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

Tri-County Conference softball awards released (05/12/12)
The 2012 Tri-County Conference softball awards have been released. Southland's Jordan Zolman was selected as the conference Player of the Year. Southland coach Johnny McMinn was selected as the Coach of the Year. View the complete all-conference team below:...

Cooter baseball team claims 7th straight Tri-County Conference Tournament title with 10-1 win against Holcomb (04/25/12)
COOTER, Mo. -- Cooter Wildcats senior Jesse Rayburn devised a winning formula after the first inning of Wednesday afternoon's Tri-County Conference baseball championship against the Holcomb Hornets. "It was real close at the beginning of the game," Rayburn said, referring to the game being tied at one after the first inning. "I told the rest of the team 'we just needed a base hit at a time and we would score runs.'"...

Cooter baseball team claims 7th straight Tri-County Conference Tournament title with 10-1 win against Holcomb (04/26/12)
COOTER, Mo. -- Cooter Wildcats senior Jesse Rayburn devised a winning formula after the first inning of Wednesday afternoon's Tri-County Conference baseball championship against the Holcomb Hornets. "It was real close at the beginning of the game," Rayburn said, referring to the game being tied at one after the first inning. "I told the rest of the team 'we just needed a base hit at a time and we would score runs.'"...

State-ranked Cooter and state-ranked Holcomb advance to Tri-County Conference baseball championship (04/25/12)
COOTER, Mo. -- State-ranked teams are set to collide in Wednesday's Tri-County Conference baseball championship following Tuesday's conference tournament semifinals at Cooter. The top-seeded Cooter Wildcats earned its spot in the title game with a 7-1 win against the fourth-seeded Risco Tigers. The victory came a week after Risco beat Cooter 6-0 to end Wildcats 78-game conference winning-streak...

Semifinals set at Tri-County Conference baseball tournament (04/23/12)
The top four seeds collected wins in the quarterfinals of the Tri-County Conference baseball tournament Monday afternoon. Third-seeded Campbell defeated sixth-seeded Delta C-7 7-6 in the closest quarterfinal contest. Campbell trailed the contest 5-0 after three innings before rallying for the win. Seth Hill suffered a complete-game loss for Delta C-7, allowing four earned runs in seven innings pitched. Billy Meadows collected a win for Campbell, allowing one run in 5 1/3 innings pitched...

Cooter baseball team clinches 7th straight Tri-County title with 4-1 win against Holcomb (04/19/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- It wasn't a double, triple or home run that pushed the Cooter Wildcats baseball team past the Holcomb Hornets Wednesday afternoon. Cooter calculated its first two RBIs of the game in at-bats in which a ball never left the infield. "We started the game against Holcomb a little nervous after the loss to Risco yesterday," Cooter leadoff hitter Patrick Ward said. ...

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

Holcomb baseball team wins Malden Tournament (04/17/12)
MALDEN, Mo. -- The bats never cooled off for the Holcomb Hornets baseball team at the Malden Tournament. The Hornets, which scored a total of 16 runs in its wins against Doniphan and New Madrid County Central in preliminary pool-play games Friday, calculated 20 runs in championship pool-play action Saturday afternoon...

Chaffee wins in 11 innings over Bears (04/11/12)
GREENVILLE -- The Chaffee Red Devils improved to 11-1 with an exciting 7-1 road win over Greenville in 11 innings on Tuesday afternoon. "It was a good game," said Chaffee coach Brian Horrell. "It was a big game with a lot of big situations. I'm proud of the way our guys battled."...

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

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...

Tri-County Conference basketball awards released (04/06/12)
North Pemiscot guard James Macklin was a scoring machine much of his high school basketball career. "James was easily the best basketball player in our conference," North Pemiscot coach Tim Eskew said. "There were a lot of effective players, but he is probably the only one that could score every possible way there is to score in a basketball game. ...

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...

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...

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. ...

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

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

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

Holcomb, Risco, North Pemiscot and Gideon advance to Final Four of Tri-County Tournament (02/16/12)
The top four seeds advanced to the Final Four of the Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament Wednesday night with quarterfinal wins.

Holcomb, Risco, North Pemiscot and Gideon advance to Final Four of Tri-County Tournament (02/17/12)
The top four seeds advanced to the Final Four of the Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament Wednesday night with quarterfinal wins.

Holcomb moves into outright 1st place in Tri-County Conference following Tuesday's win against Campbell (02/02/12)
Holcomb, North Pemiscot and Risco remain atop the Tri-County Conference as regular-season conference play concludes.

Holcomb moves into outright first-place in Tri-County Conference following Tuesday's win against Campbell (02/02/12)
The Holcomb Hornets boys basketball team remains atop the Tri-County Conference following Tuesday's convincing 64-37 conference victory against Campbell. Holcomb improved to 5-0 in regular-season conference play with Tuesday's win. The North Pemiscot Mustangs, which entered Tuesday night tied for first place with Holcomb, suffered a 92-73 conference loss to state-ranked Risco...

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. ...

Cooter's Anderson signs to play baseball at Three Rivers Community College (01/24/12)
At a fairly large gathering of family, friends and coaches at Cooter High School Monday morning, Jan. 16, Wildcat senior standout Jordan Anderson signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball with the Three Rivers Community College Raiders of Poplar Bluff. ...

Macklin scores 54 for North Pemiscot in win against Cooter (01/21/12)
COOTER, Mo. -- North Pemiscot senior James Macklin scored a career high 54 points Friday night. The North Pemiscot varsity boys basketball team defeated Cooter 95-67 to improve to 4-0 in Tri-County Conference regular-season play. North Pemiscot coach Tim Eskew: "Macklin is the best player in southeast Missouri that no one every talks about."...

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

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...

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...

SEMO AAU wrestling club slated to begin wrestling in Kennett (12/25/11)
Kennett's Jamie Chitester has unforgettable memories of his childhood wrestling days. "I remember wrestling in a P.E. class in Arizona," Chitester said. "That's my first recollection of actual wrestling. I wrestled in West Virginia and Pennsylvania as I got older. The last year I wrestled competitively was my sophomore year of high school because I moved to Kennett at that point and we didn't have a wrestling team here. That was kind of the end of it...

Bootheel and Tri-County Conference volleyball awards released (11/15/11)
School officials recently released the Tri-County Conference and Bootheel Conference all-conference awards. South Pemiscot's Heather Yarbrough was selected as the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Yarbrough finished the season with over 200 assists...

Holcomb set for Tri-County Jr. High basketball tourney following split against South Pemiscot (11/11/11)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets junior high basketball team concluded regular-season play Thursday with a split decision against the South Pemiscot Bulldogs. The Hornets defeated the Bulldogs 39-23 in the seventh grade contest and dropped the eighth grade contest to South Pemiscot 53-44...

Six Dunklin County athletes selected to all-district volleyball teams (11/03/11)
The 2011 all-district volleyball teams for Class 1, District 1; Class 2, District 1; and Class 3, District 1; have been selected. South Pemiscot, Twin Rivers and Bloomfield had at least four representatives each. Kennett's Audrey Wynne, Southland's Jordan Zolman, Holcomb's Tia Mitchell, Senath-Hornersville's Lauren Goff and Malden's Sarah Bukich and Taylor Miller were the athletes from Dunklin County receiving all-district recognition...

