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If you really want to know the origins of Joe Baldwin passing judgment on pitchers’ accuracy throughout Southeast Missouri, you’d have to go all the way back to the dusty dirt fields of the Marston Little League in the early 1960s.

SIKESTON — The Sikeston football team wrapped up its summer program with a busy week of activities. The Bulldogs’ hosted the second annual Sikeston 7-on-7 and Big Man Tournament on Tuesday, June 21 and held a contact camp on Thursday, June 23 at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium...

Chaffee graduate Jayden Welch signed a letter of intent to continue her softball career at Shawnee Community College. Welch helped lead the Red Devils to a 16-10 record in the fall of 2021. She was named to the Class 2 District 1 All-District first team, and received second-team All-Region and All-SEMO Conference honors as a senior...

Three players from Portageville's state runner-up baseball team received first-team All-State honors in Class 2. Junior catcher Trey Benthal, sophomore infielder Mason Adams and senior outfielder Alex Winsor each garnered first-team honors for their performances in 2022. The Bulldogs placed five players across first, second and honorable mention teams...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Anna Thomason and Isabella Deckerd each earned four all-state medals to lead Saxony Lutheran to third place in the MSHSAA Class 2 track and field championships. Thomason won one event, placed second in two others and helped Saxony Lutheran’s 400-meter relay place second Saturday while Deckerd also ran a leg on the relay to go with a pair of sixth-place finishes and a seventh place...

SCOTT CITY — For the second time in two weeks rivals Scott City and Chaffee met on the baseball field. Only this time, much more was at stake. The Rams scored 10 runs across the fifth and sixth innings, beating the Red Devils 12-2 to win the Class 3 District 2 championship Wednesday at Scott City Ball Park...

Class 2 District 1 Championship @ Portageville South Pemiscot (13-8) - Batting: Zachary Southern (1-3, RBI), Steven Henley (1-3, 2B, Run). Pitching: LP - Henley (2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 4 K). Portageville (28-3) - Batting: Ronald Adams (3-4, 2 3B, 5 RBIs, Run), Conner Johnson (1-2, 2 RBIs, 2 Runs), THomas Frakes (2-2, RBI, Run). Pitching: WP - Donney Benthal (6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 6 K)...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. — The Chaffee Red Devils upset top-seeded Kelly on Monday, but the Hawks didn't go down without a fight. Kelly got within one run of Chaffee's 6-1 lead before the Red Devils were able to put the Hawks away for a 6-5 victory and a berth in the Class 3 District 2 championship game...

Class 1 District 2 Semifinals @ Advance Delta (5-15) - Batting: Lanson Cox (2-5, 2 Runs), Coleton Deckard (2-3, Run), Levi Jansen (1-3, RBI), Ryan Glenzy (2-4). Pitching: LP - Cox (5 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 6 BB, 3 K). Advance (11-11) - Batting: Hayden Laird (3-4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBIs, Run), Coleton Silman (1-2, 3 RBIs), Hunter Tidwell (2-3, RBI, 2 Runs), Jaxon Limbaugh (1-4, 2B, 2 RBIs, Run). Pitching: WP - Jack Bailey (6 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 1 BB, 8 K)...

Notre Dame (13-11) - Batting: Noah Gadberry (2-4, RBI), Nathan Landewee (1-3, RBI), Jon Dohogne (1-3, Run). Pitching: WP - Wil Morgan (5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 8 K). Class 1 District 2 Quarterfinal @ Advance Bell City (3-11) - Batting: Easton Newell (2-4, 2 Runs), Ayden Anschultz (2-5, RBI). Pitching: WP - Logan Stubenrauch (4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K)...

Malden (23-11) – Batting: Ethan Campbell (3-5, 2B, RBI, Run, 3 SB), Griffin Riley (1-3, 3 RBI), Trey Miller (2-5, RBI, Run). Pitching: WP – Campbell (5.2 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 2 BB, 3 K), Riley (1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K). Saxony Lutheran (12-6) – Batting: Jace Boland (4-4, RBI, 2 Runs), Jacob Johnson (3-4, 2 RBI), Aaron Eubanks (2-3, RBI, 2 Runs). Pitching: LP – Mason Mayhew (1.1 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 2 BB, 0 K), SP – Collin Tarry (1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 3 K)...

Chaffee (10-12) - Batting: Connor Berry (1-3, RBI), Carter Cossou (1-3, RBI). Pitching: LP - Berry (2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 4 K). East Prairie (18-5) - Batting: Hayden Ellis (4-4, 4 RBIs, Run), Owen Knight (1-3, 2 RBIs), Garrett Scott (2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 Runs), Noah Johnson (2-3, 2 RBIs). Pitching: WP - N. Johnson (7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 11 K)...

Chaffee (10-11) - Batting: Carson Spies (Hit), Conner Berry (Hit). Pitching: LP - Kade Atkins (2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 2 K). Saxony Lutheran (11-5) - Batting: Jacob Johnson (2-2, HR, 2 RBIs, 3 Runs), Aaron Eubanks (3-3, 2B, RBI, Run). Pitching: WP - Drew Hahs (5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K)...

Chaffee (10-10) – Batting: Carter Cossou (1-3, HR, RBI, Run), Eli Glueck (1-3, Run). Pitching: LP – Quinton Johnson (1 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 3 K), SP – Carson Spies (4 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K). Cooter (18-3-1) – Batting: Gabriel McLevain (4-4, 2 2B, 4 RBIs, Run), Tyson Banks (2-4, 2 RBIs, Run), Talan King (3-4, 3 Runs). Pitching: WP – Lukas Barnes (5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 8 K)...

