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SIKESTON — District assignments for boys’ and girls’ basketball and wrestling were released on Friday. Sikeston will be a part of Class 4, District 1, with Cape Central, Notre Dame, Dexter, Perryville, and Ste. Genevieve. Class 3, District 1 consists of Charleston, New Madrid County Central, East Prairie, Caruthersville, Doniphan, Malden, Kennett, and Twin Rivers. ...

Poplar Bluff moved up to the largest class in wrestling and will face the same opponents in basketball while hosting the district this winter. Poplar Bluff Athletic Director Kent Keith announced in a statement that the school’s bid to host the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 boys and girls basketball tournament had been accepted...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Portageville’s Jauslyn Johnson earned a spot on the Class 2, District 1 All-District Second Team, and made the Bootheel All-Conference team last week. Johnson was the only Bulldog to earn a spot on the All-Conference team. Campbell swept the major awards for the conference. Gentry Vancil won Coach of the Year, while Anna Beth Vancil won Player of the Year...

The 2019 Bootheel Conference volleyball awards have been released. Campbell junior Anna Beth Vancil is the 2019 Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. “I’m very excited about being chosen for the award and honored that the other coaches selected me as Conference Player of the Year,” Anna Beth Vancil said. “I couldn’t have done it without my teammates.”...

The next step in MSHSAA football team's quest for a championship will be taken tonight throughout Southeast Missouri. Here is "What 2 Watch 4" throughout the area.

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat Potosi 48-9 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Doniphan 56-0; Potosi beat Perryville 20-14 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Kennett won the only meeting in the last decade last season. ABOUT POTOSI: Potosi (6-4) beat Owensville 44-28 in Week 1, St. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo – Less than a month ago, the Charleston Bluejays traveled to Malden and used some last seconds heroics to down the Green Wave 28-20. On Friday, with their season on the line, Malden returned the favor. After trailing the entire game, a fateful connection from quarterback Shay Amoss to Drew Blankinship in the final minutes of regulation helped the Green Wave down the hosting Bluejays 18-13 on the road in the opening round of the Class 1, District 1 Tournament...

A week after dropping out of the top spot, Kennett returns to lead the Semoball Power Rankings to end the regular season.

Sikeston at Hillsboro Records: Sikeston 3-6; Hillsboro 3-6 Series History: Tied 2-2 Last Meeting: 2016, Hillsboro won 72-46 Last Week: Sikeston lost to Kennett 36-0; Hillsboro lost to Poplar Bluff 39-26 Notes: The wait is over, the postseason is here, and for Sikeston flipping the script is something this team needs to do. ...

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat Doniphan 41-6 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Sikeston 36-0; Scott City beat Doniphan 49-6 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Kennett has won the only meeting against Doniphan. in the last decade ABOUT DONIPHAN: Cabool beat Doniphan 52-2 in Week 1, Thayer beat Doniphan 50-19 in Week 2, Charleston beat Doniphan 20-0 in Week 3, NMCC beat Doniphan 54-6 in Week 4, Dexter beat Doniphan 32-0 in Week 5, Kelly beat Doniphan 42-6 in Week 6, Doniphan beat Chaffee 19-0 in Week 7, Fredericktown beat Doniphan 54-11 in Week 8, and Scott City beat Doniphan 49-6 in Week 9. ...

Class 2, District 1 at Malden The district championship is set at the Class 2, District 1 volleyball tournament following quarterfinal at semifinal action Monday. No. 2 seeded Twin Rivers will take on No. 5 seeded Senath-Hornersville in the title game Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Malden...

Volleyball squads throughout the Missouri Bootheel begin postseason play Monday. Holcomb, South Pemiscot, Southland, North Pemiscot, Hayti, Delta C-7, and Cooter are in Class 1, District 1 at Holcomb. Defending champion Holcomb has received the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye...

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LAST MEETING: Kennett beat Sikeston 23-14 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Malden 51-0; Sikeston beat NMCC 28-20 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Sikeston has won 12 of the last 14 meeting against Kennett and leads the all-time series 58-9-1 ABOUT KENNETT: Undefeated Kennett (8-0), which is ranked No. ...

MALDEN, Mo. - Holcomb volleyball coach Matt Casper placed an increased emphasis on blocking after his squad suffered a 25-16, 25-19 loss to Portageville Monday night. “We talked about how bad our blocking was after last night,” Casper said. “We put an emphasis on getting in a better position to block. Our girls made the adjustments and it paid dividends tonight.”...

MALDEN - Kennett rattled off 39 points in 15 minutes. The Indians scored on five of their six drives in the first half as they went on to beat Malden 51-0 on Friday at Malden to win the Delta Bowl trophy for the third straight year. Malden last beat Kennett in 2016, which was Kennett coach Joel Wyatt's final year at Malden...

STEELE, Mo. - The Campbell Camels varsity volleyball team entered Thursday night’s Bootheel Conference Tournament title game against the Malden Green Wave wanting to limit the number of free balls it sent over the net. “We cannot send any free balls over the net against strong-hitting teams if we want to be successful,” Campbell coach Gentry Vancil said. ...

