Tennis
JACKSON – Saxony Lutheran lost to Kennett 5-0 in the Class 1 District 1 championship game to finish in second place in the district.
The Crusaders finished their season with 14 wins and six losses.
Maggie Hillin and Abby Haley will play Saturday at Kennett in the doubles district.
They will play one match. If they win, they will go to state the following weekend.
Softball
JACKSON – Saxony Lutheran was postponed at Cape Central.
The Crusaders play at North County Friday at 4:30.
PERRYVILLE – Perryville host Farmington today at 4:30.
Girls’ Volleyball
PERRYVILLE – St. Vincent won at Meadow Heights in four sets 25-18, 25-13. 19-25 and 25-22.
The Indians host East Prairie 7 p.m. Tuesday.
JACKSON – Saxony Lutheran hosts Cape Notre Dame at 7:30 tonight.
STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve hosts Fredericktown at 6:30 tonight.
STE. GENEVIEVE – Valle Catholic hosts the Valley Lady Vikings tonight.
PERRYVILLE – Perryville plays Hillsboro tonight at 4:30.
Golf
STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve girls golf at home was canceled and will not be made up.
The Dragons play in the Class 2 District 1 tournament today at Quail Creek Golf Club in St. Louis.
Soccer
PERRYVILLE – Perryville plays at Saxony Lutheran today at 4.
JACKSON – Saxony Lutheran host Perryville today at 4.
Cross Country
CHESTER – Chester travels to Pyramid Oaks today at 4 p.m.
PERRYVILLE – Perryville runs at the Woodland Invitational today at 4 p.m.
STE. GENEVIEVE – Valle runs at the MAAA Conference meet at Potosi Saturday.
STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve runs at Potosi Saturday.
PERRYVILLE – St. Vincent runs at the conference meet at 9 a.m. Saturday, October 14.
JACKSON – Saxony Lutheran runs at the Farmington Invitational Saturday, October 14 at 10 a.m.
Varsity football
STE. GENEVIEVE – Valle plays at Ste. Genevieve Friday at 7 p.m.
PERRYVILLE – St. Vincent host St. Pius for homecoming Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Hear the game live on Classic Rock 931 KBDZ.
CHESTER – Chester host Dupo for homecoming Friday.
Hear the game on Classic Country 980 AM and 105.3 FM KSGM and on the Donze App.
PERRYVILLE – Perryville plays at New Madrid County Central Friday.
SIU Football moves up to No. 5 in the country
Missouri Valley Football Conference remains No. 1
By Jim Beers
CHESTER – The National Football Rankings came out Monday October 2 for Football Championship Sub-Division (FCS) teams of NCAA Division I Football.
The Salukis were ranked No. 5 in one major poll and No. 6 in the other major poll. SIU was No. 5 in the American Football Coaches Association Poll and No.6 in the Stats Perform FCS National Awards Poll.
The Missouri Valley Football Conference had six teams ranked in the Top-25 of the Coaches Poll. Those six teams are as follow:
No. 1: South Dakota State
No. 5 Southern Illinois
No. 8: North Dakota State
No. 15: North Dakota
No. 21: South Dakota
No. 22: Illinois State
In this poll two other MVFC teams received votes including Northern Iowa and Youngstown State.
The Missouri Valley Football Conference had five teams in the Stats Perform FCS National Awards Poll. Those five teams are listed as follow:
No. 1: South Dakota State
No. 6: Southern Illinois
No. 7: North Dakota State
No. 15: South Dakota
No. 16: North Dakota
Two other MVFC teams also received votes in this week’s poll including Northern Iowa and Youngstown State.
The Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) was ranked as the No. 1 FCS Conference in the country in the Sagarin Ratings. The Top-8 FCS conferences include:
No. 1: Missouri Valley
No. 2: Big Sky
No. 3: United Athletic
No. 4: CAA Football
No. 5: Ivy League
No. 6: Southern
No. 7: Big South/Ohio Valley
No. 8: Southland
2023 marks the 62nd time in the history of the Missouri Valley Football Conference that six MVFC teams have been ranked in the Top-25 in the same poll. It is the first time this season. Equally impressive is the fact that 9-of-12 MVFC teams are currently ranked in the Top-27 of the Sagarin Ratings. Of those, seven are ranked in the Top-14, five are in the Top-9, and three are in the Top-4 in the USA,
With the win over Missouri State last week, the Salukis begin the 2023 season with an undefeated 4-0 record. The last time SIU started 4-0 was 2007 when current Head Coach, Nick Hill, from DuQuoin, was the Saluki quarterback. Currently, the Dawgs are one of only three FCS teams that remain undefeated including Top-Ranked South Dakota State (4-0), also a member of the MVFC, and Harvard (3-0). SIU’s current ranking is the highest since October 21, 2021.
This week the Salukis travel to Youngstown State to battle the Penguins. Youngstown has had the Salukis’ number the past two years giving the Dawgs, back-to-back losses, both at home and on the road. Coach Nick Hill is determined to get the Dawgs back on track this season and bring home a win from the Penguins.