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Clarkton holds second annual Night of Champions weightlifting event (7/28/23)CLARKTON – After several Reindeer student athletes showed out to display the hard work they put in during summer weightlifting sessions, 20 athletes were inducted into the Iron Deer Club in the second year of Clarkton High School’s Night of Champions showcase event on Thursday, July 27, 2023...
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DDD-Area softball athletes shine, earn postseason honors (5/22/23)After an eventful season of high school softball came to an end for Bootheel schools, many student-athletes continued the legacy of success for themselves and for their respective schools. From Southland to Risco, Campbell to Delta C-7, at least one athlete from every school in the Delta Dunklin Democrat's area of coverage earned postseason honors this year...
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Cooter, Risco to face off in Class 1 District 1 Baseball Championship (5/16/23)COOTER – After a long day of baseball, quarterfinals and semifinals all at once, the Wildcats and Tigers will officially have a Class 1 District 1 championship rematch. Fourth-seeded Clarkton came out on top of their quarterfinal against fifth-seeded Southland 13-12, a game that came down to the final play of the seventh inning. ...
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Charleston softball team spoils Clarkton's senior night (5/2/23)CLARKTON – On a sunny afternoon made for softball, the Clarkton softball team fell to Charleston 12-2 on senior night in a game filled with errors and stolen bases. From the first seconds on offense, Clarkton battled for any kind of traction to keep up with Charleston, who ended the first inning leading the hosts 4-2 after leaving two Lady Reindeer stranded on base...
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Spane’s heroics propel Oran to 8-1 win over SCC (4/27/23)SIKESTON — Molly Spane was a force to be reckoned with on the mound and at the plate during Oran’s 8-1 win at Scott County Central on Wednesday, April 26. It’s no wonder Spane is considered one of the top players in the state. She showcased her incredible skills by striking out 18 batters and not allowing any earned runs or hits. She also went 2-for-3 at the plate with a home run, two RBIs and scored a run...
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Campbell shuts out Clarkton on the road (4/17/23)CLARKTON – The Campbell Camels exploded offensively while two pitchers combined for a no-hitter to take down Clarkton 24-0 Friday. The Camels wasted no time and scored nine runs in the first inning, one in the second, four in the third and capped it off with ten in the fourth and final inning...
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Holcomb baseball shuts out Clarkton (4/4/23)HOLCOMB – The Holcomb baseball team got its offense rolling early while the Hornets tested three pitchers on the mound and didn't allow a single hit in their 15-0 shutout over Clarkton at home Monday. “It was a productive game for us because we got to go up there and swing the bat after being off for a week with spring break,” Holcomb coach Michael Snider said. ...
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Whirlwind game day ends with two Holcomb softball wins (4/4/23)The Holcomb softball team picked up two more wins to add to their now 6-3 record – the first being a 23-1 rout of Clarkton on the road and the second a stressful back-and-forth 8-7 comeback over Twin Rivers at home. “It was a long day of softball,” Holcomb coach Matt Casper said with a laugh. ...
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All District and State Basketball teams released (3/23/23)Winter sports have come to an end in Southeast Missouri and for many of the schools in the area, successful seasons. New Madrid County Central won the Class 3 State Championship and the Notre Dame girls and Jackson boys each captured fourth in the state in Class 5 and 6, respectively...
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Postseason hoop honors rolling in for Cooter, others (3/16/23)The boy’s basketball season may have ended for all MSHSAA Class 2 programs, however, the postseason recognition has just begun for Cooter High School senior Luke Barnes.
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Clarkton falls to South Iron in Class 1 State Quarterfinals (3/4/23)VAN BUREN — The Clarkton Reindeer (17-13) fell to South Iron (26-4) 77-63 Friday night in the Class 1 State Sectionals at the end of a high-intensity, defensive game beginning to end at Van Buren High School Friday, March 3. “All year long our kids have had their success because they play extremely hard,” Clarkton coach Cole McBroom said. ...
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Clarkton comes back for sectional win over Richland (2/28/23)MOUNTAIN VIEW – The Clarkton Reindeer dug themselves out of a double digit halftime deficit to defeat Richland 47-44 in the Class 1 State Sectional 1 Monday at Liberty High School in Mountain View. “I have to brag on my guys,” Clarkton coach Cole McBroom said. ...
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C1D1: Clarkton upsets Delta C-7 for district championship title (2/25/23)GIDEON - The third-seeded Clarkton Reindeer defeated the first-seeded Delta C-7 Chargers 48-46 Friday to claim first place honors at the MSHSAA Class1 District 1 Tournament. In the end, victory came to Clarkton in the form of a clutch layup at the final buzzer...
