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Student-athletes from across Southeast Missouri were recognized for their outstanding achievements Saturday night at the region’s premier sports award show. More than 150 athletes from 57 area high schools were on hand for the Fifth Annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH at the Donald C. ...

The wait is finally over. The fifth Annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH kicks off Saturday. Southeast Missouri's premier sports award show will welcome more than 150 student-athletes from 57 area high schools to the Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast Missouri State's River Campus for an evening of recognition and celebration...

Less than a month ago, Oran baseball and St. Vincent girls soccer won Class 1 state championships, capping off a successful spring for area schools. Four teams, three in girls soccer and one in baseball, advanced to the final four with Jackson girls soccer making history by reaching state for the first time in program history...

After 10 months, the list is complete. On Monday, the 45 spring sport finalists for the 2018 Semoball Awards were announced during a selection show live on air on SEMO ESPN Radio 1220 AM. In addition to those individual student-athletes, 15 additional nominees were revealed for Coach of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year and Sportsmanship, plus the Lifetime Achievement Award winner...

Gavin Brown and Weston Comstock will see at least one familiar face in the dugout when they begin their college baseball careers at Williams Baptist College this fall. The recent Bernie High School graduates signed recently to play baseball for the NAIA school located in Walnut Ridge, Ark...

The Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association has released the 2018 Class 1 spring all-state softball team. Four players from the Missouri Bootheel have been selected all-state. Malden senior Lana Reed has been selected as a first-team all-state catcher. Reed hit .645 with 10 home runs and 35 RBIs...

The 2018 SCAA baseball awards have been released. Bernie’s Gavin Brown is the SCAA Player of the Year. Brown went 6-2 with a 2.93 ERA and struck out 48 in 45 1/3 innings pitched. He also batted .313 with four home runs. Advance coach Chris Asmus is the SCAA Coach of the Year. Advance finished 17-10 and placed second in the SCAA Tournament under Asmus...

The 2018 SCAA softball awards have been released. Bernie sophomore pitcher Alyson Marcum has been selected as the 2018 SCAA Softball Player of the Year. Marcum hit .750 with 13 home runs and 55 RBIs. She also finished 15-1 in the circle with a 1.21 ERA...