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Dexter honors athletes at Fall Sports Recognition Program (11/10/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - Dexter held its annual Fall Sports Recognition Program at the high school cafeteria Thursday night. Athletes competing in cross country, volleyball, football cheerleading, football and girls tennis were recognized at the event. Senior football player Noah Kronk received the Charles Bland Award...

ND's Hopkins, Walker finish 7th at state doubles tourney (10/19/14)
Notre Dame's Carly Hopkins and Madeline Walker finished seventh in the Class 1 state doubles tournament on Saturday at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Missouri. Hopkins, who made her third straight doubles state tournament, also took seventh in last year's tournament with former partner Reagan Kapp...

ND's Hopkins, Walker head for state tennis tourney (10/17/14)
It'll be familiar territory for Notre Dame's Carly Hopkins at this year's Class 1 state doubles tournament. The junior standout will take the court for the third straight time today at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Missouri, however, this time with a new partner in senior Maddie Walker.

ND's Hopkins, Walker head for state tourney (10/17/14)
By Trent Singer Southeast Missourian It'll be familiar territory for Notre Dame's Carly Hopkins at this year's Class 1 state doubles tournament. The junior standout will take the court for the third straight time today at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Missouri, however, this time with a new partner in senior Maddie Walker...

15-1: Kennett tennis team loses to John Burroughs, 5-0 (10/13/14)
The Kennett High School girls tennis season has come to an end, following a loss to John Burroughs High School on Saturday in the Class 1 State Tournament.

Hilburn, Shetley sisters qualify for state competition (10/10/14)
KHS Indians tennis traveled to Potosi on Tuesday afternoon for the Class 1 individual sectional tournament. There, Hadley Hilburn (middle) qualified for the state singles competition, while Kate Shetley (left) and Heidi Shetley (right) qualified for the state doubles competition...

High school roundup: Parsons leads Notre Dame soccer team past Central (10/08/14)
Benjamin Parsons scored two goals to lead the host Notre Dame Bulldogs boys soccer team to a 6-0 victory in the crosstown showdown with the Central Tigers on Tuesday afternoon. Chandler Dorris, Adam Popp, Wynn Roberds and Noah Huff each had a goal for the Bulldogs (14-3-2)...

Hilburn wins Class 1 district singles title (10/06/14)
Hadley Hilburn (top) poses proudly with her Class 1 district tournament championship certificate. On a cold Saturday morning, the team district champions traveled north for the individual district tournament, where enjoyed another successful day on the court...

PREP ROUNDUP: Early burst lifts Sikeston past Saxony, Kelly routs Oran 20-0 (10/02/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- A five-run second inning proved to be the difference as Sikeston downed visiting Saxony Lutheran 6-2 Wednesday at the Sikeston Sports Complex. Kylie Noe, Maggie Shepherd and Hanna Placek all had two hits for Sikeston. Placek added a double and Ashton Drake chipped in a triple...

Kennett beats Notre Dame for Class 1 Tennis District Championship (10/02/14)
The Kennett high school girls tennis team won their eighth consecutive district title on Wednesday, topping Notre Dame 5-2 in the 2014 Class 1 District Tournament.

High school roundup: Josey Powell wins back-to-back district titles (10/02/14)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday.

Josey Powell wins back-to-back district titles (10/02/14)
Central singles player Josey Powell and the Jackson doubles team of Madison Mumma and Mackenzie Mumma both claimed district tennis championships on Wednesday afternoon in the Class 2 District 1 individual tournament hosted by Sikeston. Powell entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed but knocked off top-seeded Amanda Brady of Farmington 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 to earn the title for a second consecutive year. Both players advanced to next week's sectional tournament at a date and time to be decided...

High school roundup: Notre Dame tennis team reaches district final (10/01/14)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.

Sikeston netters win match during doubles district tournament (09/30/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team closed out the team portion of their season on Monday with a 5-1 loss to Poplar Bluff during the Class 2, District 1 tournament. Sikeston's lone win came in doubles competition with Ali Price and Peyton Henson beating the Lady Mules' Nammra Haq and Nikkia Hickman in a tie breaker, 9-8 (7-5)...

PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston soccer downs Fredericktown, JV football bows to Mules (09/30/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com FREDERICKTOWN -- The Sikeston soccer team moved to .500 on the season following a 6-1 win over Fredericktown on the road Monday. Sikeston (8-8-1) went ahead 2-0 by halftime and added another four goals to close the game out...

Dexter girls tennis team suffers season-ending loss to Notre Dame (09/30/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Second-seeded Notre Dame beat third-seeded Dexter 5-0 in a Class 3, District 1, girls tennis semifinal Tuesday at Cape Girardeau. Notre Dame won all three doubles matches and the only two singles matches completed. Dexter finishes its season with a record of 12-5. Three of its five losses were to Notre Dame...

Kennett high school tennis advances to district tournament final (09/30/14)
On Wednesday afternoon, the Kennett High School tennis team will compete for it's tenth district title.

