SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Jeremiah Leaming’s grand slam and a huge fifth inning propelled the Webb City Cardinals to a 13-3 win over Parkview on Friday at the Red & Blue Classic.
Webb City improved to 4-4 on the season.
Leaming hit a grand slam in the second inning before the Cardinals blew the game open with an eight-run fifth inning.
The Cardinals scored their 13 runs on 13 hits and five walks.
Cy Darnell and Kaylor Darnell recorded three hits apiece, while Leaming drove in five runs on two hits. William Hayes had three RBI and Kolton Eilenstein drove in two runs.
Cade Wilson, Aidan Brock and Cy Darnell had one RBI apiece.
Cy Darnell scored three runs, while Brock, Kaylor Darnell and Leaming all scored two runs apiece.
Evan Freeman was the winning pitcher. He went 3 1/3 innings and allowed just one earned run on two hits and a walk. Freeman fanned five.
Gage Chapman pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief.
Parkview’s Delton Orcutt took the loss after allowing four runs on three hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings.
Gehrig Eoff had two of Parkview’s three hits.
Webb City will play two games on Saturday at the tourney, with both at Hillcrest.
The Cardinals take on the host Hornets at 10 a.m. and then meet Rolla at 3.
GALENA, Kan. — College Heights Christian’s boys and girls both finished second in the team standings at the Galena Bulldog Relays on a chilly Thursday.
Teams from Thomas Jefferson and McAuley Catholic also crossed the border to compete at Galena High School.
The College Heights boys scored 65 points. Riverton took first in the standings with 78 points, with Galena third (50).
Boys squads from McAuley Catholic (35) and Thomas Jefferson (28) finished ninth and 10th, respectively, in the team standings. There were 18 boys teams.
The College Heights girls finished second in the team standings with 64 points. Riverton took first with 80 points. There were 19 girls teams in attendance.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS
Winning events for the College Heights boys were Matt Williams (100) and Colsen Dickens (400). Williams recorded a time of 11.78 seconds, while Dickens crossed the line at 54.12.
The Cougars won the 4×400 relay in 3:49.
Taking second were Williams (200) and Ethan Ukena (triple jump), while Caleb Quade was third in the 800.
Addie Lawrence once again won three individual events for College Heights. Lawrence won the 100-meter dash (12.67 seconds), the 200-meter dash (26.92) and the 400-meter run (1:01).
The CHC girls won the 4×400 relay in 4:34.
Lauren Ukena took second in the 300 hurdles, Maddy Colin was the runner-up in the high jump and Jayli Johnson placed third in the 800.
THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGHLIGHTS
Kip Atteberry won two events for the Thomas Jefferson boys. Atteberry crossed the line first in the 800 in 2:09 and also won the 1600 in 4:51.
TJ’s Elias Rincker finished third in the 300 hurdles, while Sheraz Anis was fifth in the 110 hurdles.
For the Thomas Jefferson girls, Gabbi Hiebert and Nico Carlson placed third and fourth in the high jump, while Avery Hocker took fourth in the triple jump.
Sarah Mueller finished sixth in the 800 and Samantha Seto was seventh in the 3200. The Cavaliers finished sixth in the 4×400 relay and eighth in the 4×100.
MCAULEY CATHOLIC HIGHLIGHTS
For the McAuley boys, Michael Parrigon finished second in both the 800 (2:13) and the 1600 (5:01).
Jacob Bracich placed third in the 200 (24.93) and finished fourth in the long jump (18-6).
Armando Alberto finished seventh in the 3200.
The Warriors were second in the 4×400 relay, sixth in the 4×100 and seventh in the 4×800.
For the McAuley girls, Kloee Williamson finished third in both the 200-meter dash (29.27) and the triple jump (29-6).
Kendall Ramsey finished fifth in the 3200 (14:26) and seventh in the 1600 (6:44) and Avery Eminger placed sixth in the shot put (27-3).
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Nevada and Joplin were the top two girls teams at the Carthage Invitational track meet on Thursday at Haffner Stadium.
Nevada finished with 111 points and Joplin was second with 99.5 points.
Webb City (96), Carl Junction (80), Carthage (62) and Neosho (54.5) finished third through sixth.
NEVADA HIGHLIGHTS
Winning events for Nevada were Hope Hearting (LJ) and Lillian Hart (TJ), while taking second were Hart (LJ), Taylor Thompson (discus) and Jade Feller (300 H).
Clara Swearingen, Brooklyn Kutina-Smith and Delanie Hope finished third, fourth and fifth in the 400. Hart was third in the high jump, while Jerica Collins was fourth in the javelin.
