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To say Notre Dame's guard Hayden Jansen was feeling it Friday night is putting it lightly. To say Jansen was near unconscious is more fitting. Jansen not only broke his personal record but he shattered the school record for most three-point field goals in a game as he nailed nine of them en route to an 83-31 decimation of Saxony Lutheran...

--- SNOW GLOBE INVITATIONAL Cape Central 525; Poplar Bluff 392; Jackson 281; West Plains 256; Notre Dame 196; Farmington 160; Cape Central JV 106; Saxony Lutheran 35. 200-MEDLEY RELAY: Cape Central (A.Duncan, B.Dennis, E.Dickson, L.Lamar) 1:54.13*; 2. Poplar Bluff 2:01.25; 3. Jackson 2:04.06; 4. Notre Dame 2:18.46; 5. West Plains 2:19.79; 6. Farmington 2:27.46; 7. Cape Central JV 2:38.56...

Jackson volleyball coach Dave Mirly wasted no time – none – in allowing Hannah Shinn to get a taste of varsity volleyball action.

PERRYVILLE — There’s a perception in sports that the chemistry between a quarterback and wide receiver in football very well may translate to the basketball court, as well. In the case of St. Vincent basketball, the quarterback and his wide receiver are the top two scorers for that team also.

Audrey Rahlmann, Julia Smothers, Kacey Gregory and Olivia Kirkman teamed up for Poplar Bluff’s fastest 400-yard freestyle relay time of the season Tuesday, capping a meet win that featured eight wins by the Mules. Kirkman won two individual events and helped the medley relay win while Gregory, Smothers and Simone Anders also won at the Black River Coliseum Aquatic Center...

JACKSON, Mo. — For the first time in eight seasons, the Sikeston girls' basketball team upended Saxony Lutheran on Monday night. In doing so, the Lady Bulldogs not only ended an 11-game skid against the Crusaders but avenged a consolation championship game loss in the SEMO Conference Tournament earlier this season, as well. Sikeston (5-6; 1-0 SEMO Conference) defeated Saxony Lutheran 51-39 on Monday...

To get back on the proverbial horse, you have to have a short memory. That is just what the St. Vincent boys basketball team did Wednesday night. After losing the previous night to the host Valle Catholic Warriors, they came out of the gates "guns blazing", nearly shutting out the Crusaders in the first quarter, hold them to just three points. ...

Saxony Lutheran defeated Scott City 48-20 in the fifth place game of the First State Community Bank Holiday Classic on Tuesday at the Show Me Center. Emma Voelker led the Crusaders with 11 points while shooting 6-of-7 from the free throw line. Maddox Murphy scored all of her nine points in the second quarter, propelling the Crusaders to a period in which they scored as many points as the Rams’ entire offensive output...

Scott City girl’s basketball coach Curtis Finley had an idea of what to expect from Jackson in the Rams’ opening game of the First State Community Bank Holiday Classic on Sunday at the Show Me Center.

The Delta girl’s basketball squad has a really big task staring it in the face today at 6:30 p.m. when it faces unbeaten Notre Dame (4-0) in a championship semifinal of the First State Community Bank Holiday Classic at the Show Me Center. However, if you think those within the Bobcat program are fearful of the challenge, well, you’d be wrong.

In what served as a preview for the opening round of the 2020 First State Community Bank Holliday Classic Girls Basketball Tournament, the Delta girl’s basketball team took off early and stayed on top against Saxony Lutheran 60-43 on Thursday at Saxony Lutheran.

The Cape Central girls swimming team showed their dominance Friday as they nearly doubled the point total of runner up Notre Dame and third place Saxony Lutheran in a Tri-Meet held in Cape, outscoring the Bulldogs and Crusaders 162 to 87 to 37. Team and individual results include:...

POPLAR BLUFF — Olivia Kirkman and Kacey Gregory each won two individual events, Simone Anders was first to the wall in another and Poplar Bluff won a relay to win a home meet Monday. The Mules scored 156 points to beat Notre Dame (108 points) and Saxony Lutheran (33).

It’s the 25th year for the First State Community Bank Holiday Classic and top seeded Notre Dame will defend its 2019 title during the December 20-22 girls tournament at the Show Me Center. Mark Ruark, principal of Saxony Lutheran High School, has been tournament director for 23 years and said the uniqueness of competing during a pandemic has necessitated changes...

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...

Notre Dame got four first-place swims from Lexi Jansen to lead it past Jackson and Saxony Lutheran in swim action Thursday. The Bulldogs scored 127 points to the Indians' 119 and the Crusader's 21.