September 30, 2014 Scoreboard (09/30/14)
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PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston soccer downs Fredericktown, JV football bows to Mules (09/30/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com FREDERICKTOWN -- The Sikeston soccer team moved to .500 on the season following a 6-1 win over Fredericktown on the road Monday. Sikeston (8-8-1) went ahead 2-0 by halftime and added another four goals to close the game out...

Dexter blows out Charleston in girls tennis district opener (09/29/14)
Note: A photo gallery of the match is available at this link: Tennis Photos DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team dominated sixth-seeded Charleston 6-0 in a Class 1 district quarterfinal that lasted one hour Monday afternoon. Dexter won all three doubles matches and all three singles matches completed...

September 29, 2014 Scoreboard (09/29/14)
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High School roundup: Notre Dame tennis closes its regular season with win (09/27/14)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Friday.

PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston ties Anna-Jonesboro, Dexter sweeps Lady Bulldogs (09/26/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com ANNA, Ill. -- Sam Cox and Audie Hay each found the back of the net during Sikeston's 2-2 tie against Anna-Jonesboro, Ill., Thursday. Overtime is not permitted in Illinois. Anna-Jonesboro, who's only losses on the season are to Perryville and Notre Dame, held a two-goal lead at halftime...

September 26, 2014 Scoreboard (09/26/14)
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Dexter girls tennis team ends busy week on high note (09/26/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team finished its week on a high note with a 7-2 victory against Jackson Thursday. "We played well," Dexter coach Kurt Lovelady said. "We had a couple losses, but I thought it would be closer than what it was. Our singles went really well. I thought we played to our opponent's weakness and really capitalized on it. It was a good way to cap off a long week."...

Senior Day: Celebrating years of success in Kennett tennis (09/25/14)
On Thursday, five seniors took part in Kennett's final regular season tennis match ahead of next week's district tournament. Dubbed Senior Day, the girls won a varsity-only matchup against Jackson, improving to 12-0 on the season.

PREP ROUNDUP: Dexter tennis downs Sikeston, Kelly rolls 16-1 (09/25/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- The Sikeston tennis team lost 8-1 to Dexter Wednesday on the road. Allenna Landers gave the Lady Bulldogs their lone victory with an 8-3 win over Kalee Howard. "We learned today that we are still improving as a team," Sikeston tennis coach Russ Dial said. "Last time our match against Dexter had a larger deficit. We won many more games this time around. Dexter has a good team so we know we're still improving our play going into districts."...

High school roundup: Freshman blasts HR to lift Jackson softball team (09/25/14)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Thursday.

Senior Day: Celebrating years of success in Kennett tennis (09/25/14)
On Thursday, five seniors took part in Kennett's final regular season tennis match ahead of next week's district tournament. Dubbed Senior Day, the girls won a varsity-only matchup against Jackson, improving to 12-0 on the season.

September 25, 2014 Scoreboard (09/25/14)
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Dexter girls tennis team's win total reaches double digits with victory against Sikeston (09/25/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team increased its win total to double digits with an 8-1 home victory against Sikeston Wednesday afternoon. "The girls came out ready to play," Dexter coach Kurt Lovelady said. "We were moving the ball well and we got some lopsided victories. We had some matches that were close that I knew would be close, but I was pleased with the results. We've had a hard week so far and it doesn't get any easier Thursday."...

High school roundup: Notre Dame golfers win playoff to claim title (09/24/14)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday.

September 24, 2014 Scoreboard (09/24/14)
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H.S. Roundup: Dexter girls tennis team suffers 8-1 loss to Notre Dame, Bernie baseball team bests Leopold (09/24/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team suffered an 8-1 loss to Notre Dame Tuesday afternoon. Notre Dame won all six singles matches and two of three doubles matches. In doubles action Macy Urhahn and Alexis May beat Sylvia Kolda and Mia Kinder 9-7 to account for Dexter's only victory...

SCAA roundup: Bernie & Bloomfield baseball, Dexter tennis and volleyball results (09/23/14)
Note: A photo gallery of Monday's girls tennis match between Dexter and Kennett is available at this link: View Photos Here DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team played Kennett until after sunset but came up short in its quest to secure a team win in a match that lasted over three hours Monday...

High school roundup: Jackson soccer rallies for 4-3 win (09/23/14)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.

September 23, 2014 Scoreboard (09/23/14)
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High school roundup: Central volleyball team wins at home (09/23/14)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

SCAA roundup: Bernie & Bloomfield baseball, Dexter tennis and volleyball results (09/23/14)
Note: A photo gallery of Monday's girls tennis match between Dexter and Kennett is available at this link: View Photos Here DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team played Kennett until after sunset but came up short in its quest to secure a team win in a match that lasted over three hours Monday...

PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston falls in six, SHS tennis blanks Charleston (09/22/14)
Staff reports sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- Maggie Shepherd hit a triple and Myca Martin added two more hits but Sikeston fell to Jackson 11-1 on the road Monday. Sikeston (9-9) took a 1-0 lead after one inning but Jackson, who finished with 16 hits, blew the game open with five runs in the second and three more in the third...

September 22, 2014 Scoreboard (09/22/14)
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High school roundup: Parsons' scoring spree leads Notre Dame boys soccer team (09/21/14)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday.

