozark 7 Player of the Year honors. She is the fourth all-time scoring lead in McAuley history with 1,379 points.
Of Course, the main attraction of Hunter College for DeRuy was the media studies program. DeRuy, who plans to be a broadcast journalist, believes she will have unlimited opportunities while attending Hunter College.
“Hunter is located in the middle of Manhattan, so there are many job opportunities dealing with broadcast journalism,” DeRuy said. “Internships can allow me to get a foot in the door and that’s all I need. I love the city around me too. Everyone is hustling around me and that makes me more motivated than ever.”
And while DeRuy is anxious to get to New York City after she graduates, that doesn’t mean she isn’t appreciative of what McAuley has done for her leading up to the point in life. In fact, she credits her time at McAuley for the student-athlete she is today.
“High school basketball obviously got me to this point,” DeRuy said. “Having a dream to play in college gave me the motivation to get better during my high school years. I’ve put in a lot of hours in this McAuley gym. When I’m off in New York, I’ll never forget where I came from. I was taught not to be selfish. I was taught to be a leader, not a follower.”
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Webb City trailed 5-0 early before rallying in front with crooked numbers on the scoreboard throughout the middle innings only for Class 6 second-ranked Nixa to push across three runs in the sixth inning to regain the lead for good on the way to the Central Ozark Conference and district win on Wednesday.
Webb City’s Kolton Eilenstein rounds third in the Cardinals’ loss to Nixa on Wednesday. Photo by Israel Perez.
The Eagles (24-1, 6-0 COC) scored five times on five hits in the top of the seventh inning to take a commanding lead before the Cardinals (11-13, 4-4 COC) trimmed the deficit to 5-2 after a pair of runs crossed home in the bottom half of the inning, highlighted by a sacrifice fly from Cy Darnell.
Webb City’s Kolton Eilenstein came up with an RBI single and it was followed by a two-run double by William Hayes in the bottom of the third inning to tie the game at 5-5. Eric Fitch tripled to right field in the next at-bat to bring the go-ahead run in the form of Hayes to give the Cardinals the advantage, 6-5, after a four-run frame.
Wyatt Vincent doubled to left-center in the top of the fourth to score Caeden Cloud to tie the game once again, but Webb City responded once more with three runs in the bottom half of the inning with Eilenstein driving home the go-ahead runs with a two-run single up the middle to go up 9-6.
Nixa cut the Cardinals’ lead to 9-8 with two runs in the fifth inning before taking the lead for the final time with a three-run sixth inning. Jaret Nelson had a two-run single before coming around to score later on a fielder’s choice.
Webb City’s Kaylor Darnell delivers a pitch to home plate during the Cardinals’ loss to Nixa on Wednesday. Photo by Israel Perez.
Rylan Evans earned the win in relief after allowing three unearned runs on three hits and two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. Hardy Dougan started and took a no-decision after allowing six runs, four earned, on four hits and four walks in 2 2/3 innings.
Walker Sweet took the loss after allowing five runs, three earned, on five hits, two walks and three strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings of relief. Kaylor Darnell started and earned a no-decision after allowing six runs on eight hits, a walk and a strikeout in 3 1/3 innings. Gage Chapman pitched two scoreless innings in relief, walking two and striking out two.
Nelson had four hits, including a double, three RBI and scored twice, while Rylan Michel had two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored to lead Nixa at the plate. Sam Russo, Tanner Grant and Cloud all had two hits for the Eagles. Russo and Cloud scored twice, while Grant had an RBI and two runs scored.
Eilenstein finished with two hits, three RBI and two runs scored, while Fitch had two hits, including a triple, and an RBI. Hayes had a double, two RBI and scored a run. Kenley Hood also registered a hit for Webb City.
CARL JUNCTION 3, OZARK 2
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Carl Junction trailed 2-0 after two innings before using a three-run fourth inning as the catalyst on the way to a Central Ozark Conference win on Wednesday.
The Bulldogs (7-12, 2-4 COC) trailed by a pair of runs entering the fourth inning when back to back one-out walks followed by an Ozark error allowed the first Carl Junction run to cross the plate. Logan Eck singled to center field to pick up an RBI in the next at-bat to tie the game at 2-2. A fielder’s choice by Arlen Wakefield later in the inning brought home the go-ahead run.
Brody Baumann singled home a run in the first inning and Alex Nimmo singled home a run in the second inning to account for Ozark’s offense.
Kyler Perry earned the win on the mound after allowing two runs, one earned, on eight hits, four walks and four strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. Lucas Vanlanduit earned the save after recording the final out of the game.
Brady Dodd took the loss after allowing three runs, two earned, on three hits, four walks and three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. Gage Depee surrendered one hit and struck out one in 1 2/3 relief innings.
Cole Wilson had two hits and scored a run to lead CJ at the plate, while Eck had a hit and an RBI.
REPUBLIC 3, JOPLIN 0
REPUBLIC, Mo. — Republic took the lead with a first-inning run and added insurance in the fourth and sixth frames on the way to a shutout win over Joplin in Central Ozark Conference action on Wednesday.
Three straight batters reached with one out via a walk, hit-by-pitch and walk before a fielder’s choice by Trace Harrington gave the Tigers (12-10, 5-2 COC) a 1-0 lead over the Eagles (10-11, 5-2 COC). Gavyn Beckner pushed the lead to 2-0 with an RBI single in the fourth before he added another RBI single in the sixth to make the score 3-0.
