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Student-athletes from across Southeast Missouri were recognized for their outstanding achievements Saturday night at the region’s premier sports award show. More than 150 athletes from 57 area high schools were on hand for the Fifth Annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH at the Donald C. ...

The wait is finally over. The fifth Annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH kicks off Saturday. Southeast Missouri's premier sports award show will welcome more than 150 student-athletes from 57 area high schools to the Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast Missouri State's River Campus for an evening of recognition and celebration...

Meet the 12 selections ...

Meet the 12 members...

Meet the 12 members...

Less than a month ago, Oran baseball and St. Vincent girls soccer won Class 1 state championships, capping off a successful spring for area schools. Four teams, three in girls soccer and one in baseball, advanced to the final four with Jackson girls soccer making history by reaching state for the first time in program history...

After 10 months, the list is complete. On Monday, the 45 spring sport finalists for the 2018 Semoball Awards were announced during a selection show live on air on SEMO ESPN Radio 1220 AM. In addition to those individual student-athletes, 15 additional nominees were revealed for Coach of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year and Sportsmanship, plus the Lifetime Achievement Award winner...

Justice Thoma 11th high jump Aaron Harris 14th shot put Neikirk 1600 10th 4:26.36 ND girls 4x8 9th Morrill, Jansen, Haley Smith, Timpe BOYS Top 10 team scores — 1. Carthage 62; 2. Carl Junction 57; 3. Grandview 55; 4. West PLains 34; 5. Webb City 33; 6. Rockwood Summit 32; 7. Hillsboro 31.5; 8. Willard 31; 9. Platte County 30; 10. Ladue 29...

It was a banner day for Cape Girardeau Central's Yienvi Johnson. In her final act as a high school athlete, the Tigers senior launched the shot put for a personal-record 41 feet, 5 inches, which was good enough to capture a silver medal at the Class 4 Track and Field State Championships on Friday in Jefferson City, Missouri...

Spurred by wins in four events and eight state qualifiers, the Notre Dame girls track and field squad won its first-ever sectional championship at the Class 4 Sectional 1 meet Saturday at Rockwood Summit High School. The Bulldogs finished with 80 points, three points ahead of runner-up Webster Groves.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Winning district titles is all Megan Heisserer has every known. That didn't change Wednesday. Heisserer bagged a hat trick, and the top-seeded Notre Dame girls soccer team cruised past second-seeded Perryville 4-0 in the Class 2 District 1 championship at The Bank of Missouri Soccer Complex...

Jackson's Tanner Walton capped off a solid two days at the Class 4 Boys Golf State Championship, earning an all-state finish and helping his team place in the top four. Walton carded a three-over-par 75 on Tuesday at Swope Park Golf Course in Kansas City, Missouri, and finished in a tied for ninth place with a combined score of 149...

Jackson junior Tanner Walton sits in a tie for ninth place after the first day of the Class 4 Boys Golf State Championship meet Monday in Kansas City, Missouri. Walton carded a 74 to lead the Indians, who are in fourth place in the eight-team competition with a team score of 308. Rock Bridge is in first with a 292...

Will Ferrell tossed a one-hit shutout as second-seeded Notre Dame baseball cruised past No. 3 Kennett in a Class 4 District 1 Tournament semifinal Monday in Sikeston, Missouri. Ferrell notched 12 strikeouts with no walks for the Bulldogs (16-12), who took an early lead with three runs in the first two innings...

Saxony Lutheran baseball held Jefferson (Festus) scoreless through six innings en route to 6-1 quarterfinal upset in the Class 3 District 3 Tournament in Festus, Missouri. Mason Lewis had a double and scored two runs to lead the fifth-seeded Crusaders past the fourth-seeded Blue Jays...

Get to know the 12 state qualifiers in boys golf from the Southeast Missourian coverage area.

Over the last 14 years, Jackson boys golf has had numerous Indians compete at the state championships, but always as individuals. That's going to change Monday when the Class 4 State Championship gets underway. For the first time since 2003, Jackson is sending a full team to the state meet. To get here, the Indians had to navigate one of the toughest sectionals in the state. They did it with aplomb, claiming the Class 4 Sectional 1 title...

