Softball

Schafer  no-hits Slater in 2-0 road win

After a long bus ride, Alexis Schafer and Community R-6 were still on.

Schafer struck out 13 and walked one in a 2-0 win at Central Activities Conference foe Slater (2-3, 1-3 CAC). The freshman pitcher threw her second no-hitter in four games and did it one night after limiting conference foe Cairo to one hit and striking out 15 in a 9-0 win at home. 

In 44 1/3 innings, Schafer secured her 100th strikeout this season.

Schafer finished 3-for-3  with one RBI at the plate, and Ana McLeod had one RBI on a night the Lady Trojans (10-2, 4-0 CAC) had five hits. 

Community hosts district foe Westran (6-7) at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Schmidt no-hits Clopton in a five-inning 10-0 win

Megan Schmidt didn't allow any hits or walks Tuesday night at home against Clopton.

The Eastern Missouri Conference rival didn't allow the North Callaway senior to hit in return as Schmidt finished 1-for-1 with three walks and three runs. She struck out 11 on 59 pitches in five innings in the North Callaway (6-2, 3-0 EMO) 10-0 five-inning win over Clopton (3-5, 1-2 EMO).

Mady Gordon finished 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs, and Kendra Pennell was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and one double.

In North Callaway's previous six games, with only a 10-9 loss to South Callaway, Schmidt has hit .535 with nine walks and seven RBIs and has only allowed two earned runs. Gordon has hit .652 in that span with six RBIs, and Pennell has hit .391 with a team-high eight RBIs in those games. 

North Callaway plays at conference rival Elsberry (10-4, 5-0 EMO) at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Brown, Centralia limits Mexico to two hits in 11-0 win

Mexico couldn't get anything going against all-state pitcher Jaylynn Brown on Tuesday in Centralia.

Brown allowed two hits and struck out 14 in six innings, and the Class 3 No. 2 Lady Panthers beat Mexico 11-0. Centralia (10-2) finished with 11 hits to defeat district foe Mexico (8-4) for the fifth straight time.

Centralia led 3-0 after four innings but scored three runs in the fifth inning and then five runs in the sixth. Brooklyn Hardin went 2-for-4 with four RBIs and two home runs, Ealynne Bostick was 2-for-2 with three RBIs and two doubles, Karli Andersen had two RBIs and a double, and Brown added two RBIs. 

Scottie Smith and Aleigha Henderson each had a hit for Mexico. Mexico had a runner thrown out at home by Blakely Van Dyke in the third inning.

Mexico hosts district foe Macon (5-8) at 5 p.m. today, and Centralia plays 11 a.m. in Salem on Saturday against Class 3 No. 6 Doniphan (7-1).

Van-Far loses 4-3 in extras at Elsberry

Van-Far couldn't quite a win on Tuesday either.

In their second extra-inning game in three games, the Lady Indians lost 4-3 in eight innings at Eastern Missouri Conference foe Elsberry (10-4, 5-0 EMO). Van-Far (1-10, 0-2 EMO) tied the game at 3 in the sixth inning with a bases-loaded walk to Kylee Gibson one inning after the team scored its first two runs.

Mylee Keller had a RBI single in the fifth inning, and Addison Wheeler had a RBI groundout in the fifth.

Adrianna Craven allowed two earned runs on seven hits and seven walks in 7 1/3 innings. Elsberry walked off with the win on a pop fly single with the bases loaded in the eighth inning. 

Paris falls below .500 with 12-2 loss at Salisbury

Paris will continue its climb above .500.

The Lady Coyotes went to 5-6 after losing 12-2 at Lewis and Clark Conference foe Salisbury (5-0, 1-0 L&C) in six innings. They finished with two hits and struck out 12 times against Quynn Fischer.

Meanwhile, Ava Crain allowed 11 hits for Paris (0-2 L&C) but only surrendered five earned runs. The Lady Coyotes made nine errors. 

Katie Cummins hit a two-RBI home run, and Ella Totten had a double. The home run is the team's first of the season.

During the previous night, Paris had 10 hits in a 14-0 five-innings win at Bevier (0-4). Cummins was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two triples, Totten finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs, and Ella Key was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Each of them are hitting over .300 with an OPS over .800.

Paris plays in the North Shelby tournament this Saturday.

Boys soccer

Shadonix scores four in Missouri Military Academy 9-1 win at Canton

Missouri Military Academy is 3-0 and has outscored opponents 20-1.

The Colonels won 9-1 at Canton (0-5) on Tuesday and were led John Shadonix's four goals. Javier Jimenez, Antonio Ruiz, Jorge Rey, Elisha Wainaina, and Christian Ramos each scored a goal. Rey, Theodore Rodgers and Alan Alexandrei II had assists.

MMA plays in the Spartan Invitational in Moberly on Sept. 25-26.

Volleyball

Mexico loses in three sets at California

Mexico was swept in its second match in two days after losing in three sets at California on Tuesday.

The Lady Bulldogs lost 25-4, 25-11 and 25-22 at Father Tolton (8-6-1) on Monday and then lost 25-15, 25-14 and 25-9 at California (8-2-1). 

Mexico hosts Hannibal (12-2) at 6 p.m. Thursday.