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TRACK & FIELD: East Newton boys win Big 8 Meet; McDonald County squads fare well

Posted on by Jason Peake

 

MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — East Newton’s boys won eight events en route to capturing the team championship at the Big 8 Conference Track Meet on Tuesday night at Mount Vernon High School.

East Newton compiled 120 team points to finish on top of the standings. Marshfield (108), Lamar (82), McDonald County (67) and Springfield Catholic (64.5) rounded out the top five teams. 

A Missouri Southern recruit, East Newton senior Kelton Sorrell won the three individual events—the 800 in 2:09, the 1600 in 4:43 and the 3200 in 10:31. 

Also winning individual events for the Patriots were Michael Crowe (high jump) and Gabe Bergen (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles).

The Patriots won two relays, the 4×800 and the 4×400 relay. 

Sophomore Chase Sorrell was the runner-up to his brother Kelton in the 800, 1600 and 3200. 

 

MCDONALD COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS

For the McDonald County boys, Junior Eliam was the runner-up in the discus, with teammate Logan Harriman fourth. 

Mac County’s Andrew Moritz took second in the javelin, with teammate Ricardo Salas fourth. Joshua Pacheco placed third in the triple jump, Garrett Gricks and Morgan Grider were fourth and fifth in the shot put, while Andrew Watkins finished sixth in the pole vault.

Pacheco finished fifth in the 400, Tyler Rothrock placed sixth in the 800 and Caleb Garvin was seventh in the 3200. 

The team of Hunter Leach, Esteban Martinez-Olvera, Dominic Cervantes and Pacheco finished fourth in the 4×400 relay. 

The Mustangs took fifth in the 4×800 relay, with Rothrock, Mark Wilson, Cervantes and Leach competing. 

Mac County also placed fifth in the 4×200, with Martinez-Olvera, Cervantes, Samuel Barton and Pacheco running. 

McDonald County’s Mariana Salas won the girls javelin with a toss of 35.85 meters.

Also for the MCHS girls, Anna Price finished fourth in the 800, while Gissele Reyes-Luna took fifth in the 300 hurdles and Madison Burton placed seventh in the 3200.

McDonald County’s Peyton Cooper took sixth in the discus, Jada Alfaro was sixth in the shot put and Sosha Howard was seventh in both the long jump and triple jump. 

McDonald County’s 4×400 relay team of Lacey Nix, Corina Holland, Reyes-Luna and Anna Price finished third. The Mustangs were fifth in the 4×800 relay, with Price, Clara Horton, Burton and Melysia McCrory competing.

 

SENECA HIGHLIGHTS

For the Seneca girls, Katelyn Fyock was fourth in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump, while Isabella Renfro was fourth in the shot put and Rylee Darnell took fifth in the high jump.

Also for the Indians, Danessa Macy was fifth in the 100 hurdles and Cambry Long placed sixth in the 400.  

The Indians finished fifth in the 4×200 relay, with Kamryn Fox, Makenzie French, Long and Addyson Jones competing.

 

OTHER LOCAL WINNERS

In the boys meet, Lamar’s Trace Willhite won both the discus and the javelin. 

On the girls side, Lamar’s Phajjia Gordon took first in the discus, while Aurora’s Makena Hall won the 100 meter hurdles. Cassville’s girls won the 4×800, with Marianne McCrackin, Tori Mitchell, Annie Moore and Jolie Evans running.

 

Big 8 Conference Track Meet

Boys team standings: East Newton 120, Marshfield 108, Lamar 82, McDonald County 67, Springfield Catholic 64.5, Cassville 50, Nevada 50, Monett 46.5, Reeds Spring 46, Hollister 44, Logan-Rogersville 28.5, Mount Vernon 24, Aurora 9.5, Seneca 1. 

Girls team standings: Marshfield 119.5, Nevada 102, Lamar 89, Hollister 88, Cassville 76, Monett 59, Logan-Rogersville 48, McDonald County 46, Aurora 40, Seneca 29, Mount Vernon 22.5, Springfield Catholic 13, East Newton 5, Reeds Spring 4. 

