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Cape Central baseball team completes upset run, wins district title (05/16/12)
The Cape Central baseball team defeated Farmington 10-3 to win the Class 4 District 1 title Tuesday.

Southeast Missourian Player of the Week: Cape Central's Pablo Jaramillo (05/16/12)
Central's Pablo Jaramillo racked up the victories on the tennis court, and the accolades followed. The junior helped lead the Tigers to the Class 2 District 1 team title then followed that with the Class 2 District 1 individual singles crown. Jaramillo cruised past Mehlville's Black Tenberthy 6-0, 6-2 in the team semifinals. Neither he nor any of his Central teammates had to play a doubles match in the semifinals because the Tigers swept the singles matches...

Central's Connell finishes sixth in Class 4 golf tournament (05/16/12)
St. Vincent's Levi Gotto and Saxony's Collin Sprandel also earned all-state honors in golf

Cape Central baseball team reaches district final in 8 innings (05/15/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- It wasn't that the Central baseball team didn't make any mistakes in the latter part of its Class 4 District 1 semifinal against De Soto. It's that the Tigers limited the damage done by the mistakes and then kept making up for them until they eventually more than made up for them in a 7-6 eight-inning victory over the Dragons...

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.

Cape Central's Connell leads Class 4 state golf tournament (05/15/12)
The senior shot a 2-under-par 70 to take a one-stroke lead into today's final round

Cape Central baseball team slays rival Jackson in district opener (05/13/12)
The Cape Central baseball team defeated jackson 6-1 in a Class 4 District 1 quarterfinal Saturday.

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

Cape Central girls soccer team hangs tough, falls to Poplar Bluff (05/13/12)
The Poplar Bluff girls soccer team defeated Cape Central 2-1 in a Class 3 District 1 quarterfinal Saturday.

Cape Central baseball team slays rival Jackson in district opener (05/13/12)
The Cape Central baseball team defeated jackson 6-1 in a Class 4 District 1 quarterfinal Saturday.

Cape Central tennis team snares individual singles, doubles district titles (05/13/12)
Pablo Jaramillo can add individual district champion to the team district crown he and his Central teammates captured Wednesday. Jaramillo only dropped two games while cruising to three victories at the Class 2 District 1 individual tournament Friday and Saturday...

Cape Central senior Corey Connell ready for challenge of state golf tourney (05/11/12)
Corey Connell, like the rest of the Central seniors, will get the chance to sleep in today. He has finished his last homework assignment, taken his last final and heard his last bell. Thursday officially was his last day of high school. All that remains is the graduation ceremony Sunday...

Dexter trio earns all-SEMO Conference (05/11/12)
The 2012 SEMO Conference all-conference baseball team has been released and the Dexter Bearcats are well represented on the roster. Infielders Chase Young and Jordan Miller -- along with outfielder Brad Potts -- made the first team, while Kennett's Daniel Lockhert and Notre Dame's Cody Heisserer shared Player of the Year honors...

High school roundup: St. Vincent baseball team rallies in seventh to beat Leopold (05/11/12)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Cape Central boys tennis team tames Oakville for first district team title since 2007 (05/10/12)
The Cape Central boys tennis team defeated Oakville to win the Class 2 District 1 team title Wednesday.

Charleston, Scott Central both fall on Wednesday (05/10/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Bluejays dropped an 11-1 decision to Cape Central Wednesday in five innings. The Bluejays totaled just two hits in the contest scoring their only run in the fifth inning. Vance Toole knocked in three runs and Christian Cavaness plated two for the Tigers...

High school roundup: Valle Catholic dumps Notre Dame baseball team 3-1 (05/10/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Chaffee ends regular season with 21 wins (05/09/12)
EAST PRAIRIE -- The Chaffee Red Devils ended the regular season with a 21-3 record after downing East Prairie 9-1 on Tuesday. Chaffee got a dominant pitching performance from Cody Payne who tossed a complete game, striking out 14 and allowing just one unearned run...

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

SEMO Conference baseball awards released (05/09/12)
The 2012 SEMO Conference all-conference baseball team has been released. Kennett's Daniel Lockhert and Notre Dame's Cody Heisserer were selected as Co-Conference Players of the Year. Six other Kennett players received recognition. Kennett's Adam Grantham and Lockhert were selected first-team all-conference. Kennett's Tyson Campbell, Logan Dollins, Kevonte Mitchell, Collin Smith and Justin Smith received honorable mention...

Cape Central baseball team downs Hillsboro, starts hitting stride (05/08/12)
The Cape Central baseball team defeated Hillsboro 9-2 on Monday.

High school roundup: Rinda leads Notre Dame girls soccer team past Central 4-1 (05/08/12)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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

High school roundup: Notre Dame golfers capture sectional crown (05/06/12)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

May 4, 2012 Scoreboard (05/04/12)
Girls soccer Jackson 1, St. Vincent 0

High school roundup: Jackson's Pike, Central's Connell qualify for Class 4 state tourney (05/04/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Tough loss (05/03/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Despite two home runs by junior Drew Harper, the Sikeston Bulldogs continue to be plagued by defensive miscues as they fell 7-5 to Cape Central on Wednesday afternoon at VFW Stadium. The Bulldogs have now dropped three of its last four games and all three losses can be attributed in large part to shoddy defense, committing a combined 16 errors in the three games...

High school roundup: St. Vincent earns trip to Class 1 state golf tournament (05/03/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

HIgh school roundup: Kelly baseball jolts Oran with grand slam (05/02/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Cape Central boys golf team seizes unlikely conference title (05/01/12)
The Cape Central golf team won the SEMO Conference tournament Monday at Dalhousie Golf Club.

