Chaffee

The Chaffee Red Devils’ speed and athleticism spearheaded a 45-27 win over the Greenville Bears on Tuesday at Chaffee High School. From the opening tip the Red Devils were forcing turnovers but they weren’t able to turn those turnovers into points. “We have a deep team this year so we can go up and down the floor,” Red Devils coach Matthew Schonhoff said. “We can press and create a lot of havoc. The big thing is to get live ball turnovers.”...

The sheer size of Chaffee senior center Blake Yarbro casted a shadow over everyone in the paint. The big man scored a game high 25 points to lead the Red Devils to a 66-46 win over the Advance Hornets in the opening round of the Oran Invitational Tournament. on Monday, Nov. 27, in Oran, Mo...

After leading the Kelly to a successful 20-12 season, Blaire Riley’s impressive performance has been recognized with a first-team selection to the MSHSAA Class 2 All-State Softball team. Riley’s offensive prowess was unmatched, topping the team in batting average (.417), hits (48), doubles (12), triples (1), home runs (6), RBIs (35), and runs (42)...

Of all the seniors on the Chaffee football team, Blake Yarbro has one of the more versatile roles. On offense, he's a tight end that is a glorified lineman that catches three of the Red Devils' four passing touchdowns this season. On defense, he's part of a powerful pass rush that is the strength of the Red Devils' defense with five sacks to his name. On special teams, he's the punter with the booming leg that can flip the field...

Statistical leaders from the Southeast Missourian coverage area through the regular season. The Southeast Missourian covers six local football teams: Cape Central, Chaffee, Jackson, Perryville, Scott City, and St. Vincent. An asterisk (*) indicates that a team is eliminated from the 2023 MSHSAA football playoffs and that a player's stats are finalized for the 2023 season...

The All-SEMO Conference Softball Team is a celebration of the best and brightest that the conference has to offer, and the 2023 edition features players who have shown us what it means to persevere in the face of challenge and have demonstrated the true meaning of sportsmanship, both in victory and defeat...

Chaffee softball's historic season ends with 2nd place finish Under the threat of weather, the Class 2 semifinal and championship game occurred on the same day. For the Chaffee softball team, Friday, Oct. 27, started with the thrill of victory but ended with the agony of defeat...

Each week of the high school football season, Southeast Missourian sports editor Tony Capobianco will provide a quick matchup rundown for each of the seven area teams. The regular season is over so in the final edition of the Gridiron Guide, we name the MVP of each area team...

Statistical leaders from the Southeast Missourian coverage area through the regular season.

Chaffee outfielder Reese Van Pelt said earlier in the month that seeing the baseball team make it to the state semifinals this past spring motivated the softball team to do the same. After defeating Iberia 8-7 in the Class 2 quarterfinal on Saturday in Chaffee, Missouri, the Red Devils return to the final four for the first time since 2017...

Each week of the high school football season, Southeast Missourian sports editor Tony Capobianco will provide a quick matchup rundown for each of the seven area teams. In the final week of the regular season, I'm doing something different and revisiting our "Countdown to Kickoff" questions from our Gridiron magazine...

Throughout the week of practices in Chaffee, the message was clear. The Red Devils must defeat Grandview and get their fifth win. Chaffee host the Eagles for homecoming Friday with a chance to finish the regular season with a 5-4 record, its first winning season since 2017...

Statistical leaders from the Southeast Missourian coverage area through seven games. The Southeast Missourian covers six local football teams: Cape Central, Chaffee, Jackson, Perryville, Scott City and St. Vincent...

Each week of the high school football season, Southeast Missourian sports editor Tony Capobianco will provide a quick matchup rundown for each of the seven area teams. Doniphan canceling the rest of their season has thrown a wrench into the schedules of both Chaffee and Scott City. Chaffee gets the rare bye week with the forfeit win this week while Scott City will have a long layoff between Thursday's road game at Charleston and the district playoffs...

Chaffee closed out the home slate of the regular season with a 17-2 win over Perryville on Monday, Oct. 9, in Chaffee, Mo. Reese Van Pelt had a day on the circle and at the plate. The junior went 2-for-3 with five RIBs and pitched the full four innings with only two earned runs. Bailey Robertson went 2-for-4 with four RBIs to help power the Red Devils...

Scott City's run of dominance continues with a 56-14 win over Chaffee on Friday, in Chaffee, Mo. Scott City stuck first when quarterback Mark Panagos threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Jackson Gloth, giving the Rams a 7-0 early in the first quarter. Chaffee struck back with a two-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Carson Spies to tie the game. The Red Devils had five linemen pushing forward and five running backs forming an entourage for Spies whenever he carried the ball...

