High school roundup: Zalma volleyball team wins five-set thriller

The Zalma volleyball team dealt some revenge to the visiting Bell City, winning a best-of-five thriller Tuesday.

The Bulldogs prevailed 26-24, 25-18, 21-25, 8-25, 25-23.

Bell City handed Zalma its first loss of the season a week ago in the opening round of the Woodland Invitational Tournament.

Zalma upped its record to 3-3, while Bell City dropped to 4-3-1.

Woodland 25 25 Puxico 19 6

Shelby Sawyer recorded eight kills and six digs as the Cardinals picked up their first conference victory in the road sweep of the winless Indians.

Krista Rhodes nailed seven kills for Woodland (5-0-2, 1-0 SCAA Conference). Madison Cover dished out 10 assists and Anna Deck tallied seven assists, three aces and two digs. Chelsea Cureton notched 16 digs to pace the Cardinals' defensive effort.

Puxico dropped to 0-3 overall and 0-1 in the SCAA Conference.

JV-- Woodland won 25-19, 25-12

Notre Dame 25 25 Bernie 15 19

Abbie McAlister slammed 14 kills as the Bulldogs handed the Mules their first loss of the season in the road sweep.

Allyson Jansen added eight kills for Notre Dame (2-0). Maddie McClintock dished out 16 assists for the Bulldogs, while Marianna Below recorded 13 digs and Lexi Welter had 11 digs.

Bernie fell to 2-1 with the loss.

JV -- Notre Dame won 25-18, 25-12

Oak Ridge 25 10 25 Charleston 23 25 10

Madison LeGrand tallied eight kills to lead Oak Ridge to its first win of the season in three sets.

Jessica Hahs served three aces and added three kills for Oak Ridge (1-5).

Charleston dropped to 1-4 with the loss.

JV -- Oak Ridge won 25-23, 25-12

St. Vincent 25 26 Saxony Lutheran 17 24

Kassidy Kassel and Jackie Verseman each had seven kills to lead the Indians in the win at home over the Crusaders.

Delia Lowman added five kills for St. Vincent (2-1). Karly Huber dished out 14 assists and Jenna Walker added 10 assists for the Indians.

Ashley Fritsche led Saxony Lutheran with six kills and 12 digs. Jordan Hecht recorded six kills and eight assists, and Allie Sprink tallied six kills and six digs. Brianna Mueller had nine assists and three kills for the Crusaders (3-2-2).

JV -- St. Vincent won 18-25, 25-12, 25-7

Advance 25 25 Scott City 9 21

Bella Bowers notched 14 digs in the Rams' loss on the road to the Hornets.

Hannah Shemonia tallied 12 digs for Scott City (0-3) and Chloie Raines served four aces.

Advance improved to 5-1-2 with the victory.

JV -- Scott City won 25-18, 25-21

Dexter 25 25 Central 9 11

Dexter's Krysten Garrison dished out 13 assists, nailed five kills and put up three blocks to lead the undefeated Bearcats to an easy road win over the Tigers.

Bailee Williams added 16 assists for Dexter (4-0). Addie Kruse recorded six digs and five kills, and Hannah Thurmon added four kills for the Bearcats. Brittany Brown had five digs.

Central fell to 1-3.

JV -- Dexter won 25-20, 25-13

Poplar Bluff 25 25 Jackson 14 20

The Mules picked up their first SEMO Conference regular-season victory in a sweep of the Indians at home.

Poplar Bluff upped its record to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the SEMO Conference, while Jackson fell to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in conference play.

JV -- Jackson won 12-25, 26-24, 25-17

Bismarck 25 25 Meadow Heights 11 16

The Panthers were swept in straight sets by the visiting Indians.

Bismarck improved to 3-0, while Meadow Heights fell to 2-3-1.

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Eagle Ridge 25 25 Tower Grove 14 13

Jessie Gartman slammed six kills to lead the Eagles to victory in straight sets in a match played in St. Louis.

