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Host sites are set for most district tournaments if spring sports resume in Missouri. Missouri high schools remain out of session and all springs sports activities and practices are currently suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indiana High School Athletics Association canceled spring sports in Indiana Thursday due to the VOVID-19 pandemic...

The Missouri State High School Activities Association issued an update regarding the status of spring sports amidst the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday. “While schools across the state are determining the best course of action during this unprecedented time, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) office staff continues to prepare for Spring Championships,” MSHSAA said in a press release. ...

Editor's note: Selection to the 2019 All-Southeast Missourian Team does not necessarily constitute selection to the Semoball Award finalists for boys cross country (XC). The Semoball Awards will be announced July 11 at the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University, presented by SoutheastHealth...

Advance senior Jack Below has been named basketball player of the year in the SCAA. Below averaged a conference-high 33 points per game, leading the Hornets to a 23-5 record and a second-place finish in the SCAA standings.

The preseason Missouri high school baseball state rankings were released Wednesday by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association. Six baseball teams from the semoball.com coverage area are state-ranked. Cooter, which placed third in Class 1 last spring and finished 22-1 in its fall campaign, is ranked No. ...

Spring sports for Missouri high schools will start as planned next week, MSHSAA announced Friday after releasing district assignments. "We re monitoring what is happening from the Missouri Department of Health, the Governor's Office, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education," MSHSAA said in a statement Friday...

St. Vincent (19-6) will advance to semi-final action in Class 2, District 3 at Bloomfield after a forty-point blowout over Puxico (8-16).

Five boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the final regular-season state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (21-5), which is the No. 1 seed in Class 1, District 2, drops two spots to No. 9 in the Class 1 boys poll...

Van Buren (9-15) earned a victory playing Summersville (1-20) on Thursday, outscoring the Tigers as they tailed the Dawgs each quarter. Catie O’dell let Van Buren with 11 points, including a 3-pointer. Addisyn Shockley scored 14 points for Summersville...

The postseason for MSHSAA basketball is nearing and the seedings and schedule for District play throughout Southeast Missouri were recently set.

Six boys basketball teams and three girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Thursday. Delta (19-4), which has won nine of its last 10, drops a spot to No. 7 in the Class 1 boys poll...

There is rarely a shortage of excellent athletic performances throughout Southeast Missouri by high school athletes each year and the fall season in 2019 was no exception.

Puxico outscored Bloomfield in a home victory on Saturday, scoring higher than the Wildcats in every quarter. Ethan Helm scored six 3-pointers, scoring four within the first quarter. Helm contributed 20 points total to the Indians. Jamison Dodd gained 21 points for Bloomfield...

Six boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta, which had won nine straight as it beat Oak Ridge 105-86 in the semifinal of the Scott-Mississippi County Conference Tournament Friday, remains No. 6 in the Class 1 boys state poll. Oak Ridge (12-9) moves into the rankings at No. 10 in the Class 1 boys state poll...

Advance (12-8) outscored Puxico (0-15) on Thursday, ending the first half 24-7 and finishing the game 42-21. Alandry Below led the Hornets to a victory by scoring 23 points. Advance will play Holcomb at home on Monday at 6 p.m. Puxico will play Campbell at home on Monday...

Meadow Heights led from the tip outscoring Zalma 41-26 at halftime and never looked back, winning 77-52.

The Notre Dame defense was the story in this one as they held Cape Central to 29 points on the way to a 58-29 road win.

Oak Ridge had to overcome a lot in its 61-60 boy’s basketball home victory over Oran Tuesday, not the least of which was a very strong Eagle team.

Seven boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released Wednesday by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (16-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, has moved up two spots to No. 6 in the Class 1 boys poll...

The Bobcats put up a whopping 92 points in the first half, which tied a MSHSAA record, on the way to a 132-61 home win over the Tigers.

Charleston won the 37th annual City of Metropolis Superman Classic boy's basketball tournament Saturday by beating Massac County 63-49.

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 Bobcats held the Hornets to one point in the first quarter and never looked back as they picked up a 63-33 home victory.

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

Cape Girardeau Central’s Tigers (12-3), behind a stifling defense, defeated Fort Zumwalt South Saturday at St. Louis University High School. Down by four entering the final eight minutes of action, Coach Drew Church’s team scored 18 in the fourth quarter to eke out a three-point win...

The Notre Dame girl’s basketball team hasn’t lost a game in over a month and the Bulldogs showed Cor Jesu Academy why Friday – eventually – as it prevailed comfortably 61-42.

Saxony Lutheran (9-4) got a home victory in girls basketball winning 65-38 against Woodland (5-9) on Thursday.

Second-year Delta girl’s basketball coach David Heeb referred to this year’s squad as “one of the most fun groups that I’ve ever had.”

Tied at 66 in the final minute of overtime, Oak Ridge forced Meadow Heights into four turnovers throughout the remainder of the game, as well as grabbed a pair of offensive boards to pull away for a 72-68 win in the consolation semifinal of the Delta New Year’s Tournament on Tuesday.

MARBLE HILL, Mo. – The Oran boy’s basketball team understands how to handle success. After all, the Eagles have won 40 of its last 44 games over two seasons. However, what the Eagle athletes don’t have a lot of experience in is handling defeat.

St. Vincent used a 16-7 second quarter advantage to eventually knock off Valle Catholic 58-40 in boy's basketball action in Ste. Genevieve. The Indians (9-2) continued their positive momentum into the second half and outscored the Warriors 29-21. Three St. Vincent players were in double figures led by Shawn Koishor and Colby Hager with 14, while Garrett Dobbelare notched 11...