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High school baseball roundup: Notre Dame, Chaffee cruise in district tourney openers (05/13/12)
Scores from Saturday's district baseball action that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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

NMCC slips by Doniphan then falls to Holcomb (04/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com MALDEN -- Fighting back from a late four-run deficit on Friday, New Madrid County Central pumped out five runs in the seventh inning to beat Doniphan 12-11 in their first game of the Malden Invitational Tournament. "We definitely have no quit in us, that's for sure," Eagles' head coach Joseph McClarty said. "We're just hit and miss right now. On Thursday we play Dexter 1-0 where we played a flawless defensive game and didn't swing the bats very well...

Holcomb baseball team advances to championship pool with 12-0 win against NMCC (04/14/12)
MALDEN, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets booked its spot in Saturday's championship pool with a convincing 12-0 win against the New Madrid County Central Eagles in Friday's final pool-play contest. The Hornets, which collected a 4-1 win against Doniphan in its first game Friday, needed a win against New Madrid County Central to advance to the championship round after New Madrid County Central collected a 12-11 win against Doniphan in its first pool-play game...

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...

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...

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

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

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

Lady Eagles hold off Doniphan to claim district crown 67-55 (03/03/12)
BLOOMFIELD -- Rebounding from a rough stretch early in the second half, the New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles closed out the Class 3, District 1 Tournament on Friday with a 67-55 win over Doniphan to capture their first title under head coach David Crockett...

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

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

Doniphan upsets state-ranked Kennett girls in Class 3 district semifinal (02/29/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The state-ranked Kennett Lady Indians varsity girls basketball program entered Tuesday's Class 3 district semifinal contest averaging 56 points per game offensively.

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

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

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

NMCC girls roll past Twin Rivers into district tourney championship (02/29/12)
BLOOMFIELD -- Weathering through a blistering start by Twin Rivers on Tuesday, the New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles advanced to the Class 3, District 1 championship game with 79-50 win over the Lady Royals. "I knew coming in after not playing Saturday we would probably be a little rusty having never played in this gym before," NMCC head coach David Crockett said. "We weathered that storm when Twin Rivers came out and shot really well...

February 28, 2011 Scoreboard (02/29/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Doniphan upsets state-ranked Kennett girls in Class 3 district semifinal (02/29/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The state-ranked Kennett Lady Indians varsity girls basketball program entered Tuesday's Class 3 district semifinal contest averaging 56 points per game offensively.

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

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

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

Kennett Lady Indians beat Doniphan 41-31 (02/21/12)
DONIPHAN, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians varsity girls basketball program improved to 21-3 Monday night with a 41-31 road win against the Doniphan Dons. Kennett's Anna Kay Hilburn drained three of her four 3-pointers in the first half to help the Lady Indians build a 25-13 lead entering halftime...

February 20, 2012 Scoreboard (02/20/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com

Kennett boys knock off state-ranked Doniphan (02/15/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program added a final quality win to its resume before Wednesday afternoon's Class 3, District 1, seed meeting. Kennett (16-8) defeated the state-ranked Doniphan Dons 70-67 Tuesday evening to improved its record against teams within its own Class 3 district to 4-2...

Kennett boys knock off state-ranked Doniphan (02/16/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program added a final quality win to its resume before Wednesday afternoon's Class 3, District 1, seed meeting. Kennett (16-8) defeated the state-ranked Doniphan Dons 70-67 Tuesday evening to improved its record against teams within its own Class 3 district to 4-2...

February 14, 2012 Scoreboard (02/14/12)
All of the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

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

Dexter girls rout Doniphan; Chaffee boys roll into MVC Tourney semifinals (01/31/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DONIPHAN -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats opened up a 49-12 lead at halftime and defeated Doniphan 79-30 on the road Monday night. Dexter jumped on top early, as the Lady Bearcat press put Doniphan in a 28-6 hole after the first quarter and the Donettes were unable to recover. Doniphan was playing without their starting point guard, Megan Hipps...

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...

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

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

Doniphan uses late surge to get past Bearcats (12/30/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Playing in the third place game of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, Dexter saw Doniphan grab a late four-point lead before holding on for a 62-55 win. "It seemed like both teams were struggling for energy a little bit at different points in the game," Dexter head coach Rob Nichols said. "I don't know how much is fatigue and what part is just the let down from last night since both of us lost heartbreakers...

