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BENTON, Mo. — It was a great day to be a Dexter Bearcat and Lady Bearcat. Both the Dexter boys and girls track teams earned first-place honors at the Johnny Merrick Invitational at Thomas W. Kelly High School, Thursday, in Benton. On the boys' side, Dexter edged Scott City by two points, 105-103. Kennett finished in third with 86 points...

Nathan Lockhart was one of four Bloomfield golfers to post rounds in the 40s in a three-team match at Crowley's Ridge Golf Course on Tuesday in Bloomfield. Lockhart shot an 8-over 43, and Clearwater’s Nate Norris won medalist honors with 42. Bloomfield shot 181 and Clearwater totaled 208. Senath-Hornersville only sent two golfers to the match, not enough to qualify for a team score...

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.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Alex Wiseman lost his ball on the second hole Monday but was able to escape with a bogey. “That really got me some momentum,” said Poplar Bluff junior, who ended up with three lost balls, five birdies and individual medalist honors at the Notre Dame Invitational...

SIKESTON — Two Sikeston Lady Bulldogs’ earned a spot on the Class 5, District 1 All-District team. Juniors Karris Allen and Amyari Blissett both received the honor. Allen finished her junior year averaging a double-double, with 20 points and 10 rebounds, to go along with four assists, four steals, and two blocks per contest. She shot 44 percent from the field, 29 percent from three, and 56 percent at the free-throw line...

KENNETT, Mo. — They knew what was at stake, and after last season’s stunning defeat at the hands of Doniphan, the New Madrid County Central girls basketball team didn’t want to let the same ending happen twice on Thursday night. From the opening tip, the Lady Eagles were locked-in, taking it right to the Donettes in their 70-35 victory to earn the Class 4, District 1 Tournament championship — the third district championship for NMCC in the last four years...

DONIPHAN - Gracen Kirby shot only two times in second-seeded Doniphan’s semifinal game Monday night against third-seeded Dexter in the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 semifinal. Both came in the final 3:25. Both were from 3-point range and both broke ties as the Donettes escaped a determined upset bid by the Bearcats 37-34...

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.

ELLSINORE, Mo. — Back in December, it was a tip-in at the buzzer that gave the East Carter Redbirds a two-point over the Doniphan Dons and the top seed in the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament. Friday night in the rematch in the conference tournament finals, the Redbirds couldn’t get the buzzer-beater to fall...

ELLSINORE - The Doniphan Dons are doing well this season even if they aren’t putting up big numbers on the scoreboard. Monday night in the semifinals of the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament, the Dons repeated their recipe for success to claim a 48-35 win over third-seeded Neelyville and advance to Friday’s championship game at Three Rivers College...

The highly acclaimed and 100 percent accurate (see the sarcasm) girls basketball rankings are out for the second edition. Did your team move, drop, or enter the coveted top-10? Here is the top-10 girls' team, as of Friday: New Madrid County Central (14-3)...

DONIPHAN - Ethan Jones tied a school record for three-point field goals in a game Thursday night as the Doniphan Dons added to their late season momentum with a 78-44 win over the Kennett Indians. Jones, who scored a career-high 36 points, connected on 10 threes to tie the school record set by Adam Carpenter during the 2004-05 season...

A lot of things have gone well for the New Madrid County Central girl’s basketball program this season.

The highly acclaimed and 100 percent accurate (see the sarcasm) boys' basketball rankings are out for the second edition. Did your team move, drop, or enter the coveted top-10? New Madrid County Central (12-0) The skinny: Since the last rankings on Jan. ...

BROSELEY — Already in the driver’s seat to claim the Ozark Foothills Conference title and pick up the top seed in the upcoming tournament, Doniphan got a little more comfortable Thursday night. The Donettes pulled away in the fourth quarter after holding off another run by Twin Rivers to beat the host Royals 65-51...

There were several great basketball performances throughout Southeast Missouri over the last week. However, the exploits of New Madrid County Central player, Donnie Brown, and Oran senior Katie Webb stood out, according to Semoball readers.

Drum roll, please. After seeing a lot of chatter on who the top-10 boys and girls basketball teams are in the region, I have put together a list of who I think deserves to be mentioned. Here is the absolutely accurate (see the sarcasm) boys’ list: New Madrid County Central (9-0)...