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Bootheel Conference team selected (05/22/13)
The Bootheel Conference baseball awards were recently released. Malden's Tanner Murphy was selected Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Murphy batted .600 with 10 home runs and 39 RBIs. He went 7-3 on the mound. He compiled a 1.44 ERA in 48.2 innings pitched. He struck out 84...

Bootheel Conference baseball awards released (05/22/13)
The Bootheel Conference baseball awards were recently released. Malden's Tanner Murphy was selected Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Murphy batted .600 with 10 home runs and 39 RBIs. He went 7-3 on the mound. He compiled a 1.44 ERA in 48.2 innings pitched. He struck out 84...

Offense propels Eagles forward in Class 3, District 1 tournament (05/13/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com MALDEN -- Despite surrendering a pair of first inning runs to Caruthersville on Saturday the New Madrid County Central Eagles were more than able to make up for any mistakes with their bats. Combining for nine hits, the Eagles came back to take the lead in the home half of the frame before rolling to a 14-4 mercy-rule win in the opening round of the Class 3, District 1 tournament...

High school roundup: Notre Dame golf team repeats as district champs (04/30/13)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Central's Simmons shrugs off wind, wins SEMO Conference tournament (04/24/13)
Mother Nature huffed and puffed Tuesday afternoon during the SEMO Conference Tournament at Dalhousie Golf Club. She was able to help inflate 31 scores to 100 and beyond on the par-72 layout. She was able to blow over Travis Simmons' golf bag as it sat in the fairway on the 15th hole as he putted nearby...

Kennett golf team wins SEMO Conference South title (04/24/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett high school golf team claimed the SEMO Conference South championship at the Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Tuesday afternoon. Kennett calculated a first-place team score of 396. Kelly placed second with a 404 and Caruthersville took third with a 419...

High school roundup: Jackson soccer blanks Notre Dame (04/23/13)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Kennett track team wins medals at Sikeston Twighlight Relays (04/11/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. - The Kennett track team competed at the Sikeston Twighlight Relays Tuesday afternoon. Kennett placed in the top three in four competitions at the relays. Kennett's Holy Sando finished first in the 1,600 meter run with a time of 5:57. Kennett's Michele Nino placed third with a time of 6:38...

Sikeston boys, girls fare well in Relays (04/10/13)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs track team combined for 12 first place finishes at the Twilight Relays Tuesday at the Sikeston Public High School Stadium. The boys team capped the night with seven first place medals while the girls rounded out the day with five...

High school roundup: Notre Dame girls soccer blanks St. Vincent (04/10/13)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Charleston boys take first in own Invitational (04/07/13)
By Chris Pobst sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The Charleston boys track team won their own meet Friday in dominating fashion. The Bluejays scored 129 1/2 points as a team during the Charleston Invitational at Charleston High School. The event featured 15 different high schools from across the tri-state area...

Tigers down Delta C-7 (04/05/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers rallied around an unfortunate accident Thursday afternoon over visiting Delta C-7. An early morning car crash involving a Risco counselor and senior sponsor provided the Tigers with extra motivation to pull out a 12-3 win. The person involved in the crash, who was flown to St. Louis, is expected to survive...

Kennett baseball team run-rules Caruthersville 14-3 (04/04/13)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The Kennett Indians baseball program extended its winning-streak to five games Wednesday afternoon with a convincing 14-3 road win against the Caruthersville Tigers. Kennett led 6-0 after two innings and 8-0 after four innings before Caruthersville calculated all three of its runs in the bottom of the fifth to trim the deficit to 8-3. Kennett added a run in the sixth and five runs in the seventh to set the final score...

Chaffee blasts Greenville 12-2, Risco falls on the road (03/20/13)
CHAFFEE -- Totaling 10 hits, the Chaffee Red Devils defeated Greenville 12-2 Tuesday in Chaffee. Logan Henson led the Red Devils at the plate with three hits. Devin Yahn added one hit and led Chaffee with three RBIs. Chaffee's Cody Johnson picked up the win on the mound. Johnson pitched four innings and struck out four. He allowed two hits and one unearned run while throwing 65 pitches...

NMCC begins year with 18-0 rout over Caruthersville (03/20/13)
NEW MADRID -- Coming into their first game of the year, one of New Madrid County Central's main concerns was how so much turnover in the lineup this offseason would affect their offense. At least for one day the Eagles got a positive answer as they opened the season on Tuesday with a dominant 18-0 mercy-rule win over Caruthersville...

2013 Caruthersville Track and Field Schedule (03/15/13)

2013 Caruthersville Spring Softball Schedule (03/14/13)

2013 Caruthersville Spring Baseball Schedule (03/14/13)

Caruthersville's Matt Palmer making bid to return to major leagues with Dodgers (03/09/13)
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." -- Rogers Hornsby. That quote by the famous St. Louis Cardinals great comes to mind for many this time of year as players from Little League to the Major Leagues start working on their game. ...

Bootheel Conference boys and girls basketball awards released (03/07/13)
The Bootheel Conference boys and girls basketball awards were recently released. Hayti's Maurion Newbill was selected as the varsity boys Senior Player of the Year. Newbill averaged 20.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.4 steals per game. He was 70 of 99 from the free throw line...

No. 1 Charleston will face No. 2 NMCC for title (02/20/13)
MALDEN -- For the first time since 2009 the New Madrid County Central Eagles find themselves back in the Class 3, District 1 title game with a chance to take down the defending champion Charleston Bluejays. Playing Doniphan in the tournament semifinals Tuesday, the Eagles received 19 points from sophomore Willie Jimerson and another 16 points from Delontre Haney as they cruised to a 66-30 final...

February 19, 2013 Scoreboard (02/19/13)
All the high school basketball scores reported to Semoball.com.

Caruthersville coach Smith ready for showdown with Charleston after Tigers rally from 11 down to beat Twin Rivers (02/16/13)
The fifth-seeded Caruthersville Tigers basketball team overcame a 38-27 halftime deficit to beat the fourth-seeded Twin Rivers Royals 70-69.

Caruthersville coach Smith ready for showdown with Charleston after overcoming 11-point halftime deficit against Twin Rivers in district opener (02/16/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The fifth-seeded Caruthersville Tigers basketball team overcame a 38-27 halftime deficit to beat the fourth-seeded Twin Rivers Royals 70-69 in a quarterfinal game of the Class 3, District 1, boys basketball tournament Saturday. The Tigers opened the second half on a 21-7 run to move ahead 48-45 with 2:03 remaining in the third quarter...

District tournaments set to kick off Saturday for Classes 1-3 (02/14/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com MALDEN -- After rolling to the Class 3, District 1 championship the past few years, the Charleston Bluejays will face some stiff competition this weekend as they start the road to repeating as state champions. While that competition may not come in the first few rounds, district rival New Madrid County Central (15-7) is sitting as a potential road block on the other side of the bracket. ...

February 11, 2013 Scoreboard (02/11/13)
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Semifinals set at Bootheel Conference varsity and junior varsity girls basketball tournaments (02/02/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The championship semifinals are set at the Bootheel Conference junior varsity and varsity girls basketball tournaments following quarterfinal action Saturday at Kennett High School. Top-seeded Kennett will take on No. 4 seeded South Pemiscot in the first varsity semifinal Monday at 6:30 p.m. No. 2 seeded Senath-Hornersville will take on No. 3 seeded Portageville in the second varsity semifinal Monday at 8 p.m...

Kennett boys basketball program exits Bootheel Conference No. 1, beats Caruthersville 91-64 in BHC Tournament final (02/03/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - Kennett varsity boys basketball coach Jim Vaughan offered a simple explanation for Friday night's 27-point Bootheel Conference Tournament championship win against Caruthersville "I thought our kids were hungry," Vaughan said. "They didn't take anything for granted tonight and that's a great sign this time of the year. They wanted to come in and take care of business."...

