Borgia’s Natalie Alferman came home with a souvenir Tuesday.

Part of one of the toughest volleyball districts in the state, the Washington Lady Jays knew they were facing an uphill battle in the postseason.

Ft. Zumwalt East earned a win in its home pool Wednesday over Washington and St. Francis Borgia Regional.

Topping the next closest team by 30 points, the Union cross country Wildcats ran away with the Four Rivers Conference title.

There will be at least one more trip to Otterville for the New Haven volleyball Lady Shamrocks.

The Lady Bearcats are back on top.

Sullivan’s quest to defend its MSHSAA Class 3 softball title continued Wednesday with a 7-0 quarterfinal win over Logan-Rogersville.

Living up to its advanced billing, every point counted in the Class 4 District 9 volleyball opener.

Striking twice in the closing minutes, Washington was able to secure a win in a Class 3 District 4 soccer preview matchup at Pacific.

And now they wait.

It’s playoff time for the East Central College soccer teams.

Prepare space for another board to hang in Blue Jay Gym.

At one time, the Hancock Cross Country Invitational at Jefferson Barracks park was the race to attend.

Scoring twice in the first half, the Eureka soccer Wildcats won Monday at St. Francis Borgia Regional, 3-1.

Venturing outside the Four Rivers Conference, the New Haven volleyball Lady Shamrocks fell Monday to Fatima, 25-13, 26-24, 25-12.

Volleyball matches don’t get much closer than Union’s visit to Warrenton Monday.

St. Francis Borgia Regional brought home hardware Saturday from the Ozark Grand Slam Invitational.

Led by Charlie Lohden’s hat trick, the Sullivan soccer Eagles kept themselves on the fringe of the Four Rivers Conference title picture.

Hoping to learn from a brutal regular season schedule, the St. Francis Borgia Regional Knights fell Saturday at Cape Girardeau Central, 8-1.

The softball Lady Jays will keep on dancing this season.

Last year around this same time, I questioned whether the team that loses the Super Bowl is haunted.

Combined, they’ve won 25 MSHSAA state volleyball titles.

Salvador Garcia scored two minutes into overtime Friday to lift the Union soccer Wildcats to a 2-1 victory over Fatima.

How many defenders does it take to stop Makai Parton?

The St. Clair Bulldogs (5-2, 3-2) won their third game in a row Friday night at home, defeating the Cape Girardeau Central Tigers (1-6) 26-13 on senior night.

Scoring 22 unanswered points in the second half, the Union football Wildcats rallied from a deficit to beat St. James Friday on the road, 30-23.

One more shot.

Whatever switch needed to be flipped at halftime, the Blue Jays flipped it.

Stephen Akot netted a hat trick Saturday at Union Middle School to lead the East Central College men’s soccer Falcons to a 4-1 win over Crowder College.

Swimming in home waters Friday, the St. Francis Borgia Regional boys swimming Knights won a tri-meet over Lutheran-Christian and Washington.

Two matches.

To reach the state playoff, the Washington softball Lady Jays will have to go through the toughest road.

At the turn, one of the area’s three girls golfers was in contention for a state medal.

Gasconade County schools stood out Tuesday at the Owensville Cross Country Invitational.

New Haven’s softball season came to its conclusion Tuesday in Silex with a 9-0 loss to Clopton in the Class 1 District Tournament Tuesday.

Top-seeded Capital City (24-7) brought Union’s softball season to its completion Tuesday in the Class 4 District 5 first round in Rolla.

For nearly five innings, the St. Francis Borgia Regional softball Lady Knights seemed to be on the way to a softball upset Wednesday.

A date with the defending Class 4 softball champions halted the season for Pacific’s Lady Indians Tuesday.

Only one Four Rivers Conference team could remain unblemished in volleyball league play Tuesday.

Sending the home fans away happy, the New Haven volleyball Lady Shamrocks edged Union in Four Rivers Conference action Tuesday, 25-12, 15-25, 26-24, 25-21.

The 2020 Class 3 state softball champions took the first step toward defending their crown Tuesday.

Blitzing Helias Thursday, the St. Francis Borgia Regional volleyball program honored its 10 seniors.