Twin Rivers

The Woodland girls basketball team played two games in three days, starting with a matchup Monday with a very solid Perryville team. The Cardinals were able to sneak past the Pirates, 62-38. Emma Brown led Woodland with 22 points while Addie Johnson added 15 and Chloe Goodwin finished with nine points...

Drum roll, please. After seeing a lot of chatter on who the top-10 boys and girls basketball teams are in the region, I have put together a list of who I think deserves to be mentioned. Here is the absolutely accurate (see the sarcasm) boys’ list: New Madrid County Central (9-0)...

GREENVILLE, Mo. — After six lead changes in a second half where the largest lead was six points, Greenville dialed up an iconic March Madness moment to try and force overtime. On the clipboard during a timeout, Greenville designed Bryce Drew and Valparaiso from the 1998 NCAA Tournament for the game's final play...

DONIPHAN — Twin Rivers needed to get the last points in a quarter one last time. The Royals struck last in each of the first three quarters, but an attempted 3 to force overtime missed and Doniphan hung on to win 53-50 on Friday in Doniphan. The biggest lead of the game was eight points, nobody led by more than two possessions in the second half, and there were three lead changes in the fourth quarter...

Two state ranked titans took the court against each other Thursday as undefeated Notre Dame, the #5 ranked girls high school basketball team in Class 5, traveled to Park Hills Central, the #1 Class 4 team in the state. What fans were allowed in the stands were not disappointed as both teams fought, clawed, and tried to impose their will on each other.

Four boys basketball teams and five girls basketball teams from the Semoball coverage area are state-ranked in the first basketball poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association.

BENTON — Down by three points, Kelly needed something it struggled to convert the entire game — a perimeter shot.

Dom. Twin Rivers honored a friend these past two weeks in a simple but meaningful way by wearing his name on their warmup tops. “It was a big thing for the kids and helped with the grieving process. I hope it shows the impact that young man had,” Twin Rivers girls basketball coach David Crockett said...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Bernie didn’t allow a field goal in the first quarter. The Mules outscored Twin Rivers 19-2 in the opening eight minutes and went on to win 60-28 Tuesday in the fifth-place semifinals of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. “We are just trying to build some confidence. ...

BROSELEY — Early foul trouble was no trouble for the defending champs. With two starters saddled with three fouls each by halftime and junior Lexus Hagood quickly picking up her fourth, Neelyville seniors Makenzi Davis and Payton Reinbott picked up their teammates Tuesday night...

BROSELEY — Twin Rivers scored 14 of the first 16 points and never looked back Monday night in the quarterfinals of the Lady Royals Classic. Well, maybe for a few minutes in the fourth quarter when Holcomb got within single digits. But the Royals gave up just two field goals over the final seven minutes to thwart any comeback attempt, beating the Hornets 50-39...

BROSELEY, Mo. — Sometimes teams can struggle when they play in the first game of a tournament. That was not the case for the No. 1-seeded New Madrid County Central girls’ basketball team, as they trounced No. 16 seed Clearwater, 63-5 in the first round of the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic on Saturday...

It’s been 16 years since Twin Rivers last won the Lady Royals Christmas Classic. They were back-to-back champions in 2003-04. Those would be the Amanda Lance years. You can find her name and jersey, hanging high in the Twin Rivers gym. Soon after, the reign of Dexter and Neelyville started. ...

BROSELEY — As the Twin Rivers seniors were being introduced Tuesday for Senior Night, each had their future plans and favorite memories announced to the crowd. Winning the Lady Dawg Classic for the first time was a highlight for a majority of the senior Royals...

BROSELEY — No double-digit lead was safe Tuesday night. Hayti erased a 10-point deficit in the second quarter and Twin Rivers dug out of a 17-point hole in the second half. With the game tied in the final minute, Blaine Pruitt got a steal for Twin Rivers but Hayti’s Trayvon Thomas got it back and had another steal leading to a pair of fastbreak points to beat the Royals 56-50...

