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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.

FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. — Dylan Thornbrough and Heath Poindexter netted the only two goals for the Sikeston boys soccer team in Thursday night’s loss to Fredericktown. The Bulldogs fell into an early hole, down 3-0, before making the game interesting. Sikeston (0-8) is getting outscored 40-6 this season...

The Jackson boys soccer team recovered from a halftime deficit with three goals by Chalon Domian as the Indians nipped visiting Northwest (Cedar Hill) 3-2 in overtime Wednesday. The Indians trailed 1-0 at halftime before Domian went to work, scoring two goals in the first 15 minutes of the second half. Northwest pulled even about eight minutes after the second tally, and the game eventually went to overtime, where Domian scored with about two minutes left in the first extra period...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — It was a tough night on the diamond for the Sikeston softball team Tuesday evening. The Bulldogs fell to Perryville 9-4, with all of the runs coming in the fourth inning. Jordi James started the Bulldogs rally with a single. Naudia Lazcano then followed that up with a base hit of her own, and Megan Witt reached on an error by the second baseman to load the bases for Emma Drury...

Kennett 2, Oran 0 KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team outlasted Oran 25-11, 25-20 for its second straight SEMO Conference victory Monday.

Molly Conrad hammered seven kills as the fourth-seeded Meadow Heights Panthers rallied and bounced back after dropping the first set to stave off an upset from a determined fifth-seeded Oak Ridge Blue Jays squad and prevailed (14-25, 25-13, 25-13) in the quarterfinals of the Woodland Invitational Tournament...

BENTON, Mo. — In a rematch from the Class 2 Sectionals one year ago, the Kelly softball team held its home-opener against East Carter at Kelly High School. Kelly Ivy allowed two earned run, on seven hits. She walked one batter and struck out one, and was the loser in the decision...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston softball team opened up its season on Tuesday afternoon, against Naylor at the Sikeston Recreation Complex. Leading 5-0 after three innings of play it looked like the Bulldogs were bound for a victory. The Eagles, though, had other plans, scoring seven unanswered runs to defeat the Bulldogs 7-5 and spoil the home-opener...

A few hours before preseason jamborees got underway Friday night some schools in the Missouri Bootheel learned they will be battling new opponents when the state playoffs begin later this fall. The Missouri High School Activities Association released 2019 class and district assignments for most fall sports Friday...

ORAN, Mo. — A strong senior class returns to the court for the Oran volleyball team this fall. Kaylee Payne, Savannah Below, and Paige Bradley headline the class, while Heather Gosche and Sonya Whitmore round it out. Kennedi McVay returns as the lone junior...

SIKESTON — Every summer, coaching changes tend to occur. In the area, there will be multiple new faces on the sidelines for their respective programs. At Sikeston, Terry Flannigan returns to the Bulldogs football team, after his previous stint at Chaffee. He replaces Kent Gibbs who, after 12 years with Sikeston, heads to Cape Central...