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What 2 Watch 4: District play sure to be entertaining (2/19/21)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.
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Seedings released, brackets set for small school basketball districts (2/12/21)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...
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Boys Basketball Roundup, Feb. 3: Scott City comes up big against Delta in second round of Scott-Miss. Conference Tourney (2/2/21)Camden Conner scored a team-high 20 points and Mark Panagos added 18 points to lead Scott City past Delta in the second round of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament at Oran Tuesday. The duo scored 16 points between them in the third quarter, outscoring the entire Delta squad by five in the quarter...
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Boys Basketball Roundup, Feb. 2: Meadow Heights dominates early, destroys Marquand, 100-31 (2/2/21)In the opening round of the MVC Tournament Monday, Meadow Heights led from the opening tip, outscoring Marquand (0-7) 55 to 17 at halftime, and continued their assault toward the century mark, beating the Tigers, 100-31. The Panthers stretched their lead to 57 points by the end of the third quarter...
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MSHSAA adjusts postseason for winter sports due to COVID-19 (12/11/20)The postseason for winter sports in Missouri will look different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MSHSAA announced Friday. MSHSAA released district assignments for winter sports and also announced that it will modify some postseason activities due to concerns with the virus...
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Van Buren picks up 2 wins on opening day of Current River Challenge (11/28/20)By BRIAN ROSENER Sports Editor VAN BUREN — The opening day of the Current River Challenge started and ended well for the host Bulldogs. Van Buren’s junior varsity team picked up a win over Marquand-Zion to start the five-game event and the Bulldogs made it 2 for 2 in the nightcap with a 66-47 win over Risco...
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Southeast Missourian 2020-21 Boys Basketball Previews (11/24/20)The MSHSAA boy's basketball season has already begun for some schools and will be for all in the near future. Here is a look at the basketball programs that comprise the Southeast Missourian coverage area.
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Southeast Missourian 2020-21 Girls Basketball Previews (11/24/20)The MSHSAA girl's basketball season has already begun for some schools and will be for all in the near future. Here is a look at the basketball programs that comprise the Southeast Missourian coverage area.
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MSHSAA delays announcing district assignments and classifications for winter sports (11/13/20)The Missouri State High School Activities Association is pushing back the announcement of class and district assignments for winter sports to Friday, December 11. District assignments and classifications were originally scheduled to be released Friday, November 13...
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Cross Country Roundup, Oct. 22: Oak Ridge wins boys championship, East Carter wins girls title at Heartland Conference Meet (10/22/20)The Oak Ridge boys cross country team won first place overall in the Heartland Conference meet Tuesday held at Cape County Park North out of 20 teams. Zalma finished second place on the boys side. The East Carter girls team won first place overall on the girls side while Woodland finished runner up...
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MSHSAA to utilize digital tickets for state championships (10/13/20)The Missouri State High School Activities Association has partnered with HomeTown Ticketing to serve as the official digital ticketing partner for MSHSAA state championship events this fall. Digital tickets will also be an option for all other playoff contests, at the discretion of the host manager...
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Volleyball Roundup, Oct. 5: Meadow Heights pummels Marquand in straight sets (10/5/20)In a rather lop-sided game at home, Meadow Heights won easily Monday night beating Marquand 25-10, 25-5, 25-4, giving the Panthers their ninth win of the season and third victory in a row. Meadow Heights was paced by Kylee Denman, who had 10 assists to go with six digs and 10 aces...
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District Deals: Football programs focused on here and now, not down the road (9/23/20)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.
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Cross Country Roundup, Sept. 14: Jackson sweeps team titles at Arcadia invite (9/14/20)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...
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Area runners fare well in Jackson event (8/31/20)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.
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BREAKING: MSHSAA announces possible alternate schedules for schools (8/13/20)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...
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2020 Semoball Awards will be 'different,' but still a 'great show' (5/22/20)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.
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MSHSAA Board changes summer by-laws, opens the door for summer time contests (4/17/20)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...
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Host sites selected for most spring district tournaments in Missouri (4/2/20)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...
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MSHSAA issues update regarding status of spring sports (3/25/20)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. ...
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Cooter, Ellington, Chaffee, Saxony Lutheran, Sikeston, and South Pemiscot ranked in preseason state baseball rankings (3/18/20)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. ...
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MSHSAA releases spring sports district assignments (3/13/20)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...