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PIEDMONT — The East Carter Lady Redbirds jumped out to a 22-point lead after the opening period and never looked back as they rolled to a 73-22 win over the Clearwater Lady Tigers Thursday night. East Carter (2-0) led 28-6 after the first quarter and extended its lead to 48-16 by halftime. The Lady Redbirds led 66-20 by the start of the fourth quarter...

BLOOMFIELD — Well, well, what about those girls from Bloomfield? The Lady Wildcats ended a two-year streak of winless basketball by taking down Charleston 47-36 at home Friday night. Bloomfield (1-0) broke away from a 10-all first quarter and methodically pulled away for the win...

Districts for winter sports were released on Friday morning, with New Madrid County Central dropping to Class 3 for the 2022-23 season. NMCC finished third in Class 4 last season and return juniors Jadis Jones and AJ Ruff while junior BJ Williamson also returns after missing last season...

IRONTON — Arcadia Valley High School will be the place to be Saturday when cross country hopefuls race the final event that will determine which teams and what individuals could qualify for the 2022 state finals. Three districts — Class 1 District 1 (see separate story), Class 2 District 1 and Class 3 District 1 — will all race at Arcadia Valley High School. The top four teams go to state as a group while runners may qualify as individuals if they place in the top 30 of a respective race...

FRUITLAND, Mo. — Saxony Lutheran dispatched Greenville in straight sets in search of its third-straight Class 2 District 2 championship. The Crusaders defeated the Bears 25-10, 25-8, 25-12 on Saturday at Saxony Lutheran High School to advance to Tuesday's district championship game...

FRUITLAND — Greenville took control of the match early and never looked back en route to a 3-0, 25-20, 25-22, 25-14 win over Clearwater in the Class 2 District 2 quarterfinals on Thursday night at Saxony Lutheran High School. “I thought they did everything I asked them to do yesterday in practice,” Greenville coach Alex Hahn said. “They followed it to a T, so, as a coach, I definitely have no complaints there.”...

It is a nice way to get the postseason volleyball tournaments started with a good-ole fashioned rematch — especially one that could offer some drama. Clearwater, who defeated Greenville in four competitive sets only recently, will get a chance to ward off the Lady Bears when the two square off in a 4-5 match at Saxony Lutheran 5 p.m. Thursday in Class 2 District 2 action...

GREENVILLE — It may have not been the ideal result, but the performance still went a long way for the Twin Rivers volleyball team Monday night. The Lady Royals (3-19) dropped a four-set match at Greenville (25-15, 25-21, 22-25, 26-24) and now it comes down to Tuesday’s finale 6:30 p.m. at Gideon to get prepped for the Class 2 District 1 tournament that begins Saturday...

Going into the fourth inning, things were looking up for the Doniphan Dons in the Ozark Foothills Conference baseball championship game Thursday at Three Rivers College. The Dons led 2-0 going into that frame and came away still in control after surrendering a lone run to Greenville in the bottom half of the inning...

A year ago, Greenville was on a run for an Ozark Foothills Championship on a bet that if they won, they would get to wear stirrups in the spring while Doniphan wasn't even on the diamond. This year, Greenville is looking to win their second OFC Championship in a row while wearing stirrups at Three Rivers College while Doniphan is looking to complete the underdog story...

POPLAR BLUFF – The stage is set for the Ozark Foothills Conference baseball championship at Three Rivers College with defending champion Greenville taking their spot in the final defeating Naylor 13-0 and Doniphan upsetting top-seeded Twin Rivers 6-4...

POPLAR BLUFF – The Ozark Foothills Conference baseball tournament kicked off on Monday at Three Rivers College and already had some exciting contests to set up the semifinals on Tuesday. The best game of the day came first as No. 6 seed Naylor upset No. 3 East Carter 3-1. The Eagles broke through in the fourth with a 2-run single by Caleb Moore to make it 2-0 and added one more run in the fifth on a single by Nathan Lunsford...

DONIPHAN – With the fall baseball season winding down and the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament just around the corner, Doniphan hosted OFC rival Greenville on Tuesday and the Bears continued their successful fall season with an 11-1 win over the Dons...

GREENVILLE – Despite being down by five, Twin Rivers completed the comeback tying the game up in the sixth and two runs scored on a squeeze play in the seventh as the Royals upset Greenville on their home turf with a 7-5 win on Monday. "We didn't play well to start out (Monday), but the guys kept battling and stuck with the approach," Twin Rivers coach Chris Newman said. "We found a way to get it done late in the game."...

Perryville senior Tegan Bishop continued her strong season with a dominant victory at the Oak Ridge Cross Country Invitational on Tuesday in Oak Ridge. Bishop finished the 2,400-meter run in 10:22.35, more than 40-seconds faster than the second-place finisher...

ELLSINORE — It was a hot one at East Carter and Greenville's bats were on fire with 14 hits for the Bears as they handed the Redbirds a 14-2 setback. Greenville used a big fifth inning to put it out of reach with 12 hitters stepping up to the plate and eight runs scoring...