semoball.com: High School : Track & Field

Track & Field

Chaffee shines at sectionals (05/14/12)
CENTRALIA -- The Chaffee boys finished second in the team standings at the Class 1, Sectional 1 meet at Centralia on Saturday. Chaffee's 400 and 800-meter relay teams both took wins as did Jordan Yahn in the 800. The 1,600 and 3.200-meter relay teams also finished third and fourth respectively to move on to the state meet as did the Red Devils' Dustin Worley, who placed fourth in the shot put and third in the discus...

Charleston, Kelly, Scott City sending athletes to state (05/14/12)
PRINCIPIA -- Charleston's Sumner Foster and Aaron Cassell along with Scott City's Brandon Shemonia all claimed sectional championships at the Class 2, Sectional 1 track and field meet at Principia on Saturday. Foster took first in the high jump with a leap of 6-2 while Cassell took first in the long jump with a mark of 21-1...

High school track and field roundup: Saxony Lutheran's Hemmann leaps way to two sectional championships (05/13/12)
The results from Saturday's district and sectional high school track and field meets.

Southeast Missourian Player of the Week: Scott City's Brandon Shemonia (05/09/12)
Scott City senior Brandon Shemonia reasserted his dominance at the Class 2 Disitrict 1 track and field meet. Shemonia finished 4 for 4 in his events at the meet. He captured the district title in the 1,600 by more than 7 seconds. He crossed the line in 4 minutes, 37.5 seconds...

On to sectionals (05/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Scott City senior Brandon Shemonia captured three individual titles at the Class 2 District 1 track and field meet Saturday at Cape Central High School. Shemonia won the 800, 1600 and 3200. He also ran on the Rams' victorious 3200 meter relay team to help Scott City finish second in the team standings with 113 points...

High school track and field roundup: Scott City boys run to second place (05/06/12)
Results from the Class 2 District 1 and Class 1 District 1 track and field meets.

Jackson boys claim SEMO Conference North track and field title (05/06/12)
The Jackson boys track and field team won the SEMO Conference North title Friday.

Scott City boys and Chaffee girls win SEMO South meet (05/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE -- For the fourth straight year, the Chaffee Lady Devils won the SEMO South conference track meet Monday at East Prairie High School. Chaffee scored 177 points to beat out the remaining seven schools. "We talked about that before the meet and to win four in a row is just a huge accomplishment," Chaffee track coach Travis Caulkins said. "I'm very proud of the girls."...

Dexter girls win SEMO Central (05/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- In edging out Notre Dame by 13 points, the Dexter Lady Bearcats took first place on Monday at the SEMO Central Conference track meet. Dexter finished the contest with a total of 174 points thanks in large part to taking first place in seven of the meet's 17 events. Notre Dame scored 161 points on the evening, good for second place, while Kennett placed third with 68 points...

High school roundup: Notre Dame boys track and field team runs to conference championship (05/01/12)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Sikeston boys second, girls fourth at PB Invitational (04/30/12)
POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston boys track team finished second and the girls fourth in the Poplar Bluff Invitational meet on Friday. West Plains won the boys with 145 points with Sikeston finishing with 111 points. In the girls, Poplar Bluff with 151 points while Sikeston was fourth with 83.50. Dexter was sixth with 52...

High school roundup: Chaffee baseball team falls short in title game at own tourney (04/29/12)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Jackson, Notre Dame track teams both grab four firsts at Poplar Bluff Invite (04/29/12)
Results from Friday's Poplar Bluff Invitational.

Red Devils Invitational (04/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils track team swept their own meet Thursday during the Chaffee Red Devil Invitational. The boys scored a total of 139 while the girls finished with 133. Through balanced scoring and three first place finishes, the Chaffee boys ended up well ahead of their closest competitor, Charleston, who scored 79.5 points...

High school roundup: Leopold baseball team sneaks past Oak Ridge (04/27/12)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Chaffee sweep (04/24/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE -- The Chaffee track team swept the East Prairie Open Monday clinching a total of 14 first place finishes in both the boys and girls events. The boys scored 133 points which put them well ahead of East Prairie, who was the runner-ups at 108...

Kennett track teams place third at Riverbend (04/23/12)
NEW MADRID -- The 28th Annual Riverbend Invitational track meet saw the Chaffee Red Devils and Dexter Lady Bearcats put up strong showings to win their respective sides of the meet. On the boy's side the Red Devils posted a team score of 88 points to best Caruthersville, who had 85, for the top spot...

Bulldogs fare well at Cape Relays (04/23/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs track team had a strong showing Saturday during the Cape Relays at Cape Central High School. The boys team finished fifth with an 89 while the girls topped out at third with 114. Cape Central took first with 124 points. Union and Jackson beat out Sikeston on the girls side...

High school roundup: Notre Dame baseball team sweeps own showcase tournament (04/22/12)
All the scores from Friday and Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Dexter girls, Chaffee boys earn wins in Riverbend Invitational (04/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The 28th Annual Riverbend Invitational track meet saw the Chaffee Red Devils and Dexter Lady Bearcats put up strong showings to win their respective sides of the meet. On the boy's side the Red Devils posted a team score of 88 points to best Caruthersville, who had 85, for the top spot...

NMCC softball team edges Twin Rivers; SHS boys track team wins meet (04/19/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central softball team edged past Twin Rivers 7-6 on Wednesday to stay unbeaten on the season. The Lady Eagles scored six runs in the bottom of the fourth for a 7-2 lead and held on to beat the Lady Royals, improving to 11-0 on the season and notching their 54th straight win...

Kennett track teams place at home meet (04/18/12)
The Kennett boys and girls track teams took home top awards at the Kennett track meet Tuesday. The Kennett boys track team finished first in its 8-team meet and the Kennett girls took second in its 9-team meet. "It's always nice to be able to compete well at your home meet," Kennett track coach Ben Foster said. ...

