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Bernie to face Oran in district title game (05/16/12)
The Oran baseball team advanced to the Class 1 Distrcit 2 championship with a 10-0 win over Advance in five innings Tuesday in Leopold. Dalton Elfrink pitched all five innings for the win and also had a big day at the plate. Elfrink was 2 for 3 with a double and five RBIs. He struck out 11 and walked one batter on the mound...

High school roundup: Oran will play Bernie for district championship (05/16/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Risco stays alive with 11-1 rout of Clarkton (05/15/12)
HOLCOMB -- Backed by four shutout innings from starting pitcher Chris Pavy the Risco Tigers picked up a 11-1 win over Clarkton in the opening round of the Class 1, District 1 Tournament. After loading the bases to start the bottom of the first Risco saw a quick pair of strikeouts lave the Tigers one out from stranding all three runners. A double from Josh Earnheart in the next at bat, however, cleared the bases and put the Tigers up 3-0...

High school roundup: Central's Pablo Jaramillo reaches state tennis tourney (05/15/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

2012 Dunklin County American Legion baseball schedule released, tryouts May 19-20 (05/12/12)
The 2012 Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment American Legion baseball schedule has been released. Dunklin County is slated to open its season with a home doubleheader against Blytheville, Ark., on June 2. The first pitch is slated for 2 p.m. at the Senath-Hornersville High School baseball field...

Risco falls to Bernie in regular season finale (05/11/12)
RISCO -- In their final game of the regular season, Risco fell to visiting Bernie 8-6 on Thursday. With things tied at 4-4 after four innings, the Mules scored a combined three runs in the fifth and sixth frame to pick up the win. Down 8-5 in the bottom of the seventh, the Tigers closed the gap to two before putting runners on second and third. Unable to bring them home, however, Risco ends the regular season at 12-7...

SHS soccer falls at Marion; Jays' baseball snaps losing streak (04/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com MARION, Ill. -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs fell to Marion, Ill., Thursday 3-1. Madison Chaney scored her 14th goal of the season in the loss. Sikeston (5-9) fell behind 2-1 at the half in another windy contest. With the assist from Monica Carter, Chaney punched in the Lady Bulldogs' only goal in the 35th minute...

High school roundup: Central's Connell wins district golf title (04/25/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Cape Central's Connell wins district golf title (04/25/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Chaffee boys capture title at Riverbend Invite track and field meet (04/20/12)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Advance, Dexter to settle SCAA championship (04/18/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- It will be No. 1 Advance against No. 3 Dexter in the championship game of the Stoddard County Activities Association (SCAA) softball tournament after both teams came through with impressive semifinal wins Tuesday at Bloomfield. Advance used pitching and defense as much as the bats to take a 9-0 win over No. 4 Bernie, while Dexter outlasted No.. 2 Woodland for a 13-8 win in semifinal play...

High school roundup: Jackson succumbs to Dexter's seventh-inning rally (04/18/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

April 17, 2012 Scoreboard (04/17/12)
Baseball Oran 8, Saxony Lutheran 1 Notre Dame 5, Scott City 1

NMCC wins Silver Pool at the Malden Invitational (04/16/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BERNIE -- Competing in the Silver Pool of the Malden Invitational Tournament on Saturday, the New Madrid County Central Eagles swept a pair of games over Advance and Bernie. Backed by three no-hit innings from starter Kyle Harris, the Eagles opened up their day with a 20-0 win over Advance in four innings...

April 14, 2012 Scoreboard (04/14/12)
Baseball Oak Ridge 6, Saxony Lutheran 5 Woodland 4, Leopold 2 Girls soccer St. Vincent 5, Farmington 1 Carbondale 2, St. Vincent 0

Rosters set for BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza (04/07/12)
The 2012 BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza is slated for Apr. 14 at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, Mo. The event will feature top high school seniors from over 65 southeast Missouri schools competing in volleyball and basketball competitions. The games start at 9 a.m...

High school roundup: Chaffee baseball uses big 7th inning to beat Risco (04/06/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

HIgh school roundup: Notre Dame girls soccer team defeats Jackson in penalty kicks (04/03/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

2012 sportswriters all-region basketball team (03/30/12)
The 2012 southeast Missouri sportswriters all-region basketball team voted on by southeast Missouri media. BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 5 First Team: Jamal Cox, 6-5, soph., Cape Central Karson King, 6-5, soph., Jackson Kendric McCain, 6-0, sr., Poplar Bluff...

Chaffee baseball wins, Scott Central falls 9-1 (03/29/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BERNIE -- Chaffee's Alex Crowe earned the win on the mound and provided the Red Devils with a grand slam Wednesday as Chaffee picked up with third win of the season with a 7-2 victory over Bernie. Crowe poked his grand slam in the top of the fourth with the Red Devils down 2-0. Crowe, who pitched five innings, finished 2 for 4 at the plate...

Jackson sweeps; Dexter girls 3rd (03/29/12)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Jackson swept its own five-team track and field meet Wednesday. The Indians girls team scored 124 points, while the boys netted 180 points. Notre Dame was second in both divisions while the Dexter Lady Bearcats finished third and the Bearcat boys fifth...

Lady 'Cats pick up first win against Bernie (03/29/12)
BERNIE, Mo. -- Something had to give when the winless Dexter Lady Bearcats and Bernie Lady Mules met Wednesday. In the end, it was the Lady Bearcats that put together a big 7-run fifth inning to take the SCAA contest, 15-5 in five innings and notch that elusive first win...

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

March 28, 2012 Scoreboard (03/28/12)
Softball Advance 15, Bloomfield 0

Sikeston netters drop match to NDHS (03/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team fell to Notre Dame on Monday 6-3. Brandon Goodwin won his singles match against Webb Marshall 8-1 and Layton Jones tied Mason Burdin 8-8 before pulling a 7-1 win in the extra set...

March 26, 2012 Scoreboard (03/26/12)
Girls soccer Notre Dame 7, Sikeston 0

Holcomb boys advance to district final with double overtime win against Bernie (03/03/12)
HAYTI, Mo. -- Two overtimes were necessary Thursday night to determine if the Bernie Mules or Holcomb Hornets would reach the Class 2, District 1, boys basketball championship. The Mules maintained a double-digit lead twice in the 40-minute classic, while the Hornets largest lead was six in the fourth head-to-head meeting between the two squads...

Holcomb rallies to end Mules' season in double overtime (03/02/12)
HAYTI, Mo. -- Two overtimes were necessary Thursday night to determine if the Bernie Mules or Holcomb Hornets would reach the Class 2, District 1, boys basketball championship. The Mules maintained a double-digit lead twice in the 40-minute classic, while the Hornets' largest lead was six points in the fourth head-to-head meeting between the two squads...

