RHS baseball pounds Salem

SALEM – Pitchers Chris Bowe and Josh Stephens of the Rolla High School baseball team got plenty of offensive support on Monday, May 5, as the Bulldogs pounded Salem 14-0 in non-league action.

The victory improved Rolla’s record to 17-3 overall.

Bowe upped his won-loss mark to a perfect 7-0 by allowing just one hit and fanning six over the first two innings. Stephens completed a four-hit shutout by working the final three innings.

The game was halted after five innings due to the run rule.

Rolla scored in every inning.

The Bulldogs got two runs in the first inning when Dalton Friend doubled and Tyler Sinnott walked ahead of a two-run double by Will Morrison.

Four more RHS runs followed in the second inning, as Jeff Brown smacked an RBI triple and Cameron Fore had an RBI double to highlight the frame.

Rolla added three runs in the third. After three walks Friend was hit by a pitch to force in a run. Sinnott then laced a two-run double.

In the fourth RHS got two runs, on a Fore sacrifice fly and a Daniel Perdue groundout. In the fifth Rolla added three more runs, with Bowe and Tanner Dinsdale both adding RBI doubles.

Rolla also won the junior varsity game 4-3. Blayne Shockley had three hits for the RHS jayvee squad while Seth McWilliams got the victory on the mound.

The Bulldog jayvee squad also went 2-0 to win the Rolla Jayvee Tournament on Saturday at First Community National Bank Field. RHS clipped Houston 8-7 and St. James 8-6 in the tourney.

Rolla’s varsity had been scheduled to play Union in the championship game of the Four Rivers Classic in Union on Saturday. However, due to a medical family emergency by one of the Rolla players, the Bulldogs did not play the game. Earlier on Saturday Union defeated Bowling Green 13-3 in the semifinals to advance to the tourney finals.

The Four Rivers Classic was the season-opening event for Rolla, but was backed up several times due to weather.

Rolla split a Ozark Conference varsity double-header Wednesday, April 30.

In the first game Rolla clipped Springfield Glendale 8-7. And in the nightcap RHS had an 11-game winning streak snapped with a 3-0 loss to Springfield Parkview. The results left Rolla 6-3 in conference play. The double-header was caused due to an earlier rainout.

Rolla scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning and then held on for the win.

RHS got single runs in the first and second innings and two runs in each of the fourth, sixth and seventh. The Falcons got two runs in the bottom of the second, one in the fifth and two in each of the sixth and seventh before falling short.

Rolla overcame five errors in the game by outhitting Glendale 14-7.

Friend swatted a homer along with a double and single for the winners while Perdue had a double and single, Fore had three hits and Sinnott added two hits. Sinnott and Perdue each had two RBI.

Friend was the starting and winning pitcher, working into the sixth inning and allowing five runs on four hits and seven walks while striking out nine. Morrison finished up for the save, allowing two runs on three hits and a walk in 1.2 innings.

Parkview shut Rolla out on four hits. The Vikings got one run in the top of the first inning and two in the third.

Brent Marston was the losing pitcher, with relief help from Ross Parker. That duo allowed just five hits. Marston gave up three hits and six walks.

Rolla was scheduled to play host Fulton Tuesday, May 6 in the championship game of the weather-delayed Fulton Tournament.

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Lady ‘Dog soccer blasts Sullivan, 10-0

SULLIVAN – Coming back from rugged competition in a Illinois tournament over the weekend, the Rolla High School girls’ soccer team thrashed Sullivan 10-0 in non-league play on Monday, May 5.

Rolla, now 15-7, got not one...not two...but THREE hat tricks in the game. Junior Ashley Kerr, sophomore Jaclyn Standfast and sophomore Olivia Cox each had three goals for the Lady Bulldogs. Anne Drallmeier added the other goal.

Kim Carter dished out three assists while Ellen Spooner, Kerr and Standfast each had one assist.

Adrian Pogue was credited for her 11^th shutout in goal for RHS.

Rolla also won the junior varsity game in shutout fashion, 3-0. Sydni Kaden, Sara Lowe and Caitlin McFarland all had goals for the RHS jayvee squad, now 12-2-1, while Kara Mace, Sarah Threadgill and McFarland got assists.

On Friday and Saturday, May 2-3 Rolla went 1-2 in the Quincy (Ill.) Notre Dame Tournament.

On Friday Rolla lost to host Quincy 3-0.

In its first game on Saturday RHS was shut out by Morton (Ill.) 1-0.

The Lady Bulldogs then shut out Bloomington Catholic 5-0. In that game Cox and Standfast each had two goals while Kerr had one goal and two assists and Emily Spooner and Katelyn Maddy each had one assists. Pogue got the shutout in goal.

On Tuesday, May 6 RHS was scheduled to host Jefferson City Helias in a non-league game at Kiwanis Field at the Bray Sportsplex.

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RHS netters get past Kickapoo

SPRINGFIELD – The Rolla High School boys’ tennis team defeated Springfield Kickapoo 6-3 in a dual meet on Monday, May 5.

RHS winners included Mark Wronkiewicz, Cody Martin, Brenden Dowdy and Matt Threadgill in singles action and the doubles teams of Martin-Dowdy and Jason Newell-Threadgill.

Rolla junior varsity winners included Garrett Grahl and Brian Taggart.

Here are Rolla’s varsity results:

Raj Mishra lost, 8-1.

Mark Wronkiewicz won, 8-5.

Jason Newell lost, 9-7.

Cody Martin won, 8-5.

Brendon Dowdy won, 8-0.

Matt Threadgill won, 8-5.

Mishra-Wronkiewicz lost, 8-1.

Martin-Dowdy won, 8-6.

Newell-Threadgill won, 8-4.

On Friday, May 2 Rolla dropped a 5-4 dual meet to Camdenton.

Rolla winners included Martin, Dowdy and Threadgill in singles play and the doubles team of Martin-Dowdy.

Jayvee winners included Grahl, Taggart, Beasley, Sullivan and Victorio.

The varsity results:

Mishra lost to Stone, 8-4.

Wronkiewicz lost to Brune, 9-8.

Newell lost to Taylor, 9-7.

Martin beat Stone, 8-1.

Dowdy beat Whitney, 8-2.

Threadgill beat Aubochon, 8-6.

Mishra-Wronkiewicz lost to Stone-Brune, 8-5.

Martin-Dowdy beat Taylor-Stone, 8-6.

Newell-Threadgill lost to Whitney-Houx, 8-6.

The Bulldogs tied for fourth place in the Ozark Conference Tournament, held Thursday, May 1 at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield.

Springfield Glendale won the team title with 38 points followed by Joplin with 36, West Plains 27, Rolla 23, Lebanon 23, Kickapoo 23, Waynesville 20, Camdenton 18, Springfield Parkview 10 and Springfield Hillcrest 6.

The RHS doubles team of Martin-Dowdy finished fourth in the Doubles B Flight while Matt Threadgill was fifth in the Singles B Flight.

The Rolla team of Mishra-Wronkiewicz was sixth in Doubles A Flight while Jason Newell was sixth in Singles A Flight.

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Ozark Conference Track Meet results

SPRINGFIELD – The Rolla High School girls’ track team tied for seventh while the RHS boys were ninth in the Ozark Conference Meet, held Thursday, May 1 at JFK Stadium on the campus of Springfield Parkview.

