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The coronavirus pandemic has altered the 2020 Semoball Awards into a production like never before, as the event will be conducted as a “virtual” event on Facebook Live on July 11 at 7 p.m. instead of a live show that the sports fans throughout Southeast Missouri have grown accustomed to through the years.

If you drive around the cities and towns dotting the Southeast Missouri landscape, one thing is undeniable: Kids are playing sports again in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

CHAFFEE — Stop me if you have read this scenario before: Scott City earns a victory with Jimmy May and Joe Panagos playing key roles late in the game.

CHAFFEE, Mo. — A beautiful, sunshine-filled afternoon is just what the doctor ordered as baseball returned to Southeast Missouri. Three five-inning games took place at Harmon Field, in Chaffee, on Sunday, featuring senior athletes from eight Scott-Mississippi County Conference teams...

Each year the Semoball Awards recognizes outstanding high school athletes from around the region. That tradition continues this summer albeit in a different format because of lingering COVID-19 concerns and social distancing requirements.

The 2020 Semoball Awards will be conducted in a "virtual" fashion on Facebook Live on July 11 at 7 p.m. Here is a list of the 2019-20 Winter Sports Finalists for the 2020 Semoball Awards. 2019-20 Winter Semoball Nominees Taydrianna Barnett, Sikeston...

With the cancellation of spring athletics for the 2020 season, seniors in the Standard-Democrat coverage area cannot have final moments with their teammates. Below is the 11th part of a series of stories on recognizing senior athletes, where they are going next, what they loved most about playing their respective sport at their school, and more...

Standard Democrat Sports Editor Alex Wallner is introducing a series of stories, titled "Home Early," on former area spring-sport athletes who are playing in college and have had their seasons end due to the coronavirus pandemic. BENTON, Mo. — Former Kelly softball standout Lilly Jones was anticipating her first moments as a college softball player...

CHAFFEE — Canceling the 2020 baseball season left every team, most notably senior athletes, without a chance to compete for their schools one last time.

SIKESTON — Baseball is gearing back up. Practices and drills are starting all in anticipation for the first game for each summer program, and although it may not be the season each team envisioned, there is still going to be a season. After the cancellation of the Missouri American Legion baseball season, Sikeston Silver Sox general manager Craig Templeton was trying to find a different alternative...

BENTON, Mo. — Mineral Area head girls’ soccer coach Dan Martin has been a busy man since the announcement of the school adding soccer this fall. Last Friday (May 8), Martin added one more player to his inaugural team, as Kelly goalkeeper Annastasia Harlow signed on the dotted line and committed to the program...

With the cancellation of spring athletics for the 2020 season, seniors in the Standard-Democrat coverage area are not able to have final moments with their teammates. Below is the ninth part of a series of stories on recognizing senior athletes, where they are going next, what they loved most about playing their respective sport at their school, and more...

SIKESTON — Two area baseball teams finished in the top five in the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association Academic All-State rankings. Sikeston earned first place for Class 4 schools after finished with a team GPA of 3.85. Kelly finished in fourth place, with a 3.50 GPA, for Class 3 schools...

With the cancellation of spring athletics for the 2020 season, seniors in the Standard-Democrat coverage are not able to have final moments with their teammates. Below is the ninth part of a series of stories on recognizing senior athletes, where they are going next, what they loved most about playing their respective sport at their school, and more...

BENTON, Mo. — Softball is Kelly junior Alaney Moore’s first love. It’s the sport she wants to continue playing in college, and one that she has been successful at thus far in her career. Her junior year, Moore batted .446 with 22 RBIs, 11 doubles, and 28 runs scored, earning her all-district and second-team all-state honors in the process...

BENTON, Mo. — Kelly senior Grant Menz signed his National Letter of Intent to Culver-Stockton College on Wednesday at Thomas W. Kelly High School. Overall, Menz liked what he saw about the campus and what first-year head coach Brad Gyorkos told him about how he would fit on the team...

Columbia, Mo. - The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Board of Directors voted to grant relief of portions of the MSHSAA By-Laws that include summer limits on contact between coaches and student-athletes at its April meeting on Thursday...