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2012 Dunklin County Post 303 American Legion baseball schedule released,tryouts slated for May
Posted Thursday, May 10, at 3:42 PM
The 2012 Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment American Legion baseball schedule has been released. Dunklin County is slated to open its season with a home doubleheader against Blytheville, Ark., on June 2. The first pitch is slated for 2 p.m. at the Senath-Hornersville High School baseball field...

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District baseball seedings released
Posted Sunday, May 6, at 6:48 PM

District baseball seedings have been released for baseball districts involving teams in the Missouri Bootheel. View the district baseball tournament brackets by clicking on the links below: Class 1, District 1 at Holcomb Class 2, District 1 at Malden...

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Schedule set for Bootheel Conference baseball tournament
Posted Tuesday, May 1, at 1:17 PM

The schedule is set for the Bootheel Conference baseball tournament. Higher seeds will host quarterfinal contests at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The semifinals are slated for Wednesday at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. in Kennett. The championship will be played Thursday at 4 p.m. in Kennett...

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Schedule set for SEMO Conference baseball tournament
Posted Thursday, April 26, at 3:04 PM

The Notre Dame Bulldogs have received the No. 1 seed in the 9-team SEMO Conference baseball tournament. The defending champion Kennett Indians are seeded second. Poplar Bluff is seeded third, Sikeston is fourth, Dexter is fifth, Cape Central is sixth, Jackson is seventh, New Madrid County Central is eighth and Kelly is ninth...

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Live Wednesday: Tri-County Conference baseball tournament championship updates
Posted Friday, April 20, at 3:22 PM

I'll provide live updates for the Tri-County Conference baseball championship between state-ranked Cooter and state-ranked Holcomb Wednesday. The updates will be available beginning at approximately 4 p.m. at this link: Live Updates A bracket / quarterfinal results for the tournament is available at this link:...

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Live Saturday: Malden baseball tournament updates
Posted Tuesday, April 10, at 1:31 PM

Malden, Holcomb and Greenville went 2-0 in their respective pools at the Malden baseball tournament Friday. The three teams will play each other in the championship pool Saturday. I'll provide updates for Saturday's games at this link: Baseball Score Updates...

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Black & Gold wrestling meet slated for Monday in Kennett
Posted Sunday, March 18, at 11:27 PM

The recently founded SEMO Youth Wrestling Club of Kennett will hold a Black and Gold wrestling meet Mar. 19 at 6 p.m. The wrestling meet will take place at the Kennett Middle School gymnasium. The community is invited to attend the event. Look for complete coverage of the competition in Tuesday's Daily Dunklin Democrat...

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Hayti-Thayer playoff game slated for Wednesday at Poplar Bluff
Posted Tuesday, March 6, at 2:07 PM

The Hayti boys basketball team will take on Thayer Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. in its Class 2 state sectional contest. Thayer (23-6) defeated Winona 45-41 in its district championship. Hayti (19-9) beat state-ranked Holcomb and Portageville on back-to-back nights to win its district championship...

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Live Saturday: Playoff Updates from Farmington
Posted Saturday, March 3, at 2:11 PM

I've elected to make the 131-mile drive to Farmington to watch the Class 4 state basketball regionals. If I have cell phone service I will provide live updates for the Dexter-Miller Academy girls basketball game and Sikeston-Imagine College Prep boys basketball game...

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District basketball seedings released
Posted Wednesday, February 15, at 1:41 PM

Seedings for multiple district basketball tournaments have been released. Here are the seedings I've received via text messages. Some brackets are also available below: Class 3, District 1 at Bloomfield (Boys Basketball) 1. Charleston 2. Kennett 3. Doniphan...

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District basketball seedings released
Posted Wednesday, February 15, at 1:28 PM

Brackets will come later. Here are the text messages I've received regarding district basketball seedings: Class 3, District 1 (Boys Basketball) 1. Charleston 2. Kennett 3. Doniphan 4. Caruthersville 5. New Madrid County Central 6. Malden 7. Bloomfield...

