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PORTAGEVILLE - Winning close games is a forte of the Portageville Bulldogs varsity boys basketball program. Portageville entered the Class 3 state playoffs with a 5-2 record in games decided by five points or less. The Bulldogs added another nail-biter victory to its resume Wednesday night. No. 2 seeded Portageville edged the No. 6 seeded Caruthersville Tigers 39-36 in a Class 3, District 1semifinal at Portageville High School...

SCOTT CITY — Six years ago, Scott City High School boy’s basketball coach Mark Dannenmueller reacted to a postseason loss to Charleston by strengthening the Rams’ schedule the following season to an insane degree.

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.

The seedings have been released for the Class 1-3 boys and girls district basketball tournaments. Postseason play begins Feb. 20 for schools in Class 1-3. Higher seeds are slated to host quarterfinals and semifinals. Some districts will also have the highest remaining seed host their district championship. Other districts have elected to designate a neutral host site for their district final...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Strong defense from the Portageville boys’ basketball team hurt Kelly on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs forced 11 turnovers en route to a 42-38 win while also holding the Hawks 20 points below their season average of 58 points per contest...

CAMPBELL - Taking home first-place trophies is becoming a tradition for the Campbell Camels varsity boys basketball squad in the 2020-21 season. Campbell, which finished first at the Campbell Invitational and Senath-Hornersville Christmas Tournament in December, added another golden prize to its collection Thursday night...

CAMPBELL - Making a big play late to secure a win is something the Portageville Bulldogs varsity boys basketball squad is becoming accustomed to this season. “It’s been the way we’ve played all year,” Portageville coach Jason Irby said. “We never can get any separation on the board. We’ve got a crazy group like that but I just keep telling myself playing these close games will help us out when we get to the district tournament.”...

CAMPBELL - It took a late defensive stand but the No. 2 seeded Portageville Bulldogs found a way to hold off the upset-minded No. 7 seeded Malden Green Wave Saturday night. Portageville, which was clinging to a 40-38 lead, forced a turnover as Malden was attempting run a play to get off a game-tying or potential game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo – Battled tested and road-ready, New Madrid County Central took their undefeated streak down south Friday night, putting it on the line against Portageville. A dominant second quarter on both ends of the court keyed the Eagles to their 13th win of the season, taking down the Bulldogs 67-35...

The stage is set for the 2021 Bootheel Conference varsity girls basketball tournament. All eight teams will compete in quarterfinals Saturday at Campbell High School. Semifinals are Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. with the title game to follow Feb. 4 at 5:30 p.m...

The seven-team tournament begins Saturday at Campbell High School. Host Campbell (15-1), which has won 15 straight and is ranked No. 4 in the latest Class 2 state poll, has received the No. 1 seed and a quarterfinal bye. Campbell went 7-0 against conference foes to claim the Bootheel Conference regular-season title...

The Poplar Bluff boys basketball team scored 14 unanswered point in the first quarter, held Portageville without a field goal in the second quarter and won 52-36 Saturday at the Libla Family Sports Complex. More to come…

Drum roll, please. After seeing a lot of chatter on who the top-10 boys and girls basketball teams are in the region, I have put together a list of who I think deserves to be mentioned. Here is the absolutely accurate (see the sarcasm) boys’ list: New Madrid County Central (9-0)...

CARUTHERSVILLE - On Friday the Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team was looking for a big win as they hosted the Portageville Bulldogs in their homecoming contest. The Tigers (4-3) came roaring onto the floor in the first quarter, leading by five at the end of the first period. Caruthersville kept the momentum going in the second frame as they extended their lead to double digits. By halftime, the Tigers had a 14 point cushion, 37-23...