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C1D1: Reindeer are ‘go, go, go’ to another sectional after winning district thriller (2/25/23)GIDEON, Missouri — The boys from Clarkton did it again. The Reindeer boys basketball team got a putback offensive rebound by sophomore Alex Juarez following his own miss to give Clarkton a 48-46 Class 1 District 1 title game win over No. 1 seed Delta C-7 Friday night in Gideon...
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Clarkton, Delta C-7 to face off in C1D1 championship (2/23/23)GIDEON - That ear-splitting explosion heard in Southeast Missouri Wednesday evening wasn't a sonic boom. It wasn't a tornado or horrible weather. It was basketball thunder, and it emanated from fans howling at Gideon High School's Field House during the semifinals of the MSHSAA Class 1 District 1 tournament...
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Bears rally past Puxico, to face Advance in final (2/23/23)BLOOMFIELD — The top-seeded Greenville Bears used a strong fourth quarter to overcame a fourth-quarter deficit and rally past No. 4 Puxico 53-44 in the first of two Class 2 District 3 semifinals Wednesday night. The Bears will face the second-seeded Advance Hornets for the district championship Friday night. Advance downed Oran 54-45 in Wednesday’s other semifinal...
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Risco, Clarkton, Naylor advance in C1D1 tournament (2/21/23)GIDEON – Monday's Class 1 District 1 boys basketball tournament pitted six area programs against each other at the Gideon High School Field House. (2) Risco vs (7) North Pemiscot In game one, the Risco Tigers played the North Pemiscot Mustangs for a spot at Wednesday's semifinal matchups...
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Bulldogs down Cabool, will face Redbirds in district semifinals (2/21/23)VAN BUREN — The fourth-seeded Van Buren Bulldogs defeated fifth-seeded Cabool 44-32 in a thrilling matchup in the first round of the Class 2 District 2 Tournament Monday night. “We were excited to get on the court and grind it out.” said Van Buren’s Benjamin Hawkins. “The team was the reason we won. We kept each other up and we’re at a point in our season where we finally found our chemistry.”...
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District playoff tournaments preview: Why not Van Buren? Bulldogs set sights high (2/18/23)Tipping off Monday, the newest edition of the state high school basketball postseason will begin with the boys taking center stage. A number of area teams will begin their quest in first-round contests while a small group has been awarded byes into the semifinals with only two wins needed to advance to their respective sweet 16s. ...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Duo leads Dons to win at Neelyville (2/17/23)NEELYVILLE — The Doniphan Dons got big games from Emmitt Jones and Max Owen to take a 57-44 win against Ozark Foothills Conference rival Neelyville Thursday night. “Doniphan was able to convert offensively,” said Neelyville coach Brad Burdin. “We couldn’t hit shots like we normally do and just couldn’t get it done.”...
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Donettes rally for win over ranked Chadwick (2/16/23)MOUNTAIN VIEW, Missouri — The Doniphan Lady Donettes rallied from 16 points down to beat Class 1 state-ranked Chadwick 56-52 Wednesday night at Mountain View Liberty. Doniphan (22-1) got 16 points from Kenzie Redus and 14 points apiece by McKenna Monaghan and Brook Klepzig...
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Redbirds stop losing streak, beat Eminence (2/15/23)ELLSINORE — Kasen McCarty and Hunter Croy each scored 15 points and teammate Micah Thompson added 14 as the East Carter Redbirds defeated Eminence Redwings 62-58 here Tuesday night. The game was neck-and-neck throughout, but East Carter's strong offensive efforts gave them the edge they needed to come out on top...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Lady Redbirds get big win over Kennett (2/14/23)ELLSINORE — The East Carter Lady Redbirds got 29 points from Brooklyn Kearbey and took a resounding 68-46 victory over the Class 4 Kennett Lady Indians Monday night “Kennett is a more physical team than we’re used to and that’s something we need to get better at playing through,” said East Carter coach Angela Rodgers. “It was not one of our smoothest games, but I’m proud that we didn’t roll over.”...
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Higher seeds prevail on Tri-County Conference Tournament opening night (2/7/23)COOTER – Cooter, Risco, Holcomb and Delta C-7 all advanced as the higher seeds in the opening round of the Tri-County Conference Tournament Monday night. While the field is wide open right now, it's going to be a battle for the next two nights with plenty of parity between each team left in contention for the conference title...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Lady Whippets roll to big win over Sikeston (2/7/23)ELLINGTON — Kaylee King scored 19 points and the Ellington Lady Whippets never let up as they rolled to a 58-24 win over Sikeston Monday night. “We played well,” Ellington coach David Burrows said. “We were able to force some turnovers and get out in transition and finish inside.”...