Feller was fifth in the 100 and Madyson Majors took sixth in the 200.
Joplin’s Jennalee Dunn and Riley Hawkins compete at Thursday’s Carthage Invitational track meet. Dunn won two events at the meet for the Eagles. Photo by Shawn Fowler.
JOPLIN HIGHLIGHTS
Joplin senior Jennalee Dunn crossed the line first in two events for the Eagles. Dunn won the 1600 in 5:15 and the 800 in 2:23.
Joplin’s 4×200 relay team of Allie Lawrence, Bailey Owens, Brynn Driver and Isabella Yust took first place with a time of 1:54.
The team of Mya Ndedi-Ntepe, Abigayle Lowery, Driver and Dunn took second in the 4×400. The Eagles finished fourth in the 4×100, with Lawrence, Kylie Anderson, Maria Loum and Abigail Eckert competing.
Driver took second in the 400 (1:04) and Allie Keizer was the runner-up in the 800 (2:34).
Kylie Anderson finished third in the 100, while Lawrence (pole vault, 200) and Driver (triple jump) claimed fourth place finishes.
Also for the Eagles, Eckert was fifth in the long jump, while Phia Vogel (100), Owens (400) and Jackaline Triplett (800) all finished sixth.
Kaya Cooper (javelin) and Eckert (100) finished seventh in their events, while Claire Jasper (shot put), Addison Route (100 H) and Tatianna Potter (300 H) took eighth place.
WEBB CITY HIGHLIGHTS
Webb City’s 4×800 relay team of Alanna Bundy, Abi Street, Elliett Capron and Riley Hawkins took first in 10:50.
The Cardinals were fourth in the 4×400, with Hally Philpot, Essence Robinson, Isabelle Lopez and Khloe Rhuems competing.
The Webb City team of Kylie Jennings, Halle Hurd, Ripley Shanks and Mia Lenker placed fifth in the 4×100.
The Cardinals finished fifth in the 4×200 relay, with Jennings, Essence Robinson, Khloe Rhuems and Chase Stilley competing.
Winning individual events for Webb City were Sami Mancini (shot put), Dawsyn Decker (javelin) and Hawkins (3200).
Jennings (100) and Hawkins (1600) claimed runner-up finishes, while Street was third in the 3200 and fifth in the 1600.
Taking sixth place were Decker (shot put) and Bundy (1600, 3200), while Aubree Lassiter (discus) and Cassady Ryberg (300 H) finished seventh in their events.
Finishing eighth were Mia Lenker (long jump), Makenzie Storm (javelin) and Philpot (800).
Carl Junction’s Ally Montez won both hurdle races at the Carthage Invitational on Thursday. Photo by Shawn Fowler.
CARL JUNCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Carl Junction’s Ally Montez and Sydney Ward won two events apiece.
Montez took first in the 100 hurdles in 15.04 seconds. Montez also won the 300 hurdles in 45.6. Montez also placed second in the 200.
Ward took first in the 100-meter dash in 12.6 seconds and also won the 200 (26.46).
CJ’s Emeron Lundien won the pole vault to give the Bulldogs five event wins.
Also for Carl Junction, Olivia Vediz finished second in the triple jump and third in the long jump.
Delaney Harris took third in the 800 and Sloan Uebinger was seventh in the 100 hurdles.
CARTHAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Carthage won the 4×100 relay in 53.2 seconds, with Aven Willis, Sydnee Dudolski, Lexa Youngblood and Joey Hettinger competing.
The Tigers also took first in the 4×400 relay, as Willis, Youngblood, Ashlyn Brust and Maggie Boyd recorded a time of 4:33.
The Tigers were second in the 4×200 relay, with Willis, Dudolski, Brust and Youngblood running.
Carthage’s Joey Hettinger won the high jump (5-2.25).
Finishing fourth for the Tigers were Lilly Holmes (shot put) and Jaidyn Brunnert (300 H), while Boyd (1600), Jenna Calhoon (400) and Morelia Reyes-Perez (800) all took seventh place.
NEOSHO HIGHLIGHTS
Neosho’s Riley Kemna took second in the 3200, while Bailey Miller was third in the pole vault.
Finishing fourth in their events were Kendall Platner (high jump, 100H), Kinley Wilson (pole vault), Kaylee Schibi (discus), and Chloe Wood (1600).
Platner was fifth in the 300 hurdles, Madilyn Ebbinghaus was seventh in the 200 and Adrianna Adams placed eighth in the 3200.
