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The all-region softball team has been released. Kennett freshman Kyra Jaco, Oran junior Kaylee Payne, Campbell senior Elizabeth Steward, Puxico senior Bailey Burns, Holcomb sophomore Bailey Cupples, and Malden sophomore Hailey Rojas were selected first-team all-region infielders...

The 2019 track and field season came to close Saturday as the Class 3, 4 and 5 State Championships were completed in three different sites due to tornado damage in Jefferson City, Missouri.  Class 3 was held at The University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, Class 4 at Washington High School in Washington, Missouri and Class 5 at Battle High School in Columbia...

Cape Girardeau Central was unable to keep up with fast-paced Rockwood Summit as the Falcons topped the Tigers 7-1 in the quarterfinals of the Class 3 girls state tournament on Saturday at Cape Central High School. From the beginning, Rockwood Summit set the tone of the game, providing plenty of defense to force Central into tight spots early in the game. The two battled with high energy and physicality throughout...

It's that time of year again. State championships are on the line when the Class 3, 4 and 5 state track and field state championships kick off Saturday across the state. Due to tornadoes that damaged Jefferson City, Missouri, late Wednesday evening, the state championships have been moved from there and will be one-day events instead of two...

As the final seconds ticked off the clock for Cape Girardeau Central girls soccer, coach Jared Dobbs simply told his team to "slow it down." For nearly 80 minutes, it was the opposite in this fast-paced matchup as a second-half goal by Cape Central's Mattie Huff allowed the Tigers to emerge victorious in a 2-1 win over a feisty Windsor team in the Class 3 sectional Tuesday at Cape Central High School...

The Notre Dame girls track and field team won five events to win the Class 4 Sectional 1 meet on Saturday at West Plains High School in West Plains, Missouri. Riley Burger accounted for three of those first-place finishes for the Bulldogs. The Notre Dame junior swept the jumping events (high jump, long jump and triple jump) to help propel the Bulldogs to the sectional championship. ...

As the Cape Central girls soccer team posed for photos with yet another district plaque, coach Jared Dobbs had an idea. "Let's put up three fingers," the third-year headman said, with each digit representing a district title won under his watch. For the first time since 2001, the Tigers are three-time district champions...

The reigning Class 1 baseball state champions are still alive. Oran beat Bell City 3-2 on a Dawson Menz walk-off single in the Class 1 District 2 championship Tuesday at Bell City High School. The Eagles (10-9), who lost five starters from last year's championship team, had coughed up a two-run lead in the top of the seventh before Menz produced that two-out single to right field. Kole Simms scored the game-winning run after reaching on a one-out walk and advancing to third on a bunt and balk...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Freshman Kelsie Anderson gave the Sikeston girls soccer team a chance once the second half started. Anderson scored the lone goal of the game for the Lady Bulldogs at the 55-minute mark, to tie the game, and give her team some hope after a first half that went the opposite, against Cape Central (16-5), in the Class 3, District 1 semifinals at Cape Central High School, on Tuesday...

The Jackson boys track and field claimed the Class 5 District 1 championship Monday in Hillsboro, Missouri. Running events were completed Saturday (check Monday's newspaper for a full listing of local state qualifiers in those events), and field events were suspended until Monday...

The Notre Dame girls track and field team won its third consecutive district title Saturday at the Class 4 District 1 meet in Park Hills, Missouri. Riley Burger led the way with three individual gold medals and was part of the first-place 800 relay. Burger won the long jump, triple jump and high jump...

Cape Central senior Devon Tiemann and the Jackson duo of Blake Barnes and Timothy Baird both finished second in Friday's Class 2 District 1 individual tournament at Cape Girardeau Central High School to advance to the sectional tournament. Tiemann finished second in the singles tournament, falling to Poplar Bluff's Ben Stewart 7-5, 6-4 in the championship. The top two singles and doubles finishers advanced to next week's sectional tournament...

