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A year ago, the Jackson football team claimed its first SEMO Conference North championship since 2013 with a 41-27 win over Poplar Bluff. The Indians have a chance to make it two in a row at 7 p.m. today when they travel to face the Mules. Both teams enter 2-0 in conference. Thanks to a head-to-head tiebreaker, the Indians can clinch the crown with a conference game remaining if they pull out the road victory against Poplar Bluff...

Kelly Ivy threw a complete-game shutout, allowing just one hit in guiding the Kelly softball team to a 9-0 win over Perryville on Wednesday in Benton, Missouri. Ivy walked one batter and didn't record a strikeout. She helped herself at the plate with an RBI...

The Notre Dame softball team posted three consecutive wins on Saturday and downed Parkway South 10-0 in five innings to win the championship of the Jackson Invitational Tournament at the Shawnee Park Sports Complex. Aba Estes hit a triple and drove in two runs to lead the Bulldogs in their championship victory over the Patriots while Alex Lovell added a double and two RBIs...

Terry Flannigan has seen both sides of the Chaffee-Scott City rivalry. The first-year Chaffee football coach was the head man at Scott City for two separate stints, in the 1990s and 2000s. Now Flannigan leads the Red Devils into a matchup against the visiting Rams at 7 p.m. today...

The Kelly softball team pounded out 21 hits to secure a 19-3 win over Jefferson in four innings Wednesday in Benton, Missouri. Alyssa Moore finished 3-for-3 with four RBIs to lead the Hawks' offense. The game was a rematch of last year's Class 2 District 3 championship game, which the Blue Jays won 2-0...

The Notre Dame volleyball team overcame a 20-17 deficit in both games to eke out a 25-23, 25-23 conference victory over Poplar Bluff on Tuesday in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Alexa Clark's serve clipped the net and fell in to break a 23-all tie in the first game, while her serve helped the Bulldogs rally in the second game...

BENTON, Mo. — Scoring in quick bursts has become second nature for the Malden football team again. The Green Wave scored on their first five possessions for a second straight week, this time needing just 12 seconds to go ahead for good, as the defense and special teams set the tone early in a 50-0 win against SEMO Conference East foe Kelly...

Last year, Cape Central football entered a Week 4 matchup against Sikeston fresh off a close win over Farmington. Last week, the Tigers once again squeaked by Farmington and improved to 3-0, but this time they hope the Week 4 result plays out differently...

The Jackson boys soccer team got a first-half goal and held on the rest of the way to grab a 1-0 victory over host Notre Dame in the championship of the Notre Dame Soccer Fest on Saturday evening in Cape Girardeau. It was the second year in a row the Indians (5-0) claimed the event title, and in the process handed the Bulldogs (4-1) their first loss of the year...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kelly football coach Lance Powers summed things up as he walked off the field at St. Vincent on Friday night. "It's a good night to be a Hawk." The fourth-year program has already shown signs of growth early in the season but, just a week removed from snapping a 15-game losing skid, it downright dominated St. Vincent, scoring on the second play of the game, controlling the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and rolling to a 38-6 victory in Perryville, Missouri...

Coming off a 26-point loss, Jackson football got back to the basics in practice this week. The Indians focused on the basic tenants of football, such as blocking and tackling, as they prepared for their home and SEMO Conference North opener against Sikeston at 7 p.m. Friday...

Lexie Barnes posted a double-double with 10 assists and 10 digs to go along with seven kills, as the Saxony Lutheran volleyball team defeated St. Vincent 25-18, 20-25, 25-18 on Tuesday in Perryville, Missouri. Allie Sprink recorded 13 assists and seven kills for Saxony Lutheran (6-1). Macy Morehead finished with 16 digs and five kills, and Laurel Mueller added five kills and nine digs. Ashley Fritsche notched 12 digs to pace the Crusaders defensively...

The Kelly football team went on the road Friday and came home with a 27-6 victory over Crystal City, picking up its first victory since 2015 and snapping a 15-game losing streak. The Hawks (1-1) controlled the game via their rushing attack, namely with the performance of freshman running back Evan Urhahn, who carried the ball 20 times for 232 yards and all four of Kelly's touchdowns...

It was a wild final night at the Woodland Invitational volleyball tournament, as the final four matches all went three sets, capped off by the third-seeded host Cardinals pulling off their second upset of the night with a 25-21, 26-28, 25-20 victory over top-seeded Saxony Lutheran for the championship...

Bridgette Swinford blasted a grand slam to lead the Chaffee softball team to its first win of the season, a 17-6 decision against Jefferson on Thursday in Festus, Missouri. Kylie Wilhite was the winning pitcher and also doubled for Chaffee (1-2). She allowed four earned runs and recorded seven strikeouts and one walk...

The Scott City and St. Vincent football teams share the same colors -- yellow and blue, which adorn their primary jerseys -- but when it comes to offenses, the similarities end. The Rams of Scott City rely on a ground attack bolstered by a smash-mouth style of play, running the ball 48 times for 308 yards in their season opener last week. The Indians, on the other hand, put their quarterback in the shotgun, spread a defense out and try to pick it apart through the air...

BENTON, Mo. -- Kelly softball returns every starter from a team that advanced to a district final last year, and the Hawks have six seniors on their roster. But even experienced squads are prone to nerves. In Tuesday's season opener, the Hawks started slow but quickly recovered. A passed ball that led to a run in the first inning seemed to jolt the Hawks, who scored five straight runs and cruised to a 5-1 win over Chaffee at Kelly High School...

BENTON, Mo. – A new season often breeds new hope. And for one drive the Kelly Hawks were full of optimism. The team that scored 13 points during a winless campaign last season, methodically drove downfield and crossed the goal line on their very first drive of the year...

With another softball season set to begin Friday, teams across the state are preparing for their opening games. Practice has been underway for weeks, and programs like Notre Dame, Jackson and Cape Central are all scheduled to open their campaigns this weekend...

Everything has a silver lining, right? It's hard to put lipstick on a winless season, but after the Kelly football team went 0-10 a year ago, the good news for the program is that it returns nearly everyone from a young, inexperienced squad that is now less young and inexperienced, and with some tough lessons to chew on and learn from...

As Chance McKinley jogged off the field, a Scott City assistant football coach made sure to let him know the substitution had nothing to do with his play. "Chance, I'm just getting him reps. Good job," the coach yelled, his voice booming across the field...

Kaylea Bard, left, and Madison Klingeman, right, from Scott City High School load up their bus for Stuff the Bus at Walmart on Saturday in Cape Girardeau. Organized by United Way of Southeast Missouri, the Stuff the Bus event saw athletic teams from schools across the area volunteer time to help collect school supplies for underprivileged children. ...

From across Southeast Missouri, people descended upon Cape Girardeau on Saturday night for the region's premier sports awards show. More than 150 student-athletes from 57 area high schools were on hand for the Fourth Annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH at the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus, as awards were handed out in 25 sports categories...

Twelve high school student-athletes earn recognition for their accomplishments on the baseball field this spring

Jersey number: 23 Positions played during high school season: Shortstop, pitcher Summer team: Top Gun Academy Twitter handle: @kpayne04 Favorite warmup song: "Turn My Swag On" by Soulja Boy Favorite bat to use: Rawlings Favorite place to play: University of Tennessee...

Jersey number: 2 Primary position: Center mid and forward After-graduation plans: Attending Arkansas State University in the fall and majoring in psychology to work toward a masters in behavioral therapy Twitter handle: @callihouse5 Favorite warmup song: "Lose Yourself" by Eminem...