Holcomb boys advance to district final with double overtime win against Bernie (03/02/12)
HAYTI, Mo. -- Two overtimes were necessary Thursday night to determine if the Bernie Mules or Holcomb Hornets would reach the Class 2, District 1, boys basketball championship. The Mules maintained a double-digit lead twice in the 40-minute classic, while the Hornets largest lead was six in the fourth head-to-head meeting between the two squads...

H.S basketball roundup: Portageville, Holcomb and Hayti boys collect district quarterfinal wins (02/28/12)
No. 1 Portageville 67, No. 8 Campbell 30 The top-seeded Portageville Bulldogs boys basketball team held eighth-seeded Campbell to two first-quarter points and never looked back on its way to a 67-30 win in quarterfinal action at the Class 2, District 1, tournament in Hayti Monday...

Bernie boys collect 72-24 district quarterfinal win against Senath-Hornersville (02/29/12)
HAYTI, Mo. --Bernie varsity boys basketball coach Brad Botsch did not anticipate his team would face man-to-man defense early in Monday night's district quarterfinal contest against the Senath-Hornersville Lions. "They started out man," Botsch said of the Lions' first-quarter defense. "I was a little surprised. . ."...

Bernie boys collect 72-24 district quarterfinal win against Senath-Hornersville (02/28/12)
HAYTI, Mo. --Bernie varsity boys basketball coach Brad Botsch did not anticipate his team would face man-to-man defense early in Monday night's district quarterfinal contest against the Senath-Hornersville Lions. "They started out man," Botsch said of the Lions' first-quarter defense. "I was a little surprised. . ."...

February 27, 2012 Scoreboard (02/27/12)
Girls Basketball Class 3 District 3 West County 56, Scott City 30 Saxony Lutheran 49, Woodland 35

Strong second half pushes Caruthersville boys past Bernie (02/25/12)
BERNIE, Mo. -- A stalemate existed after one half Thursday in the first head-to-head varsity boys basketball contest between the Bernie Mules and Caruthersville Tigers in over a decade. The Mules recorded the final five points of the second quarter to force a 30-30 tie seconds before the halftime buzzer sounded...

Strong second half pushes Caruthersville boys past Bernie (02/24/12)
BERNIE, Mo. -- A stalemate existed after one half Thursday in the first head-to-head varsity boys basketball contest between the Bernie Mules and Caruthersville Tigers in over a decade. The Mules recorded the final five points of the second quarter to force a 30-30 tie seconds before the halftime buzzer sounded...

February 23, 2012 Scoreboard (02/23/12)
All of the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com

Bloomfield, Bernie both notch wins (02/22/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Kelly connected on 11 3-pointers but it still wasn't enough as the Bloomfield Wildcats picked up a 54-50 win on Senior Night. Bloomfield held a slim one-point lead heading into the second half, but the Wildcats limited Kelly to just seven points in the third to build a lead that would stand up until the final buzzer...

Bernie snaps Holcomb boys 14-game winning-streak (02/22/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The state-ranked Holcomb Hornets suffered its first loss of 2012 Tuesday night to the Bernie Mules. Holcomb, which had won 14 straight games since losing to Bernie on Dec. 29 of 2011, led by one after three quarters Tuesday. The Mules outscored the Hornets 18-9 in the fourth period to collect a 56-48 victory...

February 21, 2012 Scoreboard (02/21/12)
Boys Basketball Scott City 60, Portageville 56 Oran 79, Woodland 56 Delta 56, Bell City 49 Kennett 78, Scott County Central 63 Bernie 56, Holcomb 48 Girls Basketball...

SHS has no trouble with Bernie in district tune up 76-31 (02/18/12)
BERNIE -- The Sikeston Bulldogs closed out the regular season in impressive fashion with a 76-31 victory at Bernie on Friday. Sikeston coach Gregg Holifield was hoping to close out the schedule on a positive note with the Class 4, District 1 Tournament looming this week...

Dexter, Kelly girls earn conference wins (02/15/12)
DEXTER -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats earned their 20th win of the season, downing the always-tough Poplar Bluff Lady Mules 70-59 on Tuesday. Dexter jumped out to a 16-8 lead in the first quarter and led 30-20 at the half, keeping the Lady Mules at bay the second half...

State-ranked Bernie snaps Hayti's 7-game winning streak (02/08/12)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The Hayti Indians boys basketball team ran into a buzzsaw when it visited the state-ranked Bernie Mules Tuesday night. Bernie outscored Hayti in every quarter on its way to a convincing 71-43 win. "I'm real proud of our team tonight," Bernie coach Brad Botsch said. "Hayti is coming off the Bootheel Conference Championship and we really stepped up and played well. We've faced some adversity lately, and our kids really bought in and stepped up."...

State-ranked Bernie snaps Hayti's 7-game winning-streak (02/08/12)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The Hayti Indians boys basketball team ran into a buzzsaw when it visited the state-ranked Bernie Mules Tuesday night. Bernie outscored Hayti in every quarter on its way to a convincing 71-43 win. "I'm real proud of our team tonight," Bernie coach Brad Botsch said. "Hayti is coming off the Bootheel Conference Championship and we really stepped up and played well. We've faced some adversity lately, and our kids really bought in and stepped up."...

February 7, 2012 Scoreboard (02/07/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com

Bearcats repeat (01/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- For the third time in the last four years the Dexter Bearcats have claimed the Stoddard County Activities Association Tournament championship. Taking on the Bernie Mules for the title game for the third straight time on Friday, the defending champion Bearcats were able to pull ahead by 10-points at the half and hold on for a 54-40 final...

Bearcats go back-to-back with SCAA title; Advance, Bernie, Puxico also claim victories (01/28/12)
JERRY JARRELL Daily Statesman Sports Editor DEXTER, Mo. -- Dexter made it back-to-back SCAA tournament titles with a 54-40 win over Bernie Friday night at the Bearcat Event Center. "It felt a little strange not being at Bloomfield after all those years," Dexter coach Rob Nichols said of the first-ever SCAA tournament at the BEC. "But it's good that the kids got to win on their home court. I'm proud for our seniors and hopefully we can build from this and finish strong down the stretch."...

Bearcats repeat (01/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- For the third time in the last four years the Dexter Bearcats have claimed the Stoddard County Activities Association Tournament championship. Taking on the Bernie Mules for the title game for the third straight time on Friday, the defending champion Bearcats were able to pull ahead by 10-points at the half and hold on for a 54-40 final...

Dexter rolls into finals of SCAA Tournament (01/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- For the third straight year Dexter and Bernie will square off for the Stoddard County Activities Association Tournament championship. Shortly after the Mules upset Advance 62-54 Thursday evening in the semifinals, the defending champion Dexter Bearcats took to their home floor to set up the rematch with a 71-59 win over the Bloomfield Wildcats...

