Perryville

There's a new boss leading Perryville football this season -- Blane Boss. The first-year coach was an all-state running back at Windsor in the early 2000s and an offensive coordinator at his alma mater for the past three seasons before Perryville hired him in March, following Mike Wojtczuk's resignation in January. He takes over a team coming off a 2-8 season...

Eric Roth didn't even know what a decathlon was when his coaches told him he would be competing in the event. But he took to it like a natural. Since that day over a year ago, Roth has secured two top-10 decathlon finishes in two different junior Olympics competitions, including a second-place finish at the 2016 AAU Junior Olympics in the 15- and 16-year-old age group...

From across Southeast Missouri, people descended upon Cape Girardeau on Saturday night for the region's premier sports awards show. More than 150 student-athletes from 57 area high schools were on hand for the Fourth Annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH at the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus, as awards were handed out in 25 sports categories...

Twelve high school student-athletes earn recognition for their accomplishments on the baseball field this spring

Jersey number: 23 Positions played during high school season: Shortstop, pitcher Summer team: Top Gun Academy Twitter handle: @kpayne04 Favorite warmup song: "Turn My Swag On" by Soulja Boy Favorite bat to use: Rawlings Favorite place to play: University of Tennessee...

State events and finishes: Triple jump (15th) Favorite warmup song: "DNA" by Kendrick Lamar Favorite shoes to wear while competing: Nike TJ Elite Favorite rival to face off against: Phayzun Fobbs (Sikeston) Favorite place to compete: Kirkwood Favorite track and field athlete: Christian Taylor...

This spring, three area high school teams won state championships. With the success came accolades. Numerous local student-athletes earned recognition, including all-state honors. On the baseball diamond, Bell City won its third straight Class 1 state championship. Along the way, five Cubs earned all-state distinctions...

Ten months after the high school sports calendar began, we now know all 148 of our on-field nominees for the 2017 Semoball Awards. On Friday, the spring sport finalists for baseball, softball, girls soccer, boys and girls track and field, golf and boys tennis for the event -- to be held Saturday, July 8, at the Bedell Performance Center at Southeast Missouri State's River Campus -- were announced as part of a live selection show on SEMO ESPN Radio...

The Notre Dame girls track and field team finished the season off with record performances -- a school record for all-state finishes and a plethora of podium finishes, including an individual state title -- at the MSHSAA Class 4 Track & Field Championships on Friday and Saturday at the Dennis and Roberta Licklider Track Complex in Jefferson City, Missouri...

The MSHSAA Class 4 Track & Field Championships got underway on Friday, and one local athlete did so with a bang. Notre Dame freshman Riley Burger added an impressive feat to her growing resume as she earned a gold medal in the girls' triple jump. Burger set a personal record of 40-02.25, hitting that mark on her first attempt of the day...