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

Central grad Andrews impresses in Southeast Missouri State football team's spring camp (04/29/12)
Cantrell Andrews wanted to get back home while trying his hand at Division I football. Andrews' return to Cape Girardeau appears to be working out well for him and Southeast Missouri State. The 2009 Central High School graduate concluded a strong first spring with the Redhawks during Saturday's spring intrasquad game at Houck Stadium...

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

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

Kennett baseball team advances to consolation final with 7-6 win against Cape Central (04/28/12)
CAPE GIRAREAU, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians baseball team defeated the Cape Central Tigers 7-6 in a consolation semifinal contest at the SEMO Conference baseball tournament Saturday. Cape Central jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the second when Luke Hinkebein reached base with a leadoff triple and eventually scored on a passed ball...

Jackson baseball team knocks off defending champion Kennett in first round of SEMO Conference tournament (04/28/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- There will not be a repeat championship for the Kennett Indians baseball program in the SEMO Conference baseball tournament. The seventh-seeded Jackson Indians spoiled second-seeded Kennett's hopes of a repeat title Friday afternoon with a 5-1 road win in the first round of the tournament...

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

High school roundup: Notre Dame captures Class 3 District 1 golf title (04/26/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Southeast Missourian Player of the week: Cape Central's Travis Simmons (04/25/12)
Central sophomore Travis Simmons coolly rolled in a 1-foot par putt on hole No. 18 at Kimbeland Country Club. That putt concluded an even-par 70 round, which was good enough to capture medalist honors at the Jackson Invitational golf tournament. "If he's had any problems, it's been finishing," Central coach Dick Wadlington said. ...

East Prairie rallies past Kelly 9-7 (04/25/12)
EAST PRAIRIE -- The East Prairie Eagles scored nine runs in their last three at-bats to defeat Kelly 9-7 on Tuesday. Kelly trailed 4-0 entering the bottom of the fourth before East Prairie scored three runs to cut the lead to 4-3. East Prairie (9-4) took the lead in the bottom of the fifth for good...

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.

Cape Central baseball team falls to Dexter (04/24/12)
Central and Dexter both had one bad defensive inning Monday. Dexter was able to take advantage more than the Tigers, which allowed the visiting Bearcats to rally for a 6-2 victory. The Tigers fell to 4-11, while the Bearcats improved to 12-5. "They capitalized on our mistakes and we capitalized on their mistakes," Dexter coach Brian Becker said. "I'm proud of our boys for getting off the mat. It seemed like we were dead for a while."...

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.

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

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.

Cape Central slips past Kelly in late innings (04/19/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A sacrifice fly off the bat of Christian Cavaness was what it took for the Cape Central Tigers to upend the Kelly Hawks Wednesday. With one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth, Cavaness lifted a ball into right field which led to Cape Central's 3-2 win...

High school roundup: Perryville baseball team cruises past rival St. Vincent (04/19/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Risco ends Cooter's 78-game conference and district winning streak (04/18/12)
COOTER -- The Risco Tigers stunned the Cooter Wildcats 6-0 in Tri-County Conference play, stopping a long streak in the process. Cooter had won their last 78 games against conference and district opponents before Risco sophomore Jordon Pavy shut down the potent Wildcat offensive attack...

Cape Central quiets NMCC in 3-1 victory (04/18/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Unable to fight back from an early three-run deficit, the New Madrid County Central Eagles fell to Cape Central on Tuesday, 3-1. "We're an inconsistent ball club right now," NMCC head coach Joseph McClarty said. "We weren't ready to play the first two or three innings and we were never ready to hit...

Chaney leads Sikeston past Cape Central 2-1 (04/18/12)
SIKESTON -- Taking on upwards of four defenders at a time has become second nature to Sikeston's Madison Chaney. The fleet-footed forward draws the attention of every defense she faces which, at times, looks like an entire backfield is between her and the goal...

Cape Central quiets NMCC in 3-1 victory (04/18/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Unable to fight back from an early three-run deficit, the New Madrid County Central Eagles fell to Cape Central on Tuesday, 3-1. "We're an inconsistent ball club right now," NMCC head coach Joseph McClarty said. "We weren't ready to play the first two or three innings and we were never ready to hit...

Central baseball team takes early lead, beats NMCC (04/18/12)
The Central baseball teamed jumped out to a quick lead and didn't allow visiting New Madrid County Central to rally Tuesday. The Tigers held on for the 3-1 victory. "We're an inconsistent ballclub right now," NMCC coach Joseph McClarty said. "We weren't ready to play the first two or three innings, and we were never ready to hit."...

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.

Cape Central's Simmons shoots 70 to land Jackson Invitational golf title (04/17/12)
Central sophomore Travis Simmons earned medalist honors at Monday's Jackson Invitational golf tournament.

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: Puchbauer's single lifts Oak Ridge baseball team to tourney title (04/15/12)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Central girls soccer team scores win in soccer tourney (04/15/12)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Central tennis team splits duals in Columbia (04/13/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Notre Dame girls soccer team rides hot start past rival Cape Central (04/12/12)
The Notre Dame girls soccer team defeated Cape Central 3-0 on Wednesday.

Bearcat netters lose to Tigers (04/11/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Dexter's boys tennis team suffered a 8-1 loss on the road to the Cape Central Tigers Tuesday. Dexter's lone win came in the No. 2 singles match where Samuel Ward defeated Sam Stahly, 8-6. Dexter also lost the junior varsity match by a 8-1 score...

