Zalma leads Scott City 7-3 in set 1. Timeout Scott City.

Scott City wins set 1 25-21.

17-16 Scott City in set 2. Timeout Scott City.

Scott City defeats Zalma in set 2 25-23.

Has anyone heard who won the St. Genevieve / Valle Catholic volleyball game?

I read that Valle beat St. Gen in two...25-12, 25-22...link to story is attached...http://www.dailyjournalonline.com/sports/high-school/volleyball/article_77c5a132-d60f-11df-96f5-001cc4c03286.html

Dustin, I too have been reading lots about Valle Catholic this season. Their record is certainly impressive, but in your expert volleyball opinion, do you think they can defeat the defending Class 1 state champions Lesterville in District 4? That may very well be worth the drive to Ellington to see in a little over a week!

One more question. Do you know anything about Greenville? I'm a little perplexed after looking at the scores from their games against Leopold (25-17, 25-23) and Zalma (25-21, 25-20). Those scores are unusually close for a team that hardly ever gets mentioned on here. Would you consider Greenville a sleeper team in the Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament? I see from the brackets you posted that if they defeat Oak Ridge, they would meet up with Leopold again (on their home court) and judging from those scores above, I'd say the Lady Bears could stand a good chance at upsetting the top-seeded Lady Wildcats. What is your take on this?

The Legend

1. Valle Catholic wins a set against Ste. Genevieve 25-12. I watched Ste. Genevieve. They are huge. Ste. Genevieve defeated Perryville. The Valle Catholic / Ste. Genevieve score suggests they are indeed legitimate. They have one loss this season. I haven't watched them play. But they have a strong resume.

2. I will make the drive to Ellington to watch the Class 1 District 4 championship if there are not other district championships being played in Southeast Missouri. If anyone needs directions let me know. I drove to Ellington last summer to take photos of the athletic facilities and make a Google map of the town. I always knew it would come in handy eventually!

3. I haven't had the opportunity to watch Greenville this year. I think Meadow Heights has a chance to upset Zalma and Leopold. I think it less likely Greeenville will upset Leopold. But I don't like giving predictions on teams I haven't watched.

You can't eat your tomatoes until they turn red. We will have to wait and see what happens.

Kelly and East Carter County (ECC) are on the field. The game begins at 4 p.m.

1-0 Kelly after one.

Kelen Smith with a leadoff double for ECC in the bottom of the second.

2-0 Kelly after two.

Faith Eaves with a one-out double for ECC.

Kelly retired in order in top of the fourth. Bottom fourth. 2-0 Kelly.

Rain has stopped.

Kelly retired in order. Bottom fifth. 2-0 Kelly. ECC batting.

Ashley Christman with a leadoff walk for ECC. Kimberly Shaffer bunts the runner to second.

Kelly stranded runner at third in the top of the sixth. Bottom sixth. 2-0 Kelly.

Kelen Smith with an RBI double for ECC. 2-1 Kelly heading to the seventh.

Kelly strands two. We head to the bottom of the seventh. Kelly leads ECC 2-1.

Runner advances to third o an illegal pitch. There is one out.

Kelly defeats East Carter County 2-1.

Scott City leads Jackson 13-9. Timeout Jackson.

22-21 Scott City. Timeout Scott City.

11-9 Scott City second set.

19-15 Scott City. Timeout Jackson.

Scott City defeats Jackson in set 2 25-18.

Bloomfield defeats Dexter 25-13 in set 2. P

Puxico JV defeated Woodland JV in two sets. Puxico JV moves on to the finals tomorrow night.

Zalma beat Meadow Hgts.24-26, 25-18, 25-18

Leopold beat Greenville no score

Who won the Advance/Dexter JV game?

dancediva

Dexter JV defeated Advance JV 2-0.

Dexter will play Puxico's JV in finals at 7 p.m. Friday.

zalmanian

I hope you or someone else posts a score for the Leopold / Zalma game on Friday. I will be in Woodland watching the Bernie / Bloomfield championship before I head to Crystal City and Festus for Saturday's tournaments.

Dustin,

I'm in Indiana at school, so all the into I get comes from other people. I will see what I can do.

Dexter defeats Bell City in set 1 25-18.

Dexter defeats Bell City 25-20 in set 3.

Puxico JV defeats Dexter JV 25-18 in first set of SCAA JV championship.

Zalma leads game two 10-6.

Dexter defeats Puxico JV in set 2 25-22.

12-7 Zalma in game three.

21-13 Zalma in game three. This could be quite a linescore at the end of the night.

Puxico JV defeats Dexter JV 25-23 in set 3.

Bloomfield defeats Bernie in the first set of the SCAA championship 25-20.

Bloomfield defeats Bernie in set 2 25-23.

St. Pius X defeats Scott City in set 1 25-19.

Westminster Academy defeats Scott City in set 1 25-17.

Scott City defeats Fulton in set 1 25-22.

Kelly is leading 9-2 in third inning against Hartville in state softball quarterfinal.

Notre Dame beat Lutheran South 3-2.

Scott City defeats Crystal City in set 2 25-10.

With so many local teams going to the state softball tournament I may have to make the trip next weekend to Spingfield. I've never been to the state softball tournament.

Scott City defeats Bourbon in set 1 25-13.

Crocker defeats Naylor 5-1 in a Class 1 state softball regional.

The Legend

I'm on my way home from Crystal City. I'll share my thoughts later. My initial thoughts are things are looking really tough for all the teams in my rankings in the postseason. There are talented teams from outside Southeast Missouri that our Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 and Class 4 representatives will have to beat to get to state. The sectionals for our local schools are going to be tough.

Teams not included in the rankings because of their geographical location (Class 1: Valle Catholic and Lesterville), (Class 2: St. Pius X and Crystal City), (Class 3: DeSoto) and (Class 4: Washington, currently ranked No. 1 in Class 4) are good. Some of them are very good.

Freefaller

The winner of a six team pool is the champion. One of the strangest formats I've seen. I think the top two teams in the pool should play a championship game.