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Win or go home: Tri-County Conference Tournament begins next week (2/3/23)The Tri-County Conference Tournament is nearly upon us once again, and this year there is sure to be plenty of close competition. While the bracket hasn't yet been decided, each and every team in contention, including Clarkton, Cooter, Delta C-7, Gideon, Holcomb, North Pemiscot, Risco and Southland, will have to fight ruthlessly to stay in the tournament every night...
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Holcomb flips switch after ‘flat’ start for conference rivalry win over Clarkton (1/25/23)HOLCOMB — Tuesday night’s matchup between the Holcomb Hornets (9-8) and the Clarkton Reindeer (10-9) was much more than conference rivalry, despite the consequential upcoming tournament seedings. It was also a more friendly, albeit fierce, rivalry game between two coaches who go way back...
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Clarkton wins big on homecoming night, Morgan scores 1,000th career point (1/23/23)CLARKTON - Homecoming at Clarkton Friday wasn't spectacular just because the Reindeer basketball team thrashed the Scott County Central Braves 59-43. It was, in a word, sublime as Clarkton senior Owen Morgan reached and then surpassed 1,000 high school career points...
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Green Wave edge Portageville for homecoming win (1/21/23)MALDEN — The Malden Green Wave had a happy homecoming as they defeated Portageville 50-44. “It was one of the toughest games of the season,” Malden coach Mike Kilgore said. “We didn’t want our homecoming spoiled, so the boys fought hard to secure the win.”...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Boys finals set at BRL Tournament (1/20/23)ELLINGTON — Thursday was a good night for the top two boys seeds at the Black River League Tournament. The top-seeded South Iron Panthers turned back host Ellington 67-48 in the early semifinal Thursday, then No. 2 Bunker defeated East Carter 66-41 in the late game...
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Fast start powers Jackson past Mules (1/18/23)JACKSON, Mo. — The Jackson Indians held the Poplar Bluff Mules scoreless from the field in the opening period to build up a big early lead on the way to a 67-47 win Tuesday night in SEMO Conference action. Jackson led 14-1 after the opening period, but the Mules (6-8) cut it to 28-20 by halftime. However, Poplar Bluff could get no closer the rest of the way and Jackson outscored the Mules 39-27 after halftime...
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Rivalry game sees Clarkton spoil Gideon homecoming (1/16/23)GIDEON – Gideon's Friday night homecoming celebration didn't go exactly as planned as the Bulldogs' rival, Clarkton, took a brief three-mile drive and took care of business for a 56-41 road win. Clarkton scored first in the opening seconds of the game and blazed forward to a 20-13 lead by the end of the first period, committing just two fouls along the way...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Neelyville downs Clearwater in battle of the Tigers (1/11/23)NEELYVILLE — The Neelyville Tigers defeated the Clearwater Tigers 93-69 at home Tuesday night in an Ozark Foothills Conference contest. Preston Goodnight led Neelyville’s scoring with 21 points, with Casen Stephens putting in 17 points in the victory...
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DONETTES 2, EAST CARTER 0: Doniphan beats Lady Redbirds in rematch of LRCC final (1/10/23)ELLSINORE — Nineteen days after the Doniphan Donettes and East Carter Lady Redbirds battled for the Lady Royals Christmas Classic title, the two squads met Monday in a key Ozark Foothills Conference battle. And for the second time in 19 days, the Donettes emerged victorious, this time by a score of 59-49 in a battle of two of the area's best girls basketball teams...
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Ellington girls beat Twin Rivers in Indiana (1/7/23)KNIGHTSTOWN, Indiana — Kaylee King scored a game-high 39 points to lead the Ellington Lady Whippets past the Twin Rivers Lady Royals in the gymnasium made famous by the 1987 movie “Hoosiers.” It was the second 39-point performance by King, who also scored 39 to lead Ellington to a win at East Carter on Tuesday...
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Mules take opener at Kaminsky Classic (1/6/23)JOPLIN, Mo. — The Poplar Bluff Mules outlasted the Carl Junction Bulldogs 53-45 in the opening round of the Kaminsky Classic Tournament Thursday night in Joplin. Gavin Rivers led the Mules with 12 points, with Dallas Williams and Mar’Lon Hickman-Roberson scoring eight each...
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Dons get home win to open new year (1/4/23)DONIPHAN — Max Owen and Emmitt Jones combined for 46 points and the Doniphan Dons opened the new year with an 80-61 win over Mountain View Liberty Tuesday. Owen (24 points) and Emmitt Jones (22) led the Dons to victory. Doniphan was down in the first quarter, but came back and took the lead from Liberty...
