Kelly

What I learned from living the initial 52 years of my life in the state of Indiana was that Hoosiers are passionate about three things: religion, farming, and sports. And depending on the time of year and whether the Indiana University men’s basketball team is underachieving or not, the order of those things could fluctuate.

Meet the 12 selections

Jersey number: 14 Positions played during high school season: Pitcher and first base After-graduation plans: Going to East Central College to study early childhood education and to play softball Favorite team tradition: Saying "Do it to 'em, get 'em, Lady Hawks" before every game...

Meet the six selections...

Meet the six selections...

Meet the 12 selections to the All-Southeast Missourian girls soccer team

Another successful spring sports season has concluded, and awards have been doled out to student-athletes in the Southeast Missourian's coverage area. Notre Dame girls soccer won its second Class 2 state championship in three seasons, and other teams, such as Saxony Lutheran baseball and St. Vincent girls soccer, also advanced to the final four...

The list of Semoball Awards finalists is complete. In Tuesday's selection show streamed exclusively on Facebook, the 45 spring sport finalists were revealed, along with the Lifetime Achievement Award winner, 13 nominees in Coach of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year and Best of Sportsmanship...

Returning to the sidelines, former Sikeston boys’ basketball head coach Fred Johnson will lead the Kelly boys’ program in 2018-2019. At the helm of the Bulldogs, Johnson finished with a 118-82 record. He won three district championships during that time, along with a pair of quarterfinal appearances and a fourth-place finish at the state tournament...

The all-region softball team has been released. Kennett freshman Kyra Jaco, Oran junior Kaylee Payne, Campbell senior Elizabeth Steward, Puxico senior Bailey Burns, Holcomb sophomore Bailey Cupples, and Malden sophomore Hailey Rojas were selected first-team all-region infielders...

SIKESTON — Chaffee and Kelly headlined the Scott County, Mississippi County Conference baseball first team, was announced on Wednesday. Four Red Devils and four Hawks made up the list. Landon Tenkhoff — who was also the Player of the Year — Breven Yarbro, Brennan Fowler, and Kade Sullivan made up the first time for Chaffee...

WEST PLAINS, Mo. — Seven Sikeston athletes advanced to the state tournament after qualifying in the Class 4 Sectionals at West Plains over the weekend. The top four athletes from each event qualified for the final round, which is in Jefferson City, Mo., on Friday and Saturday...

The Notre Dame girls track and field team won five events to win the Class 4 Sectional 1 meet on Saturday at West Plains High School in West Plains, Missouri. Riley Burger accounted for three of those first-place finishes for the Bulldogs. The Notre Dame junior swept the jumping events (high jump, long jump and triple jump) to help propel the Bulldogs to the sectional championship. ...

St. Vincent's Grace Schremp collected all-state honors Friday in the girls javelin throw at the Class 1-2 Missouri Track and Field Championships in Jefferson City. Schremp placed fifth with a throw of 120 feet, 6 inches. The top eight places earn all-state...

The reigning Class 1 baseball state champions are still alive. Oran beat Bell City 3-2 on a Dawson Menz walk-off single in the Class 1 District 2 championship Tuesday at Bell City High School. The Eagles (10-9), who lost five starters from last year's championship team, had coughed up a two-run lead in the top of the seventh before Menz produced that two-out single to right field. Kole Simms scored the game-winning run after reaching on a one-out walk and advancing to third on a bunt and balk...

PARK HILLS, Mo. — The Sikeston girls' and boys' track and field teams competed in the Class 4, District 1 meet at Park Hills Central on Saturday. The boys finished fourth with 76.2 points, while the girls finished in ninth with 30 points. Keon Graham won in the 300-meter hurdles, with a time of 41.44 seconds...

The Jackson boys track and field claimed the Class 5 District 1 championship Monday in Hillsboro, Missouri. Running events were completed Saturday (check Monday's newspaper for a full listing of local state qualifiers in those events), and field events were suspended until Monday...

The Notre Dame girls track and field team won its third consecutive district title Saturday at the Class 4 District 1 meet in Park Hills, Missouri. Riley Burger led the way with three individual gold medals and was part of the first-place 800 relay. Burger won the long jump, triple jump and high jump...

Eli Brown did not allow a single hit and fanned five batters in the shortened five-inning game as he led Saxony Lutheran in a rout of Malden on Wednesday. Malden's Dylan Bader reached first on a dropped third strike and ran into a double play as Brown faced the minimum number of batters...

BONNE TERRE, Mo. — A three-run seventh inning was the deciding factor in the Sikeston baseball team’s victory over North County on Wednesday. Heading into the seventh up two runs, Lestyn Thompson started off the frame with a walk. Nate Self then singled to advance Thompson to second, and Payton Howard reached on an error to load the bases...

DEXTER, Mo. — Carson Aycock and the East Prairie baseball team spoiled the Dexter Bearcats’ senior day Monday at East Park. Aycock pitched a no-hitter, striking out 12 and walking one in seven innings. Senior Caleb Hoggard was charged with the loss, allowing two runs on three hits with no strikeouts or walks in one inning. Hoggard was one of seven pitchers used by the Bearcats...