Eli Brown did not allow a single hit and fanned five batters in the shortened five-inning game as he led Saxony Lutheran in a rout of Malden on Wednesday. Malden's Dylan Bader reached first on a dropped third strike and ran into a double play as Brown faced the minimum number of batters...

The field is beginning to take shape. The second group of Semoball Awards finalists, the winter sports selections, were revealed Wednesday in an hour-long radio show on SEMO ESPN. That group of 30 student-athletes will join the fall sports finalists, announced earlier this year, at the 2019 Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH on July 13 at the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus...

Chauncey Hughes first touched a basketball when he was 2, beginning a years-long love affair with the game. Without a Nerf Hoop as a youngster, he used a laundry basket and a small ball. As he got older, he started cutting up milk crates and hanging them up on power poles as makeshift baskets...

Get to know the 12 selections to the All-Southeast Missourian girls basketball team. Players in the Southeast Missourian coverage area are eligible for these honors. The players selected are in the running for the Semoball Awards.

Get to know the 12 selections to the All-Southeast Missourian girls basketball team. Players in the Southeast Missourian coverage area are eligible for these honors. The players selected are in the running for the Semoball Awards.

The Cape Girardeau Central baseball team followed its formula for winning to perfection Wednesday at Capaha Field. With a 3-0 non-conference win over De Soto, the Tigers improved to 7-0 on the season when scoring three or more runs. "If we can get (at least) three runs, it's good for us," Central coach Tatum Kitchen said. "If we give up nothing on the mound, it's good for us."...

The Jackson boys golf team won the Class 4 District 1 championship for the second consecutive season as Case Englehart earned medalist honors with a two-under-par 70 on Monday at Crown Pointe Golf Course in Farmington, Missouri. The Indians' top four golfers all finished in the top six as Jaden Hightower and Carsen Silliman were part a three-way tie for second with a two-over-par 74. Tanner Walton tied for sixth with a four-over-par 76...

The Jackson track and field team swept the north division titles at Saturday's SEMO Regional Conference Meet at Notre Dame Regional High School. The Indians bested the host Bulldogs by 14 in the North Division to clinch the girls title while the boys finished 38 points ahead of Poplar Bluff for the championship.

Jackson baseball had no trouble advancing in its SEMO Conference semifinal game Saturday, walloping sixth-seeded Cape Girardeau Central 15-0 in four innings. The second-seeded Indians (17-6) got a solid effort from Tanner Hecht and scored eight runs in the second inning to put the game away early...

The SEMO Conference Tournament kicked off Friday with second-seeded Jackson rolling to a 10-0 win over Dexter at home in six innings due to the mercy-rule. With the victory, Jackson (16-6) advanced to Saturday's 12:15 p.m. semifinal game against sixth-seeded Cape Girardeau Central at Capaha Field. Cape Central defeated third-seeded Poplar Bluff 5-4 in another first-round game Friday at Capaha Park...

Wyatt Parker went 2-for-3 as the Class 2 state-ranked Chaffee baseball team remained hot and rolled to its eighth-straight win of the season in its 5-0 victory over Saxony Lutheran on Friday at Frisco Park in Chaffee. Breven Yarbro was the winning pitcher and also went 2-for-4 at bat for the Red Devils (16-3). He threw three innings and gave up no runs on two hits with five strikeouts and three walks...

With the SEMO Conference Tournament kicking off today, teams are looking to iron out any wrinkles as they prepare for the postseason. Notre Dame and Jackson headline the eight-team tournament as the top two seeds, as both finished with 6-1 records in conference play to finish as co-champions. Notre Dame earned the top seed by winning the head-to-head matchup. Notre Dame coach Jeff Graviett noted he's thrilled having the top seed but to not expect the Bulldogs to rest on their laurels...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — The comeback was nearly complete for the New Madrid County Central baseball team on Tuesday. Trailing the entire game, the Eagles tied the game up in the sixth inning, before the Mules used a three-run eighth to take home the win. Gabe York finished with three RBI, going 2-for-4 at the plate, while Austin Davis tacked on two RBI of himself. Davis went 2-for-4 at the plate, with his lone hit coming on a double...

