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Clarkton, Cooter face off at C1D1 Final (2/23/24)CLARKTON – Four teams entered Thursday's Class 1 District 1 semifinal round. Two advanced to Saturday's final. The No.1-seeded Cooter Wildcats (17-10) defeated No.4-seeded Delta C-7 (Deering) Chargers (9-16) and No.3-seeded Clarkton Reindeer (9-18) edged out No.2-seeded Gideon Bulldogs (8-19) in an upset win...
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C1D1 semifinals decided (2/21/24)CLARKTON – The opening games of the Class 1 District 1 Basketball Tournament here Tuesday resulted in three teams advancing to Thursday's semifinals. No.1-seeded Cooter (16-10) takes on challengers No.4-seeded Delta C-7 (Deering) at 6 p.m. and host team, No.3-seeded Clarkton (8-18) resurrects a three-mile rivalry with No.2-seeded Gideon (8-18) following...
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Risco Tigers earn Tri-County Conference championship (2/12/24)RISCO, Mo. – The Tigers basketball program's winning legacy continued Friday when the varsity squad beat a solid Cooter Wildcats team and delivered a Tri-County Conference Tournament championship to hometown fans. Risco defeated Cooter by a 20-point margin, 70-50 in the final contest of the event's grinding three-game series at Risco's rowdy Roy Hon Gymnasium...
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Risco, Cooter to scrap for Tri-County Conference title (2/9/24)RISCO – And then there were two. From a field of eight Bootheel high school basketball programs, home-town hosts, the first-seeded Risco Tigers and the second-seeded Cooter Wildcats both emerged victorious at Thursday's Tri-County Conference Tournament semifinals at Roy Hon Gymnasium...
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Campbell and Cooter advance in Campbell Christmas Tournament (12/13/23)CAMPBELL – The Campbell Camels and the Cooter Wildcats advanced to tonight’s semi-final round of the Campbell Christmas Tournament. The Naylor High School Eagles fell to the Camels and the Armorel Tigers were defeated by the Cooter Wildcats in Tuesday’s games...
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Like Bob Knight, Cooter's David Mathis finds success from hard coaching (11/2/23)On the day that college basketball coaching icon Bobby Knight passed away, it’s fitting to tell the story of the success achieved by Cooter High School baseball this fall.
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Cooter BB resumes being Cooter in second half of fall season (10/3/23)On the final day of August, the Cooter High School baseball squad dropped an 11-8 decision to a very solid Senath-Hornersville team, which lowered the Wildcats’ fall season record to 1-5.
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Oran gets payback, overwhelms Cooter in commanding 11-1 victory (9/21/23)ORAN, Mo. — Oran’s vengeance was written in the scoreline as the team trampled the Cooter Wildcats 11-1 at OHS on Tuesday, September 20. Powered by a relentless offensive attack, clutch pitching and the memories of last year’s heartbreak, the Eagles (11-0) left no doubt that they were on a mission of redemption...
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Baseball: Cooter at Oran (9/21/23)Photo gallery from Oran's 11-1 win over Cooter at OHS on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.
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Cooter BB enters strange new place, as 'Cats rebuild (8/31/23)BELL CITY – The high school baseball teams throughout the Bootheel may want to enjoy this moment in time when they face Cooter because history indicates that a lull in the incredible run of success by the Wildcats won’t last long.
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Bell City BB is being offensive with its play through fast start (8/31/23)BELL CITY – The trajectory of Bell City High School baseball has been rising through each of the past two springs like a solid connection into a gap, and that positive mojo has carried over into this fall season, as well.
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Cooter BB vs. Bell City (8/30/23)BELL CITY - Bell City topped Cooter in baseball action on Wednesday at Bell City.
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Barnes' arm, bat boosts Tropics to pair of Ws in Arkansas tourney (6/20/23)It’s no coincidence that in the two victories attained by the Southeast Tropics at the Twin Lakes Classic in Mountain Homes, Ark., Tropics standout Luke Barnes performed very well, on the mound in the first win and at the plate in the second win.
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Evans 'competes' in narrow Squirrel W over Tropics (6/14/23)POPLAR BLUFF – The last time that the Charleston Fighting Squirrels battled their summer league rival, the Southeast Tropics, the Squirrels gave up 14 runs on nine hits, while committing six errors.
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Southeast Missouri well-repped on All-State baseball squads (6/14/23)Southeast Missouri didn’t lack representation at this spring’s MSHSAA Baseball State Finals in Springfield, as four of the six classes (Cooter in Class 1, Chaffee in Class 2, Portageville in Class 3, and Jackson in Class 6) had Semoball-area teams competing in the Final Four.
