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Bryce Phelps singled home the winning run as the Kelly baseball team scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to post a 4-3 walk-off victory over East Prairie on Friday in Benton, Missouri. The Hawks trailed 3-0 before starting their comeback with a single run in the sixth...

Coach: Chris Asmus Conference: Stoddard County Athletic Association District: Class 2 District 3 Last year's record: 17-9 Returning starters: Senior Austin Bailey (1B), senior Noah Sauceda (SS), junior Hunter Curtis (P, 3B), sophomore Ridley Bailey (C), sophomore Gus Garner (P/3B)...

BENTON, Mo. — Bryce Phelps led the Kelly baseball team to a 4-3 comeback win on Friday. Phelps got the game-winning single in the bottom of the seventh, as the Hawks erased a four-run deficit in two innings of work. After pitching lights out through five, East Prairie’s Carson Aycock struggled to finish the game. He went 6 1/3 innings, giving up seven hits on four earned runs and eight strikeouts...

Oran girls basketball senior Leah Cauble added one more achievement to the long list of accolades she has racked up in a stellar four-year career: Class 2 Player of the Year. Cauble broke the state career scoring mark this past season and is the two-time reigning Southeast Missourian Player of the Year. She's also one of several area players to earn all-state honors in boys and girls basketball, as the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association released the teams Wednesday...

Tanner Walton carded a one-under-par 34 to earn medalist honors as the Jackson boys golf team opened its season with a win over Notre Dame and Cape Girardeau Central on Tuesday at Kimbeland Country Club. Case Engelhart followed up with an even-par 35 for Jackson, which finished 32 strokes ahead of the Bulldogs for the victory...

The Leopold baseball team came alive in the sixth inning and held Bell City at bay to come away with a 3-1 road victory on Monday in both teams' season debut. Ryan Lewis went the distance on the mound to get the win for the Wildcats (1-0). The one run he allowed was earned, and he had eight strikeouts and three walks...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Tyson Goodale, a picture of serenity most nights, bounced up and down like he was riding a pogo stick. The gym was rocking, and the Oran boys basketball team was starting to pull away. A third consecutive district championship appeared within reach...

Junior Jack Below scored a game-high 29 points as a strong first half kept the Advance boys basketball team's season alive in its 74-56 upset victory over third-seeded St. Vincent in Monday's opening round of the Class 2 District 3 Tournament at Chaffee High School...

The Jackson wrestling team got off to a great start at the Class 4 state championship, with four of the team's five state qualifiers winning their first-round bouts in Columbia, Missouri. Riley Wiseman was the first victor, beating David H. Hickman's Ethan Barr 6-1 in the 106-pound match. Alec Bailey (120) earned an 8-2 decision over Ozark's Clayton Moison and Garner Horman (145) picked up a 10-5 win over Nixa's Kolyn Eli for the Indians...

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SIKESTON — It has been over one month since Oran last tasted defeat. Chemistry is sky-high, which has led to 12 straight wins for the Eagles. That trend continued on Friday night, as the Eagles soared to a 91-71 win over Scott County Central in the championship game of the Scott County-Mississippi County Conference Tournament...

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SIKESTON — Dating back to 7th grade, the senior classes for East Prairie and Oran do not shy away from gritty battles. Tuesday night was nothing short of the same, as both Eagles’ teams battled to the end, with Oran squeaking out an 82-75 victory, in the first semifinal matchup of the Scott County-Mississippi County Tournament, at Scott County Central High School...

Jacob Shoemaker poured in 32 points as the top-seeded Oran boys basketball team held on to beat fourth-seeded East Prairie 82-75 in a Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament semifinal Tuesday at Scott County Central High School in Morley, Missouri. Tyson Goodale added 21 points for Oran (20-1), which extended its winning streak to 12 games. Todd Priggel chipped in 13 points...

