Chaffee

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- When the Chaffee football team needed him the most, Landon Tenkhoff delivered. The junior quarterback ran for 208 yards and three touchdowns, including a 51-yard go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, and the third-seeded Red Devils escaped with a 39-27 win over the sixth-seeded St. Vincent Indians in a Class 1 District 1 quarterfinal Friday at Mark Whitaker Memorial Field...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — As the Chaffee softball team found itself struggling to generate offense and trailing in the Class 1 state semifinal on Friday afternoon, coach Brian Horrell reminded his team that it had been through this before. Just over a week earlier, in their sectional win over Dora, the Red Devils had figured things out late and rallied...

When Cape Central football first met Sikeston this season, the Tigers weren't at full health. Michael Ward, a starter on the offensive and defensive line, was out. Other linemen played through injuries in a 28-19 road loss to the Bulldogs on Sept. 8...

BENTON, Mo. -- The six Kelly softball seniors were quiet for a few seconds as the question floated in the air. Then the answers started pouring out, each player adding to the others' responses. "It's like we finally did, like we've been wanting this for four years and finally did," Hunter Bryant said. "It feels really great."...

Brittany Showmaker nailed five kills to lead the third-seeded Oak Ridge volleyball team to an easy victory over sixth-seeded St. Paul Lutheran (Farmington) -- 25-13 and 25-6 -- in Tuesday's opening round of the Class 1 District 4 Tournament at Crystal City High School in Crystal City, Missouri...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- It wasn't a performance that pleased Chaffee coach Terry Flannigan, but a shorthanded Red Devils team got the result he wanted. Landon Tenkhoff rushed for all four touchdowns, and Chaffee held on for a 26-12 win over Kelly on Senior Night at Chaffee High School...

On paper, the Jackson football team appears to have the advantage against Saint Louis University High in both teams' regular-season finale at 7 p.m. today in St. Louis. The Indians beat De Smet Jesuit 63-33 last week, while SLUH eked past the Spartans by four points earlier this season. But Jackson coach Brent Eckley knows it's important to not read too much into those scores...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The Chaffee softball team was down but never out. A drama-filled comeback victory sent Chaffee past Dora with a walkoff winner by junior first baseman Carlie Milz in a Class 1 sectional on Wednesday night at Frisco Park. The Red Devils trailed from the first inning all the way until Milz's final at-bat gave Chaffee the 8-7 victory...

Derek Kirn rushed for 118 yards and four touchdowns as the Perryville football team cruised to a 49-0 win over Windsor on Saturday in Perryville, Missouri. Logan Thaxton added 85 yards and two TDs on five carries as the Pirates (5-3) scored 35 points in the first half and snapped a two-game losing streak in the process...

For the 22 seniors on the Jackson football team, today is likely their final game at The Pit. The Indians host De Smet Jesuit at 7 p.m. on Senior Night and will honor a group that includes starting quarterback Cooper Callis and leading tackler Nathan Brown...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Kylie Wilhite and the Chaffee Red Devils wiggled out of a first-inning jam unscathed and then shut down the defending MSHSAA Class 1 state champions on Thursday. Wilhite tossed a three-hit shutout, Carlie Milz drove in three runs, including the go-ahead hit in the top of the first, as Chaffee beat Van Buren 7-0 in the District 1 championship at Three Rivers College...

The second-seeded Chaffee softball team wasted no time in disposing of third-seeded Neelyville 8-0 on Wednesday to book its spot in the Class 1 District 1 championship at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Bailey Wiseman hit a double to pace the Red Devils, who led 3-0 after the first three innings. Carlie Milz drove in three runs, and Sydney Walker drove in two runs for the Red Devils, who posted four runs in the fourth frame and added an insurance run in the sixth...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Chaffee and Van Buren will once again play for the Class 1 District 1 softball title after the teams earned shutout wins Wednesday. The Red Devils dispatched third-seeded Neelyville 8-0 after Van Buren began its state title defense with a 10-0 win in six innings over Naylor at Three Rivers College...

