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2013 Stoddard County Sports Year-in-Review (01/03/14)
The accomplishments by Stoddard County athletes were unprecedented and at times unheard of at their respective programs before 2013. Other accomplishments represented continued success of traditional powerhouses in Stoddard County. The success continued for the Dexter Bearcats girls basketball program from the start of the calendar year until the end of 2013 under head coach Chad Allen. ...

Dexter honors fall athletes (11/09/13)
The Dexter High School held its annual Fall Sports Recognition Program in the high school cafeteria Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Senior football player Holden Bruce received the Charles Bland Award. The award is presented yearly to the most well-rounded football player...

ND doubles team medals at state tennis tournament (10/27/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Bitter disappointment turned to joy in an instant for Notre Dame tennis players Reagan Kapp and Carly Hopkins Saturday morning at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. Kapp and Hopkins had won two of their three matches in the Class 1 Missouri high school girls tournament Friday as they had done last year...

Dexter's Stevenson-Waldner complete doubles play at state tennis tournament (10/26/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Dexter's Makayla Waldner and Kendra Stevenson entered the 2013 individual doubles state competition in Springfield, Mo., Friday hoping to secure at least one victory. "I want to win at least one match, if not more," Stevenson said Tuesday afternoon before leaving for state...

Hilburn, Shetley compete in state finals tournament (10/26/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Kennett freshman Hadley Hilburn and junior Kate Shetley competed in their final matches of the 2013 season at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo., Friday. Both competitors opened play in the 16-player double-elimination individual singles tournament Friday morning against traditional talents...

Dexter's Stevenson-Waldner complete doubles play at state tennis tournament (10/26/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Dexter's Makayla Waldner and Kendra Stevenson entered the 2013 individual doubles state competition in Springfield, Mo., Friday hoping to secure at least one victory. "I want to win at least one match, if not more," Stevenson said Tuesday afternoon before leaving for state...

Notre Dame doubles team takes perfect record to state tournament (10/25/13)
The duo of Reagan Kapp and Carly Hopkins are making their second appearance in the state doubles tournament.

Kennett girls tennis team places fourth in Class 1 (10/25/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls tennis team finished among the top teams in Missouri for a second straight season Thursday afternoon. Kennett placed fourth at the Class 1 state final four at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo., matching the best finish in school history by the 2012 Indians squad...

Notre Dame doubles team takes perfect record to state tournament (10/25/13)
On the surface, Reagan Kapp and Carly Hopkins appear to have little in common. Kapp lives in Missouri ... Hopkins lives in Illinois. Kapp is a senior ... Hopkins is a sophomore. Kapp is a blonde ... Hopkins is a brunette. Kapp is left-handed ... Hopkins is right-handed...

Kennett girls tennis team places fourth in Class 1 (10/25/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls tennis team finished among the top teams in Missouri for a second straight season Thursday afternoon. Kennett placed fourth at the Class 1 state final four at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo., matching the best finish in school history by the 2012 Indians squad...

Lady Indians take fourth place at state (10/24/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls tennis team finished among the top teams in Missouri for a second straight season Thursday afternoon. Kennett placed fourth at the Class 1 state final four at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo., matching the best finish in school history by the 2012 Indians squad...

Kennett sends Lady Indians tennis off to state (10/23/13)
The 2013 Kennett Indians tennis team received a warm sendoff from their school system on Wednesday morning, as they headed out of town, en route to the state tournament. After having a sendoff breakfast at the high school cafeteria, the Lady Indians departed from the school at 9:00 a.m. Upon leaving the School the Ladies were greeted by their class, some of which had posters showing their school spirit, and support for the girls...

Stevenson-Waldner set to compete in doubles at state tennis tournament (10/23/13)
DEXTER, Mo. - Makayla Waldner and Kendra Stevenson continued preparing for the upcoming girls state tennis tournament Tuesday afternoon following school. "I'm expecting it to be a big deal," Waldner said at the Dexter practice courts Tuesday. "But I'm not so sure what to expect."...

Dexter's Stevenson-Waldner State Bound (10/17/13)
Pictured is Dexter's Kendra Stevenson (left) and Makayla Waldner (right). Stevenson-Waldner defeated North County's No. 1 doubles team 7-6 (9-7), 6-0 Wednesday afternoon in a Class 1 state sectional. Stevenson-Waldner advance to the individual doubles state tennis tournament with Wednesday's victory. Stevenson-Waldner will compete in Springfield, Mo., Oct. 25...

Indians HIlburn, Shetley advance to state (10/17/13)
On Wednesday afternoon the Kennett Indians tennis team sent two of their six varsity tennis players to sectional play, in Sikeston. Hadley Hilburn and Kate Shetley represented Kennett very well in sectional play, as both players earned a chance to go to state. ...

High school roundup: Season ends for Central's Powell (10/16/13)
Central sophomore Josey Powell lost in the opening round of the Class 2 Sectional 1 individual tournament on Tuesday at the Sunset Tennis Central in St. Louis. Powell, the Class 2 District 1 champion, fell to Lafayette's Haleigh Chobanian 6-0,6-0 to finish with an overal record of 12-11 this season...

Tennis season comes to a close for Lady Bulldogs, Lady Bearcats (10/12/13)
SIKESTON -- Tennis season for the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs is over following the conclusion of the individual district tournament Friday at Sikeston High School. Sikeston's Julie Braden advanced the furthest in the bracket making it to the quarterfinals after winning her first match 6-2, 6-1...

Top Dexter Girls Doubles Tennis Finishers (10/11/13)
PROVIDED PHOTO Pictured is Dexter's Makayla Waldner (left), head coach Kurt Lovelady (center) and Kendra Stevenson (right). Waldner-Stevenson placed second at the Class 1, District 1, individual doubles competition at Sikeston Thursday.

Hilburn wins districts, Shetley places second (10/11/13)
The Lady Indians tennis team participated in an Individuals district tournament on Thursday at Sikeston. Kennett sent Kate Shetley and Hadley Hilburn as their singles competitors, and the two Indians played terrific tennis. After both ladies started off their tournament with a bye, Shetley first opposed Julie Braden of Sikeston. ...

Dexter girls tennis team drops district championship to undefeated Kennett 5-2 (10/10/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity girls tennis team battled for over four hours Wednesday night but came up just short in its bid to dethrone seven-time defending Class 1, District 1, champ Kennett. Top-seeded Kennett won four of six singles matches and the first doubles match completed against third-seeded Dexter to secure a 5-2 victory in the Class 1, District 1, championship...

Lady Indians tennis defeats Dexter, wins district (10/10/13)
The Kennett Lady Indians tennis team has been great all season, and on Wednesday evening against Dexter they played for the district championship. Indians Kate Shetley would defeat her opponent Baylee Cooper in two sets, 6-3 and 6-0. Indians Heidi Shetley (6-1, 6-1) and Maddie Wood (6-4, 7-5) also defeated their opponents in two sets, giving the Lady Indians a 3-0 lead. ...

Championship Bound: Dexter wins 5 hour and 44 minute district tennis semifinal at Notre Dame 5-4 (10/09/13)
Note: 26 Photos of the Dexter tennis team in action Tuesday are available in a gallery here: Get Photos Now CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The third time was indeed the charm for the Dexter Bearcats girls tennis team Tuesday night against the Notre Dame Bulldogs...

Indians tennis tops Sikeston, advances to finals (10/09/13)
The Kennett Indians varsity tennis team played in their first tournament game on Tuesday afternoon, in a semifinal contest against Sikeston. Just as they have been all season, the Lady Indians were nearly flawless. All six of the Indians varsity players won both of their matches against Sikeston's players. ...

Championship Bound: Dexter wins 5 hour and 44 minute district tennis semifinal at Notre Dame (10/09/13)
Note: 26 Photos of the Dexter tennis team in action Tuesday are available in a gallery here: Get Photos Now CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The third time was indeed the charm for the Dexter Bearcats girls tennis team Tuesday night against the Notre Dame Bulldogs...

