Twin Rivers

BROSELEY, Mo. — Kelly improved its winning streak to five games after applying consistent small-ball pressure on Twin Rivers. The Hawks finished with 10 hits and scored 11 runs in the final three innings to win 13-3 in Broseley. “That’s our bread and butter,” Kelly coach Melanie Heuring said. “If something isn’t going our way or we’re not hitting, sometimes bunting the ball helps us see it a little better. It helps us get on, manufacture some runs and gets our momentum going a little bit.”...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Neelyville coach Cindy Siebert was happy about the long balls but proud of the small balls. Reese Dobbins had a pair of two-run home runs, and the Tigers scored another three runs off bunts to rally and beat Twin Rivers 7-3 on Thursday in Neelyville...

BROSELEY, Mo. — Twin Rivers’ Whitney Williams was two steps shy of her second no-hitter of the season. Williams held Van Buren to one hit in a 7-1 home win Tuesday. In the Royals’ season-opener Friday, she allowed two walks over five innings in a 13-0 win...

There are few businesses anywhere in the world that haven’t had to think differently over the past couple of years in this ever-changing environment that we are all immersed in, more than likely, forever. And Semoball.com is not immune to that. The website devoted to providing sports fans thorough coverage of sports throughout Southeast Missouri is still going to make that its mission on a daily basis, however, the internal pieces are going to be doing some shifting moving forward.

ELLSINORE — The Semoball Comeback Player of the Year has started her senior season on a strong note. East Carter’s Jordan Moore, who missed her freshman and sophomore seasons due to ACL tears in both knees, allowed two hits and struck out nine with no walks as the Redbirds beat Twin Rivers 5-2 on Monday...

After graduating three seniors from last year’s 14-11-2 team, Twin Rivers volleyball returns a whopping 10 seniors this year. With the large class, only two juniors and one sophomore are expected to play on varsity when the season starts. “We have a lot of seniors, but we don’t have a ton of experience within those seniors,” coach Whitney Edington said. “So it’s a little bit deceiving of a number. However, (the returning starters) who are seniors have been starting for me since sophomore year.”...

Prior to the MSHSAA Class 4 Boy’s Soccer state championship game last November in Springfield, Jackson senior goalkeeper Luke Mirly wasn’t exactly feeling great.

The Semoball Cup is presented to the school with the most successful season based on a formula that takes into account the combined winning percentage of all sports teams (WIN) plus bonus points for advancement in postseason play for both teams (POST) and individuals (IND). The bonus points are divided by the number of teams a school fields. Here are the standings with previous rankings from 2020:...

A slew of high school boys basketball squads are competing in a two-day basketball shootout at Kennett High School Tuesday and Wednesday. Rector, Clarkton, Delta C-7, Kennett, Greenville, and Portageville are slated to compete in head-to-head contests that begin at 8 a.m. and conclude around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday...

The best of the best will be recognized at the 2021 Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH on July 10 at the Rock N’ Roll Drive-In in Chaffee.

MALDEN - The championship is set at the Class 3, District 1 baseball tournament in Malden after East Prairie and Portageville won their respective semifinals in run-rule fashion Saturday afternoon. Right-hander Peyton Hodges threw a five-inning no-hitter to help No. 3 seeded East Prairie knock off No. 2 seeded Malden 10-0 in the second semifinal Saturday...

MALDEN - Scoring runs in bunches hasn’t been a forte for the Twin Rivers Royals baseball squad this spring. Twin Rivers had only put scored 10 runs or more four times entering Friday’s Class 3, District 1 quarterfinal against the New Madrid County Central Eagles...

The Jackson baseball team lost both games of a double header against CBC (Christian Brothers College) High School out of St. Louis on Saturday, losing the first game 3-1, then falling in the nightcap, 10-4. Game one saw a scoreless game until the top half of the fourth inning when CBC plated two runs off of Indians starter Logan Bruns, then adding another run in the following inning off of Bruns before Jackson head coach Tatum Kitchen removed Bruns from the game...

ELLSINORE — The final out was the toughest one for a pair of upset-minded teams Monday in the opening round of the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament. Second-seeded Doniphan and third-seeded Naylor both pushed across winning runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to complete come-from-behind wins...