January 27, 2012 Scoreboard (01/27/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Dexter, Bernie reach title game at SCAA tournament (01/27/12)
DEXTER, Mo. -- For the third-straight year it will be Dexter vs. Bernie in the varsity championship game of the SCAA tournament. Top-seed Dexter used the 3-point shot and a big edge at the free throw line to beat No. 4 Bloomfield, 71-59, while No. 3 Bernie avenged a regular-season loss to No. 2 Advance with a 62-54 win in the varsity semifinals Thursday at the Bearcat Event Center...

Dexter rolls into finals of SCAA Tournament (01/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- For the third straight year Dexter and Bernie will square off for the Stoddard County Activities Association Tournament championship. Shortly after the Mules upset Advance 62-54 Thursday evening in the semifinals, the defending champion Dexter Bearcats took to their home floor to set up the rematch with a 71-59 win over the Bloomfield Wildcats...

High school roundup: Notre Dame's Bohnert hits milestone in win (01/27/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

January 26, 2012 Scoreboard (01/26/12)
GIRLS BASKETBALL Queen of Hearts tournament Notre Dame 45, Whitfield 37

No big surprises after first round (01/25/12)
DEXTER, MO. - The top four seeds in the varsity bracket and three of the top four on the junior varsity side advanced at the 87th edition of the Stoddard County Activities Association (SCAA) tournament after Tuesday's second day of play at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter...

Briefly: Seedings hold true at SCAA tourney after opening round (01/24/12)
BRIEFLY: Seedings hold true at SCAA tournament DEXTER, MO. - The top four seeds in both the varsity and junior varsity brackets at the Stoddard County Activities Association (SCAA) have advanced after Tuesday's second day of play at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter...

SCAA tournament - Dexter JV slips past Woodland; Mules, 'Cats take varsity wins (01/24/12)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Dexter's win over Woodland in the junior varsity bracket was the only hint of a upset on the first day of the Stoddard County Activities Association (SCAA) Tournament Monday at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. No. 5 Dexter got 17 points from freshman Austin Aldridge as the young Bearcats defeated No. 4 seed Woodland 44-38 in the only junior varsity game played...

High school roundup: Central girls nip Charleston 64-61 (01/24/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Briefly: Day 1 action at SCAA tournament (01/23/12)
Briefly: SCAA Tournament Day 1 DEXTER, Mo. -- Dexter's win over Woodland in the junior varsity bracket was the only hint of a upset on the first day of the Stoddard County Activities Association (SCAA) Tournament Monday at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter...

January 20, 2012 Scoreboard (01/20/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Dexter, Bernie pick up SCAA wins (01/18/12)
PUXICO, Mo. -- Dexter High School earned a hard-fought 81-72 SCAA win over Puxico on the road Tuesday night. Dexter had three players score in double figures to improve to 5-0 in conference play, 7-9 overall. Seniors Jake Lee and Jordan Fitts each dropped in 22 points, while fellow senior Tyler Miller scored 19 before fouling out with about five minutes remaining in the game...

January 17, 2012 Scoreboard (01/17/12)
BOYS BASKETBALL Cape Central 64, Saxony Lutheran 34 Poplar Bluff 56, Jackson 52

Shorthanded Risco rolls; Dexter knocks off rival Bernie (01/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers remained undefeated on the season, defeating Campbell 82-43 on Friday night. Dressing only five varsity players due to injury and a suspension, Risco jumped out to a 20-12 lead after one quarter and led 47-19 at the half...

January 13, 2012 Scoreboard (01/13/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Malden J.V. Tournament (Boys Semifinal): Bernie 51, Kennett 13 (01/13/12)
The Kennett junior varsity boys basketball team continued its non-conference struggles Thursday. Fourth-seeded Kennett was defeated by top-seeded Bernie 51-13 in a championship semifinal game at the 8-team Malden junior varsity tournament. Kennett defeated fifth-seeded Malden 51-42 Monday in the first round of the tourney...

Basketball state rankings: Risco and Charleston ranked No. 1 in Missouri, Kennett girls ranked No. 4 (01/12/12)
Two southeast Missouri schools are projected to win it all at the end of the season in the latest basketball state rankings released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. The Risco Tigers boys basketball team remains unbeaten and is currently ranked No. 1 in Class 1. Scott County Central's boys basketball team is ranked No. 7...

Malden J.V. boys basketball tournament schedule (01/07/12)
The seedings have been released for the Malden junior varsity boys basketball tournament. The eight-team tournament will be played Jan. 9, 12 and 14. The championship is scheduled for Jan. 14 at 12:30 p.m. See a complete schedule for the tournament below:...

High school roundup: Bluff holds off Central in girls basketball (01/06/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

January 5, 2012 Scoreboard (01/05/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

January 3, 2012 Scoreboard (01/03/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Holcomb drops fifth-place game to Bernie at Bloomfield tourney (12/31/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets fell victim to the Bernie Mules for a second consecutive season in the fifth-place championship at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Thursday. Holcomb, which overcame a 15-point second-half deficit to defeat Bernie earlier this season, never led after this first period in the second meeting between the Class 2 district rivals. ...

Holcomb drops fifth-place game to Bernie at Bloomfield tourney (12/30/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets fell victim to the Bernie Mules for a second consecutive season in the fifth-place championship at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Thursday. Holcomb, which overcame a 15-point second-half deficit to defeat Bernie earlier this season, never led after this first period in the second meeting between the Class 2 district rivals. ...

Doniphan uses late surge to get past Bearcats (12/30/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Playing in the third place game of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, Dexter saw Doniphan grab a late four-point lead before holding on for a 62-55 win. "It seemed like both teams were struggling for energy a little bit at different points in the game," Dexter head coach Rob Nichols said. "I don't know how much is fatigue and what part is just the let down from last night since both of us lost heartbreakers...

Bernie takes 5th at BCT; Bloomfield falls in consolation final (12/30/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets fell victim to the Bernie Mules for a second consecutive season in the fifth-place championship at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Thursday. Holcomb, which overcame a 15-point second-half deficit to defeat Bernie earlier this season, never led after this first period in the second meeting between the Class 2 district rivals. ...

Finals set at Twin Rivers (12/29/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Looking for their first trip to the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament finals since 2008, it would have been easy for Portageville to come into overtime deflated after watching Doniphan erase a four-point deficit in the final 12 seconds of regulation...

Portageville reaches title game; Bernie, Bloomfield, Holcomb pick up tournament victories (12/29/11)
A steal under the basket on the inbounds pass by Doniphan's Brain Patterson capped an improbable comeback by the Dons in the final minute of play that sent their semifinal game against Portageville into overtime, tied at 53-all. But the Bulldogs were not to be denied and regrouped in the extra four minute overtime session to advance to the title game of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament with a 65-62 decision...

Finals set at Twin Rivers (12/29/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Looking for their first trip to the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament finals since 2008, it would have been easy for Portageville to come into overtime deflated after watching Doniphan erase a four-point deficit in the final 12 seconds of regulation...