High school roundup: Dexter tennis clips ND (10/09/13)
The Dexter girls tennis team won two of three doubles matches to edge Notre Dame 5-4 in the semifinals of the Class 1 District 1 tournament Tuesday. The teams split the six singles matches with Carly Hopkins, Adele Soutar and Emily Young recording victories for the Bulldogs. Hopkins and Reagan Kapp won No. 1 doubles, but Dexter won the last two...

Central netters advance in districts (10/08/13)
The Central girls won four singles matches and one doubles in a 5-2 victory over host Poplar Bluff in the first round of the Class 2 District 1 tennis tournament Monday. Josey Powell, Sydney Messerli, Ashley Westbrook and Paige Messerli all won in singles for the Tigers, while Powell and Sydney Messerli won in No. 1 doubles. The Nos. 2 and 3 doubles matches were not completed due to the Tigers reaching the necessary five victories in the best-of-nine format...

Sikeston tennis advance in team district play (10/07/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team opened the postseason on a high note Monday beating Caruthersville 5-0 in the Class 1, District 1 Tournament. "The team played their best match of the year," Sikeston head coach Russ Dial said. They were very focused on the task at hand before starting and that has been lacking at times this season...

Dexter girls sweep Charleston in district tennis opener (10/08/13)
The Dexter varsity girls tennis team moved one step closer to a district title Monday afternoon with a 6-0 victory against Charleston in a Class 1, District 1, quarterfinal...

Lady Indians defeat Sikeston on Senior Night (10/04/13)
The Lady Indians tennis team played their final regular season home game on Thursday afternoon, as the team hosted Sikeston. This was also senior day for the Lady Indians, as it would be the last time Kelsey Washburn, Maddie Wood, and Karah Brandt would take the court in regular season play. If they were nervous, they sure didn't show it...

High school roundup: Perryville soccer routs De Soto (10/02/13)
The Perryville boys soccer team continued its impressive season Tuesday night by routing visiting De Soto 7-0. Perryville, which improved to 15-3, got two goals apiece from Emilio Mattingly and Eann Bergman. Kyle Wood, Emmanual Miranda and Juan Hernandez all added one goal apiece...

Lady Indians tennis defeats Fredericktown (10/02/13)
The end of the 2013 tennis season is quickly approaching, and with their season winding down, the Kennett varsity Lady Indians have remained undefeated. In an attempt to preserve their perfect season, they played host to Fredericktown on Tuesday afternoon...

High school roundup: ND tennis ends regular season with 14-2 record (10/01/13)
The Notre Dame girls tennis team ended an impressive regular season Tuesday afternoon. Notre Dame dropped only one match as the Bulldogs rolled past host Fredericktown 8-1. The Bulldogs improved to 14-2 as they prepare for the upcoming district tournament...

Dexter's Stevenson and Waldner place first in doubles action at Farmington (10/01/13)
FARMINGTON, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team placed second at the Farmington Tournament Saturday. Dexter's Makayla Waldner and Kendra Stevenson took home the top prize in the doubles bracket. Waldner-Stevenson beat St. Pius' Smreker-Elbl 8-3 in the first round, Fulton's Huber-Edwards 8-6 in a quarterfinal match, Notre Dame's Walker-Soutar 8-0 in a semifinal and beat Farmington's Brady-Slinkard 8-0 in the championship...

Perryville soccer wins Hillsboro tournament (09/29/13)
Juan Hernandez scored the game-winning goal on an assist from Matt Moran as Perryville defeated St. Louis University High 1-0 in the championship game of the Hillsboro Soccer Invitational Tournament on Saturday. Goalkeeper Luke Dobbelare recorded six saves for the Pirates (14-2)...

Stoddard County high school sports roundup (09/27/13)
Note: A photo gallery of the Bloomfield volleyball team in action Thursday against Notre Dame is available at this link: Bloomfield Volleyball Photos Bloomfield vs. Notre Dame Volleyball BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Bloomfield Wildcats varsity girls volleyball team fell just short in its bid to take a set from traditional juggernaut Notre Dame Thursday night...

Prep Roundup: SHS netters fall to Kennett (09/26/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team lost 9-0 to Kennett Thursday at the Sikeston Public Tennis Courts. Results from the match are as follows: Varsity Singles Kathryn Shetley (K) def. Ali Price (S), 8-0 Hadley Hilburn (K) def. Julie Braden (S), 8-1...

Delta girls handcuff Oran (09/26/13)
Shiann Clayborn scattered three hits over seven innings, walking one and striking out five, as host Delta defeated Oran 4-1 in girls softball action Wednesday afternoon. Rachel Birkman and Megan Perry each had doubles to pace Delta's six-hit attack. The Bobcats improved to 4-9 while dropping the Eagles to 9-4...

Sept. 25, 2013 Scoreboard (09/25/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Cape Central softball edges Notre Dame 3-2 (09/25/13)
MaShanda Reed drove in two runs as host Central avenged a loss suffered earlier this season with a 3-2 win over Notre Dame in softball action on Tuesday. Kadie Orenstein was the winning pitcher, allowing four hits and striking out seven. She also went 2 for 3 at the plate for the Tigers (11-5). Morgan Duschell added two hits...

Notre Dame outlasts Dexter girls tennis team 5-4 in marathon match (09/25/13)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Notre Dame varsity girls tennis team outlasted Dexter 5-4 Tuesday afternoon in a marathon match that lasted over three hours. "We had full-health today," Dexter coach Kurt Lovelady said. "It's actually our first loss when we've had full-health on varsity. It came down to the end. They placed shots better at the end. They are a good team and you cannot take anything away from them."...

Sept. 24, 2013 Scoreboard (09/24/13)
All the high school sports scores that have been reported to Semoball.com.

High school roundup: Jackson's Wunderlich shuts out Sikeston (09/24/13)
All the high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Dexter girls tennis team beats Farmington 8-1 (09/24/13)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team beat Farmington 8-1 Monday afternoon. The varsity won all six of its singles matches. Dexter improves to 8-2 with the victory. Dexter also won the junior varsity match 5-4. Dexter will host district rival Notre Dame Tuesday...

Indians tennis keeps winning, defeats Charleston (09/24/13)
The Indians tennis team was back it on Monday afternoon, as they played host to Charleston. Just like they have been all season, the girls were brilliant gain on Monday, as they managed to sweep Charleston without dropping a set. Complete results below:...

Prep Roundup: Sikeston jayvee football downed by Knights (09/23/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com FARMINGTON -- Unable to overcome a rough first half, the Sikeston Bulldogs junior varsity football team fell 38-14 to Farmington on Monday. An early field goal put the Knights and with a couple touchdowns they took a 17-0 lead entering the second quarter. Two more scores in the second quarter left Farmington up 31-0 entering the break...

Southeast Missouri State freshman Warasanti wins Division 3 singles at AP tennis tourney (09/23/13)
Southeast Missouri State freshman Annisa Warasanti recorded two more three-set wins Saturday to capture the women's Division 3 singles portion of the Austin Peay fall tennis tournament. Warasanti, a native of Bandung, Indonesia, began the final day with a 6-3, 4-6, 10-4 win over Austin Peay's Jovana Karac, and later beat Murray State's Verginie Tchakarova, 6-3, 0-6, 10-6 for the title...

Prep Roundup: Sikeston tennis taken down by Cape Central (09/20/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team fell to visiting Cape Central on Thursday 2-7. It was Sikeston's second-straight defeat by a score of 2-7 after falling to the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules on Wednesday. Sikeston's lone singles win came at the hands of sophomore McKenna Dial, who defeated Paige Messerli. ...

