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The Saxony Lutheran Crusaders defeated Jefferson (Festus) Friday, 5-1, at home to start the season 9-0, their best start in the history of the program. Saxony Lutheran head coach Paul Sander went with senior Eli Brown on the mound, and Brown did not disappoint...

The Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association released its first state rankings for the 2021 season earlier this week. Oran and Kennett are favored to win state titles in their respective classes. Oran is ranked No. 1 in Class 1 and Kennett is ranked No. 1 in Class 4...

Following a year of missing out on gathering with friends and family due to the COVID pandemic, everyone, including sports fans, is anxious to spend time with those closest to us once again.

The 2021 Tri-County Conference boys basketball awards have been released.

High School boys and girls basketball district tournaments are finally upon us. Fans, players, and coaches have had to endure a strange, but sometimes fun, basketball season, which was filled with many postponements and/or cancellations due to Covid-19, as well as the weather. However, we can say that the 2020-2021 season has been one of the more entertaining ones in recent years.

Clarkton Reindeer boys basketball coach Jordan Bidewell elected to make a defensive change after the Cooter Wildcats won the first two quarters by single digits to build a 34-26 halftime lead. “I thought our defense was kind of lackadaisical in the first half,” Bidewell said. ...

HOLCOMB - The Cooter Wildcats junior varsity boys basketball squad capped off a perfect regular season by taking home the top prize at the Tri-County Conference Tournament Saturday at Holcomb High School. Cooter beat the host Holcomb Hornets 58-45 the championship of the Tri-County Conference junior varsity boys basketball tournament...

The seedings have been released for the Class 1-3 boys and girls district basketball tournaments. Postseason play begins Feb. 20 for schools in Class 1-3. Higher seeds are slated to host quarterfinals and semifinals. Some districts will also have the highest remaining seed host their district championship. Other districts have elected to designate a neutral host site for their district final...

DEERING - Cooter Wildcats coach David Mathis issued a strong message to his team at halftime Monday night. “I told them at halftime if we lost this game we were going to practice the rest of the week,” Mathis said. “They turned it on after that. I’m super proud of them. They all played hard and got after it.”...

The bracket is set for the Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament following the completion of regular-season conference play Friday night. The eight-team event is slated to begin Monday at Delta C-7 High School in Deering. Holcomb (11-10), which went 7-0 in regular-season conference play, is the No. 1 seed. Holcomb will take on No. 8 seeded North Pemiscot in the first quarterfinal Tuesday at 6 p.m. Holcomb won the first meeting with North Pemiscot 65-23 in Jan. 28...