Kennett boys basketball program exits Bootheel Conference No. 1, beats Caruthersville 91-64 in BHC Tournament final (02/02/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - Kennett varsity boys basketball coach Jim Vaughan offered a simple explanation for Friday night's 27-point Bootheel Conference Tournament championship win against Caruthersville "I thought our kids were hungry," Vaughan said. "They didn't take anything for granted tonight and that's a great sign this time of the year. They wanted to come in and take care of business."...

Strong second halves help Kennett and Caruthersville advance to Friday's Bootheel Conference title game (02/01/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - There will not be a repeat champion at the 2013 varsity boys Bootheel Conference basketball tournament. The top-seeded Kennett Indians and No. 3 Caruthersville Tigers are slated to battle it out for the Bootheel Conference Tournament title Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Malden following come-from-behind wins in their respective championship semifinal games Thursday night...

Strong seconds halves help Kennett and Caruthersville advance to Friday's Bootheel Conference title game (02/02/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - There will not be a repeat champion at the 2013 varsity boys Bootheel Conference basketball tournament. The top-seeded Kennett Indians and No. 3 Caruthersville Tigers are slated to battle it out for the Bootheel Conference Tournament title Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Malden following come-from-behind wins in their respective championship semifinal games Thursday night...

February 1, 2013 Scoreboard (02/01/13)
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January 31, 2013 Scoreboard (01/31/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Senath-Hornersville and South Pemiscot advance to JV title game at boys BHC Tournament (01/31/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The fourth-seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions and second-seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs are set to square off in the championship of the boys junior varsity Bootheel Conference Tournament following semifinal action Wednesday night. Senath-Hornersville secured its spot in Friday's championship with a 57-54 semifinal win against the top-seeded Caruthersville Tigers...

Senath-Hornersville and South Pemiscot advance to J.V. title game at boys BHC Tournament (01/31/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The fourth-seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions and second-seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs are set to square off in the championship of the boys junior varsity Bootheel Conference Tournament following semifinal action Wednesday night. Senath-Hornersville secured its spot in Friday's championship with a 57-54 semifinal win against the top-seeded Caruthersville Tigers...

Top seeds advance to semifinals of boys Bootheel Conference tournaments at Malden (01/30/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The varsity and junior varsity boys basketball semifinals are set at the Bootheel Conference Tournament following quarterfinal action Monday and Tuesday at Malden High School. All of the higher seeded teams advanced to the semifinals. No. 1 seeded Kennett will meet No. 4 seeded Portageville Thursday at 6 p.m. in the first varsity semifinal. No. 2 seeded Hayti will meet No. 3 seeded Caruthersville in the second varsity semifinal Thursday at 7:30 p.m...

January 29, 2013 Scoreboard (01/29/13)
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Running wild (01/26/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Sikeston head basketball coach Gregg Holifield is never satisfied. Despite having just one loss this season, he continually is trying to work out any kinks the team may have with an end-game of reaching its peak level of performance by district tournament time in late February...

Chaffee gets rare win over SCC 64-47 (01/26/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- For the first time in 12 years the Chaffee Red Devils defeated the Scott County Central Braves. Chaffee, who hadn't beaten the Braves since Dec. 29, 2000 in a 64-60 Red Devil victory, finally downed the perennial power 64-47 Friday at Chaffee High School...

Strong perimeter shooting propels South Pemiscot boys past Neelyville 70-58 (01/26/13)
STEELE, Mo. - The South Pemiscot Bulldogs hit nine 3-pointers in a 70-58 home win against the Neelyville Tigers Friday night. Jacob Trammel led the Bulldogs with 21 points. He hit seven of the 16 treys he attempted. Anthony Primer tallied 13 points for South Pemiscot. Logan Carter added 12 more for the Bulldogs...

January 25, 2013 Scoreboard (01/25/13)
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SHS grapplers win North County dual, NMCC routs Caruthersville (01/24/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BONNE TERRE -- The Sikeston Bulldogs wrestling team defeated all three of their competitors Tuesday night during the North County dual against Hillsboro, Festus and North County. Sikeston defeated Hillsboro 54-24, Festus 67-11 and North County 52-30...

January 22, 2013 Scoreboard (01/22/13)
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19-and-older Charleston Riverdogs baseball team set to return to southeast Missouri this summer (01/19/13)
College-level baseball players will have the opportunity to play closer to home this summer. The Charleston Riverdogs 19-and-older collegiate-level baseball team is organizing and will be holding tryouts in April. The time, date and location of the tryouts has not been determined at this time...

Conference shakeup?: Malden boys overcome 15-point halftime deficit to beat Hayti 81-77 (01/18/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - Malden Green Wave varsity boys basketball coach Yevgeny Sokolov went back to the drawing board with his team trailing the Hayti Indians 41-26 at halftime Wednesday night. "We talked a little bit about defense," Sokolov said of the halftime speech. ...

Charleston advances to next round in Superman Classic (01/15/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com METROPOLIS, Ill. -- The Charleston Bluejays easily took care of their first opponent in the 30th Annual Superman Classic Monday at Massac County High School. The Bluejays, the tournament's No. 1 seed, defeated Century, Ill., 86-43...

Host sites of basketball state playoff games released (01/15/13)
The host sites of district tournaments and state playoff games have been released for the 2013 Missouri high school state basketball playoffs. Class 1, 2 and 3 boys and girls district tournaments will take place the week of Feb.16-22. Class 1, District 1, will feature Clarkton, Delta C-7, Gideon, Koshkonong, Naylor, North Pemiscot, Risco and Southland. Gideon will host Class 1, District 1...

Holcomb basketball team winning Bloomfield Christmas Tournament voted top sports story of 2012 in Bootheel by less than 100 votes (01/10/13)
When the clock struck 11:59 p.m. Wednesday night the 2012 top sports story in the Bootheel was officially finalized. The Holcomb Hornets varsity boys basketball team winning the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament for the first time in school history was voted the top sports story of 2012 by the readers who participated in the online poll...

State-ranked Bernie Mules suffer setback against Caruthersville (01/09/13)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team moved back above the .500 mark Tuesday night with a convincing 76-54 home win against the state-ranked Bernie Mules. The Tigers outscored the Mules by single digits in every quarter...

Caruthersville boys cruise past state-ranked Bernie (01/09/13)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team moved back above the .500 mark Tuesday night with a convincing 76-54 home win against the state-ranked Bernie Mules. The Tigers outscored the Mules by single digits in every quarter...

Runaway (01/08/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs saw their share of frustration early this season as they fought through six straight losses before picking up their first win of the season. As of late, however, the Lady Bulldogs have turned things around and are currently owners of a three-game winning streak including wins over Scott City and Chaffee...

Prep roundup: Eagles take down Saxony, Lady Hawks pound Caruthersville (01/06/13)
JACKSON -- Oran senior Kody Moore scored 20 points as the Eagles grounded the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders Friday 68-50. The Eagles held a slim 50-42 lead after the first three quarters and quickly ran away with it in the fourth. Oran outscored the Crusaders 18-8 in the final eight minutes...

2012 Top 15 sports stories in the Bootheel (01/03/13)
The accomplishments by Bootheel athletes were unprecedented and at times unheard of at their respective schools before 2012. Other accomplishments represented the continued success of perennial powerhouses in the Bootheel. One Dunklin County athlete was drafted by the Atlanta Braves. Another signed to play softball at the University of Missouri. A football player from Malden won the Carr Trophy for the first time in school history...

Eagles take home consolation title 75-66 (12/31/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles didn't leave Dyersburg, Tenn., empty handed. The Eagles completed a furious second half comeback to win the consolation championship against Caruthersville Saturday during the 2012 Dyersburg Christmas Tournament...

