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Charleston, Kelly, Scott City sending athletes to state (05/14/12)
PRINCIPIA -- Charleston's Sumner Foster and Aaron Cassell along with Scott City's Brandon Shemonia all claimed sectional championships at the Class 2, Sectional 1 track and field meet at Principia on Saturday. Foster took first in the high jump with a leap of 6-2 while Cassell took first in the long jump with a mark of 21-1...

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...

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.

On to sectionals (05/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Scott City senior Brandon Shemonia captured three individual titles at the Class 2 District 1 track and field meet Saturday at Cape Central High School. Shemonia won the 800, 1600 and 3200. He also ran on the Rams' victorious 3200 meter relay team to help Scott City finish second in the team standings with 113 points...

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

Crusaders ruin Bluejay streak, 11-2 (05/05/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Already holding wins over Advance and Scott County Central from earlier in the week, the Charleston Bluejays entered Friday's contest against Saxony Lutheran with a chance for their first three-game winning streak of the season...

Charleston outslugs Scott Central in 15-7 win (05/03/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- With a chance to end their home schedule on a high note the Scott County Central Braves were unable to keep up with a Charleston offense that loaded the bases in five separate innings on Wednesday. After taking the lead with a five-run, second-inning-rally the Bluejays were able to hold on for a 15-7 final that gave Charleston its first back-to-back wins of the season...

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.

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...

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.

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

Red Devils Invitational (04/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils track team swept their own meet Thursday during the Chaffee Red Devil Invitational. The boys scored a total of 139 while the girls finished with 133. Through balanced scoring and three first place finishes, the Chaffee boys ended up well ahead of their closest competitor, Charleston, who scored 79.5 points...

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

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...

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...

All-Standard Democrat Girls Team (04/21/12)
NMCC 5-9, junior The junior could take over a game and did many times for the Lady Eagles. She led NMCC with 19.3 points per game and grabbed 8.2 rebounds. She also could defend, picking up 4.6 steals with 2.2 assists. She made a team-high 31 3-pointers in leading NMCC to a district title...

All-Standard Democrat Boys Team (04/21/12)
Scott City 6-0, senior Cotner led the Rams with 19 points per game while grabbing 8 rebounds and 2.5 steals per contest as well. The senior was first team all-conference, all-region and was also named to the Class 3 all-state team. Sikeston 5-9, senior...

Tucker clutch for champion Bluejays (04/21/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Greatness in basketball is usually measured by whose hands are on the ball when the final seconds are ticking away. When the Charleston Bluejays found themselves in crucial situations, Greg Tucker had the ball in his hands...

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...

10-run first lifts SHS to win over rival (04/18/12)
SIKESTON -- In a battle between two rivals, Tuesday night's game between Sikeston and Charleston went a lot deeper than a baseball game between the two schools. The event was dubbed "Rivals for a Cure!" in an effort to bring attention to breast cancer with proceeds from the game, as well as T-shirts that were sold, being donated to the Missouri Delta Medical Center's Mammography Department...

Hot start continues (04/17/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- With starter Alex Davie providing seven innings of shutout ball, the Chaffee Red Devils continued their hot start to the season on Monday when the Charleston Bluejays came town. Surrendering only two hits while not issuing a walk, Davie struck out 10 Bluejays as the Red Devils picked up their 14th win of the season, 6-0...

High school roundup: St. Vincent girls soccer team blanks Poplar Bluff 8-0 (04/17/12)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Kennett track team competes at Twilight Relays (04/17/12)
The Kennett Indians track team competed at the Sikeston Twilight Relays Friday. Kennett's Dillon Parr finished first in shot. A throwing team consisting of Kennett's Enna Thompson, Penny Barrera and Kaytlyn Park finished second in shot and third in discus...

Kelly wins slugfest over Jays 21-11 (04/16/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Wrapping up the 2012 Go Blue Classic, the Charleston Bluejays fell 21-11 to the Kelly Hawks on Saturday at Hillhouse Park. Trey Watkins and D.J. Adams had three hits each in the contest while Cole Byford, Casey Tatum, Chance Maness, Corey Adams and Ryan Housman contributed two hits apiece...

Sikeston, Charleston to play for good cause (04/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs and the Charleston Bluejays are hoping their long standing rivalry can draw a big crowd for a good cause. On April 17th, the Sikeston-Charleston baseball game will double as a cancer awareness game to bring forth much-needed attention to breast cancer dubbing their Tuesday meeting 'Rivals for a Cure!'...

Jays drop slugfest in Classic (04/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- For one of the first times this season, the Charleston Bluejays were effective on offense. A young, inexperienced Bluejays squad pounded out 15 hits and had five players with at least two hits apiece. Although Charleston scratched out some runs, so did Barat Academy...

