South Pemiscot

BERNIE, Mo. - The state-ranked Portageville Bulldogs experienced little difficulty securing the Class 2, District 1 baseball championship Tuesday at Bernie High School. A couple of hours after beating the No. 5 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 15-0 in four innings in its district semifinal Tuesday afternoon No. 1 seeded Portageville cruised past the No. 3 seeded Campbell Camels 19-3 in three innings in its district title game Tuesday evening...

BERNIE, Mo. - The No. 3 seeded Campbell Camels beat the No. 6 seeded Holcomb Hornets 9-1 in the second Class 2, District 1 semifinal Monday at Bernie. Campbell enjoyed a 5-1 lead after four innings of play before adding its final four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians baseball program sent its seniors out with a victory Tuesday afternoon in its final regular-season home game at Indian Park. Fresh off of a 12-2 home victory against Senath-Hornersville Tuesday afternoon Kennett sprinkled out six runs over the six innings it batted as it shut out the visiting South Pemiscot Bulldogs 6-0...

MALDEN, Mo. - Top seeds are set to collide in the championship of the Bootheel Conference varsity baseball tournament following preliminary action Saturday at Malden High School. The No. 1 seeded Portageville Bulldogs will take on the No. 2 seeded Campbell Camels Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in the title game at Malden...

SENATH, Mo. - The Campbell Camels baseball team scored multiple runs in the first four innings on its way to a 12-5 road victory against the Senath-Hornersville Lions early Monday afternoon. Campbell (9-4) led 5-1 after one inning, 7-3 after two innings, 10-4 after three innings, and 12-5 after four innings...

STEELE, Mo. - The No. 2 seeded Kennett Indians experienced little difficulty eliminating the host No. 7 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs in a quarterfinal of the Bootheel Conference softball tournament Monday afternoon. Anelle Harris pitched a three-inning no-hitter to help propel Kennett past South Pemiscot 15-0...

The Chaffee baseball team took a field trip to Capaha Park on Tuesday, and class quickly was in session and dismissed. The Red Devils defeated South Pemiscot (5-8) 10-0 in a five-inning contest ended by the mercy rule. Brevan Yarbro and Andrew Brown both had home runs while Cole Dannenmueller was solid on the mound...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Nate and Nolan Self each had impressive outings for the Sikeston baseball team on Tuesday, at Hillhouse Park in Charleston, Mo. Nate went 2-for-4 with four RBI, on a triple and a double. Nolan went 2-for-3, with four RBI as well. Nolan also hit a triple and a home run to go with it, in Sikeston’s 18-5 five-inning win over Charleston...

DELTA, Mo. — Grant Coomer and Devon Medley each doubled to pace the Bobcats in their five-inning loss at home to the Blue Jays. Tristan Johnson lasted one inning on the mound and was charged with the loss for Delta (1-9). He allowed four unearned runs on no hits and walked three batters...

Holcomb 4, Bernie 2 BERNIE, Mo. - A day after beating top-ranked Scott City, the Mules softball team fell victim to undefeated Holcomb on Tuesday at Bernie. Bailey Cupples hit a three-run homer in the top of the third to give Holcomb 3-1 lead. The Hornets (13-0) hung on to beat Bernie 4-2...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — New Madrid County Central held on to a 2-1 lead through four innings of play. The late innings, though, came to back to bite the Eagles as Scott city scored 11 unanswered runs to run away with a 12-3 win over NMCC. John Michael Stanley and Caden Howell each had impressive days for the Eagles. Stanley went 2-for-3, while Howell went 2-for-4...

POTOSI, Mo. — Sikeston scored in each of the first three innings, on Friday, against St. Louis Home School. Climbing out to an 8-2 lead heading into the fourth, the Bulldogs looked to be on their way to its fourth victory of the season. The end, though, proved to be a little closer, as Sikeston went on to defeat the Patriots 10-9...

MALDEN, Mo. - The Malden baseball team outlasted the visiting South Pemiscot Bulldogs 10-9 in a see-saw battle late Friday night. Malden led 5-0 after two innings before South Pemiscot scored five runs in the top of the fifth inning to tie things up at 5-all. ...

Kennett 12, Senath-Hornersville 2 SENATH, Mo. - The Kennett Indians softball team scored in all five innings it batted as it beat the Senath-Hornersville Lions 12-0 in five innings Monday. Kennett drove home one run in the first inning, five runs in the second inning, two runs in the third inning, three runs in the fourth inning, and one run in the fifth inning...

BENTON, Mo. — Sophomore Jordi James scored the first two goals of her varsity career on Wednesday, as the Sikeston girls soccer team upended Kelly 3-2. Emily Boyd also scored on a penalty kick goal, while Audrey Vogel and Jade Davis finished with assists...

