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Bryce Phelps singled home the winning run as the Kelly baseball team scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to post a 4-3 walk-off victory over East Prairie on Friday in Benton, Missouri. The Hawks trailed 3-0 before starting their comeback with a single run in the sixth...

Coach: Chris Asmus Conference: Stoddard County Athletic Association District: Class 2 District 3 Last year's record: 17-9 Returning starters: Senior Austin Bailey (1B), senior Noah Sauceda (SS), junior Hunter Curtis (P, 3B), sophomore Ridley Bailey (C), sophomore Gus Garner (P/3B)...

BENTON, Mo. — Bryce Phelps led the Kelly baseball team to a 4-3 comeback win on Friday. Phelps got the game-winning single in the bottom of the seventh, as the Hawks erased a four-run deficit in two innings of work. After pitching lights out through five, East Prairie’s Carson Aycock struggled to finish the game. He went 6 1/3 innings, giving up seven hits on four earned runs and eight strikeouts...

BENTON, Mo. — Bryce Morgan shut down the New Madrid County Central baseball team on Thursday. Morgan threw six innings, of two-hit, zero earned run ball, while striking out 10, as the Hawks beat the Eagles 8-1. Peyton Eftink and Grant Menz each doubled for Kelly. Menz added three RBI, while Eftink had two...

The Leopold baseball team came alive in the sixth inning and held Bell City at bay to come away with a 3-1 road victory on Monday in both teams' season debut. Ryan Lewis went the distance on the mound to get the win for the Wildcats (1-0). The one run he allowed was earned, and he had eight strikeouts and three walks...

MEADOW HEIGHTS, Mo. — Kade Lindgren touched base three of his four times at bat as the Panthers rallied in the final inning but could not overcome a seven-run deficit to fall to the undefeated Eagles on the road. Trae Davis pitched 3 1/3 innings to be marked with the loss for Meadow Heights (0-4). He gave up nine runs (eight earned) on nine hits, walked three batters and struck out one...

The Chaffee baseball team collected a pair of victories on Saturday to clinch the championship of its round-robin tournament. The Red Devils downed Meadow Heights 3-0 in its first game of the day and then trounced Anna-Jonesboro, Ill., 11-2 to improve to 3-0 on the season and win the title...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Cruising to a win over Neelyville, the East Prairie baseball team opened up the 2019 season with a 13-1 victory, at Hillhouse Park, in Charleston, Mo. Five Eagles recorded two hits or more. Derez Tipler, Jase Aycock, Lane Moody, and Trea Cade each had two, while Evan Howell led the team with four hits...

CHARLESTON, Mo – Needing to replace several key players and their head coach, New Madrid County Central entered the season with a lot of question marks despite reigning as Class 3, District 1 champs. Gone were two starters, including their leading scorer, while new head coach Toby Heeb came in looking to implement a new style of play...

Freshman Lexi Rubel netted 23 points as the Notre Dame girls basketball team wrapped up the regular season with a 56-45 conference home win over Poplar Bluff on Thursday. Senior Megan Heisserer chipped in 12 points for Notre Dame (18-7, 5-2 SEMO Conference) and joined the 1,000 point club in the win...

Propelled by Jacob Shoemaker's 30 points, the top-seeded Oran boys basketball team defeated fourth-seeded Chaffee 83-53 in the semifinals of the Class 2 District 3 Tournament on Wednesday in Chaffee, Missouri. Oran took a 31-8 advantage into the second quarter, where Chaffee responded by outscoring the Eagles 22-18 to cut the deficit to 49-30 by halftime. The third period was all Oran once again as the Eagles outpaced the Red Devils 19-10...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - The No. 3 seeded Kelly Hawks rallied from a 42-38 deficit at the end of the third quarter to force overtime and found a way to edge the No. 2 seeded Kennett Indians 61-59 in the extra session in a Class 3, District 1 semifinal Wednesday night at Charleston High School...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Leading from start to finish the Charleston girls basketball team did not find it easy to close the door on Twin Rivers in the first round of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament on Monday night. The Lady Bluejays led by nine points heading into halftime, and six points to start the fourth quarter, but Twin Rivers made them earn their 43-40 victory...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls basketball team experienced little difficulty booking a spot in the semifinals of the Class 3, District 1 tournament Monday night. No. 2 seeded Kennett won every quarter against No. 7 seeded East Prairie as it cruised to a 70-31 mercy-rule victory...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Postseason basketball got underway for Class 3, District 1 on Saturday afternoon, at Charleston High School. The host Bluejays opened up the first round slate, taking on No. 8 Malden (2-21) in a game that got decided after the first quarter ended...

