Notre Dame's volleyball team got off to slow start Monday night but eventually cruised past Scott City 15-7, 15-8, in the Bulldogs' first match since finishing second in the B.A. Sports Classic over the weekend.

Scott City hung tight in the first set, keeping the score close at 8-6, before Notre Dame rallied to score seven of the last eight points.

Notre Dame continued to rally into the second set, which was a set of streaks. The Bulldogs got it started on an 8-0 run before the Rams staged a 4-0 run. Notre Dame held its ground and responded by scoring five straight points, and Scott City countered that by scoring the next four points.

With the game at 13-8, Notre Dame ended the set by scoring the final two points and knocking the Rams out in two sets.

"We missed a ton of serves," Scott City coach Laura Ort said. "We couldn't capitalize on Notre Dame's mistakes, either."

Amanda Dirnberger led the Bulldogs with five kills and nine digs.

"Coming off the tournament, we knew Scott City would be pumped up for this game," Dirnberger said. "We certainly didn't overlook it. We knew we had to be ready to play.

"We came out a little shaky and it took us a while to get warmed up, but we came together and started playing good volleyball."

Emily Buerhle also contributed five kills and Kristen Boos added nine digs. Sommer McCauley and Kristen Vangennip distributed 17 assists between them.

"Scott City is a pretty big rival for us, but everyone on the team responded and played well," Notre Dame coach Tara Stroup said. "Every girl got to play and every girl contributed one way or another."

Notre Dame improved to 14-2-1 under its first-year coach. Scott City is 11-4-2.

-- David Unterreiner

Sikeston 15-15, Central 6-8

Central lost to Sikeston in straight sets.

Central's JV (1-6) won its first match of the season 15-8, 15-11.

Advance 10-15-15, Bell City 15-9-10

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Dana Williams powered home 21 kills and added two blocks as Advance (6-2-1) rallied past Bell City.

Jennifer Schrader and Alicia Broshuis both had five digs for Advance, Leslie Rainey recorded nine assists and Nicole Tropf added three service aces and two blocks.

Advance's JV won 15-8, 15-7.

Leopold 15-15, Bernie 8-7

LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Leopold (10-1-1) rolled past Bernie in straight sets. Leopold scored as many points in one game as Bernie in two.

Courtney Wesbecher helped Leopold with 10 kills. Tasha Thele had five kills, seven digs and 11 service points. Wendy Vandeven contributed 17 assists.

Leopold's JV (8-0-1) won 15-7, 15-9.

Zalma 15-15, Richland 8-3

ZALMA, Mo, -- Zalma (6-4-2) defeated Richland in straight sets.

Selena Slaughter had six aces for Zalma. Brittany Shelby and Melissa Fish each had six kills.

Zalma's JV (1-1) won 15-5, 15-9.

Softball

CENTRAL 9, STE. GENEVIEVE 0

The Tigers (9-4) routed Ste. Genevieve for their eighth straight victory.

Laura Beard and Tara Ford combined for a no-hitter and seven strikeouts.

Beard also provided an offensive spark, going 3-for-4 with two runs batted in and three runs scored. She tripled, doubled and singled as she came just a home run shy of the cycle.

Suzie Edwards went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Ford also went 2-for-4.

Central's JV won 12-5.

Kelly 2, Delta 0

BENTON, Mo. -- Dana Essner pitched a one-hitter and struck out 10 to lead Kelly (6-1) as Delta (1-8) committed seven errors.

Both teams combined for just three hits and Delta hurler Sarah Cook allowed just one earned run. Cook's double was Delta's only hit of the game.

Over the weekend, Delta went 0-4 in the St. Vincent softball tournament.

Girls' tennis

CENTRAL 9, KENNETT 0

KENNETT, Mo. -- Central (5-0) stayed perfect by rolling past Kennett.

In two of the closer matches, Lacey Landgraf and Merritt Gerlach defeated Stacey Carter and Bred Rose 9-7 after trailing 7-2 while Liz LaFoe and Brett Ford edged Sharla Chialland and Suzanne Carter 9-8.

Central's JV won 16-2.

The Tigers plays Jackson on the new courts at 4 p.m. today.

-- From staff reports