It's Week 8 of the high school spring season. Here are the top performers for high school baseball, softball and soccer in the Columbia area.
WEDNESDAY
Baseball
Caleb King, Independence: King was 1-for-3 with a double, RBI and two runs in a 7-1 win over Centennial.
Caleb Carpenter, Independence: Carpenter pitched a complete game, striking out seven while allowing four hits and no earned runs.
Aiden Britton, Summit: Britton went 1-for-3 with a double, run and stolen base in a 5-4 loss to Franklin.
Ben Bawcum, Summit: Bawcum was 1-for-4 with a double and RBI.
Softball
Piper Johnson, Independence: Johnson was 2-for-3 with a double and a run in a 5-1 loss to Page.
Cambrea Hanson, Loretto: Hanson was 1-for-3 with a double and RBI in a 6-1 loss to Summertown.
Addie Pfeiffer, Spring Hill: Pfeiffer was 1-for-3 with a double in a 7-0 loss.
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TUESDAY
Baseball
Konner Bowden, Columbia Central: Bowden was 2-for-3 with a double and three stolen bases in a 5-2 win.
Lane Sharp, Columbia Central: Sharp pitched six innings, striking out 12 batters while allowing two hits and no earned runs.
Matthew Thomas, Columbia Central: Thomas went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs.
Cash Money, Independence: Money was 1-for-1 with a double and RBI in an 8-2 loss to Centennial.
Carter Cumming, Independence: Cumming went 1-for-2 with a double and a run.
TJ Gobble, Lawrence County: Gobble was 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, five RBIs and three total runs in a 17-0 win.
Alex Bedford, Lawrence County: Bedford was 1-for-1 with a double, two RBIs and three runs.
Kole Shultz, Lawrence County: Shultz went 1-for-2 with a double, a run and three RBIs.
Kasen Smith, Lawrence County: Smith was 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBIs.
Gavin Schramm, Spring Hill: Schramm pitched a complete game, striking out eight batters while allowing two hits and no earned runs in a 7-1 win.
Clay Robinson, Spring Hill: Robinson was 2-for-2 with a run and three RBIs.
Davin Roush, Summit: Roush struck out 13 batters in 6.2 innings pitched, allowing three hits and no earned runs in a 2-1 win over Franklin.
Brennan Targgart, Zion Christian: Targgart was 2-for-3 with a double and RBI in a 17-4 loss.
Caleb Rutledge, Zion Christian: Rutledge went 1-for-4 with a double and a run.
Softball
Kaitlyn Cathey, Columbia Academy: Cathey was 2-for-3 at the plate with a double, a run and two RBIs in a 9-4 win.
Emmy McAdams, Columbia Academy: McAdams went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBIs and a stolen base in a 9-4 win.
MJ Harakas, Columbia Academy: Harakas was 4-for-4 with two doubles and five runs in a 24-0 win.
Anna Brewer, Columbia Academy: Brewer was 3-for-5 with a double, five runs, five RBIs and a stolen base in a 24-0 win.
Kinslee Wilhelm, Columbia Academy: Wilhelm went 2-for-4 with a double, three runs and four RBIs.
Saviya Morgan, Columbia Central: Morgan was 1-for-2 with a run, RBI and stolen base in a 3-2 win over Coffee County.
Phynlee Keeling, Culleoka: Keeling went 3-for-3 with a double, run and stolen base in a 13-3 loss. She also pitched five innings, striking out six while allowing five hits and no earned runs.
Aubry Ezell, Loretto: Ezell was 3-for-3 with a double, RBI, three runs and three stolen bases in a 15-6 win. She was also 3-for-4 with a run and stolen base in a 9-3 loss.
Mallory Corbin, Loretto: Corbin was 2-for-3 with four RBIs and two runs.
Cambrea Hanson, Loretto: Hanson went 1-for-3 with a double, run and RBI.
Ava Shrader, Richland: Shrader was 3-for-5 with a triple, two doubles, two runs and four RBIs in a 15-2 win over Santa Fe. Shrader also pitched one inning, allowing no hits.
Bailey Blair, Richland: Blair went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs and two RBIs.
Mary Katherine Butler, Richland: Butler was 1-for-4 with a triple, run and RBI.
Hailey Lippert, Spring Hill: Lippert was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBIs and an additional run in a 13-5 loss.
Gracie Boehms, Spring Hill: Boehms went 2-for-5 with a double, run and RBI.
Lilly Yahya, Spring Hill: Yahya was 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Tarek Scherr, Summit: Scherr was 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple and five RBIs in an 18-1 win over Brentwood.
Ashlyn Easley, Summit: Easley went 3-for-4 with a triple, three RBIs, two runs and two stolen bases.
Lakyn Canada, Summit: Canada was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and four RBIs.
Saniya Hunter, Summit: Hunter went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI.
Marleigh McWilliams, Zion Christian: McWilliams pitched a complete game, striking out 17 batters while allowing three hits and one earned run in a 9-1 win. She was also 1-for-4 with a double and a run.
