Cape Central

Midway through the first half, Cape Central forward Mattie Huff picked up the ball near midfield with the Hillsboro defense in front of her. Faced with that unappealing situation, Huff turned it into a goal with a stellar solo effort, dribbling past several defenders and then slotting the ball past the goalkeeper...

The Notre Dame girls track and field team finished second at the Class 4 Sectional 1 meet on Saturday, a week after capturing its first district title. The Bulldogs totaled 93 points, two behind first-place Webster Groves, and had seven individual qualifiers in eight events and one relay team advance to the state meet...

The Jackson boys claimed a Class 5 District 1 team title, posting 128 points to finish just ahead of Poplar Bluff (121) in the meet held at Park Hills Central High School on Saturday. "I was just really proud of how our kids competed," Indians coach Jimmy Stoverink said. "It was really a team effort. We had a really good effort with our jumpers, throwers, sprinters, distance runners. Good performance all the way around. Just a really good team effort."...

Sixth-seeded Cape Girardeau Central baseball saw its season come to an end Friday, as it fell to third-seeded Hillsboro 5-2 in a quarterfinal of the Class 5 District 1 Tournament in Hillsboro, Missouri. Cooper Crosnoe and Drake Mills each had a hit and an RBI as the Tigers...

The top-seeded Notre Dame boys tennis team didn't drop a single match in its 5-0 sweep of fourth-seeded Arcadia Valley in a semifinal of the Class 1 District 1 team tournament on Tuesday at Notre Dame Regional High School. The victory set up a clash of familiar foes, as the Bulldogs (11-1) will go up against second-seeded and two-time defending district champion Dexter at 4 p.m. ...

Karsten Short carded a 14-over-par 86 to lead the Saxony Lutheran boys golf team to second place and qualify the Crusaders for the state tournament in a Class 2 sectional on Monday at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau. Ben Daniel shot an 88, as Saxony ended up 10 strokes behind Willow Springs in the team standings, earning both teams a bid to next week's state tournament at the Fremont Hills Country Club in the suburban Springfield area. It will be the Crusaders' first appearance at state...

Braden Cox had an all-around stellar day on the field, blasting a three-run home run and throwing all but the last three pitches on the mound, to lead the Scott City baseball team to a 9-2 victory over East Prairie on Monday and clinch the regular-season Scott-Mississippi Conference championship in Scott City, Missouri...

Emma Brune scored a pair of goals to lead the Saxony Lutheran girls soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Cape Central in SEMO Conference action Wednesday at Central High School. Makayla Mueller and Laurel Mueller each had an assist for the Crusaders. Ashley Fritsche earned the shutout in the net for Saxony (7-11, 3-3 SEMO Conference)...

Jonathan Bell and D.J. Lynch each carded a 10-over-par 81 as the Notre Dame boys golf team won the Class 3 District 1 tournament championship for the second year in a row on Tuesday at the Fox Haven Country Club in Sikeston, Mo. The Bulldogs all finished below 90 as the defending district champions edged Farmington by five strokes in the team standings to come away with the district championship. Nicholas Westrich shot a one-over-par 82 to earn the medalist honors for the Knights...

Cape Central baseball coach Tatum Kitchen didn't mince words following a 7-1 loss on Monday night. Minutes after the seventh-seeded Tigers fell to No. 3 Sikeston in a SEMO Conference Tournament semifinal at Capaha Field, Kitchen said his team simply wasn't good enough, at the plate or in the field, to punch its ticket to the championship...

Layne Johnson held the Bulldogs to six hits on the mound, as the Oran baseball team knocked off Sikeston 10-2 on Thursday in Sikeston, Missouri. Johnson threw 6 2/3 innings and allowed two earned runs, striking out seven batters and walking two. Drew Reischman secured the final out for the Eagles...

