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Scott City (5-1) opened the Lady Red Devils Classic with a 52-39 win over Meadow Heights (5-1) on Monday. Four players – Liza Dannenmueller (14), Lilyan Landis (12), Mackenzie Lawless (11) and Ramsey Spinks (11) – scored in double digits for the Rams, while the sophomore Landis totaled eight rebounds, seven steals and two assists in the win...

Districts for winter sports were released on Friday morning, with New Madrid County Central dropping to Class 3 for the 2022-23 season. NMCC finished third in Class 4 last season and return juniors Jadis Jones and AJ Ruff while junior BJ Williamson also returns after missing last season...

A brief look at 17 high school girls basketball teams ahead of the 2022-23 season.

COLUMBIA — For the fourth time in the past five years, the Oak Ridge boys cross country team made an appearance at the Greg Hall Champions Plaza for a top-four showing at the MSHSAA Class 1 Cross Country Championships. The Blue Jays finished third overall on what was a cold, windy and muddy tract on Saturday at Gans Creek Cross Country Course...

ARNOLD, Mo. — The Jackson boys cross country team placed four runners in the top 10 and claimed the Class 5 District 1 championship by 38 points on Saturday at Arnold Park. The Indians topped St. Louis University High 35-73 to take home the team title...

FRUITLAND, Mo. — For the first time in 11 years, Scott City will play for a district volleyball championship. The Rams were able to sweep Woodland 25-15, 25-20, 25-16 in the Class 2 District 2 semifinals on Saturday at Saxony Lutheran High School. "My team played some of their best volleyball they've played yet," Scott City coach Cindy Henry said. "They came out focused and ready to take care of things."...

FRUITLAND, Mo. — Woodland dominated Charleston in the Class 2 District 2 quarterfinals on Thursday night at Saxony Lutheran High School. The Cardinals won 25-13, 25-6, 25-17 to advance to the semifinals to take on second-seeded Scott City. “I felt like the girls really acted like they enjoyed the sport tonight,” Woodland coach Emily Johnson said. “I thought we passed the free balls really well and overall we serve-received very well too.”...

It is a nice way to get the postseason volleyball tournaments started with a good-ole fashioned rematch — especially one that could offer some drama. Clearwater, who defeated Greenville in four competitive sets only recently, will get a chance to ward off the Lady Bears when the two square off in a 4-5 match at Saxony Lutheran 5 p.m. Thursday in Class 2 District 2 action...

Woodland (7-17-1) won a three-set matchup with Richland (1-24) in its final match of the regular season, winning sets 25-13, 25-14, 25-8. Senior Caroline Rhodes’ 20 kills and junior Rhodie Long’s 26 assists led Woodland on offense, while senior Hailey Brotherton led with 12 kills on defense...

Saxony Lutheran (23-7-3) took a three-set win over Cape Central (14-16-1) on Monday, winning 25-21, 25-14, 25-13. Central received a team-high seven kills from junior Madison Phelps, while sophomore Ella Hukel’s nine assists led the Tigers. Freshman Emma Smith led the defense with 14 digs...

PUXICO – The recent SCAA Volleyball Tournament was a short-lived affair for the Woodland High School squad, as it fell to eventual tourney champion Advance 3-0 in the opening round. However, that score doesn’t due the Cardinals justice, as just how competitive they can be when they play to their potential.

PUXICO – It is clear by studying the 2022 volleyball schedule for Advance that veteran coach Erin Hoffman is more concerned with her team improving than she is racking up Ws.

The Stoddard County Athletic Association Volleyball Tournament was a lot less chaotic when fans could just assume Advance (titles in 2018, 2019, and 2020) was going to win the event, and the only questions remaining were how was every other team going to fare?

The Southeast Missouri Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Runners of the Week are freshman Calvin Layton of Woodland and senior Mara Wilson of Jackson. Layton was the top-placing freshman at last week's Notre Dame Invitational, finishing 16th in 17:46...

Jackson (21-3-3) swept visiting Oakville on the Indians’ “Pink Out” night, winning 25-9, 25-20, 25-13. Sophomore Katy St. John led the Indians with 12 kills, while junior Holland Guilliams led the defense with 12 digs. Jackson takes part in the Jackson Invitational Tournament on Saturday, while Oakville next hosts Northwest (19-7) at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday...

Woodland (12-3) took a mercy-rule victory following a six-run fifth inning to take down the Twin Rivers Royals (20-3) at home on Tuesday. Senior Josy Cook led Woodland’s offense with a two-hit, four-RBI and one-run performance for the game. Senior Grainger Yurevich and freshman Colton Jordan both finished in a tie with Cook in hits with two...