Noel Friedrich served two aces and added two kills for Eagle Ridge (2-2). Sarah Jackson served three aces and Callie Hefner had four aces and two digs for the Eagles.

GIRLS GOLF

ND's Bell wins medalist

Sophomore Sarah Bell carded a three-under-par 68 to earn medalist honors at the 18-team Rockwood Summit Invitational at The Falls at Dardenne in O'Fallon, Mo.

The Bulldogs finished eighth overall in the team standings.

Team Scores -- 1. Eureka 318; 2. St. Joseph's Academy 321; 3. Marquette 324; 4. (tie) Fort Zumwalt South, Lafayette (Wildwood) 333; 6. Ursuline Academy 342; 7. Parkway West 345; 8. Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) 346; 9. Nerinx Hall 351; 10. Cor Jesu Academy 358; 11. Parkway South 371; 12. Francis Howell 383; 13. Francis Howell Central 406; 14. Kickapoo 407; 15. Visitation Academy 409; 16. Rockwood Summit 418; 17. Farmington NTS

Local results

NOTRE DAME (346) -- Sarah Bell 68, Allison Bray 79, Taylor Ivy 93, Ashlee Younghouse 106

FALL SOFTBALL

Perryville 5, Sikeston 4

Emma Nelson hit a walk-off double in the seventh inning as the Pirates won at home.

Nelson finished with three hits in the Pirates' 11-hit attack. Anna Besand, Rachael More and Andrea Pannier each added two hits.

Macey Hall went the distance in the circle to get the win for Perryville (2-2). She gave up three earned runs and had nine strikeouts.

Kylie Noe took the loss for Sikeston (2-3). She pitched 6 2/3 innings and allowed four earned runs.

Sikeston 220 000 0 -- 4 7 3

Perryville 200 110 1 -- 5 11 1

WP -- Macey Hall. LP -- Kylie Noe. 2B -- Hana Mason (S), Emma Nelson (P), Hanna Placek (S). Multiple hits -- Perryville: Anna Besand 2-3, Rachael More 2-3, Emma Nelson 3-4, Andrea Pannier 2-4; Sikeston: Ashton Drake 2-3.

Kelly 5, Naylor 3

Alexis Dock blasted a double, the only extra base hit of the game, as the Hawks remained undefeated with a win on the road.

Dock also got the win in the circle for Kelly (3-0). She pitched the last four innings and had two strikeouts.

Gracie Gargac went the distance and took the loss Naylor (0-3). She walked one and did not record a strikeout.

Kelly 200 001 2 -- 5 10 2

Naylor 000 300 0 -- 3 6 3

WP -- Alexis Dock. LP -- Gragie Gargac. 2B -- Alexis Dock (K). Multiple hits -- Kelly: Alexis Dock 3-4, Marissa Worth 2-4; Naylor: Kabrien Rogers 2-3.

BOYS SOCCER

Saxony Lutheran 5, Fredericktown 2

Zach Meyr netted one goal and had one assist as the Crusaders notched their third win of the season on the road.

Luke Daniel, Dusty Lorenz, Jacob Wunderlich and Jake Wyatt added one goal apiece for Saxony Lutheran (3-2). Ben Ezana and Jakoata Walther each had one assist for the Crusaders.

Goalkeeper Jacob Stueve recorded eight saves.

Saxony returns to the field on Friday in the opening round of the Hannibal Invitational Tournament. The Crusaders will take on Springfield Catholic at 4 p.m.

JV -- Saxony Lutheran won 1-0

Perryville 2, North County 0

Eann Bergman had the game-winning goal and one assist to lead the Pirates in the road win over the Raiders.

Isaac Ellsworth added one goal for Perryville (4-1) and Emilio Mattingly had one assist.

Goalkeeper Trent Unterreiner had six saves in the shutout.

JV -- North County won 1-0

Farmington 4, Central 0

The Tigers were unable to net a goal in the road loss to the undefeated Knights.

Central fell to 1-3, while Farmington upped its record to 3-0-2.

