PITTSBURG, Kan. — The College Heights Christian (with McAuley Catholic) softball team dropped both games of a non-conference doubleheader at Pittsburg, Kansas, on Saturday.
Pittsburg won the opener 7-4 and the Dragons topped the Cougars 1-0 in the second game.
In the opener, the Dragons led 4-2 when they pushed across three runs in the sixth inning.
The Cougars rallied for a pair of runs in the top of the seventh, but it wasn’t enough.
Maddy Colin took the loss after giving up five earned runs on nine hits while striking out eight in six innings.
Kloee Williamson went 4-for-4 at the plate with three runs scored. Jayli Johnson and Colin drove in two runs apiece. Johnson tripled and Colin doubled.
Pittsburg’s Roary Hunziker was the winning pitcher. She allowed four runs on eight hits and struck out nine in the complete-game effort.
Pittsburg’s Mya Russell had three hits and scored three runs, while Heather Mowdy and Megan Johnston drove in two runs apiece.
In the second game, Pittsburg plated the game’s lone run in the third inning after an error and a wild pitch.
Colin took the hard-luck loss despite allowing no earned runs on four hits and four walks while striking out five.
The Cougars were limited to three hits, two by Johnson and one by Colin.
Georgia Boekhout was the winning pitcher. She struck out nine in the complete-game shutout.
Johnston had two of Pittsburg’s four hits.
College Heights is now 15-5 on the season.
The Cougars host Clever at 4:30 on Monday.
College Heights will host Greenfield on Tuesday and Diamond on Thursday to conclude the regular season.
GIRARD, Kan. — With a strong overall showing, Carthage’s boys and girls captured the team championships at the Girard Optimist Club Track Meet on Friday.
Carthage’s boys compiled 150.5 points. Chanute was second with 101 and Girard was third with 99.
Carthage’s girls finished with 114 points, with Pittsburg second (104.5) and Girard third (99).
There were 13 teams in attendance, including McAuley Catholic.
CARTHAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Carthage’s Micah Lindsey won two events. A senior, Lindsey won the shot put with a school record toss of 56 feet even. Lindsey also won the discus with a toss of 149-3.
Daryl Martin also won two events.
Martin took first in the 110 hurdles in 16.35 seconds, with teammate Trenton Yates third (16.86). Martin won the 300 hurdles in 41.58 seconds.
Miguel Solano won the 1600 in 4:42. He also finished second in two other events, the 400 and the 800.
Featuring Kruz Castor, Jackson Hettinger, Yates and Braxton McBride, Carthage won the 4×100 relay in 44.69 seconds.
The Tigers took second in the 4×800 relay, with Trey Nye, Xander Vazquez, Michael Lanyon and Caleb Fewin competing.
Carthage was also second in the 4×400, as McBride, Martin, Trey Nye and Joseph Childs recorded a time of 3:34.
Fewin and Devin Smith placed first and second in the 3200, while Yates placed second in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump, McBride took third in the 400, Hettinger took fourth in the triple jump and Aydan Nye was fourth in the pole vault.
On the girls side, Carthage’s Lexa Youngblood won the 200-meter dash in 27.28 seconds. Youngblood was second in the 100 with a time of 12.99 seconds.
Joey Hettinger won the high jump (4-10), with teammate Evelyn Carrol second (4-8). Hettinger took second in the long jump.
Chasity Straw won the discus with a toss of 106-11.5 and Karlie Nichols (35-1) and Lilly Holmes (34-3) were the top two finishers in the shot put.
Also for the CHS girls, Maggie Boyd finished third in the 800, Jaidyn Brunnert was fourth in the 100 hurdles, Ashleigh Rowden took fourth in both the 400 and the high jump, Ada Roughton was fourth in the triple jump and Jenna Wilson was fifth in the 3200.
The CHS girls were third in the 4×400, fifth in the 4×800 relay and sixth in the 4×100.
MCAULEY CATHOLIC HIGHLIGHTS
McAuley’s Michael Parrigon took second in the 1600 with a time of 4:42. He was also fourth in the 800.
The Warriors finished fourth in the 4×100 relay, with Dylan Taffner, Jack Jones, Ethan Stabb and Alex Bohachick competing.
The team of Bohachick, Taffner, Jones and Parrigon finished fourth in the 4×400 relay.
McAuley’s 4×800 relay team of Bohachick, Connor Taffner, Drew Zeb and Trae Veer finished seventh.