Holcomb volleyball team defeats Cooter, advances to Friday's title game (10/14/11)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets secured a spot in Friday's Tri-County Conference volleyball tournament championship with a 28-30, 25-15, 25-20, win against No. 2 seeded Cooter Thursday. Holcomb, seeded No. 3 in its conference tourney, led second-seeded Cooter 24-18 in set 1. Cooter rallied to force extra points and eventually won the opening set 30-28...

Holcomb shuts out Cooter in fall baseball title game (09/30/11)
COOTER, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets baseball players spent the fall preparing for a potential championship run at the end of the season. "We have 7-hour athletics and have been putting in extra work in the cage," Holcomb sophomore Cameron Clark said. "We've been going out and throwing to each other. I think the work finally paid off."...

Holcomb shuts out Cooter in fall baseball title game (10/01/11)
COOTER, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets baseball players spent the fall preparing for a potential championship run at the end of the season. "We have 7-hour athletics and have been putting in extra work in the cage," Holcomb sophomore Cameron Clark said. "We've been going out and throwing to each other. I think the work finally paid off."...

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

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

Cooter defeats South Pemiscot 12-2, Smith awaits Bernie-Holcomb winner (09/28/11)
COOTER, Mo. -- The top-seeded Cooter Wildcats defeated the fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 12-2 in five innings in a semifinal contest in the 11-team fall baseball tournament Tuesday afternoon. "We took advantage of walks and errors from them," Cooter coach Allen Crawford said. "We are pretty good at doing that. If people don't make plays we make them pay. We've done that all year."...

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

Gideon volleyball team defeats Twin Rivers in Gideon Inv. title game (09/27/11)
Staff Photo by Dustin Ward The Gideon volleyball team defeated Twin Rivers 26-24, 25-20 in the championship of the Gideon volleyball tournament Saturday. Pictured from left is team with its first place plaque (back row): Head coach Kristen Ashabranner, Hayley Cagle, Brook Hutchison, Morgin Marcus, Niki Lowry, Morgan Beck, Beth Thompson, and assistant coach Amber Martin; (front row) Breanna Berry, Savanah Nimmo, Jana Stanfield, Alexa Grissom, Savannah Yount, Kassi Lawrence and Sydney Hooten...

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

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

Schedule released for 16-team Gideon volleyball tournament (09/22/11)
The schedule for the 16-team Gideon volleyball tourney has been released. Pool-play for the tournament is scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Bracket-play begins Saturday at 11 a.m. The team finishing first and second in each pool qualifies for bracket-play. The championship is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday...

Thursday's Sports Results: Kennett, Southland, Cooter, Clarkton, Senath-Hornersville collect wins (09/16/11)
TENNIS Kennett 8, Poplar Bluff 1 The Kennett varsity girls tennis team improved to 7-2 on the season Thursday afternoon with a 8-1 win against Poplar Bluff. Kennett's Anna Kay Hilburn, Mallory Lancaster, Darby Sparks, Kate Shetley and Kelsey Washburn won their respective varsity singles matches...

Thursday's Results: Kennett, Southland, Cooter, Clarkton, and Senath-Hornersville collect wins (09/16/11)
All of the results reported to the Daily Dunklin Democrat.

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

Cooter, Kennett, Malden, Holcomb, Southland, Senath-Hornersville, Caruthersville and Gideon complete play in 48-team volleyball tourney (09/13/11)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Cooter Wildcats was the only team from the Missouri Bootheel that advanced to one of the five championship contests at the 48-team 2011 SEMO Spike volleyball tournament in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Saturday. Cooter earned splits with Saxony Lutheran and Southern Reynolds in pool-play. The Wildcats only loss in pool-play was a 20-25, 24-25 decision to New Haven, which finished second in Class 1 in 2010...

Cooter, Kennett, Malden, Holcomb, Southland, Senath-Hornersville, Caruthersville and Gideon complete play in 48-team volleyball tourney (09/12/11)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Cooter Wildcats was the only team from the Missouri Bootheel that advanced to one of the five championship contests at the 48-team 2011 SEMO Spike volleyball tournament in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Saturday. Cooter earned splits with Saxony Lutheran and Southern Reynolds in pool-play. The Wildcats only loss in pool-play was a 20-25, 24-25 decision to New Haven, which finished second in Class 1 in 2010...

Jackson volleyball team claims SEMO Spike silver bracket title; St. Vincent wins gold consolation (09/11/11)
A roundup of the action at the SEMO Spike volleyball tournament.

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

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

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

Cooter defeats Neelyville 4-0 in Campbell baseball tourney final (07/02/11)
Cooter starting pitcher Brandon Bridges was aware at the beginning of the week he was likely to take to the mound if his team advanced to the championship of the Campbell baseball tournament.

Kennett defeats Cooter, wins JV championship at Campbell baseball tourney (07/03/11)
Kennett junior varsity coach Ronnie LeWallen elected to walk Cooter's Chase Evans when he stepped into the batter's box with one out in the bottom of the sixth of a tie game. "Evans had hit the ball well all day against us and I wanted to put him on to set up a force out at the plate," Kennett LeWallen said of Evans, who recorded three RBIs against Kennett's pitching staff in the first five innings of play. ...

Cooter defeats Neelyville 4-0 in Campbell baseball tourney final (07/03/11)
Cooter starting pitcher Brandon Bridges was aware at the beginning of the week he was likely to take to the mound if his team advanced to the championship of the Campbell baseball tournament.

Kennett defeats Cooter, wins JV championship at Campbell baseball tourney (07/02/11)
Kennett junior varsity coach Ronnie LeWallen elected to walk Cooter's Chase Evans when he stepped into the batter's box with one out in the bottom of the sixth of a tie game. "Evans had hit the ball well all day against us and I wanted to put him on to set up a force out at the plate," Kennett LeWallen said of Evans, who recorded three RBIs against Kennett's pitching staff in the first five innings of play. ...

Cooter, Neelyville advance to varsity championship of Campbell baseball tourney (07/02/11)
The sixth-seeded Bloomfield Wildcats and fifth-seeded Senath-Hornerville Lions entered Thursday night's semifinal contests with the opportunity to claim their second consecutive upset wins and advance to the championship of the Campbell baseball tournament...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tri-County Conference baseball and Bootheel Conference softball awards released (05/27/11)
The Tri-County Conference all-conference baseball team and Bootheel Conference all-conference softball team was recently released. Cooter shortstop and pitcher Zach Watkins was selected as the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year. Watkins helped lead Cooter to its sixth consecutive conference and district championship...

Oran downs Cooter 5-2 to advance to quarterfinals (05/25/11)
COOTER -- Looking for their first trip back to the MSHSAA Show Me Showdown since 2008, the Oran Eagles put themselves one step closer Tuesday afternoon with a 5-2 win over Cooter in Class 1 Sectionals. "We were all excited to come out and play today," Oran's Tyler Heuring said. "We were all down after getting rained out yesterday, but we came in knowing we had to get the job done and it turned out pretty successful."...

May 24, 2011 Scoreboard (05/25/11)
All the high school baseball playoff results reported to semoball.com.