Sikeston, Charleston to play for good cause (04/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs and the Charleston Bluejays are hoping their long standing rivalry can draw a big crowd for a good cause. On April 17th, the Sikeston-Charleston baseball game will double as a cancer awareness game to bring forth much-needed attention to breast cancer dubbing their Tuesday meeting 'Rivals for a Cure!'...

Jays drop slugfest in Classic (04/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- For one of the first times this season, the Charleston Bluejays were effective on offense. A young, inexperienced Bluejays squad pounded out 15 hits and had five players with at least two hits apiece. Although Charleston scratched out some runs, so did Barat Academy...

Twilight Relays (04/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs always try to use their own Sikeston Twilight Relays as a gauge at how well the team is progressing at the midpoint of the track and field season. The Bulldogs boys captured first place medals in seven of the boys events while the girls team won gold medals in five events in the 10-team field on Friday at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium...

Lady 'Cats run-rule Charleston (04/11/12)
After nearly pulling off the upset against undefeated New Madrid County Central Monday, the Dexter Lady Bearcats bounced back with a big 24-4 win over Charleston in just 21/2 innings Tuesday at home. Monday the Lady Eagles brought a 50-game winning streak into their game against the Lady Bearcats. NMCC appeared to have the game well in hand taking a 16-run lead into the bottom of the fifth inning and Lady Eagles coach Steve Rogers elected to go to his bench to close out the game...

Dexter belts out 12 hits in 8-0 win over Jays (04/11/12)
DEXTER -- With his team's big one-run win over Sikeston coming a day earlier, Dexter Bearcat head coach Brian Becker had concerns his team might suffer a letdown when visiting Charleston came to town on Tuesday. Those fears were alleviated, however, when the Bearcats belted out 12 hits to beat the Bluejays 8-0 for their eighth win of the season...

Local athletes performing in college (04/07/12)
davidj@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Several local athletes have been making an impact on college baseball and softball diamonds this spring. At Southeast Missouri State, Oran's Kody Campbell is a senior first baseman and through 29 games had a .278 average with two doubles, five home runs and 21 RBI. Also playing for SEMO is Scott City's Shae Simmons. The junior pitcher has thrown in seven games with a 1-4 record and 4.15 ERA. In 34 2/3 innings Simmons has walked 22 and struck out 42...

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...

Kelly takes advantage of Jays' miscues in 14-6 win (04/06/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON --Unable to fight back from an early seven-run deficit on Thursday, the Charleston Bluejays fell 14-6 to the Kelly Hawks. "You have to fight your way out of situations like this," Charleston head coach Michael Minner said. "We kicked some balls early and gave up some easy runs, but overall today was probably the most pleased that I've been...

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...

Kelly takes advantage of Jays' miscues in 14-6 win (04/06/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON --Unable to fight back from an early seven-run deficit on Thursday, the Charleston Bluejays fell 14-6 to the Kelly Hawks. "You have to fight your way out of situations like this," Charleston head coach Michael Minner said. "We kicked some balls early and gave up some easy runs, but overall today was probably the most pleased that I've been...

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...

All-state teams are released (04/04/12)
COLUMBIA -- Several local boys and girls basketball players were honored on the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association All-State Basketball team. In Class 4, Sikeston's Terry Jamison was named first team all-state. Jamison (5-9, sr.) averaged 12.5 points, 5.3 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. As a team, Sikeston finished ranked fifth in the state...

Sikeston golfers, girls soccer earn wins (04/04/12)
DEXTER -- The Sikeston Bulldogs golf team scored a 156 as they won a quad match against three other schools at Dexter's Hidden Trails Golf Course Tuesday. Sikeston beat out Dexter (190), Doniphan (202) and New Madrid County Central (208). Evan Deere, Kirk Hoggatt and Conor MacGillivray each carded a score of 38 while Gabe Wheeler scored a 42 and Ben Murray and Connor Landers each had a 43...

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...

East Prairie thumps Charleston 20-5 (04/03/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The East Prairie Lady Eagles took advantage of nearly every opportunity they could. With just eight hits, East Prairie plated 20 runs to win their fifth game of the season defeating the Charleston Lady Bluejays 20-5 in five innings...

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."...

Oran blasts four home runs in 12-2 win over Charleston (03/30/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- After the first three games of the regular season, the Oran Eagles still found themselves searching for their first home run of the season. That all changed on Thursday when Kody Moore launched the first of four Oran homers against Charleston as the Eagles went on to win 12-2 in five innings on the mercy-rule...

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...

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...

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.

Charleston drops two Saturday in invitational (03/26/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Making up for lost time after getting rained out on Friday, the Charleston Invitational took place on Saturday with four teams taking part in an eight-game schedule. The host Charleston Bluejays bookended the tournament with a pair of losses, starting with a 9-2 decision that went to Meridian, Ill. In the loss, Trey Watkins, Corey Adams, Michael Baugh and Ryan Housman each contributed a hit to the Bluejays cause...