New Madrid Central has earned the top seed in the Lady Royal Classic with a trio of Ozark Foothills Conference teams behind it. The Eagles, one of three teams in the tournament along with Kelly and Greenville to have played more than five games, earned the top spot after picking up wins against Jackson, Sikeston, Dexter and Kennett with losses against Notre Dame and Cape Central...

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...

MALDEN — The McBroom brothers were on opposite ends of the sideline again Tuesday night, their teams meeting for the third time. “Our mother doesn’t like it,” said Twin Rivers coach Seth McBroom. “I don’t even know if she came tonight. Very hard on them...

CAMPBELL — Over the final 2 1/2 minutes, the Campbell Camels scored as many points as they did the previous 11 Friday night. A flurry of late steals helped the Camels scored the final 12 points to pad a slim lead and beat Bernie 43-28 in the Campbell Invitational championship...

VAN BUREN — The Lady Dawg Classic was exactly that. Ellington and Twin Rivers needed every second of double overtime to settle the championship game. Eventually, it was Twin Rivers’ Brianna South at the foul line, no time left, nobody around her, tie game, all the pressure. She swished the bonus attempt to deliver a 62-61, championship upset Thursday night...

VAN BUREN — Ellington’s Kaylee King put on a show for the second night in a row. After finishing with 38 points in an opening-round blowout against eighth-seeded Mountain Grove Christian Academy, King scored 35 against a fifth-seeded Van Buren squad focused on keeping her from touching the basketball to lead the Whippets to a 59-50 win in the Lady Dawg Classic semifinals Tuesday in Van Buren...

CAMPBELL — Neelyville weathered the storm in the middle quarters Monday night, then held Twin Rivers at bay for much of the fourth, not giving up a point for six full minutes. The Tigers scored eight straight points to pull ahead for good in a 51-41 win over Twin Rivers to open the Campbell Invitational...

The host Van Buren Lady Dawgs earned the only upset of the first round as four local teams reached the semifinals of the 2020 Lady Dawg Classic. Fifth-seeded Van Buren topped fourth-seeded Koshkonong 55-48. The top three seeds, respectively, Ellington, Doniphan and Twin Rivers, advanced as well...

All five of Twin Rivers’ seniors — Blane Pruit, Jolby Jones, Will Moore, Brandon Tompkins and Avery Jackson, saw playing time on varsity last year as the Royals went 7-17. Jones and Tompkins also started some games. Along with four juniors, coach Seth McBroom has plenty of upperclassmen heading into his fourth season leading the program...

The seedings have been released for the Campbell Invitational varsity boys basketball tournament. The eight-team tournament begins Nov. 30 at Campell High School. Host Campbell has received the No. 1 seed. Campbell will take on No. 8 seeded Bloomfield in a quarterfinal Nov. 30 at 6 p.m...

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...

SIKESTON — Postseason honors are out for area softball teams. For the SEMO All-Conference First-Team, Kelly had two representatives, while Sikeston had one. Notre Dame had the most, with six. Senior outfielder Kate Hughes and senior infielder Alaney Moore earned spots on the first team for the Lady Hawks, while sophomore pitcher Nayla Bonner earned a spot for Sikeston...

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...

Defending district champion Twin Rivers is the top seed heading into the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 tournament Monday, but the team’s atmosphere has shifted some this year. Just two years ago, the Royals won only one game. They went into 2019 knowing they would be better but ended up sweeping the tournament, beating New Madrid Central, East Prairie and Senath-Hornersville all 2-0. It was the Royals’ third district title since 2012...

ELLSINORE, Mo. — Kelly wiggled out of a first-inning jam, overcame an early two-run deficit and didn’t make any mistakes in the field Friday. The Hawks batted around in a five-run third inning to beat Twin Rivers 7-2 in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 championship at East Carter High School...