Ben Womack hit two doubles and batted in two runs but it was ultimately not enough as the Notre Dame baseball team was unable to erase a five-run deficit and fell just one run short in a 5-4 loss to host Sikeston on Tuesday, dropping a crucial conference game that awarded the regular-season SEMO Conference championship to Poplar Bluff...

Notre Dame's Jonathan Bell carded a six-over-par 77 to tie for second individually, as the Bulldogs finished 16 strokes behind champion Poplar Bluff to receive second place Monday in the SEMO Conference Boys Golf Tournament at Fox Haven Country Club in Sikeston, Missouri...

For a second straight night, the Cape Central girls soccer team learned it will need to be better if it wants to compete for a district title. Twenty-four hours after dropping a one-goal game to rival Sikeston, the Tigers matched or out-played Farmington, another district foe, for much of the game, only to be haunted by a rough first 20 minutes, as they fell 3-1 to the Golden Knights on Wednesday at Cape Girardeau Central High School...

Jersey number: 30 Height: 5-foot-9 Position: Guard Favorite team tradition: Praying before every game Favorite memory from this season: Winning third in conference Favorite spot on the floor to shoot from: 3-point line Favorite gym to play in: Chaffee...

Jackson's best score of the season wasn't enough to claim first at the Jackson Invitational on Monday, as district rival Poplar Bluff edged the Indians by two strokes. While it wasn't a team title, it was a satisfying result for Jackson boys golf coach Zack Walton...

The Scott City baseball team won two games Saturday as they claimed first place in the runners-up bracket at the Malden Invitational Tournament. The Rams (12-4) first defeated Cooter 9-7 and then beat Caruthersville 7-3. In both games, Scott City struck early...

Notre Dame girls soccer got a golden-goal winner in extra time from Megan Heisserer to get past Saxony Lutheran 3-2 in a conference matchup on Wednesday in Jackson, Missouri. It was a fourth straight overtime game for the Crusaders and a second extra-time loss in as many days...

Clay Sauceda hit a solo home run, but the Oran baseball team wasn't to fend off a determined Portageville squad, as the Eagles dropped a 7-6 decision to the Bulldogs on Tuesday in Oran, Missouri. Drew Reischman went 2 1/3 innings on the mound to be tagged with the loss for Oran (6-2). He gave up four runs (one earned) on three hits and had one strikeout and one walk. He also added a double at the plate...

Jackson baseball coach Bryan Austin has been preaching a more consistent approach at the plate, and on Tuesday it paid off, much to the chagrin of rival Cape Central. Less is more has been the message, and the Indians came out and stroked seven hits for six runs in the top of the first inning and rolled to a 15-2 victory in five innings over the Tigers at Cape Central High School...

Trent Unterreiner hit a double to record the only extra-base hit of the game, as the Perryville baseball team tallied a run in the final inning to eke out a 2-1 win over the Bearcats on Saturday at Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Garrett Dix went the distance on the mound to earn the win for Perryville. He allowed one earned run and recorded nine strikeouts and four walks...

The runs weren’t very easy to come by during Friday’s SEMO Conference game, but with two strikes and two outs in the top of the fifth inning, Wyatt Pratt delivered exactly what Sikeston needed. The senior shortstop sent an 0-2 pitch into right-center field for an RBI double and sparked a four-run inning for the Bulldogs, who relied on their pitching to secure a 4-0 win against host Cape Central...

Kelly baseball got a walk-off hit from Nathan Vicenzi as the Hawks edged visiting St. Vincent 5-4 with a rally in the bottom of the seventh inning. Kyle Fitzgerald went the distance on the mound to take the win for Kelly (4-6). He gave up four earned runs, struck out five and walked three...

The weather got warmer on Tuesday, and so did the bats for the Cape Central and Notre Dame baseball teams. Following three lead changes, one tie and 13 total runs through four innings, the host Bulldogs settled in and pulled away to an 11-6 victory over the crosstown SEMO Conference rival Tigers at Notre Dame Regional High School...