Bryce Morgan and Jonathon Tyler combined to shut out the Meadow Heights baseball team as visiting Kelly soared to a 2-0 win in the regular-season finale on Wednesday in Patton, Missouri. Morgan went six innings to get the win, striking out four and scattering three hits and one walk. Tyler pitched the seventh to get the save...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- What a difference a year makes. Perryville girls soccer finished last season with a 4-15 record, capped by a blowout loss to Notre Dame in the district tournament. Almost a year to the date of that contest, the Pirates wrapped up the regular-season slate Tuesday with their 14th win, a 3-2 comeback victory over Saxony Lutheran at The Bank of Missouri Soccer Complex, ending the Crusaders' nine-match unbeaten run...

The top-seeded Notre Dame boys tennis team only dropped one match in the singles in its 5-1 semifinal victory over fourth-seeded North County to advance to today's Class 1 District 1 Team Tournament championship. The Bulldogs will host second-seeded Dexter at 4 p.m. today for the district title. The Bearcats downed third-seeded Sikeston in their semifinal to proceed to the championship match...

The Jackson boys golf team finished one stroke ahead of Chaminade to claim a Class 4 sectional title Monday at Westwood Hills Country Club in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, qualifying for the state tournament in a week's time. Jaden Hightower was the top Indians' finisher, shooting a 2-over-par 73 to finish two strokes back of medalist Carson Postal of Kirkwood tied for fourth place...

Breven Yarbro belted a home run, a double and finished with four RBIs as Chaffee held off Cooter for a 7-4 victory at Capaha Field in baseball action Friday. Yarbro went 2-for-4 to lead the nine-hit attack for Chaffee (17-1). Gabe Henson, Landon Tenkhoff and Austin Copeland also had two hits for the Red Devils, who struck for three runs in the first inning and led throughout. A.J. Owens added a double in the win...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- When Faith Newell talks about being part of a team, a smile break across her face and her voice raises in excitement. She repeatedly uses the word "unreal." The joy is evident. That's because up until her sophomore year at Perryville High School, Newell never thought it would happen...

The Leopold baseball team managed just two hits, but that was enough to scrape by Oak Ridge for a 2-1 victory Wednesday in Leopold, Missouri. The Wildcats scored twice in the second inning and held on in a close battle at home. Ryan Lewis led Leopold (4-9) to victory on the mound, allowing one unearned run on three hits in seven innings, striking out seven batters and walking two...

Derek Kirn belted a two-run home run as the Perryville baseball team clinched the regular-season conference championship with a 7-3 victory over Windsor on the road in Imperial, Missouri, on Tuesday. Trent Unterreiner was the winning pitcher and had a double and two RBIs for the Pirates (12-7, 4-0 JCAA Conference-Large Schools Division). He gave up three earned runs on seven hits and recorded seven strikeouts and two walks...

Rylee Venable had a home run and four RBIs to lead the top-seeded Scott City softball team to a 13-3 semifinal victory over fourth-seeded Advance in the Class 1 District 4 Tournament at Oran. Kaileigh Dirden was the winning pitcher and also doubled and drove in three runs for Scott City (16-3). She threw a complete game and allowed three earned runs with eight strikeouts and no walks...

The third-seeded Kennett Indians struck for three runs in the third inning Saturday and beat seventh-seeded Dexter 5-2 in a consolation semifinal of the SEMO Conference Baseball Tournament at Cape Central High School. The Indians will face Notre Dame in the fifth-place game at 2:15 p.m. Monday. Dexter (3-12) will meet New Madrid County Central for seventh place at noon Monday. Both games will be played at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau...

Kaylee Payne belted a triple as a good fifth inning helped lift Oran softball to a 6-3 victory over Portageville in its final regular-season home game on Thursday. Alyssa Spane went 5 1/3 innings in the circle to obtain the win for the Eagles (12-2). ...