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State softball Saturday (games are 12 p.m.) Class 4 quarterfinals: Festus (24-7) at Parkway West (21-9) Class 5 quarterfinals: Jackson (18-15) at Eureka (21-4) Winners advance to the state final four at the Killian Softball Complex in Springfield Oct. 29-30. (Russell Korando)

“All season you think about how everything builds up to that. We’re getting as ready as we can." -- Eureka softball coach Mark Mosley, talking Tuesday about hosting the Class 5 District 2 tournament, starting next week. (Ron Rigdon photo)

"He’s just a fighter, a battler. Jude’s been a running back forever, and will be a tight end in college. He’s our QB because he’s the heart and soul of this offense." -- Fox head coach Brent Tinker about Jude Pribish (Ron Rigdon photo)

“We’ve taken a unique approach to every game. Our focus is weight room, clean the locker room, keep the grades up." -- St. Pius X football coach Frank Ray after the Lancers won their fourth game in a row to improve to 4-1 at the season's midway point.

De Soto QB Cannon Kisner (Lisa Rigdon photo) accounted for 352 yards of offense, rushed for 3 TDs and passed for 3 in a 40-12 home win over Windsor on Sept. 25.

Congratulations to Eureka girls volleyball 🏐 coach Jodie Fowler for 200 career wins.

Fox visits Northwest in Cedar Hill tonight at 7 p.m. in a battle of 1-0 teams from the Suburban Conference. Both teams are led by dynamic senior quarterbacks. Fox’s Jude Pribish made the transition from running back this year. Northwest’s Cohenn Stark is in his third year at QB.

Deb Nicollerat won her 500th game as a girls volleyball head coach when St. Pius X beat Althoff on Aug. 29. This is Nicollerat's first season as the head coach of the Lancers.