Soccer

PERRYVILLE, Mo. - Perryville coach Jerry Fulton has been walking the sidelines of a soccer field for a quarter-century, which was long enough to know that his Pirates were going to have some growing pains a year ago when he had an incredibly young squad. However, those athletes are now “a year older and a year bigger,” which has Fulton excited about THIS boys’ season.

Coach: Jared Dobbs Experience: Fourth year coaching soccer at Central, seventh year overall. In the past: Lost 6-1 to Farmington in the Class 3 District 1 championship game in 2018 They're back: Kaya Newkirk, Lucas Grammar, TK Ayers, Jack Zhong, Zach Moore, Nate Albertson, Zach Mattison...

Flashbulbs and excitement were in heavy supply as student-athletes from Southeast Missouri were honored for their achievements Saturday at the biggest sports awards show in the region. The Sixth Annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH honored more than 120 athletes from over 50 schools in 25 different categories.

What I learned from living the initial 52 years of my life in the state of Indiana was that Hoosiers are passionate about three things: religion, farming, and sports. And depending on the time of year and whether the Indiana University men’s basketball team is underachieving or not, the order of those things could fluctuate.

Olivia Ward isn’t a complicated young lady. That isn’t to say she isn’t busy, but the Jackson High School junior keeps her focus on what is important in life and isn’t easily distracted from those priorities.

Two proposals passed at the 2019 Missouri High School Activities Association Election in May will alter the postseason playoff field for local high schools in the Missouri Bootheel beginning in the 2020-21 school year.

Before her freshman year at Notre Dame Regional High School, Megan Heisserer knew she and her friends were going to have success. What they didn't realize then was how good they could be. Four years later, Heisserer has wrapped up a magnificent high school soccer career that included four district championships, three Class 2 final four appearances and state titles as a sophomore and senior. She did it alongside teammates she grew up playing with, from the second grade onwards...

Meet the 12 selections to the All-Southeast Missourian girls soccer team

Another successful spring sports season has concluded, and awards have been doled out to student-athletes in the Southeast Missourian's coverage area. Notre Dame girls soccer won its second Class 2 state championship in three seasons, and other teams, such as Saxony Lutheran baseball and St. Vincent girls soccer, also advanced to the final four...

Sikeston’s Emily Boyd earned All-State Honorable Mention honors for the 2019 season. Boyd, a center-defender, was a stout defender for the Lady Bulldogs. “She is one who always leaves her all on the field, and we can always count on her to lead by example,” Sikeston head coach Gabe Dement said. “She earned the award as a result of hard work and dedication to the team.”...

The list of Semoball Awards finalists is complete. In Tuesday's selection show streamed exclusively on Facebook, the 45 spring sport finalists were revealed, along with the Lifetime Achievement Award winner, 13 nominees in Coach of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year and Best of Sportsmanship...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tears were on the faces of the Notre Dame girls soccer seniors following the Class 2 state championship game. The Bulldogs had just won their second state title in three seasons, but it was a bittersweet triumph for the group of eight who grew up playing club soccer with one another...

SIKESTON — Running has been in Sikeston senior Emma Jones’ DNA for seemingly her entire life. Starting on the pitch, Jones was a standout for the Lady Bulldogs soccer team for the past three years. “I played everything from club soccer, indoor soccer, to summer tournaments,” Jones said. ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The St. Vincent girls soccer team created chances in overtime. This time, though, a thrilling victory wasn’t in the cards.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With four minutes left in the Class 2 Girl’s Soccer State Championship game, Notre Dame’s Megan Heisserer jogged off the field, wrapping her arm around teammate Hannah Miller as they headed toward the bench.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Like most coaches, Caitlin Pistorio strives to create a family-like bond between her players. Luckily for Pistorio, the fifth-year St. Vincent girls soccer coach, the groundwork had been laid in that regard long before this season started. Family bonds permeate the Indians, from the two pairs of sisters, all starters, to a group of six cousins...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When the shot flew into the back of the net, St. Vincent girls soccer coach Caitlin Pistorio saw a weight lifted off her players' shoulders. The pressure to score evaporated just like that. After 51 minutes and 7 seconds of domination, the Indians had finally got the breakthrough thanks to Reese Barber's strike from 18 yards out...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With minutes left in a semifinal game deadlocked at two, Livia Wunderlich didn't deviate from her usual routine. As the Notre Dame senior midfielder stood over the free kick on the left side of the field, she took a moment to calm down and remind herself to find someone's head in the penalty box...

The Notre Dame girls soccer team has been in this position each of the last two seasons. So getting to a final four, while thrilling, is not the goal the Bulldog seniors set for themselves before this season. They wanted more, a Class 2 state championship specifically, two years after many of the same players helped capture the program's first state crown...

