Volleyball

The Advance volleyball team concluded its regular season with a 25-18, 25-11 sweep of Woodland to post a flawless 7-0 conference record to clinch the Stoddard County Activities Association (SCAA) Conference title on Friday in Advance, Missouri. The Hornets (29-7-1, 7-0 SCAA) are the top seed in the Class 1 District 3 Tournament and received a bye in the first round. ...

MALDEN -- The Bloomfield Wildcats and Malden Green Wave might meet again. The Wildcats, seeded second in Class 2 District 2, defeated Malden, the top seed in Class 2 District 1, 25-17, 25-18 Thursday night at Malden High School. If both teams win their district, they would meet again in a sectional playoff Oct. 27 at Malden High School...

The Perryville boys soccer team scored three goals in each half to wrap up the regular season with a 6-1 conference victory at home over the Windsor. Dayton Strattman and Jake Unterreiner netted two goals apiece to lead Perryville (13-10, 4-1 JCAA Conference). Unterreiner added one assist and Stanley Volansky chipped in one goal and one assist. Nick Omelchenko recorded the other goal for the Pirates and Austin Welk provided two additional assists...

As the Notre Dame bench erupted in cheers and half-ran, half-skipped onto the volleyball court, Alexa Clark fell to the floor. Overcome by emotion, the junior was on the verge of tears. Behind Clark's 12 kills and an outstanding defensive effort, Notre Dame had just won the SEMO Conference Tournament championship, beating defending champion Jackson, 25-19, 25-13, in Thursday's final at the Cape Girardeau SportsPlex...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Behind 24 team kills and a strong offensive match, the Sikeston volleyball team was able to win its first match of the SEMO Conference Tournament, on Thursday, against Oran. Zaria Blissett had 14 kills to just two errors, while Emily McHaffie had eight kills in her own right...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team enjoyed a strong performance in pool play at the SEMO Conference Tournament Tuesday at Cape SportsPlex. Kennett went 6-2 in the SEMO South Division Pool. The performance earned Kennett a second-place finish in the SEMO South Division Pool. Scott City (7-1) placed first, New Madrid County Central (4-4) finished third, Oran (3-5) came in fourth and Charleston (0-8) took fifth in the SEMO South Division Pool...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — It was a struggle in all four matches for the Sikeston volleyball team, at the SEMO Conference Tournament, on Tuesday evening. The Bulldogs were swept in all four of its matches and are the No. 5-seed for bracket play — which begins on Thursday — at the Cape Girardeau SportsPlex...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Senior Night festivities and an excited Notre Dame crowd did not affect the Dexter volleyball team on Monday night. The Bearcats won a pair of highly competitive sets 25-23, 25-18, en route to their 15th win of the season and their fifth-straight victory over the Bulldogs...

The schedule is set for the SEMO Conference volleyball tournament. The 10-team event takes place Oct. 16 and Oct. 18 at Cape SportsPlex. Pool play is Oct. 16 and bracket play is Oct. 18. Cape Central, Notre Dame, Sikeston, Poplar Bluff, and Jackson will compete in the SEMO North Pool. Scott City, Oran, NMCC, Kennett, and Charleston will compete in the SEMO South Pool...

The Oak Ridge volleyball team won all three of its matches in straight sets to win the round-robin Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament on Friday at Zalma High School. Maggie Howe led the way with 18 kills in the tournament and Paige Glueck had 15 kills for the BlueJays (20-7-2). Brittany Showmaker had eight kills in the three matches and Taylor Seyer finished with 44 assists...

SENATH, Mo. - Campbell fell behind a few points in both sets but refused to be denied its first Bootheel Conference Tournament championship in school history in varsity volleyball Thursday night. The No. 2 seeded Campbell Camels overcame a three-point deficit in the opening set and rallied from seven down in the second set as it outlasted the No. 1 seeded Malden Green Wave 25-19, 26-24 in varsity title game at Senath-Hornersville High School...

