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CHAFFEE, Mo. — Oran dominated it’s way past Puxico in the first round of the Chaffee Lady Red Devils Invitational on Monday. The Lady Eagles won 65-1, as three players reached double-figures in scoring. Kaylee Payne led the way with 13 points, two rebounds, four assists, and four steals. Katie Webb had 12 points, four rebounds, and two steals, and Heather Gosche added 10 points, to go along with one rebound, three assists, and three steals...

It’s been four years since Scott City and Kelly matched up in their opening boy’s basketball games of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament.

A pair of area basketball players earned the top spots in this week's Semoball.com Athlete of the Week poll voting.

POPLAR BLUFF — Jimmy May scored more points than any player in SEMO Conference history and the Scott City senior was presented with the Carr Trophy as the conference's most outstanding player Wednesday night at the 74th Poplar Bluff Gridiron Banquet...

ORAN, Mo. — The 64th Annual Oran Invitational Tournament kicked off Monday with No. 1-seed Oran facing No. 8-seed Bell City. Oran stepped on the gas pedal quickly, leading 30-6 after the first quarter and 52-16 at halftime, in the Eagles 81-34 win. Langdon Scheeter led Oran (1-0) with 21. Cooper Priggel and Tyson Goodale added 15 points each, while Ty Johnson had 14 and Todd Priggel 11 to round out the double-digit scorers for the Eagles...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Hands clenched and jumping in the air was how Campbell’s Blake Fowler reacted after knocking down the game-winning jumper against New Madrid County Central on Saturday afternoon at the Riverbend Shootout. The junior finished with 29 points for the Camels, and, to him, he didn’t think he would get that great of a look at the basket in the end, in Campbell’s 67-65 win...

NEW MADRID, Mo – It didn’t take long for Charleston to get its first gut-check of the year. In their season-opener against Memphis Day Academy, the Bluejays surrendered a double-digit second-half lead before a late stand helped Charleston emerge victors 76-71 Friday at the Riverbend Shootout...

Head Coach: Danny Farmer, 23rd season (458-173) Last Season: 21-11 Postseason: Defeated Caruthersville in the Class 3, District 1 championship game 63-47; defeated St. Paul Lutheran (Concordia) in the Class 3 third-place game 71-58 Notes: 11 state championships grace the gymnasium at Charleston High School, with the Bluejays hoping that more will come...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Scott County Central, New Madrid County Central, and Charleston all opened up their seasons on Friday night in the Charleston Shootout at Charleston High School, with all three area teams coming away with wins. Scott County Central 63, Advance 21...

Head Coach: Dollette Hall, third season (31-21) Last Season: 15-11 Postseason: Lost to New Madrid County Central in the Class 3, District 1 semifinals 64-38 Notes: Looking to change the trend of recent postseasons, the Charleston girls basketball team knows who stands in its way...

The Missouri High School Activities Association released district assignments for the 2019-20 season for basketball and wrestling Friday. Kennett is headed back to Class 2 in wrestling after competing in Class 1 last season. Kennett is slated to compete in Class 2, District 1 with Affton, Park Hills Central, Dexter, John Burroughs, Miller Career Academy, Normandy, Notre Dame Cape Girardeau, Potosi, Roosevelt, Soldan International Studies, St. ...

SIKESTON — District assignments for boys’ and girls’ basketball and wrestling were released on Friday. Sikeston will be a part of Class 4, District 1, with Cape Central, Notre Dame, Dexter, Perryville, and Ste. Genevieve. Class 3, District 1 consists of Charleston, New Madrid County Central, East Prairie, Caruthersville, Doniphan, Malden, Kennett, and Twin Rivers. ...

SIKESTON — 11 area basketball players are making impacts with their respective college programs. Below is a recap of how each one is doing through the first three weeks of the college basketball season. FRED THATCH JR. A sophomore at Saint Louis University, one of the greatest players to come out of Sikeston High School, is averaging 8.7 points per game and five rebounds per contest for an undefeated Billikens team...

