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DAR Prep Roundup: Baseball/Softball (3/19/24)The baseball and softball season is in full swing, and a lot of action occurred throughout the area on Monday. With only a few games under each team’s belt, some aimed to get their first victory of the season, while the others saw an opportunity to add more to the win column...
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Class 2 State Tournament: Indians fall to South Pemiscot at the buzzer (3/4/24)Surviving and advancing was the game plan for the Puxico Indians heading into the second round of the state tournament, but their historic run would take a turn in the game's final moments. The Indians stepped onto Gene Bess Court at Three Rivers College on Saturday for their toughest battle of the year. They went head-to-head against the South Pemiscot Bulldogs as both attempted to fight their way to the Class 2 Final Four...
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C2 Sectional: Puxico routs St. Vincent in historic Battle of the Indians (2/28/24)The Class 2 Sectional matchup between St. Vincent and Puxico was not only the battle of the Indians but also a showdown between dueling teams of destiny. St Vincent won its first district championship since 2005 and Puxico won their title for the first time since 2007...
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C2D3: Puxico pulls away from Advance for district title (2/26/24)BLOOMFIELD — Mission accomplished for the Puxico Indians boys basketball team. After coming up just short of winning a district title in recent years, the Indians finally reached the pinnacle Saturday with a 79-47 win over the Advance Hornets in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 3 championship game...
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C2D3 BKB: Top-seed Puxico pulls away for W over stubborn Oran (2/23/24)BLOOMFIELD – The Puxico High School varsity boy’s basketball squad has been here before. Literally.
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Jackson dominates to earn big victory over Lady Mules (2/2/24)The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules attempted to keep their recent hot streak rolling, but they had a tough task ahead as they hosted the Jackson Lady Indians on Thursday. After snagging their third consecutive win in their last contest, the Lady Mules struggled to get much going offensively and fell to Jackson 69-35 as their winning streak came to an end...
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SCAA: Rebel guard climbs out of dog house, lifts squad to historic title (1/29/24)BLOOMFIELD – Midway through the fourth quarter of the Stoddard County Boy’s Basketball Tournament championship game on Friday at Bloomfield High School, Richland (Essex) junior point guard Hunter Sanders looked as if he would rather be anyplace else in the Bootheel than where he found himself.
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SCAA: Puxico holds off pesky Bloomfield for shot at long-awaited title (1/26/24)BLOOMFIELD – After being extremely disappointed with his team’s overall effort in its opening win in the Stoddard County Athletic Association Boy’s Basketball Tournament, third-year Puxico coach Bryant Fernetti was much happier following its next game.
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SCAA: Puxico survives slow start vs. Advance (1/23/24)BLOOMFIELD - The Puxico High School varsity boy’s basketball squad came into this week’s Stoddard County Athletic Association Tournament with a state ranking (Class 3 No. 8), a great record (13-1), and a lot of awe from its peers (the top seed in the tourney).
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Puxico overwhelms Bernie at both ends in road rout (1/21/24)BERNIE – Throughout this week’s Stoddard County Athletic Association Boy’s Basketball Tournament, talent alone won’t carry a team to a championship, though it will certainly help.
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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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Young guards keep Puxico hoops rolling (1/6/24)The Puxico High School basketball express continued to roll on Friday, as the Indians had little difficulty dispensing of Clarkton 83-43, which gave the Class 2 No. 7-ranked team its 11th win in 12 outings.
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BCT 2023: Puxico coach pleased so far, but seeking 'better defense' (12/30/23)BLOOMFIELD – The Puxico High School varsity boy’s basketball program has advanced to the MSHSAA State Finals on four different occasions, so to say the Indians are off to the best start in program history this winter may be incorrect. However, the last time Puxico challenged for a state title was 71 years ago (Class B second place in 1953), so it is accurate to state that Puxico is enjoying a historic year.
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BCT 2023: Malden takes advantage of opportunity against short-handed Puxico (12/29/23)BLOOMFIELD – Regardless of which team was the No. 1 seed in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, of which Puxico was, any team trying to stop the steaming locomotive of a group that Malden is morphing into with each outing this season, was going to be a difficult task.
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BCT 2023: Puxico holds off challenge from Rebels (12/28/23)BLOOMFIELD – Having won all nine of its games through this varsity boys basketball season, and bringing with that success, the MBCA Class 2 No. 7 ranking, as well as the top seed in this week’s Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, one might believe that everything comes easy to the Puxico High School team. However, that would not be the case, and Wednesday’s much-closer-than-you think 85-71 win over Richland (Essex) in the quarterfinal round of the annual event was evidence of that.
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BCT 2023: Deep, talented Puxico opens tourney play in dominating fashion (12/27/23)BLOOMFIELD – It’s no secret to anyone watching the 2023 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament this week that Puxico has the potential to win this event. After all, the Indians are the top seed.
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Previewing the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament (12/22/23)The rhythmic pound of sneakers, the symphony of bouncing balls, the rising roar of the crowd – here, sixteen teams stand cast in the shadows of legends past. But with ambitious eyes, these players and coaches are ready to score their chapter in the unfolding epic of the 67th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament's hallowed hardwood history...