PREP ROUNDUP: Portageville volleyball leads the way at Gideon, Sikeston volleyball notches win (09/19/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com GIDEON -- Portageville, New Madrid County Central and Charleston all advanced to the tournament portion of the Gideon Volleyball Tournament while Richland fell just short in pool play Thursday night. Portageville defeated Delta C-7 (25-9, 25-13), Cooter (25-21, 25-16) and then split with NMCC (25-15, 22-25) to advance to Saturday's tournament play while the Lady Eagles split with Cooter (24-26, 25-13) and swept Delta C-7 (25-21, 25-15)...

High school roundup:Notre Dame spikers sweep visiting Bloomfield (09/19/14)
Notre Dame's Abbie McAlister hammered 12 kills, while senior Lydia Goodson had nine kills on 11 attempts to lift the Bulldogs to a 25-16, 25-18 volleyball victory over visiting Bloomfield on Thursday. Marianna Below notched nine consecutive service points in the first set for Notre Dame (12-4-1) before the visiting Wildcats scored. Below had two service aces during the stretch...

Dexter tennis team beats Caruthersville 9-0, Dexter volleyball team wins 12th straight (09/19/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - The success continued for the Dexter girls tennis program Thursday afternoon as they won all 14 matches against Caruthersville. Dexter beat Caruthersville 9-0 in varsity contest and won the junior varsity match 5-0. In varsity action Dexter's MaKayla Waldner beat Caruthersville's Hannah Bishop 8-0 in the No. ...

September 18, 2014 Scoreboard (09/18/14)
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High school roundup: Meadow Heights volleyball team takes down Oran in straight sets (09/18/14)
All high school scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday.

PREP ROUNDUP: SHS netters fall, Kelly shuts out Twin Rivers (09/17/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Sikeston lost all three of its tie breakers which wound up deciding their 5-4 loss to visiting Caruthersville Tuesday. "It was tough for us to lose them all especially the last singles match because that would determine the winner of the dual contest," Sikeston head coach Russ Dial said. "Still, we're keeping our heads up because we did play well."...

September 17, 2014 Scoreboard (09/17/14)
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Notre Dame tennis team beats Dexter 8-1 (09/16/14)
The Dexter Bearcats varsity girls tennis team suffered a rare loss Tuesday at Notre Dame. Notre Dame won all six singles matches and two of three doubles matches on its way to an 8-1 victory. Notre Dame also won the junior varsity match 6-1. The action heats up later this week Dexter (7-2) hosts Caruthersville Thursday...

PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston soccer team shuts out Saxony (09/16/14)
Staff Reports sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- Sam Cox scored his seventh goal of the season and goalie Max Ault recorded his second shutout during Sikeston's 3-0 win over Saxony Lutheran Monday on the road. Audi Hay and Conner Merideth also added goals...

High school roundup: Jackson softball team wins big for 10th victory (09/16/14)
All high school scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.

September 16, 2014 Scoreboard (09/16/14)
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High school roundup: Notre Dame volleyball sweeps Advance (09/16/14)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

September 15, 2014 Scoreboard (09/15/14)
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Dexter tennis team edges Poplar Bluff 5-4 (09/15/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team secured its second straight 5-4 victory Friday when it beat Poplar Bluff. Poplar Bluff's Namara Haq beat Dexter's Mary Miller 8-4 in the No. 1 singles match, Poplar Bluff's Nikkia Hickman beat Dexter's Macy Urhahn 9-8 (7-0) in the No. ...

September 11, 2014 Scoreboard (09/11/14)
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High school roundup: Notre Dame softball team earns home win (09/11/14)
All the high school results that were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday.

Dexter girls tennis team edges Farmington 5-4 (09/11/14)
Note: A photo gallery of the Dexter-Farmington match is available at this link: View Photos Here DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity girls team outlasted Farmington 5-4 in its closest match of the season Wednesday afternoon. Farmington opened the closely contested affair been winning two of three doubles matches...

PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston softball falls back to .500, Lady Bulldog netters blank Charleston (09/10/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Dropping back to .500 on the season, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs fell to visiting Cape Central 12-1 on Tuesday via the mercy rule. Sikeston held the Lady Tigers to four runs over the first four innings, but a three-run rally in the top of the fifth put them ahead 7-0...

September 10, 2014 Scoreboard (09/10/14)
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PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston softball falls back to .500, Lady Bulldog netters blank Charleston (09/10/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Dropping back to .500 on the season, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs fell to visiting Cape Central 12-1 on Tuesday via the mercy rule. Sikeston held the Lady Tigers to four runs over the first four innings, but a three-run rally in the top of the fifth put them ahead 7-0...

Jackson volleyball team rolls past Central (09/10/14)
All high school scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.

Notre Dame tennis team learns in loss to Kennett (09/09/14)
The Indians cruised to a 7-2 win over the Bulldogs on Tuesday at Notre Dame High School, winning the second meeting between the teams this season by an identical score.