Winning tradition (03/24/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Very few coaches have accomplished what Danny Farmer has. Especially working in both boys and girls basketball. Charleston's head coach has produced time and time again throughout a nearly 30-year career and he's done it within an area separated by just 23 miles...

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

Winning tradition (03/24/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Very few coaches have accomplished what Danny Farmer has. Especially working in both boys and girls basketball. Charleston's head coach has produced time and time again throughout a nearly 30-year career and he's done it within an area separated by just 23 miles...

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.

High school roundup: Kelly baseball team's rally falls short vs. Sikeston (03/22/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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.

High school roundup: Kelly baseball team's rally falls short vs. Sikeston (03/22/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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

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...

BACK on TOP: Charleston wins 11th state championship and first since 2007 (03/19/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com COLUMBIA -- Playing against the team that knocked them out of state title contention a year ago, the Charleston Bluejays did not have revenge or payback on their minds. The only thing on their minds was restoring their place as the top Class 3 team in the state...

Charleston boys basketball team captures state title No. 11 (03/18/12)
The Charleston boys basketball team defeated Hogan Prep 79-73 to win the Class 3 state title Saturday.

Late free throws put Bluejays into championship game (03/16/12)
COLUMBIA -- The Charleston Bluejays held the lead in Thursday's Class 3 semifinal game against Mt. Vernon for exactly 15 seconds, but all that matters is that they led when the final horn sounded. The Bluejays escaped with a 58-56 heart-stopping win at the Hearnes Center to advance to the Class 3 state championship game against Hogan Prep at Mizzou Arena tomorrow at 8:40 p.m...

VIDEO: Press conferences from the final four (03/16/12)
Video of Scott County Central, Hayti and Charleston players and coaches talking about their games Thursday at the final four.

Jays looking to finish the job (03/15/12)
CHARLESTON -- Back in the Show-Me Showdown for the second straight year, the Charleston Bluejays will return to Columbia looking to make up for last year's semifinal letdown that left the Bluejays out of the championship game. "My guys are in the right frame of mind," Charleston head coach Danny Farmer said. "They want to make it in the finals and be in the championship game and that's the frame of mind I want them to be in."...

Jays looking to finish the job (03/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Back in the Show-Me Showdown for the second straight year, the Charleston Bluejays will return to Columbia looking to make up for last year's semifinal letdown that left the Bluejays out of the championship game...

Charleston boys basketball team heads back to final four (03/12/12)
Senior Greg Tucker knocked down all 10 of his free throws in the fourth quarter to help guide the Bluejays to a 71-63 win.

Survival (03/12/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- Greg Tucker has ice in his veins. The Charleston guard has shown time and time again that faced with a nail biter during his senior season, he stays poised and is automatic from the free throw line down the stretch...

March 10, 2012 Scoreboard (03/10/12)
Boys Basketball Class 2 state quarterfinal Hayti 74, Oran 48 Class 1 state quarterfinal Scott County Central 65, Eminence 51

Charleston looking to build off last season's fourth place finish (03/10/12)
CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Bluejays haven't entered a season like this in quite some time. After facing minimal turnover from the year prior to make a run to the Class 2 Show-Me Showdown, the Bluejays enter this season with as many as seven spots open for competition...

Local teams seeking to advance to semifinals (03/09/12)
davidj@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- Several local boys teams will be fighting to make it to the state semifinals this weekend in Classes 1, 2 and 3. Here is a breakdown of the games featuring local teams. 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Poplar Bluff High School...

Moving on (03/08/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com WEST PLAINS -- There's no need to worry about Charleston senior Greg Tucker anymore. He's injury free and ready to lead his explosive Bluejays once again. "I'm 100 percent," Tucker said. "No nagging, no nothing." Tucker, who had dealt with a deep thigh bruise for the last month, poured in a game high 27 points on Wednesday night during Charleston's 74-64 sectional win over Liberty Mountain-View at the West Plains Civic Center in West Plains...

March 7, 2012 Scoreboard (03/07/12)
Girls Basketball Class 2 sectional New Haven 49, Meadow Heights 48

SCC-Risco highlights sectional play (03/06/12)
davidj@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Several local teams will be taking part in playoff basketball this week, beginning with sectionals in Class 1 today and Class 2 and 3 Wednesday. Here is a breakdown of the games featuring local teams. 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Bearcat Event Center (Dexter)...

Kennett, Holcomb and Cooter to open baseball season state-ranked (03/06/12)
Three baseball teams from the Missouri Bootheel will open the season later this month state-ranked. Kennett, which advanced to the state final four for the first time in school history last season, is ranked No. 3 in Class 3. Kennett is the only school from southeast Missouri state-ranked in Class 3. ...