Doniphan denies Dexter third place (12/30/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Doniphan bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 62-55 win over Dexter in the third place game at the Bloomfield Christmas tournament. Derek Hutchins got the Dons off to a quick start, hitting for 12 of his game-high 20 points in the first quarter, but it was Doniphan's clutch free throw shooting in the final minutes of play that proved to be the difference...

Doniphan uses late surge to get past Bearcats (12/30/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Playing in the third place game of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, Dexter saw Doniphan grab a late four-point lead before holding on for a 62-55 win. "It seemed like both teams were struggling for energy a little bit at different points in the game," Dexter head coach Rob Nichols said. "I don't know how much is fatigue and what part is just the let down from last night since both of us lost heartbreakers...

Finals set at Twin Rivers (12/29/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Looking for their first trip to the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament finals since 2008, it would have been easy for Portageville to come into overtime deflated after watching Doniphan erase a four-point deficit in the final 12 seconds of regulation...

Portageville reaches title game; Bernie, Bloomfield, Holcomb pick up tournament victories (12/29/11)
A steal under the basket on the inbounds pass by Doniphan's Brain Patterson capped an improbable comeback by the Dons in the final minute of play that sent their semifinal game against Portageville into overtime, tied at 53-all. But the Bulldogs were not to be denied and regrouped in the extra four minute overtime session to advance to the title game of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament with a 65-62 decision...

Finals set at Twin Rivers (12/29/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Looking for their first trip to the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament finals since 2008, it would have been easy for Portageville to come into overtime deflated after watching Doniphan erase a four-point deficit in the final 12 seconds of regulation...

Portageville, Dexter advance to tourney semis at Bloomfield (12/28/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- For the second night in a row, the Portageville Bulldogs shrugged off a slow start to advance to the next round of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Playing Bernie in the quarterfinals on Monday, the Bulldogs trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half, but fought back to take a slim one-point lead with two minutes to play...

Bloomfield Christmas Tournament: Day 2 Box Scores (12/28/11)
CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS No. 1 Kennett 55, No. 8 Hayti 46 Top-seeded Kennett defeated No. 8 seeded Hayti 55-46 in its quarterfinal contest Tuesday. Box Score HHS 11 13 13 9 - 46 KHS 16 13 12 14 - 55 HAYTI (46) - Maurion Newbill 4, Jermel Covington 5, Keydric Dillard 2, Hunter Turner 9, Austin Watkins 2, Karnard Humes 3, Jerome Thomas 12, Demetrius Luster 9. FG 19, F/T 6/10, F 14. (3-pointers: Covington 1, Turner 1. Fouled out: None)...

High school roundup: Perryville girls basketball team falls in semis at North County tourney (12/28/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

First round features only one upset (12/27/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- The Bloomfield Christmas Tournament got off to a strong start on Monday, with only one upset on the day. The seeds held true except for host Bloomfield, who lost to Saxony Lutheran 46-30 in the tournament's next-to-last game...

Bloomfield Christmas Tournament: Day 1 Results (including box scores) (12/26/11)
Monday's box scores and Tuesday's schedule for the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.

Top-seed Dexter blisters Donettes (12/20/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- Holding Doniphan scoreless for nearly the entire first quarter, top-seeded Dexter strolled to an easy 78-22 win on Monday to advance to the semifinals of the Lady Royals Christmas Classic Tournament. "I forget what the stats were for field goal percentage, but I think we shot around 57 percent and held them (in the 20s)," Dexter head coach Chad Allen said. "Our girls did a tremendous job defensively tonight...

Lady 'Cats roll into semis (12/20/11)
BROSELEY, Mo. -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats rolled into the semifinals of the Lady Royals Christmas Classic with a 78-22 win over Doniphan Monday night. Dexter has lived up to its No. 1 seeding thus far, allowing just 33 points in the first two games. The Lady Bearcats crushed No. 16 Malden 88-11 in the tournament's opening game Saturday...

