Malden

MALDEN, Mo. — Becoming a tougher, grittier team is what Portageville head coach Jason Irby challenged his team to do. On Friday night, the Bulldogs made a step in that exact direction, defeating Malden 48-39, at Malden High School. “We’ve been talking about how we have to be a tougher team, and we can’t be so reliant on the 3-point shot,” Irby said. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Alexis Phillips was a workhorse for New Madrid County Central on Thursday against Charleston. The senior finished with a team-high 14 points, while also securing 12 rebounds, in the Lady Eagles 56-42 win, at Charleston High School...

JACKSON, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team moved back above the .500 mark with a 69-48 road victory against the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders Tuesday night. Kennett (9-8) led 18-11 after one quarter, 29-19 at halftime and 54-35 at the end of the third quarter...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Just days removed from a miraculous comeback, the East Prairie boys basketball team returned home on Friday night to take on Caruthersville. The Eagles got off to a fast starting, outscoring the Tigers 19-9 at the end of the first quarter, and did not let off the gas pedal and defeated Caruthersville 77-66...

MALDEN, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity boys basketball team returned to its winning ways Tuesday night after suffering a 56-34 loss to Kelly Friday. Senath-Hornersville scored the first eight points of the first quarter and added a separate run of 18 unanswered points later on as it beat the Malden Green Wave 62-41...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls basketball team opened 2019 on a high note Thursday night. Kennett outscored Malden by double digits in each of the first two quarters as it built a 40-12 lead by halftime on its way to a 62-36 home victory...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - No. 8 seeded Portageville will take on No. 10 seeded South Pemiscot in the consolation championship of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Saturday at 4 p.m. Both squads won their respective consolation semifinals by double digits Friday...

DELTA DUNKLIN DEMOCRAT BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The consolation semifinals are set at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament following quarterfinal action Thursday. No. 8 seeded Portageville will take on No. 13 seeded Bloomfield in the first consolation semifinal Friday at 1 p.m. The second consolation semifinal between No. 10 seeded South Pemiscot and No. 14 seeded Malden follows Friday at about 2:30 p.m...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The top-seeded Hayti Indians surpassed the century mark before the start of the fourth quarter as it cruised past the No. 16 seeded Holcomb Hornets 115-40 in the first game at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Wednesday morning. Hayti (5-2) led 35-9 after the first quarter, 69-22 at halftime and 94-28 at the end of the third quarter...

CAMPBELL, Mo. — The Malden varsity boys basketball team looked poised for an early-season upset at Campbell, but its momentum wavered as the Camels took control late in the game. Bolstered by a game-high 22 points by Blake Fowler, Campbell outscored Malden 20-8 to claim a 54-41 home victory...

KENNETT, Mo. - The No. 1 seeded Malden Green Wave rallied from a 44-38 deficit in the closing minute of regulation to beat the No. 2 seeded Kennett Indians 45-44 in the seventh grade championship of the Bootheel Conference Tournament Saturday. Quentin Kilgore knocked down one of three free throws after being fouled with less then one second remaining shooting a 3-pointer to seal the victory for Malden...

A slew of Dunklin County football players were recognized at the 73rd Poplar Bluff Gridiron Banquet at Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff Wednesday night. Kennett senior Trevon Lemons was selected as the SEMO South Lineman of the Year. Lemons had 69 tackles, two forced fumbles, two sacks, three pass breakups, and one interception his senior season...

MALDEN, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets varsity girls basketball team missed the majority of its free throws but found a way to deliver at the charity stripe in the closing seconds of a tie game Monday night. Holcomb forward Hannah Burk knocked down a pair of free throws after being fouled in the paint with nine seconds remaining. The clutch free throws broke a 50-50 tie and sealed a 52-50 road victory for Holcomb at Malden...

The Bootheel Conference middle school boys basketball tournament brackets have been released. The tournaments take place Dec. 3-8 at Kennett Middle School Gymnasium. The seventh grade championship is Saturday at noon. The eighth grade championship is Saturday at 1:15 p.m...