DISTRICT CHAMPS: Charleston boys and New Madrid County Central girls win Class 3, District 1 Tournament (03/03/12)
BLOOMFIELD -- Sometimes a little motivation can carry a team a long way. After a closer-than-expected 62-55 victory over fourth-seeded Caruthersville on Wednesday in the Class 3, District 1 Tournament, the Charleston Bluejays were out to show that they still reign supreme over area Class 3 schools...

Top-ranked Charleston eliminates Kennett boys from playoffs (03/03/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- If there were any doubts that the Charleston Bluejays were worthy of their No. 1 ranking in Class 3, there might not be anymore. The Bluejays scored the final nine points of the first quarter to break open a close game and never looked back, rolling to a 73-42 win over the Kennett Indians in the championship game of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament Friday...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

Charleston and East Prairie girls drop first round games (02/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Unable to rebound from a rough first half, the Charleston Lady Bluejays saw their season come to a close with a 75-56 loss to Doniphan in the opening round of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament on Saturday...

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

Charleston and East Prairie girls drop first round games (02/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Unable to rebound from a rough first half, the Charleston Lady Bluejays saw their season come to a close with a 75-56 loss to Doniphan in the opening round of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament on Saturday...

Charleston girls end regular season with win (02/24/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com MARBLE HILL -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays finished their season with a 64-60 comeback win over the Woodland Lady Cardinals on Thursday night at Woodland High School. "We're trying to work things out around some injuries and I think they played really well," Charleston head coach Josh Thompson said. "We got down 10 at the half and then 14 in the third but we pulled it out by hitting our free throws."...

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...

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...

Second half surge lifts Risco over North Pemiscot (02/17/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CLARKTON -- The Risco Tigers came out strong in the second half and downed North Pemiscot 87-70 in the semifinals of the Tri-County Conference Tournament on Thursday. Risco, who earned their 20th win of the season, will now take on Holcomb in the finals tonight at 7:30 p.m. Risco defeated Holcomb 74-64 on Dec. 2 and lost to the Hornets 72-67 on Jan. 20. Holcomb defeated Gideon 66-59 in the other semifinal...

Kennett Lady Indians defeat Charleston 66-47 on Senior Night (02/17/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- All five seniors scored for the Kennett Lady Indians varsity girls basketball on Senior Night at Kennett High School Thursday. Kennett outscored Charleston by single digits in every quarter on its way to a 66-47 win. Nine players scored for Kennett. Audrey Wynne recorded a team-high 17 points. Anna Kay Hilburn was the next highest scorer for Kennett with eight points and two 3-pointers...

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

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...

Central boys basketball team collects 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

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

Charleston stays hot and routs Portageville (02/11/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PORTAGEVILLE -- With only a few weeks left in the regular season, the Charleston Bluejays are showing no signs of slowing down. Shooting 64 percent from the floor and led by a game-high 24 points from Greg Tucker, Charleston picked up its 21st straight win on Friday with a 90-43 rout over Portageville...

SHS comeback (02/10/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Sikeston sophomore Mikala Nichols is used to putting up high-arcing shots. She, along with the rest of the Lady Bulldogs, have been practicing over their 6-9 head coach Matt Schonhoff for quite some time. So when a wayward rebound happened to find her, she had no problem putting it back up against Charleston's Kasuela Cooper and E'Neikqua Ewing, who stand at 6-0 and 5-10...

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

Jays stay red hot with win over Kelly (02/08/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- To say the Charleston Bluejays have been riding a hot streak is putting it mildly. Since a 58-50 loss to West Memphis, Ark., on Nov. 26 in the Riverbend Classic, Charleston hasn't tasted defeat, winning their 20th-straight game Tuesday night, blasting Kelly 83-34...

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."...

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

Jays stay red hot with win over Kelly (02/08/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- To say the Charleston Bluejays have been riding a hot streak is putting it mildly. Since a 58-50 loss to West Memphis, Ark., on Nov. 26 in the Riverbend Classic, Charleston hasn't tasted defeat, winning their 20th-straight game Tuesday night, blasting Kelly 83-34...

High school roundup: Scott City fades late in loss to Mules (02/08/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

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

Charleston runs past Bravettes (02/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Led by a pair of 21-point scorers in E'Neikqua Ewing and Kasuela Cooper, the Charleston Lady Bluejays rolled to a 25-point halftime lead on Monday before defeating Scott County Central 81-65. "We turn the ball over a lot," Charleston coach Josh Thompson said. "But, I look at it all the time and most games we have more steals than turnovers...

High school roundup: Notre Dame girls notch one-point win vs. Dexter (02/07/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Charleston gets past Jackson (02/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The spark and the intensity they were seeking came just at the right time for the Charleston Bluejays. Up by just one point to the visiting Jackson Indians heading into the fourth quarter, something clicked for Charleston sparking an 11-0 run to crush any hopes of a Jackson upset on Tuesday night...

