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Perryville senior Tegan Bishop signed her letter of intent to run cross country and track at St. Louis University on Nov. 21. Bishop, a three-time All-District Honors recipient, a four-time all-conference recipient and a three-time state qualifier, is excited about the opportunity...

Oak Ridge (3-1) won three quarters at home on Tuesday night to get past Puxico (0-3) with a 40-31 win. Sophomore Reagan Howe led the Bluejays with 25 points and 12 rebounds in the win, both team highs. Oak Ridge is next in action at home against Grandview at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday...

The Perryville Pirates used a stellar defensive performance to down the Grandview Eagles 53-24 Tuesday night at Perryville High School. The Pirates jumped out to a 12-4 lead after one quarter of play and coach Jason Dreyer credited the team's defense for fueling them...

The Perryville boys basketball team opened its season with a 63-47 loss to Kingston at home on Monday night. Senior Ethan Blythe led Perryville with 13 points in the game, with junior Grant Smith’s 11 points following closely behind. Perryville next plays in the Woodland Invitational Tournament, set to begin on Monday at Woodland High School in Marble Hill, Missouri...

Districts for winter sports were released on Friday morning, with New Madrid County Central dropping to Class 3 for the 2022-23 season. NMCC finished third in Class 4 last season and return juniors Jadis Jones and AJ Ruff while junior BJ Williamson also returns after missing last season...

PERRYVILLE — Perryville senior Alyson Stortz signed a letter of intent to continue her softball career at the collegiate level with St. Charles Community College on Monday morning at Perryville High School. After collecting 500 strikeouts in her high school career and helping lead the Pirates to their first ever final four appearance in 2021, Stortz said she is excited to be able to play at the next level...

A brief look at 17 high school girls basketball teams ahead of the 2022-23 season.

Football stat leaders from the Southeast Missourian coverage area.

PERRYVILLE — After nearly 140 minutes of scoreless soccer between Perryville and Saxony Lutheran dating back to their matchup on Oct. 6, Pirates' junior Eli Angle found the back of the net with 5:37 left in the first half. The Crusaders got the last laugh, however, tying the game in the second half with a goal from sophomore Brayden Moore and going on to win 5-4 in a penalty kick shootout — the second of the year between the two teams — in the Class 2 District 1 semifinals on Tuesday night at The Bank of Missouri Soccer Complex.. ...

PERRYVILLE — Both Saxony Lutheran and Perryville shut out their opponents on Saturday to advance to the Class 2 District 1 semifinals where the two teams will meet in a win-or-go-home scenario for a second-straight year. The second-seeded Crusaders defeated North County 3-0 while the third-seeded Pirates blasted Fredericktown 7-0 at The Bank of Missouri Soccer Complex...

ARNOLD, Mo. — The Jackson boys cross country team placed four runners in the top 10 and claimed the Class 5 District 1 championship by 38 points on Saturday at Arnold Park. The Indians topped St. Louis University High 35-73 to take home the team title...

FARMINGTON — The 2022 football season came to an end for Perryville on Friday night with a 49-0 loss to the Knights in the Class 4 District 1 quarterfinals at Farmington High School. "We really couldn't stop Farmington's offense at all," Pirates coach Brent Roth said. ...

*Note: the fumbles category includes fumble recoveries, forced fumbles and blocked kicks *Note: the fumbles category includes fumble recoveries, forced fumbles and blocked kicks...

FESTUS, Mo. — Perryville appeared to stack up with St. Pius X on Friday night, but costly turnovers ultimately doomed the Pirates in a 27-18 loss at St. Pius X High School. "We thought it was going to be a pretty evenly-matched game and it was," Perryville coach Brent Roth said. "We just had too many turnovers on offense. It seemed like every time we threw the ball, it was intercepted. Some of that was on us, some of it was on Rilaynd (Graham) and others were just St. Pius making good plays...

