Soccer

Mik Liley bagged two goals to lead the Jackson girls soccer to a 3-0 home win over St. Vincent on Tuesday. Natalie Miller got the other goal for the Indians (12-3), and Grace Pehle provided two assists. Taylor Nelson also had a helper. Emily Hermann made two saves in goal to get the shutout...

Cape Girardeau Central girls soccer coach Jared Dobbs calls Mattie Huff a dynamic player. She showcased that explosiveness Tuesday. Huff was at the center of both Central's goals, assisting on the first tally then sealing the win with a late goal, and the host Tigers defeated Poplar Bluff 2-0 in a SEMO Conference matchup...

The Jackson girls soccer team went on the road Tuesday evening and came home with a convincing SEMO Conference victory, as the Indians breezed by Poplar Bluff 10-0 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Grace Pehle led the attack with a whopping five goals and Natlie Miller added a hat trick. Jackson (11-3) also got a goal apiece from Lauren Welker and Mik Liley...

The Jackson boys golf team continued its impressive season by adding more hardware to its case as the Indians edged Marquette by one stroke to capture the championship of the Mehlville Invitational Tournament at the Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington, Missouri, on Saturday...

Claire Ramsey hit a double and drove in three runs as the Oran softball team started strong to pick up a big 8-4 win over traditional powerhouse Kennett on Tuesday. Alyssa Spane went the distance in the circle to come away with the win for the host Eagles, who improved to 8-1 with the victory. Spane recorded four strikeouts and two walks...

BENTON, Mo. — The Kelly baseball team overcame a four-error game, as the Hawks defeated Gideon High School at home on Thursday. Grant Menz had a solid evening at the plate as well but struggled on the mound. Menz gave up nine hits on four earned runs, to go along with seven strikeouts...

A bold effort from the second-seeded Advance baseball team was stifled when Gavin Brown's walk-off single drove in the winning run and top-seeded Bernie claimed the SCAA Conference Tournament championship with a 6-5 win. Wyatt Barnett didn't allow a hit in a scoreless inning to clinch the win for the Mules (7-4) after Brown went six innings...

SIKESTON — Tuesday night marked the annual “Pink Out” game for the Sikeston girls soccer team and they celebrated with a 2-1 win over SEMO Conference foe Cape Central to improve to 5-6 on the season. Two goals within the first five minutes of the game proved to be enough for Sikeston to hang on for the win...

Jackson baseball went 2-0 on Saturday, beating Farmington and Northwest at Jackson Indian Stadium. The Indians (12-5) first defeated Farmington 11-0 in five innings, scoring at least two runs each time they came up to bat as Landon Hahn went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs. He was one of four Indians with multiple hits, as Justice Crosnoe went 2-for-2 with three runs scored...

Blake Bollinger blasted a home run and batted in four runs as Meadow Heights delivered Herculaneum its first loss of the season, 8-1, in an opening-round quarterfinal of the Saxony Lutheran Showdown. Lane Baremore went the distance on the mound to get the win for Meadow Heights (5-5). He gave up one unearned run and recorded nine strikeouts and three walks...

Kole Simms blasted a two-run home run and host Oran pulled out a 5-3 victory over Advance on Thursday afternoon in Oran, Missouri.. Layne Johnson pitched six innings to get the win for the Eagles (6-3). He allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and recorded 11 strikeouts and two walks...

The Cape Girardeau Central boys tennis team edged SEMO Conference foe Dexter 5-4 on Wednesday in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The Tigers picked up three victories in the singles and two in the doubles to come away with the win over the Bearcats...

The Jackson boys reeled off a team victory while the girls finished in second in the team standings as the Indians put together a standout performance Tuesday at the Tiger Town (Festus) Invitational in Hillsboro, Missouri. The boys posted a 104.50 to edge Hillsboro's second-place 95, while the ladies finished with 84 points, behind Jefferson's winning 88...

On a muddy Harry L. Crisp Field on a chilly night, the Notre Dame girls soccer team pushed and pushed. And while the floodgates never broke open, one crack was enough as the Bulldogs got an 18th-minute goal from Zoe Pleimann and leaned on it for a 1-0 win over Poplar Bluff in a SEMO Conference clash Thursday night at Notre Dame Regional High School...

SIKESTON – The Sikeston girls soccer team went into Thursday’s SEMO Conference tilt with Saxony Lutheran hoping to extend their three-game winning streak. Saxony’s Cassidee Wunderlich ended that desire with a golden goal in the first overtime to give the Crusaders a 2-1 overtime win at the Sikeston Sports Complex...

