Saxony Lutheran

Four schools in the Southeast Missourian coverage area are ranked top 10 in the first Missouri Soccer Coaches Association state power rankings poll of 2021. Jackson, Notre Dame, Perryville and Saxony Lutheran all cracked the top 10. Notre Dame (9-1) and Perryville (5-1) are the highest-ranked teams in the area, both coming in at No. 3 in their respective classes...

The Advance Hornets volleyball team lost its first match against a Class 1 school since 2017, dropping a 25-20, 25-19, 25-14 decision to Gideon on Monday night at Gideon. Valle Catholic beat the Hornets — who have won the past three Class 1 state championships — in two sets in the sectional round of the Class 1 state tournament in 2017...

Cape Central swept its tennis match on Thursday, beating Caruthersville 9-0. Four Cape Tigers shut their opponents out in singles competition, and two doubles teams shut out their opponents. Results Singles No. 1 — Jalee Spain won 8-0 No. 2 — Mackenzie Ramdial won 8-3...

Jackson swimmer Nate Thomas has always loved being in the water, so it makes sense that the freshman is one of the top swimmers in the area. Thomas showed his ability during Jackson's Rec Center Relays on Thursday in Cape Girardeau, Mo., helping lead three of his four relays to gold-medal finishes and the Indians to an overall team victory...

The Advance Hornets swept district rival Leopold 25-14, 25-20, 25-14 Thursday night at Leopold. The Hornets and Leopold are members of MSHSAA Class 1 District 3. Advance will host the tournament in late October. No individual statistics were reported...

The four-set showdown between host Saxony Lutheran and Woodland could be a contender for match of the year. The Cardinals squeaked past an upstart Crusaders volleyball team and a raucous student section to win in four sets, (23-25), 25-19, 37-35, 25-19 on Tuesday...

The Saxony Lutheran boys soccer team performed well in the Hannibal Tournament — held on Friday and Saturday in Hannibal, Mo. — taking home third place in the two-day tournament. The Crusaders pounded Macomb on Friday, winning 8-0. Saxony Lutheran came back on Saturday and split two games. The Crusaders lost to Hickman 3-1 early in the day, but came back to defeat Southern Boone 4-1...

Behind Grace Ozark’s nine kills and nine digs and Anna Thomason’s eight kills and six blocks, the Saxony Lutheran volleyball team pulled out a huge home victory over a talented Park Hills Central team on Monday, beating the Rebels in three sets, 25-21, 25-21, 25-18...

The Saxony Lutheran Crusaders found themselves in familiar territory during Thursday night’s volleyball match against Sikeston. Saxony had taken a 2-0 lead, but allowed the Bulldogs to claw back to tie the contest 2-2. The Crusaders faced a similar situation Tuesday in an eventual 3-2 loss to St. Vincent...

Despite losing seven of the nine matches the Saxony Lutheran girls tennis team played in on Friday, head coach Amy Birk was pleasantly surprised on how her younger girls played in the tournament, "I am very proud of our freshman girls for holding their own against some good, experienced players," Birk said...

SIKESTON – The theme so far this season for the Sikeston High School softball team has been solid play for six innings, though in a seven-inning game.

Saxony Lutheran won their third game in a row after dropping their season opener, shutting out Fredericktown on Tuesday, 8-0, on the road. Two goals each were scored by Jace Boland and Max Richey while Paul Kaufmann, Jonathan Pfeiffer, and Wadxe Eggemeyer scored goals...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Woodland volleyball coach Melissa Rinacke has a good thing going in Marble Hill, Mo. For the third time in as many years, the Cardinals can call themselves champions of their own tournament, as Woodland beat a tough Saxony Lutheran team in four sets in Friday's championship game (16-25), 25-18, 25-14, 25-21...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. — The Woodland Cardinals and Saxony Lutheran Crusaders both won semifinal matchups on Thursday in the Woodland Invitational Tournament to advance to Friday night’s championship. The Cardinals defeated Oak Ridge 25-21, 25-13 to improve to 2-0 on the young season...

After losing to crosstown rival Jackson on Friday, the Saxony Lutheran boys soccer team won their first game of the season, defeating Festus, 6-1, on Tuesday, at the Festus Classic. Mike Hasz tallied two goals for the Crusaders (1-1) while Luke Eggemeyer, Paul Kauffman, Max Richey, and Jace Boland also scored goals...

Meadow Heights started the first round of the Woodland Tournament on Monday with a straight-set victory over Greenville, 25-22, 25-19, and 25-16. The Panthers were led offensively by Halli Bollinger who recorded a game-high 11 kills to go with eight digs...

The Saxony Lutheran girls tennis team lost their season opener to North County on Monday by a final score of 6-3. Singles matches were won by Abby Haley and Leah Bronenkant and doubles matches were won by Bianca Scholl and Bronenkant. Individual match results include:...

There are few businesses anywhere in the world that haven’t had to think differently over the past couple of years in this ever-changing environment that we are all immersed in, more than likely, forever. And Semoball.com is not immune to that. The website devoted to providing sports fans thorough coverage of sports throughout Southeast Missouri is still going to make that its mission on a daily basis, however, the internal pieces are going to be doing some shifting moving forward.

Saxony Lutheran High School is seeking nominations for its inaugural hall of fame class. Unlike most schools which only have an athletic hall of fame, any former student, staff member or team who “distinguished themselves in an extraordinary manner” may be inducted into Saxony’s hall of fame...

Prior to the MSHSAA Class 4 Boy’s Soccer state championship game last November in Springfield, Jackson senior goalkeeper Luke Mirly wasn’t exactly feeling great.

The Semoball Cup is presented to the school with the most successful season based on a formula that takes into account the combined winning percentage of all sports teams (WIN) plus bonus points for advancement in postseason play for both teams (POST) and individuals (IND). The bonus points are divided by the number of teams a school fields. Here are the standings with previous rankings from 2020:...

Incoming Delta senior Kendall Holweg may be one of the most well-rounded athletes in the region, as well as one of the hardest-working. “Her work ethic is unsurpassed. She’s just incredible,” Delta track and field coach Gordon Walton said. “There is nothing that you ask her to do that she won’t do. If you were to follow her on a given day, it’s just mind-blowing.”...

The Holy Smokes Track Club had a lot of success at Saturday’s AAU Region 15 Qualifier - the team’s first meet - qualifying 16 athletes in 27 events for the AAU Junior Olympic Games. “I’m extremely impressed with how we performed in our first season,” Holy Smokes coach Brady Vetter said. “Other than our high school athletes I don’t think any of our younger ones have ever really been to an organized track meet.”...

Notre Dame track and field assistant coach Brady Vetter has assembled a team to compete at the 2021 AAU Region 15 Qualifier on Saturday in Pacific, Mo. Any athlete who finishes in the top six in running events, top five in field events and top four in multi-events will advance to the AAU Junior Olympic Games in Humble, Texas...