Holcomb advances to fifth-place final with 50-44 win against Hayti, improves to 4-1 against Class 2 teams (12/29/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets boys basketball program continues to experience success against Class 2 schools in the 2011-12 season. The Hornets improved to 4-1 against Class 2 schools Wednesday afternoon, defeating district rival Hayti 50-44 in its fifth-place semifinal contest at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...

High school roundup: Perryville boys advance to Park Hills tournament semifinals (12/29/11)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Portageville, Dexter advance to tourney semis at Bloomfield (12/28/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- For the second night in a row, the Portageville Bulldogs shrugged off a slow start to advance to the next round of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Playing Bernie in the quarterfinals on Monday, the Bulldogs trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half, but fought back to take a slim one-point lead with two minutes to play...

Bloomfield Christmas Tournament: Day 2 Box Scores (12/28/11)
CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS No. 1 Kennett 55, No. 8 Hayti 46 Top-seeded Kennett defeated No. 8 seeded Hayti 55-46 in its quarterfinal contest Tuesday. Box Score HHS 11 13 13 9 - 46 KHS 16 13 12 14 - 55 HAYTI (46) - Maurion Newbill 4, Jermel Covington 5, Keydric Dillard 2, Hunter Turner 9, Austin Watkins 2, Karnard Humes 3, Jerome Thomas 12, Demetrius Luster 9. FG 19, F/T 6/10, F 14. (3-pointers: Covington 1, Turner 1. Fouled out: None)...

First round features only one upset (12/27/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- The Bloomfield Christmas Tournament got off to a strong start on Monday, with only one upset on the day. The seeds held true except for host Bloomfield, who lost to Saxony Lutheran 46-30 in the tournament's next-to-last game...

Bloomfield Christmas Tournament: Day 1 Results (including box scores) (12/26/11)
Monday's box scores and Tuesday's schedule for the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.

Bernie plucks Cardinals in two games (12/24/11)
The Cardinals flew in to Bernie on Tuesday, December 13 to take on the Mules men in a pair of games. The flight home may have been a little less enthusiastic, as the Mules took wins in both contests. The JV Mules earned a 65-18 win in their contest with Ellenburg and Wagner tossing in 10 points each...

High school roundup: Oran boys basketball team dumps Delta (12/18/11)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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.

December 16, 2011 Scoreboard (12/16/11)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Gremaud leads Perryville girls basketball team past Scott City (12/14/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Breakdown: Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Seedings (12/13/11)
For the second consecutive season the Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program has been identified as the favorite to win the 16-team Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Kennett, which has won the tournament each of the last two seasons, was voted the No. 1 seed by the coaches at Monday's seed meeting...

Defending champs Kennett voted team to beat (12/13/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- For the second consecutive season the Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program has been identified as the favorite to win the 16-team Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Kennett, which defeated Dexter in the finals last season and has won the tournament each of the last two seasons, was voted the No. 1 seed by the coaches at Monday's seed meeting. Dexter enters the tournament seeded No. 5...

Breakdown: Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Seedings (12/13/11)
For the second consecutive season the Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program has been identified as the favorite to win the 16-team Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Kennett, which has won the tournament each of the last two seasons, was voted the No. 1 seed by the coaches at Monday's seed meeting...

December 9, 2011 Scoreboard (12/09/11)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Dexter girls lose; SJHS sweeps by Charleston (12/07/11)
DEXTER -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats basketball fell to 3-2 with a SEMO Conference loss to Jackson 45-38 on Tuesday night at the Bearcat Event Center. Dexter held a slim 23-19 lead at halftime but Jackson outscored the Lady Bearcats 12-5 in the third to pull ahead 31-28 and extended the lead in the fourth quarter with free throws. For the game, Jackson finished 16 of 21 from the charity stripe...

High school roundup: Jackson nips Central in season-opening girls swim meet (12/07/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

December 6, 2011 Scoreboard (12/06/11)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Holcomb knocks off Bernie, advances to finals for first time since 1998 (12/02/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The championship is set at the Bernie Invitational boys basketball tournament and for the first time since 2006 the Bernie Mules will not take home the first-place plaque. The four-time defending champions looked to be well on its way to a seventh straight appearance in the opening-season tourney title match. Second-seeded Bernie led third-seeded Holcomb 38-23 midway through the third quarter when the Hornets called for time...

Tourney champs (12/03/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BERNIE -- In the finals for the first time in over three decades, the Risco Tigers survived an early scare from the Holcomb Hornets on Friday to claim the 48th annual Bernie Invitational Tournament championship with a 74-64 win...

Risco defeats Holcomb, wins Bernie basketball tourney for first time in 37 years (12/03/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The Risco Tigers and Holcomb Hornets entered the Bernie Invitational Tournament championship looking to achieve a rare feat for their respective programs. The Tigers and Hornets had not advanced to the opening-season tourney title game in over a decade. Risco had not taken home the first-place plaque since 1974 and Holcomb's last first-place finish at the eight-team tourney was in 1998...

Top-seeded Risco defeats Bloomfield 68-45 to advance to final (12/03/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The early-season success continues for the Risco Tigers. Risco, which defeated East Prairie 77-46 in its quarterfinal contest Wednesday, won its second straight game by at least 20 points Thursday night when it defeated the fourth-seeded Bloomfield Wildcats 68-45 at the Bernie Tournament...

Holcomb knocks off Bernie, advances to finals for first time since 1998 (12/03/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The championship is set at the Bernie Invitational boys basketball tournament and for the first time since 2006 the Bernie Mules will not take home the first-place plaque. The four-time defending champions looked to be well on its way to a seventh straight appearance in the opening-season tourney title match. Second-seeded Bernie led third-seeded Holcomb 38-23 midway through the third quarter when the Hornets called for time...

Semifinals set at Bernie basketball tourney following wins by Risco and Bloomfield (12/01/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The top-seeded Risco Tigers were unable to create any breathing room in the first quarter of its quarterfinal match against the No. 8 seeded East Prairie Eagles Wednesday evening. The Tigers trailed the eighth-seeded 17-16 Eagles at the conclusion of the first period...

Semifinals set at Bernie basketball tourney following wins by Risco and Bloomfield (12/02/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The top-seeded Risco Tigers were unable to create any breathing room in the first quarter of its quarterfinal match against the No. 8 seeded East Prairie Eagles Wednesday evening. The Tigers trailed the eighth-seeded 17-16 Eagles at the conclusion of the first period...

Risco rolls (12/01/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BERNIE -- Taking a 14-point lead into the half on Wednesday, the top-seeded Risco Tigers advanced to the Bernie Invitational Tournament semifinals with a 77-46 win over the eighth-seeded East Prairie Eagles. "They played hard and aggressive," Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said of his team. "We were a little too aggressive at times and got some silly fouls out there running into people and gambling going for steals...

