Poplar Bluff wins ND Softballfest

The Notre Dame softball team suffered its first loss of the season late Saturday evening in the championship game of its own Softballfest, falling 2-1 to Poplar Bluff.

The Bulldogs took a perfect 7-0 record into the championship game, including a 3-0 mark in pool play. Beth Schnurbush had capped the Bulldogs perfect run through pool play earlier on Saturday by throwing a no-hitter against Park Hills. Notre Dame had beaten the Rebels 12-0 in five innings to reach the final.

Against Poplar Bluff, the Bulldogs ran into hard-throwing Kristan Plotze, who allowed just five hits.

"We ran into a real good pitcher," said Notre Dame coach Jeff Graviett, whose team had been pulverizing opponents. "She's a collegiate-type pitcher. She throws real hard, but that's what we needed."

The Mules had seven hits off losing pitcher Miranda Schlosser and scored single runs in the first and second innings. Notre Dame countered with a run in the third but was shutout the rest of the way.

Erika Reinagel and Hannah Glueck each went 2-for-3 for the Bulldogs.

Notre Dame will get a chance to avenge the loss today when it plays Poplar Bluff at 4 p.m.

POPLAR BLUFF 2, NOTRE DAME 1

Poplar Bluff 110 000 0 -- 2 7 0

Notre Dame 001 000 0 -- 1 5 1

WP -- Kristan Plotze. LP -- Miranda Schlosser, 3-1. 2B -- Martin (PB). Multiple hits -- Notre Dame, Erika Reinagel 2-3, Hannah Glueck 2-3; Liz Rainboat 2-3. Records -- Notre Dame, 7-1.

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Volleyball

Notre Dame Volleyballfest

St. Vincent defeated Bell City in three sets Saturday night in the championship match of the Notre Dame Volleyballfest.

St. Vincent, which finished second to the Cubs in pool play, won in the title match 25-21, 25-22, 15-10.

St. Vincent (5-1) had defeated Notre Dame, a pool champion, 25-20, 25-1 in the semifinals. Bell City advanced past Perryville 27-25, 25-20 in the other semifinal.

Perryville won the JV portion of the tournament, defeating Caruthersville 25-14, 25-14 in the championship match.

OTHER WEEKEND EVENTS

• The Central freshman football team lost 22-8 to Festus on Saturday. George Hamilton III returned a kickoff 70 yards for Central's lone score. John Ritter, who added the 2-point conversion for Central, was the team's leading tackler.