Cape Central

With minutes to go until halftime, Cape Girardeau Central football was locked in a dogfight. It was tie game, and Liberty (Mountain View) had just picked off a pass in Central territory. Then, on a second-and-15, Central senior Matt Nussbaum stepped in front of a pass and charged down the left sideline to the Liberty 2-yard line. ...

Cape Central football coach Arlen Pixley knows everyone loves a good cakewalk. But that might not be the best way to prepare his team. The good news, if you approach things with that mindset, is that the Tigers will have no cakewalk tonight in their season opener...

When Brogan Davis was younger, he hated swimming practice. It took up so much of his schedule, he felt he didn't have time to make friends. He would wake up, go to school, go to practice and then go home, only to wake up the next day and do it all over again. While Davis trained year-round, he admitted he would often go through the motions at practice, not giving it his all...

For Cape Central football coach Arlen Pixley, the questions surrounding this year's team bear an eerie resemblance to last season's question marks. How do you replace a Division I-level talent? Last year, the Tigers had to fill the void left by Al Young, now a sophomore for Southeast Missouri State football and a Carr Trophy winner. ...

With another softball season set to begin Friday, teams across the state are preparing for their opening games. Practice has been underway for weeks, and programs like Notre Dame, Jackson and Cape Central are all scheduled to open their campaigns this weekend...

When Terry Kitchen showed up at work Monday morning, he didn't think much of seeing new Cape Girardeau Public Schools Superintendent Neil Glass begin "opening day" of the 2017-18 academic year by addressing all of the school district's teaching staff...

Kaylea Bard, left, and Madison Klingeman, right, from Scott City High School load up their bus for Stuff the Bus at Walmart on Saturday in Cape Girardeau. Organized by United Way of Southeast Missouri, the Stuff the Bus event saw athletic teams from schools across the area volunteer time to help collect school supplies for underprivileged children. ...

Months removed from winning its first state title in program history, the Cape Central boys swimming team continues to rack up awards. The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association released its All-America lists on Friday, as several Tigers were represented...

The Semoball Cup ended up being a battle of the Bulldogs that needed overtime to decide. Megan Heisserer's golden goal to lift Notre Dame to the Class 2 soccer title also happened to clinch the Cup. In the closest finish in the early history of the award, Notre Dame edged Van Buren by 4.79 points in the standings that determine which area school had the most athletically successful school year...

From across Southeast Missouri, people descended upon Cape Girardeau on Saturday night for the region's premier sports awards show. More than 150 student-athletes from 57 area high schools were on hand for the Fourth Annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH at the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus, as awards were handed out in 25 sports categories...

Twelve high school student-athletes earn recognition for their accomplishments on the baseball field this spring

Jersey number: 23 Positions played during high school season: Shortstop, pitcher Summer team: Top Gun Academy Twitter handle: @kpayne04 Favorite warmup song: "Turn My Swag On" by Soulja Boy Favorite bat to use: Rawlings Favorite place to play: University of Tennessee...

Jersey number: 2 Primary position: Center mid and forward After-graduation plans: Attending Arkansas State University in the fall and majoring in psychology to work toward a masters in behavioral therapy Twitter handle: @callihouse5 Favorite warmup song: "Lose Yourself" by Eminem...

State events and finishes: 1,600-meter relay (4th place), 800 meters (5th place) Twitter handle: @ClaireMorrill Favorite team/personal tradition: Ice bath two nights before a meet, and eat a Cutie an hour before the race Favorite warmup song: Any time music plays at a track meet is a good day...

This spring, three area high school teams won state championships. With the success came accolades. Numerous local student-athletes earned recognition, including all-state honors. On the baseball diamond, Bell City won its third straight Class 1 state championship. Along the way, five Cubs earned all-state distinctions...

Name of Event 26th Annual Cape Central Booster Golf Tournament 26th Annual Cape Central Booster Golf Tournament Bent Creek Golf Course Friday, July 7 AM Flight: Breakfast @ 7 a.m. Tee Time @ 7:30 a.m. PM Flight: Lunch @ 11:30 a.m. Tee Time @ 1:00 p.m...

Ten months after the high school sports calendar began, we now know all 148 of our on-field nominees for the 2017 Semoball Awards. On Friday, the spring sport finalists for baseball, softball, girls soccer, boys and girls track and field, golf and boys tennis for the event -- to be held Saturday, July 8, at the Bedell Performance Center at Southeast Missouri State's River Campus -- were announced as part of a live selection show on SEMO ESPN Radio...

The Notre Dame girls track and field team finished the season off with record performances -- a school record for all-state finishes and a plethora of podium finishes, including an individual state title -- at the MSHSAA Class 4 Track & Field Championships on Friday and Saturday at the Dennis and Roberta Licklider Track Complex in Jefferson City, Missouri...

A 14-minute stretch doomed the Cape Central girls soccer team Saturday afternoon in its first quarterfinal since 1999. Webster Groves scored all five goals in a 14-minute span in the first half as the Statesmen cruised past the short-handed Tigers 5-0 in a Class 3 quarterfinal at Cape Central High School...

The MSHSAA Class 4 Track & Field Championships got underway on Friday, and one local athlete did so with a bang. Notre Dame freshman Riley Burger added an impressive feat to her growing resume as she earned a gold medal in the girls' triple jump. Burger set a personal record of 40-02.25, hitting that mark on her first attempt of the day...