From staff reports
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AURORA, Mo. — Joplin High School collected its first girls’ volleyball victory of the season in topping Lamar 25-23, 25-23 but didn’t advance out of pool play with two losses in the Aurora Tournament on Saturday.
The Eagles also lost to McDonald County (25-18, 25-22) and El Dorado Springs (25-17, 25-23) in the Red Pool of the 12-team tourney.
Overall leaders for Joplin included Alli Worley (15 points, 17 assists), Amber Harbin (12 points, seven kills), Ali Stauffer (13 kills, 10 blocks), Kalley Jewsbury (16 assists), Kaleigh Myers (12 points, 21 digs), Lindsey Hamm (19 digs), Callie Munson (14 digs), Jordyn Nolan (seven kills) and Jessica Hill (six kills). Joplin, 1-8, resumes Tuesday with a nonconference match at Webb City.
SOFTBALLWheaton 12, McAuley 4
Sam Pierce garnered three hits and Stacia Holmes had a pair as the Bulldogs hiked their record to 5-2 overall and 3-0 in the Ozark 7 Conference.
Wheaton pitcher Brooke Forgey limited the Warriors to seven hits in the game at Missouri Southern.
Kristin Wilmes had three hits for McAuley. Arielle Santillan had a triple among two hits.
Two wins for Welch
CLAREMORE, Okla. — The Wildcats posted a pair of 1-0 victories — Kalleigh Chrz tossed a no-hitter in each contest — at the expense of Pryor B 1-0 and Claremore B
Chrz struck out 15 and walked one in the first game against Pryor. Sierra Hankins drove in Chrz with the only run in the first inning.
Chrz, against Claremore B, struck out 14 and didn’t walk a batter. Hankins, who had two hits, also drove in Chrz in the fourth inning.
Lamar wins title
EL DORADO SPRINGS, Mo. — Lamar defeated Nevada 6-5 to win the championship of the El Dorado Springs Tournament.
The winning run scored on an error.
Final team standings, in order, were Lamar, Nevada, El Dorado Springs, Hermitage, Stockton and Buffalo.
In addition to Nevada, Lamar defeated Hermitage 11-0 and Buffalo 10-3.
Before losing to Lamar, Nevada defeated El Dorado Springs 10-2 and Stockton 19-3.
SOCCERMonett Tournament
MONETT, Mo. — Cassville finished 3-0 in the round-robin event to boost its season record to 7-0.
Cassville defeated Monett (3-0) and Willard (6-1) after an opening win against Springfield Catholic (6-1) on Friday night.
The Wildcats received two goals from Uziel Franco and one from Ryan Schlichtman in beating Monett. Humberto Orozco had two assists and Schlichtman one.
Schlichtman had two unassisted goals against Willard and Franco, Orozco, Luis Ortega and Aaron Jamieson had one apiece.
Assists were provided by Schlichtman, Anthony Larson and Ross Delassantos.
Riverton 2, Pittsburg 1
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Riverton posted a 2-1 win against Pittsburg.
TENNISNevada reigns
HARRISONVILLE, Mo. — The Tigers, sparked by first place in varsity doubles, tallied 65 points to the host Wildcats’ 50 in winning the three-team event.
Clinton placed third with 35. Molly Ferree and Whitley Del Rosario took the first for Nevada. Danielle Hadler and Megan Stacy, the Tigers’ other doubles entrant, were second in their braket. Nevada’s Elise McNeil finished third in one singles bracket.
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