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Host sites are set for most district tournaments if spring sports resume in Missouri. Missouri high schools remain out of session and all springs sports activities and practices are currently suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indiana High School Athletics Association canceled spring sports in Indiana Thursday due to the VOVID-19 pandemic...

The Missouri State High School Activities Association issued an update regarding the status of spring sports amidst the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday. “While schools across the state are determining the best course of action during this unprecedented time, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) office staff continues to prepare for Spring Championships,” MSHSAA said in a press release. ...

SIKESTON — Multiple Standard-Democrat area basketball players earned spots on their respective All-District teams recently. Sikeston seniors Payton Howard and Clark Steward both made the team for Class 4, District 1. Senior Taydrianna Barnett and sophomore Karris Allen both made it on the girls’ side as well...

The preseason Missouri high school baseball state rankings were released Wednesday by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association. Six baseball teams from the semoball.com coverage area are state-ranked. Cooter, which placed third in Class 1 last spring and finished 22-1 in its fall campaign, is ranked No. ...

Spring sports for Missouri high schools will start as planned next week, MSHSAA announced Friday after releasing district assignments. "We re monitoring what is happening from the Missouri Department of Health, the Governor's Office, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education," MSHSAA said in a statement Friday...

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DEXTER, Mo. — It didn’t take long for Charleston to make its presence felt in Wednesday’s sectional matchup against Scott City at the Bearcat Event Center. The Class 3, District 1 champion Bluejays got out to a 10-0 lead in the game’s first 2 1/2 minutes en route to a 91-40 victory over the Rams...

FREDERICKTOWN – Spencer Stratman has gained a lot more knowledge through his four years as a student at Scott City High School than just in the classroom.

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The head coaches of rival high school football programs Jackson and Cape Central do not see eye-to-eye on the new kickoff protocol in the upstart XFL. “Personally, I like it,” Cape Central coach Kent Gibbs said. “I’d be willing to sit down and talk about anything that improves player safety.”...

FREDERICKTOWN – Following his team’s 59-36 win over Saxony Lutheran Monday in the Class 3 District 2 semifinal, Scott City boy’s basketball coach Mark Dannenmueller spoke to his team quickly and then headed back out to the Fredericktown High School gymnasium to scout his next opponent.

St. Vincent (19-6) will advance to semi-final action in Class 2, District 3 at Bloomfield after a forty-point blowout over Puxico (8-16).

Five boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the final regular-season state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (21-5), which is the No. 1 seed in Class 1, District 2, drops two spots to No. 9 in the Class 1 boys poll...

Van Buren (9-15) earned a victory playing Summersville (1-20) on Thursday, outscoring the Tigers as they tailed the Dawgs each quarter. Catie O’dell let Van Buren with 11 points, including a 3-pointer. Addisyn Shockley scored 14 points for Summersville...

Gateway (6-4) walked away with a victory playing Jackson (12-10) on Wednesday., ending the first quarter tied, the Jaguars rallied and outscored the Indians. Madison Lambert scored four 3-pointers for Jackson, gaining 22 points total. The Indians will play Rock Bridge on Saturday at 2:30 p.m...

The Kelly Hawks trailed at halftime, but outscored Delta 22-5 in the third quarter to edge out the Bobcats 76-66 to pick up the home win in both teams regular season finale.

The selection of the 2019 All-Southeast Missourian Football Team was not an easy process. The six football-playing schools (Perryville, St. Vincent, Jackson, Cape Central, Scott City, and Chaffee) in the coverage area of the Southeast Missourian was filled with talented athletes and successful teams.

After a tight first quarter in which Notre Dame lead 13-12 after the buzzer the Bulldogs would outscore Carbondale (Ill.) 40-24 over the next three quarters pulling out 53-36 victory on the road. Notre Dame would hold the Terriers to just two points in the final period.

Oran (20-4) gained a victory from St. Vincent (15-5) on Wednesday. The Indians ended the first quarter in the lead, but the Eagles stepped up and nearly evened the score by halftime (23-24). Oran ended only six points ahead (57-51) Langdon Scheeter scored 15 points for Oran, including a 3-pointer...

