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TRACK & FIELD: Host Neosho Wildcats capture team titles at Harry Lineberry Open House

NEOSHO, Mo. — Neosho’s boys and girls track squads swept the team titles at their own Harry Lineberry Open House on Saturday at Bob Anderson Stadium.

The Neosho boys compiled 345.5 points to top the team standings. Bolivar was a distant second with 124 points.

Neosho’s girls compiled 283 points and Bolivar was second with 188.

Thomas Jefferson, Seneca, Springfield Central and Exeter also competed at the invite. 

The Wildcats won 12 events in the boys meet.

Winning individual events for the Neosho boys were Tyrese Hill (100-meter dash, 200), Izaiah Hill (400), Isaiah Green (long jump), Cade Camerer (high jump), Jared Siler (triple jump), Carter Baslee (shot put) and Collyn Kivett (javelin). Kivett set a school record with his toss of 155-7.

Neosho’s boys won all four relays. The 4×100 relay featured Brock Franklin, Konnor Siler, Jared Siler and Tyrese Hill, while the 4×200 featured Franklin, Konnor Siler, Isaiah Rhone and Isaiah Keezer.

The 4×400 consisted of Izaiah Hill, Keezer, Green and Tyrese Hill, while the 4×800 featured Corbin Ables, Izaiah Hill, Adam Farrell and William Ebbinghaus.

Finishing second in their events were Konnor Siler (100), Keezer (200, 400), Carson Newell (3200), Konnor Payton (110 hurdles), Green (triple jump), Nico Olivares (shot put, discus), Baslee (javelin) and Jared Siler (high jump, long jump).

Third-place finishers were Traven Suldan (javelin), Jackson Smith (triple jump), Newell (1600), Green (300 hurdles), Levi Denison (110 H) and Gabriel Mabrey (800).

Neosho’s girls won nine events.

Neosho freshman Jazmyn Washington won three individual events—the 300 hurdles, the 100 hurdles and the high jump. 

Also winning events for the Neosho girls were Chloe Wood (3200), Madilyn Ebbinghaus (200), Claire Burghart (pole vault) and Raine Harris (long jump).

The NHS girls won the 4×100 relay (Olivia Emery, Miranda Wennhold, Autumn Kinnaird, Ebbinghuas) and the 4×200 relay (Kinley Wilson, Carley Lane, Kinnaird, Washington) and were second in the 4×400 (Riley Kemna, Burghart, Wood, Ebbinghaus).

Taking second in their events were Kemna (3200), Rylyn Moritz (100), Kali House (400), Harris (100 hurdles), Lauren Sullivan (high jump, shot put) and Wennhold (long jump, triple jump).

Teammates Wilson and Kailyn Daniels tied for second in the pole vault. 

Finishing third for the Neosho girls were Burghart (TJ), Katelyn Mahurin (shot put), Regan Weber (100), Hannah Fehring (100 hurdles), Kemna (1600) and Wood (800).

 

THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGHLIGHTS

Thomas Jefferson senior Kip Atteberry won the 3200 with a time of 10:25. 

Atteberry finished second in both the 1600 and the 800. Bolivar’s Gavin Crawford-Yates edged Atteberry in both races.

Cavaliers sophomore Sheraz Anis won the 110-hurdles with a time of 17.99 seconds.

Jay Ball placed fifth in the shot put.

For the TJ girls, Macie Shifferd placed third in the 3200 and fifth in the 1600, while Sarah Mueller finished third in the 400 and fourth in the 800.

Lannah Grigg placed third in the discus and also took fourth in the shot put. Avery Hocker placed fourth in the 100 hurdles and Gabbi Hiebert was fourth in the high jump.

 

SENECA HIGHLIGHTS

Seneca’s Cambry Long won the girls 400 and also took second in the 200. 

Also for the Seneca girls, Parker Long was the runner-up in the javelin. Anna Adkins was third in the high jump, Caroline Leonard placed third in the javelin and Savannah Johnson placed fourth in the 100. The Seneca girls were third in three relays, the 4×100, 4×200 and 4×400.

Seneca’s Brodie Probert took third in the boys 400 and Brock Pendergraft was third in the discus.

The Indians were second in the 4×100 and third in the 4×200.

 

Neosho Harry Lineberry Open House

Boys team scores: Neosho 345.5, Bolivar 124, Central 56, Thomas Jefferson 50, Seneca 45.5, Exeter 10.

Girls team scores: Neosho 283, Bolivar 188, Seneca 79.5, Thomas Jefferson 57.5, Central 44, Exeter 8.

BASEBALL: Carl Junction drops games to Mac County, Camdenton

MCDONALD COUNTY 4, CARL JUNCTION 2

ANDERSON, Mo. — McDonald County took an early lead and held off Carl Junction for a 4-2 win on Saturday.

The Mustangs scored three times in the bottom of the first inning to lead 3-1 before the Bulldogs scored a single tally in the second to trim the lead to 3-2. McDonald County added insurance in the bottom of the third inning and kept CJ off the scoreboard for the remainder of the contest.

Isaac Behm earned the complete-game win after allowing two runs on three hits, three walks and four strikeouts in seven innings.

Logan Eck took the loss after allowing four runs on five hits, three walks and five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Behm helped himself out at the plate with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored, while Destyn Dowd also doubled and scored a run.

Bentley Rowden doubled and drove in a run, while Eck also doubled and Wyatt McAfee tripled for Carl Junction.

