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All high school events reported Saturday to the Southeast Missourian.

Before the Kelly football post-game huddle near midfield dissipated Saturday afternoon minutes after a 75-0 defeat to Charleston, Hawks coach Lance Powers ended the powwow with a message of encouragement. The second-year coach mentioned the "fire" on the Hawks' last drive, which spanned most of the fourth quarter as they marched from their own 32 to the Blue Jays' 10 before an interception on the last play of the game sealed the shutout...

For the first time in school history, the Cape Central boys swimming team defeated the Lafayette (Wildwood) 115-68 in a dual on Thursday in the suburban St. Louis area, setting nine new state cuts in the victory. Two-time reigning Semoball Boys Swimmer of the Year Brogan Davis set two state cuts in the 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley to lead the Tigers. Sam Hahs had his state cut in the 100 breaststroke, and Daniel Seabaugh had his in the 500 freestyle...

After a dominant 55-7 win over Farmington last week, the Jackson football team is back in the state media rankings at No. 9 and is 4-1 heading into a matchup against undefeated Poplar Bluff at 7 p.m. today, a game that could decide the SEMO North Conference title...

The Notre Dame girls golf team concluded its regular season undefeated Wednesday with a playoff victory in an eight-team, match-play event at Crowne Point Golf Course in Farmington, Missouri. The Bulldogs accumulated 4 1/2 points to tie with Lafayette, prompting a playoff on No. 18, where Notre Dame's Nos. 1 and 2 players, Sarah Bell and Allison Bray, defeated Lafayette's two top players, Paige Sanfelippo and Anika Pulumati, with a bogey...

The Scott City football team is now 4-0 and off to its best start since 2004 after a 29-28 come-from-behind victory over Charleston last week and will take on rival Chaffee at 7 p.m. today in Scott City. The Red Devils will look to end the Rams' unblemished run and avenge last year's 28-14 defeat...

The Notre Dame girls golf team posted the top three individual scores in recording a decisive victory in a three-team meet Wednesday at Hickory Ridge Golf Course in Carbondale, Illinois. The Bulldogs (12-0), led by an even-par 36 by Sarah Bell, shot a 159 total to finish well ahead of Carbondale (193) and Murphysboro (235)...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Liam Gray scored a pair of first-half goals and set up the game winner with 10 1/2 minutes left in regulation as Jackson won 4-3 at Poplar Bluff on Tuesday night. Josh Scholl scored on a breakaway set up by Gray after the Mules overcame a 3-0 halftime deficit...

The Cape Central football team enters its rivalry meeting against Sikeston as the two-time defending SEMO Conference North champion, however, the Bulldogs have handed the Tigers their lone conference loss over the past two years, prevailing 23-18 in Week 5 of last season...

All the local high school events reported Wednesday to the Southeast Missourian.

The Advance volleyball team continued its winning streak and notched its first conference win of the season in a sweep of visiting Woodland, 25-12 and 25-18. The Hornets improved to 8-0-1 overall and 1-0 in the SCAA Conference. The Cardinals dropped to 4-2-3 overall and 1-1 in the conference...

A look at the local games scheduled for Week 3 of the high school football season. Games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Last week: Jackson 49, Lindbergh 19; Sikeston 22, Kennett 12 Last year: Jackson 41, Sikeston 0 Outlook: The two SEMO Conference North rivals come into their annual game unbeaten for the first time since 2012, when each arrived with 5-0 records in a Week 6 meeting. ...

Notre Dame's Sarah Bell carded a 1-under-par 70 to as the Bulldogs edged Marquette by one stroke to win the Rockwood Summit Invitational at The Falls Golf Club in O'Fallon, Mo. Bell finished one stroke ahead of Cor Jesu Academy's Kate Kuess to earn the medalist honors. Bulldogs teammate Allison Bray came in third place individually with a score of 73...

Alyssa Moore doubled to get the only extra-base hit of the game, as the Kelly softball team notched its second win of the season on Thursday, a 4-0 win over host East Carter County. Alyssa Tidwell went the distance to clinch the win for the Hawks, who improved to 2-0. She recorded two strikeouts and walked two batters...

Gravitational pull is a powerful force of nature. Sun and Earth. Earth and moon. The Pit and Nathan Norman. Any draw between the latter two, the home football field of the Jackson Indians and one of its all-time great players in Norman, can no longer be denied...

All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Jackie Verseman hammered nine kills and served four aces to lead St. Vincent to a three-set victory at home over Jackson, 26-24, 18-25 and 25-18. Both teams were making their season debuts. Kara Kassel added six kills for St. Vincent (1-0). Katie Schnurbusch notched 13 digs while Molly Myers and Megyn Huber put up four blocks apiece for the host Indians...

All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Head Coach: Justin Lieser, 1st year Assistant Coach: Josh Meyer Last season's record: 6-19 Conference Affiliation: SEMO Conference Postseason result: Lost 10-4 to Poplar Bluff in districts Returning starters: Sydney Tollison (SS/CF), Allison Vaughn (C/P), Kylie Lane (CF/SS), Caleigh Huffman (P/1B/3B), Jordyn Castillo (IF), Maggie Boxdorfer (P/IF), Jaden Knight (OF/C)...

While the jury is out on what kind of football season Scott City will have, history says the Rams have a good chance at victory as it opens its season tonight at home against Grandview. Scott City will launch the 2015 campaign tonight with its Green Up Game, and the Rams have a perfect 3-0 record in Green Up Games, which raises money for organ donation in honor of former player Dominic Hooper, who died in an ATV accident in February of 2014 after his senior football season...

All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

BENTON, Mo. -- The Kelly football team knows what it's getting into; coach Lance Powers understands the impact of graduating 15 seniors. "We're young this year, that's for sure," he said. "You can't hide it." The Hawks enter just their third season of varsity football looking to retool and find a new core, which looks like it may come from a big group of sophomores and a few impact freshman...

BENTON, Mo. — When the football touched Braden Cox’s hands, the Scott City senior ran like an animal uncaged — shoulders down, legs churning. But what’s the start of football season if not a license to escape the grind of preseason work and punish some people?...

The SEMO Conference announced its official changes on Wednesday, all of which go into effect in the upcoming 2016-17 school year. Kelly will join the conference in football, creating four divisions. The Hawks will join Charleston, East Prairie and Malden in the East Division. ...

The Cape Girardeau Plaza Tire Post 63 Junior Legion baseball team has, so far, checked off the boxes on its list of goals. A strong 26-8 regular-season record; a district tournament title. Next up is the zone tournament. "We're out at Capaha [Park] practicing right now," junior legion coach Josh Meyer said via phone interview Tuesday night. ...

Another year, another enchanting evening at Southeast Missouri's premier sports awards show. The top student-athletes from 57 high schools across the region came together for the Third Annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH on Saturday at Southeast Missouri State's River Campus, as Malden's Nick Thompson and Dexter's Makayla Waldner took home the top individual honors...