Leighla Rains, Zion Christian: Rains went 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBIs and a stolen base.
Elizabeth Wood, Zion Christian: Wood was 2-for-3 with a double, four RBIs and a stolen base.
Ashleia Coble, Zion Christian: Coble was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.
Soccer
Benton Wall, Columbia Central: Wall had a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win over Shelbyville Central.
Emmitt Foretich, Independence: Foretich had four goals in a 5-0 win over Summit.
Hayden Smith, Independence: Smith had three assists in a win over Summit.
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MONDAY
Baseball
Will Rhodes, Columbia Academy: Rhodes was 2-for-2 with two doubles, two runs and two RBIs in a 22-2 win.
Andy Reed, Columbia Academy: Reed went 3-for-3 with a double, three runs and five RBIs.
Gunner Skelton, Columbia Academy: Skelton went 3-for-4 with a double, three runs, two RBIs and two stolen bases.
Jackson Lee, Columbia Academy: Lee pitched 3.2 innings, striking out nine batters while allowing one hit and no earned runs.
Lane Sharp, Columbia Central: Sharp was 1-for-3 with a home run and RBI in a 7-5 win over Coffee County.
Jack Beck, Columbia Central: Beck went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.
Konner Bowden, Columbia Central: Bowden was 2-for-5 with a triple and two runs.
Matthew Thomas, Columbia Central: Thomas was 2-for-3 with a triple and RBI.
Saxon Roberts, Independence: Roberts was 1-for-4 with a home run, RBI and stolen base in an 11-6 win over Centennial.
Mark Harrell, Independence: Harrell went 3-for-5 with an RBI.
Payton Miller, Independence: Miller was 1-for-1 with two runs and two RBIs.
Truitt Kidd, Lawrence County: Kidd went 1-for-3 with a double in a 1-0 win over Franklin County.
Kasen Smith, Lawrence County: Smith pitched a complete game, striking out six batters while allowing four hits and no runs.
Maddox Rickvalsky, Summit: Rickvalsky went 2-for-4 with a double, three runs and two RBIs in a 14-4 win over Franklin.
Zach Southerland, Summit: Southerland was 1-for-5 with a triple, run and two RBIs.
Brady Woodard, Summit: Woodard struck out 10 batters in five innings, allowing three hits and four earned runs in a 14-4 win.
Brennan Targgart, Zion Christian: Targgart was 2-for-4 with a home run and RBI in an 8-5 win.
Christian Huntzinger, Zion Christian: Huntzinger struck out 14 batters in seven innings pitched, allowing five hits and three earned runs in an 8-5 win.
Jack Handley, Zion Christian: Handley was 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run.
Softball
Saviya Morgan, Columbia Central: Morgan was 4-for-5 with a double, two runs and two stolen bases in an 8-1 win.
Bailey Lovell, Columbia Central: Lovell pitched a complete game, striking out nine batters while allowing six hits and no earned runs. Lovell was also 1-for-5 with a double and RBI.
Gabby Bolton, Columbia Central: Bolton went 1-for-4 with a triple, run, RBI and stolen base.
Piper Johnson, Independence: Johnson was 2-for-3 with two doubles, two runs and two RBIs in an 11-4 win.
Reagan Maxon, Independence: Maxon went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.
Mallory Corbin, Loretto: Corbin pitched seven innings, striking out 12 batters while allowing four hits and one earned run as Loretto beat Lewis County 4-3 in extra innings.
Jenny Clifton, Loretto: Clifton was 1-for-5 with a double and RBI.
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Mary Katherine Butler, Richland: Butler was 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBIs in a 15-0 win over Santa Fe. Butler was also 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBIs, a stolen base and an additional run in a 15-0 win over Fayetteville City.
Caroline Cheek, Richland: Cheek was 2-for-3 with two doubles, a run and RBI. She also went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI in Richland's second win of the night.
Ava Shrader, Richland: Shrader pitched a no-hitter, striking out seven batters across four innings in a 15-0 win over Santa Fe. She also pitched a second no-hitter in a 15-0 win over Fayetteville City, striking out seven batters in three innings.
Callie Hasting, Richland: Hasting was 3-for-3 with a double, three RBIs and two runs in a 15-0 win over Fayetteville City.
Preslee Crabtree, Richland: Crabtree went 1-for-3 with a triple, two runs and an RBI in a 15-0 win over Santa Fe.
Lily Kovach, Spring Hill: Kovach pitched two innings, allowing one hit and no runs while striking out two batters in a 3-1 win.
Callie Tuck, Spring Hill: Tuck went 3-for-4 with a double, run, RBI and stolen base in a 9-6 loss.
Hailey Lippert, Spring Hill: Lippert was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in a 9-6 loss.
Audrey Cathey, Summit: Cathey went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs in a 6-4 loss to Ravenwood.
Tarek Scherr, Summit: Scherr was 1-for-2 with a run and stolen base.
Harrison Campbell covers high school sports and more for The Daily Herald. Email him at hcampbell@gannett.com and follow him on Twitter @hccampbell7 .
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