High school roundup: Leopold softball overtakes Woodland in eight innings (04/11/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Woodland's Yount pitches no-hitter against Delta (04/10/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Notre Dame golfers finish runner-up to host Mules at Poplar Bluff Invitational (04/10/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Carr Vernon bounced back from a bad bounce Monday to take medalist honors at the Poplar Bluff Invitational. Vernon's second shot on No. 11 at Westwood Hills Country Club sailed over the green, hit a cart path and landed across the street. It didn't slow the Poplar Bluff senior, who shot a 2-under-par 69 to lead the Mules to the team title...

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

Central baseball team struggles in tournament (04/09/12)
The Central baseball team went 0-4 in the USA Classic in Millington, Tenn. The Tigers fell to 2-8 with an 8-2 loss to Northside College Prep (Chicago) on Saturday. Central opened the tournament with a 5-1 loss to Christian Brothers (Memphis), then lost 10-0 to Jacksonville (Ill.). The Tigers also fell 11-1 to Briarcrest Christian (Memphis)...

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

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.

SHS takes second at Farmington Invitational (04/05/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com FARMINGTON -- Sikeston golfer Evan Deere finished first in the Farmington Invitational Tournament on Wednesday as the Bulldogs placed second as a team at Crown Pointe Golf Course. Deere, a senior, shot a 77 to lead the field...

Scott County Central pair leads list of local all-state basketball players (04/04/12)
Scott County Central seniors Dominique Porter and LaMarcus Steward led a list of nine local basketball players who were awarded all-state honors by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Porter and Steward recently led the Braves to their third consecutive Class 1 title and were awarded first-team status, while their coach Kenyon Wright was named the Class 1 coach of the year after leading Scott County Central to a 22-10 record...

Notre Dame baseball team silences Central 4-0 (04/03/12)
Cody Heisserer didn't need much help to beat Central. Heisserer pitched a three-hit shutout and provided the big offensive blow with a two-run homer as Notre Dame eased past the host Tigers 4-0 Monday afternoon. The Bulldogs improved to 6-0 while dropping the Tigers to 2-4...

2012 Girls soccer capsules for Southeast Missourian schools (04/02/12)
St. Vincent Indians Last season's record: 22-5 2011 final game: Lost to Springfield Catholic 3-2 in the Class 1 state title game Returning starters: Abby Lappe, sr., MID; Holly Blandford, so., FOR; Courtney Heberlie, sr., MID; Storm French, sr., DEF; Holly Cissell, jr., MID; Kayla Seabaugh, sr. DEF; Katie Mattingly, so., GK...

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

High school roundup: Poplar Bluff rallies past Central 10-5 (03/30/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday 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...

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

March 29, 2012 Scoreboard (03/29/12)
Baseball Jackson 5, North County 4

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

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

Central baseball team defeats Jackson 4-2 in SEMO Conference play (03/28/12)
Central baseball coach Steve Williams didn't know if center fielder Christian Cavaness had a chance to throw out Jackson's Trent Wills at the plate in bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday. "I knew he was going to try," Williams said. "Whether or not he had a chance, I couldn't tell because I knew it was going to be close and I knew it'd have to go in the air all the way. ...

Local players are selected to all-region team (03/28/12)
FARMINGTON -- Several local boys and girls basketball players were honored on the 2012 Southeast Missouri Sportswriters All-Region Basketball team. In Class 4, three players from Sikeston were named to the all-region squad. Terry Jamison (5-9, sr.) and Vashawn Ruffin (5-10, jr.) were both named to the first team while J.T. Jones (6-2, soph.) was an honorable mention...

Dexter rallies past Oran; NMCC rolls (03/28/12)
DEXTER -- The Dexter Bearcats scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and got past visiting Oran 8-5 on Tuesday. The Bearcats took advantage of five Oran errors while committing only one of their own. Brad Potts had two hits to lead Dexter (2-1) while Alex Cliff had a two-run home run in the first inning...

Jackson girls soccer team peppers Central in dominating 4-0 victory (03/28/12)
The Indians outshot the rival Tigers 35-2

High school roundup: Dexter rallies in sixth to hand Oran baseball team season's first loss (03/28/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

March 27, 2012 Scoreboard (03/27/12)
Baseball Dexter 8, Oran 5 Cape Central 4, Jackson 2 (8 innings) Notre Dame 4, Perryville 2 Softball Kennett 18, Dexter 3

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...

High school roundup: Central baseball team collects first win in 10 innings (03/27/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Notre Dame boys track team wins own relay meet (03/25/12)
All the local high school events reported Saturday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Chaffee boys, Notre Dame girls capture track meet (03/23/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Chaffee's Payne tames Cape Central baseball team (03/22/12)
The Chaffee baseball team defeated Cape Central for the first time since 2001.

Chaffee downs Cape Central for first time since 2001 (03/22/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils scored seven runs in their final two at-bats and defeated Cape Central for the first time since 2001 on Wednesday. Chaffee trailed 2-0 entering the bottom of the fifth and scored two to tie the game and then added five in the bottom of the sixth to earn a 7-2 win...

Dexter's Harris shares league's top honor (03/22/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- There was lots of sharing at the 54th annual Poplar Bluff Letter Club Basketball Banquet. Teams shared both the boys and girls titles in the SEMO Conference and there were co-winners of the top player awards. Charleston's Greg Tucker and T.J. Tisdell of Cape Central were given the John Gibbs Award while the Bob Gray Award went to Jackson's Dru Haertling and Dexter's Brittany Harris...

Tisdell, Haertling earn top honors at SEMO Conference basketball banquet (03/22/12)
Cape Central's T.J. Tisdell and Jackson's Dru Haertling shared top honors in the conference.

