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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...

The Advance volleyball team added two more wins to its flawless record and improved to 7-0 on the season with victories over Valle Catholic and host Jackson at the inaugural Spike Fest Challenge at Jackson High School on Saturday. The Hornets swept the Warriors in straight sets (25-23, 25-22) in their first game of the day, dropping the Warriors' record to 2-4. ...

The streak is over. The Farmington football team rushed for 355 yards and ended Cape Central’s streak of eight straight wins over the Knights with a 38-20 victory on Friday in Farmington, Missouri. The Knights (3-1 overall, 1-0 SEMO Conference) didn’t have a single yard passing, and they didn’t need to. Royce Harris led the way with 164 yards and two touchdowns, and Tycen Gray rushed for 155 yards and two TDs...

Jackson scored single runs in the first two innings and road the shutout pitching of Karli Johnson for a 2-0 road victory over Rockwood Summit in high school softball action Friday. Morgan Conklin doubled twice in the win as Jackson (9-7) finished with nine hits...

The Advance volleyball team kept its undefeated season alive and picked up a key district win on Thursday night with a 25-18, 25-14 sweep of Leopold at Advance High School. Both teams will be competing in Class 1 District 3 Tournament and Thursday's result could tilt the potential district seedings in the Hornets' favor...

Fresh off a blowout win over its rival, the Jackson football team finds itself in the state rankings for the first time this season. The Indians come in at No. 10 this week in the Class 5 state media poll, thanks to a 3-0 start and a 49-7 win over Cape Central last week...

Nearly 60 teams participated at the 31st Annual St. Francis Medical Center Dig for Life Volleyball Challenge over the weekend at various venues throughout Cape Girardeau. The program, founded by former Southeast Missouri State University women's volleyball coach Cindy Gannon, raises breast cancer awareness and helps provides mammograms to women in the area who otherwise could not afford such important screening. ...

Less than a minute into the game, Jackson football's Jordan Kent found himself wide open along the right sideline and hauled in a pass for a 25-yard touchdown. That opening score, on the Indians' third offensive play of the night, set the tone for the night...

Macy Morehead recorded 17 digs and nine kills as the Saxony Lutheran volleyball team escaped with a straight-set sweep of Sikeston (25-12, 25-23) on Thursday in Sikeston, Missouri. Olivia Spanley also had nine kills for the Crusaders (4-4), who got 21 assists from Olivia Voelker. Makayla Mueller notched 12 digs and served four aces for Saxony...

For years, the Jackson-Cape Girardeau Central football game was reserved for the middle of the season or later. The two teams spent the early portion of the season building up to the contest, working out tweaks and fine-tuning their squads for the rivalry matchup...

Kara Kassel stuffed the stat sheet with 17 digs, four blocks, four kills and two assists as St. Vincent volleyball swept visiting North County 25-20, 25-19 on Wednesday. Maegyn Huber added seven kills and 10 digs for St. Vincent (2-1). Lexie Anderson also had four kills, nine digs, and one block while Grace Schrempf notched 10 digs to along with one block, one kill and one ace. Molly Myers chipped in six kills, nine digs and an ace...

Through three innings, Jackson softball hadn't been able to pull away from its rival. That changed in the fourth. The Indians took advantage of another two Cape Girardeau Central errors and stretched the lead from two runs to nine. When the inning finally ended after 13 Jackson at-bats, the result was no longer in doubt...

The Jackson boys soccer team captured the Notre Dame Soccer Fest with a tight, 1-0 victory over host Notre Dame on Saturday at the Brad Wittenborn Soccer Complex in Cape Girardeau. Xavier Heinley broke the deadlock with the lone goal of the contest for the Indians (5-0)...

Chalen Robinson ran for more than 100 yards and Cape Girardeau Central football held off Normandy 26-18 to claim its first win of the season Saturday in St. Louis. The Tigers (1-1) ran for 238 yards, and Robinson led the way with 105 yards on 18 carries. Quarterback Cameron Cox added 55 yards on 15 carries. The junior was also 5-of-12 passing for 71 yards and a touchdown...

