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It was quite a successful fall sports season in the Southeast Missouri area. The Advance volleyball team won its first-ever state championship, and Jackson football finished the regular season undefeated for the first time in over a decade before falling in the quarterfinals to the eventual Class 5 state champions...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- It wasn't the prettiest win, but Cape Central boys basketball did enough to secure a spot in the SEMO Conference Tournament championship. The second-seeded Tigers made just enough free throws in the end, and No. 3 Poplar Bluff missed an off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer as Central held on for a 65-62 semifinal win on Thursday at the Sikeston Field House...

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The Notre Dame wrestling team had two of its members place first in their respective weight classes to help propel the Bulldogs to a sixth-place team finish at The Principia Tournament on Saturday in St. Louis. Freshman Owen Dowdy won the 113 division and junior Daniel Schmidt placed first in the 182 division for the Bulldogs. ...

Emma Brune and Briann Jenkins combined for 26 points with 13 apiece as the fourth-seeded Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team erased a six-point deficit and came alive in the final minutes to defeat fifth-seeded Notre Dame 53-47 and avoid an opening-round upset in the Third Annual SEMO Conference Tournament on Monday at the Sikeston Field House in Sikeston, Missouri...

Freshman Kacie Daigger nearly as many point as the entire Advance girls basketball team to lead Scott City to a 68-35 season-opening victory on Saturday in Scott City. Daigger finished with 34 points, making eight three-pointers for the Rams (1-0), who led by 18s at the break and held the Hornets to single digits in the final three quarters...

The Cape Central boys swimming and diving team knew what it was up against heading into this season. Coming off back-to-back state championships, the Tigers had to replace eight seniors, including two that are currently competing at the Division I level...

Cape Girardeau Central had a dominant performance at the Class 1 Swiming and Diving Championships preliminaries on Friday in St. Peters, Missouri. The two-time defending state champions had the top qualifying time in two of the relays, taking first in the 400 yard freestyle relay in 3 minutes, 17.91 seconds and the 200 freestyle relay in 1:27.49, and took third in the 200 medley relay in 1:40.07...

Class and district assignments have been released for boys and girls basketball in the Missouri Bootheel for the 2018-19 season. Clarkton, Delta, Delta C-7, Gideon, North Pemiscot, Richland, Risco, Scott County Central, and Southland will compete in Class 1, District 1. See teams in all Class 1 districts here: Class 1 Districts...

The schedule has been released for the SEMO Conference varsity girls basketball tournament. The eight-team event takes place Nov. 26, Nov. 27 and Nov. 29. No. 1 seeded Dexter plays No. 8 seeded Kennett Nov. 26 at 4 p.m., No. 4 seeded Saxony Lutheran plays No. 5 seeded Notre Dame Nov. 26 at 5:30 p.m., No. 2 seeded Jackson plays No. 7 seeded Cape Central No. 26 at 7 p.m., and No. 3 seeded Poplar Bluff plays No. 6 seeded Sikeston No. 26 at 8:30 p.m...

Previous state meet experience: last year State events this year: 200 individual medley, 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay Favorite team tradition: HuHot Favorite athlete: Drew Beussink, previous captain Favorite pre-meet meal: Goldfish crackers...

When Dayna Powell looks at this year's boys swimming and diving state championship meet, she's reminded not of last year's title-winning Cape Central team, but of her squad two years ago. Back then, the state championship included every team in the state, regardless of size, and with Cape Central on the smaller end of the spectrum the Tigers had to be strategic to capture their first-ever state title...

Zachary Moore scored late in the second half as the Cape Central boys soccer team beat North County 2-1 on Tuesday in Sikeston, Missouri, to advance to the Class 3 District 1 championship. With the district semifinal win, the second-seeded Tigers (11-11) avenged an Oct. 24 loss to the third-seeded Raiders and advanced to a district final for the first time since 2012. They will fae No. 1 Farmington in the final at 6 p.m. Thursday...

On a day the Cape Central boys swimming and diving team won 10 of the 12 events and set seven conference records, it was fitting all 14 members medaled. It took a complete team effort for the Tigers to secure their fifth consecutive SEMO Conference championship Tuesday at Central Municipal Pool, as the reigning Class 1 state champs edged Notre Dame by 34 points, or six points less than what a team earns for winning a relay event...