September 9, 2014 Scoreboard (09/09/14)
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High school roundup: Host Red Devils clip Oran 2-1 in softball (09/09/14)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

SCAA roundup: Monday's SCAA volleyball, baseball and tennis results (09/08/14)
VOLLEYBALL DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity volleyball team opened SCAA play with a 25-16, 25-3 victory against Bloomfield Monday night. The Bearcats tallied 28 of its 50 points on kills. Jessica Lindsey paced the Bearcats with 10 kills. Shyann Jines had eight kills and Kendall Adams had five kills. Lexie Barnes and Addie Kruse each had two kills...

September 8, 2014 Scoreboard (09/08/14)
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PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston splits at Softballfest, Sikeston JH football blanks NMCC 43-0 (09/05/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Madison Smith hit a walk off single in the sixth inning to beat Chaffee Thursday during the first round of the Notre Dame Softballfest at Notre Dame High School. The Lady Bulldogs (4-3) won the game 5-4 due to the time limit rule but wound up losing to Notre Dame 7-1 in their second game of the day...

Kennett enjoys strong showing at Sikeston Invitational (09/05/14)
Kennett's tennis team enjoyed a strong showing at the 2014 Sikeston Invitational tournament on Thursday.

High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran volleyball team falls to Sikeston (09/05/14)
All the local high school events were reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Dexter girls tennis team blows out Poplar Bluff 9-0 (09/04/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats girls tennis program experienced little difficulty disposing of Poplar Bluff Wednesday afternoon. The Bearcats won every match as it cruised to a 9-0 victory in varsity action and 8-0 win in junior varsity action against the Mules...

High school roundup: Perryville volleyball deals Farmington first loss (09/04/14)
All high school sports results reported to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday.

PREP ROUNDUP: Notre Dame edges Portageville, Kelly takes down Naylor (09/03/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Despite an excellent pitching performance from junior Taylor Tiffany, Portageville fell to host Notre Dame 2-1 Tuesday in a extra innings. Portageville jumped out to an early lead with their only run of the day in the top of the first innings. They held their advantage until Notre Dame responded in the bottom of the sixth frame and the two teams played shutout ball until the bottom of the ninth...

September 3, 2014 Scoreboard (09/03/14)
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PREP ROUNDUP: Notre Dame edges Portageville, Kelly takes down Naylor (09/03/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Despite an excellent pitching performance from junior Taylor Tiffany, Portageville fell to host Notre Dame 2-1 Tuesday in a extra innings. Portageville jumped out to an early lead with their only run of the day in the top of the first innings. They held their advantage until Notre Dame responded in the bottom of the sixth frame and the two teams played shutout ball until the bottom of the ninth...

High school roundup: Notre Dame softball wins in nine innings (09/03/14)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Dexter girls tennis suffers first loss at Kennett 9-0 (09/03/14)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team suffered its first loss of the season at unbeaten Kennett 9-0 Tuesday afternoon. Kennett's Kate Shetley beat Dexter's MaKayla Waldner 8-2 in the No. 1 singles match, Kennett's Hadley Hilburn beat Dexter's Mary Miller 8-1 in the No. ...

Kennett beats Dexter, improves to 3-0 (09/02/14)
The Kennett high school tennis team enjoyed another successful day on the court against Dexter.

September 2, 2014 Scoreboard (09/02/14)
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PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston tennis earns first win, Portageville softball downs Cape Central (08/29/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston girls tennis team earned its first win Thursday after visiting Poplar Bluff 5-4. Ali Price, Peyton Henson, Brianna Basham and Emily Braden all scored singles wins while the tandem of Price and Hope Mannon held on for a doubles victory...

High school roundup: Semis set for Woodland volleyball tournament (08/29/14)
All the events reported to the Southeast Missourian on Thursday night.

PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston tennis earns first win, Portageville softball downs Cape Central (08/29/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston girls tennis team earned its first win Thursday after visiting Poplar Bluff 5-4. Ali Price, Peyton Henson, Brianna Basham and Emily Braden all scored singles wins while the tandem of Price and Hope Mannon held on for a doubles victory...

Dexter girls tennis team stays perfect, beats Cape Central 6-3 (08/28/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - A perfect week concluded for the Dexter Bearcats varsity girls tennis team Thursday afternoon. The Bearcats improved to 3-0 Thursday with a 6-3 home victory against Cape Central. Dexter won four of six singles matches and two of three doubles matches against Cape Central...

Sikeston swept by Dexter 9-0 (08/28/14)

SIkeston netters open season with loss to Jackson (08/27/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston girls tennis team's season opener didn't go as planned. Visiting Jackson nearly swept both doubles and singles matches giving Sikeston a 8-1 loss to start their 2014 campaign. "Today's match was a tough one for us," Sikeston head coach Russ Dial said. ...

PREP ROUNDUP: Richland wins season opener (08/27/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com ESSEX -- The Richland volleyball team won it's first game of the season Tuesday downing visiting Twin Rivers in straight sets. Richland (1-0) won the first game 25-9 and held off Twin Rivers 25-23 in the second set. The Lady Rebels will host Bell City at 6 p.m. on Thursday...