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Payne and Forck shine on the diamond, Named Co-Scott Mississippi Conference POY (6/12/23)In a league known for its menacing competition and outstanding talent, two athletes have risen above the rest to claim the title of Scott-Mississippi Conference Co-Players of the Year. Oran senior Kolten Payne and Kelly junior Dalton Forck, both aces for their respective squads, etched their names in the history of the conference and bolstered their place among the all-time greats...
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Southeast Tropics construct 2023 roster on successful HS programs (6/9/23)CHARLESTON – The potential for success this summer by the Southeast Tropics summer baseball squad is obvious, not just by watching the team play, but by simply looking at the roster.
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Cooter grad calls opportunity with Catfish 'a dream come true' (6/6/23)The Cape Catfish have opened their 2023 summer with four resounding victories, here of which have come on the road.
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Nazarenus nails it: Cooter advances to state quarterfinals with walk-off win over Oran (5/23/23)COOTER, Mo. — In the tight-knit community of Cooter, Missouri, they’ll be talking about this one for a long time. In a MSHSAA Class 1 Sectional against Oran, Hayden Nazarenus delivered a moment of magic for the No. 1 ranked Wildcats (23-6). With the game tied in extra innings, the senior power hitter stepped to the plate and launch a walk-off home run that sealed a 2-1 victory over the No. 3 ranked Eagles (17-5) at Cooter High School on Monday, May 22...
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C1 Baseball: Oran at Cooter (5/22/23)Photos from Cooter's 2-1 win over Oran in a MSHSAA Class 1 Sectional at Cooter High School on Monday, May 22, 2023.
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Cooter defeats Risco for C1D1 championship title (5/17/23)COOTER – In a low-scoring battle of pitching and defense, Risco held Cooter’s explosive offense to only two runs, but after Luke Barnes’ no-hitter performance on the mound for the Wildcats, Cooter won the Class 1 District 1 Championship game 2-0. “Luke Barnes struck out 19, and had he not done that, we probably wouldn’t have won the game,” Cooter coach David Mathis said. “He was just dominant. He threw 105 pitches and got the last out on his 105th pitch.”...
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Cooter, Risco to face off in Class 1 District 1 Baseball Championship (5/16/23)COOTER – After a long day of baseball, quarterfinals and semifinals all at once, the Wildcats and Tigers will officially have a Class 1 District 1 championship rematch. Fourth-seeded Clarkton came out on top of their quarterfinal against fifth-seeded Southland 13-12, a game that came down to the final play of the seventh inning. ...
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C1D1 Baseball District Tournament (5/16/23)
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Dunlap boosts Portageville rout of Cooter right from the start (5/9/23)The match-up between the Class 1 No. 1-ranked high school baseball squad in Missouri against the Class 3 No. 2-ranked team appeared a lot more enticing on paper than it did at Meatte Park in Portageville on Monday.
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Holcomb, Campbell, Risco, South Pemiscot advance in C1D1 Softball Tourney (5/8/23)HOLCOMB – After North Pemiscot and Clarkton bowed out of the Class 1 District 1 softball tournament, what followed was an offensive onslaught as fifth-seeded Campbell upset fourth-seeded Gideon 25-12, then third-seeded South Pemiscot took down sixth-seeded Cooter 15-0 and second-seeded Risco cruised past seventh-seeded Delta C-7 20-0...
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Portageville runs away from Cooter (4/4/23)PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — In a thrilling display of the team’s potential, the Portageville softball cruised to a 23-8 win over Cooter in four innings on Monday, April 3. It was clear from the opening pitch that the Lady Bulldogs (4-5) meant business. “We had a good day yesterday,” said Portageville coach Kelsey Snider. “We were finally able to connect the bats and get the runners around. The entire lineup hit yesterday and I was extremely proud of how we played.”...
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All District and State Basketball teams released (3/23/23)Winter sports have come to an end in Southeast Missouri and for many of the schools in the area, successful seasons. New Madrid County Central won the Class 3 State Championship and the Notre Dame girls and Jackson boys each captured fourth in the state in Class 5 and 6, respectively...
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Postseason hoop honors rolling in for Cooter, others (3/16/23)The boy’s basketball season may have ended for all MSHSAA Class 2 programs, however, the postseason recognition has just begun for Cooter High School senior Luke Barnes.
