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Macy Morehead slammed nine kills, as the Saxony Lutheran volleyball team picked up a 26-24, 25-21 win over visiting Notre Dame on Thursday. Ashley Fritsche added eight kills for the Crusaders (15-7-1). Lexie Barnes finished with 25 assists and five kills, while Allie Sprink contributed 23 assists and seven kills for Saxony...

Last week: Ste. Genevieve 33, Potosi 13; Park Hills Central 39, Perryville 20 Last year: Ste. Genevieve 62, Perryville 17 Outlook: Perryville hopes to break a four-game losing streak against the Class 3 school. While Ste. Genevieve's spread offense is completely different than Park Hills Central's run-based attack, Perryville is facing a familiar system. The Pirates run a spread-based attack as well...

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

It took an epic second set, but the Perryville volleyball team defeated Notre Dame in straight sets, 25-20 and 30-28, in a district rivalry matchup on Tuesday night at Perryville High School. While both teams went on larger runs in the first game, the second game was a more back-and-forth affair, with 16 ties over the course of the second set before Perryville scored the final three points to end it...

Allison Bray carded a 2-under-par 69 to earn the medalist honors as the Notre Dame girls' golf team was crowned the champions of the Class 1 District 1 Tournament on Friday at Wolf Hollow Golf Club in Labadie, Missouri. Bray placed eight strokes ahead of teammate Sarah Bell, who finished runner-up with a 77, as the Bulldogs finished 16 strokes ahead of John Burroughs. ...

After a dominant 55-7 win over Farmington last week, the Jackson football team is back in the state media rankings at No. 9 and is 4-1 heading into a matchup against undefeated Poplar Bluff at 7 p.m. today, a game that could decide the SEMO North Conference title...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- In a matchup that has historically been close, the Notre Dame boys soccer team has been looking for a way to tip the scale in its favor. For the first time in a while, it found a way to do that Thursday night. Michael Rosenquist scored a 76th-minute goal, assisted by Blake Bauwens, and the Bulldogs slipped by district rival Perryville 1-0 at Perryville's Bank of Missouri Soccer Park...

The Notre Dame girls golf team concluded its regular season undefeated Wednesday with a playoff victory in an eight-team, match-play event at Crowne Point Golf Course in Farmington, Missouri. The Bulldogs accumulated 4 1/2 points to tie with Lafayette, prompting a playoff on No. 18, where Notre Dame's Nos. 1 and 2 players, Sarah Bell and Allison Bray, defeated Lafayette's two top players, Paige Sanfelippo and Anika Pulumati, with a bogey...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Perryville volleyball team may be young and inexperienced, but it's learned some important things about itself this week. For a second consecutive night the Pirates went to three sets and scraped out a victory, as they dropped visiting Saxony Lutheran 2-1 (26-24, 19-25, 25-16) on Wednesday at Perryville High School...

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

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

With the discussion of national anthem protests at a fever pitch across the nation, the question was whether the act would pop up here in Southeast Missouri. But on Friday night national anthems around the area went off with no such protests. Sparked by the decision of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to not stand for the anthem, other athletes have followed his lead or offered symbols of solidarity, with the trend even spreading into the high school ranks across the country. ...

After falling short in an matchup earlier this season, the Leopold volleyball team got some revenge on Bell City Friday night, dropping the Cubs in straight sets, 26-24 and 25-19. Freshman Kyla Beel accumulated 11 kills, three assists, two aces, two blocks and two digs for the host Wildcats...

Madeline Hendrix hit a double and drove in two runs, as the Chaffee softball team was able to hold off a seventh-inning rally by Sikeston to secure a 7-4 win Thursday in Sikeston, Missouri. Kylie Wilhite was the winning pitcher for Chaffee (6-4). She threw a complete game and gave up two earned runs, struck out six and walked one...

The Scott City football team is now 4-0 and off to its best start since 2004 after a 29-28 come-from-behind victory over Charleston last week and will take on rival Chaffee at 7 p.m. today in Scott City. The Red Devils will look to end the Rams' unblemished run and avenge last year's 28-14 defeat...