August 27, 2014 Scoreboard (08/27/14)
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SIkeston netters open season with loss to Jackson (08/27/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston girls tennis team's season opener didn't go as planned. Visiting Jackson nearly swept both doubles and singles matches giving Sikeston a 8-1 loss to start their 2014 campaign. "Today's match was a tough one for us," Sikeston head coach Russ Dial said. ...

PREP ROUNDUP: Richland wins season opener (08/27/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com ESSEX -- The Richland volleyball team won it's first game of the season Tuesday downing visiting Twin Rivers in straight sets. Richland (1-0) won the first game 25-9 and held off Twin Rivers 25-23 in the second set. The Lady Rebels will host Bell City at 6 p.m. on Thursday...

Dexter tennis team blisters Charleston 9-0 (08/27/14)
Note: A photo gallery of the Dexter-Charleston girls tennis match is available at this link: View Photos Here DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity girls tennis team cruised past Charleston 9-0 Tuesday afternoon. Mary Miller beat Frederica Evans 8-0 in the No. ...

August 26, 2014 Scoreboard (08/26/14)
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August 25, 2014 Scoreboard (08/25/14)
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Kennett varsity tennis starts off strong over Notre Dame (08/25/14)
Players and spectators at the Kennett High School tennis courts endured temperatures approaching 95 degrees ahead of Monday's game time.

Destiny displays overpowering game when it comes to Adams, Jackson tennis program (08/20/14)
Linda Adams had never played tennis when she took the job as girls tennis coach at Jackson High School. Nineteen years later, Adams is still coaching the Indians. But it's been an interesting road with lots of learning and unexpected turns. "I knew nothing about tennis. ...

New faces look to continue girls tennis success at Dexter (08/20/14)
New faces hope to continue the success of the Dexter girls tennis program this fall. The Bearcats return two of its six starters off of last season's squad that finished 11-5 and placed second in Class 1, District 1. "We had a great year last year," Dexter tennis coach Kurt Lovelady said. "It's definitely a rebuilding year with only one senior on varsity this season, but that's what I said about the boys in the spring and they turned out pretty good...

Kennett HS football and tennis beat the heat, days before season openers (08/19/14)
As of 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, temperatures rose to the low 90s in Kennett. Add the weight of humidity in the air and it felt like 101 degrees.

Tougher schedule hoping to make difference for Sikeston girls tennis team (08/15/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- After a disappointing finish to last year's postseason, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs' tennis team hopes a beefed up schedule this season will increase their chances come playoff time. "We always strive to see the team advance out of district play," Sikeston head coach Russ Dial said. "At least individually and that didn't happen for us last season, however, we hope to change that this season...

Kennett athletics on display at the Gatorade Game (08/14/14)
KENNETT, Mo. - Hours after students finished their first day at school on Thursday, the community in Kennett came together at Metz Cherry Stadium for the annual Bill Martin Gatorade Game, sponsored by the Kennett Rotary club. Admission cost just one bottle of Gatorade. For the price, fans got their first chance to come together to meet all of athletes that will carry Kennett's athletic program through the fall...

KHS tennis start path towards potential milestone (08/06/14)
You've seen it time and again at sports programs far and wide: A team enjoys months or years of success, only to become complacent later on and suddenly fall from grace. It's a problem that Kennett High School Tennis Coach Janet Hilburn is working to avoid, as she and her players try to reach a milestone for the program...

Fall practice begins today for Missouri (08/04/14)

Central's Mailes earns all-state tennis honor in singles (06/01/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Central's Alex Mailes could not have asked for more in his first experience at the Missouri boys tennis state championships. The Tiger sophomore, the only player not a junior or senior in the field of 16 in the Class 2 singles, won three of his five matches at the Cooper Tennis Complex and returned home with an all-state medal...

Notre Dame tennis players get first-ever state win, Central No. 1 still alive (05/30/14)
It didn't take long for the Central and Notre Dame players who participated at the Missouri state tennis tournament on Friday to understand that the competition at the 2014 state tournament was at a completely different level than they had been used to in the regular season...

STATE BOUND: Dexter's Noah Kronk & Ethan Flowers qualify for state tennis tournament (05/24/14)
IMPERIAL, Mo. - Dexter junior Noah Kronk and sophomore Ethan Flowers started thinking about qualifying for the state tennis tournament at the start of the 2013-14 school year. "We joked all year about going to state and once we competed in the Poplar Bluff tournament we knew going to state might be a realistic goal, so we decided to work a little harder," Kronk said...

State Bound: Dexter's Noah Kronk & Ethan Flowers qualify for state tennis tournament (05/24/14)
IMPERIAL, Mo. - Dexter junior Noah Kronk and sophomore Ethan Flowers started thinking about qualifying for the state tennis tournament at the start of the 2013-14 school year. "We joked all year about going to state and once we competed in the Poplar Bluff tournament we knew going to state might be a realistic goal, so we decided to work a little harder," Kronk said...

Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Central's Alex Mailes (05/22/14)
Alex Mailes went 5-0 in his tennis singles matches last week to reach the Class 2 Sectional 1 individually as well as helping the Tigers to the sectional round as a team.