Caruthersville Tigers gain ground in standings with Bootheel Conference win at Malden (12/20/12)
MALDEN, Mo. - The Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team leaped ahead of the Malden Green Wave in the Bootheel Conference regular-season standings Thursday night with a 73-67 road win at Malden. Caruthersville outscored Malden by 14 points in the first half to build a 38-24 lead by halftime. Malden won the second half by eight points, but never trailed by less than five in the final 16 minutes of regulation...

Caruthersville Tigers gain ground in standings with Bootheel Conference win at Malden (12/21/12)
MALDEN, Mo. - The Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team leaped ahead of the Malden Green Wave in the Bootheel Conference regular-season standings Thursday night with a 73-67 road win at Malden. Caruthersville outscored Malden by 14 points in the first half to build a 38-24 lead by halftime. Malden won the second half by eight points, but never trailed by less than five in the final 16 minutes of regulation...

December 20, 2012 Scoreboard (12/20/12)
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Hayti boys improve to 3-0 in Bootheel Conference with 72-42 win at Senath-Hornersville (12/20/12)
SENATH, Mo. - The Hayti Indians varsity boys basketball team extended its winning-streak to four games Tuesday night with a 72-42 road victory against the Senath-Hornersville Lions. Hayti led contest 18-13 at the end of the first quarter before it outscored Senath-Hornersville 22-2 in the second period to increase its lead to 40-15 at halftime. Hayti concluded the game by outscoring the Lions by single digits in the third and fourth quarters...

Kennett, Malden, and Holcomb among baseball teams changing districts (12/13/12)
Multiple baseball districts in the Missouri Bootheel will have new teams when district baseball tournaments begin this spring. For the past decade Missouri baseball teams have competed in one of four classes in the state baseball playoffs. The class each team competes in is determined by the high school enrollments of every baseball team in Missouri...

Kennett varsity boys basketball team runs past Malden late (12/12/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Midway into the third quarter Tuesday night the Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team looked like it might be well on its way to a second straight overtime game against a Bootheel Conference opponent. Kennett, which defeated Caruthersville 80-74 in overtime in its conference opener on Dec. 4, led the Malden Green Wave by just one point at 37-36 with 4:33 remaining in the third quarter Tuesday night...

Kennett 8th grade and Malden 7th grade win Bootheel Conference boys basketball titles (12/07/12)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Kennett eighth grade boys basketball coach Brent Carr had few complaints about his team's season following its 39-34 Bootheel Conference Tournament championship victory against Hayti Thursday night. "Going into the season I had a lot of reservations about how I could handle them," Carr said. ...

Media all-state football team released (12/06/12)
The 2012 media all-state football team. --- CLASS 1 1st Team QB: Dylan Heitz, South Harrison, 6-3, 190, Jr. AP: Zane Jacoby, Westran, 6-4, 184, So. RB: Dallas Peoples, Tipton, 5-5, 185, Sr. RB: Zach Freeman, Polo, 5-9, 189, Sr. RB: Derrick Hughes, Hamilton, 5-10, 195...

Kennett boys basketball team outlasts Caruthersville in overtime (12/05/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett varsity boys basketball coach Jim Vaughan expected no cakewalk in Tuesday night's home opener against the Caruthersville Tigers. "They put a great starting lineup out there," Vaughan said of Caruthersville. "Their five starters feed off of each other well so you know you are going to be battle tested when you go into a game with them right away. We anticipated a tough game. They do a great job with defensive pressure."...

Prep Football: Nichols earns all-state honors after stellar senior season (12/05/12)
SIKESTON -- The Missouri Media All-State Football teams were announced Wednesday with a handfull of locals making the cut. Most notable is Sikeston senior defensive end Nick Nichols, who was selected first team, Class 4 and was the only Bulldog to make the list...

Kennett boys basketball team outlasts Caruthersville in overtime (12/05/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett varsity boys basketball coach Jim Vaughan expected no cakewalk in Tuesday night's home opener against the Caruthersville Tigers. "They put a great starting lineup out there," Vaughan said of Caruthersville. "Their five starters feed off of each other well so you know you are going to be battle tested when you go into a game with them right away. We anticipated a tough game. They do a great job with defensive pressure."...

Kennett Lady Indians roll past Caruthersville 53-18 (12/05/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett Lady Indians varsity girls basketball coach Rod Baxter was most pleased with his players team execution in Tuesday night's 53-18 blowout win against the Caruthersville Lady Tigers. "We talked a great deal the last couple of days about team execution of the game," Baxter said. ...

Jackson's Wright selected first-team all-state in football (12/05/12)
Jackson wide receiver Brannon Wright saved one of his biggest catches for last. Wright, who was a dangerous weapon in a revitalized Jackson offense, hauled in Class 5 first-team all-state recognition by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association today for his performance on the football field during his senior season...

High school football all-state teams (12/05/12)
Class 1 First team Offense QB: Dylan Heitz, South Harrison, 6-3, 190, Jr. AP: Zane Jacoby, Westran, 6-4, 184, So. RB: Dallas Peoples, Tipton, 5-5, 185, Sr. RB: Zach Freeman, Polo, 5-9, 189, Sr. RB: Derrick Hughes, Hamilton, 5-10, 195 RB: Tyler Fallert, Valle Catholic, 6-0, 201, Jr...

Tuesday's Lady Bulldog Classic Results: NMCC and South Pemiscot advance to finals with double-digit wins against Kennett and Portageville (11/28/12)
No. 1 New Madrid County Central 60, No. 5 Kennett 23 STEELE, Mo. - For the first time since 2008 a new champion will be crowned at the 8-team Lady Bulldogs Classic. The top-seeded New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles cruised to a 60-23 win against the fifth-seeded Kennett Lady Indians Tuesday afternoon in a championship semifinal contest at the tournament...

Tuesday's Boys Bulldog Classic Results: South Pemiscot, Gosnell, Ark., advance to title game (11/28/12)
No. 4 South Pemiscot 111, No. 1 Caruthersville 107 STEELE, Mo. - The fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs knocked off the three-time defending champion Caruthersville Tigers 111-107 in triple overtime in a championship semifinal at the Bulldog Classic Tuesday night...

Kennett girls upset Senath-Hornersville in quarterfinals of Lady Bulldog Classic (11/28/12)
STEELE, Mo. - The fifth-seeded Kennett Lady Indians opened the second half on a 7-0 run to break a 22-22 tie and never looked back on its way to a 44-38 upset-win against the fourth-seeded Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions Monday. Kennett, which is the three-time defending champion of the 8-team varsity Lady Bulldogs Classic, advances to today's championship semifinals with Monday's win...

H.S. hoops roundup: semfinal matches set at Bulldog Classic and Campbell Invitational varsity tournaments (11/27/12)
BULLDOG CLASSIC BOYS QUARTERFINALS The top four seeds advanced to the semifinals of the 8-team Bulldog Classic varsity boys basketball tournament Monday night. Top-seeded Caruthersville beat No. 8 seeded North Pemiscot 103-76, No. 4 seeded South Pemiscot defeated No. 5 seeded Clarkton 69-39, No. 2 seeded Hayti cruised past No. 7 seeded Senath-Hornersville 73-45 and No. 3 seeded Gosnell, Ark., outscored sixth-seeded Gideon by 23 points in the second half on its way to an 80-51 victory...

2012 Basketball Preview: Senath-Hornersville Lions Boys (11/24/12)
Senath-Hornersville first-year varsity boys basketball coach David Heeb presented a strong message to his club when he met with them for the first time this summer. "When I walked in the door I told the kids 'we are going to win,'" Heeb said. "There are no moral victories here. We are not trying to make the score close or anything like that. We are going to win...

2012 all-region football team released (11/23/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- A panel of southeast Missouri sportswriters recently announced the 2012 all-region high school football teams. The Sikeston Bulldogs, following a 9-2 season, ended up with 10 total selections on first and second team in Class 4/5...

