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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...

Nearly 60 teams participated at the 31st Annual St. Francis Medical Center Dig for Life Volleyball Challenge over the weekend at various venues throughout Cape Girardeau. The program, founded by former Southeast Missouri State University women's volleyball coach Cindy Gannon, raises breast cancer awareness and helps provides mammograms to women in the area who otherwise could not afford such important screening. ...

Macy Morehead recorded 17 digs and nine kills as the Saxony Lutheran volleyball team escaped with a straight-set sweep of Sikeston (25-12, 25-23) on Thursday in Sikeston, Missouri. Olivia Spanley also had nine kills for the Crusaders (4-4), who got 21 assists from Olivia Voelker. Makayla Mueller notched 12 digs and served four aces for Saxony...

For years, the Jackson-Cape Girardeau Central football game was reserved for the middle of the season or later. The two teams spent the early portion of the season building up to the contest, working out tweaks and fine-tuning their squads for the rivalry matchup...

Kara Kassel stuffed the stat sheet with 17 digs, four blocks, four kills and two assists as St. Vincent volleyball swept visiting North County 25-20, 25-19 on Wednesday. Maegyn Huber added seven kills and 10 digs for St. Vincent (2-1). Lexie Anderson also had four kills, nine digs, and one block while Grace Schrempf notched 10 digs to along with one block, one kill and one ace. Molly Myers chipped in six kills, nine digs and an ace...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- For the past few years, opponents knew how to slow down the Scott City football offense -- stack the box. Things might not be so simple this season. A balanced Rams attack saw the pass-and-catch duo of Spencer Stratman and Joe Panagos lead the Scott City offense as the Rams pulled away from Class 1 District 1 foe St. Vincent for a 49-14 victory Friday night at St. Vincent High School in Perryville, Missouri...

Home, sweet home. For the first time in over nine months, Jackson football will play at The Pit when it faces Parkway North at 7 p.m. today. Coming off a 42-7 win over Webster Groves in its season opener last week, the Indians open the 2018 home campaign with another matchup against a St. Louis school...

The Cape Girardeau Central girls tennis team quickly rebounded after dropping its first game of the season a day earlier to eke out a historic win over crosstown conference rival Notre Dame in a 5-4 decision on Tuesday at Central High School. It was the Tigers' first win ever against the Bulldogs. ...

The Scott City volleyball team picked up a season-opening win by fighting through a tight first set before sweeping Fredericktown 26-24 and 25-16. Courtney Enderle nailed eight kills to lead the Rams (1-0), while Chloie Raines provided 17 assists and three aces for the hosts. Chloe Clayton also served three aces for the Scott City and Carlie Estes notched 11 digs...

Twenty-six teams kicked off the cross country season Saturday at the Jackson Invitational at Jackson City Park. The host program had a strong day, led by its senior girls. With each grade getting its own race, Kennedy Bauer topped the senior showdown with a time of 15 minutes, 30 seconds, just 18 seconds ahead of teammate Kaylee Wilson in second. Faith Littleton crossed the line fifth in that race to lead the Indians to a team victory in the race...

Scott City football scored 36 points in the first quarter en route to a season-opening 50-0 win over host Grandview on Friday...

The season opener is the start of something new. It's a new season with a new team, and sometimes the beginning of a new era for a program or coach. When Jackson football takes the field for its season opener at 7 p.m. Friday in St. Louis that aura of freshness will mix with the old. That's because the Indians are facing Webster Groves in a battle between two programs with years and years of tradition...

Jim May is excited. That much is clear. It's the first thing the Scott City football coach mentions, one of five times he uses the word in a five-minute span. The reason for excitement: Scott City returns most of their team from last year, having lost just three seniors...

Just a week before the start of the high school athletic calender, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) announced its class and district alignments for the 2018 fall season. Some of the biggest changes came on the football field, where Jackson will surely see a window of opportunity, as powerhouse Vianney departs Class 5 District 1 for District 2. ...

When President Theodore Roosevelt made the phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick," famous, he was referring to foreign policy. But Trent Pobst is happy to take that philosophy onto the baseball field. The former Scott City standout will be the first to say he doesn't always talk much, but he's made a baseball career of letting his bat do the talking, and it has culminated, to this point, in a monster summer with the Capahas and, in recent weeks, signing with his hometown Division I program at Southeast Missouri State.. ...