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For the second consecutive year, the Cape Central boys basketball team is the top seed in the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. The reigning champions earned the No. 1 seed at Sunday's seeding meeting at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. The Tigers (5-1) are coming off a second-place finish in the SEMO Conference Tournament, falling to Sikeston in the championship...

The Delta boys basketball team probably couldn't have asked for a better week than the one it just completed. The Bobcats, who began the week on Tuesday with a vengeful victory over Oak Ridge just four days after the BlueJays had beaten them for the championship of the Woodland Invitational Tournament, did something they haven't been able to do for more than a decade: they defeated Scott County Central in a thrilling 84-77 overtime victory Friday on their home court to notch their second consecutive conference win this week.. ...

The top-seeded Oran girls basketball team dominated third-seeded host Chaffee 83-21 to win the Lady Red Devils Invitational behind 40 points from Leah Cauble. Cauble shot 15-for-27 from the floor and 7-for-15 from behind the 3-point arc and also had six rebounds...

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Isaiah Thomas drained 23 points as the fourth-seeded Delta boys basketball team pulled a big 72-64 semifinal upset over top-seeded Perryville on Thursday to reach Friday's championship game of the Woodland Invitational Tournament in Marble Hill, Missouri...

The host Cardinals opened their season with an 82-61 victory over Zalma in the Woodland Invitational Tournament in boys basketball Tuesday in Marble Hill, Missouri. Connor Goodwn led the third-seeded Cardinals with 28 points, while Jamon Frymire added 13 and Kyle Balsman had 12...

Emma Brune and Briann Jenkins combined for 26 points with 13 apiece as the fourth-seeded Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team erased a six-point deficit and came alive in the final minutes to defeat fifth-seeded Notre Dame 53-47 and avoid an opening-round upset in the Third Annual SEMO Conference Tournament on Monday at the Sikeston Field House in Sikeston, Missouri...

Freshman Kacie Daigger nearly as many point as the entire Advance girls basketball team to lead Scott City to a 68-35 season-opening victory on Saturday in Scott City. Daigger finished with 34 points, making eight three-pointers for the Rams (1-0), who led by 18s at the break and held the Hornets to single digits in the final three quarters...

Class and district assignments have been released for boys and girls basketball in the Missouri Bootheel for the 2018-19 season. Clarkton, Delta, Delta C-7, Gideon, North Pemiscot, Richland, Risco, Scott County Central, and Southland will compete in Class 1, District 1. See teams in all Class 1 districts here: Class 1 Districts...

Jackson football opens the postseason with a matchup against a conference rival tonight. The top-seeded Indians (9-0), who received a bye last week, host No. 4 Poplar Bluff at 7 p.m. today in a Class 5 District 1 semifinal. With a win, Jackson will advance to the district championship for the third consecutive year...

The Jackson girls cross country team finished fourth in a Class 4 Sectional 1 meet Saturday in Washington, Missouri, to qualify for the state championship. Kennedy Bauer led the way with a second-place finish in 19 minutes, 33.56 seconds. Kaylee Wilson was the next-highest finisher for the Indians, coming in 25th in 20:27.72...

With the day off from school and a playoff game later that night, the Scott City football seniors had an idea early Friday: playoff mohawks. So the Rams seniors and some juniors took turns shaving each other's heads. Hours later, with the victory secured, that same group of players crowded together, posing for a postgame picture...

The postseason represents a fresh start. After nine weeks of jockeying for seeding position, football teams across the state now throw away their regular-season records. Each week, teams will play an elimination game. Win and advance; lose and the season ends...

Jimmy May rushed for three touchdowns, and Spencer Stratman broke the Scott City football single-season passing yardage record as the Rams ended the regular season with a 42-0 win over Doniphan on Friday in Doniphan, Missouri. May rushed for 178 yards on 12 carries as Scott City (7-2) scored all 42 points in the first half. Stratman, who had two touchdown passes, broke the passing yards record with his first completion, a 17-yard pass to Eli Berry...

One win. That's all that stands between the Jackson football team and an undefeated regular season. The state-ranked Indians will aim for their first undefeated regular season since 2007 when they face host Parkway Central at 7 p.m. Friday in Chesterfield, Missouri...

Sam Elders scored two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score in the third quarter, as the Scott City football team edged Kelly 20-13 on Friday at Scott City High School. The two teams combined for 26 points in the second quarter and seven in the other three quarters...

The schedule is set for the SEMO Conference volleyball tournament. The 10-team event takes place Oct. 16 and Oct. 18 at Cape SportsPlex. Pool play is Oct. 16 and bracket play is Oct. 18. Cape Central, Notre Dame, Sikeston, Poplar Bluff, and Jackson will compete in the SEMO North Pool. Scott City, Oran, NMCC, Kennett, and Charleston will compete in the SEMO South Pool...