Media's all-region football team released (11/23/12)
The 2012 all-region high school football teams were released Friday at 12:01 a.m. Two Kennett players - Bud Hilburn and Bron McPherson - were selected to the all-regional football team. McPherson, a junior, was selected to the Class 3 second team as an all-purpose player. Hilburn, a sophomore, was selected to the Class 3 second-team as a defensive player...

Caruthersville's season ends after run-in with Lamar (11/19/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com LAMAR -- The Caruthersville Tigers struck first, but it didn't take long for their luck to run short. Caruthersville saw their state title ambitions dashed at the hands of the defending champions, Lamar, Saturday during a 69-12 rout in the Class 2 semifinals at Lamar High School...

2012-2013 Caruthersville Girls Basketball Schedule (11/14/12)

2012-2013 Caruthersville Boys Basketball Schedule (11/14/12)

Kennett downs Caruthersville in middle school girls hoops (11/09/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The Kennett seventh and eighth grade girls basketball teams concluded regular-season play with victories Thursday night at Caruthersville. The Kennett seventh grade beat Caruthersville 40-6 and the Kennett eighth grade won its contest against Caruthersville 47-19...

District downer (11/06/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CARUTHERSVILLE -- Even with the momentum of an eight-game winning streak coming in to Monday's Class 2, District 1 championship game, the Charleston Bluejays couldn't deny Caruthersville its ninth title in the past 10 years...

Bluejays on the hunt for their first district title in five years (11/04/12)
CHARLESTON -- It has been quite a turnaround for the Charleston Bluejays in the three short years since head coach Brett Blackman took over. After enduring a winless 2010 campaign in his first season, the Bluejays started to see signs of turnaround a year ago when a 5-5 record got them into the playoffs, where they were bounced in the first round...

Bootheel Conference volleyball awards released (11/03/12)
The 2012 Bootheel Conference volleyball awards have been released. Malden's Sarah Bukich has been selected Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Bukich averaged 12 kills, three blocks and 17 digs per game. She served with 89 percent accuracy. "We're really proud of Sarah," Malden coach Jon Smith said. "This is a great accomplishment for her and speaks volumes to her level of play as well as her hard work and dedication to being the best player she can be over her high school career."...

Charleston knocks off No. 2 seeded Malden in Class 2 district semifinal (11/01/12)
MALDEN, Mo. - Robert Bogan rushed for five touchdowns and Sumner Foster returned two kickoff returns for touchdowns Wednesday night to help propel the Charleston Bluejays to a 50-30 Class 2 district semifinal win against the Malden Green Wave. "I think Robert Bogan knew he had a lot to prove this game," Charleston coach Brett Blackman said. ...

Caruthersville ends season for Scott City football team (11/01/12)
Scott City lost 42-0 to Caruthersville in Class 2 District 1

Rams' season ends vs. top seed (11/01/12)
Scott City lost 42-0 to Caruthersville in Class 2 District 1

Round 2 of district matches set for tonight (10/31/12)
(4) Central (4-6) at (1) Sikeston (9-1) First round: Central 31, Festus 6; Sikeston 71, Perryville 7 Other semifinal: (3) North County (7-3) at (2) Hillsboro (8-2) Outlook: This district semifinal is a rematch of a Week 7 meeting won by Sikeston, which rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to win 25-21...

High school football district semifinal previews (10/31/12)
Semifinal (4) Central (4-6) at (1) Sikeston (9-1) First round: Central 31, Festus 6; Sikeston 71, Perryville 7 Other semifinal: (3) North County (7-3) at (2) Hillsboro (8-2) Outlook: This district semifinal is a rematch of a Week 7 meeting won by Sikeston, which rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to win 25-21...

ROUND 2 DISTRICT MATCH-UPS (10/30/12)
CLASS 1, DISTRICT 1 ------ Hayti at Portageville When: 7 p.m. Wednesday Records: Hayti (4-5), Portageville (8-1) Series History: Portageville leads 43-26-3 Last Meeting: 2012, Portageville won 35-22 Last Week: Portageville 50, Cabool 7; Hayti 20, St. Vincent 14...

2012 High School Football Statistics: Week 9 (10/25/12)
Statistics are provided by coaches each week. Statistics must be submitted by 5 p.m. each Tuesday to sports@semissourian.com each week to be included. "Games" totals refer to the number of games included in the teams' statistical totals, not the number of games an individual has played...

Week 9 Kennett football Players of the Week, Kennett to open playoffs at Ste. Genevieve (10/25/12)
District football tournaments will begin Thursday in southeast Missouri. Kennett has received the No. 8 seed in Class 3, District 1. Kennett will play at top-seeded Ste. Genevieve Thursday at 7 p.m. Kennett enters the contest with a 1-8 record and Ste. Genevieve is 8-1...

DANGER: Doctors say cheerleading needs safety rules (10/25/12)
CHICAGO -- Cheerleading isn't just jumping and waving pompoms -- it has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one to improve safety, the nation's leading group of pediatricians says. The number of cheerleaders injured each year has climbed dramatically in the last two decades. Common stunts that pose risks include tossing and flipping cheerleaders in the air and creating human pyramids that reach 15 feet high or more...

ROUND 1 DISTRICT MATCH-UPS (10/24/12)
------ When: 7 p.m. Friday Records: Cabool (0-9), Portageville (7-1) Series History: Cabool leads 2-0 Last Meeting: 2011, Cabool won 41-10 Last Week: Salem 41, Cabool 21; NMCC 46, Portageville 0 Outlook: Cabool has struggled this season, averaging just 10 points per contest while allowing 39. ...

October 22, 2012 Scoreboard (10/22/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to semoball.com.

2012 High School Football Statistics: Week 8 (10/18/12)
Statistics are provided by coaches each week. Statistics must be submitted by 5 p.m. each Tuesday to sports@semissourian.com each week to be included. "Games" totals refer to the number of games included in the teams' statistical totals, not the number of games an individual has played...

Kennett downs Caruthersville in Bootheel Conference junior varsity title game (10/12/12)
MALDEN, Mo. -- The top-seeded Kennett Indians ran the table in the Bootheel Conference Thursday night when it beat third-seeded Caruthersville 25-23, 25-21, in the junior varsity championship of the Bootheel Conference volleyball tournament. Kennett improved to 16-4-1 with the victory and has yet to lose a game to a Bootheel Conference team in 2012...

South Pemiscot, Malden volleyball teams advance to Bootheel Conference title game (10/10/12)
MALDEN, Mo. - The championship is set in the varsity bracket of the Bootheel Conference volleyball tournament following preliminary action Tuesday night. There were no upsets in the first two rounds of the 7-team tournament on Tuesday setting the stage for top-seed South Pemiscot to square off against second-seeded Malden Thursday at 7 p.m. for the conference tournament title...

Kennett's Hilburn and Sparks advance to state playoffs in doubles (10/09/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Kennett's Anna Kay Hilburn and Darby Sparks moved one step closer to advancing to the state tournament Saturday when they placed second in doubles at the Class 1, District 1, girls tennis individual tournament at Notre Dame Regional High School...

Caruthersville football team shuts out Kennett 36-0 (10/07/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The state-ranked Caruthersville Tigers finished SEMO Conference Central play perfect Friday night as it collected its first shutout of the season on its way to 36-0 victory against the Kennett Indians. The Tigers scored at least one touchdown in every quarter as it calculated over 300 yards of total offense...

Caruthersville football team shuts out Kennett 36-0 (10/06/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The state-ranked Caruthersville Tigers finished SEMO Conference Central play perfect Friday night as it collected its first shutout of the season on its way to 36-0 victory against the Kennett Indians. The Tigers scored at least one touchdown in every quarter as it calculated over 300 yards of total offense...