Dexter Sectional Boys Tennis Qualifiers (05/20/14)
POTOSI, Mo. - Dexter sophomore Ethan Flowers and junior Noah Kronk advanced to the Class 1 state tennis sectional Saturday. Flowers and Kronk won two out of three matches in their district tournament at Potosi. Kronk-Flowers beat a doubles team from North County 6-1, 6-4, in their quarterfinal, a doubles team from Notre Dame 6-4-62 in their semifinal and lost to Notre Dame's Mason Seesing & Brendan Boswell 6-3, 6-4, in the district championship...

Bulldogs' Wedemeier qualifies for sectionals (05/18/14)
Notre Dame's Ben Wedemeier breezed through the singles to win the Class 1 District 1 Individuals Tournament for the Bulldogs on Saturday at Potosi, Mo. Wedemeier defeated Potosi's Ian Boyer-Faulkner 6-1, 6-1 before triumphing over Arcadia Valley's Joey LaValle 6-2, 6-0 and Brian LaValle 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 to clinch the championship in the singles...

PREP ROUNDUP: Red Devils fall in final tune-up (05/17/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Getting one final regular season contest in before districts, the Chaffee Red Devils fell to host Notre Dame on Friday 7-2. A two-run rally in the bottom of the first put the Bulldogs on top for good and a two-run fifth gave them a 4-0 advantage. One final three-run outburst in the sixth gave them their biggest lead of the night, 7-0, before the Red Devils got on the board with two runs in the seventh...

Notre Dame boys tennis team outlasts Dexter 6-0 (05/17/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The fourth-seeded Dexter Bearcats gave top-seeded Notre Dame everything it wanted in a boys tennis district semifinal Friday. Dexter forced three sets in five of six singles matches. Notre Dame avoided playing doubles by putting together strong third-set performances in every match as it outlasted Dexter 6-0...

Dexter athletes honored at Spring Sports Program (05/16/14)
Dexter High School honored its high school baseball, softball, golf, boys tennis and track athletes Thursday night at its Spring Sports Program. Dexter Bearcat Booster Club scholarships were presented to Kendra Stevenson and Jacob Robinson. Ethan Stevens received the Season Medalist Award in boys golf...

Dexter boys tennis team sweeps DeSoto 6-0 in district quarterfinal (05/13/14)
Note: A photo gallery of the Dexter-DeSoto quarterfinal is available at this link: View Photos Here DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity boys tennis team experienced little difficulty securing a victory in its district quarterfinal Tuesday afternoon. Fourth-seeded Dexter won all 12 sets of its district quarterfinal against fifth-seeded DeSoto as it secured a 6-0 victory. Doubles were not required because Dexter won at least five of six singles matches...

Rain halts Dexter's final prep for tennis playoffs (05/10/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - Mother Nature cut short a final tuneup for the Dexter varsity boys tennis team Friday afternoon. The Dexter-Poplar Bluff varsity boys tennis match was canceled after about one hour of play Friday. The match was tied 2-2 when rain started to fall heavily at the Dexter tennis courts...

Central tennis team secures No. 2 seed in district (05/08/14)
The Tigers will have a rematch with Farmington next week.

Bulldog tennis team drops home match to Dexter 6-3 (05/07/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- In one of their final matches of the season, the Sikeston Bulldogs' tennis team fell to the visiting Dexter Bearcats 6-3 on Tuesday in a varsity only meeting. "We had good wins by our No. 1 and 4 players in singles play," Sikeston head coach Russ Dial said. We also got a good win from our No. 2 doubles team."...

May 7, 2014 Scoreboard (05/07/14)
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PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston golf team sending three to sectionals (05/06/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com FARMINGTON -- Sikeston's Gabe Wheeler, Blake Below and Austin Bowman each made the cut following the Class 3, District 1 tournament Monday at Crowne Pointe Golf Club in Farmington. Wheeler finished with third overall with a score of 76 -- four over par. Both Below and Bowman tied with an 88 as Sikeston finished third as a team with a score of 347...

PREP ROUNDUP: Chaffee breezes by Oak Ridge in five innings (05/01/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- Jumping out of the gate with an eight-run rally, the Chaffee Red Devils took down Oak Ridge 10-0 in five innings on Wednesday via the mercy-rule. The Red Devils' eight run first was followed by three innings of silence. They put together one final two-run rally in the bottom of the fifth to end the game early...

May 1, 2014 Scoreboard (05/01/14)
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High school roundup: Cox helps Scott City best Woodland in baseball (05/01/14)
Braden Cox threw a complete game, struck out nine and held his opponents to six hits and one unearned run as the Scott City baseball team (7-10) defeated Woodland 6-1 at home. Cox also helped his own cause with a double that drove in a run in the fourth...

Dexter boys tennis team beats Sikeston & Poplar Bluff (05/01/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity boys tennis team collected back-to-back wins earlier this week. Dexter edged Poplar Bluff 5-4 Tuesday and cruised past Sikeston 8-1 Wednesday. "We are playing a lot better tennis up-and-down the team right now," Dexter coach Kurt Lovelady said. "We just need to keep this momentum going into our last few matches heading into districts the week after next. We still have a lot of work to do and a lot to learn because of how young we are."...

