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The Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association released its first state rankings for the 2021 season earlier this week. Oran and Kennett are favored to win state titles in their respective classes. Oran is ranked No. 1 in Class 1 and Kennett is ranked No. 1 in Class 4...

Following a year of missing out on gathering with friends and family due to the COVID pandemic, everyone, including sports fans, is anxious to spend time with those closest to us once again.

The Campbell Camels baseball squad outlasted Holcomb 2-1 in 13 innings Wednesday. Campbell (2-0) scored the winning run when Kaden Siebert scored from third base on a passed ball in the top of the 13th inning. Skylar Morrison drove home Campbell’s other run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning...

Expectations are sky high for a senior-heavy Campbell Camels baseball squad following an extremely successful fall campaign. Campbell is coming off a fall season in which it went 13-2 and won its own end-of-the-season tournament. “We are getting ramped up and ready to go,” Campbell coach Joe Campbell said. “Hopefully we can keep things rolling and continue to enjoy success like they did on the baseball diamond in the fall and more recently on the basketball court.”...

The Campbell Camels softball program enters its 2021 spring campaign with a couple of veteran players and several newcomers. “We are returning three players that played from 2019,” Campbell coach Scotty Umfress said. ““We’ve got a bunch of young kids coming in that haven’t played that much since little league. So we are rebuilding. They are young but they are learning. Our freshmen are progressing quickly and are likely to work their way into the lineup because they are looking good right now...

The 2021 Bootheel Conference boys basketball awards have been released. Campbell senior guard Blake Fowler is the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year in boys basketball. Blake Fowler averaged 27 points per game, 3.4 assists per game, 4 rebounds per game, 2.8 steals per game and shot 86 percent from the free throw line...

The 2021 Bootheel Conference girls basketball awards have been released. Hayti junior guard Amiya Johnson is the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year in girls basketball. Johnson averaged 28.9 points per game, 7.6 rebounds per game, 3.1 assists per game, and 4 steals per game...

Success at the middle school level doesn’t always mean championship times are on the way at the varsity level in years to come. Over the years I’ve seen my fair share of share of middle school groups be quite successful during their early days. Some of those squads eventually enjoyed big time success at the high school level...

The Campbell Camels varsity boys basketball squad entered its 2020-21 season with the goal of putting together better performances in tournament play. “We were upset in the first round of of our conference and district tournaments last season,” Campbell senior Blake Fowler said. ...

The pressure is mounting on area basketball players as the MSHSAA tournament continues. For Semoball-area players, the performances have matched the intensity of the competition. Campbell senior Blake Fowler and Oran junior Traci Hency have both excelled of late and the two were recognized recently as the Semoball.com Basketball Players of the Week.

SPRINGFIELD - Campbell boys basketball coach Steve Fowler was confident his squad would get off to a good start to its state semifinal before his players ever took the court Thursday afternoon. “I knew our guys would be ready,” coach Fowler said. “We’ve got nine seniors. ...

The No. 4 ranked Campbell Camels boys basketball squad enters the final four as the only remaining state-ranked squad in Class 2. The other remaining favorites - No. 1 ranked Lakeland and No. 2 ranked Crane - both suffered losses in their state quarterfinal contests...

STE. GENEVIEVE - In the spring of 2019 a sophomore-heavy Campbell boys basketball squad took a field trip to Missouri State University in Springfield to watch the state final four after it was eliminated from the playoffs. “We’ve been talking about playing at the state tournament since our sophomore season when coach took us to watch the final four in Springfield,” Campbell senior Joey Barnett said. “We talked about how we could get there one day.”...

CAMPBELL – Blake Fowler grabbed a steal with 3 seconds left and the game tied. As he reached for the loose ball, he looked over his shoulder at the near clock. Then he turned upcourt. The fleet-footed Camel looked at the far-end as he took his first dribble...

There were a ton of great postseason performances on the basketball courts of Southeast Missouri last week.

The state-ranked Campbell Camels varsity boys basketball squad reached a new milestone Thursday night. No. 1 seeded Campbell won each of the final three quarters by single digits after losing the first quarter by two as it outlasted the No. 2 seeded Bernie Mules 55-41 to claim its first district title in school history...