Week 7 high school football capsules: Unbeaten Sikeston visits Central (10/05/12)
Last week: Sikeston 26, Jackson 17; Farmington 39, Central 36 Last year: Sikeston 47, Central 17 Outlook: Sikeston, ranked fourth in Class 4, clinched the SEMO Conference Northern Division with a win against previously unbeaten Jackson last week...

2012 High School Football Statistics: Week 6 (10/03/12)
Statistics are provided by coaches each week. Statistics must be submitted by 5 p.m. each Tuesday to sports@semissourian.com each week to be included. "Games" totals refer to the number of games included in the teams' statistical totals, not the number of games an individual has played...

Short-handed Kennett football team suffers 48-28 loss to Charleston (09/29/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity football program was far from full strength Friday night as it continued its search for its first win of the 2012 season when it hosted the Charleston Bluejays. "We had a lot of guys out tonight," Kennett coach Corey Adkisson said. ...

Lady Bulldogs drop regular season finale to Kennett (09/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team finished the regular season with a 8-1 loss to visiting Kennett Thursday at Sikeston High School. "Gave it all we had last regular season match," Sikeston head coach Russ Dial said. "All the ladies had good matches. The match game counts were more reflective of how close, overall, the match was."...

Senior surprises: Kennett girls tennis team sweeps Caruthersville, wins 11th straight on Senior Day (09/27/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett seniors Anna Kay Hilburn and Kate White had a number of surprises waiting for them before the start of the Indians' final regular-season home match against Caruthersville Wednesday afternoon. Signs with messages such as 'we love our seniors Anna Kay and Kate' were taped to fences surrounding the tennis courts...

2012 High School Footbal Statistics: Week 5 (09/26/12)
Statistic totals after five weeks of play.

Winning with a smile: Kennett volleyball extends winning streak to five with straight set win against Caruthersville (09/25/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity volleyball players were grinning from ear to ear before the start of Monday's Bootheel Conference showdown against the Caruthersville Lady Tigers. The Lady Indians have had plenty to smile about in recent weeks. Kennett entered Monday's conference game with a 10-7 record and in outright second place in the Bootheel Conference varsity volleyball standings...

September 24, 2012 Scoreboard (09/24/12)
All the high school scores reported to semoball.com

Briefly: Caruthersville flattens NMCC, 41-14 (09/22/12)
A balanced attack from the Caruthersville Tigers buried the visiting New Madrid County Central Eagles Friday, 41-14.

Caruthersville clicking on all cylinders in victory over NMCC (09/22/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CARUTHERSVILLE -- Wiping away a fumble at the 1-yard line to end their first possession, the Caruthersville Tigers finally put everything together. "Finally," Caruthersville head coach Nathan Morgan said. "We were clicking on all cylinders tonight. Our guys ran the ball well and we grabbed a lot of passes. Good to see us put everything together for the first time this season."...

Briefly: Caruthersville flattens NMCC, 41-14 (09/21/12)
A balanced attack from the Caruthersville Tigers buried the visiting New Madrid County Central Eagles Friday, 41-14.

2012 High School Football Statistics: Week 4 (09/21/12)
High school football statistics after Week 4.

Holcomb volleyball team overcomes 24-20 third-set deficit to beat Caruthersville (09/21/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. - The Holcomb varsity volleyball team overcame a 24-20 third-set deficit to beat Caruthersville 23-25, 25-15, 26-24, Thursday. Holcomb also won the junior varsity contest against Caruthersville in three sets. "We had some underclassmen step up tonight," Holcomb coach Zach McDaniel said. "I had to move four junior varsity players up tonight because a starting varsity player was sick today. We were on the ropes several times in both games, but found ways to succeed...

PREP FOOTBALL Week 5 Glance (09/20/12)
Records: Chaffee (1-3), Scott City (3-1) Series History: Scott City leads 34-16 Last Meeting: 2011, Scott City won 34-20 Last Week: Portageville 21, Chaffee 6; Malden 36, Scott City 26 Outlook: After losing 21-straight games to Scott City, Chaffee has won three of the last five from their rivals. ...

Kennett volleyball team extends winning streak to four with straight set win against Holcomb (09/20/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team won its fourth straight game Wednesday afternoon when it rallied from an early first set deficit to defeat the Holcomb Hornets 25-23, 25-11. "This team has come a long way in working to fight its way out of deficits," Kennett coach Kristy Green said. "They've had to pull their way out of several sets when they were down early. They can typically go on a big run."...

Tigers too much for Bearcats (09/16/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE -- Dexter saw their early season troubles continue on Friday night with a 35-7 road loss to Caruthersville. Dexter scored first on a 4-yard run from Ryan Joyner to take a 7-0 lead but Caruthersville scored on a Tyler Grissom run and a Grissom pass to Myron Woods to grab a 12-7 halftime advantage...

High school roundup: Notre Dame softball team turns back Jackson 9-4 (09/14/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

PREP FOOTBALL: Week 4 Glance (09/13/12)
Records: Dexter (0-3), Caruthersville (2-1) Series History: Dexter leads 43-31-2 Last Meeting: 2011, Dexter won 56-55 Last Week: Sikeston 47, Dexter 7; Caruthersville 34, Charleston 12 Outlook: Dexter's brutal early schedule continues with high-powered Caruthersville. ...

'Cats take on yet another state-ranked team (09/13/12)
Dexter will line up against a third state-ranked opponent in the first four weeks of the season when the Bearcats hit the road for a SEMO Central Conference showdown at Caruthersville Friday night. The Tigers are currently ranked No. 6 in Class 2. Class 3 Dexter opened the season on the road against Ste. Genevieve, ranked No. 6 in Class 3, then tackled Class 5 Poplar Bluff at home and last week went on the road against Sikeston, state ranked No. 6 in Class 4...

Tigers more than Monroe against Jays (09/10/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The Caruthersville Tigers proved they are more than just Darryl Monroe. Despite their star player sitting on the sideline for most of the game, the Charleston Bluejays couldn't contain Tigers quarterback Tyler Grissom and the rest of their playmakers at Charleston High School...

Dig for Life Challenge volleyball tourney results: Southland places second in bronze bracket (09/10/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Southland Lady Rebels varsity volleyball team took home a second-play trophy at the 48-team Dig for Life Challenge volleyball tournament in Cape Girardeau, Mo,. Saturday. Puxico defeated Southland 25-12, 25-18, in the bronze bracket championship...

Football games wiped out by severe weather, rescheduled for Saturday (09/08/12)
Severe weather caused the postponement of several high school football games Friday night.

PREP FOOTBALL Week 3 Glance (09/06/12)
Records: Hayti (0-2), Chaffee (1-1) Series History: Hayti leads 38-23-2 Last Meeting: 2011, Hayti won 26-6 Last Week: Charleston 20, Hayti 14; St. Pius X 16, Chaffee 8 (2OT) Outlook: Hayti is 0-2 for the first time since they finished 0-9 in 1998, but they have beaten the Red Devils 13-straight times. ...

Nine volleyball teams from Bootheel begin play in 48-team Dig for Life Challenge Friday (09/04/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Nine teams from the Missouri Bootheel are among the 48 teams participating in this weekend's Dig for Life Challenge varsity volleyball tournament in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Kennett, Cooter, Gideon, Holcomb, Southland, Malden, Caruthersville, Portageville and Senath-Hornersville will compete at the 48-team two-day event Sept. ...

Briefly: Monroe has huge night as Caruthersville football team routs Malden (09/01/12)
Junior Darrell Monroe rushed for 363 yards and three touchdowns in a 39-6 win over Malden.

High school football schedules (08/22/12)
Football schedules for all teams in the semoball.com coverage area.