Poplar Bluff's Brylee Misner blasted two home runs and had three RBIs as the Mules ended Cape Girardeau Central's softball season Wednesday in the Class 4 District 1 Tournament with a 13-3 victory in the quarterfinals at Jackson City Park. The Mules used four three-run innings in enacting the 10-run rule in the sixth inning...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave and Campbell Camels are set to collide in the championship of the Bootheel Conference varsity volleyball tournament for a second straight season after collecting semifinal victories Wednesday night. No. 1 seeded Malden outlasted No. 4 seeded Portageville 25-17, 20-25, 25-12 in the first varsity semifinal Wednesday...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball program sent its seniors out in style on Senior Night Monday night. Kennett outlasted the visiting Sikeston Bulldogs 25-21, 25-14 in the varsity contest. “I think the girls were really hyped up because it was Senior Night,” Kennett volleyball coach Taylor Miller said. “They went out there and did their jobs and won the game. They played much better than their previous game against Cape Central.”...

CARTERVILLE, Ill. — Two goals from senior Jeffrey Thornbrough made the difference for the Sikeston soccer team on Tuesday night. Sikeston defeated Carterville, Illinois, on the road, 2-1 to move to 10-12 on the season. It was also the Bulldogs last regular season game of the year and will take the pitch next on October 30, at the district tournament, at the Sikeston Recreation Complex...

The schedules have been released for the Tri-County Conference and Bootheel Conference high school volleyball tournaments. The Bootheel Conference varsity and junior varsity tournaments take place Oct. 9-11 at Senath-Hornersville High School. The Tri-County varsity and junior varsity tournaments take place Oct. 9-12 at Holcomb High School...

Nicholas Hux posted a first-place time of 5 minutes, 14.46 seconds in the 500 freestyle as the Notre Dame boys swimming team finished 18 points of Monett to win the championship of the 25th Annual Roger Eastman (Fort Zumwalt North) Invitational on Saturday at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Missouri...

The Saxony Lutheran softball team scored one run in the final inning to eke out an 8-7 victory over host Herculaneum on Friday. Zoie Roth went the distance in the circle to obtain the win for Saxony (4-11). Six of the seven runs allowed were earned and she recorded two strikeouts and six walks...

SIKESTON — Two days after losing a tough, three-set match to Portageville, the Sikeston volleyball team returned to the court, at the Sikeston Field House, for senior night on Thursday against Malden. The Bulldogs lost both sets, as the Green Wave exposed Sikeston’s weakness, at the setter position...

DEXTER, Mo. — Maycie Martin produced team highs of eight kills and three blocks, and the Dexter Bearcats beat Puxico 25-12, 25-4 Monday night to finish 6-1 in the SCAA. Shelby Bishop led the Bearcats with three aces, and Natalie Sitze had a team-high seven digs in a match played at the Bearcat Event Center...

SIKESTON — In a thrilling match that went the distance, Portageville outlasted Sikeston, on Tuesday at the Sikeston Field House. Zaria Blissett finished the night with a team-high 13 kills, but proved not to be enough, as Portageville was able to take full command in the last two sets to win its 18th match of the campaign...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians high school volleyball program took the opportunity to raise money for a local non-for-profit organization at its annual "Pink Out Game" against New Madrid County Central Monday night. Both teams wore pink uniforms and a variety of activities were conducted to raise money...

Wil Essner and Jake Sauerbrunn each sank two goals to lead the Jackson boys soccer team to a 7-0 victory over North County on Monday at Jackson Junior High School. Ryan Kinder and Noah Sparks netted one goal apiece for the Indians, who improved to 12-1-2 with the win. Chalon Domian had the other goal and also had an assist for the hosts and Chayton Bass added one assist...

After every team huddle, the Advance volleyball team yells the word "Mission" in unison. Mission was accomplished on Saturday as the defending tournament champion Hornets didn't drop a match to clinch their second consecutive championship at the 20-team Perryville Tournament...

