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MALDEN - Scott City forced seven turnovers in the first half, including a pair of pick-six scores by Gage Underwood and Logan Speakman. The short fields and quick scores helped put the Rams ahead by 39 points at halftime and they went on to beat Malden 54-21 on Friday night...

LAST MEETING: Malden beat Scott City 51-8 in 2015 LAST WEEK: Scott City beat Portageville 42-13; Perryville beat Malden 35-30 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Malden has won the last six meetings dating back to 2010. SCOTT CITY: Scott City (2-2) beat Dexter 18-15 in Week 1, Park Hills Central beat Scott City 40-26 in Week 2, Hayti beat Scott City 62-43 in Week 3, and Scott City beat Portageville 42-13 in Week 4. ...

There is a reason why Kennett football coach Joel Wyatt is an extraordinarily successful coach and not a member of the media or even a fan, per se. His task is to focus on the here and now, not some possible, but not definitive opponent off into the future. However, the Indian Nation – and the rest of the prep football fans (and media) throughout Southeast Missouri had to have had their interest piqued a tad when MSHSAA released its District assignments Monday.

America’s oldest amateur baseball team has snagged a significant share of Mon-Clair League’s 2020 postseason awards. Fourth-year Cape Girardeau Capahas manager Tom Bolen won his first-ever manager of the year award after leading the Caps to a 17-4 record in a COVID-compressed season...

Malden 6, Risco 0 Malden beat Risco 6-0 in Game 1 of a home doubleheader Saturday. Trey Miller pitched four scoreless innings and Easton Randl pitched three scoreless innings for Malden against Risco. Neither pitcher allowed a hit. Dylan Bader was 2 for 3 with one RBI and Carter Stewart was 2 for 3 with two RBIs against Risco...

PERRYVILLE - If you broke down Perryville’s 35-30 football victory over Malden at Perryville Friday into segments, depending on which part of the contest you watched, you would have a varying opinion on each team.

Two Dunklin County football squads will have to travel a bit further than originally planned for their Week 4 football contests Friday. Kennett’s game at Caruthersville and Malden’s game at Chaffee have been cancelled. Kennett has added St. Pius X to its schedule in place of Caruthersville. Malden has added Perryville to its schedule in place of Chaffee. Both games are slated for a 7 p.m. kickoff Friday night...

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

Twin Rivers softball player Abbey Hester and Notre Dame swimmer Nick Landewe were strong in their competitive sports last week and popular off them, as the two earned the latest Semoball.com Athletes of the Week honors.

Malden 12, Clarkton 2 The Malden baseball team run-ruled Clarkton 12-2 Wednesday. Clarkton led 2-1 until Malden scored eight runs in the bottom of the second inning to move ahead 9-2 and never trailed after. Ethan Campbell finished 3 for 3 with one RBI, Dylan Bader was 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs, Zach Wiseman was 1 for 3 with two RBIs and Trey Miller finished 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Malden...

Malden 13, Campbell 6 The Malden baseball team rallied to beat Campbell 13-6 Tuesday. Campbell led 2-1 until Malden scored eights runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a commanding lead. The outburst was highlighted by RBI singles by Trey Miller, Ethan Campbell, and a 2 RBI single by Griffin Riley...

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.

Malden 8, Doniphan 7 The Malden baseball squad rallied from a 7-5 deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge Doniphan 8-7 in Game 1 of a doubleheader Saturday. The trouble started for Doniphan in the final frame when Ethan Campbell collected a base hit. Cooper Thomas followed by drawing a walk. RBI hits by Dylan Bader and Griffin Riley tied things up at seven-all...

CHARLESTON — A game characterized by countless penalties, several key turnovers, and numerous missed opportunities also included a dramatic third-quarter shift in momentum that led the Malden Green Wave to a lopsided 36-12 victory on the road Friday against the Charleston Bluejays...

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. ...

KENNETT - The Kennett varsity volleyball team was forced to implement a new rotation heading into Thursday’s contest against the visiting Malden Green Wave. “We have a couple girls out right now,” Kennett volleyball coach Gentry Vancil said. “So we had to have a few players step up and play different positions tonight and I thought they handled their new roles well.”...

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat Ste. Genevieve 40-0 in the Class 3, District 1 championship last season. LAST WEEK: Valle Catholic beat Ste. Genevieve 42-7; Kennett beat Doniphan 53-7 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Ste. Genevieve is 3-4 against Kennett since 2010. Kennett has won the last three meetings, including twice last season...

The Malden Green Wave baseball team opened its inaugural fall season with a 16-2 five-inning home victory against Gideon Wednesday. Malden built a 6-1 lead by the end of the third inning. The Green Wave scored 10 runs on five hits and eight walks in the bottom of the fourth inning to pad its lead to 16-1...

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...

Jackson would get out to a quick start at home, winning the first set 25-19 over upstart Dexter Thursday night. The next set wouldn’t go as easy as the Bearcats would win the second set 25-21. But Coach Mirly would settle his girls down and would re-gain control the rest of the way, edging out Dexter in the third set 25-23 and would win going away in the final set 25-13 to open the new season with a win...

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. ...

Holcomb dominates Hayti to improve to 2-0 on the young season.

MALDEN - Fresh off of a 13-1 record and a trip to the Class 3 state semifinals last season, the Kennett Indians needed just 64 seconds to find the end zone on the game’s opening drive and scored 22 points in the first five minutes of Friday’s 64-8 victory over the Malden Green Wave in the Delta Bowl. ...

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).

Malden Green Wave volleyball coach Alex Glover plans on finding a way to use all 17 of her players’ skills on the court in 2020. “Everybody brings something to the table this year,” Glover said. “So we are looking at playing time for every single person. Every player is included in our rotation right now, which is great.”...

The Malden Green Wave football program enters its 2020 campaign with a balance of veterans and youngsters ready to contribute on the gridiron. Malden has 11 seniors, six juniors, 14 sophomores, and eight freshmen on its high school roster. “We’ve got some veteran guys coming back that have been in our system for a while,” Malden football coach Justin Peden said. ...

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 Cape Girardeau Capahas (17-3) won their 15th in a row Saturday as the oldest amateur team in U.S. history swept a doubleheader from the Belleville Rockies, 7-2 and 7-6 at Capaha Field. Game one In the early game, Malden’s Dee Triplett’s first inning three-run homer put the Caps on the board early to pace the Mon Clair League leaders. ...