SIKESTON — Sikeston’s Alivia Cobb garnered some more awards last week, as the Class 4, District, and SEMO Conference teams got announced. Cobb earned the SEMO Conference North Defensive Player of the Year after setting the single-season record for digs in her senior season. She also earned a spot on the first-team as well...

In his last race on his home course, Notre Dame senior Blake Morris took top honors Saturday in the Class 3 District 1 cross country championships.

CHARLESTON, Mo – Less than a month ago, the Charleston Bluejays traveled to Malden and used some last seconds heroics to down the Green Wave 28-20. On Friday, with their season on the line, Malden returned the favor. After trailing the entire game, a fateful connection from quarterback Shay Amoss to Drew Blankinship in the final minutes of regulation helped the Green Wave down the hosting Bluejays 18-13 on the road in the opening round of the Class 1, District 1 Tournament...

A week after dropping out of the top spot, Kennett returns to lead the Semoball Power Rankings to end the regular season.

Sikeston at Hillsboro Records: Sikeston 3-6; Hillsboro 3-6 Series History: Tied 2-2 Last Meeting: 2016, Hillsboro won 72-46 Last Week: Sikeston lost to Kennett 36-0; Hillsboro lost to Poplar Bluff 39-26 Notes: The wait is over, the postseason is here, and for Sikeston flipping the script is something this team needs to do. ...

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat Doniphan 41-6 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Sikeston 36-0; Scott City beat Doniphan 49-6 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Kennett has won the only meeting against Doniphan. in the last decade ABOUT DONIPHAN: Cabool beat Doniphan 52-2 in Week 1, Thayer beat Doniphan 50-19 in Week 2, Charleston beat Doniphan 20-0 in Week 3, NMCC beat Doniphan 54-6 in Week 4, Dexter beat Doniphan 32-0 in Week 5, Kelly beat Doniphan 42-6 in Week 6, Doniphan beat Chaffee 19-0 in Week 7, Fredericktown beat Doniphan 54-11 in Week 8, and Scott City beat Doniphan 49-6 in Week 9. ...

The Leopold volleyball team downed two familiar foes in straight sets during the opening night of the Class 1 District 3 Tournament at Advance High School on Monday to set up a collision course with the top-seeded hosts...

CHARLESTON, Mo – Going into the last week of the regular season, the Charleston Bluejays hadn’t lost back-to-back games, compiling a 4-4 record in the process. Coming off last week’s loss to East Prairie, it looked like a distinct possibility the Bluejays might suffer their second straight loss Friday when visiting Herculaneum jumped ahead 14-0 in the first quarter...

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KENNETT at SIKESTON Records: Kennett 8-0, Sikeston 3-5 Series History: Sikeston leads 58-9-1 Last Meeting: 2018, Kennett won 23-14 Last Week: Sikeston defeated NMCC 28-20; Kennett defeated Malden 51-0 Notes: Senior linebacker Seth Copeland has been a workhorse for the Bulldogs this season. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Pool play was not pleasant for the Sikeston volleyball team on Tuesday. The first day of the SEMO Conference Volleyball Tournament kicked off at the Cape SportsPlex in Cape Girardeau. 10 teams, split into two divisions, made up the tournament. In the North Division was Jackson, Notre Dame, Cape Central, Poplar Bluff, and Sikeston, while the South Division comprised of Scott City, Oran, New Madrid County Central (NMCC), Kennett, and Charleston...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team finished first in SEMO South Division pool play Tuesday at Cape Girardeau SportsPlex in Cape Girardeau. Kennett won seven of the eights sets it played in pool play. Kennett beat Charleston 25-18, 25-14; Kennett beat New Madrid County Central 25-17, 25-9; Kennett beat Oran 25-14, 25-23; and Kennett split Scott City 26-24, 25-27...