There were no shortage of intense moments on the athletic fields and courts throughout Southeast Missouri last week, as area athletes prepare for the looming postseason competition.

ELLSINORE, Mo. — It took a while, but there was no need for extra innings between Twin Rivers and East Carter on Thursday. The Lady Royals scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth to defeat the Lady Redbirds 2-1 in a Class 2, District 1 semifinal at East Carter High School...

MSHSAA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS Royals, Redbirds advance to semifinal Staff Reports ELLSINORE — Twin Rivers and East Carter advanced to the semifinals of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 softball tournament and will meet Thursday. East Carter, the third-seeded defending champions, beat Alton 7-1 in a quarterfinal Wednesday after second-seeded Twin Rivers beat Gainesville 11-1...

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...

ELLSINORE, Mo. — After putting up a crooked number in the second inning, Twin Rivers led by at least three runs the rest of the way. The fifth-seeded Royals scored five in the second, breaking a tie game, and went on to beat fourth-seeded Clearwater 9-5 in the quarterfinals of the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament on Monday in Elsinore...

Woodland was able to grab the lead late in the game on a ground out by Lane VanGennip in the fifth inning, scoring a runner from third base, and never looked back, defeating Twin Rivers 4-2 on Tuesday, wrapping up their season with a win and improving their final record to 7-3...

BROSELEY — The midway point ended up being a point of divergence between Bernie and Twin Rivers. In all three sets, Bernie led 10-9, then proved to be the stronger team late to win 25-23, 25-13, 25-13. “We started playing a little bit better, but we just didn’t come out with a lot of energy tonight,” Bernie coach Jason Long said. ...

The Notre Dame girls volleyball team lost to Class one #1 ranked Advance in straight sets Monday 10-25, 9-25, 14-25 to drop their record to 11-4-1 and on the season. Claire Jones recorded six assists while Sarah Brennan added five in the loss. Rylee McClintock and Lexi Rubel each had three kills...

GREENVILLE — Greenville played its first game in nearly three weeks. The Bears, shut down for two weeks because of COVID-19, returned to practice late last week and beat Twin Rivers 16-9 on Monday. “It feels good, but you could tell we haven’t played in a while,” Greenville coach Benji Stahl said. “We’ve got to get better at pitching, at hitting, baserunning, just fundamentals.”...

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. ...

It was a good week for Notre Dame athletes both on AND off the field, as a pair of Bulldogs earned success in their athletic quests, as well as proved to be popular with Southeast Missouri fans.

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.

BROSELEY, Mo. — Twin Rivers already has “Windshield Whitney.” Allie Kacynski just made an argument for her own nickname. Bottom of the seventh, two on, Kacynski at the plate. Royals down by one after being shutdown by Neelyville pitcher Payton Reinbott for most of the game...

Twin Rivers softball player Abbey Hester and Notre Dame swimmer Nick Landewe were strong in their competitive sports last week and popular off them, as the two earned the latest Semoball.com Athletes of the Week honors.

HOLCOMB, Mo. - It took a late rally but the Twin Rivers Royals found a way to hand the Holcomb Hornets it first loss Tuesdady night. Twin Rivers rallied from a 5-0 deficit to edge Holcomb 15-12 in the decisive set as it won a five-set marathon 3-2. “We’ve been working really hard on being mentally strong,” Twin Rivers coach Whitney Edington said. ...

Notre Dame’s bats came out red hot, scoring four runs in the first inning, six runs in the second, and one each in the third and fourth innings to win a lop-sided, 10-run rule contest at home Tuesday 12-0. Sophomore third-baseman Ainsley Burnett led the charge for the host Bulldogs...

Cape Central, trailing by a run going into the fourth inning, finally gained control, scoring three runs in the fourth and added two more runs an inning later, beating St. Dominic 6-2 Saturday morning. The Tigers led the game off with a single run in the top of the first, but after the Crusaders answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of inning three, suddenly found themselves on the losing end...