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SIKESTON — Below is a list compiled of the Standard-Democrat area’s 12 best boys’ basketball players — outside of the player of the year. Eight schools make up the Standard-Democrat coverage area: Sikeston, Scott County Central, Oran, Portageville, East Prairie, Charleston, New Madrid County Central, and Kelly...

Host sites are set for most district tournaments if spring sports resume in Missouri. Missouri high schools remain out of session and all springs sports activities and practices are currently suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indiana High School Athletics Association canceled spring sports in Indiana Thursday due to the VOVID-19 pandemic...

SIKESTON — Below is a list compiled of the Standard-Democrat area’s 12 best girls’ basketball players: Height: 5’10” Coach: Alisha Wills ABOUT HER: An all-around player for the Lady Bulldogs this season, Allen did nearly everything that Sikeston asked her to do. ...

The Missouri State High School Activities Association issued an update regarding the status of spring sports amidst the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday. “While schools across the state are determining the best course of action during this unprecedented time, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) office staff continues to prepare for Spring Championships,” MSHSAA said in a press release. ...

The preseason Missouri high school baseball state rankings were released Wednesday by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association. Six baseball teams from the semoball.com coverage area are state-ranked. Cooter, which placed third in Class 1 last spring and finished 22-1 in its fall campaign, is ranked No. ...

SPRINGFIELD – Every coach competing in the MSHSAA Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball Semifinals Friday at Missouri State University was pleased to still be playing well enough that their season was continuing, and interim Oran coach Larry Boshell was no different.

SPRINGFIELD – On average, the Oran boy’s basketball team scores 17 points per quarter and generally has around 35 at halftime of its games.

SPRINGFIELD - In early January, no one within the Oran boy’s basketball program knew for sure if the Eagles would be playing at this stage of the season, and it certainly was questionable whether senior forward Todd Priggel would be.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Guarding East Buchanan freshman Gracie Kelsey proved to be Oran’s downfall on Friday. At 6-1, the freshman put on a show for the limited crowd in attendance, finishing with a game-high 26 points on 10 of 14 shooting. She also neared a double-double, with eight rebounds, and was a pest on defense with five steals, in the Bulldogs’ 66-37 win in the semifinals of the Class 2 Show-Me Showdown, in Springfield...

Spring sports for Missouri high schools will start as planned next week, MSHSAA announced Friday after releasing district assignments. "We re monitoring what is happening from the Missouri Department of Health, the Governor's Office, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education," MSHSAA said in a statement Friday...

SIKESTON — It all comes down to this. Three Standard-Democrat area basketball teams are vying for a shot at a state championship starting Friday, on the campus of Missouri State University, in Springfield. Both the Oran girls’ and boys’ basketball teams are making the trip, while the Charleston boys’ team joins them...

SIKESTON — Storming the floor is something that the Oran Eagles have done a lot in the past four years. Just as the Oran girls basketball team celebrated on Saturday, the boys followed suit, after defeating Thayer 45-39, in the quarterfinals of the Class 2 State Tournament, at the Sikeston Field House...

SIKESTON — It’s safe to say that there were nerves in the back of Oran junior Katie Webb’s mind as she headed to the free-throw line with the game on the line, Saturday afternoon at the Sikeston Field House. Webb, however, moved past those nerves and sank both of her attempts from the charity stripe — which ended up being the clinching shots — as the Lady Eagles defeated the defending Class 2 state champion Thayer Bobcats, 41-40, in the quarterfinals of the Class 2 State Tournament. ...

The Oran boy’s basketball team had little margin for error in its Class 2 Sectional game against Brentwood Tuesday at Jackson High School.