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Cooter hoop coach reflects on trying, successful season (3/13/23)As the final horn sounded Saturday on the 2022-23 MHSAA boy’s basketball season, veteran Cooter High School coach David Mathis voiced his willingness, though painful, to move from the historic season that his team had just finished a week prior in its controversial Class 2 quarterfinal overtime loss to eventual state runner-up, Principia.
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Cooter coach David Mathis: We'll fight until we can't fight no more (3/9/23)The recent MSHSAA Class 2 Quarterfinal 1 boy’s basketball game between Cooter High School and The Principia School ended five days ago, but veteran Wildcat coach David Mathis is still holding his court board (figuratively) and trying to figure out how to get his team to advance to Friday’s state finals in Springfield.
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Column: For the Cooter community, a life lesson learned (3/7/23)There are a lot of things that the student-athletes who competed in the recent MSHSAA Class 2 Quarterfinal 1 boy’s basketball game between Cooter High School and The Principia School can learn. However, no lesson should resonate more so than, in life: Watch what people do, not what they say.
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C2S1: Summersville to feel pressure of Cooter zone (2/27/23)Summersville and Cooter High Schools are nearly three hours apart, so from a basketball perspective, the two Wildcat programs more than likely don’t have much familiarity with each other, so here is a quick tutorial for the ‘Cats from Texas County:
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C2D1: Cooter surges past Neelyville for championship title (2/25/23)HOLCOMB – With a near-constant ear splitting roar in a completely full Holcomb High School gym, the first-seeded Cooter Wildcats “turned it on” in the second half to defeat third-seeded Neelyville in the Class 2 District 1 championship game Friday, Feb. 24, 2023...
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C2D1: Cooter surges past Neelyville for championship title (2/24/23)
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Cooter advances to C2D1 championship with blowout win over South Pemiscot (2/23/23)HOLCOMB – The Cooter Wildcats proved that they’re the No. 1 seed for a good reason in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 tournament semifinals Wednesday night. Cooter downed fourth-seeded South Pemiscot, who beat fifth-seeded Holcomb on the Hornets’ own court by 21 points Monday, in a 60-32 rout to earn their place across from Neelyville Friday night in the district championship...
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Who does 'South Pem' need to focus on vs. Cooter? Yes. (2/21/23)With the Cooter High School boy’s basketball squad being the top seed in Wednesday’s MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 semifinals, the Wildcats are expected to advance to the championship game on Friday after beating No. 4-seed South Pemiscot. However, history shows that this “rivalry,” as veteran Cooter coach David Mathis said of facing the Bulldogs, has been dominated by South Pemiscot, not Cooter.
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Top-seed Cooter is confident going into C2D1 play, but not overly so (2/20/23)The Cooter High School boy’s basketball program just completed the second-most successful regular season in Wildcat history, and it is the top seed in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 Tournament, which gets underway tonight at Holcomb High School. However, Cooter coach David Mathis is fully aware that having a great regular season – and without question, the Wildcats were great this year – won’t help Cooter (23-3) in any way come Wednesday at 6 p.m. when the Wildcats will open the postseason facing the winner of No. 4-seed South Pemiscot (14-12) and Holcomb (13-12).
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Cooter holds off Holcomb for conference championship title (2/9/23)COOTER – First-seeded Cooter may have been a bit surprised by what second-seeded Holcomb brought to the table Wednesday night in the Tri-County Conference Tournament championship game, but the Wildcats held on and made some adjustments to win another championship title 74-66 on their home court...
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Higher seeds prevail on Tri-County Conference Tournament opening night (2/7/23)COOTER – Cooter, Risco, Holcomb and Delta C-7 all advanced as the higher seeds in the opening round of the Tri-County Conference Tournament Monday night. While the field is wide open right now, it's going to be a battle for the next two nights with plenty of parity between each team left in contention for the conference title...
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Win or go home: Tri-County Conference Tournament begins next week (2/3/23)The Tri-County Conference Tournament is nearly upon us once again, and this year there is sure to be plenty of close competition. While the bracket hasn't yet been decided, each and every team in contention, including Clarkton, Cooter, Delta C-7, Gideon, Holcomb, North Pemiscot, Risco and Southland, will have to fight ruthlessly to stay in the tournament every night...
