Caruthersville

The St. Vincent boys basketball team is on a very nice winning stretch, arguably playing their best basketball on the season at the right time. Through the Christmas break, the Indians have a record of 8-2, with their only losses being to a very solid Valle Catholic team(in which they then defeated after the loss) and to the #5 ranked team in Class 2, Oran Eagles, only losing by five points...

CARUTHERSVILLE - On Friday the Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team was looking for a big win as they hosted the Portageville Bulldogs in their homecoming contest. The Tigers (4-3) came roaring onto the floor in the first quarter, leading by five at the end of the first period. Caruthersville kept the momentum going in the second frame as they extended their lead to double digits. By halftime, the Tigers had a 14 point cushion, 37-23...

The postseason for winter sports in Missouri will look different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MSHSAA announced Friday. MSHSAA released district assignments for winter sports and also announced that it will modify some postseason activities due to concerns with the virus...

The finalists for the Carr Trophy given to the top player in the SEMO Conference were announced Wednesday, a week before the award will be presented at the 75th annual Gridiron Banquet. Jordan Jarrett of Kennett, Jackson’s Connor Tollison and Cael Welker are up for the award given annually since 1979...

ALL-SEMO CONFERENCE Members of the All-SEMO Conference football team as selected by the conference coaches with a player's school, year, height and weight listed: NORTH OFFENSE QB — Cael Welker, Jackson, sr., 5-11, 185; RB — Daniel Dickerson, Jackson, sr., 5-11, 200;...

GIDEON - The Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team rebounded nicely about 24 hours after suffering a heart-breaking one-point overtime loss to the Kennett Indians late Thursday night. No. 3 seeded Caruthersville built a 34-19 lead by halftime and hung on to beat the No. 6 seeded Clarkton Reindeer 63-55 in the third-place game at the Gideon Invitational Friday...

GIDEON — No. 2 seeded Kennett pulled out a narrow overtime victory against Caruthersville in a championship semifinal of the Gideon Bulldog Classic Thursday night. The semifinal went back and forth with no clear winner until the end. Both teams played inexperienced offensively, shedding light on issues that will need to be corrected going forward...

HAYTI - The Hayti Indians varsity girls basketball team dug itself an early hole but still found a way to mount a comeback against the Campbell Camels without putting on a shooting clinic Thursday night. No. 1 seeded Hayti forced multiple turnovers with its full-court press in the closing minutes of regulation as it overtook No. 2 seeded Campbell 45-42 in the championship of the Al Jackson Classic at Hayti High School...

GIDEON - Caruthersville Tigers boys basketball coach Lamont Bell didn’t have the opportunity to install all of his offensive sets before his squad’s season-opener against the Senath-Hornersville Lions at the Gideon Tournament Tuesday night. “We’ve kind of been behind due to some other circumstances,” Bell said. "We’ve missed a lot practices just like other teams. We didn’t get a lot of our sets in before the season.”...

In the 2019-2020 basketball season, the Caruthersville Lady Tigers finished with a 7-12 record. The Tigers have experienced leaders returning under head coach Bradley Sneed as this year’s group of ten players consists of three seniors, six juniors and one sophomore...

The Caruthersville Tigers are coming off a 9-13 season in 2019-2020 under returning head coach Lamonte Bell. T he Tigers saw their last two seasons come to an end in the Class 3 District 1 playoffs against the reigning district champion Charleston Bluejays...

The schedule is set for the first annual Al Jackson Classic. The five-team varsity girls basketball tournament takes place Nov. 30 - Dec. 3 at Hayti High School. Host Hayti has received a first-round bye and will not play until Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Hayti awaits the winner of a quarterfinal between No. 4 seeded Senath-Hornersville and No. 5 seeded Caruthersville that will be played on Nov. 30 at 6 p.m...

The seeding have been released for the Gideon Invitational varsity boys basketball tournament. The event is currently scheduled to take place Nov. 30 - Dec 4 at Gideon High School. Hayti has received the No. 1 seed in the eight-team tournament. Hayti is slated to play No. 8 seeded Delta C-7 in a quarterfinal Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. No. 4 seeded Clarkton will take on No. 5 seeded South Pemiscot in the other quarterfinal on Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m...

The Missouri State High School Activities Association is pushing back the announcement of class and district assignments for winter sports to Friday, December 11. District assignments and classifications were originally scheduled to be released Friday, November 13...

The 2020 Bootheel Conference Volleyball Awards have been announced. Campbell’s Macy Hendrix and Caruthersville’s Mallory Faulkner have been selected Bootheel Conference Co-Players of the Year. Hendrix collected 206 digs, 296 assists, 221 kills, and 64 ace serves while serving at a 96 percent rate her senior season...

The Caruthersville football team will attempt to extend its season Friday when it travels to take on state-ranked Thayer in a Class 1, District 1 football semifinal. No. 4 seeded Caruthersville snapped a three-game losing streak last week when it picked up a forfeit victory against No. 5 seeded Portageville in its district quarterfinal. No. 1 seeded Thayer beat No. 8 seeded Crystal City 46-6 in its district quarterfinal...

Records: Sikeston 2-7; North County 4-3 Series History: Sikeston leads 3-2 Last Meeting: 2018, Sikeston won 32-30 in the Class 4, District 1 Tournament Last Week: Sikeston lost to Kennett 53-14; North County defeated Windsor (Imperial) 56-20, on Oct. 9...