The Cape Girardeau Central boys swimming team posted five state qualifying times as the host Tigers took third place at the Cape Rock Invitational on Friday at the Central Municipal Pool. Central's Hyrum Dickson accounted for two of the times. The senior won the 100 butterfly in 54.65 seconds and also posted a state-qualifying time of 22.27 seconds in winning the 50 freestyle. ...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Rylee Crumley and Kelly Ivy each batted in two runs to lead the Hawks to their 10th win of the season in the road victory over the Pirates. Alyssa Tidwell went the distance in the circle to get the win for Kelly (10-6). All five runs were earned, and she walked three batters and struck out two...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Aggression on offense was the critical component for the Cape Central volleyball team on Thursday. The Tigers were able to disrupt any momentum that New Madrid County Central was trying to gain, in its straight-set, road victory. Cape Central won the first set 25-16, and only allowed 10 points in the second set, to secure its eighth win of the season. Head coach Sara Henry said that even though her team won decisively, she felt that they started off the match sluggish...

Chalon Domian netted two goals as the Jackson boys soccer team picked up a key conference victory in its 3-0 win over Farmington on Thursday at Jackson Junior High School. Colton Seyer scored the other goal for the Indians, who improved to 11-1-2 and 4-0 in the SEMO Conference. Logan Geare provided one assist for Jackson, which snapped the Knights' five-game winning streak with the victory...

SIKESTON — After the first set, it looked as if Oran was going to cruise to a surprising victory over Sikeston on Tuesday, at the Sikeston Field House. The Eagles won the first set 25-16, not allowing the Bulldogs to get into any groove. Even with Oran winning the first set decisively, head coach Amy Wibbenmeyer said that she didn’t think her team played the best volleyball...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team enjoyed an electric start but struggled to keep pace with the Bernie Mules after the first set Monday night. Bernie collected double-digit wins in the second and third sets after dropping the first set by three points to win at Kennett 22-25, 25-14, 25-12...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Nyah Wilson and Meadow Morse jumped together, their fingers extending above the net as they prepared for the block. The Advance volleyball team works on blocking every practice, and it paid off. Wilson and Morse combined to send the ball back from where it came, and Dexter was unable to handle it, setting off another on-court celebration as the Hornets sealed the 25-21, 25-17 home win with a block on the final point...

SIKESTON — Senior night turned into a night to remember for the Sikeston boys soccer team on Thursday at the Sikeston Recreation Complex. The Bulldogs completed a clean sweep in their week of matches, with it all culminating in a golden goal win 15 seconds into overtime against Poplar Bluff...

The Cape Girardeau Central girls tennis team finished one point ahead of Kennett to dethrone the defending tournament champion Indians and win the SEMO Conference Tournament on Friday at Notre Dame Regional High School. Jordan Maxton won the singles championship for the Tigers in an 8-4 victory over Kennett's Emma Phillips. Kennett's Sydni McAtee and Darcy Campbell defeated Jackson's Sarah Fetterhoff and Chloe Pipkin 8-0 for the doubles championship...

Sierra Burch blasted a home run, a double and drove in three runs to lead the Jackson softball team to a 6-4 victory over rival Notre Dame on Thursday at Jackson City Park. Notre Dame scored three of its runs in the top of the seventh before Karli Johnson shut the door for a complete-game win in the circle. She allowed four earned runs and recorded five strikeouts and three walks...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Down two goals with 10 minutes to play, the Sikeston boys soccer team found a way to claw back into the game against Saxony Lutheran on the road on Monday. The Bulldogs scored two goals in that time frame — both by Alfonso Vera — to get the game into overtime, and eventually win in penalty kicks 4-3. Vera finished with three goals in the match...