Preview: Caruthersville Tigers football team (08/19/12)
QUARTERBACK The Tigers had another stellar season last year, posting an 11-2 overall record and making their third straight appearance in the Class 2 quarterfinals. Taking the snaps for the Tigers last season was sophomore Tyler Grissom. Grissom was fortunate to have not one, but two All-State running backs behind him in Elbie Fonda and Darrell Monroe, but Grissom was no slouch himself at toting the rock...

Preview: Caruthersville Tigers football team (08/18/12)
QUARTERBACK The Tigers had another stellar season last year, posting an 11-2 overall record and making their third straight appearance in the Class 2 quarterfinals. Taking the snaps for the Tigers last season was sophomore Tyler Grissom. Grissom was fortunate to have not one, but two All-State running backs behind him in Elbie Fonda and Darrell Monroe, but Grissom was no slouch himself at toting the rock...

New enrollment breaks set for basketball and music (08/04/12)
View the classification breaks for basketball and music here.

New basketball and music enrollment breaks set (08/04/12)
View the classification breaks for basketball and music here.

Breakdown: New high school football playoff format (08/03/12)
Nine-game regular-season and eight-team district tournaments part of new high school football playoff system.

Blue team led by locals wins state All-Star Game (07/28/12)
WARRENSBURG, Mo. - Caruthersville coach Nathan Morgan and his Blue Team were victorious 26-23 in the 36th Annual Lions Club All-Star Football Game in Warrensburg, Mo., July 21. After the game was over many spectators and Lions Club members touted this affair as the best All-Star Game they have ever witnessed. ...

Dunklin County's season ends following back-to-back losses at district tournament Saturday (07/22/12)
JACKSON, Mo. - Top-seeded Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment's postseason run came to an abrupt end Saturday when it suffered back-to-back losses at the District 14 Senior American Legion baseball tournament. Dunklin County, which won its first game at the tournament against fourth-seeded Sikeston Legion Friday, suffered an 8-4 loss to second-seeded Jackson Legion in its first game at the double-elimination tournament Saturday...

Sikeston Legion forfeits opener at district tournament vs. Dunklin County (07/21/12)
JACKSON, Mo. - Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment advanced into the winner's bracket of the district 14 tournament without throwing a pitch to its scheduled first round opponent Sikeston Legion Friday night. Dunklin County's projected starter Cody Boyers was informed to stop warming up in the bullpen shortly before his team's scheduled 7 p.m. game against Sikeston Legion...

Paragould collects 10-5 win against Dunklin County despite three home runs from Dustin Spencer (07/18/12)
SENATH, Mo. - Dunklin County concluded regular-season play with a 21-12 record Tuesday when it suffered a 10-5 loss to Paragould, Ark., Legion.

Spencer's seventh-inning homer propels Dunklin County to 5-3 win against Dyersburg (07/16/12)
SENATH, Mo. - Dunklin County No. 5 hitter Dustin Spencer and head coach Jamie Johnson didn't pass up an opportunity to discuss hitting strategy when the Dyersburg infield gathered near the pitcher's mound to discuss its own strategy with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning of a tie game Monday evening...

Dunklin County secures No. 1 seed in district tournament with 2-0 win against Cape Girardeau Legion (07/15/12)
Dunklin County beat Cape Girardeau Legion 2-0 Saturday.

Jonesboro Legion scores six in 9th to beat Dunklin County Legion 9-4 (07/14/12)
SENATH, Mo. - Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment Legion came within one strike of walking away with a win in the opening game of its longest homestand of the season Friday night. Dunklin County closer Perry Middleton, who entered the game to pitch in the top of the ninth, had a 2-2 count on Jonesboro, Ark., Legion's Kayden Hydrick with two outs in the top of the ninth. ...

Briefly: Sikeston Legion forfeits doubleheader against Dunklin County (07/08/12)
Dunklin County coach Jamie Johnson said Sikeston Legion forfeited Saturday's doubleheader against Dunklin County. "Sikeston did not have nine players available to play the game," Johnson said. Dunklin County improves to 4-1 in conference play with the win...

Dunklin County holds Blytheville Legion scoreless after 44-minute first inning, collects 11-8 win (07/07/12)
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. -- Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment Legion survived a 44-minute first inning Friday night and held Blytheville, Ark., Legion scoreless for the final eight innings of a 9-inning game on its way to an 11-8 road victory. "It was a crazy first inning," Dunklin County coach Jamie Johnson said. ...

Dunklin County receives strong start from Watkins, moves into first place with walkoff win against Jackson Legion (07/04/12)
SENATH, Mo. - Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment Legion moved back into outright first place in District 14 Tuesday night with a 7-6 walkoff conference win against Jackson Legion. Jackson, which scored six runs in the top of the sixth inning to tie the game at six, never retired a Dunklin County hitter in the bottom of the seventh inning...

Dunklin County Legion claims 7-Up Classic title with 8-7 win against Poplar Bluff (07/02/12)
PARAGOULD, Ark. -- Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment Legion took home the top prize at the 8-team 7-Up Classic baseball tournament in Paragould, Ark., Sunday night with an 8-7 win against Poplar Bluff Senior Babe Ruth in the championship. Dunklin County calculated at least eight runs in all three games it played at the 3-day tournament and extended its winning-streak to five games with the championship victory...

Dunklin County Legion and Poplar Bluff Babe Ruth plate winning runs in final at-bat, advance to 7-Up Classic championship (07/01/12)
PARAGOULD, Ark. - The championship is set at the 7-Up Classic in Paragould, Ark., following two dramatic finishes in the championship semifinals of the eight-team tournament Saturday night. Dunklin County Legacy Equipment Legion and Poplar Bluff Senior Babe Ruth booked its spots in Sunday's 7 p.m. title game after scoring multiple runs in the final inning of their respective semifinal games Saturday...

Dunklin County Legion advances to semifinals at 7-Up Classic with 8-4 win against Paragould (06/30/12)
PARAGOULD, Ark. -- Dunklin County Legion, Poplar Bluff Senior Babe Ruth and Jackson Legion won its quarterfinal games at the 7-Up Classic Friday.

Dunklin County sweeps road doubleheader against Cape Girardeau Legion (06/28/12)
CAPE GIARDEAU, Mo. -- Wednesday's District 14 matchup with Dunklin County pretty much summarized how things have been going lately for the Ford & Sons Cape Girardeau Senior American Legion Post 63 baseball team. Host Cape Girardeau was in the game until the end and very easily could have come away with a victory...

MBCA all-state and all-district baseball teams released (06/21/12)
The Missouri Baseball Coaches Association has released its all-district and all-state baseball teams. View a complete list of players selected to the all-state team below. Players selected to the all-district team in Class 1, District 1; Class 2, District 1; and Class 3, District 1; are also listed below...

Dunklin County Legion claims first conference win, sweeps Sikeston Legion (06/18/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. - Dunklin County Legion cleanup hitter Zach Watkins has tried to simplify how he approaches his at-bats in recent weeks. "I had a couple of bad games earlier in the season and was in a hitting slump," Watkins said. "I've got to where finally I don't think about what I'm doing too much at the plate. I just try to put the bat on the ball."...

Dunklin County Legion splits doubleheader against Paragould Legion (06/15/12)
PARAGOULD, Ark. - Dunklin County Legacy Equipment's hitters put the bat on the ball often in Game 2 of a doubleheader against Paragould, Ark.,., Legion Thursday night after being held to just one hit in a 10-0 five-inning loss in Game 1. Dunklin County's Logan Carter pounded out three of his team's eight hits in Game 2 and drove home four runs as Dunklin County cruised to a 10-4 five-inning win in the nightcap...

Dunklin County Legion wins consolation bracket at Fighting Squirrel Classic (06/10/12)
Dunklin County Legacy Equipment Legion moved above the .500 mark for the first time this season Saturday with two wins in the consolation bracket of the 16-team Fighting Squirrel Classic. Dunklin County defeated Springfield-Glendale Legion 9-1 in its consolation semifinal game...