Semifinal pairings set for Bernie Tourney (12/01/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- There were no surprises after the first round of the 48th Annual Bernie Invitational Tournament was completed Wednesday night as the top four seeds all advanced to tonight's semifinal round. Top seed Risco had no trouble with No. 8 East Prairie in a 71-46 win last night while No. 4 Bloomfield was tested by No. 5 Twin Rivers before pulling out a 58-44 decision...

Basketball Roundup: Holcomb and Bernie to meet in Bernie Inv. semifinals Thursday (11/30/11)
The stage is set for a 7:30 p.m. showdown Thursday evening between the Bernie Mules and Holcomb Hornets boys basketball programs. Both teams collected wins Tuesday evening in the quarterfinals of the Bernie Invitational Tournament. The No. 2 seeded Mules placed three players in double figures on its way to a convincing 81-23 win against the Campbell Camels. Troy Kirkpatrick led the Mules in scoring with 26 points. Jesse Shelton added 24 and Sam Turner tallied 14...

Bernie, Holcomb post wins (11/30/11)
The stage is set for a 7:30 p.m. showdown Thursday evening between the Bernie Mules and Holcomb Hornets boys basketball programs. Both teams collected wins Tuesday evening in the quarterfinals of the Bernie Invitational Tournament. The No. 2 seeded Mules placed three players in double figures on its way to a convincing 81-23 win against the Campbell Camels. Troy Kirkpatrick led the Mules in scoring with 26 points. Jesse Shelton added 24 and Sam Turner tallied 14...

Basketball Roundup: Holcomb and Bernie to meet in Bernie Inv. semifinals Thursday (11/30/11)
The stage is set for a 7:30 p.m. showdown Thursday evening between the Bernie Mules and Holcomb Hornets boys basketball programs. Both teams collected wins Tuesday evening in the quarterfinals of the Bernie Invitational Tournament. The No. 2 seeded Mules placed three players in double figures on its way to a convincing 81-23 win against the Campbell Camels. Troy Kirkpatrick led the Mules in scoring with 26 points. Jesse Shelton added 24 and Sam Turner tallied 14...

Preview: Holcomb Hornets boys basketball team (11/26/11)
The Holcomb Hornets boys basketball program enters the 2011-12 season looking to build on its most successful season in over 20 years. Holcomb finished 18-9 in 2010-11. It was best finish by a Holcomb varsity basketball program since the Hornets went 19-9 under head coach Gary Burnside in its 1990-91 campaign...

High school roundup: Bell City's volleyball team's district reign ends (10/26/11)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday 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)...

Championship pairings set at SCAA tourney (10/14/11)
Top seeds in both brackets advance

Semifinal pairings set at SCAA tourney (10/12/11)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- The seedings have held true in both the varsity and junior varsity brackets after Tuesday's play finished up the first round of the SCAA Volleyball Tournament at Advance. Dexter's second-seeded varsity squad did get a little bit of a scare in Game 2 of its match with No. ...

Bernie defeats Bloomfield (10/07/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Bloomfield's Lady Wildcats were just tabbed as the No. 1 seed in the upcoming SCAA volleyball tournament, but Bernie showed that the seedings will mean little with the league's tourney gets underway next week at Bloomfield. The third-seeded Lady Mules paid a visit to the Lady Wildcats at the site of upcoming tournament and delivered a message in the form of a 25-18, 16-25, 25-23 conference win...

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

Holcomb outhomers Bernie, advances to play Cooter in Thursday's title game (09/29/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The long ball proved to be a hitter's best friend in Wednesday afternoon's fall baseball tourney semifinal contest between the Bernie Mules and Holcomb Hornets. Second-seeded Bernie and No. 3 seeded Holcomb combined for four home runs in the seven-inning contest. When the final out was recorded the Hornets left Bernie with a 10-4 upset-win and booked its ticket to play in today's fall baseball championship against top-seeded Cooter...

Holcomb outhomers Bernie, advances to play Cooter in Thursday's title game (09/30/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The long ball proved to be a hitter's best friend in Wednesday afternoon's fall baseball tourney semifinal contest between the Bernie Mules and Holcomb Hornets. Second-seeded Bernie and No. 3 seeded Holcomb combined for four home runs in the seven-inning contest. When the final out was recorded the Hornets left Bernie with a 10-4 upset-win and booked its ticket to play in today's fall baseball championship against top-seeded Cooter...

Cooter defeats South Pemiscot 12-2, awaits Bernie-Holcomb winner (09/29/11)
COOTER, Mo. -- The top-seeded Cooter Wildcats defeated the fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 12-2 in five innings in a semifinal contest in the 11-team fall baseball tournament Tuesday afternoon. "We took advantage of walks and errors from them," Cooter coach Allen Crawford said. "We are pretty good at doing that. If people don't make plays we make them pay. We've done that all year."...

Semifinals set in 2011 fall baseball tournament (09/26/11)
2011 fall baseball tournament results.

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...

Kennett, Southland, Malden, Doniphan, Puxico, Dexter and Bernie complete play at ASU Playday volleyball tourney Saturday (09/27/11)
NOTE: All scores provided by Arkansas State University JONESBORO, Ark. -- 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...

State Volleyball Rankings: Sept. 26 (09/26/11)
1. Winona (11-2) 2. Lesterville (19-2) 3. Eminence (15-3) 4. Valle Catholic (10-2) 5. Osceola (8-2-1) 6. Mound City (11-2) 7. Summersville (15-5-1) 8. Liberal (9-3-2) 9. Sacred Heart (6-2-2) 10.Bismarck (11-4-2) Dropped Out: New Haven Others receiving consideration: Bernie, Green Ridge...

Semifinals set in 2011 fall baseball tournament (09/26/11)
2011 fall baseball tournament results.

Cooter receives No. 1 seed in 11-team fall baseball tourney (09/22/11)
The schedule is set for the 2011 fall baseball tournament. 11 teams will participate in this year's tournament. The Cooter Wildcats have once again received the No. 1 seed. The team with the lowest total points is seeded first. Here are the seedings (with point totals):...

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

Cooter receives No. 1 seed in 11-team fall baseball tourney (09/22/11)
The schedule is set for the 2011 fall baseball tournament. 11 teams will participate in this year's tournament. The Cooter Wildcats have once again received the No. 1 seed. The team with the lowest total points is seeded first. Here are the seedings (with point totals):...

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

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...

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

Scott City holds off Dexter, remains undefeated (09/14/11)
Bernie, Bloomfield post wins

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

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

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.

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...

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

September 8, 2011 Scoreboard (09/08/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Scott City softball team strings hits to beat Kelly (09/07/11)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

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

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. ...

Sikeston soccer loses to Terriers (09/02/11)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs soccer team lost their first game during the 2011 Notre Dame Soccerfest on Thursday at the hands of Carbondale, Ill., 5-3. Although the Bulldogs started the contest on fire, they hit a slight snag right before halftime...