Beckner also pitched a complete-game shutout to earn the win on the mound, scattering four hits, walking two and striking out four in seven innings.
Ethan Guilford took the loss after allowing three runs on eight hits, three walks and two strikeouts in six innings.
Byler Reither, Kyler Stokes, Jackson Queen and Landon Maples all had hits for Joplin.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS 12, JASPER 9
JASPER, Mo. — College Heights used a five-run first inning and a four-run fifth inning to build an insurmountable lead in a win over Jasper on Wednesday.
The Cougars (4-9) took control in the top first when Kelton Welch singled with the bases loaded and Smoke Ezell followed with a bases-loaded walk to make the score 2-0. The first-inning scoring was capped with two runs coming home on a Jasper error.
CHC added single tallies in the second and third innings on an RBI single from Welch and an RBI single from Austin Miller.
Ben Thomas started the four-run fifth inning with a two-run double to center before Welch singled home two runs in the next at-bat on a ground ball through the left side to push the lead to 11-2.
Jasper scored six runs in the sixth inning to cut the lead to two before the Cougars added insurance in the seventh.
Nicholas Brueggemann earned the win after allowing seven runs, six earned, on seven hits, three walks and three strikeouts in five innings. Thomas earned the save after allowing two runs on three hits, two walks and a strikeout in two relief innings.
Braden Rush took the loss after allowing six runs, four earned, on four walks, two hits and two strikeouts in two innings. Clay Brown allowed six runs, five earned, on six hits, eight walks and four strikeouts in five relief innings.
Welch had four hits, four RBI and a run scored to lead CHC at the plate. Thomas had a hit, two RBI and a run scored.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS SOFTBALL 3, PIERCE CITY 2
College Heights Christian (with McAuley Catholic) softball trailed 2-1 heading into the sixth before tying the game before walking off in the bottom of the seventh on the way to the win over Pierce City on Wednesday.
Addie Lawrence doubled to lead off the sixth inning for the Cougars (18-2) before coming around to score two batters later on an RBI single to right field by Aaliyah Perez to tie the game at 2-2.
Jayli Johnson singled with one out in the seventh before stealing second and coming around to score the winning run in walk-off fashion on an RBI double to center by Kloee Williamson.
Maddy Colin earned the complete-game win after allowing two runs on seven hits and nine strikeouts in seven innings.
Mollie Beeson took the loss after allowing three runs, two earned, on nine hits, a walk and six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.
Johnson had four hits and scored a run to lead CHC at the plate, while Williamson had two hits and an RBI. Perez had a hit and an RBI, while Lawrence had a hit and scored a run.
Juli Lowe and Jilian Mack each had hits and drove in a run for Pierce City (13-8).
That’s all that separated Thomas Jefferson from College Heights Christian for the top spot in the team standings at the 2022 Ozark 7 Conference Track Meet on Wednesday at the J. P. Humphreys Track & Field Complex.
With their overall team depth on full display, Thomas Jefferson’s girls edged College Heights 223-220 for first place.
When a long day concluded, Thomas Jefferson’s girls were hoisting the conference championship plaque into the air.
“It’s been a long time coming for our girls program,” Thomas Jefferson coach Junior Joseph said. “I think 2018 was the last time they won the conference. It was a great day to be a Cav.”
The Cavaliers scored big points in nearly every event. In all, Thomas Jefferson had 25 top-four finishes.
“We have girls scoring points in distance, throws, short sprints and jumps,” Joseph said. “It took a little brain work to put the pieces together to pull it off. It’s a strategic game at times, especially as a smaller school. You have to shuffle people around and get them in the right events. It was a whole team effort today.”
College Heights Christian’s repeat bid fell just short.
“We won the events we were expected to win, but we just didn’t have enough girls,” College Heights coach Daniel Lewis said. “It was close…three points. There were multiple events where we just didn’t have another girl in that event. I don’t know if we could have done much differently with the limited number of kids we had. And TJ did a great job of figuring out where to put kids and what events to put them in. They did well in the field events. You have to give credit where credit is due. They did a fantastic job today. Their fifths, sixths and sevenths killed us.”
Wheaton (69), McAuley Catholic (45) and Verona (2) rounded out the girls standings.
THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGHLIGHTS
The Thomas Jefferson girls track team won the Ozark 7 Conference Meet on Wednesday, edging defending champion College Heights by three points for the top spot in the standings.
Thomas Jefferson won five events and finished second in nine events. The hosts were third in five events and fourth in six events.
The Cavaliers won the 4×100 relay in 56.9 seconds, with Nico Carlson, Gabbi Hiebert, Avery Hocker and Alivia Beard competing.
Thomas Jefferson’s Macie Shifferd, Samantha Seto, Mia Grubbs and Sarah Mueller won the 4×800 relay in 11:57. Thomas Jefferson was the runner-up in the 4×200 and 4×400 relays.
The Cavaliers fared extremely well in the field events.
Carlson and Hiebert finished first and second in the high jump, while Hocker and Hiebert took first and second in the triple jump. Hocker and Carlson were second and third in the long jump.
Alexis Stamps and Lannah Grigg were the top two finishers in the discus.
Phoenix Wade placed fourth in the shot put and Grigg was fifth in the javelin.
On the track, Mueller crossed the line second in the 800-meter run in 2:49. Mueller also finished third in both the 1600 and the 3200.