The Poplar Bluff boys golf team claimed first place at the Notre Dame Invitational on Monday at Bent Creek Golf Course. The Mules carded a team score of 316 to lead the way, while Notre Dame followed in second with a 326 and Jackson came in third with a 334. Saxony Lutheran was sixth with a 378, and Cape Central finished eighth with a 415...

Britne Parker smacked two doubles and drove in four runs to lead Scott City softball to a 10-3 win over Advance. Jamie Glastetter tossed six innings to take the win for the Rams (5-1). She gave up three unearned runs on two hits and recorded eight strikeouts with two walks...

Coach: Jared Dobbs Conference: SEMO Class & District: Class 3 District 1 Last season's record: 3-18-1 2016 postseason result: Lost in district tournament to Poplar Bluff Seniors graduated: Two Team's strengths: Positive attitude and excitement. A willingness to improve individually and as a team every training session. Strong group of upperclassmen and a great group of underclassmen...

Conference: SEMO Class & District: Class 1 District 1 No further information provided BOYS & GIRLS Coach: Collin Sheridan Conference: SEMO Class & District: Class 4 District 1 Seniors graduated: 17 Team's strengths: Many athletes on our team are highly interested in more than one event. This will be a strength because we will be able to fill spots out to score as many points as possible at our meets...

Conference: SEMO Class & District: Class 1 District 1 No further information provided Conference: SEMO Class & District: Class 3 District 1 No further information provided Conference: SEMO Class & District: Class 4 District 1 No further information provided...

Coach: Seth Benton Class & District: Class 2 District 1 Last season's record: 1-9 2016 postseason result: Lost to Farmington in district tournament Seniors graduated: Three No further information provided Co-coaches: Donna Ryan, Linda Ruddy Class & District: Class 1 District 1...

Coach: Chris Asmus Conference: Stoddard County Activities Association Class & District: Class 1 District 2 Last season's record: 7-14 2016 postseason result: Lost in district semifinals to Bell City Seniors graduated: One Team's strengths: A sense of family and togetherness. That is the kind of stuff that can make a good team great. I hope this sense of family turns into resiliency...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Jackson girls basketball coach Tyler Abernathy was honored as SEMO Conference Girls Coach of the Year, Chaylea Mosby continued the Dexter Lady Bearcats' tradition of Bob Gray Award winners and Fred Thatch became the fifth Sikeston player to win the John Gibbs Award...

Emma Wells-Stilson hit her first career hole-in-one on Monday at Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course. Wells-Stilson is on the Cape Girardeau Central golf team and got the hole-in-one while at practice. She holed it from the men's tee box playing at 180 yards...

Andre Statam admits this wasn't exactly how he envisioned things. When the Cape Girardeau Central boys basketball standout made the decision two years ago to continue his career at Jacksonville State, he didn't expect things to go this well this soon...

Perspective changes when the end is near. For former Saxony Lutheran standouts Brianna Mueller and Raegan Wieser, the NAIA National Championship Tournament beginning today in Billings, Montana, is a shiny jewel at the end of great beginnings to college careers. But for former Cape Girardeau Central girls basketball star Alayah Cooper-Johnson, this week brings far more bittersweet emotions...

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- There's no question that the Sikeston and Cape Girardeau Central boys basketball teams are familiar foes, and when they met -- again -- for a district title, the Bulldogs used that to their advantage. Top-seeded Sikeston knew exactly what it needed to do to slow the second-seeded Tigers, who didn't have an answer for the Bulldogs' skill in a 76-55 loss in the Class 4 District 1 championship on Thursday night at Ste. Genevieve High School...

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Looking to advance in the postseason against a crosstown rival in a gym miles away, the Cape Central boys basketball team turned to one of its hallmarks -- a suffocating defense. The second-seeded Tigers harassed Notre Dame in a full-court press for much of the night and made it difficult for the third-seeded Bulldogs to get open shots in their half-court offense...