Holcomb hands Senath-Hornersville first baseball loss (09/02/11)
SENATH, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets overcame an early two-run deficit to defeat the undefeated Senath-Hornersville Lions 14-7 in high school baseball action Thursday afternoon. "We collected a good win today against a good program," Holcomb coach Matt Casper said. ...

Season opener: Bernie scratches by SHS in two sets (08/31/11)
SIKESTON -- Although their season opener didn't quite go the way they wanted it to, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs volleyball team seemed upbeat about their close encounter with the state-ranked Bernie Lady Mules and what may come later in the season. "Bernie's always a tough team, but I will say that this is the toughest Bernie team I've seen in a number of years," Sikeston coach Steve Beydler said. ...

Bernie picks up two wins in wooden bat tourney (08/30/11)
BERNIE, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets and the Twin Rivers Royals suffered their first losses of the fall baseball season Saturday to the Bernie Mules in the Bernie Wooden Bat Baseball Tournament. Bernie 1, Holcomb 0 Bernie collected a 1-0 win against the Holcomb Hornets in the opening contest of the round robin tourney...

Holcomb and Twin Rivers suffer first losses of season to Bernie (08/30/11)
BERNIE, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets and the Twin Rivers Royals suffered their first losses of the baseball season to the Bernie Mules on Saturday in the Bernie Wooden Bat Baseball Tournament. Bernie collected a 1-0 win against the Holcomb Hornets in the opening contest of the round robin tourney...

Holcomb and Twin Rivers suffer first losses of season to Bernie (08/30/11)
BERNIE, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets and Twin Rivers Royals suffered their first losses of the baseball season Saturday to the Bernie Mules in the Bernie Wooden Bat Baseball Tournament. Bernie collected a 1-0 win against the Holcomb Hornets in the opening contest of the round robin tourney...

2011 Fall Baseball Schedules (08/24/11)
Southland Rebels Baseball Schedule Clarkton Reindeer Baseball Schedule Senath-Hornersville Baseball Schedule 9/28 Delta C-7 Chargers Baseball Schedule Holcomb Hornets Baseball Schedule...

Holcomb tallies 20 runs in opening day win against Clarkton (08/23/11)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets enter the 2011 fall baseball season with experienced hitters throughout its lineup. Seven of the nine hitters in Holcomb's opening day lineup in Monday's game against the Clarkton Reindeer were returning starters...

Cooter, Neelyville advance to varsity championship of Campbell baseball tourney (07/01/11)
The sixth-seeded Bloomfield Wildcats and fifth-seeded Senath-Hornerville Lions entered Thursday night's semifinal contests with the opportunity to claim their second consecutive upset wins and advance to the championship of the Campbell baseball tournament...

Bloomfield, Vandiver upset Bernie in first round of Campbell tourney (06/30/11)
The Bloomfield Wildcats entered Tuesday's night's opening-round contest of the Campbell Tournament looking to revenge a regular-season 10-0 loss to the Bernie Mules. The two schools, both participants in the Stoddard County Athletic Association during high school baseball season, provided plenty of entertainment in their fifth varsity match this calendar year...

Bloomfield, Vandiver upset Bernie in first round of Campbell tourney (06/29/11)
The Bloomfield Wildcats entered Tuesday's night's opening-round contest of the Campbell Tournament looking to revenge a regular-season 10-0 loss to the Bernie Mules. The two schools, both participants in the Stoddard County Athletic Association during high school baseball season, provided plenty of entertainment in their fifth varsity match this calendar year...

Kennett, Cooter collect wins at Campbell tourney (06/29/11)
The Kennett junior varsity defeated the Campbell Camels 9-3 in its junior varsity semifinal at the Campbell tournament Tuesday afternoon. "We did a pretty good job overall of catching the ball and throwing strikes," Kennett junior varsity coach Ronnie Lewallen said. "We put alot of pressure on them defensively at the plate and put balls in play...

Schedule set for summer baseball tourney at Campbell (06/24/11)
Nine varsity teams and seven junior varsity teams will participate in an end-of-the-season baseball tourney at Campbell June 27 - July 1. Cooter's junior varsity and varsity is seeded No. 1 in the tournament. Kennett's junior varsity is seeded No. 3. Kennett's varsity will not participate in the tournament...

High school honors list (06/09/11)
All-conference and all-district lists for baseball and softball teams in the Southeast Missourian's coverage area.

Oran wins district crown (05/19/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- Oran pitcher Dalton Elfrink will be the first to tell you that Wednesday was not his best outing on the mound. He allowed the Bernie Mules nine runs on 10 hits in his 5 2/3 innings of work during the Class 1, District 2 Championship game at Oran...

May 18, 2011 Scoreboard (05/19/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Oran baseball team survives vs. Bernie to snare district crown (05/19/11)
The Oran baseball team defeated Bernie 13-9 to win the Class 1 District 2 title Wednesday.

Eagles roll past Leopold; SCC falls (05/18/11)
ORAN -- The top-seeded Oran Eagles advanced to the Class 1, District 2 championship game with an 11-1, six inning victory over fourth-seeded Leopold on Tuesday at Oran High School. The Eagles (19-2) will play No. 2 seed Bernie (15-8) for the district title today at 4 p.m...

Oran baseball team records 20th win with rout of Leopold (05/18/11)
ORAN, Mo. -- Top-seeded Oran advanced to the Class 1 District 2 baseball championship game with an 11-1, six-inning victory over fourth-seeded Leopold on Tuesday. The Eagles (20-2) will play No. 2 seed Bernie (15-8) for the district title at 4 p.m. today...

Braves earn first district win since 2004 season (05/17/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- At first glance, Dustin and Kamryn Johnson may seem to have a lot in common. But, when it comes to pitching, the two have different styles. The twin brothers both had a chance to display their throwing tactics in Scott County Central's first round game in the Class 1, District 2 tournament on Monday against rival Bell City...

Scott County Central baseball team enacts run rule on Bell City (05/17/11)
ORAN, Mo. -- The Bell City Cubs picked a bad time to play a sloppy game. The Cubs committed four errors and Scott County Central took full advantage. The Braves rolled past the Cubs 15-5 in six innings during Class 1 District 2 baseball action Monday afternoon...

May 16, 2011 Scoreboard (05/17/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

SHS tops Blackcats in soccer; Risco falls to Bernie (05/13/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com FREDERICKTOWN -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs soccer team ended the regular season on a high note Thursday, defeating Fredericktown 5-1. Keyonna Blissett and Madison Chaney each scored two goals apiece while Chaney also added two assists and Blissett one...