The Notre Dame girls golf team posted the top three individual scores in recording a decisive victory in a three-team meet Wednesday at Hickory Ridge Golf Course in Carbondale, Illinois. The Bulldogs (12-0), led by an even-par 36 by Sarah Bell, shot a 159 total to finish well ahead of Carbondale (193) and Murphysboro (235)...

Lexi Welter recorded a double-double with 23 digs and 13 kills, as the Notre Dame volleyball team bounced back from a loss in the first set to take the next two sets in a 3-0 (22-25, 25-21, 25-15) road victory over Advance on Monday. Allison Jansen added 13 kills and Sam Brennan had 11 kills for Notre Dame (12-3-3). Maddie McClintock dished out 37 assists and Marianna Below notched 20 digs for the Bulldogs...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Liam Gray scored a pair of first-half goals and set up the game winner with 10 1/2 minutes left in regulation as Jackson won 4-3 at Poplar Bluff on Tuesday night. Josh Scholl scored on a breakaway set up by Gray after the Mules overcame a 3-0 halftime deficit...

The Jackson boys soccer team entered Monday's matchup unbeaten through six games, but when the Indians stepped on the field to face a familiar foe, they sported a new-look backline. An injury to starting defender Colten Weber, who was in a boot Monday, forced Jackson coach Zack Walton to reshuffle the defense. Caleb Dameron filled in at centerback, which isn't his normal position...

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

Sophomore Chloe Bergman served three aces as the Perryville volleyball team defeated host De Soto in straight sets (25-12, 25-17) on Thursday in conference action. Fellow sophomore Sydney Spears dished out seven assists for Perryville (6-4-2, 2-0 JCAA Conference-Large Schools Division). Sophomore Camryn Baer notched six digs for the Pirates...

The Cape Central football team enters its rivalry meeting against Sikeston as the two-time defending SEMO Conference North champion, however, the Bulldogs have handed the Tigers their lone conference loss over the past two years, prevailing 23-18 in Week 5 of last season...

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

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

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

A look at the local games scheduled for Week 3 of the high school football season. Games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Last week: Jackson 49, Lindbergh 19; Sikeston 22, Kennett 12 Last year: Jackson 41, Sikeston 0 Outlook: The two SEMO Conference North rivals come into their annual game unbeaten for the first time since 2012, when each arrived with 5-0 records in a Week 6 meeting. ...

The games don't matter, and that's why they matter so much. At least, that was the common refrain as the Notre Dame Soccer Fest opened Thursday at Notre Dame Regional High School. It would be more accurate to say the results on the scoreboard don't matter, because as Notre Dame, Jackson, Cape Girardeau Central, Perryville, Sikeston, Poplar Bluff, Marion (Ill.) and Carbondale (Ill.) took to the field in the opening round, it provided an important opportunity for teams to get quality experience against quality teams with three games in three days.. ...

Brandi Huber allowed two hits in five innings of work, leading the Perryville softball team to a 14-3, five-inning win over host Saxony Lutheran on Wednesday. Huber allowed three unearned runs in the first inning. She struck out seven batters and walked six while helping herself at the plate with two doubles in a 3-for-5 outing...

Notre Dame's Sarah Bell carded a 1-under-par 70 to as the Bulldogs edged Marquette by one stroke to win the Rockwood Summit Invitational at The Falls Golf Club in O'Fallon, Mo. Bell finished one stroke ahead of Cor Jesu Academy's Kate Kuess to earn the medalist honors. Bulldogs teammate Allison Bray came in third place individually with a score of 73...

A game-tying triple and a go-ahead two-run homer sparked a six-run fifth inning as the Poplar Bluff softball team beat visiting Chaffee 7-3 on Monday. Calli Gerber followed a pair of one-out walks with a line-drive triple before freshman Brylee Misner followed two pitches later with a home run to lift the Mules (9-2)...

All the high school events reported Saturday to the Southeast Missourian.

The top-seeded Advance volleyball team posted a thrilling three-set victory over third-seeded Saxony Lutheran to win the Woodland Invitational Tournament, posting a 26-24 victory in the final set to claim the title Friday night in Marble Hill, Missouri...