The Saxony Lutheran Crusaders could not keep the North County Raiders from putting the ball in the back of the net, losing 4-2 on the road in boys soccer. Paul Adams led the Saxony Lutheran (7-9) offense, scoring a goal on an indirect free kick and assisting on the Crusaders other goal. Garrett Richey found the back of the net off the Adams feed...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo – It’s been quite the turnaround for the East Prairie Eagles. After an 0-4 start to the year, the Eagles have surged of late with four-straight wins, the last three coming convincingly. Against Charleston on Friday East Prairie rode four takeaways by the defense and a four-score- 208-yard performance from sophomore Hayden Ellis to a dominant 36-0 win...

Kennett and Jackson remain atop the Semoball Power Rankings this week while Scott City’s first loss of the season dropped the Rams to fifth. By beating Scott City 46-41, Hayti moved up a spot to fourth, while Caruthersville moved up to third. Cape Central’s one-point win at St. Charles West didn’t help move the Tigers up the list (not sure why since it boosted their opponent’s win total to 28, behind only Sikeston’s 32 and Malden’s 30)...

Sikeston at NMCC Records: Sikeston 2-5; NMCC 5-2 Series History: Sikeston leads 26-10 Last Meeting: 2018, Sikeston won 20-8 Last Week: Sikeston lost to Farmington 42-0; NMCC beat Potosi 38-36 Notes: Over the last 36 meetings, Sikeston has dominated New Madrid County Central, winning 26 times. ...

SIKESTON — Jacob Lovel was the lone goal scorer for the Sikeston boys soccer team on Tuesday against Carterville, Ill. Lovel scored on a pass from Josh McClendon, but the Bulldogs fell 7-1. Sikeston (0-20) hosts Perryville on Thursday, in the final regular season match of the season...

MALDEN - Charleston's first four drives amounted to 15 plays, 38 total yards and two turnovers. The Blue Jays found their form as the game went on, scored on their final drive of the game and beat Malden 28-20 on Friday in Malden. "We had to go to our playmakers," Charleston coach Justin Hutchings said. "They did a great job on that last drive."...

MALDEN, Mo. — Behind strong defense and effective serving, the Sikeston volleyball team defeated Malden in straight-sets, 25-10, 25-19. The Bulldogs served 12 aces, blocked seven shots, and had 30 digs in the match. Emma-Claire Self and Emily McHaffie each had three aces. Khrystionna Swann, Taydrianna Barnett, and Alivia Cobb each had two...

There will be many eyes in Southeast Missouri on this game; the Rams, off to their first 6-0 start since 2004, have had their eyes on it for quite some time.

Farmington at Sikeston Records: Farmington 5-1; Sikeston 2-4 Series History: Sikeston leads 23-18-1 Last Meeting: 2018, Farmington won 24-6 Last Week: Farmington lost to Jackson 35-14; Sikeston beat Charleston 27-12. Notes: An injury-riddled season has hurt Gage Rolwing’s senior campaign for Sikeston. ...

KENNETT, Mo. - After graduating four of its six starters off of last season’s varsity squad longtime Kennett girls tennis coach Janet Hilburn spent more time than usual focusing on fundamentals and mental toughness entering the 2019 season. “We had to work more on fundamentals and strategy this season,” Hilburn said. ...

LAST MEETING: Charleston beat Malden 58-38 LAST WEEK: Hayti beat Malden 56-14; Sikeston beat Charleston 27-12 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Charleston leads series 23-17-1 ABOUT CHARLESTON: Charleston beat Portageville 48-8 in Week 1, Hayti beat Charleston 36-7 in Week 2, Charleston beat Doniphan 20-0 in Week 3, Scott City beat Charleston 35-7 in Week 4, Charleston beat Kelly 24-10 in Week 5, and Sikeston beat Charleston 27-12 in Week 6. ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Winners of its last four matches, the Sikeston volleyball team traveled to Portageville on Tuesday night, hoping to make five-straight victories. Sikeston got just that, as they swept Portageville 25-19, 25-16. Emily McHaffie led the team with eight kills and tied for the team-lead with 11 digs. Khrystionna Swann also had 11 digs...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — The Sikeston Bulldogs put together their most complete game of the season on Friday in the 134th matchup with rival Charleston. The Bulldogs racked up season-highs in rushing yards and total yards as well as four turnovers forced in a 27-12 victory over the Bluejays at Marshall Field...