March 21, 2012 Scoreboard (03/21/12)
Baseball Chaffee 7, Cape Central 2

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...

Chaffee rolls past Advance; Sikeston golfers win (03/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com ADVANCE -- Alex Davie threw four innings of 1-hit baseball and the Chaffee Red Devils tallied 11 hits on Monday to open their 2012 season with a 10-0 rout of Advance. Chaffee (1-0) scored four runs in the first three innings and capped the game with six runs in the fourth, bringing about the 10-run mercy rule...

Cape Central baseball team fails to dig out of early hole vs. Kennett (03/20/12)
The Cape Central baseball team fell to Kennett 8-4 in the season opener for both teams Monday.

High school roundup: St. Vincent girls soccer team finds goal in second half vs. Cape Central (03/20/12)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Kennett baseball team doubles Cape Central in opener (03/20/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians baseball team jumped all over the Cape Central Tigers in the first two innings of its season-opener Monday afternoon. The Indians banged out five hits and scored six runs before Cape Central batted in the the second inning...

March 19, 2012 Scoreboard (03/19/12)
Baseball Chaffee 10, Advance 0

SCC uses talk of Risco upset as motivation in sectional (03/07/12)
DEXTER -- Dominique Porter and the rest of the Scott County Central Braves needed to make something known. Despite their record, their lack of customary blowout games throughout the season and former players that have moved on, the Braves are still the Class 1 team to beat...

Relentless (03/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PARK HILLS -- DeSoto's height was no match for Sikeston's relentlessness. On Wednesday night, not even the likes of Southeast Missouri State University recruits Colin Ferguson and Jared White could slow down the merciless attack of Sikeston who defeated the Dragons 71-59 in the Class 4, Sectional at Mineral Area College in Park Hills...

Cape Central boys basketball team falters in sectional (03/01/12)
The Cape Central boys basketball team fell to CBC in a Class 5 sectional Wednesday.

February 29, 2012 Scoreboard (02/29/12)
Boys Basketball Cape Central vs. CBC, 7:30 p.m. Sikeston vs. De Soto, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Jackson vs. St. Joseph's Academy, 6 p.m. Dexter vs. Park Hills Central, 6 p.m...

Central boys basketball team beats Poplar Bluff for second consecutive district title (02/26/12)
The top-seeded Tigers routed second-seeded Poplar Bluff 58-28 in the Class 5 District 1 final Friday night at Jackson High School.

February 24, 2012 Scoreboard (02/24/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Cape Central boys basketball team earns spot in Class 5 District 1 title game (02/23/12)
The Cape Central boys basketball team defeated Northwest 64-40 in a Class 5 District 1 semifinal Wednesday.

A healthy Central girls basketball team nearly upset Poplar Bluff in district semis (02/22/12)
Central junior Alayah Cooper-Johnson said there was a simple reason why she and her teammates looked like they had some extra energy Tuesday night against Poplar Bluff in a Class 5 District 1 semifinal. Being healthy can provide that look. "Since we've been sick, we've been struggling," Cooper-Johnson said. "Everybody was almost 100 percent healthy. We just felt good. We thought we could pull it off. We almost did, but we fell short."...

February 22, 2012 Scoreboard (02/22/12)
BOYS BASKETBALL Class 4 District 1 semifinals Notre Dame 70, Fredericktown 60 Sikeston vs. Perryville Class 5 District 1 semifinals Cape Central 64, Northwesxt 40 Jackson vs. Poplar Bluff

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...

Central boys basketball team captures a share of SEMO Conference title (02/19/12)
DEXTER, Mo. – Central's T. J. Tisdell scored a game-high 33 points to lead the Tigers to a 76-69 overtime win over Dexter on Friday night. Central (19-6) claimed a share of the SEMO Conference title with the win. Dexter trailed by nine point heading into the fourth quarter but steadily chipped away at the Tigers' lead. Tyler Miller knocked down a 3-pointer with 51 second remaining to tie the game at 64-64...

Jackson's Reisenbichler finishes fourth at state wrestling meet (02/19/12)
Jackson freshman Jarrett Reisenbichler led a contingent of 11 local wrestlers by finishing fourth at the Missouri Wrestling Championships in Columbia, Mo. Reisenbichler, one of six Jackson wrestlers at the meet and one of four to win first-round matches, finished fourth at 106 pounds in Class 4...

Jackson's Troxel places fifth at state swimming meet (02/19/12)
Jackson junior Kyleigh Troxel finished all-state Saturday at the Missouri Swimming and Diving Chamionships in St. Peters, Mo. Troxel finished fifth in the 500 freestyle final in 5 minutes, 6.15 seconds. Notre Dame's Morgan Morris came in 14th place in the preliminaries Friday in the 500 freestyle at 5:13.40. She also finished 17th in the 200 freestyle at 1:57.24 and was named to the all-state honorable mention team...

Charleston, Cape Central share conference crown (02/18/12)
POPLAR BLUFF (SMNS) -- Charleston rolled to a 67-45 win Friday night at Poplar Bluff to earn a share of the SEMO Conference title. Charleston (23-2, 6-1 SEMO) was led by Ryan Parham's 14 points and Aaron Cassell's 12. Michael Hull and Robert Bogan each scored 10 points for the Bluejays, who forced 25 turnovers...

February 17, 2012 Scoreboard (02/17/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com

Six local wrestlers win opening matches at state (02/17/12)
Four Jackson wrestlers won their Class 4 first-round matches at the Missouri Wrestling Championships in Columbia, Mo., on Thursday. Notre Dame saw two of its four representatives advance with pins in Class 2 action, while Central's lone representative lost his opening match in Class 3...