POPLAR BLUFF — The Mules lost 3-0 to Cape Central at Mules Stadium on Tuesday, with the Tigers scoring all three goals in the second half as Poplar Bluff fatigue mounted. Along the way, Poplar Bluff’s Ella Zgaynor and Ady Kingree left the game with injuries...

The Jackson boys golf team cruised to victory at the SEMO Conference Tournament on Monday at Foxhaven golf course in Sikeston, Missouri. The Indians finished with a team score of 301, 26 strokes better than second place Dexter's 327 and had three golfers finish in the top five at the tournament as Carsen Silliman took home the individual championship with an even par 71. Case Englehart tied for 2nd with a three-over 74, and Seth Waters finished 5th with a six-over 77...

Senior Jack Rinehart broke the Jackson High School record with his second-place finish in the pole vault to fare the best among the Indians at the Kansas Relays over the weekend in Lawrence, Kansas. Rinehart's 15 feet, 8 inches in the pole vault was the best performance for the Jackson track and field team at the prestigious meet held on the campus of the University of Kansas. ...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians baseball team kept its hopes of hosting a quarterfinal of the SEMO Conference tournament alive by securing a key conference victory Saturday evening. Kennett moved to 3-3 in regular-season conference play as it edged the visiting Cape Central Tigers 4-2 at Indian Park...

The Advance baseball team broke a tie with two runs in the bottom of the sixth and held on for a 6-4 win over Bernie to claim the Stoddard County Activities Association championship on Wednesday in Advance, Missouri. Layton Keith got the win in relief for the Hornets (11-3), giving up one run in 3 1/3 innings while Noah Sauceda had a team-high three hits...

SIKESTON — 16 teams made up the second annual Sikeston Invitational, and Bulldog Relays on Tuesday, at Sikeston High School. The Bulldogs finished third in 19 boys’ events, while the girls’ finished fourth, as a team, in their events. Keon Graham edged Hayti’s Tylor Wooden in the 300-meter hurdles, winning with a time of 41.24 seconds. Wooden finished in 42.84 seconds...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Nate and Nolan Self each had impressive outings for the Sikeston baseball team on Tuesday, at Hillhouse Park in Charleston, Mo. Nate went 2-for-4 with four RBI, on a triple and a double. Nolan went 2-for-3, with four RBI as well. Nolan also hit a triple and a home run to go with it, in Sikeston’s 18-5 five-inning win over Charleston...

This weekend marks a milestone of sorts for high school baseball teams across Southeast Missouri: the regular-season midpoint, or there about. About a month ago, March 15, teams opened play. In about a month, early to mid-May, these teams will begin postseason play...

Gabe Hurley hit a double and drove in two runs as the Notre Dame baseball team scored a run in all but one inning and blanked crosstown conference rival Cape Girardeau Central 9-0 on Thursday. Brayden Eftink went six innings on the mound to earn the win for the Bulldogs (9-4, 3-1 SEMO Conference). He gave up no runs on three hits, retired 10 batters and walked two...

Nate Hulshof and Chase Logel both shot a 9-over-par 81 to earn co-medalist honors and lead Notre Dame boys golf to the team title at the Ste. Genevieve Dragon Invitational in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. DJ Lynch also finished in the top 10 for the Bulldogs, carding an 85...

The Perryville Pirates came out victorous over the Scott City Rams 6-3 in eight innings in high school baseball Wednesday in Scott City. Perryville pushed one run across in the first, fourth, and fifth innings and led 3-1 at the end of five. Scott City got a run apiece in the sixth and seventh innings to push the game into extra innings...

The Notre Dame girls track and field team won first place in five events to claim the team championship of the 45th annual All Catholic Invitational on Saturday at Chaminade College Preparatory High School in the suburban St. Louis area. Riley Burger accounted for three of those victories for the Bulldogs, who finished 15 points ahead of Cor Jesu Academy in the final team standings at the meet that featured 25 private school teams among both gender divisions. ...