Cape Girardeau Central was unable to keep up with fast-paced Rockwood Summit as the Falcons topped the Tigers 7-1 in the quarterfinals of the Class 3 girls state tournament on Saturday at Cape Central High School. From the beginning, Rockwood Summit set the tone of the game, providing plenty of defense to force Central into tight spots early in the game. The two battled with high energy and physicality throughout...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- With her coach's message fresh in the mind, Kalli Seabaugh didn't waste any time. The St. Vincent girls soccer forward saw the bouncing ball coming from midfield, turned and let the ball fall right into her stride as her right-footed shot on the half volley flew into the top right corner of the net...

As the final seconds ticked off the clock for Cape Girardeau Central girls soccer, coach Jared Dobbs simply told his team to "slow it down." For nearly 80 minutes, it was the opposite in this fast-paced matchup as a second-half goal by Cape Central's Mattie Huff allowed the Tigers to emerge victorious in a 2-1 win over a feisty Windsor team in the Class 3 sectional Tuesday at Cape Central High School...

The Jackson girls soccer team's season ended Tuesday as the Indians were unable to power past the Lindbergh Flyers, falling 2-1 in overtime of a Class 4 sectional. Lindbergh's game-winning golden goal came in the 86th minute, when midfielder Morgan Goodrich found separation from Jackson's tight defense and scored at the top of the penalty box...

The outcome of the Class 2 girls soccer sectional matchup at Notre Dame Regional High School came down to transition offense, and Notre Dame’s ability to score off turnovers was unmatched as the Bulldogs handed Lutheran South a 5-1 thrashing Saturday evening...

BENTON, Mo. -- A game of inches. That's how Saxony Lutheran and St. Vincent will remember the final of the Class 1 District 1 soccer tournament. In a matchup that went back and forth with two of the top programs in Class 1, 80 minutes weren't enough to decide a winner...

As the Cape Central girls soccer team posed for photos with yet another district plaque, coach Jared Dobbs had an idea. "Let's put up three fingers," the third-year headman said, with each digit representing a district title won under his watch. For the first time since 2001, the Tigers are three-time district champions...

CEDAR HILL, Mo. -- Minutes earlier, Jackson girls soccer forward Natalie Miller had been carried off the field. Her night appeared done, and with her high school career hanging in the balance, the senior was reduced to a spectator. Until she wasn't...

In a game between two state-ranked rivals with soccer seasons on the line, the Perryville Pirates struck first. Notre Dame senior Megan Heisserer, however, answered repeatedly with a brilliant performance Tuesday evening in the Class 2 District 1 championship game at Notre Dame Regional High School. Heisserer accounted for the rest of the scoring...

The reigning Class 1 baseball state champions are still alive. Oran beat Bell City 3-2 on a Dawson Menz walk-off single in the Class 1 District 2 championship Tuesday at Bell City High School. The Eagles (10-9), who lost five starters from last year's championship team, had coughed up a two-run lead in the top of the seventh before Menz produced that two-out single to right field. Kole Simms scored the game-winning run after reaching on a one-out walk and advancing to third on a bunt and balk...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Freshman Kelsie Anderson gave the Sikeston girls soccer team a chance once the second half started. Anderson scored the lone goal of the game for the Lady Bulldogs at the 55-minute mark, to tie the game, and give her team some hope after a first half that went the opposite, against Cape Central (16-5), in the Class 3, District 1 semifinals at Cape Central High School, on Tuesday...

The Jackson boys track and field claimed the Class 5 District 1 championship Monday in Hillsboro, Missouri. Running events were completed Saturday (check Monday's newspaper for a full listing of local state qualifiers in those events), and field events were suspended until Monday...

Cedar Hill, Mo. — Against the top-seeded Jackson Indians, Poplar Bluff was starting five freshmen and had one available sub. Jackson scored four goals in the first half and beat the fourth-seeded Mules 7-0 in the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 semifinals on Monday at Cedar Hill, Mo...

Eli Brown did not allow a single hit and fanned five batters in the shortened five-inning game as he led Saxony Lutheran in a rout of Malden on Wednesday. Malden's Dylan Bader reached first on a dropped third strike and ran into a double play as Brown faced the minimum number of batters...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Mo. — Poplar Bluff had a chance in the final 10 seconds to force overtime. After a foul just outside the 18-yard box with the clock winding down, Sophie Rowland tried to score on the free kick, but her shot went right at the keeper as time expired with Poplar Bluff losing 4-3 to Mountain View-Liberty...

A little while back, Poplar Bluff cancelled the remainder of its JV season because injuries had taken so much of the roster. The Lady Mules went into senior night Friday against Farmington with two subs available. They finished the game with none. Tired, outnumbered, and without any help off the bench through two overtimes, the Mules and Farmington were still tied at 1-1, then the Mules lost 4-3 after six penalty kicks...

SIKESTON — Wednesday was the epitome of a back-and-forth game between Sikeston and Carbondale, Ill. After Chelsie Moore scored the first — and only — goal of the first half, the second half was filled with action, as the Lady Bulldogs won 4-3. Carbondale opened up the second half with a goal, but the Lady Bulldogs answered right back, as Kelsie Anderson scored one of her two goals of the contest...