PREP ROUNDUP: Lady Bulldogs fall 3-2 in second OT to Perryville (04/30/14)
Staff Reports sports@standard-democrat.com PERRYVILLE -- Watching a lead slip away late in regulation, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs fell 3-2 to host Perryville in double overtime on Tuesday. The two went into the half knotted at 1-1 thanks to a goal from Torrie Helms, off an assist from Claudea Kuykendall...

High school roundup: Chism's no-hitter leads Central past Affton (04/27/14)
All the local high school events reported Saturday to the Southeast Missourian.

PREP ROUNDUP: Lady Bulldogs soccer drops road game to Saxony, Sikeston tennis falls to Poplar Bluff (04/25/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- Falling below the .500 mark this season, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs fell to Saxony Lutheran 5-1 on Thursday on the road. It's Sikeston's second loss to the Lady Crusaders, having fallen 6-0 earlier this month...

PREP ROUNDUP: Pavy's big day lifts Risco past Gideon, Chaffee downs Charleston (04/24/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com GIDEON -- Jordon Pavy got the win on the mound and led Risco at the plate during the Tigers' 11-7 Tri-County Conference win over Gideon. After entering in the third inning Pavy pitched four scoreless innings where he struck out four. He also went 3 for 4 at the dish hitting two doubles and a triple while scoring four runs...

High school roundup: Chaffee baseball rolls on with win over Charleston (04/24/14)
Chaffee's Layton Tenkhoff had two hits, including a triple, to help his own cause in a 8-2 win over Charleston at home on Wednesday. Tenkhoff went the distance for the Red Devils (14-1). He gave up two earned runs on 12 hits and had nine strikeouts...

PREP ROUNDUP: Pavy's big day lifts Risco past Gideon, Chaffee downs Charleston (04/24/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com GIDEON -- Jordon Pavy got the win on the mound and led Risco at the plate during the Tigers' 11-7 Tri-County Conference win over Gideon. After entering in the third inning Pavy pitched four scoreless innings where he struck out four. He also went 3 for 4 at the dish hitting two doubles and a triple while scoring four runs...

High school roundup: Chaffee baseball rolls on with win over Charleston (04/24/14)
Chaffee's Layton Tenkhoff had two hits, including a triple, to help his own cause in a 8-2 win over Charleston at home on Wednesday. Tenkhoff went the distance for the Red Devils (14-1). He gave up two earned runs on 12 hits and had nine strikeouts...

PREP ROUNDUP: Oran edges Cooter 4-3, Sikeston tennis downed by Dexter (04/17/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Rally for a pair of runs late, the Oran Eagles downed Cooter 4-3 on Wednesday. Both teams came out of the first inning with a pair of runs and the Braves scored again in the third to go up 3-2. That lead held until a two-run rally in the seventh gave Oran the come-from-behind win...

High school roundup: Priggel delivers again in Oran baseball team's victory (04/17/14)
Oran's Jacob Priggel marked the one-week anniversary of his walk-off hit against Scott City with another against Cooter on Wednesday afternoon. Priggel drove home Preston Hahn and Seth Ressell following Ben Heuring's sacrifice in the bottom of the seventh to lead the Eagles to a 4-3 victory at home...

Sikeston netters earn first win of the season (04/16/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- In a close match with visiting Festus on Tuesday the Sikeston Bulldogs completed a late-comeback to pick up their first win of the season, 5-4. "It was a very tight match with Festus today," Sikeston head coach Russ Dial said. "We were down by one match with only two varsity singles remaining, so pressure was on our number five and six ranked players. Fortunately, they both handled the pressure well and pulled out the match for us."...

High school roundup: Notre Dame baseball team falls to defending state champs (04/13/14)
Josh Haggerty and Chase Urhahn each hit a double to pace the Bulldogs as the Notre Dame baseball team suffered its first loss of the season to three-time defending state champion Westminster Christian Academy 8-4 on Saturday in the suburban St. Louis area in a battle of the two top-ranked teams in the state in Class 4...

High school roundup: Jackson baseball run-rules North County in home win (04/13/14)
Jackson junior right-hander Michael Houchin held North County to two hits and the offense supported him with a run in every inning as Jackson posted a 10-0 home win in six innings Friday. Houchin struck out 10 batters and walked one. Junior Tyler Slinkard led the offense with a double and three RBIs. Jordan Hadden, who had three of the Indians' 10 hits, Devin Austin, Cameron Duke and Jon Schumer each had a double for Jackson (4-8)...

High school roundup: Notre Dame baseball team falls to defending state champs (04/13/14)
Josh Haggerty and Chase Urhahn each hit a double to pace the Bulldogs as the Notre Dame baseball team suffered its first loss of the season to three-time defending state champion Westminster Christian Academy 8-4 on Saturday in the suburban St. Louis area in a battle of the two top-ranked teams in the state in Class 4...

April 12, 2014 Scoreboard (04/12/14)
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SCAA Roundup: Bloomfield baseball team stays perfect, other SCAA schools secure wins (04/11/14)
The success continued Thursday for the undefeated Bloomfield Widlcats high school baseball team. Bloomfield improved to 6-0 with 29-3 win against Richland. "It's always nice to record a conference win and I was glad to see some different guys step up and contribute when given an opportunity to play," Bloomfield coach Tyler Trover said. "Our kids are doing some good things and we are going to have to continue that trend with the quality opponents on our schedule in the next week"...