The Delta boys track and field team captured the program's first Class 1 District 1 championship thanks to two first-place finishes Saturday at Cape Girardeau Central High School. The Bobcats scored 86 total points, 16 more than second-place Community High School...

Gus Garner pitched 6 1/3 innings and smacked a home run with two RBIs as the Advance baseball team trounced Oak Ridge 16-0 on Saturday at Kelly High School in Benton, Missouri. Garner allowed no runs on three hits and recorded 11 strikeouts and one walk as the Hornets tacked up seven runs in the final inning en route to victory...

Get to know the 12 selections to the All-Southeast Missourian girls basketball team. Players in the Southeast Missourian coverage area are eligible for these honors. The players selected are in the running for the Semoball Awards.

Bryce Morgan pitched a complete game one-hitter with 10 strikeouts to push Kelly's baseball team past Oran 4-0 on Tuesday. Drew Dirnberger was the only player to register multiple hits in the game, going 2-for-3 with a double and a single. Dawson Menz was the only Eagle to get a hit in the game...

BENTON, Mo. — Bryce Morgan did not let much get to him in Tuesday’s win over the defending Class 1 state champion Oran Eagles. A lights-out performance was what the Kelly baseball team received, as Morgan pitched a shutout. He went a full seven innings and allowed just one hit...

BENTON, Mo. — Bryce Morgan did not let much get to him in Tuesday’s win over the defending Class 1 state champion Oran Eagles. A lights-out performance was what the Kelly baseball team received, as Morgan pitched a shutout. He went a full seven innings and allowed just one hit...

The Jackson boys golf team won the Class 4 District 1 championship for the second consecutive season as Case Englehart earned medalist honors with a two-under-par 70 on Monday at Crown Pointe Golf Course in Farmington, Missouri. The Indians' top four golfers all finished in the top six as Jaden Hightower and Carsen Silliman were part a three-way tie for second with a two-over-par 74. Tanner Walton tied for sixth with a four-over-par 76...

ADVANCE, Mo. — The Charleston baseball team rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Advance Hornets 5-4 Monday night at Westfield Park in Advance. The Blue Jays (3-13) scored one run in the sixth and three in the top of the seventh. Stephen Willis picked up the win, allowing one run — none earned — on one hit with two strikeouts and no walks in 1 1/3 innings...

The Jackson track and field team swept the north division titles at Saturday's SEMO Regional Conference Meet at Notre Dame Regional High School. The Indians bested the host Bulldogs by 14 in the North Division to clinch the girls title while the boys finished 38 points ahead of Poplar Bluff for the championship.

Wyatt Parker went 2-for-3 as the Class 2 state-ranked Chaffee baseball team remained hot and rolled to its eighth-straight win of the season in its 5-0 victory over Saxony Lutheran on Friday at Frisco Park in Chaffee. Breven Yarbro was the winning pitcher and also went 2-for-4 at bat for the Red Devils (16-3). He threw three innings and gave up no runs on two hits with five strikeouts and three walks...

CAMDENTON, Mo. — Jade Davis scored the only goal for the Sikeston girls soccer team on Friday, as the Lady Bulldogs fell to Camdenton 2-1 in the Camdenton Lady Lakers Invitational Tournament. BASEBALL Kelly 18, St. Paul Lutheran 8 NEELYVILLE, Mo. — The Kelly baseball team drilled St. Paul Lutheran in the Neelyville Invitational Tournament on Friday...

BENTON, Mo. -- A leg condition that's affected Wyatt Standridge his entire life has cost him his senior season, but it has not stopped him from contributing to the Kelly High School track team. A Class 2 state qualifier in the 300 meter hurdles in 2018, Standridge is helping his team prepare for the hurdles in this weekend's conference track meet in the role of "assistant coach" after having surgery to address an asymmetrical condition. ...

BENTON, Mo. -- The Kelly Hawks boys track and field team captured eight titles to win their home meet, the Johnny Merrick Invitational. The host team won with 164 points, nearly doubling second-place Scott City's 85.5 points and Charleston's 84.5. On the girls side, Saxony Lutheran was victorious with a total of 130 points, placing first in six events. Woodland finished second at 95.5 points while Malden had 67. Kelly girls finished in 6th with 45 points...

The Jackson boys golf team cruised to victory at the SEMO Conference Tournament on Monday at Foxhaven golf course in Sikeston, Missouri. The Indians finished with a team score of 301, 26 strokes better than second place Dexter's 327 and had three golfers finish in the top five at the tournament as Carsen Silliman took home the individual championship with an even par 71. Case Englehart tied for 2nd with a three-over 74, and Seth Waters finished 5th with a six-over 77...

SIKESTON — Marion, Ill., got off to a quick start in Monday’s matchup with Sikeston at the Sikeston Recreation Complex. The Lady Wildcats scored nine minutes into the game, and then again one minute later to grab a 2-0 lead early on. Senior Marissa Basi scored both of the goals for Marion, starting a rough night for the Lady Bulldogs — who fell 9-0...