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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...

East Prairie drops district tune up to Bloomfield (05/10/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE -- In their final tuneup before postseason play starts this weekend, the East Prairie Eagles saw a late three-run rally by the Bloomfield Wildcats seal a 7-5 loss on Wednesday. "Our kids played hard today against a pretty good Bloomfield team," East Prairie head coach Gary Scott said. "We gave ourselves opportunities to score some runs we just couldn't come through with the big hit, especially early."...

High school roundup: Central tennis reaches district final (05/09/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Jackson soccer avenges loss to Notre Dame (04/24/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Kelly Invitational (04/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Derrick Garner led the Kelly Hawks to the first-ever Kelly Invitational title at the Sikeston Bootheel Golf Course Thursday. Garner was the top medalist with a score of 78, while the team took home first place as well with a 356...

Sikeston places 5th at Jackson Invitational (04/17/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs golf team finished in fifth place Monday during the Jackson Invitational at Kimbeland Country Club. Evan Deere finished tied for sixth with a score of 78. Kirk Hoggatt and Gabe Wheeler, who each carded an 80, tied for 13th...

High school roundup: Moore, Tenkhoff combine to throw no-hitter for Oran baseball team (04/12/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

April 11, 2012 Scoreboard (04/11/12)
Softball Leopold 16, Bloomfield 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: St. Vincent soccer moves to 7-0 (04/04/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday 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...

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

NMCC blisters Bloomfield 27-4 (03/23/12)
BLOOMFIELD -- New Madrid County Central improved to 2-0 with a 27-4 road win over Bloomfield on Thursday. After failing to score in the first inning, NMCC blew the game open with 14 runs in the second and added 13 more in the third. Michaela Townsend earned the win, throwing two perfect innings, striking out five. She was relieved by freshman Alexa Garner who pitched the final inning...

Risco, NMCC and Oran all pick up wins (03/21/12)
RISCO -- Picking up their second straight win to start the season, the Risco Tigers got a two-run walk off home run from senior Chris Pavy to beat Saxony Lutheran 7-5 in eight innings on Tuesday. Trailing 5-2, the Tigers tied things up with a three run rally in the fifth. Going into extra inning, Jordon Pavy then opened the eight with a single before Chris Pavy's blast ended the game...

High school roundup: Oran baseball team debuts with 11-6 win vs. Bloomfield (03/21/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

March 20, 2012 Scoreboard (03/20/12)
Baseball Oran 11, Bloomfield 6 Ste. Genevieve 13, Jackson 11 Scott City 6, Portageville 3 Risco 7, Saxony Lutheran 5 Notre Dame 10, Sikeston 9 Girls soccer Jackson 9, O'Fallon Christian 0 Saxony Lutheran 2, Fredericktown 0 Boys golf Jackson 153, Cape Central 154, Notre Dame 155...

Kennett boys advance to Class 3 district championship for 3rd straight season with 59-51 win against Doniphan (03/01/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Kennett Indians senior forward Adam Grantham credited the mental toughness his team had gained throughout the season when asked to explain how his team handled falling behind 8-0 65 seconds into Wednesday night's must-win district semifinal contest against the Doniphan Dons...

Kennett boys defeat Bloomfield 48-35, advance to Class 3 district semifinals (02/28/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- With their offense struggling to click, the Kennett Indians turned to their defense to keep their season alive. The Tribe overcame a cold night on the offensive end of the floor and held off a late charge to down the Bloomfield Wildcats 48-35 in the quarterfinals of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament at Bloomfield Monday night...

Prep schedule (02/29/12)
CLASS 4 SECTIONAL at Mineral Area College Sikeston v. De Soto, 7:45 p.m. CLASS 3, DISTRICT 1 TOURNAMENT at Bloomfield Charleston v. Caruthersville, 6 p.m. Kennett v. Doniphan, 7:30 p.m. CLASS 4 SECTIONAL at Mineral Area College Dexter v. Park Hills Central, 6 p.m...

Without Tucker, Jays still cruise into semifinals (02/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Even with leading scorer, Greg Tucker, sitting on the bench in street clothes, the top-seeded Charleston Bluejays had little trouble advancing to the semifinals of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament. While letting Tucker spend a few extra day resting a nagging thigh injury, the Bluejays opened up the quarterfinals on Monday with a 80-40 win over eighth-seeded Twin Rivers...

Tribe rides defense past Bloomfield (02/28/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- With their offense struggling to click, the Kennett Indians turned to their defense to keep their season alive. The Tribe overcame a cold night on the offensive end of the floor and held off a late charge to down the Bloomfield Wildcats 48-35 in the quarterfinals of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament here Monday night...