In the boys’ meet Waynesville won its fourth consecutive league crown with 143 points followed by Joplin second with 94, West Plains third with 89, Lebanon fourth with 88, Springfield Kickapoo fifth with 87, Parkview sixth with 65, Camdenton seventh with 50, Springfield Glendale eighth with 36, Rolla ninth with 33 and Springfield Hillcrest 10^th with 17.

In the girls’ meet West Plains won with 119 points followed by Waynesville second with 108, Kickapoo third with 67.5, Lebanon fourth with 67, Camdenton fifth with 66.5, Joplin sixth with 64, Rolla and Springfield Glendale tied for seventh with 61.5, Springfield Parkview ninth with 52 and Springfield Hillcrest 10th with 35.

Ijeoma Okafor had the lone first-place finish for RHS, winning the girls’ 300-meter hurdles in a time of :49.1. Also for the Lady Bulldogs Rebecca Fryer tied for second place in the pole vault at 8-6 while Jasmine Rector in the high jump and Claire KafkaDuda in the 100-meter hurdles were both third.

Tyler Edwards had a second-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles for the RHS boys. Finishing fourth for the Bulldog boys were Matt Duncan in the 1,600-meter run, Edwards in the 110-meter high hurdles and Ryan Peterson in the 400-meter dash.

Rolla is scheduled to compete in the Missouri Class 4 District 2 Meet Saturday, May 10 at Kirkwood, with events beginning at 11 a.m.

The top four finishers in each event advance from the district meet to the Class 4 Sectionals May 17 at Eureka High School.

Here are the Ozark Conference placers:

Shot put – 1. Borge, Parkview, 51-2; 2. Burgess, Joplin, 47 1/2; 3. C. Britt, Lebanon, 46-9 1/4; 4. McCoy, Joplin, 46-3/4; 5. J. Britt, Lebanon, 42-11 1/2; 6. Stokes, Waynesville, 42-4; 7. Sanford, Camdenton, 41-10; 8. Heisel, Kickapoo, 41-4 1/2.

4x800-meter relay – 1. Kickapoo, 8:04.99; 2. Lebanon, 8:15.01; 3. West Plains, 8:30.16; 4. Joplin 8.44.77; 5. Waynesville, 8:49.54; 6. Camdenton, 8:54.74; 7. Rolla, 9:01.62; 8. Parkview, 9:19.38.

400-meter dash – 1. Scott, Waynesville, :49.81; 2. Meyer, West Plains, :50.72; 3. Ray, Waynesville, :50.78; 4. Peterson, Rolla, :52.18; 5. King, Kickapoo, :52.85; 6. Buehler, Lebanon, :53.25; 7. Perry, Camdenton, 53:34; 8. Stoneburner, Parkview, :53.38.

Discus – 1. Mendell, Glendale, 156-1; 2. Britt, Lebanon, 140-5; 3. Kukol, Parkview, 133-3; 4. Warford, West Plains, 132-6; 5. Burgess, Joplin, 128-7; 6. Camerer, Kickapoo, 128-4; 7. Anderson, Kickapoo, 124-4; 8. Huff, West Plains, 123-11 1/2.

110-meter high hurdles – 1. Solomon Williams, Waynesville, :14.80; 2. Bateman, Waynesville, :14.82; 3. Lowe, West Plains, :15.41; 4. Edwards, Rolla, 15.79; 5. Simon, Joplin, :16.04; 6. Adams, Kickapoo, :16.33; 7. Shrimpton, Glendale, :16.58; 8. Cloud, Kickapoo, :16.83.

300-meter intermediate hurdles – 1. Bateman, Waynesville, :39.83; 2. Edwards, Rolla, 42:00; 3. Simon, Joplin, :42.53; 4. Nesbit, Lebanon, :43.57; 5. Craig, Camdenton, :43.73; 6. Ihnen, Hillcrest, :43.99; 7. Shrimpton, Glendale, :44.01; 8. Cloud, Kickapoo, :44.13.

Long jump – 1. S. Williams, Waynesville, 22-3 1/2; 2. Ray, Waynesville, 21-11 1/2; 3. Walker, West Plains, 21-5 1/2; 4. Sanders, Joplin, 20-9; 5. Sweno, Lebanon, 20-7; 6. Leake, Glendale, 20-5 3/4; 7. Parrish, West Plains, 20-3; 8. Bremer, Camdenton, 19-11.

100-meter dash – 1. Scott, Waynesville, :10.73; 2. Meyer, West Plains, :10.77; 3. Sanders, Joplin, :10.92; 4. Cooper-Falls, Hillcrest, :11.16; 5. T.R. Raines, Waynesville, :11.33; 6. Bach, Camdenton, :11.41; 7. Herron, Kickapoo, :11.58; 8. Mendell, Glendale, :11.65.

800-meter run – 1. Elliott, Kickapoo, 1:59.50; 2. Sostre, Waynesville, 2:02.21; 3. VanArkel, Parkview, 2:03.37; 4. Pogue, Kickapoo, 2:03.94; 5. Duncan, Rolla, 2:04.71; 6. Kintner, West Plains, 2:04.91; 7. Kimrey, Lebanon, 2:05.14; 8. Fisher, Joplin, 2:07.34.

Triple jump – 1. S. Williams, Waynesville, 43-9; 2. J. Mattes, Lebanon, 43-3 ½; 3. Parker, Waynesville, 43-1; 4. W. Mattes, Lebanon, 40-10; 5. Perry, Camdenton, 40-7; 6. Prince, 40-0; 7. Sullens, 38-11 1/4; 8. Berry, 38-1.

4x200-meter relay – 1. Waynesville, 1:32.61; 2. Joplin, 1:32.73; 3. Prkview, 1:35.53; 4. Camdenton, 1:35.65; 5. Lebanon, 1:36.37; 6. West Plains, 1:37.00; 7. Glendale, 1:37.49; 8. Hillcrest, 1:37.75.

200-meter dash – 1. Sanders, Joplin, :22.99; 2. Mattes, Lebanon, :23.46; 3. Kutz, Parkview, :23.48; 4. Sweno, Glendale, :23.53; 5. Kerr, Camdenton, :23.57; 6. Ridder, Kickapoo, :23.72; 7. Moss, Joplin, :23.73; 8. Lewis, Camdenton, :24.03.

High jump – 1. T. Williams, 6-7 1/4; 2. Bennett, Camdenton, 6-0; 3. S. Williams, Waynesville, 6-0; 4. Easter, Parkview, 5-8; 5. Sullins, Camdenton, 5-8; 6. Yount, Joplin, 5-8; 7. Tab, Lebanon, 5-8; 8. Hall, Kickapoo, 5-8.

1,600-meter run – 1. Elliot, Kickapoo, 4:30.47; 2. VanArkel, Parkview, 4:32.47; 3. Palomino, West Plains, 4:33.77; 4. Duncan, Rolla, 4:38.04; 5. Weis, Lebanon, 4:39.58; 6. Chapman, Glendale, 4:41.71; 7. Whitlock, Lebanon, 4:42.31; 8. Kintner, West Plains, 4:43.31.

3,200-meter run – 1. Thater, Kickapoo, 9:47.10; 2. Van Arkel, Parkview, 10:00.12; 3. Chapman, Glendale, 10:00.61; 4. Palomino, West Plains, 10:01.45; 5. Weis, Lebanon, 10:06.79; 6. Robson, West Plains, 10:19.77; 7. Lawson, Parkview, 10:28.81; 8. Todd Kickapoo, 10:29.58.