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Mules win opener at Route 66 Shootout (12/17/22)WAYNESVILLE, Mo. — The Poplar Bluff Mules had three players in double figures and steadily pulled away after halftime as they defeated the St. Louis Blue Knights 63-49 Friday at the opening day of the Route 66 Shootout. The Mules led just 23-18 at halftime, but outscored St. Louis 20-14 in the third quarter to take an 11-point lead (43-32) by the start of the fourth quarter...
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Top two seeds make final at Clarkton (12/16/22)CLARKTON — The Clarkton Christmas basketball tournament didn’t have any first-round surprises earlier in the week, so when the top four seeds converged for the semifinals Thursday, things got a bit more dramatic. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds Portageville and Doniphan set up a showdown in Friday’s 8:30 p.m. title game as with wins over East Carter and Malden, respectively...
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Redbirds edge Risco in OT at Clarkton (12/13/22)CLARKTON — The East Carter Redbirds outlasted Risco 71-68 in overtime in the first round of the Clarkton Christmas Tournament Monday. East Carter outscored Risco 12-9 in the extra session. The Redbirds leading scorers, Kasen McCarty (23 points) and Micah Thompson (20), accounted for nine of East Carter’s 12 overtime points...
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East Carter girls down Liberty to stay perfect (12/9/22)ELLSINORE — The East Carter Lady Redbirds improved to 4-0 on the season as they defeated the visiting Mountain View-Liberty Lady Eagles 73-64 Thursday night. “This was a physical game for us, but we're continuing to show our mental toughness and it's paying off,” East Carter coach Angela Rodgers said. ...
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Bearcats finish week on another high note (12/3/22)DEXTER — The Dexter Bearcats boys basketball team continued its memorable week after a win over No. 1 Charleston with a 72-46 beating of visiting Malden Friday night. Cole Nichols blasted the Malden defense to the tune of 32 points while Truman Krapf added 12...
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MSHSAA announces basketball districts (11/19/22)
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MSHSAA announces winter district assignments (11/18/22)Districts for winter sports were released on Friday morning, with New Madrid County Central dropping to Class 3 for the 2022-23 season. NMCC finished third in Class 4 last season and return juniors Jadis Jones and AJ Ruff while junior BJ Williamson also returns after missing last season...
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Clarkton sweeps Holcomb in three sets, advances to quarterfinals (10/28/22)CLARKTON – The Clarkton Reindeer hosted Holcomb Thursday night for the Class 1 State Sectional 1. After both teams claimed their own district championship titles, Clarkton powered past Holcomb in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals. Clarkton, the Class 1 District 2 champion after defeating Richland, Bernie and finally Gideon, now sits at a 31-6 season record. ...
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C1D2 VB: Clarkton flies to first district title since 2014 with win over Gideon (10/25/22)CLARKTON, Mo. — They say it's hard to beat a good team three times. That was the case on Monday night as second seeded Clarkton upended top seeded Gideon in four sets 25-22, 25-15, 25-17, 25-22 to win the Class 1, District 2 Tournament. “These girls have been in the weight room since November. They set a goal last year to be district champs and to see all of their hard work pay off. That's all on them I couldn't be more proud,” said Clarkton coach Amy Cowart...
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Clarkton punches ticket back to C1D2 final with win over Bernie (10/23/22)CLARKTON- For the second time in as many years Clarkton is returning to the Class 1, District 2 finals. The Reindeer defeated the Bernie Mules in the semifinals Saturday, the same team they defeated in the semifinals a year ago. Clarkton won the match in three sets 25-16, 25-19, 25-13...
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C2D2: Greenville, Charleston ready to lock horns again (10/19/22)It is a nice way to get the postseason volleyball tournaments started with a good-ole fashioned rematch — especially one that could offer some drama. Clearwater, who defeated Greenville in four competitive sets only recently, will get a chance to ward off the Lady Bears when the two square off in a 4-5 match at Saxony Lutheran 5 p.m. Thursday in Class 2 District 2 action...
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Clarkton tops Sikeston in regular season finale (10/19/22)CLARKTON — Sikeston’s five-game winning streak came to a close Tuesday Night when the Bulldogs fell to (24-6) Clarkton in four sets winning the first set 25-22 then dropping the next three sets 25-21, 25-10, 26-24. Sikeston came out of the gates running as they jumped out to a 13-7 lead but let Clarkton back in as they got as close as 23-22 when Montanna Pearson rose up with a kill to put the Reindeer within one point...