Lady Indians tennis team stays hot, beats Caruthersville (09/19/13)
The Lady Indians tennis team has been on fire all season long, and this afternoon was no different. The Lady Indians would go on to defeat the Caruthersville Lady Tigers in all Varsity and Junior Varsity games. Hadley Hilburn would set the tone for the Lady Indians by defeating Caruthersville player Hannah Bishop 8-2. ...

Prep Roundup: SHS netters blank Lady Jays, Brucker leads Kelly (09/18/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston tennis team swept visiting Charleston Tuesday 9-0 in a varsity only match at the Sikeston Public School Tennis Courts. This is Sikeston's second victory of the season. "We played well," Sikeston tennis coach Russ Dial said. "If this type of play continues we should fair well against (Poplar) Bluff."...

Jackson softball fails to capitalize (09/18/13)
The Jackson softball team was left stranded Tuesday in a 2-0 loss at district rival Poplar Bluff. Jackson (7-10) stranded seven runners, including three in scoring position, and had one thrown out at the plate on a double play to end the third inning...

Dexter girls tennis team shuts out Poplar Bluff 9-0 (09/18/13)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team improved to 7-2 Tuesday afternoon with a 9-0 win against Poplar Bluff. Dexter also cruised past Poplar Bluff 9-1 in the junior varsity match. "The girls played really well today," Dexter tennis coach Kurt Lovelady said of the latest victory. "They were placing their shots well and keeping the ball deep. They stayed in control of most of the points."...

Sept. 17, 2013 Scoreboard (09/17/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Mirly throws no-hitter for Crusaders vs. East Prairie (09/17/13)
Saxony Lutheran sophomore Grace Mirly struck out six batter and did not allow a hit in the Crusaders' 10-0, six-inning home victory Monday in high school softball. Mirly issued just one walk as the Crusaders improved to 9-4. Abby Hadler went 3 for 3 and had three RBIs for Saxony. Mirly, Ashlynn Collier and Tayla Meyr all finished with two hits...

Dexter tennis team wins at Cape Central (09/13/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team improved to 4-2 Thursday afternoon with an 8-1 road win at Cape Central. Dexter also won the junior varsity contest against Cape Central 7-3. Dexter returns to action Sept. 16 when it hosts Charleston...

Lady Indian Tennis dominates again (09/13/13)
The Kennett Indians tennis team continued their momentum in a huge way on Thursday evening. In a four team tennis tournament, the school racked up two first place winners, and even took home the runner up honors in the single and doubles tournament...

Kennett sweeps Sikeston Invitational, Lady Bulldogs softball struck by Portageville (09/12/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Kennett Indian tennis team dominated the Sikeston Invitational Tennis Tournament Thursday following victories in both the doubles and singles bracket. Kelsey Washburn and Heidi Shetley pulled out an 8-5 win in the doubles bracket defeating teammates Alex McPherson and Kara Heeb in the championship...

Sept. 12, 2013 Scoreboard (09/12/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Sept. 11, 2013 Scoreboard (09/11/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Dexter drops home tennis match to district rival Kennett (09/11/13)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats tennis team's three-match winning-streak came to an abrupt end Tuesday afternoon against seven-time defending district champion Kennett. The Kennett varsity girls tennis team improved to 4-0 with a 9-0 win against Dexter. Kennett also won the junior varsity contest against Dexter 12-0...

Sikeston soccer ties, Lady Bulldogs' tennis win first match of the season (09/10/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com MARION, Ill. -- Gavin O'Brien scored their only goal Tuesday as the Sikeston Bulldogs soccer team ended up tying with Marion, Ill., 1-1. The Bulldogs were hit with a red card early in the second half giving them one less player. Their 1-0 lead looked to be intact, despite the uneven numbers, until Marion snuck a goal in later in the match...

Sikeston soccer blanks Fredericktown (09/10/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com FREDERICKTOWN -- Rebounding from a loss to Perryville in the weekend's Notre Dame Soccerfest title game the Sikeston Bulldogs took down Fredericktown 6-0 on Monday. Chase Baron put the Bulldogs on the board just 15 minutes into the contest, with an assist from Audi Hay, before Hunter Taylor made it 2-0 at the 25 minute mark...

Sikeston soccer ties, Lady Bulldogs' tennis wins first match of the season (09/10/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com MARION, Ill. -- Gavin O'Brien scored their only goal Tuesday as the Sikeston Bulldogs soccer team ended up tying with Marion, Ill., 1-1. The Bulldogs were hit with a red card early in the second half giving them one less player. Their 1-0 lead looked to be intact, despite the uneven numbers, until Marion snuck a goal in later in the match...

Sikeston tennis falls to Fredericktown, Dexter volleyball pounds Jackson (09/06/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston tennis team lost 9-0 to Fredericktown Thursday. McKenna Dial was the closest Lady Bulldog who sniffed a win dropping her match 8-6. Dial continued close calls in her doubles match with Ashli Vaught losing again 8-6...

Dexter tennis team cruises by Poplar Bluff (09/06/13)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team won its third match of the week Thursday afternoon when it beat Poplar Bluff 9-0. Dexter also won the junior varsity contest 7-3. Dexter (3-1) will return to action Sept. 10 when it hosts defending district champion Kennett...

Dexter tennis team sweeps Sikeston (09/05/13)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity girls tennis program took care of business against a district opponent for a second straight day Wednesday afternoon. Fresh off a convincing 9-0 road win against Charleston Tuesday the Bearcats cruised past Sikeston 9-0 in its first home match of the season...

Bulldogs stay unbeaten (09/05/13)
Nikki Peters fired a three-hit shutout Wednesday as the Notre Dame softball team remained undefeated with a 8-0 win at Affton in the St. Louis area. Peters struck out six and walked one. The Bulldogs (3-0) banged out 14 hits, led by Jessica Westrich. She went 4 for 4 with two triples and a double...

Dexter tennis team sweeps Sikeston (09/05/13)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity girls tennis program took care of business against a district opponent for a second straight day Wednesday afternoon. Fresh off a convincing 9-0 road win against Charleston Tuesday the Bearcats cruised past Sikeston 9-0 in its first home match of the season...

Bulldogs stay unbeaten (09/05/13)
Nikki Peters fired a three-hit shutout Wednesday as the Notre Dame softball team remained undefeated with a 8-0 win at Affton in the St. Louis area. Peters struck out six and walked one. The Bulldogs (3-0) banged out 14 hits, led by Jessica Westrich. She went 4 for 4 with two triples and a double...

Sikeston softball drops second-straight, Dexter tennis defeats Lady Bulldogs (09/04/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com FARMINGTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs suffered their second loss of the season Wednesday at the hands of the Farmington Knightettes, 11-2. Down 4-0 entering the top of the third inning, the Lady Bulldogs put together a two-run rally to stay in the game at 4-2...

Errors haunt SHS softball, Kelly wins third-straight (09/04/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com PERRYVILLE -- Plagued by a barrage of errors, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs lost 11-1 in six innings to Perryville Tuesday. The Lady Bulldogs committed 13 errors which allowed Perryville the majority of their runs as the Lady Pirates had just three hits...

Sikeston netters fall to Jackson (09/04/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team fell 9-0 to Jackson on the road Tuesday. The doubles team of Hope Mannon and Ashli Vaught gave Sikeston its best shot at a win, but lost in the tie breaker after playing Claire Kidwell and Mikeelle Culbreth to an 8-8 draw...

Sikeston softball drops second-straight, Dexter tennis defeats Lady Bulldogs (09/04/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com FARMINGTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs suffered their second loss of the season Wednesday at the hands of the Farmington Knightettes, 11-2. Down 4-0 entering the top of the third inning, the Lady Bulldogs put together a two-run rally to stay in the game at 4-2...