Kennett track team competes at Twilight Relays (04/17/12)
The Kennett Indians track team competed at the Sikeston Twilight Relays Friday. Kennett's Dillon Parr finished first in shot. A throwing team consisting of Kennett's Enna Thompson, Penny Barrera and Kaytlyn Park finished second in shot and third in discus...

Twilight Relays (04/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs always try to use their own Sikeston Twilight Relays as a gauge at how well the team is progressing at the midpoint of the track and field season. The Bulldogs boys captured first place medals in seven of the boys events while the girls team won gold medals in five events in the 10-team field on Friday at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium...

NMCC softball wins own tourney Saturday (04/09/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles swept their own invitational tournament Saturday defeating both Delta and Kennett. NMCC (7-0) downed Delta 11-1 in the first game of the day and followed it up with a 10-5 win over Kennett...

Rushin leads Jackson boys track and field team to title (04/08/12)
The Jackson boys track and field team won the title at its own meet for the first time Saturday.

Nicholson opening eyes as freshman (04/07/12)
davidj@standard-democrat.com LYNCHBURG, Va. -- It didn't take long for East Prairie graduate Jennifer Nicholson to make a name for herself in the college ranks. The Liberty University freshman recently recorded the longest discus throw at the school since 1992 with a throw of 146-0 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, good enough for second place...

Charleston boys, Chaffee girls win meet (04/06/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Led by five first place finishes, the Charleston Bluejays boys track and field team won their own meet Thursday at the Charleston Invitational at Charleston High School. The Chaffee Lady Devils took the girls team title with a total of 140 points...

Kennett track team competes at East Prairie meet (04/02/12)
The Kennett track team had a strong showing at the East Prairie track meet Friday. Eight boys placed in their respective events and the Kennett boys track team finished first out of 13 schools. Dillon Parr finished first in shot and disc. Dillon Hill finished first in the 110-meter hurdles...

High school roundup: Jackson track and field teams snatch Perryville meet (04/01/12)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Sikeston track splits with Cape Central (03/29/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston boys and girls track and field team split with Cape Central in a dual meet on Wednesday afternoon at SPS Stadium. The Sikeston boys defeated Cape Central 93-52 while the girls fell to the Lady Tigers, 71-67...

High school roundup: Jackson sweeps own track meet (03/29/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Kennett boys and girls place first at track meet (03/23/12)
The Kennett track team hosted New Madrid County Central, East Prairie and Hayti for a practice meet Tuesday. Kennett had seven female athletes finish first in their respective individual events and two relay teams take first place. The Kennett girls team finished first with 83 points. Hayti finished second with 82 points. New Madrid County Central calculated a third-place score of 32 points and East Prairie finished fourth with 12 points...

Sikeston easily wins dual meet against NMCC (03/22/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston boys and girls track and field teams swept a dual meet against New Madrid County Central on Wednesday at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium. Sikeston's boys defeated NMCC 122-22 while the girls posted a 69-32 victory...

2012 Chaffee Track and Field Schedule (03/19/12)
Check back for the 2012 Chaffee track and field roster...

Track preview (03/13/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Led by a select few, such as seniors Terry Jamison and Betsy Borgsmiller, the Sikeston Bulldogs track team should be top-heavy when it comes to individual performers. As far as the team goes, however, they may not have enough horses to make any noise at the state level...

2012 Spring Sports Preview: Kennett Indians track team (03/10/12)
A preview of the 2012 Kennett Indians track team.

Guidelines for head injuries changing (08/19/11)
It is not as simple as getting your bell rung anymore. In the past, a concussion in sports was not a big deal, at least not publicly. However, with the medical advances made and public awareness increasing, concussions are moving to the forefront in terms of sports injuries...

Central graduate Thomas to run track at Illinois (07/27/11)
The recent graduate expects to compete in the 400 meters at Illinois

Jackson's Smith will jump at Southeast (07/12/11)
The Class 4 long jump champion signed with Southeast

Kennett's Enna Thompson medals at state track tourney (06/02/11)
Kennett's Enna Thompson received all-state honors at the state track tournament in Jefferson City, Mo., Saturday. Thompson finished seventh overall in the girls shot put, recording a throw of 37 feet, 9 inches. Kennett's Dillon Par threw a personal best 45 feet, 9 1/2 inches, in the boys shot put. The throw was good for 13th place in the competition...

SHS finishes with one state title, 14 all-staters (05/31/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com JEFFERSON CITY -- After an eventful first day that saw one of their own sit atop the podium at the Class 3 state track meet in Jefferson City on Friday, the Sikeston Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs track team failed to match the excitement on Saturday...

Jackson's Smith, Central's Deisher capture state titles at Class 4 track meet (05/29/11)
Two local athletes won state titles at this weekend's Class 3 and 4 state track and field meet.

Borgsmiller wins title in high jump (05/29/11)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Sikeston junior Betsy Borgsmiller had a day to remember on Friday at the Class 3 state championship track meet. Borgsmiller high jumped five feet, five inches to win only the second individual girls state championship in school history and first since Tina Collins won the same event with a jump of 5-4 in 1991...

SHS boys seeking high finish at Class 3 meet (05/26/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com JEFFERSON CITY -- The Sikeston boys track team is on the bubble. They have enough competitors to make some noise but the teams above them have just as many -- or more. Nonetheless, the Bulldogs will look to edge their way towards a high finish during the Class 3 state track meet on Friday and Saturday at Dwight T. Reed Stadium on the campus of Lincoln University in Jefferson City...

Three Kennett athletes advance to state track tourney (05/26/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Hours of hard work after school and at track meets have finally paid off for three Kennett athletes. Darius Warren, Dillon Parr and Enna Thompson left for the Class 3 state track meet in Jefferson City, Mo., Thursday. The three athletes will compete at the state meet at Dwight T. Reed Stadium May 27-28...

Raising the bar (05/25/11)
SIKESTON -- She's been in this situation before, but to Sikeston jumper Betsy Borgsmiller it just has a different feel. Going into the high jump as the state's top-seeded jumper can have that effect. Borgsmiller will be heading to her third-straight Class 3 state tournament with the top jump of any girl competitor in any class...

