Volleyball

A look at area games from Monday.

Chloie Raines served four aces to pace the Rams in their season-opening lopsided 25-5, 25-11 loss to the Hornets on the road Monday. Skylar Rhymer notched seven digs for Scott City (0-1) while Rylee Stroup finished with two kills for the Rams. It was also the first game of the season for Advance (1-0)...

Allison Carnell hit a double and drove in two runs to lead Jackson softball to its first win of the season, 6-2 over Linn, in the opening round of the People's Bank of Sullivan Back-to-School Classic in Sullivan, Missouri. Sicily Johnston went the distance in the circle to get the win for Jackson. She allowed two earned runs and recorded four strikeouts and two walks...

The Clarkton Reindeer high school volleyball program has an abundance of youth entering the 2017 season. Over half of the 20 players on the Clarkton roster are freshmen. “We are really young,” Clarkton longtime coach Amy Cowart said. “We have two seniors and two juniors with experience and our other two upperclassmen are from the foreign exchange program so they are also new to the program.”...

It's safe to say Dave Mirly knows a thing or two about volleyball. His average of 24.3 wins per season during a 10-year stint at Perryville is a testament to that. After walking in the door at Jackson in January, taking over the program following the resignation of Tracy Robinson, he noticed something was missing -- something without which it is impossible to build a winning volleyball program...

Expectations remain high for a Malden Green Wave volleyball program that has enjoyed its fair share of success in the Missouri Bootheel in recent years. Malden returns the majority of its key pieces off of last season’s varsity squad that finished 19-9-1 and won the Bootheel Conference Tournament for a fourth straight season...

The Holcomb Hornets high school volleyball program enters the 2017 season with a good balance of youth and veterans in its program under new head coach Angie Jones. The Hornets roster has four juniors, seven seniors, five sophomores and five freshmen...

The Semoball Cup ended up being a battle of the Bulldogs that needed overtime to decide. Megan Heisserer's golden goal to lift Notre Dame to the Class 2 soccer title also happened to clinch the Cup. In the closest finish in the early history of the award, Notre Dame edged Van Buren by 4.79 points in the standings that determine which area school had the most athletically successful school year...

From across Southeast Missouri, people descended upon Cape Girardeau on Saturday night for the region's premier sports awards show. More than 150 student-athletes from 57 area high schools were on hand for the Fourth Annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH at the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus, as awards were handed out in 25 sports categories...

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...

Notre Dame Regional High School announced Tuesday that it has named Meridith Brinkmeyer its new volleyball coach. Brinkmeyer is taking over for Tara Stroup, who stepped down at the end of the season last month to pursue an opportunity outside of coaching...

Local high school volleyball players recently received postseason honors following the release of all the all-regional and all-state teams by the Missouri High School Volleyball Coaches Association. Topping the list of local honorees was Advance junior Alanis Below in Class 1, who was the only local athlete named to both the all-regional and all-state first teams. ...

The Jackson girls cross country team had six of its seven runners finish in the top 10 to help the Indians clinch the Class 4 District 1 championship on Saturday at Jackson City Park. Jackson sophomore Kaylee Wilson was the first runner to cross the finish line in 19 minutes, 47.56 seconds. Senior Megan Barnum came in third place (19:59.38) followed by sophomore Kennedy Bauer (20:06.08) as the Indians finished 51 points ahead of Lindbergh in the team standings to take the district title...

ST LOUIS -- The Dexter Bearcats were hearing things like, "Do the impossible" from fans before their trip to St. Louis. They had Rosati-Kain, a team with a sub-500 record, in the sectional round, but host Lutheran South and its monster lineup loomed as the likely...

LESTERVILLE, Mo. -- In winning its first district title in four years, the Advance volleyball team made big strides this season. But on Saturday in a thrilling MSHSAA Class 1 sectional, the Hornets saw they still have some more work to do. Advance enjoyed a strong start, taking the first set, but then lost its edge and sharpness, allowing Lesterville to grab the second set and hold off the Hornets in the third to secure the match 2-1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-23) at Lesterville High School...

