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Sikeston's Greer to play volleyball at Southwestern Illinois College (04/12/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- She set records with the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs and now, Trenice Greer will be taking her powerful arm and volleyball skills to the next level. Greer recently signed a letter of intent to play volleyball for Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville, Ill...

Southland 8th grade volleyball team takes second in Tri-County Conference Tournament (04/05/13)

Gideon 8th grade volleyball team wins Tri-County Conference Tournament (04/01/13)

Kennett's Morgan Pickens signs to play volleyball at Missouri Baptist University (03/30/13)
2012 Kennett graduate Morgan Pickens signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball at Missouri Baptist University on Feb. 18, 2013. Missouri Baptist is a four-year university located in St. Louis, Mo., that competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics as a part of the American Midwest Conference...

M.S. volleyball results: Southland 8th grade wins regular-season title, Kennett sweeps South Pemiscot (03/19/13)
Southland vs. Risco CARDWELL, Mo. - The Southland eighth grade volleyball team finished Tri-County Conference regular-season play perfect Monday night with a 25-13, 25-6, win against Risco. Southland finished 9-0 in Tri-County Conference regular season play. Southland is the Tri-County Conference regular-season champion...

Southland 8th grade wins Senath-Hornersville tourney (03/18/13)
Pictured above is the Southland Rebels 8th grade volleyball team. The Southland Rebels took home the top prize in the Senath-Hornersville 8th grade volleyball tournament Friday. Southland defeated Holcomb 25-9, 24-26, 26-24, in a semifinal contest. The Rebels defeated Senath-Hornersville 25-11, 25-14, in the championship...

Cooter 8th grade wins Kennett volleyball tournament (03/15/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - Cooter took home the top prize in the 4-team Kennett Invitational volleyball tournament Thursday night. Cooter defeated Kennett 25-21, 20-25, 25-20 in the championship game. Cooter improves to 6-5 with the victory and Kennett drops to 5-3 with the loss...

Dunklin County middle school volleyball results (03/13/13)
Southland vs. North Pemiscot The Southland eighth grade volleyball team improved to 8-0 in Tri-County Conference play Tuesday night with a 29-31, 25-17, 25-21, victory against North Pemiscot. The Southland seventh grade volleyball team dropped to 4-2 in Tri-County Conference play with a 7-25, 24-26, loss to North Pemiscot...

Dunklin County middle school volleyball results (03/12/13)
Kennett vs. Senath-Hornersville The Senath-Hornersville seventh grade volleyball team defeated Kennett 25-20, 25-18, Monday night. Senath-Hornersville won the eighth grade game against Kennett 25-7, 21-25, 13-25. Kennett returns to action Tuesday when it plays at Cooter at 4 p.m...

M.S. volleyball result: Southland vs. Senath-Hornerville and McCarty (03/06/13)
CARDWELL, Mo. - The Southland middle school volleyball program hosted McCarty and Senath-Hornersville Tuesday night. The Senath-Hornersville seventh grade defeated Southland 25-17, 15-25, 15-7. The Senath-Hornersville eighth grade beat Southland 25-17, 22-25, 16-14...

Kennett middle school volleyball program sweeps Caruthersville (03/05/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett middle school volleyball program collected its first sweep of the season Monday night against the Caruthersville Tigers. Kennett won the seventh grade contest 25-17, 25-19. Kennett beat Caruthersville 25-23, 25-19, in the eighth grade contest...

M.S. volleyball results: Southland sweeps Campbell, Kennett drops games to NMCC (03/01/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians middle school volleyball program dropped a pair of home games to New Madrid County Central Thursday night. The Kennett seventh grade suffered a straight-set 25-18, 26-24, loss to NMCC. The Kennett eighth grade dropped its contest 27-25, 21-25, 20-25, to NMCC...

Taylor to play college volleyball (02/27/13)
Baylee Taylor, a senior at Richland High School, recently signed her Letter of Intent to play volleyball at Crowley's Ridge College. Crowley Ridge College head volleyball coach Cindy Henry (back row left), along with Principal Cindy Rhodes (back row center), Superintendent Frank Killian (back row right) and Baylee's parents, John and Lisa Taylor, were in attendance to witness the signing. ...

Southeast Missourian volleyball player of the year: Perryville's Natalie Gremaud (01/18/13)
The Perryville senior racked up 519 kills this season, the fourth most in MSHSAA history.

Southeast Missourian volleyball player of the year: Perryville's Natalie Gremaud (01/18/13)
Natalie Gremaud knew she wanted to give volleyball a try. So when all her friends started to form a team in the fifth grade, she was eager to join. "I just fell in love with everything about it," Gremaud said. "It was so weird because it was an accomplishment to get the ball over the net just by bumping it, and how the game has changed. Every year I fell more in love with the sport and more in love with how it's such a team game. It's just awesome."...

2012 Top 15 sports stories in the Bootheel (01/03/13)
The accomplishments by Bootheel athletes were unprecedented and at times unheard of at their respective schools before 2012. Other accomplishments represented the continued success of perennial powerhouses in the Bootheel. One Dunklin County athlete was drafted by the Atlanta Braves. Another signed to play softball at the University of Missouri. A football player from Malden won the Carr Trophy for the first time in school history...

NMCC's Hewitt signs with Crowley's Ridge (12/20/12)
NEW MADRID -- New Madrid County Central High School senior Hunter Hewitt signed a letter of intent with the Crowley's Ridge College volleyball team of Paragould, Ark., Tuesday. CRC head coach Cindy Henry said she expects that the middle hitter can make a big impact for the Lady Pioneers...

2012 Basketball Preview: Campbell Lady Camels (11/24/12)
Sonya Edington, former volleyball coach at Campbell, takes over this year from long-time girls' basketball coach Daren Ellsworth. Ellsworth moved to assistant principal of the school. Coming over from volleyball, what do you think about the change?...

Submitted Photo: Saxony volleyball players make second team all-district (11/20/12)
Three Saxony Lutheran Lady Crusaders were selected for the second team all-district volleyball for Class 2, District 2. Pictured are: Courtney Bergman, a junior middle hitter; Jordan Hoff, a senior outside hitter; and Natalie Mueller, a senior outside hitter...

2012 Standard Democrat Volleyball Player of the Year (11/17/12)
She may not be the tallest girl on the floor, but when Dexter junior Hannah Noe steps on the volleyball court, opponents take notice. A rare upperclassmen on a young squad filled with freshman and sophomores this past season, Noe served as the floor general for a team that was able to shake off countless setbacks to stay competitive with the best teams in the area...

Tri-County Conference volleyball awards released (11/10/12)
The Tri-County Conference volleyball awards were recently released. The Gideon volleyball program took home the top awards in the conference. Gideon's Niki Lowry was selected Tri-County Conference Player of the Year. Lowry averaged 10.3 kills per game...

Fourth place is bittersweet for Perryville volleyball team (11/04/12)
The Pirates lost to St. Pius X of Kansas City 25-15, 25-21 in the Class 3 third-place game.

Inconsistency dooms Perryville on first day (11/04/12)
Class 3 final four play did not start or end well for the Perryville volleyball team on Friday. In between the Pirates handed the No. 1-ranked team in the state its only loss of the day and swept last season's state runner-up, but that wasn't enough to reserve them a spot in the state championship match...

Bootheel Conference volleyball awards released (11/03/12)
The 2012 Bootheel Conference volleyball awards have been released. Malden's Sarah Bukich has been selected Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Bukich averaged 12 kills, three blocks and 17 digs per game. She served with 89 percent accuracy. "We're really proud of Sarah," Malden coach Jon Smith said. "This is a great accomplishment for her and speaks volumes to her level of play as well as her hard work and dedication to being the best player she can be over her high school career."...

Perryville to play for third at volleyball final four (11/02/12)
The Pirates will face St. Pius X of Kansas City at noon Saturday at the Show Me Center. They finished 3-3 in pool play.

Bernie advances to Class 1 state final (11/03/12)
The Lady Mules won a winner-take-all set to reach the MSHSAA Class 1 state final Friday afternoon at the Show Me Center. Bernie will face Winona at 3 p.m. Saturday.

