High school roundup: Notre Dame spikers win Festus volleyball tournament

The Notre Dame volleyball team defeated Northwest (Cedar Hill) 25-15, 24-26, 25-17 in the championship match of the Festus Invitational on Saturday.

Taylor Feeney tallied 12 kills and Lydia Goodson had 11 kills in the championship match. Taylor Cox added six kills while Kaitlin Welter recorded 17 assists. Karsen Powers and Annie Siebert both had 24 digs, and Ronnie Young dished out 15 assists in the win.

Notre Dame rallied for a 23-25, 25-12, 25-12 win over De Soto in the semifinals.

Goodson had 18 kills and Feeney added 15 kills in the match. Welter contributed four kills and dished out 25 assists, while Cox also had four kills. Powers notched 18 digs.

The Bulldogs posted a 6-0 record in pool play with straight-set wins over Seckman (25-18, 25-14), Green Ridge (25-13, 25-16) and Farmington (25-20, 25-16) to receive a bye during the first round of the tournament.

"I love this tournament," Notre Dame coach Tara Stroup said. "It's perfect timing, it gets us tuned for districts and we get to play some really good teams that we've not played before."

The championship win over the Lions was only the second time that the Bulldogs (27-2-1) have won the title in about 10 years of participation.

"Northwest was a good team," Stroup said. "They came out first in their pool. They have some big girls who could hit the ball really hard. They kept swinging hard and were picking up a lot of our hits that made for some really long and good rallies."

Notre Dame returns to action Monday when it visits Dexter.

The Bearcats (26-3) won the Stoddard County Activities Association (SCAA) Conference Tournament on Friday

CROSS COUNTRY

Farmington Invitational

The Notre Dame boys and girls cross country teams had all of their runners earn medals as both squads captured first place in the 14th Annual Farmington Invitational on Saturday at Engler Park.

The top 40 finishers in each division received medals. Jacob Meadors, Rudy McClellan, Michael Peters, Brock Kasten and Michael Peters were the first five runners to cross the finish line for the Bulldogs.

Greg Hapgood and Aaron Koehler placed 13th and 14th for Saxony Lutheran, which placed fourth overall. Taylor Richmond finished 36th to also earn a medal for the Crusaders.

In the girls' division, Notre Dame's Adilyn Mueller, Katie Hanners and Maddie Baumgart placed in the top 10. Elsie Anderson, Jordan Meadors and Amy Banda placed 13th, 14th and 16th, respectively, to medal for Notre Dame, which nipped host Farmington by one point.

Kristen Gruenwald and Grace Hanebrink medaled for Saxony Lutheran, which placed sixth overall.

Oak Ridge's McKenzie Elam finished fourth.

BOYS

Team -- 1. Notre Dame 15; 2. Arcadia Valley 64; 3. Farmington 98; 4. Saxony Lutheran 107; 5. North St. Francois County 116; 6. Steelville 127; 7. Dexter 176

Top 10 finishers

1. Jacob Meadors (Notre Dame) 17:11.37; 2. Rudy McClellan (Notre Dame) 17:12.19; 3. Michael Peters (Notre Dame) 17:23.55; 4. Brock Kasten (Notre Dame) 17:26.00; 5. Michael Nelson (Notre Dame) 17:30.99; 6. Isaiah Williams (Poplar Bluff) 17:34.74; 7. Bailey Davidson (Poplar Bluff) 17:34.74 ; 8. Calvin Colvis (Valle Catholic) 17:39.52; 9. Matthew Naeger (Valle Catholic) 17:40.19 10. Tyler Pech (Notre Dame) 17:45.38

Local results

Notre Dame -- 1. Jacob Meadors (17:11.37); 2. Rudy McClellan (17:12.19); 3. Michael Peters (17:23.55); 4. Brock Kasten (17:26.00); 5. Michael Nelson (17:30.99); 10. Tyler Pech (17:45.38)