Without Tucker, Jays still cruise into semifinals (02/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Even with leading scorer, Greg Tucker, sitting on the bench in street clothes, the top-seeded Charleston Bluejays had little trouble advancing to the semifinals of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament. While letting Tucker spend a few extra day resting a nagging thigh injury, the Bluejays opened up the quarterfinals on Monday with a 80-40 win over eighth-seeded Twin Rivers...

Kennett boys defeat Bloomfield 48-35, advance to Class 3 district semifinals (02/28/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- With their offense struggling to click, the Kennett Indians turned to their defense to keep their season alive. The Tribe overcame a cold night on the offensive end of the floor and held off a late charge to down the Bloomfield Wildcats 48-35 in the quarterfinals of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament at Bloomfield Monday night...

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

Bloomfield free throw shooting helps sink Kelly (02/22/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Though Kelly was able to fight back from a slow start on Tuesday to trail by only a point at the half, the Hawks couldn't deny Bloomfield a win on Senior Night. After hanging within a shot into the final minute of play, Kelly watched the Wildcats finish out the game going 7 of 9 from the free throw line to seal a 58-51 win...

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...

Kennett boys collect double-digit win against Scott County Central on Senior Night (02/22/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program ended regular-season play on a high note Tuesday night, defeating the Scott County Central Braves 78-63 on Senior Night at Kennett High School. Scott County Central led the contest 18-16 after the first period, but was outscored 23-13 in the second quarter. The Braves never led in the second half...

High school roundup: Kelly girls basketball team records 52-49 victory against Delta (02/17/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

February 16, 2012 Scoreboard (02/16/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Overtime free throws push Bloomfield boys past Gideon (02/14/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The Bloomfield Wildcats and Gideon Bulldogs put on a free-throw shooting clinic in Saturday's varsity boys basketball thriller. The Wildcats and Bulldogs combined to shoot an unprecedented 29 of 33 from the charity stripe. Gideon finished a perfect 11 for 11 from the free-throw line...

Dexter clinches SCAA title; Risco tames Lions (02/08/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- The Dexter Bearcats clinched the SCAA regular season title with a perfect 7-0 record after defeating Bell City 94-45 on Tuesday night. Dexter led 26-4 after one quarter and had the game well in hand at halftime with a 54-17 lead. The win was Dexter's 10th in-a-row, which included a SCAA Tournament championship as well...

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."...

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...

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...

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

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...

Dexter earns conference win over neighboring Bloomfield (01/11/12)
BLOOMFIELD -- Fueled by a dominant start against Bloomfield on Tuesday, the Dexter Bearcats pulled out an 11-point halftime lead before rolling to a 61-46 win. "I think we lost focus at different points in the game tonight, but we did a good job of when they made a run and the crowd got into it a little bit, the kids buckled down, got a few stops and went down and got good possessions on offense," Dexter head coach Rob Nichols said...

Slow start proves costly as Dexter downs Bloomfield (01/11/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A slow start by Bloomfield proved costly as the Dexter Bearcats capitalized on the opportunity for a 61-46 SCAA win on the road Tuesday night. Dexter's full court press was causing enough problems for Bloomfield, but even when the Wildcats managed a good scoring chance they couldn't buy a basket...

January 10, 2012 Scoreboard (01/10/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

January 6, 2012 Scoreboard (01/06/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Kennett boys win fifth straight, snap Malden's winning-streak (01/05/12)
MALDEN, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians boys basketball program avoided a let down in its first game following its championship victory at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. The Indians collected a key 57-44 Bootheel Conference road win against the Malden Green Wave Tuesday night. The regular-season conference matchup was played in front of significantly smaller crowd than Kennett and Malden played amongst last week during their successful runs at the Bloomfield tournament...

2011 Top Ten Dunklin County sports stories (01/01/12)
The accomplishments by Dunklin County athletes in 2011 were unprecedented and at times unheard of before this year. Three teams advanced to the state tournament in their respective sport. The number of Kennett athletes who signed athletic scholarship reached double digits...

Top sports stories of 2011 (12/31/11)
Nothing beats being perfect, which is why the 2010-11 Sikeston Bulldogs basketball team stands above all else as the Standard Democrat Sports Department's top story of 2011. The Bulldogs hoisted their first-ever state basketball championship all while continuing an unblemished record of 30-0...

Kennett claims third straight Bloomfield Christmas Tournament title (12/31/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- For a second consecutive night the Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program's quest for its third straight Bloomfield Christmas Tournament championship was in serious jeopardy as the clock approached zero. Top-seeded Kennett, which overcame a one-point in the final 30 seconds of regulation in Wednesday night's semifinal contest against Dexter, trailed third-seeded Portageville 52-51 with less than 90 seconds remaining in Thursday's title match...

