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PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — All Portageville had to do to capture the conference championship, was defeat Hayti on Tuesday night, at Hayti High School. Easier said than done. The Bulldogs, though, came in and did just that, defeating the Indians 68-59. Steven Guo led Portageville (14-4) with 26 points. He went 11 of 12 at the free-throw line...

JACKSON, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team moved back above the .500 mark with a 69-48 road victory against the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders Tuesday night. Kennett (9-8) led 18-11 after one quarter, 29-19 at halftime and 54-35 at the end of the third quarter...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Bub Lance scored 20 points to lead Portageville past Campbell, in overtime, 61-59. A big fourth quarter from the Bulldogs, helped them get right back into the game, as they outscored Campbell 19-12 in the final period to give the fans in attendance free basketball...

DELTA DUNKLIN DEMOCRAT BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The consolation semifinals are set at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament following quarterfinal action Thursday. No. 8 seeded Portageville will take on No. 13 seeded Bloomfield in the first consolation semifinal Friday at 1 p.m. The second consolation semifinal between No. 10 seeded South Pemiscot and No. 14 seeded Malden follows Friday at about 2:30 p.m...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The top-seeded Hayti Indians surpassed the century mark before the start of the fourth quarter as it cruised past the No. 16 seeded Holcomb Hornets 115-40 in the first game at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Wednesday morning. Hayti (5-2) led 35-9 after the first quarter, 69-22 at halftime and 94-28 at the end of the third quarter...

It has been a long journey for Hayti’s Ivory Winters, but the perseverance and hard work paid off Wednesday when the three-time All-State football standout signed a National Letter of Intent with Indiana University, a major Big Ten collegiate program. ...

SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville varsity girls basketball team is heading into the Christmas break on a high note after collecting a key district win Tuesday night. Senath-Hornersville outscored the visiting Hayti Indians by single digits in every quarter as it moved back to the .500 mark with a 64-53 home victory...

SENATH, Mo. - Hayti boys basketball coach Aaron Bidewell has placed an increased emphasis on shot selection and sharing the basketball with his squad in recent days. “We took a ton of bad shots at the start of the season and that was my fault because I was giving them too much freedom,” Bidewell said. ...

Emma Brune scored 19 points as the Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team cruised to a home win over Chester (Ill.) on Thursday. Alice Hogendobler totaled 14 points, knocking down four 3-pointers, and Bri Jenkins added 13 points for Saxony Lutheran (6-1), which led 35-24 at halftime...

The Bootheel Conference middle school boys basketball tournament brackets have been released. The tournaments take place Dec. 3-8 at Kennett Middle School Gymnasium. The seventh grade championship is Saturday at noon. The eighth grade championship is Saturday at 1:15 p.m...

It has been a long time coming for Hayti Indian football fans — decades, as a matter of fact. It has been a long time coming for any southeast Missouri football team to win a state title in football. Chaffee was the last school to bring home the hardware, and that was 1983. ...

The 2018 Bootheel Conference all-conference volleyball team has been released. Malden’s Gracie Thomas is the 2018 Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Thomas recorded 87 blocks, 180 kills and had 19 ace serves for the Green Wave. “She has been a key player in our success here at Malden,” Malden coach Brittany Crane said. ...

GIDEON, Mo. - The No. 5 seeded Clarkton Reindeer held its own for the opening quarter of play against the No. 4 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions Monday night. Caleb Plunkett knocked down a 2-pointer in the closing seconds of the opening quarter to put Clarkton on top 17-14 entering the second period...

The Hayti Indians (13-0) continued on their winning ways Saturday when the team traveled to Thayer for the second time this season, beating the Bobcats again, this time in state Class 1 quarterfinals action. Thayer came out crisp, challenging the Indians for much of the first quarter. However, Hayti began exerting some number-one ranking muscle late in the first period and dominated the remainder of the game. The Indians would go on to win 46-12...

Class and district assignments have been released for boys and girls basketball in the Missouri Bootheel for the 2018-19 season. Clarkton, Delta, Delta C-7, Gideon, North Pemiscot, Richland, Risco, Scott County Central, and Southland will compete in Class 1, District 1. See teams in all Class 1 districts here: Class 1 Districts...

The schedule have been released for the Bootheel Conference middle school girls basketball tournaments. Hayti is slated to host the tournaments Nov. 12, Nov. 13 and Nov. 15. The eighth grade quarterfinals are Nov. 12. No. 1 seeded Malden plays No. 8 seeded Caruthersville Nov. ...

Jackson football opens the postseason with a matchup against a conference rival tonight. The top-seeded Indians (9-0), who received a bye last week, host No. 4 Poplar Bluff at 7 p.m. today in a Class 5 District 1 semifinal. With a win, Jackson will advance to the district championship for the third consecutive year...