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

NMCC starts slow and falls to Dons 81-65 (12/16/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- Plagued by a cold shooting night from the floor, New Madrid County Central saw visiting Doniphan build a 17-point lead at the half on Thursday before holding on for a 81-65 win. "We came out of the gate slow and dug ourselves a hole," NMCC head coach Travis Day said. "With good teams you can't do that, you have to be ready to play every minute. We're not doing that right now."...

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

Breakdown: Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Seedings (12/13/11)
For the second consecutive season the Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program has been identified as the favorite to win the 16-team Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Kennett, which has won the tournament each of the last two seasons, was voted the No. 1 seed by the coaches at Monday's seed meeting...

Defending champs Kennett voted team to beat (12/13/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- For the second consecutive season the Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program has been identified as the favorite to win the 16-team Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Kennett, which defeated Dexter in the finals last season and has won the tournament each of the last two seasons, was voted the No. 1 seed by the coaches at Monday's seed meeting. Dexter enters the tournament seeded No. 5...

Breakdown: Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Seedings (12/13/11)
For the second consecutive season the Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program has been identified as the favorite to win the 16-team Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Kennett, which has won the tournament each of the last two seasons, was voted the No. 1 seed by the coaches at Monday's seed meeting...

Runaway (11/29/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- They blistered the nets for 26 points in the first quarter and never looked back as the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs hammered the visiting Doniphan Donettes 68-34 on Monday at the Sikeston Field House. The Lady Bulldogs hounded Doniphan with a defensive pressure that made the Donettes cough up the ball on nearly every possession starting out...

Doniphan cross country runners advance to state meet (10/29/11)
Sophomore Kalli Hill and senior Kailtyn Burgess will advanced from the Class 2 District 6 race.

District 1 title up for grabs tonight (10/25/11)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The top-seeded Perryville Lady Pirates were home resting with a first-round bye while the rest of the Class 3, District 1 field put their seasons on the line Monday at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. With the exception of No. 4 Kennett needing three games to dispatch of No. 5 New Madrid County Central, it was a fairly uneventful evening of volleyball for No. 2 Notre Dame Regional High School and host Dexter, the No. 3 seed...

East Carter baseball player battles cancer (10/06/11)
Chris Newman, a center fielder and pitcher for East Carter, was recently diagnosed with a rare bone cancer in his left leg called Ewing's Sarcoma.

October 3, 2011 Scoreboard (10/04/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Perryville softball team tops Delta (10/04/11)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

September 29, 2011 Scoreboard (09/29/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Kennett, Southland, Malden, Doniphan, Puxico, Dexter and Bernie complete play at ASU Playday volleyball tourney Saturday (09/27/11)
Seven volleyball from southeast Missouri participated in the Arkansas State University Playday volleyball tourney Saturday. Dexter and Kennett participated in the 16-team black division, which featured three schools from Arkansas that won state titles in 2010...

Kennett, Southland, Malden, Doniphan, Puxico, Dexter and Bernie complete play at ASU Playday volleyball tourney Saturday (09/27/11)
NOTE: All scores provided by Arkansas State University JONESBORO, Ark. -- Seven volleyball from southeast Missouri participated in the Arkansas State University Playday volleyball tourney Saturday. Dexter and Kennett participated in the 16-team black division, which featured three schools from Arkansas that won state titles in 2010...

Schedule for 36-team ASU Playday volleyball tourney released (09/16/11)
The schedule for the 2011 Arkansas State University Playday volleyball tourney has been released. The 2011 tournament will take place Sept. 24 in Jonesboro, Ark. The top 16 teams in the tournament will participate in the black division at Valley View High School. The other 12 teams will participate in the scarlet division at the Arkansas State University Red Wolf Center...

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

Notre Dame baseball team pounds Doniphan (05/15/11)
The Notre Dame baseball team's postseason started as planned Saturday afternoon with a run-rule victory over Doniphan. Notre Dame, the host school and top seed for Class 3 District 1, scored runs in its first three at-bats on its way to a 13-0 victory in five innings...

Kennett defeats Doniphan, Grantham scheduled to start against ND Tuesday (05/10/11)
The Kennett Indians offense has experienced little difficulty producing runs this season. Kennett entered Monday's baseball game at Bob Byrd Field in Doniphan, Mo., scoring at least 10 runs in 11 of its 18 games this season. Kennett's offense managed 20 runs on Monday afternoon on its was to a 20-0 victory against the Doniphan Dons...