MCDONALD COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS
McDonald County’s Mariana Salas was the runner-up in the javelin, while Sosha Howard placed third in the triple jump and Jada Alfaro took fifth in the shot put.
The Mustangs were fifth in the 4×400 relay, with Corina Holland, Anna Price, Savannah Leib and Lacey Nix competing.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Grove’s Elliot Geer won the 400. Seneca’s Isabella Renfro was the runner-up in the shot put, East Newton’s Mackenzie Massey took second in the 100 hurdles and Lamar’s Marcy Miller was the runner-up in the high jump. Lamar’s Kiersten Potter was third in the 1600 and fourth in the 3200.
CARTHAGE, Mo. — With a top-two finish in seven events, including a pair of wins by senior standout Donovyn Fowler, Joplin’s boys claimed the team championship at the 38th annual Carthage Invitational track meet on Thursday at Haffner Stadium.
In a field of 14 teams, Joplin finished on top of the standings with 110 points.
Willard took second with 100 points, while Webb City was third with 91. Neosho (86) and Carthage (69.5) rounded out the top five teams.
JOPLIN HIGHLIGHTS
Joplin senior Donovyn Fowler won two events, the long jump and the triple jump, at Thursday’s Carthage Invitational. Photo by Shawn Fowler.
A future Oklahoma Sooner, Fowler won both the long jump (23-1.25) and the triple jump (47-2.5) to lead the Eagles.
With their overall team depth on display, Joplin finished second in five events. Hobbs Campbell was the runner-up in both the 1600 (4:27) and the 800 (1:59), while Donovahn Watkins took second in the shot put (53-9.25) and Zaben Barnes crossed the line second in the 3200 (9:56).
Also taking second was Joplin’s 4×800 relay team of Barnes, Nicholas Horton, Ian Horton and Evan Matlock.
Finishing fourth in their respective events for Joplin were Drew VanGilder (javelin), Korey Read (110 H) and Noah Soriano (400, 200).
Fifth-place finishers were Soriano (pole vault, 100) and Ian Horton (3200), while Gustavo Onate finished sixth in the 300 hurdles and took seventh in the 110 hurdles. Evan Matlock placed sixth in the 1600.
The Eagles were seventh in the 4×200, with Read, Aidan Sampson, Luke Vieselmeyer and VanGilder competing.
Finishing eighth in their events were Orion Norris (triple jump), Matthew Foglesong (javelin) and Read (300 H).
WEBB CITY HIGHLIGHTS
Webb City had two event winners, as Billy Wolfe won the high jump (5-11.75) and Grayson Smith took first in the pole vault (15-0.25).
Wolfe was the runner-up in the 100-meter dash, while Smith finished third in the long jump and Lucas Ott placed third in the javelin.
The Cardinals were third in the 4×800 relay, with Jose Antillon, Daunte Smiles, Blake Vaughn and Roman Borboa competing.
Finishing fourth for the Cardinals were Dante Washington (triple jump) and Borboa (1600, 3200), while fifth-place finishers were Nathaniel Miller (discus) and Malique McCarter (javelin).
Webb City finished sixth in the 4×200, with William Headrick, William Jackson, Wolfe and Washington competing.
Taking sixth in their individual events were Jackson (long jump) and Evan Stevens (3200), while Omari Jackson (triple jump), Antillon (400), Jadon Brisco (300 H), Wolfe (200) and Dustin Brockmiller (3200) all claimed seventh-place in their events.
NEOSHO HIGHLIGHTS
Missouri Southern recruit Kaden Cole won two events for the Wildcats. Cole won the 1600 in 4:24 and also crossed the line first in the 3200 in 9:50.
Isaiah Green finished second in the triple jump and was eighth in the long jump, while Erie Bebie was the runner-up in the 300 hurdles.
Neosho’s 4×200 relay team of Brock Franklin, Evan Haskins, Konnor Siler and Tyrese Hill finished second in 1:35.
The team of Franklin, Talon Mitchell, Marcus Duncan and Hill took second in the 4×100 in 45.28.
Taking third for Neosho were Jared Siler (high jump) and Bebie (110 H). Jared Siler was fifth in the triple jump and Cade Camerer took sixth in the high jump.
The Wildcats were sixth in the 4×800, with Gabriel Mabrey, Jacob Bailey, Adam Farrell and Oscar Granados competing.
Connor Jordon finished seventh in the 800, while 8th: Tyrese Hill (100, 200) and Izaiah Hill (400) placed eighth in their events.
CARTHAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Carthage’s Zach Lansford was the runner-up in the javelin (142-2.25).
Carthage finished third in the 4×400 relay, as Miquel Solano, Tyler Burt, Chris Mejia and Landen Schrader recorded a time of 3:36.
Trenton Yates placed third in the triple jump and the 300 hurdles, while Luke Gall was third in the 100.
Finishing fourth in their events were Schrader (long jump), Braxton McBride (400) and Daryl Martin (300 H). Taking fifth were Schrader (high jump), Micah Lindsey (shot put), Martin (110 H), Solano (800) and Gall (200).
Yates finished sixth in the 110 hurdles, while the Tigers took eighth in the 4×200 relay.
MCDONALD COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS
McDonald County took fourth in the 4×100 relay, with Jared Mora, Toby Moore, Francisco Blancas-Ayala and Andrew Watkins running.
The Mustangs finished fourth in the 4×200 relay, with Mora, Joshua Pacheco, Samuel Barton and Esteban Martinez-Olvera competing.
Also for Mac County, Logan Harriman took fourth in the discus, while Andrew Watkins (PV), Joshua Pacheco (TJ) and Junior Eliam (discus) finished sixth in their respective events. Andrew Moritz was seventh in the javelin.
CARL JUNCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Carl Junction’s Caleb Graham was the runner-up in the pole vault (11-5.75), with teammate Owen Hensley tying for third (11-0).
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Winning individual events were East Newton’s Gabe Bergen (300 H) and Kelton Sorrell (800), Lamar’s Trace Willhite (javelin), Grove’s Emanuel Crawford (100, 200) and Carson Trimble (400), and Willard’s Isaac Shaw (discus), Karon Johnson (shot put) and David Schwartz (110 H).
Nevada’s Drew Beachler was second in the long jump and fourth in the high jump, while teammate Jerimia Collins was the runner-up in the discus.
Joplin scored in every inning while hanging crooked numbers on the scoreboard in the third and fourth frames on the way to a 16-0 win over Neosho in five innings to open Central Ozark Conference play on a brutally cold Thursday afternoon at the JHS Athletic Complex that saw temperatures struggling to reach 40 degrees by game time.
“I thought we handled the (weather) conditions very well,” Joplin coach Kyle Wolf said. “It’s not as cold when you get out to a lead and you’re playing well. We really didn’t talk about it other than doing what you needed to do to be comfortable, but when it’s time to make a play, make a play. I thought they handled it well but, again, I thought getting out to that lead early helped a lot. It helps with your energy and helps you feel good about what is going on. It was a good job by our guys.”
Joplin (4-5) scored single tallies in the first two innings before taking advantage of four Neosho (5-2) errors on the way to an eight-run third inning to push the lead to 10-0. The Eagles continued to put the pressure on with the bats with six more runs touching home in the fourth inning en route to the win.
“I am taking the blame for this one,” first-year Neosho coach Bo Helsel said. “We just weren’t prepared enough. We have beaten some good teams this year, but we haven’t beaten some great COC teams like Joplin. We weren’t prepared. They were the better team today. … We have preached all year about throwing strikes and not striking out. We walked way too many today and had way too many strikeouts. That was our demise.”
ON THE MOUND
Ethan Guilford earned the complete-game, shutout win after blanking the Wildcats over five innings of work. He scattered three hits, didn’t walk a batter and struck out three on 55 pitches for Joplin.
“It wasn’t an easy day to hit, but it also wasn’t an easy day to pitch,” Wolf said. “What I really appreciated about what Ethan did—we had some long innings on offense. He came right out and was right back in the zone to put pressure on them. That is not an easy thing to do on a day like today. He did a good job in the dugout of staying loose and locked in so that when he was out there, he was ready to go.”
Carter Fenske took the loss for Neosho after allowing five runs, four earned, on one hit, seven walks and a strikeout in two innings. Kael Smith, Carter Baslee and Reese Miller combined to allow 11 runs, nine earned, in two relief innings.
GAME ACTION
Joplin took the lead in the bottom of the first after Kyler Stokes drew a two-out walk before moving to third on a single by Guilford and scoring shortly after on a wild pitch with Justin McReynolds at the plate.
The Eagles added an insurance run in the bottom of the second inning after loading the bases with one out. Brady Mails brought home Tyler Duley, who was a courtesy runner for Tyler Schumann after drawing a leadoff walk in the inning, with an RBI fielder’s choice groundout.
Joplin blew the game open in the third inning, scoring eight times on four hits, aided by four Wildcat errors, to push the lead to 10-0.
