Perryville

Chaffee head baseball coach Brian Horrell got 6 1/3 innings from senior starting pitcher Alec Brown, who only gave up two earned runs, striking out 12 batters and scattering five hits, shutting down East Prairie Monday, 6-2. Brown was very solid in his start, throwing 70 of his 106 pitches for strikes...

Following a year of missing out on gathering with friends and family due to the COVID pandemic, everyone, including sports fans, is anxious to spend time with those closest to us once again.

Bell City scored two runs in the first inning, and three more runs in the second inning to take an early lead, but lengthened that lead in the bottom of the fifth, scoring eight runs, to put the game away Monday, winning 14-4 at home. Nate Stone recorded three hits in three at-bats, one of those being the long ball variety, as the senior drove in a run and scored four runs, leading the Cubs (2-1) offensively...

Five days ago, the Sikeston girls soccer team competed in a jamboree against a team that they would play days after leaving the field. With a younger and inexperienced group on his side, Lady Bulldogs' head coach Gabe Dement knew the caliber of opponent Perryville (2-0) was...

Sainte Genevieve won Wednesday's tri-match held at the Perryville Country Club, shooting a team score of 185 to St. Vincent's 204, as Perryville finished third with 205. Individual results were: St. Vincent - 1. Luke Brickhaus - 50 2. Noah Anderson - 47...

The Perryville boys golf team finished third in a tri-match event at the Perryville Country Club Tuesday, scoring 209 team points, while Windsor finished second with 220 points, and Jefferson finished in first, scoring 237 points. Clay Bergman shot a 48, while Colby Hager shot a 52, Evan Dougherty shot a 54, and Cayden Laurentius shot a 55...

SIKESTON — Two Sikeston Lady Bulldogs’ earned a spot on the Class 5, District 1 All-District team. Juniors Karris Allen and Amyari Blissett both received the honor. Allen finished her junior year averaging a double-double, with 20 points and 10 rebounds, to go along with four assists, four steals, and two blocks per contest. She shot 44 percent from the field, 29 percent from three, and 56 percent at the free-throw line...

Last year, the Notre Dame boys basketball team was in position to make a run towards the state championship. The Bulldogs didn’t lose a game that season since Jan. 9, 2020 but their streak was stopped short due to the COVID-19 pandemic canceling the rest of the postseason...

High School boys and girls basketball district tournaments are finally upon us. Fans, players, and coaches have had to endure a strange, but sometimes fun, basketball season, which was filled with many postponements and/or cancellations due to Covid-19, as well as the weather. However, we can say that the 2020-2021 season has been one of the more entertaining ones in recent years.

Teenagers are under enough pressure in life. Social pressure, academic pressure, peer pressure, and such. Jackson senior Luke Mirly isn’t immune to any of that.

The best way to end a basketball game is to have the shot that ties the game in the final minute be immediately followed by the shot that beats the buzzer to win the game. That was the case on Tuesday, as Wilson Lodge put up a contested shot close to the hoop while swarmed by three defenders to give Saxony Lutheran a 45-43 win over Perryville...

The Perryville Pirates lost to Kingston 56-52 on Tuesday but for Pirates guard Trevor Schnurbusch, the fact that he played on senior night is a victory in itself. “Just being able to play is a blessing,” Schnurbusch said, “and getting to get a season in, I’m grateful for that.”...

SIKESTON — Riding a two-game losing streak, the Sikeston girls basketball team needed a game where they were clicking on all cylinders. On Monday night, the Lady Bulldogs received just that with a 67-53 rout of Perryville (9-5) at the Sikeston Field House...