Perryville volleyball team goes to first final four (11/02/12)
Perryville opens plays at the Class 3 final four at 3 p.m. Friday at the Show Me Center.

Perryville volleyball team goes to first final four (11/02/12)
By the time Dave Mirly took over as coach of the Perryville volleyball team he had figured out how dumb he was, which helped a lot. "I went in my first year as a coach thinking I knew everything, and then I remembered what coach [Tim] Rademaker said in Philosophy of Coaching," said Mirly, a Southeast Missouri State graduate. "He said that you basically spend your first 10 years of coaching trying to figure out what you're doing."...

Perryville volleyball team gets taller with block style (11/02/12)
It was a couple weeks ago the Perryville volleyball team watched a video that changed their defense and their season. "We've gotten so much better at defense within this last two weeks that it's obviously why we won the Lutheran South game," senior Natalie Gremaud said, referring to her team's 21-25, 25-23, 25-23 Class 3 quarterfinal win that earned it a spot in today's final four at the Show Me Center...

Gideon volleyball team drops Class 1 state sectional to state-ranked Bernie (10/29/12)
LESTERVILLE, Mo. - The Gideon volleyball team suffered a season-ending 25-15, 25-12, loss to the Bernie Mules Saturday afternoon in a Class 1 state sectional match in Lesterville, Mo. "Basically I think the bus ride got to us," Gideon coach Kristen Ashabranner said of the loss. "It was a long ride...

Lady Mules advance to final four (10/30/12)
LESTERVILLE, Mo. -- The Advance volleyball team did what it has done so often this season in its Class 1 quarterfinal against Bernie. The Hornets staged one of the comebacks that became a signature of their season by winning eight of nine points late in Game 2...

Gideon volleyball teams drops Class 1 state sectional to state-ranked Bernie (10/29/12)
LESTERVILLE, Mo. - The Gideon volleyball team suffered a season-ending 25-15, 25-12, loss to the Bernie Mules Saturday afternoon in a Class 1 state sectional match in Lesterville, Mo. "Basically I think the bus ride got to us," Gideon coach Kristen Ashabranner said of the loss. "It was a long ride...

Advance volleyball season ends in Class 1 quarterfinals (10/28/12)
LESTERVILLE, Mo. -- The Advance volleyball team did what it has done so often this season in its Class 1 quarterfinal against Bernie. The Hornets staged one of the comebacks that became a signature of their season by winning eight of nine points late in Game 2...

Perryville volleyball team will play at Show Me Center in final four (10/28/12)
ST. LOUIS -- The Perryville volleyball team set a school record for wins in a season Saturday with a 25-18, 25-21 victory over De Soto in a Class 3 sectional contest at Lutheran South. But that was only the opening act for what proved to be an historic main event as the Pirates followed with a thrilling 21-25, 25-23, 25-23 victory over Lutheran South in the quarterfinals...

Advance volleyball season ends in Class 1 quarterfinals (10/28/12)
LESTERVILLE, Mo. -- The Advance volleyball team did what it has done so often this season in its Class 1 quarterfinal against Bernie. The Hornets staged one of the comebacks that became a signature of their season by winning eight of nine points late in Game 2...

Class 3 all-district volleyball team (10/27/12)
Kennett's Jacky Lockhert and Jenny Lockhert were among the six players selected to the second-team all-district volleyball team for Class 3, District 1. View complete selections below: First Team Natalie Gremaud-Perryville Alex Spears-Perryville Miranda Fowler-Notre Dame...

Advance, Perryville attempt to reach volleyball final four Saturday (10/26/12)
The sectional and quarterfinal competition for the Advance and Perryville volleyball teams has taken shape as they attempt to reach the final four next week in Cape Girardeau. Both teams will be in action Saturday. Advance (27-4-4), which defeated St. ...

Kennett falls to Notre Dame in Class 3 volleyball semifinal, Gideon wins Class 1, District 1 (10/24/12)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Kennett Indians volleyball team suffered a season-ending 25-21, 25-8, loss to state-ranked Notre Dame in a Class 3, District 1, semifinal contest at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, Mo., Tuesday. Kennett's chances of pulling off an upset against Notre Dame, which is currently ranked No. ...

Advance volleyball team squeaks past St. Vincent, wins district title (10/24/12)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Aimie Simmers said she didn't think she could do what she did Tuesday night. But the Advance senior was certain about what she could not do. "I don't know," Simmers said. "I just could not lose. I could not lose. This is my last year, and I could not lose [the] district championship. And if all it helped was to block, I would do it."...

October 24, 2012 Scoreboard (10/24/12)
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Dexter's season ends in semifinals, once again (10/24/12)
DEXTER -- For the third-straight year, the Dexter Lady Bearcats saw their season come to a close in the Class 3, District 1 tournament semifinals. The Lady Bearcats fell behind early in both sets before being swept by the eventual tournament champion, Perryville Lady Pirates, 25-20, 25-18...

Young Woodland volleyball squad falls short against Puxico (10/24/12)
Kacie Ritter's goal when she took over the Woodland High School volleyball program two years ago was to re-establish the Cardinals as an area power. Ritter believes the Cardinals are on the right track after they reached Tuesday night's Class 2 District 2 tournament championship match...

Perryville volleyball team upsets Notre Dame in district final (10/24/12)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The Class 3 District 1 championship volleyball match between Perryville and Notre Dame was as exciting as the 2011 championship match between the two rivals. Turns out it was the same result as well. The defending champion Pirates downed the top-seeded Bulldogs 28-26, 26-24 to once again claim the district crown...

Kennett volleyball team wins district opener against Doniphan (10/24/12)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians volleyball team moved one step closer to its first district title since 2005 Monday night when it beat Doniphan 25-20, 25-11, in a quarterfinal contest in the Class 3, District 1, tournament at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, Mo...

Kennett volleyball team wins district opener against Doniphan (10/23/12)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians volleyball team moved one step closer to its first district title since 2005 Monday night when it beat Doniphan 25-20, 25-11, in a quarterfinal contest in the Class 3, District 1, tournament at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, Mo...

Dexter advances to semis (10/23/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Capping the opening night of the Class 3, District 1 tournament on Monday, the third-seeded Dexter Lady Bearcats defended their home court with a sweep of the sixth-seeded New Madrid County Lady Eagles 25-15, 25-6...

October 23, 2012 Scoreboard (10/23/12)
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Lady Bulldogs' season ends (10/23/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs saw their season come to a close Monday during the semifinals of the Class 4, District 1 tournament at Poplar Bluff High School. Sikeston, who ended the year with a 17-15-1 record, first defeated the Cape Central Lady Tigers in a three-set battle, 25-22, 25-27 and 25-16 before falling to Farmington 25-13, 25-18...

Dexter downs NMCC to reach semifinals (10/23/12)
There were no surprises Monday at the Class 3, District 1 volleyball tournament at Dexer's Bearcat Event Center as the MSHSAA playoffs opened across the state. While Class 3, District 1 top seed Notre Dame Regional High School was home resting with a bye, the other six teams were battling for a spots in the semifinals...

Poplar Bluff outlasts Jackson volleyball team in Class 4 District 1 semis (10/23/12)
By BRIAN ROSENER Daily American Republic POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Jackson's comeback ran out of steam Monday night in the Class 4 District 1 semifinals. After taking the second game, the Indians were within a point early in the third before an 11-3 run by Poplar Bluff. The Mules advanced to the final with a 25-14, 21-25, 25-14 win...

Poplar Bluff outlasts Jackson volleyball team in Class 4 District 1 semis (10/23/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Jackson's comeback ran out of steam Monday night in the Class 4 District 1 semifinals. After taking the second game, the Indians were within a point early in the third before an 11-3 run by Poplar Bluff. The Mules advanced to the final with a 25-14, 21-25, 25-14 win...

October 22, 2012 Scoreboard (10/22/12)
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Lady Bulldogs cap season with win, conference title (10/19/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs finished the regular season with a 25-20, 25-23 win over New Madrid County Central Thursday at NMCC High School. With the win, Sikeston (16-15-1) became the out-right champions of the SEMO Conference exactly a week after winning the conference tournament for the fifth year in a row -- against NMCC, for that matter...