CAMPBELL - It took a late rally but the Campbell Camels varsity boys basketball squad found a way to keep its hopes of securing its first district title in school history alive Tuesday night. The No. 1 seeded Campbell Camels overcame a 64-57 deficit in the final five minutes of regulation to beat the No. 4 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 78-68 in a Class 2, District 1 semifinal at Campbell High School...

The Hayti Indians and Holcomb Hornets varsity girls basketball teams are set to collide for a third time after both teams collected semifinals victories in the Class 2, District 1 Tournament Monday night. No. 1 seeded Hayti cruised past No. 4 seeded South Pemiscot 76-6 in its semifinal Monday...

St. Vincent outlasted Scott City Friday, winning 62-61 in triple overtime, in what was their last regular season contest before districts start. The Indians jumped ahead early, taking a 26-12 lead into halftime. But the Rams came storming back, outscoring St. Vincent 29-15 in the final two periods, to send the game into OT...

High School boys and girls basketball district tournaments are finally upon us. Fans, players, and coaches have had to endure a strange, but sometimes fun, basketball season, which was filled with many postponements and/or cancellations due to Covid-19, as well as the weather. However, we can say that the 2020-2021 season has been one of the more entertaining ones in recent years.

In a game scheduled just days prior, Notre Dame pulled out a victory over the #1 ranked, Class One South Iron Saturday at Mineral Area College, defeating the Panthers, 66-64. The Bulldogs trailed the Panthers for most of the game, trailing by as many as seven points at the end of the third quarter (48-41)...

The seedings have been released for the Class 1-3 boys and girls district basketball tournaments. Postseason play begins Feb. 20 for schools in Class 1-3. Higher seeds are slated to host quarterfinals and semifinals. Some districts will also have the highest remaining seed host their district championship. Other districts have elected to designate a neutral host site for their district final...

The highly acclaimed and 100 percent accurate (see the sarcasm) boys' basketball rankings are out for the second edition. Did your team move, drop, or enter the coveted top-10? New Madrid County Central (15-0) The skinny: Two freshmen are standing tall over everyone else for the No. ...

SIKESTON — Many wondered how Sikeston would bounce back after an emotional win over SEMO Conference rival Poplar Bluff on Friday night. The Bulldogs had a tough test in front of them in Campbell, the No. 4-ranked team in Class 2, and met the challenge head-on. Sikeston (10-7) rallied from an early double-digit deficit to win 85-82 at the Field House in a Saturday matinee...

CAMPBELL - Taking home first-place trophies is becoming a tradition for the Campbell Camels varsity boys basketball squad in the 2020-21 season. Campbell, which finished first at the Campbell Invitational and Senath-Hornersville Christmas Tournament in December, added another golden prize to its collection Thursday night...

CAMPBELL - A strong start by the state-ranked Campbell Camels proved to be the difference in the first semifinal of the Bootheel Conference varsity boys basketball tournament Tuesday. No. 1 seeded Campbell hit a dozen field goals in the first quarter of play as it built a 31-14 lead against the No. ...

Camden Conner scored a team-high 20 points and Mark Panagos added 18 points to lead Scott City past Delta in the second round of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament at Oran Tuesday. The duo scored 16 points between them in the third quarter, outscoring the entire Delta squad by five in the quarter...

Eight players recorded at least one field goal and three players scored in double digits to help No. 1 seeded Holcomb beat No. 8 seeded South Pemiscot 67-17 in the first quarterfinal Saturday at the Bootheel Conference varsity girls basketball tournament at Campbell High School...

The highly acclaimed and 100 percent accurate (see the sarcasm) boys' basketball rankings are out for the second edition. Did your team move, drop, or enter the coveted top-10? New Madrid County Central (12-0) The skinny: Since the last rankings on Jan. ...

Campbell senior Skylar Morrison became interested in playing baseball at Columbia College after one of his former teammates signed to play baseball at the four-year school located in Columbia, Missouri, last year. “One of my friends, David Dell, signed there so I started looking into their program,” Morrison said. “Once I learned about their coaching staff and the success they’ve had I was really interested in going to school there.”...

