Notre Dame began racking up state crowns in 1980s

Notre Dame Regional High School had not won a state championship prior to1983. When the school won its first, several followed in the 1980s.

Notre Dame had back-to-back state champions in baseball in 1983 and 1984, then followed with repeat basketball championships in 1986 and 1987. The Bulldogs excelled on the diamond, posting final four appearnces from 1983 to 1987, then coming back with another state championship in 1993.

Notre Dame had Jim Glastetter on the bench for both baseball championships and Brad Wittenborn at the helm for both basketball titles.

The Bulldogs' basketball state champions were led by the guard play of Ronnie Ressel, who still holds the state final four record for assists in a game. Ressel had 19 assists in a semifinal game against Monroe City in 1986, and set the championship record with 17 assists against Hartville in 1987.

Ressel dished them out while Danny Dohogne put them away. Dohogne was a second-team all-state member in 1986, and made the first team in 1987 to go along with the SEMO player of the year. Ressel was first-team all state both years.