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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kate Grubbs won her first match of the Class 1 state tournament on Thursday at Mizzou Arena, in Columbia, Mo. Grubbs won 12-3 in her first match of the day but fell by pinfall in her quarterfinal matchup. She will compete again, today, in the second round of wrestle backs...

The Jackson wrestling team got off to a great start at the Class 4 state championship, with four of the team's five state qualifiers winning their first-round bouts in Columbia, Missouri. Riley Wiseman was the first victor, beating David H. Hickman's Ethan Barr 6-1 in the 106-pound match. Alec Bailey (120) earned an 8-2 decision over Ozark's Clayton Moison and Garner Horman (145) picked up a 10-5 win over Nixa's Kolyn Eli for the Indians...

The second quarter of the Jackson-Lindbergh duel proved to be the difference maker as the Indians boys basketball outscored the Flyers 12-4 in the second period of the 49-41 victory on Wednesday, claiming third place in the Lindbergh Flyers Invitational...

MALDEN, Mo. — Leading by 15 points at halftime was all that East Prairie needed to breeze past Malden on Tuesday night. Mason Bryars scored 22 points, while Derez Tipler added 11. Tyler McCurter also reached double-digits in scoring, with 10 of his own, as East Prairie (14-10) defeated the Green Wave 79-43...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — It was another breezy night for the Oran girls basketball team on Monday. The Lady Eagles defeated St. Vincent 77-28, behind Leah Cauble’s 43 points. Cauble shot 17 of 28 from the floor, to add to her six rebounds, three steals, and three assists...

SIKESTON — Oran has had its way with Scott County Central this season. The Eagles have beaten the Braves three times this season, including two times in a matter of seven days. On Friday night, it was another dominant showing, as Oran (23-1) defeated Scott County Central at Ronnie Cookson Gymnasium 87-61...

ST. VINCENT, Mo. — First halves have been relatively easy for the Scott County Central girls basketball team for most of the season. On Thursday night, though, the Bravettes seemed to be in for a fight, as they only led by six points at halftime. Scott County Central (17-5) outscored St. Vincent 35-11 in the second half to win 66-36...

Leah Cauble made sure her Senior Night would not be ruined. The Oran senior star once again led her team with a game-high 36 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals as the Class 2 Eagles picked up a big 75-54 victory over Class 5 Poplar Bluff on Tuesday at Oran High School...

ORAN — Poplar Bluff was within one possession of Oran heading into the fourth quarter, but a combination of foul trouble and free throws snowballed against the Mules. Poplar Bluff's Kiley Bess fouled out with about 2 1/2 minutes left and five Mules finished with at least three fouls as Oran pulled away for a 72-54 win on its senior night...

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Freshman Lexi Rubel scored a game-high 16 points as the Notre Dame girls basketball team fell just short in its 40-36 conference loss to Dexter on Monday at the Bearcat Event Center. Megan Heisserer and Julia Williams combined for 12 points with six apiece for the Bulldogs (14-7, 4-2 SEMO Conference), who mounted a comeback after trailing by 12 points at halftime...

JACKSON, Mo. — It was a rough night for the Sikeston girls basketball team on Monday night, against Jackson. The Lady Bulldogs struggled to get the ball rolling early, as the Lady Indians used a 26-7 first quarter, and rolled from that point, all the way to a 71-34 win...

ST. CLAIR, Mo. — Kate Grubbs made the history books for Sikeston on Saturday. The freshman earned third-place honors at the Class 1, District 1 Tournament, to advance to the state tournament. Grubbs started her day by pinning her first two opponents...

Senior Leah Cauble had another banner performance with a team-high 27 points as the Class 2 state-ranked Oran girls basketball team picked up a big 65-59 win over Class 4 perennial powerhouse Park Hills Central on Saturday at the Fourth Annual Jackson Lady Indians Showcase...

SIKESTON — It has been over one month since Oran last tasted defeat. Chemistry is sky-high, which has led to 12 straight wins for the Eagles. That trend continued on Friday night, as the Eagles soared to a 91-71 win over Scott County Central in the championship game of the Scott County-Mississippi County Conference Tournament...

Alexis Allstun recorded 19 points as an evenly-distributed scoring pattern helped the Jackson girls basketball team fend off a 3-point crazy Poplar Bluff team in its 57-45 conference win on Thursday at Jackson High School. Kalli Mayfield contributed 12 points for the Indians (15-3, 4-0 SEMO Conference), who were behind four points at the break. Mik Liley netted 10 points as Jackson outscored the Mules by 16 points in the second half to erase the deficit and obtain the victory...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Leah Cauble has been on a tear of late for the Oran Lady Eagles. The senior and Union-commit has averaged 44 points per contest over her last four games and didn’t stop against Charleston on Thursday night, at Charleston High School...

SIKESTON — Dating back to 7th grade, the senior classes for East Prairie and Oran do not shy away from gritty battles. Tuesday night was nothing short of the same, as both Eagles’ teams battled to the end, with Oran squeaking out an 82-75 victory, in the first semifinal matchup of the Scott County-Mississippi County Tournament, at Scott County Central High School...

