Scott City

MALDEN, Mo. -- Scott City's shortstop and third baseman bowed their heads as the green jerseys poured out of the opposing dugout, unable or unwilling to watch the celebration. Instead, they focused their eyes on the ground. The Rams' season had just ended in excruciating fashion, a four-run lead heading into the seventh inning turning into a walk-off loss. So all the left side of the infield could do in the aftermath of a crazy finish was stare at the ground...

MALDEN, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave baseball team has been no stranger to mounting comebacks in the 2018 state playoffs. Malden entered Monday afternoon’s Class 3 state sectional fresh off rallying from behind to beat Clearwater 7-6 in its district semifinal and Doniphan 9-5 in its district championship last week...

Trevor Lukefahr ended his high school track and field career on a high note, winning a gold medal. The St. Vincent senior claimed a state championship Saturday, winning the 400-meter race at the Class 2 State Championships in Jefferson City, Missouri...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The No. 2-seeded Scott City Rams broke a 3-3 tie with five runs in the top of the third inning and never looked back, as it beat the No. 1-seeded Portageville Bulldogs 14-4 in the Class 3 District 1 baseball championship Monday at Benny Hillhouse Park...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - The Portageville Bulldogs rallied from a 3-0 deficit to tie things up at 3-3 by the end of the second inning but was unable to generate enough offense to keep pace with the Scott City Rams the rest of the way. The No. 2-seeded Scott City Rams broke a 3-3 tie with five runs in the top of the third inning and never looked back, as it beat the No. 1-seeded Portageville Bulldogs 14-4 in the Class 3 District 1 baseball championship Monday at Hillhouse Park in Charleston...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Going into the Class 3 District 1 tournament, Scott City baseball coach Jim May knew that his team hadn't been an offensive juggernaut; it would have to piece together what offense it could and put a pitcher on the mound that could make that stick. The approach worked to perfection in Saturday's semifinal, as the second-seeded Rams took advantage of the opportunities they had and let senior right-hander Bryan McNeely do the rest, as they eased past third-seeded Caruthersville 5-1 at Benny Hillhouse Park in Charleston, Missouri, and into the tournament title game Monday.. ...

Bryce Morgan and Jonathon Tyler combined to shut out the Meadow Heights baseball team as visiting Kelly soared to a 2-0 win in the regular-season finale on Wednesday in Patton, Missouri. Morgan went six innings to get the win, striking out four and scattering three hits and one walk. Tyler pitched the seventh to get the save...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Breven Yarbro was adamant. He wanted the ball. So Chaffee baseball coach Brian Horrell put his star pitcher back on the mound. The right-handed hurler rewarded that trust, working out of a bases-loaded jam by inducing a game-ending double play and stranding the tying run at third base...

ORAN, Mo. -- Scott City softball had its chances, but in the end, the Rams fell just short in their bid for a fifth consecutive district title. Second-seeded Park Hills Central scored a run its first time up and led the rest of the way, breaking open a tight contest with three runs in the seventh inning and holding off top-seeded Scott City for a 7-3 victory in the Class 1 District 4 championship Tuesday at Oran High School. ...

Rylee Venable had a home run and four RBIs to lead the top-seeded Scott City softball team to a 13-3 semifinal victory over fourth-seeded Advance in the Class 1 District 4 Tournament at Oran. Kaileigh Dirden was the winning pitcher and also doubled and drove in three runs for Scott City (16-3). She threw a complete game and allowed three earned runs with eight strikeouts and no walks...

Reid James got on base two of his four times at the plate as the fifth-seeded Notre Dame baseball team rebounded from a tough opening-round loss a day earlier to pick up a 5-2 win over eighth-seeded New Madrid County Central in a consolation semifinal of the SEMO Conference Tournament at Cape Girardeau Central High School on Saturday...

The third-seeded Kennett Indians struck for three runs in the third inning Saturday and beat seventh-seeded Dexter 5-2 in a consolation semifinal of the SEMO Conference Baseball Tournament at Cape Central High School. The Indians will face Notre Dame in the fifth-place game at 2:15 p.m. Monday. Dexter (3-12) will meet New Madrid County Central for seventh place at noon Monday. Both games will be played at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau...

Kaylee Payne belted a triple as a good fifth inning helped lift Oran softball to a 6-3 victory over Portageville in its final regular-season home game on Thursday. Alyssa Spane went 5 1/3 innings in the circle to obtain the win for the Eagles (12-2). ...