A 30-12 score going into halftime was all the Jackson Lady Indians needed to secure the victory Monday as they would cruise the rest of the way to defeat Kennett, 46-32. A hot start by Jordyn McClellan in the first quarter(scoring six points) was followed up by a hot second period by Madison Lambert(scoring six points) and the visiting Indians from Kennett were just unable to respond...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — In the three games leading up to Wednesday’s third-place matchup, every contest Portageville played in seemed like a down-to-the-wire affair. The Bulldogs had a pair of overtime games and a nine-point victory over Hayti before falling to Doniphan 46-40 in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Fans had the opportunity to watch free basketball Tuesday night in the second semifinal of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Third-seed Portageville and second-seed Kennett needed more than 32 minutes to decide a winner in what wasn't the prettiest contest. The Indians ultimately prevailed to advance to the tournament championship game, with a 44-43 overtime win...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — It’s not how you start, but how you finish, and that was the case for Portageville on Monday night in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Quarterfinals. Not getting out to the best start, Portageville (6-1) trailed Hayti (4-2) 10-9 after the first quarter and 23-20 at halftime, but the Bulldogs always seemed to hang around in their 47-39 win over the Indians...

BLOOMFIELD — Portageville's Drew Irby came through with three huge plays in the final 20 seconds of overtime to prevent a dramatic upset. After recently winning the Clarkton Christmas Tournament, third-seeded Portageville needed three crucial turnovers and the baskets that followed to beat 14th-seeded Gideon 57-55 in overtime in the first round of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...

School… New Madrid County Central Grade… Junior Position… Defensive back Favorite place to play… New Madrid County Central Favorite warmup song… “Dead Trollz” - YoungBoy NBA Favorite pregame meal… Chicken Favorite memory from football… When Kenyon got ran over by Shawn Long...

School… New Madrid County Central Grade… Junior Position… Quarterback Favorite place to play… New Madrid County Central Favorite warmup song… Any Youngboy NBA song Favorite pregame meal… Spaghetti Favorite memory from football… First touchdown pass at East Prairie last year...

BROSELEY, Mo. — Sometimes teams can struggle when they play in the first game of a tournament. That was not the case for the No. 1-seeded New Madrid County Central girls’ basketball team, as they trounced No. 16 seed Clearwater, 63-5 in the first round of the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic on Saturday...

CLARKTON — East Carter didn’t score over the opening six minutes and the final three Friday night in the championship game of the Clarkton Christmas Tournament. The Redbirds had 11 more points than Portageville the rest of game, but the Bulldogs took advantage of those two droughts...

Junior center Ella Vogel scored 14 of her game high 22 points in the second quarter, leading the Tigers to a blow out win on the road over Soldan International Studies Friday 66-15. Cape Central's defense only allowed 15 points the entire game, a season best...

Top seeds East Carter, Portageville reach final By Scott Borkgren Sports Writer CLARKTON — After upsetting third-seeded Doniphan in the first round, sixth-seeded Neelyville wasn’t able to pull it off a second time in the Clarkton Christmas Tournament semifinals...

New Madrid Central has earned the top seed in the Lady Royal Classic with a trio of Ozark Foothills Conference teams behind it. The Eagles, one of three teams in the tournament along with Kelly and Greenville to have played more than five games, earned the top spot after picking up wins against Jackson, Sikeston, Dexter and Kennett with losses against Notre Dame and Cape Central...

The postseason for winter sports in Missouri will look different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MSHSAA announced Friday. MSHSAA released district assignments for winter sports and also announced that it will modify some postseason activities due to concerns with the virus...

The finalists for the Carr Trophy given to the top player in the SEMO Conference were announced Wednesday, a week before the award will be presented at the 75th annual Gridiron Banquet. Jordan Jarrett of Kennett, Jackson’s Connor Tollison and Cael Welker are up for the award given annually since 1979...

Winter sports are underway in the area and while the whistles are being blown, not everyone will be able to hear them. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most schools are putting restrictions on the number of spectators attending games and enforcing some sort of masking policy...

ALL-SEMO CONFERENCE Members of the All-SEMO Conference football team as selected by the conference coaches with a player's school, year, height and weight listed: NORTH OFFENSE QB — Cael Welker, Jackson, sr., 5-11, 185; RB — Daniel Dickerson, Jackson, sr., 5-11, 200;...

The seedings have been released for the Clarkton Christmas Tournament. The eight-team varsity boys basketball tournament takes place Dec. 14-18 at Clarkton High School. Defending champion East Carter County, which is off to a 1-1 start after beating Willow Springs 70-49 and suffering a 73-62 loss to Park Hills Central, has received the No. ...