Big win eludes Lady Bulldogs in three sets (10/17/12)
SIKESTON -- They may not have came away with the win on Tuesday, but few could have expected the turnaround that Sikeston experienced after such a rough start against visiting Advance on senior night. Trailing by as many as 13 points midway through the first set loss, the Lady Bulldogs were able to seize momentum to take the second game and go up early in the third...

Scott City volleyball team sweeps Central (10/17/12)
Scott City always seemed relaxed and focused against Central in Tuesday night's volleyball match. So when the Rams blew a late six-point lead in Game 2 and the host Tigers tied it at 22-22, Scott City hardly seemed fazed. The Rams earned three of the next four points to close out Central 25-22, 25-23...

Lady Bulldogs climb over .500 mark (10/16/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BELL CITY -- Coming off a busy weekend at the Perryville Volleyball Tournament, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs were able to get back over the .500 mark for the season on Monday with a win against Bell City. Playing in a best of five format, the Lady Bulldogs were led by a 14-kill effort from senior Trenice Greer as they swept the Lady Cubs 25-12, 25-13 and 25-21...

Kennett volleyball teams sweep Senath-Hornersville (10/16/12)
SENATH, Mo. - The Kennett varsity volleyball team beat Senath-Hornersville 25-9, 25-8, Monday night. Kennett improved to 13-11 with the victory. Senath-Hornersville's record stands at 5-15-1 following the loss. Kennett's junior varsity improved to 17-4-1 with a 24-26, 25-20, 25-22 win against Senath-Hornersville...

Gideon volleyball teams win Tri-County Conference tournaments (10/16/12)
Pictured is the Gideon varsity and junior varsity volleyball teams with their first-place plaques. Gideon defeated Cooter 25-22, 29-27, in the championship of the Tri-County Conference varsity volleyball tournament and Holcomb 15-25, 26-24, 25-19, in the championship of the Tri-County Conference junior varsity volleyball tournament...

October 15, 2012 Scoreboard (10/15/12)
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South Pemiscot claims third straight Bootheel Conference volleyball title with straight set win against Malden (10/12/12)
MALDEN, Mo. -- South Pemiscot Bulldogs first-year volleyball coach Cassy Woolverton knew expectations were high for her 2012 varsity squad before the season got underway. "I knew they did well last season," Woolverton said. "I knew we had most of the same girls coming back. I thought they were going to have a great season."...

October 13, 2012 Scoreboard (10/13/12)
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Kennett downs Caruthersville in Bootheel Conference junior varsity title game (10/12/12)
MALDEN, Mo. -- The top-seeded Kennett Indians ran the table in the Bootheel Conference Thursday night when it beat third-seeded Caruthersville 25-23, 25-21, in the junior varsity championship of the Bootheel Conference volleyball tournament. Kennett improved to 16-4-1 with the victory and has yet to lose a game to a Bootheel Conference team in 2012...

Conference dynasty (10/12/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- Sikeston's dominance within the SEMO Conference has blossomed into a dynasty. For the fifth time in as many years, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs sit atop their conference as champions after defeating New Madrid County Central in three raucous sets 24-26, 25-20 and 26-24...

October 11, 2012 Scoreboard (10/11/12)
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Lady Bulldogs dominate pool play, earn top seed (10/10/12)
ORAN -- Sikeston's pursuit of a fifth-straight SEMO Conference title got off to a strong start on Tuesday as the Lady Bulldogs dominated the pool play portion of the tournament. Paired up against each of their conference foes in two-set matches, the Lady Bulldogs went a resounding 6-0 to secure the top-seed in Thursday's championship bracket...

South Pemiscot, Malden volleyball teams advance to Bootheel Conference title game (10/10/12)
MALDEN, Mo. - The championship is set in the varsity bracket of the Bootheel Conference volleyball tournament following preliminary action Tuesday night. There were no upsets in the first two rounds of the 7-team tournament on Tuesday setting the stage for top-seed South Pemiscot to square off against second-seeded Malden Thursday at 7 p.m. for the conference tournament title...

Oct. 9, 2012 Scoreboard (10/09/12)
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Oct. 8, 2012 Scoreboard (10/08/12)
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Drawing set for Friday: Hayti, Kennett and Malden volleyball teams tie for 2nd in Bootheel Conference (10/05/12)
Note: 34 Photos of the Kennett-Hayti junior varsity volleyball game are available in a photo gallery at this link: View Varsity Photos Now Note: 34 Photos of the Kennett-Hayti junior varsity volleyball game are available in a photo gallery at this link: View JV Photos Now...

Hayti, Kennett and Malden volleyball teams tie for 2nd in Bootheel Conference (10/05/12)
Note: 34 Photos of the Kennett-Hayti junior varsity volleyball game are available in a photo gallery at this link: View Varsity Photos Now Note: 34 Photos of the Kennett-Hayti junior varsity volleyball game are available in a photo gallery at this link: View JV Photos Now...

Kennett secures No. 1 seed in junior varsity conference volleyball tournament (10/05/12)
HAYTI, Mo. - The Kennett junior varsity volleyball team finished Bootheel Conference regular-season play perfect with a come-from-behind 25-14, 23-25, 25-21, victory against Hayti Thursday. Kennett trailed set 3 11-5 before it went on a 10-3 run to take a 15-14 lead. Hayti went back on top 17-16, but Kennett tallied the next four points to take a 20-17 lead and never trailed again...

Sikeston measures performance in two set loss against Notre Dame (10/04/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- They knew what they were getting into, but the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs volleyball team wanted to see what they could do against one of the more dominant teams in the area. For the most part, they're okay with their performance against the always dangerous, Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs...

Oct. 4, 2012 Scoreboard (10/04/12)
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Kennet volleyball team drops final home game to Scott City (10/04/12)
The Kennett varsity volleyball team suffered a 25-18, 16-25, 21-25, loss to Scott City Wednesday night. Kennett won the junior varsity contest 25-16, 25-21. Kennett is back in action Thursday when it travels to take on Hayti at 6 p.m.

Oct. 3, 2012 Scoreboard (10/03/12)
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Sikeston moves closer to .500 mark, beats Portageville in two sets (10/03/12)
SIKESTON -- After a disappointing finish in last Thursday's loss to Dexter the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs got back to their winning ways on Tuesday against visiting Portageville. Overcoming an early five-point deficit in the first set Sikeston went on to sweep the match and earn their eighth win of the season, 25-19, 25-19...

Oct. 2, 2012 Scoreboard (10/03/12)
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Holcomb volleyball team sweeps North Pemiscot (10/03/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. - The Holcomb volleyball team collected straight set wins against North Pemiscot in varsity and junior varsity action on Senior Night at Holcomb Tuesday. Holcomb won the varsity game 25-13, 25-20, and the junior varsity contest 25-6, 25-6...

Kennett volleyball team downs NMCC in three sets at 'Pink Game' (10/02/12)
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Finale sweep (10/02/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Wrapping up their regular season schedule with their Hits For Hope cancer benefit on Monday, the Dexter Lady Bearcats swept the visiting Puxico Lady Indians 25-16, 25-22. "It was a good one to win," Dexter head coach Carmen Morgan said. "Puxico is a good, tough team. I'd like to play them about every week. We had a lot of good rallies in that (second) game...

Kennett volleyball team downs NMCC in three sets at 'Pink Game' (10/02/12)
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Oct. 1, 2012 Scoreboard (10/01/12)
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Holcomb wins 3-set thriller against Bell City (09/29/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. - The Holcomb volleyball team outlasted Bell City in a 3-set thriller Friday night. Holcomb won the first set 25-13, dropped the second set 24-26 and won the decisive set 25-19. "For the first time in a long time our girls were the most excited team on the court, the most confident team on the court and the most determined team on the court," Holcomb coach Zach McDaniel said. ...

