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Student-athletes from across Southeast Missouri were recognized for their outstanding achievements Saturday night at the region’s premier sports award show. More than 150 athletes from 57 area high schools were on hand for the Fifth Annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH at the Donald C. ...

The wait is finally over. The fifth Annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH kicks off Saturday. Southeast Missouri's premier sports award show will welcome more than 150 student-athletes from 57 area high schools to the Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast Missouri State's River Campus for an evening of recognition and celebration...

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Less than a month ago, Oran baseball and St. Vincent girls soccer won Class 1 state championships, capping off a successful spring for area schools. Four teams, three in girls soccer and one in baseball, advanced to the final four with Jackson girls soccer making history by reaching state for the first time in program history...

After 10 months, the list is complete. On Monday, the 45 spring sport finalists for the 2018 Semoball Awards were announced during a selection show live on air on SEMO ESPN Radio 1220 AM. In addition to those individual student-athletes, 15 additional nominees were revealed for Coach of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year and Sportsmanship, plus the Lifetime Achievement Award winner...

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...