Dunklin County Legion collects first one-run win in consolation quarterfinal against Sikeston Legion (06/09/12)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- For a second straight day the winning run was in scoring position in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs in a Dunklin County Legacy Equipment Legion baseball game at the 16-team Fighting Squirrel Classic. Less than 24 hours after Dunklin County failed to collect a game-winning hit in its final at-bat against Mayfield, Ky., Legion in the first round of the tournament, it found itself trying to prevent Sikeston Legion from connecting for a game-winning hit in its final at-bat Friday in a consolation quarterfinal game.. ...

Bootheel Conference baseball awards released (06/08/12)
The Bootheel Conference baseball awards have been released. Kennett's Logan Dollins has been selected as the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Dollins had a team-high .468 batting average in 2012 on a Kennett that claimed its second straight Class 3 district baseball championship. Dollins had 23 RBIs, 10 doubles and two home runs in 81 plate appearances...

Dunklin County Legion baseball program collects first wins, sweeps Charleston (06/04/12)
SENATH, Mo. -- The Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment baseball team rebounded nicely Sunday afternoon in its second doubleheader of the weekend after suffering a pair of losses in its season-opening doubleheader against Blytheville, Ark., Saturday...

College baseball capsules for players from Missouri Bootheel (05/30/12)
Information on how baseball players from the Missouri Bootheel performed at the college level in 2012. Tyler Thompson --Jefferson College A pitcher who played in 17 games . . . Struck out 91 in 84.2 innings pitched . . . Currently 11-1 on the season with a 2.13 ERA . . . A sophomore at Jefferson College that graduated from South Pemiscot High School in 2011 and played on the 2011 Dunklin County Legion team . . . Jefferson College is currently playing in the World Series...

Bootheel Conference softball awards released (05/25/12)
The Bootheel Conference softball awards have been released. Kennett's Jade Caldwell was selected as the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Caldwell finished the season with a .348 batting average, .560 on-base percentage, four doubles, one triple and 18 RBIs. She had a .750 on-base percentage in conference games...

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...

Kennett, Portageville advance to Bootheel Conference softball championship (05/09/12)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- The Portageville Lady Bulldogs and Kennett Lady Indians are set to meet in the Bootheel Conference Tournament softball championship for a second straight season. Top-seeded Portageville punched its ticket to Wednesday's championship with a 7-1 win against No. 5 seeded South Pemiscot Tuesday...

Perfect day: Grantham's gem propels Kennett to Bootheel Conference title (05/04/12)
Adam Grantham struck out Malden's first 11 batters on his way to a 17-strikeout performance and the first perfect game of his high school career.

Kennett, Malden advance to Bootheel Conference baseball championship (05/03/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians and Malden Green Wave are set to collide in the Bootheel Conference baseball championship for a third straight season. Top-seeded Kennett earned its spot in Thursday's final with a 16-6 five-inning win against fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Wednesday afternoon...

NMCC softball run rules South Pemiscot; Sikeston soccer falls (05/02/12)
NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central softball team improved to 16-1 with a 16-6 win over South Pemiscot Tuesday. The Lady Eagles scored 12 runs in the bottom of the second inning to break open a 3-2 game. Michaela Townsend earned the win, giving up six runs on nine hits while walking none and striking out nine...

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

Kennett's McPherson and Beck qualify for Class 2 golf sectional (04/26/12)
Note: All results provided by the Missouri State High School Activities Association BONNE TERRE, Mo. -- Kennett's Aaron Beck and Bryce McPherson tied for fourth in the individual competition at the Class 2, District 1, golf tournament at Terre Du Lac County Club in Bonne Terre, Mo., Wednesday...

Chaffee continues to roll with 13-0 win (04/24/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PATTON -- The Chaffee Red Devils improved to 16-1 with a 13-0 road win over Meadow Heights on Monday. Chaffee allowed only one hit while pounding out 14 themselves, including six doubles. Jimmy Golden led Chaffee going 3 for 4 at the plate with two doubles. Cody Payne was 2 for 4 with a double while Jared Walker was 2 for 2 with a double...

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

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

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.

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...

Kennett baseball team bashes Tigers in best offensive game since 2010 (04/05/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians baseball program has experienced little difficulty scoring runs in its 2012 spring season. The Indians entered Wednesday afternoon's Bootheel Conference regular-season contest against the Caruthersville Tigers averaging eight runs per game offensively...

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

Kennett baseball team bashes Tigers in best offensive game since 2010 (04/05/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians baseball program has experienced little difficulty scoring runs in its 2012 spring season. The Indians entered Wednesday afternoon's Bootheel Conference regular-season contest against the Caruthersville Tigers averaging eight runs per game offensively...

MBCA all-district basketball teams (04/04/12)
Missouri Basketball Coaches Association All-District Teams Note: Indicates player was also selected to MBCA All-State Team Boys Basketball Class 1, District 1 Luke Bixler - Risco Andy Rinehart - Gideon Mikey Jones - Clarkton Logan Blackburn - Clarkton...

Eva G. Hinshaw Memorial: Chaffee Lady Devils take first place (04/01/12)
EAST PRAIRIE -- The Chaffee Lady Devils took first place at the 2nd Annual Eva G. Hinshaw Memorial Track & Field Tournament Friday at East Prairie High School. Chaffee, who scored a total of 133 points, had six first place finishes. "I'm very happy with these girls tonight," Chaffee girls coach Travis Caulkins said. "The thing was, it was every event. We had a couple standouts but it was just points all over the place. That's what makes it great."...

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...

Bootheel Conference girls basketball awards released (03/30/12)
The Kennett Lady Indians girls basketball program took home the top awards in the Bootheel Conference in the 2011-2012 basketball season. Kennett senior center Audrey Wynne was selected as the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Wynne averaged 20 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks per game...

Bootheel Conference boys basketball awards released (03/29/12)
The awards continue to stack up for the Hayti Indians boys basketball program even after the conclusion of the 2011-2012 basketball season. Hayti senior forward Jerome Thomas has been selected as the Bootheel Conference boys basketball Player of the Year and Hayti coach Philip Taylor has been selected as the Bootheel Conference Coach of the Year...

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.

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...

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

Charleston survives tough test from Caruthersville in semis (03/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- With his team winning so many lopsided games during the regular season, Charleston head coach Danny Farmer entered the Class 3, District 1 Tournament worried his team might have become a little overconfident...

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...

Charleston rolls; NMCC's season ends (02/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Despite a strong fourth quarter surge on Monday, fifth-seeded New Madrid County Central couldn't overcome a rough first half against fourth-seeded Caruthersville. Playing the Tigers in the quarterfinals of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament, the Eagles saw their season come to a close with a 66-56 loss...

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

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

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

February 23, 2012 Scoreboard (02/23/12)
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Charleston wins minus two starters; NMCC standout reaches milestone (02/22/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DONIPHAN -- The Charleston Bluejays won a battle of state-ranked teams with a 83-73 road win over Doniphan on Tuesday. Playing without the services of all-state guard Greg Tucker and fellow senior starter Jamaul Gray, Charleston got 33 points from junior Aaron Cassell while junior Ryan Parham added 20, downing the Dons...

Caruthersville boys withstand late charge by state-ranked South Iron (02/14/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball coach David Heeb encouraged his team to push harder even after it stretched its lead to double digits against the state-ranked South Iron Panthers Saturday. "Get it to 20, get it to 20, get it 20," Heeb shouted from a chair along the sideline as Caruthersville increased its lead to 40-25 midway through the third quarter...