Logan Thaxton had 98 all-purpose yards and totaled nine tackles but it wasn't enough as the Perryville football fell to Ste. Genevieve 33-21 on Friday. Thaxton was second on the team on the team with 61 yards rushing on seven carries and tied for second with nine tackles. Thaxton also totaled 37 yards on two kickoff returns...

Alex Lovell had her day at the plate. With the bases loaded and the score tied at 8-all in the top of the seventh inning, the Notre Dame softball senior blasted a grand slam to drive in four runs and the Bulldogs held Kelly scoreless in the final inning to come away with a 12-8 victory over the Hawks on the road in Benton, Missouri...

Coming off a loss to the third-ranked team in the Class 3 media poll, the Perryville football team wraps up its conference slate against Ste. Genevieve at 7 p.m. today in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Last week, the Pirates played Park Hills Central close for a half before falling 36-10 to the No. 3 Rebels...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo – A dominant red zone defense and stout run game led to a homecoming rout for East Prairie Friday night when they hosted Chaffee. Thanks in large part to stopping the Red Devils three times inside the 20-yard line, the Eagles posted their first shutout since the first game of last season, 38-0, while also snapping a two-game losing skid...

A year ago, the Jackson football team claimed its first SEMO Conference North championship since 2013 with a 41-27 win over Poplar Bluff. The Indians have a chance to make it two in a row at 7 p.m. today when they travel to face the Mules. Both teams enter 2-0 in conference. Thanks to a head-to-head tiebreaker, the Indians can clinch the crown with a conference game remaining if they pull out the road victory against Poplar Bluff...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The Chaffee softball team didn't expect things to be easy against battle-tested Class 3 side Windsor. But the Red Devils jumped on top early, remained aggressive and dropped the visiting Owls 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon in the team's Pink Up breast cancer awareness game at Frisco Park...

OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- For Michael Brown, it was all a whirlwind. One day, his 4-year-old son, Nolan, was taking a bath when his wife Elizabeth noticed a hard spot on his stomach. A couple of days later, they learned Nolan had kidney cancer and they were driving to St. Louis, Missouri, for surgery...

The Notre Dame softball team posted three consecutive wins on Saturday and downed Parkway South 10-0 in five innings to win the championship of the Jackson Invitational Tournament at the Shawnee Park Sports Complex. Aba Estes hit a triple and drove in two runs to lead the Bulldogs in their championship victory over the Patriots while Alex Lovell added a double and two RBIs...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — The Chaffee football team, players and coaches alike, converged at the 40-yard line, jumping into each other's arms, knocking one another over in delight. In euphoria, a Red Devils coach discarded his headset, leaving it in the grass along the sideline...

The Advance volleyball team captured its fifth win in a row, defeating Saxony Lutheran 25-23, 24-26, 25-18 on Thursday at Saxony Lutheran High School. Allie Sprink recorded a double-double to lead the way for the Crusaders, finishing with 15 assists and 15 digs to go along with seven kills. Lexie Barnes also had a double-double for Saxony (12-6), recording 13 kills, 10 assists and eight digs, while Laurel Mueller chipped in 17 digs and five kills...

Terry Flannigan has seen both sides of the Chaffee-Scott City rivalry. The first-year Chaffee football coach was the head man at Scott City for two separate stints, in the 1990s and 2000s. Now Flannigan leads the Red Devils into a matchup against the visiting Rams at 7 p.m. today...

The Kelly softball team pounded out 21 hits to secure a 19-3 win over Jefferson in four innings Wednesday in Benton, Missouri. Alyssa Moore finished 3-for-3 with four RBIs to lead the Hawks' offense. The game was a rematch of last year's Class 2 District 3 championship game, which the Blue Jays won 2-0...

The Notre Dame volleyball team overcame a 20-17 deficit in both games to eke out a 25-23, 25-23 conference victory over Poplar Bluff on Tuesday in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Alexa Clark's serve clipped the net and fell in to break a 23-all tie in the first game, while her serve helped the Bulldogs rally in the second game...

Garrett Dobbelare made a winning debut, throwing four touchdown passes as St. Vincent football picked up its first win of the season with a 32-6 victory over host Herculaneum on Friday in Herculaneum, Missouri. Dobbelare missed the first the first three games of the season with mono...

