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For the final season of Archdiocesan Athletic Association softball action, there won’t be an undefeated league champion. St. Dominic (13-5, 3-1) rallied to defeat St. Francis Borgia (11-4-1, 4-1) Thursday in O’Fallon, 7-5.

If we’ve learned anything so far in Four Rivers Conference volleyball play, it’s that the chase for the league title is wide open. Two days after St. Clair won at defending champion Hermann, Union knocked off the Lady Bulldogs in St. Clair Thursday, 25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22.

The softball Lady ’Cats are back on top of the Four Rivers Conference. Union (10-6) improved to 5-0 in conference play Thursday with a 3-1 win on the road at Pacific (9-9, 3-2).

Two conference foes spent Wednesday chasing the lead dogs. St. Clair’s Lady Bulldogs shot a 192, a combined 44 above par, to win a home tri-meet at Meramec Lakes Golf Course over Four Rivers Conference rivals Pacific, 232, and Union, 235.

Aiden Welch scored in the second half Saturday as the Belleville, Illinois, Althoff boys soccer team shut out St. Francis Borgia, 1-0. “It was a cool event to go play a team across the river in Illinois,” Borgia Head Coach Daniel Strohmeyer said. “It’s always nice to play new teams. Althoff is a solid program with a second-place finish in state last year. They played physical, organized, and had some speed and skill.”

For the past five years, either Union or St. Clair has ruled over the Four Rivers Conference. Outside of the opening drive, when the two teams met in Week 5 if was almost all Bulldogs as St. Clair (4-1, 2-1) rolled to a 42-14 win over the Wildcats (1-4, 1-2) at Stierbierger Stadium.

Make sure you keep the New Haven volleyball Lady Shamrocks in the list of Four Rivers Conference contenders this season. New Haven (14-6-1, 2-1) ended the first part of FRC play Thursday with a 25-9, 25-9, 25-14 win at St. James.

The softball Lady Bulldogs had a big inning Thursday, but Owensville had two bigger ones. Owensville (6-9, 3-2) put together two six-run rallies to sink visiting St. Clair (2-8, 0-5) in Four Rivers Conference play, 17-4.

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Swimming Thursday in Town & Country, the St. Francis Borgia boys swimming Knights fell to host Westminster Christian Academy, 91-73. Borgia Head Coach Diane Jones saw many positives in the meet.

Finishing 57th in the Boys White Division varsity race, Jacob Posinski gave St. Francis Borgia its top finish Saturday at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia. Posinski, a senior, completed the cross country course in a time of 19:18.

The Lady Jays celebrated not only tennis senior night Tuesday but also celebrated a pair of wins this week. Washington (4-8) was victorious Tuesday at Phoenix Park against visiting Ft. Zumwalt East (3-10), 7-2.

There was not a second tie to be had for Washington at the Hillsboro Tournament. Coming out of Monday’s 3-3 draw with Hillsboro, the Blue Jays (3-6-1) broke even with an 8-0 loss to Bishop DuBourg (7-1) Tuesday and a 2-0 victory over Fredericktown (2-2) Thursday.

Pacific came out of the Four Rivers Conference volleyball starting gate with a pair of sweeps this week. The Lady Indians (14-4-1, 2-0) needed three sets to win in both of their first two league contests.

Sit back and let the Lady Jays handle all the scoring. Washington (22-1-1) shut out both its mid-week opponents Tuesday and Wednesday, improving to 6-0 in GAC Central play in the process.

Now that the hustle and bustle of the Washington Town & Country Fair has subsided, the Washington Parks & Recreation department is encouraging pickleball players to try out the four new courts at the fairgrounds. Earlier this year, the Fair board and Parks department reached an agreement to build a...

Washington quickly rebounded from its first league volleyball setback Tuesday, returning to the win column 24 hours later. Ft. Zumwalt North (9-4-1, 3-2) upended the chances for the Lady Jays (10-4-1, 5-1) to run the table in the GAC Central Tuesday in five sets in O’Fallon, 13-25, 25-9, 21-25, 25-18, 15-10.

Playing Tuesday in Pacific, the Crosspoint Christian School boys soccer Cougars edged Mississippi Valley Christian School, 3-2. “I thought our vision and passing was good throughout the game,” Crosspoint Head Coach Lance Callaway said. “We just didn’t take advantage of the chances we had. We’ll definitely be working on our finishing at practice.”

Backing two perfect innings in the circle from Clara Nowak, the St. Francis Borgia softball Lady Knights scored beaucoup runs Wednesday. Borgia (11-3-1) won on the road at St. Clair (2-7), 17-1.

Stepping into Four Rivers Conference action, the Union volleyball Lady ’Cats swept St. James Tuesday in Union, 25-12, 25-5, 25-13. “I felt like we were more disciplined on defense and did a great job keeping everything alive,” Union Head Coach Lisa Hoffmeyer said. “We were also able to create some rhythm in our offense because our defense was doing such a nice job. Our kids continue to step up and compete despite challenges.”