Pole vault – 1. Snyder, Joplin, 14-0; 2. Estes, West Plains, 13-6; 3. Honeywell, Joplin, 13-0; 4. Rykbos, Kickapoo, 13-0; 5. Lowe, West Plains, 12-6; 6. Stoneburner, Parkview, 11-6; 7. Shockley, Camdenton, 11-0; 8. Strong, Lebanon, 11-0.

4x100-meter relay – 1. West Plains, :44.00; 2. Joplin, 45:07; 3. Kickapoo, :45.47; 4. Camdenton, :45.60; 5. Hillcrest, :45.63; 6. Lebanon, :45.83; 7. Glendale, :46.06; 8. Parkview, :46.63.

4x400-meter relay – 1. Waynesville, 3:23.05; 2. Kickapoo, 3:30.31; 3. Lebanon, 3:30.41; 4. West Plains, 3:33.09; 5. Rolla, 3:33.96; 6. Joplin, 3:39.03; 7. Parkview, 3:40.36; 8. Camdenton, 3:41.22.

Shot put – 1. Koke, Waynesville, 39-8 1/2; 2. Shimmin, Joplin, 38-2 3/4; 3. Carter, Camdenton, 37-5 3/4; 4. Marshall, Rolla, 36-4 1/4; 5. Bailey-Callhoun, Joplin, 33-6 1/2; 6. Lyons, Glendale, 32-7; 7. Jones, Parkview, 31-2 1/2; 8. Elliott, Glendale, 30-11 1/4.

4x800-meter relay – 1. West Plains, 10:10.21; 2. Lebanon, 10:31.10; 3. Waynesville, 10:34.57; 4. Kickapoo, 10:36.54; 5. Rolla, 11:20.91; 6. Hillcrest, 11:21.38; 7. Camdenton, 11:40.67; 8. Parkview, 12:12.03.

400-meter dash – 1. Kueny, Lebanon, 1:00.07; 2. Tyree, West Plains, 1:01.30; 3. Swinebury, Camdenton, 1:03.01; 4. Mabary, Kickapoo, 1:03.01; 5. Robinson, Joplin, 1:04.05; 6. Hicks, Kickapoo, 1:04.48; 7. Heimbaugh, Rolla, 1:04.88; 8. Harold, Glendale, 1:05.45.

Discus – 1. Siperly, West Plains, 129-9; 2. Carter, Camdenton, 123-9; 3. Brand, Glendale, 110-6; 4. Lyon, Glendale, 103-8; 5. Shimmin, Joplin, 100-10 ½; 6. Jones, Parkview, 99-9; 7. Kennedy, Camdenton, 96-11 ½; 8. Kleeschulte, Rolla, 92-9.

110-meter high hurdles – 1. Fees, Hillcrest, :16.52; 2. Watson, West Plains, :17.08; 3. Kafkaduda, Rolla, :17.11; 4. Bergman, Glendale, :17.42; 5. Tyrelle, Joplin, :18.11; 6. Pitti, Waynesville, :18.41; 7. Paige, Waynesville, :18.42; 8. Kohls, Kickapoo, :18.47.

300-meter intermediate hurdles – 1. Okafor, Rolla, :49.1; 2. Landolt, Kickapoo, :49.1; 3. Feels, Hillcrest, :50.7; 4. Sheldon, West Plains, :50.7; 5. West, Lebanon, :50.8; 6. Akins, Parkview, :51.7; 7. Pigford, Hillcrest, :51.8; 8. Bergmann, Glendale, :52.1.

Long jump – 1. Lymon, Waynesville, 16-10; 2. Branting, Camdenton, 16-2; 3. Stewart, Parkview, 16-1 3/4; 4. Wilder, Waynesville, 15-9 1/4; 5. Fowler, Joplin, 15-4 3/4; 6. Nelson, Rolla, 15-3, 3/4; 7. Akins, Parkview, 14-10; 8. Kelly, Camdenton, 14-10.

100-meter dash – 1. Lymon, Waynesville, :12.08; 2. Burkhart, West Plains, :12.43; 3. Jenkins, Glendale, :12.50; 4. Barrett, Parkview, :12.64; 5. Butts, Waynesville, :12.70; 6. Pigford, Hillcrest, :12.89; 7. Lee, Joplin, :13.03; 8. Bruce, Camdenton, :13.10.

800-meter run – 1. Seidel, West Plains, 2:28.55; 2. Mitchell, West Plains, 2:29.01; 3. Potts, Glendale, 2:29.62; 4. Key, Parkview, 2:33.09; 5. Higgins, Hillcrest, 2:34.46; 6. Dukewits, Kickapoo, 2:35.59; 7. Abbet, Lebanon, 2:36.63; 8. McVay, Waynesville, 2:40.10.

Triple jump – 1. Lee, Joplin, 33-11 1/4; 2. Kelley, Camdenton, 32-5; 3. Vashanti, Kickapoo, 32-2; 4. Dusenberg, Lebanon, 32-2; 5. Davis, Waynesville, 32-0 3/4; 6. Morgan, Glendale, 30-6; 7. Stewart, Joplin, 30-4 1/2; 8. Akins, Parkview, 30-4 1/2.

4x200-meter relay – 1. Waynesville, 1:48.73; 2. Parkview, 1:49.43; 3. Lebanon, 1:49.56; 4. Rolla, 1:50.36; 5. Glendale, 1:52.62; 6. Joplin, 1:52.66; 7. Camdenton, 1:52.67; 8. Kickapoo, 1:55.12.

200-meter dash – 1. Lymon, Waynesville, :25.93; 2. Burkhardt, West Plains, :26.24; 3. Jenkins, Glendale, :26.93; 4. Barnett, Parkview, :26.94; 5. Butts, Waynesville, :27.17; 6. Kueny, Lebanon, :27.27; 7. Moore, Lebanon, :27.47; 8. Miller, Rolla, :27.86.

High jump – 1. Swineburg, Camdenton, 5-7; 2. Reynolds, Waynesville, 5-2; 3. Rector, Rolla, 5-2; 4. Brand, Kickapoo, 5-0; 5. McCarter, Kickapoo, 5-0; 6. Thomas, Parkview, 4-10; 7. Fowler, Joplin, 4-8; 7. Hopkins, Glendale, 4-8.

1,600-meter run – 1. Johnson, West Plains, 5:17.60; 2. McClune, Lebanon, 5:22.83; 3. Mitchell, West Plains, 5:29.00; 4. Senn, Kickapoo, 5:33.35; 5. Hicks, Lebanon, 5:42.52; 6. Higgins, Hillcrest, 5:43.96; 7. Carr, Kickapoo, 5:44.79; 8. McVay, Waynesville, 5:57.50.

3,200-meter run – 1. Johnson, West Plains, 11:21.83; 2. McCormack, West Plains, 12:09.06; 3. Senn, Kickapoo, 12:14.87; 4. Hicks, Lebanon, 12:27.99; 5. Higgins, Hillcrest, 12:35.66; 6. Elswick, Kickapoo, 12:40.56; 7. Montgomery, Glendale, 12:54.48; 8. Deskins, Lebanon, 13:10.89.

Pole vault – 1. Roberts, Joplin, 9-0; 2. Bergman, Glendale, 8-6; 2. Fryer, Rolla, 8-6; 4. Guinn, Waynesville, 8-0; 5. Hudson, Joplin, 8-0; 5. Villeme, Rolla, 8-0; 7. Johnson, Kickapoo, 7-6; 8. Burkhart, Camdenton, 7-0; 8. Arthur, Kickapoo, 7-0.

