Doniphan

GREENVILLE – After a scrappy battle between both teams, Doniphan was able to open it up late in the third and take a 66-46 victory on the road over Greenville on Thursday. Despite the loss, Lady Bears coach Chris Hahn saw improvement in some areas of their game...

DONIPHAN – The Doniphan Donettes were dominate from start to finish Monday night as they cruised to a 62-32 victory in front of a packed house. "This game was important to us because East Carter is a much improved team," Doniphan coach Adam Epps said. "Kenna Monahaghn had it going early and she had the task of guarding (Brooklyn) Kearby and only held her to four points. That doesn't happen very often and it was nice to see her get some baskets as well."...

By BRIAN ROSENER Sports Editor On a night neither team could get into much of an offensive rhythm, Doniphan found its cadence in a key spot Monday night. Leading host Poplar Bluff by five midway through the fourth quarter, the Donettes ran a set play that got Sydni Speck an opening down the lane. Bailey Carson got a steal pressing the inbound pass and Speck scored again...

BLOOMFIELD - Bernie was able to keep Doniphan at bay as the Mules handed the Dons a 63-44 setback on Wednesday in the semifinal round of the Bloomington Christmas Tournament. Bernie will move on to the championship while Doniphan will play for third place...

BLOOMFIELD - With Doniphan's double-digit lead down to three points in the final minute, Doniphan's Ethan Jones closed the door on South Pemiscot's late rally. Jones was perfect in two trips to the foul line and came up with a steal for a layup to lift the Dons to a 63-57 win in the quarterfinals of the 65th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Tuesday in Bloomfield...

BLOOMFIELD - Doniphan turned a potential upset on its head during the final 10 minutes. Fifth-seeded Doniphan led by a point midway through the third quarter but closed strong to beat 12th-seeded Van Buren 65-42 in the first round of the 65th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Monday in Bloomfield...

Led by senior Will Eldridge’s 11 points, Saxony Lutheran eked out a home victory over a quality Doniphan team on Tuesday night, 44-41. Eight Crusaders scored in the contest. In addition to Eldridge's 11 points, Wilson Lodge and Jonathan Hartmann scored seven apiece...

BROSELEY — Naylor looked to get even against Doniphan on Tuesday, but the Donettes outplayed the Lady Eagles en route to a 58-40 win in the semifinal round of the Lady Royal Christmas Classic. Top-seeded Doniphan will play for the tournament championship tonight while Naylor will play for third place...

BROSELEY — Doniphan’s bench again did some heavy lifting Monday. After building a 12-4 lead to start their quarterfinal at the 24th Lady Royals Christmas Classic, the Donettes starting five had a front-row seat as their teammates kept up the pressure...

The 2021 Clarkton Christmas Classic had an exciting finish on the last day of competition as the East Carter Redbirds came out on top in the championship by a score of 51-49 over Portageville on Friday. East Carter found themselves in a hole at the start of the ballgame, but were ultimately able to claw their way out of it and take the hard fought win...

BROSELEY — Top-seeded Doniphan had a dozen players score, opening the Lady Royals Christmas Classic with a 68-24 win over Chaffee on Saturday morning. Kenzie Redus had a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds, McKenna Monaghan led Doniphan’s starters with 12 points while Micha Burton also scored 12 off the bench as the reserves scored 38...

CLARKTON — The stage is set for the final day of the Clarkton Christmas Tournament as East Carter defeated conference rival Doniphan 57-46 in the semifinals Thursday. The Redbirds will face Portageville for the championship tonight. “Anytime you play a conference rival in this type of atmosphere, you want to come out with a win,” East Carter coach Jordan Penn said. ...

Twin Rivers will be hosting their annual Lady Royal Christmas Classic starting Saturday. Top-seeded Doniphan, which has only suffered one loss thus far in the season, is the favorite. “We’re excited to get the top seed and we understand what goes with it,” Donettes coach Adam Epps said. “We have the target on our back. But that’s OK with us. I think it makes you more mentally tough but you still need to go out there and execute...

CLARKTON — The Clarkton Christmas Tournament tipped off on Monday and it's already shaping up to be a good tournament to keep an eye on this week. Doniphan got things started with a 64-53 win over Neelyville followed by East Carter defeating host school Clarkton 67-55...

GREENVILLE — Despite playing most of the game from behind, Doniphan was able to secure an Ozark Foothills Conference win over Greenville with a late run Tuesday evening. The Dons closed with a 10-4 run over the final four minutes to beat the Bears 54-51...

VAN BUREN — The second day of competition at the Lady Dawg Classic featured a marquee matchup between the host and defending Class 2 state champion Ellington. The Whippets advanced to the championship round with a 76-42 win, giving them a 2-0 start to the season...

VAN BUREN — The Lady Dawg Classic got started Monday with a lot of offense for two higher seeds. Defending Class 2 state champion Ellington beat Koshkonong 90-8 before Van Buren was able to defend their home court with a 66-30 win over Twin Rivers as the Lady Dawgs took advantage of a fast start en route to the victory...

The finalists for the Carr Trophy and Derland Moore Award are set for the 76th Poplar Bluff Letter Club Gridiron Banquet, which will be held Wednesday, Dec. 15, at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff. Kennett running back Jordan Jarrett, Hayti quarterback Trayvon Thomas and Poplar Bluff quarterback Kannon Carr are the finalists for the Carr Trophy, presented annually since 1979 to the most outstanding player in the conference...

C: Daniel Cagle BOYS SCHEDULE BOYS Subject to change; Tipoff times p.m. unless notedª for varsity; Tournament or varsity onlyNOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY --- C: Adam Epps GIRLS SCHEDULE Subject to change; Tipoff times p.m. unless notedª for varsity; Tournament or varsity only*...

Doniphan's boys won 11 of their last 13 games a year ago to match their highest win total since 2012 and capture the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament. Three starters are back but replacing four-year starter Orie Owen and defensive ace Levi Rawlings will be a tall task...

By BRIAN ROSENER Sports Editor VAN BUREN — Doniphan held Woodland to a pair of third-quarter baskets to seize command Friday afternoon at the First Midwest Bank Current River Challenge. Maxwell Owen sank three fourth-quarter 3-pointers as the Dons pulled away while Ethan Jones scored a game-high 22 points in a 57-41 win at Van Buren High School...

Here are the MSHSAA winter sports district assignments for Semoball area schools. ^-girls only C6D1: Fox, Jackson, Lindbergh, Northwest, Oakville, Poplar Bluff, Seckman, SLUH. Cor Jesu-^ C5D1: Cape Central, DeSoto, Farmington, Festus, Hillsboro, North County Sikeston, Windsor-Imperial...

College Volleyball SEMO 3, Austin Peay 0 High school football Class 1 District Quarterfinals Hayti 68, Chaffee 8 Caruthersville 26, Portageville 20 St. Vincent 43, Charleston 8 Scott City 48, Malden 6 Class 2 District Quarterfinals Lift for Life 1, East Prairie 0 (forfeit)...