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BREAKING: Semoball Awards winter sports finalists announced (4/24/24)The Semoball Awards finalists for fall sports were announced Wednesday morning on a selection show broadcast live on SEMO ESPN Radio and streamed on the Semoball.com Facebook page. The finalists were selected by a sports panel made up of representatives from the Southeast Missourian, Standard Democrat, Dexter Statesman, Daily American Republic and Delta Dunklin Democrat...
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Late night drama at Campbell (4/22/24)CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Campbell Lady Camels defeated the Clarkton Lady Reindeer Friday 10-9 at home. But the game wasn't business as usual for either team. The two teams' varsity squads met at 6 p.m., after the JV teams' games, and with identical, tough 2-9 records...
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Reindeer senior concludes career with 'fantastic season' (3/14/24)The 2023-24 varsity boy’s basketball season at Clarkton High School wasn’t quite as successful – in terms of wins and losses – as the Reindeer followers had grown to enjoy over the past couple of winters.
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C1S1 BKB: Rebels get revenge on Reindeer in convincing fashion (2/29/24)ESSEX – A year ago, the Richland (Essex) boy’s basketball squad was riding the euphoria of winning the first MSHSAA Class 1 District 2 District title in decades and promptly went out in the Sectional round and lost to Clarkton 47-44. The 2023-24 version of the Rebels didn’t allow that missed opportunity to have a chance of happening again on Tuesday, as they handed the Reindeer a 48-33 loss in the MSHSAA Class 1 Sectional 1 at Richland (Essex) High School.
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Clarkton, Cooter face off at C1D1 Final (2/23/24)CLARKTON – Four teams entered Thursday's Class 1 District 1 semifinal round. Two advanced to Saturday's final. The No.1-seeded Cooter Wildcats (17-10) defeated No.4-seeded Delta C-7 (Deering) Chargers (9-16) and No.3-seeded Clarkton Reindeer (9-18) edged out No.2-seeded Gideon Bulldogs (8-19) in an upset win...
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C1D1 semifinals decided (2/21/24)CLARKTON – The opening games of the Class 1 District 1 Basketball Tournament here Tuesday resulted in three teams advancing to Thursday's semifinals. No.1-seeded Cooter (16-10) takes on challengers No.4-seeded Delta C-7 (Deering) at 6 p.m. and host team, No.3-seeded Clarkton (8-18) resurrects a three-mile rivalry with No.2-seeded Gideon (8-18) following...
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Amauri Gorman blows past 1,000 (2/21/24)CLARKTON – It's always thrilling to see high-school athletes achieve. The Reindeers' Amauri Gorman inspired excitement when he reached, then topped 1,000 points during a recent basketball game against a very strong South Pemiscot High School team. “I'll be playing 'til I can't no more,” a soft-spoken Gorman said after his successful outing at Tuesday's Class1 District 1 Tournament. “For real.”...
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Campbell Camels are victorious on Senior Night (2/15/24)CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Camels celebrated Monday's Senior Night in style. The varsity basketball squad downed the Clarkton Reindeer in a close match 46-43, nearly a dozen seniors were recognized on court, and Campbell head coach and Athletic Director Steve Fowler was honored for winning more than 300 games...
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Risco, Cooter to scrap for Tri-County Conference title (2/9/24)RISCO – And then there were two. From a field of eight Bootheel high school basketball programs, home-town hosts, the first-seeded Risco Tigers and the second-seeded Cooter Wildcats both emerged victorious at Thursday's Tri-County Conference Tournament semifinals at Roy Hon Gymnasium...
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Risco, Clarkton, Cooter, Gideon advance in Tri-County Conference Tournament (2/7/24)RISCO – Competition was fierce Tuesday at the Roy Hon Gymnasium when eight area high school basketball teams competed in the Tri-County Conference Basketball Tournament preliminary round. The bracket pit the host, first-seeded Risco, against the visiting eight-seed North Pemiscot Mustangs; featured a four-five contest, the Holcomb Hornets against the Clarkton Reindeer; included a two-seven matchup, the Cooter Wildcats against the Southland C-9 Rebels; and found the three-seed Delta C-7 Chargers against the six-seed Gideon Bulldogs.. ...
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Clarkton falls to Crowley's Ridge Academy on HC night (1/29/24)The Clarkton Reindeer struggled to hold on after a second half rally and defensive adjustments by Crowley's Ridge Academy during the hosts' homecoming night on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. After a first quarter lead and an incredibly tight margin at halftime, Clarkton fell to the Falcons, from Paragould Ark., with a final score of 49-65...
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Clarkton wins close rivalry game over Gideon (1/13/24)CLARKTON - The thrill of victory. The agony of defeat. The Clarkton Reindeer hosted the Gideon Bulldogs Friday, and celebrated a win and mourned a loss. The Reindeer varsity team edged out the Bulldogs 45-43 while the Bulldogs JV team whipped the Reindeer JV team 48-25...
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Hayti holds out for road win over Clarkton (1/5/24)CLARKTON – Despite being down early on and neck-and-neck at halftime, the Hayti Indians pulled out a road win over Clarkton 71-60 Thursday, Jan. 4. For both Hayti, coming off a Bloomfield Christmas Tournament consolation championship win, and Clarkton, battling to inch closer to the .500 mark, the game opened a long stretch of the season to sharpen their swords and prepare for tournament season...
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Risco upsets Malden, Portageville keeps rolling in Clarkton Christmas Tournament (12/15/23)Fourth-seeded Risco pulled off 78-75 upset in overtime against first-seeded Malden, and second-seeded Portageville kept their momentum going with a 55-32 win over East Carter County in the semifinal round of the Clarkton Christmas Tournament on Thursday...
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Clarkton holds second annual Night of Champions weightlifting event (7/28/23)CLARKTON – After several Reindeer student athletes showed out to display the hard work they put in during summer weightlifting sessions, 20 athletes were inducted into the Iron Deer Club in the second year of Clarkton High School’s Night of Champions showcase event on Thursday, July 27, 2023...
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DDD-Area softball athletes shine, earn postseason honors (5/22/23)After an eventful season of high school softball came to an end for Bootheel schools, many student-athletes continued the legacy of success for themselves and for their respective schools. From Southland to Risco, Campbell to Delta C-7, at least one athlete from every school in the Delta Dunklin Democrat's area of coverage earned postseason honors this year...
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Cooter, Risco to face off in Class 1 District 1 Baseball Championship (5/16/23)COOTER – After a long day of baseball, quarterfinals and semifinals all at once, the Wildcats and Tigers will officially have a Class 1 District 1 championship rematch. Fourth-seeded Clarkton came out on top of their quarterfinal against fifth-seeded Southland 13-12, a game that came down to the final play of the seventh inning. ...
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Charleston softball team spoils Clarkton's senior night (5/2/23)CLARKTON – On a sunny afternoon made for softball, the Clarkton softball team fell to Charleston 12-2 on senior night in a game filled with errors and stolen bases. From the first seconds on offense, Clarkton battled for any kind of traction to keep up with Charleston, who ended the first inning leading the hosts 4-2 after leaving two Lady Reindeer stranded on base...