High school roundup: Notre Dame volleyball team wins gold bracket title at Dig for Life Challenge

Senior Abbie McAlister nailed 13 kills to lead the Notre Dame volleyball team to a vengeful 27-25, 25-20 victory over defending tournament champion and district foe Dexter in the gold bracket championship of the St. Francis Dig for Life Challenge on Saturday at the Show Me Center.

The Bulldogs didn't drop a single set, assisted by Sam Brennan's 13 digs and five kills. Sam Feeney dished out 22 assists, and Briley Bieser served five aces for Notre Dame in their championship match.

"The girls are really excited about it," Notre Dame coach Tara Stroup said. "They played really hard and clean the whole tournament."

The Bulldogs advanced to the title game after edging St. Vincent 25-22, 25-19. McAlister slammed 19 kills, and Feeney recorded 28 assists. Lexi Welter added six kills and Marianna Below notched 10 digs.

Notre Dame trounced Jackson 25-9, 25-15 in the quarterfinals. McAlister tallied 11 kills, Feeney contributed 22 assists and Below recorded 15 digs. McAlister had 10 kills and three aces and Welter notched 20 digs in the Bulldogs' first-round victory over Saxony Lutheran (25-15, 25-13). Notre Dame improved to 13-2-1 on the season.

POOL PLAY RESULTS

Pool A vs. Pool B

Bismarck def. Cape Central 25-19, 25-15

New Haven def. Bell City 25-16, 25-11

Senath-Hornersville def. Oak Ridge 25-16, 25-23

New Haven def. Bismarck 25-23, 25-18

Cape Central split Senath-Hornersville 24-25, 25-10

Bell City def. Oak Ridge 25-16, 25-13

New Haven def. Senath-Hornersville 25-7, 25-6

Bismarck def. Oak Ridge 25-6, 25-17

Bell City split Cape Central 25-16, 23-25

Pool C vs. Pool D

Jackson def. Malden 25-13, 25-17

Dexter def. Calvary Lutheran 25-7, 25-4

Scott City def. Marquand-Zion 25-8, 25-6

Dexter split Jackson 22-25, 25-15

Malden def. Scott City 25-19, 25-21

Calvary Lutheran def. Marquand-Zion 25-0, 25-6

Dexter def. Scott City 25-13, 25-15

Jackson def. Marquand-Zion 25-5, 25-4

Calvary Lutheran def. Malden 25-21, 25-16

Pool E vs. Pool F

Bernie def. Central (Park Hills) 25-17, 25-16

New Madrid County Central split Kennett 25-7, 16-25

Southland split South Pemiscot 20-25, 25-7

Bernie def. New Madrid County Central 25-11, 25-17

Central (Park Hills) def. South Pemiscot 25-17, 25-11

Kennett def. Southland 25-8, 25-12

New Madrid County Central def. South Pemiscot 25-22, 25-15

Bernie def. Southland 25-11, 25-8

Central (Park Hills) split Kennett 23-25, 25-18

Pool G vs. Pool H

Notre Dame def. Meadow Heights 25-14, 25-11

Woodland def. South Iron 25-10, 25-7

Cooter split Southern Reynolds 25-12, 20-25

Notre Dame def. Woodland 25-8, 25-17

Meadow Heights split Cooter 25-16, 22-25

Southern Reynolds def. South Iron 25-9, 25-16

Woodland def. Cooter 25-12, 25-11

Notre Dame def. Southern Reynolds 25-5, 25-7

Meadow Heights def. South Iron 25-18, 25-23

Pool I vs. Pool J

St. Vincent def. Puxico 25-14, 25-15

Jefferson (Festus) def. Holcomb 25-18, 25-7

Greenville def. Richland (Essex) 25-14, 25-16

