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The Notre Dame girls track and field team won five events to win the Class 4 Sectional 1 meet on Saturday at West Plains High School in West Plains, Missouri. Riley Burger accounted for three of those first-place finishes for the Bulldogs. The Notre Dame junior swept the jumping events (high jump, long jump and triple jump) to help propel the Bulldogs to the sectional championship. ...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Before the district championship game even started, senior right-hander Breven Yarbro felt confident. He knew he was going to have a good outing. A four-run lead boosted the pitcher's confidence even more. Behind Yarbro's second no-hitter of the season and an early offensive surge, top-seeded Chaffee baseball defeated No. 2 Advance 11-0 in five innings Tuesday at Advance City Park to claim the Class 2 District 3 championship...

The Jackson boys track and field claimed the Class 5 District 1 championship Monday in Hillsboro, Missouri. Running events were completed Saturday (check Monday's newspaper for a full listing of local state qualifiers in those events), and field events were suspended until Monday...

The Notre Dame girls track and field team won its third consecutive district title Saturday at the Class 4 District 1 meet in Park Hills, Missouri. Riley Burger led the way with three individual gold medals and was part of the first-place 800 relay. Burger won the long jump, triple jump and high jump...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Luke Nichols pitched a three-hit shutout, leading the Bell City baseball team to a 3-0 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday at Charleston. Nichols struck out 12 and walked two in seven innings. Stephen Willis was charged with the loss, allowing one unearned run on one hit with five strikeouts and two walks in two innings...

DEXTER, Mo. — Carson Aycock and the East Prairie baseball team spoiled the Dexter Bearcats’ senior day Monday at East Park. Aycock pitched a no-hitter, striking out 12 and walking one in seven innings. Senior Caleb Hoggard was charged with the loss, allowing two runs on three hits with no strikeouts or walks in one inning. Hoggard was one of seven pitchers used by the Bearcats...

The Delta boys track and field team captured the program's first Class 1 District 1 championship thanks to two first-place finishes Saturday at Cape Girardeau Central High School. The Bobcats scored 86 total points, 16 more than second-place Community High School...

The Jackson boys golf team won the Class 4 District 1 championship for the second consecutive season as Case Englehart earned medalist honors with a two-under-par 70 on Monday at Crown Pointe Golf Course in Farmington, Missouri. The Indians' top four golfers all finished in the top six as Jaden Hightower and Carsen Silliman were part a three-way tie for second with a two-over-par 74. Tanner Walton tied for sixth with a four-over-par 76...

ADVANCE, Mo. — The Charleston baseball team rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Advance Hornets 5-4 Monday night at Westfield Park in Advance. The Blue Jays (3-13) scored one run in the sixth and three in the top of the seventh. Stephen Willis picked up the win, allowing one run — none earned — on one hit with two strikeouts and no walks in 1 1/3 innings...

The Jackson track and field team swept the north division titles at Saturday's SEMO Regional Conference Meet at Notre Dame Regional High School. The Indians bested the host Bulldogs by 14 in the North Division to clinch the girls title while the boys finished 38 points ahead of Poplar Bluff for the championship.

Wyatt Parker went 2-for-3 as the Class 2 state-ranked Chaffee baseball team remained hot and rolled to its eighth-straight win of the season in its 5-0 victory over Saxony Lutheran on Friday at Frisco Park in Chaffee. Breven Yarbro was the winning pitcher and also went 2-for-4 at bat for the Red Devils (16-3). He threw three innings and gave up no runs on two hits with five strikeouts and three walks...

BENTON, Mo. -- The Kelly Hawks boys track and field team captured eight titles to win their home meet, the Johnny Merrick Invitational. The host team won with 164 points, nearly doubling second-place Scott City's 85.5 points and Charleston's 84.5. On the girls side, Saxony Lutheran was victorious with a total of 130 points, placing first in six events. Woodland finished second at 95.5 points while Malden had 67. Kelly girls finished in 6th with 45 points...

The Jackson boys golf team cruised to victory at the SEMO Conference Tournament on Monday at Foxhaven golf course in Sikeston, Missouri. The Indians finished with a team score of 301, 26 strokes better than second place Dexter's 327 and had three golfers finish in the top five at the tournament as Carsen Silliman took home the individual championship with an even par 71. Case Englehart tied for 2nd with a three-over 74, and Seth Waters finished 5th with a six-over 77...

