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BENTON, Mo. — It was a great day to be a Dexter Bearcat and Lady Bearcat. Both the Dexter boys and girls track teams earned first-place honors at the Johnny Merrick Invitational at Thomas W. Kelly High School, Thursday, in Benton. On the boys' side, Dexter edged Scott City by two points, 105-103. Kennett finished in third with 86 points...

The Oran offense exploded for a season-high 16 runs on Wednesday as the Eagles drilled 15 hits to shutout Scott City, 16-0. Sophomore Kolton Payne led the show, going 3 for 4 at the plate, including a double that drove in a run in the first inning. Payne also scored two runs...

The Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association released its first state rankings for the 2021 season earlier this week. Oran and Kennett are favored to win state titles in their respective classes. Oran is ranked No. 1 in Class 1 and Kennett is ranked No. 1 in Class 4...

Following a year of missing out on gathering with friends and family due to the COVID pandemic, everyone, including sports fans, is anxious to spend time with those closest to us once again.

The Oran girl's softball team won their sixth game in a row, as the Eagles downed Delta Thursday, 8-2. Oran got on the board in the second inning when Lily Knotts smashed an RBI double to put the Eagles up, 1-0. Oran continued their offensive charge with four more runs scored in the fourth inning, as Dalaini Bryant, Kennedi McVay, and Alyssa Spane each drove in runs in the frame...

The Oran offense pounded out 10 runs on 12 hits Thursday, including shortstop Ty Johnson going 3 for 3 at the plate, as the Eagles shut out Delta, 10-0, to win their fifth game in six attempts. Johnson also drove in two RBIs in the contest. Two other Eagles (Kaden Hargrove and Nicolas Massey) drove in two RBIs as well to tie Johnson for the game lead in runs driven in...

Third place hitting Andrew Enderle went 5 for 5 against Bernie Monday, driving in seven RBIs, hitting three home runs, to lead Scott City past the Mules, 19-10. Enderle homered in the first inning, singled in the third, singled in the fourth, homered again early in the sixth inning, and finally wrapping up his day with another home run of the grand slam variety, later in the same inning...

The Advance baseball team rallied from a 2-0 deficit, tying the score in the sixth inning and going ahead in the seventh of a 4-2 victory over Charleston on Saturday at Rent One Park in Marion, Illinois. Charleston (1-2) scored two runs in the first inning, but Jed Garner settled down to earn the victory. He allowed two runs — one earned — on four hits with 11 strikeouts and two walks in seven innings...

The Oran girls softball team won their home opener Monday, defeating Scott City, 12-2, as senior Alyssa Spane went 1 for 4 with a game-high four RBIs in the contest. Spane hit a bases-clearing double in the bottom half of the fourth inning, scoring three Eagles, putting the Eagles up 8-1...

Coach: Joe Bickings What are your expectations for this season? “We hope to compete for a district championship and advance in the playoffs.” After a year-long layoff, how eager are you and the team to get back on the field and compete? “The team and I are very eager to get back out there and compete. We had a very successful fall season, and we hope that will better prepare us for this upcoming spring.”...

Coach: Jake Baehr What are your expectations for this season? “The expectations I have for my girls this year are just a couple of things — to grow fundamentally in the sport of softball and build a culture together as a team. Our numbers are great, and I have girls who want to learn and play this sport to the best of their ability.”...

The Oran softball team started their spring season on the road against Bloomfield Friday and found victory rather easily, winning 12-2. The Eagles took a 3 to 0 lead in the top half of the second inning and added a single run in the third frame before scoring three more runs in the fourth inning...

ORAN, Mo. — Oran senior Katie Webb and head coach Amy Pobst earned Player of the Year and Coach of the Year honors for the Scott-Mississippi County Conference last week. Webb was one of three Eagles to earn a spot on the all-conference team — juniors Hope Woodfin and Traci Hency joined her — while sophomore Haley Webb was an honorable mention...

The pressure is mounting on area basketball players as the MSHSAA tournament continues. For Semoball-area players, the performances have matched the intensity of the competition. Campbell senior Blake Fowler and Oran junior Traci Hency have both excelled of late and the two were recognized recently as the Semoball.com Basketball Players of the Week.

ELLINGTON, Mo. — For nearly the last two months, success was the only thing that described the Oran girls basketball team. Riding an 11-game winning streak, the Eagles were surging as they prepared for the Class 2 Quarterfinals Saturday afternoon. However, their steam cooled off against Ellington as the Lady Whippets advanced to the program's first final four with a 59-51 win...

ORAN, Mo. — For the fifth-straight season, the Oran girls basketball team is one step closer to achieving a goal. The Eagles' quest at an elusive first state championship in program history is still alive and well after a dominating victory over Class 2 District 4 champion Viburnum on Wednesday night in the Class 2 Sectionals. Oran (17-3) won 74-44...

There were a ton of great postseason performances on the basketball courts of Southeast Missouri last week.

ORAN, Mo. — There was never a doubt. Coming into Friday's Class 2 District 3 Tournament championship game, Oran knew they were the better team, but the Eagles also knew they still had to execute and play their style of game to get the job done. They would do just that, defeating St. Vincent 55-28 to win their eighth-straight district title...

