Community Sports

In came down to one swing of the bat. Defending champion Jeremy Patton had one out remaining in the final round and trailed by a home run. Except Patton was on the bonus ball, which counted as two home runs. So either he was going to win, or he was going to lose...

The crowd at the inaugural Louie Smith Memorial Home Run Derby charity event last year was 5-6 people deep with packed stands. Organizers think there could be twice as many people this year. “I think we are at the tip of the iceberg with what we can do with this. ...

After two successful seasons at Jackson High School Alexis Allstun has signed her National Letter of Intent with Missouri Baptist University of St. Louis to continue her basketball career while furthering her education...

It'll be a season of firsts for the Cape Catfish. Not only is it the inaugural season for the collegiate summer league baseball team, it's the first head coaching job for manager Steve Larkin. The longtime professional player has spent the past three summers coaching in the Prospect League. This time around, he won't be the hitting coach. Instead, he's the headman...

Baseball season is here. The St. Louis Cardinals' season, an unofficial marker of spring for many in Southeast Missouri, is underway. That means summer, and more baseball, is that much closer. There's always been plenty of local baseball in June and July to satisfy area connoisseurs, from the Capahas to legion and Babe Ruth baseball. This summer, add a new team to the mix...

Peace. A place of zen. Perseverance. Those are a few words Gavilan Bland uses to describe the world of Mixed Martial Arts. He, along with teammates, Caleb Woodside and Tommy Wood, will compete today at War in the Cage in Paducah, Kentucky. Bland, a Sikeston, Missouri, native now living in Cape Girardeau, and his team, ISD Missouri, have one goal in mind: Train like a champion. The team compared the phrase, "Train like a champion" with enduring...

Over 600 people attended the Celebration of Youth Sports Awards Banquet, hosted by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department on Friday. Listed below are award winners. There were also four special awards handed out. Mike Payne received the Youth Sports Lifetime Achievement Award...

Headline Wyatt Sisters Spring to the Top Each year, Cape Central hosts one of the largest high school Swimming & Diving events in the state of Missouri. The 17th annual City of Roses Invitational was held on January 19th, under the direction of Dayna Powell, Central’s head Swimming & Diving coach...

The Scott City eighth-grade boys basketball capped an undefeated season with an 48-27 win over Oran on Tuesday, November 20th. With the win, the Rams finished with a 12-0 record having won the regular-season and tournament titles in the Scott-Mississppi Conference...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Southeast Missouri is known for its rich and heralded basketball programs. On Friday night, the public can learn more about that rich tradition at the Clara-Newman-Drinkwater Auditorium, in Charleston, Missouri, as the Roosevelt Mitchell film “The Charleston Tradition” will be shown. The film will be at 7 p.m...

Sam Houston State baseball coach Matt Deggs speaks to the public at the Miner Convention Center in Miner, Mo., on Tuesday. Deggs discussed his trials and tribulations and how that changed his life and baseball career. Deggs also spoke about his love of God and how God helped him through dark times in his life, and about FCA and what that organization means to him, and what he is, likewise, trying to teach to everyone else...

Jackson 7th grade girls basketball team won the Cape Tournament last night beating Cape Central 41-13.

MINER, Mo — The Southeast Missouri Fellowship of Christian Athletes is hosting a fundraising event on Tuesday at the Miner Convention Center in Miner, at 6:30 p.m. Featuring special guest, Sam Houston State University baseball coach Matt Deggs, this event is for people to hear the story of Deggs and how his coaching style — and life in general — has changed for the better...