Senath-Hornersville

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...

SENATH, Mo. - Things remained close most of the way but the Campbell Camels baseball squad finally strung together the clutch hits it needed to build a comfortable lead in its opener. Campbell broke a 1-1 tie when it scored a pair of runs in the top of the fifth inning and drove home seven more run in the top of the seventh inning as it beat the Senath-Hornersville Lions 10-1 Tuesday afternoon...

Portageville picked up its first win of the 2020 season on Tuesday evening at Senath-Hornersville.

CAMPBELL, Mo. — It wasn’t the start of the season that the Portageville volleyball team wanted on Monday night at Campbell. The Bulldogs lost in straight-sets to the Lady Camels. Portageville (0-1) lost the first set 25-3, the second 25-14, and the third 25-12...

Turnout is high for the Senath-Hornersville Lions volleyball program a few days before the start of the 2020 season. The Lions currently have nine freshmen, one sophomore, five juniors, and five seniors on its high school roster. “We’ve got a big group,” Senath-Hornersville first-year coach Allison Hoffmann said. “I’m very excited about our chances this year. My seniors are working hard and are very good leaders. We’ve also got a good freshmen class so the future looks bright as well.”...

There are now options for schools in Missouri to play sports at different points during the 2020-21 academic year. On Thursday morning, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Board of Directors announced, during a virtual meeting, the approval of a possible alternative schedule for its member schools...

Allison Hoffmann has been involved with the Senath-Hornersville Lions volleyball program for close to a decade. “I played for my mom in high school,” said Allison, who is a 2016 graduate of Senath-Hornersville. “I’ve always enjoyed my time at Senath-Hornersville. They are always so good to their students.”...

Bootheel native Kurt Penn has made several memories at Senath-Hornersville High School in recent years. “I remember playing Senath-Hornersville in high school and they were always a team we circled on our calendar because they were always a tough team that was ready to play,” Penn said. ...

Each year the Semoball Awards recognizes outstanding high school athletes from around the region. That tradition continues this summer albeit in a different format because of lingering COVID-19 concerns and social distancing requirements.

Kennett High School didn’t look far to find its next boys basketball coach. The Kennett Board of Education approved the hiring of Dunklin County native Corbin Clark as its new varsity boys basketball coach at its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday night...

Columbia, Mo. - The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Board of Directors voted to grant relief of portions of the MSHSAA By-Laws that include summer limits on contact between coaches and student-athletes at its April meeting on Thursday...

Host sites are set for most district tournaments if spring sports resume in Missouri. Missouri high schools remain out of session and all springs sports activities and practices are currently suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indiana High School Athletics Association canceled spring sports in Indiana Thursday due to the VOVID-19 pandemic...

Longtime baseball coach Chris McLain never had the luxury of working with his baseball players during the fall before arriving at Senath-Hornersville for the 2019-20 school year. “I never had a fall season before I came to Senath-Hornersville,” McClain said. “Having a fall season is something that is invaluable for a coach that is coming into a program. It gives you an opportunity to learn more about not only their athletic ability but also their character.”...

The Missouri State High School Activities Association issued an update regarding the status of spring sports amidst the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday. “While schools across the state are determining the best course of action during this unprecedented time, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) office staff continues to prepare for Spring Championships,” MSHSAA said in a press release. ...

The Senath-Hornersville Lions softball squad hopes to have the opportunity to display its skills on the diamond under new head coach Melani Rooney this spring. Rooney, who has served as an assistant coach under previous head coach Leigha Woody for the past four seasons, is a 2008 graduate of nearby Kennett High School...

The preseason Missouri high school baseball state rankings were released Wednesday by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association. Six baseball teams from the semoball.com coverage area are state-ranked. Cooter, which placed third in Class 1 last spring and finished 22-1 in its fall campaign, is ranked No. ...

A slew of basketball players from the Missouri Bootheel have been named to all-district teams. Listed below are the boys and girls all-district basketball teams for Class 1, District 1; Class 2, District 1; and Class 3, District 1. Class 1, District 1 All-District Team...

