Basketball

After coaching in the same conference as the Meadow Heights boys basketball team the last three seasons, Corey Brownsberger was familiar with the program. At Leopold, his teams faced off against the Panthers at least two times a season, a regular-season meeting and a Mississippi Valley Conference tournament matchup. ...

Headline SEMO Sizzle Sho-Me Showcase Tournament Champs SEMO Sizzle 7th grade girls basketball team is off to a 13-2 start as they went 4-0 last weekend in the 8th grade division of the Sho-Me Showcase held at Jefferson Junior College in Hillsboro, MO. ...

We reveal winter sport SBA finalists and chat with one of them — a wrestler coming off a severe neck injury.

A week or two before Armani Vermillion walked into the old men's gym unannounced, ready to start a new chapter of his life, Bubba Wheetley had heard the rumblings. A new kid was coming to Advance, his players said. Wheetley, the Advance boys basketball coach, was used to such rumors, so he didn't put too much stock in the most recent gossip. ...

Jersey number: 10 Height: 6-foot-3 Position: Point guard AAU/travel team: Perryville Plans after graduation: Attend Lindenwood University and major in sports management Favorite team tradition: Team meal before big games Favorite memory from this season: Putting in 40 points against Park Hills...

At a summer tournament about two hours away from home, Ethan Evans watched his star player hold her own -- even stand out -- when facing Class 4 and 5 schools, and realized this season would be different. Leah Cauble was ready to take a step forward, Evans thought. The Oran girls basketball player had averaged more than 25 points per game a year earlier as a freshman, and she looked even more impressive in this mid-July tournament in Arnold, Missouri...

Jersey number: 30 Height: 5-foot-9 Position: Guard Favorite team tradition: Praying before every game Favorite memory from this season: Winning third in conference Favorite spot on the floor to shoot from: 3-point line Favorite gym to play in: Chaffee...

Dustin Wengert is coming home. Wengert grew up in Perryville, and next season he'll be directing the Perryville boys basketball team after the Perryville Board of Education approved the hire in Tuesday's meeting. The current Notre Dame athletic director graduated from the town's private school, St. Vincent, and later coached a variety of Indians sports teams. This time he'll be coaching their crosstown rival, replacing Justin Dreyer on the sidelines...

After nine years, Oak Ridge boys basketball will have a new coach next season. Adam Stoneking won't be returning to the sidelines, saying his contract wasn't renewed at a recent school board meeting. "I was just informed that I would not be the basketball coach next year," Stoneking said. "At a board meeting they decided not to renew my contract."...

Headline Semo Rainmakers 16U Win 5th Annual Arch Challenge The Semo Rainmakers 16U Boys Basketball Team WON their 2nd Tournament at the 5th Annual Arch Challenge. The event was held April 7-9th in St. Charles, Missouri. Pictured in back, from left, is Braden Noel, Trevor Ochs, and Dawson Compas. ...