South Pemiscot

Jordan McGowan will not have a chance to repeat as Tri-County Conference Boys Basketball Coach of the Year. McGowan, who was named Conference Coach of the Year after Gideon finished 22-6 and won its conference tournament for the first time since 2016 earlier this year, is departing the Tri-County Conference to coach in the Bootheel Conference...

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.

SIKESTON — Baseball is gearing back up. Practices and drills are starting all in anticipation for the first game for each summer program, and although it may not be the season each team envisioned, there is still going to be a season. After the cancellation of the Missouri American Legion baseball season, Sikeston Silver Sox general manager Craig Templeton was trying to find a different alternative...

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...

South Pemiscot senior Noah Willingham received a gracious greeting when he went on a recruiting visit to Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri, last fall. “I got to interact with some of their other players on campus,” Willingham said. “They did a great job welcoming me and made me feel like that’s where I needed to be.”...

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...

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. ...

There are no silver linings to the coronavirus. It is not melodramatic to say COVID-19 has reached its microscopic fingers into every nook and cranny of all our lives. It’s an anxious, worrying time – and for good reason. While there is truly no upside to this existential crisis, there are a few compensations...

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...

Southeast Missouri State athletics director Brady Barke did not mince words Thursday afternoon as he met with assembled media. “It’s a very bad day,” said Barke, Southeast’s A.D. since June 2016. The fear of the spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus, prompted the cancellation of the NCAA women’s and men’s basketball tournaments – considered the most lucrative event in college sports...

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...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Notes from Saturday's matchup between Southeast Missouri State University and the University of Tennessee-Martin in the women's Ohio Valley Conference final: Rekha Patterson is glad OVC Tournament MVP Tesia Thompson didn’t bolt when the Redhawks coach spoke bluntly to her three years ago. ...

Southeast Missouri State is within one game of winning an Ohio Valley Conference tournament women’s championship, something SEMO has not done since 2007. The third-seeded Redhawks punched their ticket to the final with a historic 114-99 shootout win over the No. 2 seed, the four-time defending OVC champ Belmont, in Friday’s late semifinal game at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana...

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...

Before the largest crowd to see a Southeast women's basketball game this season, the Redhawks routed SIUE Saturday, 80-59, at the Show Me Center. Four Redhawks were in double figures for the winners, led by junior Tesia Thompson with 23. Carrie Shephard added 19 with three 3-pointers; sophomore Taelour Pruitt added 17, with five of her field goals coming beyond the arc; Roshala Scott finished with 11...

In the space of two days, Southeast Missouri women’s basketball is going from the best team in the Ohio Valley Conference to the worst. After their thrilling 71-69 victory over then-OVC leader UT-Martin Thursday, the Redhawks host league cellar dweller SIU-Edwardsville (3-21, 1-12) Saturday...

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...

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...

Southeast Missouri women scored a double-digit win Saturday over Tennessee Tech at the Show Me Center, 87-72. Tesia Thompson, the junior from Memphis, Tn., led all scorers with 28. Carrie Shepherd, the redshirt senior from South Pemiscot High in Steele, Mo., had 18 including two 3-pointers - both of which she hit in the first quarter. She was 0-for-10 from three-point land thereafter...

Southeast women’s basketball coach Rekha Patterson is aware this weekend’s contest at the Show Me Center is probably the most important game the Redhawks have played so far this year. Southeast (17-5, 9-2 Ohio Valley Conference) faces a team with which it is tied in the OVC standings, Tennessee Tech (14-8, 9-2)...

For the first time in Rekha Patterson’s tenure, the coach of the Redhawks women can see a potential Ohio Valley Conference championship in their sights. Southeast (17-5, 9-2 OVC) got its eighth straight win in romping over Jacksonville State Thursday, 79-52...

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. - The South Pemiscot varsity boys basketball team fell behind double digits in the second quarter but found a way to knock off the Caruthersville Tigers for a second time this season Saturday afternoon. No. 6 seeded South Pemiscot outscored No. 3 seeded Caruthersville by single digits in each of the final three quarters as it rallied for a 70-62 home victory in a quarterfinal of the Bootheel Conference Tournament...