 

FULL RESULTS: Big 8 Championships 2022 – Big 8 results (Raw) (milesplit.com)

BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Webb City defeats Neosho without recording a hit; McDonald County wins Big 8 West title

Posted on by Lucas Davis

WEBB CITY 1, NEOSHO 0

NEOSHO, Mo. — The Webb City Cardinals didn’t record a hit, but still came out victorious in Tuesday’s Central Ozark Conference clash with the Neosho Wildcats at Roy B. Shaver Field. 

The game was a classic pitcher’s duel between Neosho’s Kael Smith and Webb City’s Cooper Crouch.  

A junior right-hander, Smith did not allow a hit in seven innings, but took the tough-luck loss. Smith struck out two, walked one and hit one. 

A senior right-hander, Crouch struck out 10, including five straight batters at one point late in the contest. A Crowder College signee, Crouch gave up one hit, plunked one and did not walk a batter en route to earning the complete-game victory. 

The contest, which had district seeding implications, featured just one hit, a second inning infield single by Neosho’s Carter Baslee. 

The Cardinals plated a run without recording a hit in the top of the fifth inning. 

Aidan Brock reached on an error, taking second on the play. Pinch runner Evan Freeman went to third on a passed ball and then scored on a wild pitch for the lone run of the game.

The Wildcats had the tying run in scoring position in the bottom of the seventh after River Brill was hit by a pitch and stole second. But Crouch retired the side to secure the win. 

Ranked 10th in Class 5, Webb City improved to 13-14 and 5-3 in the COC. Neosho fell to 11-13 and 0-8 in the COC. 

Both teams resume COC action on Thursday, as Webb City is at Republic and Neosho is at Nixa.

 

MCDONALD COUNTY 2, NEVADA 0

ANDERSON, Mo. — Class 5 No. 4 McDonald County broke a scoreless tie with a run in the third inning before adding an insurance run an inning later on the way to a shutout win over Nevada on Tuesday to win the Big 8 West Conference title.

Levi Helm earned the win for the Mustangs after pitching 6 1/3 shutout innings. He scattered three hits, walked three and struck out 11. Weston Gordon struck out one in 2/3 of an inning in relief.

Case Sanderson took the loss after allowing two runs on two hits, two walks and nine strikeouts in six innings of work.

The Mustangs took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Helm singled home Cole Martin, who reached with a single earlier in the frame. Cross Dowd reached on a walk in the fourth and came around to score on a wild pitch for a 2-0 lead.

Martin and Helm had the two hits for McDonald County, with Helm driving in one and Martin scoring once.

Sanderson, Caden Klumpp and Logan Marquart all had hits for Nevada.

 

BRANSON 6, CARTHAGE 2 (9 INNINGS)

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Branson and Carthage took a 2-2 tie into extra innings when the Pirates plated four runs in the top of the ninth on the way to the Central Ozark Conference win on Tuesday at Carl Lewton Stadium.

Branson scored four runs on three hits, three walks and a hit-by-pitch.

Kale Lankton earned the win after pitched three scoreless innings in relief, allowing two hits, walking three and striking out one. Carter Jenkins started and took a no-decision after allowing two runs on five hits, three walks and six strikeouts in six innings.

Braxdon Tate took the loss in relief after allowing two runs on four hits and two strikeouts in two relief innings. Kaden Arr started and took a no-decision after allowing two runs on four hits, five walks and five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

Jenkins had three hits and scored two runs, while Rylan Cornelison had two hits and three RBI for Branson.

Nate Norbury had two hits and scored a run, while Braxdon Tate had a hit and drove in one.

 

SKYLINE 16, COLLEGE HEIGHTS 1 (4 INNINGS)

Skyline scored in every inning with crooked numbers touching the plate in the first, second and fourth innings on the way to a four-inning win over College Heights on Tuesday.

Skyline scored five times in the first inning before adding three runs in the second and seven more in the fourth to fuel the win.

Trent Pinon earned the win after pitching three scoreless innings on three hits and drive strikeouts. Cohen Mashburn allowed a run on three hits and a strikeout in one relief inning.

