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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...

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...

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...

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...

Jackson boys golf practices can get pretty competitive. That's what happens when you have two returning Class 5 state qualifiers and add two solid players to the mix. Each player is vying for the top score in practice, Indians coach Zack Walton said, and usually nipping at one another's heels. The team's depth was on display Monday as Walton's top four golfers all finished in the top 10 at the Notre Dame Invitational at Bent Creek Golf Course, en route to a dominant team win...

The seedings have been released for the Class 2, District 1 boys and girls basketball tournaments. The tournaments take place Feb. 17, Feb. 19, Feb. 20 and Feb. 22 at Bernie High School. Bernie has received the No. 1 seed in the boys bracket and Puxico has received the No. 1 seed in the girls bracket...

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...

Trent Liley scored a game-high 30 points, 24 of which came from behind the arc, as the Meadow Heights boys basketball team rolled to an 89-70 victory over Zalma to clinch the championship of the Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) Tournament on Thursday on its home court in Patton, Missouri...