St. Vincent def. Jefferson (Festus) 25-24, 25-14

Greenville def. Puxico 25-23, 25-15

Holcomb def. Richland (Essex) 25-16, 25-9

Jefferson (Festus) def. Greenville 25-18, 25-17

St. Vincent def. Richland (Essex) 25-8, 25-6

Holcomb split Puxico 25-15, 24-25

Pool K vs. Pool L

Eminence def. Advance 25-17, 25-12

Clearwater split Portageville 25-24, 24-25

Twin Rivers def. Clarkton 25-23, 25-16

Eminence def. Clearwater 25-10, 25-18

Advance def. Clarkton 25-11, 25-11

Portageville def. Twin Rivers 25-20, 25-16

Clearwater def. Clarkton 25-19, 25-19

Eminence def. Twin Rivers 25-14, 25-9

Advance def. Portageville 25-16, 25-14

Pool M vs. Pool N

Saxony Lutheran def. Lesterville 25-15, 25-24

Leopold def. Sikeston 25-17, 25-19

Campbell def. Caruthersville 25-22, 25-14

Lesterville def. Leopold 25-22, 25-20

Saxony Lutheran def. Caruthersville 25-5, 25-6

Sikeston def. Campbell 25-10, 25-12

Leopold def. Caruthersville 25-7, 25-15

Lesterville def. Campbell 25-10, 25-11

Saxony Lutheran def. Sikeston 25-14, 25-16

Pool O vs. Pool P

Gideon def. Oran 25-21, 25-17

Seckman def. Bloomfield 25-17, 25-19

Poplar Bluff def. Zalma 25-16, 25-12

Bloomfield def. Gideon 25-8, 25-20

Oran def. Zalma 25-22, 25-24

Seckman def. Poplar Bluff 25-19, 25-15

Bloomfield split Zalma 24-25, 25-17

Gideon split Poplar Bluff 25-17, 20-25

Seckman def. Oran 25-13, 25-15

GOLD BRACKET PLAYOFFS

SWEET 16 -- First Round

Bismarck def. Bloomfield 25-22, 24-26, 26-24

St. Vincent def. Eminence 25-19, 25-19

Jackson def. Central (Park Hills) 25-15, 25-10

Notre Dame def. Saxony Lutheran 25-15, 25-13

Seckman def. New Haven 25-15, 25-19

Jefferson (Festus) def. Woodland 25-20, 22-25, 25-14

Advance def. Lesterville 25-22, 16-25, 25-23

Dexter def. Bernie 25-11, 25-19

ELITE EIGHT -- Quarterfinals (Championship)

St. Vincent def. Bismarck 25-21, 25-23

Notre Dame def. Jackson 25-9, 25-15

Seckman def. Jefferson (Festus) 25-19, 25-20

Dexter def. Advance 25-12, 21-25, 25-14

ELITE EIGHT -- Quarterfinals (Consolation)

Bloomfield def. Eminence 25-10, 25-19

Saxony Lutheran def. Central (Park Hills) 25-15, 25-15

New Haven def. Woodland 25-18, 25-18

Bernie def. Lesterville 25-9, 25-21

FINAL FOUR -- Semifinals (Championship)

Notre Dame defeats St. Vincent 25-23, 25-19

Dexter def. Seckman 25-16, 25-16

FINAL FOUR -- Semifinals (Consolation)

Eminence def. Saxony Lutheran 25-19, 23-25, 25-17

New Haven def. Bernie 25-15, 25-9

CHAMPIONSHIP

Notre Dame def. Dexter 27-25, 25-20

CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP

New Haven def. Eminence 25-15, 25-18

FALL SOFTBALL

Farmington 5, Jackson 0

Farmington's Allison Pingel blasted a two-home run to help lead the Knightettes to the win on the road over the Indians.

Hannah Hight went the distance in the circle to clinch the win. She had three strikeouts and walked one.

Alyson Tucker added a solo home run for Farmington (8-1).

Sophie Wunderlich sustained the loss for Jackson (5-5). She pitched six innings and allowed three earned runs on six hits. She had six strikeouts.

