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ORAN, Mo. — Continuing its winning ways, the Oran boys basketball team routed Risco on Tuesday night. The Eagles outscored the Tigers 22-9 in the fourth quarter on their way to an 87-57 win at Oran High School. Tyson Goodale led all scorers with 30 points...

GIDEON, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team is headed to the SEMO Conference Tournament on a high note after winning the Gideon Bulldog Classic for the first time. No. 1 seeded Kennett beat the No. 2 seeded Caruthersville Tigers 77-64 in the title game of the tournament late Thursday night...

GIDEON, Mo. - The Gideon Bulldogs Classic varsity boys basketball tournament concluded with four games Thursday night. The No. 1 seeded Kennett Indians outscored the No. 2 seeded Caruthersville Tigers in each of the first three quarters on its way to a 77-64 win in the championship...

The Bootheel Conference middle school boys basketball tournament begins Saturday at Malden. Quarterfinals are Saturday, semifinals are Monday, and championship games are Thursday. See the schedule below: QUARTERFINALS ON DEC. 7 GAME 1: 3-Caruthersville vs. 6-Portageville, 10:30 a.m...

POPLAR BLUFF — Jimmy May scored more points than any player in SEMO Conference history and the Scott City senior was presented with the Carr Trophy as the conference's most outstanding player Wednesday night at the 74th Poplar Bluff Gridiron Banquet...

GIDEON, Mo. - One quarterfinal came down to the wire but all of the favorites advanced to the semifinals of the Gideon Invitational varsity boys basketball tournament Monday night. The No. 3 seeded Hayti Indians outlasted the No. 6 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions 52-47 in the only quarterfinal decided by single digits Monday...

High school basketball teams throughout the Missouri Bootheel begin play in opening-season basketball tournaments Monday.

SIKESTON — Both the Sikeston seventh and eighth-grade basketball teams took the court on Monday night against Caruthersville, at the Sikeston Seventh and Eighth Grade Center. For the seventh-grade team, it was their third game of the season. The Bulldogs won the New Madrid County Central seventh-grade tournament last weekend and improved to 3-0 on the season after a commanding 55-20 victory over the Tigers...

The Bootheel Conference seventh and eighth grade girls basketball tournaments begin Monday at Holcomb. South Pemiscot is the No. 1 seed in the seventh grade bracket and Holcomb is the No. 1 seed in the eighth grade bracket. Quarterfinals are Monday, semifinals are Tuesday, and championship games are Wednesday...

The Missouri High School Activities Association released district assignments for the 2019-20 season for basketball and wrestling Friday. Kennett is headed back to Class 2 in wrestling after competing in Class 1 last season. Kennett is slated to compete in Class 2, District 1 with Affton, Park Hills Central, Dexter, John Burroughs, Miller Career Academy, Normandy, Notre Dame Cape Girardeau, Potosi, Roosevelt, Soldan International Studies, St. ...

SIKESTON — District assignments for boys’ and girls’ basketball and wrestling were released on Friday. Sikeston will be a part of Class 4, District 1, with Cape Central, Notre Dame, Dexter, Perryville, and Ste. Genevieve. Class 3, District 1 consists of Charleston, New Madrid County Central, East Prairie, Caruthersville, Doniphan, Malden, Kennett, and Twin Rivers. ...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. — An 11-year drought ended on Friday at William Wilthong Field in Scott City, Mo. Behind timely scores and effective defense, Scott City upended Caruthersville 35-14 to win the Class 2, District 1 championship. Celebration ensued after the final seconds ticked off the scoreboard, and ended with head coach Jim May getting water poured on him by members of his team...

(Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that Scott City last won a district football title in 2008) The Scott City Rams will attempt to secure their first district football title in 11 years when they host Caruthersville at 7 p.m. today. The top-seeded Rams improved to 10-1 last week with a 52-14 victory over No. 4 New Madrid County Central, while No. 2 Caruthersville avoided an upset by No. 3 St. Pius X with touchdown with 7 seconds remaining in what turned out to be a 40-29 victory...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Portageville’s Jauslyn Johnson earned a spot on the Class 2, District 1 All-District Second Team, and made the Bootheel All-Conference team last week. Johnson was the only Bulldog to earn a spot on the All-Conference team. Campbell swept the major awards for the conference. Gentry Vancil won Coach of the Year, while Anna Beth Vancil won Player of the Year...