Sour finish (02/16/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- After winning five of their last seven games, including their last two, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs were looking to keep their streak alive heading into the Class 4, District 1 tournament next week. Cape Central wouldn't allow it...

High school roundup: Last-second shots won't fall for St. Vincent boys basketball team (02/16/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Southeast Missourian athlete of the week: Cape Central's Vance Toole (02/15/12)
Senior Vance Toole helped the Central boys basketball team earn a pair of victories over rivals in the last eight days. The guard played a key role in the Tigers' 60-51 win over Jackson at the Show Me Center. He went 8 of 8 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to help lock up the win...

February 15, 2012 Scoreboard (02/15/12)
GIRLS BASKETBALL Saxony Lutheran 48, Chaffee 38

SHS start too much for Portageville (02/15/12)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Stampeding out of the gate, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs made quick work of the Portageville Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday night 63-27 at Portageville High School. Senior Quesha Howard led Sikeston with 17 points and seven steals while Tyangela Gibson added 16 on 8 of 14 shooting. Taneshia Pulley chipped in 10 points and nine rebounds while Aleah Little and Yolanda Johnson each scored seven apiece...

Cape Central shocks Charleston (02/15/12)
CHARLESTON -- After stringing together 21-straight wins, the Charleston Bluejays were dealt only their second loss of the season on Tuesday when visiting Cape Central came to town for senior night. With senior Greg Tucker limited to only nine points after being labeled a game-time decision, Charleston saw some key turnovers and missed three's in the final minutes of play seal a 61-53 Tiger's win...

Cape Central boys basketball team dumps Charleston for second consecutive win over regional power (02/15/12)
The Tigers won 61-53 to end the top-ranked Bluejays' winning streak at 21 games

Jackson to send six, Notre Dame four, Cape Central one to state wrestling meet (02/12/12)
Eleven wrestlers from the Southeast Missourian coverage ares earned trips to the state meet.

Cape Central boys basketball team's late-game fouling tames Sikeston (02/12/12)
The Cape Central boys basketball team defeated visiting Sikeston 56-54 on Friday.

Cape Central rallies past SHS (02/11/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs have been road warriors for the most part this season, losing just one game the entire ledger. However, the Bulldogs could not overcome an inspired Cape Central team on both homecoming and senior night in a packed gymnasium on Friday as the Tigers won a thrilling SEMO Conference battle, 56-54...

February 10, 2012 Scoreboard (02/10/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com

Dexter comes out strong and blows out Cape Central 79-33 (02/10/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Rebounding from their one-point loss to Notre Dame just two days prior, the Dexter Lady Bearcats put together a monster 32-point first quarter against Cape Central on Thursday before cruising to a 79-33 win. "I thought the girls came out and had a lot of intensity defensively," Dexter coach Chad Allen said. "We definitely made a lot of shots...

Lady 'Cats bounce back with win over Lady Tigers (02/10/12)
After suffering a one-point loss on the road to Notre Dame Regional High School on Monday, the Dexter Lady Bearcats took out their frustrations on another Cape Girardeau school. The Lady Bearcats put up 32 points in the first quarter and never looked back on their way to a 79-33 win over the Cape Central Lady Tigers Thursday night at the Bearcat Event Center...

Dexter comes out strong and blows out Cape Central 79-33 (02/10/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Rebounding from their one-point loss to Notre Dame just two days prior, the Dexter Lady Bearcats put together a monster 32-point first quarter against Cape Central on Thursday before cruising to a 79-33 win. "I thought the girls came out and had a lot of intensity defensively," Dexter coach Chad Allen said. "We definitely made a lot of shots...

February 9, 2012 Scoreboard (02/09/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com

Central boys basketball team defeats Jackson 60-51 (02/08/12)
It looked like the Central boys basketball team could be headed toward another dramatic finish Tuesday night after losing games on back-to-back nights by a combined three points last week. The Tigers led rival Jackson by just two points entering the fourth quarter, but they scored the first five points of the period and never faltered on their way to a 60-51 win at the Show Me Center...

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."...

Jackson girls basketball team turns back Central 54-35 (02/08/12)
The Indians held Central to two points in the second quarter in a 54-35 win

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

High school roundup: Central boys pummel Festus 62-30 at home (02/05/12)
All the local high school events reported Saturday to the Southeast Missourian.

February 4, 2012 Scoreboard (02/04/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com

High school roundup: Leopold defeats Oak Ridge, wins MVC tournament (02/03/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Notre Dame boys basketball team wins 55-53 thriller against Central (02/01/12)
The reactions after Tuesday night's boys basketball game between Notre Dame and Central were as varied as one would expect given what happened in the final seconds. The scoreboard declared Notre Dame a 55-53 victor, and the Bulldogs did plenty to put themselves in a position to win in the final minute or so, but that's not likely to be the thing most people who saw the game's ending remember...

Notre Dame girls basketball team silences Central in fourth quarter (02/01/12)
The Notre Dame girls basketball team used a fourth-quarter run to defeat Central 53-39 on Tuesday at the Show Me Center.

February 2, 2012 Scoreboard (02/02/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com

High school roundup: Perryvills teams sweep St. Vincent in Mayor's Cup events (01/29/12)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Cape Central boys basketball team's Tisdell too much inside for Poplar Bluff (01/29/12)
The Cape Central boys basketball team shot 62 percent in their 54-38 victory over host Poplar Bluff on Friday.

