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Cooter senior Lane McLevain didn’t want to rule out the possibility of being a two-way player when he signed to play college baseball. Neither did College of the Ozarks. “College of the Ozarks mentioned using me as a two-way player,” McLevain said. “They said I might come in and pitch, play in the outfield, or possibly catch. They said I could end up playing anywhere.”...

Highly touted high school baseball squads projected to make deep postseason runs are often blessed with a strong senior core. Such is the case for the Cooter Wildcats baseball squad this spring. Cooter has five seniors projected to crack its starting lineup on a squad that placed third in Class 1 last season and is ranked No. 2 in the Class 1 preseason state baseball rankings...

Cooter senior Jacob Watkins had College of the Ozarks on his radar before he ever stepped onto a high school baseball diamond. “Before baseball was ever a factor College of the Ozarks was one of the schools I was highly interested in attending because of their work-education program,” Watkins said. ...

Host sites are set for most district tournaments if spring sports resume in Missouri. Missouri high schools remain out of session and all springs sports activities and practices are currently suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indiana High School Athletics Association canceled spring sports in Indiana Thursday due to the VOVID-19 pandemic...

The Missouri State High School Activities Association issued an update regarding the status of spring sports amidst the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday. “While schools across the state are determining the best course of action during this unprecedented time, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) office staff continues to prepare for Spring Championships,” MSHSAA said in a press release. ...

The preseason Missouri high school baseball state rankings were released Wednesday by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association. Six baseball teams from the semoball.com coverage area are state-ranked. Cooter, which placed third in Class 1 last spring and finished 22-1 in its fall campaign, is ranked No. ...

A slew of basketball players from the Missouri Bootheel have been named to all-district teams. Listed below are the boys and girls all-district basketball teams for Class 1, District 1; Class 2, District 1; and Class 3, District 1. Class 1, District 1 All-District Team...

Spring sports for Missouri high schools will start as planned next week, MSHSAA announced Friday after releasing district assignments. "We re monitoring what is happening from the Missouri Department of Health, the Governor's Office, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education," MSHSAA said in a statement Friday...

The run-and-gun style of Delta will be on display Saturday as the Bobcats (25-5) take on Dora (28-2) in the quarterfinal round of the Class 1 boys basketball tournament in Van Buren, Missouri. Delta, the Class 1 District 2 champion, advanced to the quarters courtesy of its 120-82 sectional win Tuesday over Cooter...

The 2020 Tri-County Conference Boys Basketball Awards have been released. Cooter senior Jacob Watkins has been selected first-team all-conference and Tri-County Conference Basketball Player of the Year. Watkins, who scored 643 points his senior season, averaged 30 points per game in conference play and 25 points per game overall. He hit 122 3-pointers, brought down four rebounds per game, collected two steals per game, and averaged two assists per game...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Delta Bobcats boys basketball squad has experienced little difficulty scoring the basketball this season. Delta, which averages 95 points per game, had scored at least 90 points 18 times entering Tuesday night’s Class 1 sectional against the Cooter Wildcats at Bloomfield High School...

The Cooter Wildcats and Delta Bobcats boys basketball programs are both in uncharacteristic territory in the state playoffs after winning their respective district basketball tournaments last week. Cooter and Delta are set to square off in a Class 1 sectional Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. at Bloomfield High School after both squads won their first district title in over two decades Thursday...

CARDWELL, Mo. - Knocking down clutch free throws hasn’t been a forte for the Cooter Wildcats varsity boys basketball team the entire season. “Normally we are not a good free throw shooting team but the last few weeks we’ve found a way to make free throws,” Mathis said. “You have to get rebounds and make free throws to win close games. Fortunately, we’ve been able to do that down the stretch.”...

Good Sports is a weekly feature appearing in the Southeast Missourian and online at Semoball.com. It profiles the life of a person connected to sports and allows readers the opportunity to know the people who are impacting athletics throughout Southeast Missouri in a deeper way. Responses have been edited for brevity and clarity...

The Notre Dame Bulldogs (21-3) are now a perfect 11-0 on their home court after defeating the MICDS Rams (13-10) 59-43 on Tuesday evening.

Five boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the final regular-season state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (21-5), which is the No. 1 seed in Class 1, District 2, drops two spots to No. 9 in the Class 1 boys poll...

The postseason for MSHSAA basketball is nearing and the seedings and schedule for District play throughout Southeast Missouri were recently set.

CLARKTON, Mo. - The Risco Tigers varsity boys basketball team remains in contention to win its fourth straight Tri-County Conference Tournament title following semifinal action at the tournament Thursday. No. 2 seeded Risco outscored the No. 3 seeded Cooter Wildcats by single digits in every quarter on its way to a 76-55 victory in the first semifinal at Clarkton High School...

Six boys basketball teams and three girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Thursday. Delta (19-4), which has won nine of its last 10, drops a spot to No. 7 in the Class 1 boys poll...

Gabby Nielson scored a game-high 33 points for the Campbell Camels (6-13) and outscored the Puxico Indians (0-16) by herself as the Camels picked up a 61-25 road victory on Monday.

CLARKTON, Mo. - The semifinals are set at the Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament after the top four seeds collected quarterfinal wins. No. 3 seeded Cooter (11-7) will take on No. 2 seeded Risco (12-9) Tuesday at 6 p.m. and No. 1 seeded Gideon (18-4) will take on No. 4 seeded Clarkton (10-11) Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Both semifinals are slated to take place at Clarkton High School...

The stage is set for the highly anticipated Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament. The eight-team tournament takes placed Feb. 10-14 at Clarkton High School. Tri-County Conference regular-season champion Gideon (17-4), which has won its last 12 games and went 7-0 in conference play, has received the No. 1 seed...

Six boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta, which had won nine straight as it beat Oak Ridge 105-86 in the semifinal of the Scott-Mississippi County Conference Tournament Friday, remains No. 6 in the Class 1 boys state poll. Oak Ridge (12-9) moves into the rankings at No. 10 in the Class 1 boys state poll...

Seven boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released Wednesday by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (16-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, has moved up two spots to No. 6 in the Class 1 boys poll...

Six Semoball boys basketball teams and two Semoball girls basketball teams are ranked in the latest state rankings provided by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (14-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, is ranked No. 8 in the Class 1 boys poll...

The Bobcats held the Hornets to one point in the first quarter and never looked back as they picked up a 63-33 home victory.