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BENTON, Mo. — Whatever St. Vincent senior quarterback John Wibbenmeyer wanted to do, he did, against Kelly on Saturday night at Lambert Field, in Benton. The Indians’ signal-caller made it look easy against the Hawks defense, as he threw for 198 yards on an efficient 14-of-19 passing, in St. Vincent’s 28-14 win...

As much as football intellect is needed by all that follow high school football throughout Missouri, organizational skills may be even more critical.

BENTON, Mo. — There haven’t been many close games between Kelly and Saxony Lutheran in recent years, and that streak didn’t come to an end on Thursday at Thomas W. Kelly High School. Even though Kelly (6-3) didn’t get out to the fastest start, they still managed to score when needed in an 11-0 win over the Crusaders...

POPLAR BLUFF AT SIKESTON Records: Poplar Bluff 2-1; Sikeston 2-1 Series History: Sikeston leads 56-37-4 Last Meeting: 2019, Poplar Bluff won 61-18 Last Week: Poplar Bluff lost to Jackson 56-7; Sikeston lost to Farmington 25-7. Notes: One week removed from suffering its first loss of the season, Sikeston returns to the field to take on SEMO Conference rival Poplar Bluff on Hall of Fame Night at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium. ...

Farmington 11, Jackson 8 Jackson (8-2) lost a heartbreaker at Farmington (7-6) Wednesday. The Tribe and the Knights were tied 8-8 going into the bottom of the sixth when Jayden Tucker hit a three-run homer off Indians starter Katelyn Carter. Carter pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing ten hits and 11 runs...

The Dexter football team fell to New Madrid County Central 40-20 Friday but it wasn’t due to a lack of effort or production on the part of senior athlete Ryan Collier.

BENTON, Mo – While this school year will be memorable for reasons most would like to forget, the Kelly Hawks used homecoming and senior night Friday night to etch this season in history on a positive note. Capitalizing on four Chaffee first-half turnovers, the Hawks 28-pint halftime lead before downing the Red Devils 48-6...

Cape Central scored three runs in the top of the first inning and never relinquished the lead to Festus, winning 5-2 at the Seckman Tournament. The Tigers manufactured five runs on eight hits, with Kayleigh Turk providing two of the hits. K. Turk also drove in two runs...

SIKESTON AT FARMINGTON Records: Sikeston 2-0; Farmington 2-0 Series History: Sikeston leads 23-19-1 Last Meeting: 2019, Farmington won 42-0 Last Week: Sikeston beat Dexter 28-21; Farmington beat Potosi 10-6 Notes: Improving to 2-0 on the season last week, Sikeston aims to continue its great start with its second-straight road game at Farmington. ...

Cape Central would make quick work of East Carter as the Tigers would win going away in just three innings. The Tigers would score five runs in the bottom of the first inning, then plate eight more in the bottom of the second. They would then shut down the Redbirds in the third inning to win by 10 run rule...

Scott City (1-1) faces the only team to blemish its 2019 regular season record Friday as it hosts unbeaten Hayti (2-0) at William Wllthong Field. The Rams were riding high at 6-0 last season when they traveled to Pemiscot County last October 11 and dropped a heartbreaker to the Indians in the final 29 seconds of the contest, 46-41...

MALDEN — The Kelly Hawks did not need many sustained drives to beat Malden in the SEMO South opener for both teams. Kelly scored three of its four first half touchdowns on plays of 13 yards or more and dominated from late in the first quarter on to take a 48-6 victory over the Green Wave on Friday in Malden...

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat Doniphan 56-0 in a Class 3, District 1 quarterfinal in 2019 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Malden 64-8; Kelly beat Doniphan 34-14 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Kennett has won the only two head-to-head meetings since Doniphan restarted varsity football...

Sikeston at Dexter Records: Sikeston 1-0; Dexter 0-1 Series History: Sikeston leads 52-21 Last Meeting: 2017, Dexter won 12-0 Last Week: Sikeston defeated Caruthersville 17-6; Dexter lost to Scott City 18-15. Notes: For the first time in three seasons, the Sikeston football team plays Dexter. ...

Poplar Bluff runner Jaden Deaton tore off over the 2.35-mile course through Jackson City Park Saturday to win the 12th-grade boy’s class at the annual Jackson Cross Country Invitational.

POPLAR BLUFF — The 2020 football has finally arrived and in Missouri (at least for now), Semoball.com-area programs are playing (for the most part).

Caruthersville at Sikeston Records: Caruthersville 0-0; Sikeston 0-0 Series History: Sikeston leads 29–10–1 Last Meeting: 2007, Sikeston won 34-20 Last Week: N/A Notes: Football is back. As Week 1 of the high school season gets underway, we start this week’s Standard-Democrat preview with Sikeston and Caruthersville. ...

BENTON — New year, same expectations for the Kelly football team heading into the 2020 season. Last season, the Hawks finished 5-5 after a 6-4 season in 2018, and with a buoy of returners coming back — mostly on offense — head coach Lance Powers is excited to see what he can do with this group...

BENTON, Mo. — Kelly is looking for its 26th-consecutive winning softball season in 2020 — according to the Missouri High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) website — which would move the Lady Hawks into sole possession of first place for the longest streak of winning campaigns in the state...

There are now options for schools in Missouri to play sports at different points during the 2020-21 academic year. On Thursday morning, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Board of Directors announced, during a virtual meeting, the approval of a possible alternative schedule for its member schools...

The days pass by and young diver Tommy-Anne Marriott practices under the sweltering sun of the Mid-South summer at Central Municipal Pool in Cape Girardeau. She does so in the winter under the encompassing “bubble,” as well. Year after year has passed – four to be exact – with the Kelly teen continually working on her craft...

BENTON — On Wednesday evening, Kelly High School issued a statement of an athlete that tested positive for COVID-19. “School officials learned that someone who participated in football and basketball activities last Friday (July 17) has tested positive for COVID-19,” the statement said...

The building of the Missouri Bulls 16-under baseball squad has been an on-going process throughout this summer, as manager Todd Pennington has molded a “really talented” group of athletes together for the first time as a unit.