Soccer

ST. LOUIS -- The pickle juice will go to Kansas City. Even if it didn't make it to St. Louis. The Notre Dame girls soccer team beat Rosati-Kain 3-1 in penalty kicks in a Class 2 quarterfinal Wednesday at St. Mary's High School. The match was tied at 1-1 after regulation and two 15-minute overtime periods...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Every time the ball hit the back of the net in the second half, the realization sank in a little more. The St. Vincent girls soccer team turned a close game at halftime into a rollicking, decisive victory in the second half, as it rolled past Maplewood-Richmond Heights 5-0 in a Class 1 quarterfinal on Wednesday at Perryville City Park and into the final four...

The Jackson girls soccer program's continued search for a Class 4 sectional win will have to wait at least another year. Looking for their first sectional victory since 2003, the Indians let a halftime lead get away as state-ranked Eureka dominated the second half and handed Jackson a 4-1 defeat on Tuesday at Jackson Junior High School...

Midway through the first half, Cape Central forward Mattie Huff picked up the ball near midfield with the Hillsboro defense in front of her. Faced with that unappealing situation, Huff turned it into a goal with a stellar solo effort, dribbling past several defenders and then slotting the ball past the goalkeeper...

The Notre Dame girls soccer team knew what it was like to hold a halftime lead in a sectional and go home broken hearted. On Saturday it made sure to leave that feeling in the past. A year after succumbing to a second-half rally on the road, the Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead into halftime and then held on for a 3-2 win over Lutheran South in a Class 2 sectional at Harry L. Crisp Field at Notre Dame Regional High School...

As the final seconds wore down, the St. Vincent girls soccer team linked arms on the sideline and anxiously eyed the clock. Who could blame the Indians? They'd been waiting for this moment for years. When the final horn sounded, St. Vincent enjoyed every moment of it, celebrating a 4-0 win over rival Saxony Lutheran in the Class 1 District 1 championship Friday at Notre Dame Regional High School...

Jackson girls soccer coach Justin McMullen admitted recapturing the Class 4 District 1 championship Thursday felt a little sweeter after last year's heartbreaking loss in the district title game. Lauren Welker scored a goal midway through the second half on an assist from Natalie Miller, and goalkeeper Sam Schnicker made five saves as the No. 2 Indians defeated host Seckman 1-0 in Imperial, Missouri. The Jaguars were the top seed and had defeated Jackson earlier this season...

The Notre Dame boys volleyball team dropped a 2-1 decision in a thriller against Living Word Christian in a Class 3 District 4 semifinal Thursday in O'Fallon, Missouri. The Bulldogs won the first set 25-23 before falling in back-to-back sets 25-22, 25-20...

Sometimes all it takes to change a game is one moment; one shot. Sometimes that happens to be the first one. Emma Brune scored on the game's opening shot in the fifth minute, sending a cracking strike into the far top-right corner of the goal from about 20 yards out, and third-seeded Saxony Lutheran girls soccer rolled to a 4-0 win over second-seeded Kelly in a Class 1 District 1 semifinal on Wednesday night at Notre Dame Regional High School...

With a district title on the line, the Notre Dame girls soccer team relied on the things it knows best -- Megan Heisserer's ability to put the ball in the net and a defense that rarely lets opponents do the same. Heisserer scored one goal in each half to notch a brace for the Bulldogs, whose rock-steady back line didn't budge in a 2-0 victory over St. Pius X to claim a second straight Class 2 District 1 championship on Tuesday night at Harry L. Crisp Field at Notre Dame Regional High School...

If there are two girls soccer teams that know what it's like to be young and inexperienced this season, it's Perryville and Saxony Lutheran. Both sides have faced challenges associated with new faces and a steady learning curve, but on Tuesday it was the Crusaders who prevailed in a head-to-head matchup, getting an early second-half goal from Laurel Mueller -- one of the few veterans on the field -- to slip by the Pirates 2-1 at Saxony Lutheran High School...

Braden Cox had an all-around stellar day on the field, blasting a three-run home run and throwing all but the last three pitches on the mound, to lead the Scott City baseball team to a 9-2 victory over East Prairie on Monday and clinch the regular-season Scott-Mississippi Conference championship in Scott City, Missouri...

Emma Brune scored a pair of goals to lead the Saxony Lutheran girls soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Cape Central in SEMO Conference action Wednesday at Central High School. Makayla Mueller and Laurel Mueller each had an assist for the Crusaders. Ashley Fritsche earned the shutout in the net for Saxony (7-11, 3-3 SEMO Conference)...