Southeast Missourian Player of the Week: Jason Cicardi (05/25/11)
In the days leading up to the Class 1 state track meet, Chaffee senior Jason Cicardi said he was ready for his high school career to be over. "I like sports, but I'm kind of ready for it all to be over -- get out of high school and start life," Cicardi said...

Three Kennett athletes advance to state track tourney (05/24/11)
Three Kennett athletes have advanced to the state track tourney following their performances at the state sectional Saturday. Darius Warren won first place overall in the 100-meter dash at the state sectional. Warren's time of 11.09 set a state sectional record...

Sikeston sending several athletes to state track meet (05/23/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com ST. LOUIS -- The Sikeston boys and girls track team will be sending several athletes to the Class 3 state championships after a strong showing on Saturday during the Class 3, Sectional 1 meet at Lutheran South High School in St. Louis...

Nicholson takes third in discus, fourth in shot put (05/23/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com JEFFERSON CITY -- East Prairie senior Jennifer Nicholson placed third and fourth in her two throwing events at the Class 2 state championship meet at Dwight T. Reed Stadium in Jefferson City. Nicholson placed third in the discus with a throw of 131-06 after scratching on two of her attempts...

Chaffee boys relay teams capture two state championships (05/22/11)
The Chaffee boys track team won two Class 1 relay state championships at the state meet.

Scott City boys track team ties for fourth place at Class 2 state meet (05/22/11)
The Scott City boys track team tied College Heights Christian for fourth place in the Class 2 team standings.

Sectional track roundup: Central boys track team wins three sectional crowns (05/22/11)
A roundup of Saturday's Class 3 and Class 4 sectional track and field action.

Chaffee relay teams gear up for state track meet (05/20/11)
Chaffee will compete in all four boys relays at the state track meet this weekend.

SHS boys second, girls fourth in districts (05/16/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com FARMINGTON -- Despite cold, wet and windy conditions, the Class 3, District 1 track and field meet was held at Farmington High School on Saturday afternoon. Sikeston's boys team had a strong day, finishing with 117.50 points, but it wasn't enough to reclaim the district crown from Farmington, which captured its second-straight district title with 144 points...

Scott City, Chaffee boys finish second at sectionals (05/16/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com PRINCIPIA -- The Scott City boys track team qualified all four relays for the Class 2 state track meet while East Prairie's Jennifer Nicholson qualified in three events at the Class 2 Sectional 1 meet at Principia. The Rams' Brandon Shemonia won the 1,600 and 3,200, while Garett Schaefer won the 100 as Scott City finished second as a team...

Southeast Missourian Player of the Week: Matt Deisher (05/11/11)
It's been a two-year goal for Central senior Matt Deisher. He finally accomplished it Friday. Deisher cleared 15 feet, 7 inches to win the SEMO North Conference pole vault title and break the school record. "My personal best has been the same for two years, but I just kept improving on the little things and finally it paid off," Deisher said...

Chaffee takes third in boys, fifth in girls (05/09/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com FULTON -- The Chaffee boys finished third while the girls finished fifth in Saturday's Class 1 District 1 meet at the Missouri School for the Deaf in Fulton. The top four finishers in each event qualified for sectional competition, which will be held Saturday at Centralia...

Rams win district (05/09/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Scott City claimed the Class 2, District 1 boys district championship on Saturday at Southeast Missouri State's Abe Stuber Complex. The top four finishers in each event qualified for next week's sectional competition, which will be held at Principia...

Central's Deisher sails to school-record heights in pole vault at SEMO North Conference meet (05/08/11)
The Central boys team won Friday's SEMO North Conference track and field meet.

High school track roundup: Scott City boys capture district championship (05/08/11)
All the track and field scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Notre Dame track team finishes fourth at Hillsboro meet (05/08/11)
Notre Dame sophomore Jessica Menz set a school record in winning the discus at the Hillsboro Invitational on Friday.

Sikeston girls finish second, boys third at SEMO North meet (05/08/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston boys track team could not overcome crucial mistakes in two of their top events during the SEMO North Conference track meet on Friday. Following a disqualification in the 400-meter relay after a lane mixup between the Bulldogs and the Jackson Indians as well as a false start during the 100-meter dash, Sikeston found themselves looking up at both Cape Central and Jackson when it was all said and done...

SJHS boys win SEMO North title; McClinton sets mark (05/06/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston junior high track team recently finished it's season with both the boys and girls squads ending successfully. The boys finished first in the SEMO North Conference with the girls taking third. "I think we had a very successful season," junior varsity track coach Jon Johnson said. "Our boys only finished out of first one time all season...

Scott City boys, Chaffee girls win conference (05/05/11)
CHAFFEE -- With a consistent showing throughout each event, the Chaffee Lady Devils track team won the SEMO South Conference girls track meet on Wednesday at Chaffee High School. Chaffee had at least one individual or relay team finish within the top three in all but three of the 18 total events...

High school roundup: St. Vincent to send five, Saxony Lutheran two to state golf meet (05/05/11)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Kennett completes SEMO Conference track tournament (05/05/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett track team's bid to win the SEMO Conference Track Tournament fell short Wednesday afternoon. The Kennett boys track team finished second. Notre Dame won the boys track competition, Charleston finished third and Dexter finished fourth...

Conference tourneys, meets are postponed (05/03/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Additional heavy rains over the weekend, added to an already saturated ground, has forced the postponement of the SEMO Conference Baseball Tournament finals that were scheduled for Monday. The games will now be played on Saturday at Poplar Bluff High instead of Capaha Field and will held in conjunction with the junior varsity conference tournament that is to be played this week...

High school roundup: Oran baseball team remains perfect despite not capturing Chaffee tourney crown (05/01/11)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Woodland baseball team knocks off Scott City (05/01/11)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Chaffee shines at Red Devil Invitational (04/29/11)
The Chaffee track and field teams swept the boys and girls titles at its own invitational.