4x100-meter relay – 1. Waynesville, :51.32; 2. Camdenton, :51.39; 3. Parkview, :51.52; 4. Rolla, :51.79; 5. Glendale, :52.02; 6. Joplin, :53.22; 7. Kickapoo, :53.59; 8. Lebanon, :53.67.

4x400-meter relay – 1. West Plains, 4:11.4; 2. Lebanon, 4:11.4; 3. Kickapoo, 4:13.3; 4. Waynesville, 4:19.9; 5. Camdenton, 4:25.1; 6. Rolla, 4:26.2; 7. Parkview, 4:29.4; 8. Joplin, 4:29.5.

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Rolla coed softball league season-opening results

ROLLA – Shawn Williams had two hits and scored three runs while Brice Adams had a double, single and scored twice and Lauren Bookout had three hits as Beverage Mart topped Fidelity12-2 in the season-opening night of Rolla coed softball upper division action on Thursday, May 1 at Ber Juan Park.

Paul Hanson and Barb Adam each had hits and scored runs for Fidelity.

In other games from May 1:

Mark Rolufs and Robin Pickup each doubled, had two singles and scored twice while Maria Sachs had three hits as Party Pro beat Fidelity 14-11. Hanson had a triple, double and scored three runs and Willis Asberry had three hits for Fidelity.

John Butz hit for the cycle with a homer, triple, double, single and scored three runs while Mark Ranney had three hits and scored twice and Sandra Meckem had three hits as Party Pro beat Kathy McKay State Farm Insurance 11-3. Larry Moreland tripled and scored and Gabe Medina doubled for Kathy McKay State Farm Insurance.

Bryon Poe had a homer, double, two singles and scored twice while Luke Miller had a homer and double and R.V. Ellis had a double and single as Mule Trading Post beat Kathy McKay State Farm Insurance 13-11. Travis Hall had a homer, triple and single for Kathy McKay State Farm Insurance.

Zach Robinson scored what proved to be the winning run in the top of the seventh inning and Wave Internet then held on to beat D&J Investments 18-17. Josh Buckner had a homer, two triples and scored three runs while Mike Cowan had a triple, single and scored three times for Wave Internet. Trevor Barnes had a homer, double, single and scored four runs while Jared Jordan had two homers and a single for D&J Investments.

Tony Gieck had two doubles and scored two runs while Kelly Krenstunson had a triple, single and scored twice as Nan & Paw’s beat Mrozowicz Trucking Flaming Yeti’s 16-2. Ryan Jordan and Clayton Chambers scored for Mrozowicz.

Zack Stephenson had a homer, two doubles and scored three runs while Randy Gresham had a homer and two singles and Kenny Reed had a homer, single and scored three times as Blackjack Roofing beat Nan & Paw’s 22-1. Sarah Hemrick scored the lone run for Nan & Paw’s.

Gresham had a homer, two doubles, a single and scored four runs while Stephenson had three hits and scored four runs and Dustin Phelps had a homer, double, two singles and scored four runs as Blackjack Roofing beat Dairy Queen 29-4. Chris Cremer had a homer and double for Dairy Queen.

Jason Frost had a double and three singles while Mike Sparks had a triple and two singles and Joe Lombardo had a triple, double and scored twice as Cage Championships beat Staples 15-7. John Ehrhardt had a homer and two singles and Scott Perdue had a homer and single for Staples.

Shelly Beard and Ed Clayton each had a triple, double and scored three runs while Charlie Hudson scored three times as R’Not beat Staples 17-15. Joey Laschke had three hits and scored three runs and Scott Perdue homered and doubled for Staples.

Mike Beard and Desiree Beard each had three hits and scored twice and Shelly Beard had two hits and scored three times as R’Not beat John’s Firestone 21-10. Kyle Henson homered and Jeremy Light had a triple, double and scored twice for John’s Firestone.

J.P. Maxwell had a homer, double, single and scored three runs while Eric Johns had a homer and single and Jason Foster homered as Missouri Cellular beat US Bank 16-4. Steven Carroll had three hits and scored two runs and Tomi Havens had three hits for US Bank.

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Lady Bulldog soccer drops league finale

ROLLA – The Rolla High School girls’ soccer team ended its Ozark Conference schedule by falling to Springfield Glendale 1-0 on Tuesday, April 29.

The Lady Bulldogs are now 13-5 overall and end league play with a 6-3 record.

Rolla’s junior varsity team defeated Glendale 1-0 to improve to 11-2-1.

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RHS golfers advance to state; win district

WENTZVILLE – In a word, domination.

That’s what the Rolla High School golf team was on Monday, April 28 in the Missouri Class 4 District 5 Tournament at the Innsbrook Golf Resort.

The Bulldog golfers captured the district championship by seven strokes to advance to the state meet as an entire team.

Rolla won the district tourney with a 314 score, followed by runner-up Holt with 321. Third was Washington with 322 followed by Columbia Rock Bridge 327, Jefferson City Helias 338, Jefferson City High 340, Camdenton 345, Columbia Hickman 348, Troy 355, Sedalia Smith-Cotton 374 and Timberland 388.

The top finishing team, plus the other top finishing individuals, advance to the Missouri Class 4 State Tournament, to be held May 12-13 at Island Green Golf Course in Republic.

Rolla overcome wet course conditions, which including a little hail. However, most of the day was played in sunny conditions.

Rolla’s Chris Martin captured meet medalist honors, shooting 2-over-par 35-37–72. The Bulldogs’ Brandon Weaver tied with Washington’s Matt Buschmann for runner-up, each shooting 75. Weaver, who had a 38-37 split, won second place on a scorecard playoff.

Also for RHS Will Baylor shot 37-46–83, Brock Jones 44-40–84 and Chris Dodge 40-48–88.

"We had a really good momentum push after the (Missouri State Relays last week in Springfield), where we were only three strokes behind the state champions (Springfield Glendale)," said RHS golf coach Zack Nixon. "We’re playing real well now. But I think we can play even better. The next couple of weeks we’ll practice and try to get better."

The Bulldogs were coming off a strong performance last Thursday, April 24 in the Missouri State Relays, held at the Bill and Payne Stewart Golf Course in Springfield.

Glendale was the overall and Class 4 winner with 297 while West Plains was the runner-up and Class 3 winner at 299.

Also in Class 4 Rolla was second with 300, Springfield Kickapoo third with 302 and the Glendale B team fourth at 304.

Dixon’s Jace Long was the meet medalist with 6-under-par 64 while Springfield Hillcrest’s Daily Young was runner-up at 67.

Martin fired 70 to lead Rolla while Baylor shot 73, Weaver 76, Jones 81 and Dodge 82.

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Red-hot RHS baseball in Fulton Tourney finals

FULTON – The red-hot Rolla High School baseball team advanced to the championship game of the Fulton Tournament by posting a pair of victories on Monday, April 28.

In the first round Rolla belted Southern Boone County 11-3. And in the semifinals the Bulldogs rolled past Moberly 13-3.

Rolla, now 15-2, is scheduled to play in the tourney championship game at 6:30 p.m.

The Bulldogs outhit Southern Boone 13-5 and jumped out to an 8-1 lead after three innings.