Saxony Lutheran -- 13. Greg Hapgood (18:01.47); 14. Aaron Koehler (18:07.86); 36. Taylor Richmond (19:55.54); 50. Jacob Yantis (21:28.78); 53. Josh Vogel (22:25.89); 55. Zach Woodney (23:02.17)

Jackson -- 18. Will Allen (18:20.55); 24. Jacob Burchyette (18:33.74)

Scott City -- 19. Jesse Perry (18:24.36)

Oak Ridge -- Jake LeGrand (18:31.73); 32. Jacob Seabaugh (19:16.55); 47. Chris Seyer (20:49.73)

Meadow Heights -- 33. Josh Wilfong (19:23.22); 34. Chris Bollinger (19:29.88); 44. Ryan Foltz (20:33.80)

GIRLS

Team -- 1. Notre Dame 37; 2. Farmington 38; 3. Arcadia Valley 94; 4. Valle Catholic 101; 5. Steelville 107; 6. Saxony Lutheran 156

Top 10 finishers

1. Tabitha Griffin (Farmington) 19:34.77; 2. Sarah Usher (Steelville) 20:10.13; 3. Adilyn Mueller (Notre Dame) 20:12.22; 4. McKenzie Elam (Oak Ridge) 20:29.43; 5. Anna Thomas (Arcadia Valley) 20:31.63; 6. Katie Hanners (Notre Dame) 20:40.22; 7. Maddie Baumgart (Notre Dame) 20:43.59; 8. Mackenzie Weakley (Farmington) 20:46.11; 9. Sophi Thurman (Farmington) 20:46.24; 10. Courtney Armon (Farmington) 20:51.90

Local results

Notre Dame -- 3. Adilyn Mueller (20:12.22); 6. Katie Hanners (20:40.22); 7. Maddie Baumgart (20:43.59); 13. Elsie Anderson (21:01.81); 14. Jordan Meadors (21:11.15); 16. Amy Banda (21:55.91)

Saxony Lutheran -- 30. Kristen Gruenwald (23:28.90); 32. Grace Hanebrink (23:34.69); 43. Katheran Wallhausen (25:38.23); 45. Danielle Childers (25:56.08); 46. Abby Breite (26:08.91); 52. Madison Arbuckle (27:19.48)

Oak Ridge -- 4. McKenzie Elam (20:29.43)

Delta -- 21. Jamie Hodge (22:35.59)

Scott City -- Hannah Shemonia (24:08.40)

Chaffee -- 51. Holly Rutherford (26:55.22)

BOYS SWIMMING

Flyer Invite

Notre Dame's Jackson Voss and Zach Smith each finished in the top eight in two events to propel the Bulldogs to seventh-place overall in the 14-team Flyer Invite on Saturday at Lindbergh High School.

Jack Gard was the lone swimmer to place in the top eight in two events for Jackson, which placed 13th overall in front of rival Central.

Team -- 1. St. Louis University High 371; 2. Lindbergh 311; 3. Kirkwood 288; 4. Eureka 254; 5. Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS) 205; 6. Chaminade College Preparatory 168; 7. Notre Dame 161; 8. DeSmet Jesuit 142; 9. St. John Vianney 138; 10. Ladue Horton Watkins 115; 11. Oakville 89; 12. Webster Groves 42; 13. Jackson 33; 14. Cape Central 4

Local top finishers

200 medley relay -- 6. Notre Dame (Ethan Pobst, Ben Tlapek, Zach Smith, Jackson Voss) 1:48.19

200 freestyle -- 3. Jackson Voss (ND) 1:53.91; 8. Jack Gard (J) 1:58.94

200 individual medley -- 6. Zach Smith (ND) 2:09.37

100 butterfly -- 3. Zach Smith (ND) 56.77

500 freestyle -- 5. Jackson Voss (ND) 5:09.46; 7. Jack Gard (J) 5:22.93

100 backstroke -- 6. Ethan Pobst (ND) 1:01.23

400 freestyle relay -- 4. Notre Dame (Zach Smith, Jackson Voss, Caleb Heisserer, Ethan Pobst) 3:28.40

-- From staff reports