Schumann started the scoring with a two-run single to center field with the bases loaded to make the score 4-0. Two unearned runs scored on a throwing error before an infield hit from Bodee Carlson brought a run home to extend the lead to seven runs. Mails singled home a run for his second RBI of the inning, McReynolds drew a bases-loaded walk and Layten Copher picked up an RBI on a groundout to wrap the scoring in the frame.
“We talked before the inning about wanting to put up a crooked number and trying to get this thing broken open a little bit,” Wolf said. “I thought we did a good job of grinding through at-bats, taking advantage of what they were giving us and not trying to do too much. We get a hit, get hit and do something a little different to speed them up a little bit and take advantage of some miscues in that inning to make it a really big inning. Credit to our guys for executing in situations”
The Eagles’ offense didn’t let up in the fourth inning, as Joplin plated six more runs to build a 16-run lead. Carlson had an RBI single before a run came home on a double by Jackson Queen. McReynolds singled up the middle to bring home the 15th run of the game. Another run scored on a wild pitch with two outs in the inning.
“We went into the inning with the mentality of not taking the foot off the pedal,” Wolf said. “We stayed locked in, and that’s the biggest thing. We just stayed with a good, consistent approach. In a game that’s not 10-0, but 2-1, that approach is going to work, too. That’s something I hope that we are starting to understand. Regardless of the score, that consistent approach is going to pay off for us more often than not.”
IN THE BOX
Carlson had two hits, two RBI and scored twice to lead Joplin at the plate. McReynolds went 1-for-1 with three walks, two RBI and two runs scored, Mails had a hit, scored a run and drove in two. Stokes had a hit and scored a team-high three runs.
Wyatt Shadwick, Austin Rodriguez and Baslee all had hits for Neosho.
WEBB CITY, Mo. — A timely hit never materialized for the Webb City Cardinals.
As a result, Webb City suffered a 2-0 loss to Springfield Catholic on a cold and windy Thursday at Barnes Field.
On an uncomfortable day to play, Webb City managed just four hits, and the Cardinals left six runners on-base.
“I thought our effort was great,” Cardinals coach Flave Darnell said. “I thought we had good swings in the box. I thought we were aggressive. I thought our pitchers did a great job and our defense did a good job. Their pitcher did a great job. They took advantage of a couple of our miscues and they got a couple of timely hits. That’s the way it goes sometimes.”
Ranked fifth in Class 5 by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association, the Cardinals fell to 3-4 on the season. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak.
“We’ll keep getting better,” Darnell said. “There’s no doubt we’re playing better. We’ve got a lot of guys who haven’t got a lot of varsity time. We’re seeing a lot of good things out of them. We’re excited about our team.
“I think our non-conference schedule is really tough,” Darnell said. “Hopefully it prepares us for May. The goal is to be as good as we can be in May, so we’ll keep grinding.”
Ranked second in Class 3, Springfield Catholic improved to 3-3.
The two teams combined for just nine hits on a day with temperatures in the 30s.
Catholic pushed across a single tally in the fourth, as Ben Smith reached on a dropped third strike and later scored on Logan Ripper’s RBI groundout.
Webb City had runners tagged out on the basepaths in both the third and fourth innings. The Cardinals stranded a pair of runners in the sixth inning.
The Irish added a key insurance run in the seventh, as Jack Schoen was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
Webb City brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the seventh after Jeremiah Leaming singled with one out. But again, a clutch base hit never came for the Cardinals.
“We just couldn’t get the hit when we needed it,” Darnell said.
Junior right-hander Kaylor Darnell went 5 1/3 innings and allowed just three hits and one walk while striking out five in a tough-luck loss. Junior right-hander Walker Sweet tossed 1 2/3 innings of relief, giving up one run on two hits while striking out three.
Leaming had two of Webb City’s four hits, with Kenley Hood and William Hayes recording one hit apiece.
Catholic’s Weston Cline tossed a complete-game shutout. He struck out four and walked three.
“He was aggressive in the zone, kind of like our guys,” Coach Darnell said of Cline. “There were only nine hits on the day. He’s a good pitcher. He attacked us with fastballs.”
Smith, a Missouri recruit, had two hits for the Irish.
Webb City is at Parkview at noon on Friday in the Red & Blue Classic.
The Cardinals will play two games in the tournament on Saturday at Hillcrest, a 10 a.m. date with Hillcrest and a 3 p.m. contest against Rolla.
Webb City had two event winners, as Billy Wolfe won the high jump (5-11.75) and Grayson Smith took first in the pole vault (15-0.25).