RHS tallied two runs in the top of the first inning and led the rest of the way. The Bulldogs plated five runs in the second, one in the third and three more in the seventh.

Southern Boone got a run in the first and two in the seventh.

Senior Will Morrison had a big game at the plate for RHS, smacking a homer, a triple and totaling four RBI.

Also for RHS Dalton Friend was 3-for-5 with an RBI and Cameron Fore and Jeff Brown each had two hits. Tyler Sinnott was 2-for-2 in stolen bases. Sinnott, Morrison and Andy Hall each scored twice.

Chris Bowe was the starting and winning pitcher for RHS, working five innings and allowing one run on three hits, three walks and struck out five. Josh Stephens finished up the final two innings on the mound, allowing two runs on two hits and fanning two.

Rolla used another fast start to blow past Moberly. After Moberly took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, the Bulldogs reeled off three runs in the bottom of the first and eight more in the second. Each team tallied two runs in the fifth.

Rolla outhit Moberly 15-4, as Morrison swatted another homer while adding a single, scoring two times and driving in three.

Also for the Bulldogs Friend was 3-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored; Ross Parker was 3-for-3 with two RBI; Bowe and Daniel Perdue each had two hits and scored two runs and Seth McWilliams got two hits. Perdue and Friend both doubled.

Morrison was the starting and winning pitcher, working two innings and allowing two hits and one run. Brett Marston followed Morrison on the mound and also worked two innings and Parker finished up the final frame.

The Bulldogs are scheduled to play a make-up Ozark Conference game against Springfield Parkview Wednesday, April 30 as part of a double-header with the Glendale regularly-scheduled game in Springfield.

RHS is to play Glendale at 4:30 p.m. and then face Parkview immediately following in varsity games at the Glendale field.

In junior varsity action at Parkview’s home field Rolla is to play Parkview at 4:30 p.m. and Glendale following.

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RHS girls’ soccer beats Jays on penalty kicks

The Rolla High School girls’ soccer team upped its overall record to 13-4 by clipping Jefferson City 1-0 on penalty kicks Monday, April 28 at the Kiwanis Soccer Field.

The game was a scoreless tie after regulation and overtime, forcing the penalty kick phase. In the penalty kicks Rolla’s first three shooters, Jaclyn Standfast, Olivia Cox and Ashley Kerr, all made their attempts, with only one of Jefferson City’s first four shooters scoring to give the Lady Bulldogs the win.

Adrian Pogue and the RHS defense recorded their ninth shutout of the season.

The junior varsity game ended in a 0-0 tie. The Rolla jayvee squad is now 10-2-1 on the season.

The Lady ‘Dogs improved to 6-2 in the Ozark Conference by shutting out West Plains 2-0 in a weather-shortened game at home Friday, April 25.

Cox and Ellen Spooner got goals for the Lady ‘Dogs while Ellen Spooner and Cox got assists on each other’s goal.

Pogue recorded her eighth shutout of the season.

The game was stopped 10 minutes into the second half due to the weather conditions.

No junior varsity game was held.

On Thursday RHS knocked off league foe Joplin 4-1. Rolla pulled out to a 3-1 halftime lead.

Cox netted a pair of goals while Katelyn Maddy and Ellen Spooner each had one. Kerr had two assists and Kim Carter one for the Lady Bulldogs.

The Rolla junior varsity team posted a 1-0 win to up its record to 10-2. Kara Mace scored a goal on Kaylen Stoll’s assist in the jayvee contest.

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Host RHS places high at Rolla Track Classic

ROLLA – The Rolla High School girls’ track team won the annual Rolla Track Classic while the RHS boys placed second.

In the girls’ team standings Rolla won with 266 points followed by Waynesville with 175, Lebanon 83, Newburg 37, Plato 34, St. Elizabeth 28, Mack’s Creek 22 and St. James five.

In the boys’ meet Waynesville won with 210 points followed by Rolla with 170.5, Lebanon 130, Newburg 61, St. James 47, St. Elizabeth 20.5, Mack’s Creek six and Plato two.

Multi-event winners for the RHS girls were Anne Fraley (4x800 relay, 3,200-meter run), Lindsey Crutcher (400-meter dash, 4x400 relay), Phylicia Grayson (4x100, 4x400 relays); Ijeoma Okafor (100- and 300-meter hurdles), and Caryn Ranney (4x100, 4x400 relays).

Matt Duncan won the 1,600-meter run for the RHS boys while placing second in the 3,200-emter run and fourth in the 800.

Here are the Rolla results:

1st Places –

1. 100 Hurdles – Ijeoma Okafor – 17.04

1. 300 Hurdles – Ijeoma Okafor – 48.68

1. Pole Vault – Rebecca Fryer – 8’ 0"

1. High Jump – Jasmine Rector – 5’ 0"

1. 400 meter – Lindsey Crutcher – 64.05

1. 3200 meter – Anne Fraley – 13:50

1. 4 x 100 Relay – 52.7

(Phylicia Grayson, Caryn Ranney, Monique Matos, Lindsey

Heimbaugh)

1. 4 x 400 Relay – 4:20

(Phylicia Grayson, Caryn Ranney, Lindsey Crutcher, Lindsey

Heimbaugh)

1. 4 x 800 Relay – 10:59

(Anne Fraley, Mattie Fraley, Anna West, Katie Williams)

2nd Places –

2. 100 Hurdles – Claire KafkaDuda – 17.08

2. 1600 meter – Katie Williams – 6:05

2. Triple Jump – Ijeoma Okafor – 30’ 5"

2. Discus – Morgann Kleeschulte – 82’ 9"

2. Shot Put – Montoya Marshall – 35’ 2"

2. Long Jump - Claire KafkaDuda – 14’ 6"

2. 800 meter – Katie Williams – 2:39

2. 4 x 200 Relay – 1:52.2

((Phylicia Grayson, Caryn Ranney, Lindsey Crutcher, Ijeoma

Okafor)

3rd Places –

3. Pole Vault – Anni Villeme – 7’ 6"

3. High Jump – Hillary Nelson – 4’ 6"

3. Long Jump – Hillary Nelson – 14’ 4½"

3. 400 meter – Lindsey Heimbaugh – 64.5

3. 300 Hurdles – Ebony Florence – 51.7

4th Places –

4. 100 meter – Phylcia Grayson – 13.3

4. 1600 meter – Mattie Fraley – 6:26

4. 300 Hurdles – Claire KafkaDuda – 52. 39

4. 200 meter – Caryn Ranney – 27.65

4. 3200 meter – Emily Williams – 14:50

4. Triple Jump – Lindsey Crutcher – 29’ 7½"

4. High Jump – Samantha Maples- 4’ 4"

4. Discus – Dallas Ettelman – 64’ 11"

5th Places –

5. Pole Vault – Kylie Croft – 7’ 0"

5. Triple Jump – Brooke Giddens – 28’ 9"

5. Long Jump – Brooke Giddens – 13’ 8½"

5. Shot Put – Kelsey Hunt – 24’ 11"

5. 3200 meter – Brooke Stephenson – 15:18

6th Places –

6. Shot Put – Megan Swarmes – 24’ 2½"

6. 100 Hurdles – Ebony Florence – 19.15

6. 100 meter – Mercedes McCann – 13.50

6. 1600 meter – Anna West – 6:47

6. 200 meter – Lindsey Heimbaugh – 28.5

7th Places –

7. 100 meter – Monique Matos – 13.53

7. 200 meter – Christine Drallmeier – 28.78

7. Discus – Kelsey Hunt – 62’ 10"

8th Places –

8. 800 meter – Kelsey Hunt – 3:02

1st Place –

1. 1600 – Matt Duncan – 4:36

2nd Places –

2. 400 meter – Ryan Peterson – 52.1

2. 3200 meter – Matt Duncan – 10:28

2. Pole Vault – Chris Sanders – 10’ 0"

2. 4 x 800 Relay – 9:14

(Jacob Sells, Justin Bassett, Monty Abdelsalam, Trevor

Constance)

