Doniphan

There is a reason why Kennett football coach Joel Wyatt is an extraordinarily successful coach and not a member of the media or even a fan, per se. His task is to focus on the here and now, not some possible, but not definitive opponent off into the future. However, the Indian Nation – and the rest of the prep football fans (and media) throughout Southeast Missouri had to have had their interest piqued a tad when MSHSAA released its District assignments Monday.

POPLAR BLUFF AT SIKESTON Records: Poplar Bluff 2-1; Sikeston 2-1 Series History: Sikeston leads 56-37-4 Last Meeting: 2019, Poplar Bluff won 61-18 Last Week: Poplar Bluff lost to Jackson 56-7; Sikeston lost to Farmington 25-7. Notes: One week removed from suffering its first loss of the season, Sikeston returns to the field to take on SEMO Conference rival Poplar Bluff on Hall of Fame Night at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium. ...

Cape Central, trailing by a run going into the fourth inning, finally gained control, scoring three runs in the fourth and added two more runs an inning later, beating St. Dominic 6-2 Saturday morning. The Tigers led the game off with a single run in the top of the first, but after the Crusaders answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of inning three, suddenly found themselves on the losing end...

Malden 8, Doniphan 7 The Malden baseball squad rallied from a 7-5 deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge Doniphan 8-7 in Game 1 of a doubleheader Saturday. The trouble started for Doniphan in the final frame when Ethan Campbell collected a base hit. Cooper Thomas followed by drawing a walk. RBI hits by Dylan Bader and Griffin Riley tied things up at seven-all...

DONIPHAN ­— For only the second time in three years of varsity football, the Doniphan Dons found themselves with a lead in the second half Friday night against the Caruthersville Tigers. Trey Mills’ reverse field 40-yard catch and run with 2:32 left in the third quarter followed by Alonzo Rios’ run for the two-point conversion put the Dons ahead 21-20. Caruthersville (2-1) recovered with the help of a couple of Dons turnovers in the final 14 minutes to claim a 42-21 win...

KENNETT - The Kennett Indians varsity football team experienced little difficulty improving to 2-0 Friday night. Kennett built a 39-0 lead by halftime as it cruised past Doniphan 53-7 in its home opener at Metz Cherry Stadium. “I’m a little bit disappointed in some of the mental errors we had on substitutions and by a couple offside penalties our defensive line made,” Kennett football coach Joel Wyatt said. ...

How more impressive is it to only allow your opponents 2 overall hits and allowing one lone run in two games in one day? How about outscoring your two foes 28-1!

BROSELEY — It took Twin Rivers a little while to overcome an unusual atmosphere Thursday. With the COVID-19 pandemic perpetually threatening to end a team’s season, the Royals chose to have their senior night early instead of risking not having it at all...

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat Doniphan 56-0 in a Class 3, District 1 quarterfinal in 2019 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Malden 64-8; Kelly beat Doniphan 34-14 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Kennett has won the only two head-to-head meetings since Doniphan restarted varsity football...

Portageville picked up its first win of the 2020 season on Tuesday evening at Senath-Hornersville.

Caruthersville at Sikeston Records: Caruthersville 0-0; Sikeston 0-0 Series History: Sikeston leads 29–10–1 Last Meeting: 2007, Sikeston won 34-20 Last Week: N/A Notes: Football is back. As Week 1 of the high school season gets underway, we start this week’s Standard-Democrat preview with Sikeston and Caruthersville. ...

There are now options for schools in Missouri to play sports at different points during the 2020-21 academic year. On Thursday morning, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Board of Directors announced, during a virtual meeting, the approval of a possible alternative schedule for its member schools...