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WP -- Hannah Hight. LP -- Sophie Wunderlich. HR -- Allison Pingel (F), Alyson Tucker (F). Multiple hits -- Farmington: Olivia Siebert 2-4; Jackson: Mallorie Maintz 2-3.

Perryville 10, Ste. Genevieve 2

Emma Nelson belted a home run as the Pirates rolled on the road with a win over the Dragons.

Brandi Huber was the winning pitcher. She threw a complete game, gave up two earned runs and recorded three strikeouts and five walks.

Megan Huck went the distance and endured the loss. She allowed six earned runs, had no strikeouts and walked five.

Perryville also played Windsor (Imperial) following the win. The Pirates lost 5-1 to the Owls, which brought their season record to 5-6.

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Perryville 223 030 X -- 10 9 2

WP -- Brandi Huber. LP -- Megan Huck. HR -- Emma Nelson (P). 3B -- Courtney Wingerter (P). 2B -- Mackenzie Laurentius (P), Lilly Pecaut (P). Multiple hits -- Perryville: Mackenzie Laurentius 3-4, Courtney Wingerter 2-4; Ste. Genevieve: Andrea Mueller 2-4.

FALL BASEBALL

The Wildcats were left still searching for their first win after dropping a doubleheader on the road to the Camels.

Campbell won the first game 10-0 in five innings and then beat the Wildcats 12-5.

Leopold (0-4) will host defending Class 1 state champion Bell City on Monday.

Campbell 10, Leopold 0

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Campbell 112 6X -- 10 7 2

WP -- Nick Littrell. LP -- Garrett Thele. 2B -- Duncan Morrison (C). Multiple hits -- Campbell: Nick Littrell 2-2.

Campbell 12, Leopold 5

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WP -- Riley Peters. LP -- Tristan Graham. 2B -- Will Biggs (C), Duncan Morrison (C), Riley Peters (C), John Gray (L). Multiple hits -- Campbell: Will Biggs 2-5, Christian Deen 2-5, Duncan Morrison 2-4; Leopold: Simon Elfrink 2-4, John Gray 2-4, Ryan Lewis 2-3.

GIRLS TENNIS

Jackson 6, Eureka 3

The Indians only dropped three matches against the host Wildcats in their first game of the SEMO/Suburban St. Louis Tournament.

Jackson improved to 5-4 with the win while Eureka dropped to 0-5 with the loss.

SINGLES

No. 1 -- Mikelle Culbreth (J) def. Anna Thomas (E) 8-5

No. 2 -- Lauren McClanahan (J) def. Megan O'Connell (E) 8-4

No. 3 -- Madison Mumma (J) def. Megan Deaman (E) 8-6

No. 4 -- Sierra Clark (E) def. MacKenzie Mumma (J) 8-2

No. 5 -- Rachel Nielsen (E) def. Katie Black (J) 9-8 (7-5)

No. 6 -- Molly Clark (J) def. Natalie Budd (E) 8-5

DOUBLES

No. 1 -- Culbreth/McClanahan (J) def. O'Connell/Thomas (E) 8-1

No. 2 -- Clark/Deaman (E) def. Mumma/Mumma (J) 8-6

No. 3 -- Corie Pike/Krista Valentine (J) def. Budd/Nielsen (E) 8-5

Parkway South 8, Jackson 1

Molly Clark was the lone victor for Jackson as the Indians fell to the Patriots in their second game game of the SEMO/Suburban St. Louis Tournament.

Jackson fell to 5-5 with the loss while Parkway South upped its record to 4-6.