Dexter tennis team blasts Charleston (09/04/13)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team cruised past Charleston 9-0 Tuesday afternoon. Dexter improves to 1-1 on the young season with the victory. There was no junior varsity match Tuesday. Dexter returns to action today when it hosts Sikeston in its home opener...

Perryville boys 2nd at tournament (09/01/13)
The Perryville boys soccer team fell just short of a season-opening tournament championship. Perryville lost to Anna-Jonesboro (Ill.) 4-3 Saturday in the title match of the eight-team Carbondale (Ill.) tournament. The Pirates are 2-1 on the season after winning two of their three tournament games...

Lady Bulldogs drop season opener to Poplar Bluff (08/30/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- First match jitters got to the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team Thursday afternoon. A rough start in doubles competition put the Lady Bulldogs in an 0-3 hole before falling to visiting Poplar Bluff 6-3 at the Sikeston Public Schools Tennis Courts...

Dexter drops girls tennis opener to Notre Dame (08/30/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Dexter girls tennis team battled hard but came up short in its bid to win its season-opening tennis matches at Notre Dame Regional High School Thursday afternoon. Notre Dame defeated Dexter 9-0 in the varsity match and 8-1 in the junior varsity match...

Kennett Indians tennis opens up with big win over Jackson (08/30/13)
The Kennett Indians varsity tennis started there season Thursday afternoon against Jackson. Last season Jackson was the only team who could claim a victory over Kennett. This season Kennett had a different idea. The Lady Indians put up a great performance against an always game Jackson team, for a 9-0 victory...

Tennis Preview: Kennett Indians (08/29/13)
Last season the Kennett Indians tennis team was a very good one. This season coach Janet Hillburn expects the same for the most part. Hillburn said, "We had a really good team last year, we did lose a couple of girls to graduation, and those ladies were really big for us. ...

Tennis anyone? (08/26/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Five of Sikeston's top six girls tennis players from a season ago said goodbye after graduation. One of those included postseason staple Kelsey Dial. With the face of the program for the last three years gone, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team will start the 2013 season with their slate wiped clean...

Dexter girls tennis team returns experience under new head coach (08/20/13)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter girls tennis program will return ample experience to its varsity squad in the 2013 season. Four of the six projected starters on the 2013 squad were starters on varsity last season. "Everyone I foresee to be on varsity played last year," Dexter tennis coach Kurt Lovelady said. "I only have one or two...

2013 Sikeston Girls Tennis Schedule (08/14/13)

2013 Kennett Girls Tennis Schedule (08/14/13)

2013 Charleston Girls Tennis Schedule (08/14/13)

2013 Cape Central Girls Tennis Schedule (08/14/13)

Standard Democrat Female Players of the Year (08/10/13)
2012-13 Players of the Year Volleyball Hannah Noe, Jr. Dexter Fall Softball Alexis Dock, Fr. Kelly Tennis Kelsey Dial, Sr. Sikeston Basketball Brittany Harris, Sr. Dexter Soccer Madison Chaney, Sr. Sikeston Track Makayla Waldner, Fr. Dexter...

Standard Democrat Male Players of the Year (08/10/13)
2012-13 Players of the Year Football Offensive: Kyland Gross, Sr. Sikeston Defensive: Nick Nichols, Sr. Sikeston Soccer Josh Hampton, Sr. Sikeston Basketball Vashawn Ruffin, Sr. Sikeston Wrestling Trevor Waldner, Jr. Dexter Baseball Seth Ressel, Jr...

Ousted tennis coach fires back (07/05/13)
By MARTY MISHOW Southeast Missourian Josh Moore believes his tenure as Southeast Missouri State's women's tennis coach would not have ended after just one season had he towed the company line. Moore thinks the hammer fell on him because he not only filed formal complaints against Southeast director of athletics Mark Alnutt and senior associate director of athletics Cindy Gannon but also because he contested the accuracy of his year-end evaluation...

Kennett youth tennis camps (06/18/13)

Notre Dame tennis team wins sectional before losing quarterfinal (05/19/13)
The Notre Dame boys tennis team concluded its season with a 6-0 loss to host John Burroughs in the Class 1 quarterfinals Saturday. The Bulldogs, who finished their season with an 11-4 record in duals, had beaten Windsor 5-1 in the Class 1 sectionals earlier in the day...

Saxony boys advance in Class 2 (05/12/13)
Gabe Bohnert drove in a run as fourth-seeded Saxony Lutheran defeated fifth-seeded Greenville 4-0 to advance to the semifinals of the Class 2 District 3 Tournament in Chaffee, Mo. Ethan Mirly was the winning pitcher. He threw a complete game and had five strikeouts and nine walks for Saxony Lutheran (13-9-1)...

Dexter netters fall in district finale (05/10/13)
They say its hard to beat a team three times in one season. The Dexter Bearcats tennis team would agree. After recording two regular season wins over Notre Dame Regional High School, the Dexter Bearcats came up short in the third meeting of the two schools in the finals of the Class 1, District 1 tournament...

Notre Dame claims district tennis crown (05/09/13)
The Notre Dame boys tennis team made school history Wednesday. Notre Dame, in just its second season to field a boys tennis squad, won its first district title. The Bulldogs avenged two regular-season losses to Dexter by beating the host Bulldogs 5-2 for the Class 1 District 1 crown...

Oakville halts Central boys tennis team in district final (05/08/13)
Central's Jonah Roop lay flat on his back, his hands covering his face. The Central junior carried the weight of the Tigers' district championship hopes on his back -- literally -- in his No. 5 singles match Tuesday afternoon against Oakville...

High school roundup: Notre Dame boys tennis team reaches district final (05/08/13)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Oakville halts Central boys tennis team in district final (05/08/13)
Central's Jonah Roop lay flat on his back, his hands covering his face. The Central junior carried the weight of the Tigers' district championship hopes on his back -- literally -- in his No. 5 singles match Tuesday afternoon against Oakville...

SHS netters fall 5-1 to Knights at team district tournament (05/07/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs boys tennis team lost their first round match against Farmington during the Class 2, District 1 team tournament Monday at Cape Central High School. Sikeston fell 5-1 as a team, which was a best of three format...

Jackson track teams sweep (05/02/13)
The Jackson track and field program enjoyed a big day Wednesday. Jackson romped to titles in both the boys and girls divisions at the SEMO North Conference meet in Sikeston. Jackson's boys recorded nine first-place performances while the girls were first in 11 events...

Bulldog netters fall 5-4, Malden steals one from Portageville (05/02/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston Bulldogs fell 5-4 on the road to the Poplar Bluff Mules. Layton Jones, Christian Rehder and Jimmy Hines each picked up wins in singles competition with the pairing on Jones and Rehder also winning their doubles match...

Jackson track teams sweep (05/02/13)
The Jackson track and field program enjoyed a big day Wednesday. Jackson romped to titles in both the boys and girls divisions at the SEMO North Conference meet in Sikeston. Jackson's boys recorded nine first-place performances while the girls were first in 11 events...

Lewis, Gapelu net OVC recognition (05/02/13)
Southeast Missouri State senior sprinter Jerika Lewis and junior thrower Courtney Gapelu received recognition from the Ohio Valley Conference for their performances over the weekend. Lewis was named OVC female track athlete of the week while Gapelu earned OVC female field athlete of the week honors...

Hoggatt tops district field, Bulldogs advance to sectional (04/30/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com FARMINGTON -- Kirk Hoggatt topped all golfers with a 76 and the Sikeston Bulldogs golf team finished second during the Class 3, District 1 tournament Monday at Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington. Sikeston finished with a team score of 339 advancing them to Sectionals...

Track and field athletes win three titles in OVC tuneup (04/28/13)
Southeast Missouri State track and field athletes tuned up for the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships with a host of strong performances over the weekend at the Arkansas State Red Wolves Open in Jonesboro, Ark. The Redhawks brought home three titles, all on the women's side, in the meet that did not compile team scores...

