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Scott City's Hogan signs with Miami Dade (04/17/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SCOTT CITY -- When Scott City senior Katie Hogan began her search for the perfect college destination, she wanted both the chance to get a great education and play for a prestigious volleyball program. She found it 18 hours away...

All-star extravaganza (04/16/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Sikeston senior Kil'Ron Coleman picked up Most Valuable Player honors as his team, A+ Medical Equipment, defeated Allen Christian during the Class 3, 4 and 5 game at the BA All-Star game at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter...

BA All-Star Extravaganza teams are set (03/24/12)
DEXTER -- On Saturday, April 14, the Bearcat Event Center will once again host over 65 of Southeast Missouri's best basketball and volleyball players in the BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza. Kicking things off will be the Volleyball All-Star game, which consists of three sets, at 9 a.m. with a volleyball skills competition taking place right after...

Kennett middle school volleyball team splits Portageville (03/09/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett won its 7th grade volleyball contest against Portageville 25-11, 25-12, and lost the 8th grade game 22-25, 26-28, to Portageville Thursday. Kennett's 7th grade is currently 3-3 on the season. Kennett's 7th grade also beat South Pemiscot 25-20, 25-14, beat Charleston 25-7, 25-10, lost to Caruthersville 19-25, 20-25, lost to New Madrid County Central 14-25, 20-25, and lost to Malden 2-1...

Scott City's Hogan is Southeast Missourian volleyball player of the year (02/07/12)
Scott City senior Katie Hogan provided the best volleyball players in Southeast Missouri with a mostly welcomed challenge. "I like competition a lot," Bell City senior Jasmine Johnson said. Hogan, the Southeast Missourian player of the year for the second consecutive season, was someone star players like Johnson said they looked forward to playing...

28 athletes make first ever Volleyball Academic Bootheel All-Conference Team (01/13/12)
The Bootheel Conference has founded an additional all-conference team. Varsity athletes competing in volleyball, basketball, softball and baseball will be selected to the first ever Academic Bootheel All-Conference Teams in the 2011-2012 school year...

Bernie's Zoll among first to be inducted into Mo. volleyball hall of fame (12/16/11)
Bill Zoll, who coached Bernie to five state titles and 317 wins from 1991-2000, will be inducted into the Missouri Volleyball Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Bell City's Johnson signs to play volleyball at South Carolina State (11/20/11)
South Carolina State volleyball coach Donika Sutton discovered a gem during her trip to a Missouri Class 1 sectional volleyball match last season. Sutton, who is from Hayti, Mo., and was an assistant coach at South Carolina State last season, watched Bell City's Jasmine Johnson lead the Cubs into the state quarterfinal round last season...

Johnson signs to play at S.C. State (11/20/11)
South Carolina State volleyball coach Donika Sutton discovered a gem during her trip to a Missouri Class 1 sectional volleyball match last season. Sutton, who is from Hayti, Mo., and was an assistant coach at South Carolina State last season, watched Bell City's Jasmine Johnson lead the Cubs into the state quarterfinal round last season...

Oran volleyball raises money for Breast Cancer Awareness (11/20/11)
ORAN -- During the month of October, the Oran Lady Eagles volleyball team collected a total of $130 for Breast Cancer Awareness. With the help of the American Cancer Society of Cape Girardeau and Brenda Freed from the Scott County Health Department the Lady Eagles were able to have a breast cancer information table set up at all home games during the month of October. The table consisted of self check lists, pocket calendars, tote bags, breast cancer bracelets, pink ribbon pins, and pink hats...

Duo was driving force for Scott City (11/16/11)
Separately, Mikah Simpson and Katie Hogan would undeniably be the stars of their own team. They each do everything on the volleyball court at the highest possible level they can reach, all while being the all-important squad leader on the floor. Thankfully for the Scott City Lady Rams, the two seniors have been together, on the same team, ever since the sixth grade...

Bootheel and Tri-County Conference volleyball awards released (11/15/11)
School officials recently released the Tri-County Conference and Bootheel Conference all-conference awards. South Pemiscot's Heather Yarbrough was selected as the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Yarbrough finished the season with over 200 assists...

Bloomfield's Hutchison to play volleyball at the next level (11/10/11)
BLOOMFIELD -- It came as no surprise to Lindsay Hutchison that she was going to be playing college volleyball next season. And why should it. Wednesday, It became just another goal achieved for the Bloomfield High School senior when she signed a letter of intent to play Division I volleyball for Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill...

St. Pius earns state volleyball title (11/06/11)
A quick roundup of the state volleyball title matches, which were played at the Show Me Center on Saturday.

High school state volleyball tournament to be played at the Show Me Center (11/04/11)
Missouri's best volleyball teams will battle it out for state championships

Six Dunklin County athletes selected to all-district volleyball teams (11/03/11)
The 2011 all-district volleyball teams for Class 1, District 1; Class 2, District 1; and Class 3, District 1; have been selected. South Pemiscot, Twin Rivers and Bloomfield had at least four representatives each. Kennett's Audrey Wynne, Southland's Jordan Zolman, Holcomb's Tia Mitchell, Senath-Hornersville's Lauren Goff and Malden's Sarah Bukich and Taylor Miller were the athletes from Dunklin County receiving all-district recognition...

Schedule set for state volleyball tourney in Cape Girardeau (11/03/11)
The state volleyball tournament will be held in southeast Missouri for the first time this Friday and Saturday. The Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., will host the state tournament from 2011 through 2014. No teams from southeast Missouri have qualified for the state tournament for the first time since 2000...

Scott City's volleyball season ends with Class 2 sectional loss (10/30/11)
Amelia Held and her St. Pius teammates rode into Scott City and did something no other team managed to do this season. They knocked off the Scott City Rams. And they did it in dramatic fashion. The Lancers beat the Rams 23-25, 25-18, 25-22 in a wild Class 2 sectional volleyball match...

Perryville's season ends in Class 3 sectional round (10/30/11)
IMPERIAL, Mo. -- Perryville volleyball coach David Mirly had done his homework on Class 3 sectional foe Lutheran South by watching them play in the district tournament. He saw trouble when Lancers senior Dana Kaempfe and junior Claire Luther rotated into the front row late in the third game of Saturday's match at Windsor High School...

Defending state volleyball champions oust Leopold in Class 1 quarterfinals (10/30/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The Leopold volleyball team spent almost all of its state quarterfinal match trying to catch up, to rally one more time, to recover. But the Wildcats never could surpass defending state champion Valle in a 25-13, 25-18 loss. "At the beginning of the season, not very many people expected us to be here," Leopold coach Sandy Davis said. ...

Perryville's season ends in Class 3 sectional round (10/30/11)
IMPERIAL, Mo. -- Perryville volleyball coach David Mirly had done his homework on Class 3 sectional foe Lutheran South by watching them play in the district tournament. He saw trouble when Lancers senior Dana Kaempfe and junior Claire Luther rotated into the front row late in the third game of Saturday's match at Windsor High School...

Kennett volleyball team suffers season-ending loss to state-ranking Perryville (10/27/11)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A strong start wasn't enough to push the Kennett Indians volleyball team past perennial powerhouse Perryville in its Class 3, District 1, semifinal match Tuesday afternoon. The Perryville Pirates, ranked No. 2 in Missouri in Class 3, withstood Kennett's early charge in set 1 and ended the match with a run of its own to secure a 25-17, 25-12, win...

