Woodland

Behind massive games from senior hitters Addie Johnson and Chloe Goodwin, the Woodland Cardinals dominated Advance from the start, beating the three-time and defending Class 1 state champions at home on Friday 25-16, 25-21, 25-22. Johnson led the offensive attack for the Cardinals, tallying 14 kills, 10 digs and two blocks...

The four-set showdown between host Saxony Lutheran and Woodland could be a contender for match of the year. The Cardinals squeaked past an upstart Crusaders volleyball team and a raucous student section to win in four sets, (23-25), 25-19, 37-35, 25-19 on Tuesday...

The Advance Hornets recorded their fourth sweep in four tries this season with a 25-18, 25-13, 25-21 victory over Arcadia Valley on Thursday at Ironton. No individual statistics were reported. The Hornets (4-0) will host Bell City in an SCAA match at 6 p.m. Monday at Advance High School...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Woodland volleyball coach Melissa Rinacke has a good thing going in Marble Hill, Mo. For the third time in as many years, the Cardinals can call themselves champions of their own tournament, as Woodland beat a tough Saxony Lutheran team in four sets in Friday's championship game (16-25), 25-18, 25-14, 25-21...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. — The Woodland Cardinals and Saxony Lutheran Crusaders both won semifinal matchups on Thursday in the Woodland Invitational Tournament to advance to Friday night’s championship. The Cardinals defeated Oak Ridge 25-21, 25-13 to improve to 2-0 on the young season...

Meadow Heights started the first round of the Woodland Tournament on Monday with a straight-set victory over Greenville, 25-22, 25-19, and 25-16. The Panthers were led offensively by Halli Bollinger who recorded a game-high 11 kills to go with eight digs...

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.

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:...

Incoming Delta senior Kendall Holweg may be one of the most well-rounded athletes in the region, as well as one of the hardest-working. “Her work ethic is unsurpassed. She’s just incredible,” Delta track and field coach Gordon Walton said. “There is nothing that you ask her to do that she won’t do. If you were to follow her on a given day, it’s just mind-blowing.”...

Before his freshman year, Notre Dame’s Evan Bruenderman never even considered doing track and field. Now, he’s a state champion and the Southeast Missourian’s Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year. “Going into the season I had goals and I really wanted to end my season the way that it did, especially with me winning the state championship,” Bruenderman said. ...