Twin Rivers

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...

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...