Kennett volleyball team suffers season-ending loss to state-ranked Perryville (10/26/11)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A strong start wasn't enough to push the Kennett Indians volleyball team past perennial powerhouse Perryville in its Class 3, District 1, semifinal match Tuesday afternoon. The Perryville Pirates, ranked No. 2 in Missouri in Class 3, withstood Kennett's early charge in set 1 and ended the match with a run of its own to secure a 25-17, 25-12, win...

Perryville volleyball team avenges district loss against Notre Dame (10/26/11)
The Perryville volleyball team defeated Notre Dame to claim the Class 3 District 1 title Tuesday.

Scott City avenges last year's title loss to St. Vincent (10/26/11)
SCOTT CITY -- This time there was no letdown. Knowing the pain of losing a district championship from a year ago because of simply overlooking the St. Vincent Lady Indians, the Scott City Lady Rams made sure they were all business. "We just got ourselves mentally prepared," Scott City senior Mikah Simpson said. "It's all we've been thinking about for the last year."...

Dexter falls to nemesis Notre Dame in semifinals (10/26/11)
DEXTER -- Unable to fight back from late runs by the Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs, the Dexter Lady Bearcats saw their season come to close with a 25-15, 25-16 loss in the semifinals of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament. "They were a little more focused," Dexter coach Lauren Hutchcraft said of her team. "I said 'I better see a completely different team tonight than I saw (Monday night) in the second set against Fredericktown'. It was a little better, but not anywhere where it needed to be...

Scott City volleyball team reaches playoffs unbeaten (10/26/11)
Scott City improved to 30-0-1 as it beat St. Vincent in the final of the Class 2 District 2 volleyball tournament.

Leopold volleyball team rallies to claim district crown (10/26/11)
The Wildcats defeated Advance in three games to win the Class 1 District 3 title.

Kennett keeps district championship hopes alive with three-set win against NMCC (10/25/11)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians extended its season Monday afternoon with a 25-22, 21-25, 25-17, victory against the New Madrid County Central Eagles in the opening round of the Class 3, District 1, volleyball tournament. It was the second time fourth-seeded Kennett had defeated fifth-seeded New Madrid County Central in the 2011 season...

District 1 title up for grabs tonight (10/25/11)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The top-seeded Perryville Lady Pirates were home resting with a first-round bye while the rest of the Class 3, District 1 field put their seasons on the line Monday at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. With the exception of No. 4 Kennett needing three games to dispatch of No. 5 New Madrid County Central, it was a fairly uneventful evening of volleyball for No. 2 Notre Dame Regional High School and host Dexter, the No. 3 seed...

SHS season ends in district semifinals (10/25/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- They put a scare into the top-seeded Farmington Knightettes, but the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs volleyball team went as far as their seeding said they would. The fourth-seeded Lady Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals of the Class 4, District 1 tournament at Cape Central High School on Monday after defeating the host, Cape Central Lady Tigers, but fell to Farmington in straight sets to end their season...

Dexter rolls past Fredericktown; NMCC loses in three sets to Kennett (10/25/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Pulling away early in both sets, the third-seeded Dexter Lady Bearcats swept the sixth-seeded Fredericktown Lady Blackcats 25-11, 25-17 on Monday to advance to the semifinals of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament...

Oran and Portageville stay alive, Lady Jays fall (10/25/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com ZALMA -- The Oran Lady Eagles volleyball team kept their season alive on Monday, defeating host Zalma in three sets in the first round of the Class 1, District 3 Tournament. Seeded fifth, Oran dropped the first set to Zalma 25-18 before taking the next two sets 25-16, 25-17...

High school roundup: Jackson volleyball team's season ends in district semifinal (10/25/11)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

2011 Fall Champions: Holcomb and Gideon (10/24/11)
Staff Photo by Dustin Ward The Holcomb Hornets with its 2011 first-place awards. Holcomb defeated Cooter 4-0 in the 2011 Fall Baseball Classic championship. Members of the Holcomb baseball team include: Aaron Burke, David McDaniel, Aaron Reeves, Nick Morrison, Michael Glover, Lance Ruff, Dustin Houart, Cameron Clark, Hunter Swafford, Ryan Swain, Logan Hollis, Chance Davis, Ben Vance and Dylan Lesslie. Not pictured: Michael Glover, Logan Hollis...

Sikeston rolls past NMCC on senior night (10/21/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Capping a strong finish to the regular season, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs celebrated senior night on Thursday by rolling past New Madrid County Central in straight sets 25-6, 25-22. "The first game we came out really on fire," Sikeston head coach Steve Beydler said of his girls. "I felt like they had something they wanted to prove. They won the (SEMO Conference Tournament) and they wanted to win the (SEMO) conference out right...

High school roundup: Notre Dame volleyball team dispatches Leopold in two games (10/21/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

District volleyball tournament schedules released (10/21/11)
The schedules and seedings for next week's district volleyball tournaments at Holcomb, Richland, Malden and Dexter have been released. View complete seedings and schedules for each tournament below: Class 1, District 1 at Holcomb TUESDAY First-round...

Scott City volleyball team sweeps Perryville in battle of powers (10/20/11)
The Scott City volleyball team defeated Perryville 25-18, 25-15 on Wednesday.

Rams sweep Pirates in battle of powers (10/20/11)
Scott City volleyball coach Erin Hoffman was interested in seeing how her team would handle the stage it played on Wednesday night. Metaphorically speaking, it was the biggest the Rams had stepped on in quite some time as they've hummed along undefeated this season...

Jackson aces Seckman volleyball team (10/20/11)
The Jackson volleyball team got 30 percent of its points off aces in its 25-22, 25-13 victory over host Seckman.

Oran wins tough three-set match over Saxony Lutheran (10/19/11)
ORAN -- Rallying back from a late deficit in the second set to avoid a potential sweep on Monday, the Oran Lady Eagles defeated the Saxony Lutheran Lady Crusaders 22-25, 25-23, 25-22 for their fifth win of the season. "A win's a win, so we performed fairly well," Oran head coach Sara Heisserer said. "We were down a lot and had to come from behind, which usually when that happens we end up with a loss so I'm very pleased...

High school roundup: Oak Ridge runners sweep SEMO Small Schools Conference cross country meet (10/19/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Kennett volleyball team collects come-from-behind win on Senior Night (10/18/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Chants of 'I believe we will win' roared from the Kennett student section late in Monday's high school volleyball showdown against Bootheel Conference rival Senath-Hornersville. "I always tell them 'I believe. I believe in you.'" Kennett volleyball coach Kristy Johns said. ...

Finishing strong (10/18/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The old Lady Bulldogs may have crumbled in their second set. After battling a surging Bell City to a 30-28 final in the second, Sikeston accomplished what an earlier season version of them might not have been able to do -- finish...

Notre Dame spoils Dexter senior night (10/18/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Celebrating senior night on Monday, the Dexter Lady Bearcats saw a pair of mid-set rallies by Notre Dame lift the Lady Bulldogs to a straight-set win 25-12, 25-11. "We're going to have to learn how to pick it up, play as a team and get fired up," Dexter head coach Lauren Hutchcraft said. "I felt like we were lacking the enthusiasm, aggressiveness and determination needed in order to get out there and play to win."...

Notre Dame spoils senior night for Dexter (10/18/11)
Dexter's Lady Bearcats volleyball team ended the regular season on a sour note Monday as the team celebrated Senior Night at the Bearcat Event Center. Dexter got an up-close and personal look at one of the favorites for next weeks Class 3, District 1 tournament as Notre Dame Regional High School swaggered into the BEC and routed the Lady Bearcats, 25-12, 25-11...