Cape Girardeau Central senior Jared Neikirk was the first runner to cross the finish line with a first-place time of 10 minutes, 36.94 seconds to help lead the Tigers to second place at the Fleet Feet Cross Country Kickoff Classic at the Arnold City Park on Thursday...

Home, sweet home. For the first time in over nine months, Jackson football will play at The Pit when it faces Parkway North at 7 p.m. today. Coming off a 42-7 win over Webster Groves in its season opener last week, the Indians open the 2018 home campaign with another matchup against a St. Louis school...

Every night, before he closes his eyes and lays down to sleep, Al Young has a discussion with God. There was a time when those conversations may have consisted mostly of questions. Nowadays, though, Young has a message. "I talk to him every night before I go to sleep, just to let him know this is going to be the year."...

A fast start propelled the Notre Dame softball team to a season-opening 8-0 win over Chaffee as Grace Lemons went 3-for-3 with two doubles and three RBIs. Hailey Kutz tossed the complete-game shutout for Notre Dame (1-0), scattering four hits and one walk while striking out five...

Preview capsules for area softball teams

The Cape Girardeau Central girls tennis team quickly rebounded after dropping its first game of the season a day earlier to eke out a historic win over crosstown conference rival Notre Dame in a 5-4 decision on Tuesday at Central High School. It was the Tigers' first win ever against the Bulldogs. ...

Preview capsules for area volleyball teams

The Scott City volleyball team picked up a season-opening win by fighting through a tight first set before sweeping Fredericktown 26-24 and 25-16. Courtney Enderle nailed eight kills to lead the Rams (1-0), while Chloie Raines provided 17 assists and three aces for the hosts. Chloe Clayton also served three aces for the Scott City and Carlie Estes notched 11 digs...

Preview capsules for area girls tennis teams

Preview capsules for area boys soccer teams

A lot of things did not go Chaffee's way in the football offseason. For one, its three-year starter at quarterback, Landon Tenkhoff, wore down during the summer as his three-sport regimen took a toll and saw his back sideline him for the fall. Then there is the pure numbers game -- the Red Devils dressed just 16 players for their season-opening 20-0 win over Crystal City on Friday...

Twenty-six teams kicked off the cross country season Saturday at the Jackson Invitational at Jackson City Park. The host program had a strong day, led by its senior girls. With each grade getting its own race, Kennedy Bauer topped the senior showdown with a time of 15 minutes, 30 seconds, just 18 seconds ahead of teammate Kaylee Wilson in second. Faith Littleton crossed the line fifth in that race to lead the Indians to a team victory in the race...

Notre Dame junior Blake Morris was the first runner to cross the finish line with local foe Saxony Lutheran senior Caleb Cornelius right behind him in second place in Saturday's First-to-the-Finish Kickoff Classic on the campus of Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Illinois...

Just a little over two minutes into the first game of the season and Cape Girardeau Central Tiger Stadium was rocking. The new-look Central football team had taken a 10-lead over a familiar foe and appeared on its way to a win, or at the very least, a competitive ball game...

Sophomore Logan Lemons put up four blocks and hammered three kills to lead host Zalma to a 25-18, 25-15 sweep of South Iron as both teams opened their high school volleyball seasons Friday. Senior Alexus Hubbert contributed three kills and two aces for Zalma (1-0). Junior Haley Gunn and sophomore Harley Littleton served four aces apiece for the Bulldogs...

The season opener is the start of something new. It's a new season with a new team, and sometimes the beginning of a new era for a program or coach. When Jackson football takes the field for its season opener at 7 p.m. Friday in St. Louis that aura of freshness will mix with the old. That's because the Indians are facing Webster Groves in a battle between two programs with years and years of tradition...

It's a new year for Cape Girardeau Central football, and this season, that means a bevy of new faces on the field. The Tigers lost 17 seniors from last year's team, including the program's career rushing yards record holder in Aaron Harris. Whoever replaces Harris in the backfield will be working behind a new-look offensive line...

Ask Michael Minner how he's doing, and undoubtedly the response is always the same. "Livin' the dream." At first blush it might appear to be a tongue-in-cheek throwaway line, especially from a man who admits he's done some hell-raising in his time, describes himself as "a kid for going on 39 years" and has been known to loosen up a room with a one-liner or two. But about this, he is completely serious...