Oran baseball team wins its rain-delayed sectional game (05/25/11)
COOTER, Mo. -- Oran sophomore Kody Moore hearkened back to his younger days to prepare for Tuesday's Class 1 sectional baseball game. "Today was no problem because I felt right at home," he said. "I felt like I could come in and start the first inning, just back at Little League playing a few less innings."...

Oran baseball team wins its rain-delayed sectional game vs. Cooter (05/25/11)
The Oran baseball team defeated Cooter 5-2 in a Class 1 sectional Tuesday.

Weather halts Oran sectional contest (05/24/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com COOTER -- The Class 1, Sectional 1 game between the Oran Eagles and the Cooter Wildcats was postponed due to lightening and thunderstorms on Monday. Wildcats' starter Zach Watkins was in the batter's box in the top of the third when the first lightening strike of the afternoon sent each team inside their respective dugouts. While suspending play for the mandatory 30 minutes following a strike, pouring rain came soon after forcing officials to call the game...

Weather pushes baseball sectionals to today (05/24/11)
Rain proved the winner in Monday's scheduled Class 1 sectional baseball games. The Naylor at Oak Ridge game never got started. The game was postponed around 11:30 a.m. because of the threat of storms. The game was rescheduled for 4 p.m. today, but the Oak Ridge field was wet before Monday's rain and the game could be moved to another location...

Sectional showdowns: Oran set to meet Cooter once again in sectionals (05/22/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com COOTER -- The Oran Eagles will face a familiar foe during their Class 1, Sectional 1 game. The Eagles (20-2) will square off against the Cooter Wildcats for a chance to move on in the post season. "They're a good ball club," Oran head coach Mitch Wood said. "I should be an interesting ball game."...

Risco well represented on all-conference team (05/22/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- The 2011 Tri-County All-Conference boys baseball team was recently released. Members of the first team, second team and honorable mention are as followed. Zack Watkins, Sr., Cooter Joe Campbell, Sr., Campbell Caleb McCord, Soph., Risco...

Sectional showdowns: Oran set to meet Cooter once again in sectionals (05/22/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com COOTER -- The Oran Eagles will face a familiar foe during their Class 1, Sectional 1 game. The Eagles (20-2) will square off against the Cooter Wildcats for a chance to move on in the post season. "They're a good ball club," Oran head coach Mitch Wood said. "I should be an interesting ball game."...

State Sectional Baseball Previews: Herculaneum at Kennett, Charleston at Malden, Oran at Cooter (05/21/11)
Three baseball teams from the Missouri Bootheel have advanced to the state baseball playoffs. Kennett defeated Perryville 3-2 to win Class 3, District 1, Malden defeated Twin Rivers 4-2 to win Class 2, District 1, and Cooter defeated Holcomb 4-0 to win Class 1, District 1...

Cooter continues tradition, defeats Holcomb to win sixth straight district title (05/20/11)
COOTER, Mo. -- If you had never watched the Cooter baseball team play a game it wouldn't take long to recognize the program has enjoyed astronomical success over the past decade if you competed against the traditional Class 1 powerhouse on its home field...

Cooter continues tradition, defeats Holcomb to win sixth straight district title (05/20/11)
If you had never watched the Cooter baseball team play a game it wouldn't take long to recognize the program has enjoyed astronomical success over the past decade if you competed against the traditional Class 1 powerhouse on its home field...

Holcomb defeats Risco, advances to play Cooter in district baseball final (05/18/11)
COOTER, Mo. -- The No. 2 seeded Holcomb Hornets and No. 3 seeded Risco Tigers played to a stalemate in the opening four innings in a Class 1, District 1, semifinal baseball contest at Cooter Tuesday afternoon. Holcomb broke the tie in the fifth, manufacturing 10 runs to collect a 16-6 run-rule victory and advance to the district baseball championship...

Scott Central wins school record 10th game (05/11/11)
SIKESTON -- The Scott County Central Braves baseball team did what no other has done before them. On Tuesday, the Braves won their 10th game of the season -- a first for any team in the school's history -- by defeating the Hayti Indians 16-0 in five innings...

Sikeston golfers place second at district tournament (05/01/11)
FARMINGTON -- The Sikeston golf team finished second in the Class 3, District 1 tournament on Friday at Crowne Point golf course in Farmington. The Bulldogs ended with a team score of 338. Under the new playoff structure, Sikeston will move on to the Sectional round...

Cooter defeats Holcomb and Risco, wins sixth consecutive conference baseball championship (04/30/11)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- Pierce Watkins couldn't wait until Cooter starting pitcher Zach Watkins returned to the dugout after he recorded a game-ending strikeout to end the Tri-County Conference championship. Pierce met Zach near the third-base foul line and pumped fists as Cooter fans began to celebrate the teams sixth consecutive Tri-County Conference baseball championship after a 5-3 victory against the Holcomb Hornets in the title game...

April 29, 2011 Scoreboard (04/29/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Senath-Hornersville defeats top-ranked Cooter, 2-1 (04/22/11)

Senath-Hornersville defeats top-ranked Cooter, 2-1 (04/22/11)
The Senath-Hornersville Lions defeated the No. 1 ranked team in the state Thursday.

Chaffee, SCC both earn wins (04/20/11)
CHAFFEE -- Getting their 12th win of the season, the Chaffee Red Devils defeated Bell City 11-1 on Thursday. Taking an early 3-0 lead in the first, Chaffee padded its lead with a five run rally in the third before scoring another three in the seventh...

Glover improves to 3-0 as Holcomb defeats Senath-Hornersville (04/06/11)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Michael Glover improved to 3-0 on the mound on Tuesday afternoon as the Holcomb Hornets narrowly defeated the Senath-Hornersville Lions, 5-3. "Burke called most of my pitches," Glover said, referring to Holcomb catcher Aaron Burke. "I just tried to execute them as well as I possibly could. We were mixing my change up in well with my fastball and curveball today."...

Risco wins first; Oran routs Advance (03/25/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com WARDELL -- The Risco Tigers won their first Tri-County Conference matchup on Thursday defeating North Pemiscot 15-11. Jordan Pavy picked up the win on the mound while Chris Pavy received the save working the last two innings for the Tigers...

Cooter enters 2011 ranked No. 2 in Class 1 (03/20/11)
COOTER -- The Cooter baseball team has made a name for itself in Class 1 and 2011 looks to be no different as the Wildcats enter the season ranked No. 2 in the Class 1 preseason poll. The Wildcats return six starters from last year's final four team and finished the fall with a 20-5 record, winning the Tri-County Conference...

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

Holcomb and Portageville earn right to faceoff (03/01/11)
The No. 2 seeded Portageville Bulldogs and the No. 3 seeded Holcomb Hornets will meet in the Class 2, District 1, semifinals after both blew out their respective opponents Monday in district quarterfinal action...

Delta girls claim title with win over SCC (02/25/11)
DELTA -- The Delta Lady Bobcats clinched the Scott-Mississippi regular-season conference title on Senior Night with a 62-35 win over Scott Central. Tori Burton paced Delta (16-9) with 22 points and 17 rebounds, while Machela VanGennip added 16 points...

