The Webb City High School volleyball team competed at the Hillcrest Classic on Saturday.
The Cardinals finished fourth at the event.
Webb City and Camdenton split two sets, as the Cardinals won 25-23 and lost 25-12.
Webb City defeated Waynesville 25-16, 25-21.
Hillcrest edged Webb City 26-24, 26-24.
Next, Camdenton defeated Webb City 25-17, 25-19 and Willard beat Webb City 25-20, 25-20.
For the tourney, Brenda Lawrence had 18 kills and Kearston Galardo added 16 kills. Makenzie Storm contributed 14 kills and 18 digs, while Kate Brownfield had 14 kills and eight aces and Aubree Lassiter recorded 11 kills and 16 digs.
Kyah Sanborn handed out 67 assists to go along with 17 digs, while Sophia Crane had 35 digs.
Webb City will host Seneca at 7 on Tuesday inside the Cardinal Dome.
With three finishers in the top seven, the Joplin High School boys cross country team won the Raymore-Peculiar Invitational on Saturday.
Competing in the large school division, the Eagles finished with a team score of 54. Oak Park was a distant second with 109 and Staley finished third with a team score of 110. There were 15 full squads in attendance.
Joplin’s Hobbs Campbell finished second overall with a time of 16 minutes, 7 seconds. Grain Valley’s Carson Hill took first in 16:06.
Also for the Eagles, Evan Matlock finished fifth in 16:34, Ian Horton was seventh in 16:46, Nicholas Horton placed 13th in 17 minutes, Zaben Barnes finished 27th in 17:43 and Parker Durham was 73rd (19:19)
Joplin’s girls finished seventh in the team standings with 219 points. Finishing ahead of the Eagles were St. Teresa’s Academy (52), Raymore-Peculiar (56), Nixa (125), Grain Valley (147), Blue Springs (153) and Kearney (176).
Joplin senior Jennalee Dunn crossed the line fourth with a time of 19:53. The top three finishers were St. Teresa’s Amelia Arrieta (18:31), Nixa’s Alicen Ashley (19:18) and Ray-Pec’s Ashlyn Smith (19:40).
Joplin’s Allie Keizer finished 26th in 21:14.
Also competing for the Eagles were Sage Mitchell (51st), Mairi Beranek (66th), Meridyth Mai (76th), Jackaline Triplett (81st) and Cylee Gilreath (98th).
Joplin’s cross country teams will compete at the Southern Stampede on Saturday at MSSU.
The McAuley Catholic cross country teams competed at the 8th annual Father Tolton Invitational on Saturday in Columbia.
McAuley’s Michael Parrigon is pictured competing during Saturday’s Father Tolton Invitational. Submitted photo.
In the varsity boys 5K, McAuley’s Michael Parrigon placed 13th with a time of 18:26, while Phillip Motazedi was 29th in 19:57. Parrigon brought home a medal for his performance, while Motazedi broke 20 minutes for the first time in his career.
Also competing for the Warriors were Drew Zeb (39th), Armando Alberto (40th), Kevin Tran (56th), Cliff Nolan (61st) and Grant Horinek (85th).
Columbia Independent School’s Quentin Hermann won the race in 16:56.
McAuley’s boys finished fifth in the team standings with 142 points. The top four teams were Father Tolton (33), Blair Oaks (60), Centralia (97) and Calvary Lutheran (113). There were nine full teams in attendance.
“It was a very good showing against great competition,” McAuley coach Andy Youngworth said.
In the varsity girls 5K, McAuley’s Kendall Ramsey placed 30th with a time of 24:24. Youngworth noted Ramsey was close to her state time from last year.
Father Tolton’s Elyse Wilmes won the race in 19:14.
The top three girls teams were Father Tolton (23), Blair Oaks (79) and Centralia (89).
Pictured is McAuley’s Kendall Ramsey.
Youngworth noted the overnight trip to compete at the event was important to the growth of the team for several reasons.
“One, it was a chance to run on the state course,” Youngworth said. “The second reason is the experience of an overnight trip, hoping that this will prepare us for the championship season. Lastly, it provided a great opportunity to run against very good Class 2 and Class 3 schools. Father Tolton is the defending Class 2 boys champion and their girls finished eighth in Class 3 last year. The racing conditions were good, overcast with temperatures in the 70s, and I think this contributed to improved times for all of our runners.”
McAuley Catholic’s cross country teams will compete in the small school Gold Division at the Missouri Southern Stampede on Saturday.
McAuley’s Kevin Tran is pictured during Saturday’s Father Tolton Invitational in Columbia. Submitted photo.