The Jackson girls cross country team finished fourth in a Class 4 Sectional 1 meet Saturday in Washington, Missouri, to qualify for the state championship. Kennedy Bauer led the way with a second-place finish in 19 minutes, 33.56 seconds. Kaylee Wilson was the next-highest finisher for the Indians, coming in 25th in 20:27.72...

Arlen Pixley has been coaching high school football in Southeast Missouri for close to 20 years. He's won multiple district championships and worked with a future NFL player. But the Cape Central coach is dealing with something new this season. For the first time in his career, he's coaching female football players...

The postseason represents a fresh start. After nine weeks of jockeying for seeding position, football teams across the state now throw away their regular-season records. Each week, teams will play an elimination game. Win and advance; lose and the season ends...

Jackson senior Kennedy Bauer was the first runner to cross the finish line at the Class 4 District 1 cross country Tournament on Saturday at the Jackson City Park to earn the individual district championship and helped lead the Indians to second place...

Roz Schrader hammered 11 kills as the Advance volleyball team concluded its regular season with a 25-18, 25-11 sweep of Woodland to post a flawless 7-0 conference record to clinch the Stoddard County Activities Association (SCAA) Conference title on Friday in Advance, Mo. Alyssa Miles nailed six kills and Nyah Wilson added five kills for the Hornets (29-2-1, 7-0 SCAA). ...

One win. That's all that stands between the Jackson football team and an undefeated regular season. The state-ranked Indians will aim for their first undefeated regular season since 2007 when they face host Parkway Central at 7 p.m. Friday in Chesterfield, Missouri...

Notre Dame boys soccer came out of a SEMO Conference rivalry match against the Jackson Indians with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday. Brent Vandeven assisted Griffin Stewart on the lone goal of the night for the Bulldogs. Notre Dame improved their record to 11-8-2 with the win while Jackson dropped to 15-2-2...

The schedule is set for the SEMO Conference volleyball tournament. The 10-team event takes place Oct. 16 and Oct. 18 at Cape SportsPlex. Pool play is Oct. 16 and bracket play is Oct. 18. Cape Central, Notre Dame, Sikeston, Poplar Bluff, and Jackson will compete in the SEMO North Pool. Scott City, Oran, NMCC, Kennett, and Charleston will compete in the SEMO South Pool...

With each passing week, and accompanying victory, it becomes more of a possibility: an undefeated regular season. It would be the first for Jackson football since 2007, when the Indians finished 11-1 and one game shy of the Class 5 state final. Right now, the 7-0 Indians are just focusing on the next challenge. ...

Poplar Bluff's Brylee Misner blasted two home runs and had three RBIs as the Mules ended Cape Girardeau Central's softball season Wednesday in the Class 4 District 1 Tournament with a 13-3 victory in the quarterfinals at Jackson City Park. The Mules used four three-run innings in enacting the 10-run rule in the sixth inning...

Nicholas Hux posted a first-place time of 5 minutes, 14.46 seconds in the 500 freestyle as the Notre Dame boys swimming team finished 18 points of Monett to win the championship of the 25th Annual Roger Eastman (Fort Zumwalt North) Invitational on Saturday at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Missouri...

The Saxony Lutheran softball team scored one run in the final inning to eke out an 8-7 victory over host Herculaneum on Friday. Zoie Roth went the distance in the circle to obtain the win for Saxony (4-11). Six of the seven runs allowed were earned and she recorded two strikeouts and six walks...

What a difference a year makes. Last year around this time the Jackson football team sought to end Poplar Bluff's perfect start to the season. The Indians were unsuccessful, falling 29-28 and losing possession of the SEMO Conference North crown. This season, the conference title is back in the Indians' hands and they are the ones with the undefeated record heading into the conference and district rivalry game at 7 p.m. today at The Pit...

Jake Sauerbraunn scored on free kick with 10 minutes left in regulation as the Jackson boys soccer team completed a 3-2 comeback victory over host Northwest in Cedar Hill, Missouri. Chalon Domian had given Jackson (13-1-2) a 1-0 lead midway through the first half, but Northwest countered with a pair of goals for the lead at halftime...