Risco torches Cooter; Charleston girls win (01/19/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers wasted little time taking care of the visiting Cooter Wildcats on Tuesday night defeating their conference foe 96-54 giving them a 7-6 overall record and a 3-1 Tri-County Conference record. "We had some of the best ball movement we've had in a while," Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said. "Teamwork really stood out this game, our press was working well which led to many layups. Hopefully, we can build from here."...

Risco wins first round tourney game (12/14/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CLARKTON -- Trying to continue their string of championship appearances, the Risco Tigers moved one step closer to a third-straight Clarkton Holiday Tournament finals with a 88-56 win over Cooter on Monday night. The Tigers are two seasons removed from a tournament championship...

District champs crowned across the area (10/27/10)
SIKESTON -- The Farmington Knightettes won their 19th district title on Tuesday night defeating the No. 2 seeded Poplar Bluff Lady Mules in three sets at Sikeston High School. Farmington, who was the No. 1 seed, will play the winner of the District 4 tournament which was played tonight. Results from that tournament were not known at press time...

Rams exact revenge vs. ND to claim title (09/12/10)
In a high-quality, back-and-forth match worthy of two of Southeast Missouri's best volleyball programs and the title they were playing for, the play of Scott City junior Katie Hogan proved to be the difference at the end of a three-game championship match at the SEMO Spike tournament...

Cooter High School Baseball Fall 2010 (08/20/10)
Check out the Wildcats schedules and thoughts from coach Allen Crawford abouot the fall season.

Scott Central's Boese named to all-state team (07/04/10)
JEFFERSON CITY -- The 2010 all-state baseball teams have been selected by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. In Class 1, Josh Boese of Scott County Central was named to the first team. Boese, a junior catcher, batted a whopping .588 on the season and twice hit for the cycle during a game. Boese helped lead the Braves (9-8) to one of their best seasons in school history...

Scott City, Risco players head up coaches all-state team (06/16/10)
JEFFERSON CITY -- The 2010 all-state baseball teams have been selected by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association. Scott City's Skylar Cobb was a first team selection in Class 2 as a utility player. The senior has already signed to play at Three Rivers Community College next season. The left-handed Cobb went 7-1 with a 1.10 ERA over 50 2/3 innings. He struck out 95. At the plate, he batted .426 with two homers, 26 RBIs and 22 runs scored...

Notre Dame pair tops all-state list (06/15/10)
Four local players earned first-team all-state honors from the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association, which released its teams Monday. Oak Ridge junior Brett Thomas, Notre Dame seniors Colton Young and Jeremy Essner and Scott City senior Skylar Cobb all earned a place on the first team...

Baseball coaches association releases all-state picks (06/14/10)
The Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association selected several local players for its all-state teams.

June 3, 2010 Scoreboard (06/03/10)
Nightly high school sports scores.

Cooter falls in Class 1 semifinals (06/03/10)
SPRINGFIELD -- The Cooter Wildcats saw their dreams of a state title come to an end Wednesday morning with a 3-2 loss to Brashear in the Class 1 Semifinals. Brashear got on the board first with two runs in the bottom of the third when Nicholas Gordon reached first on a fielder's choice and then advanced to second on an error. Adam Songer then singled, scoring Gordon. Songer later scored on a single to center from Matthew Thomas...

June 2, 2010 Scoreboard (06/02/10)
Nightly high school sports scores.

Oak Ridge's offense fails to fire in 3-0 quarterfinal loss (05/27/10)
The Blue Jays only collected two hits in their Class 1 state quarterfinal loss.

Boone's gem leads Cooter back to final four (05/27/10)
OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- After a shaky start in his last outing, Cooter pitcher Johnathan Boone devised a simple plan before taking the mound against Oak Ridge in the Class 1 baseball quarterfinals. "It was a big game for us," Boone said. "It gets us to state, so I just tried to come out and throw strikes and recuperate from our district championship, which I threw a lot of balls and came out in the first inning. Get all the nerves out and just do what I have to do."...

Oak Ridge's offense fails to fire in 3-0 quarterfinal loss (05/27/10)
The Blue Jays only collected two hits in their Class 1 state quarterfinal loss.

Boone's gem leads Cooter back to final four (05/27/10)
Boone retired the first 11 batters he faced and pitched a two-hit shutout against Oak Ridge.

May 26, 2010 Scoreboard (05/26/10)
Nightly high school sports scores.

Cooter powers past Chaffee in Class 1 sectional (05/26/10)
CHAFFEE -- Cooter's Zach Watkins tried to do what all players do when they get the pitch they want; try to get solid contact and drive it as far as they can. He did both. "He threw it right down the middle," Watkins said. "I tried to hit it hard and make good contact with it...

Cooter defeats Chaffee 4-2 in sectional (05/26/10)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Cooter's Zach Watkins tried to do what all players do when they get the pitch they want -- make solid contact and drive it as far as possible. He did both. "He threw it right down the middle," Watkins said. "I tried to hit it hard and make good contact with it...

May 25, 2010 Scoreboard (05/25/10)
Nightly high school sports scores.

Tri-Country All-Conference teams released (05/24/10)
After completing the 2010 baseball season, the Tri-County announced their selections for this year's all-conference teams, player of the year, and coaches of the year. One of the conference teams, Cooter, is still in post season play as they will take on Chaffee in the sectionals round of the Class 1 tournament today at 4 p.m...

Cooter blasts Charleston, 15-1 (05/12/10)
CHARLESTON -- Having an abundance of runs at his disposal, Cooter's Jonathan Boone knew he could feel relaxed on the mound. Although, the run-support he received would have made any pitcher feel comfortable. "Having my guys behind me gives you that extra boost that you need to throw strikes and get the job done," said Boone...

Roundup: Oran slips past Woodland, 8-7 (04/28/10)
ORAN -- The Oran Eagles won their 10th game of the year on Tuesday afternoon with an 8-7 win over the Woodland Cardinals. Nolan Urhahn led the Eagles with two hits including a home run. Blake Carlyle also added two hits as well. Kody Moore earned the win in six innings of work. He allowed seven runs, four earned on six hits and seven walks. He also struck out six. Gabe Kielhofner picked up the save shutting down the Cardinals in the seventh inning...

Weight lifted: NMCC wins first game of year at Malden Tourney (04/19/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com MALDEN -- After losing to Cooter and Oran by one and two runs respectively to start the Malden Baseball Tournament, the New Madrid County Centrals Eagles finally got their first win of the season Saturday, beating the Doniphan Dons 15-5 in five innings on the mercy rule...

High school roundup: Rams roll Bulldogs (04/18/10)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Charleston wins thriller (04/18/10)
BERNIE -- It took extra innings but the visiting Charleston Bluejays out-muscled the Bernie Mules, thanks to a 2-run home run by Danny McKinney in the top of the eighth inning to guide the Bluejays to a 10-8 win. "I was happy that Ethan (Browning) got on in front of me," McKinney said. "I was hoping just to move him over, maybe hit a gap shot to move the runner and I happen to hit it out."...

Boone helps Cooter baseball team improve to 3-0 (03/31/10)
Jonathan Boone pitched a one-hit shutout to lead his team to a 3-0 victory over Armorel in a five-inning game.