The second quarter of the Jackson-Lindbergh duel proved to be the difference maker as the Indians boys basketball outscored the Flyers 12-4 in the second period of the 49-41 victory on Wednesday, claiming third place in the Lindbergh Flyers Invitational...

BENTON, Mo. — Scott County Central did not let lone senior Anna Goering end her home career on a high note. The Bravettes came into Kelly High School, on Monday night, looking to record 18 wins for the first time since the 2015-2016 season, and they went on to do just that...

SIKESTON — Oran has had its way with Scott County Central this season. The Eagles have beaten the Braves three times this season, including two times in a matter of seven days. On Friday night, it was another dominant showing, as Oran (23-1) defeated Scott County Central at Ronnie Cookson Gymnasium 87-61...

The seedings have been released for the Class 1, District 1 basketball tournaments at Gideon High School; Class 2, District 1 basketball tournaments at Portageville High School; and Class 3, District 1 basketball tournaments at Charleston High School...

List of college signees in the Southeast Missourian coverage area that were submitted to the newspaper

CHARLESTON, Mo. — The Charleston Bluejays used pressure defense to grab an early lead against visiting Malden and won going away 85-38 Tuesday night. Charleston (14-8) jumped out to a 32-7 led to start the game as Bluejay full-court press caused numerous turnovers leading to easy baskets. Terridean Bogan hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter and finished with 14 points in the frame while teammate Samuel Bledsoe added 10 points, including two 3-pointers...

SIKESTON — Using its aggressiveness to its benefit, Scott County Central returned to the win column on Monday night. The Braves defeated Kelly, at Ronnie Cookson Gymnasium, 88-78, after back-to-back losses on Friday and Saturday. Keshawn Sanders was nothing short of fantastic for Scott County Central (12-10), as he finished with 37 points...

Meet the 16 members of the 2018 All-Southeast Missourian Football team

Alexis Allstun recorded 19 points as an evenly-distributed scoring pattern helped the Jackson girls basketball team fend off a 3-point crazy Poplar Bluff team in its 57-45 conference win on Thursday at Jackson High School. Kalli Mayfield contributed 12 points for the Indians (15-3, 4-0 SEMO Conference), who were behind four points at the break. Mik Liley netted 10 points as Jackson outscored the Mules by 16 points in the second half to erase the deficit and obtain the victory...

The Notre Dame boys basketball team outpaced and outscored the Kennett Indians in all four quarters en route to a 73-49 home conference victory Wednesday. The Bulldogs (9-10, 3-3 SEMO Conference) had four double-digit scorers, led by Thomas Crippen with 16 points in the contest. Joining him was Justice Thoma (15), Carter Dame (12) and Kam Dohogne (11)...

SIKESTON — 10 Sikeston wrestlers were recognized for Senior Night, on Wednesday, at the Sikeston Field House. Going out with a bang, the Bulldogs overpowered Kennett 73-6. Seven victories came by way of pinfall, as the Bulldogs flexed their muscles the entire night...

BENTON, Mo. — East Central College welcomed a new member to the team on Tuesday morning, as Kelly’s Alyssa Tidwell signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her softball career with the Falcons. Tidwell was a pitcher and first baseman for the Lady Hawks over her four-year career and picked up many accolades during her time...

SIKESTON — Keshawn Sanders’ 23 points sparked Scott County Central to a 71-65 win over Delta on Saturday. Landon Glueck also finished right behind Sanders, with 21 points, as the two combined for 62 percent of the team’s points. After leading for the better part of the first half, Delta made a comeback in the third quarter, as the Bobcats outscored the Braves 21-15 to tie the game heading into the fourth quarter...

It took two extra periods for the Advance boys basketball team to come alive, but it did so in the nick of the time as the third-seeded Hornets downed fourth-seeded Richland (Essex) 86-75 in double overtime to clinch the third-place plaque in thrilling fashion at the Stoddard County Activities Association Conference Tournament on Friday at Bloomfield High School...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Derez Tipler paced the scoring attack for East Prairie on Friday night, as the Eagles defeated Delta 94-71. Tipler scored a game-high 29 points and was one of three Eagles to reach double-figures in the scoring column. Brian Merryman added 19 points, while Mason Bryars pitched in 14, as East Prairie (10-8) won its fifth game in the last six...

Megan Heisserer netted 11 points but the Notre Dame girls basketball team was unable to withstand a strong challenge from Cor Jesu Academy in its 58-45 loss to the Chargers on Tuesday in the suburban St. Louis area. Emily Kellum chipped in 10 points for the Bulldogs (12-5), who trailed by 11 points at halftime...

