Bloomfield

PUXICO, Mo. -- Attempting to win a fourth straight Class 2 District 2 title felt like just another regular season road trip for the Bloomfield volleyball team. "Something felt weird today," Bloomfield senior Kaley Roper said. "Like, it don't feel like the district championship. We don't know, it just did not feel like it."...

The curse of the Class 4 District 1 volleyball semifinal beween the Nos. 2 and 3 seeds remained intact, as third-seeded host Farmington squeezed by second-seeded Poplar Bluff in three sets (20-25, 25-19, 25-23) on Monday to reach Wednesday's district championship match against top-seeded Jackson...

The second-seeded Chaffee softball team wasted no time in disposing of third-seeded Neelyville 8-0 on Wednesday to book its spot in the Class 1 District 1 championship at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Bailey Wiseman hit a double to pace the Red Devils, who led 3-0 after the first three innings. Carlie Milz drove in three runs, and Sydney Walker drove in two runs for the Red Devils, who posted four runs in the fourth frame and added an insurance run in the sixth...

The host Notre Dame cross country teams captured the team championships in both the girls and boys division of the Notre Dame Invitational. Blake Morris was the first runner to cross the finish line with a time of 16 minutes, 25.41 seconds to lead the Bulldogs to victory. On the girls' side, Alaina Baumgart placed first with a time of 20 minutes, 12.53 seconds...

Pool A New Haven split Hillsboro 25-13, 21-25 Notre Dame def. NMCC 25-07, 25-08 New Haven def. NMCC 25-04, 25-12 Notre Dame def. Hillsboro 25-21, 25-18 Pool B Farmington def. St. Vincent 25-23, 25-22 Calvary Lutheran def. Gideon/Risco 25-15, 25-11 Farmington def. Gideon/Risco 25-15, 25-18...

Kristen Barwick doubled twice and scored two runs as Notre Dame softball beat Van Buren 8-3 to deal their visiting Bulldogs their first loss of the season in the opening round of pool play at the Notre Dame Softball Fest. Ali Lynch went the distance in the circle to take the win for Notre Dame (7-1). She allowed three earned runs, struck out four and walked two...

Thanks to two second-place finishes, St. Vincent cross country won both the boys and girls team titles in the largest-ever St. Vincent Invitational at Perry Park Center in Perryville, Missouri, on Wednesday. On the boys side, Joseph Baer came in second with a time of 18 minutes, 5 seconds, as the Indians finished 13 points ahead of second-place Steeleville (Ill.). Corin Carroll was second in the girls race, and St. Vincent edged Valle Catholic and Poplar Bluff by five points...