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The Notre Dame girls track and field team finished second at the Class 4 Sectional 1 meet on Saturday, a week after capturing its first district title. The Bulldogs totaled 93 points, two behind first-place Webster Groves, and had seven individual qualifiers in eight events and one relay team advance to the state meet...

Sometimes all it takes to change a game is one moment; one shot. Sometimes that happens to be the first one. Emma Brune scored on the game's opening shot in the fifth minute, sending a cracking strike into the far top-right corner of the goal from about 20 yards out, and third-seeded Saxony Lutheran girls soccer rolled to a 4-0 win over second-seeded Kelly in a Class 1 District 1 semifinal on Wednesday night at Notre Dame Regional High School...

The Jackson boys claimed a Class 5 District 1 team title, posting 128 points to finish just ahead of Poplar Bluff (121) in the meet held at Park Hills Central High School on Saturday. "I was just really proud of how our kids competed," Indians coach Jimmy Stoverink said. "It was really a team effort. We had a really good effort with our jumpers, throwers, sprinters, distance runners. Good performance all the way around. Just a really good team effort."...

The top-seeded Notre Dame boys tennis team didn't drop a single match in its 5-0 sweep of fourth-seeded Arcadia Valley in a semifinal of the Class 1 District 1 team tournament on Tuesday at Notre Dame Regional High School. The victory set up a clash of familiar foes, as the Bulldogs (11-1) will go up against second-seeded and two-time defending district champion Dexter at 4 p.m. ...

Braden Cox had an all-around stellar day on the field, blasting a three-run home run and throwing all but the last three pitches on the mound, to lead the Scott City baseball team to a 9-2 victory over East Prairie on Monday and clinch the regular-season Scott-Mississippi Conference championship in Scott City, Missouri...

Emma Brune scored a pair of goals to lead the Saxony Lutheran girls soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Cape Central in SEMO Conference action Wednesday at Central High School. Makayla Mueller and Laurel Mueller each had an assist for the Crusaders. Ashley Fritsche earned the shutout in the net for Saxony (7-11, 3-3 SEMO Conference)...

Jonathan Bell and D.J. Lynch each carded a 10-over-par 81 as the Notre Dame boys golf team won the Class 3 District 1 tournament championship for the second year in a row on Tuesday at the Fox Haven Country Club in Sikeston, Mo. The Bulldogs all finished below 90 as the defending district champions edged Farmington by five strokes in the team standings to come away with the district championship. Nicholas Westrich shot a one-over-par 82 to earn the medalist honors for the Knights...

Elijah Huey had the game-winning RBI single as seventh-seeded Cape Central baseball upset No. 2 Jackson 3-2 in eight innings Friday in the first round of the SEMO Conference Tournament at Whitey Herzog Stadium. Joe Baker went 2-for-3 at the plate for the Tigers (5-11) and got the save as he pitched a scoreless eighth. Drake Mills picked up the win as he gave up two runs (one earned), seven hits and two walks in seven innings. He also struck out two...

Former Kelly High School track and field standout Maurice Davis was recognized on Tuesday as the Heart of America Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week. Davis currently competes at Missouri Valley College, an NAIA program. Competing in the Gorilla Classic at Pittsburg State (Kan.) University against a field with numerous Division II teams, Davis finished fourth in the 100-meter dash. ...

Jersey number: 30 Height: 5-foot-9 Position: Guard Favorite team tradition: Praying before every game Favorite memory from this season: Winning third in conference Favorite spot on the floor to shoot from: 3-point line Favorite gym to play in: Chaffee...

BELL CITY, Mo. -- For the Bell City baseball team, a string of four losses in five games left the two-time defending Class 1 state champions looking for consistency. On Wednesday, two critical veterans provided some. Cole Nichols led off the bottom of the first inning with a solo home run to set the tone and Austin Hicks shined yet again on the mound as the Cubs dropped Kelly 6-0 at Bell City High School...

Clay Sauceda hit a solo home run, but the Oran baseball team wasn't to fend off a determined Portageville squad, as the Eagles dropped a 7-6 decision to the Bulldogs on Tuesday in Oran, Missouri. Drew Reischman went 2 1/3 innings on the mound to be tagged with the loss for Oran (6-2). He gave up four runs (one earned) on three hits and had one strikeout and one walk. He also added a double at the plate...

BENTON, Mo. -- The Chaffee girls track and field team began and ended Monday with the same result: a first-place finish in a relay. In between there were plenty of solid finishes, including a couple other top-three finishes in relays, as the Red Devils won the Johnny Merrick Invitational at Kelly High School. Chaffee beat 16 other schools, including numerous local teams, to claim the team title with a score of 110...

Trent Unterreiner hit a double to record the only extra-base hit of the game, as the Perryville baseball team tallied a run in the final inning to eke out a 2-1 win over the Bearcats on Saturday at Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Garrett Dix went the distance on the mound to earn the win for Perryville. He allowed one earned run and recorded nine strikeouts and four walks...

Kelly baseball got a walk-off hit from Nathan Vicenzi as the Hawks edged visiting St. Vincent 5-4 with a rally in the bottom of the seventh inning. Kyle Fitzgerald went the distance on the mound to take the win for Kelly (4-6). He gave up four earned runs, struck out five and walked three...

The Kennett softball team finally met its match as undefeated Oran flew out to a 3-0 lead and hung on to win 4-1, dealing the Indians their first loss of the season on Friday at Indian Park in Kennett, Missouri. Oran took a 1-0 lead when Kaylee Payne hit a solo home run in the top of the third inning. The Eagles extended their lead to 3-0 when Leah Cauble hit a two-run homer in the top of the fifth inning...

Britne Parker smacked two doubles and drove in four runs to lead Scott City softball to a 10-3 win over Advance. Jamie Glastetter tossed six innings to take the win for the Rams (5-1). She gave up three unearned runs on two hits and recorded eight strikeouts with two walks...

Coach: Jared Dobbs Conference: SEMO Class & District: Class 3 District 1 Last season's record: 3-18-1 2016 postseason result: Lost in district tournament to Poplar Bluff Seniors graduated: Two Team's strengths: Positive attitude and excitement. A willingness to improve individually and as a team every training session. Strong group of upperclassmen and a great group of underclassmen...

Conference: SEMO Class & District: Class 1 District 1 No further information provided BOYS & GIRLS Coach: Collin Sheridan Conference: SEMO Class & District: Class 4 District 1 Seniors graduated: 17 Team's strengths: Many athletes on our team are highly interested in more than one event. This will be a strength because we will be able to fill spots out to score as many points as possible at our meets...

Coach: Chris Asmus Conference: Stoddard County Activities Association Class & District: Class 1 District 2 Last season's record: 7-14 2016 postseason result: Lost in district semifinals to Bell City Seniors graduated: One Team's strengths: A sense of family and togetherness. That is the kind of stuff that can make a good team great. I hope this sense of family turns into resiliency...

The Kelly girls soccer team extended its winning streak to four games with a 1-0 overtime victory over Perryville on Monday on the road. Hailey Noon netted the lone goal of the game in overtime with 1:45 left off an assist from Emily Bolen to get the win for Kelly, which improved to 4-0. The Hawks continued their winning ways following a weekend championship of their inaugural round-robin tournament...

The Jackson baseball team had its bats rolling to open the season, as the Indians breezed past Kelly 25-0 in five innings Friday at home in the first game of the 2017 campaign. Jarrett Newell went 3-for-4 with four RBIs, a two-run home run and a double and Cole Welker was 3-for-3 with a pair of triples, a double, three runs scored and three driven in to lead Jackson (1-0)...