Combatants on the field. Companions off the field. The Scott City Rams and Chaffee Red Devils are the local embodiment of a friendly rivalry. More so now than before. "It's really different because we know everyone from Scott City on a personal level, not just knowing of them," Chaffee senior quarterback Carson Spies said. "It's kind of different trying to flip the switch from playing against people you don't know to playing against your friends."...

Statistical leaders from the Southeast Missourian coverage area through six games. The Southeast Missourian covers six local football teams: Cape Central, Chaffee, Jackson, Perryville, Scott City and St. Vincent...

Each week of the high school football season, Southeast Missourian sports editor Tony Capobianco will provide a quick matchup rundown for each of the seven area teams. Week 7 is the start of the final stretch of the football season. Perryville (3-3) at New Madrid County Central (6-0)...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — The offensive juggernaut known as the Portageville football team continued to roll, notching an impressive 74-13 victory over Chaffee at Vic Reaves Athletic Field on Friday, September 29, in a spectacular display on homecoming night...

Conference standings and statistical leaders from the SEMO Conference — North, Central and South.

Statistical leaders from the Southeast Missourian coverage area.

Each week of the high school football season, Southeast Missourian sports editor Tony Capobianco will provide a quick matchup rundown for each of the seven area teams. Week 6 is filled with teams either teams likely running into buzzsaws or becoming the buzzsaw, with one clear exception...

It didn’t take long for Chaffee to jump on top of the visiting Hayti Indians, scoring the first 29 points of the game and cruising to a 50-18 win on a night where the Red Devils came together to raise money for the recently hospitalized Seger Ruiz. Led by senior Shelton Simmons, the Chaffee offense proved far too much for Hayti early on. With a 43-6 lead by the half, the teams chipped on a few more scores before eventually reaching a final 32-point margin of victory for the hosts...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Sikeston’s softball team fell short with a 9-3 loss at Chaffee on Thursday, September 21, but Cambree Scott’s exceptional season continued as the sophomore catcher notched three hits, including a double, adding to her impressive team-leading stats in batting average (542), on-base percentage (.607), hits (13), doubles (6), triples (one), stolen bases (2) and runs scored (9)...

Each week of the high school football season, Southeast Missourian sports editor Tony Capobianco will provide a quick matchup rundown for each of the seven area teams. Due to the timing of the Gridiron Guide, Thursday matchups are excluded, which is why Kelly was left out last week and Perryville is being excluded this week. But don't worry, the Pirates have their very own preview...

Sometimes when the conventional fails, the insuspecting is required to succeed. That was the case for Chaffee senior Levi McKinne, who scored his first touchdown of the season on a fake punt in a 24-14 loss against Kelly. "We came up with it in practice and it's always just to get the momentum going our way," said McKinnie, who is not only the running back and defensive end but also the punter. "We thought it was a good opportunity to run that play and it worked out in our favor."...

Chaffee senior Braden Wicker was dealt a difficult hand at birth. Literally. Wicker was born with a rare disorder known as thrombocytopenia-absent radius (TAR) syndrome, which is typically characterized by low levels of platelets in the blood and the absence of radius bones in each forearm. Wicker, however, has what he called a "weird version" of the disorder as it only affects his left arm...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — For the first time this season, the Kelly Hawks were forced to play from behind. Although Kelly scored the first points of the game, Chaffee was able to respond and take a 14-6 lead into halftime. The Hawks rallied, scoring 18 unanswered points in the second half to defeat the Red Devils 24-14 and improve to 3-0 on Friday at Mark Whitaker Memorial Field...

Get ready for another action-packed week of high school football as the anticipation builds for the upcoming matchups. From intense rivalries to standout players, this week’s games promise to deliver more unforgettable moments. Kennett (2-0) at Sikeston (0-2)...

It took two weeks for the Chaffee Red Devils to get their first win of the season, when last year it took four. The Red Devils defeated Charleston 14-12 last week after falling to the Blue Jays 36-6 last season. It's a sign of the Red Devils growing under head coach Jack Altermatt, who took over a program that won only one game three years in a row and doubled it the previous season...

Softball Chaffee 13, Saxony Lutheran 3 The Chaffee Red Devils defeated the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders 13-3 on Thursday at Chaffee High School. Chaffee was led on offense by Ayne’ Held with a 4-5 day while Jocelyn Hanlon added three RBIs with a base-clearing double. In the circle for the Red Devils, Carlyanne Cossou started and went 4.2 innings of work finishing with five strikeouts and three walks. Bailey Robertson came in for relief and put the Crusaders away...

Each week of the high school football season, Southeast Missourian sports editor Tony Capobianco will provide a quick matchup rundown for each of the seven area teams. With two weeks into the season, we are now getting closer to rivalry week territory...