Also for the Warriors, Jones finished fourth in the high jump, Veer was sixth in the 3200 and Bohachick finished seventh in the 400.
For the McAuley girls, Kendall Ramsey won the 3200-meter run with a time of 12:48.
Ramsey finished second in the 1600 in 5:39.
Girard Optimist Club Track Meet
Boys team scores: Carthage 150.5, Chanute 101, Girard 99, Parsons 74, Pittsburg 46, Fort Scott 29, McAuley Catholic 28, St. Mary’s Colgan 26, Riverton 18, Baxter Springs 14.5, Frontenac 6, Southeast 4, Columbus 3.
Girls team scores: Carthage 114, Pittsburg 104.5, Girard 99, St. Mary’s Colgan 74, Fort Scott 56.5, Chanute 50, Baxter Springs 26, Riverton 25, Frontenac 19, McAuley Catholic 18, Parsons 17.5, Columbus 3.5.
WEBB CITY, Mo. — The host Cardinals swept both team championships at the Webb City Invitational track meet on Friday at Cardinal Stadium.
Webb City’s boys compiled 170 points, and Neosho (160.5) and Joplin (144) were second and third, respectively.
Webb City’s girls topped the team standings with 155.5 points. Joplin (126) and Carl Junction (119.5) finished second and third.
Webb City’s Trey Roets won the javelin at Friday’s Webb City Invitational. Roets, a returning state medalist in the event, recorded a toss of 53.49 meters. Photo by Jason Peake.
WEBB CITY HIGHLIGHTS
Webb City’s Grayson Smith was all smiles during Friday’s pole vault competition at the Webb City Invitational. Photo by Sloan Uebinger.
The Cardinals went 1-2-3 in the pole vault, with defending state champion Grayson Smith taking first (4.93m), Justin Allen second (4.7m) and Jadon Brisco third (3.95m).
Webb City took first and second in the javelin, as Trey Roets was first (53.49m) and Tucker Liberatore (49.17m) was second.
Webb City’s Evan Stevens won two individual events and was part of a winning relay.
A junior, Stevens took first in the 3200 in 9:59. Stevens (2:01) and Mason Hedger (2:04) finished first and second in the 800, while William Wolfe won the 200-meter dash in 22.42 seconds.
The 4×800 relay team of Fenton Rice, Noah Lankard, Hedger and Stevens took first in 8:25.
Second-place finishers for the Cardinals were Nate Miller (discus), Noah Moss (110 hurdles) and Wolfe (100), while Jordan Thornburg finished third in the 100 and Jace Jones was fourth in the 110 hurdles.
Finishing fifth in their events were Andrew Dawson (1600), Dalton Riggs (110 H), Moss (400) and Dakota Grove (800).
The team of Brisco, Moss, Joshua White and Hedger finished third in the 4×400 relay.
Winning events for the Webb City girls were Abi Street (3200), Chase Stilley (high jump), Essence Robinson (long jump), Aubree Lassiter (discus), Jaeli Rutledge (shot put) and Dawsyn Decker (javelin).
The team of Emily Countryman, Aspen White, Kristina Bundy and Brooke Hedger won the 4×800 in 10:27.
Webb City’s girls were second in the 4×400, with Kylie Jennings, Stilley, Alyssa Moreno and Robinson competing.
White was the runner-up in the 800, Hedger took second in the 400 and Countryman finished third in the 1600.
Joplin and Neosho were among the teams competing at the Webb City Invitational on Friday.
JOPLIN HIGHLIGHTS
Joplin’s boys won the 4×100 relay in 43.91 seconds, with Quinton Renfro, Tayshaun Palmer, Orion Norris and Davin Thomas competing.
Joplin’s 4×200 relay team of Palmer, Fredy Cerrato-Martinez, Norris and Thomas finished second.
The Eagles were fourth in the 4×400, with Ian Horton, Jamohn Smith, Avarus Kuhn-Wofford and Cerrato-Martinez competing.
Horton and Chance Tindall finished second and third in the 1600, while Grey Edwards and Tindall were second and third in the 3200.
Taking third in their events were Aiden Scourten (triple jump), Dontrell Holt (shot put) and Kuhn-Wofford (110 H).
Fourth-place finishers were Aidan Sampson (long jump), Cordell Washington (triple jump), Thomas (100), Scourten (400) and Norris (200). Drew VanGilder took fifth in the javelin.
Joplin’s girls won the 4×200 relay in 1:49, with Phia Vogel, Abigayle Lowery, Abigail Eckert and Brylee Strickland competing.
