Saxony Lutheran

Mark Ruark wasn't there when Trae Robinson collapsed on the basketball court. But when Ruark, Saxony Lutheran's principal, saw the video, it scared him. Robinson, who played basketball for Saxony Lutheran last season, was on the defensive end of the court during an AAU tournament game July 29 in Kansas City, Missouri, when he suddenly stood straight up and then fell flat on the floor like a tree hitting the ground, according to Ruark...

The Semoball Cup ended up being a battle of the Bulldogs that needed overtime to decide. Megan Heisserer's golden goal to lift Notre Dame to the Class 2 soccer title also happened to clinch the Cup. In the closest finish in the early history of the award, Notre Dame edged Van Buren by 4.79 points in the standings that determine which area school had the most athletically successful school year...

From across Southeast Missouri, people descended upon Cape Girardeau on Saturday night for the region's premier sports awards show. More than 150 student-athletes from 57 area high schools were on hand for the Fourth Annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH at the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus, as awards were handed out in 25 sports categories...

Jersey number: 2 Primary position: Center mid and forward After-graduation plans: Attending Arkansas State University in the fall and majoring in psychology to work toward a masters in behavioral therapy Twitter handle: @callihouse5 Favorite warmup song: "Lose Yourself" by Eminem...

State events and finishes: 1,600-meter relay (4th place), 800 meters (5th place) Twitter handle: @ClaireMorrill Favorite team/personal tradition: Ice bath two nights before a meet, and eat a Cutie an hour before the race Favorite warmup song: Any time music plays at a track meet is a good day...

This spring, three area high school teams won state championships. With the success came accolades. Numerous local student-athletes earned recognition, including all-state honors. On the baseball diamond, Bell City won its third straight Class 1 state championship. Along the way, five Cubs earned all-state distinctions...

Ten months after the high school sports calendar began, we now know all 148 of our on-field nominees for the 2017 Semoball Awards. On Friday, the spring sport finalists for baseball, softball, girls soccer, boys and girls track and field, golf and boys tennis for the event -- to be held Saturday, July 8, at the Bedell Performance Center at Southeast Missouri State's River Campus -- were announced as part of a live selection show on SEMO ESPN Radio...