Portageville

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Holding the top ranking in the recent Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association polls, Ellington faces Portageville on Monday, in the Class 2 Sectionals at Meatte Park. Battle tested throughout the season, the Bulldogs have faced their fair share of tough opponents...

BERNIE, Mo. - The state-ranked Portageville Bulldogs experienced little difficulty securing the Class 2, District 1 baseball championship Tuesday at Bernie High School. A couple of hours after beating the No. 5 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 15-0 in four innings in its district semifinal Tuesday afternoon No. 1 seeded Portageville cruised past the No. 3 seeded Campbell Camels 19-3 in three innings in its district title game Tuesday evening...

The field is beginning to take shape. The second group of Semoball Awards finalists, the winter sports selections, were revealed Wednesday in an hour-long radio show on SEMO ESPN. That group of 30 student-athletes will join the fall sports finalists, announced earlier this year, at the 2019 Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH on July 13 at the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus...

MALDEN, Mo. — Down one run heading into the bottom of the fourth inning, the Portageville baseball team couldn’t find a way to get anything going off of Campbell’s Jacob Vines. Up until that frame, the Bulldogs only had one baserunner against the Campbell senior...

Portageville’s Kile Adams (bottom row, left) and Bub Lance (bottom row, right) signed with Williams Baptist for baseball, on Thursday, May 1, 2019, at Portageville High School.

ADVANCE, Mo. — The Charleston baseball team rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Advance Hornets 5-4 Monday night at Westfield Park in Advance. The Blue Jays (3-13) scored one run in the sixth and three in the top of the seventh. Stephen Willis picked up the win, allowing one run — none earned — on one hit with two strikeouts and no walks in 1 1/3 innings...

MALDEN, Mo. - Top seeds are set to collide in the championship of the Bootheel Conference varsity baseball tournament following preliminary action Saturday at Malden High School. The No. 1 seeded Portageville Bulldogs will take on the No. 2 seeded Campbell Camels Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in the title game at Malden...

CAMDENTON, Mo. — Jade Davis scored the only goal for the Sikeston girls soccer team on Friday, as the Lady Bulldogs fell to Camdenton 2-1 in the Camdenton Lady Lakers Invitational Tournament. BASEBALL Kelly 18, St. Paul Lutheran 8 NEELYVILLE, Mo. — The Kelly baseball team drilled St. Paul Lutheran in the Neelyville Invitational Tournament on Friday...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Many things did not go East Prairie’s way during Friday’s game against Portageville. The Eagles never led, as Portageville (14-5) put up a three-spot in the first inning and never looked back, as it went on to win 14-2 in five innings, at Meatte Park...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — The comeback was nearly complete for the New Madrid County Central baseball team on Tuesday. Trailing the entire game, the Eagles tied the game up in the sixth inning, before the Mules used a three-run eighth to take home the win. Gabe York finished with three RBI, going 2-for-4 at the plate, while Austin Davis tacked on two RBI of himself. Davis went 2-for-4 at the plate, with his lone hit coming on a double...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — The duo of Kile Adams and Connor Barham pitched a combined two-hitter on Wednesday, as the Portageville baseball team defeated Campbell 11-2. Adams went four innings and gave up two hits and two runs — one earned — with one strikeout and one walk...

Senath-Hornersville 13, Malden 11 MALDEN, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville Lions baseball team jumped out to a 12-4 lead and hung on to beat Malden 13-11 late Tuesday night. The game was tied 4-4 after two innings before the Lions scored five runs in the third and three more in the top of the fourth inning to move ahead 12-4. Malden added four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and three more in the bottom of the fifth to get as close as 12-11 but never caught Senath-Hornersville...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Nate and Nolan Self each had impressive outings for the Sikeston baseball team on Tuesday, at Hillhouse Park in Charleston, Mo. Nate went 2-for-4 with four RBI, on a triple and a double. Nolan went 2-for-3, with four RBI as well. Nolan also hit a triple and a home run to go with it, in Sikeston’s 18-5 five-inning win over Charleston...

