Senath-Hornersville

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...

CAMPBELL BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CAMPBELL, Mo. - The No. 3 seeded Southland Rebels booked a spot in the championship semifinals of the Campbell Tournament by beating the No. 6 seeded Delta C-7 Chargers 72-68 Tuesday night. Delta C-7 jumped out to a 21-15 lead after one quarter before Southland rallied to tie things up at 36-all by halftime. The quarterfinal remained tied at 52-all at the end of the third quarter before Southland won the fourth quarter 20-16...

Doniphan's Emily Ederer and Senath-Hornersville's Knolan Hunter were voted the girls and boys Semoball Basketball Players of the Week, respectively, in balloting that concluded Tuesday night. Ederer, who had 203 votes, scored 26 points in the Donettes' 62-29 victory over East Carter. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets varsity girls basketball team pulled off the lone upset of the opening round at the Bloomfield Invitational girls basketball tournament. No. 4 seeded Holcomb rallied from a 30-25 third-quarter deficit to beat the No. 3 seeded Campbell Camels 68-47 in the first quarterfinal of the six-team tournament Monday night...

SENATH, Mo. - The Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team won a see-saw battle against the Senath-Hornersville Lions 70-61 Friday night. Caruthersville led 15-11 after one quarter before Senath-Hornersville moved ahead 32-28 by halftime. Caruthersville moved back ahead 47-46 be the end of the third quarter and won the fourth quarter 23-15...

BOYS BASKETBALL: Senath-Hornersville 73, Cooter 52 SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity boys basketball team won each of the first three quarters by single digits as it knocked off the previously unbeaten Cooter Wildcats 73-52 Thursday night...

SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville Lions and Holcomb Hornets varsity boys basketball teams both enjoyed spurts of success against each other Tuesday night.

SENATH, Mo. - Up-tempo play yielded effective results from the get-go for the Kennett Indians varsity girls basketball team Monday night. Kennett, which extended its defense beyond half court much of the first half, limited the Senath-Hornersville Lions to just four made field goals in the first half while recording 13 of its own. Kennett built a 32-10 lead by halftime and led by double digits the rest of the way as it won at Senath-Hornersville 52-33...

Senath-Hornersville 60, Gideon The Senath-Hornersville Lions trailed by single digits much of the first three quarters but managed to rally late and walk away with the consolation championship at the Gideon Bulldog Classic Thursday. No. 6 seeded Senath-Hornersville outscored No. 5 seeded Gideon 24-8 in the fourth quarter to secure 60-51 victory...

GIDEON, Mo. - The Gideon Bulldogs Classic varsity boys basketball tournament concluded with four games Thursday night. The No. 1 seeded Kennett Indians outscored the No. 2 seeded Caruthersville Tigers in each of the first three quarters on its way to a 77-64 win in the championship...

The Bootheel Conference middle school boys basketball tournament begins Saturday at Malden. Quarterfinals are Saturday, semifinals are Monday, and championship games are Thursday. See the schedule below: QUARTERFINALS ON DEC. 7 GAME 1: 3-Caruthersville vs. 6-Portageville, 10:30 a.m...

GIDEON, Mo. - One quarterfinal came down to the wire but all of the favorites advanced to the semifinals of the Gideon Invitational varsity boys basketball tournament Monday night. The No. 3 seeded Hayti Indians outlasted the No. 6 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions 52-47 in the only quarterfinal decided by single digits Monday...

High school basketball teams throughout the Missouri Bootheel begin play in opening-season basketball tournaments Monday.

PIGGOTT, Ark. - The Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity boys basketball team opened its season on a high note Friday night. Senath-Hornersville rallied from a 19-10 deficit at the end of the first quarter to win at Piggott (Ark.) 72-69 in overtime. Piggott maintained a 36-31 lead at halftime and led 46-42 at the end of the third quarter before the Lions rallied to tie things up at 58-all by the end of the fourth quarter and won the overtime session 14-11...