Beard was the runner-up in the 100 (13.86) and also placed fourth in the 200 (29.24).
Hiebert placed second in the 300 hurdles and Stamps finished third in the 100 hurdles.
Carlson placed third in the 400-meter run, with teammate Shifferd fifth in the same event. Shifferd took fourth in the 800 and Natalie Carroll was fifth.
Shifferd and Seto placed fourth and fifth in the 1600, while Grubbs and Seto took fourth and fifth in the 3200. Grubbs and Seto also placed fourth and fifth in the 300 hurdles.
“Alivia Beard is our only senior,” Joseph said. “The first year she came out we had 26 people on the team and ended up with 12 by the end of that season. She’s the one senior that stuck it out. For Alivia and Elias Rincker, our other senior, to come out and have phenomenal days, it just means a lot. It was just a great day.”
COLLEGE HEIGHTS GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS
The defending Class 1 state champion College Heights girls won nine events.
College Heights Christian’s Addie Lawrence and Jayli Johnson were the top two finishers in the 400-meter run.
College Heights standout Addie Lawrence won four individual events for the Cougars.
A junior, Lawrence won the 100-meter dash in 13.4 seconds and took first in the 200 in 27.9 seconds. Lawrence crossed the line first in the 400 with a time of 1:01 and also placed first in the long jump (4.8 meters).
College Heights’ Lauren Ukena won both hurdle races. Ukena recorded a winning time of 19.9 seconds in the 100 hurdles and clocked a 54.2 in the 300 hurdles.
CHC’s Emily Winters won the 800 with a time of 2:44.
College Heights won the 4×200 and 4×400 relays and finished second in both the 4×100 and 4×800 relays.
Jayli Johnson was the runner-up in three events, the 200, the 400 and the javelin. Ukena and Johnson finished third and fourth in the 100, while Ukena also placed third in the 200.
Also for the Cougars, Marla Anderegg finished second in the 1600 and third in the 800, while Isabella Maninges took second in the 100 hurdles.
Maddy Colin finished third in three events—the 300 hurdles, the high jump and the discus. Colin was fourth in the javelin.
Isabelle Clevenger and Lindsay Griesemer placed third and fourth in the triple jump, Katie Moss was fourth in the 400 and Madelynn Jordan was sixth in both the 1600 and 3200.
Coach Lewis noted CHC was without Libby Fanning, who usually scores big points in the shot put and discus. Fanning suffered an injury during a recent softball game.
MCAULEY CATHOLIC HIGHLIGHTS
Kendall Ramsey won two events for the Warriors.
A sophomore, Ramsey took first in the 1600 with a time of 6:18 and also won the 3200 in 14:20.
McAuley’s Avery Eminger placed third in both the javelin and the shot put and also took fourth in the discus. Kaitlyn Bates took fifth in the shot put.
“We need to improve our numbers on the girls’ side,” Warriors coach Andy Youngworth said. “But last year we only had one girl and just a handful of boys. And I’m really excited about our middle school programs.”
The Cavaliers, Cougars and Warriors won all but two events, as Wheaton’s Monica Hinojosa won the shot put and the javelin.
The Ozark 7 Conference Track Meet was held at Thomas Jefferson Independent School on Wednesday. All photos by Jason Peake.
For the second straight year, College Heights Christian’s boys captured the team championship at the Ozark 7 Conference Track Meet.
Competing on Wednesday at Thomas Jefferson Independent School’s J. P. Humphreys Track & Field Complex, the College Heights boys compiled 183 points.
When the meet concluded, the Cougars were posing for photos with the conference championship plaque.
“Our boys ran well and we’re very pleased,” College Heights coach Daniel Lewis said. “We ran last night at Monett, so I was really pleased to see them come back and run well today. I was very proud we were able to get three of the four conference titles today (boys, two middle school). We wanted all four, but we’ll set our sights on districts next week.”
Thomas Jefferson (131.5) and McAuley Catholic (126) were second and third, respectively, in the team standings.
“Our boys had a great day,” Cavaliers coach Junior Joseph said. “We’re smaller in numbers. Elias Rincker practiced triple jump for a week and finished second today. Jay Ball is primarily a basketball player, and he comes out and wins the discus and takes fourth in the shot put. And everybody knows what Kip Atteberry can do…he takes first in everything. He’s definitely our anchor.”
“Today exceeded my expectations,” McAuley coach Andy Youngworth said. “We knew College Heights had the numbers game. Our goal was to be second and then try to be a spoiler by taking away as many points from other teams as we could. Our boys were only five points behind Thomas Jefferson for second place. We just need more numbers. We’re trying to do things right. Our goal is to build something like College Heights has. You’re always looking to raise your level of competition to the best in the conference.”
Verona (63), Wheaton (48), Exeter (38.5) and Golden City (25) rounded out the team standings.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS
College Heights Christian’s boys won the Ozark 7 Conference Meet on Wednesday at Thomas Jefferson. McAuley Catholic finished third. Photos by Jason Peake.
The Cougars won eight events.
Sophomore Ethan Ukena won three events for the Cougars. Ukena crossed the line first in the 400-meter run in 53.88 seconds and also won the long jump (5.59m) and the triple jump (11.5m).
Caleb Quade placed first in the high jump (1.77m), with Ukena third.
Colsen Dickens won the javelin (27.16m). In a busy day for the sophomore, Dickens also placed second in the 400, fourth in the 200 and sixth in the 100.
