High school roundup: Zalma volleyball team improves to 13-2 with defeat of Meadow Heights

The Zalma volleyball played a decisive third game for the second consecutive night.

The Bulldogs came out on top Friday.

Zalma defeated Meadow Heights 25-23, 20-25, 25-12 to improve to 13-2 this season. The Bulldogs fell in three games at Leopold on Thursday.

Lesta Newberry recorded nine kills and two aces, while Torie VanGennip had 20 assists for Zalma.

Angela Dickinson added seven kills and five blocks, while Lori VanGennip had seven kills in the win.

Erin Bollmann had eight kills and four blocks for Meadow Heights (10-6).

Heather Dietiker and Whitney Welker both recorded three kills for the Panthers.

JV -- Meadow Heights won 25-9, 25-21

Woodland 25 25 Oran 12 20

Bailey King led the Cardinals with six aces and four kills in a home win.

Ashley Acup added two aces, while Josie Long pounded two kills for Woodland (2-13).

JV -- Woodland won 21-25, 25-20, 25-12

Eagle Ridge 25 25 Comm. Christian 3 11

Eagle Ridge 25 25 T. Jefferson 10 7

In the first match, the Eagles defeated Community Christian in two.

Heather Wiseman had eight aces and four assists, while Tylar Kennedy added three aces.

The Eagles (9-4) then defeated Thomas Jefferson.

Wiseman had seven aces and six assists, while Lyndse Hamby added seven kills.

Shelby Howell added five aces in the win.

FOOTBALL

Fredericktown 34, Perryville 9

The Pirates dropped to 0-5 with the road loss.

Perryville returns to action Friday when it travels to play Maplewood, which is the state's top-ranked team in Class 2.

-- From staff reports