FARMINGTON, Mo. – Sikeston's Luke Selvig finished just one stroke behind the co-leaders during the Farmington Invitational at Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington, Mo., Wednesday. Selvig carded a four-over-par 76, which was one shot shy of Jackson duo Case Englehart and Tanner Walton who shared medalist honors and led the Indians to the team title with a total of 308...

Jackson's Case Englehart and Tanner Walton each carded a three-over-par 75 to share the medalist honors and help lead the Indians to the championship of the Farmington Invitational at the Crown Pointe Golf Club. Jaden Hightower finished three strokes behind his teammates with a 78 and Carsen Silliman shot an 80 as the four Indians all claimed individual spots in the top 10 for Jackson, which placed 43 strokes ahead of Kennett in second place...

Case Englehart carded a one-under-par 70 to earn medalist honors and lead the Indians to victory in the quad match at the Fox Haven Country Club in Sikeston. Carsen Silliman finished one stroke behind his teammate to place second individually for Jackson...

SIKESTON – Six and a half minutes in and the Sikeston girls soccer team was up 2-0 on Kelly. A stout defensive presence the rest of the way and a few more insurance goals late in the second half led to a 6-0, SEMO Conference win on Wednesday giving the Bulldogs their second win of the season...

CHAFFEE, Mo. – Breven Yarbro struck out a whopping 15 batters and tossed a no-hitter during the Chaffee baseball team's 5-0 win over Kelly on Monday at home. Yarbro threw 100 pitches, 64 for strikes, and walked two. He was also 2 for 4 at the plate with two RBIs...

There was little drama. The Jackson girls soccer team controlled possession from the outset, got goals from five different players and eased past Saxony Lutheran 6-0 to claim the championship of the Noon Optimist Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Cape Girardeau Central High School...

The season has barely begun, but there were plenty of lessons on hand during the Noon Optimist Girls Soccer Tournament semifinals Friday evening at Cape Girardeau Central High School. Jackson showed it has some talented pieces while St. Vincent learned a title defense is not easy as the former rolled past the latter 4-0 and into the tournament championship Saturday afternoon...

SIKESTON – The Sikeston boys tennis team kept their unbeaten streak to start the season on track as they edged Cape Central 5-4 at home Thursday. Sikeston's Brett Johnson, Warren Chinwuko and Charlie Cox each won their singles matches while the duo of Johnson and Cox as well as Lang Li and Grant Lawson won doubles matches...

The St. Vincent girls soccer team opened up its title-defense campaign with a 3-0 road win over Cape Girardeau Central on Monday. Faith Brewer opened the scoring in just the fourth minute, finishing off a pass from Corin Carroll for a 1-0 lead, and the Indians were in control from there...

Coach: Jared Dobbs Conference: SEMO Conference Class & District: Class 3 District 1 Last season's record: 12-11-1 2017 postseason result: Won districts, lost in state quarterfinals Seniors graduated: Seven Team's strengths: Balanced group of veteran players and underclassmen. A positive attitude and willingness to improve every day...

SIKESTON – It wasn't the kind of season opener they had in mind, but the Sikeston girls soccer team knew what they were getting into. Facing one of the top teams in the area, the Lady Bulldogs suffered a 9-0 defeat at the hands of Jackson Monday at the Sikeston Sports Complex...

The Eagle Ridge girls soccer team traveled to St. Louis and fell to Thomas Jefferson in penalty kicks Friday, kicking off action in the spring season. The two teams were locked in a scoreless draw after 80 minutes of regulation, and the hosts used a 3-0 advantage in spot kicks to walk off winners...

The Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team announced Tuesday the completion of its 2018 signing class, which brings in six new Redhawks to the roster. The group includes four players from the St. Louis Area, one player from the oft-mined state of Wisconsin and one local standout...

Lauren Welker has been around the Southeast Missouri State women's soccer program since she was a child. She was ball girl for a few games and attended others with her family. She grew up playing soccer at Southeast Missouri Soccer Club, where Paul Nelson is the Director of Coaching. His wife, Heather, is SEMO's head coach and also involved in SMSC, while Paul is the school's associate head coach...

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Another year, another group of superb performances by area student-athletes, the most outstanding of which are being recognized. On Wednesday, 55 individuals were announced as fall sport finalists for the 2018 Semoball Awards. The selections were presented during a live radio show on SEMO ESPN Radio...

Jersey number: 8 Primary position: Attacking mid After-graduation plans: Major in Business/Criminal Justice, continuing my soccer career Club/summer team: Jackson United Twitter handle: @JakoataW Favorite team tradition: Winning districts every year...

It was easy to write off Jackson boys soccer entering the fall. Sure, the Indians would still have some talent, but after graduating key pieces at all levels of the field from a team that won more than 20 games and earned its first district title in five years, there was nowhere to go but down...