Annual 'Pink' Volleyball Games at Kennett and Senath-Hornersville (09/29/12)
The annual "Pink" volleyball games at Senath-Hornersville High School and Kennet will take place the first week of October. Kennett will host New Madrid County Central in its 'Pink' volleyball game Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. Senath-Hornersville will host Delta C-7 in its 'Pink' volleyball game Oct. 5 at 6 p.m...

Sikeston volleyball team falls to Dexter (09/28/12)
After falling in a tight first set against Dexter on Thursday, Sikeston's three-match win streak was snapped.

Notre Dame volleyball team rallies to beat Jackson (09/28/12)
Things have mostly gone right for the Notre Dame volleyball team this season. The Bulldogs dropped just one of their first 20 matches heading into Thursday night's matchup against Jackson, but not much went right at the end of Game 1 against the Indians...

Sept. 28, 2012 Scoreboard (09/28/12)
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Oran drops two-set match at home, Risco shut out in championship (09/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- The Oran Lady Eagles volleyball team lost a home match against Leopold Thursday. The Lady Wildcats won in two sets, 25-9 and 25-17. Scott City 25-25-25, Bell City 18-27-20 BELL CITY -- The Scott City Lady Rams won a three set game on the road against Bell City Thursday...

Dexter snaps losing streak against Sikeston (09/28/12)
Dexter snapped a 2-game losing streak with a 25-17, 25-9 win over Sikeston at the Bearcat Event Center Thursday night. Coming off back-to-back 3-game losses to Advance and leapLeopold, the Lady Bearcats bounced back with a strong effort against the Lady Bulldogs, who had won three of their last four matches coming in...

Notre Dame volleyball team rallies to beat Jackson (09/28/12)
Things have mostly gone right for the Notre Dame volleyball team this season. The Bulldogs dropped just one of their first 20 matches heading into Thursday night's matchup against Jackson, but not much went right at the end of Game 1 against the Indians...

Doniphan snaps Kennett volleyball team's winning streak (09/28/12)
DONIPHAN, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity volleyball team suffered its first loss since Sept. 10 Thursday night. The Lady Indians won the first set against Doniphan 25-21. Doniphan won the final two sets 25-17, 25-18. Kennett won the junior varsity match 25-14, 25-21...

Sept. 27, 2012 Scoreboard (09/27/12)
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Perryville volleyball loses at Valle (09/27/12)
The Perryville volleyball team suffered a rare loss Wednesday night on the road. Class 1 powerhouse Valle Catholic remained undefeated by sweeping the Pirates 25-17, 25-16 in Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Natalie Gremaud led the Pirates (16-3) with 11 kills. Ashley Bachmann served nine aces and Kaylie Hadler recorded seven digs...

Sept. 26, 2012 Scoreboard (09/26/12)
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Kennett to compete in Scott City junior varsity volleyball tournament Saturday (09/26/12)
The Kennett junior varsity volleyball team will compete in the 8-team Scott City junior varsity volleyball tournament Sept. 29. Kennett will play in a 4-team pool with Scott City, Jackson and Leopold Saturday morning. Bernie, Poplar Bluff, Cape Central and Farmington will compete in the other 4-team pool...

Winning with a smile!: Kennett volleyball team wins fifth straight (09/25/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity volleyball players were grinning from ear to ear before the start of Monday's Bootheel Conference showdown against the Caruthersville Lady Tigers. The Lady Indians have had plenty to smile about in recent weeks. Kennett entered Monday's conference game with a 10-7 record and in outright second place in the Bootheel Conference varsity volleyball standings...

September 25, 2012 Scoreboard (09/25/12)
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Conference sweep (09/25/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Picking up their third win in the last four games, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs pulled off a two set sweep of the Charleston Lady Bluejays on Monday, 25-12 and 25-7. "This was our first conference game, so it's nice to get that started and out of the way," Sikeston head coach Steve Beydler said. ...

Winning with a smile: Kennett volleyball extends winning streak to five with straight set win against Caruthersville (09/25/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity volleyball players were grinning from ear to ear before the start of Monday's Bootheel Conference showdown against the Caruthersville Lady Tigers. The Lady Indians have had plenty to smile about in recent weeks. Kennett entered Monday's conference game with a 10-7 record and in outright second place in the Bootheel Conference varsity volleyball standings...

September 24, 2012 Scoreboard (09/24/12)
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High school roundup: St. Vincent football team picks up home victory (09/23/12)
The Indians defeated Lift for Life 28-12 on their home field.

Notre Dame volleyball team sweeps aside Bloomfield (09/21/12)
Notre Dame volleyball coach Tara Stroup had a message for her team before it faced visiting Bloomfield. "We have had several close games, and probably some of them that were too close, closer than they should have been from what we're capable of," Stroup said. "And I told them that tonight before we started that we need to not worry about the score, not worry about who's on the other side. We need to play our game and make good passes, take good swings."...

Sept. 21, 2012 Scoreboard (09/21/12)
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Lady Bulldogs rebound with three-set win over Scott City (09/21/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Despite a disappointing start to Thursday's contest against Scott City, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs held strong and were able to put Tuesday's loss to Jackson firmly in the rearview. Fighting back from a first set loss, the Lady Bulldogs pulled out early leads before taking each of the final two games in a 12-25, 25-19, 25-20 win...

Holcomb volleyball team overcomes 24-20 third-set deficit to beat Caruthersville (09/21/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. - The Holcomb varsity volleyball team overcame a 24-20 third-set deficit to beat Caruthersville 23-25, 25-15, 26-24, Thursday. Holcomb also won the junior varsity contest against Caruthersville in three sets. "We had some underclassmen step up tonight," Holcomb coach Zach McDaniel said. "I had to move four junior varsity players up tonight because a starting varsity player was sick today. We were on the ropes several times in both games, but found ways to succeed...

Kennett volleyball team extends winning streak to four with straight set win against Holcomb (09/20/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team won its fourth straight game Wednesday afternoon when it rallied from an early first set deficit to defeat the Holcomb Hornets 25-23, 25-11. "This team has come a long way in working to fight its way out of deficits," Kennett coach Kristy Green said. "They've had to pull their way out of several sets when they were down early. They can typically go on a big run."...

Lineup change leads Sikeston to victory (09/18/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- After dropping three-straight matches last week, Sikeston head coach Steve Beydler decided to switch the Lady Bulldogs' lineup around in hopes of improving his team's play. For at least one night, the Lady Bulldogs saw an improved performance on the floor as they overcame a first set loss to beat the Bloomfield Lady Wildcats on Monday, 22-25, 25-20, 25-18...

Sept. 18, 2012 Scoreboard (09/18/12)
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Jackson volleyball team rallies for sweep of Park Hills (09/18/12)
The Jackson Indians needed a late rally in the second game to sweep Park Hills in a volleyball match Monday at Jackson High School. The Indians won the first game 25-11, but then found themselves in a 19-13 hole in the second game with Park Hills riding the momentum of a five-point run...

H.S. Roundup: Kennett tennis and volleyball teams, Holcomb baseball team collect wins (09/18/12)
Kennett girls tennis team beats Charleston 9-0 CHARLESTON, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls tennis team defeated Charleston 9-0 Monday. Kennett's record improves to 7-1 with the win. The Indians have a 5-0 record against teams in its district tournament...

High school roundup: Kelly shuts out Sikeston to stay undefeated (09/15/12)
The Kelly softball team improved to 10-0 with a shutout of Sikeston on Friday. Winning pitcher Alexis Dock had six strikeouts and issued just one walk in the circle and added a triple at the plate for Kelly in a 10-0 win over the Bulldogs. Samantha Ratledge also tripled, while Stephanie Worth, Sydney Vinyard and Kristi Brucker added doubles for the Hawks...

NMCC doesn't back down, battles to overtake Oran (09/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- Already down a set and facing a 10-1 deficit in the second, New Madrid County Central looked to be on the verge of an early night on Thursday as host Oran set their sights on a sweep. Rallying back to take the second game, however, NMCC came back and fought through a tight third game to pick up their sixth win of the season, 19-25, 25-21 and 25-22...