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...

Kennett makes it 3-straight BCT titles (12/30/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- For a second consecutive night the Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program's quest for its third straight Bloomfield Christmas Tournament championship was in serious jeopardy as the clock approached zero. Top-seeded Kennett, which overcame a one-point deficit in the final 30 seconds of regulation in Wednesday night's semifinal contest against Dexter, trailed third-seeded Portageville 52-51 with less than 90 seconds remaining in Thursday's title match...

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...

Malden and Bloomfield advance to consolation final at BCT (12/29/11)
CONSOLATION SEMIFINALS No. 13 Malden 70, No. 9 Puxico 37 No. 13 seeded Malden defeated No. 9 seeded Puxico 70-37 in its consolation semifinal contest Wednesday. Box Score MHS 22 19 15 14 -70 PHS 7 14 11 5 - 37 MALDEN (70) - Malik Perkins 13, Dajuan Criglar 4, Dante McBride 6, Anthony Hughes 8, Cortez Dobbins 17, Romello McCoy 4, Jonsha Robinson 18. FG 29, F/T 11/16, F 13. (3-pointers: Hughes 1. Fouled out: none)...

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...

Kennett steals game from Dexter in closing seconds at Bloomfield tourney (12/29/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Two words remained inked on the board in Kennett's locker room following its 49-48 win against the Dexter Bearcats in its championship semifinal contest at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Wednesday evening. Physical Play "We addressed it at halftime," Kennett Indians' coach Jim Vaughan said. ...

Malden and Bloomfield advance to consolation final at BCT (12/29/11)
CONSOLATION SEMIFINALS No. 13 Malden 70, No. 9 Puxico 37 No. 13 seeded Malden defeated No. 9 seeded Puxico 70-37 in its consolation semifinal contest Wednesday. Box Score MHS 22 19 15 14 -70 PHS 7 14 11 5 - 37 MALDEN (70) - Malik Perkins 13, Dajuan Criglar 4, Dante McBride 6, Anthony Hughes 8, Cortez Dobbins 17, Romello McCoy 4, Jonsha Robinson 18. FG 29, F/T 11/16, F 13. (3-pointers: Hughes 1. Fouled out: none)...

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)...

Kennett boys beat Hayti, advance to semifinals of BCT for third straight season (12/28/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program secured a spot in the championship semifinals of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament for a third straight season Tuesday afternoon, collecting a 55-46 victory against Bootheel Conference rival Hayti in its quarterfinal contest at the 16-team tourney...

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...

High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team wins (12/27/11)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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.

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

Scott City gets past Advance for road win (12/17/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com ADVANCE (SMNS) -- The Scott City Rams used a strong third quarter to defeat the Advance Hornets 73-63 on the road Friday. Scott City (5-2) and Advance were tied 32-32 at halftime but the Rams came out firing on all cylinders in the third quarter and led 57-43 after the third quarter...

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

Sikeston, Charleston, earn top seeds in Christmas tourneys (12/14/11)
O'FALLON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs have earned the top seed in the upcoming St. Dominic-Imo's Christmas Tournament set for the week after Christmas. Sikeston, the defending champions, enter the tournament with a 7-1 record after Tuesday night's win over Perryville. The Bulldogs will take on Lutheran St. Charles (1-2) on Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 4:30 p.m...

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...

Huge first quarter paces Bloomfield in conference win over Richland (12/11/11)
ESSEX -- Moving past the .500 mark on the season on Friday, the Bloomfield Wildcats took a 21-point lead into the half against the Richland Rebels before holding on for a 74-41 win. "The second half I kind of thought we went through the motions a little bit at times," Bloomfield head coach Jason Karnes said. "But overall I think after the game we had Tuesday against Twin Rivers and tonight we're heading in the right direction...

Top-seeded Risco defeats Bloomfield 68-45 to advance to final (12/02/11)
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...

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...

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...

Risco rolls into championship of Bernie Invitational (12/02/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BERNIE -- The Risco Tigers advanced to the finals of the Bernie Invitational with a 68-45 win over Bloomfield on Thursday night. Risco was tied with Bloomfield 12-12 after one before taking a 29-20 lead into halftime. "We got off to another slow start," said Risco coach Brandon Blankenship. "We went off again in the second quarter like (Wednesday night) against East Prairie."...

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...

Preview: Kennett Indians boys basketball team (11/26/11)
The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program enters the 2011-12 season with a new look following a successful varsity and junior varsity season last year. Kennett, which is coming off back-to-back seasons of at least 20 wins at the varsity level, graduated nine seniors in 2011. Kennett's junior varsity went 19-2 last season...

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...

