Good Sports is a column appearing weekly in the Southeast Missourian and Semoball.com. The purpose is to get to know the people who impact the sporting life of our region in a more complete way. Responses have been edited for clarity and brevity...

Starla Pulley and her Dexter softball team are keeping their fingers crossed for an injury-free season. The Bearcats will try to improve on last season’s 5-15 record but will have to wait awhile to begin the process. All practices and games for Dexter sports have been canceled through April 3 because of concerns about COVID-19. If school reopens on April 6, the district would determine when school activities will resume...

Area players were honored Wednesday with the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association's All-State team. In Class 1, David Layton of Oak Ridge and Delta's Eric Berry were honored. In Class 2, Oran's Tyson Goodale, Jack Below of Advance, Campbell's Blake Fowler and Neelyville's Curtis Fowler were honored along with Oran's Kaylee Payne and Katie Webb, and Neelyville's Lexi Liau...

The Senath-Hornersville Lions softball squad hopes to have the opportunity to display its skills on the diamond under new head coach Melani Rooney this spring. Rooney, who has served as an assistant coach under previous head coach Leigha Woody for the past four seasons, is a 2008 graduate of nearby Kennett High School...

Gary Squires, a St. Louis-born Korean War veteran, service station owner and well-known area golfer, passed away Tuesday at Chateau Girardeau. Squires, 87, was formerly the golf pro at Cape Country Club, Dalhousie and Arena Golf. He also acted as a coach for several area golf teams, including the now-discontinued program at Southeast Missouri State...

“We need someone who can come in and convey a vision, create a sense of unity within that program in terms of where they are headed.” Southeast Missouri State athletic director Brady Barke made that statement nearly a month ago when he was addressing the topic of hiring a new men’s basketball coach and he reiterated it Tuesday when he introduced former Kansas State assistant coach Brad Korn as the new coach of the Redhawk program...

Kansas State men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber admitted to being “surprised” that his former player at Southern Illinois, Brad Korn, wanted to go into the coaching profession upon graduating.

There has been no bigger problem encompassing the Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball program than roster instability.