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Southard, West depart Notre Dame tennis as Semoball Awards co-winners (7/18/24)For Charlie West, it’s a three-peat. For Thomas Southard, it’s the perfect way to end a long, productive career at Notre Dame Regional High School. The top doubles pairing in Southeast Missouri got their seasons put out for all to see on July 12 as the pairing of Southard-West was tabbed as the top boys tennis performance at the 2024 Semoball Awards...
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Notre Dame’s Sides grabs Boys Soccer Award at 2024 Semoball Awards (7/17/24)One of the greatest goal-scoring talents in Southeast Missouri, the spectacular Bryce Sides capped off his prep career in style with a Boys Soccer Player of the Year win in last week’s 2024 Semoball Awards. Part of a Notre Dame squad that has far and wide established a reputation of being one of the top teams in Southeast Missouri, Sides became the de facto leader in goals for a tough Bulldog squad...
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Lauren Eftink goes out with a bang with Semoball Award (7/16/24)For the second year in a row, Notre Dame cross-country and track and field athlete Lauren Eftink took home the Semoball Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Year award, adding to three total including her Semoball Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year award in 2023...
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Former Bulldog relishing final weeks with CITY2 before college journey (7/10/24)St. Louis City’s MLS NEXT Pro affiliate, St. Louis CITY2 (11-3-2), stands on top of the Western Conference with three months to go into the regular season. However, for former Notre Dame Bulldog Nolan McGuire, the next few matches will be his last, as he is going to collegiate soccer career at DePaul when the Blue Demons begin their preseason in August...
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Former Notre Dame Bulldog thriving as professional athlete (7/7/24)The MLS season has been one of struggle and turmoil for St. Louis City. However, their MLS NEXT Pro affiliate, St. Louis CITY2 (11-3-2), stands on top of the Western Conference table after defeating LAFC2 4-3 at CITYPARK on Saturday, July 6, in St. Louis...
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Semoball Cup finalists announced, breaking down top 10 programs (6/26/24)The 11th annual Semoball Cup chase has been narrowed down to the final 10 teams, and it’s a field packed with talent from schools both big and small. Six of the first 10 Semoball Cups belong to teams that enter the top-10 phase of this year’s cycle, including the reigning champions in the Jackson Indians...
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Semoball Awards spring sports finalists announced (6/6/24)Semoball Awards finalists for the spring sports categories were announced Thursday morning on a selection show broadcasted live on SEMO ESPN Radio and streamed on the Semoball.com Facebook page. Baseball Levi McKinnie, Chaffee Gabe Dirnberger, Oran Cooper Rhodes, Jackson...
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Notre Dame coach reflects on first-ever 3rd place finish (6/5/24)In the nearly century-long history of Notre Dame High School and its track & field program, there have been plenty of athletes to come back with state championships and all-state medals. Yet this was the first ever year the team brought back a state trophy...
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Former Jackson player sees live pitching for first time in a while, as Catfish fall (5/30/24)It’s been a long wait for former Jackson High School baseball standout Steven Schneider to dig into the batter’s box and face live pitching – in a real game. However, he wasted no time in doing so on Wednesday, as he served as the leadoff hitter for the Cape Catfish in the team’s 3-0 loss at Jackson (Tenn.). “I just really want to get as many reps as I can,” Schneider said prior to the season-opening game on Wednesday, “and have fun out there.”
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2024 Cape Catfish has no shortage of local flavor (5/29/24)There will be no shortage of reasons to attend a Cape Catfish baseball game this summer.
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Local athletes earns medals at first day of state (5/18/24)JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Local athletes made their mark on the first day of the MSHSAA Class 3, 2, and 1 State Track and Field Championships, securing multiple medals and setting the stage for an exciting second day of competition. Class 3 New Madrid County Central’s Amya Bills showcased her exceptional athleticism, claiming gold in the long jump with a leap of 5-8 meters. Bills’ speed was also on full display as she qualified first in the 100-meter dash (12.12 seconds) and the 200 (25.47)...
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C3D1: Offensive barrage leads Notre Dame to rout of Cape Central (5/17/24)A pair of crosstown rivals met for the Class 3 District 1 title on Friday evening. In the end, the Notre Dame Bulldogs used a relentless offensive attack to rout the Cape Central Tigers 6-0 at Cape Central High School. From the onset, the Notre Dame Bulldogs were poised to snap their drought of not winning a district title since 2019...
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Notre Dame golf finishes fourth at Class 2 state (5/14/24)A grueling two days ended in celebration as the Notre Dame Bulldogs golf team took fourth-place at the Class 2 State Meet in Smithville on Tuesday. The Bulldogs, led by sophomore Max LeGrand and senior Luke Gilmore, took fourth in a tie with Hermann High School with a team score of 695...
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Forck's big bat sets up C3D2 final matchup vs. Scott City (5/14/24)The Kelly Hawks defied the odds as the low seed and advanced to the Class 3 District 2 title game after a come-from-behind 10-7 victory over Notre Dame on Monday, May 13, in Scott City, Mo. The Hawks haven’t scored 10 runs in a game since beating St. Pius X 11-1 in the Wood Bat Classic on April 12 at Fredericktown, Mo. ...
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Notre Dame girls poised in DeSoto rout, blast into district semifinal (5/12/24)In a battle between the first-and-worst-seeded teams in the district, Notre Dame girls soccer put the hurt on DeSoto in the opening round of Class 3 District 1 play, winning 8-0 to kick off postseason play in style. With an all-around dominant offensive performance, not any one player really stood out as the Bulldogs maintained possession for the grand majority of the match...
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Notre Dame tennis rolls to C2D1 title (5/10/24)The taste of victory was sweet for the Notre Dame Bulldogs on Friday. Literally. Fueled by a desire to win another Class 2 District 1 championship, the Bulldogs also had an added incentive; Crumbl Cookies. The Bulldogs defeated Poplar Bluff 5-0 to win the district title on Friday morning at Notre Dame Regional High School...
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Notre Dame girls soccer enters C3D1 tournament as top seed (5/9/24)The Notre Dame Bulldogs are looking to win a district title for the first time since 2019. The quest for another title begins on Saturday as the Bulldogs enter the Class 3 District 1 tournament as the No. 1 seed after finishing the regular season 12-5...
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Notre Dame, St. Vincent boys’ golf wins district titles (5/7/24)The boys’ golf teams at St. Vincent and Notre Dame each won their district championship on Monday, May 6. Notre Dame won the Class 2 District 1 championship at the Crystal Highlands in Festus, Mo., with a team score of 339. All four golfers earned All-District and advanced to state to compete for the individual title along with the team title...
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ND's Morgan finding his groove at the plate, of late (5/3/24)There was not an abundance of offensive highlights in Notre Dame’s 5-2 loss at Class 3 No. 2-ranked Scott City (26-3) in a rain-shortened contest on Thursday. However, one degree of success was attained by junior Reid Morgan, who has been on a tear of late.
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Watson weathers the rain to tame Bulldogs (5/3/24)In order to get his sixth win of the season and maintain his perfect record on the mound, Scott City junior Kobe Watson had to conquer two opponents. The Bulldogs and the rain. Watson weathered the storm and threw five innings with two runs allowed and seven strikeouts against four walks to lead the Rams past Notre Dame 5-2 in a rain-shorten game on Thursday, May 2, in Scott City, Mo...
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Young Notre Dame BB squad 'keeps moving forward' (4/29/24)First-year Notre Dame High School baseball coach Dave Lawson knew that he would be doing a load of teaching this spring when he accepted the position last summer, and he was spot on with that assessment.