Boone helps Cooter improve to 3-0 (03/31/10)
COOTER, Mo.- Jonathan Boone did it on offense and defense for the Cooter Wildcats on Wednesday. Cooter took on the Armorel Tigers at Cooter and Boone pitched a one-hit shutout in the five inning game. Armorel pitcher Austin Nichols had the Wildcats shutdown for most of the game until Boone got a rally started in the bottom of the fourth. The rally put Cooter on top and gave them the game by a score of 3-0. The win also improved Cooter's record to 3-0...

Media makes picks for Southeast Missouri's all-region basketball teams (03/30/10)
Find out which team the star of your favorite team landed on this season.

Baseball preview: Area teams have high expectations for 2010 season (03/21/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com ORAN -- Much like last year, youth will play large role this season for the Oran Eagles. "We were young last year and we're definitely young again," head coach Mitch Wood said. "I will say this, I've really been excited about the crew that I have out. They're doing a pretty good job of some things that we're wanting to do."...

Boys Basketball: Cooter 81, Campbell 73 (03/01/10)
Sixth-seeded Cooter (14-10) pulled off an upset in the first round of the Class 2 District 1 Tournament at Hayti by defeating third-seeded Campbell (19-6) 81-73.

Boys Basketball: Cooter 74, East Prairie 60 (02/25/10)
Cooter picked up a home victory over East Prairie and improved its record to 13-10.

Boys Basketball: Hayti 50, Cooter 48 (02/23/10)
Cooter fell to 12-10 will a road loss to district foe Hayti.

Boys Basketball: Cooter 71, Delta C-7 45 (02/22/10)
Cooter defeated Delta C-7 at home to improve its record to 12-9.

Boys Basketball: North Pemiscot 72, Cooter 65 (OT) (02/15/10)
Cooter (11-9) lost to North Pemiscot in the first round of the Tri-County Conference Tournament on Monday at Southland.

Boys Basketball: Gideon 62, Cooter 56 (02/12/10)
Cooter dropped to 11-8 with a loss at Gideon on Friday.

Boys Basketball: North Pemiscot 69, Cooter 50 (02/11/10)
Visiting Cooter (11-7) fell to North Pemiscot on Thursday.

Boys Basketball: Cooter 72, Southland 46 (02/08/10)
The Wildcats improved to 11-6 with a victory at Southland on Monday.

Boys Basketball: Holcomb 66, Cooter 57 (02/04/10)
Cooter dropped to 10-5 with a road loss to Holcomb on Thursday.

Boys Basketball: Cooter 70, Neelyville 66 (02/02/10)
Cooter improved to 10-4 with a victory over Neelyville (9-6) on Tuesday at home.

Boys Basketball: Cooter 68, Senath-Hornersville 50 (01/26/10)
The Wildcats are 9-4 after beating Senath-Hornersville on the road Wednesday.

Boys Basketball: Risco 79, Cooter 70 (01/19/10)
Cooter fell to 8-3 after losing to Risco on Tuesday at home.

Boys Basketball: Cooter 65, Delta C-7 56 (01/15/10)
Cooter defeated host Delta C-7 to improve to 8-2.

Boys Basketball: Caruthersville 83, Cooter 57 (01/12/10)
The Cooter Wildcats dropped to 7-2 with a loss to Caruthersville on their home floor.

Boys Basketball: Cooter 92, South Pemiscot 91 (01/08/10)
Cooter improved its record to 7-1 behind a 35-point performance by Zach Watkins.

Boys Basketball: Cooter 67, Clarkton 37 (01/05/10)
Cooter improved to 6-1 with a win over Clarkton on Tuesday at home.

Boys Basketball: Cooter 73, Hayti JV 41 (12/18/09)
The Cooter boys basketball team (5-1) defeated the Hayti JV on Friday for the consolation championship at the Clarkton Holiday Tournament.

Lions roll past Southland to make consolation finals (12/16/09)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lions dominated the middle quarters to turn a seven-point first-quarter lead into a 69-29 rout of the Southland Rebels in the consolation semifinals of the Campbell Christmas Tournament here Tuesday evening. In later first-round action at the CCT, No. 2 seed Campbell routed Naylor 74-43 and third-seeded Neelyville downed Delta C7 80-47...

Boys Basketball: Cooter 74, Holcomb 65 (12/15/09)
Cooter improved its record to 4-1 with a win over Holcomb at the Clarkton Holiday Tournament.

North Pem rolls past Southland, into Campbell semifinals (12/15/09)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The North Pemiscot Mustangs showed why they were the No. 1 seed at this year's Campbell Christmas Basketball Tournament, racing out to a 38-point halftime lead on the way to a 73-21 rout of Tri-County Conference rival Southland here Monday night...

Boys Basketball: Gideon 70, Cooter 65 (12/14/09)
Gideon (3-1) dropped its first game of the season to Gideon at the Clarkton Holiday Tournament on Monday.

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Boys Basketball: Cooter 75, Piggott (Ark.) 51 (12/05/09)
Cooter (3-0) claimed the title at its own tournament with a 75-51 victory over Piggott, Ark. on Friday.

Rivals and friends: Hard hitters Dewrock, Booker lead way for Dandy Dozen (12/04/09)
On the volleyball court, Ciara Dewrock and Shelby Booker were intense rivals, battling for dominance in the Bootheel Conference. Off the court, they're good friends. "I love her to death," Booker said of Dewrock. From rivalry to friendship, it is fitting that two of the best players on two of the best teams in the Bootheel are also the Daily Dunklin Democrat Players of the Year for volleyball...

Lions get Jordan first win (12/04/09)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Fresh off of a 20-point loss to the Gideon Bulldogs the previous week, not many gave Senath-Hornersville much of a chance to win the rematch. Guess again. The Lions ran off 16 straight points in the first quarter to build a big lead and never looked back in rolling to a 60-38 win over Gideon in the consolation semifinals of the Bulldog Classic here Thursday night...

Boys Basketball: Cooter 61, Delta C-7 32 (12/03/09)
Cooter (2-0) defeated Delta C-7 (0-2) on Thursday night in pool play to advance to the championship game of its own tournament.

Boys Basketball: Cooter 63, Southland 18 (12/01/09)

Risco's Burnett named tops in Tri-County (11/06/09)
Risco senior Brittney Burnett was named the Tri-County Conference's Player of the Year in volleyball on the league's all-conference team for this fall. She is joined on the first team by Cooter's Ashley Poe, Tia Mitchell of Holcomb, Darcy McMinn from Southland, Lori Gribble of Gideon and Clarkton's Jessica Coleman...

Lions face Bernie for Southeast Fall Classic title (09/30/09)
SENATH, Mo. -- Heath Horvath outdueled Tyler Thompson on the mound and the Senath-Hornersville Lions rallied for four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 5-3 win over the South Pemiscot Bulldogs in the semifinals of the Southeast Fall Classic here Tuesday...

Lady Tribe wins big on the courts (09/29/09)
Coming off an up and down Saturday at Arkansas State University Playday, the Kennett Lady Indians needed a win to get back on the right track. Thanks to some good all-around play, they got it. The Lady Tribe got balanced offense and dominated both sets in a 25-11, 25-10 win over the Caruthersville Lady Tigers Monday night at Kennett High School in Bootheel Conference play...