Jacob Shoemaker poured in 32 points as the top-seeded Oran boys basketball team held on to beat fourth-seeded East Prairie 82-75 in a Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament semifinal Tuesday at Scott County Central High School in Morley, Missouri. Tyson Goodale added 21 points for Oran (20-1), which extended its winning streak to 12 games. Todd Priggel chipped in 13 points...

SIKESTON — Keshawn Sanders’ 23 points sparked Scott County Central to a 71-65 win over Delta on Saturday. Landon Glueck also finished right behind Sanders, with 21 points, as the two combined for 62 percent of the team’s points. After leading for the better part of the first half, Delta made a comeback in the third quarter, as the Bobcats outscored the Braves 21-15 to tie the game heading into the fourth quarter...

It took two extra periods for the Advance boys basketball team to come alive, but it did so in the nick of the time as the third-seeded Hornets downed fourth-seeded Richland (Essex) 86-75 in double overtime to clinch the third-place plaque in thrilling fashion at the Stoddard County Activities Association Conference Tournament on Friday at Bloomfield High School...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Derez Tipler paced the scoring attack for East Prairie on Friday night, as the Eagles defeated Delta 94-71. Tipler scored a game-high 29 points and was one of three Eagles to reach double-figures in the scoring column. Brian Merryman added 19 points, while Mason Bryars pitched in 14, as East Prairie (10-8) won its fifth game in the last six...

ORAN, Mo. -- With the championship secured once more, the Oran girls basketball struck a pose. The Eagles crowded along the baseline and held up four fingers as the cameras snapped and popped. For the fourth consecutive season, Oran is Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament champions as the top-seeded Eagles defeated No. 2 Scott County Central 91-76 at Oran High School on Thursday night...

Leah Cauble turned in yet another dominating performance, dropping 41 points to lead top-seeded Oran into the championship game of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament with a 74-20 victory over Chaffee on Wednesday at Oran High School. Cauble hauled in seven rebounds and came away with three steals in the lopsided victory. She went 13 of 18 from the field and 12 of 13 from the charity stripe...

ORAN, Mo. -- Seconds earlier, the Oran boys basketball team had just surrendered an open, game-tying 3-pointer due to a defensive breakdown. The Eagles didn't despair, though. Jacob Shoemaker hadn't hit a shot all half, but when he lost his defender for a split second, there was no hesitation. That's all the time the senior needed...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — All Portageville had to do to capture the conference championship, was defeat Hayti on Tuesday night, at Hayti High School. Easier said than done. The Bulldogs, though, came in and did just that, defeating the Indians 68-59. Steven Guo led Portageville (14-4) with 26 points. He went 11 of 12 at the free-throw line...

The Jackson wrestling team had five of its members take first place in their respective weight divisions as the Indians were once again crowned champions of the SEMO Regional Conference Tournament on Saturday in Farmington, Missouri. Alec Bailey (120), Garner Horman (145), Braden Vaugier (152), Noah Uhrhan (160) and Cole Amelunke (182) all finished at the top of the pack to earn five golds for Jackson, which finished 143 points ahead of the host Knights in the final team standings. ...

OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Trailing Chaffee by 11 points with less than three minutes left in the third period, Oak Ridge boys basketball coach Chris Trimmer called timeout. The conversation was about defense. "We wanted to get after (Chaffee's) guards, because we knew if they got the ball into their big men in the paint, we were in trouble," Trimmer said...

Paul Duncan drained 23 points as the Woodland boys basketball team picked up a 76-68 conference victory over Bloomfield in a game that saw 70 attempts at the free-throw line on Friday in Marble Hill, Missouri. Karson Skinner pitched in 16 points for the Cardinals (8-7, 2-2 SCAA Conference), who held an eight-point lead at halftime. Jamon Frymire finished with 13 points before fouling out...

ORAN, Mo. — Racing out to a 33-7 first-quarter lead the Oran boys basketball team dismantled Bell City on Friday night 83-19. Oran (16-1) got contributions from Jacob Shoemaker and Cooper Priggel, whom each finished with 18 points. Ty Johnson and Tyson Goodale also added 14 and 12 points, respectively, for the Eagles...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Alexis Phillips was a workhorse for New Madrid County Central on Thursday against Charleston. The senior finished with a team-high 14 points, while also securing 12 rebounds, in the Lady Eagles 56-42 win, at Charleston High School...

Emma Brune netted 17 points in a 55-39 conference win over host Cape Central as she eclipsed the 1,000 point mark for her career midway through the second quarter on Thursday. Saxony Lutheran came out firing in the first half, outscoring Cape Central 27-11...

JACKSON, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team moved back above the .500 mark with a 69-48 road victory against the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders Tuesday night. Kennett (9-8) led 18-11 after one quarter, 29-19 at halftime and 54-35 at the end of the third quarter...