CHC’s Matt Williams won the 200-meter dash in 24.75 seconds and also took fourth in the 100.
Gavin Doll was the runner-up in the shot put, while Quade finished third in the 1600.
Quade and Derrick McMillan placed third and fourth in the 800, while Brayden Youngberg was third in the 300 hurdles and fourth in the 110 hurdles.
Andrew Williams finished fourth in the javelin, while Elijah Moss finished fifth in the 3200.
CHC’s boys won the 4×200 and 4×800 relays and took second in the 4×100 and 4×400 relays.
THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGHLIGHTS
Thomas Jefferson’s Kip Atteberry won the 1600 and the 800 at Wednesday’s Ozark 7 Conference Meet. McAuley’s Michael Parrigon was the runner-up in the 1600 and the champion in the 3200.
The host Cavaliers won four events.
Junior standout Kip Atteberry won two events for the Cavaliers. Atteberry won the 800-meter run in 2:09 and crossed the line first in the 1600 with a school record time of 4:42.
Elias Rincker was first in the 300 hurdles in 45.8 seconds. Rincker finished second in the triple jump, third in the high jump and fifth in the 100.
Jay Ball (28.85m) and Benjamin Carroll (26.38m) took first and second in the discus. Joseph said Ball set a school record in the discus.
The duo also finished fourth and fifth in the shot put, while Carroll also took second in the javelin.
TJ’s Levi Triplett and Sheraz Anis took second and third in the 110 hurdles, while Layton Green was fourth in the 400, Sheraz Anis was fifth in the 300 hurdles and Shayaan Anis took sixth in the javelin.
The Cavaliers were third in the 4×100, fourth in the 4×200 and fourth in the 4×400.
MCAULEY CATHOLIC HIGHLIGHTS
The Warriors won three events, including two relays.
McAuley freshman Michael Parrigon won the 3200-meter run in 11:28. Parrigon was also the runner-up in both the 800 (2:10) and 1600 (4:52).
Jacob Bracich was second in three events, the 100-meter dash (12.21), the 200 (24.85) and the long jump (5.57m).
Jack Jones took second in the high jump after clearing 1.58m.
Jake Higginbotham finished third in the 400, while Drew Zeb and Armando Alberto placed third and fourth, respectively, in the 3200.
Joe Staton placed fourth in the 300 hurdles and Phillip Motazedi took fifth in the 800.
The Warriors won the 4×100 relay in 48.6 seconds, with Ethan Staab, Bracich, Dylan Taffner and Higginbotham competing.
McAuley also won the 4×400 in 3:55, with Jones, Taffner, Higginbotham and Parrigon competing. McAuley was second in the 4×800 relay and third in the 4×200.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Other event winners in the boys meet were Verona’s Isaac Alvarado (100) and Marco Castillo (shot put) and Wheaton’s Fernando Gonzalez (110 H).
Thomas Jefferson hosted the Ozark 7 Conference Track Meet on Wednesday. Photos by Jason Peake/SoMo Sports.
NEOSHO, Mo. — The Webb City Cardinals earned a clean sweep over the Neosho Wildcats on Tuesday in a Central Ozark Conference boys tennis dual.
In singles matches, Jacob McDonald defeated Christian Williams 8-2, Christian Alberts beat Ryno Lee 8-0 and Trevor Peterson topped Chandler Weber 8-2.
Felipe Perez defeated Neosho’s Peyton Williams 8-2, while Tristan Lynch beat Jacob Leibham 8-3 and Jacob Russell edged Wes Williams 8-6.
In doubles, McDonald-Alberts defeated Christian Williams-Leibham 8-1, Peterson-Russell beat Lee-Peyton Williams 8-4 and Perez-Lynch topped Weber-Wes Williams 8-2.
SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL 6, THOMAS JEFFERSON 3
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Thomas Jefferson Cavaliers suffered their first dual setback of the season on Tuesday, falling 6-3 to Springfield Central at the Cooper Tennis Complex
Class 2 Thomas Jefferson is now 9-1, while Class 3 Central is now 12-3.
In doubles, Central’s Josh Kim-Pranav Mandava defeated TJ’s Ian Ding and Tyler Brouhard 8-2, while Raghav Bansal-Ian Rogers beat Prithvi Nagarajan and Lala Qian 8-4.
At No. 3 doubles, TJ’s Devan Murali and Hari Nagarajan beat Ethan Gravely-Wooyoung Park 8-5.
In singles action, Kim defeated Ding 8-2, Bansal beat Prithvi Nagarajan 8-3, Mandava defeated Brouhard 8-3 and Rogers topped Qian 8-3.
Thomas Jefferson’s Murali beat Gravely 8-2 and Hari Nagarajan defeated Cole Brodeur 8-3.
The Cavaliers will compete at the Monett Tournament on Wednesday.
The Thomas Jefferson Cavaliers hosted a nine-hole match with the Carthage Tigers on Tuesday at Twin Hills Golf & Country Club.
In a match play format, each team fielded six players, creating six available points in the team scoring.
Carthage won the match 5-1.
Carthage’s Owen Derryberry won his match with Thomas Jefferson’s Jake Jarrett 5 and 3.
Carthage’s Brit Coy won his match with Luke Miller 4 and 3, while Carthage’s Max Templeman won his match with TJ’s Caden Myers 4 and 2.
