Kelly

There is no high school softball program in the state of Missouri that can match the success achieved by Kelly High School.

BROSELEY, Mo. — Kelly improved its winning streak to five games after applying consistent small-ball pressure on Twin Rivers. The Hawks finished with 10 hits and scored 11 runs in the final three innings to win 13-3 in Broseley. “That’s our bread and butter,” Kelly coach Melanie Heuring said. “If something isn’t going our way or we’re not hitting, sometimes bunting the ball helps us see it a little better. It helps us get on, manufacture some runs and gets our momentum going a little bit.”...

BENTON – The Cape Central softball team played its third game in as many days on Wednesday and has another one (vs. North County) today, and that mental and physical grind showed against a good Kelly team, as the host Hawks lit up the Tigers for eight runs in their final at-bat and won 15-4.

CHAFFEE, Mo. – The Chaffee football team has improved significantly since third-year coach Will Daffron took over in 2019. But the Red Devils aren’t quite where they need to be just yet. Chaffee held Kelly to just 17 points through three quarters but was unable to capitalize on multiple turnovers and miscues by the Hawks, falling 31-0 on Friday night at Mark Whitaker Memorial Field...

The Chaffee football team has started its season 1-1 for the third straight year under third-year coach Will Daffron, but the Arkansas native has far more confidence in his team this year than the previous two. Despite taking a 48-8 beating from Charleston last Friday, Daffron believes his team has what it takes to take down the 2-0 Kelly Hawks on Friday night at Mark Whitaker Memorial Field in Chaffee, Mo...

SIKESTON — Poplar Bluff’s streak of scoring two runs in the first inning ended after five straight games, but the Mules ended up jumping out to a two-run lead an inning later. Breann Thresher struck out a season-high nine, Lauren Webb drove in three runs and the Mules beat Sikeston 9-5 Thursday...

After completing one of the most storied seasons in MSHSAA history, the Jackson High School football program graduated a TON of talent and leadership. “You don’t take turns,” veteran Indian coach Brent Eckley said. “The best team wins. It’s not whosever turn it is.”

The Chaffee softball team and head coach Brian Horrell got off to a good start to their fall season on Saturday as the Red Devils were victorious in two of the three games played at their host round-robin tournament, opening the day by beating Cape Central, 7-0, followed by another victory over Fredericktown, 5-1, then dropping the last game to the Notre Dame junior varsity team, 3-0...

There are few businesses anywhere in the world that haven’t had to think differently over the past couple of years in this ever-changing environment that we are all immersed in, more than likely, forever. And Semoball.com is not immune to that. The website devoted to providing sports fans thorough coverage of sports throughout Southeast Missouri is still going to make that its mission on a daily basis, however, the internal pieces are going to be doing some shifting moving forward.

BENTON — The Kelly High School football team is coming off its best season yet, going 8-3 last year, and look to build off that success in 2021.

“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” Religious icon Mother Theresa made that statement some time ago, and it is profound in its application to all things in life, without question. However, she didn’t witness the magnificence of Jackson High School football a year ago, as the Indians played near-perfect football through five months and won the MSHSAA Class 5 state championship in dominating fashion. So, you’ll have to forgive gridiron fans from Perryville to Poplar Bluff if they just want to savor 2020 a tad longer.

BENTON — The Doniphan Dons jumped to a 13-0 lead in the first five minutes before the Kelly Hawks recovered on Senior Night to open the season with a 28-13 win behind sophomore running back Reece Eftink and an effective defense that refused to wear down on a hot night...

Christmas remains four months away and only a handful of people throughout Southeast Missouri probably celebrate their birthdays today. However, for football fans – and as it turns out, coaches and players, as well – today is a euphoric day of the year. The 2021 high school football season officially opens this evening and like every season, the next three months promise to be a rollercoaster of emotions for every person that follows the game.

There is no denying the chaotic state that the world remains in for a second consecutive football season, but Southeast Missourians can take solace in this: Football season is here, and we’re going to embrace it.

A new high school football season is upon us here in Southeast Missouri and there are quite a few side scenarios to look for with some of the area teams. I’m going to go in depth on a few to see if some come to fruition. Can Jackson get back to state with many key pieces gone from the 2020 team?...

The Kelly Hawks hosted a rain-filled jamboree Friday with St. Vincent, Scott City, and East Prairie in front of a packed house as fans from all four schools filled the grandstands. All four teams came out of the jamboree relatively injury free and look to start their respective seasons on the right track...

The Cape Central football team will have its first taste of in-game action this week. The Tigers — who went 3-6 during a 2020 season that was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic — will travel to Hayti, Mo., on Friday to take part in the Indians’ 6 p.m. jamboree, along with New Madrid County Central and Kennett...

Alaney Moore from Kelly High School showed out in 2020-2021 with her athletic abilities and her performance in the classroom making her the Semoball Girl Scholar Athlete of the Year. Moore was awarded valedictorian in her senior class with a 4.09 GPA while also excelling at multiple sports such as track, basketball and softball...

Two native Southeast Missouri women have come together at Fontbonne University in St. Louis to form the Midwest Sprint Football League. “We’re hoping that a lot of the young men in Southeast Missouri that currently play high school football will be interested in this news,” Fontbonne president Dr. Nancy Blattner said, “because many of them aren’t able to go on to play at a D1, D2 or D3 institution in college football. This league might allow them that opportunity.”...

Prior to the MSHSAA Class 4 Boy’s Soccer state championship game last November in Springfield, Jackson senior goalkeeper Luke Mirly wasn’t exactly feeling great.

The Semoball Cup is presented to the school with the most successful season based on a formula that takes into account the combined winning percentage of all sports teams (WIN) plus bonus points for advancement in postseason play for both teams (POST) and individuals (IND). The bonus points are divided by the number of teams a school fields. Here are the standings with previous rankings from 2020:...