Hannah Shinn put down nine kills as Jackson volleyball clinched the regular-season conference championship of the SEMO Conference North Division with the 25-13, 25-21 win over Sikeston. Mackenzie Stoner slammed eight kills for Jackson (9-1, 4-0 SEMO North Conference) while Emily Scott added five kills and two aces. Lainey Broussard tallied 20 assists, two kills and two aces for the Indians...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity volleyball team extended its winning streak to four games when it beat Senath-Hornersville 25-10, 25-12 Tuesday afternoon. Kennett (7-8) visits Poplar Bluff Thursday. Senath-Hornersville (3-11-1) begins play in the Gideon Invitational Friday. Senath-Hornersville plays Southland Friday at 5 p.m., Clarkton Friday at 7 p.m. and Holcomb Friday at 9 p.m. at Gideon...

HOLCOMB, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team displayed power for the inside, outside and behind the service line Monday night. Kennett recorded six ace serves and had seven players combine for 17 kills as it beat Holcomb in straight sets 25-21, 25-19...

The Advance volleyball team added two more wins to its flawless record and improved to 7-0 on the season with victories over Valle Catholic and host Jackson at the inaugural Spike Fest Challenge at Jackson High School on Saturday. The Hornets swept the Warriors in straight sets (25-23, 25-22) in their first game of the day, dropping the Warriors' record to 2-4. ...

Jackson scored single runs in the first two innings and road the shutout pitching of Karli Johnson for a 2-0 road victory over Rockwood Summit in high school softball action Friday. Morgan Conklin doubled twice in the win as Jackson (9-7) finished with nine hits...

The Advance volleyball team kept its undefeated season alive and picked up a key district win on Thursday night with a 25-18, 25-14 sweep of Leopold at Advance High School. Both teams will be competing in Class 1 District 3 Tournament and Thursday's result could tilt the potential district seedings in the Hornets' favor...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls volleyball team ended its week on a high note Thursday night. Kennett collected its second victory in as many games when it powered its way past Portageville 25-20, 25-17. “I thought we played really well,” Kennett volleyball coach Taylor Miller said. “We had a hard practice yesterday. We ran some drills and worked on teamwork. I thought it paid off tonight.”...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — East Prairie did not have much luck against the Sikeston softball team on Thursday. The Eagles fell to the Bulldogs 15-5, behind some abysmal defense. East Prairie (0-7) committed seven errors in the game. On the mound, Emma Drury pitched strong, as she gave up four hits on zero earned runs. She also struck out five batters and walked just one...

DEXTER, Mo. — The Dexter volleyball team won their second-straight match Wednesday night, rolling past Richland 25-10, 25-9. Alexa Werneck and Blair Rodgers each had four kills apiece while Natalie Sitze led the Bearcats with four aces and five digs...

DEXTER, Mo. — The Dexter volleyball team won their second-straight match Wednesday night, rolling past Richland 25-10, 25-9. Alexa Werneck and Blair Rodgers each had four kills apiece while Natalie Sitze led the Bearcats with four aces and five digs...

SIKESTON — Tuesday was a defensive battle between Cape Central and Sikeston, as the two conference and district rivals duked it out on the pitch. The Tigers got the upper hand, though, with a pair of goals to defeat the Bulldogs 2-0, at the Sikeston Recreation Complex in Sikeston...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team fell behind the Scott City Rams in all three sets but still managed to escape with a victory Thursday night. Kennett overcame a 24-23 deficit in the first set and rallied from 19-16 down in the third set as it outlasted Scott City 26-24, 23-25, 25-20 in a three-set thriller...

SIKESTON — Great defense and timely attacking led to Sikeston earning its third win of the season against Puxico on Tuesday, at the Sikeston Field House. The Bulldogs allowed just 15 points in both sets en route to a sweep over the Indians. Zaria Blissett was all over the court for Sikeston (3-8), as she finished with seven kills and four blocks to lead the charge...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity volleyball team outlasted visiting Scott City 26-24, 23-25, 25-20 Tuesday. Kennett also won the junior varsity match against Scott City in three sets 14-25, 25-20, 25-11. Kennett hosts Portageville Thursday at 6 p.m...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Mistakes haunted the Portageville volleyball team on Monday night, as the Bulldogs fell to Malden in a match that went the distance. Portageville (7-4-2) opened up the match with a 25-19 win, but the Green Wave would not go away...