Bernie

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.

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...

Five players from the Missouri Bootheel have been selected to the Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association all-state softball team. Bernie junior pitcher Alyson Marcum, Kennett freshman shortstop Kyra Jaco, Kennett freshman designated player Anelle Harris, and Malden sophomore outfielder Katie Shuffler were selected first-team all-state. Bernie junior catcher Taylor Anthony was selected second-team all-state...

The all-region softball team has been released. Kennett freshman Kyra Jaco, Oran junior Kaylee Payne, Campbell senior Elizabeth Steward, Puxico senior Bailey Burns, Holcomb sophomore Bailey Cupples, and Malden sophomore Hailey Rojas were selected first-team all-region infielders...

BERNIE, Mo. - The state-ranked Portageville Bulldogs experienced little difficulty securing the Class 2, District 1 baseball championship Tuesday at Bernie High School. A couple of hours after beating the No. 5 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 15-0 in four innings in its district semifinal Tuesday afternoon No. 1 seeded Portageville cruised past the No. 3 seeded Campbell Camels 19-3 in three innings in its district title game Tuesday evening...

ADVANCE, Mo. — The Charleston baseball team rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Advance Hornets 5-4 Monday night at Westfield Park in Advance. The Blue Jays (3-13) scored one run in the sixth and three in the top of the seventh. Stephen Willis picked up the win, allowing one run — none earned — on one hit with two strikeouts and no walks in 1 1/3 innings...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — East Prairie scored nine runs over a two-inning stretch, to defeat Bernie 10-6 at East Prairie on Tuesday. Carson Aycock doubled, scoring two runs, while Lane Moody added a single to score two as well. Jack Scruggs also added a double in his own right, which scored two more runs in the frame...

ADVANCE, Mo. — The Charleston baseball team rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Advance Hornets 5-4 Monday night at Westfield Park in Advance. The Blue Jays (3-13) scored one run in the sixth and three in the top of the seventh. Stephen Willis picked up the win, allowing one run — none earned — on one hit with two strikeouts and no walks in 1 1/3 innings...

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...

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...