Notre Dame volleyball team sweeps St. Vincent

Abbie McAlister hammered 16 kills and recorded 10 digs as visiting Notre Dame rolled over state-ranked St. Vincent 25-15, 25-16 for its 12th consecutive victory in high school volleyball action Monday.

Sam Brennan added six kills and Lexi Welter served three aces for Notre Dame (18-2-1).

"We had a really good team effort tonight," Notre Dame coach Tara Stroup said. "...One of the best games we've played all year."

Sam Feeney contributed 26 assists, and Briley Bieser recorded nine digs to pace the Bulldogs' defensive effort.

St. Vincent fell to 11-5-3.

JV -- Notre Dame won in three sets

Leopold 27 25, Scott City 25 21

Ashley Nussbaum recorded seven blocks and five kills as the Wildcats avoided a scare from the Rams to get the win at home.

Emily Seiler tallied six kills and three digs for Leopold (9-8), while Patience VanderMierden added 13 assists, three digs and two aces for the Wildcats.

Bella Bowers notched 27 digs and put up four blocks to pace Scott City (4-13). Chloe Clayton added three kills, and Bailee Lathum served two aces for the Rams.

JV -- Scott City won 25-14, 22-25, 25-15

Oran 15 27 25, Zalma 25 25 20

Jessie Long nailed eight kills as the Eagles eked out a win at home over the Bulldogs in three sets.

Brianna Stause added four kills for Oran (6-7), while Cheyanne Dobbs had three kills for the Eagles.

Zalma fell to 6-10-2.

JV -- Oran won 25-18, 25-21

Jackson 26 25, Kennett 24 14

Hannah Hunt nailed 14 kills as the Indians notched the conference win on the road.

Autumn Reid recorded 10 kills and five digs for Jackson (13-5-1, 3-2 SEMO Conference). Malary Burger dished out 25 assists for the Indians.

Kennett dropped to 4-10-2 overall and 3-2 in the conference.

JV -- Jackson won in two sets

Woodland 25 25, Oak Ridge 5 11

Krista Rhodes recorded five kills, four aces and three digs as the Cardinals easily disposed of the visiting Blue Jays.

Emma Rinacke tallied four kills, three assists and two blocks ,while Mackenzie Altenthal added four kills and three blocks for Woodland (13-4-2). Madison Cover dished out seven assists and notched three digs for the Cardinals, Anna Deck contributed five assists and three aces, and Chelsea Cureton had three digs and two aces.

Oak Ridge fell to 1-15.

JV -- Oak Ridge won 25-27, 25-20, 25-14

Dexter 25 25, Advance 18 17

The Class 3 state-ranked Bearcats remained hot and notched their fourth consecutive conference win with the sweep of the Hornets at home.

Dexter upped its overall record to 18-3-2 and 6-0 in the SCAA Conference. Advance lost its third straight match and fell to 11-7-2 overall and 0-2 in the conference.

No additional information was provided.

JV -- Dexter won 25-12, 25-13

Bell City 25 25 25, Cape Central 20 22 15

The Class 1 host Cubs edged the Class 4 Tigers in a best-of-five match.

Bell City upped its record to 12-8-2 ,while Cape Central dropped to 2-10-2.

No additional information was provided.

Fredericktown 25 25, Meadow Heights 11 9

The Black Cats made quick work of the visiting Panthers in the straight-set sweep.

Fredericktown improved to 5-5-2, while Meadow Heights fell to 5-10-2.

JV -- Fredericktown won in two sets

FALL SOFTBALL

Neelyville 9, Chaffee 4

Bridgette Swinford smacked two doubles but it was not enough as the Tigers broke a tie with five runs in the final inning that beat the host Red Devils.

Carleigh Burnett took the loss for Chaffee (7-8). She pitched 4 1/3 innings and gave up five runs (one earned) on five hits. She had seven strikeouts and walked one.

Kylee Hart went the distance in the circle and also doubled for Neelyville (8-8). She allowed four unearned runs, struck out two and walked three.

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Chaffee 000 301 0 -- 4 5 3

WP -- Kylee Hart. LP -- Carleigh Burnett. 2B -- Bridgette Swinford (C) 2, Kylee Hart (N). Multiple hits -- Chaffee: Bridgette Swinford 2-4; Neelyville: Julie Griffin 2-4, Kylee Hart 2-3, Ashley Sheppard 2-4.

Saxony Lutheran 12, Ste. Genevieve 4

Grace Mirly blasted a triple and two doubles and drove in four runs to lead the Crusaders to the road win.

Mirly was also the winning pitcher for Saxony Lutheran (8-5). She threw a complete game and allowed one earned run. She had three strikeouts and walked four.

Megan Huck sustained the loss in the circle for Ste. Genevieve (2-16). She also pitched a complete game and gave up six earned runs. She recorded one strikeout and walked two.

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Ste. Genevieve 200 001 1 -- 4 5 9

WP -- Grace Mirly. LP -- Megan Huck. 3B -- Grace Mirly (SL). 2B -- Casey Kester (SL), Grace Mirly (SL) 2, Ashley Viox (SG). Multiple hits -- Saxony Lutheran: Emily Buerck 2-4, Grace Mirly 3-5, Whitney Unterreiner 2-3.