Last year, Cape Central football entered a Week 4 matchup against Sikeston fresh off a close win over Farmington. Last week, the Tigers once again squeaked by Farmington and improved to 3-0, but this time they hope the Week 4 result plays out differently...

The Jackson boys soccer team got a first-half goal and held on the rest of the way to grab a 1-0 victory over host Notre Dame in the championship of the Notre Dame Soccer Fest on Saturday evening in Cape Girardeau. It was the second year in a row the Indians (5-0) claimed the event title, and in the process handed the Bulldogs (4-1) their first loss of the year...

An improved offensive performance powered the Perryville football team as it exceeded last year's win total three games into this season. The Pirates rushed for 279 yards and defeated visiting Fredericktown 28-7 in Perryville, Missouri, on Friday in the MAFC White Division Conference opener for both teams. In the first two games, Perryville scored 21 points...

Coming off a 26-point loss, Jackson football got back to the basics in practice this week. The Indians focused on the basic tenants of football, such as blocking and tackling, as they prepared for their home and SEMO Conference North opener against Sikeston at 7 p.m. Friday...

Olivia Hukel served four aces and dished out five assists, as the Cape Girardeau Central volleyball team defeated Puxico 25-10, 25-19 for its first win of the season Tuesday in Puxico, Missouri. Karly Thomas notched 19 digs and hammered four kills for Central (1-2)...

Saxony Lutheran junior Caleb Cornelius offered up a standout performance as he finished fourth in a field of more than 400 cross country runners at the First to the Finish Kickoff Classic on Saturday in Edwardsville, Illinois. Cornelius ran a 16:40.20 to garner a top-five result, just 11 seconds off the winner, Jackson Stewart of Decatur St. Teresa...

The Kelly football team went on the road Friday and came home with a 27-6 victory over Crystal City, picking up its first victory since 2015 and snapping a 15-game losing streak. The Hawks (1-1) controlled the game via their rushing attack, namely with the performance of freshman running back Evan Urhahn, who carried the ball 20 times for 232 yards and all four of Kelly's touchdowns...

Bridgette Swinford blasted a grand slam to lead the Chaffee softball team to its first win of the season, a 17-6 decision against Jefferson on Thursday in Festus, Missouri. Kylie Wilhite was the winning pitcher and also doubled for Chaffee (1-2). She allowed four earned runs and recorded seven strikeouts and one walk...

The Scott City and St. Vincent football teams share the same colors -- yellow and blue, which adorn their primary jerseys -- but when it comes to offenses, the similarities end. The Rams of Scott City rely on a ground attack bolstered by a smash-mouth style of play, running the ball 48 times for 308 yards in their season opener last week. The Indians, on the other hand, put their quarterback in the shotgun, spread a defense out and try to pick it apart through the air...

BENTON, Mo. -- Kelly softball returns every starter from a team that advanced to a district final last year, and the Hawks have six seniors on their roster. But even experienced squads are prone to nerves. In Tuesday's season opener, the Hawks started slow but quickly recovered. A passed ball that led to a run in the first inning seemed to jolt the Hawks, who scored five straight runs and cruised to a 5-1 win over Chaffee at Kelly High School...

The Chaffee football team began its season with an explosive win, traveling to Crystal City and walking away with a 48-0 victory under its belt on Friday. The decisive result was spearheaded by junior quarterback Landon Tenkhoff, who ran for 142 yards and four touchdowns on 13 carries. He also completed 2 of 3 passes for 41 yards and a touchdown, all of which went to Dalton Wilson...

Terry Flannigan understands the kind of football team he's inherited at Chaffee, and his expectations fall in line with a program that has made steady progress over the past two seasons. Flannigan takes over for his friend and former coach, Charlie Vickery, who guided the program for 16 seasons and led it to multiple milestones. ...

As Chance McKinley jogged off the field, a Scott City assistant football coach made sure to let him know the substitution had nothing to do with his play. "Chance, I'm just getting him reps. Good job," the coach yelled, his voice booming across the field...