Ben Nicholas won his match with Thomas Jefferson’s Tony Touma 5 and 4, while Carthage’s Colson Brust won his match with Jack Tyrrell 1 up on the last hole.
Thomas Jefferson’s Beck McKinney won his match with Ben Rogers 5 and 3.
NEOSHO, Mo. — Carthage used early offense to build a 4-1 lead after two innings and held that pace on the way to a Central Ozark Conference win over Neosho on Tuesday at Roy B. Shaver Field.
The Tigers (7-14, 2-4 COC) used a single, a Neosho error and a walk to load the bases with one out in the top of the first before Clay Kinder singled a pair of two-out runs home two batters later on a line drive to right field for a 2-0 lead. Kanen Vogt and Nate Norbury singled to reach base in the second before a two-out error on a fly ball by the Wildcats (11-11, 0-6 COC) allowed both runners to score to push the lead to 4-0.
Carter Baslee brought home Neosho’s lone run of the game on a fielder’s choice in the bottom half of the fourth.
Bradyn Tate earned the win for Carthage after allowing one unearned run on three hits, a walk and three strikeouts in six innings. Kaden Arr earned the save after allowing one hit and striking out two in a scoreless seventh inning.
Kael Smith took the loss for Neosho after allowing four unearned runs on seven hits, two strikeouts and two walks in 5 2/3 innings. River Brill pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief and allowed a hit, walked one and struck out one.
Braxdon Tate and Sylas Browning each had two hits for Carthage. Kinder had a hit and two RBI, while Vogt and Norbury each had a hit and scored a run.
Carter Fenske doubled and had two hits to lead Neosho, while Reece Miller and Eli Zar also picked up hits for the Wildcats.
MCAULEY 6, EXETER 5
McAuley trailed 2-0 early before scoring two runs in each of the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to earn a come-from-behind win over Exeter on Tuesday.
Rocco Bazzano-Joseph started and took a no-decision after allowing four runs on seven hits, two walks and three strikeouts in five innings. Kable Reichardt earned the win in relief after allowing one earned run on one hit, a walk and three strikeouts in two innings.
Trailing 2-0, the Warriors (6-3) plated two two-out runs in the fourth inning to tie the game. McAuley scored on an error with two away to cut the lead in half before Chase Gardner brought home the tying run with an RBI single through the left side.
Exeter had back to back run-scoring singles from Jimmy Filipe and Corey Hilburn to take back the lead in the top of the fifth, but McAuley tied it back up in the bottom half with a run scoring on a balk and a passed ball.
The Warriors took the lead for good in the sixth when Bradley Wagner broke the tie with a one-out single to left to plate Reichardt. Wagner later scored on a passed ball for insurance.
Reichardt had two hits and scored two runs, while Wagner had a hit, scored a run and drove in one. Gardner had a hit and an RBI, while Joe Staton, Bazzano-Joseph and Kendall Jones all had a hit and all scored a run. Kevin Tran also registered one of McAuley’s eight hits in the win.
MCDONALD COUNTY 7, SENECA 2
SENECA, Mo. — Class 5 No. 6 McDonald County hung up crooked numbers on the scoreboard in three of the first four innings on the way to a win over Seneca on Tuesday.
The Mustangs (17-5) plated three runs in the first inning before pushing across two runs in the third and the fourth innings to build an insurmountable lead over the Indians (5-15) in the win.
Cross Dowd earned the win after allowing two runs on five hits, eight strikeouts and four walks in 4 2/3 innings. Destyn Dowd struck out one over 2 2/3 scoreless relief innings.
Grant Houchin took the loss after allowing seven runs, four earned, on eight hits, four walks and a strikeout. Tanner Nesvold allowed one hit and walked one in a scoreless inning of relief.
Cross Dowd had a two-run double to right in the first inning to give McDonald County the lead, with Colton Ruddick adding an RBI single up the middle later in the inning. Tucker Walters picked up an RBI with a sacrifice fly in the third, while Ruddick drove in another run with a groundout. Cole Martin singled to left for an RBI in the bottom of the fourth and a second run came home on an error to wrap McDonald County’s scoring.
The Indians got on the scoreboard with a two-run single from Hagen Ginger in the top of the fifth.
Martin had three hits and an RBI to lead McDonald County, while Cross Dowd had two hits, two RBI and scored twice. Ruddick had two hits and two RBI.
Ginger had two hits and two RBI, while Kaden Clouse and Kade Johnson each had a hit and scored a run for Seneca.
The Joplin Eagles recorded their first dual win of the spring by beating Carl Junction 6-3 on Tuesday in a Central Ozark Conference boys tennis matchup at the Joplin Athletic Complex courts.
“The guys played well and were excited to get their first win of the season,” Joplin coach Aaron Stump told SoMo Sports. “Having Joe (Graham) return to play made a huge difference for the team’s morale and lifted the team’s overall performance.”
At No. 1 doubles, Carl Junction’s Blaine Wilkerson and Dan Hodson edged Adam Badr and Josiah Hazlewood 8-6.
“Adam and Josiah continue to improve as a doubles team,” Stump said. “Even though they are new to tennis, they are playing at No. 1 and show the potential we have for future years. They are communicating, hitting some nice serves, and continuing to develop their ground strokes.”
Joplin won the other two doubles matches.
At No. 2 doubles, Joplin’s Joseph Graham and Aidan Kester defeated Ben Morey and William Russel 9-7.
