High school roundup: Perryville wins Notre Dame VolleyballFest

After splitting with each other in pool play on Friday, Class 3 district rivals Notre Dame and Perryville met once again in the championship match of the gold bracket in the Notre Dame Volleyball Fest on Saturday.

The Pirates (5-0-1) claimed a 25-19, 26-24 victory to take the title.

Lydia Goodson led Notre Dame (4-1-1) with 11 kills while Taylor Feeney added nine kills. Kaitlin Welter dished out 12 assists. Karsen Powers recorded 13 digs and Annie Siebert tallied 11 digs for the Bulldogs.

Notre Dame avoided an upset from Class 3 contender Dexter in the first round of the Gold Bracket tournament play. The Bulldogs rebounded after dropping the first set 18-25 to the Bearcats to take the next two sets 25-17, 25-22.

Goodson tallied 17 kills and Feeney added eight kills for Notre Dame. Taylor Cox contributed six kills while Welter also had six kills and 24 assists. Siebert recorded 21 digs and Powers had 20 in the Bulldogs' win over the Bearcats (4-2).

Perryville advanced to the championship match after beating Class 2 powerhouse St. Pius X. The Lancers (3-1-1), who have made three consecutive appearances at the state tournament, defeated the Pirates 24-26, 25-21, 25-14 in last year's three-set thriller for the championship.

Ste. Genevieve knocked off Jackson 25-20, 24-26, 25-17 in the championship match of the Silver Bracket.

Hailey Mouser recorded five kills and 10 digs to pace the Indians (2-4-1) in the loss. Autumn Reid added five kills and three aces while McKinzie Scott dished out seven assists. Kayla Thurman tallied 15 digs and Jenna Little put up six blocks.

The Indians defeated Central (0-6) in the other semifinal of the silver bracket to advance.

Little had five kills and four aces while Maci McCuan provided six assists and McKinzie Scott tallied seven digs for Jackson.

The Dragons (4-2) reached the championship after a 25-16, 25-3 rout of St. Vincent (0-4-1).

POOL PLAY RESULTS

POOL A

Notre Dame splits with Perryville 25-19, 22-25

Jackson splits with St. Vincent 25-15, 18-25

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

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

Perryville def. Jackson 25-13, 25-12

Notre Dame def. St. Vincent 25-17, 25-17

POOL B

Dexter def. Ste. Genevieve 26-24, 25-13

St. Pius X (Festus) def. Central 25-7, 25-9

St. Pius X (Festus) def. Dexter 25-19, 25-19

Ste. Genevieve def. Central 25-9, 25-19

St. Pius X (Festus) splits with Ste. Genevieve 25-18, 23-25

Dexter def. Central 25-15, 25-7

CROSS COUNTRY

Jackson Invitational

Jackson won the boys senior division at its own Jackson Invitational.

The Indians also won the team title in the girls sophomore division, while Central won the sophomore boys.

The Indians also won three individual titles: Jack Jeffers (13 minutes, 1 second) finished first in the junior boys division; Tayler Winick (15:58) led the girls junior division; and Chelsea Drum (14:45) claimed the girls sophomore title.

The sophomore through seniors ran a 2.35-mile course, while the freshman course was 1.95 miles. The top 25 finishers in each race medaled.

Jackson Invitational

Senior boys

Team -- Jackson 37, Mehlville 39, Kirkwood 63, Northwest (Cedar Hill) 67, Seckman 70, Central 163

Individual -- 4. Gabe Underwood (J) 12:47, 5. Matt Gibson (J) 12:50, 11. Calvin Lysell 13:42; 17. Austin Dost (J) 14:06, 18. Charlie Townsend (J) 14:15, 19. Jake Legrand (OR) 14:19; 22. Elijah Gahm (J) 14:33.

Senior girls

Team -- Farmington 6, Kirkwood 31, Mehlville 45, Northwest 58, Fox 74

Individual -- 7. Mcinzie Elam (OR) 16:46, 16. Brittany Hazelwood (J) 18:01; 18. Aleksandra Aleksandrova (C) 19:05

Junior boys

Team -- Kirkwood 28, St. Vincent 55, Northwest 65, Seckman 85, Jackson 89, Jefferson 131, Central 144

Individual -- 1. Jack Jeffers (J) 13:01; 2. Riley Duncan (C) 13:11, 6. Levi Krauss (SV) 13:32, 8. John Lipe (SV) 13:39, 9. Isaac Baer (SV) 13:39; 21. Jesse Perry (SC) 14:22, 22. Will Allen (J) 14:23, 25. Whitten Stoverink (J) 14:31

Junior girls

Team -- Kirkwood 26, Central 27, Jackson 32, Crystal City 33, 5. Poplar Bluff 42, Mehlville 62, Northwest 70, Fox 94, St. Vincent 119

Individual -- 1. Tayler Winick (J) 15:58, 2. Maddy McDonald (C) 16:11, 7. Molly Cunningham (J) 16:53, 11. Haley White (C) 17:13, 14. Bridget Trepasso (C) 17:26, 24. Shelby Starvinger (J) 17:58

