Steelville High School’s volleyball team capped a busy and successful week of competition with a third place finish in the Oct. 10 Belle Varsity Volleyball Tournament. The Lady Cardinals also defeated Viburnum Oct. 5 and Dixon Oct. 7 for their 11th and 12th regular season victories.

Steelville played in Cuba Oct. 12 and hosted Bourbon Oct. 13, which will be detailed in next week’s edition. The Lady Cardinals will then host Bunker Oct. 15 for senior night and its regular season finale.

Steelville seniors Gracie Mae Boone, Maggie Bunch, Sylvia Davis, Jazmyn Hurd, Kylee Livesay and Emeri Perkins will be honored along with their families in between the junior varsity and varsity matches. 

The Lady Cardinals will then host and compete in the Class 2 District 7 Tournament. Steelville earned the second seed and a first round bye. They will take on the winner of three-seeded Plato and six-seeded Dixon at 6 p.m in the semifinals.

Oct. 5 vs. Viburnum

Steelville welcomed the Viburnum Lady Blue Jays into town for a Gasconade Valley Conference (GVC) showdown.

The Lady Cardinals’ junior varsity team took the court first and set the tone for the evening with 25-14 and 25-11 wins to earn the match victory in straight sets.

Steelville’s varsity team also dominated 25-15, 25-15 and 25-12 to win by a combined score of 75-42 to earn its tenth victory of the season in straight sets.

Perkins tallied 19 receptions, 18 kills, 15 digs and three service aces to lead the Lady Cardinals.

Livesay recorded 18 assists, six kills and three service aces. Hurd had 13 digs and 11 receptions. Alex Helms registered nine kills, three service aces and two blocks. Claire Settles added 19 assists and eight digs and S Davis chipped in eight kills and four digs.

Oct. 7 vs. Dixon

Two days later, the Lady Cardinals traveled to Dixon to take on the Lady Bulldogs. Steelville took control of the match early, winning the first two sets 25-15 and 25-21 to take a 2-0 advantage.

The Lady Bulldogs responded in the third set, toppling the Lady Cardinals 25-20 to prolong the match.

Undeterred, Steelville regained its form in the fourth set, defeating Dixon 25-19 to win its 11th match of the season and third in a row.

Livesay played a strong all-around match, notching 20 assists, nine digs, five kills, five receptions and five service aces.

Perkins was also everywhere, recording 20 receptions, 16 digs and 12 kills. Settles tallied 14 assists, 13 digs and six kills. Hurd added 24 receptions, 14 digs and four service aces. Davis registered eight kills, five digs and three service aces and Bunch chipped in five kills, two digs and a block.