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.
Class 6 eighth-ranked Kickapoo broke a scoreless tie with two runs in the fourth inning and held off Joplin late for a 2-1 win in non-conference, district action on Monday at the JHS Athletic Complex.
The Chiefs (18-4) and Eagles (9-10) took a scoreless game into the fourth inning when the first three batters reached base that ultimately led to two runs touching home. Joplin rallied in the bottom of the sixth inning with a run to trim the lead in half, but the Eagles left the bases loaded before knotting things up. Joplin had the tying run on base in the seventh but was unable to get it into scoring position before the final out was made.
“It was frustrating because we felt like we were in a position to sneak one away from a really good team,” Joplin coach Kyle Wolf said after the loss. “I am frustrated with myself because I thought I overmanaged the game early and didn’t have enough patience for some things late in the game. The kids fought and competed. … We played pretty well defensively, we just needed to be more consistent with our approach at the plate. Overall, it was a tough one.”
ON THE MOUND
Cross Kubik earned the win after allowing one run on four hits, two walks and six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings for the Chiefs. Evan Veinhage pitched 2/3 of an inning and Brian Wamsher earned the save after allowing one hit and striking out one in one relief inning.
Byler Reither took the tough-luck complete-game loss for the Eagles after allowing two runs on four hits, three walks and five strikeouts in seven innings.
“Byler threw really, really well and gave us a chance to win that game,” Wolf said. “When he competes in the zone, he is really effective. He can give people problems. His last three outings, he has thrown really well. … Coming out of this, that is something to feel good about—Byler finding his stride on the mound a little bit. That is going to help down the road as we continue to progress through the season.”
GAME ACTION
Kickapoo got the leadoff man on base in the top of the fourth inning via a walk before Cael McCarville singled up the middle. Both runners moved into scoring position on a wild pitch before a single to right field from Wamsher plated a run for a 1-0 lead. Reed Jensen followed with a sacrifice safety squeeze bunt to score another run.
After the leadoff man was retired to start the last of the sixth inning, the Eagles loaded the bases with a single from Kyler Stokes and back to back walks. Jackson Queen followed with a single to right field to plate a run and cut the lead to 2-1. Kickapoo’s Veinhage followed with a strikeout and induced a groundout to get out of the inning with the bases loaded.
“Jackson came up with the big hit to get a run across and it felt like we had a little bit of momentum coming,” Wolf said. “I have seen us do it all year, but credit to their kid for making pitches to get out of it.”
IN THE BOX
Kickapoo’s Cole Murrell and McCarville each had a hit and scored a run, while Wamsher and Jensen each had a hit and drove in one. Stokes had a hit and scored once, while Queen had a hit and an RBI.
ON DECK
Joplin has a busy week of baseball ahead. The Eagles are back in action with a Central Ozark Conference matchup against Ozark on Tuesday at the JHS Athletic Complex before hitting the road for a conference game at Republic on Wednesday.
The Eagles wrap the week with games against Class 4 fourth-ranked Smithville (10 a.m.) and Carthage (3 p.m.) on Saturday at the JHS Athletic Complex.
BOLIVAR, Mo. — Carl Junction’s Ally Montez and Sydney Ward won two events apiece at the Southwest Baptist University High School Invitational track meet on Monday.
The Carl Junction girls won four events in the Class 4-5 divisions, two apiece by Montez and Ward.
A senior, Montez won both hurdle races. Montez won the 100-meter hurdles in 15.12 seconds and took first in the 300 hurdles in 45.78 seconds.
A freshman, Ward crossed the line first in the 100-meter dash in 12.49 seconds. She also won the 200-meter dash in 25-77 seconds.
Also for the CJ girls, Olivia Vediz placed third in the long jump (16-10) and sixth in the triple jump (33-2.5), while Madilyn Olds took fourth in the javelin (120-6) and Emerson Lundien finished eighth in the pole vault (8-8.25).
The CJ girls were fifth in the 4×100 relay, with Ward, Vediz, Hannah Cantrell and Montez competing.
Carl Junction finished ninth in the 4×200, with Ward, Delaney Harris, Riley Briggs and Emily Rice competing.
For the CJ boys, Caleb Graham took third in the pole vault (12-9.5), while teammate Owen Hensley was seventh in the same event (11-9.75).
