Volleyball

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...

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...

Despite a seasoned core, the Notre Dame boys volleyball team has been prone to silly mistakes at times this season. Those lapses in concentration often lead to lost sets and matches, especially against quality teams. When the Bulldogs win a set they commit, on average, five less errors, according to coach Mark Moore. The number of mistakes are just part of the problem, Moore said, the type of errors are also a source of frustration...

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...

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...

After-graduation plans: Play basketball at Benedictine College and go into nursing Club team: NSCC/Heartland Hitters Instagram handle: @sammbrennann Favorite place to play: Show Me Center Favorite warmup song: "Fergalicious" Favorite pregame meal: McAlister's...

Sam Brennan comes from a volleyball family. Her mother played in college. Her sister was a four-year starter at Notre Dame High School, where Brennan shines as a two-sport athlete. So growing up, Brennan played the sport. But it wasn't until high school that she came to develop a true passion for the game, thanks to coach Tara Stroup...

The 2017 Semoball Awards are still five and a half months away, but on Friday the 55 finalists from the eight fall sport categories were announced during the selection show broadcast live on SEMO ESPN Radio. Finalists were selected for football offense (10), football defense (10), volleyball (10), boys soccer (5), boys cross country (5), girls cross country (5), boys swimming (5) and girls tennis (5)...

When Dave Mirly arrived at Perryville a decade ago, the volleyball program was one without a tradition of notable success. The coach changed that. After building that foundation, Mirly is now moving on to take over the Jackson volleyball program, the Southeast Missourian confirmed on Thursday...