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Updated Tri-County Conference Tournament Schedule
Posted Monday, February 13, at 4:54 PM

CLARKTON, Mo. -- Tournament officials made the decision Monday morning to postpone three of the four varsity quarterfinal contests at the Tri-County Conference Tournament in Clarkton. The Delta C-7-Cooter game was moved to Delta C-7 and played at 1 p.m. Monday. No. 9 seeded Cooter upset eight-seeded Delta C-7. Cooter will play No. 1 seeded Holcomb Wednesday at 4 p.m...

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Tri-County Tournament Postponed: Updated Brackets
Posted Thursday, February 9, at 2:41 PM

Three of the four Tri-County Conference Tournament varsity boys basketball games have been postponed Monday. The first round game between No. 8 seeded Delta C-7 and No. 9 seeded Cooter has been moved to 1 p.m. Monday at Delta C-7. View the new times and dates for all games by clicking on the brackets below:...

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Live Friday: Championship Updates
Posted Friday, February 3, at 2:16 PM

I'll provide live updates for the varsity Bootheel Conference championship tonight beginning at approximately 7:30 p.m. You may view the score updates at this link: Basketball Scores Third-seeded Kennett will take on fourth-seeded Hayti in the varsity final...

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Bootheel Conference boys basketball tournament
Posted Monday, January 30, at 1:42 PM

The Bootheel Conference boys basketball tournament is slated for Jan. 30 - Feb. 3 at Caruthersville. Brackets for the Bootheel Conference boys basketball tournament are available at the links below: Varsity Bracket Junior Varsity Bracket...

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2012 Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout takes place Saturday in Charleston
Posted Saturday, January 28, at 3:15 AM

The 2012 Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout will be played Jan. 28 at Charleston. The following girls basketball games will take place at the event: Greenville vs. South Pemiscot, 11 a.m. Delta vs. Portageville, 12:30 p.m. East Prairie vs. Woodland, 2 p.m...

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Debate it Now: Kennett at Charleston Friday
Posted Thursday, January 26, at 1:32 AM

Two of the best Class 3 varsity boys basketball programs in southeast Missouri collide Friday when Kennett visits Charleston. Both teams won their respective 16-team Christmas tournament in December. Both teams are undefeated against Class 3 Missouri schools this season...

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Kennett Lady Indians basketball program voted top story of 2011
Posted Tuesday, January 17, at 3:53 PM

The readers of the Daily Dunklin Democrat voted the Kennett Lady Indians basketball program the top sports story of 2011. 186 votes were cast at www.dddnews.com/sports for the top sports story of 2011 from Jan. 1 to Jan. 17. The Lady Indians set a school record for wins in its 2010-11 campaign, finishing 29-4 and advancing to the state final four for the first time in school history under first-year head coach Spencer Hoffman. ...

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(Vote Now) 2011 Top 10 Dunklin County Sports Stories
Posted Saturday, December 31, at 1:18 AM

The accomplishments by Dunklin County athletes were unprecedented and at times unheard of before 2011. Three teams advanced to the state tournament in their respective sport. The number of Kennett athletes who signed athletic scholarship reached double digits...

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Discuss it Now: Basketball Tournaments
Posted Sunday, December 25, at 7:25 PM

Discussion regarding which teams will win 16-team boys basketball tournaments at multiple locations has started on the forums. Join the discussion here:Basketball Debate I'll be at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Monday through Thursday. I have yet to decide if I will attend the championship of the tourney at Cape Girardeau, Poplar Bluff or Dyersburg, Tenn., Friday...

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Dustin Ward has been the sports editor at the Daily Dunklin Democrat in Kennett, Mo., since January 2011.

Ward graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a minor in psychology. He also has 21-hour concentration in environmental science, social studies and education.

Ward started following sports in Southeast Missouri when he was five-years-old in 1991. In the 2009-10 basketball season, he watched 84 varsity basketball teams play a total of 147 varsity games. He also attended the state basketball, baseball and volleyball tournaments last season. His favorite baseball memory is watching the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Detroit Tigers in the 2006 World Series.

Ward completed an internship in the summer of 2010 at semoball.com. During the internship he had the opportunity to visit and photograph the athletic facilities at all 58 semoball schools. He also researched the district and state championship histories of 55 schools and used the Cover it Live application to cover the Senior Babe Ruth state baseball tournament.