Ben Thomas took the loss after allowing five runs on dive hits, a walk and a strikeout in one inning. Joshua Anderson allowed 11 unearned runs on five hits, four walks and three strikeouts in three relief innings.

Caleb Evans had two hits, while Kelton Welch had a hit and scored a run. Austin Miller had a hit and drove in one for College Heights.

BASEBALL: McReynolds dominates on the mound behind early offense in Joplin’s win over CJ

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Anchored by a dazzling performance from Justin McReynolds on the mound, Joplin put crooked numbers on the scoreboard in the first two innings to build an insurmountable lead in a 9-2 win over Carl Junction in Central Ozark Conference action on Tuesday at the JHS Athletic Complex.

Joplin pitcher Justin McReynolds delivers to home plate during the Eagles’ conference win over Carl Junction on Tuesday. Photo by Shawn Fowler.

“The story is Justin McReynolds just absolutely dealing during the time that he was in there,” Joplin coach Kyle Wolf said. “He was really good and pounded the zone. … I thought we were pretty good defensively behind him and made some tough plays at times to collect some outs for him as well. … Early on (offensively), we took advantage of some things to get some runs up early in the game and had some really good at-bats, too.”

Playing as the away team after weather forced the game from CJHS to JHS, Joplin scored two runs in the top of the first inning to take control. The Eagles took advantage of two Bulldog errors on the way to six runs scoring in the second frame to go up 8-0. Joplin added insurance in the fourth. The Bulldogs got on the scoreboard with a pair of two-out runs in the seventh before the rally ended.

“When you put yourself in a hole early, you make it tough,” CJ coach Jake Stevenson said. “There were times early in the game where we let the bleeding continue. We weren’t able to get an out when we needed to, and we gave up a lot of free bases. When you give up a lot of free bases against a good team with a good arm going, you’re going to be in an uphill battle and that is what we did tonight.”

Joplin improves to 12-12, 6-2 in the COC. Carl Junction falls to 8-14, 2-5 in conference play.

ON DECK

The Eagles wrap up conference play with a matchup at Willard on Thursday before traveling to Webb City on Saturday. Joplin wraps up the season with Senior Night on May 9 before the regular season finale at Lamar on May 10.

Carl Junction’s Arlen Wakefield drives in two runs with a base hit late in the loss against Joplin on Tuesday. Photo by Shawn Fowler.

The Bulldogs are at Branson in COC action on Thursday, before hosting Parkview and Seneca in a doubleheader on Saturday. Carl Junction wraps the season with a final home conference matchup against Nixa on May 9 before traveling to St. Mary’s Colgan in Pittsburg, Kansas, on May 10.

“It is going to come down to our seniors,” Stevenson when asked what he wants to see from his team down the home stretch leading into the postseason. “This is it for them and this will be their last ride together. As they go, we go. If we can show grit and be prepared for a postseason run, it will start with our leadership.”

ON THE MOUND

McReynolds was dominant for the Eagles, allowing one hit over six innings, which came with one out in the sixth. He walked two and struck out four without allowing a run. Joe Jasper allowed two runs on four hits and a strikeout in one relief inning.

“He comes at you from a little different arm angle with a little different release that is hard to pick up,” Wolf noted about McReynolds. “He is sneaky fast, and he just competed in the zone. He threw a lot of strikes and pressured them to put the bat to the ball.”

Kyler Perry started and took the loss for Carl Junction after allowing eight unearned runs on five hits, three walks and two strikeouts in two innings. Jordan Woodruff allowed one run on one hit, a walk and a strikeout in two relief innings, while Hunter Cantrell and Jacob Ford combined to pitch three scoreless relief innings.

GAME ACTION

Joplin’s Bodee Carlson fires to first base for an out in the Eagles’ win over Carl Junction on Tuesday. Photo by Shawn Fowler.

Joplin took control of the game from the onset with a pair of runs touching home in the top of the first inning. Byler Reither doubled to right field with one out before stealing third and coming around to score on a three-base CJ error on a fly ball off the bat of Kyler Stokes. Stokes came in to score in the next at-bat on an RBI groundout by McReynolds for a 2-0 lead.

