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O'FALLON, Mo. -- When Oran baseball captured the Class 1 state championship Thursday, it wasn't just adding to the program's storied history. It was also showcasing the continued dominance of Southeast Missouri schools in Class 1. The Eagles' second-ever state championship, thanks to a 4-1 win over St. Elizabeth at CarShield Field, was the fifth time in the last six seasons a team from District 2 has claimed the Class 1 state crown...

O'FALLON, Mo. -- Drew Reischman didn't know what to do. The dream he had for years was now a reality. As his teammates came pouring out of the dugout and onto the field, Reischman didn't throw his glove in the air or jump up and down. He slowly walked off the mound and gave his catcher a hug. Then his teammates were on top of him, leaving him at the bottom of the dogpile...

O'FALLON, Mo. -- With the final out recorded and a spot in the championship game secured, Layne Johnson stepped off the mound. Chills spread throughout his body as he walked towards the first-base dugout. Overcome by emotions, Johnson rose his right arm and pointed his index finger to the sky. Thanks to Johnson's complete-game performance on the mound, Oran baseball is now just one win away from its second-ever state championship...

ORAN, Mo. -- Competing in a final four isn't necessarily a new experience for the Oran baseball team. It just so happens that the players' previous experience came in another sport. A year ago, the Eagles captured a Class 2 state championship in boys basketball. It was a different story on the diamond, though. For the third straight season they fell in the district final to the eventual Class 1 state champions...

EMINENCE, Mo. — Drew Reischman had himself a day, and Oran baseball is heading to state. Reischman pitched a no-hitter and went 4-for-4 at the plate during Wednesday’s 16-0 six-inning quarterfinal rout of host Eminence to lead the Eagles to the Class 1 final four. Oran advances to state for the first time since the 2013 season ...

ORAN, Mo. - Right-handed hurler Dawson Treat put together a stellar performance on the mound but it wasn't enough to propel the No. 5 ranked Cooter Wildcats past the No. 3 ranked Oran Eagles in a Class 1 baseball sectional Tuesday afternoon. Oran left-handed starter Layne Johnson more than matched Treat’s outing on the hill as he did not surrender a run in seven innings of work...

ORAN, Mo. – Seniors Denver Elfrink and Layne Johnson had the kind of game Tuesday most players only dream about. With Oran’s season on the line against Cooter in a Class 1 Sectional, the duo delivered the kind of performance that booked their team its first trip to the quarterfinal since 2013’s championship run...

ORAN, Mo. -- Joe Bickings was so nervous, he couldn't eat before the game. The Oran baseball team eased its coach's mind with seven runs in the first two innings and cruised from there, eliminating a familiar foe -- the three-time defending Class 1 state champions Bell City...

Saxony Lutheran baseball held Jefferson (Festus) scoreless through six innings en route to 6-1 quarterfinal upset in the Class 3 District 3 Tournament in Festus, Missouri. Mason Lewis had a double and scored two runs to lead the fifth-seeded Crusaders past the fourth-seeded Blue Jays...

Oran’s ninth-place batter was struck by pitches twice, and the Eagles took advantage of Dexter’s wildness to beat the Bearcats 12-0 Tuesday at East City Park. Dexter pitching issued nine walks and struck three batters to spoil senior day and a surprise recognition of coach Brian Becker who is retiring from coaching after 28 years of leading the Bearcats’ baseball program...

The third-seeded Cape Girardeau Central boys tennis team only dropped two matches in its 5-2 semifinal upset victory over second-seeded Poplar Bluff to hand the host Mules their first loss of the season on Tuesday in the Class 2 District 1 Tournament...

The top-seeded Notre Dame boys tennis team only dropped one match in the singles in its 5-1 semifinal victory over fourth-seeded North County to advance to today's Class 1 District 1 Team Tournament championship. The Bulldogs will host second-seeded Dexter at 4 p.m. today for the district title. The Bearcats downed third-seeded Sikeston in their semifinal to proceed to the championship match...

The Leopold baseball team managed just two hits, but that was enough to scrape by Oak Ridge for a 2-1 victory Wednesday in Leopold, Missouri. The Wildcats scored twice in the second inning and held on in a close battle at home. Ryan Lewis led Leopold (4-9) to victory on the mound, allowing one unearned run on three hits in seven innings, striking out seven batters and walking two...

Derek Kirn belted a two-run home run as the Perryville baseball team clinched the regular-season conference championship with a 7-3 victory over Windsor on the road in Imperial, Missouri, on Tuesday. Trent Unterreiner was the winning pitcher and had a double and two RBIs for the Pirates (12-7, 4-0 JCAA Conference-Large Schools Division). He gave up three earned runs on seven hits and recorded seven strikeouts and two walks...

The winter sports season is one of the most passionate in Southeast Missouri, and this winter there were plenty of performances deserving of that passion. On Tuesday, 40 more individuals were announced as winter sport finalists for the 2018 Semoball Awards...

Rylee Venable had a home run and four RBIs to lead the top-seeded Scott City softball team to a 13-3 semifinal victory over fourth-seeded Advance in the Class 1 District 4 Tournament at Oran. Kaileigh Dirden was the winning pitcher and also doubled and drove in three runs for Scott City (16-3). She threw a complete game and allowed three earned runs with eight strikeouts and no walks...

Reid James got on base two of his four times at the plate as the fifth-seeded Notre Dame baseball team rebounded from a tough opening-round loss a day earlier to pick up a 5-2 win over eighth-seeded New Madrid County Central in a consolation semifinal of the SEMO Conference Tournament at Cape Girardeau Central High School on Saturday...