With each passing week, and accompanying victory, it becomes more of a possibility: an undefeated regular season. It would be the first for Jackson football since 2007, when the Indians finished 11-1 and one game shy of the Class 5 state final. Right now, the 7-0 Indians are just focusing on the next challenge. ...

Poplar Bluff's Brylee Misner blasted two home runs and had three RBIs as the Mules ended Cape Girardeau Central's softball season Wednesday in the Class 4 District 1 Tournament with a 13-3 victory in the quarterfinals at Jackson City Park. The Mules used four three-run innings in enacting the 10-run rule in the sixth inning...

What a difference a year makes. Last year around this time the Jackson football team sought to end Poplar Bluff's perfect start to the season. The Indians were unsuccessful, falling 29-28 and losing possession of the SEMO Conference North crown. This season, the conference title is back in the Indians' hands and they are the ones with the undefeated record heading into the conference and district rivalry game at 7 p.m. today at The Pit...

Wil Essner and Jake Sauerbrunn each sank two goals to lead the Jackson boys soccer team to a 7-0 victory over North County on Monday at Jackson Junior High School. Ryan Kinder and Noah Sparks netted one goal apiece for the Indians, who improved to 12-1-2 with the win. Chalon Domian had the other goal and also had an assist for the hosts and Chayton Bass added one assist...

After every team huddle, the Advance volleyball team yells the word "Mission" in unison. Mission was accomplished on Saturday as the defending tournament champion Hornets didn't drop a match to clinch their second consecutive championship at the 20-team Perryville Tournament...

Chalon Domian netted two goals as the Jackson boys soccer team picked up a key conference victory in its 3-0 win over Farmington on Thursday at Jackson Junior High School. Colton Seyer scored the other goal for the Indians, who improved to 11-1-2 and 4-0 in the SEMO Conference. Logan Geare provided one assist for Jackson, which snapped the Knights' five-game winning streak with the victory...

There's no rest for the weary. Jackson football, coming off its first victory over a ranked opponent all season, dives back into the meat of its SEMO Conference North schedule with a home game against Farmington at 7 p.m. today. Last week, the undefeated Indians rode an explosive offense to a 60-33 win over Battle, which entered the matchup ranked No. 7 in the Class 5 media poll. Thanks to the win, Jackson vaulted up three spots to No. 7 in this week's rankings...

Jimmy May scored three touchdowns as the Scott City football team cruised to a 32-0 win over conference rival Chaffee in its annual Green Up game Friday at Scott City High School. May rushed for 232 yards and two TDs on 18 carries and had three catches for 39 yards and a TD...

Sierra Burch blasted a home run, a double and drove in three runs to lead the Jackson softball team to a 6-4 victory over rival Notre Dame on Thursday at Jackson City Park. Notre Dame scored three of its runs in the top of the seventh before Karli Johnson shut the door for a complete-game win in the circle. She allowed four earned runs and recorded five strikeouts and three walks...

The Green Up game is usually early in the season, often the first or second week. But a three-game road stretch to begin the campaign followed by an unusual home opener means Scott City's annual fundraiser-slash-football game is a little later than normal...

Hannah Shinn put down nine kills as Jackson volleyball clinched the regular-season conference championship of the SEMO Conference North Division with the 25-13, 25-21 win over Sikeston. Mackenzie Stoner slammed eight kills for Jackson (9-1, 4-0 SEMO North Conference) while Emily Scott added five kills and two aces. Lainey Broussard tallied 20 assists, two kills and two aces for the Indians...

The Advance volleyball team added two more wins to its flawless record and improved to 7-0 on the season with victories over Valle Catholic and host Jackson at the inaugural Spike Fest Challenge at Jackson High School on Saturday. The Hornets swept the Warriors in straight sets (25-23, 25-22) in their first game of the day, dropping the Warriors' record to 2-4. ...

Scott City football had a chance to tie the game late in the third quarter. Then suddenly, it was a 14-point deficit. A fourth-down stop by Charleston followed by a 90-yard touchdown from star running back Q'nairies Anderson gave the Blue Jays the first double-digit lead of the game. They cruised from there, dealing the host Rams their first loss of the season, a 36-23 defeat at William Wilthong Field in Scott City's home opener Thursday...

Four games into the season, Scott City football is finally hosting its first home game, becoming the last SEMO Conference school to do so. The 16 other SEMO Conference programs, which are broken into four conferences, already have celebrated their home opener. The Rams, on the other hand, started the season with three road contests. They won all three, including a 38-28 win over East Prairie last week...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team fell behind the Scott City Rams in all three sets but still managed to escape with a victory Thursday night. Kennett overcame a 24-23 deficit in the first set and rallied from 19-16 down in the third set as it outlasted Scott City 26-24, 23-25, 25-20 in a three-set thriller...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity volleyball team outlasted visiting Scott City 26-24, 23-25, 25-20 Tuesday. Kennett also won the junior varsity match against Scott City in three sets 14-25, 25-20, 25-11. Kennett hosts Portageville Thursday at 6 p.m...