Sophomore boys

Team -- Central 42, Kirkwood 48, Jackson 57, Northwest 70, Oak Ridge 78, Zalma 92, Seckman 150

Individual -- 2. Caleb Bess (J) 13:45; 3. Logan Wright (C) 13:46, 5. Alex Philipps (J) 14:03, 6. Zachary Moore (OR) 14:05, 7. Nathan Bolin (OR) 14:14; 8. Caleb Ambler (C) 14:20, 9. Peyton Forl (Z) 14:20, 10. Jacob Burchyett (J) 14:20, 11. Clayton Monia (C) 14:24, 15. Alex Steinberg (Z) 14:41, 20. Matt Stearns (C) 15:13, 25. Dylan Boswell (SC) 14:50

Sophomore girls

Team -- Jackson 9, Northwest 22, Farmington 34, Kirkwood 41, Fox 47, Oak Ridge 102

Individual -- 1. Chelsea Drum (J) 14:45, 3. Carlee Williamson (J) 16:23, 5. Carli Knott (J) 16:47, 6. Leah Hecht (J) 16:48, 7. Catie Dovin (J) 16:48, 17. Jamie Hodge (D) 17:38, 19. Bailey Lake (J) 18:16, 25. Callie Englehart (J) 18:52

(1.95 miles)

Freshman boys

Team -- Farmington 22, Kirkwood 28, Fox 65, Jackson 71, Seckman 121, Northwest 140

Individual -- 6. Jacob Steinberg (Z) 11:49, 8. Kyle Kester (J) 11:56, 15. Jacob Harris (SC) 12:33, 19. Brent Werner (J) 12:42, 20. Glen Boyd (J) 12:46, 24. Braeden Dobbs (J) 13:03

Freshman girls

Team -- Kirkwood 8, Jackson 15, Poplar Bluff 76

Individual -- 2. Ana Compton (J) 13:01, 5. Megan Barnum (J) 13:27, 8. Courtney Hahs (J) 13:40, 18. Audrey Allen (J) 15:20, 19. Maci Jo Schamburg (OR) 15:41, 20. Lilly Schell (J) 15:47, 22. Aslee Shovan (J) 15:50.

BOYS SOCCER

Notre Dame SoccerFest

Perryville defeated Sikeston 1-0 to win the championship of the Notre Dame SoccerFest.

Emanuel Miranda netted the game-winning goal on an assist from Kyle Wood for the Pirates (5-1). Goalkeeper Luke Dobbelare made four saves in the shutout.

Host Notre Dame rolled over Carbondale, Ill., 2-1 to earn third place.

Russell Beussink and Chandler Dorris scored the two goals for the Bulldogs (3-1). Devin Ziegler and Ben Parsons had the assists.

SOFTBALL

Notre Dame SoftballFest

The Notre Dame softball team remained undefeated and clinched the championship of its SoftballFest with a 5-4 victory over Kelly.

Jessica Westrich smacked a triple and had two RBIs to lead the Bulldogs to the win.

Nikki Peters got the win in the circle.

Samantha Ratledge went 3 for 4 at bat, including a triple, as the Hawks (6-1) suffered their first loss of the season.

Kristi Brucker took the loss on the mound.

Notre Dame's Taylor Hess smacked a double and drove in two runs to lead the Bulldogs in a 7-0 rout of St. Pius X of Festus in a semifinal. Conner Elfrink hit a triple while Shiloh Kirn and Maddie Below each belted a double for Notre Dame (7-0).

Peters again notched the pitching win.

In the consolation bracket, Saxony Lutheran rolled to a 10-1 victory over Delta before falling to Ste. Genevieve 4-3 in the title game.

Ashley Steck was the winning pitcher. Abby Hadler had a double to lead Saxony Lutheran in the win.

Rachel Birkman went 2 for 2 at bat to pace the Bobcats in the loss.

Abby Hadler had a home run to pace the Crusaders in the loss to Ste. Genevieve.

Notre Dame 5, Kelly 4

Notre Dame 203 000 0 -- 5 7 1

Kelly 101 000 2 -- 4 6 0

WP -- Nikki Peters. LP -- Kristi Brucker. Leading hitters -- Notre Dame: Christina Scherer 3-4; Jessica Westrich 3B, 2 RBIs; Maddie Below 2B. Kelly: Samantha Ratledge 3-4, 3B; Jade Rampley 2B; Savannah Ashley 2B. Records -- Notre Dame 7-0, Kelly 6-1.

Notre Dame 7, St. Pius X (Festus) 0

St. Pius X 000 00 -- 0 4 2

Notre Dame 031 12 -- 7 10 0

WP -- Nikki Peters. LP -- Katie Brinegar. Leading hitters -- Notre Dame: Christina Scherer 2-3; Taylor Hess 2B, 2 RBIs; Conner Elfrink 3B; Shiloh Kirn 2-2, 2B; Maddie Below 2-2, DBL. St. Pius X (Festus): Alex Edwards 2B; Lauren Marks 2B. Records -- Notre Dame 6-0.