Cape Central (16-3-1) knocked off 14-9 Perryville with a 3-1 win over the Pirates at home on Thursday night. Senior midfielder Tim Kirby led the Tigers with two goals in the match, while junior Preston Schlichting's two assists tied the senior in points...

Check back for updates as we countdown to kickoff. The high school football regular season comes to an end this week and district seeds will be determined heading into next week's opening round. Two one-loss teams in New Madrid County Central and Portageville will get the ball rolling on Thursday night in a battle of high-powered offenses and stout defenses...

Week 8 and season football stat leaders for the Southeast Missourian's coverage area.

PERRYVILLE — Three days after losing the Stoddard County Conference volleyball tournament championship to Advance, the Dexter Bearcats couldn't find traction Monday against a much improved Perryville team and fell to the Pirates in straight sets 25-20, 25-17, 25-15 at Perryville High School...

Notre Dame defeated Perryville 11-0 in five innings in the Class 4 District 1 semifinal on Thursday at the Farmington Sports Complex. Notre Dame’s offense was led by senior Hailey Burnett who went 2-for-4 on the day, including a home run, and knocked in four RBIs. Burnett also pitched for the Bulldogs, going the full game while only allowing three hits and striking out three batters...

The Jackson football team made a kind gesture to Confluence Prep Academy last week. No, I'm not talking about the 76-0 beating the Indians handed out, but the fact they even scheduled the Titans at all. Based on my research, Confluence Prep is a newer program. The Titans' coaches want their players to be able to experience great high school atmospheres and learn what it takes to become champions...

Perryville senior Alyson Stortz picked up her 500th strikeout on senior night during a 4-2 loss to St. Pius X on Oct. 3. Stortz didn’t know she was close to the feat until after she accomplished it. “My coaches along with my team and all the parents kept it a secret from me,” Stortz said. “It was so awesome that it happened on my senior night.”...

High School football stats through Week 7 in the Southeast Missourian coverage area.

Check back for updates as we countdown to kickoff. The Chaffee Red Devils and Scott City Rams will meet for the 58th time on Friday night, while St. Vincent travels to St. Pius X for a crucial I-55 Conference matchup. Cape Central hosts Sikeston in both teams' final SEMO North contest, Jackson returns to The Pit and Charleston will host Memphis-Hillcrest (Tenn.) to fill its bye week following last week's cancelation...

Editor's note: This column has been edited to include the all-time record between Chaffee and Scott City, and also has the correct number of games and years in the series. This Friday, the Scott City Rams and Chaffee Red Devils will meet on the gridiron for the 58th time in 57 years. Having played in — or at least dressed out for — four of the 57 matchups, the rivalry holds a special place in my heart. Scott City holds a lopsided all-time record against the Red Devils, leading the series 40-17 dating back to 1966 when Illmo-Fornfelt became Illmo-Scott City. The Rams held a 21-game winning streak over the Red Devils which came to an end in 2007, but Scott City has since won 11 of the last 15, including the last four straight.

A look at high school football statistics through Week 6 from the Southeast Missourian coverage area

FESTUS — The Perryville Pirates' winning streak came to an end on Friday with a 20-7 road loss to Jefferson. Holding a 7-0 lead with roughly 30 seconds remaining, the Pirates turned the ball over on a fumble. Jefferson worked its way down the field and scored on a passing play to tie the game at 7-7 entering the half...

Check back for updates as we countdown to kickoff. With no Thursday night games scheduled, a sense of normalcy returns for Week 6 of the high school football season. Jackson looks to wrap up the SEMO North championship when the Indians travel to Sikeston in what could be coach Brent Eckley's 100th win with the program...

PASSING RUSHING RECEIVING TACKLES SACKS INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES *Note: the fumbles category includes fumble recoveries, forced fumbles and blocked kicks PASSING RUSHING RECEIVING TACKLES SACKS INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES *Note: the fumbles category includes fumble recoveries, forced fumbles and blocked kicks...

