Cape Central

The Cape Central Tigers returned to .500 after defeating St. Pius X 5-2 on Friday at Capaha Field. Ty Thatcher pitched his first complete game, allowing two runs, none earned, on two hits, two walks with four strikeouts. “I was throwing a lot of fastballs, curveball through the second time around the lineup,” Thatcher said. “I’ve been working on [the curveball] since the eighth grade.”...

The Jackson boys tennis team won 9-0, Thursday, at home over Cape Central, to keep the Indians perfect on the season at 4-0. Results include: Singles Results 1. Nick Wimp (J) def. Jacob Ford (CC) 9-7 2. Nolan Dry (J) def. Zach Borowiak (CC) 8-0 3. Will Petzoldt (J) def. James Webb (CC) 8-1...

Cape Central senior soccer player Emma Winkler signed a letter of to play soccer at Mineral Area College on Thursday. Shown at the ceremony are (seated, from left) grandfather, Brad Altenthal; mother, Melissa Winkler; Emma; father, Chris Winkler; and grandmother, Karen Altenthal. (Standing, from left) sister, Brynn Winkler; MIneral Area College coach, Dan Martin; Cape Central head soccer coach, Jared Dobbs; assistant soccer coach, Greg Jones; brother, Tate Winkler; and brother, Aiden Winkler...

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.

Bell City scored two runs in the first inning, and three more runs in the second inning to take an early lead, but lengthened that lead in the bottom of the fifth, scoring eight runs, to put the game away Monday, winning 14-4 at home. Nate Stone recorded three hits in three at-bats, one of those being the long ball variety, as the senior drove in a run and scored four runs, leading the Cubs (2-1) offensively...

The Cape Central boys and girls track and field teams competed Friday at the Rebel relays at Park Hills Central high school, as both teams came out with a team overall win. On the boy's side, there were four-event sweeps where the Tigers finished in first and second, while the boys placed first on 10 of 19 events held...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Alex Wiseman lost his ball on the second hole Monday but was able to escape with a bogey. “That really got me some momentum,” said Poplar Bluff junior, who ended up with three lost balls, five birdies and individual medalist honors at the Notre Dame Invitational...

POPLAR BLUFF — Caleb LeGrand and his fellow honorees on the All-SEMO Conference basketball team never got their lettermen jacket patches after last season. The Notre Dame senior took home the patch and a very large trophy Wednesday night from the Poplar Bluff Letter Club Basketball Banquet...

Senior Ryan Collier produced a match-best 1-over 37, and the Dexter boys golf team swept the competition in a triple dual match Wednesday at Hidden Trails County Club. Dexter finished with 165, Bloomfield was second with 206, Caruthersville was third with 228 and Malden was fourth with 250...

Zalma, a town of 93, brought a handful of high school runners to compete among 16 teams in the Notre Dame Frozen Invitational on Saturday at Notre Dame High School. Despite being outnumbered by every single school in the competition, the Bulldogs didn’t let that dwarf their confidence.

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.

SIKESTON — Two Sikeston Lady Bulldogs’ earned a spot on the Class 5, District 1 All-District team. Juniors Karris Allen and Amyari Blissett both received the honor. Allen finished her junior year averaging a double-double, with 20 points and 10 rebounds, to go along with four assists, four steals, and two blocks per contest. She shot 44 percent from the field, 29 percent from three, and 56 percent at the free-throw line...

Lexi Rubel scored 18 points to lead Notre Dame past in-town rival Cape Central 56-36 to win the Class 5 District 1 title on Thursday at the Tiger Field House. Notre Dame has now won three district titles in a row. “We’re not finished so it just means we’re just getting started,” Rubel said...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Some nights aren't yours. That was the case for third-seeded Sikeston (12-11) Monday night in the quarterfinals of the Class 5 District 1 Tournament at Cape Central High School. The Lady Bulldogs fell to second-seeded Cape Central 51-36...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — It's the end of a long run. For the first time in nine years, the East Prairie football program will look for a new head coach. Current head coach Chad Jamerson accepted a new position at Cape Central and will coach under Kent Gibbs starting in 2021...