The 2019 Bootheel Conference volleyball awards have been released. Campbell junior Anna Beth Vancil is the 2019 Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. “I’m very excited about being chosen for the award and honored that the other coaches selected me as Conference Player of the Year,” Anna Beth Vancil said. “I couldn’t have done it without my teammates.”...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — Trailing 29-28 with 38 seconds remaining in a Class 2, District 1 semifinal game, it looked as if Caruthersville’s season was near the end. Quarterback Devin Russell had other plans. The junior signal caller led his team down the field 70 yards in just 31 seconds and Caruthersville escaped a St. Pius X upset bid 40-29 Friday night...

The next step in MSHSAA football team's quest for a championship will be taken tonight throughout Southeast Missouri. Here is "What 2 Watch 4" throughout the area.

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — The East Prairie Eagles had no answer for the high-powered Caruthersville offense in a 67-20 loss in a Class 2, District 1 game Friday night. The East Prairie defense gave up seven touchdowns of over 30 yards as Caruthersville scored nine times while running just 24 offensive plays on the night...

A week after dropping out of the top spot, Kennett returns to lead the Semoball Power Rankings to end the regular season.

Sikeston at Hillsboro Records: Sikeston 3-6; Hillsboro 3-6 Series History: Tied 2-2 Last Meeting: 2016, Hillsboro won 72-46 Last Week: Sikeston lost to Kennett 36-0; Hillsboro lost to Poplar Bluff 39-26 Notes: The wait is over, the postseason is here, and for Sikeston flipping the script is something this team needs to do. ...

Class 2, District 1 at Malden The district championship is set at the Class 2, District 1 volleyball tournament following quarterfinal at semifinal action Monday. No. 2 seeded Twin Rivers will take on No. 5 seeded Senath-Hornersville in the title game Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Malden...

Volleyball squads throughout the Missouri Bootheel begin postseason play Monday. Holcomb, South Pemiscot, Southland, North Pemiscot, Hayti, Delta C-7, and Cooter are in Class 1, District 1 at Holcomb. Defending champion Holcomb has received the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye...

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KENNETT at SIKESTON Records: Kennett 8-0, Sikeston 3-5 Series History: Sikeston leads 58-9-1 Last Meeting: 2018, Kennett won 23-14 Last Week: Sikeston defeated NMCC 28-20; Kennett defeated Malden 51-0 Notes: Senior linebacker Seth Copeland has been a workhorse for the Bulldogs this season. ...

The annual Battle of the Bootheel between the Hayti Indians and Caruthersville Tigers took place on Friday night at Hopke Field. This season, the teams were playing for a new Battle of the Bootheel Trophy, which the winner would hold for at least a year until the next meeting. The project was spearheaded by Mark Manley with the assistance of the Hayti and Caruthersville Booster Clubs...

Kennett and Jackson remain atop the Semoball Power Rankings this week while Scott City’s first loss of the season dropped the Rams to fifth. By beating Scott City 46-41, Hayti moved up a spot to fourth, while Caruthersville moved up to third. Cape Central’s one-point win at St. Charles West didn’t help move the Tigers up the list (not sure why since it boosted their opponent’s win total to 28, behind only Sikeston’s 32 and Malden’s 30)...

STEELE, Mo. - The Campbell Camels and Malden Green Wave are set to collide in the championship of the Bootheel Conference varsity volleyball tournament for a third straight season after both squads collected semifinal wins Wednesday night. No. 1 seeded Campbell beat No. 4 seeded Caruthersville 25-8, 25-12 in the first varsity semifinal Wednesday night at South Pemiscot High School...

The brackets are set for the Bootheel Conference volleyball tournaments. The tournaments take place Oct. 15-17 at South Pemiscot High School. Varsity quarterfinals are on Oct. 15. No. 1 seeded Campbell has received a first round bye. No. 4 seeded Caruthersville plays No. ...

There will be many eyes in Southeast Missouri on this game; the Rams, off to their first 6-0 start since 2004, have had their eyes on it for quite some time.

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Winners of its last four matches, the Sikeston volleyball team traveled to Portageville on Tuesday night, hoping to make five-straight victories. Sikeston got just that, as they swept Portageville 25-19, 25-16. Emily McHaffie led the team with eight kills and tied for the team-lead with 11 digs. Khrystionna Swann also had 11 digs...

The masses have fervently called for a revised Semoball.com Football Power Rankings and the analytics department has delivered it.

