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For the second consecutive year, the Cape Central boys basketball team is the top seed in the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. The reigning champions earned the No. 1 seed at Sunday's seeding meeting at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. The Tigers (5-1) are coming off a second-place finish in the SEMO Conference Tournament, falling to Sikeston in the championship...

The Delta boys basketball team probably couldn't have asked for a better week than the one it just completed. The Bobcats, who began the week on Tuesday with a vengeful victory over Oak Ridge just four days after the BlueJays had beaten them for the championship of the Woodland Invitational Tournament, did something they haven't been able to do for more than a decade: they defeated Scott County Central in a thrilling 84-77 overtime victory Friday on their home court to notch their second consecutive conference win this week.. ...

The top-seeded Oran girls basketball team dominated third-seeded host Chaffee 83-21 to win the Lady Red Devils Invitational behind 40 points from Leah Cauble. Cauble shot 15-for-27 from the floor and 7-for-15 from behind the 3-point arc and also had six rebounds...

The schedules are set for three December basketball tournaments. The six-team Senath-Hornersville varsity boys basketball tournament takes place Dec. 10-13 at Senath-Hornersville High School. Pool play is Dec. 10-12 with championship round action Dec. 13...

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Isaiah Thomas drained 23 points as the fourth-seeded Delta boys basketball team pulled a big 72-64 semifinal upset over top-seeded Perryville on Thursday to reach Friday's championship game of the Woodland Invitational Tournament in Marble Hill, Missouri...

Senior Leah Cauble had another explosive night with a game-high 39 points and notched nine rebounds and three assists to lead the Oran girls basketball team to its second win in as many days in the 96-60 conference victory over Scott County Central on Tuesday in Morley, Mo. Jessie Long recorded...

Leah Cauble poured in 41 points to go along with six steals and four assists as the Oran girls basketball team opened the season with an 87-19 win over Malden on Monday in Oran, Missouri. Kaylee Payne added 13 points, five steals and four assists for the Eagles (1-0), and Jessie Long chipped in 10 points and six rebounds...

Class and district assignments have been released for boys and girls basketball in the Missouri Bootheel for the 2018-19 season. Clarkton, Delta, Delta C-7, Gideon, North Pemiscot, Richland, Risco, Scott County Central, and Southland will compete in Class 1, District 1. See teams in all Class 1 districts here: Class 1 Districts...

The schedule is set for the SEMO Conference volleyball tournament. The 10-team event takes place Oct. 16 and Oct. 18 at Cape SportsPlex. Pool play is Oct. 16 and bracket play is Oct. 18. Cape Central, Notre Dame, Sikeston, Poplar Bluff, and Jackson will compete in the SEMO North Pool. Scott City, Oran, NMCC, Kennett, and Charleston will compete in the SEMO South Pool...

The Oak Ridge volleyball team won all three of its matches in straight sets to win the round-robin Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament on Friday at Zalma High School. Maggie Howe led the way with 18 kills in the tournament and Paige Glueck had 15 kills for the BlueJays (20-7-2). Brittany Showmaker had eight kills in the three matches and Taylor Seyer finished with 44 assists...

The Saxony Lutheran softball team scored one run in the final inning to eke out an 8-7 victory over host Herculaneum on Friday. Zoie Roth went the distance in the circle to obtain the win for Saxony (4-11). Six of the seven runs allowed were earned and she recorded two strikeouts and six walks...

Hannah Shinn put down nine kills as Jackson volleyball clinched the regular-season conference championship of the SEMO Conference North Division with the 25-13, 25-21 win over Sikeston. Mackenzie Stoner slammed eight kills for Jackson (9-1, 4-0 SEMO North Conference) while Emily Scott added five kills and two aces. Lainey Broussard tallied 20 assists, two kills and two aces for the Indians...

The Advance volleyball team added two more wins to its flawless record and improved to 7-0 on the season with victories over Valle Catholic and host Jackson at the inaugural Spike Fest Challenge at Jackson High School on Saturday. The Hornets swept the Warriors in straight sets (25-23, 25-22) in their first game of the day, dropping the Warriors' record to 2-4. ...

The Advance volleyball team kept its undefeated season alive and picked up a key district win on Thursday night with a 25-18, 25-14 sweep of Leopold at Advance High School. Both teams will be competing in Class 1 District 3 Tournament and Thursday's result could tilt the potential district seedings in the Hornets' favor...