Lady Hornets pick up win over Leopold (09/14/12)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- The Advance volleyball team switched roles with Leopold on Thursday night, and the result switched as well. "Volleyball's an offensive game," Advance coach Dana Below said. "You really have to be offensive, and whoever's got the offense puts the other team on defense all the time...

Lady Bulldogs edge Twin Rivers, Kelly moves to 9-0 (09/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs hit the .500 mark on the season Thursday with a 2-1 win over Twin Rivers. After three scoreless innings, the Lady Bulldogs grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth before adding an insurance run in the fifth. The extra run proved to be the difference in the ball game as the Lady Royals rallied for a run in bottom of the seventh, but came up short in an effort to tie...

Advance volleyball team rolls to pair of 25-18 victories against Leopold (09/14/12)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- The Advance volleyball team switched roles with Leopold on Thursday night, and the result switched as well. "Volleyball's an offensive game," Advance coach Dana Below said. "You really have to be offensive, and whoever's got the offense puts the other team on defense all the time...

Kennett collects straight set win against Portageville (09/14/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity volleyball team improved to 3-1 in regular-season Bootheel Conference play Thursday with a 25-15, 25-13, win against the Portageville Lady Bulldogs. "The game went well tonight," Kennett coach Kristy Green said. ...

Kennett volleyball team secures 3-set win against Senath-Hornersville (09/12/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity volleyball team moved back to the .500 mark Tuesday night with a 25-6, 27-29, 25-19, win against the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions. "We were able to come out on a high note," Kennett coach Kristy Green said. "We are always on a high when we play Senath. Then the second set I think we may have taken our opponent for granted. We were able to regroup and come out on top in the end."...

Lady Bulldogs let two slip away against Puxico (09/12/12)
SIKESTON -- After watching early leads slip away late in both sets on Tuesday the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs saw the visiting Puxico Lady Indians pull off a sweep, 25-22, 25-19. "Overall I'm pleased with the play because their was a lot of intensity for most of it," Sikeston head coach Steve Beydler said. "But the couple little let downs is what did it. Where we would let them get three or four points in a row to catch up or barely go ahead of us...

H.S. Roundup: Holcomb baseball team, Southland volleyball team win (09/12/12)
Baseball The Holcomb baseball team collecte a 10-0 win against Delta C-7 Tuesday afternoon. Holcomb is back in action Thursday when it hosts Twin Rivers. Holcomb will also play at Clearwater Friday Volleyball The Southland volleyball team improved its record to 8-4 Tuesday afternoon with a 25-13, 25-13 win against Campbell...

Bulldogs suffer tough loss in Perryville (09/11/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PERRYVILLE -- The Sikeston Bulldogs soccer team lost a tough road game Monday in Perryville, 2-1 in overtime. "It was a tough game," Sikeston head coach Doyle Noe said. After the first half, both teams were scoreless. Perryville broke the tie at the 60th minute mark on a questionable hand ball inside the box, according to Noe, which Perryville made the penalty kick and the score 1-0...

Poplar Bluff cruises past short-handed Kennett volleyball team (09/11/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Minus two players, the Kennett volleyball team faced a rematch with Poplar Bluff just three days after managing just 16 points in a two-game loss. The Lady Indians fared better Monday night, but still lost 25-9, 25-12 ,to the host Lady Mules...

Dig for Life Challenge volleyball tourney results: Southland places second in bronze bracket (09/10/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Southland Lady Rebels varsity volleyball team took home a second-play trophy at the 48-team Dig for Life Challenge volleyball tournament in Cape Girardeau, Mo,. Saturday. Puxico defeated Southland 25-12, 25-18, in the bronze bracket championship...

Notre Dame wins Dig for Life volleyball tournament (09/09/12)
Notre Dame volleyball coach Tara Stroup wanted Miranda Fowler to put Bernie away. Fowler responded with a right-side spike that was tipped out of bounds. "She's just such a smart player. If she is being blocked on one side, she takes the other side. She knows when to tip," Stroup said. "I looked at her on game point, and I said, ‘Finish this thing,' and she did. She'll step up. She wants that role."...

Late third-set rally pushes Kennett volleyball team past Malden (09/07/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity volleyball team collected its first conference win of the season Thursday night when it earned a come-from-behind three-set win against the defending Bootheel Conference regular-season champion Malden Lady Green Wave...

Digs 4 Life tourney under way (09/08/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A total of 48 teams are competing in the SEMO Digs 4 Life Tournament this weekend at both Notre Dame High School and the Show Me Center. Play started Friday and will wrap up Saturday. Friday's results are as follows: Kennett defeated Oak Ridge 25-21, 25-20...

Late third-set rally pushes Kennett volleyball team past Malden (09/08/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity volleyball team collected its first conference win of the season Thursday night when it earned a come-from-behind three-set win against the defending Bootheel Conference regular-season champion Malden Lady Green Wave...

Oran pulls off late comeback, Dexter volleyball spikes NMCC (09/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- Surrendering four runs in the final three innings on Thursday the Chaffee Lady Red Devils fell to visiting Oran 5-3. After tying the game at 1-1 with a run in the bottom of the fourth the Lady Devils saw the Lady Eagles put up a three-run rally in the fifth to take the lead once again. Chaffee came back to score a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth, but couldn't come back to tie...

Gideon volleyball team beats Holcomb (09/07/12)
The Gideon varsity volleyball team beat Holcomb 25-22, 25-13, Thursday night. Gideon won the junior varsity game 2-0. "I'm very proud of our girls for the effort they gave tonight," Holcomb coach Zach McDaniel said. "Gideon is always a fun team to play because there is always a lot of competition and determination on the floor. Gideon doesn't make the same mistake more than once. I'm glad our girls played this competitive of a game going in the SEMO Tournament...

Fire, win escape Lady Bulldogs in first home game against Saxony (09/06/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Just over a week after their season opening loss to Bernie, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs were back in action on Wednesday as they hosted Saxony Lutheran in their first home game of the year. Though they grabbed the first four points of the night the Lady Bulldogs were unable to fight through consistency issues that haunted them well into the second game allowing the Lady Crusaders to win in straight sets, 25-15, 25-21...

Notre Dame volleyball team sweeps Mules (09/05/12)
The Notre Dame volleyball team played five matches during the tournament it hosted over the weekend. The Bulldogs missed 44 serves and, to hear them tell it, allowed an unfathomable number of their opponents' tips to fall to the court on their way to winning the tournament's silver bracket...

Lady Bearcats roll past Cape Central in two sets (09/05/12)
DEXTER -- Back at home following a solid showing at the Notre Dame Volleyball Fest this past weekend, the Dexter Lady Bearcats picked up their sixth win of the season on Tuesday against the Cape Central Lady Tigers. Though a few lapses led to brief Lady Tiger runs in each set, the Lady Bearcats broke out to big early leads in both games and were able to sweep the match 25-10, 25-9...

Southland volleyball remains undefeated, beats North Pemiscot (09/05/12)
Staff Photo by Dustin Ward Southland's Megan Burgess makes a pass. Southland's varsity volleyball team beat North Pemiscot 25-13, 25-20, Tuesday to improve to 3-0 on the season. Southland will host South Pemiscot Thursday.

Holcomb volleyball team reaches .500 mark with 2-1 win against Senath-Hornersville (09/05/12)
SENATH, Mo. - The Holcomb varsity volleyball team reached the .500 mark with a 15-25, 25-14, 25-22, win against Senath-Hornersville Tuesday night. "Our girls played more consistent tonight defensively and that pushed our offense up a notch," Holcomb coach Matt Casper said. "Our juniors and seniors stepped up and their leadership trickled down to our freshmen and sophomores on varsity as well."...

Nine volleyball teams from Bootheel begin play in 48-team Dig for Life Challenge Friday (09/04/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Nine teams from the Missouri Bootheel are among the 48 teams participating in this weekend's Dig for Life Challenge varsity volleyball tournament in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Kennett, Cooter, Gideon, Holcomb, Southland, Malden, Caruthersville, Portageville and Senath-Hornersville will compete at the 48-team two-day event Sept. ...

