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OAK RIDGE, Mo. — The semifinals for the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament are set after the quarterfinals were played at Oak Ridge High School on Saturday, Jan. 29. Top-seeded Oak Ridge will take on fourth-seeded Kelly at 6:30 p.m. and second-seeded East Prairie will face third-seed Oran at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Delta uses lockdown defense, sharp shooting from the outside and “phenomenal effort” to win its second consecutive Scott-Mississippi Conference Championship with a 66-37 victory over Oran on Thursday, Jan. 26. Jade Berry and Addison Nichols led the Ladycats (17-2) in scoring with 20 and 18, respectively, while Haley Webb was the Lady Eagles (11-7) top performer with 17...

OAK RIDGE, Mo. — Oran fell 54-39 at Oak Ridge on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Konnor Hobeck led the Bluejays (15-3) with a game-high 13 points, while Tyler Bishop added 11. Kolten Payne and Nolan Loper were the Eagles’ (10-7) leading scorers with 12 each. Oak Ridge will travel to Marquand-Zion (1-7) on Thursday, Jan 26, while Oran is on the road at Leopold (6-10)...

Oak Ridge (16-3) held strong in the second half to take a 54-39 win at Oran (10-8) on Tuesday night. Junior Konnor Hobeck led the Bluejays with 13 points scored in the win, while senior Tyler Bishop followed close behind with 11. Camren Volz (9), Ty Wilson (9), Carson Hahs (8), Tanner Slinkard (2) and Ahren Fodge (2) all made further scoring contributions for Oak Ridge...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Some bulbs in the gym might need replacement after Oran shot lights out in a win over Scott City on Monday, Jan. 23. The Lady Eagles (13-6) advanced to the championship game of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament for the eighth straight season with a 50-38 win over the Lady Rams (12-6)...

ORAN, Mo. — Nolan Loper scored a game-high 21 to lead Oran to a 72-24 win over Bell City on Friday, Jan. 20. The Eagles improved to 10-7 with the victory, while the Cubs fell to 3-13. Oran with host Oak Ridge (15-3) on Tuesday and travel to Leopold (6-9) on Thursday before competing in the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament, beginning this weekend...

Notre Dame (12-2) finished 1-1 in the Nixa Invitational Tournament round robin with a 38-34 win against Norfork on Friday night. Seniors Tori Rubel and Annalise Garner led the Bulldogs in scoring, both with 12 points in the game. Defensively, freshmen Nevaeh Lucious’ five blocks and Kate Rubel’s three steals finished as team highs in the narrow Notre Dame win...

Oran (9-7) scored 32 points across the second and third quarters to take down Chaffee (6-10) by a score of 49-34 on the road on Tuesday night. Oran senior Kolten Payne led the Eagles’ offense with 13 points, followed by teammates Riley Schlosser and Elijah Shoemaker with 10 points each...

ORAN – After watching his team get manhandled by Dexter on its home court last Friday, Bernie High School boy’s basketball coach Jason Long showed no angst whatsoever.

Cape Central (8-8) used a 22-point fourth quarter to outscore Oran (9-5) by eight and rally to a 61-57 win in the Jackson Lady Indian Showcase at Jackson High School on Saturday. Senior Taylor Horton led Cape Central with 26 points in the win, followed by classmate Ki Bogan with 22 points scored for a combined 48 points, powering the Tigers to a big win...

Oran (8-6) pounced on the St. Vincent (9-8) defense early and carried its momentum to a lopsided 74-44 victory at home on Friday. Junior Elijah Shoemaker led Oran with a game-high 24 points, all score on 2-point field goals while receiving 11 points in support from both teammates Robby Menz and Riley Schlosser...

BENTON, Mo. — The Kelly girls’ basketball pushed Oran to the brink, but ultimately fell 59-56 at home on Thursday, Jan. 12. The Lady Eagles improved to 9-4, while the Lady Hawks dropped to 7-7. “Everyone came in with a good effort,” said Kelly coach Matthew Blissett. “Oran did well at knocking down free throws. We have to work on defense without using our hands and limiting the free points. I think we are moving in the right direction.”...

BENTON, Mo. — Kelly defeated Oran 50-48 on Tuesday, Jan. 10. The Hawks (7-8) hung on for the victory after the Eagles’ (7-6) desperate attempt for a comeback in the fourth quarter. Reece Eftink scored a game-high 16 to lead Kelly, while Kolten Payne led Oran with 14...