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

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

High school roundup: Central boys basketball team unloads big quarter on Seckman (01/25/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Lady Bluejays drop heartbreaker, Woodland pounces SCC (01/24/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Cape Central's Apolonia Thomas personally sank the Charleston Lady Bluejays on Monday night at Charleston High School. With just 2.2 seconds left, Thomas, who ended up with eight points, hit a game-winning 3-pointer to defeat the Lady Bluejays 64-61...

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

January 24, 2012 Scoreboard (01/24/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Church family members migrate to Cape, congregate on sidelines when Cape Central, Saxony Lutheran boys teams take basketball court (01/22/12)
The story of how Mike and Phoebe Church came to call Cape Girardeau home starts with a blind date between a Truman State basketball player and a member of the school's dance team. Well, that's the story of how Mike and Phoebe met in 1972. The story about how their family ended up in Southeast Missouri after 37 years of marriage, three children and a life built together in Illinois is a little more complicated...

Jackson wrestling team earns second at SEMO Conference meet (01/22/12)
The Jackson wrestling team had five wrestlers earn individual titles Saturday.

Troxel achieves two state cuts for Jackson at City of Roses girls swim meet (01/22/12)
Jackson placed sixth with 153 points in the 15-team City of Roses girls swim meet Saturday at the Central Municipal pool.

High school roundup: Perryville girls overtake Hillsboro in final minute (01/20/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

January 19, 2012 Scoreboard (01/19/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Jackson girls swimming team defeats Notre Dame (01/19/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Central boys basketball team prevails in Church meeting (01/18/12)
The Tigers defeated Saxony in a coaching dual of brothers Drew and Dane Church

January 18, 2012 Scoreboard (01/18/12)
GIRLS BASKETBALL Cape Central 66, Saxony Lutheran 19

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

High school roundup: Perryville boys basketball team downs host to win Chester Invite (01/15/12)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Jackson girls swimming team captures team title at Rec Center Relays (01/15/12)
Host Jackson won the Rec Center Relays with 114 points at the Southeast Missouri State aquatic center. The Indians won five relay events at Friday's meet. Jericka Helton, Kyleigh Troxel, Jeanette Powell and Shelby Kate McCord combined to win the 200 medley relay, while Powell, Helton and Troxel also won the 600 medley...

Tigers' size too much for NMCC (01/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles, a team that is searching for consistency, dropped a home game on Friday against SEMO Conference foe Cape Central, 59-47. Cape Central has had its troubles at NMCC's home gymnasium in recent years, but the Tigers' tall front-court tandem of 6-foot-6 T.J. Tisdell and 6-5 sophomore Jamal Cox proved to be too tough to stop for the Eagles...

January 14, 2012 Scoreboard (01/14/12)
BOYS BASKETBALL Oak Ridge 53, Ste. Genevieve 39

Tigers' size too much for NMCC (01/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles, a team that is searching for consistency, dropped a home game on Friday against SEMO Conference foe Cape Central, 59-47. Cape Central has had its troubles at NMCC's home gymnasium in recent years, but the Tigers' tall front-court tandem of 6-foot-6 T.J. Tisdell and 6-5 sophomore Jamal Cox proved to be too tough to stop for the Eagles...

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

High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team tumbles in Chester Invitational (01/13/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

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...

High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team upends St. Vincent (01/11/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

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

Foul trouble leads to Cape Central boys basketball team's' downfall (01/08/12)
The Parkway South boys basketball team defeated Cape Central 63-54 on Saturday at the Tiger Shootout.

Foul trouble leads to Cape Central boys basketball team's downfall (01/08/12)
The Parkway South boys basketball team defeated Cape Central 63-54 on Saturday at the Tiger Shootout.

January 7, 2012 Scoreboard (01/07/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Notre Dame thumps Dexter boys; Charleston girls roll (01/06/12)
DEXTER -- The Dexter Bearcats fell victim to the Notre Dame Bulldogs on Thursday, 81-53, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. Notre Dame's Joe Siebert poured in 25 points while Nathan Meystedt added 18. D.J. Dowdy led the Bearcats with 10 points. Dexter (3-9) fell behind 14-7 after the first quarter and 36-23 at the half. Notre Dame blew the game open in the third outscoring the home team 24-15...

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.

High school roundup: Top seeds advance at Delta girls basketball tourney (01/04/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

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

Cape Central inside game too much for Scott Central (01/03/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Scott County Central Braves could not contend with the size of Cape Central. The Tigers' pounded the ball inside giving their 6-6 senior, T.J. Tisdell, and 6-5 sophomore, Jamal Cox, every opportunity they could to do work around the basket...

Cape Central boys basketball team uses height advantage to dump Scott County Central for third place (12/31/11)
Central exploited its size advantage to claim third place in the Southeast Missourian Christmas tournament Friday. Senior T.J. Tisdell, a 6-foot-6 forward, usually handles most of the load down low for the Tigers. But 6-5 sophomore Jamal Cox offered a helping hand against undersized Scott County Central...

Charleston back in finals (12/30/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- From 1975 to 2002, the Charleston Bluejays dominated the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament unlike any other team, winning a remarkable 15 titles in the 28-year span. However, in recent times the Bluejays have not had as much success in the tournament, failing to reach the final eight straight years...

Box score: Cape Central 81, Scott County Central 67 (12/30/11)
CAPE CENTRAL (81) -- Ross McClanahan 3, Vance Toole 13, Chandler Bagley 2, Tim Booker 11, Garan Evans 8, T.J. Tisdell 20, Jamal Cox 24. FG 35, FT 10-20, F 12. (3-pointer: Toole 1. Fouled out: none) SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (67) -- Larandis Banks 12, A. Johnson 2, Jaylen Porter 14, Dominique Porter 18, LaMarcus Steward 21. FG 25, FT 11-12, F 19. (3-pointer: Banks 2, D. Porter 2, Steward 2. Fouled out: none)...