FALL BASEBALL

Bernie 13, Leopold 0

Trey Kirkpatrick belted three doubles as the undefeated Mules crushed the winless Wildcats in five innings on the road.

Brock Beacham went the distance on the mound and doubled twice for Bernie (17-0). He recorded five strikeouts for the Mules.

Tristan Graham endured the loss for Leopold (0-7). He pitched 3 2/3 innings and gave up eight runs (seven earned). He had five strikeouts.

Bernie 201 37 -- 13 14 0

Leopold 000 00 -- 0 3 5

WP -- Brock Beacham. LP -- Tristan Graham. 2B -- Brock Beacham (B) 2, Austin Beck (B) 2, Trey Kirkpatrick (B) 3, Blake Eeftink (L). Multiple hits -- Bernie: Brock Beacham 2-4, Austin Beck 3-4, Gavin Brown 2-3, Owen Foster 2-3, Trey Kirkpatrick 3-4.

BOYS SOCCER

Perryville 10, Fredericktown 0

Eann Bergman netted three goals and dished out two assists as the Pirates trounced the Black Cats on the road.

Isaac Ellsworth scored two goals and had one assist for Perryville (11-1), while Kyle Wood added two goals. Cole Gerstenberger and Pablo Mattingly each recorded one goal and one assist for the Pirates, while Lazaro Miranda had one goal and Emilio Mattingly tallied two assists. Austin Hotop and Trey Hyde added one assist apiece.

Goalkeeper Trent Unterreiner had 10 saves in the shutout.

Fredericktown fell to 2-7.

GIRLS TENNIS

Notre Dame 9, Fredericktown 0

The Bulldogs notched their 10th win of the season in the road sweep of the Black Cats.

Notre Dame improved to 10-2 ,while Fredericktown fell to 8-3.

SINGLES

No. 1 -- Carly Hopkins (ND) def. Kayla Pinkley (F) 8-0

No. 2 -- Grace Powderly (ND) def. Maddie Rehkop (F) 8-0

No. 3 -- Sylvia Kolda (ND) def. Bailey Burks (F) 8-3

No. 4 -- Taylor Kohlfeld (ND) def. Savanna Talley (F) 8-2

No. 5 -- Julia Kohlfeld (ND) def. Bailey Stamp (F) 8-1

No. 6 -- Olivia Westbrook (ND) def. Victoria Peppers (F) 8-3

DOUBLES

No. 1 -- Hopkins/Powderly (ND) def. Pinkley/Rehkop (F) 8-2

No. 2 -- Hattie Lou Burdin/Kolda (ND) def. Burks/Talley (F) 8-3

No. 3 -- Kohlfeld/Kohlfeld (ND) def. Stamp/Maddie Burrows (F) 8-2

Jackson 8, Poplar Bluff 1

The Indians only dropped one doubles match in claiming the road win.

Jackson upped its record to 8-7, while Poplar Bluff fell to 5-9.

SINGLES

No. 1 -- Mikelle Culbreth (J) def. Elizabeth Bottorff (PB) 8-5

No. 2 -- Lauren McClanahan (J) def. Nikkia Hickman (PB) 8-2

No. 3 -- Madison Mumma (J) def. Stephanie Hobbs (PB) 8-1

No. 4 -- Mackenzie Mumma (J) def. Jazlyn Barnes (PB) 8-4

No. 5 -- Katie Black (J) def. Sydney Miller (PB) 8-0

No. 6 -- Molly Clark (J) def. Kailee Kanell (PB) 8-0

DOUBLES

No. 1 -- Bottorff/Hobbs (PB) def. Culbreth/McClanahan (J) 8-5

No. 2 -- Mumma/Mumma (J) def. Barnes/Hickman (PB) 8-1

No. 3 -- Corie Pike/Krista Valentine (J) def. Miller/Rebeccah Palmer (PB) 8-4

JV -- Jackson 6, Poplar Bluff 2

Farmington 6, Cape Central 3

The Tigers won two doubles sets and one singles set in the road loss to the Knightettes.

Farmington improved to 8-4, while Cape Central dropped to 5-7.

SINGLES

No. 1 -- Martha Schwalenberg (F) def. Amy Dai (C) 8-4

No. 2 -- Anna Slinkard (F) def. Kate Harding (C) 8-2

No. 3 -- Natalie Grimm (C) def. Irene Bompieri (F) 8-1

No. 4 -- Erin Coleman (F) def. Elizabeth Ustinov (C) 8-1

No. 5 -- Faith Nelson (F) def. Lauren Uhls (C) 8-6

No. 6 -- Thanh Phan (F) def. Jordan Maxton (C) 8-4

DOUBLES

No. 1 -- Schwalenberg/Slinkard (F) def. Dai/Ustinov (C) 8-3

No. 2 -- Harding/Maxton (C) def. Bompieri/Nelson (F) 8-5

No. 3 -- Grimm/Uhls (C) def. Coleman/Phan (F) 8-4

JV -- Cape Central 6, Farmington 1

-- From staff reports