Perryville

PERRYVILLE - On the first offensive play from scrimmage Friday between rivals St. Vincent and Perryville, Indian senior quarterback John Wibbenmeyer found junior wide receiver Jacob Kapp for a 37-yard gain. The play would serve as a precursor on how the night would go for the Pirate defense...

Perryville could not string together the offense to come back, getting behind early in the game, to mount a comeback as they lost to Hillsboro Thursday at home 7-3. The Hawks jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first. They would then score three more runs in the top of inning three, with the home-team Pirates getting on the scoreboard one-half inning later, pushing a lone run across the plate...

There is a reason why Kennett football coach Joel Wyatt is an extraordinarily successful coach and not a member of the media or even a fan, per se. His task is to focus on the here and now, not some possible, but not definitive opponent off into the future. However, the Indian Nation – and the rest of the prep football fans (and media) throughout Southeast Missouri had to have had their interest piqued a tad when MSHSAA released its District assignments Monday.

The Dexter volleyball team stretched its win streak to four matches with a 25-22, 25-17, 25-16 victory over Woodland on Monday night at Marble Hill. Chloe Thurmon paced Dexter with 13 kills. Bailey Chamberlain had nine, Dulcie Pullen eight and Mikayla Dodson seven. Pullen and Thurmon had two blocks apiece.

Perryville received stellar pitching from Ann-Marie Simpson and Alyson Stortz as they combined for a two hit shutout of Fredericktown Monday and defeated the Blackcats 12-0 to improve to 8-2 on the season. Simpson got the start for the Pirates. She allowed one hit and zero runs over four innings, striking out three and walking one...

PERRYVILLE - If you broke down Perryville’s 35-30 football victory over Malden at Perryville Friday into segments, depending on which part of the contest you watched, you would have a varying opinion on each team.

Two Dunklin County football squads will have to travel a bit further than originally planned for their Week 4 football contests Friday. Kennett’s game at Caruthersville and Malden’s game at Chaffee have been cancelled. Kennett has added St. Pius X to its schedule in place of Caruthersville. Malden has added Perryville to its schedule in place of Chaffee. Both games are slated for a 7 p.m. kickoff Friday night...

As much as football intellect is needed by all that follow high school football throughout Missouri, organizational skills may be even more critical.

Farmington 11, Jackson 8 Jackson (8-2) lost a heartbreaker at Farmington (7-6) Wednesday. The Tribe and the Knights were tied 8-8 going into the bottom of the sixth when Jayden Tucker hit a three-run homer off Indians starter Katelyn Carter. Carter pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing ten hits and 11 runs...

It wasn’t just one Turk that did all the damage in a 18-7 rout of North County Thursday afternoon in Bonne Terre; it was two! Clean-up hitter Kayleigh Turk came up big for the Tigers, recording four hits in four at-bats, accumulating an double and three RBI singles. She also scored four times...

The mindset of a football team can change drastically in a single week; all it takes is the next game to do so.

Portageville picked up its first win of the 2020 season on Tuesday evening at Senath-Hornersville.

Poplar Bluff runner Jaden Deaton tore off over the 2.35-mile course through Jackson City Park Saturday to win the 12th-grade boy’s class at the annual Jackson Cross Country Invitational.

The 2020 football season will get underway throughout the state of Missouri (St. Louis aside) tonight and that is no small thing in wake of a global pandemic.

POPLAR BLUFF — The 2020 football has finally arrived and in Missouri (at least for now), Semoball.com-area programs are playing (for the most part).

PERRYVILLE — All eyes are going to be on Perryville High School senior runner Courtney Wright on Saturdays this fall.

There are now options for schools in Missouri to play sports at different points during the 2020-21 academic year. On Thursday morning, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Board of Directors announced, during a virtual meeting, the approval of a possible alternative schedule for its member schools...

Perryville High School football coach Blane Boss had a tough decision to make in the Pirates’ 2019 training camp when it came to the quarterback position.

Five head football coaches from Cape Girardeau and Perry counties believe their teams will snap the ball for the first time in a competitive game on Friday, August 28. MSHSAA, the Missouri State High School Athletic Association, and the Missouri Football Coaches Association (MFCA) are in agreement that August 10 will be the first official practice for Show Me State teams...