The 2020 Bootheel Conference Boys Basketball Awards have been released. Campbell junior Blake Fowler has been selected all-conference and Bootheel Conference Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Fowler averaged 27 points, three rebounds, four assists, and three steals per game. He shot 82 percent from the free-throw line, made 64 percent of his 2-point shots, and knocked down 39 percent of his 3-pointers...

Spring sports for Missouri high schools will start as planned next week, MSHSAA announced Friday after releasing district assignments. "We re monitoring what is happening from the Missouri Department of Health, the Governor's Office, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education," MSHSAA said in a statement Friday...

Good Sports is a column appearing weekly in the Southeast Missourian and Semoball.com. The purpose is to get to know the people who impact the sporting life of our region in a more complete way. Responses have been edited for clarity and brevity. Today: Chris Hahn, 30, head coach, Delta Bobcats boys basketball. ...

The 2020 Bootheel Conference Girls Basketball Awards have been released. Hayti sophomore Amiya Johnson has been selected all-conference and Bootheel Conference Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Johnson averaged 34 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, and six steals per game as a sophomore...

St. Vincent (19-6) will advance to semi-final action in Class 2, District 3 at Bloomfield after a forty-point blowout over Puxico (8-16).

Five boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the final regular-season state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (21-5), which is the No. 1 seed in Class 1, District 2, drops two spots to No. 9 in the Class 1 boys poll...

Expectations remain high for Kentucky State University pitcher Brady Bibbs his senior season. Bibbs, who is a 2016 graduate of Senath-Hornersville High School, has been selected to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II South Region preseason second-team. Bibbs is one of eight baseball players in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to earn a spot on the first or second-team...

The postseason for MSHSAA basketball is nearing and the seedings and schedule for District play throughout Southeast Missouri were recently set.

Six boys basketball teams and three girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Thursday. Delta (19-4), which has won nine of its last 10, drops a spot to No. 7 in the Class 1 boys poll...

SENATH, Mo. - Senath-Hornersville basketball coach Corbin Clark knew finding a way to defend the Kennett Indians’ perimeter shooters was going to be a tall task Tuesday night. “We talked before the game about how well Kennett moves the basketball,” Clark said. “They are are a good shooting team that’s also good on the glass. We were worried about their shooting and rebounding ability coming into the game and their shooters came out hot tonight.”...

Puxico outscored Bloomfield in a home victory on Saturday, scoring higher than the Wildcats in every quarter. Ethan Helm scored six 3-pointers, scoring four within the first quarter. Helm contributed 20 points total to the Indians. Jamison Dodd gained 21 points for Bloomfield...

Six boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta, which had won nine straight as it beat Oak Ridge 105-86 in the semifinal of the Scott-Mississippi County Conference Tournament Friday, remains No. 6 in the Class 1 boys state poll. Oak Ridge (12-9) moves into the rankings at No. 10 in the Class 1 boys state poll...

STEELE, Mo. - Hayti varsity boys basketball coach Travis Day encouraged his squad to be prepared for an initial surge from the upset-minded Senath-Hornersville Lions before the start of Friday night’s Bootheel Conference Tournament title game. “Senath-Hornersville got here for a reason and we knew they were going to give us everything they had tonight,” Day said. ...

STEELE, Mo. - Senath-Hornersville Lions coach Corbin Clark had a good feeling heading into Tuesday’s conference semifinal against the South Pemiscot Bulldogs after a stellar practice Monday. “I think the win on Saturday against Campbell propelled us,” Clark said. ...

STEELE, Mo. - Time after time the Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity boys basketball squad has displayed the ability to hold its own against Bootheel Conference opponents. “We lost to Campbell by four, South Pemiscot by four, and Hayti by five,” Senath-Hornersville coach Corbin Clark said. “We’ve been right there with what we feel are some of the best teams in the conference in recent weeks. We came up just short against several teams on our regular-season conference schedule.”...

