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Jackson won all four team titles at the recent Arcadia Valley Cross Country Invitational. In the boys varsity 5k race, Jackson scored 23 points, while Notre Dame finished third with 100 points, and St.Vincent was eighth with 243 points. In the girls varsity 5k race, Jackson had 39 points, while Notre Dame finished third with 78 points...

Poplar Bluff runner Jaden Deaton tore off over the 2.35-mile course through Jackson City Park Saturday to win the 12th-grade boy’s class at the annual Jackson Cross Country Invitational.

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...

Each year the Semoball Awards recognizes outstanding high school athletes from around the region. That tradition continues this summer albeit in a different format because of lingering COVID-19 concerns and social distancing requirements.

Columbia, Mo. - The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Board of Directors voted to grant relief of portions of the MSHSAA By-Laws that include summer limits on contact between coaches and student-athletes at its April meeting on Thursday...

Host sites are set for most district tournaments if spring sports resume in Missouri. Missouri high schools remain out of session and all springs sports activities and practices are currently suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indiana High School Athletics Association canceled spring sports in Indiana Thursday due to the VOVID-19 pandemic...

The Missouri State High School Activities Association issued an update regarding the status of spring sports amidst the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday. “While schools across the state are determining the best course of action during this unprecedented time, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) office staff continues to prepare for Spring Championships,” MSHSAA said in a press release. ...

The preseason Missouri high school baseball state rankings were released Wednesday by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association. Six baseball teams from the semoball.com coverage area are state-ranked. Cooter, which placed third in Class 1 last spring and finished 22-1 in its fall campaign, is ranked No. ...

Spring sports for Missouri high schools will start as planned next week, MSHSAA announced Friday after releasing district assignments. "We re monitoring what is happening from the Missouri Department of Health, the Governor's Office, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education," MSHSAA said in a statement Friday...

Five boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the final regular-season state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (21-5), which is the No. 1 seed in Class 1, District 2, drops two spots to No. 9 in the Class 1 boys poll...

Van Buren (9-15) earned a victory playing Summersville (1-20) on Thursday, outscoring the Tigers as they tailed the Dawgs each quarter. Catie O’dell let Van Buren with 11 points, including a 3-pointer. Addisyn Shockley scored 14 points for Summersville...

The Kelly Hawks trailed at halftime, but outscored Delta 22-5 in the third quarter to edge out the Bobcats 76-66 to pick up the home win in both teams regular season finale.

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - Southland standout Will Tomblin achieved another milestone in his high school basketball career Saturday. The senior post player scored the 1,000th point of his varsity basketball career as Southland beat Marquand-Zion 74-40 in a contest at Libla Family Sports Complex in Poplar Bluff...

The postseason for MSHSAA basketball is nearing and the seedings and schedule for District play throughout Southeast Missouri were recently set.

Six boys basketball teams and three girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Thursday. Delta (19-4), which has won nine of its last 10, drops a spot to No. 7 in the Class 1 boys poll...

Six boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta, which had won nine straight as it beat Oak Ridge 105-86 in the semifinal of the Scott-Mississippi County Conference Tournament Friday, remains No. 6 in the Class 1 boys state poll. Oak Ridge (12-9) moves into the rankings at No. 10 in the Class 1 boys state poll...

The Notre Dame defense was the story in this one as they held Cape Central to 29 points on the way to a 58-29 road win.

Seven boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released Wednesday by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (16-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, has moved up two spots to No. 6 in the Class 1 boys poll...

The Bobcats put up a whopping 92 points in the first half, which tied a MSHSAA record, on the way to a 132-61 home win over the Tigers.

Six Semoball boys basketball teams and two Semoball girls basketball teams are ranked in the latest state rankings provided by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (14-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, is ranked No. 8 in the Class 1 boys poll...

High school girl's basketball teams throughout Southeast Missouri recently opened their 2019-20 seasons. Here is a look at the area teams covered by the Southeast Missourian.

The Cape Girardeau Central wrestling team debuted this season with a 2-1 finish to place second in a four-team dual on Saturday across the river in Marion, Illinois. The Tigers downed East St. Louis (Ill.) 49-23 and defeated Highland (Ill.) 53-28 but fell to the host Wildcats in a 41-40 heartbreaker. Senior Dawson Bevens won all three of his duals to help lead Central. Marion prevailed in all three of its matches to claim victory...

VAN BUREN — Neelyville boys basketball coach Patrick Morton was hoping his players had not noticed the preseason state rankings released by his fellow coaches. He was sure the Tigers’ first opponent took note. “You know they’re going to come out and they’re going to be gunning for you and get that win,” Morton said...

Katie Webb recorded another double-double with a game-high 26 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Oran girls basketball team to its second win of the season in the 69-52 conference victory over Scott County Central on Tuesday...

The Leopold volleyball team downed two familiar foes in straight sets during the opening night of the Class 1 District 3 Tournament at Advance High School on Monday to set up a collision course with the top-seeded hosts...

The Saxony Lutheran Crusaders could not keep the North County Raiders from putting the ball in the back of the net, losing 4-2 on the road in boys soccer. Paul Adams led the Saxony Lutheran (7-9) offense, scoring a goal on an indirect free kick and assisting on the Crusaders other goal. Garrett Richey found the back of the net off the Adams feed...

The Jackson boys and girls claimed the team titles at the SEMO North Conference Meet on Thursday at the Ozark Ridge Golf Course in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Notre Dame senior Blake Morris successfully defended his conference in the the boys race, winning in 15 minutes, 42.94 seconds and helping the Bulldogs to a second-place team finish...

The Advance volleyball team avenged its only loss thus far before it sustained its second defeat of the season in a 25-21, 18-25, 21-25 loss to Lindbergh in the championship game of the Second Annual Jackson Tournament on Saturday at Jackson High School.