High school roundup: Gardner sparks offense in Central baseball team's 8-4 win over Dexter (04/29/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Jackson's Smith leaps to win at prestigious track meet (04/24/11)
Jackson senior Blake Smith led a strong contingent of local high school track and field athletes at the prestigious Kansas Relays, where he won the long jump by more than a foot.

Lady Bearcats, Sikeston junior varsity boys win Dexter meet (04/20/11)
DEXTER -- Taking part in the Dexter open track meet Tuesday afternoon, the Sikeston Bulldogs junior varsity track team took first place on the boy's side with 171 points. "They did pretty good," Sikeston coach Terry Flannigan said of his team. "We knew all our (kids) were going to be jayvee type and that most of theirs were going to be varsity...

Kennett wins track, golf, softball and middle school baseball competitions (04/20/11)
Track KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett track team performed well in its home meet on Tuesday afternoon. The Kennett boys tallied a first-place team score of 130. Malden finished second with a 122 and Charleston took third with a 113. The boys won first place in the following individual events: 4 X 200 relay and 4 X 100 relay...

Record broken at Twilight Relays (04/19/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldog track and field team had several good performances on Monday afternoon at the Twilight Relays at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium. But the performance of the day was by Sikeston senior Quentin Washington, who broke a school record in the 100-meter dash that has stood for 42 years...

Scott City boys fourth at Farmington (04/18/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com FARMINGTON -- The Scott City boys finished fourth and the girls finished 14th in the Farmington Invitational on Friday. The boys compiled 74 points with Brandon Shemonia winning the 1,600 and 3,200. Alex Eichhorn won the shot put and the 800-meter relay team also took first. The girls finished with 14 points...

High school roundup: Jackson girls soccer team suffers first soccer loss (04/17/11)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Homers help Risco down North Pemiscot (04/15/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers hit three home runs en route to an 11-1 win over North Pemiscot on Thursday afternoon. Jordon Pavy hit a solo homer in the third while Chris Pavy hit a 3-run shot in the fourth and Kris Walker hit a 2-run blast in the fifth for the Tigers. Walker also knocked in the final run of the game with a single as he finished 2-for-4 on the day along with Jordon Pavy. Zack Brannon finished 2-for-3 at the plate as well...

Sikeston boys, girls win NMCC open meet (04/13/11)
NEW MADRID -- With scores in the triple digits, the Sikeston Bulldogs track team posted easy wins on both the girls and boys side of the New Madrid County Central open track meet Monday afternoon. The Bulldogs scored of 198 on the boys side easily outpaced Scott City, whose 114.5 points left them in second place. Coming in third was Chaffee with 66...

Sikeston girls take third at Jackson (04/12/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston girls track team finished third in the Jackson Invitational on Saturday. The Lady Bulldogs were third out of 16 teams, compiling 74 points on the day. "The girls did a real good job," said Sikeston track coach Terry Flannigan. "I was very pleased with their effort."...

Lewis shines at Hillcrest Invitational (04/11/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SPRINGFIELD -- The Sikeston boys track and field team took part in the Hillcrest Invitational on Friday, an event that brings together some of the best talent in the state. Sikeston's Trey Lewis put together an outstanding day at the meet, finishing second in the long jump (20-11.50) and second in the triple jump (44-11). No other Bulldog finished in the top three at the event...

Charleston boys win Invitational (04/10/11)
CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Bluejays' boys squad won their home meet on Friday beating out 10 other teams at the Charleston Invitational at J.H. Marshall Field. Charleston accumulated 127.5 points in their win. Chaffee came away second with 105 points...

Bats stay hot for Chaffee (04/07/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com DELTA -- Continuing to pile up runs, the Chaffee Red Devils blistered the Delta Bobcats 15-0 on Wednesday in Delta to move to 9-1 on the season. Jared Walker, Alex Davie and Andrew Terhune each had home runs for the Red Devils. Both Walker and Davie had three hits apiece to lead the Chaffee offense who pounded out 18 hits...

High school roundup: Elfrink pitches Leopold baseball team past Bloomfield (04/07/11)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Chaffee dominates own round robin event (04/04/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- Capping a huge offensive weekend, the Chaffee Red Devils claimed the Chaffee Round Robin Tournament title Saturday with a 20-9 win over St. Vincent. The Red Devils put up 20 hits on the contest while doing most of the damage with a 16-run rally in the second inning...

High school roundup: Perryville baseball team bests Oak Ridge (04/03/11)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Track meet takes on new meaning (04/01/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE -- This years East Prairie Track and Field Invitational took on a whole new meaning. The passing of East Prairie athletic director Eva Hinshaw in early November inspired meet officials to make the biggest meet in Southeast Missouri even bigger by having 16 teams attend...

Sikeston splits with Cape (03/31/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Despite the bitter cold, the Sikeston track team was excited for the opportunity to suit up on Wednesday in a dual against Cape Central. "We're just happy to get out and run," Sikeston coach Terry Flannigan said. "It's still terrible weather."...

Junior high teams take part in Eva Hinshaw Memorial Open (03/31/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE -- The Poplar Bluff boys took first place in the first Eva Hinshaw Memorial Open on Wednesday afternoon at the East Prairie High School track. While Poplar Bluff was dominating the boys, their girls won the eighth grade division and East Prairie won the seventh grade girls division...

Bulldog golfers place second at Poplar Bluff triad (03/31/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston golf team finished second in a triad with Kennett and Poplar Bluff on Wednesday at Poplar Bluff. When their top four players finished, Sikeston ended with a score of 167 as a team. Poplar Bluff won the match with a 144 and Kennett came in third with a 192...

High school roundup: Jackson boys, girls track teams cruise to wins (03/31/11)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Sikeston junior high fares well at meet (03/30/11)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston junior varsity track team came away with a strong showing this Monday at the Cape tri-meet. Finishing the meet with 78 points on the boys side, the Bulldogs easily captured first place. They were followed by Cape Giradreau and Perryville with 52 and 24 points respectively...