SINGLES

No. 1 -- Emily Xu (PS) def. Mikelle Culbreth (J) 8-6

No. 2 -- Vindhya Marri (PS) def. Lauren McClanahan (J) 8-3

No. 3 -- Veronica Chichowska-Caffey (PS) def. Madison Mumma (J) 8-0

No. 4 -- Maria Signaigo (PS) def. Mackenzie Mumma (J) 8-4

No. 5 -- Emily Davis (PS) def. Katie Black (J) 8-4

No. 6 -- Molly Clark (J) def. Ayushi Aggarwal (PS) 8-4

DOUBLES

No. 1 -- Chichowska-Caffey/Marri (PS) def. Culbreth/McClanahan (J) 8-3

No. 2 -- Signaigo/Xu (PS) def. Mumma/Mumma (J) 8-4

No. 3 -- Samantha Benson/Clarisse Sison (PS) def. Corie Pike/Krista Valentine (J) 8-5

CROSS COUNTRY

Forest Park Festival

Three local runners each placed in the top 10 in their respective divisions at Saturday's Forest Park Cross Country Festival in St. Louis.

Jackson senior Chelsea Drum finished third in the green division with a time of 18 minutes, 6.90 seconds to lead the Indians. Drum crossed the finish line behind Lafayette (Wildwood) senior Anna West in second place (17:48.50) and Ste. Genevieve senior Taylor Werner in first (17:38.80).

On the boys' side, Zalma senior Alex Steinberg posted a seventh-place time of 17 minutes, 58.10 seconds in the white division for the Bulldogs. St. Vincent senior Levi Krauss recorded a ninth-place time of 17:07.50 in the gold division to lead the Indians.

GOLD DIVISION

BOYS

Local results

CAPE CENTRAL -- 66. Clayton Monia (18:20.10); 103. Trevor Foeste (18:50.00); 112. Jared Neikirk (18:55.90); 130. Jovanny Miranda (19:11.00); 153. Matt Stearns (19:30.30); 209. Brad Orenstein (20:54.90)

ST. VINCENT -- 9. Levi Krauss (17:07.50); 41. Isaac Baer (17:49.70); 71. Andrew Lipe (18:23.30); 104. Joseph Baer (18:51.00); 194. Dominic Sauer (20:13.30)

GIRLS

Local results

CAPE CENTRAL -- 65. Mattie Huff (22:13.90); 81. Alyssa Davis (22:28.10); 83. Allison McDonald (22:36.60)

GREEN DIVISION

BOYS

Local results

JACKSON -- 104. Jackson Givens (17:41.60); 121. Joseph Reed (17:56.80); 133. Alex Philipps (18:01.50); 162. Kyle Kester (18:18.00); 170. Brent Werner (18:23.70); 193. Glen Boyd (18:42.30); 200. Caleb Bess (18:55.00)

NOTRE DAME -- 30. Rudy McClellan (16:40.10); 108. Matt Gibbs (17:45.10); 109. Benton Keran (17:47.10); 167. Gabe Meadors (18:22.20); 182. Grant Grove (18:29.90); 212. Evan Landewee (19:15.70); 213. Hogan Coad (19:15.90)

GIRLS

Local results

JACKSON -- 3. Chelsea Drum (18:06.90); 21. Carli Knott (19:24.40); 43. Kaylee Wilson (20:09.90); 56. Megan Barnum (20:23.80); 75. Courtney Hahs (20:42.00); 99. Margo Motes (21:01.00); 109. Leah Hecht (21:11.70); 111. Emma Masterson (21:12.70); 193. Carlee Williamson (22:55.30)

NOTRE DAME -- 20. Alaina Baumgart (19:21.80); 29. Katie Hanners (19:38.50); 73. Bailey Beussink (20:39.50); 90. Jordan Meadors (20:54.70); 147. Alleigh Emmendorfer (21:48.50); 159. Kennedy McGhee (22:02.50)

WHITE DIVISION

BOYS

Local results

OAK RIDGE -- 35. Nathan Bolin (18:56.80); 98. Zachery Whitener (20:27.40); 127. Jordan Gilliland (21:55.40); 128. Jarett Seabaugh (21:59.00)

