Carlee Vancil struck out 14 of the 18 batters she faced in five innings to record her second no-hitter of the season as Twin Rivers won 12-0 at Neelyville

Vancil helped herself by going 3-for-3 at the plate with two triples and a single and driving in four runs. Samantha Leutert and Kayla Cunningham each scored twice for the Lady Royals. Senior catcher Kelci Scott crossed the plate three times and also drove in three runs.

"We had a very good game. Everyone was hitting and putting the ball into play. We were more aggressive on our running and it showed," said coach Barb Cunningham.

BASEBALL

Twin Rivers 16, Neelyville 6: Jordan Fowler went 4-for-5 with two home runs and drove in six runs for the Royals.

Colton Vancil contributed a home run and four RBI. Ryan Thompson pitched six innings to get the win for the Royals, striking out three and walking two.

Caleb Dockins homered and drove in a pair of runs for Neelyville.

"We continued hitting the ball really well," Royals coach Jeff Null said. "Our pitching and defense weren't as sharp as we'd like them to be, but the runs covered our mistakes."

The Royals are now 7-1 overall and 3-0 in the OFC.

VOLLEYBALL

Bell City def. Bernie: Sami Palmer, Amber Mirth and Sarah Deason each had nine digs but the Lady Mules fell short, 25-16, 25-12, Thursday night.

Kristin Eaves led Bernie with seven kills.

"Bell City outplayed us in every facet of the game tonight," said Bernie coach Jeff Rodgers. "They were much quicker, hit harder, and were very impressive."

CROSS COUNTRY: Van Buren competed at Willow Springs on Thursday afternoon. The boys team placed fifth out of 10 teams and the girls came in fifth out of eight.

In the boys race, Ian Newberry placed 17th with a time of 21:06, Brandon Tucker was 18th at 21:08, Matt Crafton was 25th at 21:24, Dan Newberry was 53rd at 23:06, and Nick Black rounded out the top five by finishing at 54th with a time of 23:13.

In the girls race, Brittany Peterson placed 32nd with a time of 26:38, Denise Haberl was 41st at 28:22, Betsy Sanders was 42nd at 28:36, Whitney VanWinkle was 43 finishing in 29:02 and Christon Oatman was 44th with a time of 29:12.

JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL: Michael Griggs and Kendrick McCain hooked four times for 95 yards and up two touchdowns to lead Poplar Bluff past Dexter 20-8 Thursday night.

Spencer Stiff rushed the ball six times for 24 yards and Lorenzo Dailey scored on a 4-yard run for the mules, who pulled away after a scoreless first half.