The masses have fervently called for a revised Semoball.com Football Power Rankings and the analytics department has delivered it.

It’s midseason in high school football, a time to put away the preseason hype and see who is producing. One of the most impressive performers in the Standard Democrat coverage area, which consists of Sikeston, Charleston, East Prairie, Kelly, New Madrid County Central, and Portageville, is NMCC running back Quazavion Jackson...

SIKESTON — A 10-error game cost the Sikeston softball team from a win on Thursday afternoon against Kelly. The Bulldogs committed 10 errors in the game, as the Hawks went on to win 8-1. All of Kelly’s runs were unearned. Four different Kelly players earned multiple hits in the game...

Sikeston at Charleston Records: Sikeston 1-4; Charleston 3-2 Series History: Sikeston leads 94-35-4 Last Meeting: 2018, Charleston won 20-7 Last Week: Sikeston lost to Cape Central 33-0; Charleston defeated Kelly 24-10 Notes: Failing to reach the end zone in each of the last two weeks, the Sikeston football team is looking to find paydirt in a Week 6 matchup against rival Charleston, at John H. ...

Senior Kyla Beel hammered 24 kills and tallied 14 digs as the Leopold volleyball team rallied after dropping the first set to rebound and eke out a 21-25, 25-22, 25-23 victory over Dexter on Tuesday at Leopold High School. Sophomore Paige Davis contributed 25 assists and...

SIKESTON — Emily Pullen’s first season as the Sikeston head volleyball coach has been a struggle. Coming into Monday’s match against Charleston, the Bulldogs entered with a 2-11 record, with none of the wins coming at home, until Monday night. The Bulldogs defeated the Blue Jays in straight-sets, 27-25, 25-7 to earn their first victory at the Sikeston Field House...

BENTON, Mo – A lockdown defense paired with a stout run game put the Charleston Bluejays back on the winning track against host Kelly Friday night. Kelly was held to just 56 totals yards while the Bluejays’ collected a pair of safeties, including a pivotal one late, to guide Charleston to a 24-10 win...

New Madrid Central football held the top spot in the area power rankings this week. The rankings combine a team's MSHSAA point total, use bonus points for wins against other Semoball-area teams, road wins, and a team's Massey Rating.

Cape Central at Sikeston Records: Cape Central 2-2; Sikeston 1-3 Series History: Sikeston leads 54-46-7 Last Meeting: 2018, Sikeston won 21-0 Last Week: Cape Central lost to Farmington 23-6; Sikeston lost to Jackson 53-0. Notes: After 12 seasons roaming the sidelines for the Red and Black, former Sikeston head coach Kent Gibbs returns, on the visiting side, Friday night. ...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Six different Sikeston softball players collected multiple hits in Tuesday’s 14-10 win over Neelyville. Jordi James, Megan Witt, Emma Drury, Nayla Bonner, Sarah Keller, and Sydney Burton each had two hits for the Bulldogs. Both Drury and Bonner drove in a pair of runs as well, as the Bulldogs exploded for 16 hits...

Top volleyball teams from the Missouri Bootheel are set to collide this weekend at the Gideon Invitational. Four of the 15 teams in the varsity tournament are enjoying winning records following play Monday. Host Gideon, which won the Gideon Invitational in 2018, is off to a 13-1-2 start. Its only loss this season is to Southern Reynolds (Ellington) in the championship of Dig for Life Classic Sept. 14...

CHARLESTON, Mo – In just over a minute, Scott City was able to seize momentum and play spoiler to Charleston’s Homecoming Friday night. Back-to-back touchdowns right before halftime broke open what had been a tie game and the Rams never looked back on their way to a 35-7 win that kept them undefeated on the season...