MALDEN, Mo. - The Portageville Bulldogs set the tone from the get-go against the host Malden Green Wave in the title game of the Malden Invitational baseball tournament Monday afternoon. Portageville jumped out to a 10-0 lead by the end of the top of the second inning and led by at least eight runs the rest of the way as it run-ruled defending champion Malden 12-2 in five innings...

The Malden baseball tournament is slated to conclude Monday. The nine-team tournament was originally scheduled to conclude on Saturday but was postponed until Monday due to the potential for rain on Saturday. Bernie, Malden, and Portageville will compete in the Golden Pool Monday after winning their respective pool Friday...

MALDEN, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave’s quest for a repeat championship at its own nine-team baseball tournament started off on the right foot Friday afternoon. Malden received a complete-game outing from right-hander Griffin Riley as it outlasted Neelyville 7-2 in its first pool play game...

MALDEN, Mo. — Two weeks ago, Portageville and Doniphan matched up with Alabama-commit Jacob Eddington taking the mound for the Dons. He proceeded to strike out 14 Bulldogs over his six innings of work, in their 11-9 win. Fast forward to Friday, and Portageville got even, defeating Doniphan 11-2 in the first day of the Malden Invitational...

DELTA, Mo. — Grant Coomer and Devon Medley each doubled to pace the Bobcats in their five-inning loss at home to the Blue Jays. Tristan Johnson lasted one inning on the mound and was charged with the loss for Delta (1-9). He allowed four unearned runs on no hits and walked three batters...

KENNETT, Mo. — Sikeston finished in second place in both girls and boys’ team events at the Kennett Invitational on Tuesday. The girls lost to Caruthersville, 133-98, while the boys fell to Kennett 176-106. In the high jump for the girls, TK Freeman finished second, while Tyenia Stevens finished third — both with jumps of 4-10...

Holcomb 4, Bernie 2 BERNIE, Mo. - A day after beating top-ranked Scott City, the Mules softball team fell victim to undefeated Holcomb on Tuesday at Bernie. Bailey Cupples hit a three-run homer in the top of the third to give Holcomb 3-1 lead. The Hornets (13-0) hung on to beat Bernie 4-2...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — The ongoing search for the next head football coach for the Portageville Bulldogs concluded last week, as Mark Jackson will take the reigns of the program. Jackson, a former Sikeston coordinator, and Kent Gibbs disciple previously coached at the high school level, with Buffalo High School, in Buffalo, Mo., and said that he is excited to return to the Bootheel area — where he is from originally...

ANNA, Ill. — Kelsie Anderson, Chelsie Moore, and Karris Allen all scored goals for the Sikeston girls soccer team on Tuesday. The Lady Bulldogs defeated Anna-Jonesboro on the road, 3-0, earning their second shutout of the season and limiting Anna-Jonesboro to one shot...

BENTON, Mo. — Bryce Phelps hit a walk-off double as the Kelly baseball team edged Woodland 3-2 on Monday in Benton, Missouri. The Cardinals (4-3) tied the game in the top of the seventh when Rafe Johnson hit a solo home run, but the Hawks responded in the bottom of the frame...

Kennett 12, Senath-Hornersville 2 SENATH, Mo. - The Kennett Indians softball team scored in all five innings it batted as it beat the Senath-Hornersville Lions 12-0 in five innings Monday. Kennett drove home one run in the first inning, five runs in the second inning, two runs in the third inning, three runs in the fourth inning, and one run in the fifth inning...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — A scoreless game until the fourth inning, the Sikeston baseball team battled with Francis-Howell at Francis-Howell High School, in St. Charles, Mo., on Monday. A pair of runs crossed the plate for the Vikings, though, in the frame, and an additional four came across in the following inning, as Francis-Howell defeated the Bulldogs 6-0 in the first day of the 23rd Annual St. Louis Midwest Classic...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Standing at third base with only one out, Portageville’s Sam Riggs had his mind on home plate and a chance to win an important game for the Bulldogs. With Kile Adams at the plate, Chaffee’s pitching change did not go as planned, as the Red Devil’s hurler threw the ball that catcher Landon Tenkhoff could not handle, and is it went straight toward the backstop, Riggs hustled home and slid to the bag before the tag was applied, to secure a 4-3 win over Chaffee (6-2)...