SIKESTON — Marion, Ill., got off to a quick start in Monday’s matchup with Sikeston at the Sikeston Recreation Complex. The Lady Wildcats scored nine minutes into the game, and then again one minute later to grab a 2-0 lead early on. Senior Marissa Basi scored both of the goals for Marion, starting a rough night for the Lady Bulldogs — who fell 9-0...

The Chaffee baseball team took a field trip to Capaha Park on Tuesday, and class quickly was in session and dismissed. The Red Devils defeated South Pemiscot (5-8) 10-0 in a five-inning contest ended by the mercy rule. Brevan Yarbro and Andrew Brown both had home runs while Cole Dannenmueller was solid on the mound...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Nate and Nolan Self each had impressive outings for the Sikeston baseball team on Tuesday, at Hillhouse Park in Charleston, Mo. Nate went 2-for-4 with four RBI, on a triple and a double. Nolan went 2-for-3, with four RBI as well. Nolan also hit a triple and a home run to go with it, in Sikeston’s 18-5 five-inning win over Charleston...

MALDEN, Mo. — The Rams edged the Eagles on a walk-off in the bottom of the seventh inning in the first game of the silver bracket at the Malden Invitational Tournament. Joe Panagos threw the last seven pitches to be credited with the win for Scott City, which got a double from Jimmy May and Spencer Stratman...

DELTA, Mo. — Grant Coomer and Devon Medley each doubled to pace the Bobcats in their five-inning loss at home to the Blue Jays. Tristan Johnson lasted one inning on the mound and was charged with the loss for Delta (1-9). He allowed four unearned runs on no hits and walked three batters...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — East Prairie, Kelly, and the Charleston track and field teams all had successful evenings at the Chaffee Invitational, on Thursday, at Chaffee High School. Kelly finished in second place after 18 boys events. The Hawks finished with 100 total points, while Kennett took home top honors — with 181...

Nate Hulshof and Chase Logel both shot a 9-over-par 81 to earn co-medalist honors and lead Notre Dame boys golf to the team title at the Ste. Genevieve Dragon Invitational in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. DJ Lynch also finished in the top 10 for the Bulldogs, carding an 85...

The Perryville Pirates came out victorous over the Scott City Rams 6-3 in eight innings in high school baseball Wednesday in Scott City. Perryville pushed one run across in the first, fourth, and fifth innings and led 3-1 at the end of five. Scott City got a run apiece in the sixth and seventh innings to push the game into extra innings...

KENNETT, Mo. — Sikeston finished in second place in both girls and boys’ team events at the Kennett Invitational on Tuesday. The girls lost to Caruthersville, 133-98, while the boys fell to Kennett 176-106. In the high jump for the girls, TK Freeman finished second, while Tyenia Stevens finished third — both with jumps of 4-10...

POTOSI, Mo. — Sikeston scored in each of the first three innings, on Friday, against St. Louis Home School. Climbing out to an 8-2 lead heading into the fourth, the Bulldogs looked to be on their way to its fourth victory of the season. The end, though, proved to be a little closer, as Sikeston went on to defeat the Patriots 10-9...

SIKESTON — Looking for a head football coach has not been something on Sikeston’s off-season checklist for the last 12 seasons. Now at Cape Central, former head coach Kent Gibbs accepted the position over one month ago, leaving the Bulldogs with a vacancy at the helm...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Jefferson scored one run in the top of the eighth inning, as it downed Chaffee on the road, 3-2, on Wednesday. Alec Brown took the mound for the Red Devils, as he went five innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits. He struck out six batters and walked one as well...

BENTON, Mo. — Bryce Phelps hit a walk-off double as the Kelly baseball team edged Woodland 3-2 on Monday in Benton, Missouri. The Cardinals (4-3) tied the game in the top of the seventh when Rafe Johnson hit a solo home run, but the Hawks responded in the bottom of the frame...

Coach: Rhonda Nichols Conference: N/A District: Class 1 District 1 Last year's postseason results: N/A Returning key contributors: N/A Key newcomers: N/A Coach: Collin Sheridan Conference: N/A District: Class 4 District 1 Last year's postseason results: N/A...