High school roundup: Notre Dame, St. Vincent to meet in semifinals of Noon Optimist girls soccer tournament (03/25/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian

Experienced SHS looks to top last year's fourth place finish (03/24/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Coming off a fourth-place finish on the boys side at last year's Class 3 state championship, this year's Sikeston track team will feature many of the same faces that made last season so successful. And though the rough early spring weather has hampered the Bulldog's early season conditioning, head coach Terry Flannigan expects his team to be in top form when it comes time to compete for another state title...

High school roundup: Jackson baseball team victorious in home opener (03/23/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

2012 Poplar Bluff Track and Field Schedule (03/17/12)
--- Check back later for the 2012 Poplar Bluff track and field roster...

Scott City's Shemonia tops at SEMO Conference meet (10/15/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Scott City's Brandon Shemonia topped the overall standings with a run of 16:20 but it wasn't enough to secure a team win in the SEMO Conference cross country meet on Thursday in Cape Girardeau. Teammates Eric Essner (17:37) and Luke Keesee (18:19) tried their best to help with finishes of sixth and 15th, while Tyler Adams chipped in a 28th place finish with a time of 19:30. ...

Chaffee holds 3rd Annual Postal Meet (09/30/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CHAFFEE -- After Wednesday's 3rd annual Chaffee Postal Meet went off without a hitch, Lady Red Devil's cross country coach Travis Calkins thinks he and his squad have ironed out most the kinks in running a successful meet. "I would say (it went) almost flawless," he said of this year's 5K event. ...

Charleston netters down Sikeston; Kelly runners shine (09/15/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays tennis team downed the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs in a varsity only match 6-3 on Tuesday. Sikeston picked up wins in singles from Jacarra Lampkin and Kelsey Dial. Lampkin defeated Madeline Burke 8-5 while Dial downed Jasmine Spence 8-1. The two also teamed to best Burke and Taylor Duenne in doubles 8-3 for Sikeston's only other win...

Local teams gear up for season (08/31/10)
By Chris Pobst sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs cross country team will have experience as well as new blood as they kick off the 2010 season. "We have some hard workers," Sikeston head coach Gregg Holifield said. "We have some guys that ran last year and also some young ones too. I really like our kids and I think we'll have a good year."...

A Natural (06/16/10)
Oran's Haley Glastetter won the school's first track-and-field state championship in the 100-meter hurdles despite having no hurdles for practice.

Chaffee girls track and field places third in Class 1 (05/24/10)
he Chaffee girls track finished up a stellar season on Saturday, tying for third place in the Class 1 State Championships in Jefferson City.

Sectional showcase for Sikeston track and field (05/24/10)
Although sectionals is not a team event, the Bulldogs scored a total of 95 points; 27 points better than second place Farmington.

Southeast Missourian Player of the Week: Londyn Backfisch (05/12/10)
Backfisch qualified for the sectional track and field meet in three events -- the 100 meters, the 200 meters and the high jump.

Chaffee girls, boys shine at districts (05/10/10)
The Chaffee girls and boys track and field teams had a stellar day at the Class 1, District 1 Meet Saturday in Fulton, with the girls leaving as district champs and the boys placing second.

Sectional bound: Locals gain one step closer to state competition (05/10/10)
Of the local schools, Scott City came away with the best showing, taking third-place on the girls side with 83 points and fourth on the boys with 75 points.

Sikeston boys, girls track and field teams place second (05/09/10)
The Sikeston Bulldog track and field team placed second in both the boys and girls squads in the SEMO North Conference Tournament.

SEMO South champs: Chaffee girls, Malden boys win conference meet (05/04/10)
Chaffee scored in three of the four relays and used a balanced attack to claim the conference title.

Richardson making third straight trip to state on links (05/04/10)
Ryan Richardson, a junior at Kennett, shot an 85 at the Class 3 District 1 here Monday at Crown Point Golf Club to earn all-district honors and will be making his third straight trip to the MSHSAA Class 3 State Golf Championships.

Sikeston boys, girls track place third at Poplar Bluff Invite (05/03/10)
The Chaffee girls and Jackson boys team finished fourth at the event while the New Madrid County Central boys and Dexter girls took sixth.

Scott City track and field team claims Chaffee title (04/30/10)
It wasn't their best day on the track, but for the Scott City Rams even a sub-par performance was good enough for a first place finish at the Chaffee Track and Field Invitational on Thursday afternoon.

Chaffee girls claim Lady Devils Invitational title (04/27/10)
Chaffee's 4x400-meter relay team set a personal best time and put the finishing touches on the team victory.

Sikeston boys, Dexter girls win Dexter meet (04/21/10)
The Bulldogs men squad took first place out of the four teams attending the meet, scoring 108 points in the meet.

2010 Sikeston Track and Field Schedule and Roster (04/13/10)
--- Check back later for the 2010 Sikeston Track and Field roster...

Sikeston track and field shines in first meet (04/02/10)
The Bulldogs beat the Tigers on both sides of the meet as the boys won 75-57 and the girls 82-64.

Scott City boys, Chaffee girls win East Prairie Invitational (03/31/10)
Featuring 14 different schools, the East Prairie Invitational track meet is one of the area's biggest meets of the year. The Scott City Rams and the Chaffee Lady Devils both shined on that big stage.

2011 Perryville Track and Field Schedule and Roster (03/31/10)
--- Check back for the 2011 Perryville Track and Field roster...

2012 Notre Dame Track and Field Schedule (03/31/10)
--- Check back for the 2012 Notre Dame track and field roster...

2012 Saxony Lutheran Track and Field Schedule (03/24/11)
--- Check back later for the 2012 Saxony Lutheran track and field roster...

2012 Jackson Track and Field Schedule (03/22/10)
--- Check back later for the 2011 Jackson track and field roster...

2010 Scott City Track and Field Schedule and Roster (03/22/10)
--- Check back later for the 2010 Scott City track and field roster...

2010 Cape Central Track and Field Schedule and Roster (03/22/10)
--- Check back later for the 2010 Cape Central track and field roster...

2010 Chaffee Girls Track and Field Schedule and Roster (03/11/10)
--- Check back later for the 2010 Chaffee Girls Track and Field roster...