By BRIAN ROSENER Sports Editor East Carter will host the Ozark Foothills Conference softball tournament starting Monday, but the Redbirds won’t be playing until the semifinals as the top seed. The opening round starts at 12:30 p.m. Monday with No. 2 seed Doniphan facing No. 7 Greenville in Elsinore. Third-seeded Naylor plays No. 6 Twin Rivers at 2:30 p.m. with the final game set for 4:30 p.m. as No. 4 Neelyville and No. 5 Clearwater face off...

NEELYVILLE — Lane Crosswhite delivered a two-run, game-winning hit that bounced high off the mound, past a drawn-in infield, sending Neelyville to 4-3 a comeback win Thursday. “I knew as soon as Christian (Hefner), our nine-hole (hitter) got on base that things were going to line up,” Crosswhite said. “I knew after that the guys before me were going to be perfect, they’re going to get on base and I could rely on them, they could rely on me...

Following a year of missing out on gathering with friends and family due to the COVID pandemic, everyone, including sports fans, is anxious to spend time with those closest to us once again.

BROSELEY — Lift For Life Academy of St. Louis scored 14 straight points in the third quarter and held off a late rally by Twin Rivers in the MSHSAA Class 3 quarterfinal Saturday as the Hawks won 64-58.

BROSELEY - Twin Rivers is back in the state playoffs for the first time since 2016. After six lead changes in the first quarter, the Royals went ahead for good to beat Thayer 51-37 in the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 championship game. "It's really awesome just knowing we all came together as one and finally did it. It's so overwhelming," said Twin Rivers senior Jaylynn Williams after cutting down a piece of her home court net. "Lots of time in the gym, lots and lots of time in the gym."...

The first quarter proved to be the difference in Monday’s Class 3, District 1 boys basketball quarterfinal between the No. 4 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions and the No. 5 seeded Twin Rivers Royals. After playing Twin Rivers to 6-6 stalemate during the first four minutes of play, Senath-Hornersville scored 15 unanswered points to move ahead 21-6 and continued to lead 21-8 at the end of the first quarter...

SCOTT CITY — Six years ago, Scott City High School boy’s basketball coach Mark Dannenmueller reacted to a postseason loss to Charleston by strengthening the Rams’ schedule the following season to an insane degree.

High School boys and girls basketball district tournaments are finally upon us. Fans, players, and coaches have had to endure a strange, but sometimes fun, basketball season, which was filled with many postponements and/or cancellations due to Covid-19, as well as the weather. However, we can say that the 2020-2021 season has been one of the more entertaining ones in recent years.

The seedings have been released for the Class 1-3 boys and girls district basketball tournaments. Postseason play begins Feb. 20 for schools in Class 1-3. Higher seeds are slated to host quarterfinals and semifinals. Some districts will also have the highest remaining seed host their district championship. Other districts have elected to designate a neutral host site for their district final...

As the postseason nears, the individual exploits of the best basketball players throughout Southeast Missouri begin to grow in their ability to impress.

Landon Zoll connected on nine 3-pointers, and the Bernie Mules shot past Twin Rivers 62-39 Thursday night at Broseley. The Mules (16-5) sank 13 3-pointers and Zoll finished with a game-high 29 points. Noah Foster added 13 points and Tyler Suiter had 10...

BROSELEY — Twin Rivers' best 3-point shooter had two open looks late to try and force overtime, the last with 0.5 seconds on the clock. Neither went in, and Neelyville held on to win 68-65 on Monday in Broseley. Makenzi Davis was big on both ends of the floor for the Tigers in the closing possessions. The senior finished with 22 points after picking up her fourth foul less than 30 seconds into the fourth quarter and stayed in the game...

Camden Conner scored a team-high 20 points and Mark Panagos added 18 points to lead Scott City past Delta in the second round of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament at Oran Tuesday. The duo scored 16 points between them in the third quarter, outscoring the entire Delta squad by five in the quarter...

BROSELEY — East Carter has likely secured the top seed in the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament. The Redbirds, who are also hosting the tournament this year, improved to 5-0 in conference play with a 74-43 win at Twin Rivers (8-7, 3-3 OFC) on Friday...

BROSELEY — Already in the driver’s seat to claim the Ozark Foothills Conference title and pick up the top seed in the upcoming tournament, Doniphan got a little more comfortable Thursday night. The Donettes pulled away in the fourth quarter after holding off another run by Twin Rivers to beat the host Royals 65-51...

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...