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BENTON, Mo. — It was a great day to be a Dexter Bearcat and Lady Bearcat. Both the Dexter boys and girls track teams earned first-place honors at the Johnny Merrick Invitational at Thomas W. Kelly High School, Thursday, in Benton. On the boys' side, Dexter edged Scott City by two points, 105-103. Kennett finished in third with 86 points...

MALDEN - South Pemiscot junior right-hander Steven Henley is emerging as one of the top strike out machines in the region. Henley entered Thursday having struck out 26 in 14 2/3 innings of work this spring. “He’s been our No. 1 all spring,” South Pemiscot coach Jason House said. “He’s struggled a little bit finding the zone in the past but he’s starting to figure things out. We’ve transformed him into our ace. He’s a pretty dominant arm that’s going to be tough to beat.”...

Malden has several golfers getting their first taste of high school golf this spring. Three of the five golfers on the Malden Green Wave's varsity squad are first-year golfers. “The important thing right now, like any spring sport this year, is that we show improvement,” Malden golf coach Cole McBroom said. “As far as wins and losses we haven’t performed great so far. But our No. 1 has medaled and all of our kids have improved their average each match.”...

MALDEN - Both Dunklin County track and field squads enjoyed strong performances at the Malden Invitational Tuesday. The Malden boys finished first. Charleston (116) came in second and Kennett (64) finished third. Rounding out the boys division was East Prairie (49), Zalma (45), Doniphan (45), Chaffee (43), Caruthersville (43), New Madrid County Central (34), Delta (19), Bell City (13), Scott County Central (12), Oran (11), and Richland 11...

Nathan Lockhart was one of four Bloomfield golfers to post rounds in the 40s in a three-team match at Crowley's Ridge Golf Course on Tuesday in Bloomfield. Lockhart shot an 8-over 43, and Clearwater’s Nate Norris won medalist honors with 42. Bloomfield shot 181 and Clearwater totaled 208. Senath-Hornersville only sent two golfers to the match, not enough to qualify for a team score...

Following a year of missing out on gathering with friends and family due to the COVID pandemic, everyone, including sports fans, is anxious to spend time with those closest to us once again.

FESTUS - The Malden track and field squad put together its most impressive performance to date Tuesday at the Jefferson Invitational in Festus. The Malden boys placed first and the Malden girls finished third at the event. The Malden boys tallied 102.50 team points. Scott City finished second with 96.50 points and St. Pius X (Festus) was third with 84.40 teams points among the 13 boys teams at the event...

MALDEN - The Kennett Indians softball squad rebounded nicely a few hours after suffering a 13-10 loss to Holcomb on Monday. Kennett tallied the final four runs to win at Malden 8-3 Tuesday morning. Kennett built a 4-0 lead after driving home a run in the top of the first inning and three more runs in the top of the third innings. ...

Senior Ryan Collier produced a match-best 1-over 37, and the Dexter boys golf team swept the competition in a triple dual match Wednesday at Hidden Trails County Club. Dexter finished with 165, Bloomfield was second with 206, Caruthersville was third with 228 and Malden was fourth with 250...

Malden has a slew of kids ready to get their first taste of track and field this spring. The Malden boys track and field team has seven freshmen, eight sophomores, seven juniors and three seniors on its roster. The Malden girls track and field team displays similar numbers with eight freshmen, two sophomores, four juniors, and two seniors out for track and field...

Zalma, a town of 93, brought a handful of high school runners to compete among 16 teams in the Notre Dame Frozen Invitational on Saturday at Notre Dame High School. Despite being outnumbered by every single school in the competition, the Bulldogs didn’t let that dwarf their confidence.

The Malden Green Wave baseball program enters its spring campaign hoping for continued success after compiling a 13-4 record in its inaugural fall season. “There are some unknowns after nobody got to play last spring,” Malden coach Tim Harmon said. “Fortunately, we were able to play 17 games in the fall. ...

The Malden softball program enters its 2021 campaign in search of its seventh straight district title. “We are returning several players from two years ago so I think we should still be pretty strong,” Malden coach Kelsey Snider said. “I think we are improving and have the right mindset this year on wanting to go far.”...

