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Jackson improved their record to 8-1 on the season with a straight set victory on the road against St. Vincent Wednesday by the scores of 25-12, 27-25, and 25-17. Mia Tranker set the pace early with several kills against the home team Indians. She would finish with nine kills and added six blocks to her resume...

It was a good week for Notre Dame athletes both on AND off the field, as a pair of Bulldogs earned success in their athletic quests, as well as proved to be popular with Southeast Missouri fans.

There is a reason why Kennett football coach Joel Wyatt is an extraordinarily successful coach and not a member of the media or even a fan, per se. His task is to focus on the here and now, not some possible, but not definitive opponent off into the future. However, the Indian Nation – and the rest of the prep football fans (and media) throughout Southeast Missouri had to have had their interest piqued a tad when MSHSAA released its District assignments Monday.

The Dexter volleyball team stretched its win streak to four matches with a 25-22, 25-17, 25-16 victory over Woodland on Monday night at Marble Hill. Chloe Thurmon paced Dexter with 13 kills. Bailey Chamberlain had nine, Dulcie Pullen eight and Mikayla Dodson seven. Pullen and Thurmon had two blocks apiece.

In the Cape Central Cross-Country invitational held Saturday it was Jackson taking all team finals. Individual Finals included: Varsity Boys 5k finals: Jackson- 2. Evan Stephens – 16:26.37. 1 point 3. Cade McCadams – 16:26.81, 2 points 5. Jake Eastin – 17:39.64, 4 points...

The Woodland baseball team lost a very close game to Bloomfield Friday at home by the score of 5-4 to drop their record to 1-2 on the shortened season. The Wildcats jumped out to an early lead, plating two runs in their half of the first inning. The Cardinals answered, scoring one run in the third inning and then three more in the fourth inning, capped off by a 1 out, RBI single by Seth Abernathy...

Twin Rivers softball player Abbey Hester and Notre Dame swimmer Nick Landewe were strong in their competitive sports last week and popular off them, as the two earned the latest Semoball.com Athletes of the Week honors.

Poplar Bluff runner Jaden Deaton tore off over the 2.35-mile course through Jackson City Park Saturday to win the 12th-grade boy’s class at the annual Jackson Cross Country Invitational.