Notre Dame sweeps NMCC; Leopold, Scott City win

Notre Dame, ranked No. 1 in the SEMO Top 10, eased past New Madrid County Central 15-1, 15-2 on Tuesday, fine tuning its game for a matchup Thursday against No. 2 Leopold.

Erin Pfau led the Bulldogs (29-4-1) with nine service points, three aces, and two kills. Kristen Boos also contributed eight service points while Laura Brown added four kills.

Notre Dame's JV won in two games.

Leopold 15-15, Puxico 8-2

Leopold (27-2-1) cruised in two games on the road.

Holly Jansen led the way for Leopold with 12 kills. Courtney Wesbecher added six kills, Melissa Stroder added five kills and Wendy Vandeven had 24 assists.

Scott City 15-15 , Central 11-6

Scott City beat Central (3-19) to clinch the SEMO Conference regular-season championship. Scott City (21-6-2) was led by Amanda O' Brien, who had five kills and five assists. Megan Reese added eight assists and three aces while Kacie Cartwright contributed four kills.

Scott City's JV won 15-4,15-11.

Perryville 11-15-16, St. Vincent 15-7-14

Perryville (7-20-3) pulled out a three-game home victory in its final match before the district.

Casey Moll had a big game for Perryville with 10 points, 11 kills and 15 digs. Lisa Pecaut had five points, four kills, 19 assists and 11 digs. Alissa Moeckel added four points and seven kills, and Jaime Hacker had four points, seven kills, 10 digs and nine blocks.

St. Vincent's JV won 15-12, 3-15, 15-12.

Oran 13-15-15, Charleston 15-1-6

Oran (11-14) struggled in the opening game but bounced back to defeat Charleston on the road.

Jessica Prino led the way for Oran with 17 points, five aces and seven assists. Lexie Todt added seven points and three assists, and Teresa Hodges had five points, six kills and five blocks.

Eagle Ridge 14-15-15, Twin Cities 16-13-13

Eagle Ridge (13-1) survived a nail-biter in three games against visiting Twin Cities.

Cara Ervin led the way for Eagle Ridge with 16 points, six aces and 10 kills. Rachel Carbaugh had 12 kills and Chelsea Clark had 11 points and two aces.

Eagle Ridge's JV won 15-2, 15-5.

Zalma 15-15, Woodland 5-6

Woodland (0-22) still is without a win after a two-game home loss.

Dana McCain led the way for Woodland with five service points. Jenna Greer had three kills and three digs, and Stacie Greer added three digs.

Woodland's JV lost 15-8, 15-7.

Advance 15-12, Oak Ridge 3-10

Dana Williams led Advance (24-6-1) to an easy victory with 10 kills. Nicole Tropf contributed three aces and two blocks.

Advance's JV (18-7) won 15-9, 15-10.

Bell City 15-15, Bloomfield 9-11

Bell City used a balance attack to get past Bloomfield. Katie Niemcyzk contributed 11 kills and eight digs for the Cubs (20-5). Whitney Abner also played a strong hand in the match, scoring 13 service points and dishing out 15 assists. Katie Goodman and Sarah Metcalf combined for 10 digs.

Bell City's JV won 15-12, 15-12.

SOCCER

Central JV tournament

Jason Delgado provided both goals as Notre Dame defeated Carbondale 2-0 in the semifinals of the Central JV Tournament..

Both assists came from Frankie Ellis. Notre Dame (11-1-3) will play Central in a Thursday's 7 p.m. championship match.

Central (7-4-3) got a goal from Aaron Huttsel on an assist from Jackson Bahn to defeat Jackson 1-0.

In other games, Poplar Bluff crushed Kennett 9-0 and Sikeston blanked Farmington 3-0.

Kennett and Farmington will play today for seventh place. Sikeston forfeited fifth place to Poplar Bluff. Carbondale will face Jackson Thursday in the third-place game.

-- From staff reports