All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Alyssa Moore doubled to get the only extra-base hit of the game, as the Kelly softball team notched its second win of the season on Thursday, a 4-0 win over host East Carter County. Alyssa Tidwell went the distance to clinch the win for the Hawks, who improved to 2-0. She recorded two strikeouts and walked two batters...

Gravitational pull is a powerful force of nature. Sun and Earth. Earth and moon. The Pit and Nathan Norman. Any draw between the latter two, the home football field of the Jackson Indians and one of its all-time great players in Norman, can no longer be denied...

All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Jackie Verseman hammered nine kills and served four aces to lead St. Vincent to a three-set victory at home over Jackson, 26-24, 18-25 and 25-18. Both teams were making their season debuts. Kara Kassel added six kills for St. Vincent (1-0). Katie Schnurbusch notched 13 digs while Molly Myers and Megyn Huber put up four blocks apiece for the host Indians...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- It took until overtime, but the Perryville boys soccer team finally took advantage of having two extra players on the field Tuesday night. Isaac Ellsworth headed in a game-tying goal with 6 minutes, 16 seconds left in regulation and Cole Gerstenberger scored just before the 4-minute mark of overtime to lift the Pirates past Poplar Bluff 2-1...

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Head Coach: Jared Dobbs Last year's record: 6-18 Postseason result: Lost to Farmington in district tournament n No further information was provided Head Coach: Zack Walton Last year's record: 14-3-2 Postseason result: Lost to Eureka in district tournament...

All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

The Oak Ridge volleyball team split all three of its pool play games in the opening night of the Woodland Invitational Tournament on Monday in Marble Hill, Mo. The Bluejays tied Meadow Heights (11-19, 19-8), Bell City (18-20, 19-15) and Zalma (19-15, 14-19) to finish 3-3 in their pool. Cumulatively, Brittany Showmaker recorded eight kills and three blocks for Oak Ridge (0-0-3). Taylor Bolin added seven kills, while Molly Thompson notched 12 digs and three aces for the Bluejays...

Head Coach: Justin Lieser, 1st year Assistant Coach: Josh Meyer Last season's record: 6-19 Conference Affiliation: SEMO Conference Postseason result: Lost 10-4 to Poplar Bluff in districts Returning starters: Sydney Tollison (SS/CF), Allison Vaughn (C/P), Kylie Lane (CF/SS), Caleigh Huffman (P/1B/3B), Jordyn Castillo (IF), Maggie Boxdorfer (P/IF), Jaden Knight (OF/C)...

Head Coach: Erin Hoffman Last year's record: 18-10-2 Conference: Stoddard County Activities Association Postseason result: Lost to Bernie in district championship n No further information was provided Head Coach: Beth Williams Assistant Coach: Melissa Eftink...

The Perryville softball team got its season underway by finishing second in the Perryville Invitational on Saturday in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Sikeston finished 3-0 in the round-robin tournament to take first place, while the Pirates were 1-2 along with Saxony Lutheran and Ste. Genevieve. Perryville took second based on run differential...

The Chaffee football team opened its campaign with a win for a second consecutive season, rolling past visiting Crystal City 39-19 on Friday at Chaffee High School. It was the first time since last year's opener -- a 20-14 victory over Grandview -- that the Red Devils held an opponent under 20 points...

While the jury is out on what kind of football season Scott City will have, history says the Rams have a good chance at victory as it opens its season tonight at home against Grandview. Scott City will launch the 2015 campaign tonight with its Green Up Game, and the Rams have a perfect 3-0 record in Green Up Games, which raises money for organ donation in honor of former player Dominic Hooper, who died in an ATV accident in February of 2014 after his senior football season...

All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Coach Mike Wojtczuk is pleased with the upward trajectory of the Perryville football program, but he's not content with falling back in line. The Pirates wrapped up the 2015 regular season with their first winning record in Wojtczuk's tenure before being walloped by Farmington 64-14 in the first round of the Class 4 District 1 tournament, ending their campaign at .500 with a 5-5 mark...

Another year, another enchanting evening at Southeast Missouri's premier sports awards show. The top student-athletes from 57 high schools across the region came together for the Third Annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH on Saturday at Southeast Missouri State's River Campus, as Malden's Nick Thompson and Dexter's Makayla Waldner took home the top individual honors...