Area teams struggle at volleyball tournament (09/14/09)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Several local volleyball squads competed in the SEMO Spike Volleyball Invitational over the weekend. COOTER-- The Cooter Wildcats picked up two wins over the weekend in fall baseball. Jonathan Boone pitched a strong game to lead Cooter over Neelyville, who committed five errors in the loss...

Lady Hornets win war with Gideon (09/11/09)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Memorable and intense battles have become the norm whenever the Holcomb Lady Hornets face off with Gideon on the volleyball court. Thursday was no exception, as Holcomb battled for three sets before pulling out a 25-23, 22-25, 25-17 win over the Lady Bulldogs here Thursday in a Tri-County Conference contest...

Mixed Tuesday for Kennett squads (09/09/09)
Coming off a third-place performance and three extra-inning wins at the Notre Dame SoftballFest, the Kennett Lady Indians hoped to carry that momentum into Tuesday's softball game against Naylor. It didn't happen. Kennett managed just four hits and stranded eight runners -- five in scoring position -- as it suffered a 3-0 loss to the Lady Eagles at Indian Park...

Kelly runners fare well in Jackson (09/08/09)
JACKSON -- The Kelly Hawks cross country team had a good showing at the 50th Annual Cross Country Invitational meet held in Jackson City Park on Saturday. STEELE -- The Cooter Wildcats baseball team dropped two games over the weekend against Bernie and South Pemiscot...

Cooter wins three over the weekend (08/31/09)
RISCO -- The Cooter Wildcats picked up three wins over the weekend, defeating Risco on the road Friday and South Pemiscot and Naylor at home on Saturday. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

Talented trio leads deep dozen (06/20/09)
The 2009 Daily Dunklin Democrat Dandy Dozen Baseball Team
The talent pool was deep for high school baseball in the Bootheel in 2009. ...

McCaig again tops in Tri-County (06/11/09)
Cooter senior Aaron McCaig was named the Tri-County Conference's Player of the Year in baseball on the league's all-conference team for the second straight year. A force both on the mound and at the plate, McCaig earned the honor as he helped the Wildcats win their fourth district title in a row and finish fourth in the state in Class 1...

Cooter falls in Class 1 semis (06/04/09)
SPRINGFIELD -- The Cooter Wildcats' journey towards their first state championship was ended at the hands of Santa Fe on Wednesday afternoon as they fell 3-2 in the MSHSAA Class 1 state semifinals round at Meador Park in Springfield. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

Cooter halts dream playoff run (05/28/09)
COOTER -- Oak Ridge's best chance to score some runs against Cooter pitcher Logan Edwards came in the fourth inning when its first two batters reached base by drawing walks. Edwards, however, struck out Ethan Sachs, Cody Myers and Logan Mangels in order to end the threat and keep the Blue Jays off the scoreboard...

Cooter ends Bernie's season (05/27/09)
COOTER -- Parker Watkins went 4-for-4 at the plate with a home run and Aaron McCaig threw a complete game 1-hitter as the Cooter Wildcats defeated the Bernie Mules, 7-0, in Class 1 Sectional playoff action Tuesday at Cooter. Cooter scored three first-inning runs and that would be all the offense McCaig needed as the right-hander faced just four batters over the minimum to propel the Wildcats to the next round of the MSHSAA playoffs today at 3:30 against Oak Ridge at home...

Kelly evens record (05/14/09)
PIEDMONT -- The Kelly Hawks bounced right back from Tuesday's loss at Scott City to defeat the Clearwater Tigers on the road Wednesday afternoon by a final of 4-3 in eight innings. COOTER -- The Cooter Wildcats won their 17th game in-a-row Wednesday afternoon, defeating South Pemiscot 5-2...

SHS netters drop close match to Poplar Bluff (05/12/09)
POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team wrapped up their regular season on Monday with a close 5-4 loss to the Poplar Bluff Mules. SIKESTON -- Cooter's Jonathan Boone pitched a three-hitter and the Wildcats cruised to their 17th victory of the spring on Monday...

NMCC blanks Lady Mules (05/01/09)
NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles braved the rain and the Bernie Lady Mules on Thursday afternoon as they won 6-0 in five innings. COOTER -- Senior Aaron McCaig led the Cooter Wildcats to a 12-0 win over the Holcomb Hornets on Thursday afternoon to win the Tri-County Conference tournament...

Dexter nets win over Sikeston (04/30/09)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldog netters fell to the visiting Dexter Bearcats on Wednesday afternoon 7-2. CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils were able to blank the Oak Ridge Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon in a 4-0 win. ORAN -- The Oran Eagles won their eighth game of the year on Wednesday afternoon defeating the Delta Bobcats 13-3 in six innings...

Chaffee holds off rain and Panthers (04/28/09)
CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils beat the rain and the Meadow Heights Panthers Monday afternoon 6-1. FARMINGTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs dropped the first game of a weekend getaway as they fell to the Farmington Knights by a final score of 4-2 on Friday afternoon...

Perfection: Lady Tribe sweeps league with rout of Hayti (04/28/09)
The Kennett Lady Indians had to wait a little longer than expected to play for their third straight Bootheel Conference title on Monday, but once they did, it didn't take too long to wrap it up. The Lady Tribe scored 14 runs in the first inning and needed just 2 1/2 innings to defeat Hayti 15-0 at Indian Park...

Scales outduels Robey to lead Lady Tribe to victory over NMCC (04/19/09)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Laurel Scales struck out 14 batters and allowed just two hits as she outdueled Kelly Robey to lead the Kennett Lady Indians to a 2-1 victory over the New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles here Friday. Scales allowed just one unearned run to down the Lady Eagles, who got 14 strikeouts from Robey in a battle of the area's elite softball hurlers...

Sikeston netters win their first match of season (04/17/09)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team picked up their first victory of the season on Thursday afternoon as they defeated the Charleston Bluejays 6-3 in the varsity match. The win puts the Bulldogs' record at 1-2 on the year. CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston golf team finished ninth out of 23 in the Saxony Lutheran golf tournament at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau...

Tribe closes in on league crown (04/17/09)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians scored eight runs in the top of the second inning and moved one step closer to their first outright Bootheel Conference title since 2006 with a 16-2 pounding of the Portageville Bulldogs here Thursday. In other area baseball games, it was Cooter 8, Gideon 0; Cooter 18, Clarkton 0; and Campbell 15, Risco 0...

Lady Tribe wins for fourth time in four days (04/10/09)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians got a strong pitching performance from Haley Morrow and pounded out 13 hits to win their fourth game in as many days with an 8-2 win against the Campbell Lady Camels here Thursday. For the second time this week, every Kennett started had at least one hit as the Lady Tribe (6-0) got production top to bottom...

Comeback kids: Lady Tribe rallies from six runs down to win in eight (04/08/09)
Trailing by five runs entering the bottom of the seventh inning and finding themselves on the wrong end of a one-hitter, the Kennett Lady Indians seemed dead in the water. Guess again. The Lady Tribe offense broke loose in the bottom of the seventh inning, scoring five runs to tie the game and then winning it in the eighth to pull out an improbable 9-7 win over the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Tuesday at Indian Park...