SIKESTON — A 10-error game cost the Sikeston softball team from a win on Thursday afternoon against Kelly. The Bulldogs committed 10 errors in the game, as the Hawks went on to win 8-1. All of Kelly’s runs were unearned. Four different Kelly players earned multiple hits in the game...

New Madrid Central football held the top spot in the area power rankings this week. The rankings combine a team's MSHSAA point total, use bonus points for wins against other Semoball-area teams, road wins, and a team's Massey Rating.

Cape Central at Sikeston Records: Cape Central 2-2; Sikeston 1-3 Series History: Sikeston leads 54-46-7 Last Meeting: 2018, Sikeston won 21-0 Last Week: Cape Central lost to Farmington 23-6; Sikeston lost to Jackson 53-0. Notes: After 12 seasons roaming the sidelines for the Red and Black, former Sikeston head coach Kent Gibbs returns, on the visiting side, Friday night. ...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - A lopsided second quarter proved to be the difference in Friday night’s football showdown between the undefeated Kennett Indians and Caruthersville Tigers. After trading touchdowns with Caruthersville in the opening quarter, Kennett won the second quarter 21-0 to build a 27-6 lead by halftime. Caruthersville got as close as 33-22 with 1:19 left in the third quarter but never scored after allowing Kennett to escape with a 41-22 road victory...

In a game delayed more than 90 minutes by lightning, Cape Girardeau Central dropped a SEMO Conference contest on its home field Friday night to Farmington, 23-6. Except for the final Farmington series as time expired and a few special teams plays, senior Cameron Cox played the whole game for Central...

Semoball’s analytical wizard (Brian Rosener, sports editor for the Daily American Republic) has crunched the numbers and formed a prep football ranking system of area teams throughout the Semoball-coverage area.

Mackenzie Stoner slammed eight kills as the Jackson volleyball team denied host Notre Dame its 10th win of the season and picked up a big conference victory in straight sets (25-10, 25-19) on Thursday in Cape Girardeau. Hannah Shinn and Olivia Ward chipped in seven kills apiece for the Indians. ...

Kennett 9, Caruthersville 0 KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team beat visiting Caruthersville 9-0 Wednesday afternoon. Kennett improved to 5-2 with the victory. Caruthersville dropped to 1-6 with the loss. Caruthersville hosts Cape Central Thursday...

LAST MEETING: Kennett won 35-12 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Ste. Genevieve 33-0; Caruthersville beat state-ranked Valle Catholic 38-35 HEAD TO HEAD STREAKS: Kennett has won the last two meetings. ABOUT KENNETT: Kennett, which is ranked No. 8 in the latest Class 3 state poll, beat Fredericktown 49-0 in Week 1, beat Gosnell (Ark.) 44-8 in Week 2, and beat Ste. ...

Lexi Rubel and Natalie Timpe nailed seven kills apiece as the Notre Dame volleyball quickly rebounded after dropping the first set to come away with a 23-25, 25-19, 25-18 win over Ste. Genevieve on Tuesday in Cape Girardeau. Rylee McClintock...

Aiden Blessing hit a double and drove in two runs as the St. Vincent softball team clinched its first win of the fall season in its 12-2 victory over Saxony Lutheran in six innings on Monday in its home opener in Perryville, Mo. Grace Heberlie...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Gideon Bulldogs finished a win shy of taking home the top prize in the Black Division of the Dig for Life Challenge Saturday in Cape Girardeau. Gideon, which entered the tournament supporting a perfect 5-0 record, collected six wins, two ties, and suffered one loss at the two-day Dig for Life Challenge...

Sixty area volleyball teams took part in the Dig For Life Challenge Volleyball Tournament at the Cape Girardeau SportsPlex and Show Me Center Friday and Saturday.

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — Devin Russell proved to be unstoppable for Caruthersville on Friday night. The Tigers pulled off a 38-35 upset over Valle Catholic, thanks in part to Russell’s four total touchdowns. Russell put the Tigers on the board, after Valle Catholic went up 13-0, after a 74-yard run. He then showed off his all-around game, as he connected with Dundi Hamilton for a 13-yard score to give the Tigers a 16-13 lead with 9:39 left in the first half...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. – Third-year Perryville football coach Blane Boss may feel like kicking a wall at times, as his Pirate squad is being besieged by injuries for the second straight season. However, he isn’t admitting any frustration publicly.