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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. ...

It’s been four years since Scott City and Kelly matched up in their opening boy’s basketball games of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament.

The St. Vincent boys basketball team rode a balanced attack to a 69-50 victory over Scott City to successfully defend their title Friday night at the Rolla “Duke” Herbert Tournament in Crystal City, Missouri.

POPLAR BLUFF – When Brent Eckley’s playing days ended in 1993 at William Penn University in Iowa he knew that he held a long passion for the sport of football and for competition in general. Fast-forward through his life and he has discovered those are only secondary benefits to having chosen a career in education.

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, Mo. -- Veteran Scott City football coach Jim May and Rams senior running back Jimmy May each admit to the past four years not always being easy to endure. However, on nights like Wednesday, revisionist history makes the time the father and son spent together seem as easy as a gaining a yard against a three-man front...

POPLAR BLUFF — Jimmy May scored more points than any player in SEMO Conference history and the Scott City senior was presented with the Carr Trophy as the conference's most outstanding player Wednesday night at the 74th Poplar Bluff Gridiron Banquet...

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)...

The Eagle Ridge Christian girls basketball team got out-scored by 10 points in the final quarter and suffered its first loss of the season, a 44-40 setback to Thomas Jefferson in St. Louis. The Eagles (3-1) led 24-23 at halftime and took a 34-28 lead into the final eight minutes...

Jimmy May’s uniform was so water-soaked and muddy, you could barely read his uniform number.

The elite of MSHSAA football meet throughout the Show-Me State tonight as the best teams battle in the state quarterfinals.

There was a general theme Scott City coach Jim May noted as he scanned the school’s lists of all-time single-season records for passing and receiving Tuesday afternoon in his office at Scott City High School.

Scott City senior Landon O'Brien was voted the Semoball Football Player of the Week in balloting that concluded Wednesday night. O'Brien received 780 votes for his role in the Rams' 35-14 win over Caruthersville in the Class 2 District 1 championship game. On offense, O'Brien pulled in two touchdown receptions and had five total catches for 59 yards. On defense, he made 12 tackles from his middle linebacker position and intercepted a pass...

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. ...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. — An 11-year drought ended on Friday at William Wilthong Field in Scott City, Mo. Behind timely scores and effective defense, Scott City upended Caruthersville 35-14 to win the Class 2, District 1 championship. Celebration ensued after the final seconds ticked off the scoreboard, and ended with head coach Jim May getting water poured on him by members of his team...

(Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that Scott City last won a district football title in 2008) The Scott City Rams will attempt to secure their first district football title in 11 years when they host Caruthersville at 7 p.m. today. The top-seeded Rams improved to 10-1 last week with a 52-14 victory over No. 4 New Madrid County Central, while No. 2 Caruthersville avoided an upset by No. 3 St. Pius X with touchdown with 7 seconds remaining in what turned out to be a 40-29 victory...

SIKESTON — Sikeston’s Alivia Cobb garnered some more awards last week, as the Class 4, District, and SEMO Conference teams got announced. Cobb earned the SEMO Conference North Defensive Player of the Year after setting the single-season record for digs in her senior season. She also earned a spot on the first-team as well...

Spencer Stratman wasn't going to let his senior season end on his home turf Friday night. The signal-caller paced the Scott City offense and added a pair of big defensive plays in the Rams' 52-14 win over New Madrid County Central in the Class 2 District 1 semifinals at Scott City High School...

It was 31 years ago, 1988, when Jim May helped the Scott City Rams reach the state football playoffs. The running back/linebacker wore the No. 34. Ronald Reagan was president and Donald Trump was a businessman. Fast-forward to 2019, and a lot has changed -- smartphones, electric cars, social media and President Trump...

The next step in MSHSAA football team's quest for a championship will be taken tonight throughout Southeast Missouri. Here is "What 2 Watch 4" throughout the area.

New Madrid County Central vs. Scott City Records: NMCC 6-4; Scott City 9-1 Series History: Scott City leads 4-1 Last Meeting: 1985, NMCC won 20-7 Last Week: NMCC defeated Kelly 48-18; Scott City defeated Herculaneum 49-8 Notes: The last time these two schools met was in the mid-80s. ...

St. Vincent scored on its first three possessions and rolled to a 48-22 victory over Portageville in a quarterfinal football game in the Class 1 District 1 Tournament on Friday in Perryville, Missouri. Senior quarterback Garrett Dobbelare rushed for one touchdown and threw for three more as the Indians rolled out to a 48-8 lead by halftime...

A week after dropping out of the top spot, Kennett returns to lead the Semoball Power Rankings to end the regular season.

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...

SCOTT CITY - While the Scott City Rams were wrapping up their best regular season in more than a decade Friday night on their home field against Doniphan, something just as big was happening at another game 65 miles north.

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Pool play was not pleasant for the Sikeston volleyball team on Tuesday. The first day of the SEMO Conference Volleyball Tournament kicked off at the Cape SportsPlex in Cape Girardeau. 10 teams, split into two divisions, made up the tournament. In the North Division was Jackson, Notre Dame, Cape Central, Poplar Bluff, and Sikeston, while the South Division comprised of Scott City, Oran, New Madrid County Central (NMCC), Kennett, and Charleston...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team finished first in SEMO South Division pool play Tuesday at Cape Girardeau SportsPlex in Cape Girardeau. Kennett won seven of the eights sets it played in pool play. Kennett beat Charleston 25-18, 25-14; Kennett beat New Madrid County Central 25-17, 25-9; Kennett beat Oran 25-14, 25-23; and Kennett split Scott City 26-24, 25-27...