Dexter, Advance take home SCAA titles (11/16/11)
BELL CITY -- Dexter's 8th grade and Advance's 7th grade basketball teams brought the championship hardware home with them Tuesday night after wins in the title games at the annual SCAA Middle School Basketball Tournament held at Bell City. Dexter got balanced scoring and used a tenacious defense to upend No. 1 seed Bloomfield, 49-28, in the evening's finale...

Postseason Honors (11/16/11)
2011 MHSVCA All-State Volleyball Teams Class 2 First Team Amelia Held, jr., St. Pius X (Festus); Brianna Kempker, jr., Fatima; Joanna Muenks, jr., Fatima; Laura Rethemeyer, sr., Hermann; Maddie Baumann, sr., Clever; Marissa Brackman, jr., St. Paul Lutheran; Meagan Nolte, sr., St. Paul Lutheran; Michaela Hanafin, sr., Clever; Mikah Simpson, sr., Scott City; Samantha Meyer, jr., St. Pius X (Festus)...

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...

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: 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.

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)...

Bloomfield captures SCAA tourney championship; Dexter takes JV title (10/15/11)
ADVANCE -- Bloomfield needed three games but the Lady Wildcats are once again SCAA tournament champions. Bloomfield defeated Dexter 25-22, 16-25, 25-22, Friday night at Advance to make it three-straight varsity SCAA tournament titles. It was the second win of the season for Bloomfield over Dexter...

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.

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

Top seeds advance to title matches in both varsity and junior varsity brackets of SCAA tournament (10/13/11)
Briefly: Top seeds advance to title matches in both varsity and junior varsity brackets of SCAA tournament.

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...

Dexter pounds out win over Sikeston (09/30/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Dexter extended its regular-season win streak to six matches with a 25-17, 25-20 volleyball win over Sikeston Thursday on the road. Dexter recorded 21 kills and 12 blocks in the two-game sweep as the Lady Bearcats' front line continues its stellar play...

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

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. ...

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

Delay, Bloomfield hammer out win over Dexter (09/13/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Courtney Delay knocked down 11 kills to pace the Bloomfield Lady Wildcats to a 25-21, 27-25 win over Dexter in front of a large home crowd Monday night. Both games were extremely close, but Bloomfield was able to execute and produce the big plays at the end when the games were on the line...

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.

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

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

High school roundup: Notre Dame tennis team debuts with a loss (08/30/11)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Local baseball players receive all-state recognition (07/20/11)
Four local baseball players were selected first-team all-state and two received second-team honors

Lack, Grantham and Murphy selected first-team all-state in baseball (07/20/11)
The Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association released its 2011 all-state baseball team July 20. Two Kennett baseball players were selected first-team all-state in Class 3. Andy Lack, who will play baseball at Southeast Missouri State University in the 2011-12 baseball season, was selected as a first-team all-state pitcher. Lack led Kennett in strikeouts, tallying 63. Lack finished with a 5-2 record and 2.00 ERA...

Cooter, Neelyville advance to varsity championship of Campbell baseball tourney (07/02/11)
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...

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...

Campbell baseball tourney roundup: Neelyville and Senath-Hornersville advance (06/30/11)
Neelyville and Senath-Hornersville booked its ticket to the varsity semifinals at the Campbell Tournament Wednesday afternoon. Fifth-seeded Senath-Hornersville collected a 15-6 upset-victory over No. 4 seeded Malden. No. 2 seeded Neelyville rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat No. 7 seeded South Pemiscot 10-6...

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...

Coaches select four baseball players from Bootheel first team all-state (06/16/11)
Four baseball players from the Missouri Bootheel were selected to Missouri Baseball Coaches Association all-state first team. Andy Lack and Adam Grantham helped lead Kennett to its first final four appearance in school history this spring. The players received all-state first team recognition in Class 3 for their successful seasons. ...

Oran's Heuring, Elfrink selected all-state first team in baseball (06/14/11)
Oak Ridge's Thomas also was named to the Class 1 baseball team

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.

Charleston unable to get tying run home in 4-3 loss to New Bloomfield (06/02/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SPRINGFIELD -- In stranding the tying run on third in the top of seventh, Charleston saw its run at the Class 2 state title come to close Wednesday afternoon in a 4-3 loss to the New Bloomfield Wildcats in the Show Me Showdown semifinals at Meador Park in Springfield...

Upstart Charleston hoping late season success continues (06/01/11)
SPRINGFIELD -- Already defying the expectations of everyone but the most diehard Bluejay fans, Charleston enters the start of today's Class 2 Show Me Showdown just two wins from the first state baseball championship in school history. "We're on borrowed time," Bluejays' head coach Michael Minner said. ...