Isaiah Thomas drained 23 points as the fourth-seeded Delta boys basketball team pulled a big 72-64 semifinal upset over top-seeded Perryville on Thursday to reach Friday's championship game of the Woodland Invitational Tournament in Marble Hill, Missouri...

The 2018 Bootheel Conference all-conference volleyball team has been released. Malden’s Gracie Thomas is the 2018 Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Thomas recorded 87 blocks, 180 kills and had 19 ace serves for the Green Wave. “She has been a key player in our success here at Malden,” Malden coach Brittany Crane said. ...

The host Cardinals opened their season with an 82-61 victory over Zalma in the Woodland Invitational Tournament in boys basketball Tuesday in Marble Hill, Missouri. Connor Goodwn led the third-seeded Cardinals with 28 points, while Jamon Frymire added 13 and Kyle Balsman had 12...

CALDWELL, Mo. - The Southland Rebels varsity boys basketball team outlasted North Pemiscot 64-36 to secure its first win since 2016 Monday. Cyrus Luke paced Southland with 20 points. Shayne Tomblin added 16 points and Williams Tomblin contributed eight points...

The Malden Green Wave varsity boys basketball team enters the 2018-19 season with a new Starting Five and a new head coach. Malden graduated all of its starters and its top two bench players off of last season’s varsity squad that finished 22-7, won the Bootheel Conference Tournament and placed second in Class 3, District 1 last season...

The Malden Green Wave girls basketball program enters the 2018-19 season hoping to enjoy success with a youthful bunch. Malden has a first-year senior, four juniors, two sophomores and five freshmen in its high school program “We will be very young,” Malden coach Josh Herring said. ...

Leah Cauble poured in 41 points to go along with six steals and four assists as the Oran girls basketball team opened the season with an 87-19 win over Malden on Monday in Oran, Missouri. Kaylee Payne added 13 points, five steals and four assists for the Eagles (1-0), and Jessie Long chipped in 10 points and six rebounds...

MALDEN, Mo. - The No. 1 seeded Malden Green Wave enjoyed a strong performance at the start of each half as it beat the No. 3 seeded Campbell Camels 29-18 in the eighth grade title game of the Bootheel Conference Tournament Wednesday at Malden. McKila Hill and Bryton Maddox paced Malden with nine points each...

Class and district assignments have been released for boys and girls basketball in the Missouri Bootheel for the 2018-19 season. Clarkton, Delta, Delta C-7, Gideon, North Pemiscot, Richland, Risco, Scott County Central, and Southland will compete in Class 1, District 1. See teams in all Class 1 districts here: Class 1 Districts...

The schedule have been released for the Bootheel Conference middle school girls basketball tournaments. Hayti is slated to host the tournaments Nov. 12, Nov. 13 and Nov. 15. The eighth grade quarterfinals are Nov. 12. No. 1 seeded Malden plays No. 8 seeded Caruthersville Nov. ...

MALDEN — The Arcadia Valley volleyball team set some lofty goals in the preseason. The Bloomfield Wildcats weren’t sure what to expect in the upcoming season. The Tigers achieved one of their goals Saturday night, beating Bloomfield 25-15, 25-14 in a Class 2 quarterfinal at Malden High School...

Series History: N/A Last Meeting: N/A Last Week: Scott City beat Doniphan 42-0, Kennett beat Sikeston 23-14 Notes: Kennett is the No. 1 seed and Doniphan is the No. 8 seed in Class 3, District 1. 2018 is the first season Doniphan has had a varsity football team since the 1970s...

MALDEN, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave volleyball team entered Wednesday’s Class 2, District 1 championship against the Portageville Bulldogs with a simple strategy - trust its defense and try to outhit a familiar opponent. “We went three sets the other two times we met Portageville this year,” Malden coach Brittany Crane said. ...