Sikeston netters fall to Dexter (04/25/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs fell 9-0 to the visiting Dexter Bearcats on Wednesday. Two of the afternoon's six single pairings ended up in 8-0 shutouts while Christian Rehder came closest to a win. He fell to Kyle Willis 8-6...

Bulldogs fall to Carbondale (04/23/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team were on the short end of a 9-0 decision to visiting Carbondale, Ill., Monday at the Sikeston tennis courts. Sikeston's best chance at getting a victory was behind their No. 1 player, Layton Jones, who fell 8-5 to Carbondale's Raheem Butt...

Saxony sweeps road doubleheader (04/18/13)
The Saxony Lutheran baseball team swept a lopsided road doubleheader in Olive Branch, Ill., Wednesday. Saxony took the opener 9-0 and the nightcap 23-6 in five innings. Chase Steffens was the star in the opener, throwing a complete-game five-hit shutout and striking out 11. He also went 3 for 4, as did Ethan Mirly...

Sikeston drops match to Mules, 7-2 (04/16/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team fell 7-2 to visiting Poplar Bluff Monday at the Sikeston Public Tennis Courts at Sikeston High School. Sikeston's two wins came from their No. 1 and 2 players -- Layton Jones and Christian Rehder in singles play...

Southeast Missouri State softball team falls to Eastern Illinois (04/15/13)
Hanna Mennenga was too much for the Southeast Missouri State softball team for the second straight day. Mennenga, the Ohio Valley Conference's top pitcher statistically, fired a two-hitter Sunday as Eastern Illinois routed the host Redhawks 10-1. EIU, the OVC's first-place squad, took two of three in the series after the teams split Saturday's doubleheader...

Dexter netters escape with 5-4 win to remain undefeated (04/12/13)
Dexter's tennis team picked up another win, but just barely. The Bearcats put their undefeated record on the line Thursday at home as they hosted district rival Notre Dame Regional High School. The outcome came down to the final match of the day, and a tiebreaker no less...

Oran blasts four homers in rout (04/11/13)
Welcome to "Home Run Derby," Oran style. Alex Heuring, Kody Moore, Bear Hicks and Dustin Gebhardt each blasted a home run as the host Eagles routed Scott County Central 17-1 in boys baseball action Wednesday afternoon. Chance Tenkhoff was the winning pitcher. He threw two innings and gave up one run on two hits with five strikeouts...

Sikeston netters fall to Dexter 8-1, Oran routs SCC (04/11/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- The Sikeston tennis team lost 8-1 to Dexter on the road. Their one win came in doubles play when Christian Rehder and Wade Gadberry teamed for a 9-7 win over Dexter's Noah Kronk and Joseph Greer. "As a team, the outcome was not good for us today against a good Dexter team," Sikeston tennis coach Russ Dial said. ...

Oran blasts four homers in rout (04/11/13)
Welcome to "Home Run Derby," Oran style. Alex Heuring, Kody Moore, Bear Hicks and Dustin Gebhardt each blasted a home run as the host Eagles routed Scott County Central 17-1 in boys baseball action Wednesday afternoon. Chance Tenkhoff was the winning pitcher. He threw two innings and gave up one run on two hits with five strikeouts...

SHS netters drop match to Farmington (04/05/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team lost a home match to Farmington Thursday afternoon 7-2. "Farmington had the best No. 1 (player) we have played this season thus far," Sikeston head coach Russ Dial said, referring to Farmington's United States Tennis Association Junior player Ian Powers. "So, our No. 1's performance was better than the score indicated."...

Tough stretch continues for Southeast Missouri State tennis team (04/03/13)
The Redhawks tennis team dropped to 0-6 in OVC play with a loss to Tennessee-Martin

Southeast softball squad endures rough OVC series (03/31/13)
The Southeast Missouri State softball team had a rough weekend during its first Ohio Valley Conference home series of the season. SIU Edwardsville swept the three-game set in blowout fashion, romping 13-0 and 11-1 in Friday's doubleheader before rolling 9-1 Saturday...

Jackson boys, girls sweep track meet (03/28/13)
Host Jackson placed first in both divisions at Wednesday's four-team track and field meet. Jackson's Paden Wachter set a personal record in the discus with a first-place throw of 137 feet, seven inches. She also won the shot put. Jackson's girls had one other double individual winner as Chelsea Drum captured the 800 and 1,600 meter runs...

Bulldog netters drop match to ND, NMCC tops Pirates with dramatic win (03/28/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Despite a couple of big wins in singles competition, the Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team fell 7-2 on the road to Notre Dame Wednesday. Two of Sikeston's top three seeded players, Layton Jones and Wade Gadberry, won their matches in a best-of-three-set format. Christian Rehder was able to split the first two sets with his opponent Byron Reeves, but ultimately fell 10-8 in the final set...

Jackson boys, girls sweep track meet (03/28/13)
Host Jackson placed first in both divisions at Wednesday's four-team track and field meet. Jackson's Paden Wachter set a personal record in the discus with a first-place throw of 137 feet, seven inches. She also won the shot put. Jackson's girls had one other double individual winner as Chelsea Drum captured the 800 and 1,600 meter runs...

March 26, 2013 Scoreboard (03/26/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Campbell earns scholarship award (03/21/13)
Former Southeast Missouri State baseball player Kody Campbell is among two recipients of the 2012-13 Vernon Holland Scholarship Award presented annually by the Ohio Valley Conference. The Vernon Holland Scholarships promote the graduate-level studies of former OVC student-athletes who are interested in a career tied to sports...

Central's Simmons sizzles in cold (03/20/13)
The cold and wet conditions at Kimbeland Country Club suited Travis Simmons just fine. The Central junior fired a 2-under-par 33 over the front nine to win medalist honors and lead the Tigers to a second-place finish in a quadrangular hosted by Jackson...

Redhawks softball splits at Murray (03/17/13)
The Southeast Missouri State softball team opened Ohio Valley Conference play Saturday by splitting a doubleheader at Murray State. Southeast romped in the opener 9-3 before the Racers rolled in the nightcap 8-1. The Redhawks (8-12) and Racers (7-12) close out their three-game series at 1 p.m. today...

2013 Notre Dame Boys Tennis Schedule (03/15/13)

2013 Dexter Boys Tennis Schedule (03/15/13)

Sikeston tennis team improves on numbers, hoping to cure inexperience (03/12/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- After a frustrating 2012 campaign where they were forced to deal with an ever-shrinking roster, the Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team has reason for renewed optimism as they prepare for the start of a new season...

Southeast Missouri State tennis team opens 2013 season under new coach (02/15/13)
Josh Moore hopes to lead the program to better days

Kennett's Alexandra Brown named to Commonwealth Coast Academic All-Conference Team (02/07/13)
The Commonwealth Coast Conference has announced the Fall Academic All-Conference Team. It includes 318 student athletes from the conference's 10 member institutions. The team encompasses student athletes who participate in men's and women's cross country, field hockey, men's and women's soccer, women's tennis and volleyball...

2012 Top 15 sports stories in the Bootheel (01/03/13)
The accomplishments by Bootheel athletes were unprecedented and at times unheard of at their respective schools before 2012. Other accomplishments represented the continued success of perennial powerhouses in the Bootheel. One Dunklin County athlete was drafted by the Atlanta Braves. Another signed to play softball at the University of Missouri. A football player from Malden won the Carr Trophy for the first time in school history...

Jackson, Notre Dame tennis duos earn match wins at state (10/21/12)
Notre Dame junior Reagan Kapp and freshman Carly Hopkins made school history by becoming the first players -- either boys or girls -- to play in the state tennis tournament.

Jackson, ND tennis duos earn wins at state (10/21/12)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Notre Dame junior Reagan Kapp and freshman Carly Hopkins made school history by becoming the first players -- either boys or girls -- to play in the state tennis tournament. Kapp and Hopkins, who lost their first match at the Class 1 tournament, added another first -- a victory at state for the program, which is just two years old...

