Dustin Ward has been the sports editor at Daily Statesman in Dexter, Mo., since August 2013.

Ward graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a minor in psychology. He also has 21-hour concentration in environmental science, social studies and education.

Ward started following sports in southeast Missouri when he was five-years-old in 1991. In the 2009-10 basketball season, he watched 84 varsity basketball teams play a total of 147 varsity games. He has also attended the state basketball, baseball and volleyball tournaments the last three seasons. His favorite baseball memory is watching the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Texas Rangers in the 2011 World Series.

Ward completed an internship in the summer of 2010 at semoball.com. During the internship he had the opportunity to visit and photograph the athletic facilities at all 58 semoball schools. He also researched the district and state championship histories of 55 schools and used the Cover it Live application to cover the Senior Babe Ruth state baseball tournament. After the internship he served as sports editor at Daily Dunklin Democrat in Kennett, Mo., from 2011-2013.

Schedules released for Dig for Life Classic & Notre Dame Volleyballfest

Posted Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at 2:59 PM

The schedule has been released for the 48-team Dig for Life Classic volleyball tournament.

This year's tournament takes place Sept. 11-12 at Southeast Missouri State University and Notre Dame Regional High School. Both are located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

This season 48 teams will compete in 16 three-team pools on Friday evening and Saturday morning. Bracket-play is slated for Saturday afternoon.

Dexter defeated Park Hills Central in the golf bracket championship last season.

See a complete pool-play schedule and bracket-play schedule below:

Bracket-Play

Gold Bracket (Note: The team finishing first in each pool qualifies for the gold bracket)

Silver Bracket (Note: The team finishing second in each pool qualifies for the silver bracket)

Bronze Bracket (Note: The team finishing third in each pool qualifies for the bronze bracket)

Pool-Play (Note: teams do not play teams within their own pool during pool-play. Therefore, a team could win every game in its pool and not win its pool. If two teams in the same pool finish with identical records win/loss point differential determines which team finishes first in each pool. Therefore, every point counts in pool-play)

Pool A: 1. Bismarck, 2. Bell City, 3. Senath-Hornersville

Pool B: 4. Cape Central, 5. New Haven, 6. Oak Ridge

Pool C: 7. Jackson, 8. Calvary Lutheran, 9. Scott City

Pool D: 10. Malden, 11. Dexter, 12. Marquand-Zion

Pool E: 13. Bernie, 14. Kennett, 15. South Pemiscot

Pool F: 16. Park Hills Central, 17. New Madrid County Central, 18. Southland

Pool G: 19. Notre Dame, 20. South Iron, 21. Cooter

Pool H: 22. Meadow Heights, 23. Woodland, 24. Southern Reynolds

Pool I: 25. St. Vincent, 26. Holcomb, 27. Greenville

Pool J: 28. Puxico, 29. Jefferson, 30. Richland

Pool K: 31. Eminence, 32. Portageville, 33. Clarkton

Pool L: 34. Advance, 35. Clearwater, 36. Twin Rivers

Pool M: 37. Lesterville, 38. Sikeston, 39. Caruthersville

Pool N: 40. Saxony Lutheran, 41. Leopold, 42. Campbell

Pool O: 43. Gideon, 44. Seckman, 45. Zalma

Pool P: 46. Oran, 47. Bloomfield, 48. Poplar Bluff

Friday Pool-Play Schedule

Time/Court Rec 1 Rec 2 Rec 3 Rec 4 Notre Dame 1 Notre Dame 2 Show Me 1 Show Me 2

4:30 p.m. 1 vs. 4 7 vs. 10 13 vs. 16 19 vs. 22 25 vs. 28 31 vs. 34 37 vs. 40 43 vs. 46

5:20 2 vs. 5 8 vs. 11 14 vs. 17 20 vs. 23 26 vs. 29 32 vs. 35 38 vs. 41 44 vs. 47

6:10 3 vs. 6 9 vs. 12 15 vs. 18 21 vs. 24 27 vs. 30 33 vs. 36 39 vs. 42 45 vs. 48

7 1 vs. 5 7 vs. 11 13 vs. 17 19 vs. 23 25 vs. 29 31 vs. 35 37 vs. 41 43 vs. 47

7:50 3 vs. 4 9 vs. 10 15 vs. 16 21 vs. 22 27 vs. 28 33 vs. 34 39 vs. 40 45 vs. 46