There aren’t a lot of positive signs for the St. Vincent High School boy’s basketball squad as it climbs onto the bus on Friday and makes the trek south to Oran at 7:30 p.m.

Jackson (11-3) rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to defeat fifth seed and host Lindbergh, 55-52, to advance to the Flyer Invitational Tournament championship – its first appearance in the fixture since 2017, in which the Indians won their most recent regular season tournament championship...

The Oran girls basketball team (9-4) owned the tempo from start to finish as the Eagles stormed to a 53-22 win over Chaffee (9-3) on the road. Senior Taylor Hobbs led Oran in the win, scoring a game-high 17 points on four 3-pointers. Classmate Haley Webb followed Hobbs with 13 points...

The Meadow Heights (7-6) boys used a 17-point fourth quarter to take down Oran (7-5) at home on Friday night, winning 60-56 over the Eagles. Meadow Heights senior Koby Cook led the way for the Panthers, scoring a game-high 29 points en route to the victory, paired with another 15 from classmate Will Green...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — The Oran girls’ basketball held East Prairie to single-digit scoring in all four quarters during a 66-24 win on Thursday, Jan. 5. Bralynn Morgan led Oran (9-4) with a game-high 21 points, while Grace Davis added 11 and Taylor Hobbs contributed 10...

Cape Central (12-0) stayed perfect on Tuesday night with a lopsided win on the road against Hillsboro, winning 77-44. Standout senior center Cameron Williams led the Tigers in the game with 21 points scored, followed by junior LaTroy McIntosh with 14 points...

Katie and Haley Webb have shared a love for the game of basketball and had aspirations of playing college basketball from a young age. Now that dream is on the brink of becoming a reality, after Haley, an Oran High School senior, recently signed to join her older sister at Culver-Stockton College...

Oran pulled out all the stops to slow down an eccentric Jackson offense early, but Jackson’s pace proved too much as the Indians rolled to a 75-35 win in a Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament quarterfinal game on Tuesday night at the Show Me Center...

The first day of action in the 2022 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament features multiple impressive performances over the eight-game stretch. The scoring started early as Cape Central’s Cam Williams scored 16 points, all in the first half, to lead the Tigers to a 99-12 win over Bell City...

Kolten Payne scored 12 points and Robby Menz scored 10 to lead the No. 6 Oran Eagles over the No. 10 Chaffee Red Devils 49-36 in the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament on Monday in the Show Me Center. The Eagles doubled up on the Devils in the first quarter to lead 17-8, thanks to a trio of three-point baskets. Payne scored seven points in the opening period by sinking a three and attacking the rim, finding the free-throw line...

The more things change, the more things stay the same for the Notre Dame girls' basketball program. The Lady Bulldogs, with two seniors and three freshmen getting a lion’s share of the minutes, shut down the Jackson Indians 46-30 to win the First State Community Bank Holiday Classic championship on Thursday in the Show Me Center...

Local sports fans know that with the holiday season, also comes high school basketball tournaments. Here is where all the area schools will be competing next week. The Sikeston boys travel to the 29th annual St. Dominic - Chick-Fil-A Christmas Basketball Tournament, beginning Tuesday, Dec. 27 at the Fallon Family Center in O’Fallon, Missouri...

After a lackluster second-half offensive effort on Monday, Oran rebounded with a balanced 59-point outburst against Woodland on Monday evening to roll to a 59-36 win against the Cardinals in the First State Community Bank Holiday Classic at the Show Me Center...

On Sunday the Notre Dame girls' basketball team defeated Oran 49-19 on the first day of the First State Community Bank Holiday Classic at the Show Me Center. Both teams started off the game slow with neither team scoring in the first two minutes but Notre Dame figured it out first and finished the quarter on a 19-5 run. Oran outscored the Bulldogs in the second quarter 11-10 but the deficit was too large to overcome in one quarter. The Eagles trailed 29-16 going into halftime...

The 27th Annual First State Community Bank Holiday Classic at the Show Me Center will be the culmination of two conflicting journeys, repeat, and redemption. Both Notre Dame (4-0) and Delta (6-0) enter the tournament undefeated and looking for a rematch. The Bulldogs defeated the Bobcats 55-42 last year to win their third consecutive tournament championship and will look to push their title streak to four...

Oran used a 24-point second quarter to get by Puxico (1-7) at home on Thursday night, winning by a 55-19 margin. Senior Haley Webb led the Eagles with 15 points in the matchup followed by classmate Taylor Hobbs’ 12. The Eagles are next in action in the First State Community Bank Holiday Classic beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday against first-seeded Notre Dame at the Show Me Center...