Walk-off winner sinks Bloomfield (05/20/11)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Hunter Dugan's run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh lifted the Charleston Bluejays to their first-ever district baseball championship with a 2-1 victory over Bloomfield in the Class 2, District 2 title game Thursday at Charleston...

'Extra Special' (05/20/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Since taking over the Charleston program, Bluejays' head coach Michael Minner has had one thing on his mind: to bring home the first district title in school history. Fittingly enough it was a group of seniors that have been with Minner through two near misses that helped him capture that coveted title Thursday afternoon in front of their home crowd in the Class 2, District 2 Tournament championship game...

Bloomfield upsets top-seeded Tigers (05/18/11)
CHARLESTON -- In a dramatic finish the fifth-seeded Bloomfield Wildcats upset top-seeded Clearwater on Tuesday to advance to the Class 2, District 2 Championship. Holding a slim 5-4 lead in the bottom of the seventh, Bloomfield found itself in trouble when the Tigers hit back-to-back singles to leave the winning run at first...

Fox, Bloomfield blank East Prairie 2-0 in first round (05/16/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Riding an 11-game win streak into Saturday's Class 2, District 2 opening round match-up against East Prairie, the Bloomfield Wildcats showed that last Wednesday's 3-2 regular season win over the Eagles was no fluke...

Local teams gear up for districts (05/13/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com FARMINGTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs baseball team entered district play last season with high hopes, only to lose in the first round to North County in a game that started early in the morning and was delayed by rain. This year the Bulldogs are looking to erase the memory of last season when they begin Class 4, District 1 play on Saturday. Sikeston, seeded fourth, takes on fifth seeded DeSoto at 10:30 a.m. at Wilson-Rozier Park in Farmington...

Chaffee drops twin bill; Oran, Charleston both fall Wednesday (05/12/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils dropped two games of a doubleheader on Wednesday, falling to Notre Dame 8-2 in the first game and losing to Oak Ridge 4-0 in the nightcap. In the opener, Notre Dame scored seven runs in the final three innings to get past Chaffee as Cody Heisserer earned the win. Jared Walker and Trevor Cannon each doubled for the Red Devils as Andrew Terhune finished 2-for-3 in a losing cause...

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

May 4, 2011 Scoreboard (05/04/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Woodland baseball team suffers extra-inning loss in SCAA tournament title game (04/21/11)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

April 20, 2011 Scoreboard (04/20/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Central's Simmons wins co-medalist at Jackson Invitational (04/19/11)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Risco lets lead slip away; Scott City rolls (04/14/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers let a three-run lead slip away in the seventh inning and eventually fell to the visiting Naylor Eagles 10-8. After tying the game at 8-8, Naylor received a bit of luck when a throw back to the pitcher's mound sailed towards second base allowing the go-ahead run to score...

High school roundup: Sikeston golfers nip host Poplar Bluff, Notre Dame (04/12/11)
All the local high school results reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Crusaders pull out win vs. Bell City (04/10/11)
All the local high school events reported Friday to the Southeast Missourian.

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

Oran, Scott Central earn wins (04/01/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- Picking up their third straight win to start the season, the Oran Eagles defeated Dexter 13-1 in five innings on the mercy rule. Going 2 for 3, Tyler Heuring hit a grand slam for the Eagles while Kody Moore went 3 for 3 with a home run and a double...

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

Dexter golfers earn win HTCC (03/31/11)
Brennen Justice's even-par round of 36 on the front nine at Hidden Trails County Club help lead the Bearcats to wins over Bloomfield and Malden in the Bearcats' first home match of the season in cool, wet and windy conditions Wednesday afternoon. Justice bogied his first hole of the day, then parred the next seven before a birdie on 9th polished off the round...

High school roundup: Neil Johnson tosses one-hitter in Woodland baseball team's win (03/29/11)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian

March 28, 2011 Scoreboard (03/28/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Oran rolls over Bloomfield; Risco falls (03/23/11)
BLOOMFIELD -- The Oran Eagles cruised to a 16-4 win over Bloomfield in their first game of the season on Tuesday afternoon. After scoring one in the top of the first, the Eagles watched Bloomfield tag Dalton Elfrink with four runs in the bottom of the first. That lead would be short-lived, however, as Oran plated five runs in the second and third and five more in the fifth to win by the mercy rule...

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

March 22, 2011 Scoreboard (03/22/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

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. ...

No surprises: Top seeds all advance in the Class 3, District 1 Tournament (03/01/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- New Madrid County Central saw their season come to an end on Monday night at the hands of the Kennett Indians, but the Eagles didn't go down without a fight. The Eagles kept the game close the entire way, but a strong start to the fourth quarter lifted Kennett to the 64-54 win, moving the Indians into the Class 3, District 1 semifinals on Thursday night...