The Saxony Lutheran Crusaders could not keep the North County Raiders from putting the ball in the back of the net, losing 4-2 on the road in boys soccer. Paul Adams led the Saxony Lutheran (7-9) offense, scoring a goal on an indirect free kick and assisting on the Crusaders other goal. Garrett Richey found the back of the net off the Adams feed...

Scott City senior running back Jimmy May was voted the Semoball Football Player of the Week in the online balloting that ended Tuesday night. May, who tallied 1,026 votes, scored five rushing touchdowns and hauled in a touchdown catch in the Rams' 49-7 victory over Kelly High School...

Kyla Beel made sure to leave her mark for the Leopold volleyball team in its final home game of the season on Monday against Bloomfield. The senior standout, who along with six of her other teammates were honored for Senior Night, amassed 23 kills and eight digs...

BENTON, Mo. -- If there is such a thing as football sorbet, Scott City had a big bowl of it on Friday night as the Rams bounced back from a heart-breaking defeat in Week 7 to crush host Kelly, 49-7. "(My team) came out to get the bad taste out of their mouth, and they got it done," Scott City coach Jim May said...

Kelly High School in Benton, Missouri, is becoming a winning football program. Lance Powers, head coach since 2015, said there's a simple reason for the Hawks' turnaround on the gridiron the last two seasons. "It's the weight room," said Powers, "and the commitment of the guys to lift year-round."...

Kennett and Jackson remain atop the Semoball Power Rankings this week while Scott City’s first loss of the season dropped the Rams to fifth. By beating Scott City 46-41, Hayti moved up a spot to fourth, while Caruthersville moved up to third. Cape Central’s one-point win at St. Charles West didn’t help move the Tigers up the list (not sure why since it boosted their opponent’s win total to 28, behind only Sikeston’s 32 and Malden’s 30)...

Sikeston at NMCC Records: Sikeston 2-5; NMCC 5-2 Series History: Sikeston leads 26-10 Last Meeting: 2018, Sikeston won 20-8 Last Week: Sikeston lost to Farmington 42-0; NMCC beat Potosi 38-36 Notes: Over the last 36 meetings, Sikeston has dominated New Madrid County Central, winning 26 times. ...

The good old days of football. Long drives, crammed time for scouting opponents, 16 mm film, and chalkboards.

SIKESTON — Jacob Lovel was the lone goal scorer for the Sikeston boys soccer team on Tuesday against Carterville, Ill. Lovel scored on a pass from Josh McClendon, but the Bulldogs fell 7-1. Sikeston (0-20) hosts Perryville on Thursday, in the final regular season match of the season...

HAYTI, Mo. -- The defending Class 1 state champion Hayti Indians weren't ready to give up their conference supremacy just yet. Adreian Stevenson raced down the right sideline 26 yards for the game-winning touchdown with 29.1 seconds remaining, and the Indians beat previously undefeated Scott City 46-41...

There will be many eyes in Southeast Missouri on this game; the Rams, off to their first 6-0 start since 2004, have had their eyes on it for quite some time.

Cape Girardeau Central's Emily Ford and Megan Maxton paired up to win the doubles competition at the Class 2 District 1 Individuals Tournament on Thursday in girls tennis at Cape Girardeau Central High School. The duo downed two of their fellow teammates, Anita Kellum and Maria Seidu-Sofo, 6-1 each set to win the doubles championship...

Scott City, unbeaten through six games, can claim the SEMO Conference West title for the first time in 15 years tonight if it can win at one-loss Hayti. Not coincidentally, the Rams (6-0, 2-0) are off to their best start since 2004. There is one little problem...

The Notre Dame boys swimming team came way with four state qualifiers that was good enough to land the Bulldogs in second place at the 26th Annual Roger Eastman Invitational on Saturday at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo. Joseph Barber and Nicholas Hux were a part of three of those state cuts for the Bulldogs, including their first-place 200 medley relay team (1:44.90) and second-place 200 freestyle relay (1:34.26). ...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. — Jimmy May continued his impressive season for the Scott City football team on Friday night against Portageville. The Bulldogs struggled to contain the senior, as he only needed one half to put together an impressive stat line, in the Rams 62-16 win...

The masses have fervently called for a revised Semoball.com Football Power Rankings and the analytics department has delivered it.

SIKESTON — A 10-error game cost the Sikeston softball team from a win on Thursday afternoon against Kelly. The Bulldogs committed 10 errors in the game, as the Hawks went on to win 8-1. All of Kelly’s runs were unearned. Four different Kelly players earned multiple hits in the game...

Sikeston at Charleston Records: Sikeston 1-4; Charleston 3-2 Series History: Sikeston leads 94-35-4 Last Meeting: 2018, Charleston won 20-7 Last Week: Sikeston lost to Cape Central 33-0; Charleston defeated Kelly 24-10 Notes: Failing to reach the end zone in each of the last two weeks, the Sikeston football team is looking to find paydirt in a Week 6 matchup against rival Charleston, at John H. ...

Host Cape Central (17-2) blanked Sikeston 9-0 on Wednesday in girls tennis. Sikeston (0-11) won just two games on the day. Central's only two losses this season have been to Notre Dame. District tournament play begins for Central and Sikeston on Monday...

Senior Kyla Beel hammered 24 kills and tallied 14 digs as the Leopold volleyball team rallied after dropping the first set to rebound and eke out a 21-25, 25-22, 25-23 victory over Dexter on Tuesday at Leopold High School. Sophomore Paige Davis contributed 25 assists and...

When the final seconds ticked off the clock to the Scott City 2018 football season, the internal clock kicked in for then-junior Landon O'Brien. A 56-28 loss to Valle Catholic in the Class 1 District 1 semifinals was the end of the line in an 8-3 season for last year's seniors and served notice to a large group of juniors...