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Six Semoball boys basketball teams and two Semoball girls basketball teams are ranked in the latest state rankings provided by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (14-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, is ranked No. 8 in the Class 1 boys poll...

The Bobcats held the Hornets to one point in the first quarter and never looked back as they picked up a 63-33 home victory.

The Blue Jays used a 20-9 third quarter to pull away from the Hornets and pick up the home victory.

Cape Girardeau Central’s Tigers (12-3), behind a stifling defense, defeated Fort Zumwalt South Saturday at St. Louis University High School. Down by four entering the final eight minutes of action, Coach Drew Church’s team scored 18 in the fourth quarter to eke out a three-point win...

Saxony Lutheran (9-4) got a home victory in girls basketball winning 65-38 against Woodland (5-9) on Thursday.

Saxony Lutheran got a pair of first-place finishes from Savannah Spencer in a girl’s swim meet Tuesday at Poplar Bluff.

Nick Wasilewski’s huge offensive output led the Indians to a 66-42 rout over Riverview Gardens in the Lindbergh Flyer Tournament. The 6-foot-5 junior poured in 29 points as the visitors built a 33-24 cushion by halftime. After the break, the Indians continued to add to their advantage by outscoring the hosts 14-5 during the third period and 19-13 in the final frame for a comfortable 24-point victory. Lane Crowden was also in double figures with 11 points...

The Notre Dame boys basketball dominated host Springfield Catholic from the outset Friday in the second round of the Houlihan's Invitational in Springfield, Missouri, and eventually won 67-58. The Bulldogs (11-4) took a 17-9 lead in the opening quarter, stretched it to 32-20 at the break, and never were threatened in the second half...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Three Portageville players reached double-figures in the scoring column on Thursday night against Scott County Central. Kelan Bills’ 12 points led the team, with Brendan Garmon and A.J. Hicks following behind with 11 each, in the Bulldogs 58-39 win over the Braves...

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SIKESTON — With just a few seconds left in regulation, Saxony Lutheran didn’t have a whole lot of time to make a decision after Sikeston sophomore Karris Allen made both of her free-throw attempts. Trailing by three points, the game had to come down to a perimeter shot, which the Crusaders got after junior Maddox Murphy drilled a three-pointer from the right-wing — her fourth on the night. ...

For three of the four quarters that Jackson battled Notre Dame earlier this month in the SEMO Conference Girl’s Basketball Tournament, the Bulldogs only outscored the Indians 35-31.

The first words out of Saxony Lutheran coach Sam Sides' mouth after the final buzzer were, "That was ugly." Ugly or not, the Crusaders got 4th quarter separation and pulled away as Saxony defeated Oran, 63-50, to take third place in the Holiday Classic at the Show Me Center...

Scott City improved to 5-2 in a tune-up before next week’s Southeast Missourian Christmas boys basketball tournament in defeating host Greenville, 65-33. The Rams held the Bears scoreless in the first quarter with three of coach Mark Dannenmueller’s squad reaching double figures on the night...

Jackson girl’s basketball coach Tyler Abernathy walked out of the Show Me Center Thursday night confident in several things concerning his squad, but nothing more so than the Indians are far from a one-girl team.

The Saxony Lutheran girl’s basketball squad has owned the First State Community Bank Holiday Classic in recent years.

Poplar Bluff's Gavin Hays and Olivia Kirkman were voted the boys and girls Semoball Players of Week, respectively, in balloting that concluded Wednesday night. Hays, who had 116 votes, won the 220-pound weight division at Parkway South's Patriot Classic. He collected four wins in that tournament and has started the wrestling season 6-0...

Notre Dame, led by sophomores Lexi and Abby Jansen, won Saturday’s swimming tri-meet at Central Municipal Pool with a score of 245, besting Farmington with 183 and Saxony Lutheran with 75.

The St. Vincent boys basketball team took a consistent approach to a home victory, scoring at least 18 points in each quarter of an 82-54 victory Friday over visiting Oak Ridge in Perryville, Missouri. St. Vincent (4-0) scored 20 points in each of the first two quarters for a 40-37 lead at halftime and outscored Oak Ridge 24-12 in the third quarter for a commanding 15-point lead...

Jackson — along with Notre Dame and Saxony Lutheran — trailed Poplar Bluff by a considerable margin in Thursday’s four-way girls swim meet at the Southeast Missouri State Student Recreation Center.

The Jackson wrestling team opened its season with victories over St. Louis University High, Kennett and Dexter in a quad meet Thursday at Jackson High School.

In the Athlete of the Week balloting (non-basketball), Jackson football player Blake Blackman earned the male honor by receiving 522 votes.

The Jackson Indians, Cape Central Tigers and Farmington Knightettes all finished within nine points of each other in a girls swimming tri-meet. Jackson won the meet with a score of 142 with Cape Central ending at 137 and Farmington at 133. Cami Brazel and Courtney Huckabee finished first in two individual events to lead the way for Jackson. ...

Notre Dame, Jackson, and Saxony Lutheran all competed in the Ladue Girl’s Swim Invitational with the Bulldogs finishing fourth, the Indians finishing 11th and the Crusaders finishing 13th.

