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SCAA: Tourney win should boost Bearcats' confidence (1/25/24)BLOOMFIELD – The Dexter High School varsity boys basketball program finds itself in an unfamiliar place this winter. Following eight consecutive winning seasons, the Bearcats have labored to a 4-12 mark.
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SCAA: Semifinal loss aside, Bell City's numbers are improved at both ends (1/25/24)BLOOMFIELD – It wasn’t evident in Bell City’s 72-34 consolation semifinal loss to Dexter on Wednesday in the Stoddard County Athletic Association Boy’s Basketball Tournament at Bloomfield High School, but the Cubs have made significant statistical strides at both ends of the court this season.
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SCAA: Bixler has Bell City trending in upward direction (1/24/24)BLOOMFIELD – If you sat and watched Bell City’s varsity boy’s basketball game on Tuesday against Woodland, you probably left the historic Bloomfield High School gym, which is where this week’s Stoddard County Athletic Association Tournament is being held, having missed the forests for the trees as you assessed the Cubs. Yes, second-year coach Luke Bixler’s team lost 105-55 to the Class 3 No. 14-ranked Cardinals, who improved to 11-4 on the season. However, that one defeat wasn’t indicative of how this program is trending.
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SCAA: Woodland makes effective use of its time in tourney rout (1/24/24)BLOOMFIELD – With only a month remaining before MSHSAA boy’s basketball squads enter postseason play, coaches throughout the state are trying to remedy the weak spots in their teams with the remaining opportunities to do so in game situations.
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BCS GBB Tournament: Woodland dominates (again) en route to third title (1/13/24)PATTON – Each varsity boy’s basketball season, the team at Woodland High School hosts the Woodland Invitational Tournament early in its season. The Cardinals’ girl’s program is seemingly doing something similar in mid-season, but it goes by the name of the Bollinger Cape Scott Conference Tournament, as Woodland has absolutely dominated this event since its inception three years ago.
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2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament: Top performers from each team (12/31/23)After four days (Dec. 26-30), 26 games, and 40 hours of listening to fans at the Show Me Center scream, "Get the rebound!" and "That's a foul!" the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament is now in the books. Cape Central has once again claimed the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament championship by defeating Jackson. ...
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2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament: Braves beat Cubs to win consolation title (12/30/23)Scott County Central entered the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament with a winning record and left with the consolation championship for the first time since 2018. The Braves earned their elusive prize with a 66-52 win over Bell City on Saturday, Dec. 30 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. Namarius Banks-Warren put the team on his back by scoring 31 points. The senior has had high scoring nights before but this was the first time this season he scored over 30 points in a game...
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COLUMN: The Festivus finals of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament (12/28/23)There's a theme connecting the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament championship game, as well as the third-place and fifth-place games. Revenge.
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2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament: Defensive effort earns Bell City a spot in the consolation championship (12/28/23)For the first time in nearly a decade, the Bell City Cubs will play for a Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament consolation championship. The Cubs defeated the Advance Hornets 55-49 in the consolation semi-final to earn their spot in the consolation championship for the first time since 2014...
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2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament: Roller coaster contest sees Bell City eliminate Leopold (12/27/23)A game that featured five ties and 11 lead changes swung in favor of the Bell City Cubs as they downed the Leopold Wildcats 48-45 on Wednesday. The win advances the Cubs to day three of the tournament for the first time since 2016. “I’m extremely proud of this group,” Bell City coach Luke Bixler said. “They’ve been battle-tested all year long and we’ve been in a lot of close games so to finally come out on top of one after what feels like forever is great.”...
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2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament: Jackson bigs vital in opening win against Bell City (12/26/23)Shaking off the early-morning rust of a Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament 10:30 a.m. tip, the Jackson Indians built an early lead and held firm to take a lopsided 78-31 victory at the Show Me Center to advance to a Wednesday quarterfinal. Not hitting a 3-pointer in the entire duration of the first half, Jackson used its macho men on the inside to garner an early lead. ...
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Previewing the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament (12/23/23)Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the Show Me Center, all the Cape creatures were stirring for a week-long basketball bender. The SEMO banners were hung by the rafters with care. Hey, look, a future Redhawk is there! Jay Reynolds brings his sharpshooting to his future home, as the Cape Central Tigers look to remain on their throne...