Finch was announced as the speaker for the second annual event on Wednesday morning at HealthPoint Fitness in Cape Girardeau. The Semoball Awards will take place July 11 at the Southeast Missouri State River Campus. >>

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Notre Dame was on the cusp of giving Sikeston yet another district tournament send-off. Allie Ziegler was willing her team with all she could muster by giving underdog Notre Dame a... >>

sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- In a rivalry as old as Charleston and New Madrid County Central's, there are not a lot of firsts still to be had. Yet after all the years of battling each other for district titles the... >>

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Dexter is back in very familiar territory. For the eighth-straight year the Bearcats will play for a district championship after cruising past Cape Central 66-30 Tuesday night at the... >>

sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- For most of the first half it looked like Oran was going to threaten Class 1 power-house Naylor's five-year winning streak in the local sectional. A strong finish to the second... >>