In a game featuring two of the top ranked teams in Class 2, it was Notre Dame that scored in each half to win 2-0 over rival Perryville on Tuesday at Notre Dame Regional High School. The third-ranked Bulldogs improve to 17-1-1 on the year. The loss snaps a nine-game winning streak for 10th-ranked Perryville (14-4)...

The Jackson boys golf team won the Class 4 District 1 championship for the second consecutive season as Case Englehart earned medalist honors with a two-under-par 70 on Monday at Crown Pointe Golf Course in Farmington, Missouri. The Indians' top four golfers all finished in the top six as Jaden Hightower and Carsen Silliman were part a three-way tie for second with a two-over-par 74. Tanner Walton tied for sixth with a four-over-par 76...

The Jackson track and field team swept the north division titles at Saturday's SEMO Regional Conference Meet at Notre Dame Regional High School. The Indians bested the host Bulldogs by 14 in the North Division to clinch the girls title while the boys finished 38 points ahead of Poplar Bluff for the championship.

CAMDENTON, Mo. — Jade Davis scored the only goal for the Sikeston girls soccer team on Friday, as the Lady Bulldogs fell to Camdenton 2-1 in the Camdenton Lady Lakers Invitational Tournament. BASEBALL Kelly 18, St. Paul Lutheran 8 NEELYVILLE, Mo. — The Kelly baseball team drilled St. Paul Lutheran in the Neelyville Invitational Tournament on Friday...

Mik Liley and Katelyn Miller each scored two goals as the Jackson girls soccer team rolled past Northwest (Cedar Hill) 6-0 on Thursday in Jackson. Natalie Miller and Cameron Pieper also scored goals for the Indians, who improved to 12-1. Taylor Nelson had an assist, as did Liley...

SIKESTON – While the outcome of the game wasn’t what they had hoped, a 3-0 loss to Perryville, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs left the field Tuesday with a sense of accomplishment following their annual Pink Out night. Having helped such organizations as the American Cancer Society in the past, this year’s event raised $1,293 to benefit Melissa and Paul Ensor with the couple getting honored between the varsity and junior varsity contests...

POPLAR BLUFF — The Mules lost 3-0 to Cape Central at Mules Stadium on Tuesday, with the Tigers scoring all three goals in the second half as Poplar Bluff fatigue mounted. Along the way, Poplar Bluff’s Ella Zgaynor and Ady Kingree left the game with injuries...

The Jackson boys golf team cruised to victory at the SEMO Conference Tournament on Monday at Foxhaven golf course in Sikeston, Missouri. The Indians finished with a team score of 301, 26 strokes better than second place Dexter's 327 and had three golfers finish in the top five at the tournament as Carsen Silliman took home the individual championship with an even par 71. Case Englehart tied for 2nd with a three-over 74, and Seth Waters finished 5th with a six-over 77...

SIKESTON — Marion, Ill., got off to a quick start in Monday’s matchup with Sikeston at the Sikeston Recreation Complex. The Lady Wildcats scored nine minutes into the game, and then again one minute later to grab a 2-0 lead early on. Senior Marissa Basi scored both of the goals for Marion, starting a rough night for the Lady Bulldogs — who fell 9-0...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Sophie Rowland nearly earned a double hat trick. The senior midfielder for Poplar Bluff scored five goals against Springfield Parkview as the Mules won 6-3 to earn their first win since their season opener. “It was a good win for us, good for morale going into next week,” said Poplar Bluff coach Rusty Crafton, highlighting Monday’s matchup against Jackson...

SIKESTON — Thursday was not the game, or conditions, that the Sikeston girls team had in mind. The Lady Bulldogs fell to district foe Farmington 3-0, in sloppy and cold conditions at the Sikeston Recreation Complex. Riley Turner scored the first goal for the Knightettes 21 minutes into the contest. Anna Morrow then added two goals to the cause, tallying the first at the 37-minute mark, and the second in the 77th minute...

The Advance baseball team broke a tie with two runs in the bottom of the sixth and held on for a 6-4 win over Bernie to claim the Stoddard County Activities Association championship on Wednesday in Advance, Missouri. Layton Keith got the win in relief for the Hornets (11-3), giving up one run in 3 1/3 innings while Noah Sauceda had a team-high three hits...

The Notre Dame girls track team picked up the team win at the Sikeston Invitational Bulldogs Relays on Tuesday. The Bulldogs beat out 14 teams to take home first-place honors. Notre Dame won by a comfortable margin as it finished with 152 points and the runners up Carbondale finished with a distant 118 points...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Nate and Nolan Self each had impressive outings for the Sikeston baseball team on Tuesday, at Hillhouse Park in Charleston, Mo. Nate went 2-for-4 with four RBI, on a triple and a double. Nolan went 2-for-3, with four RBI as well. Nolan also hit a triple and a home run to go with it, in Sikeston’s 18-5 five-inning win over Charleston...