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Kaylee Payne belted a triple as a good fifth inning helped lift Oran softball to a 6-3 victory over Portageville in its final regular-season home game on Thursday. Alyssa Spane went 5 1/3 innings in the circle to obtain the win for the Eagles (12-2). ...

Jersey number: 11 Height: 5-foot-10 Position: Forward/Guard Plans after graduation: Playing volleyball at John A. Logan Favorite team tradition: Praying with team before every game Favorite memory from this season: Watching Coach Stein celebrate on the sideline after Hannah Scott got the and-1 to beat Puxico...

Brennan Fowler stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and a chance to break the game open for Chaffee baseball. The freshman did just that, smacking the second pitch he saw over the center fielder's head for a three-RBI double that pushed the Red Devils' lead to six...

A bold effort from the second-seeded Advance baseball team was stifled when Gavin Brown's walk-off single drove in the winning run and top-seeded Bernie claimed the SCAA Conference Tournament championship with a 6-5 win. Wyatt Barnett didn't allow a hit in a scoreless inning to clinch the win for the Mules (7-4) after Brown went six innings...

Kole Simms blasted a two-run home run and host Oran pulled out a 5-3 victory over Advance on Thursday afternoon in Oran, Missouri.. Layne Johnson pitched six innings to get the win for the Eagles (6-3). He allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and recorded 11 strikeouts and two walks...

The Cape Girardeau Central boys tennis team edged SEMO Conference foe Dexter 5-4 on Wednesday in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The Tigers picked up three victories in the singles and two in the doubles to come away with the win over the Bearcats...

The Jackson boys reeled off a team victory while the girls finished in second in the team standings as the Indians put together a standout performance Tuesday at the Tiger Town (Festus) Invitational in Hillsboro, Missouri. The boys posted a 104.50 to edge Hillsboro's second-place 95, while the ladies finished with 84 points, behind Jefferson's winning 88...

Jackson's Case Englehart and Tanner Walton each carded a three-over-par 75 to share the medalist honors and help lead the Indians to the championship of the Farmington Invitational at the Crown Pointe Golf Club. Jaden Hightower finished three strokes behind his teammates with a 78 and Carsen Silliman shot an 80 as the four Indians all claimed individual spots in the top 10 for Jackson, which placed 43 strokes ahead of Kennett in second place...

Tyler Martin drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-out single in the ninth, and the Jackson baseball team edged host Ste. Genevieve 5-3 in extra innings Wednesday. Martin's single scored Justice Crosnoe and Landon Hahn, who went 2-for-3, and Lance Kluesner didn't allow a run in the bottom of the frame to secure the win...

Saxony Lutheran girls basketball senior Addison Beussink was tabbed as a Class 3 all-state selection by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association on Wednesday, headlining a group of local honorees. On the girls side, Oran's Leah Cauble earned all-state honors in Class 2, in addition to being named the Scott-Mississippi Conference Player of the Year...

Lexi Boyer touched base all of her four times at bat, including a double and one RBI, as Woodland held on to fly away with a narrow, 8-7 conference victory over Advance on Wednesday in Advance, Missouri. Mackenzie Altenthal tossed a complete game to obtain the win for the Cardinals (2-0, 1-0 SCAA Conference). She allowed five earned runs and recorded five strikeouts and nine walks...

Coach: Brian Horrell Conference: Scott-Mississippi Class & District: Class 2 District 3 Last season's record: 14-10 2017 postseason result: Lost district semifinal to Bismarck Seniors graduated: Two Team's strengths: We have nine juniors and seniors that have started basically three or four years. We have eight or nine pitchers that provide a variety of strengths, whether it be good off-speed, velocity or strike throwers...

BOYS Coach: Tyson Moyers Conference: SEMO Conference Class & District: Class 2 District 1 Seniors graduated: Three Team's strengths: High-character kids who come ready to work each and every day Team's goals: Every year we strive to improve throughout the year, compete in every meet, place as many in conference as possible and move through the state series with as many athletes as we can...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Midway through the season opener, Austin Copeland stepped to the plate with Chaffee baseball trailing by a run. The senior had just taken over on the mound, and with that in the back of his mind, he produced a solo home run. That blast energized Copeland and his teammates and was the first of three runs the host Red Devils scored in the fourth and fifth innings as they claimed a 3-1 win over Twin Rivers on Friday in Chaffee, Missouri...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- It wasn't the first time the Chaffee girls basketball team had given Oran a scare, but with everything on the line, the Eagles again found a way to prevail. The Eagles survived a strong push from the Red Devils on Thursday night, as Oran defeated Chaffee 56-44 in the Class 2 District 2 championship at Perry Park Center...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Chaffee boys basketball team had already beaten Oran once this season, and a steady start Tuesday seemed to point to similar intentions in the Class 2 District 2 semifinal. But you don't defeat the defending state champions with a second quarter like the one the Red Devils had this time around...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The St. Vincent girls basketball team came out sniffing an upset, but Chaffee was in no mood for that. The second-seeded Red Devils bounced back after a rough first five minutes or so, got things headed downhill and just kept going as they dropped the third-seeded Indians 58-24 in a Class 2 District 2 semifinal Monday night at the Perry Park Center...

Leah Cauble notched a double-double with a game-high 30 points and 10 rebounds as the Oran girls basketball team pulled away in the second quarter and cruised to a 68-45 win Wednesday night in Dexter, Missouri. Jessie Long added 15 points for the Eagles, who outscored the Bearcats 18-4 in the second stanza to build a 39-20 lead at halftime. Katelyn Streeter chipped in 12 points for Oran (18-4), while Kaylee Payne contributed 11 points...

Carson Miles scored a game-high 25 points as the Advance boys basketball team scored just under half of its total points in the final quarter to get some revenge with a 68-63 comeback victory over Oran on Tuesday at Advance High School. Armani Vermillion added 18 points for the Hornets (19-6), who trailed by nine points going into the last quarter. Michael Hood added 15 points as Advance scored 33 points in the fourth quarter to erase its deficit and come out on top...

Senior Krista Rhodes scored 20 points as the Woodland girls basketball team wrapped up their regular season on a high note with a thrilling 61-50 victory over Greenville in double overtime on Monday at Greenville High School. Destinee Cowell contributed 16 points for the Cardinals, who flew out to a 30-22 lead at halftime before the second-half stalemate. ...

Another year, another group of superb performances by area student-athletes, the most outstanding of which are being recognized. On Wednesday, 55 individuals were announced as fall sport finalists for the 2018 Semoball Awards. The selections were presented during a live radio show on SEMO ESPN Radio...

Clay Mullins led all scorers with 23 points as the Dexter boys basketball team moved closer toward securing the regular-season Stoddard County Activities Association Conference title with a 60-56 victory over Advance on Friday in Dexter, Missouri. Seth Rogers pitched in 14 points for the Bearcats, who clung to a three-point lead at halftime. ...

Trent Liley scored a game-high 30 points, 24 of which came from behind the arc, as the Meadow Heights boys basketball team rolled to an 89-70 victory over Zalma to clinch the championship of the Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) Tournament on Thursday on its home court in Patton, Missouri...

Alec Bogenpohl and Landon Tenkhoff each scored 22 points as the Chaffee boys basketball team picked up a 72-59 conference victory over defending Class 2 state champion Oran on Tuesday in Oran, Missouri. Damion Applewhite added 10 points for Chaffee (12-6, 4-0 Scott-Mississippi Conference), which clung to a one-point advantage at halftime before the third-quarter standstill. The Red Devils outscored the Eagles by 12 points in the final period to come away with the victory...