The postseason for MSHSAA basketball is nearing and the seedings and schedule for District play throughout Southeast Missouri were recently set.

Six boys basketball teams and three girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Thursday. Delta (19-4), which has won nine of its last 10, drops a spot to No. 7 in the Class 1 boys poll...

Oran (19-4) gained a victory by outscoring Bloomfield 73-35 on Tuesday. Tyson Goodale scored 30 points for the Eagles, including three 3-pointers. Gage McNeil, Sam Whitaker, and Conner Scott each shot a 3-pointer for the Wildcats (4-17). Bloomfield will play at Richland at 6 p.m. today...

Gabby Nielson scored a game-high 33 points for the Campbell Camels (6-13) and outscored the Puxico Indians (0-16) by herself as the Camels picked up a 61-25 road victory on Monday.

There is rarely a shortage of excellent athletic performances throughout Southeast Missouri by high school athletes each year and the fall season in 2019 was no exception.

Puxico outscored Bloomfield in a home victory on Saturday, scoring higher than the Wildcats in every quarter. Ethan Helm scored six 3-pointers, scoring four within the first quarter. Helm contributed 20 points total to the Indians. Jamison Dodd gained 21 points for Bloomfield...

Six boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta, which had won nine straight as it beat Oak Ridge 105-86 in the semifinal of the Scott-Mississippi County Conference Tournament Friday, remains No. 6 in the Class 1 boys state poll. Oak Ridge (12-9) moves into the rankings at No. 10 in the Class 1 boys state poll...

Prep Roundup BOY’S BASKETBALL East Carter 72, Puxico 37 East Carter (14-7) parlayed a big second half into an easy win against Puxico (7-12). Ahead by eight at the break, the home team picked it up to the tune of 38-11 thereafter. Four Redbirds netted double-digits, led by Dalton Rudd with nineteen. ...

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DELTA, Mo. — With 32 seconds left in regulation, East Prairie got the shot they wanted to tie the game up. Harrison Moore got a wide-open look and buried his attempt from the left-wing, to tie the game at 49. Chaffee, though, still had one possession left to try to win the game — but couldn’t get it done — in the consolation semifinals of the Scott-Mississippi County Conference Tournament, at Delta High School, on Wednesday evening...

Scott City senior running back Jimmy May signed to play football at NCAA Division II Southwest Baptist State Wednesday.

The Notre Dame defense was the story in this one as they held Cape Central to 29 points on the way to a 58-29 road win.

Saturday marked the first day of the boys Scott-Mississippi County Conference Tournament, and it started with a bang, between No. 4 seed Scott City and No. 5 seed Kelly.

Addie Cates led St. Vincent (9-8) to dominating 52-8 victory scoring 13 points (including two 3-pointers) against Crystal City (3-12) on Wednesday.

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Heading into the fourth quarter up five points, the Oran girls basketball team was in a much closer contest then they had hoped, against Scott County Central, in the Scott-Mississippi County championship game. Leading by 13 points at one point in the third quarter, Oran could not find a way to stop Scott County Central senior Samantha Coffee. ...

Seven boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released Wednesday by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (16-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, has moved up two spots to No. 6 in the Class 1 boys poll...

The Bobcats put up a whopping 92 points in the first half, which tied a MSHSAA record, on the way to a 132-61 home win over the Tigers.

Scott County (11-2) got a victory at Scott City (7-7) on Thursday.

The Webster Groves Statesman did not have a double-digit scorer, but eked out a 41-34 home victory over the Jackson Indians.

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.

SCOTT CITY, Mo. — There was no defense that the East Prairie boys basketball team could do to stop Scott City from scoring on Tuesday night. Likewise, there was also no defense that the Rams put in front of the Eagles, that allowed them to score, in their 64-30 loss at Scott City High School...

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.

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...

Poplar Bluff captured first in 7-of-11 events to defeat the Cape Central 113 to 57 in girl’s swim action Tuesday at Poplar Bluff.