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JACKSON, Mo – So far this postseason Oran has appeared on another level from their competition. After running away from St. Vincent for a 29-point win in the Class 2, District 3 title game, the Lady Eagles put an even more dominant showing on against Crystal City in Wednesday’s sectional matchup at Jackson High School...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — A senior class of Todd Priggel, Tyson Goodale, and Kaiden Massey have never experienced a season at Oran without celebrating a district championship. Three years, three titles. That streak continued on Thursday evening, at Bloomfield High School, as the No. 1-seeded Eagles defeated the No. 2-seeded St. Vincent Indians 61-48 to claim the Class 2, District 3 Tournament championship...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo – Not often can a team head into a district title game knowing they’ve handed their opponent a near-50 point loss less than a month ago. That’s the exact situation the Oran Lady Eagles found themselves in, however, when taking on St. Vincent Thursday in the Class 2, District 3 championship game...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — From start-to-finish, the No. 1-seeded Oran Eagles flexed their muscles and showed their dominance against No. 4-seeded Valle Catholic. The Eagles led wire-to-wire in their 67-43 victory in the Class 2, District 3 Tournament semifinals, at Bloomfield High School, advancing them to their fifth-straight district championship game in the process...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo – While fluctuating between Class 1 and 2 over the last six years, the one thing that has remained constant for the Oran Lady Eagles has been their dominance in district play. On Thursday, they’ll have the chance to make it seven-straight district championships after taking down Chaffee 64-32 on Monday in the Class 2, District 3 semifinals...

Five boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the final regular-season state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (21-5), which is the No. 1 seed in Class 1, District 2, drops two spots to No. 9 in the Class 1 boys poll...

Van Buren (9-15) earned a victory playing Summersville (1-20) on Thursday, outscoring the Tigers as they tailed the Dawgs each quarter. Catie O’dell let Van Buren with 11 points, including a 3-pointer. Addisyn Shockley scored 14 points for Summersville...

The Kelly Hawks trailed at halftime, but outscored Delta 22-5 in the third quarter to edge out the Bobcats 76-66 to pick up the home win in both teams regular season finale.

Oran (19-4) gained a home victory playing St. Vincent (10-13) on Monday. Gaining the most points in each quarter, the Eagles didn’t rest until they had defeated the Indians. Katie Webb scored 20 points for Oran, and her teammate Taylor Lowes scored three 3-pointers...

In late season SEMO Conference boys basketball at Notre Dame, it was the Bulldogs gaining control from tip-off outscoring Poplar Bluff 18 to 3 in the first quarter to dominate the Mules. The Mules were absolutely no match for Notre Dame (No. 6 ranked in Class 4) who outscored Poplar Bluff 59-29 through the first three periods.

Oran (20-4) gained a victory from St. Vincent (15-5) on Wednesday. The Indians ended the first quarter in the lead, but the Eagles stepped up and nearly evened the score by halftime (23-24). Oran ended only six points ahead (57-51) Langdon Scheeter scored 15 points for Oran, including a 3-pointer...

POPLAR BLUFF — By the time Oran sank its second shot from the field, Poplar Bluff had already built a 22-point lead and there was just under three minutes left in the half. The Mules forced 11 first-quarter turnovers to build a double-digit lead and knock off the state-ranked Eagles 56-37 on Senior Night...

The postseason for MSHSAA basketball is nearing and the seedings and schedule for District play throughout Southeast Missouri were recently set.

Six boys basketball teams and three girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Thursday. Delta (19-4), which has won nine of its last 10, drops a spot to No. 7 in the Class 1 boys poll...

Oran (19-4) gained a victory by outscoring Bloomfield 73-35 on Tuesday. Tyson Goodale scored 30 points for the Eagles, including three 3-pointers. Gage McNeil, Sam Whitaker, and Conner Scott each shot a 3-pointer for the Wildcats (4-17). Bloomfield will play at Richland at 6 p.m. today...

Puxico outscored Bloomfield in a home victory on Saturday, scoring higher than the Wildcats in every quarter. Ethan Helm scored six 3-pointers, scoring four within the first quarter. Helm contributed 20 points total to the Indians. Jamison Dodd gained 21 points for Bloomfield...