2010 Chaffee Boys Track and Field Schedule and Roster (03/11/10)
---...

Triple threat: Katelyn Heil is Standard Democrat's top female athlete (07/07/08)
Dexter junior shined while competing in tennis, basketball and track

Three dimensional: Jones named Athlete of the Year (06/30/08)
East Prairie senior Tony Jones led Eagles in football, basketball and track to earn Sikeston Standard Democrat honor.

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK FINAL HONOR ROLL (06/09/08)
The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:

2008 TRACK HONOR ROLL (updated May 19) (05/22/08)
The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:...

Mules qualify seven for state track meet (05/18/08)
By DAR STAFF EUREKA -- Poplar Bluff qualified six boys and one girl for the state track meet as they competed in a sectional meet at Eureka on Saturday. "Overall I thought we did well," Mules coach Lance Bell said. "The kids we got through have a shot at placing pretty high."...

Local athletes qualify for state championships (05/14/08)
Staff reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com JEFFERSON CITY -- Local track and field athletes from Class 1 and 2 will be competing in the state meet on Friday and Saturday in Jefferson City. In Class 1, the Scott Central Braves had a good showing at the Class 1 Sectional as five have advanced to the state meet...

2008 TRACK HONOR ROLL (updated May 13) (05/14/08)
2008 TRACK HONOR ROLL The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:...

Bhatt shoots for state tennis; Mules run in district (05/09/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor Malay Bhatt played today for a third straight trip to the state tennis tournament while Poplar Bluff's track, baseball and soccer teams prepared for their district showdowns. The Poplar Bluff senior was scheduled to play Carlos Espinosa of Eureka this morning at the Creve Coeur Racquet Club near St. Louis with the winner advancing to the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 singles championship match...

TRACK HONOR ROLL (updated May 7) (05/08/08)
2008 TRACK HONOR ROLL BOYS 100 200 400 800 1,600 3,200 110 hurdles 300 hurdles 400 relay 800 relay 1,600 relay 3,200 relay Discus Shot put Long jump Triple jump High jump Pole vault GIRLS 100 200 400 800 1,600 3,200 100 hurdles 300 hurdles 400 relay...

2008 TRACK HONOR ROLL (05/02/08)
The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:...

TRACK HONOR ROLL (updated Friday, April 25) (04/25/08)
The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:

TRACK HONOR ROLL (04/24/08)
The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:

Sikeston boys, girls shine in Cape Relays (04/21/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs boys and girls track and field teams competed against 13 other squads Saturday afternoon in the annual Cape Relays. Overall, it was another great outing for the Bulldogs on both the boys and girls side...

Blalock runs away with two Poplar Bluff records (04/20/08)
By DAR STAFF Poplar Bluff's golf team picked up its third tournament title of the season Saturday, while Hanna Blalock broke two school track records Friday. At the Potosi Invitational, Blalock won the 1,600-meters in 5 minutes, 16.84 seconds, breaking a record set by Mary Kalich in 1986 by 9.26 seconds. She later broke her own record in the 3,200, finishing second in 11:33.16, nearly 30 seconds faster than her previous best time...

Sikeston boys, girls win quad meet (04/17/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston track and field teams hosted Dexter, Scott City and Notre Dame Tuesday afternoon in quad meet at Public Schools Stadium. In the end, the Bulldogs competed very well against their respective competition with both the boys and girls placing first...

Poplar Bluff runs away with title (04/16/08)
By DAR STAFF STE. GENEVIEVE -- The Poplar Bluff Mules track team ran away with the title Tuesday at the Ste. Genevieve Invitational, beating runner-up Potosi by 64 points. Poplar Bluff won five events and finished second in seven others for 157 points...

Sikeston shines in its twilight relays (04/13/08)
By Andrew Powell ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The windy weather brought more than a strong breeze to Public Schools Stadium on Friday evening as track and field teams from around the area blew in to compete in the second annual Sikeston Twilight Relays...

Second annual Sikeston Twilight Relays set for Friday (04/10/08)
Fourteen area teams will compete in this year's meet

Sikeston has good showing in Jackson Invitational (04/07/08)
Girls excel in relays while boys dominate jumps

Mules edge Tigers in baseball; Poplar Bluff wins track title (04/06/08)
By DAR STAFF Donnie Magruder came through in the clutch for the Mules at home Saturday against Cape Central, giving himself a win in the process. In the bottom of the seventh inning with the game tied, Magruder hit a single through the right side with the bases loaded to score Cameron Pickard and give the Mules a 6-5 win...

ROUNDUP: Garner's four goals lead Poplar Bluff (04/02/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor KENNETT -- Chelsea Garner had a hat trick before halftime Tuesday -- no fooling. The Poplar Bluff senior scored four times in an 8-1 win at Kennett. "We had problems with her all day," Kennett coach Rick Bell told the Daily Dunklin Democrat. "We couldn't correct it and she took advantage of it."...

Sikeston boys, girls sweep Kelly (04/02/08)
By Chris Pobst ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- On a cold and windy Tuesday afternoon, the Sikeston Bulldog boys and girls track and field teams got underway in their first scored contest of the year against the Poplar Bluff Mules. The Bulldogs took care of the Mules in the dual event meet, 79-63 (boys) and 79-57 (girls)...

Bluff's Hanna Blalock sets school record in debut (03/27/08)
By DAR STAFF BONNE TERRE -- In her first high school track meet, Poplar Bluff freshman Hanna Blalock broke one record and challenged another winning two races Tuesday night at the North County Invitational. Blalock broke the school record in the 3,200 meters with a time of 12 minutes 2.34 seconds breaking Shawna Starnes' 1986 mark by over half a second. In the 1600, Blalock ran a 5:30.57 just 4.47 seconds off Mary Kalich's mark also set in 1986...

Sikeston kicks off track season (03/21/08)
By Andrew Powell ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs boys and girls track and field teams got their official season underway Thursday afternoon when they hosted the Cape Central Tigers at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium. In their first dual meet of the season, points were set aside since weather has limited practice time for both squads. But competition was still intense as both Sikeston and Cape Central were eager to begin the 2008 season...

