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The Bernie Mules pulled away in the second half to beat Bloomfield 70-52 in an SCAA matchup Tuesday night at Bloomfield High School. The Mules led 20-18 after one quarter and 37-33 at halftime. They outscored Bloomfield 20-11 in the third to take a 57-44 lead into the fourth. They made 5 of 7 free throws in the final quarter to secure the win...

Scott City’s scoring machine Kacie Daigger scored 12 of her game-high 32 points in the second quarter, helping the Rams outscore Kelly 28-7, to win 69-29 going away Monday at Kelly High School. Scott City started the game on a rather slow note, only producing 11 first-quarter points, taking an 11-5 lead after one period of play. ...

The Kelly girls basketball team pulled out their fourth win of the season on Jan. 6 as the Hawks took down visiting Saxony Lutheran, 42-39. The Hawks were led in scoring by Jada Griggs who scored a game-high 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Kristin Grogan also scored in double figures for Kelly (4-6), accumulating a double-double as well with 10 points and 10 rebounds...

The top-seeded Charleston Blue Jays proved they were deserving of receiving that distinction by winning their 20th Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament championship over Jackson. The Blue Jays controlled the tempo and forced Jackson into foul trouble in the third quarter en route to a 51-46 victory on Thursday night at the Show Me Center...

Cape Central’s defense was the difference in their 56-24 win over the Kelly Hawks on Thursday night at the Show Me Center, placing the Tigers third in the 2021 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. The Tigers held the Hawks to 14 points in the first half as they took a 26-14 lead into the locker room...

Happy Semifinal Day here at the 77th Annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. We're about to find out today who will go to each respected final game, whether it be on the consolation side or the championship side of the bracket. Stay with Semoball.com for all your Christmas Tournament coverage!...

Kelly coach Jeremy Brinkmeyer preaches to his team to "break the rock." On Tuesday night, the Hawks did just that. Fifth-seeded Kelly played with intensity from the opening tip to the final buzzer, taking down fourth-seeded Notre Dame 46-35 to advance to the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament semifinals on Tuesday at the Show Me Center...

Welcome to the second day of the 77th Annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. We will start off with consolation quarterfinal matchups in the morning session and finish the day with quarterfinal games on the winner's side of the bracket.

Good morning and welcome to the 77th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. We are live here at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau anxiously waiting for the tip-off of the 1 seed Charleston Blue Jays and the 16 seed Bell City Cubs. Please join us all week long as we crown a new tournament champion on Friday...

A matchup that featured solid defense went in favor of the Kelly Hawks as they knocked off the Oran Eagles 50-36 behind 10 points from junior guard Drew Klipfel on Monday night at the Show Me Center. Oran held an 11-7 lead after the first quarter before Kelly opened the second quarter on a 9-0 run that gave the Hawks a 16-11 lead...

The wait is nearly over. The 77th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament begins Monday at the Show Me Center with eight games from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Charleston has claimed the top seed this year, with Jackson, defending champions Cape Central and Notre Dame rounding out the top four...

BROSELEY — Taleigh Harrell's 33 points led Kennett past Chaffee 49-18 in the consolation quarterfinals of the Lady Royals Christmas Classic on Monday. Macy Newhad had eight points while Lani Heeb and Anekia Farmer each had four for Kennett. For Chaffee, Rayney Held was in double figures with 10 points, Hailey Rains recorded four while Paige Hilhite and Lilly Wessel each had two points in the scorebook...

The sport of football can teach a young student-athlete many life lessons. Discipline, accountability and work ethic are just a few of the things one can learn from playing the game. But at the end of the day, these are still student-athletes and academic success is just as, if not more, important as on-field success...

BENTON, Mo. — Kelly put on a defensive clinic in the first half of Tuesday's game against visiting Scott City. The Hawks' defense hampered the Rams' ability to move the basketball up the court and caused multiple turnovers, forcing Scott City into a hole it couldn't get out of as the Hawks won 63-35 at Kelly High School...

The Delta offense lit up Charleston for 110 points on Monday as all-10 players on the Bobcats scored in a 110-17 blowout at Delta High School. The Bobcats had seven players in double figures led by senior forward Kendall Holweg’s 23 points. Addison Nichols added 15 in a winning effort...

Jackson and Hayti led the Semoball coverage area in All-State football selections. Both Indians teams combined for 14 selections, each landing seven on their respective class' three teams. Hayti senior quarterback Trayvon Thomas received the highest honors in the region, being named the Class 1 Offensive Player of the Year in addition to being named to the All-State first team...

Meadow Heights had a first quarter basketball coaches have nightmares about. Just ask Panthers' coach Curt Finley, who saw his team fall behind by 10 points in the opening quarter. His team fought back, however, and with a massive fourth quarter filled with multiple turnovers by the Hawks, Meadow Heights rallied to defeat Kelly 44-33 and claim third place at the Lady Devil Invitational Tournament on Thursday at Chaffee High School...

Area coaches released their All-Region football team on Wednesday morning. The team is made up of players nominated by their coach. The number of players named to the team is based upon the team’s seed in district. They are: 1st Place: 8 Offense, 8 Defense, 3 roving nominations...