Poplar Bluff outscored Notre Dame, Jackson, and Saxony Lutheran 585 to 318 to 308 to 89 to win the Early Bird Invitational swim meet Saturday. Individual scores include: 1. Girls 200 Medley Relay: 1. Jackson- Marissa Pemberton, Courtney Huckabee, Emma Morris, Dawson Talley- 2:05.63...

DEXTER — The Cape Central Tigers started fast and held firm at the end to beat New Madrid 53-49 to win third place in the SEMO Conference Tournament on Friday at Dexter. “That’s the best we’ve ever finished since the tournament has been around,” said Cape Central head coach Brandon Winters said. ...

Poplar Bluff won three events and had more top-three finishes than the rest of the field to win the Early Bird Invitational on Saturday. Olivia Kirkman won the 50-yard freestyle for Poplar Bluff, which also won two of the three relays.

DEXTER — Without its top player, senior forward Madison Lambert, who remains out this week due to illness, the Jackson girl’s basketball squad can build its depth, which will be needed as this season progresses. So her absence is a positive, right?

Defending Ohio Valley Conference tournament champion SEMO tips off its 2020 campaign Wednesday in a socially distanced Show Me Center against one of the best major college women’s teams in the country. Southeast will face No. 5 Louisville at 2 p.m. The Redhawks lost their scheduled opener against Missouri Baptist on November 28 due to the pandemic...

The MSHSAA boy's basketball season has already begun for some schools and will be for all in the near future. Here is a look at the basketball programs that comprise the Southeast Missourian coverage area.

The MSHSAA girl's basketball season has already begun for some schools and will be for all in the near future. Here is a look at the basketball programs that comprise the Southeast Missourian coverage area.

You couldn’t blame Jackson boy’s swim coach Riley Talbut if he maintained a steady habit of chewing Maalox this fall as he worried about his swimmers and their ability to complete a season immersed in a global pandemic.

Five years ago, the Cape Central boy’s swim program burst onto the MSHSAA Class 1 scene and the Tigers’ magnificent run hasn’t ceased. However, with the Tigers qualifying just two swimmers (senior Jack Maxton and junior Elias Theall) for today’s state finals, that streak of dominance will come to a close.

The Missouri State High School Activities Association is pushing back the announcement of class and district assignments for winter sports to Friday, December 11. District assignments and classifications were originally scheduled to be released Friday, November 13...

SIKESTON — Brackets for the 2020 SEMO Conference Girls Basketball Tournament and the 65th Oran Invitational Tournament are out. Sikeston earned the No. 5 seed in the SEMO Conference Tournament, while New Madrid County Central earned the No. 4 seed. Both face-off in a first-round matchup on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. All games are at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter...

There was no shortage of intense moments on the athletic fields and courts throughout Southeast Missouri last week, as area athletes were immersed in their postseason competition.

PERRYVILLE — Keith Polette sent a high volley on a 40-yard free kick to the front of the net looking to connect with one of his St. Mary’s teammates. Instead, it missed everybody but the back of the net. Polette’s goal 1 minute, 39 seconds after the opening kickoff ended up being enough to spoil state-ranked Saxony Lutheran’s postseason run Wednesday night...

PERRYVILLE – The Saxony Lutheran soccer program has established itself as one of the premier MSHSAA Class 1 programs in the state after winning six consecutive C1D1 titles through the years. However, when the Crusaders got moved up to Class 2 this season it was going to be interesting to see how they fared against the next step up in competition.

Notre Dame won the boys SEMO Conference Swim Meet Tuesday held in Cape Girardeau. The Bulldogs finished first with 437 points, followed by Cape Central (311), Farmington, 249, Poplar Bluff (248), Jackson (171), and Saxony Lutheran 151).

Saxony Lutheran’s magical season came to an end at home on Saturday in the Class 2 state quarterfinal round after being swept 25-12, 25-22, 25-17 by Valle Catholic. Since 2009, the Crusaders have had only five winning seasons. Their best season during that span was in 2017, when they went 24-11...

The Saxony Lutheran volleyball team’s magical season continued to reach new heights on Saturday. The Crusaders defeated the Malden Green Wave in a three-set sweep to claim their first sectional win in school history. “We made history at Saxony,” Saxony Lutheran head coach Emily Wahlers said. “We won districts for the first time. We won sectionals for the first time. So it’s nothing but up from here.”...