High school roundup: Perryville falls to defending state champion in tournament final (09/02/12)
The St. Pius Lady Lancers were crowned champions of the Notre Dame VolleyballFest tournament on Saturday, defeating two-time defending champion Perryville 24-26, 25-21, 25-14 in a three-set thriller. The Lancers are the defending Class 2 state champions...

Southland volleyball team beats Senath-Hornersville 2-1 (09/01/12)

Holcomb volleyball team wins first game of season against Delta C-7 (09/01/12)

Jackson volleyball team falls to Dexter in three games (08/31/12)
Dexter volleyball coach Carmen Morgan had an apt analogy for her team's play Thursday night at Jackson. "There were times tonight that we looked really good, and there were times tonight we looked really bad," Morgan said. "It was like a roller coaster ride."...

SHS soccer drops opener in Notre Dame Soccer Fest (08/31/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs soccer team dropped a close 1-0 decision to the Jackson Indians during the opening round of the Notre Dame Soccer Fest Thursday at Notre Dame High School. Jackson scored the only goal of the contest at the 15 minute mark on a free kick...

Lady 'Cats pick up third win at Jackson (08/31/12)
Dexter volleyball coach Carmen Morgan had an apt analogy for her team's play Thursday night at Jackson. "There were times tonight that we looked really good, and there were times tonight we looked really bad," Morgan said. "It was like a roller coaster ride."...

BEARCATS PREVAILS in THREE GAMES (08/31/12)
Dexter volleyball coach Carmen Morgan had an apt analogy for her team's play Thursday night at Jackson. "There were times tonight that we looked really good, and there were times tonight we looked really bad," Morgan said. "It was like a roller coaster ride."...

Southland overcomes first-set loss to Holcomb (08/31/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. - Second-year Southland volleyball coach Andrea Cupp said her players haven't shied away from the gymnasium since the conclusion of the 2011 season. "They've been working so hard," Cupp said. "They've been in the gym working their tails off since the end of last season. They are begging 'can we come to the gym, can we come to the gym'?...

Kennett volleyball team sweeps Charleston (08/31/12)
The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team improved to 2-1 Thursday night with a 25-18, 25-11, win against Charleston. Kennett's junior varsity also improved to 2-1 with a 25-12, 25-10 win against Charleston. "I was able to get everybody on the floor and work on some things we worked on in practice," Kennett volleyball coach Kristy Green said of the win against Charleston. "We are trying to get geared up for conference-play."...

Dexter picks up easy road win over Kennett (08/29/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - For a second straight night the Dexter Bearcats volleyball team made quick work of an opponent. The Bearcats, which defeated Richland 25-3, 25-7, Monday in its season opener, pounded out 15 kills and 12 serving aces Tuesday on its way to a 25-13, 25-8, win against the Kennett Indians...

Dexter volleyball team pounds its way past Kennett (08/29/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - For a second straight night the Dexter Bearcats volleyball team made quick work of an opponent. The Bearcats, which defeated Richland 25-3, 25-7, Monday in its season opener, pounded out 15 kills and 12 service aces Tuesday on its way to a 25-13, 25-8, win against the Kennett Indians...

Kennett volleyball team cruises past Delta C-7 (08/28/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett Indians varsity volleyball coach Kristy Green walked away with few complaints after her team's 25-17, 25-9 season-opening win against the Delta C-7 Chargers Monday night. "I was pleased with the way we started out the season," Green said. ...

Rebuilding Scott City volleyball team displays grit in opening loss (08/28/12)
Scott City isn't the veteran, powerhouse volleyball team of years past. Yet the Rams proved Monday night they will be a challenge for most teams in 2012. The host Rams opened their season with a 15-25, 25-21, 20-25 loss to Fredericktown. "This is the first time this group has played together at all," first-year coach Steven Hendricks said. ...

Lady Bulldogs roll past Puxico (08/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- In their first home game of the season, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs softball team crushed visiting Puxico 25-0 in three innings. Paige Sailors pitched two innings and struck out six in earning the win. Kayla Fodge struck out three in the last inning...

Lady Bearcats waste little time against Richland (08/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- It didn't take the Dexter Lady Bearcats long to notch their first win under new head coach Carmen Morgan. Starting a busy first week of the season against the Richland Lady Rebels Monday, Dexter was able to jump ahead early in both sets to sweep the match 25-3, 25-7...

High school roundup: Advance volleyball team dominant in debut (08/26/12)
The Advance volleyball team opened its season with a lopsided victory over Meadow Heights. Liza Gray slammed four kills and had three aces, while Aimie Simmers contributed three kills and had two blocks for the Hornets in their 25-6, 25-8 win over the Panthers on Friday...

2012 Southern Reynolds County (Ellington) Volleyball Schedule (08/26/12)

2012 Clarkton Volleyball Schedule (08/26/12)

2012 high school volleyball preview capsules (08/24/12)
Central Tigers Last season's record: 7-22-3 2011 final match: Lost to Sikeston 2-0 in a Class 4 District 1 quarterfinal Returning starters: Katie Williams, sr., MH; Libby Hulcy, sr., OH Top newcomers: Callie Callis, jr.; Harlie Anderson, jr.; Carly Hale, jr.; Alle Graham, jr.; Jamie Helms, jr.; McKenzie Bess, so.; Afton Brown, so...

2012 Southland Volleyball Schedule (08/21/12)

2012 Malden Volleyball Schedule (08/21/12)

2012 Gideon Volleyball Schedule (08/21/12)

2012 Woodland Volleyball Schedule (08/21/12)

2012 Bloomfield Volleyball Schedule (08/20/12)

2012 Senath-Hornersville Volleyball Schedule (08/20/12)

Mix of young and old key for Sikeston (08/17/12)
SIKESTON -- They were one win away from 20 last season. The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs are primed and ready to obtain that feat this year. "Falling one win shy away from that 20 was really disheartening to the girls. They're really hoping to get that this year," Sikeston volleyball coach Steve Beydler said...

2012 Portageville Volleyball Schedule (08/12/12)

2012 Fall Sports Preview: Holcomb Hornets volleyball program (08/11/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. - Second-year Holcomb volleyball coach Zach McDaniel is intrigued about the increasing number of athletes on his high school volleyball team less than a month before the start of the regular season. "I'm more excited this season," McDaniel said. ...

2012 Fall Sports Preview: Delta C-7 Chargers volleyball program (08/10/12)
DEERING, Mo. - Preparations continued for the upcoming high school volleyball season at Delta C-7 Wednesday morning. "We are working on the basics before we move on to other things," said veteran head coach Stacy Whitfield, who has been involved with the volleyball program at Delta C-7 for 28 years. "We have been working on passing drills, hitting drills and conditioning this week."...

2012 Fall Sports Preview: Delta C-7 volleyball program (08/10/12)
DEERING, Mo. - Preparations continued for the upcoming high school volleyball season at Delta C-7 Wednesday morning. "We are working on the basics before we move on to other things," said veteran head coach Stacy Whitfield, who has been involved with the volleyball program at Delta C-7 for 28 years. "We have been working on passing drills, hitting drills and conditioning this week."...

2012 Fall Sports Preview: Senath-Hornersville volleyball program (08/09/12)
SENATH, Mo. - The goals remain the same for the Senath-Hornersville volleyball team entering the 2012 fall season. "We start out every season with goals to win the conference and district tournaments," Senath-Hornersville coach Lori Hoffmann said. "Those are our goals every season and we are hoping to fulfill those goals."...

2012 Advance Volleyball Schedule (08/09/12)

2012 Twin Rivers Volleyball Schedule (08/09/12)

2012 Risco Volleyball Schedule (08/09/12)

2012 Richland Volleyball Schedule (08/09/12)

2012 Fall Sports Preview: Kennett Indians volleyball program (08/08/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - A new group of leaders hope to put together yet another winning season for the Kennett Indians volleyball team in 2012. Kennett graduated over half of its varsity roster off a 2011 team that went 16-14 and advanced to the semifinals of its district and conference tournament...