Kennett and Jackson remain atop the Semoball Power Rankings this week while Scott City’s first loss of the season dropped the Rams to fifth. By beating Scott City 46-41, Hayti moved up a spot to fourth, while Caruthersville moved up to third. Cape Central’s one-point win at St. Charles West didn’t help move the Tigers up the list (not sure why since it boosted their opponent’s win total to 28, behind only Sikeston’s 32 and Malden’s 30)...

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat Malden 49-0 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Dexter 56-6; Charleston beat Malden 28-20 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Kennett beat Malden for the first time since 2009 last season. ABOUT KENNETT: Undefeated Kennett (7-0), which is ranked No. ...

STEELE, Mo. - The Campbell Camels and Malden Green Wave are set to collide in the championship of the Bootheel Conference varsity volleyball tournament for a third straight season after both squads collected semifinal wins Wednesday night. No. 1 seeded Campbell beat No. 4 seeded Caruthersville 25-8, 25-12 in the first varsity semifinal Wednesday night at South Pemiscot High School...

The brackets are set for the Bootheel Conference volleyball tournaments. The tournaments take place Oct. 15-17 at South Pemiscot High School. Varsity quarterfinals are on Oct. 15. No. 1 seeded Campbell has received a first round bye. No. 4 seeded Caruthersville plays No. ...

MALDEN - Charleston's first four drives amounted to 15 plays, 38 total yards and two turnovers. The Blue Jays found their form as the game went on, scored on their final drive of the game and beat Malden 28-20 on Friday in Malden. "We had to go to our playmakers," Charleston coach Justin Hutchings said. "They did a great job on that last drive."...

MALDEN, Mo. — Behind strong defense and effective serving, the Sikeston volleyball team defeated Malden in straight-sets, 25-10, 25-19. The Bulldogs served 12 aces, blocked seven shots, and had 30 digs in the match. Emma-Claire Self and Emily McHaffie each had three aces. Khrystionna Swann, Taydrianna Barnett, and Alivia Cobb each had two...

There will be many eyes in Southeast Missouri on this game; the Rams, off to their first 6-0 start since 2004, have had their eyes on it for quite some time.

VOLLEYBALL: Campbell 2, Holcomb 0 The Campbell varsity volleyball team extending its winning streak to five games when it beat visiting Holcomb 25-22, 25-17 Thursday night. Campbell improves to 19-3-2 . Holcomb drops to 13-10-2. Campbell hosts North Pemiscot Friday...

Farmington at Sikeston Records: Farmington 5-1; Sikeston 2-4 Series History: Sikeston leads 23-18-1 Last Meeting: 2018, Farmington won 24-6 Last Week: Farmington lost to Jackson 35-14; Sikeston beat Charleston 27-12. Notes: An injury-riddled season has hurt Gage Rolwing’s senior campaign for Sikeston. ...

LAST MEETING: Charleston beat Malden 58-38 LAST WEEK: Hayti beat Malden 56-14; Sikeston beat Charleston 27-12 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Charleston leads series 23-17-1 ABOUT CHARLESTON: Charleston beat Portageville 48-8 in Week 1, Hayti beat Charleston 36-7 in Week 2, Charleston beat Doniphan 20-0 in Week 3, Scott City beat Charleston 35-7 in Week 4, Charleston beat Kelly 24-10 in Week 5, and Sikeston beat Charleston 27-12 in Week 6. ...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - Midway into the second set Monday night the Campbell Camels' chances of finishing Bootheel Conference regular-season play perfect looked to be in serious jeopardy. The visiting Malden Green Wave jumped out to an 11-9 lead in the second set after winning the first set 25-16...

Kennett 2, NMCC 1 The Kennett varsity volleyball team outlasted New Madrid County Central 25-20, 23-25, 25-17 Monday. Kennett improved to 11-6-2 with the victory. Kennett also managed to win the junior varsity contest in three sets against New Madrid County Central 25-19, 20-25, 25-23...

On Friday night, the state-ranked Hayti Indians (4-1) traveled to Malden to take on the Green Wave (1-4) in The Swamp. This pairing has turned into a secondary rivalry in the past few years but this year’s matchup had district implications on the line since Malden dropped to Class 1...

By SCOTT BORKGREN Sports Writer MALDEN — Hayti fumbled the start of this one but got rolling as soon as the first quarter was over. The Indians fumbled the football away on each of the first three possessions and finally got some momentum going when TreCharles McCoy grabbed an interception that setup a long touchdown pass...

The masses have fervently called for a revised Semoball.com Football Power Rankings and the analytics department has delivered it.

Campbell 2, Senath-Hornersville 0 CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Campbell varsity volleyball team collected a straight-set 25-9, 25-11 win against the visiting Senath-Hornersville Lions Thursday night. Campbell (17-3-2) improves to 5-0 in Bootheel Conference regular-season play with the win. Campbell hosts Gideon Friday and hosts Malden in its final conference game Monday...