Dial falls in Class 1 singles tourney (10/20/12)
SPRINGFIELD -- Sikeston senior Kelsey Dial saw her high school tennis career come to an end on Friday at the Missouri Class 1 singles tournament. Dial dropped her first round match to Alena Frye of Barstow 6-0, 6-0, falling into the consolation quarterfinals...

Hilburn, Sparks complete play at state doubles (10/20/12)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Kennett's Darby Sparks and Anna Kay Hilburn dropped their two doubles matches at the Round of 16 double-elimination state doubles tournament Friday. "When you get to the state level it is serious tennis," Kennett coach Janet Hilburn said. "There are a number of girls that have had more tennis instruction than us so it's a privilege for us to be here at the state level. It's good for the girls and a gift. I'm proud of them for competing."...

Hilburn, Sparks complete play at state doubles tournament (10/20/12)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Kennett's Darby Sparks and Anna Kay Hilburn dropped their two doubles matches at the Round of 16 double-elimination state doubles tournament Friday. "When you get to the state level it is serious tennis," Kennett coach Janet Hilburn said. "There are a number of girls that have had more tennis instruction than us so it's a privilege for us to be here at the state level. It's good for the girls and a gift. I'm proud of them for competing."...

Kennett's Sparks and Hilburn begin play in individual doubles at state tournament Friday (10/18/12)
Kennett's Darby Sparks and Anna Kay Hilburn will begin their quest for a state title in the Class 1 individual doubles competition Friday at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo. Hilburn and Sparks advanced to the Round of 16 in individual doubles with a 6-4, 6-3, win against North County's Miranda Maeys and Cheyenne Anderson on Oct. 9...

Kennett girls take fourth in Class 1 state tennis tournament (10/19/12)
SPRINGFIELD -- Kennett girls tennis coach Janet Hilburn had few complaints about her team's performance at the Class 1 state final four in Springfield, Mo., after play concluded at Cooper Tennis Complex Thursday afternoon. "The girls played well all day and I cannot ask for more effort," coach Hilburn said, when asked on her overall thoughts on her team's performance at the state final four. "They've given me a great season."...

Kennett places fourth in Class 1 at girls tennis final four (10/19/12)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Kennett girls tennis coach Janet Hilburn had few complaints about her team's performance at the Class 1 state final four in Springfield, Mo., after play concluded at Cooper Tennis Complex Thursday afternoon. "The girls played well all day and I cannot ask for more effort," coach Hilburn said, when asked on her overall thoughts on her team's performance at the state final four. "They've given me a great season."...

Kennett girls take fourth in Class 1 state tennis tournament (10/19/12)
SPRINGFIELD -- Kennett girls tennis coach Janet Hilburn had few complaints about her team's performance at the Class 1 state final four in Springfield, Mo., after play concluded at Cooper Tennis Complex Thursday afternoon. "The girls played well all day and I cannot ask for more effort," coach Hilburn said, when asked on her overall thoughts on her team's performance at the state final four. "They've given me a great season."...

Kennett places fourth in Class 1 at girls tennis final four (10/19/12)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Kennett girls tennis coach Janet Hilburn had few complaints about her team's performance at the Class 1 state final four in Springfield, Mo., after play concluded at Cooper Tennis Complex Thursday afternoon. "The girls played well all day and I cannot ask for more effort," coach Hilburn said, when asked on her overall thoughts on her team's performance at the state final four. "They've given me a great season."...

Briefly: Kennett girls tennis tennis team to play Logan-Rogersville in Class 1 third-place game (10/18/12)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls team tennis team suffered a 5-0 loss to Barstow in its Class 1 state semifinal contest Thursday morning. "I knew the competition was going to be stiff," Kennett coach Janet Hilburn said following the state semifinal match. "I told the girls 'go out there and compete.' They competed and I cannot complain. Barstow is a really good team and I knew they would be, but our girls competed to the best of their ability."...

Kennett girls tennis team departs for state final four (10/17/12)
Staff Photos by Dustin Ward The Kennett girls tennis team departs for the state final four Wednesday. Kennett will take on Barstown in its state semifinal game Thursday at 9 a.m. in Springfield.

Kennett tennis team set to leave for state Wednesday, take on Barstow in final four Thursday (10/16/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team continued to prepare for its Class 1 state final four match at Monday afternoon's practice following school. Kennett beat Lutheran South 5-2 in a Class 1 state quarterfinal Saturday to advance to the state final four for the first time in school history...

Good fortune lands Dial at state tournament (10/17/12)
SPRINGFIELD -- Call it a rare occurrence, good fortune or just downright lucky. It's not every day a forfeit sends an individual to a state competition, but in Kelsey Dial's case -- who calls it divine intervention -- she'll take it no matter how or why it happened...

State Bound: Kennett girls tennis team books first trip to final four (10/14/12)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team advanced to the state final four for the first time in school history Saturday evening when it collected a 5-2 win against Lutheran South in a Class 1 state quarterfinal contest. "They are ecstatic," Kennett coach Janet Hilburn said of her players in a phone interview following the win. ...

State Bound: Kennett girls tennis team books first trip to final four (10/13/12)
Kennett defeated Lutheran South and North County in the Class 1 state playoffs Saturday.

State Bound: Kennett girls tennis team books first trip to final four (10/14/12)
Kennett defeated Lutheran South and North County in the Class 1 state playoffs Saturday.

Kennett's Hilburn and Sparks advance to state in doubles (10/10/12)
POTOSI, Mo. - Kennett's Anna Kay Hilburn and Darby Sparks advanced to the state tournament in doubles with a 6-4, 6-3, win against North County's Miranda Maeys and Cheyenne Anderson Tuesday afternoon. Hilburn and Sparks will play in the Round of 16 at the state tournament in Springfield next week...

Dial set for another chance at state (10/09/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com POTOSI -- Kelsey Dial will try one more time for a trip to the state tennis tournament. Dial defeated Dexter's Bailey Cooper 7-5 and 6-2 during the Class 1, District 1 singles championship for her second straight district championship in as many years...

Kennett's Hilburn and Sparks advance to state playoffs in doubles (10/09/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Kennett's Anna Kay Hilburn and Darby Sparks moved one step closer to advancing to the state tournament Saturday when they placed second in doubles at the Class 1, District 1, girls tennis individual tournament at Notre Dame Regional High School...

Notre Dame doubles team reaches Class 1 sectionals (10/08/12)
The Notre Dame doubles team of Carly Hopkins and Reagan Kapp won the Class 1 District 1 doubles title Saturday at Notre Dame. Hopkins and Kapp defeated Kennett's Anna Kay Hilburn and Darby Sparks in the championship match -- 6-4, 6-1 -- to qualify for Tuesday's individual sectional competition in Potosi, Mo...

6-Peat: Kennett girls tennis team wins marathon district final against Notre Dame (10/04/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Midway into her doubles match with partner Kate White Kennett's Kelsey Washburn thought of a plan she hoped would help lead Kennett to its sixth straight district title in girls tennis Wednesday afternoon. Washburn rushed to Kennett tennis coach Janet Hilburn screaming 'I have a plan. I have plan.' after winning a point...

High school roundup: Jackson tennis squad adds to district feats (10/05/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

6-Peat: Kennett girls tennis team wins marathon district final against Notre Dame (10/05/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Midway into her doubles match with partner Kate White Kennett's Kelsey Washburn thought of a plan she hoped would help lead Kennett to its sixth straight district title in girls tennis Wednesday afternoon. Washburn rushed to Kennett tennis coach Janet Hilburn screaming 'I have a plan. I have plan.' after winning a point...