NMCC softball sweeps DH; Risco baseball wins (04/29/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central softball team swept a doubleheader on Thursday, defeating Bernie (10-1) and Meadow Heights (13-2). Senior pitcher Kelly Robey earned the win in both games, striking out 13 and allowing just one run on two hits in five innings against Bernie. In the second game, Robey didn't allow a hit and only walk in four innings, striking out 11...

Bernie downs Bell City for SCAA tourney title (04/22/11)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- When Bell City scored twice in the first inning and Lady Cubs pitcher Lindsey Rendlemen struck out the side in the first two innings, things were looking pretty bleak for the Lady Mules in the championship game of the SCAA softball tournament...

High school roundup: Perryville baseball team's rally falls short at Dexter (04/22/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

April 21, 2011 Scoreboard (04/21/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

First, third place games of SCAA softball tourney set for today at Bell City (04/21/11)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Tuesday's rain left the field at Bell City wet and unplayable and forced SCAA softball tournament officials to postpone Wednesday's scheduled championship and third place games. Weather permitting, those games will be played today with the third place game between Dexter and Woodland scheduled for noon with the title game between Bell City and Bernie to follow, according to tournament officials...

Woodland, Bernie will play for SCAA tournament title (04/20/11)
BELL CITY -- Can good pitching beat good hitting? We'll find out today as Woodland and Bernie meet in the championship game of the Stoddard County Activities Association (SCAA) softball tournament at Bell city. Bernie exploded for 10 runs in the fifth inning to nail down a 14-6 win over top seed Dexter in one semifinal game Tuesday, while No. 3 Woodland used pitching and defense to slip past the No. 2 seed Bell City, 7-1, in the other semifinal contest...

Bernie, Dexter to clash in semifinals of SCAA tourney (04/19/11)
BELL CITY -- Bernie and Dexter posted easy 3-inning wins in the opening round of the SCAA softball tournament and will now face each other in one semifinal game today, weather permitting. Bernie defeated Advance, 21-6, while Dexter pounded Richland, 26-1...

Malden baseball tournament results (04/16/11)
Tanner's Murphy's blast provided a grand finale for baseball fans that had stuck around for the conclusion of what proved to be a wild opening-day at the second annual Malden Invitational Baseball Tournament...

Baker helps Bernie hold off Campbell (04/14/11)
BERNIE -- Katie Baker came on in relief in the sixth inning and struck out the side to help the Bernie Lady Mules hold on for 14-12 win over Campbell Tuesday afternoon. "Katie (Baker) came in there in the sixth inning with the bases load and nobody out and struck out the side," Bernie coach Jeff Rodgers commented. "That really gave us a big lift."...

Bernie shuts out Advance; Leopold hammers Bloomfield (04/07/11)
ADVANCE -- Jacie McGowan pitched a 7-inning complete game and allowed just two hits as Bernie downed Advance, 15-0, in SCAA softball action Wednesday. McGowan also added two hits including a 2-run triple. Rachel Vernon led a 12-hit attack for Bernie while Chelsea Wagner had three RBI...

High school baseball roundup (04/01/11)
Davie tosses one-hitter as Chaffee blanks Bernie

Chaffee baseball team combines offensive outburst with one-hit pitching to rout Bernie (04/01/11)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chaffee pitcher Alex Davie offered a quick assessment of his team's performance against Bernie on Thursday night. "We came out and we actually had some offense," Davie said. "It's the first time we've had double-digit runs, so it's good to see our offense was there tonight."...

March 31, 2011 Scoreboard (03/31/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

2010-2011 Media All-State Basketball Selections (03/30/11)
The final state rankings for each class were also released on Wednesday.

SCAA ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS (03/30/11)
Jordan McGowan, Bernie Alan Flannigan, Dexter Darren VanGennip, Advance Ryan Kleffer, Richland Dylan Bader, Bloomfield Grant Gray, Advance Sammy Walker, Bernie Seth Hill, Bloomfield Cameron Shipman, Bernie Jesse Shelton, Bernie Tyler Miller, Dexter Tyler Woolard, Puxico...

Scott County Central boys basketball trio tops all-state list (03/24/11)
The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association announced its all-state team, and nine local players were honored.

March 21, 2011 Scoreboard (03/21/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Bernie falls to Crane, finishes second at state again (03/20/11)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Emotions remained high following the Bernie Mules 77-63 loss to the Crane Pirates in the boys Class 2 state basketball championship Saturday evening. Some Mules' players fought back the tears and others hung their heads as MSHSAA officials presented Bernie players and coaches with their Class 2 second-place medals. Bernie fans applauded. as Mules' senior Jordan McGowan held the second place trophy...

Bernie falls to Crane, finishes second at state again (03/21/11)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Emotions remained high following the Bernie Mules 77-63 loss to the Crane Pirates in the boys Class 2 state basketball championship Saturday evening. Some Mules' players fought back the tears and others hung their heads as MSHSAA officials presented Bernie players and coaches with their Class 2 second-place medals. Bernie fans applauded. as Mules' senior Jordan McGowan held the second place trophy...

Bernie falls to Crane in state championship (03/19/11)
The Bernie Mules fell one win shy of winning its first state championship in boys basketball Saturday evening. Crane (27-5) outscored Bernie by eight points in the second half on its way to a 77-63 victory in the Class 2 state championship. Crane was led in scoring by junior Levi Cook who tallied 42 points. Cook scored 25 of Crane's 31 first-half points...

Bernie falls to Crane in state championship (03/20/11)
The Bernie Mules fell one win shy of winning its first state championship in boys basketball Saturday evening. Crane (27-5) outscored Bernie by eight points in the second half on its way to a 77-63 victory in the Class 2 state championship. Crane was led in scoring by junior Levi Cook who tallied 42 points. Cook scored 25 of Crane's 31 first-half points...

Bernie escapes with win over Wellington (03/18/11)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- As time winded down at the end of the fourth quarter Thursday in the Bernie Mules state semifinal contest it looked as though the Mules' quest to return to the Class 2 state championship was about to end. Wellington Napoleon's Blake Seitz, who entered the contest averaging a team-leading 22.3 points a game coasted toward the basket in the closing five seconds of a tie game after picking up one of his game-high five steals. ...

Bernie defeats top-ranked Wellington-Napoleon in double overtime, advances to state finals (03/18/11)
The Mules defeated the Tigers 73-66 to advance to the state championship game.

March 17-19, 2011 Scoreboard (03/17/11)
Box scores from Class 1, 2 and 3 basketball final four.

Bernie defeats top-ranked Wellington-Napoleon in double overtime, advances to state finals (03/17/11)
As time winded down at the end of the fourth quarter Thursday in the Bernie Mules state semifinal contest it looked as though the Mules' quest to return to the Class 2 state championship was about to end. Wellington-Napoleon's Blake Seitz, who entered the contest averaging a team-leading 22.3 points a game coasted toward the basket in the closing five seconds of a tie game after picking up one of his game-high five steals. ...