Charleston back in finals (12/30/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- From 1975 to 2002, the Charleston Bluejays dominated the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament unlike any other team, winning a remarkable 15 titles in the 28-year span. However, in recent times the Bluejays have not had as much success in the tournament, failing to reach the final eight straight years...

Charleston boys basketball team squeezes Cape Central in semifinals (12/30/11)
Charleston's trademark defense was at its suffocating best Thursday night, especially during a first half that saw Central score just 12 points. The fourth-seeded Tigers felt the sting, losing 50-39 to top-seeded Charleston in the semifinals of the Southeast Missourian Christmas tournament at the Show Me Center...

Box score: Charleston 50, Cape Central 39 (12/29/11)
CAPE CENTRAL (39) -- Vance Toole 2, Tim Booker 4, Garan Evans 10, T.J. Tisdell 10, Jamal Cox 13. FG 15, FT 9-15, F 19. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Devon Johnson) CHARLESTON (50) -- Aaron Cassell 4, Ryan Parham 16, Michael Hull 6, Trey Watkins 4, Greg Tucker 15, Jamaul Gray 3, Krushon Scott 2. FG 18, FT 10-16, F 16. (3-pointers: Parham 3, Gray 1. Fouled out: none)...

Cape Central boys basketball team escapes vs. rival Jackson to reach semifinals (12/28/11)
An exciting quarterfinal round at the Southeast Missourian Christmas tournament was capped by an absolute thriller between longtime rivals. Central and Jackson captivated the Show Me Center crowd with a tense, back-and-forth affair that left little margin for error and absolutely no breathing room...

Charleston holds off resilient Scott City; Scott Central rolls (12/28/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- If the Scott City Rams wanted a chance to knock off the top-seeded Charleston Bluejays, they needed to muster a near flawless game to do it. As it would turn out, they almost did. In a somewhat unexpected outing, the Rams gave one of the top teams in the area a big scare on Tuesday during the quarterfinal round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament with he Bluejays narrowly escaping, 83-76...

Box score: Cape Central 78, Jackson 76 (12/27/11)
JACKSON (76) -- Josh Daume 9, Caleb Newcomer 14, Braxton McDowell 3, Calvin Lysell 2, Karson King 23, John Meyer 14, Josiah McGuire 11. FG 29. FT 12-18. F 25. (3-pointers: Daume 2, Newcomer 2, McDowell 1, King 1. Fouled out: Stevens.) CAPE CENTRAL (78) -- Ross McClanahan 3, Vance Toole 12, Tim Booker 16, Garan Evans 8, T.J. Tisdell 28, Jamal Cox 11. FG 24. FT 24-36. F 14. (3-pointers: Toole 4, Evans 2. Fouled out: none.)...

According to plan (12/27/11)
By Chris Pobst sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Charleston Bluejays kicked the 2011 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament off with a resounding 108-16 win over the Meadow Heights Panthers on Monday at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau...

Cape Central boys basketball team uses height to overwhelm Bell City (12/26/11)
Central senior T.J. Tisdell repeatedly exploited his height advantage Monday. His teammates lobbed passes to him near the basket and he responded by catching and firing. Bell City only could watch most of the time. "X's and O's aren't going to solve any height disadvantage like that," Bell City coach Nate Wills said. "We knew that was going to be a struggle for us."...

Box score: Cape Central 89, Bell City 27 (12/26/11)
BELL CITY (27) -- McKenzie Vires 2, Jerad Yates 4, Aaron Smith 4, Trey Geiger 3, Josh Overbey 10, Shane Hughes 4. FG 9, FT 7-11, F 19. (3-pointers: Yates 1, Overbey 1. Fouled out: none) CENTRAL (89) -- Ross McClanahan 2, Vance Toole 9, Tim Booker 5, Devon Johnson 3, Garan Evans 18, T.J. Tisdell 27, Jamal Cox 7, Delontre Haney 8, Andre Statum 2, Bo Wilferth 8. FG 37, FT 12-26, F 17. (3-pointers: Toole 1. Fouled out: none)...

Central girls basketball team's inside game makes difference vs. Perryville (12/23/11)
The Tigers prevailed 51-46 in the fifth-place game

December 22, 2011 Scoreboard (12/22/11)
GIRLS BASKETBALL Kelso Supply Holiday Classic Scott City vs. Saxony Lutheran Cape Central vs. Perryville Meadow Heights vs. Farmington Jackson vs. Notre Dame

December 21, 2011 Scoreboard (12/21/11)
Girls basketball Kelso Supply Holiday Classic Cape Central 47, Saxony Lutheran 29 Scott City vs. Perryville Jackson vs. Farmington Meadow Heights vs. Notre Dame

Central girls basketball team loses in first round of Holiday Classic (12/21/11)
Central girls basketball coach Sherri Shirrell called a timeout with 11.6 seconds to go and the Tigers trailing by two points against Farmington in the opening round of the Kelso Supply Holiday Classic. Fourth-seeded Central got the shot it hoped for but not the result in a 41-39 loss at the Show Me Center...

December 20, 2011 Scoreboard (12/20/11)
Girls basketball

Holiday Classic tips off Tuesday (12/19/11)
The top two seeds are a combined 11-2 entering the Show Me Center Holiday Classic girls basketball tournament, which gets under way Tuesday. And neither of those teams is the defending champion. Jackson earned the top seed and is coming off a victory over two-time defending tournament champion Notre Dame. The Indians (5-1) knocked off the Bulldogs 43-33 on Thursday...

