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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 Notre Dame and Oran volleyball teams each came out on top of their respective divisions' pool play in Tuesday's round-robin action of the SEMO Conference Tournament. Notre Dame posted a 7-1 record to clinch the top seed in the North Division, which was played at the Cape SportsPlex. ...

Notre Dame senior Grace Powderly was victorious in her singles match at Tuesday's Class 1 sectional at Notre Dame Regional High School, advancing to the state tournament. Powderly defeated Sina Gutermann of St. Pius X 6-1, 6-1 to return to the state tournament, which will be held Oct. 13-14 in at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Missouri...

BENTON, Mo. – Charleston’s Q’nairies Anderson can cross one of his goals for the season off his list now. The junior running back eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for the second consecutive year with one of his top performances of the season Friday to lead the Bluejays to a 60-6 SEMO East Conference rout over Kelly at Kelly High School...

Lainey Broussard dished out a whopping 42 assists and had four digs as the Jackson volleyball team had to dig deep but eventually found a way to pull out a three-set squeaker over Park Hills Central -- 25-18, 25-27, 25-23 -- on Monday in Park Hills, Missouri...

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...

Lexie Barnes posted a double-double with 10 assists and 10 digs to go along with seven kills, as the Saxony Lutheran volleyball team defeated St. Vincent 25-18, 20-25, 25-18 on Tuesday in Perryville, Missouri. Allie Sprink recorded 13 assists and seven kills for Saxony Lutheran (6-1). Macy Morehead finished with 16 digs and five kills, and Laurel Mueller added five kills and nine digs. Ashley Fritsche notched 12 digs to pace the Crusaders defensively...

SIKESTON — The historic Sikeston-Charleston football rivalry has lost some of its luster in recent years after a string of blowout victories and just sheer dominance by the Bulldogs over the Bluejays. There was even some discussion a few years back of ending the series, which is considered the longest ongoing rivalry west of the Mississippi River in terms of number of games played...