Bernie earns return trip to final four (03/15/11)
Bernie punched a return ticket to the MSHSAA Class 2 final four with a 58-50 win over New Haven Saturday afternoon at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. Jordan McGowen scored 14 of his game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter the Mules erased 37-35 deficit heading into the final eight minutes of play. The Bernie senior knocked down two 3-pointers in the fourth and was 9-of-9 from the foul line as the Mules iced the game at the charity strip...

Bernie does it again! (03/13/11)
Bernie punched a return ticket to the MSHSAA Class 2 final four with a 58-50 win over New Haven Saturday afternoon at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. Jordan McGowen scored 14 of his game-high 22 in the fourth quarter the Mules erased 37-35 deficit heading into the final eight minutes of play. The Bernie senior knocked down two 3-pointers in the fourth and was 9-of-9 from the foul line as the Mules iced the game at the charity strip...

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. ...

Bernie moves one step closer to final four (03/10/11)
POPLAR BLUFF -- Cameron Shipman wasn't the most imposing player on the court, but on this night his game was. Shipman scored 17 points, including four consecutive 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, as Bernie moved one step closer to a final four berth with a 57-41 Class 2 sectional win over Thayer Wednesday night at Poplar Bluff...

March 9, 2011 Scoreboard (03/09/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Poor shooting dooms Bulldogs against Bernie (03/06/11)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Bernie's Jordan McGowan scored 23 points, Portageville struggled from the field and the Bulldogs suffered a tough district championship loss on Friday, 57-47, at Portageville High School. "They were just better than us tonight -- pure and simple," Portageville coach Jason Irby said about Bernie. "We didn't play the type of game that we needed to play and they did a good job in what they needed to do to beat us. It was just a tough night all the way around for us."...

March 4, 2011 Scoreboard (03/04/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Bernie rallies to reach Class 2, District 1 title game (03/04/11)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Bernie hit 12-of-16 free throws in the fourth quarter and Sammy Walker recorded a double-double as Bernie rallied for a 63-55 win over Hayti Thursday night at Portageville. The win propelled the Mules to the Class 2, District 1 championship game tonight at 7:30 p. m. against the host Bulldogs, 71-52 winners over Holcomb Thursday night...

March 3, 2011 Scoreboard (03/03/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Portageville rolls into semifinals with 83-20 win (03/01/11)
PORTAGEVILLE -- The Portageville Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals of the Class 2, District 1 Tournament by easily defeating Senath-Hornersville 83-20 on Monday. Portageville built a 50-5 lead at halftime and put 10 players in the scoring column as they eased to the win in the second half...

Mules roll to easy victory (03/01/11)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Cameron Shipman and Sammy Walker combined for 43 points as Bernie rolled over South Pemiscot, 89-48, in the first round of the Class 2, District 1 Tournament at Portageville High School Monday night. Shipman was 6-of-10 from behind the 3-point line on his way to a game-high 23 points, while Walker did the dirty work under the basket and in the paint. Walker was 9-of-11 from the field for 21 points and was a work horse on the boards with 13 rebounds...

February 28, 2011 District Basketball Scoreboard (03/01/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Mules roll past Holcomb as Bloomfield holds off comeback (02/23/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- Jordan McGowan scored a game-high 16 points to lead a balanced attack as the Bernie Mules rolled past the Holcomb Hornets 69-40 Tuesday evening in what could be a preview of a potential Class 2, District 1 Tournament matchup. In other games Tuesday it was Bloomfield 81, Kelly 69; Portageville 71, Scott City 57; Chaffee 53, Meadow Heights 52; Oak Ridge 64, Lesterville 54; Oran 63, Woodland 33; Zalma 84, Greenville 30; and Scott County Central 81, Kennett 49...

State Basketball Rankings: Feb. 23 (02/23/11)
The Kennett boys entered the Class 3 rankings while the St. Vincent and Neelyville girls swap spots in Class 2.

February 22, 2011 Scoreboard (02/22/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Sikeston boys basketball ends regular season with 24-0 mark (02/20/11)
Sikeston closed out the regular season undefeated for the first time in school history with a 69-36 homecoming victory Friday night.

SHS ends the regular season with 24-0 mark (02/20/11)
SIKESTON -- Opponents have tried nearly everything to try to slow the Sikeston Bulldogs down this year. Some teams have tried to run with them and some teams have tried to slow it down to a crawl -- the Bulldogs have seen it all. So when the Class 2 fifth-ranked Bernie Mules tried to shorten the game with long, drawn out possessions, the Bulldogs were ready...

ROUNDUP: Risco rolls; Bearcats earn rare win over Poplar Bluff (02/16/11)
RISCO -- Led by Luke Bixler's 22 points, the top-seeded Risco Tigers took down the eighth seed Southland Rebels 83-56 in the first round of the Tri-County Conference Tournament on Tuesday. "It was a good way to start the tournament," Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said. "We shot and moved the ball around well."...

State Basketball Rankings: Feb. 16 (02/16/11)
The Zalma boys entered the rankings for the first time as the No. 10 team in Class 1.

State Basketball Rankings: Feb. 9 (02/09/11)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Missouri state high school regular-season basketball rankings as compiled by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Records are through Sunday. Boys 1. Scott County Central 17-2 2. Dadeville 17 -0 3. La Plata 16-0...

February 8, 2011 Scoreboard (02/08/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Notre Dame boys fall on buzzer beater (02/06/11)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Submitted Photos: SCAA Tournament (02/04/11)
Dexter defeated Bernie in the championship game.

February 4, 2011 Scoreboard (02/04/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Dexter grinds out win over Bernie for SCAA title (01/30/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BLOOMFIELD -- In his last game against his biggest rival, Dexter senior Alan Flannigan finally received what he's been waiting for the last five years. A win over the Bernie Mules "We've lost to them dating back to seventh grade," Flannigan said. "It felt good the last time we ever played them to get that win."...

Bernie, Dexter will meet again in varsity final (01/28/11)
BLOOMFIELD -- It will be a replay of last year's championship pairings as the 86th Annual SCAA Tournament draws to a close tonight at Bloomfield. In a repeat of last season's league tournament, Bernie and Dexter will battle for the varsity title while Dexter and Bloomfield will once again vie for top honors in the junior varsity bracket...

Dexter gets past Bloomfield for spot in SCAA championship game (01/28/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BLOOMFIELD -- Holding off a late Bloomfield rally in the semifinals Thursday night, the Dexter Bearcats were able to lock up their third-straight trip to finals at the Stoddard County Athletic Assocation Tournament. After opening up the fourth quarter down 20 points, the Wildcats took advantage of Dexter's poor shooting in the frame to cut their deficit down to 10 with 46 seconds left in the game...

State Basketball Rankings: Jan. 26 (01/26/11)
The Bernie, Leopold and North Pemiscot boys teams all moved up a spot in the rankings.