Soccer

Class 1 1. Laquey (9-1) 2. Summit Christian Academy (8-3) 3. Father Tolton (7-3-1) 4. College Heights/McAuley Catholic (6-3) 5. Gateway Science (5-2) 6. Maryville (6-2) 7. Missouri Military Academy (5-2) 8. Fatima (7-4) 9. Valley Park (7-3) 10. New Covenant Academy (6-4-1)...

JACKSON, Mo. — The Sikeston boys soccer boy ran into a buzz saw at Jackson on Monday, Sep. 26. The Indians (5-5) won 6-0 against the Bulldogs (6-7) and finished with a 25 to 6 shots on goal advantage. “Jackson outclassed us in just about every way last night,” said Sikeston coach Gabe Dement. ...

Cape Central allowed its third goal of the year, but still blew out Anna-Jonesboro 8-1 on Saturday at Cape Central High School. Senior Sam Cairns led the Tigers with four goals and an assist, while classmate Tim Kirby added three goals in a winning effort. Freshman Joseph Cao rounded out scoring for Central with one goal...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston soccer team evened their record with an exciting 1-0 win over Poplar Bluff in penalty kicks Thursday night. Sikeston battled the Mules to a scoreless tie after regulation and overtime, forcing penalty kicks. The Bulldogs outscored Poplar Bluff 4-3 in penalty kicks with Sikeston goalie John Martin Boner making two tremendous saves to secure the win...

Cape Central (11-0-1) took a 3-0 win over Mehlville (1-6-1) on Thursday as the visitors. Senior midfielder Tim Kirby scored two in the win with freshman midfielder Landon Koehler scoring the third. Junior defender Preston Schlichting dished out two assists...

Cape Central (9-0-1) dominated Carbondale on Tuesday night with a 6-0 win to stay undefeated for the season. Senior midfielder Tim Kirby led the Tigers on offense with a hat-trick effort as well as two assists in the game for a total five contributions, while junior defender Preston Schlichting’s two goals and two assists paced Kirby...

Senior goalkeeper Aaron Zoellner shined with his third shutout of 2022 in Saxony Lutheran’s 4-0 win over Sikeston Monday at Saxony Lutheran High School. Zoellner made two big saves on the same sequence in the first half keeping the game scoreless. Despite the two first-half saves, Zoellner didn’t see any other high-danger scoring chances...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston boys soccer team earned a dramatic 1-0 win over Carbondale (Ill.) at the Sports Complex on Thursday, Sep. 15. The game was a defensive battle from the outset and remained scoreless until Brice Gordon gathered a loose ball and scored the game-deciding goal with just 41.6 seconds remaining in regulation...

POPLAR BLUFF — The new scoreboard arrived and is in the process of being installed at Mules Stadium, but the Poplar Bluff soccer team didn’t have anything to post on it Thursday night. The Mules were shut out for the fourth time this season and gave up two goals in the first five minutes in a 5-0 loss to Cape Central...

The Notre Dame Bulldogs used an onslaught of goals in the final stages of Tuesday’s match to knock off the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders 3-0 at Notre Dame Regional High School. After a frustrating first half, Notre Dame’s Will Dodson broke the ice in the 72nd minute when he was awarded a free kick after being tripped up making a run...

The Cape Central soccer team continued its winning ways, beating Sikeston 2-0 on Tuesday night at Sikeston High School. The Tigers (7-0-1) received goals from junior midfielder Jose Garcia-Ruiz and classmate back Preston Schlichting, who also received credit for the assist on Garcia-Ruiz’s goal...

JACKSON — A pair of second half goals from Aiden McMinn lifted the Jackson Indians to a 3-2 win over Perryville on Monday night. McMinn’s goals came less than two minutes apart with his first strike coming in the 66th minute and at the time would give Jackson a 2-1 lead...

HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Sikeston soccer team finished sixth in the Hannibal Tournament over the weekend. Sikeston dropped their first round game to Parkway Central 3-0 despite 17 saves from goalie John Martin Boner. Sikeston rebounded Saturday morning and defeated Macomb, Illinois, 2-0. Jeremiah Wade scored the first goal for Sikeston, his first varsity goal while Joshua McClendon added the insurance goal...

A goal in the second minute had the Poplar Bluff soccer team playing from behind Thursday. The Mules trailed by two after just 14 minutes but had a good chance at the equalizer in the closing seconds of a 2-1 loss to Seckman at Mules Stadium. Alec Papanicolaou’s goal cut the deficit in half with 14 1/2 minutes left in the first half while goalie Dawson Vaughan made 12 saves to keep it close...

SIKESTON — The Graves County (Ky.) soccer team escaped with a 3-2 extra-time win over Sikeston at the Sports Complex on Tuesday, Sep. 6. The Bulldogs (3-2) showed a lot of heart, battling back from a deficit twice to force the sudden death period against the Eagles (3-4)...

Two halves and a pair of overtimes wasn’t enough to settle the score between Cape Central and Farmington on Tuesday night. The Tigers knocked off the Knights in penalty kicks 4-3 after the match went 100 minutes without either side finding the back of the net...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston soccer team continued its strong start to the season with a 2-0 shutout win over Marion (Ill.) at the Sikeston Sports Complex on Thursday, Sep. 1. It was the first time the Bulldogs (3-1) had defeated the Wildcats (1-3) since 2016. Marion had won three straight in the series, including a 4-0 win last year...

Cape Central continued its hot start with a 2-0 victory over arch rival Jackson on Thursday at Notre Dame Regional High School. Senior Tim Kirby led the Tigers’ offense, scoring both goals for Cape Central, one of which coming off an assist from junior Preston Schlictling...

Will Dodson has been a key contributor for the Notre Dame boys soccer team in his first three seasons, but in 2021 Doson posted a career-high 50 goals and he is back for more in his final season as a Bulldog. Dodson scored 113 goals in his first three years with the Bulldogs, now two games into 2022. Dodson has added three more goals, bringing his total to 116...

The Sikeston boys soccer team had a strong opening weekend, finishing third at the Greg Kline Invitation in Carbondale, Illinois. The Bulldogs finished with a 2-1 record and seniors Heath Poindexter II and Joshua McClendon received all-tournament honors...

PERRYVILLE — A goal in the 58th minute by junior midfielder Bryce Sides proved to be the difference for the Notre Dame Bulldogs in its 3-2 win over the Perryville Pirates on Tuesday night. Scoring would open in the 30th minute when Pirates’ junior midfielder Andrew Welk cashed in with a header off a pass from junior forward Eli Angle to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead...

A Festus Classic boys soccer first-round faceoff between the host Festus Tigers and Saxony Lutheran turned ugly as the Crusaders ran away with a blowout 7-2 win on the Tigers’ turf. Saxony Lutheran received a hat trick effort from sophomore Brayden Moore while also receiving single-goal contributions from seniors Michael Hasz, Jace Boland, Max Richey and junior Luke Eggemeyer...

The Cape Central Tigers won three games over the weekend to claim the Greg Kline Invitational championship in Carbondale, Illinois. The Tigers opened their season with a bang, beating Anna Jonesboro 10-0 on Friday before pulling off a 1-0 win over Carbondale in the semifinals and a 3-1 win over Perryville in the championship on Saturday...

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With a new scoreboard coming to Mules Stadium, the Poplar Bluff soccer team is looking to post some numbers on the home side. The Mules are looking to use speed and a forward-pushing mentality to create more scoring opportunities this fall. “We’re going to try to play fast this year, up tempo, counter attacks,” Poplar Bluff coach Rusty Crafton said. “We’re going to try to utilize (our speed).”...