 

CAMDENTON 9, CARL JUNCTION 2

ANDERSON, Mo. — Camdenton scored all nine of its runs in the first three innings and paced to a win over Carl Junction on Saturday.

Camdenton pushed across two runs in the first inning before taking control with a six-run second frame. Both teams traded runs in the third and Carl Junction added a single tally in the sixth to wrap the scoring. 

Kade Durnin earned the win after allowing one unearned run on one hit, three walks and seven strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. Karson Durnin pitched 1 2/3 relief innings and allowed one run on one hit and three strikeouts.

Cooper Vediz took the loss after allowing seven runs on two hits, five walks and four strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings. Deacon Endicott pitched 4 1/3 relief innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on two hits, three walks and six strikeouts.

Kade Durnin tripled and homered and drove in four, while scoring twice.

BASEBALL: Neosho wins Roy B. Shaver Classic with a classic walkoff

NEOSHO, Mo. — The Neosho Wildcats won their home tournament in thrilling fashion with a 4-3 win in nine innings over defending champion Strafford on Saturday in the second edition of the Roy B. Shaver Classic.

Wyatt Shadwick hit a single to center, advanced to second on a passed ball, and scored the winning run on pinch hitter Kael Smith’s single to center.

River Brill earned the win in relief with three scoreless innings after he surrendered two runs in the sixth for a 3-2 Neosho deficit.

Neosho’s Kael Smith delivers a pitch during the Roy B. Shaver Classic on Saturday. Smith also delivered the game-winning hit against Strafford. Photo by Israel Perez.

The Wildcats scored their first three runs with one each in the fourth through sixth, on a Colton Southern sacrifice fly in the fourth, an Austin Rodriguez RBI single in the fifth, and a Brill RBI single in the sixth.

The Wildcats earned four wins in the tournament — outscoring their opponents 39-5 and defeating Reeds Spring 11-1 and Hillcrest 10-0 on Wednesday and Diamond 14-1 on Saturday — and finished 5-1 overall during their first week of play.

Strafford defeated Neosho 8-5 in 12 innings for the inaugural Shaver Classic title last year.

For a time, it almost looked as if Neosho and Strafford could match that length of game.

“A great week,” Neosho coach Bo Helsel said. “Five wins against good competition. Strafford’s a great team, well-coached, they play hard, and they do things the right way, but we do too, and we were able to execute pitches late in the game. We were able to finally get that one hit that we needed to get that last run in, and that’s this team this year so I’m excited about them.”

The Wildcats left at least one runner behind in the first eight innings, including the bases loaded in the fourth and the eighth.

“We had a few innings there where we just couldn’t get one across,” Helsel said. “That’s been our M.O this year. We’ve had the bases loaded a lot and haven’t been getting that big hit. We keep grinding, though, and this team doesn’t give up. The dugout was great all day.

“We were able to get that hit with Shadwick in the last inning, then the passed ball to get him to second, and then with two outs, Kael Smith hadn’t had an at-bat all day. He’s pitched, he’s had some back problems so I’ve tried to keep him rested, but he’s a senior and I trust him more than anybody else with the bat. He came in with a big hit there at the end.”

Smith and Brill contributed to a Neosho pitching staff that allowed five runs over four games in the Shaver Classic.

“Kael started that game (Saturday),” Helsel said. “Like I said, he’s had some back stuff going on, but I know he’s going to give me four, five, sometimes maybe even six good innings. He did. Still, sometimes he walks too many guys, but River, man, that kid, he’s been playing varsity since he was a freshman. He’s not had a lot of time on the mound, but he’s one of our harder throwers and I trust him. He gave up the two-run double (in the sixth), but he put up three zeros in a row and that’s what I expect. He deserves all the credit for that win.”

River Brill is pictured during Saturday’s Roy B. Shaver Classic.

The Wildcats mobbed Smith around first base after his game-winning hit.

“Second year we’ve had it and last year we lost in extra innings to Strafford,” Helsel said. “Today, we beat them in extra innings. It’s exciting. When I got this job, I wanted to do something for the community and start a home tournament with our old superintendent’s name plastered all over it. It’s good to get that first tournament championship, and I hope that in the future we can continue to do this thing and get good solid competition in here.”

In the 14-1 win in five innings earlier Saturday against Diamond, Hudson Williams allowed no earned runs in his five innings of time on the mound, Rodriguez had two hits with a triple and Eli Zar two hits with a pair of RBI, and Brill, Quenton Hughes, Shadwick, and Southern each had a hit.

Neosho (5-1) returns home Tuesday for a game against St. Mary’s Colgan (Kansas).

Purdy defeated Diamond 11-1 for third place in the game immediately before Neosho and Strafford battled into extra innings in the championship game for the second year in a row.

 

Roy B. Shaver Classic

Saturday’s results

(At Marion Sports Complex, Neosho)

Neosho 14, Diamond 1

Strafford 10, Purdy 9

Purdy 11, Diamond 1

Neosho 4, Strafford 3 (9 inn.)

(At Aurora High School)

Aurora 14, Carthage 4

Aurora 10, Hillcrest 7

Hillcrest 4, Reeds Spring 3

 

 

Neosho’s Quenton Hughes corrals a grounder on Saturday during the Roy B. Shaver Classic. Photos by Israel Perez.

 

Neosho’s Cade Spiva is safe at first against Strafford on Saturday.

Carter Fenske receives the throw at first base against Strafford on Saturday in Neosho. All photos by Israel Perez.