High school roundup: Leopold, Oak Ridge reach Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball final (02/01/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Lady Hawks soar (01/31/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- It looks as if the inexperience of the Kelly Lady Hawks is starting to fade away. Kelly, who is riding a four game winning streak after Monday, avenged an earlier season loss to the Charleston Lady Bluejays, 67-61...

High school roundup: Zalma rides upset into Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball tournament semifinals (01/31/12)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Coaches v. Cancer Shootout (01/30/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Avenging a 15-point loss to New Madrid County Central earlier this season, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady Eagles 64-59 on Saturday at the 3rd Annual Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout in Charleston. "That's what we talked about in practice," Schonhoff said of the loss earlier this season. "Thursday, Friday and (Saturday) morning when we had practice we preached that if we play our game we'll be fine...

Charleston boys win basketball shootout against Kennett 88-74 (01/28/12)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Offense was abundant from the opening tipoff until the final buzzer in the first 2012 meeting between district rivals Charleston and Kennett Friday evening. Kennett drained the first field goal of the contest less than five seconds into the game when Kevonte Mitchell recorded a lay-up off the tipoff. Kennett's Antonio Primer drilled Kennett's 29th field as the buzzer sounded at the end of the fourth quarter. Charleston recorded 31 field goals in-between...

Charleston boys win basketball shootout against Kennett 88-74 (01/29/12)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Offense was abundant from the opening tipoff until the final buzzer in the first 2012 meeting between district rivals Charleston and Kennett Friday evening. Kennett drained the first field goal of the contest less than five seconds into the game when Kevonte Mitchell recorded a lay-up off the tipoff. Kennett's Antonio Primer drilled Kennett's 29th field as the buzzer sounded at the end of the fourth quarter. Charleston recorded 31 field goals in-between...

Jays fly past Kennett (01/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Charleston's Greg Tucker was king for the night. Although, he doesn't seem to think so. The senior poured in a game-high 36 points on a night where he was also crowned homecoming king against the visiting Kennett Indians on Friday leading the Bluejays to an 88-74 win...

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

Shootout tune-up (01/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Coming in to Thursday night's game as a heavy favorite, the Charleston Lady Bluejays needed little time to prove their bias. The Lady Bluejays burst out to a 23-point lead after the first quarter as they cruised past the visiting Malden Lady Wave 70-32 at Charleston High School...

Kennett boys calculate season-high 81 points in win at Twin Rivers (01/26/12)
BROSELEY, Mo. -- A season-high point total looked unlikely for the Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program early in Tuesday's road contest against the Twin Rivers Royals. Kennett, which entered the contest averaging 60 points per game, trailed Twin Rivers 6-0 with 5:30 remaining in the first quarter...

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.

Charleston rolls to Superman Classic title (01/23/12)
METROPOLIS - Charleston used a swarming defense and an effective outside shooting game to take control in the second half and defeat Massac County, 74-55, in the championship game of the Superman Classic. The Patriots never seriously challenged after the opening minutes of the second half...

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)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

High School roundup - Lady 'Cats break the century mark at Portageville (01/20/12)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Mollie Whitehead's two free throws with just over two minutes remaining in the game between Dexter and Portageville brought out one of the loudest cheers from the fans attending Thursday's game at Portageville. The outburst wasn't because the Dexter sophomore had knocked down two crucial free throws in a tight game. Just the opposite...

Lady Bearcats score 103 on Portageville; Charleston boys in finals of Superman (01/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PORTAGEVILLE -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats improved to 15-2 on the season with a 103-26 thrashing of Portageville on the road Thursday night. Dexter led 22-9 after one quarter and then took control in the second quarter to go ahead 54-18 at the half...

NMCC wins up-and-down game over Charleston (01/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- Similar ways of pushing the basketball left for a ping pong style of game between the Charleston Lady Bluejays and the New Madrid County Central Eagles on Thursday night. NMCC won the battle of relentless action, however, defeating visiting Charleston 70-56 at New Madrid County Central High School...

Lady Bearcats score 103 on Portageville; Charleston boys in finals of Superman (01/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PORTAGEVILLE -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats improved to 15-2 on the season with a 103-26 thrashing of Portageville on the road Thursday night. Dexter led 22-9 after one quarter and then took control in the second quarter to go ahead 54-18 at the half...

Lady Bulldogs earn win over district foe, Risco rebounds (01/18/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PERRYVILLE -- The Sikeston girls basketball team improved to 10-4 on the season with a 67-49 win over district foe Perryville. Sikeston's pressure defense took its toll early, forcing several Perryville turnovers that helped the Lady Bulldogs race out to an 18-8 lead after one quarter...

