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Marquand-Zion's Stafford signs with MAC, completes track career at state championships (5/19/23)In front of Marquand-Zion High School lies a baseball field overwhelmed by weeds and neglect. On the backstop chain-linked fence held together by rusty poles, rests a message of encouragement made out of paper cups to one of the small school’s six departing seniors...
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Homan makes history at Marquand-Zion, signs with Missouri Valley (5/18/23)Deep in the heart of Marquand, Missouri, a small remote town with a population of 200 people, lies a rectangular patch of concrete, two hoops, and one basketball. Aidan Homan grew up on that concrete draining shots and killing time until his parents came home from running their trucking business...
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SE Missourian Track Roundup: Notre Dame Track & Field hosts, places second in C3D1 and C4D1 (5/15/23)
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St. Vincent girls win Class 1 District 1 track title (5/7/23)The St. Vincent girls' track and field team won the Class 1 District 1 championship on Saturday at Scott City High School. The top four finishers advance to the sectional round. St. Vincent sent three relays to sectionals and won the district title in the 4x200m with a time of 2:00.98. ...
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All District and State Basketball teams released (3/23/23)Winter sports have come to an end in Southeast Missouri and for many of the schools in the area, successful seasons. New Madrid County Central won the Class 3 State Championship and the Notre Dame girls and Jackson boys each captured fourth in the state in Class 5 and 6, respectively...
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Missourian prep hoops roundup, Feb. 14: Oran boys get Valentine’s Day dub at home against Advance (2/15/23)Oran (14-10) did just enough to hold off Advance (19-6) on Tuesday night to get a big 49-40 win at home. Nolan Loper led the Eagles with 16 points in the win, while Riley Schlosser (15), Kolten Payne (8), Elijah Shoemaker (6) and Robby Menz (4) all chimed in for Oran...
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Missourian prep hoops roundup, Feb. 11: Meadow Heights boys rout Marquand for MVC title (2/13/23)Meadow Heights (14-10) took a 93-39 win against Marquand (5-13) on Saturday to finish 3-0 in the round-robin Mississippi Valley Conference tournament, winning the championship against second-place Marquand. Meadow Heights’ Will Green scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Panthers to victory, scoring on 10 field goals. ...
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High School basketball roundup, Jan. 13: Oran boys fly by St. Vincent at home (1/14/23)Oran (8-6) pounced on the St. Vincent (9-8) defense early and carried its momentum to a lopsided 74-44 victory at home on Friday. Junior Elijah Shoemaker led Oran with a game-high 24 points, all score on 2-point field goals while receiving 11 points in support from both teammates Robby Menz and Riley Schlosser...
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DONETTES 2, EAST CARTER 0: Doniphan beats Lady Redbirds in rematch of LRCC final (1/10/23)ELLSINORE — Nineteen days after the Doniphan Donettes and East Carter Lady Redbirds battled for the Lady Royals Christmas Classic title, the two squads met Monday in a key Ozark Foothills Conference battle. And for the second time in 19 days, the Donettes emerged victorious, this time by a score of 59-49 in a battle of two of the area's best girls basketball teams...
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WBA soars to win over Marquand-Zion (1/7/23)A day removed from being handed their first defeat, at home no less, to a formidable Greenville squad, the Westwood Baptist Academy Eagles made sure their homecoming night would be a complete reversal. On Friday, the Eagles (7-1) got back on the winning track as they raced out to a big lead in front of a packed house of supportive fans and cruised to a 73-37 win on one of the bigger nights of the school year for their students...
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MSHSAA announces winter district assignments (11/18/22)Districts for winter sports were released on Friday morning, with New Madrid County Central dropping to Class 3 for the 2022-23 season. NMCC finished third in Class 4 last season and return juniors Jadis Jones and AJ Ruff while junior BJ Williamson also returns after missing last season...
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District XC roundup: Jackson boys claim district crown (10/30/22)ARNOLD, Mo. — The Jackson boys cross country team placed four runners in the top 10 and claimed the Class 5 District 1 championship by 38 points on Saturday at Arnold Park. The Indians topped St. Louis University High 35-73 to take home the team title...
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Area athletes compete at Dexter Invitational (10/25/22)DEXTER, Mo. — More than 250 athletes competed at varsity, junior varsity and middle school level during the Dexter High School Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 22. Jackson won the boys’ varsity meet with a team score of 31, while Willow Springs Carson Smith was the top finisher with a time of 17 minutes and 4.7 seconds. Jackson’s Kyle Craigmiles, Jack Hancock, Alex Niedbalski and Puxico’s Jet Hancock rounded out the top five...
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High School volleyball roundup Oct. 12: Oak Ridge wins first MVC regular-season title since 2016 (10/13/22)Oak Ridge defeated Marquand-Zion 25-12, 25-11, 25-10 on Tuesday at Marquand-Zion High School to win the Mississippi Valley Conference regular season championship for the first time since 2016. Sophomore Reagan Howe led the Blue Jays' offense with six kills, while senior Zoe Berry and junior Alivia Schilling had nine assists each. The defense was anchored by Allison Seabaugh who led the way with 17 digs...
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High School volleyball roundup, Oct. 3: Jackson sweeps Farmington on the road (10/3/22)Jackson (19-3-3) traveled to Farmington (15-5-1) on Monday, taking a 3-0, 25-14, 25-14, 25-21 win. Sophomore Katy St. John led the Indians with 13 kills in the game, while juniors Ella Domian and Nadia Wasilewski finished with 10 and nine, respectively. Junior Christa Vandeven’s five blocks led Jackson on defense...