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CHARLESTON, Mo. — Postseason basketball got underway for Class 3, District 1 on Saturday afternoon, at Charleston High School. The host Bluejays opened up the first round slate, taking on No. 8 Malden (2-21) in a game that got decided after the first quarter ended...

SIKESTON – The Sikeston Bulldogs have had some tough battles against Caruthersville over the years. However, on Thursday night Sikeston wanted to put an end to any possibility of an upset with an explosive first half as they cruised to an 86-36 win over the Tigers at the Sikeston Field House...

In a few days, basketball postseason begins for teams across Missouri, but for an hour Wednesday afternoon, the focus was back on fall sports. In a live one-hour radio show on SEMO ESPN, 55 student-athletes were announced as fall sports finalists for the 2019 Semoball Awards...

CLARKTON, Mo. - The Clarkton Reindeer varsity boys basketball team rallied from an eight-point deficit at the end of the third quarter to edge the visiting South Pemiscot Bulldogs 84-82 Tuesday night. Clarkton’s Lee Matney sank two free throws with about five seconds left to break an 82-all tie and seal the win...

The seedings have been released for the Class 1, District 1 basketball tournaments at Gideon High School; Class 2, District 1 basketball tournaments at Portageville High School; and Class 3, District 1 basketball tournaments at Charleston High School...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Forcing 10 first-half turnovers; Charleston’s defense turned up the heat against Lift for Life Academy, at the Sixth-Man Shootout, on Saturday, at Charleston High School. The Bluejays used a 23-13 second quarter to open the gap, as they went into halftime, up 41-24...

If you attended Thursday night’s championship game of the Bootheel Conference Tournament, then you got your money’s worth. Call it a battle. Call it the “Battle of the Bootheel Part 2.” Call what you want, but the second matchup of the season between the Caruthersville Tigers (8-9) and Hayti Indians (16-3) was nothing short of stellar, full of fast and furious defense and high-flying acrobatic moves to the basket. ...

SENATH, Mo. - The success continued for the No. 5 seeded Caruthersville Tigers Tuesday night at the Bootheel Conference varsity boys basketball tournament. Fresh off a 73-68 quarterfinal victory against No. 4 seeded Campbell Saturday, red-hot Caruthersville experienced little difficulty knocking off the No. 1 seeded Portageville Bulldogs in the first semifinal Tuesday...

SENATH, Mo. - The success continued for the No. 5 seeded Caruthersville Tigers Tuesday night at the Bootheel Conference varsity boys basketball tournament. Fresh off a 73-68 quarterfinal victory against No. 4 seeded Campbell Saturday, red-hot Caruthersville experienced little difficulty knocking off the No. 1 seeded Portageville Bulldogs in the first semifinal Tuesday...

SENATH, Mo. - The top-seeded Campbell Camels trailed the No. 4 seeded Caruthersville Tigers 19-15 after one quarter of play but managed to erase all of its trouble before halftime Tuesday afternoon. Campbell outscored Caruthersville 23-10 in the second quarter to move ahead 38-29 by halftime and led throughout the second half on its way to a 75-61 victory in the first varsity girls semifinal of the Bootheel Conference Tournament at Senath-Hornersville High School...

SENATH, Mo. - The semifinal are set at the Bootheel Conference varsity boys basketball tournament following quarterfinal action Saturday at Senath-Hornersville High School. No. 1 seeded Portageville, which received a first round bye Saturday, will take on No. 5 seeded Caruthersville in the first semifinal Tuesday at 5:30 p.m...

SENATH, Mo. - The top four seeds remain in contention to win the Bootheel Conference varsity girls basketball tournament after collecting quarterfinal wins Saturday at Senath-Hornersville High School. No. 1 seeded Campbell will take on No. 4 seeded Caruthersville in the first semifinal Tuesday at 4 p.m...

The brackets are set for the Bootheel Conference boys and girls high school basketball tournaments. The tournaments take place Jan. 26, Jan. 28, Jan. 29, and Jan. 31 at Senath-Hornersville High School. See brackets for tournaments at the links below:...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Just days removed from a miraculous comeback, the East Prairie boys basketball team returned home on Friday night to take on Caruthersville. The Eagles got off to a fast starting, outscoring the Tigers 19-9 at the end of the first quarter, and did not let off the gas pedal and defeated Caruthersville 77-66...

KENNETT, Mo. - The No. 2 seeded Caruthersville Tigers upset the No. 1 seeded Kennett Indians 43-35 in the Bootheel Conference eighth grade boys basketball championship Saturday afternoon. Caruthersville lead 9-5 after one quarter, 19-12 at halftime and 30-24 at the end of the third quarter...

The Bootheel Conference middle school boys basketball tournament brackets have been released. The tournaments take place Dec. 3-8 at Kennett Middle School Gymnasium. The seventh grade championship is Saturday at noon. The eighth grade championship is Saturday at 1:15 p.m...

GIDEON, Mo. - The No. 1 seeded Caruthersville Tigers outlasted the No. 4 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions 63-49 in a semifinal of the Gideon boys basketball tournament Thursday night. Things were tied at 17-all after one quarter of play before Caruthersville won each of the final three quarters by single digits...

The 2018 Bootheel Conference all-conference volleyball team has been released. Malden’s Gracie Thomas is the 2018 Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Thomas recorded 87 blocks, 180 kills and had 19 ace serves for the Green Wave. “She has been a key player in our success here at Malden,” Malden coach Brittany Crane said. ...