High school roundup: Perryville fends off Jackson for volleyball win (10/18/11)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian

State Volleyball Rankings: Oct. 17 (10/17/11)
The state volleyball rankings are determined by Missouri High School Volleyball Coaches Association president David Harris with input from coaches across the state who choose to contribute. 1. Winona (26-4-2) 2. Eminence (28-4-1) 3. Lesterville (26-3-2)...

High school roundup: Notre Dame volleyball team grabs title at Festus tourney (10/16/11)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Leopold volleyball team defeated Meadow Heights for Mississippi Valley Conference tourney title (10/16/11)
The Leopold volleyball team beat Meadow Heights 25-23, 25-23 in the Mississippi Valley Conference tournament championship match.

Bloomfield volleyball team claims third consecutive SCAA tourney title (10/15/11)
Bloomfield put together a furious rally of 10 straight points to seize control of the third game before holding on for a 25-22, 16-25, 25-22 win over Dexter.

South Pemiscot defeats Senath-Hornersville in Bootheel Conference volleyball tourney championship (10/14/11)
SENATH, Mo. -- The South Pemiscot Bulldogs varsity volleyball team secured its second straight Bootheel Conference volleyball championship Thursday with a 25-23, 25-15, win against the Senath-Hornersville Lions. "The key players were very nervous in the opening set," South Pemiscot coach Jackie Booker said. ...

Four-peat for Sikeston volleyball team (10/14/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Easily controlling all four sets that they took to the floor on Thursday, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs claimed their fourth-straight SEMO Conference Championship with a straight set win over the Oran Lady Eagles 25-17, 25-10...

Holcomb volleyball team defeats Cooter, advances to Friday's title game (10/14/11)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets secured a spot in Friday's Tri-County Conference volleyball tournament championship with a 28-30, 25-15, 25-20, win against No. 2 seeded Cooter Thursday. Holcomb, seeded No. 3 in its conference tourney, led second-seeded Cooter 24-18 in set 1. Cooter rallied to force extra points and eventually won the opening set 30-28...

High school roundup: Perryville sweeps St. Vincent in volleyball action (10/14/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Championship set at Bootheel Conference volleyball tourney following three upsets (10/12/11)
SENATH-HORNERSVILLE, Mo. -- It was a night of upsets in the Bootheel Conference volleyball tournament at Senath-Hornersville school Tuesday. The lower seeded team walked away victorious in three of the five varsity contests, including both semifinal games...

Notre Dame too much for SHS (10/13/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Forced to fight back from an early deficit in both sets on Wednesday, the visiting Sikeston Lady Bulldogs fell to the Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs 25-17, 25-10. "They can give up a point here or there and maintain their focus because they know they have a lot of weapons," Sikeston head coach Steve Beydler said of Notre Dame. "They have a lot of weapons and they dig and pass well...

High school roundup: Scott City downs Jackson for volleyball conference title (10/13/11)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Lady Bearcats open up SCAA Tourney with win (10/12/11)
ADVANCE -- Opening up the Stoddard County Athletic Association Volleyball Tournament against seventh-seeded Woodland, the second-seeded Dexter Lady Bearcats won in straight sets 25-8, 27-25. Jessica Lindsey had 11 kills and three blocks on the contest while Brittany Harris had a team-high six blocks and two kills. Lindsey Hindman had 10 digs, two kills and a pair of aces on the match...

SHS continues winning ways with win over Terriers (10/12/11)
CARBONDALE -- Picking up their 14th win of the season on Tuesday, the Sikeston Bulldogs defeated Carbondale, Ill., 2-1. After 50 minutes of play, Brandon Goodwin put the Bulldogs up 1-0 off a pass from Tyler McClinton, giving him 11 goals in the last four games...

Sikeston takes top seed in SEMO Conference Tourney (10/12/11)
SIKESTON -- Looking to make a run at their fourth-straight SEMO Conference volleyball championship on Tuesday, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs performed like repeat champs. During the first round of pool play, Sikeston finished the night with an unblemished record of 3-0 against conference foes such as New Madrid County Central, Oran and Charleston to earn the bracket's top seed...

Championship set at Bootheel Conference volleyball tourney following three upsets (10/12/11)
SENATH-HORNERSVILLE, Mo. -- It was a night of upsets in the Bootheel Conference volleyball tournament at Senath-Hornersville school Tuesday. The lower seeded team walked away victorious in three of the five varsity contests, including both semifinal games...

High school roundup: Jackson pair earns trip to girls state tennis meet (10/12/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Jackson doubles team seizes girls tennis district crown (10/09/11)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

November 30, 2011 Scoreboard (10/07/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Kennett volleyball team defeats Hayti in straight sets (10/07/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians volleyball team finished regular-season conference play with a 25-14, 25-14, win against the Hayti Indians Thursday night. Kennett improved to 5-1 in regular-season Bootheel Conference play with the victory. The Kennett junior varsity also won its match against Hayti in straight sets, also improving to 5-1 in the conference...

Scott City spikes Kennett in two sets (10/06/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SCOTT CITY -- Picking up their 18th straight win on Wednesday, the Scott City Lady Rams continued their undefeated season with a straight-set win over the Kennett Lady Indians 25-5, 25-5. "We did a good of staying consistent, composed and not letting down," Scott City coach Erin Hoffman said. "We've been working on that a lot...

October 5, 2011 Scoreboard (10/06/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Three Notre Dame girls golfers qualify for state meet (10/06/11)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

October 4, 2011 Scoreboard (10/05/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

October 3, 2011 Scoreboard (10/04/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Volleyball roundup: Kennett, Delta C-7 and Bell City collect wins (10/04/11)
All of the scores reported to the Daily Dunklin Democrat.

Kennett JV places second at Scott City volleyball tourney (10/04/11)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- The Kennett junior varsity volleyball team took second place in the silver bracket at the Scott City tournament Saturday. Kennett tied Jackson 25-23, 13-25, tied Leopold 25-23, 20-25, and lost to Poplar Bluff 15-25, 14-25 in pool-play...

High school roundup: Delta softball team doubles up Saxony Lutheran (10/02/11)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Dexter sweeps past Sikeston in two sets (09/30/11)
SIKESTON -- After the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs' first rotation went completely around, there were deadlocked with the visiting Dexter Lady Bearcats 8-8. The next rotation wouldn't be as favorable to Sikeston, however, as the Lady Bearcats surged past the home team throughout the rest of the set and the match on Thursday at the Sikeston Field House...

Semoball.com Volleyball Five: Sept. 29 (09/29/11)
The undefeated Scott City Rams remained atop the Semoball Volleyball Five this week.

September 29, 2011 Scoreboard (09/29/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Notre Dame volleyball team shakes off rust vs. Advance (09/28/11)
The Notre Dame volleyball team defeated Advance 25-15, 25-16.

Freshman matchup highlights Dexter's win over Leopold (09/28/11)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Dexter middle Jessica Lindsey and Leopold middle Caitlin Petty turned a close third game into as much of a one-on-one battle as possible in the game of volleyball Tuesday night. The two had a direct role in the outcome of nine of the game's final 11 points. Lindsey closed out the 25-23, 21-25, 25-23 Dexter win with an ace and another serve that was passed over the net for teammate Brittany Harris to kill for the final point...

Conference win (09/28/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- Looking to close out a straight-set SEMO Conference victory over the Oran Lady Eagles on Tuesday, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs rallied back from a six-point deficit midway through the second game to win the match 25-16, 25-21...

