LEDGER SPORTS ROUNDUP 09/08/2026: Community R-6 wins big at Pilot Grove, Van-Far cross country shines at home

Community R-6 wins big at conference foe Pilot Grove

After scoring 18 runs at Hermann, Community R-6 had a big day at the plate at Central Activities Conference foe Pilot Grove (0-3), winning 17-1.

The Lady Trojans (6-1) recorded 18 hits. Macy Woodside led by going 3-for-3 with three RBIs and one triple, Maci Poindexter finished 4-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI, and Myla Carroll finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Alexis Schafer was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and pitched four innings with 10 strikeouts, two hits, two walks and one unearned run.

Mexico falls short at district foe Kirksville

For the second time in as many games, Mexico lost a one-run game at a district opponent, losing 5-4 at Kirksville.

Mexico (7-3) scored one run in the sixth inning and then loaded the bases in the seventh inning with two outs but score the tying run. The Lady Bulldogs finished with eight hits and walked six times to outnumber Kirksville (5-2) in both categories. Sammie Gipson finished 2-for-2 with two walks and one RBI, and Aleigha Henderson and Claire Valenzuela were each 2-for-4. Keerstan Ewing pitched four innings with four hits and one earned run, and Gipson added two innings with two hits and no earned runs.

Schmidt strikes out 16 in win over conference foe Wright City, reaches 500 career punchouts

Megan Schmidt had her stuff working at home against Wright City (3-4), with North Callaway (5-2) winning 7-1.

Schmidt struck out 16 and allowed three hits, one unearned run and one walk in seven innings and was 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI at the plate. She has reached the 500-strikeout milestone in her career. Mady Gordon finished 3-for-3 with one double and one walk.

Centralia beats conference rival Highland in six innings

Centralia's softball games against Clarence Cannon Conference rival Highland have been decided by less than three runs each of the previous three years, but Centralia (7-2) needed six innings at home to defeat Highland (6-7) 12-2.

The Lady Panthers finished with 14 hits, including four doubles, and Jaylynn Brown struck out 13 and allowed two unearned runs, one hit and one walk in six innings. Raleigh Dutton finished 4-for-4 with one RBI, Brooklyn Hardin went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and one double, Karli Andersen had three RBIs and one double and Anna Miller had two RBIs.

Centralia loses, Gordon close to history

Centralia (0-4) lost to district foe Boonville (3-2-3) in three sets (26-24, 25-15, 25-19), but Ryenn Gordon finished with 20 kills for the Lady Panthers. Gordon is five kills away from 1,000 career kills, and she and Centralia host Father Tolton (4-3-1) at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Mexico loses to undefeated Hallsville

Hallsville (7-0-1) still doesn't have a loss as Mexico lost to the Lady Indians in three sets (25-16, 25-14, 25-7) at home.

Missouri Military Academy wins via another shutout

Missouri Military Academy (2-0) hasn't allowed a goal in two games as it won 7-0 at Eugene (1-2).

Mexico (1-4) was shut out for the first time in an 8-0 loss at Marshall (3-2).

Van-Far boys, girls finish first, second at home meet

The Van-Far boys were first and the Lady Indians were second in the Van-Far Invitational, which was also the team's Senior Night.

The top 15 medaled. Garrett Hopke won the boys race, Slade Keller was third, Tyler Carlyle was sixth, Harrison Wright was seventh, Jaydon Hug-Hernandez was 11th and Brady Puls was 13th. Elliott Utterback led the girls in fifth place, Mylee Keller was eighth, Khloe Wallace was ninth, Kylee Gibson was 13th and Emily Smith was 15th. Kat Carlyle was fourth in the junior high race.

Community R-6 loses 17-3 at Sturgeon

Community R-6 was outhit 14-5 to lose in six innings at Central Activities Conference foe Sturgeon. Carter Schafer finished 3-for-3, Nik Crider was 2-for-3, and Houston Hogan allowed two earned runs on six hits in four innings.