Roundup: Scott City VB celebrates seniors with win over Oran

Scott City's Ramsey Spinks gets set to serve against Oran on Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Scott City, Mo.

Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.com

The Scott City volleyball team picked a great time to honor their seniors as the Rams swept Oran in straight sets (25-19, 25-8, 25-17) on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Scott City High School.

This is a special group of seniors for Rams coach Cindy Henry, who has been around throughout her tenure and helped bring home Scott City's first district championship since 2011.

"I consider these seniors my babies," Henry said. "They've been here with me since they were freshmen. They're the core group. They just understand a little bit of everything, the grit, and tenacity that it takes to build a program, and they've been here through it all."

All five seniors played a role in the Rams' success against the Eagles. Lilyan Landis led with 14 kills, followed by nine from Makenna Gentry, who also had 13 digs and a pair of aces. Ramsey Spinks set the Rams up with 26 assists, while also having 10 digs and 2 aces. Maggie Jones also had 15 digs, while Journey Black had 13 of her own.

Scott City's underclassmen have also played a huge role in the victory. Junior Addisyn Hilleman was right besides Landis with 13 kills of her own and also had eight aces. Sophomore Layla Estes led the Rams with 27 digs, as she had constantly throughout the season.

"[Layla Estes] is a critical part," Henry said. "Layla mainly leads our defense."

The Rams went 2-1-2 in the Dig for Life Tournament at the Show Me Center, during a time when Henry was still in the process of finding the right chemistry and rotation for her team. She said freshman Skylar Watson's return from injury helped with that.

"Once we got her back, it kind of helped change the dynamics," Henry said. We gelled a little bit more and kind of found that rotation that we were looking for."

The Rams (7-4-2) travel to Sikeston on Thursday, Sept. 26, one of three tune-ups before the SEMO Conference Tournament on Oct. 3, and the Perryville Tournament on Oct. 5.

Around Southeast Missouri (Tuesday-Wednesday)

Golf: The Notre Dame girls golf team won the 2024 Farmington Match Play event held Wednesday in Farmington. All five golfers won their individual match, and tied with Jackson. To determine the tournament team winner, there was a four-hole playoff between Notre Dame’s Eliza Barnett and Grayson Maurer and Jackson’s Maddie Thrower and Julia Schlitt. With both teams tied after three holes, Barnett and Maurer got an eagle on the fourth hole to win. The Bulldogs also placed third out of 18 teams in the Lady Jays Invitational on Monday in Jefferson City.

The Notre Dame girls golf team pose with a trophy after winning the 2024 Farmington Match Play event held Wednesday in Farmington.

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Softball: Chaffee defeated Naylor at home Wednesday behind Millie Carroll and Reese Van Pelt combining for six hits and five RBIs.

Volleyball: St. Vincent defeated Advance in straight sets (25-23, 25-19, 25-23) on Wednesday at home. Brie Rubel led the Indians with 17 assists and 24 digs. Lauren Light also dished out 16 assists for St. Vincent.

Volleyball: Perryville fell to Hillsboro in four sets Tuesday. The Pirates were led by Ellie Gerler’s 12 kills, Paige Berkbigler’s 18 assists and Charli Gerler’s 14 digs. The Pirates previously fell to Jefferson in four sets Monday. Emma Blechle had 13 kills and 25 digs, Berkbigler had 23 assists, seven kills and 22 digs, and Burns had 22 assists and 25 digs.

Volleyball: Woodland fell to Cape Central in three sets (20-25, 20-25, 17-25). The Cardinals were led by Mallary Barks’ eight kills and 10 digs, Carrie Long’s 13 digs and Dezi Braswell’s 17 assists. Woodland (8-8) will host Meadow Heights on Thursday.

Tennis: Jackson defeated Dexter 9-0 on Wednesday. Saxony Lutheran fell to Kennett 8-1 on Wednesday and defeated Windsor 9-0 on Monday.