Sikeston boys shooting for district title (03/18/08)
Sikeston girls team will be improved, as long-time coach Jerry Dement heads into his final campaign.

East Prairie Junior High track teams wins SEMO South title (07/31/07)
The East Prairie Junior High Girls track team won the SEMO South Conference title this spring. The team ended the season with several place finishes. Jennifer Nicholson took first in the 75 meter hurdles and Courtney Carden finished third. The girls 4x200 relay team made up of Alayna Crumley, Shayna Hall, Lydia Chance, Macey Bratton, came in first. ...

For Hawes, it started with ditch jumping (07/26/07)
By TANNER KENT ~ DAR Sports Writer Former Poplar Bluff standout track and field athlete LaRita Hawes has made some big leaps since joining Poplar Bluff's AAU track and field team at the age of 9. There was her leap of 37 feet, 3 3/4 inches in the 1981 high school state track meet's triple jump that was good for fourth place in Class 4A...

Three Sikeston jumpers win medals at state track (05/29/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat JEFFERSON CITY -- After freshman Eli Jackson jumped his way to an all-state medal in the long jump on Friday, two other underclassmen stepped up their game on Saturday in the triple jump. Sophomore Dominic Fondon repeated as an all-state performer in the triple jump with a leap of 44-feet, 9-inches to place fifth in the event. He placed sixth in last year's state meet...

Mr. Everything: Wyatt did it all this year at Poplar Bluff (05/29/07)
The senior helped the Mules win conference titles in track and football and also played basketball. He earned the Poplar Bluff Letter Club's outstanding athlete award.

Sikeston jumpers have strong day at sectional meet (05/21/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat FARMINGTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs track and field team qualified several athletes for the state meet during Saturday's Class 3 sectional meet at Farmington High School. Sikeston's strongest efforts came in the jumping events where they qualified four boys and one girl...

Malden defends Class 2 track crown; Mules send three to state (05/20/07)
DAR STAFF Malden defended its MSHSAA Class 2 title Saturday while the Poplar Bluff Mules advanced three to next weekend's Class 4 track and field championships. Poplar Bluff's Asa Wyatt and Bill Turner qualified for state in the discus while hurdler Austin Williams moved on in both the 110- and 300-meter events at Parkway South in Ballwin...

Classes 1 and 2 state track finals results (and sectional links) (05/19/07)
From Friday and Saturday meet at Lincoln University, Jefferson City. Plus links to Class 3, 4 sectionals

Sikeston track athletes eye state meet berths (05/18/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat FARMINGTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs track and field team will be looking for strong performances in tomorrow's Class 3 sectional meet at Farmington High School. The top four placers in each event will advance to the state meet in Jefferson City next weekend...

Sikeston boys track team finishes third in Class 3 district meet (05/15/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston boys track and field team had many standout performances and overall performed as well as expected during Saturday's Class 3 District 1 meet at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium. The Bulldogs came up short in the team standings to defending state champion Potosi, which dominated the distance events, on its way to the team championship with 134 points. ...

Poplar Bluff boys track team places third in the district (05/14/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ Sports Editor JACKSON -- Austin Williams swept the hurdles events, Asa Wyatt and Philip Klaproth each won throwing events and the Poplar Bluff Mules finished third at the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 meet Saturday. Lindbergh won the team title with 139 points followed by Central's 99 and 97 for the Mules...

TRACK COVERAGE FOR WEEKEND MEETS (05/13/07)
Links to all the results, videos and stories.

Class 3 District 1 track sectional results (05/13/07)
Class District 1 May 12 at Sikeston Girls 100 Meter Dash Name School Prelims Finals Points Finals 1 Wansley, Omni Festus 12.62 12.57 10 2 Johnson, Tiffany Potosi 12.86 12.84 8...

Malden sets up for defense of Class 2 boys state track title (05/13/07)
By Bill Hester ~ Special to Semoball.com The Malden boys track team took another step in an attempt to defend its MSHSAA Class 2 track and field title with an impressive effort in the first Class 2 sectional meet Saturday at Principia High School in St. Louis County...

Class 1 sectional track meet results (05/13/07)
Event 2 Boys 4x800 Meter Relay 5) Nate Meyers JR Event 4 Boys 110 Meter Hurdles Event 6 Boys 100 Meter Dash Event 8 Boys 4x200 Meter Relay Event 10 Boys 1600 Meter Run Event 12 Boys 4x100 Meter Relay 5) Ronald Clower SO 5) Stephen Strobei JR...

Class 2 sectional results from Principia (05/12/07)
Girls 100 Meter Dash Girls 200 Meter Dash Girls 400 Meter Dash Girls 800 Meter Run Girls 1600 Meter Run Girls 3200 Meter Run Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Girls 300 Meter Hurdles Girls 4x100 Meter Relay 5) Courtney Meyers 5) Iesha McDaniel 5) Britany Albus...

Goodin, Essner secure sectional victories for Scott City track (05/12/07)
By BILL HESTER Special to the Southeast Missourian Scott City junior Derek Goodin liked the addition of a sectional meet in Class 2 track for the first time this spring. "You need to perform two meets in a row," Goodin said. "You are not a fluke if you get into state this way."...

Poplar Bluff track team tries to make a run at the district title (05/11/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor After winning the SEMO Conference title by the slimmest of margins, the Poplar Bluff Mules track team may have another photo-finish at Saturday's MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 meet in Jackson. "It's going to be tight," Mules coach Lance Bell said. "Every point is going to count."...

Sikeston looks forward to hosting district track meet (05/11/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs will be hosting their first district track and field meet tomorrow as Class 3 District 1 action kicks off at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium at 11 a.m. Sikeston will be among 15 teams vying for the team championship while a host of individuals fight for a chance to advance to the sectional round...

Track honor roll (05/10/07)
BOYS AND GIRLS top performers through May 9

Bluff remains SEMO North track champion (05/08/07)
The Mules boys team holds on to the conference title it won Friday.