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Portageville to be physically prepared to battle tough Cooter (1/26/23)The Portageville High School boy’s basketball squad got itself back on the right track with its eight-point road win at Hayti on Tuesday. The victory snapped a three-game losing skid for the Bulldogs (10-9), who face as difficult test as any this season in tonight’s road battle at Class 2 No. 10-ranked Cooter (17-1) at 6 p.m.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Boys finals set at BRL Tournament (1/20/23)ELLINGTON — Thursday was a good night for the top two boys seeds at the Black River League Tournament. The top-seeded South Iron Panthers turned back host Ellington 67-48 in the early semifinal Thursday, then No. 2 Bunker defeated East Carter 66-41 in the late game...
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Cooter defeats Greenville for Senath-Hornersville Christmas Tournament championship title (12/17/22)Number two-seeded Cooter overcame issues on the defensive side of the ball they faced in the semifinals to bounce back and shut down number one-seeded Greenville Friday night in the championship game of the Senath-Hornersville Christmas Tournament. “I think we guarded a lot better tonight,” Cooter head coach David Mathis said. ...
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Cooter takes down Campbell in Senath-Hornersville Christmas Tournament semifinals (12/16/22)Second-seeded Cooter overcame defensive woes with their signature powerhouse of an offense to defeat third-seeded Campbell and advance to the Senath-Hornersville Christmas Tournament championship game. Despite the 20-point victory propelling the Wildcats to the championship, Cooter head coach David Mathis is more concerned with winning a district game and ultimately a district championship, and more importantly, he’s concerned with the things he saw that will need work to make that a reality...
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Bulldog Classic: Cooter boys outlast Kennett's first-half rally (12/2/22)Number two-seeded Cooter outlasted several comeback attempts by the number three-seeded Kennett Indians Thursday night to win the annual Bulldog Classic semifinals 68-49 with an experienced, strong-armed defense. The Wildcats shot out of the gate to take an early lead, propelled at the start by senior Carson Swan, one of ten seniors on Cooter's 2022 roster...
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MSHSAA announces basketball districts (11/19/22)
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MSHSAA announces winter district assignments (11/18/22)Districts for winter sports were released on Friday morning, with New Madrid County Central dropping to Class 3 for the 2022-23 season. NMCC finished third in Class 4 last season and return juniors Jadis Jones and AJ Ruff while junior BJ Williamson also returns after missing last season...
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Charleston crushes Cooter on Senior Night (10/20/22)CHARLESTON, Mo. — The Charleston volleyball celebrated senior night and proved to be superior in a straight-set win over Cooter on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at CHS. The Lady Bluejays (8-20-1) recognized seniors Khilra Bogan, Jimmy Hudson, Danisha Jackson, Claire Nichols, Akydra Rivers and their families before the team’s final home game of the season...
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Volleyball: Cooter at Charleston (10/20/22)Photos from Charleston's straight-set win over Cooter at CHS on Wednesday, Oct. 19.
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Bears bat around in fifth, mercy-rule East Carter (9/21/22)ELLSINORE — It was a hot one at East Carter and Greenville's bats were on fire with 14 hits for the Bears as they handed the Redbirds a 14-2 setback. Greenville used a big fifth inning to put it out of reach with 12 hitters stepping up to the plate and eight runs scoring...
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High School baseball roundup, Sept. 19: Bell City rallies three runs in sixth for late win (9/20/22)Bell City baseball (5-4) completed a come-from-behind victory over the Leopold Wildcats (2-5) at home on Monday, bringing home three runs in the sixth inning to ice the ‘Cats. The Cubs scored nine runs through the first three innings, but Leopold’s six-run fourth inning tied the game at 9-9...
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High School baseball roundup, Sept. 8: Cooter routs Advance on the road, stays undefeated (9/9/22)Cooter traveled to Advance on Thursday looking to extend its undefeated streak to eight wins. The Wildcats did so in blowout fashion, winning 16-3 in five innings against the Hornets. Senior Rhoads Lynn led Cooter’s offense with three hits in four at-bats on Thursday, scoring three times in the process while driving in one run. Seniors Hayden Nazarenus and Pearce Watkins both had three RBIs for a team-leading tie for Cooter...
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Longtime MSHSAA baseball official steps away from the plate (6/27/22)If you really want to know the origins of Joe Baldwin passing judgment on pitchers’ accuracy throughout Southeast Missouri, you’d have to go all the way back to the dusty dirt fields of the Marston Little League in the early 1960s.
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MSHSAA official Joe Baldwin (6/27/22)Various photos capture longtime MSHSAA sports official Joe Baldwin in action throughout his career.