The 2019 Bootheel Conference high school girls basketball awards have been released. Campbell senior guard Claire Parker is the 2019 Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Parker averaged 25 points, seven rebounds, and four steals per game her senior season...

The 2019 Bootheel Conference high school boys basketball awards have been released. Hayti senior Ivory Winters is the 2019 Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Winters averaged 18 points per game, 10 rebounds per game and two steals per game his senior season...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The No. 5 seeded Campbell Camels knocked down 11 3-pointers as it rallied from a 37-28 third-quarter deficit to upset the No. 4 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 71-64 in the final Class 2, District 1 boys quarterfinal at Portageville High School Saturday at Portageville High School...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The No. 3 seeded Portageville Bulldogs outlasted the No. 6 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 43-31 in the first Class 2, District 1 girls quarterfinal Saturday at Portageville High School. Portageville (9-15) jumped out to an 11-7 lead after one quarter of play, increased its lead to 22-12 by halftime, and led 33-19 at the end of the third quarter before South Pemiscot won the fourth quarter by a basket...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kate Grubbs won her first match of the Class 1 state tournament on Thursday at Mizzou Arena, in Columbia, Mo. Grubbs won 12-3 in her first match of the day but fell by pinfall in her quarterfinal matchup. She will compete again, today, in the second round of wrestle backs...

CLARKTON, Mo. - The Clarkton Reindeer varsity boys basketball team rallied from an eight-point deficit at the end of the third quarter to edge the visiting South Pemiscot Bulldogs 84-82 Tuesday night. Clarkton’s Lee Matney sank two free throws with about five seconds left to break an 82-all tie and seal the win...

The seedings have been released for the Class 1, District 1 basketball tournaments at Gideon High School; Class 2, District 1 basketball tournaments at Portageville High School; and Class 3, District 1 basketball tournaments at Charleston High School...

Tuesday night was a reunion of sorts for the Poplar Bluff and South Pemiscot boys basketball teams. South Pemiscot’s coach Michael Kilgore grew up and played at Poplar Bluff just as his son Josiah does now. “It was great,” Coach Kilgore said. “I watched these kids grow up and I told these guys it’s a family environment...

South Pemiscot High School volleyball standout Elizabeth Gray signed a letter of intent to accept a volleyball scholarship with Williams Baptist University Jan. 31. With family, friends, and coaches on hand to witness the signing at the South Pemiscot gymnasium lobby, Gray put ink to paper to make her commitment to WBU official...

SENATH, Mo. - Coach Mike Kilgore and his South Pemiscot Bulldogs (13-7) went into Tuesday night’s Bootheel Conference Tournament semifinal matchup owning an impressive five-game winning streak. The Bulldogs’ opponents, Aaron Bidewell’s Hayti Indians (15-3), had won 13 of their last 14, including a 63-59 win over South Pemiscot back on Jan. 8...

SENATH, Mo. - The semifinal are set at the Bootheel Conference varsity boys basketball tournament following quarterfinal action Saturday at Senath-Hornersville High School. No. 1 seeded Portageville, which received a first round bye Saturday, will take on No. 5 seeded Caruthersville in the first semifinal Tuesday at 5:30 p.m...

SENATH, Mo. - The top four seeds remain in contention to win the Bootheel Conference varsity girls basketball tournament after collecting quarterfinal wins Saturday at Senath-Hornersville High School. No. 1 seeded Campbell will take on No. 4 seeded Caruthersville in the first semifinal Tuesday at 4 p.m...

The brackets are set for the Bootheel Conference boys and girls high school basketball tournaments. The tournaments take place Jan. 26, Jan. 28, Jan. 29, and Jan. 31 at Senath-Hornersville High School. See brackets for tournaments at the links below:...

METROPOLIS, ILL. — Brian Visor’s putback with 3 seconds left in overtime lifted the Charleston boys basketball team to a victory in the first round of the City of Metropolis Superman Classic on Monday night. Visor finished with only one bucket in the game, with none more significant than the one he had, as the fifth-seeded Bluejays beat the No. 4 seed Massac County 73-71...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Just days removed from a miraculous comeback, the East Prairie boys basketball team returned home on Friday night to take on Caruthersville. The Eagles got off to a fast starting, outscoring the Tigers 19-9 at the end of the first quarter, and did not let off the gas pedal and defeated Caruthersville 77-66...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Bub Lance scored 20 points to lead Portageville past Campbell, in overtime, 61-59. A big fourth quarter from the Bulldogs, helped them get right back into the game, as they outscored Campbell 19-12 in the final period to give the fans in attendance free basketball...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - No. 8 seeded Portageville will take on No. 10 seeded South Pemiscot in the consolation championship of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Saturday at 4 p.m. Both squads won their respective consolation semifinals by double digits Friday...