ND falls in district championship match (10/04/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Notre Dame Regional High School girls tennis team put up a strong fight Wednesday. But the Bulldogs could not prevent host Kennett from winning its sixth straight Class 1 District 1 title. Kennett used a pair of marathon singles matches as the springboard to a 5-2 victory in the district championship match...

Jackson tennis team nets third straight district crown (10/03/12)
Jackson seniors Jenny Powell and Montana Adams have been able to experience the Missouri high school state tennis tournament the past two years in doubles play. They still hope to make a third doubles trip this year, but they would like more company for their annual journey to the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo...

SHS tennis falls out of team district tourney (10/03/12)
KENNETT -- After a dominant win over Caruthersville to open the Class 1, District 1 tournament, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team fell to Kennett 5-0 in the second round on Tuesday. "We gave it our best, but Kennett's team is just so strong 1-6," Sikeston head coach Russ Dial said...

Oct. 2, 2012 Scoreboard (10/03/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to semoball.com

Jackson tennis team nets third straight district crown (10/03/12)
Jackson seniors Jenny Powell and Montana Adams have been able to experience the Missouri high school state tennis tournament the past two years in doubles play. They still hope to make a third doubles trip this year, but they would like more company for their annual journey to the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo...

Kennett girls tennis team advances to district championship, beats Sikeston 5-0 (10/03/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team moved one step closer to its sixth straight district championship Tuesday afternoon when it collected a 5-0 win against Sikeston in a Class 1 district semifinal contest. The contest lasted over an hour even though a third set was not necessary to determine a winner in any of the singles matches completed...

Oct. 1, 2012 Scoreboard (10/01/12)
All high school sports scores reported to semoball.com

Southeast Missouri State tennis player Nyenwe places second in AP Invitational (10/01/12)
Southeast Missouri State tennis player Elizabeth Nyenwe finished second in Flight B singles Sunday at the Austin Peay Fall Invitational. Nyenwe came up on the short end of a tight match against Eastern Kentucky's Melissa Gerritsen that took 3 1/2 hours...

Lady Bulldogs drop regular season finale to Kennett (09/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team finished the regular season with a 8-1 loss to visiting Kennett Thursday at Sikeston High School. "Gave it all we had last regular season match," Sikeston head coach Russ Dial said. "All the ladies had good matches. The match game counts were more reflective of how close, overall, the match was."...

Kennett girls tennis team concludes regular season with win at Sikeston (09/28/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team concluded regular-season play Thursday with an 8-1 win against Sikeston. "We finished the regular season strong," Kennett tennis coach Janet Hilburn said. "I'm very proud of my girls. We've had a good season. Now we have to get ready for team districts."...

Senior surprises: Kennett girls tennis team sweeps Caruthersville, wins 11th straight on Senior Day (09/27/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett seniors Anna Kay Hilburn and Kate White had a number of surprises waiting for them before the start of the Indians' final regular-season home match against Caruthersville Wednesday afternoon. Signs with messages such as 'we love our seniors Anna Kay and Kate' were taped to fences surrounding the tennis courts...

Lady Bulldogs sweep Charleston, Sikeston records 10th shutout against Farmington (09/25/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs trumped the visiting Charleston Lady Bluejays, 9-0, Monday at Sikeston High School. "We played a very solid match in our win today," Sikeston tennis coach Russ Dial said. "Due to the approaching district tournaments we had to do some juggling with our doubles teams, however, it all worked out in our favor."...

Kennett girls tennis team improves to 10-1 with 7-2 win against Dexter (09/25/12)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team defeated Dexter 7-2 Monday afternoon. Kennett (10-1) has won its last 10 matches. It has compiled an 8-0 record against teams in its Class 1 district. Dexter defeated Kennett 3-1 in the junior varsity match...

Sept. 22, 2012 Scoreboard (09/22/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to semoball.com

Kennett girls tennis team improves to 7-0 against district opponents with 9-0 win against Sikeston (09/21/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team moved within one victory of the double-digit win plateau Thursday afternoon with a convincing 9-0 win against district rival Sikeston. "We were pretty solid today," Kennett coach Janet Hilburn said. "We got out there and took care of business. It's always good to pick up a victory against Sikeston."...

Sikeston tennis falls on the road to Kennett, 9-0 (09/21/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com KENNETT -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team dropped a 9-0 match on the road to Kennett Thursday. "A couple of our top-6 ranked players missed our match today, which meant everyone had to play up in rank," Sikeston tennis coach Russ Dial said. "Under the circumstances, they stood up to the challenge."...

Kennett girls tennis team improves to 7-0 against district opponents with 9-0 win against Sikeston (09/21/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team moved within one victory of the double-digit win plateau Thursday afternoon with a convincing 9-0 win against district rival Sikeston. "We were pretty solid today," Kennett coach Janet Hilburn said. "We got out there and took care of business. It's always good to pick up a victory against Sikeston."...

Dexter netters prevail against Notre Dame (09/19/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Dexter was without its No. 2 player, but the rest of the Lady Bearcats stepped up with the help of a junior varsity replacement for a 5-4 win over Notre Dame Regional High School on the road Tuesday in girls tennis action. Dexter's Hailee Hubbard was absent from the team when the Lady Bearcats traveled to the Lady Bulldogs home court looking to avenge a season-opening 5-4 loss at home. ...

Kennett girls tennis team collects 8th straight win (09/19/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team extended its winning streak to eight Tuesday afternoon with a 9-0 win against Caruthersville. Kennett won the junior varsity contest against Caruthersville 6-1 Kennett (8-1) will host Sikeston Thursday at 4 p.m...

SHS netters fall to Notre Dame (09/18/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston girls tennis team lost 8-1 to visiting Notre Dame Monday at Sikeston High School. Kelsey Dial scored the only win for the Lady Bulldogs in singles play after Notre Dame decided to retire the match after Notre Dame's Carly Hopkins was ahead 2-1...

Sept. 18, 2012 Scoreboard (09/18/12)
All the high school scores reported to semoball.com

H.S. Roundup: Kennett tennis and volleyball teams, Holcomb baseball team collect wins (09/18/12)
Kennett girls tennis team beats Charleston 9-0 CHARLESTON, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls tennis team defeated Charleston 9-0 Monday. Kennett's record improves to 7-1 with the win. The Indians have a 5-0 record against teams in its district tournament...

High school roundup: Jackson Invitational goes without championship game after rain (09/16/12)
No champion was crowned at the Jackson Invitational softball tournament after rain wiped out the first- and third-place games Saturday evening. Central defeated Scott City 9-3 to win fifth place earlier in the day at the Shawnee Parks Sports Complex in Cape Girardeau...

Lady Bulldogs edge Twin Rivers, Kelly moves to 9-0 (09/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs hit the .500 mark on the season Thursday with a 2-1 win over Twin Rivers. After three scoreless innings, the Lady Bulldogs grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth before adding an insurance run in the fifth. The extra run proved to be the difference in the ball game as the Lady Royals rallied for a run in bottom of the seventh, but came up short in an effort to tie...

Kennett girls tennis team extends winning streak to six with 8-1 win against Poplar Bluff (09/14/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team extended its winning streak to six Thursday afternoon with an 8-1 win against Poplar Bluff. Kennett won the junior varsity match against Poplar Bluff 8-0. "We have had a great week," Kennett coach Janet Hilburn said. "My girls have played hard and competed. Anytime you play big tennis schools and bring home victories you feel good."...

Sikeston netters pick up win over Charleston (09/12/12)
CHARLESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs picked up a much needed win on Tuesday when they shut out the Charleston Lady Bluejays, 9-0. "Everyone on the team played very well today," Sikeston head coach Russ Dial said. Of the Lady Bulldogs' nine matches, six were shutout wins with Kelsey Dial, Geena Hooper and Ali Price all blanking their competition...