The JHS girls won the 4×100 in 50.45 seconds, with Vogel, Sophie Krumsick, Eckert and Lowery running.
The Eagles were third in the 4×400, with Kiki Thom, Krumsick, Aubrey Strickland and Holden competing.
Second-place finishers for the Joplin girls were Kendall Nyarango (long jump), Micah Holden (100 hurdles) and Brylee Strickland (100, 200).
Taking third were thirds: Maria Loum (pole vault) and Aubrey Strickland (triple jump), while fourth-place finishers were Eckert (long jump), Claire Jasper (shot put) and Loum (100 H).
CARL JUNCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Carl Junction sophomore Sydney Ward won three events. Ward crossed the line first in the 100-meter dash in 12.49 seconds, won the 200 in 25.5 seconds and also took first in the 400 in 58.53 seconds.
CJ’s Acadia Badgley (3.05m) and Brooke Jasperson (2.75m) finished first and second in the pole vault.
Madilyn Olds took second in the javelin, Dezi Williams finished third in the high jump and Izzy Southern was third in the shot put.
The CJ girls were second in the 4×400, with Emily Rice, Evie Weibel, Delaney Harris and Zoie Weibel competing.
For the Carl Junction boys, Owen Hensley finished fourth in the pole vault, Braxton Dodds took fifth in the javelin and Ryder Pyles was fifth in both the long jump and triple jump
COLLEGE HEIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS
The College Heights boys finished fourth in the 4×800 relay, with Zach Beaty, Steven Calandro, Ian Edwards and Jace Edwards competing.
The Cougars were also fourth in the 4×200, with Logan Decker, Levi Durling, Caleb Quade and Derek Bowman running.
Quade finished third in both the long jump and high jump and was also seventh in the triple jump, while Calandro was fifth in the 300 hurdles.
The College Heights girls won the 4×400 relay in 4:19, with Jesalin Bever, Jayli Johnson, Allie Stout and Lauren Ukena running.
The CHC girls finished second in the 4×200 in 1:50, with Johnson, Stout, Ukena and Bever competing.
Also for the CHC girls, Johnson finished third in the 400 and fifth in the 100, Bever was fourth in the 300 hurdles and sixth in the 100 hurdles and Marla Anderegg took third in the 800 and fifth in the 1600.
Bailey Peoples and Maddy Colin tied for sixth in the high jump.
Neosho’s duo of Riley Kemna and Chloe Wood compete in the 1600 at Friday’s Webb City Invitational. Photo by Jason Peake.
NEOSHO HIGHLIGHTS
Neosho’s boys won two relays, the 4×200 in 1:32 and the 4×400 in 3:29. Competing in the 4×200 were Izaiah Hill, Tyrone Harris, Isaiah Green and Tyrese Hill. Running the 4×400 were Isaiah Keezer, Green, Virgil Rosiere and Izaiah Hill.
The Wildcats were second in the 4×100, with Brock Franklin, Tyrese Hill, Harris and Jared Siler competing.
Tyrese Hill won the 100-meter dash in 11.14 seconds and took second in the 200 (22.43). Izaiah Hill won the 400 and placed third in the 200, while Keezer was third in the 400.
Siler and Green were first and second in the long jump, while Green and Siler were first and second in the triple jump. Siler and Cade Camerer finished second and third in the high jump.
Carter Baslee took third in the discus and fifth in the shot put, while Collyn Kivett finished third in the javelin.
For the Neosho girls, Miranda Wennhold and Claire Burghart took first and second in the triple jump.
Jazmyn Washington was second in the high jump and took third in the 100 hurdles.
Chloe Wood and Riley Kemna finished second and third in the 3200, while Wood was the runner-up in the 1600, with Kemna fourth.
Kaylee Schibi placed third in the discus, Madilyn Ebbinghaus was fourth in the 200, Raine Harris took fourth in the triple jump and Kailyn Daniels took fifth in the pole vault.
The NHS girls took fourth in both the 4×100 and 4×200 relays.
Mac County’s Tyler Rothrock runs next to Willard’s Barrett Jarvis during the 800-meter run at the Webb City Invitational. Photo by Sloan Uebinger.
MCDONALD COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS
McDonald County’s 4×400 relay team of Dominic Cervantes, Hunter Leach, Dalton McClain and Josh Pacheco finished second.