The Leopold boys basketball team overcame a five-point deficit with a big fourth quarter to defeat Meadow Heights 54-44 in the third-place game at the Woodland Invitational Tournament on Thursday in Marble Hill, Missouri. Meadow Heights took a 36-31 lead into the fourth quarter, but Leopold (2-1) stormed off to a 10-point victory by outscoring the Panthers 23-8 in the period...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Hannah Bass knocked down a trio of 3-pointers in the second quarter as the Poplar Bluff senior helped build a lead Thursday night. Katie Pattillo, Hannah Corcimiglia and Emma Johnson each sank a 3-pointer in the opening quarter as the Mules beat Saxony Lutheran 55-23 in the third place game of the SEMO Conference Tournament at Cape Central High School...

The St. Vincent and Scott City boys basketball teams advanced to the championship game of the Rolla "Duke" Herbert Tournament following their semifinal victories on Wednesday at Crystal City...

POPLAR BLUFF — In their very first race of the season, the Poplar Bluff swim team got a consideration qualifying time for state, twice. The Mules finished first and second with both 200-yard medley relays finishing under the 2-minutes, 18.29-second qualifying time. ...

High school girl's basketball teams throughout Southeast Missouri recently opened their 2019-20 seasons. Here is a look at the area teams covered by the Southeast Missourian.

High school boy's basketball teams throughout Southeast Missouri recently opened their 2019-20 seasons. Here is a look at the area teams covered by the Southeast Missourian. CAPE CENTRAL Class 4 District 1 Conference: SEMO Head coach: Drew Church (14th year)...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The Poplar Bluff girls basketball team built a double-digit lead in the opening quarter Monday night to beat Cape Central in the opening round of the SEMO Conference Tournament. The third-seeded Mules advanced with a 60-35 win over host Cape Central and will face second-seeded Jackson in the semifinals at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Getting out to a slow start was not how the Sikeston girls’ basketball team wanted to start their season. The Lady Bulldogs scored five points in the first quarter and only made seven field goals in the first half, in their 52-40 loss in the first round of the Girls SEMO Conference Tournament at Cape Central High School, in Cape Girardeau, Mo...

In Class 1 soccer, District 1 champion Saxony Lutheran has not solved the riddle that is Principia. For the third time in six years, the Crusaders squared off Saturday against the Panther in the sectional quarterfinals. Once again, Principia (10-11), the District 2 titleholder, prevailed, 3-1, in a game marked by end-to-end play...

SIKESTON — District assignments for boys’ and girls’ basketball and wrestling were released on Friday. Sikeston will be a part of Class 4, District 1, with Cape Central, Notre Dame, Dexter, Perryville, and Ste. Genevieve. Class 3, District 1 consists of Charleston, New Madrid County Central, East Prairie, Caruthersville, Doniphan, Malden, Kennett, and Twin Rivers. ...

The Saxony Lutheran soccer team will face a familiar foe when it hosts Principia at 1 p.m. today in the MSHSAA Class 1 quarterfinals. Saxony Lutheran (10-9) has won six straight district championships to advance to the quarterfinals, and this will be the third time in six years the Crusaders will face Principia (9-11) at this stage. The Panthers have bested the Crusaders both of the previous two meetings, 1-0 last year and 7-0 in 2015...

Notre Dame senior Blake Morris did not achieve his goal of first place but did finish in the Top 10 at Saturday’s MSHSAA Class 3 Boys Cross Country State Finals at the Gans Creek Recreational Area in Columbia, Mo.

The Saxony Lutheran boys soccer team claimed the Class 1 District 1 championship for a sixth consecutive year with two goals in the final 15 minutes for a 2-0 victory Wednesday over top-seeded Gateway Science Charter. Jase Boland and Max Richey netted unassisted goals for third-seeded Saxony Lutheran, which improved to 9-9 on the seaosn. Goalkeeper Matt Wydra made two saves in recording the shutout...

Cape Girardeau Central narrowly pulled out a victory over budding swim rival Notre Dame Tuesday in the SEMO Conference Swim Meet at the Central Municipal Pool, and Tiger senior Jacob Bening fervently believes that a higher being played a significant role in the victory.

Top-seeded Notre Dame and second-seeded Perryville advanced to the finals of the Class 2 District 1 boys soccer tournament Monday in Perryville, Mo. Notre Dame defeated fourth-seeded St. Pius X (Festus) 4-0, while Perryville blanked third-seeded Fredericktown 6-0. Both teams were up 1-0 at halftime before pulling away in the second half...

In his last race on his home course, Notre Dame senior Blake Morris took top honors Saturday in the Class 3 District 1 cross country championships.

The Notre Dame boys swimming team placed first in three events and set four new school records en route to claiming the championship of the MICDS Invitational on Friday in the suburban St. Louis area. Drew Barber finished first in the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.71 seconds to shatter one of the Notre Dame records. ...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. – Woodland volleyball coach Melissa Rinacke had a message for her Cardinal players Tuesday as the hours passed by leading up to the Class 2 District 2 volleyball tournament. “It’s just another day at the office,” Johnson repeated.

The Leopold volleyball team downed two familiar foes in straight sets during the opening night of the Class 1 District 3 Tournament at Advance High School on Monday to set up a collision course with the top-seeded hosts...