2. 4 x 400 Relay – 3:41

(Ryan Peterson, Mylhan Myers, Maurice Penn, Bill Scrivener)

3rd Places –

3. Pole Vault – Josh McBride – 9’ 6"

3. High Jump – John Armstrong – 5’ 4"

3. 110 High Hurdles – Cedric Walker – 18.7

3. 4 x 200 Relay – 1:39

(Davon Siripet, Aaron Back, Maurice Penn, Jeremy Bassett)

3. 4 x 100 Relay – 47.1

(Davon Siripet, Aaron Back, Maurice Penn, Jeremy Bassett)

4th Places –

4. 400 meter – Mylhan Myers – 54.6

4. 800 meter – Matt Duncan – 2:04.5

4. 1600 meter – Justin Bassett – 5:05

4. High Jump – Wesley Crutcher – 5’ 2"

4. Triple Jump – Jon Wade – 33’ 5"

4. Shot Put – Kevin Phelps – 36’ 11"

5th Places –

5. 110 High Hurdles – David Massey – 18.9

5. 300 Hurdles – David Massey – 49.4

5. 3200 meter – Monty Abdelsalam – 11:51

5. Long Jump – Seth Davis – 15’ 7"

5. Triple Jump – Wesley Crutcher – 31’ 10"

5. Shot Put – Ethan Fowler – 36’ 9"

6th Places –

6. 100 meter – Aaron Back – 11.7

6. 1600 meter – Jacob Sells – 5:15

6. 3200 meter – Russell Saunders – 12:06

6. Long Jump – Justin Bassett – 15’ 4½"

6. Discus – Kevin Phelps – 92’ 5"

6. Pole Vault – Jon Wade – 8’ 0"

6. 300 Hurdles – Cedric Walker – 50.8

6. 110 High Hurdles – Wesley Crutcher – 19.8

8th Places –

8. 100 meter – Maurice Penn – 12.01

8. 200 meter – Davon Siripet – 24.8

8. 800 meter – Trevor Constance – 2:19.2

8. Shot Put – Ryan Clift – 34’ 2"

8. Triple Jump – Juan Martinez – 29’ 7"

8. Long Jump – Joesph Settles – 14’ 3½"

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Bulldog golfers win Waynesville Tourney

FORT LEONARD WOOD – The Rolla High School golf team proved to be the most balanced squad in the field, leading to the Bulldogs’ team title in the Waynesville Tournament Tuesday at Piney Valley Golf Course.

In the tournament format each school used the scores of two individual players and two, 2-man scramble teams.

Rolla fired a 297 total to win the team crown by three strokes. Lebanon was second with 300, Camdenton I third with 323, Dixon fourth with 327, Waynesville I fifth with 333, Camdenton II sixth with 356, Laquey seventh with 371, Waynesville II eighth with 432 and Richland ninth with 461. Iberia and Crocker also competed but didn’t have enough players for a team score.

After stormy weather threatened whether the tournament would be played, the skies cleared and sun came out at Piney Valley, and there proved to be only a half-hour delay to the start of the event. The course, hammered by floods and hail this spring was in good shape for the golfers, although players said it played soft due to the wet weather.

Dixon senior Jace Long, a senior All-America junior golfer who has already signed to play for the Mizzou golf team next school year, was easily the class of the field individually.

Long dominated play on Tuesday, firing a 5-under-par 32-35—67 to win meet medalist honors by six strokes. Rolla’s Chris Martin was runner-up to Long with 73 individually while Lebanon’s John Helton shot 76.

Among scramble teams the Lebanon duo of Tyler Blattel-Brett Chaffin won by seven strokes, shooting 61. Rolla’s two scramble duos tied for second overall, as Brandon Weaver-Brock Jones and Will Baylor-Chris Dodge both shot 68.

Here are the tournament results:

1. Jace Long, Dixon, 67; 2. Chris Martin, Rolla, 73; 3. John Helton, Lebanon, 76.

1. Tyler Blattel-Brett Chaffin, Lebanon, 61; t-2. Brandon Weaver-Brock Jones, Rolla, 68; Will Baylor-Chris Dodge, Rolla, 68.

Here are each school’s team scores, in order of their respective finish:

Rolla (297) – Individual: Chris Martin 73, Taylor Young 88. Scramble: Brandon Weaver-Brock Jones 68; Will Baylor-Chris Dodge 68.

Lebanon (300) – Individual: John Helton 76, Tim Howe 83. Scramble: Tyler Blattel-Brett Chaffin 61; Taylor Morgans-Adam Jackson 80.

Camdenton I (323) – Individual: Bradley Lombardo 80, Lucas Ledbetter 84. Scramble: Tyler Beauchamp-Michael Civitate 77; Cory Phillips-Alex Uberroth 82.

Dixon (327) – Individual: Jace Long 67, John Fugate 91. Scramble: Ben Benefield-Jimmy Wiles 84, Brian Mathis-Tyler Kinkead 85.

Waynesville I (333) – Individual: Zane Howser 85, Eric Iverson 87. Scramble: Mike Harreld-Kendell Lewis 79; Patrick Phillips-Kaleb Bassett 82.

Camdenton II (356) – Individual: Caleb Robertson 83, C.J. Uberroth 90. Scramble: Erik Howell-Sean Tatham 90; Michael Leahy-Clifton Luber 93.

Laquey (371) – Individual: Brandon Hernandez 95, Chris DeWeese 104. Scramble: Michael Wilson-Jordan Hubbard 71, Gus Klemp-Kyle Goodrich 101.

Waynesville II (432) – Individual: Martin Padilla 101, Andrew Wood 118. Scramble: Matt Phillips-Kawika Lewis 106, Clint Main-Adam Grosskreutz 107.

Richland (461) – Individual: Derek Brown 104, Nick Moore 117. Scramble: Wade Stewart-Russell Hodges 111, Chris Carpenter-Dylan Robinson 129.

Iberia (Incomplete) – Individual: Darin Piggott 87. Scramble: Dylan Baker-Zach Baker 86, Tyler Shreve-Matt Edmonds 93.

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Bulldog baseball hands Joplin first league loss

ROLLA – Unbeaten no more.

The Rolla High School baseball team knocked Joplin from the ranks of the unbeaten in Ozark Conference play on Tuesday, April 22, handing the Eagles a 7-3 setback at First Community National Bank Field at the Bray Sports Complex.

Rolla improves to 13-2 overall and 5-2 in conference play while Joplin falls to 7-11 and 3-1.

The Bulldogs broke up a 2-2 tie by scoring three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and two more in the sixth.

Joplin had scored solo runs in the third and fifth frames and Rolla got single runs in the first and fourth. The Eagles would added a third run in the sixth.

Rolla pitchers Dalton Friend and Will Morrison combined for a one-hitter.

Friend, a junior left-hander, worked the first six innings to gain the victory, allowing one hit and five walks while fanning eight. Morrison, a senior right-hander, came on to pitch a hitless seventh.

