High school roundup: Perryville volleyball first-time winners of own tourney

The Perryville volleyball team claimed the title of its own tournament for the first time, sweeping St. Pius 25-21, 25-21 in the gold bracket championship match Saturday night.

The Pirates went 7-0-1 in the 20-team event, which advanced the top two teams from each of the five pools into the gold bracket.

Perryville defeated St. Vincent 25-17, 25-22 in the first round, then reached the title match with a 25-15, 25-17 victory over Park Hills in the semifinals.

St. Pius advanced to the championship with a win over Bismarck. Saxony Lutheran went 3-0-1 in pool play to advance to the gold bracket, where it lost to Park Hills in three games.

BOYS SOCCER

Gateway City Classic

Notre Dame finished with one tie and two losses at the Gateway City Classic in St. Louis over the weekend.

The Bulldogs battled Granite City to a 0-0 tie and suffered a pair of 3-2 losses to O'Fallon and Collinsville.

Devin Ziegler scored both goals against O'Fallon. Ben Dohogne and Ira Holcomb both finished with an assist. Ziegler and Brock Hammers both scored goals in the game against Collinsvile. Jake Powderly recorded an assist.

CROSS COUNTRY

Chile Pepper Festival

Jackson finished 15th in both the boys and girls races at the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark.

Chelsea Drum, a sophomore, led the Indians with a 10th-place finish in 19 minutes, 46.3 seconds. Gabe Underwood was the top finisher for the boys, placing 31st in 16:56.8.

Boys

Jackson -- 31. Gabe Underwood 16:56.8, 84. Calvin Lysell 17:39.1, 104. Matt Gibson 17:49.9, 118. Jack Jeffers 17:54.1, 207. Caleb Bess 18:39.3, 265. Alex Phillips 19:13.3, 288. Will Allen 19:15.6, 294. Jacob Burchyette 19:30.2.

Girls

Jackson -- 10. Chelsea Drum 19:46.3, 69. Tayler Winick 21:13.1, 101. Ana Compton 21:39.8, 121. Carlee Williamson 21:58.8, 128. Leah Hecht 22:03.4, 140. Mollie Cunningham 22:16.5, 174. Courtney Hahs 22:42.8.

-- From staff reports