“Anytime you can get out to a lead, it can open things up for you,” Wolf said. “We can be a little more aggressive on the bases and try to do some other things to tack onto it.”

The Eagles added the first insurance run in the top of the second when Layten Copher walked and moved to third on a two-base throwing on an errant pick-off throw to first. Copher touched home on a sac fly to right from Tyler Schumann to make the score 3-0. Stokes sent a ball to center field for a sac fly with the bases full to plate a fourth run. Ethan Guilford followed with an RBI single up the middle and McReynolds continued to help himself with a two-run double to right-center to push the lead to 7-0. The sixth run of the inning came home on a Bulldog throwing error. 

Carl Junction’s Logan Eck tags out Joplin’s Landon Maples at first base in the Bulldogs’ loss to the Eagles on Tuesday. Photo by Shawn Fowler.

“To come out and score two and then have the big inning after that—it was a little bit of everything,” Wolf said. “We hit when we needed to hit and took some bases when we needed to take some bases. I think we had three of four sacrifice flies in situations where we needed them. We executed some at-bats that may have been outs, but they were productive when we needed them.”

Joplin pushed the lead to 9-0 in the top of the fourth when McReynolds registered a sacrifice fly to center to score Stokes. 

Carl Junction got on the scoreboard in the top of the seventh when Arlen Wakefield drove in two with a two-out single.

AT THE PLATE

Guilford had three hits, two RBI and scored a run for Joplin, while McReynolds had two hits, including a triple, and three RBI. Reither doubled and scored twice, with Stokes recording a hit, scoring twice and driving in one.

Wakefield had a hit and two RBI for CJ. Lucas Vanlanduit and Cole Wilson also registered hits and scored a run each.

BOYS TENNIS ROUNDUP: Joplin earns COC win over Neosho; Thomas Jefferson rolls in regular season finale

Posted on by Jason Peake

 

JOPLIN 7, NEOSHO 2

Joplin closed out the regular season on a high note by beating Neosho 7-2 at the JHS Athletic Complex.

“Tonight’s win against Neosho made for a nice finish to our regular season,” Joplin coach Aaron Stump said. 

At No. 1 doubles, Joplin’s Adam Badr and Josiah Hazlewood defeated Christian Williams and Peyton Williams 6-1. 

“Adam Badr and Josiah Hazlewood hit their stride in No. 1 doubles and continued to play well in singles,” Stump commented. “Adam hustled to win quite a few points, and Josiah played well at the net.”

Joplin’s Joseph Graham and Aidan Kester defeated Neosho’s Fajtim Lee and William Weber 6-3 at No. 2 doubles. 

“Our No. 2 team of Joseph Graham and Aidan Kester had a strong showing,” Stump noted.

At No. 3 doubles, Neosho’s Jacob Leibham and Wesley Williams defeated Michael Mancipe and Hunter Merkley 6-3.

At No. 1 singles, Joplin’s Graham earned a 6-5 (7-5) win over Christian Williams. 

“Joseph’s singles match was a close competition,” Stump said. “What impressed me the most with his play this evening is that he played consistently and chose opportune times to attack.”

Joplin’s Badr beat Lee 6-1 at No. 2 singles and Mancipe won the No. 3 singles match 6-2 over Weber.

At No. 4 singles, Hazlewood defeated Peyton Williams 6-2, while Neosho’s Leibham earned a 6-0 win over Merkley at No. 5 singles. Kester beat Wesley Williams 6-2 at No. 6 singles.

In other action, Nixa beat Neosho 5-0 in a make-up dual at the Joplin Athletic Complex that concluded when one team reached five wins.

In singles matches, Nixa’s Carson Palmer beat Christian Williams 6-2, Brody Ball defeated Ryno Lee 6-1, Mason Murray topped Weber 6-2, Dallin Attwooll beat Peyton Williams 6-0 and Trey Hartwell defeated Leibham 6-1.