The Chaffee baseball team gave it all it had in its second game of the day against Portageville but watched as a wild pitch delivered the walk-off win for the Bulldogs in a 4-3 decision in eight innings Tuesday in Portageville, Missouri. Andrew Brown was on the mound when the Bulldogs scored and took the loss for the Red Devils...

BENTON, Mo. — Bryce Morgan shut down the New Madrid County Central baseball team on Thursday. Morgan threw six innings, of two-hit, zero earned run ball, while striking out 10, as the Hawks beat the Eagles 8-1. Peyton Eftink and Grant Menz each doubled for Kelly. Menz added three RBI, while Eftink had two...

SIKESTON — Several local basketball players earned a spot on the All-State team, which got announced on Wednesday. Sikeston senior Trey Jenkins earned a spot on the Class 4 list. Jenkins had a significant hand in the Bulldogs 25-1 record this season...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — After a tough home loss to Sikeston one day ago, the New Madrid County Central baseball team returned home to face Caruthersville on Tuesday. The result was different in this one, as the Eagles beat the Tigers 12-1 in five innings...

Tanner Walton carded a one-under-par 34 to earn medalist honors as the Jackson boys golf team opened its season with a win over Notre Dame and Cape Girardeau Central on Tuesday at Kimbeland Country Club. Case Engelhart followed up with an even-par 35 for Jackson, which finished 32 strokes ahead of the Bulldogs for the victory...

KENNETT, Mo. - It took a few innings for the Kennett Indians bats to catch fire but they finally strung together enough hits to secure a run-rule victory against the Portageville Bulldogs in a varsity softball game Monday afternoon at Indian Park. Kennett scored seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning after plating a single run in the first, third, and fourth frames to beat Portageville 10-0 in five innings Monday...

MEADOW HEIGHTS, Mo. — Kade Lindgren touched base three of his four times at bat as the Panthers rallied in the final inning but could not overcome a seven-run deficit to fall to the undefeated Eagles on the road. Trae Davis pitched 3 1/3 innings to be marked with the loss for Meadow Heights (0-4). He gave up nine runs (eight earned) on nine hits, walked three batters and struck out one...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Now in his third year as head coach of the Portageville baseball team, Tyler Trover said that this particular group’s chemistry is fantastic. As head coach, Trover has a 37-16 record with the Bulldogs and is entering his sixth season as a head baseball coach...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Cruising to a win over Neelyville, the East Prairie baseball team opened up the 2019 season with a 13-1 victory, at Hillhouse Park, in Charleston, Mo. Five Eagles recorded two hits or more. Derez Tipler, Jase Aycock, Lane Moody, and Trea Cade each had two, while Evan Howell led the team with four hits...

Several Southeast Missouri teams cracked the top 10 in the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association preseason rankings, which were released this week. Baseball season begins today, and Notre Dame, Chaffee and Cooter all made the top 10 in their respective classes...

The 2019 Bootheel Conference high school girls basketball awards have been released. Campbell senior guard Claire Parker is the 2019 Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Parker averaged 25 points, seven rebounds, and four steals per game her senior season...

The 2019 Bootheel Conference high school boys basketball awards have been released. Hayti senior Ivory Winters is the 2019 Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Winters averaged 18 points per game, 10 rebounds per game and two steals per game his senior season...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Returning to the final four for the second time in the last three years; the Oran boys basketball team is riding a 21-game winning streak. On Saturday afternoon, the Eagles met up with a Portageville team that was coming off of a three-game stretch of games that were decided by five points or less...

SIKESTON – With 11.4 seconds left in Wednesday’s Class 2 sectional game against Thayer, little did Portageville sophomore Drew Irby know that his team’s fate would rest on his shoulders. Portageville coach Jason Irby, Drew’s dad, called a timeout and had a play in mind that he felt would work with the score tied 41-41...