8:40 2 vs. 6 8 vs. 12 14 vs. 18 20 vs. 24 26 vs. 30 32 vs. 36 38 vs. 42 44 vs. 48

Saturday Pool-Play Schedule

Time/Court Rec 1 Rec 2 Rec 3 Rec 4 Notre Dame 1 Notre Dame 2 Show Me 1 Show Me 2

8 a.m. 27 vs. 29 33 vs. 35 39 vs. 41 45 vs. 47 15 vs. 17 9 vs. 11 3 vs. 5 21 vs. 23

8:50 25 vs. 30 31 vs. 36 37 vs. 42 43 vs. 48 13 vs. 18 7 vs. 12 1 vs. 6 19 vs. 24

9:40 26 vs. 28 32 vs. 34 38 vs. 40 44 vs. 46 14 vs. 16 8 vs. 10 2 vs. 4 20 vs. 22

Notre Dame Volleyballfest

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Eight of Missouri's elite volleyball programs are set to square off Friday, Sept. 4, and Saturday Sept. 5, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Notre Dame, Ste. Genevieve, Lindbergh, St. Vincent, Lafayette, Dexter, Helias Catholic and Perryville will compete in the two-day Notre Dame Volleyballfest.

Notre Dame, Ste. Genevieve, Lindbergh and St. Vincent will compete in Pool A. Lafayette, Dexter, Helias Catholic and Perryville will compete in Pool B. Pool play will consist of two games to 25 with a 27-point cap.

The teams will be seeded following pool play and compete in an eight-team single-elimination bracket Saturday afternoon. Bracket play will be the best two out of three rallying scoring. The varsity championship is scheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m.

View a complete schedule below:

VARSITY TOURNAMENT

Pool A: Notre Dame, Ste. Genevieve, Lindbergh, St. Vincent

Pool B: Lafayette, Dexter, Helias Catholic, Perryville.

Friday Pool Play

Court 1

Notre Dame vs. Ste. Genevieve, 4:15 p.m.

St. Vincent vs. Lindbergh, 5:45 p.m.

St. Vincent vs. Notre Dame, 7:15 p.m.

Court 2

Perryville vs. Helias Catholic, 4:15 p.m.

Dexter vs. Perrville, 5:45 p.m.

Dexter vs. Helias Catholic, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday Pool Play

Court 1

Ste. Genevieve vs. Lindbergh, 8:45 a.m.

Notre Dame vs. Lindbergh, 10:15 a.m.

Ste. Genevieve vs. St. Vincent, 11:45 a.m.

Court 2

Lafayette vs. Perryville, 8:45 a.m.

Helias Catholic vs. Lafayette, 10:15 a.m.

Lafayette vs. Dexter, 11:45 a.m.

Saturday Bracket Play

Quarterfinal 1: No. 1 Pool A vs. No. 4 Pool B, Court 1 at 3 p.m.

Quarterfinal 2: No. 3 Pool A vs. No. 2 Pool B, Court 1 at 4 p.m.

Quarterfinal 3: No. 1 Pool B vs. No. 4 Pool A, Court 2 at 3 p.m.

Quarterfinal 4: No. 3 Pool B vs. No. 2 Pool A, Court 2 at 4 p.m.

Semifinal 1: Quarterfinal 1 Winner vs. Quarterfinal 2 Winner, Court 1 at 6 p.m.

Semifinal 2: Quarterfinal 3 Winner vs. Quarterfinal 4 Winner, Court 2 at 6 p.m.

Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner, Court 1 at 7 p.m.

JV TOURNAMENT

Pool A: Notre Dame, Ste. Genevieve, Lindbergh, St. Vincent

Pool B: Perryville JV, Dexter, Helias Catholic, Perryville 9th.

Friday Pool Play

Court 1

Notre Dame vs. Ste. Genevieve, 3:30 p.m.

St. Vincent vs. Lindbergh, 5 p.m.

St. Vincent vs. Notre Dame, 6:30 p.m.

Court 2

Perryville 9th vs. Helias Catholic, 3:30 p.m.

Dexter vs. Perrville JV, 5 p.m.

