Community Sports

The 15th annual Kennett Cup turned out to be a big hit Sunday at Kennett Country Club. A total of 68 golfers participated in the event with a total of 180 hole sponsors. Tournament manager Deloris Johnson said the strong support led to over $25,000 being raised at the event...

The coronavirus that has swept across our planet has been powerful enough to interfere in almost every facet of our daily lives. However, it will take more than a global pandemic to keep the youth of Southeast Missouri from praising the Lord.

Craig Caringer, Brent Little, Don Martin and Ashley Williams were honored Thursday night at the 34th induction ceremony of the Poplar Bluff Sports Hall of Fame. “I think this is one of the best classes that we’ve ever put together,” Poplar Bluff Hall of Fame President Brian Rosener said...

Craig Caringer, Brent Little, Don Martin and Ashley Williams will be honored Thursday night at the 34th induction ceremony of the Poplar Bluff Sports Hall of Fame. The dinner, which starts at 7 p.m., will be held at the Black River Coliseum and they will be introduced during the Poplar Bluff Mules homecoming football game Friday night...

Derland Moore, who played 14 seasons in the NFL and was an All-American defensive lineman at the University of Oklahoma, died Thursday night. The Poplar Bluff native was 68. Moore was a walk-on at Oklahoma after earning a track scholarship based on one meet that his father didn’t want him to attend because he had to work on the family farm...

America’s oldest amateur baseball team has snagged a significant share of Mon-Clair League’s 2020 postseason awards. Fourth-year Cape Girardeau Capahas manager Tom Bolen won his first-ever manager of the year award after leading the Caps to a 17-4 record in a COVID-compressed season...

Only one person played two rounds under par at the 74th Tom Hoover Ozark Invitational. Chad Niezing of Manchester shot 67-69 to finish 6-under and win by four strokes Sunday at Westwood Hills Country Club. “It’s been a great tournament. Love the golf course, love the people down here. ...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - It’s going to be a crowded Sunday. There’s a four-way tie for first at the 74th Tom Hoover Ozark Invitational and another 12 players are within five strokes of the lead after the first round Saturday at Westwood Hills Country Club in Poplar Bluff...

A special parent/child event was held at Dalhousie Sunday. In the 9 hole division, two-person format, Aaron and Gemma Dombrowski won first place, shooting a 32. 9-hole division: First place: Aaron and Gemma Dombrowski- 32 18-hole division: First place: Kyle and Greyson McMinn- 66...

Shooting a hole-in-one in golf, at any level, is one of the hardest things to do in any sport. It requires skill, patience, and a little luck. Ok...maybe a lot of luck. Doug Mitchell, a member of Whitmoor Country Club in St.Charles, MO. accomplished that feat today at Dalhousie...

The Cape Girardeau Capahas are still seeking an elusive Mon Clair League championship. The Caps, the top seed in this weekend’s single-elimination league playoffs, fell Saturday to the no.-4 seed Belleville Rockies, 4-1, in a second-round contest at Capaha Field...

Notre Dame’s Austin Dill will be the starting pitcher if the Cape Girardeau Capahas reach the Mon Clair League championship game this Sunday. The Caps (17-3), the no.-1 seed in the aluminum bat playoff tourney, have won 15 in a row and Dill has the most impressive statistics of any league hurler...

KENNETT, Mo. - Local golfers teamed up for a fifth straight year to raise money for the Kennett Athletic Program Friday. A total of 92 golfers competed at the fifth annual Kennett Athletics Booster Club Four-Person Golf Scramble at Kennett Country Club...

The Cape Girardeau Capahas (17-3) won their 15th in a row Saturday as the oldest amateur team in U.S. history swept a doubleheader from the Belleville Rockies, 7-2 and 7-6 at Capaha Field. Game one In the early game, Malden’s Dee Triplett’s first inning three-run homer put the Caps on the board early to pace the Mon Clair League leaders. ...

SIKESTON — Night one of the 68th Annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo featured seven events on Wednesday night. In bareback riding, Clayton Biglow edged Kaycee Feild and Tilden Hooper by one and a half points with a ride of 89.5. Feild and Hooper each finished with rides of 88...

POPLAR BLUFF - Heading into the summer, The Redbirds were hoping for a .500 record and to finish in the middle of the Pony League pack. Instead, they became champions. The Redbirds lost one game and beat Today's Computers 8-4 on Friday at McLane Park to win the Poplar Bluff Park Department Pony League Tournament championship...

Midwest Security had to rally three different times. The third secured them a walk-off, 9-8 win in five innings against Pack's Do It Center in the Park Department Babe Ruth League Tournament championship Thursday at McLane Park. Both coaches agreed to limit championship to either five innings or one hour and 45 minutes...

The bottom of the order set the table for the Century 21 Cyclones to come out on top in the Poplar Bluff Park Department Junior League Tournament final Thursday. With the game tied in the fifth, Alicia Barker and Maryah Tillman drew walks to open the inning. The Nos. 8 and 9 hitters moved into scoring position for the leadoff hitter...

Trenton Lacy couldn’t avoid the tag, but his bases-clearing hit capped a five-run inning and his pitches found the mitt Wednesday night. Lacy, who struck out 10 on the mound, was within 10 feet of home for an inside-the-park grand slam when he was tagged out. It was enough for First Midwest Bank to complete a perfect season with a 9-4 win over Sport Clips in the Poplar Bluff Park Department Little League Tournament championship...

Poplar Bluff Realty leadoff hitter Molly Murphy stepped up to the plate with the score tied and one out in the bottom of the sixth inning. She was 0 for 2 in the Poplar Bluff Park Department Sub-Junior Tournament championship Thursday at McLane Park. Both balls hit hard but scooped up by the infield for throws to first base...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- With steady hitting throughout the lineup, Castello's did what no team could do all season. Castello's put 19 runners on base throughout the Poplar Bluff Parks Department Civic League Tournament championship to beat previously undefeated Sterling Insurance 9-1 on Wednesday at McLane Park in Poplar Bluff...

During this time of social distancing, the SuperFan series of articles focuses on fans who are geographically distant from the teams they support, who are fiercely loyal to a team outside the state of Missouri. Responses are edited for clarity and brevity...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - Southeast Tropics cleanup hitter Peyton Eftink felt good at the plate before the Senior Babe Ruth State Tournament got underway Wednesday afternoon at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. “I was really confident coming into today,” Eftink said. “I had a good gut feeling before the game. I just tried to see the fastball and hit it every time I went to the plate.”...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Swim Team capped off an abbreviated season with its final inter-squad meet and its annual season-ending award ceremony last week at Sheryl Crow Aquatic Center in Kennett. Over 130 swimmers competed in the final inter-squad meet Friday...