Festus Weekly Update 10/26/26

The JV team defeated Poplar Bluff last week on Monday. The Varsity team traveled to Kirksville on Saturday and won 14-7. This was the 7th win in a row for the Tigers and they are now the number 1 seed in their district. They have a bye on October 30 and will play the winner of Desoto and North County at home on Nov 6.

After winning districts the previous week the softball team traveled to Parkway West for their sectional matchup on Saturday. The team held an early 3-0 lead before ultimately losing 6-3. The team finished 24-8. Great season girls!

The Tigers finished out their season this week, on Tuesday with a trip to the Quarterfinal round of the State bracket. They lost to a very strong Parkway West team.

The Tigers finished with a 12-7 season record.

They won the Class 2 District 1 Team Championship.

They finished in the Final 8 teams in their Class!

Way to go Tigers!

The soccer team lost to Hillsboro 1-0 and North County 2-1 last week. The team is now 5-11 on the season and will take on Sullivan at home on Tuesday night at 530 PM.

The volleyball team has won their first two district games. The first was a 3-0 sweep of Affton and then a 5 set thriller against Hillsboro. The team will take on Farmington Tuesday night at 6 at Desoto for the district championship.

Tiger of the Week - Elijah Apollo - Senior - Tiger Tech Team - "Elijah is dependable, organized and does a great job repairing Chromebooks." - Kate Tedford, Tiger Tech Team Teacher

Athlete of the Week - Grace Vogel - Senior - Girls Tennis - "Grace has been a part of the Girls Tennis program since its beginning four years ago. Grace plays with grit & determination, fighting to the end in every one of her matches. In our District Championship match, she stepped up to win the deciding match when our

State berth was on the line. She is a great example to her teammates of what can be accomplished when you never give up!" - Angela Tinnin, Head Tennis Coach

Artist of the Week - Kim Davidson - Senior - Art - "While in both Drawing and 3D Design she has shown an enormous amount of hard work, dedication, and creativity. Kim goes above and beyond working extra to produce fantastic artwork." - Brandy Brooks-Fehlker & Regina Coale, Art Teachers