Anyone who was at the Cape Central-Jackson football game is likely still talking about the touchdown that never was. Backed up against his own end zone and trailing 12-7 in the second quarter, Central senior quarterback Morgan Diamond unleashed a pass to freshman — yes, freshman — receiver Marquel Murray for a 97-yard touchdown...

HILLSBORO — Perryville picked up its second straight win on Friday night, beating Grandview 50-21 at Grandview High School. Pirates coach Brent Roth enjoyed his team's success on Friday night. "It feels good to finally get a couple of wins under our belt," Roth said. ...

Check back for updates. Football starts early this week with a pair of Thursday night games as Sikeston hosts Poplar Bluff in a SEMO North game and Portageville travels to Charleston in a SEMO South game. {https://www.semoball.com/story/2960604.html As reported earlier, a shortage of football officials in the region made it necessary for games to be moved to Thursday or Saturday this fall.)...

Cape Central and Jackson are no strangers to each other on the football field, having now met 115 times. Make it 116 this Friday night at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers lead the overall series 60-48-7, but Jackson seemingly gets closer and closer each year...

Perryville senior Tegan Bishop continued her strong season with a dominant victory at the Oak Ridge Cross Country Invitational on Tuesday in Oak Ridge. Bishop finished the 2,400-meter run in 10:22.35, more than 40-seconds faster than the second-place finisher...

Here's a look at high school football stat leaders from the Southeast Missourian's coverage area through Week 4.

The Jackson boys cross country team continues to find success on the trail, taking fifth place in the highly-competitive Missouri Southern Stampede Green Division race on Saturday in Joplin, Missouri. Senior Hunter Wendel took ninth place out of 350 runners with a time of 15:55.78. He was closely followed by junior teammate Bryce Gentry who finished 12th to lead the Indians...

ST. LOUIS — Perryville picked up its first win of the season in dominant fashion. The Pirates rolled to a 40-0 shutout victory over Bayless on Friday night at Bayless High School. "It's a weight off of our shoulders, for sure," Perryville coach Brent Roth said. "When you lose games like that a little self-doubt starts to creep in from myself all the way to the players and the community. Everybody was kind of down in the dumps...

Here's a look at high school football stat leaders from the Southeast Missourian's coverage area through Week 3.

A look at Week 4 of the area high school football season.

The Jackson Indians looked like their old selves on Friday night against SEMO North Conference foe Farmington, trouncing the Knights 47-7 to take an early lead in the conference standings. It's looking more and more like the Indians will still be the team to beat in the conference and Class 5 District 1...

Jackson volleyball traveled to Cape Central on Tuesday and took a big win, beating the Tigers in three sets to improve to 6-0 for the season. Central (6-6) dropped its fifth-straight decision, losing three sets 25-14, 25-5, 25-13. The large gaps in sets came from a focused Jackson effort, as a number of Indians had big statistical nights...

JACKSON — A pair of second half goals from Aiden McMinn lifted the Jackson Indians to a 3-2 win over Perryville on Monday night. McMinn’s goals came less than two minutes apart with his first strike coming in the 66th minute and at the time would give Jackson a 2-1 lead...

Scott City defeated Kennett in dramatic fashion, going five full sets on Monday before the Rams won the final set 16-14 at Kennett High School. Both teams went back and forth, with scores of 25-18, 21-25, 25-22 and 18-25 through the first four sets before the Rams rallied to win the final set...

PERRYVILLE — The St. Vincent Indians extended their winning streak over cross-town rival Perryville to five straight on Friday night. But the Pirates didn't go down without a fight. After a neck-and-neck first half, St. Vincent took advantage of three second-half Perryville interceptions en route to a 38-7 victory at Perryville High School...

Chaffee defeated Cape Central 15-4 with the help of a great day in the circle and at the plate from sophomore Reese Van Pelt. Van Pelt pitched all five innings, allowing four runs on four hits and striking out five. At the plate Van Pelt was 2-for-2 with three RBIs and scored three runs of her own...