Leopold (7-11-1) traveled to Woodland (6-14-1) on Tuesday and claimed a five-set 25-20, 25-22, 18-25, 20-25, 15-11 win. Senior Caroline Rhodes led the Cardinals with 22 kills, while classmate Hailey Brotherton’s 20 digs led them on defense. Junior setter Rhodie Long led with 31 assists...

Jackson (19-3-3) traveled to Farmington (15-5-1) on Monday, taking a 3-0, 25-14, 25-14, 25-21 win. Sophomore Katy St. John led the Indians with 13 kills in the game, while juniors Ella Domian and Nadia Wasilewski finished with 10 and nine, respectively. Junior Christa Vandeven’s five blocks led Jackson on defense...

Woodland junior Reed Layton and Jackson sophomore Annika Barks were named the Southeast Missouri Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Runners of the Week for Week 5. Layton finished second in the Oak Ridge Invitational on Sept. 20 — which was shortened due to excessive heat — running the 1.7-mile course in 8:51. He also took fourth place in the Bismarck Invitational on Sept. 17, finishing the 5K in 17:55.47...

Meadow Heights defeated Crystal City 23-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-17 on Thursday at Crystal City High School. Offensively, Meadow Heights was led by junior Cheyanne Tonjum with 12 kills and senior Ashley Allen with 31 assists. Defensively, the Panthers were led by junior Taylor Jones with 20 digs and senior Miranda Green with four blocks...

Bell City (17-2-1) hosted Woodland (5-12-1) on Tuesday and took down the Cardinals in four sets, winning the second, third and fourth sets at 25-17, 25-14 and 25-15. Woodland took the first set with a 25-21 win. Senior Caroline Rhodes and sophomore Mallary Barks led in kills with 11 each, while junior Rhodie Long’s 27 assists led Woodland’s offense. Senior Hailey Brotherton’s 18 digs led the Cardinals...

The Southeast Missouri Track and Cross Country Coaches Association (SEMOTCCCA) runners of the week for Week 4 are Jackson senior Evan Kiefer and Woodland freshman Faith Rouggly. Kiefer was selected after finishing seventh at the Arcadia Valley Invitational last weekend and taking 39th at the Missouri Southern Stampede in Joplin, Missouri...

Jackson (9-0-2) opened up the Gateway Matchup Tournament on Thursday in Oakville, Missouri, winning one game and splitting two. Jackson split its first game with St. Dominic (20-25, 25-23), split its second against Marquette (25-17, 24-26) and won its third against Lutheran South (25-19, 25-14)...

Oran (10-2) jumped on Woodland (9-2) early at home with eight runs in the first two innings to cruise to an 11-0 five-inning win. The Eagles finished with just five hits as a team. Sophomore Parker Bryant’s three RBIs on one hit led Oran, while the tandem of junior Gabriel Dirnberger and senior Nick Massey combined for five innings pitched, allowing just one hit, one walk and nine strikeouts...

Perryville senior Tegan Bishop continued her strong season with a dominant victory at the Oak Ridge Cross Country Invitational on Tuesday in Oak Ridge. Bishop finished the 2,400-meter run in 10:22.35, more than 40-seconds faster than the second-place finisher...

Woodland (9-1) rallied from a two-run hole in the top of the seventh to win 7-6 in eight innings over host Meadow Heights (5-3). Junior Seth Abernathy led Woodland's offense, finishing with a team-high two hits, an RBI and a run scored. On the mound, senior Lane VanGennip finished with four innings of two-run ball with seven strikeouts and just two hits allowed...

Ste. Genevieve (11-2-2) ended Saxony Lutheran’s (13-1-1) unbeaten streak at 14 games with a five-set win on Tuesday in Fruitland. The Crusaders took both even sets at 26-24 and 25-22, while Ste. Genevieve took the odds at 25-20, 25-21 and 15-8 to knock off Saxony Lutheran...

Meadow Heights (9-4) took a lopsided win on Monday night in straight sets against Leopold. Meadow Heights crushed the Wildcats, winning 25-11, 25-9, 25-19. The Panthers got 22 assists from senior Ashley Allen along with two kills and seven digs, while junior Cheyenne Tonjum’s 15 kills led her team...

Advance defeated Woodland 25-23, 25-23, 25-17 on Friday. The Cardinals were led offensively by senior Caroline Rhodes who had 13 kills and junior Rhodie Long who added 28 assists. Defensively, Woodland was led by sophomore Mallory Barks and senior Hailey Brotherton with 15 digs a piece...

Jackson volleyball traveled to Cape Central on Tuesday and took a big win, beating the Tigers in three sets to improve to 6-0 for the season. Central (6-6) dropped its fifth-straight decision, losing three sets 25-14, 25-5, 25-13. The large gaps in sets came from a focused Jackson effort, as a number of Indians had big statistical nights...