Senath-Hornersville

The first quarter proved to be the difference in Monday’s Class 3, District 1 boys basketball quarterfinal between the No. 4 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions and the No. 5 seeded Twin Rivers Royals. After playing Twin Rivers to 6-6 stalemate during the first four minutes of play, Senath-Hornersville scored 15 unanswered points to move ahead 21-6 and continued to lead 21-8 at the end of the first quarter...

SCOTT CITY — Six years ago, Scott City High School boy’s basketball coach Mark Dannenmueller reacted to a postseason loss to Charleston by strengthening the Rams’ schedule the following season to an insane degree.

High School boys and girls basketball district tournaments are finally upon us. Fans, players, and coaches have had to endure a strange, but sometimes fun, basketball season, which was filled with many postponements and/or cancellations due to Covid-19, as well as the weather. However, we can say that the 2020-2021 season has been one of the more entertaining ones in recent years.

The inaugural season for the Senath-Hornersville Lions air rifle team became a golden one earlier this month as they became state champs. Ag teacher and FFA Advisor Lesley Newsom coached the debut team and recently shared her thoughts on the experience...

The seedings have been released for the Class 1-3 boys and girls district basketball tournaments. Postseason play begins Feb. 20 for schools in Class 1-3. Higher seeds are slated to host quarterfinals and semifinals. Some districts will also have the highest remaining seed host their district championship. Other districts have elected to designate a neutral host site for their district final...

PARAGOULD, Ark. - Senath-Hornersville graduate Kyle Moore achieved another milestone in his basketball career earlier this month. Moore, who is a senior at Crowley’s Ridge College in Paragould, scored the 1,000th point of his collegiate career in a home victory against College of the Ozarks on Feb. 2. Moore tallied a team-high 19 points in the contest, connecting on three of six shots from 3-point range...

Camden Conner scored a team-high 20 points and Mark Panagos added 18 points to lead Scott City past Delta in the second round of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament at Oran Tuesday. The duo scored 16 points between them in the third quarter, outscoring the entire Delta squad by five in the quarter...

CAMPBELL - South Pemiscot Bulldogs boys basketball coach Jordan McGowan expected a tough battle with Senath-Hornersville and got one in the first quarterfinal of the Bootheel Conference boys basketball tournament Saturday. No. 5 seeded Senath-Hornersville rallied from a 26-24 second-quarter deficit to move ahead to take a 44-43 lead with 6:03 left in regulation. ...

Eight players recorded at least one field goal and three players scored in double digits to help No. 1 seeded Holcomb beat No. 8 seeded South Pemiscot 67-17 in the first quarterfinal Saturday at the Bootheel Conference varsity girls basketball tournament at Campbell High School...

The Chaffee Red Devils played like an NBA team Friday night, scoring 53 points in the first half, and continued that offensive assault that led to a commanding victory over the visiting Marquand Tigers, 88-41. Chaffee opened up the game putting up 30 points in the first quarter, compared to just six for the Tigers...

The stage is set for the 2021 Bootheel Conference varsity girls basketball tournament. All eight teams will compete in quarterfinals Saturday at Campbell High School. Semifinals are Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. with the title game to follow Feb. 4 at 5:30 p.m...

The seven-team tournament begins Saturday at Campbell High School. Host Campbell (15-1), which has won 15 straight and is ranked No. 4 in the latest Class 2 state poll, has received the No. 1 seed and a quarterfinal bye. Campbell went 7-0 against conference foes to claim the Bootheel Conference regular-season title...

The Cape Central Tigers improved to 10-4 on the season as Ella Vogel and Taylor Horton led all scorers with 22 points each to beat Seckman in the Hillsboro Invitational Tournament Tuesday, 64-41. Vogel scored 15 of her 22 points in the second quarter and Horton produced 13 points of her 22 in the final quarter to put an exclamation point on the game...

The St. Vincent boys basketball team is on a very nice winning stretch, arguably playing their best basketball on the season at the right time. Through the Christmas break, the Indians have a record of 8-2, with their only losses being to a very solid Valle Catholic team(in which they then defeated after the loss) and to the #5 ranked team in Class 2, Oran Eagles, only losing by five points...

SENATH - The Hayti Indians varsity boys basketball squad entered Tuesday with a 22-team game winning streak against the Senath-Hornersville Lions. The Indians most recent win against the Lions was an 80-55 victory in last season’s Bootheel Conference tournament championship...

SENATH - Overcoming a three-game losing streak, the Neelyville Tigers boys basketball squad beat the odds to take down Senath-Hornersville Lions by a single point in a nail biter Thursday night The Tigers’ 44-43 win marked the second time this week Senath-Hornersville has lost by one, the first being to Hayti in overtime on Tuesday...

SENATH - Early in the second half it looked like the championship game of the Senath-Hornersville Christmas Tournament was going to come down to the wire. The Senath-Hornersville Lions cut a 40-30 Campbell halftime lead as close as 42-35 a couple minutes into the second half...