SIKESTON — Keshawn Sanders’ 23 points sparked Scott County Central to a 71-65 win over Delta on Saturday. Landon Glueck also finished right behind Sanders, with 21 points, as the two combined for 62 percent of the team’s points. After leading for the better part of the first half, Delta made a comeback in the third quarter, as the Bobcats outscored the Braves 21-15 to tie the game heading into the fourth quarter...

It took two extra periods for the Advance boys basketball team to come alive, but it did so in the nick of the time as the third-seeded Hornets downed fourth-seeded Richland (Essex) 86-75 in double overtime to clinch the third-place plaque in thrilling fashion at the Stoddard County Activities Association Conference Tournament on Friday at Bloomfield High School...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Derez Tipler paced the scoring attack for East Prairie on Friday night, as the Eagles defeated Delta 94-71. Tipler scored a game-high 29 points and was one of three Eagles to reach double-figures in the scoring column. Brian Merryman added 19 points, while Mason Bryars pitched in 14, as East Prairie (10-8) won its fifth game in the last six...

ORAN, Mo. -- Seconds earlier, the Oran boys basketball team had just surrendered an open, game-tying 3-pointer due to a defensive breakdown. The Eagles didn't despair, though. Jacob Shoemaker hadn't hit a shot all half, but when he lost his defender for a split second, there was no hesitation. That's all the time the senior needed...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — All Portageville had to do to capture the conference championship, was defeat Hayti on Tuesday night, at Hayti High School. Easier said than done. The Bulldogs, though, came in and did just that, defeating the Indians 68-59. Steven Guo led Portageville (14-4) with 26 points. He went 11 of 12 at the free-throw line...

SIKESTON — Bre’asia Jones and Samantha Coffee continue to score and score in bunches for the Scott County Central girls basketball team. That trend continued on Tuesday night, as the Bravettes hosted East Prairie (3-8), annihilating the Eagles 71-25...

Zach LeGrand hit on all six of his 3-point attempts as the Oak Ridge boys basketball team rolled to a 97-49 road victory over Zalma on Thursday. Legrand finished with 30 points and finished one rebound short of a double-double with nine. Teammate David Layton did turn the trick with another big night, netting a game-high 39 points while collecting 10 assists, seven steals and six rebounds...

Jack Below poured in 17 points as the Advance boys basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak with a 58-51 road win over Chaffee on Tuesday. Hunter Curtis netted 16 points, all from behind the arc, for the Hornets (5-7), who had a two-point lead at the break...

David Layton put together another stellar performance, notching a double-double as the Oak Ridge boys basketball team outlasted visiting St. Vincent in overtime for a 73-68 win on Monday. Layton had 47 points and 12 rebounds while Brent Seyer also had a double-double with 10 points and 15 boards. Zach LeGrand chipped in nine points and 10 rebounds for the BlueJays (8-4), who outscored St. Vincent 11-6 in the extra period...

The old adage is defense wins championships. It doesn't say what defense a coach needs to employ, though. It's not a one defense-fits-all deal. At the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament, one can see a variety of defenses from a press to a sagging zone depending on a coach's preference, and his players' skill sets...

Eric Berry and David Layton went shot-for-shot, but Delta’s supporting staff outperformed Oak Ridge’s as the Bobcats came away with the 80-61 win in a fifth-place semifinal Friday at the Show Me Center. . Berry finished with a game-high 33 points to lead No. 6 Delta down the stretch. He was one of three Bobcats in double digits...

Carter Dame hit some clutch free throws late, and the Notre Dame boys basketball team battled through an overtime period to push past Oran 55-48 in a Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament quarterfinal thriller Thursday at the Show Me Center. No. 5 Notre Dame (4-7), who went 11-20 from the charity stripe, sealed the win at the free-throw line in overtime...

Oak Ridge boys basketball jumped out to a 14-point lead in the first quarter and never let up, besting Scott County Central 80-50 behind 36 points from David Layton. Scott County Central kept things interesting in the first half, outscoring the Oak Ridge 22-19 in the second quarter, but could not keep up with the high-scoring Blue Jays for the remainder of the game...