Saxony Lutheran 10, Delta 1

Delta 100 0 -- 1 4 1

Saxony 360 1 -- 10 12 1

WP -- Ashley Steck. LP -- Shiann Clayborn. Leading hitters -- Saxony Lutheran: Grace Mirly 2-3; Logan Welker 2-3; Abby Hadler 2-3, 2B. Delta: Rachel Birkman 2-2.

Ste. Genevieve 4, Saxony Lutheran 3

Saxony Lutheran 000 001 2 -- 3 8 0

Ste. Genevieve 102 010 X -- 4 7 0

WP -- Megan Huck. LP -- Kelli Brunke. Leading hitters -- Saxony Lutheran: Ashlynn Collier 2-4; Kelli Brucke 2-3, 3B; Grace Mirly 3B; Abby Hadler HR. Ste. Genevieve: Ashley Viox 2-2, 3B, HR; Tori Yates 2-3.

BOYS SWIMMING

ND finishes second

The Notre Dame boys swimming team placed first in three events to claim second place in the 15-team Ladue Horton Watkins Invitational on Saturday.

Zach Smith, Jackson Voss, Caleb Heisserer and Ethan Pobst finished ahead of the pack in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:24.62. Smith and Voss each finished first in the 500 and 200 freestyles, respectively.

Austin Hobbs took fifth in the 100 breaststroke to pace Jackson, which placed ninth overall.

Team Scores -- 1. John Burroughs 378; 2. Notre Dame 267; 3. Christian Brothers College Preparatory 242; 4. St. John Vianney 241; 5. Clayton 239; 6. Hannibal 191; 7. Ladue Horton Watkins 183; 8. Westminster Christian Academy 155; 9. Jackson 104; 10. Ritenour 86; 11. McCluer North 76; 12. Hazelwood West 68; 13. Mehlville 63; 14. Living Word (O'Fallon) Christian 54; 15. John F. Kennedy 8

Local results

200 medley relay -- 3. Notre Dame (Jackson Voss, Ben Tlapek, Zach Smith, Ethan Pobst) 1:46.21; 8. Jackson (Alex Snyder, Austin Hobbs, Matt Snyder, Jack Gard) 2:00.29; 15. Notre Dame (Joe Matthews, Lucas Hurley, David Carmen, Bill Capps) 2:00.34

200 freestyle -- 1. Jackson Voss (ND) 1:58.00; 6. Jack Gard (J) 2:00.84; 8. Alex Snyder (J) 2:02.24

100 individual medley -- 3. Zach Smith (ND) 57.97; 8. Austin Hobbs (J) 1:01.96

100 freestyle -- 4. Jackson Voss (ND) 50.68

500 freestyle -- 1. Zach Smith (ND) 5:05.54; 7. Jack Gard (J) 5:33.78

200 freestyle relay -- 5. Notre Dame (Caleb Heisserer, Ben Tlapek, Mitchell Heisserer, Bruce Nguyen) 1:44.97

100 backstroke -- 3. Ethan Pobst (ND) 1:00.96

100 breaststroke -- 5. Austin Hobbs (J) 1:08.11

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Zach Smith, Jackson Voss, Caleb Heisserer, Ethan Pobst) 3:24.62

GIRLS GOLF

Patriots Invitational

Notre Dame finished eighth in the 10-team Lady Patriots Invitational at the Metropolis Country Club in Southern Illinois.

Amy Blattel and Maddie Beussink both shot 86 to pace the Bulldogs.

Team Scores -- 1. Nashville (Ill.) 331; 2. (tie) Eldorado (Ill.), Massac County (Ky.) 344; 4. Althoff Catholic (Ill.) 351; 5. Herrin (Ill.) 365; 6. Paducah Tilghman (Ky.) 366; 7. Carbondale (Ill.) 376; 8. Notre Dame 377; 9. Vienna (Ill.) 429; 10. Marion (Ill.) 450

Notre Dame (377) -- Amy Blattel 86, Mattie Beussink 86, Camille Brewer 95, Mollie Ross 110

Girls tennis

Notre Dame 9, Imperial 0

Notre Dame dropped just four games in singles play and posted shutout in all three doubles matches in rolling past Windsor on Friday.

Singles: No. 1 -- Carly Hopkins (ND) def. Kayla Dye, 8-1; No. 2 -- Reagan Kapp def. Tessa Streb, 8-0; No. 3 -- Madeline Walker def. Maddie Richey, 8-1; No. 4 -- Adele Soutar def. Amber Garland, 8-0; No. 5 -- Gretta Goodin def. Miranda Gallagher, 8-2; No. 6 -- Emily Young def. Megan Steffan, 8-0

Doubles: No. 1 -- Hopkins/Kapp def. Dye/Streb, 8-0; No. 2 -- Walker/Soutar def. Richey/Garland, 8-0; No. 3 -- Goodin/Young def. Gallagher/Steffan, 8-0

-- From staff reports