Chaffee's Aaron Horrell and Scott City's Skylar Cobb are very familiar with each other. The two competed against each other for their respective teams a little more a decade ago, and now lead their alma maters as head coaches. While the rivalry isn't as heated as it once was for Horrell and Cobb, the two find it exciting to be able to compete again in a different role...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — One day after a marathon 13-inning victory over Charleston, Scott City found itself in a pitcher's duel with rival Chaffee. Sophomore Lawson Graff came out on top in the Rams' 3-1 win over the Red Devils, throwing a complete-game no-hitter on Wednesday at Harmon Field...

Scott City (11-10) – Batting: Luke Holder (1-3, 2B, RBI), Mark Panagos (0-3, RBI, Run). Pitching: WP – Lawson Graff (7 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 9 K). Chaffee (9-10) – Batting: Kade Atkins (Run). Pitching: LP – Levi McKinnie (5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 8 K). Meadow Heights (11-9) – Batting: Will Green (2-4, 2B, 3 RBI, Run), Braeden Hays (2-2, RBI, Run), Koby Cook (1-4, RBI, Run). Pitching: LP – Kade Lindgren (6 IP, 12 H, 9 R, 2 BB, 4 K)...

Both the Scott City boys and girls track and field teams walked away with hardware on Friday night. The Rams' boys won their third consecutive SEMO West Conference championship, and the girls brought home their first-ever title at the SEMO Conference Track and Field Meet at Cape Central High School...

Cape Central (8-13) – Batting: Cade Emmenderfer (2-4, RBI, Run), Ty Thatcher (1-4, 2 Runs). Pitching: WP – Wyatt Brinkopf (7 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 8 K). Notre Dame (9-9) – Batting: Conner Wissinger (3-4, RBI), Blake Anderson (1-3, 3B, RBI, Run). Pitching: LP – Grant James (5.1 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 4 BB, 6 K), Noah Gadberry (1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K)...

Chaffee (9-7) – Batting: Conner Berry (1-4, RBI, SB). Pitching: LP – Easton Fowler (4 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 2 BB, 2 K). Woodland (11-4) – Batting: Jo Cook (3-4, RBI, 3 Runs), Cecil Abernathy (1-4, 3B, 2 RBIs, Run), Kale Landewee (1-3, 2 RBIs), Seth Abernathy (0-2, 2 RBIs), Nate Ware (2 Hits). Pitching: WP – Trenton Braswell (7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 8 K)...

Baseball Ellington - Batting: 2B - Tucker Dement. Multiple hits: Tyler Hackworth (3-4, RBI, Run), Evan Weaver (2-4, Run), Dement (2-5, Run), Jakob Farmer (2 RBIs). Pitching: WP - Dement (4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 BB, 5 K). Meadow Heights - Batting: Multiple hits - Koby Cook (2-4, RBI), Chase Conrad (2 RBIs)...

Chaffee - Batting: Hits - Carter Cossou, RBI - Aiden Dumey. Pitching: LP - Levi McKinnie (5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 0 BB, 6 K), Zaven Leible (0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K) Cape Central - Batting: 2B - Cade Emmenderfer, Wyatt Brinkhopf, Jack Witvoet. Multiple hits: Brinkopf (3-5, 5 RBIs, 2 runs), Carter Crosnoe (2-3, 2 RBIs, 2 runs), Emmenderfer (2-4, 3 RBIs, 2 runs). Pitching: WP - Crosnoe (4 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 8 K), Zalite (3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 3 K)...

Chaffee's Carter Cossou had a field day against opposing defenses on Tuesday. The sophomore went 4-for-7 in a doubleheader at Capaha Field, batting in six runs and helping lead the Red Devils in a winning effort against Dexter and Bell City. "Cossou went from not starting to batting in the eighth hole," Chaffee coach Aaron Horrell said. "When we lost Thomas Stidham, who was our rock, we put Carter in the four-hole. He's made me look like a genius, so I'm thankful for that."...

Meadow Heights senior Kade Lindgren had three hits including two doubles and a run scored as the visiting Panthers knocked off host South Iron 6-3 Tuesday at South Iron High School. Meadow Heights scored one run in the first inning and added four in the top of the third to give the Panthers a 5-0 lead...

BENTON, Mo. — Several local athletes shined as more than 20 teams attended the 2022 Johnny Merrick Track and Field Invitational at Kelly High School on Thursday, April 7. Dexter claimed gold in both of boys’ and girls’ division with eight individual winners. The Bearcats finished with 141.5 points and won the boy’s division by a comfortable margin...

Two days after losing to a very good Seckman team that ended Cape Central’s winning streak, the Tiger’s bats took their frustrations out on Chaffee pitching Friday as Central beat up on the Red Devils 11-1 at Cape Central High School. Cape Central took a 1-0 lead after the first inning and tacked on six more runs in the third frame and four more in the bottom of the fourth to take an 11-0 lead. ...

Woodland junior Lane VanGennip threw a two-hit shutout with an incredible 18 strikeouts as the Cardinals defeated Leopold in the opening round of the Oak Ridge Tournament Thursday at Meadow Heights High School. What makes the feat by VanGennip that much more impressive is he only needed 89 pitches to strike out 18 batters, throwing an unbelievable 70 of 89 pitches for strikes...

Notre Dame's Greg Dennis and Saxony Lutheran's Anna Thomason became royalty on Wednesday night. While they may not be joining the royal family in England, the duo earned the titles of King and Queen of the Jungle by winning the inaugural Jungle Pentathlon championships at Cape Central High School...

Meadow Heights first baseman Chase Conrad had one of those games a high school baseball player dreams of on Friday as the senior recorded three hits, two of those leaving the yard, and drove in five runs to lead the Panthers past Oak Ridge 9-0 at Oak Ridge High School...