Oran

ORAN, Mo. — Continuing its winning ways, the Oran boys basketball team routed Risco on Tuesday night. The Eagles outscored the Tigers 22-9 in the fourth quarter on their way to an 87-57 win at Oran High School. Tyson Goodale led all scorers with 30 points...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Oran dominated it’s way past Puxico in the first round of the Chaffee Lady Red Devils Invitational on Monday. The Lady Eagles won 65-1, as three players reached double-figures in scoring. Kaylee Payne led the way with 13 points, two rebounds, four assists, and four steals. Katie Webb had 12 points, four rebounds, and two steals, and Heather Gosche added 10 points, to go along with one rebound, three assists, and three steals...

It’s been four years since Scott City and Kelly matched up in their opening boy’s basketball games of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament.

ORAN, Mo. — Nothing was keeping Oran junior Ty Johnson from helping his team win a third-consecutive Oran Invitational Tournament on Friday night. Johnson erupted for 32 points, on 11 of 21 shooting and 6 of 11 from three, as the Eagles defeated Kelly 79-49 in front of a packed house at Oran High School...

ORAN, Mo. — Free throws can make or break a team down-the-stretch of a game. An unguarded shot can cause teams trouble, but for Kelly senior Devin Heuring, that was not the case, in the Hawks 87-84 overtime win over Advance in the semifinals of the Oran Invitational Tournament on Thursday night...

A pair of area basketball players earned the top spots in this week's Semoball.com Athlete of the Week poll voting.

ORAN, Mo. — The 64th Annual Oran Invitational Tournament kicked off Monday with No. 1-seed Oran facing No. 8-seed Bell City. Oran stepped on the gas pedal quickly, leading 30-6 after the first quarter and 52-16 at halftime, in the Eagles 81-34 win. Langdon Scheeter led Oran (1-0) with 21. Cooper Priggel and Tyson Goodale added 15 points each, while Ty Johnson had 14 and Todd Priggel 11 to round out the double-digit scorers for the Eagles...

High school basketball teams throughout the Missouri Bootheel begin play in opening-season basketball tournaments Monday.

SIKESTON — Needing 13 points to reach 1,000 points for her career, Oran senior Kaylee Payne reached that mark in the Lady Eagles 69-52 win over Scott County Central at Ronnie Cookson Gymnasium. Payne had 17 points total, on 7 of 24 shooting, along with three rebounds and seven assists...

Katie Webb recorded another double-double with a game-high 26 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Oran girls basketball team to its second win of the season in the 69-52 conference victory over Scott County Central on Tuesday...

Head Coach: Joe Shoemaker, 11th season (211-82) Last Season: 30-2 Postseason: Defeated Oak Ridge in the Class 2, District 2 championship game 89-72; lost to Greenwood in the Class 2 championship game 55-54 Notes: Dealing with defeat can be troublesome at times...

The Southeast Missouri State softball program didn't have to search far in order to bolster its talent.

PIGGOTT, Ark. - The Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity boys basketball team opened its season on a high note Friday night. Senath-Hornersville rallied from a 19-10 deficit at the end of the first quarter to win at Piggott (Ark.) 72-69 in overtime. Piggott maintained a 36-31 lead at halftime and led 46-42 at the end of the third quarter before the Lions rallied to tie things up at 58-all by the end of the fourth quarter and won the overtime session 14-11...

Head Coach: Ethan Evans, eighth season (137-51) Last Season: 22-7 Postseason: Defeated St. Vincent in the Class 2, District 3 championship game 83-28; lost to Thayer in the Class 2 Quarterfinals 58-28. Notes: It will be a different look for the Oran girls basketball team this season...

MALDEN, Mo. — Katie Webb recorded a monster double-double in Oran’s 70-31 win over Malden on Friday night. Webb finished with 30 points, on 13 of 18 shooting, and 13 rebounds. Kaylee Payne added 18 points, on 6 of 11 shooting, to go along with six rebounds and five steals as well. Both her and Webb were the lone Lady Eagles to reach double-digits in scoring...

SIKESTON — District assignments for boys’ and girls’ basketball and wrestling were released on Friday. Sikeston will be a part of Class 4, District 1, with Cape Central, Notre Dame, Dexter, Perryville, and Ste. Genevieve. Class 3, District 1 consists of Charleston, New Madrid County Central, East Prairie, Caruthersville, Doniphan, Malden, Kennett, and Twin Rivers. ...

SIKESTON — 11 area basketball players are making impacts with their respective college programs. Below is a recap of how each one is doing through the first three weeks of the college basketball season. FRED THATCH JR. A sophomore at Saint Louis University, one of the greatest players to come out of Sikeston High School, is averaging 8.7 points per game and five rebounds per contest for an undefeated Billikens team...

SIKESTON — Sikeston’s Alivia Cobb garnered some more awards last week, as the Class 4, District, and SEMO Conference teams got announced. Cobb earned the SEMO Conference North Defensive Player of the Year after setting the single-season record for digs in her senior season. She also earned a spot on the first-team as well...

The Leopold volleyball team downed two familiar foes in straight sets during the opening night of the Class 1 District 3 Tournament at Advance High School on Monday to set up a collision course with the top-seeded hosts...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Pool play was not pleasant for the Sikeston volleyball team on Tuesday. The first day of the SEMO Conference Volleyball Tournament kicked off at the Cape SportsPlex in Cape Girardeau. 10 teams, split into two divisions, made up the tournament. In the North Division was Jackson, Notre Dame, Cape Central, Poplar Bluff, and Sikeston, while the South Division comprised of Scott City, Oran, New Madrid County Central (NMCC), Kennett, and Charleston...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team finished first in SEMO South Division pool play Tuesday at Cape Girardeau SportsPlex in Cape Girardeau. Kennett won seven of the eights sets it played in pool play. Kennett beat Charleston 25-18, 25-14; Kennett beat New Madrid County Central 25-17, 25-9; Kennett beat Oran 25-14, 25-23; and Kennett split Scott City 26-24, 25-27...