Advance softball scored four runs in the seventh inning to pull off a 4-1 comeback road win over Meadow Heights on Wednesday in Patton, Missouri. Alexus Hubbert had an RBI double in that inning and went 2-for-3. Alli Johnson got the complete-game win for Advance (5-10), giving up four hits, two walks and an earned run while notching five strikeouts. She also had two hits...

The Jackson boys golf team continued its impressive season by adding more hardware to its case as the Indians edged Marquette by one stroke to capture the championship of the Mehlville Invitational Tournament at the Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington, Missouri, on Saturday...

A week ago, Collin Sheridan was frustrated and yelling at his Cape Girardeau Central girls track and field team, something he doesn't enjoy doing as a coach. But the message seemed to resonate. Saturday, the Tigers won their second straight meet, defending their home track and placing first at the Cape Central Invitational. On the boys side, Sikeston won a meet for the second time in a week, as Tyzeek Hill won the 100- and 200-meter races, and David Rowland was first in discus...

Claire Ramsey hit a double and drove in three runs as the Oran softball team started strong to pick up a big 8-4 win over traditional powerhouse Kennett on Tuesday. Alyssa Spane went the distance in the circle to come away with the win for the host Eagles, who improved to 8-1 with the victory. Spane recorded four strikeouts and two walks...

A bold effort from the second-seeded Advance baseball team was stifled when Gavin Brown's walk-off single drove in the winning run and top-seeded Bernie claimed the SCAA Conference Tournament championship with a 6-5 win. Wyatt Barnett didn't allow a hit in a scoreless inning to clinch the win for the Mules (7-4) after Brown went six innings...

The Cape Girardeau Central girls track and field team had three of its members come away with first-place finishes to lead the Tigers to the team championship of the Sikeston Bulldog Invitational. Morgan Kluge posted a first-place time of 2 minutes, 34.35 seconds in the 800-meter run for the Tigers, who landed 11.5 points ahead of the hosts in the team standings. Brooke Witvoet won the javelin and Yienvi Johnson clinched first in the shot put to help propel Central to the title...

The schedule has been released for the Old Settlement Softball Tournament. The 12-team tournament will take place Friday and Saturday at four locations near Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Ste. Genevieve, Oran and Arcadia Valley will compete in Pool 1 at Leon’s Field at Ste. Genevieve High School Friday. Ste. Genevieve takes on Oran at 4 p.m., Oran takes on Arcadia Valley at 5:30 p.m. and Ste. Genevieve takes on Arcadia Valley at 7 p.m. Friday in Pool 1...

Blake Bollinger blasted a home run and batted in four runs as Meadow Heights delivered Herculaneum its first loss of the season, 8-1, in an opening-round quarterfinal of the Saxony Lutheran Showdown. Lane Baremore went the distance on the mound to get the win for Meadow Heights (5-5). He gave up one unearned run and recorded nine strikeouts and three walks...

Kole Simms blasted a two-run home run and host Oran pulled out a 5-3 victory over Advance on Thursday afternoon in Oran, Missouri.. Layne Johnson pitched six innings to get the win for the Eagles (6-3). He allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and recorded 11 strikeouts and two walks...

The Jackson boys reeled off a team victory while the girls finished in second in the team standings as the Indians put together a standout performance Tuesday at the Tiger Town (Festus) Invitational in Hillsboro, Missouri. The boys posted a 104.50 to edge Hillsboro's second-place 95, while the ladies finished with 84 points, behind Jefferson's winning 88...

Tyler Martin drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-out single in the ninth, and the Jackson baseball team edged host Ste. Genevieve 5-3 in extra innings Wednesday. Martin's single scored Justice Crosnoe and Landon Hahn, who went 2-for-3, and Lance Kluesner didn't allow a run in the bottom of the frame to secure the win...

KENNETT, Mo. - Scott City’s Skylar Rhymer made the most of her first start of the young season Monday night. Rhymer collected three hits, including a 2 RBI single, against traditional softball talent Kennett. “She hadn’t batted this season,” Scott City coach Lance Amick said. ...

Saxony Lutheran girls basketball senior Addison Beussink was tabbed as a Class 3 all-state selection by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association on Wednesday, headlining a group of local honorees. On the girls side, Oran's Leah Cauble earned all-state honors in Class 2, in addition to being named the Scott-Mississippi Conference Player of the Year...