“This is the first time Joseph and Aidan have played together as a doubles team, and they played well,” Stump commented. “I saw some good serves from both guys. I really liked how they came from behind in this match. They were focused and played a sound match.”
Joplin’s Michael Mancipe and Hunter Merkley earned an 8-1 win over Jayden Wolf and Cameron Ball at No. 3 doubles.
“With the No. 2 doubles change, Michael and Hunter were able to move down to No. 3 doubles based on team ranks,” Stump noted. “At this level, they both stepped up their game and played their best match of the season.”
The Eagles won four of the six singles matches to secure the dual win.
At No. 1 singles, CJ’s Wilkerson beat Graham 8-3.
“This was Joseph’s first match since April 13,” Stump said. “He isn’t quite at 100 percent strength, but the team was happy to have him back. His presence as our top player lifts the group and allows them to play at their potential.”
Joplin’s Badr defeated Hodson 8-4 at No. 2 singles.
“Adam played quite a few good points in his match,” Stump said. “When he focuses on his technique, he can hit his serves and groundstrokes consistently.”
At No. 3 singles, Mancipe defeated Carl Junction’s Morey 8-4.
“Michael had another consistent match,” Stump said. “He doesn’t make many errors and keeps the point alive longer than anyone else on the team.”
Carl Junction’s Russel defeated Hazlewood 8-3 at No. 4 singles.
“Josiah is getting his serves in more consistently and becoming a better overall player,” Stump noted. “We will continue to work on footwork for groundstrokes so that he can get in a better position to return the ball.”
Merkley beat Wolf 8-3 at No. 5 singles.
“This was Hunter’s first varsity win in singles,” Stump said. “He has shown a lot of growth since last year and is hitting his serves in much more consistently.”
At No. 6 singles, Joplin’s Kester beat Ball 8-1.
“This was also Aidan’s first varsity singles win in a dual,” Stump said. “To win this match, he minimized the unforced errors that had been holding him back.”
The Joplin High School boys tennis team defeated Carl Junction 6-3 on Tuesday at the Joplin Athletic Complex. Courtesy photo.
Joplin scored a pair of two-out runs in the third inning to erase a one-run deficit and added insurance in three straight innings while riding a complete-game win from Justin McReynolds on the bump to beat Central Ozark Conference and district foe Ozark 5-2 on Tuesday at the JHS Athletic Complex.
“They scored that first early run but we were able to come back and score two to take the lead immediately after that,” Joplin coach Kyle Wolf said. “That is always a big part of a game. You could tell early, while we have been in a little bit of a funk offensively, that we were trying to find our rhythm. We found it in the middle innings and scored every inning after the first two runs to extend the lead. It was just a good job all the way around the field.”
The Eagles (10-10) evened their overall record with the win, while moving to 5-1 in conference play. The Tigers fell to 14-7 and 3-3 in conference standings.
ON THE MOUND
McReynolds earned the victory after allowing two runs, one earned, on six hits, two walks and eight strikeouts in seven innings for the Eagles.
“Our starting pitching over the course of the last four or five games has been really, really good,” said Wolf. “Justin added to that today.”
Devyn Wright took the loss after allowing 5 runs, 4 earned, on 12 hits and six strikeouts in six innings of work for the Tigers.
GAME ACTION
The first three Tigers reached base in the top of the second following back to back infield hits and a 13-pitch walk to load the bases. After a strikeout, Rhett Hayward brought home a run with a groundout to make the score 1-0.
Joplin used two-out magic in the third inning to take the lead. The Eagles tied the game when Ethan Guilford singled to center field with runners on the corners to plate Bodee Carlson, who singled with one out in the inning. McReynolds was called out in the next at-bat on a bang, bang play at first base only for the call to be overturned on the field to a safe call, allowing the go-ahead run to score and give the Eagles a 2-1 lead.
“That was a huge play for us to be able to get that second run and take the lead with it,” Wolf said. “A 2-1 lead is a lot better than a 1-1 tie. That was an important play for us.”
The Eagles added to the lead with an unearned insurance run in the last of the fourth inning when Carlson reached on an error on a fly ball to right field that allowed Tyler Duley to score to make the score 3-1. Duley was running for Tyler Schumann, who reached on a dropped third strike with one out in the frame.
Kyler Stokes led off the fifth inning with a single through the left side before stealing second base to get into scoring position for Joplin. In the next at-bat, Guilford pulled a ball down the third-base line for an RBI double to push the lead to 4-1.
Joplin made it four straight innings with runs touching home in the bottom of the fifth inning when Stokes singled sharply up the middle with two runners on and two outs to score Carlson, hiking the lead to 5-1.
“I think when we finally saw some balls find some turf, I think we started to loosen up a little bit,” Wolf said of the offensive production. “We went through a couple of games, and credit to who we were playing, where we had trouble scoring runs. We were a little tentative. Once we got those two runs, I thought we loosened up and had some good at-bats.”
Ozark scored a run in the top of the seventh on an RBI single from Sutton Hanks to trim the lead to three.
IN THE BOX
Guilford doubled on the way to three hits and two RBI, while Stokes had three hits, scored a run and drove in one. Carlson had two hits and scored twice, while Byler Reither had two hits and scored a run. Brody Baumann had a hit and scored a run, while Hanks had a hit and drove in one for Ozark.