Charleston boys basketball team buries Scott County Central in third (01/15/12)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The Scott County Central Braves know all about Charleston's position. The Bluejays sat on the lofty perch of No. 1 entering Friday's game against the Braves, a ranking Charleston assumed in the latest Class 3 state poll that was unveiled earlier in the week...

Charleston boys basketball team buries Scott County Central with third-quarter spurt (01/15/12)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The Scott County Central Braves know all about Charleston's position. The Bluejays sat on the lofty perch of No. 1 entering Friday's game against the Braves, a ranking Charleston assumed in the latest Class 3 state poll that was unveiled earlier in the week...

Jays run past SCC (01/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The Scott County Central Braves knew just what they had to do in order to give themselves a chance at toppling the mighty Charleston Bluejays. They looked up to the challenge of doing just that -- for a half...

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

Lady Jays knock off Chaffee for third (01/13/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SCOTT CITY -- Led by Sierra Frazier's 19 points, the Charleston Lady Bluejays earned third-place in the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament on Thursday with a 77-43 win over the Chaffee Lady Devils. "Chaffee's a pretty good team," Charleston head coach Josh Thompson said. "They're young. I felt like our biggest advantage was we were a lot more athletic than they were...

Sports Calendar (01/12/12)
Girls Basketball Sikeston at Notre Dame, 6 p.m. Neelyville at Dexter, 6 p.m. SCOTT-MISS TOURNAMENT at Scott City JV third place, 4 p.m. Charleston v. Chaffee, 5:30 p.m. JV championship, 7 p.m. Scott City v. Delta, 8:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Bernie at Dexter, 6 p.m...

Lady Rams down Charleston 71-59 (01/12/12)
SCOTT CITY -- Making their third straight trip to the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament finals, Scott City held off a third quarter surge by Charleston on Wednesday for a 71-59 semifinals win. "I was getting a little worried because in third quarters we usually kind of fold or let down," Lady Rams head coach Ricky Keller said. "But we weathered the storm and then came back and went up 20 instantly right there at the beginning of the fourth. I was feeling good about it after then."...

High school roundup: Perryville boys basketball team earns spot in Chester Invite title game (01/12/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported 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...

Jays use shooting, defense to best NMCC (01/11/12)
NEW MADRID -- Whether its by superb shooting or downright frustrating defense, the Charleston Bluejays continue to show they can beat teams by any means necessary. On Tuesday night, the Bluejays took advantage of the charity stripe, lighting up the free throw line with a superb 21 of 22 performance against the New Madrid County Central Eagles...

Charleston, Chaffee advance to semifinals of Scott-Miss Tourney (01/10/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SCOTT CITY -- Led by Dazique Gillespie's 21 points, third-seeded Charleston took down sixth-seeded Kelly on Monday to earn a trip to the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament semifinals. "We've talked about in the last week that we wanted to make sure we play hard all the time for 32 minutes," Lady Bluejay head coach Josh Thompson. "With six girls we gave it everything we had. We played hard and when we play hard we have really good results."...

High school roundup: Perryville boys basketball team rolls in Chester tourney (01/10/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

January 9, 2012 Scoreboard (01/09/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

'Tucker Time' shows up in fourth quarter (01/08/12)
SIKESTON -- During the fourth quarter of any close game, the Charleston Bluejays put the basketball into the hands of Greg Tucker. It's being referred to as 'Tucker Time.' Tucker dominated during the last frame on Friday night sealing a 57-48 victory over the Sikeston Bulldogs...

Sikeston held to season-low 48 points by stout Charleston 'D' (01/08/12)
SIKESTON -- Very few teams have been able to slow down the Sikeston Bulldogs' offense this season, but the Charleston Bluejays did just that on Friday night in a SEMO Conference tilt at the Sikeston Field House. The Bulldogs entered the game averaging 75 points per contest, but the Bluejays hounded Sikeston's ball handlers and checked every shot in a 57-48 victory in front of a packed crowd between the two fierce rivals...

January 6, 2012 Scoreboard (01/06/12)
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...

Back on top: Charleston wins first tournament title since 2002 (01/03/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Friday night's win over the Notre Dame Bulldogs couldn't have been any sweeter. Not only did the Charleston Bluejays best 15 other teams and win the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament, they broke a strand of eight-straight years without hoisting a trophy and added their 16th tournament title to their already overflowing trophy case...

Charleston Bluejays prove worthy champs at Southeast Missourian Christmas tournament (01/01/12)
There was no underdog story at the Southeast Missourian Christmas tournament this year. At the end of championship night, the No. 1 seed finished No. 1. Second took home second, third and fourth just were flip-flopped, the No. 5 seed finished fifth and, as the bracket is designed, the No. 9 seed emerged as the winner of the consolation bracket...