The Saxony Lutheran Crusaders could not keep the North County Raiders from putting the ball in the back of the net, losing 4-2 on the road in boys soccer. Paul Adams led the Saxony Lutheran (7-9) offense, scoring a goal on an indirect free kick and assisting on the Crusaders other goal. Garrett Richey found the back of the net off the Adams feed...

SIKESTON — Jacob Lovel was the lone goal scorer for the Sikeston boys soccer team on Tuesday against Carterville, Ill. Lovel scored on a pass from Josh McClendon, but the Bulldogs fell 7-1. Sikeston (0-20) hosts Perryville on Thursday, in the final regular season match of the season...

Gracie Cook finished with nine kills, two service aces and two digs as the Meadow Heights volleyball team capped their third-straight sweep of the week and increased their winning streak to six games in the 25-22, 25-19 victory over host Oran on Friday...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Winners of its last four matches, the Sikeston volleyball team traveled to Portageville on Tuesday night, hoping to make five-straight victories. Sikeston got just that, as they swept Portageville 25-19, 25-16. Emily McHaffie led the team with eight kills and tied for the team-lead with 11 digs. Khrystionna Swann also had 11 digs...

ORAN, Mo. — Emily McHaffie was all over the floor for the Sikeston volleyball team on Thursday evening, against Oran. The senior led the team in aces, kills, and digs, as the Bulldogs defeated the Eagles in straight-sets, 27-25, 25-18. McHaffie finished with four aces, six kills, and 18 digs...

The St. Vincent Indians managed to shake off a drubbing in the second set to win a close third set and pick up a 25-23, 8-25, 26-24 home victory over Ste. Genevieve in volleyball. St. Vincent (3-8-3) was led to the win by Hannah Riney and Grace Schremp. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Sikeston opened the 29th Jackson Invitational with an 8-2 win over Doniphan at Shawnee Park Sports Complex on Saturday morning. The Bulldogs got off to a fast start after base hits from Naudia Lazcano, Nayla Bonner, Emma Drury, and Julia Spurlock wound up scoring a pair of runs...

The Notre Dame tennis team won the SEMO Conference Tournament on Friday in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, on the strength of its doubles play. Both Bulldogs doubles teams won semifinal matches and will play for the title at date to be determined. Claire Bruenderman and Anna Grace Stroup defeated Dexter's Kyla Propst and Julianna Rivera 6-0, 6-2 in one semifinal, while Claire Southard and Megan Gullette rallied to defeat Cape Girardeau Central's Anita Kellum and Maria Seidu-Sofo 0-6, 6-2, 6-4...

Cooter 5, Oran 2 ORAN - The Cooter baseball team took a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning on its way to a 5-2 road victory against OranTuesday. Cooter improved to (20-1) with the win. Cooter leadoff hitter Hayden Nazarenus finished 2 for 3 with a solo home run. Chris Crowder, Preston Hatch, and Luke Barnes also drove home a run for Cooter...

ORAN, Mo. — Building off momentum was a struggle for the Oran volleyball team on Tuesday, against Scott City. After a hard-fought first set win, 25-22, the Eagles could not rebound in either of the final two, losing the second 25-20 and the third 25-19...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Six different Sikeston softball players collected multiple hits in Tuesday’s 14-10 win over Neelyville. Jordi James, Megan Witt, Emma Drury, Nayla Bonner, Sarah Keller, and Sydney Burton each had two hits for the Bulldogs. Both Drury and Bonner drove in a pair of runs as well, as the Bulldogs exploded for 16 hits...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston girls tennis team dropped its match to Kennett on Thursday. The Bulldogs got swept in every singles and doubles match. In singles matches, Mackenzie Conway lost to Anelle Harris. Isabel Collins fell to Taylor Hufford while Claudia Santos lost to Kamryn Jaco. Audrey Phillips defeated Quinn Riley, Zakyirrah Montjoy lost to Molly McClain, and Katelin Taber fell to Carley Winston to round out singles’ competition...

Mackenzie Stoner slammed eight kills as the Jackson volleyball team denied host Notre Dame its 10th win of the season and picked up a big conference victory in straight sets (25-10, 25-19) on Thursday in Cape Girardeau. Hannah Shinn and Olivia Ward chipped in seven kills apiece for the Indians. ...

Lexi Rubel and Natalie Timpe nailed seven kills apiece as the Notre Dame volleyball quickly rebounded after dropping the first set to come away with a 23-25, 25-19, 25-18 win over Ste. Genevieve on Tuesday in Cape Girardeau. Rylee McClintock...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Megan Witt and Emma Drury came up big in a clutch situation on Tuesday night against Cape Central. After Sarah Keller led off the sixth inning with a single, and Jordi James and Naudia Lazcano were promptly hit by pitches, Witt gave Sikeston the 6-5 lead on a sacrifice fly...

ORAN, Mo. — Dawson Menz gave the Oran baseball team the eventual go-ahead run in a three-run third inning for the Eagles. Menz singled in Kole Simms to give Oran (6-0) a 4-2 lead, against St. Paul Lutheran. The Eagles wound up winning 5-3. Menz finished 1-for-3 in the game, with his lone hit being a significant one...

Sixty area volleyball teams took part in the Dig For Life Challenge Volleyball Tournament at the Cape Girardeau SportsPlex and Show Me Center Friday and Saturday.