The Bulldogs had six hits – two by Andy Hall. Ross Parker had a hit and two RBI for RHS while Tyler Sinnott had an RBI double and stole a base, Hall added an RBI and Friend and Cameron Fore each had hits for the RHS attack. Fore’s hit was a triple.

Last week against Camdenton, Friend and Chris Bowe slugged two home runs each. We had each hitting one homer and regret the error.

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RHS girls’ soccer rolls to shutout victory

The Rolla High School golf team improved to 10-4 overall and 4-2 in the Ozark Conference by shutting out Lebanon 4-0 Tuesday at the Bray Sports Complex.

Sophomore Adrian Pogue recorded her seventh shutout of the season in goal for RHS.

Four minutes into the game junior Ashley Kerr opened the scoring with a goal off a long throw by senior Kaitlin Bramel.

That stood for the halftime score.

Sophomore Jaclyn Standfast scored on a penalty kick eight minutes into the second half. Junior Emily Spooner scored unassisted 10 minutes later with a direct free kick.

Sophomore Olivia Cox finished off the scoring for the Lady Bulldogs in the 74^th minute off a pass from freshman Ashlee Rightnowar.

The Rolla junior varsity team also won by a 4-0 score, moving to 9-2 on the season.

Kaylyn Stoll scored two goals while Kara Mace and Sarah Threadgill each scored one for the jayvee Lady Dogs. Katie Park had two assists while Sara Lowe and Rightnowar each had one.

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RHS boys’ tennis stops Waynesville

ROLLA – The Rolla High School boys’ tennis team defeated Waynesville 6-3 in a dual meet Tuesday, April 22 at Ber Juan Park.

RHS winners included Mark Wronkiewicz, Cody Martin, Brenden Dowdy and Matt Threadgill in singles play and the doubles teams of Martin-Dowdy and Jason Newell-Threadgill.

Rolla junior varsity winners included Dan Park, Brian Taggart and Garret Grahl.

Here are the results, with the RHS players listed first:

Raj Mishra lost to Jason Semple, 9-7.

Mark Wronkiewicz beat Paul Bishoff, 8-2.

Jason Newell lost to Derek Dunn, 9-7.

Cody Martin beat Ricky Vise, 8-2.

Brenden Dowdy beat P.J. Rayford, 8-2.

Matt Threadgill beat Nelson Shreve, 8-6.

Mishra-Wronkiewicz lost to Semple-Dunn, 8-5.

Martin-Dowdy beat Bishoff-Rayford, 8-4.

Newell-Threadgill beat Vise-Shreve, 8-1.

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RHS golfers tie for fifth in Jefferson City

JEFFERSON CITY – The Rolla High School golf team tied for fifth in the 18-school Jefferson City Invitational, held Monday, April 21 at Jefferson City Country Club.

Jefferson City High School won the meet with 315 while Jefferson City Helias and Troy each shot 317, Rockhurst 318, Rolla and Camdenton 322 each, Washington 323, Francis Howell 329, Warrensburg 330, Columbia Hickman, Troy and Columbia Rock Bridge 334 each, Lee’s Summit North 338, Lee’s Summit 339, Sedalia Smith-Cotton 357, Eldon 369, Kirksville 393 and Mexico 396.

Helias’ Brad Moody won meet medalist honors with 2-over-par 74.

For Rolla Chris Martin shot 77, Brandon Weaver 79. Will Baylor 82, Brock Jones 84 and Chris Dodge 91.

The Bulldogs were scheduled to compete at Piney Valley Golf Course at Fort Leonard Wood Tuesday, April 22 in the Waynesville Tournament.

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RHS tennis falls to Lakers; 2^nd in Waynesville Tourney

CAMDENTON – The Rolla High School boys’ tennis team was beaten by Camdenton 6-3 in dual-meet action Monday, April 21.

RHS winners included Cody Martin and Brenden Dowdy in singles action and the doubles team of Raj Mishra-Mark Wronkiewicz.

Junior varsity winners for RHS included Brian Taggart, Matt Beasley, Jon Liou, Mike Sullivan and Matt Victorio. Freshman winners for Rolla included Mason McDaniel, Adam Newell, Jacob Droste and Brandt Tharp.

Here are the results, with the RHS players listed first:

Raj Mishra lost to Garret Stone, 10-1.

Mark Wronkiewicz lost to Peter Brune, 10-8.

Jason Newell lost to Seth Taylor, 10-3.

Cody Martin beat Jordan Stone, 10-6.

Brenden Dowdy beat Aaron Short, 11-9.

Matt Thredgill lost to Drew Whitney, 10-4.

Mishra-Wronkiewicz beat G. Stone-Brune, 10-6.

Martin-Dowdy lost to Taylor-J. Stone, 10-8.

Newell-Threadgill lost to Short-Whitney, 10-7.

The Bulldogs tied for second in the annual Waynesville Tournament. Forsyth won with 22 points while Rolla and Lebanon tied for second with 17 points each. Camdenton was fourth with 16 points while School of the Osage was fifth with 12.5, Waynesville sixth with 8.5 and Richland

seventh with 0.

Top-seeded senior Ryan Wilkerson, of Lebanon, was the singles champion. Wilkerson defeated his Yellow Jacket teammate, Matt Oursbourn, 8-2, in the singles championship match.

In the third-place singles match Forsyth’s Joseph Borges defeated teammate Kendall Hedgepath, 8-1. And in the consolation finals Osage’s Kyle Rhodes defeated Waynesville’s Paul Bishoff, 8-1.

J. Newell advanced to the semifinals of the consolation bracket, losing to Rhodes of Osage, 8-3 and beating RHS teammate Threadgill 9-7 in consolation.

Threadgill beat Waynesville’s Paul Bishoff, 8-6 before losing to Hedgepath of Forsythe, 8-3.

In doubles competition the Forsyth team of Stewart-Cirile defeated Rolla’s Mishra-Wronkiewicz, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 in the title match. In the doubles third-place match Camdenton’s Taylor-J. Stone defeated teammates G. Stone-Brune, 8-2. And in the consolation finals the Rolla team of

Martin-Dowdy defeated Osage’s Uhl-Grider, 8-6.

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RHS baseball outslugs Eureka, 8-6

EURKEA – The Rolla High School baseball team improved its record to 12-2 by knocking off Eureka 8-6 on Saturday, April 19.

The game was close throughout. Rolla took a 3-0 lead with three runs in the top of the second inning, highlighted by a Jeff Brown two-run single and an RBI single by Daniel Perdue.

The Eureka Wildcats cut their deficit to 3-2 with single runs in the second and third innings. Rolla added a run in the fourth, as Chris Bowe doubled and scored on Dalton Friend’s RBI double.

Eureka then tallied four runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 6-4 edge. Three errors by RHS in the fourth made all four Wildcat runs unearned.

The Bulldogs would rally for the win, scoring three runs in the sixth. Brown singled and Brett Marston doubled ahead of a two-run Perdue triple. Friend then added an RBI single.

RHS ended the scoring with a run in the seventh, as Andy Hall doubled and scored on Brown’s triple.

The Bulldogs pounded out 16 hits, led by three hits and three RBI each by Perdue and Brown; three hits and two RBI by Friend, and a two-hit game from Hall.

Bowe (5-0) was the starting and winning pitcher for Rolla, working five innings and allowing seven hits, two walks and fanning four. Friend pitched the last two innings to get the save, allowing one hit and fanning three.