SIKESTON — Bre’asia Jones and Samantha Coffee continue to score and score in bunches for the Scott County Central girls basketball team. That trend continued on Tuesday night, as the Bravettes hosted East Prairie (3-8), annihilating the Eagles 71-25...

METROPOLIS, ILL. — Brian Visor’s putback with 3 seconds left in overtime lifted the Charleston boys basketball team to a victory in the first round of the City of Metropolis Superman Classic on Monday night. Visor finished with only one bucket in the game, with none more significant than the one he had, as the fifth-seeded Bluejays beat the No. 4 seed Massac County 73-71...

SIKESTON — Once again, the Scott County Central girls basketball team got off to a great start, outscoring Advance 19-6 after the first quarter on Thursday. The Bravettes were led by Bre’asia Jones — who finished with 24 points, six rebounds, and seven steals, as they eased to an 81-15 victory...

Zach LeGrand hit on all six of his 3-point attempts as the Oak Ridge boys basketball team rolled to a 97-49 road victory over Zalma on Thursday. Legrand finished with 30 points and finished one rebound short of a double-double with nine. Teammate David Layton did turn the trick with another big night, netting a game-high 39 points while collecting 10 assists, seven steals and six rebounds...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Bub Lance scored 20 points to lead Portageville past Campbell, in overtime, 61-59. A big fourth quarter from the Bulldogs, helped them get right back into the game, as they outscored Campbell 19-12 in the final period to give the fans in attendance free basketball...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Taydrianna Barnett and Karris Allen led the way for the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs in Monday’s matchup against New Madrid County Central. Barnett scored 17 points, and Allen had 10 but wound up being too little, as the Lady Eagles defeated Sikeston 59-54...

David Layton put together another stellar performance, notching a double-double as the Oak Ridge boys basketball team outlasted visiting St. Vincent in overtime for a 73-68 win on Monday. Layton had 47 points and 12 rebounds while Brent Seyer also had a double-double with 10 points and 15 boards. Zach LeGrand chipped in nine points and 10 rebounds for the BlueJays (8-4), who outscored St. Vincent 11-6 in the extra period...

Despite a lackluster 17th-place finish in the final team standings, the Cape Girardeau Central girls swimming team still had cause for celebration: its 200 medley relay team set a school record for the first time in over a decade. The Tigers' pack of Ava Duncan, Bella Dennis, Allison McDonald and Lauren Lamar posted a 10th-place finish in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1 minute, 55.47 seconds at the CoMo Invitational on Saturday at the Mizzou Aquatic Center in Columbia, Missouri. ...

DEXTER, Mo. — The Dexter Bearcats shifted into overdrive in the second quarter. After a sluggish start, the Bearcats picked up the tempo in the second en route to an 80-47 victory over the Farmington Knights on Thursday night at the Bearcat Event Center...

The Notre Dame girls basketball team rang in the new year on a high note. It did something that no other team had been able to do last year: the Bulldogs defeated Park Hills Central 70-61 and handed the Rebels their first loss of the season on Thursday in Park Hills, Missouri...

Oran boys basketball used a huge second half to push past sixth-seeded Delta to take fifth place in the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament on Saturday at the Show Me Center. The No. 4 Eagles entered the game coming off a dominant win against Chaffee where four players scored — each in double-digits. The game plan seemed to be much of the same, as four of the six scoring Eagles put up at least 12 points...

Eric Berry and David Layton went shot-for-shot, but Delta’s supporting staff outperformed Oak Ridge’s as the Bobcats came away with the 80-61 win in a fifth-place semifinal Friday at the Show Me Center. . Berry finished with a game-high 33 points to lead No. 6 Delta down the stretch. He was one of three Bobcats in double digits...

Carter Dame hit some clutch free throws late, and the Notre Dame boys basketball team battled through an overtime period to push past Oran 55-48 in a Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament quarterfinal thriller Thursday at the Show Me Center. No. 5 Notre Dame (4-7), who went 11-20 from the charity stripe, sealed the win at the free-throw line in overtime...

It's become a yearly tradition: David vs. Goliath match ups in the first round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. Small, overpowered teams are usually matched against traditional powerhouse programs, such as Cape Central and Jackson. That's especially true for the four games in the morning session of Day 1...

Tyson Goodale scored 15 points of his 26 points in the first half as the fourth-seeded Oran boys basketball defeated the No. 13 Advance Hornets 74-65 the first round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament at the Show Me Center.   Goodale was joined by teammate Ty Johnson in double figures with 17 points.  ...

The top-seeded Jackson girls basketball team rebounded from an upset loss to Notre Dame two days earlier and claimed third place in the First State Community Bank Holiday Classic with an 84-57 win over No. 2 Oran on Wednesday at the Show Me Center. Kalli Mayfield led the way with 23 points for the Indians (9-1), who led 49-28 at halftime. Emily Hermann added 19 points...

It didn't look good for Saxony Lutheran girls basketball. Early in the second quarter, the Crusaders had managed to score just nine points in over 11 minutes and trailed by 14. That's when coach Sam Sides called a timeout and met his team on the floor to deliver an impassioned message...