Kennett girls tennis team beats district rival Notre Dame 6-3 (09/12/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team collected its second victory of the season against Notre Dame Tuesday afternoon. Kennett, which beat Notre Dame 5-4 the first week of the season, won the varsity match 6-3 Tuesday. Anna Kay Hilburn overcame a 6-0 deficit to win her varsity singles match 9-7. Kate White, Kelsey Washburn and Kara Heeb also won their varsity singles matches for Kennett. Washburn-White and Heeb-Alexa McPherson won their doubles matches...

Poplar Bluff hands Lady Bulldogs 6-3 loss at home (09/11/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team won three games against the visiting Poplar Bluff Lady Mules but lost the match, 6-3. Sikeston's Kelsey Dial, Martha Neel and Ali Price all won their singles matches. "I saw very good singles play from Kelsey, Martha and Ali," Sikeston head coach Russ Dial said...

Kennett girls tennis team wins awards at Sikeston tournament (09/11/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. - The Kennett girls tennis team took home top awards at the Sikeston tennis tournament Saturday. Kennett's Anna Kay Hilburn defeated Kennett's Darby Sparks 8-5 in the singles championship of the eight-player tournament. Kennett's Kelsey Washburn and Kate White placed second in the eight-team doubles tournament. Fredericktown's Courtney Holliday and Myranda Schafer won the doubles tournament...

Poplar Bluff hands Lady Bulldogs 6-3 loss at home (09/11/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team won three games against the visiting Poplar Bluff Lady Mules but lost the match, 6-3. Sikeston's Kelsey Dial, Martha Neel and Ali Price all won their singles matches. "I saw very good singles play from Kelsey, Martha and Ali," Sikeston head coach Russ Dial said...

Kennett girls tennis team wins awards at Sikeston tournament (09/11/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. - The Kennett girls tennis team took home top awards at the Sikeston tennis tournament Saturday. Kennett's Anna Kay Hilburn defeated Kennett's Darby Sparks 8-5 in the singles championship of the eight-player tournament. Kennett's Kelsey Washburn and Kate White placed second in the eight-team doubles tournament. Fredericktown's Courtney Holliday and Myranda Schafer won the doubles tournament...

Oran pulls off late comeback, Dexter volleyball spikes NMCC (09/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- Surrendering four runs in the final three innings on Thursday the Chaffee Lady Red Devils fell to visiting Oran 5-3. After tying the game at 1-1 with a run in the bottom of the fourth the Lady Devils saw the Lady Eagles put up a three-run rally in the fifth to take the lead once again. Chaffee came back to score a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth, but couldn't come back to tie...

Lady 'Cat netters stumble on the road (09/05/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity girls tennis team improved to 3-0 against teams in its Class 1 district Tuesday afternoon with a 6-3 win against the Dexter Lady Bearcats. The loss snapped a 3-match winning streak for the Lady Bearcats who slipped to a 3-2 record on the season...

Kennett girls tennis team stays perfect against district opponents, beats Dexter 6-3 (09/05/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity girls tennis team improved to 3-0 against teams in its Class 1 district Tuesday afternoon with a 6-3 win against the Dexter Lady Bearcats. Four of the nine varsity matches were decided by two points or less...

SHS soccer drops opener in Notre Dame Soccer Fest (08/31/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs soccer team dropped a close 1-0 decision to the Jackson Indians during the opening round of the Notre Dame Soccer Fest Thursday at Notre Dame High School. Jackson scored the only goal of the contest at the 15 minute mark on a free kick...

Lady Bulldogs fall to Dexter, 8-1 (08/30/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Kelsey Dial posted the only win for the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team Wednesday against the visiting Dexter Lady Bearcats at Sikeston High School. Dial defeated Dexter's Baylee Cooper 8-2. Dexter also won the junior varsity match 6-1...

Moore hired as Southeast Missouri State women's tennis coach (08/30/12)
Josh Moore, who started the women's tennis program at Division II Texas A&M Kingsville, has been hired to try and turn around Southeast Missouri State's struggling Division I program. Moore was announced as the Redhawks' new coach Wednesday. He replaces Mark Elliott, whose contract was not renewed in April after six seasons...

Kennett defeats Charleston 9-0 in girls tennis (08/30/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett Indians varsity starter Kelsey Washburn didn't wait until game time to prepare for Wednesday's tennis match against Charleston. The preparation started Tuesday evening. "My dad came out here and hit me a whole bucket of balls," Washburn said of Tuesday's extra practice session. "I just worked on my forehand placement and just trying to get the shot back to where it was last year."...

Kennett girls tennis team sneaks past district rival Notre Dame 5-4 (08/28/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett girls tennis coach Janet Hilburn offered a strategy to one of her senior starters midway through Monday's regular-season nailbiter against district rival Notre Dame. "Notre Dame is very consistent," Kennett No. 3 singles starter Kate White said. "Coach was saying 'keep the ball in play and they will hit it right back to you every time. You just have to wait for them to mess up.'"...

High school roundup: Jackson tennis team earns two wins (08/26/12)
The Jackson girls tennis team defeated Parkway West 4-1 and Parkway Central 7-2 on Saturday. The Indians' matchup against Parkway West was cut short by an injury to a Parkway West player and some matches were not completed. Jackson 4, Parkway West 1...

SHS drops first tennis match to Poplar Bluff (08/24/12)
POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team dropped their first match of the season on the road at Poplar Bluff Thursday, 6-3. Kelsey Dial, Jordan Powell and Ali Price gave Sikeston their three wins. "We lost our opener to Bluff, however, I'm very pleased with our performances due to the fact every player had to play against higher ranked opponents," Sikeston tennis coach Russ Dial said...

2012 high school girls tennis preview capsules (08/24/12)
Jackson Indians Last season's record: 14-5 Postseason result: Class 2 District 1 champions Returning starters: Jenny Powell, sr.; Montana Adams, sr.; Katelyn Kuppart, sr.; Jackie McNally, sr.; Lucy Kunz, jr.; Laina Marble, jr. Remainder of roster: Bailey Leonard, sr.; Amelia Popp, so...

High school roundup: Notre Dame softball team drops opener (08/24/12)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

2012 high school girls tennis preview capsules (08/24/12)
Jackson Indians Last season's record: 14-5 Postseason result: Class 2 District 1 champions Returning starters: Jenny Powell, sr.; Montana Adams, sr.; Katelyn Kuppart, sr.; Jackie McNally, sr.; Lucy Kunz, jr.; Laina Marble, jr. Remainder of roster: Bailey Leonard, sr.; Amelia Popp, so...

High school roundup: Notre Dame softball team drops opener (08/24/12)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Kennett girls tennis team drops season opener to Jackson 9-0 (08/24/12)
JACKSON, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team dropped its season opener 9-0 to Jackson Thursday afternoon. Kennett edged Jackson 8-7 in the junior varsity match. "I thought we played good for our first match," Kennett tennis coach Janet Hilburn said. "It is always tough to start off the season with a tough opponent like Jackson. They are solid all the way down. I'm very proud of my junior varsity. They won and played hard."...

2012 Poplar Bluff Girls Tennis Schedule (08/21/12)

2012 Notre Dame Girls Tennis Schedule (08/20/12)

Tennis anyone? (08/16/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- With a host of seniors returning, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team are hoping to field a more competitive lineup for the 2012 season. Led by District 1 singles champion, Kelsey Dial, the Lady Bulldogs have four other seniors that have been with Sikeston head coach Russ Dial since their freshman year...

2012 Fall Sports Preview: Kennett Indians girls tennis team looks for sixth straight district district title (08/07/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Expectations remain sky high for the Kennett Indians girls tennis team entering the 2012 fall season. Kennett, a traditional juggernaut in girls tennis, is in search of its sixth straight district championship. "We had a great year last year," Janet Hilburn, who is beginning her 19th season as head coach, said. "As I say every year 'we've got to get back to getting in shape and working on fundamentals to become a better team.'...