Jonathan Bell and D.J. Lynch each carded a 10-over-par 81 as the Notre Dame boys golf team won the Class 3 District 1 tournament championship for the second year in a row on Tuesday at the Fox Haven Country Club in Sikeston, Mo. The Bulldogs all finished below 90 as the defending district champions edged Farmington by five strokes in the team standings to come away with the district championship. Nicholas Westrich shot a one-over-par 82 to earn the medalist honors for the Knights...

On a day full of close girls soccer action at the Notre Dame Showcase, the headliner came first. In an anticipated east-west battle between two of Class 2's best this season, according to the Missouri State High School Soccer Coaches Association poll, No. 2 Springfield Catholic got the momentary breakthrough it needed to hand No. 3 Notre Dame its first loss of the season, 1-0, on Saturday at Houck Stadium...

Elijah Huey had the game-winning RBI single as seventh-seeded Cape Central baseball upset No. 2 Jackson 3-2 in eight innings Friday in the first round of the SEMO Conference Tournament at Whitey Herzog Stadium. Joe Baker went 2-for-3 at the plate for the Tigers (5-11) and got the save as he pitched a scoreless eighth. Drake Mills picked up the win as he gave up two runs (one earned), seven hits and two walks in seven innings. He also struck out two...

The St. Vincent girls soccer team will be pretty happy with the way the past week has gone. First a decisive victory over district thorn-in-the-side Saxony Lutheran, then a competitive game against Class 4 Jackson before the Indians wrapped things up with a 2-2 draw Saturday against Class 2 No. 2-ranked Springfield Catholic in the Notre Dame Showcase at Houck Stadium...

Layne Johnson held the Bulldogs to six hits on the mound, as the Oran baseball team knocked off Sikeston 10-2 on Thursday in Sikeston, Missouri. Johnson threw 6 2/3 innings and allowed two earned runs, striking out seven batters and walking two. Drew Reischman secured the final out for the Eagles...

While Jackson girls soccer coach Justin McMullen admitted he had last year's district final on the mind coming into Thursday's rematch with Northwest (Cedar Hill), the message to his team focused on the present. His players responded with a 3-1 win over the Lions on Senior Night at Jackson Junior High School...

Ben Womack hit two doubles and batted in two runs but it was ultimately not enough as the Notre Dame baseball team was unable to erase a five-run deficit and fell just one run short in a 5-4 loss to host Sikeston on Tuesday, dropping a crucial conference game that awarded the regular-season SEMO Conference championship to Poplar Bluff...

Notre Dame's Jonathan Bell carded a six-over-par 77 to tie for second individually, as the Bulldogs finished 16 strokes behind champion Poplar Bluff to receive second place Monday in the SEMO Conference Boys Golf Tournament at Fox Haven Country Club in Sikeston, Missouri...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- As the two teams huddled up just before kickoff, one sentence seemed to rise out of the St. Vincent girls soccer huddle -- "They've had their time." Then the Indians went out and proved it. Scoring twice in the game's first six minutes, St. Vincent definitively defeated Saxony Lutheran 4-0 on Monday evening at the Bank of Missouri Soccer Park, gaining some revenge while making a statement of intent...

For a second straight night, the Cape Central girls soccer team learned it will need to be better if it wants to compete for a district title. Twenty-four hours after dropping a one-goal game to rival Sikeston, the Tigers matched or out-played Farmington, another district foe, for much of the game, only to be haunted by a rough first 20 minutes, as they fell 3-1 to the Golden Knights on Wednesday at Cape Girardeau Central High School...

Corin Carroll scored two goals, leading the St. Vincent girls soccer team to a 2-1 win over Poplar Bluff on Monday in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Carroll netted the equalizer off an assist from Faith Kapp before putting the Indians ahead in the 44th minute...

The Scott City baseball team won two games Saturday as they claimed first place in the runners-up bracket at the Malden Invitational Tournament. The Rams (12-4) first defeated Cooter 9-7 and then beat Caruthersville 7-3. In both games, Scott City struck early...

Notre Dame girls soccer got a golden-goal winner in extra time from Megan Heisserer to get past Saxony Lutheran 3-2 in a conference matchup on Wednesday in Jackson, Missouri. It was a fourth straight overtime game for the Crusaders and a second extra-time loss in as many days...

Clay Sauceda hit a solo home run, but the Oran baseball team wasn't to fend off a determined Portageville squad, as the Eagles dropped a 7-6 decision to the Bulldogs on Tuesday in Oran, Missouri. Drew Reischman went 2 1/3 innings on the mound to be tagged with the loss for Oran (6-2). He gave up four runs (one earned) on three hits and had one strikeout and one walk. He also added a double at the plate...