BENTON, Mo. — Sophomore Jordi James scored the first two goals of her varsity career on Wednesday, as the Sikeston girls soccer team upended Kelly 3-2. Emily Boyd also scored on a penalty kick goal, while Audrey Vogel and Jade Davis finished with assists...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — It was a successful Eva G. Hinshaw Invitational for the Sikeston boys and girls track and field teams on Thursday. Both teams finished in the top three in total team points, while five individuals won their respective events. Sikeston finished second to McCracken County (139 points) in 18 girls’ events, with 110.50 points...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — A scoreless game until the fourth inning, the Sikeston baseball team battled with Francis-Howell at Francis-Howell High School, in St. Charles, Mo., on Monday. A pair of runs crossed the plate for the Vikings, though, in the frame, and an additional four came across in the following inning, as Francis-Howell defeated the Bulldogs 6-0 in the first day of the 23rd Annual St. Louis Midwest Classic...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Standing at third base with only one out, Portageville’s Sam Riggs had his mind on home plate and a chance to win an important game for the Bulldogs. With Kile Adams at the plate, Chaffee’s pitching change did not go as planned, as the Red Devil’s hurler threw the ball that catcher Landon Tenkhoff could not handle, and is it went straight toward the backstop, Riggs hustled home and slid to the bag before the tag was applied, to secure a 4-3 win over Chaffee (6-2)...

The Chaffee baseball team gave it all it had in its second game of the day against Portageville but watched as a wild pitch delivered the walk-off win for the Bulldogs in a 4-3 decision in eight innings Tuesday in Portageville, Missouri. Andrew Brown was on the mound when the Bulldogs scored and took the loss for the Red Devils...

Coach: Chris Asmus Conference: Stoddard County Athletic Association District: Class 2 District 3 Last year's record: 17-9 Returning starters: Senior Austin Bailey (1B), senior Noah Sauceda (SS), junior Hunter Curtis (P, 3B), sophomore Ridley Bailey (C), sophomore Gus Garner (P/3B)...

BENTON, Mo. — Bryce Morgan shut down the New Madrid County Central baseball team on Thursday. Morgan threw six innings, of two-hit, zero earned run ball, while striking out 10, as the Hawks beat the Eagles 8-1. Peyton Eftink and Grant Menz each doubled for Kelly. Menz added three RBI, while Eftink had two...

Oran girls basketball senior Leah Cauble added one more achievement to the long list of accolades she has racked up in a stellar four-year career: Class 2 Player of the Year. Cauble broke the state career scoring mark this past season and is the two-time reigning Southeast Missourian Player of the Year. She's also one of several area players to earn all-state honors in boys and girls basketball, as the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association released the teams Wednesday...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Sam Pierce struck out 15 as Poplar Bluff surged in the final innings. Pierce pitched a complete game and pushed his pitch count to the very end by getting the final strikeout with his 104th pitch. He allowed three hits and a walk to go with his 15 strikeouts. He got at least one strikeout against every spot in the lineup except Chaffee’s leadoff hitter and struck out the side twice. Two different Red Devils struck out in every at bat...

The Chaffee baseball team collected a pair of victories on Saturday to clinch the championship of its round-robin tournament. The Red Devils downed Meadow Heights 3-0 in its first game of the day and then trounced Anna-Jonesboro, Ill., 11-2 to improve to 3-0 on the season and win the title...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Cruising to a win over Neelyville, the East Prairie baseball team opened up the 2019 season with a 13-1 victory, at Hillhouse Park, in Charleston, Mo. Five Eagles recorded two hits or more. Derez Tipler, Jase Aycock, Lane Moody, and Trea Cade each had two, while Evan Howell led the team with four hits...

The Jackson baseball team started strong and finished stronger in its 9-4 victory over host Valle Catholic to come out on top of its pool during Friday's first round of action at the Old Settlement Opening Day Tournament in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri...

Several Southeast Missouri teams cracked the top 10 in the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association preseason rankings, which were released this week. Baseball season begins today, and Notre Dame, Chaffee and Cooter all made the top 10 in their respective classes...

Propelled by Jacob Shoemaker's 30 points, the top-seeded Oran boys basketball team defeated fourth-seeded Chaffee 83-53 in the semifinals of the Class 2 District 3 Tournament on Wednesday in Chaffee, Missouri. Oran took a 31-8 advantage into the second quarter, where Chaffee responded by outscoring the Eagles 22-18 to cut the deficit to 49-30 by halftime. The third period was all Oran once again as the Eagles outpaced the Red Devils 19-10...