Sikeston junior Jeffery Thornbrough was put on three postseason lists following a 9-16-1 season for the Bulldogs soccer team. Thornbrough was the lone Bulldog named to the Class 3 Southeast All-Region team after leading Sikeston with 13 goals and five assists...

FENTON, Mo. -- Fighting through a third-place game is a mental challenge on its own. Doing so without being able to sustain any momentum is even harder. The Saxony Lutheran boys soccer team had stretches of sustained positive play but couldn't put together a positive end product, as it fell to Crocker 4-1 in the Class 1 third-place game on Saturday at Worldwide Technology Soccer Park...

FENTON, Mo. — Saxony Lutheran's first-ever final four appearance in boys soccer won't result in a state championship. The Crusaders fell 2-0 to Bishop LeBlond in a Class 1 state semifinal at the World Wide Technology Soccer Park on Friday, as the Golden Eagles scored a goal in each half...

One day, when Saxony Lutheran boys soccer players of the last few years reflect, they'll surely pat themselves on the back for the district titles that fill the program's trophy chest. But the Crusaders have been working hard to turn that into a nice note on the resume rather than the crowning achievement...

Against one of the top programs in the state, the Jackson boys soccer team was unable to withstand the attack. The Indians simply couldn't overcome the offensive presence of Christian Brothers College High School, dropping a 5-0 decision in a Class 4 sectional Tuesday at Jackson Junior High School...

For years, this had been the ceiling for Saxony Lutheran boys soccer. Nice season, boys, here's your district trophy, but this is where your road ends. On Saturday at Saxony Lutheran High School, the Crusaders finally busted through the road block, defeating Brentwood 2-0 in a Class 1 quarterfinal game that's biggest moments came from the penalty spot...

CEDAR HILL, Mo. -- It looked like the jig was up. There are only so many times in a season you can stage furious, dramatic rallies, and against the top-seeded team in a district championship, the bell was finally tolling. Until it wasn't. Down two goals with 19 minutes left to play, the second-seeded Jackson boys soccer team scored three times -- including twice in the final 103 seconds -- to stage its most important comeback of the season and defeat No. ...

The Jackson boys soccer team was down but never out. Seth Essner delivered the game-winning goal in the 69th minute, as the second-seeded Indians erased a halftime deficit to defeat third-seeded Northwest 2-1 in a Class 4 District 1 semifinal Tuesday in Cedar Hill, Missouri...

The Cape Girardeau Central boys soccer team has undoubtedly taken steps forward this season, but even in the final game of the season, there were lessons to be learned. Tuesday's lesson? Against quality teams in big games, digging out of a two-goal deficit is an awfully tough ask...

The Saxony Lutheran boys soccer team won its fourth consecutive Class 1 District 1 title Thursday with a 3-2 win over Gateway Science Academy at Cleveland NJROTC Academy in St. Louis. Jakoata Walther scored twice, and Paul Adams got the game-winning goal on a penalty kick. Coby Siebert and Micah Mirly chipped in with an assist each...

It was an emotional scene Thursday after the Notre Dame boys soccer team's season ended with a 1-0 loss to St. Pius X in the Class 2 District 1 championship, as several players were visibly upset with the defeat. Lancers forward Carter Easter scored the game-winning goal with 20 minutes left, capitalizing on one of the few scoring chances of the game. His tally denied the top-seeded Bulldogs back-to-back district titles as they fell on their home turf at Notre Dame Regional High School...

Brittany Showmaker nailed five kills to lead the third-seeded Oak Ridge volleyball team to an easy victory over sixth-seeded St. Paul Lutheran (Farmington) -- 25-13 and 25-6 -- in Tuesday's opening round of the Class 1 District 4 Tournament at Crystal City High School in Crystal City, Missouri...

SIKESTON – Since their last game 10 days ago, the Sikeston soccer team has been working on a few wrinkles in practice to prepare for what lies ahead in district play. They had one chance to put those changes into action on Tuesday and they paid off in a big way...

Sophomore Kyla Beel recorded seven kills, five digs and four aces as the Leopold volleyball team wrapped up its regular season with a comfortable 25-13, 25-15 win over Puxico at home on Senior Night. Patience VanderMierden tallied six kills, six assists, six aces and four digs for Leopold (14-15-3). Senior Shelby Schreckenberg contributed six digs and three aces for the Wildcats and Beth Lincoln chipped in two kills and two digs...

The Notre Dame and Oran volleyball teams each came out on top of their respective divisions' pool play in Tuesday's round-robin action of the SEMO Conference Tournament. Notre Dame posted a 7-1 record to clinch the top seed in the North Division, which was played at the Cape SportsPlex. ...