SPORTS DIGEST: NOTRE DAME HOSTING PAIR OF TOURNAMENTS

Notre Dame High School will host its annual eight-team softball and soccer tournaments this week.

First-round games for the Softballfest will be played today and Thursday. Today, Sikeston plays St. Pius at 4 p.m. and Poplar Bluff faces Dongola, Ill., at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, it's Notre Dame vs. Ste. Genevieve at 4 p.m. and St. Vincent vs. Park Hills at 5:30 p.m.

The semifinals will be Friday, at 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., with the finals at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Opening-round contests in the Soccerfest, all Thursday, feature Sikeston vs. Carbondale, Ill., at 4 p.m.; Jackson vs. St. Pius at 5 p.m.; Cape Central vs. Poplar Bluff at 5:30 p.m.; and Notre Dame vs. Marion, Ill., at 7:30 p.m.

The semifinals will be at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday, with the finals at 2 p.m. Saturday.