High school roundup: Chaffee baseball team defeats Leopold 1-0 to climb to 10-0 (04/11/14)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

SCAA Roundup: Bloomfield baseball team stays perfect, other SCAA schools secure wins (04/11/14)
The success continued Thursday for the undefeated Bloomfield Widlcats high school baseball team. Bloomfield improved to 6-0 with 29-3 win against Richland. "It's always nice to record a conference win and I was glad to see some different guys step up and contribute when given an opportunity to play," Bloomfield coach Tyler Trover said. "Our kids are doing some good things and we are going to have to continue that trend with the quality opponents on our schedule in the next week"...

High school roundup: ND golfers repeat at Farmington Invite (04/10/14)
Notre Dame sophomore standout Jack Litzelfelner carded an even par 71 to earn medalist honors and lead defending champion Notre Dame to a repeat at the Farmington Invitational on Wednesday at the Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington, Mo. Notre Dame's Trent Schumer tied with Camdenton's Michael Pfitzner for second place individually...

April 9, 2014 Scoreboard (04/09/14)
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Dexter drops boys tennis match at Notre Dame (04/09/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Dexter varsity boys tennis team suffered a 7-2 road loss against Notre Dame Tuesday afternoon. In varsity singles action Notre Dame's Ben Wedemeier beat Dexter's Ethan Flowers 8-2, Notre Dame's Mason Seesing beat Dexter's Noah Kronk 8-3, Notre Dame's Brendan Boswell beat Dexter's Brooks Propst 8-5, Dexter's Drew Mason beat Notre Dame's Ethan Derrington 8-6, Notre Dame's Alex Wikel beat Dexter's Zach Potts 8-6 and Notre Dame's Dalton Stroup beat Dexter's Joshua Kohlbaker 8-2.. ...

Southeast Missouri State tennis team falls to EIU (04/07/14)
The Southeast Missouri State tennis team sustained its fourth consecutive loss as host Eastern Illinois prevailed 5-2 on Sunday in Charleston, Ill. Southeast fell to 9-9 overall and 3-4 in the Ohio Valley Conference. EIU improved to 9-4 and 3-4 in the OVC...

High school roundup: Central tennis team topples Dexter (04/03/14)
The Central boys tennis lead built a 6-1 lead over Dexter before rain stopped doubles play on Wednesday afternoon at Central High School Alex Mailes, Derek Nunnery, Jonah Roop, Vikas Rudrappa and Caleb Strickland all earned singles victories for the Tigers...

PREP ROUNDUP: NMCC baseball gets first hit, win of the season (04/02/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- After being no-hit in each of their two games this season the New Madrid County Central Eagles got things going Tuesday in a 4-3 win over Charleston. The Bluejays scored a run in each of the first three innings while a three-run outburst by the Eagles in the top of the second left things knotted at 3-3 going into the fourth...

April 1, 2014 Scoreboard (04/01/14)
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Dexter boys tennis team drops match to Notre Dame 9-0 (04/02/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter varsity boys tennis team suffered its first loss of the season Tuesday afternoon. Defending district champion Notre Dame outlasted Dexter 9-0 in varsity action. In varsity singles action Notre Dame's Ben Wedemeier beat Dexter's Ethan Flowers 8-5, Notre Dame's Mason Seesing beat Dexter's Noah Kronk 8-3, Notre Dame's Brendan Boswell beat Dexter's Brooks Propst 8-0, Notre Dame's Ethan Derrington beat Dexter's Drew Mason 8-2, Notre Dame's Alex Wikel beat Dexter's Zach Potts 9-7 and Notre Dame's Dalton Stroup beat Dexter's Joshua Kohlbaker 8-1.. ...

March 31, 2014 Scoreboard (03/31/14)
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High school roundup: Meet highlighted by Darnell's record discus throw for Jackson (03/30/14)
Jackson senior Clay Darnell beat his nearest competitor by 30 feet in the discus competition at the Festus Early Bird Invitational on Saturday, and that might be the least impressive thing about his 173-feet-4-inch throw. The throw set broke Jackson's school record, was the longest by a high schooler in the state this year and the 33rd longest in the nation...

Preview: Dexter boys tennis team (03/29/14)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity boys tennis team enters the 2014 season with three returning starters off of last season's vastly successful squad that finished with a 9-2 record and placed second in its district tournament. "We are young, but have some talent so it will be interesting to see what we can do this year," Dexter coach Kurt Lovelady said...

Southeast Missouri State tennis team wins fourth straight match (03/17/14)
The Southeast Missouri State women's tennis team stretched its winning streak to four matches with a 7-0 road victory Sunday over Tennessee State. The Redhawks improved to 2-0 in OVC play and 8-5 overall. Southeast's top three singles players all won in straight sets. Valeriia Kashina posted a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 1; Valeriia Nagovitcina won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 2; and Ekaterina Donetckova breezed to a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 3...

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)
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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)
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