Both Perryville and Jackson’s boys soccer programs are coming off second place finishes at state in 2021. While both clubs are coming off a successful year, they are also losing key pieces to their success. Perryville went 23-4 in 2021 and fell to Winfield in the Class 2 title game. The Pirates were led by seniors Dayton Strattman and Bryce Brewer who combined for 84 goals...

Over the course of the past three or so decades, a wave of enthusiasm for the sport of soccer has slowly overtaken the small city of Perryville.

Notre Dame alumna Emily Kellum is finally living her dream of playing soccer at the Division 1 level. Kellum spent the last two seasons playing at Mineral Area College where the center back played and started in 15 games for the Cardinals. Kellum said Chicago State got on her radar after she sent her film to multiple schools...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston boys soccer team is hungry to build off of the progress and development the team has made during summer workouts. The team recently completed its 20 contact days. The first 17 were morning training that took place three times a week, leading up to the St. Louis Varsity Soccer Showcase that took place July 14 through July 16. The Bulldogs competed in three matches against high-quality competition at the showcase that was attended by 40 high school programs...

The 2021 Jackson High School boy’s soccer team had an immense amount of pressure placed upon it even before the season got underway last August.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — For the third consecutive year, Portageville claimed the Best Fans Awards at the 2022 Semoball Awards on Friday, July 8, at LaCroix Church in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Nearly 40,000 total votes were cast from May 2 to May 31, with all schools in the Semoball coverage area eligible. Each week, the list was narrowed down based on votes until the final five schools remained. The five finalists were Bernie, East Prairie, Poplar Bluff, Portageville, and Sikeston...

Perryville senior Anna Gremaud played a big role in helping the Pirates reach the Class 2 state semifinals for the first time in school history. The senior defender was recognized for her efforts on the field by the Missouri Soccer Coaches Association, receiving All-State honors and being named the Class 2 Defensive Player of the Year...

The final batch of finalists have been selected for the 2022 Semoball Awards, presented by SoutheastHEALTH. In addition to spring sports, members of the Semoball staff selected finalists for the Coach of the Year, Sportsmanship, Comeback Athlete and Scholar Athlete awards...

Perryville senior and Mineral Area College commit Anna Gremaud was named the Class 2 Defensive Player of the Year by the Missouri Soccer Coaches Association. Gremaud and Perryville sophomore goalkeeper Brooklyn Moll were the lone players in the Semoball coverage area to receive first-team All-State honors. The Pirates had three players receive postseason honors from the MSCA, including junior forward Kyla Schnurbusch who was named to the All-State second team...

Four St. Vincent soccer players received Class 3 District 1 first-team All-District honors. Senior defender Anna Schwartz, junior defender Kamille Graham, sophomore midfielder Cailyn Prost and freshman midfielder Abigail Schilling were all named to the All-District first team, while senior forward Mollie Dobbelare was selected to the honorable mention team...

FENTON — This weekend's state soccer tournament didn't end how Perryville may have wanted, but the Pirates were able to gain valuable experience for the future despite a losing effort. Perryville had allowed just 11 goals all season but was blanked 6-0 over a two-day period, falling 4-0 to Orchard Farm on Friday in the Class 2 state semifinals and 2-0 to Pleasant Hill in the third-place game on Saturday at World Wide Technology Soccer Park to finish fourth in the state...

FENTON — A youthful Perryville Pirates team contested the state semifinal stage for the first time in program history, but fell short to Orchard Farm’s masterful defensive scheme. The defenses of both teams dictated a great portion of the semifinal, but Orchard Farm’s relentless offense broke the tie and kept peppering the opposition en route to a 4-0 win on Friday at World Wide Technology Soccer Park. ...

Last season, Perryville seemed primed to advance to its first-ever state semifinal appearance. The Pirates had put together a 17-4-2 record entering the Class 2 quarterfinals with then-senior forward Leah Buerck — who now plays at Mineral Area College — leading the way...