Leaving her mark (08/01/12)
Recent Scott City graduate Katie Hogan may be heading to Miami for college in a just a few days, but her impact on the Lady Rams' sport program won't soon be forgotten. A two-sport star, Hogan has been a key factor in leading the Lady Rams through one of their best four year stretches in school history...

2012 Leopold Volleyball Schedule (08/01/12)

2012 Bernie Volleyball Schedule and Roster (08/01/12)
Head Coach: Erin Hoffman Assistant Coach: Molly Hare 2011-2012 Record: 27-6...

Scott City's Hogan signs with Miami Dade (04/17/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SCOTT CITY -- When Scott City senior Katie Hogan began her search for the perfect college destination, she wanted both the chance to get a great education and play for a prestigious volleyball program. She found it 18 hours away...

All-star extravaganza (04/16/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Sikeston senior Kil'Ron Coleman picked up Most Valuable Player honors as his team, A+ Medical Equipment, defeated Allen Christian during the Class 3, 4 and 5 game at the BA All-Star game at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter...

BA All-Star Extravaganza teams are set (03/24/12)
DEXTER -- On Saturday, April 14, the Bearcat Event Center will once again host over 65 of Southeast Missouri's best basketball and volleyball players in the BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza. Kicking things off will be the Volleyball All-Star game, which consists of three sets, at 9 a.m. with a volleyball skills competition taking place right after...

Kennett middle school volleyball team splits Portageville (03/09/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett won its 7th grade volleyball contest against Portageville 25-11, 25-12, and lost the 8th grade game 22-25, 26-28, to Portageville Thursday. Kennett's 7th grade is currently 3-3 on the season. Kennett's 7th grade also beat South Pemiscot 25-20, 25-14, beat Charleston 25-7, 25-10, lost to Caruthersville 19-25, 20-25, lost to New Madrid County Central 14-25, 20-25, and lost to Malden 2-1...

Scott City's Hogan is Southeast Missourian volleyball player of the year (02/07/12)
Scott City senior Katie Hogan provided the best volleyball players in Southeast Missouri with a mostly welcomed challenge. "I like competition a lot," Bell City senior Jasmine Johnson said. Hogan, the Southeast Missourian player of the year for the second consecutive season, was someone star players like Johnson said they looked forward to playing...

28 athletes make first ever Volleyball Academic Bootheel All-Conference Team (01/13/12)
The Bootheel Conference has founded an additional all-conference team. Varsity athletes competing in volleyball, basketball, softball and baseball will be selected to the first ever Academic Bootheel All-Conference Teams in the 2011-2012 school year...

Bernie's Zoll among first to be inducted into Mo. volleyball hall of fame (12/16/11)
Bill Zoll, who coached Bernie to five state titles and 317 wins from 1991-2000, will be inducted into the Missouri Volleyball Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Bell City's Johnson signs to play volleyball at South Carolina State (11/20/11)
South Carolina State volleyball coach Donika Sutton discovered a gem during her trip to a Missouri Class 1 sectional volleyball match last season. Sutton, who is from Hayti, Mo., and was an assistant coach at South Carolina State last season, watched Bell City's Jasmine Johnson lead the Cubs into the state quarterfinal round last season...

Johnson signs to play at S.C. State (11/20/11)
South Carolina State volleyball coach Donika Sutton discovered a gem during her trip to a Missouri Class 1 sectional volleyball match last season. Sutton, who is from Hayti, Mo., and was an assistant coach at South Carolina State last season, watched Bell City's Jasmine Johnson lead the Cubs into the state quarterfinal round last season...

Oran volleyball raises money for Breast Cancer Awareness (11/20/11)
ORAN -- During the month of October, the Oran Lady Eagles volleyball team collected a total of $130 for Breast Cancer Awareness. With the help of the American Cancer Society of Cape Girardeau and Brenda Freed from the Scott County Health Department the Lady Eagles were able to have a breast cancer information table set up at all home games during the month of October. The table consisted of self check lists, pocket calendars, tote bags, breast cancer bracelets, pink ribbon pins, and pink hats...

Duo was driving force for Scott City (11/16/11)
Separately, Mikah Simpson and Katie Hogan would undeniably be the stars of their own team. They each do everything on the volleyball court at the highest possible level they can reach, all while being the all-important squad leader on the floor. Thankfully for the Scott City Lady Rams, the two seniors have been together, on the same team, ever since the sixth grade...

Bootheel and Tri-County Conference volleyball awards released (11/15/11)
School officials recently released the Tri-County Conference and Bootheel Conference all-conference awards. South Pemiscot's Heather Yarbrough was selected as the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Yarbrough finished the season with over 200 assists...

Bloomfield's Hutchison to play volleyball at the next level (11/10/11)
BLOOMFIELD -- It came as no surprise to Lindsay Hutchison that she was going to be playing college volleyball next season. And why should it. Wednesday, It became just another goal achieved for the Bloomfield High School senior when she signed a letter of intent to play Division I volleyball for Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill...

St. Pius earns state volleyball title (11/06/11)
A quick roundup of the state volleyball title matches, which were played at the Show Me Center on Saturday.

High school state volleyball tournament to be played at the Show Me Center (11/04/11)
Missouri's best volleyball teams will battle it out for state championships

Six Dunklin County athletes selected to all-district volleyball teams (11/03/11)
The 2011 all-district volleyball teams for Class 1, District 1; Class 2, District 1; and Class 3, District 1; have been selected. South Pemiscot, Twin Rivers and Bloomfield had at least four representatives each. Kennett's Audrey Wynne, Southland's Jordan Zolman, Holcomb's Tia Mitchell, Senath-Hornersville's Lauren Goff and Malden's Sarah Bukich and Taylor Miller were the athletes from Dunklin County receiving all-district recognition...

Schedule set for state volleyball tourney in Cape Girardeau (11/03/11)
The state volleyball tournament will be held in southeast Missouri for the first time this Friday and Saturday. The Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., will host the state tournament from 2011 through 2014. No teams from southeast Missouri have qualified for the state tournament for the first time since 2000...

Scott City's volleyball season ends with Class 2 sectional loss (10/30/11)
Amelia Held and her St. Pius teammates rode into Scott City and did something no other team managed to do this season. They knocked off the Scott City Rams. And they did it in dramatic fashion. The Lancers beat the Rams 23-25, 25-18, 25-22 in a wild Class 2 sectional volleyball match...

Perryville's season ends in Class 3 sectional round (10/30/11)
IMPERIAL, Mo. -- Perryville volleyball coach David Mirly had done his homework on Class 3 sectional foe Lutheran South by watching them play in the district tournament. He saw trouble when Lancers senior Dana Kaempfe and junior Claire Luther rotated into the front row late in the third game of Saturday's match at Windsor High School...

Defending state volleyball champions oust Leopold in Class 1 quarterfinals (10/30/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The Leopold volleyball team spent almost all of its state quarterfinal match trying to catch up, to rally one more time, to recover. But the Wildcats never could surpass defending state champion Valle in a 25-13, 25-18 loss. "At the beginning of the season, not very many people expected us to be here," Leopold coach Sandy Davis said. ...

Perryville's season ends in Class 3 sectional round (10/30/11)
IMPERIAL, Mo. -- Perryville volleyball coach David Mirly had done his homework on Class 3 sectional foe Lutheran South by watching them play in the district tournament. He saw trouble when Lancers senior Dana Kaempfe and junior Claire Luther rotated into the front row late in the third game of Saturday's match at Windsor High School...

Kennett volleyball team suffers season-ending loss to state-ranking Perryville (10/27/11)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A strong start wasn't enough to push the Kennett Indians volleyball team past perennial powerhouse Perryville in its Class 3, District 1, semifinal match Tuesday afternoon. The Perryville Pirates, ranked No. 2 in Missouri in Class 3, withstood Kennett's early charge in set 1 and ended the match with a run of its own to secure a 25-17, 25-12, win...

Kennett volleyball team suffers season-ending loss to state-ranked Perryville (10/26/11)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A strong start wasn't enough to push the Kennett Indians volleyball team past perennial powerhouse Perryville in its Class 3, District 1, semifinal match Tuesday afternoon. The Perryville Pirates, ranked No. 2 in Missouri in Class 3, withstood Kennett's early charge in set 1 and ended the match with a run of its own to secure a 25-17, 25-12, win...