Jersey number: 24 Height: 5-foot-9 Position: PG AAU/Travel Team: Missouri Storm Favorite team tradition: New Year's lock-in at school Favorite memory from this season: Beating Scott County Central in the Christmas Tournament Favorite spot on the floor to shoot from: Free-throw line...

The third-seeded Kennett Indians struck for three runs in the third inning Saturday and beat seventh-seeded Dexter 5-2 in a consolation semifinal of the SEMO Conference Baseball Tournament at Cape Central High School. The Indians will face Notre Dame in the fifth-place game at 2:15 p.m. Monday. Dexter (3-12) will meet New Madrid County Central for seventh place at noon Monday. Both games will be played at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau...

Krista Rhodes Jersey number: 11 Height: 5-foot-10 Position: Forward/Guard Plans after graduation: Playing volleyball at John A. Logan Favorite team tradition: Praying with team before every game Favorite memory from this season: Watching Coach Stein celebrate on the sideline after Hannah Scott got the and-1 to beat Puxico...

Kaylee Payne belted a triple as a good fifth inning helped lift Oran softball to a 6-3 victory over Portageville in its final regular-season home game on Thursday. Alyssa Spane went 5 1/3 innings in the circle to obtain the win for the Eagles (12-2). ...

Coming off a sensational sophomore season which included a trip to the Class 2 final four, it would be easy to relax. But Leah Cauble kept working. While the Oran girls basketball team fell just short of another state appearance, Cauble continued to dazzle on the hardwood, upping her scoring average and shooting percentage and earning the title Southeast Missourian Girls Basketball Player of the Year for the second year in a row...

Advance softball scored four runs in the seventh inning to pull off a 4-1 comeback road win over Meadow Heights on Wednesday in Patton, Missouri. Alexus Hubbert had an RBI double in that inning and went 2-for-3. Alli Johnson got the complete-game win for Advance (5-10), giving up four hits, two walks and an earned run while notching five strikeouts. She also had two hits...

The Jackson boys golf team continued its impressive season by adding more hardware to its case as the Indians edged Marquette by one stroke to capture the championship of the Mehlville Invitational Tournament at the Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington, Missouri, on Saturday...

Claire Ramsey hit a double and drove in three runs as the Oran softball team started strong to pick up a big 8-4 win over traditional powerhouse Kennett on Tuesday. Alyssa Spane went the distance in the circle to come away with the win for the host Eagles, who improved to 8-1 with the victory. Spane recorded four strikeouts and two walks...

Oran 8, Kennett 4 ORAN, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity softball team fell behind 6-0 after two innings of play and never recovered as it suffered an 8-4 road loss at Oran Thursday. The top four hitters in the Oran batting order - Sydney Kern, Kaylee Payne, Leah Cauble and Claire Ramsey - each collected a pair of hits. Cauble had two RBIs and Ramsey tallied three RBIs. Jesse Long and Samantha Welter both collected a hit and one RBI for Oran...

The Cape Girardeau Central girls track and field team had three of its members come away with first-place finishes to lead the Tigers to the team championship of the Sikeston Bulldog Invitational. Morgan Kluge posted a first-place time of 2 minutes, 34.35 seconds in the 800-meter run for the Tigers, who landed 11.5 points ahead of the hosts in the team standings. Brooke Witvoet won the javelin and Yienvi Johnson clinched first in the shot put to help propel Central to the title...

At times this season, the Saxony Lutheran baseball team has been relying on its top four hitters to carry the offense. Tuesday, it was the other five batters' turn to produce. The Crusaders' five through nine-hole hitters produced eight of the team's 11 hits and Saxony broke open a tight game with four runs apiece in the fourth and fifth innings and cruised to a 10-1 win over Class 1 state-ranked Oran at Saxony Lutheran High School. ...

The schedule has been released for the Old Settlement Softball Tournament. The 12-team tournament will take place Friday and Saturday at four locations near Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Ste. Genevieve, Oran and Arcadia Valley will compete in Pool 1 at Leon’s Field at Ste. Genevieve High School Friday. Ste. Genevieve takes on Oran at 4 p.m., Oran takes on Arcadia Valley at 5:30 p.m. and Ste. Genevieve takes on Arcadia Valley at 7 p.m. Friday in Pool 1...

Kole Simms blasted a two-run home run and host Oran pulled out a 5-3 victory over Advance on Thursday afternoon in Oran, Missouri.. Layne Johnson pitched six innings to get the win for the Eagles (6-3). He allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and recorded 11 strikeouts and two walks...

The Jackson boys reeled off a team victory while the girls finished in second in the team standings as the Indians put together a standout performance Tuesday at the Tiger Town (Festus) Invitational in Hillsboro, Missouri. The boys posted a 104.50 to edge Hillsboro's second-place 95, while the ladies finished with 84 points, behind Jefferson's winning 88...

Ben Jansen hit a double and batted in three runs to lead Notre Dame baseball to an 11-6 victory over Lutheran (St. Charles County) in a quarterfinal of the Borgia/Union Tournament on Saturday. Reid James was the winning pitcher and also doubled and had three RBIs for Notre Dame. He threw six innings and gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits. He recorded nine strikeouts and two walks...

Saxony Lutheran girls basketball senior Addison Beussink was tabbed as a Class 3 all-state selection by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association on Wednesday, headlining a group of local honorees. On the girls side, Oran's Leah Cauble earned all-state honors in Class 2, in addition to being named the Scott-Mississippi Conference Player of the Year...