High school roundup: Notre Dame's Bell, Bray reach state golf tournament

Notre Dame sophomores Sarah Bell and Allison Bray placed second and third, respectively, at Monday's Class 1 Sectional 1 golf meet at Bent Creek Golf Course to qualify for next week's state tournament.

Bell finished four strokes behind MICDS sophomore Shannon Gould, who earned the medalist honors with a 1-over-par 73 to lead the Rams to first place. Bray followed with a 79 to pace the Bulldogs, who finished fourth in the team standings.

The top two teams and top 15 individuals qualified for the state tournament to be held Monday and Tuesday at Twin Hills Country Club in Joplin, Missouri.

Team Scores -- 1. Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS) 326; 2. John Burroughs College Preparatory 358; 3. St. Dominic 373; 4. Notre Dame 376; 5. Moberly 452

Local results

NOTRE DAME (376) -- Sarah Bell 77, Allison Bray 79, Taylor Ivy 109, Ashlee Younghouse 111

FALL SOFTBALL

Kelly 7, Jackson 4

Marissa Worth had two hits and batted in two runs as the Hawks wrapped up the regular season on a high note with a road win.

Alexis Dock was the winning pitcher and also doubled for Kelly (15-9). She threw a complete game and allowed three earned runs, struck out four and walked one.

Sicily Johnston took the loss in the circle for Jackson (12-13). She pitched five innings and gave up seven earned runs on eight hits. She had two strikeouts and walked two.

Shiann Clayborn hit a three-run home run in the first inning for the Indians.

Kelly 010 060 0 -- 7 8 1

Jackson 300 010 0 -- 4 6 2

WP -- Alexis Dock. LP -- Sicily Johnston. HR -- Shiann Clayborn (J). 2B -- Alexis Dock (K). Multiple hits -- Jackson: MacKenzie Bartels 2-3, Sophie Wunderlich 2-4; Kelly: Alyssa Moore 2-3, Marissa Worth 2-4.

Saxony Lutheran 11, Doniphan 1

Ashlynn Collier had a double among her two hits as the Crusaders finished the regular season with a road rout.

Grace Mirly was the winning pitcher for Saxony Lutheran (12-7). She threw six innings and allowed one earned run. She struck out three and walked one.

Paige Eddington had both hits for Doniphan (6-8).

Saxony 232 031 0 -- 11 6 0

Doniphan 000 100 0 -- 1 2 6

WP -- Grace Mirly. LP -- Davis. 2B -- Ashlynn Collier (SL). Multiple hits -- Doniphan: Paige Eddington 2-3; Saxony Lutheran: Ashlynn Collier 2-4.

VOLLEYBALL

Leopold 25 25, Oak Ridge 10 18

Emily Seiler recorded seven digs, five kills and two aces to lead the Wildcats in the conference victory at home.

Ashley Nussbaum tallied four kills and three blocks for Leopold (10-12, 4-0 Mississippi Valley Conference). Patience VanderMierden added nine assists, three aces and two digs for the Wildcats, who clinched the regular-season conference championship with the win.

Oak Ridge fell to 2-17 overall and finished 1-3 in the conference.

JV -- Oak Ridge won 25-10, 25-18

Saxony Lutheran 25 25, Oran 16 13

Allie Sprink nailed seven kills and served six aces to lead the Crusaders to a sweep on the road.

Claire Petzoldt served five aces for Saxony Lutheran (16-11-4). Brianna Mueller notched nine digs and seven assists, and Jordan Hecht added seven assists for the Crusaders.

Oran dropped to 6-12.

JV -- Saxony Lutheran won in two sets

Farmington 25 25, Cape Central 21 11

The Tigers were swept by their district nemesis on the road.

Cape Central dropped to 3-17-4, while Farmington improved to 14-11.

No additional information was provided.

JV -- Farmington won 25-9, 25-18

Fredericktown 25 25, Jackson 14 16

The Black Cats had little problems disposing of the Indians in the road sweep.

Fredericktown upped its record to 11-9-4, while Jackson fell to 14-9-1.

No additional information was provided.

JV -- Jackson won 25-20, 25-13

BOYS SOCCER

Poplar Bluff 7, Saxony Lutheran 2

Luke Daniel and Micah Mirly scored goals for the Crusaders in a lopsided loss.

Dustin Lorenz assisted on one of the goals.

Goalkeeper Jacob Stueve made 13 saves for Saxony Lutheran, which fell to 6-10-1.

-- From staff reports