The Bloomfield Wildcats received contributions from up and down their roster in a 72-39 rout of Gideon on Tuesday night at Gideon High School. Nine different Bloomfield players scored with Andrew Francis producing a team-high 14 points. James Barks and Dawson Hill added 10 each. Hill made a team-high three 3-pointers...

Four Scott City players scored in double digits and the Rams cruised to a 73-43 win over Meadow Heights at Chaffee High School to advance to the championship game of the Lady Devil Invitational. Senior Kacie Daigger led Scott City for the second straight night with 19 points. She went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line and hit three 3-point baskets...

Charleston is the team to beat in the 2021 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. The Blue Jays were selected as the tournament's top seed during Sunday's selection meeting at Century Casino. "The Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament is one of the really special events in this area," Jon K. Rust, publisher of the Southeast Missourian and co-president of Rust Communications, said. "We are proud to continue our longstanding support of this area tradition."...

Wyatt Williams scored 23 points to lead East Prairie to a 56-54 victory over Clarkton on Thursday. The Eagles tied the game at the end of the first period and fell behind the Reindeer by eight points at the half. East Prairie began to make its comeback by the end of the third period, trailing by one. The Eagles out-scored Clarkton by three in the final quarter...

Kelly senior athlete Elly Pattengill signed on the dotted line to further her education and play softball at Mineral Area College in Park Hills, MO. on Monday. Pattengill, a multi-sport athlete who plays softball and basketball for the Hawks, made the All-district second team this fall, posting a .262 batting average .392 on-base percentage, .310 slugging percentage and a .923 fielding average her senior year. ...

After a neck-and-neck first quarter that saw Eagle Ridge deadlocked with Legacy Christian (Fairview Heights, Ill.) at 14-points each, the Eagles outscored the Fire 28-21 in the second and third periods to pull away and pick up a 53-47 win at home on Tuesday...

Gavin Jansen scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed four offensive rebounds to lead Kelly to a 56-46 victory over Oran JV on Monday at the Oran Invitational Tournament. The Hawks shot an outstanding 71% from the field, making 25 of 35 shots. Bryce Phelps and Drew Klipfel added four steals each for Kelly (1-0)...

The finalists for the Carr Trophy and Derland Moore Award are set for the 76th Poplar Bluff Letter Club Gridiron Banquet, which will be held Wednesday, Dec. 15, at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff. Kennett running back Jordan Jarrett, Hayti quarterback Trayvon Thomas and Poplar Bluff quarterback Kannon Carr are the finalists for the Carr Trophy, presented annually since 1979 to the most outstanding player in the conference...

Here are the MSHSAA winter sports district assignments for Semoball area schools. ^-girls only C6D1: Fox, Jackson, Lindbergh, Northwest, Oakville, Poplar Bluff, Seckman, SLUH. Cor Jesu-^ C5D1: Cape Central, DeSoto, Farmington, Festus, Hillsboro, North County Sikeston, Windsor-Imperial...

Coach: Jeremy Brinkmeyer Years coaching team: 0 (first season) Key returners: Ty Powers, Bryce Phelps, Joel McClain, Gavin Jansen Graduation losses: Bryce Morgan, Drew Dirnberger, Jay Noon, Rylan Lemonds, Bryce Ross 2020 record: 16-9, Scott-Miss Conference champions...

College Soccer SIUE 3, SEMO 0 College Volleyball SEMO 3, Murray State 1 High school football Jackson 59, Mehlville 7 Seckman 35, Poplar Bluff 34 Kennett 45, Dexter 9 New Madrid County Central 44, Kelly 3 Scott City 49, St. Vincent 14 Hayti 52, Caruthersville 13...

New Madrid County Central football followers are very cognizant of the magnificence of senior running back Corvell Williams, senior quarterback Matt Riley, and senior pass-catchers Shamar Williamson, Marcelous Phillips, Adrian Smith, and Ken King.

Multiple Chaffee, Kelly and Saxony Lutheran softball players have been recognized as part of the Class 2 District 1 all-district and Class 2 Region 1 all-region teams. Chaffee catcher Lilly Wessel and infielder Ayne’ Held, and Kelly pitcher Mallory Lemonds, outfielder Carlee Ray and infielder Ava LeGrand were all recognized on both the all-district and all-region teams...

Kelly picked up a thrilling Class 2 District 1 victory against Jefferson on Friday night, beating the Blue Jays 22-21 to advance to the semifinals. Down 21-14 late in the game, the Hawks marched down the field and scored on an 11-yard pass from freshman quarterback Skyler Still to senior receiver Kaleb Ziegler. Kelly converted the ensuing two-point conversion to take a 22-21 lead, ultimately winning the game...

College Volleyball SEMO 3, Austin Peay 0 High school football Class 1 District Quarterfinals Hayti 68, Chaffee 8 Caruthersville 26, Portageville 20 St. Vincent 43, Charleston 8 Scott City 48, Malden 6 Class 2 District Quarterfinals Lift for Life 1, East Prairie 0 (forfeit)...