Bethel makes Ferguson's college dream come true (04/08/09)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- Dustin Ferguson has always dreamed of being a college basketball player. After a high school career that saw him become the first ever two-time Tri-County Conference Player of the Year, score over 2,000 points and lead his Clarkton Reindeer to just their second district title in the last 40 years, that dream is coming true...

Dexter rallies to beat Oran in late innings Saturday (04/06/09)
ORAN -- The Dexter Bearcats (3-0) made a roaring comeback late in the game against the Oran Eagles on Saturday afternoon to come away with a 8-5 win. COOTER -- Junior Jonathan Boone pitched a perfect game for the Cooter Wildcats on Saturday as they cruised by Twin Rivers 10-0 in five innings...

Home sweet home: Tribe teams shine in Kennett Monday (03/31/09)
With their first medal meet just a few days away, the Kennett Indians and Lady Indians track teams continued to tune up with a pair of strong performances in a quadrangular meet with Hayti, New Madrid County Central and Caruthersville Monday at Metz Cherry Stadium...

Scales, Lady Indians have 'perfect' day at South Pem (03/24/09)
STEELE, Mo. -- Opening Day could not have went much better for the Kennett Lady Indians. Jordan Wagster hit an inside-the-park grand slam in the top of the first inning to set the pace on offense, while Laurel Scales pitched a perfect game as the Lady Tribe rolled past South Pemiscot 14-0 here Monday in the Bootheel Conference opener for both teams...

Cooter has No. 1 target on its back (03/17/09)
The Cooter Wildcats have had a successful three-year run and a hugely successful fall season. That success back in the fall has earned the three-time defending district champions the No. 1 ranking in the state in the MHSBCA Class 1 poll -- and a big target on their backs...

Bulldogs hit nine 3-pointers in 63-41 championship game win (03/07/09)
CAMPBELL -- Stout defense and stellar shooting was able to lead the Portageville Bulldogs to the Class 2, District 1 title, as they rolled the Campbell Camels 63-41 on Friday. The No. 5 state-ranked Bulldogs (21-5) set the tone for Friday's championship match-up early, as two consecutive Byron Wright 3-pointers helped them jump out to a 9-0 advantage just under four minutes into the game. ...

Is Bootheel basketball bouncing back? (03/05/09)
After several down years, it looks like basketball in the Bootheel may finally be starting to turn the corner. In the last few years, the struggles of the area's teams have been nearly legendary. Twenty-loss seasons, long losing streaks, blowout losses and -- in some cases -- low numbers have been an all-too-familiar story for many teams in the Bootheel...

Camels down Hornets to make semis (03/03/09)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- At Holcomb and Campbell, from the time you start grade school, you learn very quickly to want to beat the other in everything you do. As a result, these two schools have one of, if not the oldest and most storied rivalries in the Tri County Conference in every sport they play...

Ferguson's milestone lifts 'Deer into finals (02/20/09)
RISCO, Mo. -- What seems like a lifetime ago, Dustin Ferguson stepped onto the floor for first time in a varsity game in the 2005 Current River Shootout as an undersized freshman. That night, Ferguson scored 40 points in his high school debut for the Clarkton Reindeer and hasn't slowed down since...

Cooter holds off Mustangs in opening round (02/17/09)
RISCO, Mo. -- In the weeks leading up to the Tri County Conference Tournament, there was much controversy as to how the seeds would fall into place. As they were released, there were grumblings around the area that the seventh-seeded North Pemiscot Mustangs got a raw deal as they drew second-seeded Cooter in the first round at Risco Monday night...

Hornet heartbreaker: Cooter rallies to keep Holcomb winless (02/06/09)
COOTER, Mo. -- After three overtime losses, a blown fourth-quarter lead to conference rival Risco, and a single digit loss to defending Class 2 District 1 champion Hayti, one would begin to wonder how much more heartbreak the Holcomb Hornets could suffer this season...

Risco wins Clarkton tournament (12/21/08)
CLARKTON -- The Risco Tigers ended a 29-year drought at the Clarkton Holiday Invitational as they captured their first title since 1979 Friday night when they defeated the host Clarkton Reindeer 98-90. The atmosphere was electric as the teams prepared for the opening tip off. It was Clarkton who had the hot start out of the gate, as they held a 6-1 advantage over the Tigers just a minute into the game...

Kelly defeats Malden to move into semifinals on Thursday (12/03/08)
ORAN -- The Kelly Hawks started off the second day of the Oran Invitational with a bang as they held on to a small lead for 32 minutes to defeat the Malden Green Wave 67-56. For the Hawks, Tuesday's victory had a lot to do with the play from their four-man rotation at the guard position...

Scott Central strikes first in Oran Invitational (12/02/08)
ORAN -- After Scott County Central's 76-60 loss to the Memphis Central Warriors in the Riverbend Classic on Saturday night, Braves guard Bobby Hatchett said that they had to come out and work on some things in their first game of the Oran Invitational Tournament...

ROUNDUP: Redbirds edge Naylor in eighth (10/01/08)
By DAR STAFF ELLSINORE -- East Carter rallied with six runs in the fourth inning before getting one in the eighth to move past Naylor 7-6 on Tuesday afternoon. Derek Saffle hit a grounder to third base that scored Austin Stephens to give the Redbirds the win...

Kennett downs Lady Lions in league battle (10/01/08)
Hard-fought, intense battles are the norm whenever the Kennett Lady Indians and the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions meet on the volleyball court...

Lady Tribe wins 14th game, stays perfect in Bootheel play (09/30/08)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians volleyball served 16 aces on the night as it stayed perfect in Bootheel Conference play with a 25-14, 25-14 win over the Caruthersville Lady Tigers here Monday. "Our serving game was on real good," Kennett coach Laura Ort said. "We worked on it in practice a little on Friday. We've really just talked about hitting our spots and being more effective servers."...

Tribe wins defensive battle in home opener (09/10/08)
The good times continue for the Kennett Indians soccer team. After winning its season opener to snap an almost three-year winless streak, the Tribe got a goal from Blake Wilbanks in the 72nd minute Tuesday to take a 1-0 victory over Fredericktown at Indian Park...

Cooper signs with Williams Volleyball (07/15/08)
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. -- Beth Cooper of Cooter, Mo., will continue her volleyball career at Williams Baptist College. Cooper recently signed her commitment to play for the Lady Eagles. The 2008 graduate of Cooter High School was an all-conference and all-district selection the past three seasons, and she served as captain of the CHS team. She was also active in cheerleading, Beta Club, FCCLA, FBLA and choir, and she was the CHS homecoming queen...

McCaig named top player in Tri-County (05/22/08)
Cooter's Aaron McCaig was named the Tri-County Conference's Player of the Year in baseball on the league's all-conference team. McCaig earned the honor as he helped lead the Wildcats to their third straight Class 1, District 1 title and also to the conference's regular-season and tournament titles...