The 2021 Bootheel Conference boys basketball awards have been released. Campbell senior guard Blake Fowler is the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year in boys basketball. Blake Fowler averaged 27 points per game, 3.4 assists per game, 4 rebounds per game, 2.8 steals per game and shot 86 percent from the free throw line...

The 2021 Bootheel Conference girls basketball awards have been released. Hayti junior guard Amiya Johnson is the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year in girls basketball. Johnson averaged 28.9 points per game, 7.6 rebounds per game, 3.1 assists per game, and 4 steals per game...

SCOTT CITY — Six years ago, Scott City High School boy’s basketball coach Mark Dannenmueller reacted to a postseason loss to Charleston by strengthening the Rams’ schedule the following season to an insane degree.

High School boys and girls basketball district tournaments are finally upon us. Fans, players, and coaches have had to endure a strange, but sometimes fun, basketball season, which was filled with many postponements and/or cancellations due to Covid-19, as well as the weather. However, we can say that the 2020-2021 season has been one of the more entertaining ones in recent years.

The seedings have been released for the Class 1-3 boys and girls district basketball tournaments. Postseason play begins Feb. 20 for schools in Class 1-3. Higher seeds are slated to host quarterfinals and semifinals. Some districts will also have the highest remaining seed host their district championship. Other districts have elected to designate a neutral host site for their district final...

CAMPBELL - The Malden Green Wave junior varsity boys basketball squad collected its second consecutive upset-victory at the Bootheel Conference Tournament Thursday night. No. 3 seeded Malden built a 22-14 lead by halftime on its way past No. 1 seeded Caruthersville 59-49 in the championship of the Bootheel Conference junior varsity boys basketball tournament at Campbell High School. ...

CAMPBELL - The Holcomb Hornets varsity girls basketball squad moved one step closer to its first Bootheel Conference Tournament championship in school history Monday night. No. 1 seeded Holcomb jumped out to an 11-0 lead and led wire to wire as it beat the No. 4 seeded Malden Green Wave 58-42 in the first semifinal of the Bootheel Conference Tournament at Campbell High School...

CAMPBELL - It took a late defensive stand but the No. 2 seeded Portageville Bulldogs found a way to hold off the upset-minded No. 7 seeded Malden Green Wave Saturday night. Portageville, which was clinging to a 40-38 lead, forced a turnover as Malden was attempting run a play to get off a game-tying or potential game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds...

Eight players recorded at least one field goal and three players scored in double digits to help No. 1 seeded Holcomb beat No. 8 seeded South Pemiscot 67-17 in the first quarterfinal Saturday at the Bootheel Conference varsity girls basketball tournament at Campbell High School...

Kennett junior standout Ben McMullan has developed a reputation of opening games with a hot hand. “He’s a heck of a scorer,” Kennett coach Corbin Clark said. “Everybody knows he’s a great shooter. He commands a great deal of attention. When he sees good looks and they go in you have to be happy for him because he works on his game so much.”...

The stage is set for the 2021 Bootheel Conference varsity girls basketball tournament. All eight teams will compete in quarterfinals Saturday at Campbell High School. Semifinals are Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. with the title game to follow Feb. 4 at 5:30 p.m...

The seven-team tournament begins Saturday at Campbell High School. Host Campbell (15-1), which has won 15 straight and is ranked No. 4 in the latest Class 2 state poll, has received the No. 1 seed and a quarterfinal bye. Campbell went 7-0 against conference foes to claim the Bootheel Conference regular-season title...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — From start-to-finish Tuesday night, there wasn’t much that the New Madrid County Central boys basketball team did wrong. The Eagles soared out to a 22-10 first-quarter lead that carried over into the second — a frame that saw the Eagles allow five total Malden points to take a commanding lead into halftime — in their 69-36 win...

CAMPBELL - A strong start by the Campell Camels varsity girls basketball squad proved to be the difference in its home contest against the Malden Green Wave Monday night. Freshman guard Marie Wheeler tallied 11 of her team-high 16 points in the first quarter to help Campbell jump out a 17-3 lead. Malden traded points the rest of the way allowing Campbell to hang on for a 57-43 conference win...

Tuesday night the Oran Eagles were minus the services of two of their starting five in Langdon Scheeter and Diesel Cato, but the rest of the team stepped up and pulled out a tough, late-season Scott-Mississippi Conference game on the road against Chaffee, winning 49-44...