ON DECK
Joplin is back in action for the third straight day when the Eagles hit the road for a conference and district game at Republic on Wednesday. The game was moved up a day because of the threat of weather. Joplin closes the week of action out with two games on Saturday at the JHS Athletic Complex—Class 5 No. 8 Smithville at 10 a.m. before a 3 p.m. non-conference matchup against Carthage at 3 p.m.
“The great thing is you get to feel good about this one because you beat a really good team,” Wolf said. “But we are right back at the ballpark tomorrow to play again. What else would you rather be doing? Especially on a day like this. We are just trying to take that good energy to Republic tomorrow. They are very good and it’s another big game for us.”
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Two big innings propelled Webb City to a 17-2 run-rule win over Carl Junction on Tuesday in a Central Ozark Conference contest at Chuck Barnes Field.
In a clash with district implications, Webb City plated seven runs in the first inning and eight in the third before a two-run fourth ended the game early.
“It was a good win,” Cardinals coach Flave Darnell said. “It was nice to see us swing the bats well today because we’ve kind of been struggling offensively.”
Webb City improved to 11-12 overall and 4-2 in the COC, while Carl Junction slipped to 6-12 and 1-4 in conference action.
The hosts scored their 17 runs on 16 hits and also took advantage of six Carl Junction errors. Eight Webb City players recorded a hit and five had multi-hit games.
“We were aggressive on fastballs,” Coach Darnell said of the team’s key to success at the plate. “We talked about hitting fastballs early in the count. We didn’t allow him to get to his breaking ball because we know Shane (Diskin) is a good pitcher. It was nice to see us be aggressive early in counts.”
Cy Darnell, Kenley Hood and William Hayes had three hits apiece for the Cardinals, while Eric Fitch and Aidan Brock added two hits apiece. Hayes drove in four runs, while Fitch, Hood, Jeremiah Leaming and Brock had two RBI apiece.
Senior right-hander Cooper Crouch was the winning pitcher. A Crowder College signee, Crouch allowed one hit and four walks in four frames. He did not allow an earned run and struck out seven.
“Cooper settled in and started throwing more strikes later in the game,” Coach Darnell said. “He’s hard to hit when he’s in the zone.”
Carl Junction’s Diskin took the loss after giving up seven runs, one earned, on five hits in one inning. Lucas Vanlanduit allowed four earned runs and Hunter Cantrell gave up two earned runs.
Dalton Mills had CJ’s lone hit.
The Cardinals pushed across seven runs in the bottom of the first. Fitch reached on an error and Cy Darnell singled to right before Hood delivered a run-scoring single into left. After Cade Wilson was plunked, Brock smacked an RBI single into left.
Next, Hood scored from third on a passed ball before Wilson came home on a wild pitch for a 4-0 lead.
Hayes followed with a two-run triple to left and Fitch contributed a run-scoring double to left for a seven-run cushion.
Carl Junction scored two runs in the second without recording a hit. After an error and two walks, Bentley Rowden was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. A second run came home on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Arlen Wakefield.
Webb City blew the game open with eight runs on six hits and two errors in the third. The Cardinals batted around for the second time in the contest. Fitch, Cy Darnell, Hood, Leaming and Kaylor Darnell all drove in runs with base hits.
Leaming and Brock drove in runs in the fourth for the 15-run advantage.
COACH DARNELL RECOGNIZED
Coach Darnell was recognized after the game for recently recording his 300th coaching win.
“That was great,” Darnell said. “I had an awesome experience at CJ and it’s been great here at Webb. I’ve built a lot of great relationships.”
WHAT’S NEXT?
Webb City hosts Class 6 No. 2 Nixa at 4:30 on Wednesday.
“Nixa’s good,” Darnell said. “We’ll have to compete in the zone, hit fastballs and not really worry about who we’re playing.”
Carl Junction is scheduled to host Ozark on Wednesday.
The games were moved from Thursday to Wednesday due to the weather forecast.
The Carl Junction High School boys tennis team earned a 5-4 win over Clever on Monday.
The Bulldogs won two of three doubles matches.
At No. 1 doubles, Blaine Wilkerson and Dan Hodson defeated Cole Waisner and Jase Whiles 8-4, while Ben Morey and Will Russel edged Dylan Dodds-Anthony Dodds 9-7 at No. 2 doubles. At No. 3 doubles, CJ’s Jayden Wolf-Cameron Ball suffered an 8-5 loss to Jason Williams-Ryan McFail.
Clever’s Waisner defeated Wilkerson 8-4 at No. 1 singles, but Carl Junction won the matches at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4. Hodson beat Whiles 8-3, Morey topped Dylan Dodds 8-2 and Russel defeated Anthony Dodds 8-1.
Clever’s Williams defeated Wolf 8-4 and McFail beat Ball 8-3.
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Harry Satterlee captured medalist honors and led Joplin to a runner-up finish at the Bird Dog Invitational boys golf tournament on Monday at Briarbrook Golf Course.
Ozark claimed the team championship with a four-person score of 313. Joplin finished second with a 319. Carl Junction (321), Carthage (323) and Webb City (323) rounded out the top five teams. There were 17 squads in attendance.
Just a sophomore, Satterlee carded a 2-under-par 70 to claim the top spot on the individual leaderboard. Satterlee shot a 37 on the front nine and a 33 on the back nine.
Monett’s Jaxon Bailey was the runner-up with a 1-under-par 71, while Carthage’s Max Templeman finished third with an even-par 72.