McDonald County’s boys finished third in the 4×200 relay, with Esteban Martinez-Olvera, McClain, Aidrian Short and Pacheco competing.
The Mustangs were fourth in the 4×100, with Samuel Barton, Martinez-Olvera, McClain and Pacheco running.
Leach placed third in the 800, Toby Moore finished fifth in the discus and Andrew Moritz was seventh in the javelin.
McDonald County’s Anissa Ramirez finished third in the girls javelin, while Gia Coffel and Savannah Leib finished third and fifth in the high jump.
Lacey Nixa took fourth in the pole vault and fifth in the 300 hurdles, while Anna Price was fourth in the 800, Carlie Martin was fifth in the triple jump and Clara Horton finished fifth in the 400.
THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGHLIGHTS
Thomas Jefferson’s 4×800 relay team of Trenton Farley, Braden Honeywell-Lynch, James Wisdom and Eann Espinoza finished fifth.
Honeywell-Lynch took seventh in the 1600.
Sheraz Anis finished eighth in the 100 hurdles and ninth in the 300 hurdles.
For the Thomas Jefferson girls, Macie Shifferd placed fourth in the 3200, Jenna Joseph was eighth in the 800 and Gabriella Hiebert took eighth in the long jump.
The TJ girls were seventh in the 4×100, with Leah Studer, Hiebert, Haley Orr and Nico Carlson competing.
WEBB CITY INVITATIONAL
Girls team scores: Webb City 155.5, Joplin 126, Carl Junction 119.5, Neosho 96.5, Willard 83, College Heights Christian 55, McDonald County 49.5, Thomas Jefferson 9.
Boys team scores: Webb City 170, Neosho 160.5, Joplin 144, Willard 135, McDonald County 40, College Heights 33.5, Carl Junction 28, Parkview 7, Thomas Jefferson 7.
Joplin’s Drew VanGilder competes in the javelin on Friday night at the Webb City Invitational.
Thomas Jefferson’s Sheraz Anis competes in the 110 hurdles on Friday at the Webb City Invitational.
Webb City and Joplin compete in the 4×200 relay on Friday.Carl Junction competes in the 4×200 relay.
Tucker Liberatore competes in the javelin on Friday.
Webb City’s Julian Andrae competes in the long jump at Friday’s Webb City Invitational. Photo by Sloan Uebinger.
NEOSHO, Mo. — The Mount Vernon Mountaineers and the Diamond Wildcats are the first- and second-ranked teams in Class 2 by the Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association, entering their game Friday with more than a combined 50 wins between them.
Mount Vernon and Diamond, the defending Class 2 state champions, split their first two meetings this season: Mount Vernon won the first 4-3 in the Joplin Area Tournament (March 18) and Diamond won the second 8-2 in the Mountaineers’ home tournament (March 22).
Since that loss, their only loss of the season so far, the Mountaineers have now rattled off 22 consecutive wins after their 12-6 win on Friday over Diamond within the Marion Sports Complex.
The Mountaineers scored one in the first and the second, then fell behind 6-2 after the Wildcats scored six in their half of the second, and Mount Vernon closed out the scoring with two in the third, three in the fourth, and five in the fifth.
“That’s been our strength all year,” Mount Vernon coach Matt Schubert said. “It’s probably the best team hitting wise in the 10 years that we’ve played softball at Mount Vernon. We’ve got girls all up and down the lineup as you saw with the nine hitter hitting one off the scoreboard. The girls do a great job of being prepared and they usually do a pretty good job of getting a swing on the ball.”
Molly Daniels doubled and scored a run in the first, Cheyenne Bieber doubled and scored a run in the second, Rae Downing doubled in a run in the third, Ally Burk hit a two-run home run in the fourth and Burk added a RBI single and Payge Evans a two-run double in the fifth.
Burk, Downing, and Evans combined for half of the Mountaineers’ 12 hits with two each and Bieber, Isabel Cloud, Daniels, Allie Schubert, Maddie Schubert and Harley Daniels combined for the other half with one hit each.
Downing doubled twice and Evans, Bieber, and Molly Daniels each added a double.
Burk drove in three and scored two runs, Evans drove in two and scored three runs, Downing drove in two runs, and Bieber scored two runs.
The Mountaineers scored more than 10 runs for the 19th time this season.
Harley Daniels earned the win and she allowed six runs (two earned) on five hits with 11 strikeouts and five walks over seven innings.
Mount Vernon has one regular season game remaining before the start of postseason competition.