Season of "almost" ends for Bloomfield (03/01/11)
NEW MADRID -- It was yet another "almost" in a season full of them for the Bloomfield Wildcats. After a rousing fourth quarter rally that erased a 10-point deficit and made it a one-point game with 10 seconds remaining, Bloomfield was unable to complete the comeback and saw its season come to an end in a 62-57 loss to the Twin Rivers Royals in the first round of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament at New Madrid County Central High School Monday night...

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

High school roundup: Chaffee boys basketball team will post first winning mark since 1980 season (02/25/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

February 24, 2011 Scoreboard (02/24/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Bloomfield bests Kelly on Tuesday (02/23/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BENTON -- A resurgent third quarter couldn't save Kelly from a rough start Tuesday night when the Hawks took on visiting Bloomfield. Falling behind by as many as 18 points in the first half before entering the break down 41-27, Kelly (5-14) used a hot third quarter to cut the Wildcats (14-11) lead down to six entering the fourth frame...

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...

Risco routs Marquand; Chaffee wins in OT (02/23/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com MARQUAND -- Led by 22 points from Chris Pavy, the Risco Tigers got their 16th win of the season Tuesday night with an 89-45 win over Marquand. "It's good to get a win on the road," Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said. "Marquand is a tough place to play"...

High school roundup: Chaffee boys basketball team stops Meadow Heights in OT (02/23/11)
All the area high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

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."...

Jackson stops SHS winning streak at 7; Dexter upsets ND (02/15/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com JACKSON -- Sikeston saw its seven-game winning streak come to an end Monday night as the Jackson Lady Indians took an early lead and held on for a 62-44 win. Down by 21 points after two quarters, the Lady Bulldogs (14-7) were to use a big third to come back to within 13 entering the fourth. Unfortunately for Sikeston, the Lady Indians came back to outscore the Lady Bulldogs 14-9 in the fourth frame to seal their win...

High school roundup: Scott City boys win in overtime (02/15/11)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

February 14, 2011 Scoreboard (02/14/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Dexter, Oran boys both earn victories (02/09/11)
BELL CITY -- The Dexter Bearcats stopped their two-game losing skid in a big way on Tuesday, thumping the Bell City Cubs 80-36. Dexter (13-9) jumped out to a 25-8 lead in the first quarter thanks to 11 points from junior Tyler Miller and were never challenged the rest of the way...

High school roundup: Zalma turns back Chaffee in OT (02/09/11)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

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

High school roundup: St. Vincent's Winkler hits winner, makes steal to ice victory (01/30/11)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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...

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...

Seeds hold in SCAA Tourney, Risco survives (01/26/11)
BLOOMFIELD -- The seeds held up in the first round of the Stoddard County Conference Tournament on Tuesday as third seeded Bloomfield and fourth seeded Advance both moved on to the semifinals. Bloomfield, led by Dylan Bader's 21 points, had no trouble with Puxico 74-47 while Advance got past Richland 76-53 despite 26 points from the Rebels' Ryan Kleffer...

Seeds hold true as first-round is completed (01/26/11)
BLOOMFIELD -- The first-round of the 2011 SCAA tournament is in the books and the seedings have held true as the pairing are now set for Thursday's semifinal action. With the exception of No. 4 Bloomfield's 58-54 win over No. 5 Puxico in junior varsity action Tuesday night, there has not been much to get excited about during the first two days of the 86th edition of the SCAA tournament. ...

January 25, 2011 Scoreboard (01/25/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Dexter regroups to hold off late comeback by Bloomfield (01/12/11)
The Bearcats defeated Bloomfield 61-52 at home.

Dexter dispatches Bloomfield rally (01/12/11)
DEXTER -- It may not have been pretty, but the Dexter Bearcats managed to hold off a second half push by the Bloomfield Wildcats Tuesday night for their eighth win of the season. After leading the Wildcats (8-4) by as many as 20 early in the third, the Bearcats (8-6) found themselves in a one-point game following a 19-1 Bloomfield run to entering the final frame...

Dexter regroups to hold off late comeback by Bloomfield (01/12/11)
Both Bloomfield and Dexter could have thrown in the towel during last night's game, but that's not what you do in a rivalry game like this. Bloomfield fell behind by 20 points early in the third quarter and could have given up, and when Dexter watched that big lead all but vanish late in the game, it would have been easy for the Bearcats to lay down...

Dexter dispatches Bloomfield rally (01/12/11)
After leading the Wildcats (8-4) by as many as 20 early in the third, the Bearcats (8-6) found themselves in a one-point game following a 19-1 Bloomfield run to entering the final frame.