Trent Unterreiner hit a double to record the only extra-base hit of the game, as the Perryville baseball team tallied a run in the final inning to eke out a 2-1 win over the Bearcats on Saturday at Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Garrett Dix went the distance on the mound to earn the win for Perryville. He allowed one earned run and recorded nine strikeouts and four walks...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Thirty-three seconds into the second half, Notre Dame’s lead was cut down to a single goal Thursday night. The Bulldogs responded minutes later with a pair of goals in a 40-second span to beat Poplar Bluff 4-1 in their first trip to Mules Stadium...

For a few seconds, Laurel Mueller wasn't certain if she had scored the game-winning goal for the Saxony Lutheran girls soccer team. Moments earlier, the junior had rifled a shot from about 25 yards away that hit the crossbar and bounced down. Off the bounce, Sikeston goalkeeper Madeline Witt gathered the ball in her arms, and for a brief moment, it appeared the referees might rule the entire ball hadn't cross the line and therefore wasn't a goal...

Kelly baseball got a walk-off hit from Nathan Vicenzi as the Hawks edged visiting St. Vincent 5-4 with a rally in the bottom of the seventh inning. Kyle Fitzgerald went the distance on the mound to take the win for Kelly (4-6). He gave up four earned runs, struck out five and walked three...

The Poplar Bluff boys golf team claimed first place at the Notre Dame Invitational on Monday at Bent Creek Golf Course. The Mules carded a team score of 316 to lead the way, while Notre Dame followed in second with a 326 and Jackson came in third with a 334. Saxony Lutheran was sixth with a 378, and Cape Central finished eighth with a 415...

The Kennett softball team finally met its match as undefeated Oran flew out to a 3-0 lead and hung on to win 4-1, dealing the Indians their first loss of the season on Friday at Indian Park in Kennett, Missouri. Oran took a 1-0 lead when Kaylee Payne hit a solo home run in the top of the third inning. The Eagles extended their lead to 3-0 when Leah Cauble hit a two-run homer in the top of the fifth inning...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — In a defensive stalemate between two organized squads, the Notre Dame girls soccer team found the one moment it needed to remain unbeaten. The Bulldogs (6-0) used that lone attacking breakthrough and 90 minutes of defensive triumph to scrape their way past St. Vincent, 1-0, on Friday evening at The Bank of Missouri Soccer Park in Perryville, Missouri...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Perryville girls soccer team showcased its youth Thursday. Two freshmen scored, and the Pirates rode their first shutout of the season to a 2-0 win over district foe Fredericktown at The Bank of Missouri Soccer Complex in Perryville, Missouri...

Not a whole lot changed in four days. Half a week after the Jackson and Saxony Lutheran girls soccer teams met in a semifinal of the Noon Optimist Tournament on Friday, the two teams faced off again, with a similar result. The Indians used their speed, athleticism and experience -- and a Lauren Welker hat trick -- to drop the crosstown rival Crusaders 6-0 on Tuesday at Jackson Junior High School...

Coach: Jared Dobbs Conference: SEMO Class & District: Class 3 District 1 Last season's record: 3-18-1 2016 postseason result: Lost in district tournament to Poplar Bluff Seniors graduated: Two Team's strengths: Positive attitude and excitement. A willingness to improve individually and as a team every training session. Strong group of upperclassmen and a great group of underclassmen...

The Notre Dame girls soccer team got stronger down the stretch, Sikeston faltered a little and the combination of the two led to an inevitable result. The host Bulldogs got critical contributions from a sophomore class thrust to the forefront, including a 58th-minute game-winner from Kristen Tarno, to down Sikeston 2-1 in a semifinal of the Noon Optimist Tournament on Friday night at Notre Dame Regional High School...

Everyone is trying to find their way early in the season, but on Friday the experience gap between the Jackson and Saxony Lutheran girls soccer teams was evident. The Indians went on top thanks to a 13th-minute Crusader own goal and never looked back, rolling to a 5-0 victory in a semifinal of the Noon Optimist Tournament at Notre Dame Regional High School...

The Kelly girls soccer team extended its winning streak to four games with a 1-0 overtime victory over Perryville on Monday on the road. Hailey Noon netted the lone goal of the game in overtime with 1:45 left off an assist from Emily Bolen to get the win for Kelly, which improved to 4-0. The Hawks continued their winning ways following a weekend championship of their inaugural round-robin tournament...

In the 11th episode of the Semoball Podcast, Southeast Missourian sports editor and podcast host Josh Mlot sits down with Saxony Lutheran coach Chris Crawford inside the illustrious Semoball Studios to talk basketball, soccer and more.

SIKESTON -- The Sikeston girls soccer team graduated three seniors that were heavily relied on within their offense, defense and midfield. Losing three pillars of your team can certainly leave gaping holes to fill, but coach Gabe Dement believes he has the players necessary to make up for the losses...