Senath-Hornersville varsity boys basketball coach Kurt Penn wanted to avoid another overtime affair with the Cooter Wildcats after narrowly escaping with a 76-73 overtime victory last week.

SENATH - The No. 2 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions outscored the No. 7 seeded Southland Rebels by double digits in every quarter on its way to an 84-29 win Tuesday in a quarterfinal of the Senath-Hornersville Christmas Tournament. Jaxon Layne scored a dozen points in each half to pace Senath-Hornersville with 24 points. Parker Rhew added 21 points, Knolan Hunter tallied 15 points, and Blaze Mears contributed 11 points...

The schedule is set for the 2020 Senath-Hornersville Christmas Tournament. The eight-team varsity boys basketball tournament begins Monday at Senath-Hornersville High School. Defending champion Campbell (5-1) is the No. 1 seeded. Campbell plays North Pemiscot in the first quarterfinal Monday at 6 p.m. The second quarterfinal between No. 4 seeded Greenville and No. 5 seeded Delta C-7 follows Monday at 7:30 p.m...

The postseason for winter sports in Missouri will look different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MSHSAA announced Friday. MSHSAA released district assignments for winter sports and also announced that it will modify some postseason activities due to concerns with the virus...

Knocking down buzzer beaters proved to be valuable for the Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity boys basketball team Tuesday night. Twice as the clock approached zero Senath-Hornersville drained a long-distance 3-pointer against the visiting Holcomb Hornets. ...

KENNETT — In a game of free throws and rebounds, the Kennett Indians varsity girls basketball team took down the visiting Senath-Hornersville Lions 54-33 Monday. A few standout players made for a high scoring game, but the Lions’ young offense couldn’t gain the traction it needed to catch up. ,The Indians held on to a substantial lead from the first quarter with the Senath-Hornersville offense struggling to take off...

GIDEON - The Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team rebounded nicely about 24 hours after suffering a heart-breaking one-point overtime loss to the Kennett Indians late Thursday night. No. 3 seeded Caruthersville built a 34-19 lead by halftime and hung on to beat the No. 6 seeded Clarkton Reindeer 63-55 in the third-place game at the Gideon Invitational Friday...

HAYTI - The Hayti Indians varsity girls basketball team dug itself an early hole but still found a way to mount a comeback against the Campbell Camels without putting on a shooting clinic Thursday night. No. 1 seeded Hayti forced multiple turnovers with its full-court press in the closing minutes of regulation as it overtook No. 2 seeded Campbell 45-42 in the championship of the Al Jackson Classic at Hayti High School...

GIDEON - Four players scored in double digits to help carry the No. 6 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions past the No. 7 seeded Gideon Bulldogs 68-48 in a consolation semifinal at the Gideon Invitational Thursday. Senath-Hornersville led 20-12 after one quarter, 30-23 at halftime, and 43-36 at the end of the third quarter before pushing its final margin of victory to double digits...

GIDEON - Caruthersville Tigers boys basketball coach Lamont Bell didn’t have the opportunity to install all of his offensive sets before his squad’s season-opener against the Senath-Hornersville Lions at the Gideon Tournament Tuesday night. “We’ve kind of been behind due to some other circumstances,” Bell said. "We’ve missed a lot practices just like other teams. We didn’t get a lot of our sets in before the season.”...

VAN BUREN — Preston Golden was money in the third quarter for East Carter while Senath-Hornersville overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter Saturday at the Current River Challenge. Golden scored 20 of his game-high 33 points in the third quarter, helping East Carter pull away for a win...

The schedule is set for the first annual Al Jackson Classic. The five-team varsity girls basketball tournament takes place Nov. 30 - Dec. 3 at Hayti High School. Host Hayti has received a first-round bye and will not play until Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Hayti awaits the winner of a quarterfinal between No. 4 seeded Senath-Hornersville and No. 5 seeded Caruthersville that will be played on Nov. 30 at 6 p.m...

The seeding have been released for the Gideon Invitational varsity boys basketball tournament. The event is currently scheduled to take place Nov. 30 - Dec 4 at Gideon High School. Hayti has received the No. 1 seed in the eight-team tournament. Hayti is slated to play No. 8 seeded Delta C-7 in a quarterfinal Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. No. 4 seeded Clarkton will take on No. 5 seeded South Pemiscot in the other quarterfinal on Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m...

The Senath-Hornersville Lions boys basketball program plans to keep its foot on the gas as it drives its way through the 2020-21 season. “We are going to be a run-and-gun, fast team,” Senath-Hornersville first-year coach Kurt Penn said. “We like to play fast, and with so many guards, we are going to be pushing the tempo all night.”...

The Senath-Hornersville Lions girls basketball program enters its 2020-21 campaign looking to rely on its quickness. “We may be short but our speed really helps us,” Senath-Hornersville point guard Abby Vilchis said. “We definitely have to rely on our speed this season.”...