CEDAR HILL – There are few things in athletic completion that capsulate the emotion of victory quite like winning the match that punches the ticket into the state tournament. Poplar Bluff’s Gavin Hicks placed third in the 126-pound weight class in the Class 4 Section 1 Tournament on Saturday at Northwest High School. The sophomore reached his first state tournament...

The reality for Notre Dame senior swimmer Drew Barber is that he swims the shortest distance held in his meets.

ST. PETERS — The Cape Central girl’s swim team didn’t have an individual champion at Saturday’s MSHSAA Class 1 Swimming and Diving State Finals at the St. Peters Rec-Plex.

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.

The Cape Central girl’s 200 medley relay squad of Ava Duncan, Bella Dennis, Lauren Lamar, and Grace Sanders stunned everyone at last year’s MSHSAA Class 1 State Swim Finals.

Poplar Bluff wrestler Gavyn Hays has been a state qualifier before, but now he can say that he is a district champion. “It’s truly a blessing,” Hays said. “There’s no other better feeling.” The strong senior went through the gauntlet that was the 220-pound weight class in the Class 4 District 1 Tournament and gained the elusive gold on a snowy Saturday in Jackson...

As the postseason nears, the individual exploits of the best basketball players throughout Southeast Missouri begin to grow in their ability to impress.

Cape Central senior wrestler Mason Diamond recalls a time after practice where he laid on the mat, flat on his back, in the practice gym. His limbs spread out in a star formation, imploding due to the demolition of the muscles. His torso trembles from the ferocity of his hyper heartbeat as the surface rise and falls with every breath...

Cape Central had several outstanding individual performances at the SEMO Conference Swim Meet on Tuesday at the Central Municipal Pool, all of which lifted the Tigers above the field, as they won the six-team meet with 613.5 points over runner-up Poplar Bluff 431.

Cape Central was dominant once again in the overall combined results, scoring a team score of 613.5 to earn first place over Poplar Bluff(431), Jackson(282), Notre Dame(266), Farmington(128.5), and Saxony Lutheran(124). Cape Central's Bella Dennis captured first place in two individual events (200 IM and 100 Breaststroke) and was part of two, first place team events (200 Medley relay and 200 Freestyle relay) while Emilie Dickson of won one individual event(100 Butterfly) and was part of two, first place team events(200 Freestyle Relay and 400 freestyle relay) as well as taking third place in the 100 Freestyle.. ...

While inclement weather threatened to put a damper on the area prep sports schedule, the Cape Central girls basketball team were able to play their game against Kennett Monday, and junior center Ella Vogel was glad they did, as she past the 1,000th point mark in her high school career as a junior in a win over Indians, 45-30...

Teenagers are under enough pressure in life. Social pressure, academic pressure, peer pressure, and such. Jackson senior Luke Mirly isn’t immune to any of that.

Kayla and Kassie Hodges are in their second season with the Jackson girl’s wrestling team, but this will be their first run at the MSHSAA Class 1 District 1 tournament, which takes place at Northwest High School in Cedar Hill on Saturday.

The highly acclaimed and 100 percent accurate (see the sarcasm) girls basketball rankings are out for the second edition. Did your team move, drop, or enter the coveted top-10? Here is the top-10 girls' team, as of Friday: New Madrid County Central (14-3)...

Woodland dominated its girl’s basketball game Thursday with Scott Cunty Central from the opening tip, as it outscored the Bravettes 23-0 in the first quarter, eventually winning 70-12. The Cardinals (11-8) led 39-7 at halftime and 63-12 entering the final period.

In a typical swimming and diving season, perhaps Cape Central, Notre Dame, and Saxony Lutheran would have gone after each other on Wednesday with a touch more fervor. However, the 2020-21 girl’s swim season has been anything but typical due to having to navigate a global pandemic.

The Cape Central girls swim team won a tri-meet event Wednesday over Notre Dame and Saxony Lutheran. Cape Central won nine events, resulting in a team score of 162, Notre Dame finishing in second place with a score of 98, and Saxony Lutheran finishing third with a team score of 31...

SPRINGFIELD — Pat Colon was getting recruited to play college basketball all over the country. Instead, she drove across town to see if there was a scholarship available.