The Mountaineers are the top seed and tournament host for the upcoming Class 2 District 6 tournament with a field that includes Diamond, College Heights, Pierce City and Sarcoxie.
“That’s what we talked about after the game,” Coach Schubert said. “Seniors only have two guaranteed games left. We added one for Tuesday just before this game (Diamond) started. It’s important for us to maintain that momentum we’ve built and maintain the focus that we strive for. It’s something that we want to make sure that we carry over from game to game.
“Being in the toughest district in the state again, when you come out of it you’re going to be prepared to go on a good run just like Diamond did last year. It’s always fun to play good teams and Diamond is exactly that. They’re better than a good team. They’re probably a great team. But it’s something that you got to be prepared for and you can’t take a play off and you can’t come in unfocused.
“I think the rain (Friday) cost us a little bit of focus at the beginning of the game, but once we got down there 6-2 after the second inning, our girls refocused and were able to come back.”
Mount Vernon improved to 30-1 overall.
Kabrie Parmley’s two-run homer highlighted the Wildcats’ six-run second that also featured Aubrey Ball’s two-run double and a Talyn Daniels RBI double.
Sara Roszell took the loss and she allowed 12 runs (10 earned) on 12 hits with one strikeout and two walks over five innings, while Kenzie Crook pitched two scoreless innings, allowed two hits, and struck out and walked one.
With the district seeds already locked down, Diamond coach Kelsey Parrish used Friday as an opportunity to spread the playing opportunities among her reserves late in the game.
“We were just trying to move things around,” Parrish said. “Going in, I just wanted as many batters as possible on our team that could face Harley the better. We’ve already been seeded at district, and I thought this game was more of an opportunity to see different situations. They have really good bats, though.
“We were able to switch it up in the third, so we could get more plate appearances with everyone to see who is going to come out and be the most competitive against her (Harley Daniels) hopefully when we meet up in the postseason. We’ve got to beat good teams to get there, so who knows what’s going to happen in our district.”
Diamond fell to 22-8 on the season and the Wildcats close out their regular season Thursday on the road against College Heights Christian (McAuley Catholic).
If the Mountaineers and the Wildcats meet for a fourth time this season, it would be for a district title on Tuesday, May 9, at the Spirit of 76 Park in Mount Vernon.
“I think it’s going to be a scramble,” Parrish said. “We have some really good teams. Sarcoxie is on a 14-game winning streak right now, Mount Vernon has only one loss, Pierce City, College Heights. It’s a very tough district … so we’ll see what happens.”
College Heights started scoring early and didn’t let up in a five-inning win over Wheaton in Ozark 7 Conference action on Friday.
With the win, the Cougars earned a share of the Ozark 7 Conference championship.
The Cougars (6-9) scored six runs in the first inning, highlighted by RBI singles from Jayce Walker and Austin Miller to take control. College Heights crossed home four times in the third inning with Josh Anderson, Miller and Smoke Ezell all picking up RBI singles consecutively before Ben Thomas wrapped the scoring with a run-scoring double.
Miller earned the win after allowing twoo runs, one earned, on one hit, two walks and four strikeouts in three innings. Bo Sitton pitched two scoreless innings and allowed two hits.
Preston Johnson took the loss after allowing 10 runs, five earned, on seven hits, a walk and a strikeout in 2 2/3 innings.
Walker, Anderson and Miller each had two hits at the plate for CHC. Anderson drove in three and scored twice, while Miller scored twice and drove in two. Walker added two runs scored.
College Heights hosts East Newton on Monday.
MCAULEY 5, EL DORADO SPRINGS 1
McAuley broke a 1-1 tie with a single tally in the fourth inning, two runs in the fifth and a run in the fifth inning on the way to a win over El Dorado Springs on Friday.
Trey Martinez picked up the win after allowing one unearned run on six hits, three walks and five strikeouts in six innings.
KanDyn Ewert took the loss after allowing two runs on three hits, two walks and four strikeouts in four innings.
Rocco Bazzano-Joseph had two hits, including an RBI double in the fifth inning, to go along with two runs scored. Kable Reichardt tripled and scored a run. Bradley Wagner had a hit and drove in a run, while Noah Black had a hit and scored a run.
Carthage’s Micah Lindsey won two events. A senior, Lindsey won the shot put with a school record toss of 56 feet even. Lindsey also won the discus with a toss of 149-3.
McAuley’s Michael Parrigon took second in the 1600 with a time of 4:42. He was also fourth in the 800.
