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What I learned from living the initial 52 years of my life in the state of Indiana was that Hoosiers are passionate about three things: religion, farming, and sports. And depending on the time of year and whether the Indiana University men’s basketball team is underachieving or not, the order of those things could fluctuate.

Jersey number: 14 Positions played during high school season: Pitcher and first base After-graduation plans: Going to East Central College to study early childhood education and to play softball Favorite team tradition: Saying "Do it to 'em, get 'em, Lady Hawks" before every game...

Meet the 12 selections to the All-Southeast Missourian girls soccer team

Another successful spring sports season has concluded, and awards have been doled out to student-athletes in the Southeast Missourian's coverage area. Notre Dame girls soccer won its second Class 2 state championship in three seasons, and other teams, such as Saxony Lutheran baseball and St. Vincent girls soccer, also advanced to the final four...

The list of Semoball Awards finalists is complete. In Tuesday's selection show streamed exclusively on Facebook, the 45 spring sport finalists were revealed, along with the Lifetime Achievement Award winner, 13 nominees in Coach of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year and Best of Sportsmanship...

SIKESTON — Four Sikeston Bulldog baseball players earned a spot on the All-District team. Junior outfielder Payton Howard, sophomore catcher Nolan Self, and senior infielder/pitcher Nate Self along with senior outfielder/pitcher Jeffery Thornbrough all made the team...

The all-region softball team has been released. Kennett freshman Kyra Jaco, Oran junior Kaylee Payne, Campbell senior Elizabeth Steward, Puxico senior Bailey Burns, Holcomb sophomore Bailey Cupples, and Malden sophomore Hailey Rojas were selected first-team all-region infielders...

The Notre Dame girls track and field team won five events to win the Class 4 Sectional 1 meet on Saturday at West Plains High School in West Plains, Missouri. Riley Burger accounted for three of those first-place finishes for the Bulldogs. The Notre Dame junior swept the jumping events (high jump, long jump and triple jump) to help propel the Bulldogs to the sectional championship. ...

In a game between two state-ranked rivals with soccer seasons on the line, the Perryville Pirates struck first. Notre Dame senior Megan Heisserer, however, answered repeatedly with a brilliant performance Tuesday evening in the Class 2 District 1 championship game at Notre Dame Regional High School. Heisserer accounted for the rest of the scoring...

The Jackson boys track and field claimed the Class 5 District 1 championship Monday in Hillsboro, Missouri. Running events were completed Saturday (check Monday's newspaper for a full listing of local state qualifiers in those events), and field events were suspended until Monday...

The Notre Dame girls track and field team won its third consecutive district title Saturday at the Class 4 District 1 meet in Park Hills, Missouri. Riley Burger led the way with three individual gold medals and was part of the first-place 800 relay. Burger won the long jump, triple jump and high jump...

Eli Brown did not allow a single hit and fanned five batters in the shortened five-inning game as he led Saxony Lutheran in a rout of Malden on Wednesday. Malden's Dylan Bader reached first on a dropped third strike and ran into a double play as Brown faced the minimum number of batters...

Get to know the 12 selections to the All-Southeast Missourian girls basketball team. Players in the Southeast Missourian coverage area are eligible for these honors. The players selected are in the running for the Semoball Awards.

In a game featuring two of the top ranked teams in Class 2, it was Notre Dame that scored in each half to win 2-0 over rival Perryville on Tuesday at Notre Dame Regional High School. The third-ranked Bulldogs improve to 17-1-1 on the year. The loss snaps a nine-game winning streak for 10th-ranked Perryville (14-4)...

The Jackson boys golf team won the Class 4 District 1 championship for the second consecutive season as Case Englehart earned medalist honors with a two-under-par 70 on Monday at Crown Pointe Golf Course in Farmington, Missouri. The Indians' top four golfers all finished in the top six as Jaden Hightower and Carsen Silliman were part a three-way tie for second with a two-over-par 74. Tanner Walton tied for sixth with a four-over-par 76...

Blake Bohnert earned medalist honors with a 79 to lead the St. Vincent boys golf team to a JCAA Conference Tournament championship Wednesday in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The Indians' top four golfers all finished in the top 10. Perryville's Drew Elder came in second, leading the Pirates to a third-place finish...

SIKESTON – While the outcome of the game wasn’t what they had hoped, a 3-0 loss to Perryville, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs left the field Tuesday with a sense of accomplishment following their annual Pink Out night. Having helped such organizations as the American Cancer Society in the past, this year’s event raised $1,293 to benefit Melissa and Paul Ensor with the couple getting honored between the varsity and junior varsity contests...

The Advance baseball team broke a tie with two runs in the bottom of the sixth and held on for a 6-4 win over Bernie to claim the Stoddard County Activities Association championship on Wednesday in Advance, Missouri. Layton Keith got the win in relief for the Hornets (11-3), giving up one run in 3 1/3 innings while Noah Sauceda had a team-high three hits...