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Host sites are set for most district tournaments if spring sports resume in Missouri. Missouri high schools remain out of session and all springs sports activities and practices are currently suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indiana High School Athletics Association canceled spring sports in Indiana Thursday due to the VOVID-19 pandemic...

The Missouri State High School Activities Association issued an update regarding the status of spring sports amidst the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday. “While schools across the state are determining the best course of action during this unprecedented time, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) office staff continues to prepare for Spring Championships,” MSHSAA said in a press release. ...

The preseason Missouri high school baseball state rankings were released Wednesday by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association. Six baseball teams from the semoball.com coverage area are state-ranked. Cooter, which placed third in Class 1 last spring and finished 22-1 in its fall campaign, is ranked No. ...

Spring sports for Missouri high schools will start as planned next week, MSHSAA announced Friday after releasing district assignments. "We re monitoring what is happening from the Missouri Department of Health, the Governor's Office, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education," MSHSAA said in a statement Friday...

Good Sports is a weekly feature appearing in the Southeast Missourian and online at Semoball.com. It profiles the life of a person connected to sports and allows readers the opportunity to know the people who are impacting athletics throughout Southeast Missouri in a deeper way. Responses have been edited for brevity and clarity...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo – While fluctuating between Class 1 and 2 over the last six years, the one thing that has remained constant for the Oran Lady Eagles has been their dominance in district play. On Thursday, they’ll have the chance to make it seven-straight district championships after taking down Chaffee 64-32 on Monday in the Class 2, District 3 semifinals...

Five boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the final regular-season state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (21-5), which is the No. 1 seed in Class 1, District 2, drops two spots to No. 9 in the Class 1 boys poll...

Van Buren (9-15) earned a victory playing Summersville (1-20) on Thursday, outscoring the Tigers as they tailed the Dawgs each quarter. Catie O’dell let Van Buren with 11 points, including a 3-pointer. Addisyn Shockley scored 14 points for Summersville...

The Kelly Hawks trailed at halftime, but outscored Delta 22-5 in the third quarter to edge out the Bobcats 76-66 to pick up the home win in both teams regular season finale.

Oran (19-4) gained a home victory playing St. Vincent (10-13) on Monday. Gaining the most points in each quarter, the Eagles didn’t rest until they had defeated the Indians. Katie Webb scored 20 points for Oran, and her teammate Taylor Lowes scored three 3-pointers...

The selection of the 2019 All-Southeast Missourian Football Team was not an easy process. The six football-playing schools (Perryville, St. Vincent, Jackson, Cape Central, Scott City, and Chaffee) in the coverage area of the Southeast Missourian was filled with talented athletes and successful teams.

The postseason for MSHSAA basketball is nearing and the seedings and schedule for District play throughout Southeast Missouri were recently set.

Six boys basketball teams and three girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Thursday. Delta (19-4), which has won nine of its last 10, drops a spot to No. 7 in the Class 1 boys poll...

Gabby Nielson scored a game-high 33 points for the Campbell Camels (6-13) and outscored the Puxico Indians (0-16) by herself as the Camels picked up a 61-25 road victory on Monday.

Puxico outscored Bloomfield in a home victory on Saturday, scoring higher than the Wildcats in every quarter. Ethan Helm scored six 3-pointers, scoring four within the first quarter. Helm contributed 20 points total to the Indians. Jamison Dodd gained 21 points for Bloomfield...

Six boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta, which had won nine straight as it beat Oak Ridge 105-86 in the semifinal of the Scott-Mississippi County Conference Tournament Friday, remains No. 6 in the Class 1 boys state poll. Oak Ridge (12-9) moves into the rankings at No. 10 in the Class 1 boys state poll...

Prep Roundup BOY’S BASKETBALL East Carter 72, Puxico 37 East Carter (14-7) parlayed a big second half into an easy win against Puxico (7-12). Ahead by eight at the break, the home team picked it up to the tune of 38-11 thereafter. Four Redbirds netted double-digits, led by Dalton Rudd with nineteen. ...

Advance (12-8) outscored Puxico (0-15) on Thursday, ending the first half 24-7 and finishing the game 42-21. Alandry Below led the Hornets to a victory by scoring 23 points. Advance will play Holcomb at home on Monday at 6 p.m. Puxico will play Campbell at home on Monday...

DELTA, Mo. — With 32 seconds left in regulation, East Prairie got the shot they wanted to tie the game up. Harrison Moore got a wide-open look and buried his attempt from the left-wing, to tie the game at 49. Chaffee, though, still had one possession left to try to win the game — but couldn’t get it done — in the consolation semifinals of the Scott-Mississippi County Conference Tournament, at Delta High School, on Wednesday evening...

As is customary for the Delta boy’s basketball squad, the Bobcats raced out to an early lead on its latest opponent (Chaffee) and never looked back Saturday in the opening round of the Scott-Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament at Delta.

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Heading into the fourth quarter up five points, the Oran girls basketball team was in a much closer contest then they had hoped, against Scott County Central, in the Scott-Mississippi County championship game. Leading by 13 points at one point in the third quarter, Oran could not find a way to stop Scott County Central senior Samantha Coffee. ...

Seven boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released Wednesday by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (16-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, has moved up two spots to No. 6 in the Class 1 boys poll...

The Bobcats put up a whopping 92 points in the first half, which tied a MSHSAA record, on the way to a 132-61 home win over the Tigers.

The Advance Hornets outscored the Meadow Heights Panthers 33-13 in the second half en route to a 49-37 come-from-behind home victory.

CHARLESTON, Mo. — After holding on to a 28-26 lead at halftime, the start of the second half was not how the Charleston girls basketball team had envisioned. Scoring the first points of the third quarter on a basket from senior Ashanti Jones, Charleston, at the time, held a 30-26 lead over No. 7-seed Chaffee in the first round of the Scott-Mississippi County Conference Tournament at Charleston High School on Saturday...

The Webster Groves Statesman did not have a double-digit scorer, but eked out a 41-34 home victory over the Jackson Indians.

Six Semoball boys basketball teams and two Semoball girls basketball teams are ranked in the latest state rankings provided by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (14-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, is ranked No. 8 in the Class 1 boys poll...

The Bobcats held the Hornets to one point in the first quarter and never looked back as they picked up a 63-33 home victory.

BENTON, Mo. — Kelly outscored Chaffee by 20 points, 26-6, in the third quarter to push its lead even further on Friday night at Thomas W. Kelly High School. Joel McClain led the charge, scoring nine of his 17 points in the frame. He tied Gavin Jansen for most points on the team as well...

Nick Wasilewski’s huge offensive output led the Indians to a 66-42 rout over Riverview Gardens in the Lindbergh Flyer Tournament. The 6-foot-5 junior poured in 29 points as the visitors built a 33-24 cushion by halftime. After the break, the Indians continued to add to their advantage by outscoring the hosts 14-5 during the third period and 19-13 in the final frame for a comfortable 24-point victory. Lane Crowden was also in double figures with 11 points...

SIKESTON — After falling to Delta in the Delta New Year’s Tournament last Thursday, the two teams met again at Ronnie Cookson Gymnasium at Scott County Central High School on Monday. Samantha Coffee proved to be a problem for the Bravettes, finishing with a monster double-double, in their 52-46 win over the Lady Bobcats...

The Notre Dame boys basketball dominated host Springfield Catholic from the outset Friday in the second round of the Houlihan's Invitational in Springfield, Missouri, and eventually won 67-58. The Bulldogs (11-4) took a 17-9 lead in the opening quarter, stretched it to 32-20 at the break, and never were threatened in the second half...