Foltz secures Notre Dame's first title at Tiger Classic wrestling meet (12/18/11)
Four Jackson wrestlers also earned title at the Tiger Classic, which ended Saturday.

High school roundup: Perryville boys basketball team suffocates Farmington (12/18/11)
All the scores from Saturday that reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Tisdell, Central boys basketball team tame Farmington (12/18/11)
Central got 31 points from its standout in the win

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

High school roundup: Delta's VanGennip nets 1,000th point (12/16/11)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Junior High Bulldogs fall twice to Cape Central on Wednesday night (12/15/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Holding a 4-point lead going into the final quarter, the Sikeston eighth grade boys basketball team could not hold on giving way to the visiting Cape Central Tigers 44-36 on Wednesday at the Sikeston Junior High...

Tiger Classic wrestling meet to feature strong field (12/15/11)
The Tiger Classic has established itself as one of the state's premier high school wrestling tournaments since its inception nearly 40 years ago. Central coach James Brake expects that trend to continue when the Tigers host the 38th Tiger Classic at the junior high school this weekend...

Charleston gets top seed for Christmas tournament (12/12/11)
The Blue Jays will be seeking their record 16th title

Notre Dame outlasts Central for third place at SEMO Conference boys basketball tourney (12/11/11)
The Notre Dame boys basketball team defeated Central 52-44 to capture third place at the SEMO Conference tournament Friday.

High school roundup: Jackson wrestlers capture title (12/11/11)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Jays snap SHS streaks with 75-71 win (12/11/11)
SIKESTON -- For the first time since 2007, the SEMO Conference Tournament trophy will have a new home. The No. 2 seed Charleston Bluejays will be holding the traveling trophy after stunning the top-seeded and three-time defending tournament champion Sikeston on their home floor, 75-71 in front of a capacity crowd at the Field House...

December 10, 2011 Scoreboard (12/10/11)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Kennett RB Warren among All-SEMO Conference football selections (12/10/11)
Kennett RB Darius Warren was among the players selected to the All-SEMO Conference football team. Warren was selected Central offensive team. "Darius had a big season for us statistically," Kennett football coach Corey Adkisson said. "He might have been the second leading rusher in the conference. He was an outstanding player...

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

Charleston keeps poise in win over Cape Central (12/09/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Although they were down by eight points in the fourth quarter, the Charleston Bluejays didn't get rattled. As a matter of fact, it looked like they became calmer. The Bluejays kept their poise and rallied back against the Cape Central Tigers on Thursday during the semifinals of the SEMO Conference Tournament at the Sikeston Field House and came away with a 59-50 win advancing them to the title game...

High school roundup: Central wrestlers pin rare loss on Ste. Genevieve (12/09/11)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Charleston overtakes Central boys basketball team in SEMO Conference semis (12/09/11)
The Bluejays overcame an eight-point lead and beat Central 59-50 in the semifinals

Central wrestlers pin rare loss on Ste. Genevieve (12/09/11)
The Central wrestling team posted a rare dual win against Ste. Genevieve, rallying for a 39-36 victory after the Tigers dropped the first five matches at home Thursday night. The win was the first of the season for Central, which improved to 1-4. Central coach James Brake said the victory was just the second the Tigers have posted against the Dragons during the last 20 years...

December 8, 2011 Scoreboard (12/08/11)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: VanGennip's 22 leads Delta past East Prairie at Chaffee girls basketball tourney (12/08/11)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

The Cape Central boys basketball team pulls away from Poplar Bluff in second half at the SEMO Conference tourney (12/07/11)
The Cape Central boys basketball team knocked off Poplar Bluff 53-33 in a SEMO Conference tournament quarterfinal Tuesday.

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.

Dexter girls roll in home opener; SHS freshmen win (12/06/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats had little trouble in their home opener on Monday, thumping Senath-Hornersville 78-23. Dexter led 30-7 after one quarter and held a comfortable 54-12 lead at the half. Dexter put three players in double figures, led by Alison Jarrell's 21 points. Brittany Harris added 13 while Paige Patterson scored 10...

High school roundup: Scott City girls basketball team advances in Chaffee tournament (12/06/11)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school wrestling preview: New weight divisions meet mixed reviews with local coaches (12/04/11)
Unfortunately for some schools, the National Federation of State High School Associations did not approve tag teams when it revamped its high school weight divisions. It might have helped a school like Notre Dame. The third-year program at the Class 2 school has its largest turnout to date with 24 wrestlers, but the good and bad news is that 11 of the wrestlers are freshmen...

High school roundup: Central boys basketball team captures Potosi tourney title (12/04/11)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

2011 High school wrestling preview capsules (12/04/11)
A look at the three wrestling teams in the Southeast Missourian's coverage area.

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."...

High school roundup: Central boys basketball team reaches final of Potosi tourney (12/02/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Sikeston seventh grade earns victory; freshman lose debut at Notre Dame (12/01/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston seventh grade basketball team squeaked out a win against the Cape Central Tigers on Wednesday during the first round of the seventh grade invitational tournament at the Sikeston Middle School, 45-41...

SHS soccer players earn postseason honors (12/01/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- After a record-breaking season, the Sikeston Bulldogs soccer team has many players on post-season awards lists. The 2011 All-District and SEMO All-Conference teams each feature seven Bulldogs. Leading the SEMO Conference selections are senior Hunter Williams and junior Brandon Goodwin, who each made the first team...