Tennis

After 10 months, the list is complete. On Monday, the 45 spring sport finalists for the 2018 Semoball Awards were announced during a selection show live on air on SEMO ESPN Radio 1220 AM. In addition to those individual student-athletes, 15 additional nominees were revealed for Coach of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year and Sportsmanship, plus the Lifetime Achievement Award winner...

SIKESTON — With the summer just beginning and local sports teams a ways away from starting their respective seasons, comes a carousel of coaching changes. A new voice and vision are used to help struggling programs rise to the top and with that, here is the list of coaching changes for our local teams:...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Sophomore Warren Chinwuko and senior Brett Johnson represented Sikeston at the Class 1 tennis tournament on Friday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Missouri. Both Bulldogs failed to advance in the winner’s bracket though, as Chinwuko lost his first-round match to Kirksville’s Bennett Hoshaw in straight sets 6-3, 6-1...

SIKESTON — Sophomore Warren Chinwuko and senior Brett Johnson will both represent Sikeston this Friday at the Class 1 individual tennis state tournament at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo. With just two years of tennis experience under his belt, Chinwuko is advancing to the state tournament for the first time...

Bryce Hahs belted a triple and drove in two runs as the fourth-seeded Oak Ridge baseball team dealt a crushing upset to top-seeded Valley (Caledonia) in its 8-5 semifinal victory Tuesday in the Class 1 District 3 Tournament in Annapolis, Missouri. Jordan Barker went the distance on the mound to pick up the win for the BlueJays (7-16). He allowed five earned runs and recorded 14 strikeouts and one walk...

IMPERIAL, Mo. – Sikeston tennis duo Brett Johnson and Warren Chinwuko qualified for the Class 2 state individual tournament Tuesday during a Class 2 sectional match at Windsor High School in Imperial, Mo. Johnson, who’s making his second-straight trip to the state tournament, defeated St. Pius X’s Luke Klahs 6-1, 6-0. Chinwuko took down Robert Vance, also from St. Pius X, 6-1, 6-1...

Saxony Lutheran baseball held Jefferson (Festus) scoreless through six innings en route to 6-1 quarterfinal upset in the Class 3 District 3 Tournament in Festus, Missouri. Mason Lewis had a double and scored two runs to lead the fifth-seeded Crusaders past the fourth-seeded Blue Jays...

Third-seeded Bell City baseball avoided the upset and eked out a 3-2 win over No. 6 Delta in the quarterfinals of the Class 1 District 2 Tournament at Oran High School. Andrew Hicks pitched six innings to be credited with the win for Bell City (8-10). He gave up two earned runs on two hits and had seven strikeouts and one walk...

Bryce Morgan and Jonathon Tyler combined to shut out the Meadow Heights baseball team as visiting Kelly soared to a 2-0 win in the regular-season finale on Wednesday in Patton, Missouri. Morgan went six innings to get the win, striking out four and scattering three hits and one walk. Tyler pitched the seventh to get the save...

The third-seeded Cape Girardeau Central boys tennis team only dropped two matches in its 5-2 semifinal upset victory over second-seeded Poplar Bluff to hand the host Mules their first loss of the season on Tuesday in the Class 2 District 1 Tournament...

The top-seeded Notre Dame boys tennis team only dropped one match in the singles in its 5-1 semifinal victory over fourth-seeded North County to advance to today's Class 1 District 1 Team Tournament championship. The Bulldogs will host second-seeded Dexter at 4 p.m. today for the district title. The Bearcats downed third-seeded Sikeston in their semifinal to proceed to the championship match...

The Dexter Bearcats won their third district boys tennis championship in four years Tuesday, beating Notre Dame 5-4 in Cape Girardeau. The Bearcats (8-8) won four of six singles matches to take the MSHSAA Class 1 District 1 championship. Eric Hahn beat Isaac Hopkins 7-5, 6-0, in No. 1 singles; Nate Gargas beat Garrett Hesselrode 6-2, 6-3, in No. 2 singles; Logan Wyman beat Andrew West 6-4, 7-5, in No. 3 singles; and Ryder Boles beat Hayden Morrill 6-4, 6-4, in No. 6 singles...

ZALMA, Mo. — East Prairie defeated Zalma, 10-3, on Wednesday at Zalma High School. Luke Marcum provided support not only at the plate but on the mound as well. At the plate, Marcum went 3-for-4 and led East Prairie (8-6) in hits. On the mound, he was also sensational, as he gave up one earned run on five hits...