Oak Ridge had to overcome a lot in its 61-60 boy’s basketball home victory over Oran Tuesday, not the least of which was a very strong Eagle team.

The Holcomb Hornets varsity girls basketball team established high exceptions for itself before the start of the 2019-20 season. “We sat down and wrote down a bunch of goals we wanted to achieve before the season started,” Holcomb coach Alexa Stockton said. “We’ve achieved some of our goals and not achieved others. But one of our goals was to win the regular-season Bootheel Conference championship.”...

Seven boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released Wednesday by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (16-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, has moved up two spots to No. 6 in the Class 1 boys poll...

The Hayti Indians and Campbell Camels varsity boys basketball teams will share the Bootheel Conference regular-season title after both squads won their conference finale Tuesday night. Hayti beat Portageville 74-56 and Campbell edged Senath-Hornersville 43-39 Tuesday. ...

The Bobcats put up a whopping 92 points in the first half, which tied a MSHSAA record, on the way to a 132-61 home win over the Tigers.

Six Semoball boys basketball teams and two Semoball girls basketball teams are ranked in the latest state rankings provided by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (14-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, is ranked No. 8 in the Class 1 boys poll...

The Bobcats held the Hornets to one point in the first quarter and never looked back as they picked up a 63-33 home victory.

Hayti 61, Campbell 56 HAYTI, Mo. - The Hayti Indians varsity boys basketball team snapped the Campbell Camels’ eight-game winning streak with a 61-56 home win Friday night. Campbell led 18-10 after one quarter, Hayti led 25-24 at halftime, and things were tied at 43-all at the end of the third quarter before Hayti won the fourth quarter 18-13...

Risco 63, Clarkton 52 CLARKTON, Mo. - The Risco Tigers varsity boys basketball team built a 29-14 lead by halftime on its way to a 63-52 road win against the Clarkton Reindeer Tuesday night. Evan Pipkin hit four of the Tigers’ five treys on his way to a team-high 20 points. Andrew Rodgers added 18 points. Kamron Meese and Hayden Ludwig both scored nine points for Risco...

-Hornersville 65, Clarkton 63 SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville varsity boys basketball team rallied from 10 down at the start of the fourth quarter to beat the visiting Clarkton Reindeer 65-63 Monday. Parker Rhew, who finished with 18 points, hit a 2-point shot at the buzzer to secure the victory...

HAYTI, Mo. - Hayti Indians coach Travis Day wanted his squad to limit the number of times it had to face the Senath-Hornersville Lions' zone defense Tuesday night. “We wanted to secure defensive rebounds and then try to get layups before we had to go against a set defense,” Day said. “We knew we would face a zone tonight. If you can beat a zone team down the floor you can get some easy shots.”...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Campbell Camels varsity boys basketball team continued to dominate the field at its own eight-team tournament Friday night. No. 1 seeded Campbell won by more than 30 points for a third straight time as it beat the No. 2 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions 70-37 in the championship...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - Top seeds are set to collide in the championship of the Campbell Invitational varsity boys basketball tournament Friday at 6:30 p.m. No. 1 seeded Campbell booked its spot in the title game after beating No. 5 seeded Naylor 82-26 in the first championship semifinal Thursday night...

Helping lead the Crowley's Ridge College (Ark.) men's basketball program to its first victory over an NAIA nationally ranked opponent has earned junior guard Kyle Moore the Association of Independent Institutions Player of the Week Award. The Cardwell, Mo., native, who played high school basketball at Senath-Hornersville High School, scored 24 points as the Pioneers upset NAIA Division I No. 10-ranked John Brown University (Ark.) 57-55 Saturday...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The No. 3 seeded Campbell Camels are set to meet the No. 4 seeded Holcomb Hornets for a second time at the Bloomfield Invitational varsity girls basketball tournament after both squads collected semifinal wins Wednesday night. Defending champion Holcomb upset the No. 2 seeded Advance Hornets 61-32 in the first semifinal Wednesday...