Dexter vs. Helias Catholic, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday Pool Play

Court 1

Ste. Genevieve vs. Lindbergh, 8 a.m.

Notre Dame vs. Lindbergh, 9:30 a.m.

Ste. Genevieve vs. St. Vincent, 11 a.m.

Court 2

Perryville 9th vs. Perryville JV, 8 a.m.

Helias Catholic vs. Perryville JV, 9:30 a.m.

Perryville 9th vs. Dexter, 11 a.m.

Saturday Bracket Play

Quarterfinal 1: No. 1 Pool A vs. No. 4 Pool B, Court 1 at 1 p.m.

Quarterfinal 2: No. 3 Pool A vs. No. 2 Pool B, Court 1 at 2 p.m.

Quarterfinal 3: No. 1 Pool B vs. No. 4 Pool A, Court 2 at 1 p.m.

Quarterfinal 4: No. 3 Pool B vs. No. 2 Pool A, Court 2 at 2 p.m.

Semifinal 1: Quarterfinal 1 Winner vs. Quarterfinal 2 Winner, Court 1 at 5 p.m.

Semifinal 2: Quarterfinal 3 Winner vs. Quarterfinal 4 Winner, Court 2 at 5 p.m.

Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner, Court 2 at 7 p.m.

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Scores from ND?

-- Posted by cardinalnation on Fri, Sep 4, 2015, at 8:24 PM
Where do we find scores from the ND volleyball fest

-- Posted by cardinalnation on Sat, Sep 5, 2015, at 10:52 AM
VARSITY POOL A

Notre Dame def. Ste. Genevieve 25-22, 25-20

Notre Dame def. Lindbergh 25-18, 25-14

Notre Dame split St. Vincent 20-25, 25-21

Ste. Genevieve split Lindbergh 25-21, 19-25

Ste. Genevieve split St. Vincent 23-25, 25-19

St. Vincent split Lindbergh 25-20, 23-25

VARSITY POOL B

Lafayette split Dexter 25-23, 17-25

Helias Catholic def. Lafayette 25-16, 25-21,

Lafayette def. Perryville 25-23, 25-20

Helias Catholic def. Dexter 25-20, 25-20

Helias Catholic def. Perryville 25-21, 25-20

Dexter def. Perryville 25-19, 26-24

JUNIOR VARSITY POOL A

Notre Dame split Ste. Genevieve 25-13, 16-25

Notre Dame def. Lindbergh 25-8, 25-16

Notre Dame def. St. Vincent 25-18, 25-16

Lindbergh def. Ste. Genevieve 2-0

St. Vincent split Ste. Genevieve 12-25, 25-22

Lindbergh def. St. Vincent 25-20, 25-21

JUNIOR VARSITY POOL B

Perryville 9th split Dexter 26-24, 24-26

Helias Catholic def. Perryville 9th 25-13, 25-14

Perryville JV def. Perryville 9th 25-20, 25-22

Helias Catholic def. Dexter 25-20, 25-17

Perryville JV split Dexter 12-25, 25-20

Helias Catholic def. Perryville JV 25-9, 25-17

-- Posted by Dustin Ward on Sat, Sep 5, 2015, at 3:20 PM
VARSITY BRACKET

Championship:

Helias Catholic def. Dexter 25-13, 25-21

Semifinals:

Helias Catholic def. St. Vincent

Dexter def. Notre Dame 25-19, 26-28, 25-23

Quarterfinals:

Notre Dame def. Perryville 25-17, 25-14

Dexter def. Lindbergh 25-18, 25-13

St. Vincent def. Lafayette

Helias Catholic def. Ste. Genevieve

-- Posted by Dustin Ward on Sun, Sep 6, 2015, at 2:54 AM
Looks like the Dexter sophomores/team might have grown up a little over the weekend. Great job ladies.

-- Posted by lonesomedavepeverett on Sun, Sep 6, 2015, at 9:18 AM
Wow, is Dexter really that young? They took out some tough competition if so. Congrats Bearcats on a great weekend.

-- Posted by cardinalnation on Sun, Sep 6, 2015, at 11:50 AM
http://www.dailystatesman.com/story/2228686.html

-- Posted by Dustin Ward on Mon, Sep 7, 2015, at 12:56 AM

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