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat NMCC 43-34 LAST WEEK: Hayti beat NMCC 34-30; Kennett beat North County 45-6 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: NMCC leads series 24-10 About NMCC: NMCC beat Malden 65-18 in Week 1, NMCC beat East Prairie 46-6 in Week 2, NMCC beat Dexter 43-15 in Week 3, NMCC beat Doniphan 54-6 in Week 4, and Hayti beat NMCC 34-30 in Week 5. ...

Malden two-way athlete Shay Amoss was named this week's Semoball.com Football Player of the Week after playing well for the Green Wave in a 35-30 loss to East Prairie Friday. Amoss scored a pair of touchdowns and also picked off an Eagle pass. He received 439 of the 2,077 votes cast...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians junior varsity football team finished a defensive stop shy of walking away with a tie against the visiting Jackson Indians Monday night. Jackson completed a 60-yard touchdown with six seconds remaining to break a 26-all tie and secure a 32-26 victory at Kennettt...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — After losing a 21-point halftime lead against Malden, East Pririe survived a last gasp drive to get their first win of the season on homecoming. After a late pass interference call, Malden had one last chance with a few seconds left about five yards from the endzone...

New Madrid Central football held the top spot in the area power rankings this week. The rankings combine a team's MSHSAA point total, use bonus points for wins against other Semoball-area teams, road wins, and a team's Massey Rating.

Cape Central at Sikeston Records: Cape Central 2-2; Sikeston 1-3 Series History: Sikeston leads 54-46-7 Last Meeting: 2018, Sikeston won 21-0 Last Week: Cape Central lost to Farmington 23-6; Sikeston lost to Jackson 53-0. Notes: After 12 seasons roaming the sidelines for the Red and Black, former Sikeston head coach Kent Gibbs returns, on the visiting side, Friday night. ...

LAST MEETING: Kennett won 40-30 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Caruthersville 41-22; DeSoto beat North County HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Last year was the first time the two squads met in over a decade. About North County: Winless North County suffered a 28-14 loss to Cape Central in Week 1, lost 48-6 to Farmington in Week 2, lost 56-40 to Festus in Week 3, and lost 17-16 to DeSoto in Week 4. ...

BENTON, Mo. — Evan Urhahn has been a problem for opposing defenses all season. Malden added its name to the list on Friday night, after the junior rushed for 92 yards on 23 carries, in the Hawks 38-14 win over the Green Wave, at Lambert Field at Thomas W. Kelly High School, in Benton, Mo. Running wasn’t just his forte on Friday, though, as he added a 24-yard catch and returned a punt to the end zone, in the first quarter, from 55 yards out that ignited the Hawks’ fan base and sideline...

Semoball’s analytical wizard (Brian Rosener, sports editor for the Daily American Republic) has crunched the numbers and formed a prep football ranking system of area teams throughout the Semoball-coverage area.

Jackson at Sikeston Records: Jackson 3-0; Sikeston 1-2 Series History: Sikeston leads 56-41-6 Last Meeting: 2018, Jackson won 56-14 Last Week: Jackson defeated Cape Central 35-0; Sikeston lost to Poplar Bluff 61-18. Notes: Dominance is one way to look at the Jackson football program, especially this season. ...

LAST MEETING: Kennett won 35-12 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Ste. Genevieve 33-0; Caruthersville beat state-ranked Valle Catholic 38-35 HEAD TO HEAD STREAKS: Kennett has won the last two meetings. ABOUT KENNETT: Kennett, which is ranked No. 8 in the latest Class 3 state poll, beat Fredericktown 49-0 in Week 1, beat Gosnell (Ark.) 44-8 in Week 2, and beat Ste. ...

CLARKTON, Mo. - Clarkton volleyball coach Amy Cowart has two things on her squad many local coaches dream about. Depth and size Both were on full display as the Clarkton Reindeer pounded its way past the Malden Green Wave in varsity volleyball action Tuesday night...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team suffered a 5-4 loss to the visiting Notre Dame Bulldogs Tuesday afternoon. Kennett, which suffered an 8-1 loss to Notre Dame two weeks ago, managed to win two singles and two doubles matches in the second head-to-head meeting with undefeated Notre Dame...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Megan Witt and Emma Drury came up big in a clutch situation on Tuesday night against Cape Central. After Sarah Keller led off the sixth inning with a single, and Jordi James and Naudia Lazcano were promptly hit by pitches, Witt gave Sikeston the 6-5 lead on a sacrifice fly...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Campbell Camels baseball team scored all of its runs in the first two innings as it knocked off the previously unbeaten South Pemiscot Bulldogs 5-1 Monday afternoon. South Pemiscot took a brief 1-0 lead when Noah Willingham drove home a run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Gideon Bulldogs finished a win shy of taking home the top prize in the Black Division of the Dig for Life Challenge Saturday in Cape Girardeau. Gideon, which entered the tournament supporting a perfect 5-0 record, collected six wins, two ties, and suffered one loss at the two-day Dig for Life Challenge...

Sixty area volleyball teams took part in the Dig For Life Challenge Volleyball Tournament at the Cape Girardeau SportsPlex and Show Me Center Friday and Saturday.