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It was a banner day for Cape Girardeau Central's Yienvi Johnson. In her final act as a high school athlete, the Tigers senior launched the shot put for a personal-record 41 feet, 5 inches, which was good enough to capture a silver medal at the Class 4 Track and Field State Championships on Friday in Jefferson City, Missouri...

Spurred by wins in four events and eight state qualifiers, the Notre Dame girls track and field squad won its first-ever sectional championship at the Class 4 Sectional 1 meet Saturday at Rockwood Summit High School. The Bulldogs finished with 80 points, three points ahead of runner-up Webster Groves.

Will Ferrell tossed a one-hit shutout as second-seeded Notre Dame baseball cruised past No. 3 Kennett in a Class 4 District 1 Tournament semifinal Monday in Sikeston, Missouri. Ferrell notched 12 strikeouts with no walks for the Bulldogs (16-12), who took an early lead with three runs in the first two innings...

Saxony Lutheran baseball held Jefferson (Festus) scoreless through six innings en route to 6-1 quarterfinal upset in the Class 3 District 3 Tournament in Festus, Missouri. Mason Lewis had a double and scored two runs to lead the fifth-seeded Crusaders past the fourth-seeded Blue Jays...

The Notre Dame girls track and field team won its second consecutive district title, claiming the Class 4 District 1 meet Saturday in Hillsboro, Missouri. The Bulldogs posted a team score of 118, besting runner-up De Soto by 30 points. Sikeston finished third...

Third-seeded Bell City baseball avoided the upset and eked out a 3-2 win over No. 6 Delta in the quarterfinals of the Class 1 District 2 Tournament at Oran High School. Andrew Hicks pitched six innings to be credited with the win for Bell City (8-10). He gave up two earned runs on two hits and had seven strikeouts and one walk...

Bryce Morgan and Jonathon Tyler combined to shut out the Meadow Heights baseball team as visiting Kelly soared to a 2-0 win in the regular-season finale on Wednesday in Patton, Missouri. Morgan went six innings to get the win, striking out four and scattering three hits and one walk. Tyler pitched the seventh to get the save...

The top-seeded Notre Dame boys tennis team only dropped one match in the singles in its 5-1 semifinal victory over fourth-seeded North County to advance to today's Class 1 District 1 Team Tournament championship. The Bulldogs will host second-seeded Dexter at 4 p.m. today for the district title. The Bearcats downed third-seeded Sikeston in their semifinal to proceed to the championship match...

The St. Vincent boys track and field team placed first in five events en route to claiming the district championship at the Class 2 District 1 meet at Cape Girardeau Central High School on Saturday. Trevor Lukefahr posted two first-place times of 22.43 seconds and 50.74 seconds in the 200 and 400 dashes, respectively, to help lead St. ...

Derek Kirn belted a two-run home run as the Perryville baseball team clinched the regular-season conference championship with a 7-3 victory over Windsor on the road in Imperial, Missouri, on Tuesday. Trent Unterreiner was the winning pitcher and had a double and two RBIs for the Pirates (12-7, 4-0 JCAA Conference-Large Schools Division). He gave up three earned runs on seven hits and recorded seven strikeouts and two walks...

Rylee Venable had a home run and four RBIs to lead the top-seeded Scott City softball team to a 13-3 semifinal victory over fourth-seeded Advance in the Class 1 District 4 Tournament at Oran. Kaileigh Dirden was the winning pitcher and also doubled and drove in three runs for Scott City (16-3). She threw a complete game and allowed three earned runs with eight strikeouts and no walks...

The third-seeded Kennett Indians struck for three runs in the third inning Saturday and beat seventh-seeded Dexter 5-2 in a consolation semifinal of the SEMO Conference Baseball Tournament at Cape Central High School. The Indians will face Notre Dame in the fifth-place game at 2:15 p.m. Monday. Dexter (3-12) will meet New Madrid County Central for seventh place at noon Monday. Both games will be played at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau...

