ST. LOUIS -- The Kennett Lady Indians tennis team saw its season come to an end with a 5-4 loss to Clayton in Class 1 sectional action here Saturday.

Clayton (9-5) later fell to John Burroughs, 5-0, in the quarterfinals later that day.

Despite the season-ending loss, Kennett coach Janet Hilburn was pleased with her squad's play Saturday.

"My girls played very good this weekend," said Hilburn. "Hanna Lack and Christy Doughten had a great three-set doubles match (winning in three sets). Megan Walker, Susan Shetley and Anna Grantham all had strong singles showings. ... I was very pleased with my team's effort. They kept playing and never gave up."

Shetley downed Maddie Harned 7-6, 7-5, while Walker got by Mary Goodman 6-4, 7-5 and Grantham took a 6-1, 6-4 win over Taylor Freeman.

At No. 1 singles, Brook Burcham lost 6-0, 6-2 to Catherine Greenberg, while Lack fell to Drew Leftkowich 6-1, 6-3 and Doughten suffered a 6-3, 6-0 loss to Ellie Jacobs.

"Brook came up a little short in her singles match, (but) she played well and competed to the very end."

The future is looking bright for Kennett girls' tennis. Four of the Lady Indians' top six -- Burcham, Shetley, Lack and Grantham -- are all eligible to return next season.

Volleyball
Gideon def. Twin Rivers
At Broseley, the Lady Bulldogs took a hard-fought 25-7, 23-25, and 25-11 over a strong Lady Royals squad.

Cassy Woolverton continued to dominate at the net with 16 kills and five blocks, while Lindsey Wilson added eight kills and four blocks and Sierra Randolph had four kills and a pair of blocks.

Erin Richardson had 17 assists, while Wilson and Megan Parker had three digs.

In the jayvee game, Gideon suffered a rare loss, falling 18-25, 25-21, 25-19.

KMS Lady Indians
The Kennett Middle School Lady Indians eighth-grade basketball team is off to a 2-0 start with a pair of road wins, while the seventh-graders are 1-1 after their first two games.

The eighth-grade Lady Indians downed South Pemiscot 32-19 Tuesday behind eight points from Janiesha Gooden, while Alex Washburn added seven and Morgan Pickens chipped in six.

Kennett led just 14-12 at the half before dominating the second half.

The eighth-grade team won in overtime in the season opener at Campbell Monday behind 11 points from Audrey Wynne, while Mackenzie Carr added eight and Alex Washburn added six.

The Lady Indians took a big lead to the fourth quarter, but Campbell rallied to force overtime, where Kennett prevailed.

The seventh-graders evened their record at 1-1 Tuesday with a 20-6 win at South Pemiscot. Courtney McElhaney led the way with eight points, while Anna Kay Hilburn added six in the win.

Kennett allowed just two first-half points and outscored South Pem 9-2 in the third quarter to seal the game.

The seventh-grade Lady Tribe did not fare as well in Monday's opener, falling 12-11 at Campbell. McElhaney's six points paced Kennett in the loss.