The 2016 SEMO Conference South Division all-conference team has been released. Charleston's Connor Beth Watkins, Kennett's Camryn Essary, NMCC's Shelbie Karafa, Oran's Brianna Stause, Kennett's Claira Green, Oran's Jessie Long, Scott City's Emma Cundiff and Scott City's Kati Blattel were selected first-team all-conference...

The 2016 Bootheel Conference volleyball awards have been released. Portageville's Adrienne Duncan has been selected Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Duncan averaged 4.5 kills and 7.4 digs per set her senior season. She had a 95.6 percent serving percentage...

The Saxony Lutheran volleyball team's season came to an end Wednesday with a 2-0 (25-12, 25-16) loss against Arcadia Valley in a semifinal of the Class 2 District 3 tournament at West County High School in Park Hills, Missouri. Lexie Barnes had three kills and five assists to lead the Crusaders, while Macy Morehead added three kills. Allie Sprink finished with two kills and five assits for Saxony (19-11-3)...

PUXICO, Mo. -- The Woodland volleyball team knew the challenge it faced. It was tough enough going up against one of the more formidable and postseason tested teams in the area, but facing them with a less than an ideal attack game tipped the scales a bit more Tuesday night...

DEXTER, Mo. -- The Perryville volleyball team went into Tuesday night's MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 Tournament championship as the top seed, but it knew it was going to need one thing if it was going to take down second-seeded Dexter. "Perfection," Perryville coach Dave Mirly said. "We needed to be perfect tonight."...

DEXTER, Mo. -- All season, the Notre Dame and Dexter volleyball teams have jockeyed and battled. But one meeting mattered more than the rest. On Tuesday the two sides met for a fourth time this season, with the second-seeded Bearcats rallying from a first-set defeat to drop the No. 3-seed Bulldogs -- reigning district champions -- in a MSHSSA Class 3 District 1 semifinal at Dexter High School's Bearcat Athletic Center...

The Woodland boys and girls cross country teams both brought home the title from the SEMO Small Schools Conference Meet at Cape County Park North. Cheyenne Wells was the first runner to cross the finish line in 22 minutes, 58 seconds to lead the Cardinals, who finished 10 points ahead of Chaffee in the girls' division. Alyssa Lunsford followed Wells and was the second runner to cross the finish line in 24:05 for the Red Devils...

BELL CITY, Mo. -- Before Tuesday, Advance volleyball coach Erin Hoffman had seen her team pull out 26 victories, including two over district rival Bernie. She had seen her team grab the No. 1 seed in the Class 1 District 2 tournament and advance to the final...

DEXTER, Mo. -- It took the Notre Dame volleyball team a while to find a rhythm. Once it did, the only point it allowed was a solitary net violation. The Bulldogs worked through early jitters and closed out Kennett with a 15-1 run to win 25-14, 25-10 in the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 quarterfinals. They advanced to face Dexter in the semifinals, which will be the fourth time the two will meet this season...

ZALMA, Mo. -- A first-set loss lit a fire under Leopold volleyball on Monday, and when the Wildcats "woke up" they didn't disappoint. After dropping the first game by two points, Sandy Davis' team recovered to defeat Meadow Heights 24-26, 25-7, 25-17 in the semifinals of the MSHSAA Class 1 District 3 tournament at Zalma High School...

The games went according to plan Monday in the opening round of the Class 2 District 2 Tournament at Puxico, with the top-seeded teams prevailing in their respective matchups. Fourth-seeded host Puxico opened the tournament with a 25-19, 25-16 victory over fifth-seeded Scott City, finishing the Rams' season with a record of 7-26-1. ...

District volleyball tournaments kicked off for all teams in the Missouri Bootheel Monday night. Third-seeded Notre Dame beat sixth-seeded Kennett 25-14, 25-10 in a Class 3, District 1 quarterfinal at Dexter. Kennett finishes its season with a record of 12-16-1...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- The fourth time was the charm for the Mules. Poplar Bluff closed out the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 semifinal Monday night by taking four of the final five points to upset Jackson 25-14, 14-25, 25-22 at the Sikeston Field House. Jackson, the second seed, had won the three meetings during the regular season, including a pair in three sets. But the Indians couldn't complete a second comeback in four days...