Six boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta, which had won nine straight as it beat Oak Ridge 105-86 in the semifinal of the Scott-Mississippi County Conference Tournament Friday, remains No. 6 in the Class 1 boys state poll. Oak Ridge (12-9) moves into the rankings at No. 10 in the Class 1 boys state poll...

DELTA, Mo. — As Cooper Priggel’s desperation heave went off the mark and Kelly gathered the rebound, the bench, and fans wearing Maroon and Gold cheered with joy as the Hawks upset Oran, at Delta High School, on Tuesday night. The No. 1 seed in the Scott-Mississippi County Conference Tournament and No. 3 seed in Class 2, fell in an overtime thriller to the Hawks 57-56 in the semifinals, leaving not one Kelly player, coach, fan, or parent without a smile on their face...

The Notre Dame defense was the story in this one as they held Cape Central to 29 points on the way to a 58-29 road win.

As is customary for the Delta boy’s basketball squad, the Bobcats raced out to an early lead on its latest opponent (Chaffee) and never looked back Saturday in the opening round of the Scott-Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament at Delta.

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Heading into the fourth quarter up five points, the Oran girls basketball team was in a much closer contest then they had hoped, against Scott County Central, in the Scott-Mississippi County championship game. Leading by 13 points at one point in the third quarter, Oran could not find a way to stop Scott County Central senior Samantha Coffee. ...

Oak Ridge had to overcome a lot in its 61-60 boy’s basketball home victory over Oran Tuesday, not the least of which was a very strong Eagle team.

Seven boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released Wednesday by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (16-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, has moved up two spots to No. 6 in the Class 1 boys poll...

The Advance Hornets outscored the Meadow Heights Panthers 33-13 in the second half en route to a 49-37 come-from-behind home victory.

Charleston won the 37th annual City of Metropolis Superman Classic boy's basketball tournament Saturday by beating Massac County 63-49.

Scott County (11-2) got a victory at Scott City (7-7) on Thursday.

The Webster Groves Statesman did not have a double-digit scorer, but eked out a 41-34 home victory over the Jackson Indians.

Six Semoball boys basketball teams and two Semoball girls basketball teams are ranked in the latest state rankings provided by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (14-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, is ranked No. 8 in the Class 1 boys poll...

Mistavia Murry almost handled Meridian by herself Wednesday in girl’s basketball action. The Charleston player scored 30 points in helping the Bluejays (9-5) win 68-32. Murray got help from Ashanti Jones, who added 26 in the win. The Bluejays are competing in the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament this week...

The Bobcats held the Hornets to one point in the first quarter and never looked back as they picked up a 63-33 home victory.

BERNIE, Mo. — Tyson Goodale led Oran in points and rebounds on Monday night against Bernie. However, the senior’s biggest play came on the defensive end, as the Eagles outlasted the Mules in overtime, 47-45. Senior Skyler Schwent had the ball in his hands, and as time was winding down, he tried to pass the ball to the right corner...

The Blue Jays used a 20-9 third quarter to pull away from the Hornets and pick up the home victory.

ORAN, Mo. — Oran defeated Kelly 53-36 Thursday night in a Scott-Miss Conference girls basketball matchup but without the services of head coach Ethan Evans. Oran superintendent Adam Friga said Ethan’s absence was a personnel issue, and he could not comment any further...

ORAN, Mo. — Tied at five at the end of the first quarter, the Oran girls basketball team turned up the heat to end the first half on Thursday night. Oran (9-3, 4-0 Scott County-Mississippi County Conference) went on a 14-0 run to start the second quarter, led by the play of senior Kaylee Payne...

ORAN, Mo – Anyone expecting a repeat of Kelly’s 30-point loss to Oran from earlier this season when the two teams faced off again Tuesday night was in for quite the surprise. Not only did the Hawks control the first 12 minutes of the contest, but with a minute left in regulation, a clutch three had Kelly knotted up with the state-ranked Eagles...