Dexter slips past Leopold in three sets (09/28/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com LEOPOLD -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats volleyball team squeezed out a 25-23, 21-25, 25-23 win over the Leopold Lady Wildcats on Tuesday night. Lindsey Hindman had 26 digs for Dexter while McKenzie Mitchell was 16 of 18 serving with four aces. Brittany Harris had 12 kills and five blocks while Jessica Lindsey had 10 kills and eight blocks. Lauren Ward finished with 14 assists...

September 27, 2011 Scoreboard (09/28/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Dexter volleyball team bests Leopold (09/28/11)
The Dexter volleyball team defeated host Leopold 25-23, 21-25, 25-23 on Tuesday.

High school roundup: Perryville softball team overpowers Jackson (09/28/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Dexter volleyball team bests Leopold (09/28/11)
The Dexter volleyball team defeated host Leopold 25-23, 21-25, 25-23 on Tuesday.

Kennett, Southland, Malden, Doniphan, Puxico, Dexter and Bernie complete play at ASU Playday volleyball tourney Saturday (09/27/11)
Seven volleyball from southeast Missouri participated in the Arkansas State University Playday volleyball tourney Saturday. Dexter and Kennett participated in the 16-team black division, which featured three schools from Arkansas that won state titles in 2010...

Sikeston breezes past Lady Bluejays (09/27/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs volleyball team picked up their first SEMO Conference win on Monday night at the Sikeston Field House over the Charleston Lady Bluejays. Sikeston won the match in two sets, 25-9 and 25-10...

High school roundup: Scott City sweeps host Leopold in volleyball (09/27/11)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Monday's volleyball results: Holcomb, Clarkton, and Kennett collect wins (09/27/11)
All of the scores reported to the Daily Dunklin Democrat.

Gideon volleyball team defeats Twin Rivers in Gideon Inv. title game (09/27/11)
Note: 88 Photos of the Gideon volleyball tournament are also available in this article.

September 26, 2011 Scoreboard (09/26/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Dexter takes first in Bronze Bracket of Black Division at ASU Tourney (09/26/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com JONESBORO, Ark. -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats volleyball team finished first in the Bronze Bracket of the Black Division of the Arkansas State University Play Day Tournament on Saturday. Dexter opened the day splitting two sets with Crowley's Ridge Academy, Ark., 25-11, 22-25. Brittany Harris finished with 10 kills and four blocks in the match while Lindsey Hindman had 17 digs. Senior McKenzie Mitchell was 13 of 14 serving...

High school roundup: St. Vincent football team downs St. Pius (09/25/11)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Kennett volleyball team responds following timeout, defeats Holcomb (09/22/11)
60 photos of the Holcomb-Kennett game are also available in a photo gallery.

Scott City volleyball team throttles Sikeston (09/23/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SCOTT CITY -- Playing a whole game has been something Scott City coach Erin Hoffman has been trying to engrain into her teams mind over the last few weeks. No lags, no letdowns and no stepping off the pedal. After defeating visiting Sikeston on Tuesday in two convincing sets, that lesson may be beginning to take hold...

High school roundup: Perryville softball team clinches at least share of conference title (09/23/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Thursday's Results: Holcomb wins volleyball and baseball games (09/23/11)
The Holcomb Hornets volleyball and baseball team both secured wins Thursday. Holcomb's volleyball team defeated Caruthersville 25-17, 25-19 to improve to 8-6. Holcomb also won the junior varsity contest 2-1. "Tonight was a statement game for both junior varsity and varsity," Holcomb coach Zach McDaniel said. ...

Kennett volleyball team defeats Holcomb (09/23/11)
60 photos of the Holcomb-Kennett game are also available in a photo gallery.

September 22, 2011 Scoreboard (09/22/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Schedule released for 16-team Gideon volleyball tournament (09/22/11)
The schedule for the 16-team Gideon volleyball tourney has been released. Pool-play for the tournament is scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Bracket-play begins Saturday at 11 a.m. The team finishing first and second in each pool qualifies for bracket-play. The championship is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday...

Roundup (09/21/11)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs softball team fell 14-3 to Jackson on Tuesday. Jackson pounded out 24 hits in the contest, which included three doubles. Sikeston's Madison Chaney went 2 for 4 while Sydney King added a double. The Lady Bulldogs scored the games first three runs in the first inning but gave up their lead in the fourth when Jackson broke the 3-3 tie with two runs...

Scott City rolls past Oran in straight sets (09/21/11)
ORAN -- Despite a strong start to the first game on Tuesday, the Oran Lady Eagles couldn't deny the undefeated Scott City Lady Rams their 13th win, falling in straight sets 25-9, 25-9. "In the first game, the first five or six points, they played awesome," Oran coach Sara Heisserer said. "We were down a couple and then we actually came back and took the lead at one point...

High school roundup: Perryville's Hotop throws no-hitter vs. crosstown rival St. Vincent in softball action (09/21/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Upset denied (09/20/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs have fallen into a trend as of late. It's a habit that gives some optimism, on one hand. But by the same token, it's one Sikeston coach Steve Beydler would like to see disappear. "I keep seeing these good moments followed by 'what in the world are you doing,'" he said. ...

Lady Bearcats roll past visiting Woodland on Monday (09/20/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Picking up their ninth win of the season, the Dexter Lady Bearcats defeated the Woodland Lady Cardinals in straight sets on Monday, 25-9, 25-14. "There just wasn't much intensity," Dexter coach Lauren Hutchcraft said. "Every time we play at the (Bearcat Event Center) the crowds disconnected from the court because it's such a big gym. It was just hard for the girls to get up coming off Monday."...

Twin Rivers controls net play in straight-set win at Kennett (09/20/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Twin Rivers Royals have enjoyed its fair share of success against volleyball teams from the Bootheel Conference in 2011. The Royals entered Monday night's contest against the Kennett Indians with a 3-1 record against Bootheel Conference teams, already securing regular-season wins against Malden, Portageville and Caruthersville. The Royals only loss to a Bootheel Conference representative was to Malden in pool-play at the SEMO Spike tourney...

September 20, 2011 Scoreboard (09/20/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

September 19, 2011 Scoreboard (09/19/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Scott City's Shemonia, Jackson's Dickerson set records in wins at Central Invitational cross country meet (09/18/11)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Schedule for 36-team ASU Playday volleyball tourney released (09/16/11)
The schedule for the 2011 Arkansas State University Playday volleyball tourney has been released. The 2011 tournament will take place Sept. 24 in Jonesboro, Ark. The top 16 teams in the tournament will participate in the black division at Valley View High School. The other 12 teams will participate in the scarlet division at the Arkansas State University Red Wolf Center...

Sikeston falls to Poplar Bluff (09/16/11)
SIKESTON -- Facing a high-powered front court like the one the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules possess would be difficult under the best of circumstances, let alone when facing the absence of one your top players. That was the problem the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs encountered on Thursday as senior Asia Liggins sat sidelined with an ankle sprain suffered the night prior...

Leopold volleyball team claws past Advance (09/16/11)
The Leopold volleyball team defeated Advance in three games Thursday.

High school roundup: Notre Dame softball team routs host Jackson 10-0 (09/16/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Thursday's Sports Results: Kennett, Southland, Cooter, Clarkton, Senath-Hornersville collect wins (09/16/11)
TENNIS Kennett 8, Poplar Bluff 1 The Kennett varsity girls tennis team improved to 7-2 on the season Thursday afternoon with a 8-1 win against Poplar Bluff. Kennett's Anna Kay Hilburn, Mallory Lancaster, Darby Sparks, Kate Shetley and Kelsey Washburn won their respective varsity singles matches...

Thursday's Results: Kennett, Southland, Cooter, Clarkton, and Senath-Hornersville collect wins (09/16/11)
All of the results reported to the Daily Dunklin Democrat.