Campbell senior Gordon Todd liked what he observed when he went for visit at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri, earlier this school year. “The place just really blew me away,” Todd said. “I was excited when I saw it.” After weighting his options Todd made the decision to sign to play baseball at Central Methodist University Monday...

The stage is set for the 2021 Bootheel Conference varsity girls basketball tournament. All eight teams will compete in quarterfinals Saturday at Campbell High School. Semifinals are Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. with the title game to follow Feb. 4 at 5:30 p.m...

The seven-team tournament begins Saturday at Campbell High School. Host Campbell (15-1), which has won 15 straight and is ranked No. 4 in the latest Class 2 state poll, has received the No. 1 seed and a quarterfinal bye. Campbell went 7-0 against conference foes to claim the Bootheel Conference regular-season title...

Three Rivers College has been on Campbell senior Kaden Siebert’s radar for quite some time. “Three Rivers was always a school I thought about attending,” Siebert said. “It’s close to home and it’s nice to be close the first two years of college. Plus I think Coach Smith has the program headed in the right direction in his first year as head coach. They are getting new renovations to their field right now and I think it will be a great place to play baseball.”...

The Cape Central Tigers improved to 10-4 on the season as Ella Vogel and Taylor Horton led all scorers with 22 points each to beat Seckman in the Hillsboro Invitational Tournament Tuesday, 64-41. Vogel scored 15 of her 22 points in the second quarter and Horton produced 13 points of her 22 in the final quarter to put an exclamation point on the game...

Senior Charlie Parker has enjoyed success on the mound, at the plate, and anchoring the infield defense for the Campbell Camels baseball squad. “He’s started at shortstop for us for four years,” Campbell coach Joe Campbell said. “He’s also started to have some success on the mound for us recently. He threw the ball really well for us in the fall and batted at the top of our order. He knows the strike zone really well and is good at getting on base.”...

There were several great basketball performances throughout Southeast Missouri over the last week. However, the exploits of New Madrid County Central player, Donnie Brown, and Oran senior Katie Webb stood out, according to Semoball readers.

CAMPBELL - A strong start by the Campell Camels varsity girls basketball squad proved to be the difference in its home contest against the Malden Green Wave Monday night. Freshman guard Marie Wheeler tallied 11 of her team-high 16 points in the first quarter to help Campbell jump out a 17-3 lead. Malden traded points the rest of the way allowing Campbell to hang on for a 57-43 conference win...

Campbell Camels senior Macy Hendrix became involved in volleyball before she started school. “My mom started coaching at Malden when I was three-years-old,” Hendrix said. “So I’ve always been in the gym. Over the years I’ve learned to love the sport.”...

CAMPBELL - The Campbell Camels varsity boys basketball squad moved one step closer to a conference title Thursday. Campbell improved to 5-0 in Bootheel Conference regular season play with an 85-64 victory against the visiting South Pemiscot Bulldogs...

There were several great basketball performances throughout Southeast Missouri of late, but East Carter's Kyren West and Holcomb's Macy Houart were recently selected as the top performers over the last week by Semoball.com readers.

The Woodland girls basketball team played two games in three days, starting with a matchup Monday with a very solid Perryville team. The Cardinals were able to sneak past the Pirates, 62-38. Emma Brown led Woodland with 22 points while Addie Johnson added 15 and Chloe Goodwin finished with nine points...

CAMPBELL - Under the new playoff format that allows the higher seed to host head-to-head district games obtaining a high seed in a district tournament has added value this season. The state-ranked Campbell Camels boys basketball squad is among the squads in contention for a top seed with the state playoff rapidly approaching...

Drum roll, please. After seeing a lot of chatter on who the top-10 boys and girls basketball teams are in the region, I have put together a list of who I think deserves to be mentioned. Here is the absolutely accurate (see the sarcasm) boys’ list: New Madrid County Central (9-0)...

HOLCOMB - The Holcomb Hornets varsity girls basketball squad entered its season hoping to put together a perfect performance in the Bootheel Conference. “One of our girls’ biggest goals is to win every single conference game and then perform well in our conference tournament,” Holcomb coach Alexa Stockton said. “We know it’s a tough task but we are trying to mark them off one by one. But it’s tough."...