The Jackson boys golf team continued its impressive season by adding more hardware to its case as the Indians edged Marquette by one stroke to capture the championship of the Mehlville Invitational Tournament at the Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington, Missouri, on Saturday...

Claire Ramsey hit a double and drove in three runs as the Oran softball team started strong to pick up a big 8-4 win over traditional powerhouse Kennett on Tuesday. Alyssa Spane went the distance in the circle to come away with the win for the host Eagles, who improved to 8-1 with the victory. Spane recorded four strikeouts and two walks...

A bold effort from the second-seeded Advance baseball team was stifled when Gavin Brown's walk-off single drove in the winning run and top-seeded Bernie claimed the SCAA Conference Tournament championship with a 6-5 win. Wyatt Barnett didn't allow a hit in a scoreless inning to clinch the win for the Mules (7-4) after Brown went six innings...

Blake Bollinger blasted a home run and batted in four runs as Meadow Heights delivered Herculaneum its first loss of the season, 8-1, in an opening-round quarterfinal of the Saxony Lutheran Showdown. Lane Baremore went the distance on the mound to get the win for Meadow Heights (5-5). He gave up one unearned run and recorded nine strikeouts and three walks...

Kole Simms blasted a two-run home run and host Oran pulled out a 5-3 victory over Advance on Thursday afternoon in Oran, Missouri.. Layne Johnson pitched six innings to get the win for the Eagles (6-3). He allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and recorded 11 strikeouts and two walks...

The Jackson boys reeled off a team victory while the girls finished in second in the team standings as the Indians put together a standout performance Tuesday at the Tiger Town (Festus) Invitational in Hillsboro, Missouri. The boys posted a 104.50 to edge Hillsboro's second-place 95, while the ladies finished with 84 points, behind Jefferson's winning 88...

BENTON, Mo. -- Sometimes a little pressure is all it takes. Down a pair of key players on Monday afternoon, the Kelly baseball team focused on making something happen early, and it paid off as the Hawks took an early lead and then held on to get by visiting Bell City, 3-2, in the host's Fourth Annual Green-Up Game in Benton, Missouri...

Jackson's Case Englehart and Tanner Walton each carded a three-over-par 75 to share the medalist honors and help lead the Indians to the championship of the Farmington Invitational at the Crown Pointe Golf Club. Jaden Hightower finished three strokes behind his teammates with a 78 and Carsen Silliman shot an 80 as the four Indians all claimed individual spots in the top 10 for Jackson, which placed 43 strokes ahead of Kennett in second place...

Tyler Martin drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-out single in the ninth, and the Jackson baseball team edged host Ste. Genevieve 5-3 in extra innings Wednesday. Martin's single scored Justice Crosnoe and Landon Hahn, who went 2-for-3, and Lance Kluesner didn't allow a run in the bottom of the frame to secure the win...

Peyton Eftink produced two hits, including a triple, but it wasn't enough as Kelly baseball fell 2-1 to host Senath-Hornersville on Tuesday. Eftink was one of two Kelly players with multiple hits, as both he and Mitchell Proctor went 2-for-3. Lathan Brooks got the complete-game win for the Lions (3-0), giving up five hits, one walk and one run while striking out four...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett high school golf team finished first in a fourth-team match at Cape Girardeau Country Club Thursday. Kennett recorded of team score of 162. Dexter (181) placed second, Saxony Lutheran (193) finished third and Cape Central (195) took fourth...

Saxony Lutheran girls basketball senior Addison Beussink was tabbed as a Class 3 all-state selection by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association on Wednesday, headlining a group of local honorees. On the girls side, Oran's Leah Cauble earned all-state honors in Class 2, in addition to being named the Scott-Mississippi Conference Player of the Year...

Nathan Patterson recorded a triple, a double and scored two runs as Cape Central baseball opened its season Saturday with a 5-3 win at home over East Prairie. Drake Mills hurled six innings to grab the win for the Tigers (1-0). He surrendered two earned runs on three hits with three strikeouts and four walks...