Perryville volleyball team avenges district loss against Notre Dame (10/26/11)
The Perryville volleyball team defeated Notre Dame to claim the Class 3 District 1 title Tuesday.

Scott City avenges last year's title loss to St. Vincent (10/26/11)
SCOTT CITY -- This time there was no letdown. Knowing the pain of losing a district championship from a year ago because of simply overlooking the St. Vincent Lady Indians, the Scott City Lady Rams made sure they were all business. "We just got ourselves mentally prepared," Scott City senior Mikah Simpson said. "It's all we've been thinking about for the last year."...

Dexter falls to nemesis Notre Dame in semifinals (10/26/11)
DEXTER -- Unable to fight back from late runs by the Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs, the Dexter Lady Bearcats saw their season come to close with a 25-15, 25-16 loss in the semifinals of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament. "They were a little more focused," Dexter coach Lauren Hutchcraft said of her team. "I said 'I better see a completely different team tonight than I saw (Monday night) in the second set against Fredericktown'. It was a little better, but not anywhere where it needed to be...

Scott City volleyball team reaches playoffs unbeaten (10/26/11)
Scott City improved to 30-0-1 as it beat St. Vincent in the final of the Class 2 District 2 volleyball tournament.

Leopold volleyball team rallies to claim district crown (10/26/11)
The Wildcats defeated Advance in three games to win the Class 1 District 3 title.

Kennett keeps district championship hopes alive with three-set win against NMCC (10/25/11)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians extended its season Monday afternoon with a 25-22, 21-25, 25-17, victory against the New Madrid County Central Eagles in the opening round of the Class 3, District 1, volleyball tournament. It was the second time fourth-seeded Kennett had defeated fifth-seeded New Madrid County Central in the 2011 season...

District 1 title up for grabs tonight (10/25/11)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The top-seeded Perryville Lady Pirates were home resting with a first-round bye while the rest of the Class 3, District 1 field put their seasons on the line Monday at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. With the exception of No. 4 Kennett needing three games to dispatch of No. 5 New Madrid County Central, it was a fairly uneventful evening of volleyball for No. 2 Notre Dame Regional High School and host Dexter, the No. 3 seed...

SHS season ends in district semifinals (10/25/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- They put a scare into the top-seeded Farmington Knightettes, but the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs volleyball team went as far as their seeding said they would. The fourth-seeded Lady Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals of the Class 4, District 1 tournament at Cape Central High School on Monday after defeating the host, Cape Central Lady Tigers, but fell to Farmington in straight sets to end their season...

Dexter rolls past Fredericktown; NMCC loses in three sets to Kennett (10/25/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Pulling away early in both sets, the third-seeded Dexter Lady Bearcats swept the sixth-seeded Fredericktown Lady Blackcats 25-11, 25-17 on Monday to advance to the semifinals of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament...

Oran and Portageville stay alive, Lady Jays fall (10/25/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com ZALMA -- The Oran Lady Eagles volleyball team kept their season alive on Monday, defeating host Zalma in three sets in the first round of the Class 1, District 3 Tournament. Seeded fifth, Oran dropped the first set to Zalma 25-18 before taking the next two sets 25-16, 25-17...

High school roundup: Jackson volleyball team's season ends in district semifinal (10/25/11)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

2011 Fall Champions: Holcomb and Gideon (10/24/11)
Staff Photo by Dustin Ward The Holcomb Hornets with its 2011 first-place awards. Holcomb defeated Cooter 4-0 in the 2011 Fall Baseball Classic championship. Members of the Holcomb baseball team include: Aaron Burke, David McDaniel, Aaron Reeves, Nick Morrison, Michael Glover, Lance Ruff, Dustin Houart, Cameron Clark, Hunter Swafford, Ryan Swain, Logan Hollis, Chance Davis, Ben Vance and Dylan Lesslie. Not pictured: Michael Glover, Logan Hollis...

Sikeston rolls past NMCC on senior night (10/21/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Capping a strong finish to the regular season, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs celebrated senior night on Thursday by rolling past New Madrid County Central in straight sets 25-6, 25-22. "The first game we came out really on fire," Sikeston head coach Steve Beydler said of his girls. "I felt like they had something they wanted to prove. They won the (SEMO Conference Tournament) and they wanted to win the (SEMO) conference out right...

High school roundup: Notre Dame volleyball team dispatches Leopold in two games (10/21/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

District volleyball tournament schedules released (10/21/11)
The schedules and seedings for next week's district volleyball tournaments at Holcomb, Richland, Malden and Dexter have been released. View complete seedings and schedules for each tournament below: Class 1, District 1 at Holcomb TUESDAY First-round...

Scott City volleyball team sweeps Perryville in battle of powers (10/20/11)
The Scott City volleyball team defeated Perryville 25-18, 25-15 on Wednesday.

Rams sweep Pirates in battle of powers (10/20/11)
Scott City volleyball coach Erin Hoffman was interested in seeing how her team would handle the stage it played on Wednesday night. Metaphorically speaking, it was the biggest the Rams had stepped on in quite some time as they've hummed along undefeated this season...

Jackson aces Seckman volleyball team (10/20/11)
The Jackson volleyball team got 30 percent of its points off aces in its 25-22, 25-13 victory over host Seckman.

Oran wins tough three-set match over Saxony Lutheran (10/19/11)
ORAN -- Rallying back from a late deficit in the second set to avoid a potential sweep on Monday, the Oran Lady Eagles defeated the Saxony Lutheran Lady Crusaders 22-25, 25-23, 25-22 for their fifth win of the season. "A win's a win, so we performed fairly well," Oran head coach Sara Heisserer said. "We were down a lot and had to come from behind, which usually when that happens we end up with a loss so I'm very pleased...

High school roundup: Oak Ridge runners sweep SEMO Small Schools Conference cross country meet (10/19/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Kennett volleyball team collects come-from-behind win on Senior Night (10/18/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Chants of 'I believe we will win' roared from the Kennett student section late in Monday's high school volleyball showdown against Bootheel Conference rival Senath-Hornersville. "I always tell them 'I believe. I believe in you.'" Kennett volleyball coach Kristy Johns said. ...

Finishing strong (10/18/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The old Lady Bulldogs may have crumbled in their second set. After battling a surging Bell City to a 30-28 final in the second, Sikeston accomplished what an earlier season version of them might not have been able to do -- finish...

Notre Dame spoils Dexter senior night (10/18/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Celebrating senior night on Monday, the Dexter Lady Bearcats saw a pair of mid-set rallies by Notre Dame lift the Lady Bulldogs to a straight-set win 25-12, 25-11. "We're going to have to learn how to pick it up, play as a team and get fired up," Dexter head coach Lauren Hutchcraft said. "I felt like we were lacking the enthusiasm, aggressiveness and determination needed in order to get out there and play to win."...

Notre Dame spoils senior night for Dexter (10/18/11)
Dexter's Lady Bearcats volleyball team ended the regular season on a sour note Monday as the team celebrated Senior Night at the Bearcat Event Center. Dexter got an up-close and personal look at one of the favorites for next weeks Class 3, District 1 tournament as Notre Dame Regional High School swaggered into the BEC and routed the Lady Bearcats, 25-12, 25-11...

High school roundup: Perryville fends off Jackson for volleyball win (10/18/11)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian

State Volleyball Rankings: Oct. 17 (10/17/11)
The state volleyball rankings are determined by Missouri High School Volleyball Coaches Association president David Harris with input from coaches across the state who choose to contribute. 1. Winona (26-4-2) 2. Eminence (28-4-1) 3. Lesterville (26-3-2)...

High school roundup: Notre Dame volleyball team grabs title at Festus tourney (10/16/11)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Leopold volleyball team defeated Meadow Heights for Mississippi Valley Conference tourney title (10/16/11)
The Leopold volleyball team beat Meadow Heights 25-23, 25-23 in the Mississippi Valley Conference tournament championship match.