Headline Dodd and Petty Named Heart Players Of The Week http://www.cmueagles.com//article/3970.php Leopold Grad named Setter of the week in HAAC conference. She is starting setter for CMU volleyball, currently they are 8-0 in conference play and 32-3 overall with 5 conference games left before the tournament. Central Methodist is located in Fayette MO and competes in NAIA competition...

For the third straight meet, the Cape Central boys swimming team took first place, this time defeating 19 other teams, including last year's state champion, at the Springfield Invitational on Saturday in Springfield, Missouri. The Tigers won eight of 12 events, and Brogan Davis was involved in four of those swims. He won the 200 individual medley, the 100 freestyle and was a part of two relay teams that claimed first-place finishes...

Notre Dame tennis player Grace Powderly competed in the MSHSAA Class 1 Girls Tennis Singles State Tournament on Friday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Missouri, dropping her opening-round matchup with Excelsior Springs' Emily Buck. Powderly took the opening set 7-6, but went down 6-0 in Set 2 before dropping the third and decisive set 10-6...

The Notre Dame and Jackson volleyball teams had met twice this season and split the meetings right down the middle. So when the two conference rivals crossed paths again Thursday night in the SEMO Conference tournament championship, was there any doubt there would be little separating the sides?...

Aaron Mueller and Austin Welk each netted a goal as the Perryville boys soccer team wrapped up its regular season with a 2-0 win over host Windsor Thursday in Imperial, Missouri, to clinch the Jefferson County Activities Association Conference championship...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. - The Kennett volleyball team's quest to win the SEMO Conference Tournament ended quickly Thursday afternoon. Traditional volleyball powerhouse Notre Dame jumped out to a 16-8 lead in the first set and scored the first 12 points of the second set on its way to a 25-11, 25-4 victory against Kennett in a quarterfinal of the single-elimination 10-team tournament...

All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

SCOTT CITY, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team followed a slow start with an electric finish Tuesday night at the SEMO Conference Tournament in Scott City. Kennett won its final four sets to finish 4-4 in pool play and place third in the five-team SEMO South Division Pool...

The Cape Central volleyball team was unable to win a set, as Poplar Bluff won 25-9, 25-18 in conference action Monday in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The Mules closed the opening set with an 11-2 run after scoring eight straight early in the match to gain the lead. Poplar Bluff (13-14, 3-2 SEMO Conference) also put together an 8-1 run early in the second set, but Central (6-20-1) rallied to within 18-14. A kill by Kaitlyn Harris followed, as Poplar Bluff closed out the match with a 7-4 swing...

Notre Dame volleyball's new, toughened mentality was on display Monday night. At the beginning of the season, Notre Dame struggled to recover from disappointing points. When a Bulldog shanked the ball, the whole team became deflated. That became a point of emphasis for Notre Dame as the season progressed, and that attention to detail showed Monday when Notre Dame bounced back after dropping the first set to district rival Dexter to claim a 22-25, 25-21, 25-23 victory over the visiting Bearcats (20-7-3) on Senior Night.. ...

The schedule is set for south division pool play at the SEMO Conference volleyball tournament. Charleston, Kennett, NMCC, Oran and Scott City are schedule to compete in south division pool play Tuesday at Scott City High School. Pool play consists of two games to 25 points with a 27-point cap...

Schedules are set for district volleyball tournaments in the Missouri Bootheel. Gideon will host Class 1, District 1. Top-seeded Gideon receives a first round bye. No. 4 seeded Cooter plays No. 5 seeded Southland Oct. 17 at 4 p.m., No. 2 seeded North Pemiscot plays No. 7 seeded Delta C-7 Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. and No. 3 seeded Clarkton plays No. 6 seeded Holcomb Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. Semifinals are Oc. 17 at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. with the championship to follow Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m...

Note: Photos of championship night are available here Championship Photos MALDEN, Mo - The Malden Green Wave varsity volleyball team received offensive contributions from just about everyone in uniform with a conference tournament championship on the line on its home floor Thursday night...