Charleston boys basketball team fends off Notre Dame to capture title (12/31/11)
Notre Dame got the first basket of Friday's Southeast Missourian Christmas tournament championship game. The rest of the night pretty much belonged to Charleston, which returned to the tournament winner's circle for the first time in nearly a decade...

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

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 wins Christmas Tourner as Farmer reaches 300 (12/30/11)
By Chris Pobst sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Friday night's win over the Notre Dame Bulldogs couldn't have been any sweeter. Not only did they best 15 other teams and win the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament, they broke a strand of eight-straight years without hoisting a trophy and added their 16th tournament title to their already overflowing trophy case...

Box score: Charleston 58, Notre Dame 50 (12/30/11)
NOTRE DAME (50) -- Demonte Farmer 4, Jonathan Lynch 7, Jordan Reddin 4, Nathan Meystedt 17, Justin Landewee 2, Patrick Williamson 2, Joe Siebert 8, Cody Heisserer 2, Ryan Hale 4. FG 18, FT 11-13, F 23. (3-pointer: Lynch 1, Meystedt 2. Fouled out: Meystedt)...

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)...

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...

Scott City boys basketball team scares No. 1 seed Charleston (12/28/11)
Scott City had Charleston on the ropes Tuesday. The Rams were riding momentum and confidence and had shut down the Bluejays' Division I-bound standout Greg Tucker. Then Charleston showed why it earned the No. 1 seed. Tucker and the Bluejays fought off an impressive effort by the Rams and held on for a wild 83-76 quarterfinal win in the Southeast Missourian Christmas tournament...

Box score: Charleston 83, Scott City 76 (12/27/11)
SCOTT CITY (76) -- Landon Robert 12, Jesse Sanders 18, Tyler Adams 2, Jonathan McFall 4, Zach Cotner 22, Ryan Fortner 4, Ryan Brock 14. FG 28. FT 18-21. F 19. (3-pointers: Robert 2. Fouled out: Robert, Sanders.) CHARLESTON (83) -- Aaron Cassell 22, Ryan Parham 5, Michael Hull 2, Greg Tucker 21, Jamaul Gray 15, Krushon Scott 14, Darrion Carter 4. FG 30. FT 19-28. F 16. (3-pointers: Cassell 1, Tucker 2, Gray 1. 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...

Top-seeded Charleston boys basketball team rolls past Meadow Heights (12/26/11)
Meadow Heights scored back-to-back buckets in the first quarter to close within a point of top-seeded Charleston. The Bluejays erased any doubt after that in their opening-round game Monday at the Southeast Missourian Christmas tournament. Charleston went on a 34-0 run after the Panthers' baskets to run away to a 108-16 victory...

Box score: Charleston 108, Meadow Heights 16 (12/26/11)
MEADOW HEIGHTS (16) -- Justin McGuire 2, Hunter Fulbright 6, Ryan Foltz 2, Tyler Cook 2, Steven Bright 2, Kyle Overbey 2. FG, FT 0-2, F 13. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Fulbright) CHARLESTON (108) -- Delfincko Bogan 6, Aaron Cassell 14, Robert Bogan 10, Ryan Parham 2, Michael Hull 8, Trey Watkins 7, Greg Tucker 20, Jamaul Gray 15, Maurice Moore 5, Sumner Foster 10, Shandor Webster 7, Darrion Carter 4. ...

2011 All-SD Team (12/24/11)
QB -- Cody Stevens sr., 5-9, 180, Dexter ------------------------ RB -- Tyson Estes sr., 5-6, 164, Chaffee ------------------------ RB -- Maurice Moore sr., 5-7, 233, Charleston ------------------------ RB -- James Watson sr., 6-0, 165, Sikeston ------------------------...

Lady Bluejays lose heartbreaker, 66-65 (12/22/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays ended their tournament run with a heartbreaking 66-65 loss to 11th seeded Clearwater Lady Tigers on Wednesday during the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Christmas Classic at Twin Rivers High School...

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

Lady Bluejays pound East Carter, 75-52 (12/21/11)
BROSELEY -- Rebounding from their opening round loss to Twin River at the Lady Royals Christmas Classic Tournament, the Charleston Lady Bluejays picked up a 72-52 win over East Carter County to advance to the consolation semifinals. "We couldn't quite put them away," Charleston head coach Josh Thompson said of East Carter. "That says a lot about them. We picked up our defensive intensity and that really made a big difference for us. That's where we want to hang our hat, is defensively."...

Notre Dame boys basketball team falls prey to Charleston's hot start (12/21/11)
Charleston scored the game's first 10 points and posted a 70-59 victory

Kennett Lady Indians improve to 10-0 with OT win against Twin Rivers (12/20/11)
BROSELEY, Mo. - Upset top-seeded New Madrid County Central and win its opening-season tournament for a third consecutive season Check. Defeat every basketball team in the Bootheel Conference before Christmas Check. Start the season 10-0 for a second consecutive season...

