Clarkton

CLARKTON, Mo. - Clarkton volleyball coach Amy Cowart has two things on her squad many local coaches dream about. Depth and size Both were on full display as the Clarkton Reindeer pounded its way past the Malden Green Wave in varsity volleyball action Tuesday night...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team suffered a 5-4 loss to the visiting Notre Dame Bulldogs Tuesday afternoon. Kennett, which suffered an 8-1 loss to Notre Dame two weeks ago, managed to win two singles and two doubles matches in the second head-to-head meeting with undefeated Notre Dame...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Campbell Camels baseball team scored all of its runs in the first two innings as it knocked off the previously unbeaten South Pemiscot Bulldogs 5-1 Monday afternoon. South Pemiscot took a brief 1-0 lead when Noah Willingham drove home a run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning...

BROSELEY — Clarkton just needed to trust itself. Starting a freshman for the first time in place of a three-year varsity player, it took a bit for the Reindeer to settle in. They eventually did and beat Twin Rivers 27-25, 25-12 on Monday. “I think there was just a little uncertainty of how they were going to play together with her. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Gideon Bulldogs finished a win shy of taking home the top prize in the Black Division of the Dig for Life Challenge Saturday in Cape Girardeau. Gideon, which entered the tournament supporting a perfect 5-0 record, collected six wins, two ties, and suffered one loss at the two-day Dig for Life Challenge...

Sixty area volleyball teams took part in the Dig For Life Challenge Volleyball Tournament at the Cape Girardeau SportsPlex and Show Me Center Friday and Saturday.

After a three-year hiatus fall baseball is returning to Clarkton High School. For the first time since 2016 Clarkton has enough players out for baseball to field a fall team at the high school level. “We haven’t had an opportunity to play since our eighth grade season,” Clarkton sophomore Anthony Lemus said. “It’s nice to get back on a diamond. We want to slowly build our baseball program back up.”...

A few hours before preseason jamborees got underway Friday night some schools in the Missouri Bootheel learned they will be battling new opponents when the state playoffs begin later this fall. The Missouri High School Activities Association released 2019 class and district assignments for most fall sports Friday...

The pieces appear to be in place for a big year for the Clarkton Reindeer varsity volleyball squad. Clarkton returns nearly all of its players off of last season’s varsity squad that finished 21-11-1. “We only graduated one player and she was injured last season so we’ve pretty much got our same varsity players back again,” longtime Clarkton volleyball coach Amy Cowart said. “I’m looking forward to seeing what they can do this fall. It should be a fun season"...

Volleyball schedules are set for Dunklin County volleyball squads. Senath-Hornersville, Holcomb, and Southland open their season Aug. 30. Holcomb visits Southland Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. Senath-Hornersville visits North Pemiscot Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. Campbell, Kennett, Clarkton, and Malden play their first game Sept. 3. Campbell visits Kennett Sept. 3 at 6 p.m., Clarkton hosts Cooter Sept. 3 at 6 p.m., and Malden hosts Hayti Sept. 3 at 6 p.m...

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...