Kennett defeats arch-rival Senath-Hornersville in three sets (09/14/11)
SENATH, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity volleyball team proved to be a giant obstacle for the Kennett Lady Indians in the 2010 volleyball season. Senath-Hornersville and Kennett, which are traditional Bootheel Conference arch rivals located less than 10 miles from each other, met three times in 2010. The Lions walked away victorious in two of the three meetings, including a semifinal contest at the Bootheel Conference volleyball tournament...

September 15, 2011 Scoreboard (09/15/11)
All the high school results that were reported to semoball.com.

SHS wins three-set match over Cape Central (09/15/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs pulled out a tough three-set match against the visiting Cape Central Lady Tigers on Wednesday night, finding out more about themselves than anything else. "That's the kind of 'don't give up, have some mental toughness' that we're really trying to push," Sikeston coach Steve Beydler said. "You can't just talk about it, you have to go and do it. That's where it matters."...

High school roundup: Notre Dame volleyball team sweeps St. Vincent (09/15/11)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian

Kennett defeats arch rival Senath-Hornersville in three sets (09/15/11)
SENATH, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity volleyball team proved to be a giant obstacle for the Kennett Lady Indians in the 2010 volleyball season. Senath-Hornersville and Kennett, which are traditional Bootheel Conference arch rivals located less than 10 miles from each other, met three times in 2010. The Lions walked a way victorious in every meeting, including a semifinal contest at the Bootheel Conference volleyball tournament...

Scott City gets past Dexter in two sets (09/14/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER --Every time the Dexter Lady Bearcats narrowed the gap, Scott City put their foot on the gas. In both sets on Tuesday night, the Lady Rams finished strong after battling Dexter tooth and nail throughout. It eventually led to wins of 25-20 and 25-18 keeping their undefeated streak alive at 12...

Jackson volleyball team regains focus, dumps rival Central (09/14/11)
The Jackson volleyball team dropped the first game but won the next two to defeat Central 23-25, 25-13, 25-15 on Tuesday.

High school roundup: Scott City sweeps Dexter in volleyball (09/14/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Tuesday's Results: Holcomb, Southland and Gideon collect wins (09/14/11)
VOLLEYBALL Southland 2, Campbell 0 The Southland Rebels defeated the Campbell Camels 25-19, 20-25, 25-21 Tuesday night. "Coming off the tournament this past weekend prepared us for the games this week," Southland coach Andrea Cupp said. "The girls came out and played together well, didn't give up and pushed it to the finish."...

September 13, 2011 Scoreboard (09/13/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Monday H.S. Sports Roundup: Holcomb baseball, Kennett volleyball and Holcomb volleyball results (09/13/11)
VOLLEYBALL Kennett 2, Campbell 0 The Kennett volleyball team improved to 6-5 on the season Monday night with a 25-13, 25-9 win against the Cambell Camels. Kennett will be back in action Tuesday when it travels to Senath-Hornersville. "I told the girls 'come ready to play,'" Johns said of Tuesday's game. "Regardless of how many seniors they've lost and we've kepty they will come ready to play us. It's always a heated and exciting game. We need to come with our 'A' game."...

Cooter, Kennett, Malden, Holcomb, Southland, Senath-Hornersville, Caruthersville and Gideon complete play in 48-team volleyball tourney (09/13/11)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Cooter Wildcats was the only team from the Missouri Bootheel that advanced to one of the five championship contests at the 48-team 2011 SEMO Spike volleyball tournament in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Saturday. Cooter earned splits with Saxony Lutheran and Southern Reynolds in pool-play. The Wildcats only loss in pool-play was a 20-25, 24-25 decision to New Haven, which finished second in Class 1 in 2010...

September 12, 2011 Scoreboard (09/12/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

SHS, Dexter, NMCC have good showings (09/12/11)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs volleyball team finished as the consolation runner-up in the silver bracket during the 2011 SEMO Spike Silver bracket over the weekend. After falling out of the winner's bracket on Friday, the Lady Bulldogs bounced back with wins over Twin Rivers and St. Elizabeth before losing to Park Hills Central in three sets during the consolation championship...

Scott City volleyball team defends SEMO Spike tourney crown (09/11/11)
The Scott City volleyball team defeated Eminence 16-25, 30-28, 25-13 to capture the SEMO Spike tournament championship Saturday.

Jackson volleyball team claims SEMO Spike silver bracket title; St. Vincent wins gold consolation (09/11/11)
A roundup of the action at the SEMO Spike volleyball tournament.

Sikeston off to good start in SEMO Spike tournament (09/11/11)
Sikeston defeated Southern Reynolds in their first match 25-18, 25-13 before avenging a Wednesday night loss to Saxony Lutheran 25-13, 25-23.

Malden rallies late to defeat Kennett, remains unbeaten in volleyball (09/09/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- There was little breathing room for either team late in Thursday night's three-set Bootheel Conference varsity volleyball showdown between the Malden Green Wave and Kennett Indians. Kennett led Malden 18-14 in the third and decisive set before Malden utilized a 4-0 run to tie the contest at 18. The two teams traded the next six points for a 23-23 tie. Malden took a 24-23 lead on a kill by the Green Wave's Aubree Harris, forcing Kennett to call its final timeout...

SEMO Spike Tournament Friday Results (09/09/11)
Complete pool-play results from Friday.

Sports roundup (09/09/11)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Notre Dame emerged with the win on penalty kicks 1-0 Thursday night against Sikeston. James Holloway stopped Sikeston's first attempt, and Notre Dame converted all four of its attempts. "He did make a brilliant save on the PK," Notre Dame coach Brad Wittenborn said...

Malden rallies late to defeat Kennett, remains unbeaten in volleyball (09/09/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- There was little breathing room for either team late in Thursday night's three-set Bootheel Conference varsity volleyball showdown between the Malden Green Wave and Kennett Indians. Kennett led Malden 18-14 in the third and decisive set before Malden utilized a 4-0 run to tie the contest at 18. The two teams traded the next six points for a 23-23 tie. Malden took a 24-23 lead on a kill by the Green Wave's Aubree Harris, forcing Kennett to call its final timeout...

High school roundup: Jackson boys soccer team blasts Carbondale (09/09/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Scott City volleyball team outlasts Notre Dame (09/08/11)
The Scott City volleyball team defeated Notre Dame in three games Wednesday.

Kennett defeats defending champ South Pemiscot in three sets (09/07/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Lead changes were infrequent in the opening two sets of Tuesday's Bootheel Conference volleyball showdown between the Kennett Indians and South Pemiscot Bulldogs. The Bulldogs led the entire opening set after scoring four of the first five points on its was to a 25-12 victory in set 1. Kennett fell behind 1-0 in the second set, but never trailed after taking a 2-1 lead, on its was to a 25-16 win in set 2...

SHS volleyball falls to Saxony Lutheran (09/08/11)
JACKSON -- Playing the Saxony Lutheran Lady Crusaders on Wednesday, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs fell in straight sets 25-19, 25-18. Leading Sikeston's effort, Asia Liggins had five kills, two blocks and an ace with Trenice Greer contributed three kills, two blocks and an ace. Darqueshionna Howard and Keyonna Blissett had four and two kills respectively with Howard also collecting an ace...

High school roundup: Kelly softball team doubles up host Sikeston 6-3 (09/08/11)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Holcomb gets off to fast start following pre-game talk, defeats NMCC in vb (09/08/11)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Holcomb coach Zach McDaniel challenged his team with a pre-game pep talk before the start of Wednesday afternoon's varsity volleyball contest against the New Madrid County Central Eagles. "We were in the huddle," Holcomb senior hitter Tia Mitchell said. "Our coach was like 'We've got off to a slow start in our other games. I want you all to come out strong for a change.' I guess that kind of gave me some momentum and motivation at the net tonight."...