Neosho’s Kytn Francisco took fourth with a 73, while Republic’s Cason Bekemeier and Ozark’s Kyler Smith turned in scores of 74.
Republic’s Griffin Frey finished eighth with a 76, while Webb City’s Braxten Cahoon and Carl Junction’s Noah Williams both carded 77.
Neosho’s Xander Woodward shot 78, Nevada’s Owen Swearingen and Joplin’s Hobbs Campbell both carded 79 to round out the top 13.
Carl Junction’s Jack Spencer and Zach Wrensch, Webb City’s Keegon Dill and Josh Howard and Frontenac’s Vinny Pile all carded 80.
Also for the Eagles, Wyatt Satterlee carded 84 and Ian Surbrugg turned in an 86.
Eli Olson was Seneca’s top performer with an 87, McAuley Catholic was led by Evan D’Amour’s 88 and Jack Tyrrell led Thomas Jefferson with a 97.
For the area’s large schools, the tourney acted as a final tune-up before next Monday’s Central Ozark Conference tournament in Branson.
BIRD DOG INVITATIONAL
(At Briarbrook Golf Course)
Team standings: Ozark 313, Joplin 319, Carl Junction 321, Carthage 323, Webb City 323, Republic 324, Neosho 336, Monett 339, Frontenac 353, Seneca 366, McAuley Catholic 376, Lamar 406, Thomas Jefferson 413, Mount Vernon 413, Diamond 458, McDonald County 491. Incomplete team: Nevada.
TEAM-BY-TEAM RESULTS
OZARK (313): Kyler Smith 74, Kyle Fitzpatrick 76, Carter Chronister 81, Alijah Hampton 82, CJ Jackson 83.
JOPLIN (319): Harry Satterlee 70, Hobbs Campbell 79, Wyatt Satterlee 84, Ian Surbrugg 86.
CARL JUNCTION (321): Noah Williams 77, Jack Spencer 80, Zach Wrensch 80, Tommy Walker 84, Jacob Teeter 88.
CARTHAGE (323): Max Templeman 72, Ben Nicholas 81, Owen Derryberry 84, Britt Coy 86, Colson Brust 92, Ben Rogers 99.
WEBB CITY (323): Braxten Cahoon 77, Keegon Dill 80, Josh Howard 80, Cooper Forth 86, Levi Lassiter 94.
The Joplin High School boys golf team took second place at the Bird-Dog Invitational on Monday at Briarbrook Golf Course. Harry Satterlee was the invite’s medalist. Courtesy photo.
College Heights (with McAuley) scored in every inning on the way to clinching the Ozark 7 Conference title with a 12-0 win in five innings over Golden City on Monday.
The Cougars (17-2, 4-0 Ozark 7) tallied single runs in the first two innings before hanging crooked numbers (two, four, four) in each of the final three innings en route to the title-clinching win.
Maddy Colin earned the complete-game shutout win, surrendering just one hit, while walking one and striking out 12 for College Heights.
Brooke Beerly took the loss after allowing eight runs, on nine hits and three walks in 3 1/3 innings. Sienna Wirth allowed four runs, one earned, on three walks and a hit in 1 1/3 relief innings.
Holding a 2-0 lead in the last of the third inning, Jayli Johnson scored on a wild pitch before Colin singled home a run in the next at-bat to push the lead to 4-0.
Johnson came up with a two-run triple to right field an inning later before Kloee Williamson brought a run home with an RBI double to left to push the lead to 7-0 in the next at-bat. Colin logged a sacrifice fly later in the inning to bring home Williamson.
Johnson picked up another RBI in the fifth with a bases-loaded walk before Addie Lawrence reached on an error that allowed three runners to score later in the inning to end the game via run-rule.
Johnson had two hits, including a triple, three RBI and three runs scored to lead CHC at the dish. Williamson doubled on the way to two hits, two runs scored and an RBI. Lawrence had one hit, scored a run and drove in one. Lauren Ukena and Kaitlyn Bates, who doubled, each had a hit and scored twice, while Avery Eminger singled, scored a run and drove in one.
Mount Vernon scored in five of seven innings en route to a 12-1 win over College Heights Christian on Monday in a non-conference prep baseball clash at Joe Becker Stadium.
The Class 4 Mountaineers led 5-0 when they added four runs in the fifth and three more in the top of the seventh. CHC’s lone run came in the bottom of the seventh, as Nicholas Brueggemann drove in Bo Sitton.
Mount Vernon’s Tristan Jones struck out seven and gave up just one hit and two walks in three innings on the mound. Payton Jones pitched 3 2/3 innings, striking out six and giving up three hits. Sawyer Anderson recorded the final out.
Jarrett Zerby had four hits and drove in three runs for the Mountaineers, while Braden Dodson drove in two runs on four hits.
Brueggemann pitched 2 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on five hits and a walk. Smoke Ezell pitched 4 1/3 innings, giving up five earned runs on nine hits while striking out three.
Bruggemann had two hits and an RBI, while Jayce Walker, Kelton Welch, Ezell and Sitton had one hit apiece.
The Webb City girls won seven events. 
Neosho’s Kaden Cole won the 1600 in 4:34.
Phoenix Wade placed fourth in the shot put and Grigg was fifth in the javelin. 
McAuley freshman Michael Parrigon won the 3200-meter run in 11:28. Parrigon was also the runner-up in both the 800 (2:10) and 1600 (4:52).
