Oak Ridge

Woodland defeated Puxico at home Friday night in straight sets, winning 25-11, 25-18, and 25-9 to cap off a busy week of play, going 3-1 in the week and 6-4-2 overall on the season. Addie Johnson had 11 kills for the Cardinals as well as six digs. Emma Brown produced 10 kills of her own to go along with nine digs and four aces...

Jackson improved their record to 8-1 on the season with a straight set victory on the road against St. Vincent Wednesday by the scores of 25-12, 27-25, and 25-17. Mia Tranker set the pace early with several kills against the home team Indians. She would finish with nine kills and added six blocks to her resume...

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.

In the Cape Central Cross-Country invitational held Saturday it was Jackson taking all team finals. Individual Finals included: Varsity Boys 5k finals: Jackson- 2. Evan Stephens – 16:26.37. 1 point 3. Cade McCadams – 16:26.81, 2 points 5. Jake Eastin – 17:39.64, 4 points...

Jackson had little trouble taking down Cape Central in straight sets Tuesday, outscoring the Tigers 25-13, 25-14, and 25-13. Senior Katelyn Miller led the way for the Indians, recording 16 digs and four ace serves. Hannah Shinn supplied 16 kills. Freshman Nadia Wasilewski recorded seven kills while Olivia Ward and Mia Trankler scored four kills each...

Notre Dame beat Scott City at home in straight sets, 25-13 and 25-14 to improve 2-0 on the season. Jersey Black led the Rams with four kills. Notre Dame will play next at the Dig for Life even in Cape on Friday and Saturday. Times are TBA. Scott City(1-2) will face Meadow Heights at home tonight at 7 p.m...

Jackson would get out to a quick start at home, winning the first set 25-19 over upstart Dexter Thursday night. The next set wouldn’t go as easy as the Bearcats would win the second set 25-21. But Coach Mirly would settle his girls down and would re-gain control the rest of the way, edging out Dexter in the third set 25-23 and would win going away in the final set 25-13 to open the new season with a win...

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.

Cody Bova, the newly-named head boys’ basketball coach at Oak Ridge High School, is following in the wake of a successful predecessor – and he knows it. Bova succeeds the retired Chris Trimmer as skipper of the Bluejays this fall. Trimmer, 60, left the coaching ranks due to ongoing concern about the COVID-19 pandemic after amassing a 53-30 record in three seasons at the rural Class 1 school in northwestern Cape Girardeau County...

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...

Chris Trimmer’s 38-year tenure as a high school basketball coach came to an abrupt end Wednesday, as the 60-year old coach informed the school he is walking away from the game he loves because of the current pandemic. Trimmer led the Oak Ridge boys program to 53 wins in the past three seasons but he said he’s got to stop now...