Sikeston nipped at SEMO North track meet (05/07/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat JACKSON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs led the SEMO Conference track and field meet until the final race of the day only to lose by one point to Poplar Bluff. The Mules took first place in the 4 x 400 meter relay while Sikeston took third...

Poplar Bluff awaits scoring ruling from SEMO North track meet (05/06/07)
Mules and Sikeston awaiting clarification on scoring at the conference meet to determine if Bluff's 72-70 win will hold up.

SEMO North Conference track results (05/04/07)
Results from Friday's meet at Jackson

Poplar Bluff boys, Jackson girls win SEMO North track titles (05/04/07)
No surprise in the girls team competition at the SEMO North track meet on Friday afternoon at Jackson, while the boys title came down to the final two results. Jackson's girls dominated the meet, winning 12 of the meet's 18 events. The Indians totaled 122 points in the four-team meet while Cape Central was second with 84...

Sikeston Junior High track team has record-setting season (05/03/07)
Staff reports Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston seventh- and eighth-grade girls track and field team had a banner year in which numerous junior high records were broken. Seventh-grader Betsy Borgsmiller broke two school records with a high jump leap of 5'2". She was undefeated in the event this year...

Poplar Bluff's junior high teams compete in SEMO track meet (05/02/07)
By DAR STAFF SIKESTON -- The boys junior high track team took first and the girls finished third at the SEMO Conference track and field meet Tuesday. The boys finished with 91 points, 32 ahead of Cape Central. The girls amassed 61.5 points, just behind secondplace Sikeston (64) and winner Jackson (65)...

Sikeston tennis team improves to 10-2; junior high track results (05/02/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat CHARLESTON -- The Sikeston tennis team improved to 10-2 on the season with a 9-0 sweep at Charleston on Monday. "I thought we played well today," said Sikeston coach Brian James. "We are kind of hitting our stride right now. We played well over the weekend and again today."...

Relay handoffs costly for Mules in their own invitational (04/29/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor It's done in a blink of an eye and when it's done right, a blinking eye might miss it. "It's the difference between getting through (districts) and not getting through," Mules coach Lance Bell said. "Because right now, we're not as fast as some of these other teams we're going to be going against...

Sikeston boys track team places third at Poplar Bluff (04/29/07)
Standard Democrat staff reports POPLAR BLUFF - The Sikeston boys track team finished in third place at the Poplar Bluff Invitational on Friday afternoon while the girls took seventh. Sikeston totaled 122.50 points behind the 135.50 points of second place Poplar Bluff while Cape Central won the meet with 153 points...

Mules golfers nearly set team scoring record (04/25/07)
DAR Staff Poplar Bluff just missed a state record Tuesday, shooting a 3-under-par 141 as a team to win at Dexter. The state mark for best 9-hole round in regulation to par is 4-under set by Richmond in 1998. Poplar Bluff's score did set a mark for best 9-hole round for a par-144 course held by Chaminade since 1988 and matched by Eldon in 2003...

Sikeston track coach pleased with performance at Cape Relays (04/23/07)
Standard Democrat staff CAPE GIRARDEAU - The Sikeston Bulldogs boys and girls track team had a successful day on Saturday at the Cape Relays in Cape Girardeau. "It was a good day for us with some good competition," said head track coach Jerry Dement. "We ran and performed pretty well overall."...

Mules golfers post best score, finish ahead of Parkway South (04/22/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ Sports Editor With just more than a week before the MSHSAA Class 4 District tournament, the Poplar Bluff Mules got a sneak preview Saturday at the course and some of the competition they'll face. "It's very important," said Mules coach Billy Pyland on his team playing at Eagle Lake Golf Course in Farmington. "I thought the kids played awesome."...

Throwers, Miller lead Poplar Bluff to runner-up finish (04/18/07)
DAR STAFF Poplar Bluff senior Daniel Miller won the 400-meter race and helped the Mules finish second in a pair of relays Wednesday at Ste. Genevieve. Asa Wyatt won the discus and Philip Klaproth picked up the shot title as the Mules swept the top two spots in the throwing events to finish second in the team standings, 25 points behind Potosi...

Sikeston's inaugural relays meet a success (04/17/07)
SIKESTON -- Poor weather has been area track and field teams' biggest obstacle this season, but that wasn't the case on Monday. For the first time in weeks, nice weather came through the area giving Sikeston a good kickoff for its inaugural Sikeston Twilight Relays on Monday evening at SPS Stadium...

Central, Saxony, Jackson have winning performances at Sikeston relays (04/16/07)
By TOBY CARRIG Southeast Missourian SIKESTON -- The inaugural Sikeston Twilight Relays had no team scores, but three local teams could come away from the meet feeling like winners. The Saxony Lutheran boys distance runners more than held their own with the larger schools...

Sikeston Twilight Relays results (04/16/07)
Complete results from the inaugural Sikeston Twilight Relays, which took place Monday at Sikeston Public School Stadium.

Two SJHS girls set school records; Bulldogs soccer team falls (04/16/07)
Standard Democrat POPLAR BLUFF - The Sikeston boys and girls eighth-grade track and field teams both finished in fourth place at the Poplar Bluff Invitational Meet on Thursday. Sikeston's boys team tallied 107 points while the girls totaled 104 points...

Sikeston prepares for inaugural track invitational (04/12/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- Sikeston track and field coach Jerry Dement fought for years to get a state-of-the-art track facility for his high school team. His efforts paid off as a new all-weather rubberized track surface and new jump pits were installed last summer, replacing the aging asphalt surface that Sikeston athletes ran on for 15 years...

Sikeston track teams second in four-team fields (04/11/07)
Derek James ~ Sikeston Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs boys and girls track and field teams came in second place in a four-team meet held by the Bulldogs at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium on Tuesday. Sikeston's boys finished with 101 1/2 points to finish behind Jackson's 112 points. Scott City had 26 points to finish in third while Kelly brought up the rear with 13 1/2 points...

Home