Since the start of 2021, the Notre Dame girls basketball team has fallen on difficult times, due to the fact that their competition has drastically improved since the beginning of the season. Saturday proved to be their toughest opponent yet, as they took on the undefeated class six, number one ranked Incarnate Word Academy in St. Charles...

The Tigers took care of the ball when it mattered the most to fend off Poplar Bluff on Friday night. Cape Central didn’t commit a turnover over the final four minutes after coughing it up 21 times against the Mules pressure defense. Four different Tigers sank foul shots in the final minute to finish off a 48-43 homecoming win...

Cape Central advanced to the championship game of the Hillsboro Girls Invitational with a 45-40 win over Herculaneum Thursday. The Tigers led 11-8 after the opening quarter and carried that lead into halftime, outscoring the Blackcats, eight to six, in the second quarter...

The Cape Central girls swimming team finished first at a Tri-Meet even at St. Peters Rec Plex Thursday, beating Ft. Zumwalt South and Timberland in team scores 152-122-45. Team and Individual results include: _200 Medley Relay_: 1. Addison Seabaugh, Lauren Lamar, Emilie Dickson, Grace Sanders - 2:00.09...

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...

--- SNOW GLOBE INVITATIONAL Cape Central 525; Poplar Bluff 392; Jackson 281; West Plains 256; Notre Dame 196; Farmington 160; Cape Central JV 106; Saxony Lutheran 35. 200-MEDLEY RELAY: Cape Central (A.Duncan, B.Dennis, E.Dickson, L.Lamar) 1:54.13*; 2. Poplar Bluff 2:01.25; 3. Jackson 2:04.06; 4. Notre Dame 2:18.46; 5. West Plains 2:19.79; 6. Farmington 2:27.46; 7. Cape Central JV 2:38.56...

The Jackson girls wrestling team had an ultra-strong showing at the SEMO Conference Tournament held at Poplar Bluff Thursday placing second out of 12 teams. North County, out of Bonne Terre, finished first, just 1/2 point ahead of Jackson. The Raiders finished with 168.5 points...

Going into the fourth quarter up 30-18, it appeared the Cape Central Tigers would be cruising to another victory over the Notre Dame Bulldogs on Tuesday. However, the Bulldogs had other plans, and rallied to force overtime and completed the comeback to win 48-40...

The Cape Central girls swimming team won their second meet of the season, dominating Farmington Tuesday with an overall team score of 139-43. Team and individual results include: 200 Medley Relay: 1. Anne McDougal, Emilie Dickson, Lauren Lamar, Addison Ringwald - 2:07.21...

Such as his performance in the Tiger Classic, Jackson senior wrestler Cole Parker swept through the 182-pound weight class at the Cape Central Scramble on Saturday at Cape Central High School. Parker won every match by pin, some quicker than others. He is currently undefeated this season and has made a monumental leap from the previous year...

In the battle between the SEMO Conference Tournament champions and the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament champions, New Madrid County Central defeated Cape Central 49-25 on Friday at Cape Central.

Jackson volleyball coach Dave Mirly wasted no time – none – in allowing Hannah Shinn to get a taste of varsity volleyball action.

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)...

The wrestling dual meet between Cape Central and New Madrid County Central on Thursday had more forfeits than actual matches.

The Cape Central girl’s basketball squad got on its bus Thursday with just five varsity players due to an injury to point guard Ki Bogan and some other athletes that were also out. So the Tigers were in a perplexing situation to start with and when you add in that they had to go on the road to play a really talented team in Jackson, well, the eventual outcome was understandable.

The Cape Central Tigers girls swim team found themselves at the top of the leader board Thursday at the Rec Center Relays swim meet, ahead of Poplar Bluff, Jackson, Notre Dame, and Farmington. Central had a top score of 96 while Poplar Bluff finished second with 76 points, Jackson finished third recording 40 points, and Notre Dame and Farmington tied for fourth with 28 points each...

As a freshman a year ago, Cape Central center Cameron Williams showed glimpses of ability but those outings were interspersed with games in which he didn’t produce much. Fast-forward to this season and the 6-foot-7 athlete has been much more consistent in his production.