Van Buren

The Advance Hornets outscored the Meadow Heights Panthers 33-13 in the second half en route to a 49-37 come-from-behind home victory.

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...

The Blue Jays used a 20-9 third quarter to pull away from the Hornets and pick up the home victory.

ELLSINORE — Naomi Crowly scored all nine of her points in the second quarter as East Carter surged ahead Thursday night in a 50-36 win over Van Buren. The Redbirds used a 21-7 second quarter to go from down 9-6 to up 11 heading into halftime. Makenna Moore sank a pair of third-quarter 3-pointers while Brooklyn Kearby scored nine of her team-high 16 points in the second half for East Carter (9-6)...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Doniphan Dons edged the Van Buren Bulldogs by a bucket for a second time this season Saturday night. Van Buren’s Trey Nicholson made a free throw to tie things at 61-all with 10 seconds left. Doniphan then moved the ball the length of the floor and Tristain Bryant drove the lane a hit a jumper near the free throw line with about one second remaining to put the Dons on top 63-61...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo – For the second-straight day, Bernie entered the fourth quarter Friday with little doubt about whether they would be moving on the next round of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. After holding just a one-point edge over seventh-seeded Van Buren going into the second quarter, the second-seeded Mules extended their lead to 20 by the start of the fourth to roll to a 71-45 final and a spot in the tournament semifinals...

Hannah Cunningham, of Naylor, led Crowley’s Ridge in scoring twice in the last week. She had 14 points on 6 for 14 shooting in a 93-68 loss to Southwest (N.M.) on Monday. Cunningham also led the team with seven rebounds and five assists before fouling out. The next day, she had 16 points, five steals, four assists and three rebounds in a 64-36 win against Faith Baptist Bible...

VAN BUREN — The Yellow Sucker trophy is staying in Van Buren. The Bulldogs made one significant run to start the second half and it was enough to hold on and beat East Carter 59-50 on Friday in Van Buren. “As a player, it was nice. As a coach, it’s great,” Van Buren coach Jacob Black said of winning the trophy...

VAN BUREN — Neelyville boys basketball coach Patrick Morton was hoping his players had not noticed the preseason state rankings released by his fellow coaches. He was sure the Tigers’ first opponent took note. “You know they’re going to come out and they’re going to be gunning for you and get that win,” Morton said...

Poplar Bluff moved up to the largest class in wrestling and will face the same opponents in basketball while hosting the district this winter. Poplar Bluff Athletic Director Kent Keith announced in a statement that the school’s bid to host the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 boys and girls basketball tournament had been accepted...

Notre Dame senior Blake Morris did not achieve his goal of first place but did finish in the Top 10 at Saturday’s MSHSAA Class 3 Boys Cross Country State Finals at the Gans Creek Recreational Area in Columbia, Mo.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Van Buren girls cross country team placed in the top four for the first time in program history at the MSHSAA Cross Country championships on Saturday at the new 5,000-meter Gans Creek course. Poplar Bluff junior Jaden Deaton earned all-state honors with a late comeback for 22nd place to become the fifth Mules runner to place in the top 25 at state and first since 2005...

A new era of cross country in Missouri starts Saturday when the MSHSAA state championships is held for the first time at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia. It’s the first time since 1975 the race will not be held in Jefferson City’s Oak Hills Golf Course in Hough Park where Poplar Bluff’s John Meyers won the 4A title in 1986...

The Advance volleyball team avenged its only loss thus far before it sustained its second defeat of the season in a 25-21, 18-25, 21-25 loss to Lindbergh in the championship game of the Second Annual Jackson Tournament on Saturday at Jackson High School.

BROSELEY — Bella Galloway stepped up to the plate with the game-winning run on second base and thought, “I’m going to kill this ball because people think I can’t. So I’m going to do it, prove them wrong.” Galloway came through with a hard hit single to center scoring Abbey Hester in the bottom of the seventh inning, lifting the Royals to a 4-3 win over Van Buren on Tuesday...

VAN BUREN — For 35 consecutive years, Van Buren has been represented at the state cross country meet. New coaches Jacob Black and Peyton Bolander seek to take over where former coach Randal Jenkins left off. “Our cross country was very successful during the time he ran it,” said Black, who has been an assistant cross country coach for the past seven years. “We’ve not really changed the way we go about it because he was so successful.”...

VAN BUREN — The Bulldogs lost five seniors and return five starters from a team that won 25 games between the fall and spring combined last year. The Bulldogs last won the Big Springs Conference Tournament in 2016, and won their first district title since 1999 the following spring. ...

A few hours before preseason jamborees got underway Friday night some schools in the Missouri Bootheel learned they will be battling new opponents when the state playoffs begin later this fall. The Missouri High School Activities Association released 2019 class and district assignments for most fall sports Friday...

What I learned from living the initial 52 years of my life in the state of Indiana was that Hoosiers are passionate about three things: religion, farming, and sports. And depending on the time of year and whether the Indiana University men’s basketball team is underachieving or not, the order of those things could fluctuate.

The all-region softball team has been released. Kennett freshman Kyra Jaco, Oran junior Kaylee Payne, Campbell senior Elizabeth Steward, Puxico senior Bailey Burns, Holcomb sophomore Bailey Cupples, and Malden sophomore Hailey Rojas were selected first-team all-region infielders...

Notre Dame secured a share of the SEMO Conference regular-season championship with an 8-6 win over host Sikeston on Tuesday. The Bulldogs finished in a tie atop the standings with co-champion Jackson. Sikeston's Noah Hicks hit for the cycle, but his bat was not enough to overcome Notre Dame...

BENTON, Mo. -- The Kelly Hawks boys track and field team captured eight titles to win their home meet, the Johnny Merrick Invitational. The host team won with 164 points, nearly doubling second-place Scott City's 85.5 points and Charleston's 84.5. On the girls side, Saxony Lutheran was victorious with a total of 130 points, placing first in six events. Woodland finished second at 95.5 points while Malden had 67. Kelly girls finished in 6th with 45 points...

Gabe Hurley hit a double and drove in two runs as the Notre Dame baseball team scored a run in all but one inning and blanked crosstown conference rival Cape Girardeau Central 9-0 on Thursday. Brayden Eftink went six innings on the mound to earn the win for the Bulldogs (9-4, 3-1 SEMO Conference). He gave up no runs on three hits, retired 10 batters and walked two...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — East Prairie, Kelly, and the Charleston track and field teams all had successful evenings at the Chaffee Invitational, on Thursday, at Chaffee High School. Kelly finished in second place after 18 boys events. The Hawks finished with 100 total points, while Kennett took home top honors — with 181...