SCOTT CITY -- 49. Jeremiah Tims (19:24.40); 64. Joe Parker (19:42.10); 78. Tyler Rhyne (20:00.30); 125. Chris Phillips (21:54.60)

ZALMA -- 7. Alex Steinberg (17:58.10); 11. Peyton Ford (18:09.90); 97. Jacob Steinberg (20:24.50); 109. Luke Robertson (20:48.50); 119. Charles Freeman (21:30.10); 133. Aaron Taylor (22:27.20)

Arcadia Valley Invitational

Woodland junior Logan Thomsen was the first runner to cross the finish line to help lead the Cardinals to the championship of the Arcadia Valley Invitational.

Thomsen finished with a time of 16 minutes, 58.76 seconds as Woodland had four of its runners finish in the top five on its way to a first-place team finish. The Cardinals finished 12 points ahead of the host Tigers to clinch the title.

On the girls' side, Saxony Lutheran freshman Etienne Soto recorded a seventh-place time of 22 minutes, 25 seconds to help lead the Crusaders to a third-place finish in the team standings.

BOYS

Team Scores -- 1. Woodland 38; 2. Arcadia Valley 50; 3. Bloomfield 95; 4. Greenville 122; 5. Viburnum 136; 6. Saxony Lutheran 142; 7. East Carter County 167; 8. South Iron 175; 9. Dexter 205; 10. Kingston 266

Local results

ADVANCE -- 17. Cade Long (19:25.22); 44. Creighton Miles (21:01.38)

DELTA -- 20. Charlie Ledbetter (19:27.36)

KELLY -- 34. Robbie Hopper (20:26.77)

MARQUAND-ZION -- 66. Austin Barrett (23:25.74)

MEADOW HEIGHTS -- 45. Spencer Bragg (21:10.79); 60. Zach Swisher (22:17.51)

SAXONY LUTHERAN -- 12. Drew Zieba (19:06.15); 26. Austin Mueller (19:41.09); 31. Nick Shaw (20:12.93); 40. Nolen Brown (20:41.84); 47. Luke Richmond (21:18.25); 50. Jonathan Mueller (21:32.79)

WOODLAND -- 1. Logan Thomsen (16:58.76); 3. Brandon Sitzes (17:24.75); 4. Landon Thomsen (17:59.20); 5. Thomas Grindstaff (18:00.82); 27. David Ashby (19:43.62); 30. Kennedy Jurney (20:12.49); 61. Jacob Cornelius (22:34.94)

GIRLS

Team Scores -- 1. Crystal City 24; 2. Arcadia Valley 60; 3. Saxony Lutheran 66; 4. Chaffee 87; 5. Woodland 90; 6. Meadow Heights 150

Local results

CHAFFEE -- 15. Hannah Glueck (22:51.76); 20. Sarah Burch (23:43.02); 21. Alyssa Lunsford (23:53.51); 31. Katie Glueck (25:07.80); 32. Shayna Seyer (25:09.55)

MARQUAND-ZION -- 23. Autumn Slinkard (24:01.60)

MEADOW HEIGHTS -- 37. Kassy Henson (26:47.75); 39. Yasmine Simmons (28:51.66); 40. Lauren Manning (28:59.33); 41. Madison Ward (32:35.97); 42. Rhiannon Thompson (32:50.05)

SAXONY LUTHERAN -- 7. Etienne Soto (22:00.25); 12. Courtney Bangert (22:27.93); 13. Katie Richmond (22:47.24); 24. Alexis Goodson (24:04.80); 35. Madison Arbuckle (25:46.62); 36. Rachael Koehler (25:55.32)

WOODLAND -- 11. Cheyenne Wells (22:27.13); 22. Heidi Green (23:56.77); 28. Rebekah Page (24:21.55); 29. Kathleena Woodfin (24:31.88); 34. Delaney Vawter (25:35.61)

-- From staff reports