Dexter dispatches Bloomfield rally (01/12/11)
DEXTER -- It may not have been pretty, but the Dexter Bearcats managed to hold off a second half push by the Bloomfield Wildcats Tuesday night for their eighth win of the season. After leading the Wildcats (8-4) by as many as 20 early in the third, the Bearcats (8-6) found themselves in a one-point game following a 19-1 Bloomfield run to entering the final frame...

January 11, 2011 Scoreboard (01/11/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Late Kennett rally denies Dexter BCT title (12/31/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- How quickly a game can change? A lead nurtured from the first points of the game vanished in a flash as the Kennett Indians turned up the pressure and roared from behind late for a 58-48 win over Dexter at the 54th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Thursday night...

Portageville overcomes slow start to win third place over Twin Rivers (12/31/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- Shrugging off Wednesday's 60-47 loss to Kennett in the semifinals, the Portageville Bulldogs rebounded Thursday night with a strong 62-48 to claim third-place in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. "I thought our kids responded well," Portageville head coach Jason Irby said. "We got good minutes off the bench from some kids and that helped out...

Indians repeat as Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Champions (12/31/10)
Thursday night's championship game at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament will be one that Kennett fans will never forget. The people in the packed gym at Bloomfield got their money's worth as the top two teams in the tournament squared off for the chance to walk away with the championship trophy...

Bearcats headed to championship (12/30/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BLOOMFIELD -- Able to hold a double-digit lead the entire second half over Twin Rivers Wednesday night, the Dexter Bearcats took down the Royals 63-44 to secure a spot against Kennett in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament championship game...

Bearcats reach BCT championship game (12/30/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- Alan Flannigan scored a game-high 25 points to lead Dexter to a 63-44 win over Twin Rivers Wednesday night and land the Bearcats in the championship game of the 54th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. It will be Dexter's first appearance in the title game since 2004. The No. 2 seeded Bearcats will face top seed and defending tournament champion Kennett in tonight's title game after the Indians posted their second win of the season over No. 4 seed Portageville, 60-47...

Bearcats make semifinals; Bernie upset by Twin Rivers (12/29/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- Dexter bolted to a quick 11-0 lead and made it stand up for a 71-56 win over Doniphan that earned the Bearcats a spot in the semifinals of the 54th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Tuesday night. The Bearcats turned early pressure on the Dons into a 19-5 first quarter advantage, then increased the lead to 28-10 early in the second before Doniphan staged the first of several rallies. ...

Portageville holds off Crusaders (12/29/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- Building an 18-point lead by the fourth quarter against 12th-seeded Saxony Lutheran Tuesday afternoon at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, the fourth-seeded Portageville Bulldogs were able to hold on for a 66-46 win and secure a spot in the semifinals...

Big wins, upsets at Bloomfield (12/28/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BLOOMFIELD -- Breaking the century mark for the first time in a decade, the second-seeded Dexter Bearcats opened up their Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Monday with a dominant 107-32 win over 15th-seeded South Pemiscot. Led by Alan Flannigan's 36 points in three quarters of play, the Bearcats had the game in check by halftime when they held a 57-14 lead...

Upset, blowouts highlight first--round action (12/28/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- Upsets and blowouts were the order of the day as the 54th annual Bloomfield Christmas tournament tipped-off Monday. Top seed Kennett, No. 2 Dexter and No. 3 Bernie each had blow-out wins, while No. 4 Portageville produced a workman-like 68-52 decision over No. 13 Malden...

Holcomb victorious over Van Buren in Bloomfield Christmas Tournament debut (12/28/10)
The Holcomb Hornets had to battle for it, but when the final buzzer sounded in their first-round game of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament they walked away with a hard-fought 61-55 win over the Van Buren Bulldogs. Not only did this win put the Hornets in the quarterfinals, it marked their first win in the tournament in program history, as this is the first year they have participated in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...

High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran boys upset host Bloomfield (12/28/10)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

54th annual bloomfield christmas tournament (12/26/10)
Kennett looks to defend title; Hornets, Crusaders added to field

Scott Central looking to repeat as champs (12/24/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Scott County Central Braves enter the seMissourian Christmas tournament as the No. 1 seed, the two-time defending tournament champions and, to some, a hands-down favorite to 3-peat. Scott Central head coach Kenyon Wright, however, doesn't see it that way...

High school roundup: Hawks collect first victory vs. Woodland (12/19/10)
Gabe Felter had 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead Kelly to a 78-66 road win Friday against Woodland, the Hawks' first victory of the season. Ian Householder and Trey Drury each netted 13 points for the Hawks (1-4). Martin Williams and Neil Johnson both scored 19 points for Woodland...

