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With a spot in Saturday's championship game up for grabs in the Black River League Tournament, the third-seeded East Carter Redbirds upset the second-seeded Bunker Eagles 75-58 on Thursday at South Iron High School. East Carter started the game on a mission, outscoring Class 1 state-ranked Bunker 21-12 at the end of the first quarter...

Class 1 1. South Iron 14-2 2. Mound City 15-0 3. Higbee 14-0 4. Stanberry 12-1 5. St. Elizabeth 7-4 6. Chadwick 9-3 7. Dadeville 11-2 8. Bunker 9-2 9. Winston 14-1 10. Green City 11-3 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Bold denotes Semoball school...

DELTA, Mo. — A snowstorm that postponed the final day of the Delta New Years Tournament couldn't put a damper on the host's intentions as top-seeded Delta convincingly defeated Meadow Heights 91-22 on Saturday. For the third year in a row, the host Bobcats laid waste to the rest of the field in the tournament...

Several high school sporting events have been canceled or postponed due to Thurday's winter storm. Anyone with information on cancellations not mentioned in the following list please email preps@semoball.com. Girls basketball Delta New Year's Tournament, ppd. until Saturday...

DELTA – Advance girl’s basketball third-year girl’s basketball coach Ethan Barr is familiar with the iconic hoop movie “Hoosiers,” particularly how Hickory High School coach Norman Dale had to manage his minuscule roster. “I’ve seen (the movie),” Barr laughed.

Delta, Mo. — After a back-and-forth first half that saw both teams swap the lead a handful of times, New Madrid County Central coach Toby Heeb made the necessary adjustments at halftime and took control in the second half. The Eagles outscored Woodland 27-21 in the final two quarters to take a 44-39 victory in the opening round...

The top-seeded Charleston Blue Jays proved they were deserving of receiving that distinction by winning their 20th Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament championship over Jackson. The Blue Jays controlled the tempo and forced Jackson into foul trouble in the third quarter en route to a 51-46 victory on Thursday night at the Show Me Center...

Advance's stout defense was the key to the Hornets' fifth-place victory at the 77th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. The Hornets held Notre Dame to just four points in the third quarter and escaped with a 53-49 victory on Thursday at the Show Me Center...

Happy Semifinal Day here at the 77th Annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. We're about to find out today who will go to each respected final game, whether it be on the consolation side or the championship side of the bracket. Stay with Semoball.com for all your Christmas Tournament coverage!...

Advance had a trio of double-digit scorers in its victory over Meadow Heights to advance to the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament's fifth-place game. Hayden Laird once again paced Advance with 15 points, and the Hornets were able to neutralize the Panthers' weapons en route to a 52-42 victory on Wednesday at the Show Me Center...

Jackson's size caused several problems for Advance in the teams' Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament quarterfinal matchup. The Indians' big men, Nick Wasilewski and Clayton Ernst, made an immediate impact and combined for 36 points in Jackson's 67-44 win over the Hornets on Tuesday night at the Show Me Center...

Welcome to the second day of the 77th Annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. We will start off with consolation quarterfinal matchups in the morning session and finish the day with quarterfinal games on the winner's side of the bracket.

For three quarters it was a tight matchup between Advance and Scott County Central. The Hornets turned up the heat in the fourth, outscoring the Braves 25-16 to pick up an 81-61 win Monday at the Show Me Center to advance to the quarterfinals of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament...

Good morning and welcome to the 77th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. We are live here at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau anxiously waiting for the tip-off of the 1 seed Charleston Blue Jays and the 16 seed Bell City Cubs. Please join us all week long as we crown a new tournament champion on Friday...