Southeast Missourian Player of the Week: Natalie Gremaud (09/07/11)
Perryville junior Natalie Gremaud has helped the Pirates volleyball team get off to a fast start. Gremaud led the Pirates past Central in the season opener then helped propel Perryville to the title at Notre Dame VolleyballFest. "We've been working hard in practice ever since the beginning of summer," Gremaud said after the victory over Central. "We're just ready to come out here and play."...

Holcomb remains unbeaten in volleyball, defeats Senath-Hornersville in three sets (09/07/11)
The Holcomb Hornets varsity volleyball team improved to 3-0 Tuesday evening with a come-from-behind three-set win against Senath-Hornersville. Senath-Hornersville (27-5) last season, took the opening set 25-12. Holcomb recovered to take the second set 25-17 and the decisive set 25-21...

Nine teams from Missouri Bootheel begin play in SEMO Spike volleyball tourney Friday (09/06/11)
Nine teams from the Missour Bootheel are among the 48 teams participating in the weekend's SEMO Spike varsity volleyball tournament in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Kennett, Cooter, Gideon, Holcomb, Southland, Malden, Caruthersville, Portageville and Senath-Hornersville will compete at the 48-team two-day event Sept. ...

September 6, 2011 Scoreboard (09/06/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Perryville defeats Notre Dame to defend Notre Dame VolleyballFest title (09/04/11)
Perryville defeated Notre Dame 2-0 to win the Notre Dame VolleyballFest tournament title Saturday.

High school roundup: Jackson edges Notre Dame on PKs for SoccerFest title (09/04/11)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Pirates defend tourney crown (09/04/11)
The Perryville volleyball team scored the first point of Saturday's Notre Dame VolleyballFest championship match when middle Melissa Erwin slid behind her setter for a booming cross-court kill. The Pirates never trailed host Notre Dame in the game until the Bulldogs scored three consecutive points to prompt Perryville coach Dave Mirly to call a timeout with his team trailing 23-21...

High school roundup: Advance defeats Leopold to win Woodland Invitational volleyball title (09/04/11)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Late comebacks push Holcomb volleyball team past Southland in three-set thriller (09/02/11)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- One thought was going through Holcomb Hornets' server Ashley Busby's mind as she stepped behind the serving line following a Holcomb side out, which tied Holcomb's opening set against the Southland Rebels varsity volleyball team at 23 Thursday night...

Volleyball results: Kennett, Delta C-7 collect straight set wins (09/02/11)
Kennett 2, Charleston 0 CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Kennett defeated Charleston in straight sets Thursday night in varsity volleyball to improve to 2-1 on the young season. "It was our cleanest game this week," Kennett volleyball coach Kristy Johns said. "We served well and played like a team. It was a good night to be an Indian."...

Late comebacks push Holcomb volleyball team past Southland in three set thriller (09/02/11)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- One thought was going through Holcomb Hornets' server Ashley Busby's mind as she stepped behind the serving line following a Holcomb side out, which tied Holcomb's opening set against the Southland Rebels varsity volleyball team at 23 Thursday night...

High school roundup: Notre Dame volleyball team survives to grab opening win (09/02/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Volleyball: Dexter defeats Kennett, Delta C-7 beats Risco (08/31/11)
Dexter defeats Kennett 2-0 DEXTER, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians suffered its first loss of the 2011 volleyball season Tuesday evening to the Dexter Bearcats. Dexter, which received votes in the Class 3 preseason state volleyball rankings, dominated the opening set and collected a 25-9 victory. The second set was closer, but the Bearcats managed to prevail once again with a 25-18 win...

Kennett opens volleyball season with strong serving, defeats Delta C-7 (08/30/11)
DEERING, Mo. -- Kennett's Jade Caldwell set the tone early for the Kennett Indians volleyball program in its season opener against the Delta C-7 Chargers Monday evening. The Kennett Indians scored its first five points with Caldwell serving behind the line. Three of Kennett's first five points were scored on serving aces by Caldwell...

Oran sweeps past Charleston (08/30/11)
ORAN -- The Oran Lady Eagles opened their season on Monday with a SEMO Conference matchup against the Charleston Lady Bluejays, winning in straight sets 25-16, 25-14. "They played really well actually," Oran head coach Sara Heisserer said of her team. "We passed the ball well. I've been saying from the beginning that is is probably one of the best passing teams we've had in a few years."...

Kennett opens volleyball season with strong serving, defeats Delta C-7 (08/30/11)
DEERING, Mo. -- Kennett's Jade Caldwell set the tone early for the Kennett Indians volleyball program in its season opener against the Delta C-7 Chargers Monday evening. The Kennett Indians scored its first five points with Caldwell serving behind the line. Three of Kennett's first five points were scored on serving aces by Caldwell...

Dexter looks to turn things around in 2011 (08/26/11)
A young Dexter volleyball team and a first-year coach suffered through an up-and-down season last year, but the Lady Bearcats are hoping turn things around in 2011. Last year Dexter posted a 14-16-1 overall record and a 4-3 mark in the Stoddard County Activities Association (SCAA) under first year coach Lauren Hutchcraft. But with five returning starters and some new faces on the rosters, look for the Lady 'Cats to be a much improved team this time around...

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...

2011 Fall Sports Preview: Gideon Bulldogs Volleyball Team (08/18/11)
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2011 Fall Sports Preview: Gideon Bulldogs Volleyball Team (08/18/11)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Defending Tri-County Conference champion Gideon enters the 2011 high school volleyball season with high expectations. "Last year we graduated three seniors and two of them were varsity starters since they were freshmen," Gideon varsity volleyball coach Kristen Ashabranner said. "We vacated the setter's spot and lost a middle hitter, but we've got five seniors this year coming back. We look for some really good play. We've got five girls returning that played last year."...

2011 Fall Sports Preview: Holcomb Hornets volleyball team (08/16/11)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Holcomb Hornets' first-year volleyball coach Zach McDaniel immediately recognized a positive trait about his team when he first coached them in summer league games in June and July. "My favorite thing about my team from what I experienced this summer is they are quick learners," McDaniel said. ...

2011 Fall Sports Preview: Kennett volleyball team returns experienced varsity squad (08/13/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team enters the 2011 season returning experienced players at multiple positions and has a new head coach. "We have a big varsity return this season," first-year varsity head volleyball coach Kristy Johns said. "We have about six seniors returning and four juniors. I'm looking forward to a big season with them. We have a very experienced varsity this year."...

2011 Fall Sports Preview: Delta C-7 volleyball team (08/12/11)
DEERING, Mo. -- The Delta C-7 Chargers volleyball team enters the 2011 season hoping to build on a strong summer performance against teams in the Missouri Bootheel. "It went well this summer," senior defensive specialist Ferrell Wilkerson said. "The first time we played Gideon we were kind of nervous, but the second time we played them we came back and performed really well and almost beat them. We talked more the second time we played them and our defense was better."...

Volleyball action (08/11/11)
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2011 Fall Sports Preview: Southland volleyball team (08/11/11)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- The Southland Rebels will begin the 2011 volleyball season with a new head coach. Andrea Cupp takes the helm as the new head volleyball coach. Cupp recently graduated from Harding University in Searcy, Ark. Cupp takes over for Gary Burnside, who was the head volleyball coach in the 2010 season and has coached the varsity basketball program at Southland since the 1995-96 season. Burnside will continue to coach basketball at Southland...