Risco places third in tourney (12/19/10)
CLARKTON -- The Risco Tigers finished in third place of the Clarkton Holiday tournament on Friday night defeating the Gideon Bulldogs in a close 76-73 contest. Chris Pavy scored 11 of his game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter including two free throws that untied the game at 73-all. Jordan Pavy finished with 19 points...

December 17, 2010 Scoreboard (12/17/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Mules are tournament champs (12/14/10)
HOLCOMB -- Bernie senior Cameron Shipman by no means played badly in the Mules' semifinal win against the host team on Thursday night at the Holcomb Invitational. Shipman was fourth on the team in scoring with eight points but yet, according to Bernie coach Brad Botsch, he spent a late night and then an early Friday morning shooting hoops back in Bernie's gymnasium...

Indians defeat Greene County Tech, 82-64 (12/10/10)
"Winning ugly is better than losing tough," is what Kennett head coach Jim Vaughan said after his team's 82-64 win against the Greene Co. Tech (GCT) Golden Eagles on Friday night. "Although played hard tonight, I thought we played pretty sloppy," Vaughan said. ...

St. Pius eliminates Bloomfield (11/02/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- It really was a case of what way the ball bounced in Saturday's MSHSAA Class 2 playoff between Bloomfield and St. Pius X. Both teams played extremely well but in the end, St. Pius of Festus moved on. The state-ranked Lady Wildcats hit the ball well but the Lady Lancers had answers and moved on 25-23, 25-23...

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...

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

Bloomfield claims district championship (10/27/10)
BROSELEY -- The last time the Bloomfield Lady Wildcats won a district title, they partied 'like it's 1999' like that old Prince song suggests. Because, well, it was literally in 1999 the last time Bloomfield got a district championship plaque. On Tuesday night, Bloomfield finally got to party again after the Lady Wildcats won their first district crown in 11 years after topping Senath-Hornersville, 25-16, 25-13, in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 championship game at Twin Rivers High School...

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

District volleyball tournaments set to get underway Monday (10/22/10)
Football will take a back seat to volleyball starting Monday as district competition is set across the state in all classes. Dexter will be the host for the Class 3, District 1 tournament, while the other seven SCAA schools will play at Twin Rivers, Gideon and Advance and Scott City...

High school roundup: Notre Dame volleyball sweeps Leopold on road (10/22/10)
All the area highs school sports events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

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

Bloomfield makes it back-to-back SCAA titles (10/20/10)
MARBLE HILL -- The Bloomfield Lady Wildcats were determined not to go into a third set Friday night. Down two points in the second set after winning the first, Bloomfield scored four straight points to win their second consecutive Stoddard County Activities Association tournament title, 25-20 and 25-23 at Woodland High School...

Bloomfield wins in three (10/20/10)
BELL CITY -- Two of the best hitters in Southeast Missouri went head-to-head Tuesday night when Courtney Delay and Bloomfield Lady Wildcats traveled to Bell City for a SCAA matchup with Jasmine Johnson and the Lady Cubs. In the end, the scoreboard was as close as the talents of the two seniors with Bloomfield pulling out the win in three games, 25-18, 21-25, 26-24...

High school roundup: Zalma claims conference crown (10/17/10)
All the area high school events reported Friday to the Southeast Missourian.

October 15-16, 2010 Scoreboard (10/15/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

SCAA tourney titles on the line (10/15/10)
Championship pairings set for tonight's finals

High school roundup: Central boys, Jackson girls captures SEMO Conference cross country titles (10/15/10)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

October 14, 2010 Scoreboard (10/14/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Dexter downs Advance in first round of SCAA Tourney (10/13/10)
MARBLE HILL -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats volleyball team advanced to the semifinals of the Stoddard County Tournament after defeating Advance in three sets 25-20, 10-25, 25-17 on Tuesday night. Dexter was led by McKenzie Mitchell who finished with seven kills while Elisha Flanigan added six...

Lady Rams sweep Zalma in two sets (10/12/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com ZALMA -- The Scott City Lady Rams were lifted by juniors Mikah Simpson and Katie Hogan on Monday night defeating the Zalma Lady Bulldogs 25-21 and 25-23 at Zalma Hogan led Scott City with 13 kills and 13 digs while Simpson finished with 10 kills and 13 digs...

SCAA volleyball tournament underway at Woodland HS (10/12/10)
Bloomfield slips past Woodland; Lady Cardinals pull off JV upset

October 11, 2010 Scoreboard (10/11/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

October 1, 2010 Scoreboard (10/01/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

September 30, 2010 Scoreboard (09/30/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Bloomfield rolls; Leopold rallies past Dexter (09/29/10)
Volleyball Roundup

September 28, 2010 Scoreboard (09/28/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.