Even in the midst of a five-game winning streak, including two straight road victories, Southeast coach Rekha Patterson doesn’t believe in getting out too far ahead of her skis. Southeast (14-5, 6-2 Ohio Valley Conference) plays today at Morehead State (8-12, 4-4) and to talk to the fifth-year coach, you’d think her Redhawks were the underdog...

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. ...

STEELE, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets varsity girls basketball team secured the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Bootheel Conference Tournament with a 62-33 road victory against South Pemiscot Monday night. Holcomb built an 18-4 lead by the end of the first quarter and led the rest of the way...

Scott County (11-2) got a victory at Scott City (7-7) on Thursday.

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...

MALDEN, Mo. - The success continued for the Malden Green Wave varsity girls basketball team in Bootheel Conference play Thursday night. Malden improved to 4-1 in regular-season conference play as it beat the visiting South Pemiscot Bulldogs 58-26. “Every game our defense should set the tone for our offense,” Malden coach Josh Herring said. ...

BENTON, Mo. — Kelly outscored Chaffee by 20 points, 26-6, in the third quarter to push its lead even further on Friday night at Thomas W. Kelly High School. Joel McClain led the charge, scoring nine of his 17 points in the frame. He tied Gavin Jansen for most points on the team as well...

-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...

Malden 46, South Pemiscot 44 MALDEN, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave varsity boys basketball team rallied from three down in the fourth quarter to edge the visiting South Pemiscot Bulldogs 46-44 Friday night. South Pemiscot lead 12-11 after one quarter before Malden tied things up at 21-all by halftime. South Pemiscot moved back ahead 38-33 by the end of the third quarter before Malden rallied for a win...

Risco 57, South Pemiscot 51 STEELE, Mo. - The Risco Tigers varsity boys basketball team won the final eight minutes of regulation by nine points as it rallied past South Pemiscot 57-51 Tuesday. South Pemiscot led 15-12 after one quarter, Risco led 29-25 at halftime, and South Pemiscot led 43-30 at the end of the third quarter of the see-saw battle...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Gideon Bulldogs varsity boys basketball team is headed into the second half of the season on fire after claiming the consolation title at the 16-team Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Monday. No. 10 seeded Gideon built a 33-22 lead by halftime and led by double digits throughout the second half as it beat No. 12 seeded South Pemiscot 56-37 in the consolation title game Monday afternoon...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The No. 12 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs fell behind a few points early but responded with the finish it needed to upset the No. 8 seeded Malden Green Wave in a consolation semifinal at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Saturday afternoon...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The No. 8 seeded Malden Green Wave rebounded nicely less than 24 hours after suffering a 56-54 upset loss to No. 9 seeded East Prairie in an opening-round contest at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Thursday. Malden built a 45-22 lead by halftime on its way past No. 16 seeded Richland 70-32 in a consolation quarterfinal Friday afternoon...

New Madrid County Central's Ansel Underwood inflicted enough damage before fouling out, scoring nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, in a 61-58 victory over Notre Dame on Tuesday at Notre Dame Regional High School. Underwood hit a pair of 3-pointers and all three of his free-throw attempts in providing half of his team's points in the final quarter as the Eagles outscored the Bulldogs 18-14 to overcome a one-point deficit...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Drew Irby and A.J. Hicks each scored 20-plus points for Portageville, as the Bulldogs defeated East Prairie 71-61 at East Prairie High School. Irby led the team with 24 points, while Hicks had 23. Brendan Garmon added 16, while Lamonte Dixson had four, Joey Chamberlain three, and Alex Winsor one...

ORAN, Mo. — Continuing its winning ways, the Oran boys basketball team routed Risco on Tuesday night. The Eagles outscored the Tigers 22-9 in the fourth quarter on their way to an 87-57 win at Oran High School. Tyson Goodale led all scorers with 30 points...

STEELE, Mo. — Christen Phillips led the way for the New Madrid County Central boys basketball team on Friday against South Pemiscot. Phillips had a game-high 25 points, as the Eagles routed past the Bulldogs 77-50. Ke’von Williams pitched in with 19 points of his own, and Donnie Ray Brown added 13...