ST. LOUIS — For the first time in school history, the Perryville girls soccer team is headed to the state semifinals. Four different Pirates scored in a 4-1 victory over Bishop DuBourg on Saturday at Bishop DuBourg High School. "We came in a little bit, I don't know if it was overconfident or just a little nervous, and it took them a while to get those nerves out," Perryville coach Jerry Fulton said. ...

ST. LOUIS – A state tournament bout with a trip to the final four on the line saw an early back-and-forth defensive battle between the Jackson and Nerinx Hall girls soccer teams. It took 20 minutes for the hosting Markers to eliminate this trend, taking the advantage and going on to win 5-0 to advance to the Class 4 semifinals...

The Jackson Indians were well represented on the Class 4 District 1 All-District team, landing four players from their district-championship winning squad. Seniors Caroline Rivenburgh, Abbey Klund and Brooke Gerau were honored along with junior Justi Nelson...

Poplar Bluff’s Zak Lipsey is joining a nationally-ranked soccer program in the fall after recently signing his National Letter of Intent. Lipsey will play for St. Charles Community College after the Cougars reached the semifinals of the NJCAA national this past season...

The magnificent run by the St. Vincent girl’s soccer program through the second half of this spring, as well as over the past four seasons, came to a close in the drenching heat, and at the talented feet, of Notre Dame (St. Louis) 2-0 on Wednesday in the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 championship game at Cape Central High School.

“Monighan’s pair of goals lift Indians soccer to district crown” ST. LOUIS — Emotions grew high on Wednesday night when Oakville scored a late goal to equalize the girls Class 4 District 1 soccer championship and send the game to overtime. It was Jackson, however, who came away with the district title in a 2-1 golden goal victory in the second overtime period at Oakville Senior High School...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — For the second year in a row, the Perryville Pirates have advanced to the state playoffs. The second-seeded Pirates brought down top-seeded Fredericktown, which Perryville tied with earlier in the season, 2-0 on Tuesday at The Bank of Missouri Soccer Complex to claim the Class 2 District 1 championship...

Freshman Jewel Riney broke a 0-0 tie eight minutes into overtime to lift Perryville to a 1-0 victory over Windsor and a berth in Tuesday's Class 2 District 1 championship at The Bank of Missouri Soccer Complex in Perryville, Missouri. Riney's goal came on an assist from Ana Moll while Perryville's goalkeeper Brooklyn Moll made five saves...

Jackson's quest to win a fifth-straight district soccer championship continues after the third-seeded Indians defeated second-seeded Lindbergh 3-1 on Monday at Oakville High School in St. Louis. Junior Justi Nelson led the Indians' offense, scoring Jackson's first two goals, and freshman Rilee Monighan put the game away for good with a goal to increase the Indians' lead to 3-1...

St. Vincent avenged an early-season loss Monday night to advance to its fifth-straight district championship. The third-seeded Indians shut out second-seeded Mehlville 1-0 in the Class 3 District 1 semifinals at Cape Central High School, avenging a 5-1 loss on April 7 in the Windsor Tournament...

The Cape Central Tigers advanced to the Class 3 District 1 semifinals with a 2-1 win over Farmington on Friday night at Cape Central High School. Bradyn Pittman put the fourth-seeded Tigers on the board with a goal in the 20th minute, and Abbie Simon scored on an assist from Lauren LaMar in the 77th minute...

Class 2 District 3 Quarterfinals @ Greenville Bloomfield (5-13) - Batting: Blake Wagster (1-3, 3B, Run), Kayden Craft (1-3, RBI). Pitching: LP - Will Robinson (1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 0 K), Caleb Upchurch (3.1 IP, 10 H, 9 R, 2 BB, 3 K). Meadow Heights (14-9) - Batting: Chase Conrad (2-3, 2B, 4 RBIs, Run), Will Green (4-4, 2 RBI, 4 Runs), Braeden Hays (1-3, RBI, Run). Pitching: WP - Lindgren (4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 2 K), Ransom Grindstaff (1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K)...