The Missouri State High School Activities Association is pushing back the announcement of class and district assignments for winter sports to Friday, December 11. District assignments and classifications were originally scheduled to be released Friday, November 13...

The 2020 Bootheel Conference Volleyball Awards have been announced. Campbell’s Macy Hendrix and Caruthersville’s Mallory Faulkner have been selected Bootheel Conference Co-Players of the Year. Hendrix collected 206 digs, 296 assists, 221 kills, and 64 ace serves while serving at a 96 percent rate her senior season...

MALDEN — After overcoming a 21-12 deficit that included four straight game points in the second set, the Malden volleyball team couldn’t complete the comeback Monday in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 semifinal. But the Green Wave didn’t let the momentum they built fade, instead leading the entire next set before closing the match with a long run to beat Caruthersville 25-16, 27-29, 25-11, 25-17...

HAYTI - The Hayti Indians varsity volleyball squad had won at least one set in four of its 10 games but had yet to enjoy a victory entering Tuesday’s final regular-season contest against the Senath-Hornersville Lions. “We’ve had close matches all season,” Hayti coach Caitlin Woods. “Our girls have worked really hard. They’ve always had the athletic ability. They just have to believe in themselves.”...

CAMPBELL - The Campbell Camels and Malden Green Wave are set to collide for a fourth straight season in the championship of the Bootheel Conference varsity volleyball tournament after both squads collected semifinal wins Wednesday night...

Paige Glueck led Oak Ridge over a win-less Marquand team Tuesday in straight sets, 25-9, 25-16, 25-17. Glueck tied the lead in kills with teammate Erin Urhahn, both recording seven while Zoe Berry added five and Mylee Schilling finished with four. Berry also recorded 11 assists...

The Missouri State High School Activities Association has partnered with HomeTown Ticketing to serve as the official digital ticketing partner for MSHSAA state championship events this fall. Digital tickets will also be an option for all other playoff contests, at the discretion of the host manager...

The Campbell Camels varsity volleyball squad is once again favored to repeat as champs at the Bootheel Conference Tournament. Campbell (15-5-2), which has won the event at the varsity level each of the last two seasons, has earned the No. 1 seed at next week’s conference tournament after finishing 6-0 in regular-season conference play...

The semifinals are set at the Campbell Fall Baseball Classic after an exciting opening day Saturday. Four of the five games on Saturday were decided by three runs or less. No. 8 seeded Bernie beat No. 9 seeded Senath-Hornersville 8-5 in a play-in game Saturday morning. ...

The bracket is set for the 2020 Campbell Fall Baseball Classic. The nine-team tournament begins Saturday at Campbell High School and Malden High School. No. 8 seeded Bernie takes on No. 9 seeded Senath-Hornersville Saturday at 10 a.m. at Campbell in a play-in game. The winner plays No. 1 seeded Campbell Saturday at noon in a quarterfinal. The loser of the Bernie/Senath-Hornersville contest is eliminated from the tournament...

Notre Dame pulled out a victory Friday night by outscoring Bloomfield 18-25, 25-16, 25-21, and 25-16 to win in four sets. Claire Jones had 18 assists while Tori Rubel and Shelby Renner recorded 12 and 11 kills. Renner also had 20 digs and four aces while Kristin Anderson had 19 digs and three aces...

A veteran Gideon Bulldogs volleyball squad is learning how to adapt to lineup changes quickly and utilize its depth to its advantage in 2020. “We lost one of our starting middle hitters during PE on Friday,” Gideon volleyball coach Kristen Ashabranner said. ...

There is a reason why Kennett football coach Joel Wyatt is an extraordinarily successful coach and not a member of the media or even a fan, per se. His task is to focus on the here and now, not some possible, but not definitive opponent off into the future. However, the Indian Nation – and the rest of the prep football fans (and media) throughout Southeast Missouri had to have had their interest piqued a tad when MSHSAA released its District assignments Monday.

Woodland couldn’t overcome an early deficit and fell to Dexter Monday evening in three straight sets, losing 22-25, 17-25, and 16-25, dropping the Cardinals season record to 3-4-2. Woodland head coach Melissa Rinacke received outstanding effort despite the loss,...

The Woodland baseball team lost a very close game to Bloomfield Friday at home by the score of 5-4 to drop their record to 1-2 on the shortened season. The Wildcats jumped out to an early lead, plating two runs in their half of the first inning. The Cardinals answered, scoring one run in the third inning and then three more in the fourth inning, capped off by a 1 out, RBI single by Seth Abernathy...

Malden 13, Campbell 6 The Malden baseball team rallied to beat Campbell 13-6 Tuesday. Campbell led 2-1 until Malden scored eights runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a commanding lead. The outburst was highlighted by RBI singles by Trey Miller, Ethan Campbell, and a 2 RBI single by Griffin Riley...