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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...

Mistavia Murry almost handled Meridian by herself Wednesday in girl’s basketball action. The Charleston player scored 30 points in helping the Bluejays (9-5) win 68-32. Murray got help from Ashanti Jones, who added 26 in the win. The Bluejays are competing in the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament this week...

Brooklyn Kearbey scored nine of her game-high 21 points in the opening quarter as the host Redbirds jumped out to a 20-6 lead Tuesday and East Carter earned a 62-43 win over Clearwater in an Ozark Foothills Conference game. Makenna Moore sank four of her five 3-pointers in the third quarter and had 19 points for East Carter (8-6, 1-2 OFC) while Naomi Crowley added eight points...

No. 9 Holcomb 45, No. 16 Greenville 25 BROSELEY, Mo. - The No. 9 seeded Holcomb Hornets rallied from an 8-6 deficit after the first quarter to beat the No. 16 seeded Greenville Bears 45-25 in a consolation quarterfinal at the Lady Royals Classic Monday morning...

Poplar Bluff moved up to the largest class in wrestling and will face the same opponents in basketball while hosting the district this winter. Poplar Bluff Athletic Director Kent Keith announced in a statement that the school’s bid to host the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 boys and girls basketball tournament had been accepted...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Van Buren girls cross country team placed in the top four for the first time in program history at the MSHSAA Cross Country championships on Saturday at the new 5,000-meter Gans Creek course. Poplar Bluff junior Jaden Deaton earned all-state honors with a late comeback for 22nd place to become the fifth Mules runner to place in the top 25 at state and first since 2005...

A new era of cross country in Missouri starts Saturday when the MSHSAA state championships is held for the first time at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia. It’s the first time since 1975 the race will not be held in Jefferson City’s Oak Hills Golf Course in Hough Park where Poplar Bluff’s John Meyers won the 4A title in 1986...

In his last race on his home course, Notre Dame senior Blake Morris took top honors Saturday in the Class 3 District 1 cross country championships.