Three-peat! Cooter routs Holcomb to win another district title (05/15/08)
COOTER, Mo. -- There were no big celebrations after the Cooter Wildcats won their third straight district title. No, the Wildcats will not be satisfied with just a district title this year. Cooter scored early and often to roll to an 11-1 victory over the Holcomb Hornets in the championship game of the Class 1, District 1 Tournament here Wednesday, but the Wildcats were already thinking ahead to Monday's sectional contest...

Adams helps lift Hornets into final (05/14/08)
COOTER, Mo. -- Chad Adams made a pair of costly mistakes Tuesday, but he atoned for each one in a big way. Adams followed up a first-inning error with a game-tying two-run homer, then atoned for a fifth-inning miscue with three innings of scoreless relief to help the Holcomb Hornets to a 6-3 win over the North Pemiscot Mustangs in the semifinals of the Class 1, District 1 Tournament here Tuesday...

Cooter defeats South Pem (05/09/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com STEELE -- The Cooter Wildcats picked up victory number 18 on Thursday afternoon as they battled the South Pemiscot Bulldogs for seven innings, winning by a final score of 9-7. The Wildcats recorded 11 hits off of a combined three Bulldog pitchers, including Chris Medlin who picked up the loss for South Pemiscot...

Kelly races out to big lead to spoil Senior Day for Indians (05/09/08)
The Kelly Hawks raced out to a big lead and held off a late comeback to defeat the Kennett Indians 7-4 Thursday at Indian Park, spoiling Senior Day for the Tribe. In other area baseball games, it was Senath-Hornersville 10, Holcomb 3; Cooter 9, South Pemiscot 7; and North Pemiscot defeated Gideon...

Tribe shuts out Lions (05/07/08)
The Kennett Indians seem to just have the Senath-Hornersville Lions' number on the baseball diamond this spring. For the second time this spring, the Tribe's pitchers shut down the Senath-Hornersville offense, as Trey Bazzell and Corey Henfling combined to hold the Lions to just one hit in a 4-0 win at Indian Park Tuesday...

Chaffee drops close contest to Kennett (05/02/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils lost a hard-fought late-inning battle against the Kennett Indians on Thursday, as the Indians scored three runs in the top of the eighth to break a tie ball game and hold on for the win...

Scales, Lady Tribe stay hot against Holcomb (05/02/08)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Saying that Laurel Scales has been on a roll of late might just be an understatement. Scales turned in her third straight dominating pitching performance of the week, striking out 12 batters and allowing just one hit to lead the Kennett Lady Indians to a 12-0 victory over the Holcomb Lady Hornets here Thursday...

Conference champs: Lady Tribe wraps up outright Bootheel title with win (05/01/08)
In the midst of the season's homestretch, the Kennett Lady Indians softball team seems to be peaking at the right time. The Lady Tribe continued its recent hot streak Wednesday at Indian Park, scoring 13 runs in the bottom of the first inning to roll to a 15-0 victory over the Caruthersville Lady Tigers and lock up the Bootheel Conference title...

Cooter, Holcomb win Tri-County tourney titles (04/25/08)
GIDEON, Mo. -- The Holcomb Lady Hornets rallied from an eight-run deficit and pounded out 21 hits to take a wild 20-13 victory over the Campbell Lady Camels in the title game of the Tri-County Conference softball tournament here Thursday. Holcomb (10-1) trailed 9-1 entering the fifth inning, but scored nine times to take the lead. The Lady Camels tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, but Holcomb scored six runs to move ahead to stay...

ROUNDUP: Sikeston soccer beats Marion, Ill. (04/25/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com MARION, Ill. -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-10 Thursday evening when they beat the Marion Lady Wildcats on the road, 3-1. After a scoreless first half, the Lady Bulldogs wasted little time in the second, scoring two goals in three minutes. Jordi Ferrell was first to connect at the 44-minute mark on an assist from Abbi Keefer. Ferrell would then return the favor to Keefer at the 47-minute mark to give the visiting squad a 2-0 lead...

ROUNDUP: Cooter stymies Camels for tourney title (04/25/08)
By DAR STAFF COOTER -- Cooter scattered seven Campbell hits as it moved past the Camels 6-0 Thursday in the championship of the Tri-County Conference Tournament. The Camels struck out 10 times as only three players had hits in the game. Cale Weeks got the loss for the Camels as he pitched five innings and allowed three runs on four hits...

ROUNDUP: Robey throws no-hitter but NMCC falls to Kennett (04/24/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- New Madrid County Central softball pitcher Kelly Robey didn't allow a hit Wednesday afternoon against Kennett. However the freshman picked up a hard-luck loss as Lady Eagles were unable to score, losing 3-0...

Tribe golfers wrap up undefeated regular season (04/24/08)
From staff reports CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians may not have had their best day on the golf course, but it was good enough for the Tribe to finish undefeated in dual and triangular matches. Ryan Richardson and Randy Crawford each shot 44 as Kennett finished with a score of 180, enough to outdistance both Doniphan (194) and Saxony Lutheran (195) Wednesday at Dalhousie Golf Course...

Tribe rolls into semis (04/22/08)
HAYTI, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians may be peaking at the right time on the baseball diamond. The Tribe scored at least three runs in every inning and pounded out 14 hits to roll to a 15-1 victory over Hayti in the first round of the Bootheel Conference Tournament here Monday...

Mid-inning meltdown: Tribe allows 13 runs in fourth and fifth innings in SEMO loss (04/16/08)
For the first three innings on Monday, the Kennett Indians seemed headed to their fourth straight win. Then the wheels came off and things fell apart over the next two innings, sending the Tribe to a 13-10 loss to the New Madrid County Central Eagles in a SEMO Conference baseball game at Indian Park...

ROUNDUP: Sikeston tennis shuts out Mules (04/15/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston tennis team blanked Poplar Bluff 9-0 on the road Monday afternoon. "I thought we played well today," said Sikeston head coach Brian James. "It's only our second match, so we're behind some of these other teams that have several matches in and maybe a tournament or two in...

Sikeston soccer splits in Carbondale tourney (04/14/08)
Cooter baseball wins the Tri-County Conference with win on Saturday

ROUNDUP: SIkeston soccer shuts out Harrisburg (04/10/08)
Oran, Cooter baseball teams win convincingly

ROUNDUP: Chaffee, Cooter suffer first baseball defeats (04/09/08)
Scott Central drops slugfest to Bernie

ROUNDUP: Oran, Chaffee, Cooter remain unbeaten (04/08/08)
Sikeston golfers finish second in Poplar Bluff tourney

Oran, Chaffee baseball teams remain unbeaten (04/03/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com ORAN -- The Oran Eagles (3-0) routed the Clearwater Tigers on Wednesday afternoon. On a no-hitter by Steven Dooley the Eagles were lifted past the Tigers 14-0 in five innings of play. Dooley faced 17 batters in his five innings of work, striking out 10 while allowing only two walks...

ROUNDUP: NMCC softball wins two from Oak Ridge (03/28/08)
Chaffee and Cooter claim wins in baseball while SHS soccer team rolls on the road.

Cooter baseball picks up season-opening win (03/24/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com OSCEOLA, Ark. -- Cooter opened the 2008 season with an 18-2 five-inning win over Osceola. Cooter (1-0) scored two runs in the first and eight in the second and while coasting in their season opener against the Seminoles (3-7)...