ORAN, Mo. — There is no doubt the Oran basketball team exudes toughness. Despite already being shorthanded, and losing a starter mid-game to an injury, Oran (5-1) rallied from a second-half deficit to win 65-57 in overtime over East Prairie (4-2) on Tuesday, Dec. 13...

It took an entire half of basketball before the newly crowned four-time consecutive Lady Devil Tournament Champion Oran Lady Eagles came alive to defeat Saxony Lutheran 55-51 at Saxony Lutheran High School Monday.

Oran (3-1) defeated Risco (1-3) 74-62 victory on Tuesday night. Oran hosts Scott City at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Risco plays at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at Delta C-7.

Scott City (5-1) opened the Lady Red Devils Classic with a 52-39 win over Meadow Heights (5-1) on Monday. Four players – Liza Dannenmueller (14), Lilyan Landis (12), Mackenzie Lawless (11) and Ramsey Spinks (11) – scored in double digits for the Rams, while the sophomore Landis totaled eight rebounds, seven steals and two assists in the win...

ORAN, Mo. — Advance won the 67th Oran invitational Tournament with a thrilling 61-59 victory over rival Oran on Friday, Dec. 2. Colton Silman led the Hornets (3-0) with 19 points, as the team captured the title for the first time since 2015, in front of a standing-room-only crowd...

1. South Nodaway/Jefferson Conception Junction 2. Delta T-3. Leeton T-3. South Iron 5. Walnut Grove 6. Mercer 7. Golden City 8. Macks Creek 9. Drexel 10. North Shelby Others receiving votes: Higbee, Meadville, Marion County. 1. Tipton 2. Ellington 3. Miller...

ORAN, Mo. — Kelly opened the season with smothering defense and a lethal offensive attack, obliterating Bell City 95-42 in the opening round of the Oran Tournament on Monday, Nov. 28. The second-seeded Hawks (2-0) led from start to finish and were never seriously threatened by the seventh-seeded Cubs (0-1)...

ORAN, Mo. — It took a couple of minutes for Oran to warm up offensively, but once they did, they put on a clinic in an 81-41 win over visiting Scott County Central in the opening round of the Oran Tournament on Monday, Nov. 26. The sixth-seeded Braves (0-1) jumped out to an early 5-0 lead, but the third-seeded Eagles (1-0) quickly turned things around, outscoring their opponent by 20 points for the remainder of the quarter...

SIKESTON — Haley Webb scored 20 points and Grace Davis added 18, leading Oran to a season-opening win at Scott County Central on Tuesday, Nov. 22. The Lady Eagles (1-0) overcame a slow start and spoiled the Bravettes’ (1-1) home opener 58-42. “[Webb] and [Davis] have spent a lot of time on the court working together,” said Oran coach Jaysa Jenkins. ...

SIKESTON — Haley Webb scored 20 points and Grace Davis added 18, leading Oran to a season-opening win at Scott County Central on Tuesday, Nov. 22. The Lady Eagles (1-0) overcame a slow start and spoiled the Bravettes’ (1-1) home opener 58-42. “[Webb] and [Davis] have spent a lot of time on the court working together,” said Oran coach Jaysa Jenkins. ...

The Oran boys’ basketball team will be seeking its 14th consecutive winning season this year. The Eagles graduated five seniors, but return three players that saw varsity action, including senior Kolton Payne, who was the team’s leading rebounder last season with eight boards per game to go along with 12 points and 3.5 assists a game. Payne also earned All-Scott Mississippi Conference and All-Class 2, District 3 honors...

By Dennis Marshall Standard Democrat The Oran girls’ basketball team is also looking to continue a tradition of excellence this season and will be pursuing its 10th consecutive district championship. However, the Lady Eagles will have to do it with first-year head coach Jaysa Jenkins, who takes over Amy Pobst...

Districts for winter sports were released on Friday morning, with New Madrid County Central dropping to Class 3 for the 2022-23 season. NMCC finished third in Class 4 last season and return juniors Jadis Jones and AJ Ruff while junior BJ Williamson also returns after missing last season...

A brief look at 17 high school girls basketball teams ahead of the 2022-23 season.

The East Prairie volleyball team had its best season in program history, and four Lady Eagles were named to the MSHSAA All-Class 2 District 1 team Chayse Kavan, Katie Brewer, Lydia Valencia and Tori Stinnett. Kavan and Brewer earned first-team honors, while Valencia and Stinnett were named to the second team...