Wil Essner and Jake Sauerbrunn each sank two goals to lead the Jackson boys soccer team to a 7-0 victory over North County on Monday at Jackson Junior High School. Ryan Kinder and Noah Sparks netted one goal apiece for the Indians, who improved to 12-1-2 with the win. Chalon Domian had the other goal and also had an assist for the hosts and Chayton Bass added one assist...

Blake Morris didn't get the time he wanted. He did, however, get the victory. For the second consecutive year, the Notre Dame junior won the boys varsity cross country race at the Notre Dame Invitational, leading the host Bulldogs to a second-place team finish Saturday...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Shemyron Townsend fumbled on two of his seven touches in the first half. The Poplar Bluff coaching staff stuck with their big-play threat and Townsend rewarded them with 175 rushing yards on 15 carries as the Poplar Bluff football taem beat Cape Central 19-6 on Friday at Mules Stadium. Walking off the field, Townsend held his game ball close...

The Cape Girardeau Central boys swimming team posted five state qualifying times as the host Tigers took third place at the Cape Rock Invitational on Friday at the Central Municipal Pool. Central's Hyrum Dickson accounted for two of the times. The senior won the 100 butterfly in 54.65 seconds and also posted a state-qualifying time of 22.27 seconds in winning the 50 freestyle. ...

Chalon Domian netted two goals as the Jackson boys soccer team picked up a key conference victory in its 3-0 win over Farmington on Thursday at Jackson Junior High School. Colton Seyer scored the other goal for the Indians, who improved to 11-1-2 and 4-0 in the SEMO Conference. Logan Geare provided one assist for Jackson, which snapped the Knights' five-game winning streak with the victory...

There's no rest for the weary. Jackson football, coming off its first victory over a ranked opponent all season, dives back into the meat of its SEMO Conference North schedule with a home game against Farmington at 7 p.m. today. Last week, the undefeated Indians rode an explosive offense to a 60-33 win over Battle, which entered the matchup ranked No. 7 in the Class 5 media poll. Thanks to the win, Jackson vaulted up three spots to No. 7 in this week's rankings...

Tra Ranson had never played Cape Central in football. He made sure his first game against the Tigers was a memorable one. The Sikeston senior, who transferred in from New Madrid County Central this past spring, rushed for three touchdowns, and the Bulldogs rolled to a 21-0 win over conference and district rival Cape Girardeau Central at Tigers Stadium...

The Cape Girardeau Central girls tennis team finished one point ahead of Kennett to dethrone the defending tournament champion Indians and win the SEMO Conference Tournament on Friday at Notre Dame Regional High School. Jordan Maxton won the singles championship for the Tigers in an 8-4 victory over Kennett's Emma Phillips. Kennett's Sydni McAtee and Darcy Campbell defeated Jackson's Sarah Fetterhoff and Chloe Pipkin 8-0 for the doubles championship...

Sierra Burch blasted a home run, a double and drove in three runs to lead the Jackson softball team to a 6-4 victory over rival Notre Dame on Thursday at Jackson City Park. Notre Dame scored three of its runs in the top of the seventh before Karli Johnson shut the door for a complete-game win in the circle. She allowed four earned runs and recorded five strikeouts and three walks...

The Green Up game is usually early in the season, often the first or second week. But a three-game road stretch to begin the campaign followed by an unusual home opener means Scott City's annual fundraiser-slash-football game is a little later than normal...

Hannah Shinn put down nine kills as Jackson volleyball clinched the regular-season conference championship of the SEMO Conference North Division with the 25-13, 25-21 win over Sikeston. Mackenzie Stoner slammed eight kills for Jackson (9-1, 4-0 SEMO North Conference) while Emily Scott added five kills and two aces. Lainey Broussard tallied 20 assists, two kills and two aces for the Indians...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity volleyball team extended its winning streak to four games when it beat Senath-Hornersville 25-10, 25-12 Tuesday afternoon. Kennett (7-8) visits Poplar Bluff Thursday. Senath-Hornersville (3-11-1) begins play in the Gideon Invitational Friday. Senath-Hornersville plays Southland Friday at 5 p.m., Clarkton Friday at 7 p.m. and Holcomb Friday at 9 p.m. at Gideon...