Eureka won the junior varsity game 6-1.

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RHS girls’ soccer splits games

JEFFERSON CITY – The Rolla High School girls’ soccer team split a pair of games in the weather-shortened Capital City Invitational on Saturday, April 19.

The event was scheduled to be held Friday and Saturday, April 18-19, but due to the rainy weather Friday’s games were washed out.

On Saturday Rolla was shut out by Pattonville 2-0, in a game that had been slated for Friday night. Pattonville is ranked No. 10 in the Missouri Class 2 state poll.

Rolla then defeated Pembroke Hill 2-1. Freshman Ellen Spooner and sophomore Jaclyn Standfast each scored goals for the Lady Bulldogs, now 9-4, while junior Ashley Kerr got an assist.

In Ozark Conference action Thursday, April 17 at the Bray Sports Complex Rolla clipped Camdenton 1-0 on a penalty kick. The game was a scoreless tie after regulation and overtime, forcing the penalty-kick tie-breaker. Katelyn Maddy ended up scoring the game-winner for RHS.

RHS was scheduled to host Lebanon in another league game on Tuesday, April 22.

The Rolla junior varsity team won the Waynesville Jayvee Tournament, held Saturday, April 19. The event was shortened due to weather. Rolla defeated Dixon 2-0 and stopped Mountain View/Birch Tree Liberty 10-0. Rolla was tied with two other teams with a 2-0 record and won the tourney title on tie-breakers.

Kaylyn Stoll had both goals against Dixon. Against Liberty Caitlin McFarland had three goals while Mariah Vincent added two goals and Kara Mace, Emily Carroll, Sydni Kaden, Katheryn McCaulla and Sarah Threadgill all had one goal.

The RHS jayvee team improves to 8-2.

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Lady Bulldog track 2^nd in Owensville Relays

OWENSVILLE – The Rolla High School girls’ track team placed second while the RHS boys were sixth in the Owensville Relays, held Friday, April 18.

In the girls’ meet Washington won with 145 points followed by Rolla with 94, Sullivan 73, Hermann 53, Linn 45, St. Francis Borgia 43, Cuba 34, Pacific 32, Union 21, Owensville 11, New Haven five and St. James two.

In the boys’ meet Washington won with 131 points followed by Cuba with 84, Owensville 75, Linn 51, Union 39, Rolla 37, Sullivan 32, Borgia 30, Montgomery County 20, Hermann 19, Steelville 16, Pacific 13, St. James 6 and New Haven 1.

RHS was scheduled to compete again Tuesday, April 22 in the Columbia Hickman All-Relays and are to host the Rolla Track Classic on Saturday, April 26, starting at 9 a.m. at the Rolla Community Track.

Here are RHS results:

Girls

1st – 4 x 100 Relay – 53.44 – Monique Matos, Caryn Ranney, Phylicia

Grayson, Tyundra Miller

1st - 4 x 200 Relay-1:53.18 - Lindsey Crutcher, Ijeoma Okafor, Phylicia

Grayson, Tyundra Miller

1st – 200 Meters – 27.88 – Tyundra Miller

2nd – Shot Put – 35’ 0" – Montoya Marshall…….(throw of 37’ 1 ½" was

ruled on the sector line)

2nd – 300 Hurdles – 51.45 – Ijeoma Okafor

3rd – 100 Meters – 13.38 – Phylicia Grayson

3rd – High Jump – 4’ 10" – Jasmine Rector

3rd – Triple Jump – 32’ 5 ½ " – Lindsey Crutcher

4th – 200 Meters – 28.72 – Caryn Ranney

4th – Shot Put – 30’ 11" – Candice McIntyre

4th – Long Jump – 13’ 11 ½" – Clair KafkaDuda

4th – 400 Meters – 65.3 – Lindsey Crutcher

4th - 4 x 400 Relay - 4:25 - Lindsey Crutcher, Lindsey Heimbaugh, Ashton

Tiddy, Caryn Ranney

5th – 100 Hurdles – 17.44 – Clair KafkaDuda

5th – Pole Vault – 7’ 6" – Anni Villeme

6th – 800 Meters – 2:46.4 – Katie Williams

6th – 4 x 800 Relay – 11:36 – Annie Fraley, Mattie Fraley, Katie

Williams, Anna West

Boys

2nd – 110 High Hurdles – 15.44 – Tyler Edwards

2nd – 300 Hurdles – 41.37 – Tyler Edwards

2nd – 800 Meters – 2:06.4 – Matt Duncan

2nd – 1600 Meters – 4:44.3 – Matt Duncan

4th – 4 x 400 Relay – 3:47.1 – Tyler Edwards, Colin Watson, Mylhan

Myers, Michael Wilbanks

6th – 400 Meters – 56.8 – Mylhan Myers

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RHS has new wrestling head coach

ROLLA – The Rolla High School wrestling team will have a new head coach in 2008-09.

Jeremy Jamison, a homegrown wrestler who has been the Bulldog wrestling head coach for six seasons, has resigned that position.

At its regularly-scheduled meeting on Thursday, April 17 the Rolla Board of Education accepted Jamison coaching resignation and hired Kellen Laws as his replacement.

Laws becomes RHS wrestling head coach after serving in the same capacity at Springfield Parkview High School the past two years. Like Rolla, Parkview is a member of the Ozark Conference.

Jamison, currently a teacher at the Rolla Middle School, said he resigned his coaching duties so he can give his full attention to his new job as guidance counselor at the Rolla Junior High School. He takes over as a counselor at the Rolla Junior High School in the 2008-09 school year, replacing the retiring Dennis Noel. Ironically, Noel was Jamison’s wrestling head coach when the latter was a student at RHS.

Laws becomes the seventh person to serve as head coach in the history of RHS wrestling.

"I’m going to need to focus my attention on learning my new job," Jamison said. "Coaching is a grind. It takes a toll, particularly when you have a young family. It was time.

"I’m excited for Kellen. I think the program is looking good for the next couple of years."

Jamison has known Laws for some time and says he is a good hire for RHS.

"He’s from a strong high school program in Farmington," said RHS Athletic Director Kelly Hinshaw of Laws. "I feel like he’ll bring some excitement and draw more and more kids into the program. Jeremy did a good job the last few years of working with the kids’ (wrestling) club and in the community. Kellen will just continue that."

Hinshaw said the RHS Wrestling Camp has been sent for June 10-13 for youths in grade school and up. He said there will be two sessions, one for the younger kids and the other for high school-aged wrestlers.

"It’s something we’re excited about," Hinshaw said of the camp. "It’s for the experienced wrestlers but also it will give the club kids and new kids a chance to compete."

Jamison, age 39, has been a big part of the tradition of RHS wrestling. A 1987 RHS graduate, Jamison was a two-time state qualifier, a former district champion and a former conference champion for the Bulldog wrestling squad before going on and competing for the Central Missouri State wrestling squad.

Later Jamison returned to RHS as a teacher and assistant coach for the wrestling squad before taking over as head coach six years ago.

He is the only Bulldog wrestling head coach to boast a state champion at the school. Blayne Shockley won the Missouri Class 3 103-pound state championship in 2007. This past season Shockley was runner-up in the state tournament at 112.

"I had a great time working in the program," said Jamison, who also served as the RHS boys’ soccer assistant coach this past fall. "And I’ll continue to help in any way I can."

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