Clarkton

What I learned from living the initial 52 years of my life in the state of Indiana was that Hoosiers are passionate about three things: religion, farming, and sports. And depending on the time of year and whether the Indiana University men’s basketball team is underachieving or not, the order of those things could fluctuate.

Dunklin County native Ty’re Washington was unsure what career he wanted to pursue when he graduated from Southland High School in Cardwell, Missouri, in 2006. “When I graduated high school I was like a lot of others and didn’t know what I wanted to do so I started working in a factory,” Washington said. “One day as I was working it became crystal clear to me that something had to change. That day I decided I’m going to go back to school.”...

The all-region softball team has been released. Kennett freshman Kyra Jaco, Oran junior Kaylee Payne, Campbell senior Elizabeth Steward, Puxico senior Bailey Burns, Holcomb sophomore Bailey Cupples, and Malden sophomore Hailey Rojas were selected first-team all-region infielders...

The 2019 Tri-County Conference softball awards have been released. Southland’s Jenna Gibson has been selected Tri-County Conference Player of the Year. Gibson struck out 124 in 62.2 innings pitched while posting a 1.07 ERA this spring. She batted .815 with six home runs and six doubles...

The 2019 Tri-County Conference boys basketball awards have been released. Clarkton senior Lee Matney has been selected Tri-County Conference Player of the Year. Matey averaged 26 points, eight rebounds, and five assists per game his senior season. Clarkton coach Jordan Bidewell has been selected Tri-County Conference Coach of the Year. Clarkton finished 13-13, won the Tri-County Conference regular season title, and finished second in the Tri-County Conference Tournament under Bidewell...

CLARKTON, Mo. - The Clarkton Reindeer varsity boys basketball team rallied from an eight-point deficit at the end of the third quarter to edge the visiting South Pemiscot Bulldogs 84-82 Tuesday night. Clarkton’s Lee Matney sank two free throws with about five seconds left to break an 82-all tie and seal the win...

WARDELL, Mo. - The Risco Tigers varsity boys basketball team is developing the reputation of performing at its best during tournaments in the 2018-19 season. That trend continued Friday night in the championship of the Tri-County Conference Tournament at North Pemiscot School in Wardell, Mo...

The seedings have been released for the Class 1, District 1 basketball tournaments at Gideon High School; Class 2, District 1 basketball tournaments at Portageville High School; and Class 3, District 1 basketball tournaments at Charleston High School...

The schedule is set for the highly anticipated Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament. The eight-team event will take place Feb. 4-8 at North Pemiscot School. No. 3 seeded Gideon plays No. 6 seeded Southland Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. and No. 1 seeded Clarkton plays No. 8 seeded North Pemiscot Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m...

SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity boys basketball team moved one step closer to its quest to win three games in less than 72 hours Friday night. Fresh off a double overtime victory against Clarkton on Thursday, Senath-Hornersville built a 15-point lead by halftime and scored the first 15 points of the second half on its way to an 80-49 victory against the Delta C-7 Chargers on Homecoming Night...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Bub Lance scored 20 points to lead Portageville past Campbell, in overtime, 61-59. A big fourth quarter from the Bulldogs, helped them get right back into the game, as they outscored Campbell 19-12 in the final period to give the fans in attendance free basketball...

The schedules are set for three December basketball tournaments. The six-team Senath-Hornersville varsity boys basketball tournament takes place Dec. 10-13 at Senath-Hornersville High School. Pool play is Dec. 10-12 with championship round action Dec. 13...

GIDEON, Mo. - The No. 5 seeded Clarkton Reindeer held its own for the opening quarter of play against the No. 4 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions Monday night. Caleb Plunkett knocked down a 2-pointer in the closing seconds of the opening quarter to put Clarkton on top 17-14 entering the second period...

The Clarkton Reindeer boys basketball program enters the 2018-19 season with a surplus of underclassmen in its program. Clarkton's roster is composed of five freshmen, seven sophomores, one junior, and three seniors. “We are freshmen and sophomore-heavy,” Clarkton coach Jordan Bidewell said. “We are also lacking a bench so we are going to need some of the underclassmen to step up and provide us some depth.”...

Class and district assignments have been released for boys and girls basketball in the Missouri Bootheel for the 2018-19 season. Clarkton, Delta, Delta C-7, Gideon, North Pemiscot, Richland, Risco, Scott County Central, and Southland will compete in Class 1, District 1. See teams in all Class 1 districts here: Class 1 Districts...

HOLCOMB, Mo. - After a dominant first set, Gideon with Risco looked poised to coast through Friday’s Tri-County Conference Tournament final against Clarkton. But halfway through the second set, the second-seeded Lady Reindeer found the momentum to force the only three-set match of the entire tournament...

The schedules have been released for the Tri-County Conference and Bootheel Conference high school volleyball tournaments. The Bootheel Conference varsity and junior varsity tournaments take place Oct. 9-11 at Senath-Hornersville High School. The Tri-County varsity and junior varsity tournaments take place Oct. 9-12 at Holcomb High School...

The Tri-County Conference baseball awards have been released. Cooter’s Jacob Watkins has been selected Tri-County Conference Baseball Player of the Year. Watkins batted .548 with 24 RBIs, 29 runs scored and one home run. Cooter coach David Mathis has been selected Tri-County Conference Baseball Coach of the Year. Cooter finished its fall campaign 17-1, went undefeated against Tri-County Conference opponents and repeated as champions of the Tri-County Conference Tournament under Mathis...

The schedule has been released for the Gideon Invitational. The 16-team varsity volleyball tournament takes place Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Gideon High School. The tournament is divided into four four-team pools. Portageville, Richland, Hayti, and Delta C-7 will compete in Pool 2 and Campbell, New Madrid County Central, Charleston and Cooter will compete in Pool 3 Thursday...

Nearly 60 teams participated at the 31st Annual St. Francis Medical Center Dig for Life Volleyball Challenge over the weekend at various venues throughout Cape Girardeau. The program, founded by former Southeast Missouri State University women's volleyball coach Cindy Gannon, raises breast cancer awareness and helps provides mammograms to women in the area who otherwise could not afford such important screening. ...

The Clarkton Reindeer volleyball program enters its 2018 campaign looking to make noise with a young group that has played the game frequently in the offseason. The Reindeer’s high school roster includes only one senior and three sophomores. Clarkton coach Amy Cowart said because of the low number of upperclassmen she will be forced to start four or five sophomores on varsity...