Top seeds advance to semifinals of Bootheel Conference girls basketball tournament (02/07/12)
No. 1 Kennett 64, No. 8 Hayti 17 The defending champion Kennett Lady Indians defeated the Caruthersville Lady Tigers 64-17 in its opening-round contest Monday at the Bootheel Conference Tournament. No. 1 seeded Kennett outscored No. 8 seeded Caruthersville in every quarter to improve its record against Bootheel Conference teams to 12-0...

Hayti upsets Caruthersville 62-54, advances to conf. final for first time since 2000 (02/03/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Hayti players struggled to remain seated on its bench Thursday as the final minute ticked off the clock in its semifinal contest at the Bootheel Conference Tournament against the state-ranked Caruthersville Tigers. The excitement was fitting for a fourth-seeded Hayti Indians team, which had suffered a 66-52 loss to top-seeded Caruthersville 21 days earlier, but led by single digits as the clock approached zero Thursday night...

Hayti upsets Caruthersville 62-54, advances to conf. final for first times since 2000 (02/04/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Hayti players struggled to remain seated on its bench Thursday as the final minute ticked off the clock in its semifinal contest at the Bootheel Conference Tournament against the state-ranked Caruthersville Tigers. The excitement was fitting for a fourth-seeded Hayti Indians team, which had suffered a 66-52 loss to top-seeded Caruthersville 21 days earlier, but led by single digits as the clock approached zero Thursday night...

Kennett defeats Caruthersville 43-35 in BHC junior varsity title game (02/03/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians junior varsity boys basketball team defeated the top-seeded Caruthersville Tigers 43-35 Friday in the championship contest of the Bootheel Conference Tournament. The contest was tied at 35 with 1:45 remaining in regulation. Kennett ended the game on a 8-0 run...

Kennett receives No. 1 seed in BHC girls basketball tournaments (02/02/12)
The Kennett Lady Indians have received the No. 1 seed in the upcoming varsity and junior varsity girls basketball tournaments. The tournaments will take place Feb. 6-9 at Campbell. The junior varsity championship will be played Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. and the varsity final will follow at approximately 7:30 p.m...

Varsity semifinals set after Tuesday's action at the BHC boys hoops tournament (02/02/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- The top four seeds - No. 1 Caruthersville, No. 2 Portageville, No. 3 Kennett and No. 4 Hayti - avoided upsets in the opening-round of the Bootheel Conference varsity boys basketball tournament at Caruthersville Monday and Tuesday...

Kennett, Portageville advance to semifinals at varsity BHC boys tournament (02/01/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- The top four seeds - No. 1 Caruthersville, No. 2 Portageville, No. 3 Kennett and No. 4 Hayti - avoided upsets in the opening-round of the Bootheel Conference varsity boys basketball tournament at Caruthersville Monday and Tuesday...

Scott Central blows out Kelly; Risco tops North Pemiscot (02/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- The Scott County Central Braves rolled past Kelly 88-44 on the road Tuesday night. Scott Central raced out to a 25-11 lead after one quarter and built a 48-21 lead at the half. Dominique Porter scored 22 to lead the Braves (12-7) while LaMarcus Steward added 19, Antonio Johnson 16 and Larandis Banks 12...

Caruthersville, Kennett boys advance to junior varsity conference title game (02/01/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- The top-seeded Caruthersville Tigers and second-seeded Kennett Indians booked their tickets to the junior varsity Bootheel Conference championship with semifinal victories Tuesday. Caruthersville trailed fifth-seeded Malden 27-20 at halftime before it outscored Malden 18-6 in the third quarter on its way to a 53-46 win...

Bootheel Conference Basketball History: 1905 to present (01/31/12)
The origin of organized basketball in southeast Missouri actually began at Caruthersville in 1905 with some scattered towns teams for competition to the Tigers. Senath began play in 1906, Kennett had its first team in 1908 and Hayti started in 1910. ...

Day 1 Results: Bootheel Conference Boys Basketball Tournament (01/31/12)
Note: A complete photo gallery of Day 1 of the tournament is available at this linke Tournament Photos CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A strong first half helped the Hayti Indians defeat the Malden Green Wave 68-53 in the only varsity contest at the Bootheel Conference boys basketball tournament at Caruthersville Monday...

Bootheel Conference Basketball History: 1905 to present (01/31/12)
The origin of organized basketball in southeast Missouri actually began at Caruthersville in 1905 with some scattered towns teams for competition to the Tigers. Senath began play in 1906, Kennett had its first team in 1908 and Hayti started in 1910. ...

SHS rallies to beat Tigers (01/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CARUTHERSVILLE -- The Sikeston Bulldogs have had several tough road games this season and they passed another difficult test on Friday, defeating host Caruthersville 79-71. Caruthersville had erased a 17-point first half deficit and taken a one-point lead in the third quarter, but Sikeston stepped up with a big fourth quarter and was able to seal the game at the free throw line...

Caruthersville boys draw No. 1 seed in upcoming Bootheel Conference boys basketball tournament (01/27/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The luck of the draw went to Caruthersville Thursday morning when the Bootheel Conference coaches met to finalize next week's Bootheel Conference varsity and junior varsity boys tournament brackets Seedings for the 7-team Bootheel Conference basketball tournaments are determined by regular-season conference standings...

January 27, 2012 Scoreboard (01/27/12)
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Caruthersville boys draw No. 1 seed in upcoming Bootheel Conference boys basketball tournament (01/26/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The luck of the draw went to Caruthersville Thursday morning when the Bootheel Conference coaches met to finalize next week's Bootheel Conference varsity and junior varsity boys tournament brackets Seedings for the 7-team Bootheel Conference basketball tournaments are determined by regular-season conference standings...

Charleston overpowers Tigers for 75-60 win (01/22/12)
CHARLESTON -- Charleston's Jamaul Gray didn't care who was standing under the rim, he skied above Caruthersville to digest rebound after rebound. Gray displayed yet just another area in which the Bluejays totally command their opposition. The 6-1 senior hauled in 14 rebounds, sometimes out-leaping Caruthersville's sophomore sensation Darrell Monroe, in Charleston's 75-60 win at Charleston High School on Friday night...

Charleston defeats Caruthersville boys 75-60 (01/21/12)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - The much anticipated matchup between the state's #5 ranked Caruthersville Tigers (10-4) and #1 ranked team Charleston Blue Jays (17-1) never materialized into the close contest many expected here Friday night as the home team dominated on its way to a 75-60 district win. Despite a 31 point performance from Tigers' sophomore Darrell Monroe, the Blue Jays proved to have too many weapons for the visitors from Caruthersville...

January 20, 2012 Scoreboard (01/20/12)
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Senath-Hornersville girls collect Bootheel Conference win at Caruthersville (01/20/12)
Senath-Hornersville 71, Caruthersville 25 The Senath-Hornersville Lions girls basketball team improved to 2-2 in regular-season Bootheel Conference play Monday, defeating the Caruthersville Tigers 71-25. Caruthersville opened the contest with a 4-0 lead. Senath-Hornersville ended the first period on a 27-3 run and led 27-7 after the first quarter. The Lions stretched its lead to 47-18 by halftime and never trailed in the second half...

January 19, 2012 Scoreboard (01/19/12)
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Kennett boys conclude conference play with 80-69 win at South Pemiscot (01/19/12)
STEELE, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians boys basketball team continues to experience success away from home during its longest road stretch of the season. Kennett concluded regular-season Bootheel Conference play Tuesday evening with a 80-69 road win against the South Pemiscot Bulldogs...

Choctaws tame Caruthersville Tigers boys basketball team at MLK Classic (01/17/12)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Facing Missouri's No.6-ranked Caruthersville on Monday at the MLK Classic, Dyer County, Tenn., looked to make the most of its third trip in as many years to the FedEx Forum. The Choctaws - ranked No.5 in the latest Associated Press prep poll released on Monday - never trailed after an early 4-2 deficit. ...