DELTA DUNKLIN DEMOCRAT BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The consolation semifinals are set at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament following quarterfinal action Thursday. No. 8 seeded Portageville will take on No. 13 seeded Bloomfield in the first consolation semifinal Friday at 1 p.m. The second consolation semifinal between No. 10 seeded South Pemiscot and No. 14 seeded Malden follows Friday at about 2:30 p.m...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The No. 7 seeded Kennett Indians fell behind the No. 10 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 9-0 in the opening quarter but still found a way to escape with a mercy rule victory Wednesday night. Kennett rallied to tie things up at 15-15 by the end of the first quarter, moved ahead 36-31 by halftime, and increased its lead to 55-28 by the end of the third quarter on its way to a 70-40 victory against South Pemiscot in a first round contest at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The top-seeded Hayti Indians surpassed the century mark before the start of the fourth quarter as it cruised past the No. 16 seeded Holcomb Hornets 115-40 in the first game at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Wednesday morning. Hayti (5-2) led 35-9 after the first quarter, 69-22 at halftime and 94-28 at the end of the third quarter...

The schedules are set for three December basketball tournaments. The six-team Senath-Hornersville varsity boys basketball tournament takes place Dec. 10-13 at Senath-Hornersville High School. Pool play is Dec. 10-12 with championship round action Dec. 13...

The Bootheel Conference middle school boys basketball tournament brackets have been released. The tournaments take place Dec. 3-8 at Kennett Middle School Gymnasium. The seventh grade championship is Saturday at noon. The eighth grade championship is Saturday at 1:15 p.m...

Coach Nick Nealey and his South Pemiscot Lady Bulldogs won three consecutive games to take first place in the 2018 Pattye Woody Classic hosted by South Pemiscot School last week. The Lady ‘Dogs beat Caruthersville 50-41 in round one Monday, Nov. 26. Leading the way for South Pem was Aliyah Taylor with 19 points. Tameisha Wilbourn tossed in 11 points, Tamiya Starks seven, Lakeyia Brown five, Honesty Fonda five and McKenzie Jordan three...

The 2018 Bootheel Conference all-conference volleyball team has been released. Malden’s Gracie Thomas is the 2018 Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Thomas recorded 87 blocks, 180 kills and had 19 ace serves for the Green Wave. “She has been a key player in our success here at Malden,” Malden coach Brittany Crane said. ...

Class and district assignments have been released for boys and girls basketball in the Missouri Bootheel for the 2018-19 season. Clarkton, Delta, Delta C-7, Gideon, North Pemiscot, Richland, Risco, Scott County Central, and Southland will compete in Class 1, District 1. See teams in all Class 1 districts here: Class 1 Districts...

The schedule have been released for the Bootheel Conference middle school girls basketball tournaments. Hayti is slated to host the tournaments Nov. 12, Nov. 13 and Nov. 15. The eighth grade quarterfinals are Nov. 12. No. 1 seeded Malden plays No. 8 seeded Caruthersville Nov. ...

STEELE, Mo. - It took a couple extra points but the Holcomb Hornets volleyball program managed to escape with its first district title in a decade Thursday night. Holcomb broke a 25-25 tie in a decisive third set when sophomore Macy Houart and senior Carli Morgan collected back-to-back kills. The clutch offensive execution propelled No. 3 seeded Holcomb past the No. 5 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 17-25, 25-15, 27-25 in the Class 1, District 1 championship at South Pemiscot High School...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett middle school girls basketball team opened its season with home games against Campbell and South Pemiscot Monday and Tuesday. The Kennett seventh grade beat Campbell 19-16 and the Campbell eighth grade beat Kennett 23-19 Monday...

The schedules have been released for the Tri-County Conference and Bootheel Conference high school volleyball tournaments. The Bootheel Conference varsity and junior varsity tournaments take place Oct. 9-11 at Senath-Hornersville High School. The Tri-County varsity and junior varsity tournaments take place Oct. 9-12 at Holcomb High School...

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 schedule has been released for the Gideon Invitational. The 16-team varsity volleyball tournament takes place Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Gideon High School. The tournament is divided into four four-team pools. Portageville, Richland, Hayti, and Delta C-7 will compete in Pool 2 and Campbell, New Madrid County Central, Charleston and Cooter will compete in Pool 3 Thursday...

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. ...

Sophomore Logan Lemons put up four blocks and hammered three kills to lead host Zalma to a 25-18, 25-15 sweep of South Iron as both teams opened their high school volleyball seasons Friday. Senior Alexus Hubbert contributed three kills and two aces for Zalma (1-0). Junior Haley Gunn and sophomore Harley Littleton served four aces apiece for the Bulldogs...