2011 Fall Sports Preview: Senath-Hornersville volleyball team (08/10/11)
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Jackson names new girls basketball coach (04/14/11)
Tyler Abernathy will replace Sheila Haertling as the Jackson girls basketball coach.

Central among local schools to hire new volleyball coaches (03/16/11)
Scott City, Bell City and Zalma also will have new leadership in the fall

Kennett defeats Senath-Hornersville in junior high volleyball (03/14/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians junior high volleyball team walked away with a pair of victories Monday night against the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions. The seventh grade Lady Indians defeated the Lady Lions in three sets after losing the first. The scores of the contest were 24-26, 25-17, 25-17...

Local talent to take part in all-star game (03/13/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com DEXTER -- The 10th Annual BA All-Star Extravaganza has released this year's players and teams with several local athletes scheduled to take part. The Extravaganza will be held on April 2 in the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, highlighting high school seniors in volleyball and basketball. ...

Show Me Center to host volleyball finals (01/28/11)
COLUMBIA -- The Missouri State High School Activities Association announced Wednesday that its Girls Volleyball Championships will move to Cape Girardeau's Show Me Center, beginning in November 2011. The 36-year-old championship has been held at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City the previous three years. Prior to being held in Kansas City, the championship was played exclusively on the campus of the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg since 1988...

Volleyball state finals moves to Cape (01/28/11)
show me Center will host the next four high school volleyball state championships

Southeast Missourian volleyball player of the year: Scott City's Hogan reaches for lofty goals (01/27/11)
The Scott City volleyball team returned to the court this season with a much different look a year after claiming the school's first state championship in the sport. Two setters, a middle and an outside hitter were gone. Only junior Katie Hogan, outside hitter Mikah Simpson and right-side hitter Danielle Gibbons returned...

Notre Dame grad garners all-OVC volleyball honors (11/18/10)
Ashley Nenninger, a Notre Dame Regional High School graduate, is enjoying an impressive volleyball career at Murray State. Nenninger was honored for her strong senior season Wednesday when she was named to the all-Ohio Valley Conference team, which was voted on by the league's coaches and sports information directors...

2010 Standard Democrat Volleyball Player of the Year: Towering above the rest (11/14/10)
One of the easiest things to do is spot Katie Hogan. Scott City Middle School's 7th hour P.E. class had no trouble noticing the junior was present. Surrounding her, they continually asked Hogan questions that can only asked to a 6-2 girl that towers above them...

Athletes honored at DHS Fall Sports Banquet (11/10/10)
Dexter High School recognized all of its fall sports athletes. They are (front row, from left) Elizabeth Kohlbaker, cross county team's outstanding female athlete and leadership award; Catherine Kinchen, most singles wins in tennis; Elisha Flannigan, volleyball's offensive player award; Lauren Ward, volleyball's setter award; Katelyn Frazier, volleyball's defensive player award; (middle row) Alex Rybolt, cross county's outstanding male athlete; Audra Lasater, most doubles win in tennis; Amelia Jibben, most doubles wins in tennis; Hannah Ward, most doubles wins and Most Valuable Player award in tennis; Daniel McCoy, football offensive lineman MVP; (back row) Jake Cox, football' s Most Valuable Player award in football; Taylor Jarrell, Bland Award Winner; Aaron Mace, football's defensive MVP; and Cody Stevens, football's running back MVP.. ...

Malden gals fall to Senath at District Tourney (11/08/10)
Game players to the end, the Malden Green Wave volleyball ladies went down fighting at the Class 2 District 1 Tournament, which was held in Brosely at Twin Rivers High School beginning on Monday, October 25. The women of three seeded Malden opened things up by facing the six seeded Caruthersville Lady Tigers in a tough match that went back and forth before the Lady Wave took the win in three with scores of 27-25, 24-26, and 26-24...

Notre Dame's offense struggles in pool play at state volleyball tourney (11/07/10)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Notre Dame volleyball team's second consecutive trip to the Class 3 final four didn't get off to a winning start Friday, but it was an optimistic one. The Bulldogs hung with O'Hara, which eventually won a fourth consecutive state title Saturday, before dropping the first game of pool play 25-19...

Notre Dame volleyball team falls just short of third at state tourney (11/07/10)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kate Edwards shouted from her middle position, shouted for the ball and the set she wanted with her team holding a slim lead in the third and deciding game of the Class 3 third-place game. She got it -- a quick, short set just above the net -- and she killed it, just as she often did for Notre Dame in the match...

Notre Dame leaves volleyball final four with better feeling (11/07/10)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- When Notre Dame setter Ashley Humphrey found out that she and her teammates would be facing Logan-Rogersville for a second consecutive year in the Class 3 third-place match, she knew what she wanted to leave Kansas City and the final four with...

Notre Dame's offense struggles in pool play at state volleyball tourney (11/07/10)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Notre Dame volleyball team's second consecutive trip to the Class 3 final four didn't get off to a winning start Friday, but it was an optimistic one. The Bulldogs hung with O'Hara, which eventually won a fourth consecutive state title Saturday, before dropping the first game of pool play 25-19...

Notre Dame volleyball team falls just short of third at state tourney (11/07/10)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kate Edwards shouted from her middle position, shouted for the ball and the set she wanted with her team holding a slim lead in the third and deciding game of the Class 3 third-place game. She got it -- a quick, short set just above the net -- and she killed it, just as she often did for Notre Dame in the match...

2011 Cooter Volleyball Schedule and Roster (11/04/10)
--- Check back later for the 2011 Cooter volleyball roster...

Brennan sets the way for Bulldogs (11/02/10)
Shannon Brennan walked into Notre Dame and started on the varsity volleyball team as a freshman. The standout senior is trying to lead the Bulldogs to a Class 3 state championship three years later. "Overall she's a great player," Notre Dame coach Tara Stroup said. ...

Notre Dame return to Class 3 volleyball final four (10/31/10)
Bulldogs pull off sweeps in the Class 3 sectional and quarterfinal rounds

St. Vincent trips in volleyball quarters (10/31/10)
The St. Vincent volleyball team fell one win short of a trip to the state's final four. St. Vincent, which upset defending Class 2 state champion Scott City in the district final Tuesday, was swept by St. Pius in Saturday's state quarterfinal match at Bloomfield, Mo...

Southeast roundup: Redhawks men place second in OVC meet (10/31/10)
All the weekend's news from the world of Southeast Missouri State athletics.

Bell City's' Johnson overpowers Leopold in Class 1 volleyball sectional (10/31/10)
STEELE, Mo. -- It didn't matter if she was in the front row or the back. The middle, the outside or somewhere in between, Leopold could not stop Bell City's Jasmine Johnson on Saturday. The Cubs relentlessly fed the ball to their all-state junior middle and she relentlessly pounded the ball around, over and through Leopold's block to lead her team to a 25-18, 23-25, 25-15 Class 1 sectional win at South Pemiscot High School...

Valle ousts Bell City in Class 1 volleyball quarterfinals (10/31/10)
STEELE, Mo. -- Valle Catholic beat the Bell City Cubs for a spot in the Class 1 volleyball final four. While the opposite result would have been preferred, this was a positive in the eyes of Bell City coach Erin Hoffman. "Valle Catholic is very good," Hoffman said. ...