JV -- Farmington won 1-0

Lafayette 1, Notre Dame 0

Lafayette's Colton Boone scored the game-winning goal on an assist from Murphy Poole as the Lancers won at home in Wildwood, Missouri.

Goalkeeper Scott Caraway had four saves in the shutout for Lafayette (3-0-1).

Notre Dame dropped to 0-2.

GIRLS TENNIS

Central 9, Charleston 0

The Tigers did not drop a match in a sweep of the winless Blue Jays at home.

Central improved to 2-2, while Charleston dropped to 0-4.

SINGLES

No. 1 -- Amy Dai (Ce) def. Nyja Murray (Ch) 8-0

No. 2 -- Kate Harding (Ce) def. Coreyanna Frazier (Ch) 8-0

No. 3 -- Natalie Grimm (Ce) def. Cameron Wince (Ch) 8-0

No. 4 -- Elizabeth Ustinov (Ce) def. Shantaria Bigham (Ch) 8-1

No. 5 -- Lauren Uhls (Ce) def. Ashonta Whitney (Ch) 8-0

No. 6 -- Jordan Maxton (Ce) def. Savannah Wilkerson (Ch) 8-1

DOUBLES

No. 1 -- Dai/Harding (Ce) def. Frazier/Wince (Ch) 8-0

No. 2 -- Grimm/Ustinov (Ce) def. Murray/Whitney (Ch) 8-4

No. 3 -- Maxton/Uhls (Ce) def. Bigham/Wilkerson (Ch) 8-2

JV -- Central won 7-1

BOYS SWIMMING

Central 108, Vianney 62

Central sophomore Brogan Davis set two state-qualifying cuts to lead the Tigers to a vengeful victory in a home dual with the Golden Griffins at Central Municipal Pool.

Davis won the 500 freestyle with a state-qualifying time of 5 minutes, 2.87 seconds and the 200 freestyle with a state cut of 1:47.65. Junior teammate Reagan Ragsdale also set a state qualifier in the 100 butterfly with a first-place finish of 56.07 seconds. The two teamed with sophomore Sam Hahs and senior John Young in the 200 freestyle relay for another state qualifier with a first-place time of 1:32.71.

Vianney defeated Central in last year's dual.

The Tigers will compete withNotre Dame on Friday in a three-team meet at Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS).

Local (Central) results

200 medley relay -- 1. Central (Reagan Ragsdale, Sam Hahs, Brogan Davis, John Young) 2:41.12; 3. Central (Reed Dickson, Levi Strickland, Hyrum Dickson, Layton Hamby) 2:00.61

200 freestyle -- 1. Brogan Davis (C) 1:47.65; 3. Miles Frazier (C) 2:20.25

200 individual medley -- 2. Sam Hahs (C) 2:05.74; 3. Hyrum Dickson (C) 2:31.59

50 freestyle -- 1. John Young (C) 23.62; 3. Reed Dickson (C) 24.14

Diving -- 1. Cyrus Woolard (C) 130.00

100 butterfly -- 1. Reagan Ragsdale (C) 56.07; 3. Hyrum Dickson (C) 1:02.70

100 freestyle -- 2. Sam Hahs (C) 51.24; 3. John Young (C) 53.02

500 freestyle -- 1. Brogan Davis (C) 5:02.87; 2. Miles Frazier (C) 6:14.41; 3. Matt Chandler (C) 6:37.12

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Central (Reagan Ragsdale, Sam Hahs, Brogan Davis, John Young) 1:32.71; 3. Central (Davis Deimund, Matt Chandler, Layton Hamby, Miles Frazier) 1:42.65

100 backstroke -- 1. Reagan Ragsdale (C) 57.92; 2. Reed Dickson (C) 1:05.97

100 breaststroke -- 3. Tim Huey (C) 1:16.17

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Central (Hyrum Dickson, Davis Deimund, Layton Hamby, Reed Dickson) 3:56.34; 3. Central (Matt Chandler, Ben Ferreri, Miles Frazier, Levi Strickland) 4:25.50

-- From staff reports