DEXTER, Mo. — After a 15-day pause due to weather conditions, the Oran girls’ basketball team returned to the hardwood on Saturday afternoon. Wasting little time to get out to a sizable advantage, the Eagles opened the game on a 10-0 run — one of three runs to begin each of the first three quarters — in its 45-35 win over Dexter at the Bearcat Event Center...

High School boys and girls basketball district tournaments are finally upon us. Fans, players, and coaches have had to endure a strange, but sometimes fun, basketball season, which was filled with many postponements and/or cancellations due to Covid-19, as well as the weather. However, we can say that the 2020-2021 season has been one of the more entertaining ones in recent years.

The seedings have been released for the Class 1-3 boys and girls district basketball tournaments. Postseason play begins Feb. 20 for schools in Class 1-3. Higher seeds are slated to host quarterfinals and semifinals. Some districts will also have the highest remaining seed host their district championship. Other districts have elected to designate a neutral host site for their district final...

ORAN, Mo. — Excitement filled the gym, and smiles ran across every Kelly player’s face Friday night after the final buzzer sounded and the championship plaque was in their grasps. For the second-straight year, the Hawks won the Scott-Mississippi County Conference Tournament...

The highly acclaimed and 100 percent accurate (see the sarcasm) girls basketball rankings are out for the second edition. Did your team move, drop, or enter the coveted top-10? Here is the top-10 girls' team, as of Friday: New Madrid County Central (14-3)...

ORAN, Mo – They say the third time is the charm. That was certainly Kelly’s thought process Tuesday night in their semifinal game against Oran in the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament. Having already lost to the Eagles twice this season by a combined five points, the Hawks used key plays on both ends of the court from senior Bryce Morgan to propel themselves to a 35-33 overtime win and a chance at the conference championship...

A lot of things have gone well for the New Madrid County Central girl’s basketball program this season.

ORAN, Mo. — Saturday was the first day of the Scott-Mississippi County Conference Tournament at Oran High School. There were three games played, with the No. 1 seed Scott City earning a bye after No. 7 seed Scott County Central dropped out. No. 3-seeded Kelly had little to worry about against No. 6 seed Chaffee...

The highly acclaimed and 100 percent accurate (see the sarcasm) boys' basketball rankings are out for the second edition. Did your team move, drop, or enter the coveted top-10? New Madrid County Central (12-0) The skinny: Since the last rankings on Jan. ...

SIKESTON – Oran High School girl’s basketball coach Amy Pobst was an accounting major in college, not a psychology major, but she did a masterful performance of rewiring her players’ minds following an 18-point loss to Delta just five weeks ago.

There were several great basketball performances throughout Southeast Missouri over the last week. However, the exploits of New Madrid County Central player, Donnie Brown, and Oran senior Katie Webb stood out, according to Semoball readers.

Lexi Rubel proved to be too much for Kennett Monday as the junior standout not only dominated inside but drained two, three-point shots as she scored a game-high 22 points and also grabbed 13 rebounds to lead her Bulldogs past Kennett on the road, 46-32...

ORAN, Mo. — Revenge avenged. One month ago, Delta (15-3; 6-1 Scott-Mississippi County Conference) proved to be too much of a mismatch against Oran (9-3; 4-0 Scott-Mississippi County Conference) in the First State Bank Holiday Classic. The Lady Bobcats won handily over the Lady Eagles, 54-36...

There were several great basketball performances throughout Southeast Missouri of late, but East Carter's Kyren West and Holcomb's Macy Houart were recently selected as the top performers over the last week by Semoball.com readers.

Tuesday night the Oran Eagles were minus the services of two of their starting five in Langdon Scheeter and Diesel Cato, but the rest of the team stepped up and pulled out a tough, late-season Scott-Mississippi Conference game on the road against Chaffee, winning 49-44...

JACKSON, Mo. — Many teams don’t have the luxury of saying that they hung with one of the top teams in the state of Missouri. Oran can now say that they have, though, after battling with the No. 1 team in Class 4 Saturday afternoon in the 6th Annual Lady Indians Showcase at the Jackson Event Center. Park Hills Central (13-1) defeated the Lady Eagles 53-40...

The Kelly Hawks picked up a road win Friday by beating an upstart Chaffee team 60-54, improving their season record to 7-7. Kelly, who had previously only won one of their last 4 games, got a game-high 24 points from junior Gavin Jansen, who recently picked up his 1,000th career point this past week...

Drum roll, please. After seeing a lot of chatter on who the top-10 boys and girls basketball teams are in the region, I have put together a list of who I think deserves to be mentioned. Here is the absolutely accurate (see the sarcasm) boys’ list: New Madrid County Central (9-0)...

BENTON, Mo. — Ever since a 30-point win over Kelly in the finals of the 2019 Oran Invitational Tournament, the next three meetings between Oran and the Hawks have come down to two possessions or less. Add Tuesday’s night matchup between the two Scott-Mississippi County Conference rivals to the list as well. ...