Leah Cauble turned in yet another dominating performance, dropping 41 points to lead top-seeded Oran into the championship game of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament with a 74-20 victory over Chaffee on Wednesday at Oran High School. Cauble hauled in seven rebounds and came away with three steals in the lopsided victory. She went 13 of 18 from the field and 12 of 13 from the charity stripe...

The Advance boys basketball team pulled away late in the fourth quarter to secure a tightly contested 66-59 victory over host Bloomfield on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the SCAA Conference Tournament. Third-seeded Advance (8-9) had a balanced attack plan, as four Hornets scored in double digits...

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...

Jersey Black notched a double-double, leading the sixth-seeded Scott City girls basketball team to a 65-62 win over third-seeded Kelly in the quarterfinals of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament on Monday in Oran, Missouri. Black had 22 points and 17 rebounds for the Rams (6-8), who held off a fourth-quarter comeback attempt from the Hawks and will face No. 2 Scott County Central at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in a semifinal...

ORAN, Mo. — Starting the game off as slow, was not what the Kelly girls basketball team envisioned on Monday night in its 65-62 loss to Scott City, in the quarterfinals of the Scott County-Mississippi County Tournament. The Lady Hawks trailed by nine points after the first quarter, and 15 at halftime, to put themselves into a hole...

Emma Brune netted 17 points in a 55-39 conference win over host Cape Central as she eclipsed the 1,000 point mark for her career midway through the second quarter on Thursday. Saxony Lutheran came out firing in the first half, outscoring Cape Central 27-11...

METROPOLIS, ILL. — Brian Visor’s putback with 3 seconds left in overtime lifted the Charleston boys basketball team to a victory in the first round of the City of Metropolis Superman Classic on Monday night. Visor finished with only one bucket in the game, with none more significant than the one he had, as the fifth-seeded Bluejays beat the No. 4 seed Massac County 73-71...

SIKESTON — Once again, the Scott County Central girls basketball team got off to a great start, outscoring Advance 19-6 after the first quarter on Thursday. The Bravettes were led by Bre’asia Jones — who finished with 24 points, six rebounds, and seven steals, as they eased to an 81-15 victory...

Zach LeGrand hit on all six of his 3-point attempts as the Oak Ridge boys basketball team rolled to a 97-49 road victory over Zalma on Thursday. Legrand finished with 30 points and finished one rebound short of a double-double with nine. Teammate David Layton did turn the trick with another big night, netting a game-high 39 points while collecting 10 assists, seven steals and six rebounds...

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...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Taydrianna Barnett and Karris Allen led the way for the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs in Monday’s matchup against New Madrid County Central. Barnett scored 17 points, and Allen had 10 but wound up being too little, as the Lady Eagles defeated Sikeston 59-54...

David Layton put together another stellar performance, notching a double-double as the Oak Ridge boys basketball team outlasted visiting St. Vincent in overtime for a 73-68 win on Monday. Layton had 47 points and 12 rebounds while Brent Seyer also had a double-double with 10 points and 15 boards. Zach LeGrand chipped in nine points and 10 rebounds for the BlueJays (8-4), who outscored St. Vincent 11-6 in the extra period...

DEXTER, Mo. — The Dexter Bearcats shifted into overdrive in the second quarter. After a sluggish start, the Bearcats picked up the tempo in the second en route to an 80-47 victory over the Farmington Knights on Thursday night at the Bearcat Event Center...

The Scott City and Kelly boys basketball teams usually need only to cover 14 miles to face each other, but both traveled more than 150 miles Wednesday to square off in the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. Scott City, playing for the fourth straight year on the Memphis Grizzlies' home court, prevailed 61-50...

Eric Berry and David Layton went shot-for-shot, but Delta’s supporting staff outperformed Oak Ridge’s as the Bobcats came away with the 80-61 win in a fifth-place semifinal Friday at the Show Me Center. . Berry finished with a game-high 33 points to lead No. 6 Delta down the stretch. He was one of three Bobcats in double digits...

The Woodland boys basketball team battled past a second-half comeback effort by Advance to come away with the 62-58 consolation quarterfinal win. Jack Below powered the comeback attempt for the 13th-seeded Hornets with 23 points. Seth Whittley followed with 10 points in the effort...

It's become a yearly tradition: David vs. Goliath match ups in the first round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. Small, overpowered teams are usually matched against traditional powerhouse programs, such as Cape Central and Jackson. That's especially true for the four games in the morning session of Day 1...