Notre Dame returns to Class 3 volleyball final four (10/31/10)
Bulldogs pull off sweeps in the Class 3 sectional and quarterfinal rounds

Bell City's Johnson overpowers Leopold in Class 1 volleyball sectional (10/31/10)
The Cubs relentlessly fed the ball to their all-state junior middle and she relentlessly pounded the ball around, over and through Leopold's block to lead her team to a 25-18, 23-25, 25-15 Class 1 sectional win at South Pemiscot High School.

Valle ousts Bell City in Class 1 volleyball quarterfinals (10/31/10)
STEELE, Mo. -- Valle Catholic beat the Bell City Cubs for a spot in the Class 1 volleyball final four. While the opposite result would have been preferred, this was a positive in the eyes of Bell City coach Erin Hoffman. "Valle Catholic is very good," Hoffman said. ...

St. Vincent trips in volleyball quarters (10/31/10)
The St. Vincent volleyball team fell one win short of a trip to the state's final four. St. Vincent, which upset defending Class 2 state champion Scott City in the district final Tuesday, was swept by St. Pius in Saturday's state quarterfinal match at Bloomfield, Mo...

October 30, 2010 Scoreboard (10/30/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

St. Vincent volleyball team stuns Scott City in district final (10/27/10)
"We played them at the SEMO tournament and we beat them one out of three, so we knew we could beat them," Indians coach Pam Riney said.

Local teams' seasons end short of playoff berths (10/27/10)
Kennett and Senath-Hornersville see their seasons end short of advancing to sectionals...

Lady Rams upset in bid for seventh straight district title (10/27/10)
SCOTT CITY -- After cruising through three straight sets to open the Class 2, District 2 Tournament, the Scott City Lady Rams saw their bid for a seventh-straight title come to a bitter end. Ranked third in state and holding the top seed in the tournament, things looked set up for the Lady Rams to make a run at their second state championship...

Perryville thwarts Dexter's upset attempt in three sets (10/27/10)
DEXTER -- They came out ready and determined to pull off an upset. With senior Elisha Flanigan leading the way, the Dexter Lady Bearcats proved they were up to the task as the match began defeating the state-ranked Perryville Lady Pirates in the first set...

Dexter's season ends; Notre Dame takes title (10/27/10)
The volleyball season came to an end for the Dexter Lady Bearcats Tuesday night after a hard-fought loss to the Perryville Lady Pirates in the semifinals of the Class 3, District 1 tournament at the Bearcat Event Center, 21-25, 25-17, 25-17. A short time later, the Lady Pirates would feel the same disappointed as Notre Dame Regional High rolled to yet another district title with a convincing, 25-13, 25-20 win over Perryville in the championship game...

October 26, 2010 Scoreboard (10/27/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Leopold sweeps rival Zalma in title match (10/27/10)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Leopold practiced its serving all week, working to make the defense move. The Wildcats knew their best strategy against Zalma in Tuesday's Class 1 District 3 title match was to keep the Bulldogs from getting comfortable. "We worked on making sure we were serving aggressively, in between people and making them move," Leopold senior Abby Landewee said. "It's definitely harder to receive that way."...

Zalma tames Meadow Heights in district volleyball semifinals (10/26/10)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- The Zalma volleyball team set up the match Lorie VanGennip and her teammates have been waiting for with their Class 1 District 3 semifinal win over Meadow Heights on Monday. The Bulldogs will play No. 1 seed and seven-time defending district champion Leopold tonight...

SHS's season ends with district loss (10/26/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- Taking on Jackson to open the Class 4, District 1 tournament Monday night, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs saw their season come to a close as the Lady Indians swept two sets 25-20 and 25-19 to advance to the semifinals. "After losing the first (set) it's really down to if we don't (come back), it's really over," Sikeston coach Steve Beydler said. ...

Lady Bearcats advance, NMCC falls to Kennett (10/26/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com DEXTER -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats may have sured up any sketchiness they may have had in their game plan with a little bit of practice. "We've been working hard in practice on a couple of things that I knew we needed to work on in order to come out strong in districts," Dexter head coach Lauren Hutchcraft said...

Oran, Risco, Charleston, Portageville lose in district tournaments (10/26/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com ADVANCE -- The Oran Lady Eagles saw their season come to an end on Monday in the Class 1, District 3 Tournament at Advance. Advance, the fourth seed, defeated Oran 25-19, 25-20 to advance to the semifinals against Leopold. The Lady Hornets then fell to the top seeded Lady Wildcats in straight sets...

October 25, 2010 Scoreboard (10/26/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Central overpowers Hillsboro in district volleyball (10/26/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Central Tigers looked in the early going like they might not allow a point in their Class 4 District 1 volleyball match against Hillsboro. The Tigers eventually did but had little trouble downing the Hawks 25-9, 25-16. The third-seeded Tigers will face No. 2 seed Poplar Bluff at 6:30 p.m. today in the second semifinal match at the Sikeston Fieldhouse...

High school roundup: St. Vincent makes quick work of Greenville in volleyball action (10/26/10)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Leopold avoids tripping vs. Advance in district volleyball semifinals (10/26/10)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- The Leopold volleyball team played shockingly well in its opening-game win at the Class 1 District 3 tournament Monday night. Literally. "I thought Leopold played really well the first set," Advance coach Dana Below said. "I think we were shocked."...

Jackson advances to district volleyball semis (10/26/10)
The Indians will face Farmington for the right to play in the Class 4 District 1 championship tonight

Zalma tames Meadow Heights in district volleyball semifinals (10/26/10)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- The Zalma volleyball team set up the match Lorie VanGennip and her teammates have been waiting for with their Class 1 District 3 semifinal win over Meadow Heights on Monday. The Bulldogs will play No. 1 seed and seven-time defending district champion Leopold tonight...

Leopold avoids tripping vs. Advance in district volleyball semifinals (10/26/10)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- The Leopold volleyball team played shockingly well in its opening-game win at the Class 1 District 3 tournament Monday night. Literally. "I thought Leopold played really well the first set," Advance coach Dana Below said. "I think we were shocked."...

Jackson advances to district volleyball semis (10/26/10)
The Indians will face Farmington for the right to play in the Class 4 District 1 championship tonight

High school roundup: St. Vincent makes quick work of Greenville in volleyball action (10/26/10)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Central overpowers Hillsboro in district volleyball (10/26/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Central Tigers looked in the early going like they might not allow a point in their Class 4 District 1 volleyball match against Hillsboro. The Tigers eventually did but had little trouble downing the Hawks 25-9, 25-16. The third-seeded Tigers will face No. 2 seed Poplar Bluff at 6:30 p.m. today in the second semifinal match at the Sikeston Fieldhouse...

Kennett, Senath-Hornersville advance to respectful district touney semifinals (10/25/10)
District volleyball tournaments began on Monday and two local teams moved one step closer to winning their districts' title...

Southeast roundup: Redhawks qualify for OVC soccer tourney (10/24/10)
All the weekend news from around the world of Southeast Missouri State athletics.

October 22, 2010 Scoreboard (10/22/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Sikeston downs NMCC in straight sets (10/22/10)
The Bulldogs won 25-18, 25-18 to close out regular season play.

October 21, 2010 Scoreboard (10/21/10)
Football Class 4 District 1 Volleyball...

SHS soccer team moves over .500 (10/21/10)
ST. LOUIS -- The Sikeston Bulldogs soccer team won two games on Saturday in a tournament at St. Louis against Sacred Heart and Southern Boone County. Sikeston senior Hunter Williams totaled all four of the Bulldogs' goals as they defeated Sacred Heart 3-1 and the state-ranked Southern Boone County 1-0...

High school roundup: Jackson shuts out Notre Dame 2-0 in boys soccer (10/21/10)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

October 20, 2010 Scoreboard (10/20/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.