The St. James High School volleyball team has been seeded No. 6 for this week’s Missouri Class 3 District 9 Tournament, which begins Tuesday at Cuba High School.

St. Clair (17-8-2 entering this week) was the top-seeded team while Sullivan (27-7) was seeded No. 2, Owensville (13-14-4) No. 3, Salem (16-15-3) No. 4, Cuba (19-8-2) No. 5 and St. James (3-25-1) No. 6.

In first-round games Tuesday, Salem was to play Cuba while St. James took on Owensville. St. Clair and Sullivan received first-round byes.

The semifinal matches were slated for Thursday and the championship match at 6 p.m. Oct. 26.

St. James ended the regular season by losing to Belle 3-0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-12) at home Monday, Oct. 12, falling at home to St. Clair 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 2514) Tuesday, Oct. 13, losing at Gateway Legacy 3-0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-15) Wednesday, Oct. 14 and falling at home to Pacific 3-0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-7) Thursday, Oct. 15.

Against Belle, sophomore Ella Marcee had two aces, five kills and five digs for St. James while junior Brynlee Costoplos got one block and four kills, and freshman Leah Adams three digs and one kill. St. James won the JV match 2-1 (13-25, 27-25, 25-17).

Against St. Clair, Costoplos got eight kills and three digs; junior Seble Stutzman and Marcee each had six digs, and sophomore Hayven Armijo four assists. St. Clair won the JV match 2-0 (25-10, 25-4) and the C match 2-0.

Against Gateway, Armijo got two aces and two assists; Costoplos six kills and two digs, and Stutzman and Marcee five digs each.

Against Pacific, sophomore Alyssa Gill got two aces, two kills and an assist; Marcee six digs, and Armijo five digs. Pacific won the JV match 2-0.