 

THOMAS JEFFERSON 9, AURORA 0

The Thomas Jefferson Cavaliers ended the regular season on a high note and hiked their record to 11-1 with Tuesday’s dominant win over the Houn’ Dawgs.

The Cavaliers won eight of the nine matches by 8-0 scores.

In doubles, Thomas Jefferson’s Ian Ding and Tyler Brouhard defeated Xane Shirley-Locke Shirley 8-0, while Prithvi Nagarajan and Hari Nagarajan beat James Rogers-Larson Briggs 8-0. 

TJ’s Devan Murali and Lala Qian defeated Landon Boatwright-Adam Bland 8-0.

Ding, Prithvi Nagarajan, Brouhard, Qian and Hari Nagarajan all won their singles matches 8-0, while Murali defeated Boatwright 8-1.

The Cavaliers will compete at the individual district tournament on Friday in Belton.

 

NIXA 7, CARL JUNCTION 2

Nixa defeated Carl Junction 7-2 on Tuesday. 

CJ’s Cameron Ball won by forfeit at No. 6 singles, and the Bulldogs won the No. 3 doubles match by forfeit.

In completed singles matches, Palmer defeated Blaine Wilkerson 8-4, Ball beat Dan Hodson 8-1, Murray topped Ben Morey 8-0, Attwooll defeated Will Russel 8-1 and Hartwell beat Jayden Wolf 8-0.

BOYS GOLF: Joplin’s Satterlee takes first at COC tourney; Joplin, Webb City, Carl Junction, Carthage all finish in top 6

Posted on by Jason Peake

 

BRANSON, Mo. — Joplin’s Harry Satterlee earned medalist honors at the Central Ozark Conference Golf Tournament on Tuesday at Pointe Royale Golf Course.

A sophomore, Satterlee carded a 73 to finish on top of the individual leaderboard. 

Joplin senior Wyatt Satterlee tied for second with Nixa’s Noah Naugle, as both players carded 74. 

Turning in scores of 75 were Nixa’s Chandler Burch and Branson’s Benjamin Presley. Ozark’s Carter Chronister shot 76 and teammate CJ Jackson carded 77. 

Carl Junction’s Jack Spencer, Webb City’s Braxten Cahoon and Republic’s Griffin Frey carded 78 to tie for eighth place.

Nixa’s duo of Johnathan Miller and Jordan Hartman both shot 79, while Republic’s Cason Bekemeier carded 80. 

Joplin’s Hobbs Campbell, Webb City’s Josh Howard, Neosho’s Kytn Francisco, Carthage’s Britt Coy and Owen Derryberry, Nixa’s Meyer Lively and Ozark’s Kyler Smith all carded 81, tying for 14th place.

Nixa was the team champion with a four-person score of 307. Ozark was second with a 317 and Joplin took third with a 318. 

Webb City (327), Carl Junction (332) and Carthage (336) finished fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively. 

Rounding out the team standings were Republic (343), Willard (356), Branson (363) and Neosho (370).

Also competing for Joplin were Dylan Bozarth (90) and Ian Surbrugg (94), while Keegon Dill (84), Cooper Forth (84) and Levi Lassiter (85) also competed for Webb City.

Jacob Teeter (83), Noah Williams (85), Tommy Walker (86) and Zach Wrensch (95) rounded out Carl Junction’s lineup. 

Also competing for Carthage were Max Templeman (85), Ben Nicholas (89) and Colson Brust (89). 

Xander Woodward (89), Colby Shadwick (100), Camp Ramsey (100) and Landon Werneke (107) also competed for Neosho. 

Local golf teams will compete at their respective district tournaments on May 9. 

Joplin and Carthage will compete at the Class 5 District 3 tournament at Adams Pointe Golf Club in Blue Springs. 

Carl Junction, Neosho and Webb City will compete at the Class 4 District 3 tournament at Lake Valley Golf Club in Camdenton.  

 

Central Ozark Conference Golf Tournament

Team scores: Nixa 307, Ozark 317, Joplin 318, Webb City 327, Carl Junction 332, Carthage 336, Republic 343, Willard 356, Branson 363, Neosho 370.

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