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All-State baseball: Portageville lands three on first team (6/15/22)Three players from Portageville's state runner-up baseball team received first-team All-State honors in Class 2. Junior catcher Trey Benthal, sophomore infielder Mason Adams and senior outfielder Alex Winsor each garnered first-team honors for their performances in 2022. The Bulldogs placed five players across first, second and honorable mention teams...
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2022 Missouri State High School Baseball Final Rankings (6/10/22)Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 T6. Fort Zumwalt West – 30-9 T6. Nixa – 32-4 8. Rock Bridge – 29-10 9. Raymore-Peculiar – 21-10 10. Kickapoo – 27-8...
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Oran shows 'it's been here before' in 4-1 sectional round win over Cooter (5/24/22)ORAN, Mo. — There was no dog-piling, showboating or excessive celebration when Oran defeated Cooter 4-1 in a MSHSAA Class 1 Sectional at Oran High School on Monday, May 23. It was clear the moment was nothing new to the ice-cold Eagles (18-3, 6-0 Scott-Mississippi Conference), who after all, are the defending state champions. They simply shook their opponents' hands and went about their business as usual...
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Semoball prep box scores, results for May 23, 2022 (5/24/22)Class 1 State Sectional @ Oran Cooter (23-6-1) – Batting: Lukas Barnes (1-2, HR, RBI, Run), Tyson Banks (2-3). Pitching: L – Hayden Nazarenus (4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 4 K). Oran (18-3) – Batting: Quentin Senciboy (2-2, RBI, Run), Connor Kern (1-3, 2B, RBI), Carson Kern (1-3, Run). Pitching: W – Kolten Payne (6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 11 K), SV – Senciboy (1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K)...
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Southeast Missourian prep box scores, results for May 13 (5/14/22)Notre Dame (13-11) - Batting: Noah Gadberry (2-4, RBI), Nathan Landewee (1-3, RBI), Jon Dohogne (1-3, Run). Pitching: WP - Wil Morgan (5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 8 K). Class 1 District 2 Quarterfinal @ Advance Bell City (3-11) - Batting: Easton Newell (2-4, 2 Runs), Ayden Anschultz (2-5, RBI). Pitching: WP - Logan Stubenrauch (4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K)...
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Southeast Missourian prep box scores, results for May 6 (5/7/22)Chaffee (10-10) – Batting: Carter Cossou (1-3, HR, RBI, Run), Eli Glueck (1-3, Run). Pitching: LP – Quinton Johnson (1 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 3 K), SP – Carson Spies (4 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K). Cooter (18-3-1) – Batting: Gabriel McLevain (4-4, 2 2B, 4 RBIs, Run), Tyson Banks (2-4, 2 RBIs, Run), Talan King (3-4, 3 Runs). Pitching: WP – Lukas Barnes (5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 8 K)...
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Missouri State High School Baseball Rankings (May 2) (5/3/22)Records as of May 1 Class 1 Others receiving votes: Weableau (12-3) Class 2 Others receiving votes: Seymour (14-4), Lone Jack (16-4) Galena (14-4), Holcomb (12-5) Class 3 Others receiving votes: Father Tolton Regional Catholic (6-3) Class 4 Others receiving votes: Blair Oaks (14-12), Macon (14-1),...
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Missouri State High School Baseball Rankings (April 19) (4/19/22)MHSBCA Rankings (April 19) Records as of April 18 Class 1 Others receiving votes: Norwood (6-5), Weaubleau (7-3), Community (5-1), Advance (8-4) Class 2 Others receiving votes: Holcomb (9-2), Lone Jack (11-3) Class 3 Others receiving votes: West County (7-1)...
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Baseball Roundup, Weekend edition: Woodland wins Oak Ridge Tournament, Portageville wins Malden Invitational (4/12/22)A five-RBI day for Jo Cook led Woodland to capture the Oak Ridge baseball tournament Saturday as the Cardinals defeated St. Vincent 13-3 at Oak Ridge High School. Leadoff hitter Jo Cook led Woodland with three hits and five RBIs, followed by two hits and two RBIs and two RBIs from Kale Landewee. The Cardinals pounded out 14 hits against St. Vincent pitching in the game...
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MHSBCA Baseball Rankings, April 4 (4/5/22)Class 1 St. Elizabeth 2-2 Oran 3-2 Cooter 3-3 Northwest (Hughesville) 6-2 Leeton 2-2 Pilot Grove 5-1 Northeast (Cairo) 2-1 Community 2-0 LaPlata 4-1 Green City 1-0 Others receiving votes: Knox County (2-1), Norwood (3-1 Class 2 Marionville 4-0 Putnam County 2-0...