SHS breezes through first round of Lady Royals Classic (12/19/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs rolled in their first game of the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic on Saturday dispatching of the Portageville Lady Bullodgs, 67-34. Four players reached double figures for Sikeston led by Tyangela Gibson's 14 points. Quesha Howard and Keyonna Blissett each scored 13 points each while Leah Little added 11...

VanGennip scores her 1,000th point in win over Lady Jays (12/16/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com DELTA -- Delta junior Machela VanGennip scored her 1,000th point on Thursday during the Lady Bobcats' 56-52 win over the Charleston Lady Bluejays. VanGennip scored 22 points in the victory while Tori Burton led Delta with 24 points...

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.

Chaffee, NMCC both rally to earn victories (12/14/11)
CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils mounted a huge second half rally and knocked off Saxony Lutheran 61-59 on Tuesday night. Trailing 41-21 at the half, Chaffee fought back in the third quarter and trailed 48-39 after three and took the lead for good in the final minute of the game. Red Devil coach Josh Govreau said he challenged his team at halftime to make the comeback...

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

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

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...

Dexter, Risco get top seeds for holiday tournaments (12/11/11)
TWIN RIVERS -- The seedings have been set for the 15th Annual Lady Royals Classic which begins Saturday at Twin Rivers High School. Several local teams will be taking part in the event with Dexter earning the top seed. The Lady Bearcats, who have a record of 4-2 with losses to Miller Career Academy and Jackson, will open with 16th seeded Malden at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Dexter, who has won four tournament titles with the last being in 2009, has finished third the last two years...

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...

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...

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

Charleston catches Tigers in final period (12/09/11)
The Bluejays overcame an eight-point lead and beat Central 59-50 in the semifinals

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

Charleston has little trouble with NMCC 64-27 (12/06/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- In years past, the Charleston Bluejays have been highly regarded as one of the toughest defensive teams to walk onto the court. On Monday, they epitomized that well-earned slogan and flattened the New Madrid County Central Eagles, 64-27, during the first round of the SEMO Conference Tournament at the Sikeston Field House...

Big third quarter lifts Scott City to win (12/02/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Scoring 12 unanswered points to end the third quarter, the Scott City Lady Rams held off a late push by the Charleston Lady Bluejays on Thursday for a 72-61 win. "That's probably the best we've played," Scott City head coach Ricky Keller said. "I know it's only two games into the season, but I thought they played with a lot of heart and ran the ball well."...

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.

Charleston surges past Bearcats in second half 77-49 (11/30/11)
CHARLESTON -- After holding a five-point lead going into the break on Tuesday, the Charleston Bluejays used 47 second half to pull away from the Dexter Bearcats for a 77-49 win. "We ended up playing well in the end," Charleston head coach Danny Farmer said. "We started out slow, but Dexter always plays us tough. We put some full-court press on them in the second half and it made a big difference. They didn't expect that."...

'Cats fall to high-flying Bluejays (11/30/11)
CHARLESTON, MO. -- A 12-2 run to open the third quarter turned a close game into a 77-49 win for Charleston Tuesday night as the Bluejays hosted the Dexter Bearcats in a SEMO Conference contest. Dexter managed to hang with the high-flying Bluejays through the first two quarters, trailing by just one point, 26-25 with 2:12 remaining in the first half. A technical foul against the Bearcats with 29 seconds remaining led to a four-point sequence and a 30-25 lead for the Bluejays at half-time...

Charleston girls hold on for win over East Prairie (11/29/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE -- Opening their season on a high note, the Charleston Lady Bluejays took a two-point lead into half over the East Prairie Lady Eagles on Monday before holding on for a 59-54 win. Charleston took a 15-12 lead after the first quarter with the Lady Eagles closing to within two at 28-26 by the end of the second frame...

Riverbend concludes (11/28/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- After battling neck-and-neck with West Memphis, Ark., through three close quarters of play, the Charleston Bluejays saw a late surge by the Blue Devils seal a 58-50 loss to close out the 17th Annual Riverbend Classic...

Jays overcome sluggish start (11/27/11)
NEW MADRID -- After a slow start to the first half, the Charleston Bluejays out-paced the Pine Bluff Zebras 69-53 with aggressive defense, balanced scoring and an impressive season opener from it's go-to scorer, Greg Tucker. Charleston won it's season opener 69-53 in the second game of the 13th Annual Riverbend Classic at New Madrid County Central High School...

Preview: Caruthersville Tigers boys basketball team (11/26/11)
That's a problem Heeb and his team won't face this year, as they will move into a spacious gymnasium at the the new Caruthersville High School. "The most exciting thing about having this new gym is the fact that our young men now have the opportunity to put in the same time as the players at the other schools," remarked Heeb. "For the first time in a long time, playing basketball is convenient for the students of Caruthersville."...