BENTON, Mo. — Sophomore Jordi James scored the first two goals of her varsity career on Wednesday, as the Sikeston girls soccer team upended Kelly 3-2. Emily Boyd also scored on a penalty kick goal, while Audrey Vogel and Jade Davis finished with assists...

Sophomore Austin Gast had another big day for the Bulldogs, blasting a home run, a double and driving in five runs as the Notre Dame baseball team trounced visiting Fredericktown 20-10 in six innings to send the Black Cats home with their first loss of the season in Thursday's slugfest...

Coach: Jared Dobbs Conference: SEMO District: Class 3 District 1 Last year's record: 7-13-1, Class 3 District 1 champion Returning starters: Senior Mattie Huff (F), senior Payton Alexander (D), senior Macie Brinkopf (GK), senior Anna Mattison (MF), junior Maria Sofo (D), sophomore Emma Winkler (D), sophomore Emma Huff (MF), sophomore Emily Spinner (MF), sophomore Daley Drum (MF)...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — A scoreless game until the fourth inning, the Sikeston baseball team battled with Francis-Howell at Francis-Howell High School, in St. Charles, Mo., on Monday. A pair of runs crossed the plate for the Vikings, though, in the frame, and an additional four came across in the following inning, as Francis-Howell defeated the Bulldogs 6-0 in the first day of the 23rd Annual St. Louis Midwest Classic...

The Chaffee baseball team gave it all it had in its second game of the day against Portageville but watched as a wild pitch delivered the walk-off win for the Bulldogs in a 4-3 decision in eight innings Tuesday in Portageville, Missouri. Andrew Brown was on the mound when the Bulldogs scored and took the loss for the Red Devils...

Coach: Chris Asmus Conference: Stoddard County Athletic Association District: Class 2 District 3 Last year's record: 17-9 Returning starters: Senior Austin Bailey (1B), senior Noah Sauceda (SS), junior Hunter Curtis (P, 3B), sophomore Ridley Bailey (C), sophomore Gus Garner (P/3B)...

BENTON, Mo. — Bryce Morgan shut down the New Madrid County Central baseball team on Thursday. Morgan threw six innings, of two-hit, zero earned run ball, while striking out 10, as the Hawks beat the Eagles 8-1. Peyton Eftink and Grant Menz each doubled for Kelly. Menz added three RBI, while Eftink had two...

Oran girls basketball senior Leah Cauble added one more achievement to the long list of accolades she has racked up in a stellar four-year career: Class 2 Player of the Year. Cauble broke the state career scoring mark this past season and is the two-time reigning Southeast Missourian Player of the Year. She's also one of several area players to earn all-state honors in boys and girls basketball, as the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association released the teams Wednesday...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Poplar Bluff's Dominique Hardimon was presented with the John Gibbs Award as the most outstanding player in the SEMO Conference on Wednesday night at the 61st annual Poplar Bluff Letter Club Basketball Banquet while Kiley Bess and Dexter's Chaylea Mosby shared the the Bob Gray Award...

Tanner Walton carded a one-under-par 34 to earn medalist honors as the Jackson boys golf team opened its season with a win over Notre Dame and Cape Girardeau Central on Tuesday at Kimbeland Country Club. Case Engelhart followed up with an even-par 35 for Jackson, which finished 32 strokes ahead of the Bulldogs for the victory...

During practice, Tatum Kitchen will see a car drive pass or hear an engine rumble and for a brief moment he wonders, 'Is that them?' Terry Kitchen was many things -- a coach, an administrator, "Mr. Tiger," and a father to Tatum -- but discreet wasn't one of them...

The Leopold baseball team came alive in the sixth inning and held Bell City at bay to come away with a 3-1 road victory on Monday in both teams' season debut. Ryan Lewis went the distance on the mound to get the win for the Wildcats (1-0). The one run he allowed was earned, and he had eight strikeouts and three walks...