Malden baseball tournament results (04/16/11)
Tanner's Murphy's blast provided a grand finale for baseball fans that had stuck around for the conclusion of what proved to be a wild opening-day at the second annual Malden Invitational Baseball Tournament...

High school roundup: Sikeston golfers nip host Poplar Bluff, Notre Dame (04/12/11)
All the local high school results reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

No surprises: Top seeds all advance in the Class 3, District 1 Tournament (03/01/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- New Madrid County Central saw their season come to an end on Monday night at the hands of the Kennett Indians, but the Eagles didn't go down without a fight. The Eagles kept the game close the entire way, but a strong start to the fourth quarter lifted Kennett to the 64-54 win, moving the Indians into the Class 3, District 1 semifinals on Thursday night...

February 28, 2011 District Basketball Scoreboard (03/01/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Top seeds advance: Charleston, NMCC girls ease to wins (02/28/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- There were no surprises on the opening day of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament at New Madrid on Saturday as all of the top seeded teams posted wins in the first round. In the girls division, third seeded Charleston had little trouble with sixth seeded Malden, defeating the Lady Wave 61-29...

February 25-26, 2011 District Basketball Scoreboard (02/26/11)
All the high school basketball district tournament scores reported to semoball.com.

Risco routs Marquand; Chaffee wins in OT (02/23/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com MARQUAND -- Led by 22 points from Chris Pavy, the Risco Tigers got their 16th win of the season Tuesday night with an 89-45 win over Marquand. "It's good to get a win on the road," Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said. "Marquand is a tough place to play"...

Kennett pulls away from Doniphan late (02/15/11)
DONIPHAN, Mo. -- The Doniphan Dons were evidence Tuesday night winning a first round game in Class 3, District 1, will not be a cakewalk. The Dons played the defending Class 3, District 1, champion Kennett Indians to single digits for most of the first three quarters of play, leading Kennett 22-18 after the first quarter and trailing by only seven points, 39-32, at halftime...

February 15, 2011 Scoreboard (02/15/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Kennett girls defeat Doniphan (02/14/11)
KENNETT, Mo. --The Kennett Lady Indians added another win to its 2010-11 campaign Monday night, defeating the Doniphan Donetts 70-58 to improve to 22-2 on the season. Despite the double-digit victory, Lady Indians' coach Spencer Hoffman hopes to see improvement as the season continues...

February 14, 2011 Scoreboard (02/14/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Kennett girls defeat South Pemiscot, win conference tournament (02/11/11)
STEELE, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians claimed its second tournament championship of the season Friday night, defeating the No. 6 seeded South Pemiscot Lady Bulldogs 82-43 in the Bootheel Conference finals. The Lady Indians, who entered the contest 20-2 and ranked No. ...

January 24, 2011 Scoreboard (01/24/11)
All the high school sports results that were reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Meadow Heights girls cruise past Oran (01/25/11)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Jackson girls ride King to victory (01/04/11)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

January 3, 2011 Scoreboard (01/03/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Bearcats headed to championship (12/30/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BLOOMFIELD -- Able to hold a double-digit lead the entire second half over Twin Rivers Wednesday night, the Dexter Bearcats took down the Royals 63-44 to secure a spot against Kennett in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament championship game...

Bearcats make semifinals; Bernie upset by Twin Rivers (12/29/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- Dexter bolted to a quick 11-0 lead and made it stand up for a 71-56 win over Doniphan that earned the Bearcats a spot in the semifinals of the 54th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Tuesday night. The Bearcats turned early pressure on the Dons into a 19-5 first quarter advantage, then increased the lead to 28-10 early in the second before Doniphan staged the first of several rallies. ...

Portageville holds off Crusaders (12/29/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- Building an 18-point lead by the fourth quarter against 12th-seeded Saxony Lutheran Tuesday afternoon at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, the fourth-seeded Portageville Bulldogs were able to hold on for a 66-46 win and secure a spot in the semifinals...

Upset, blowouts highlight first--round action (12/28/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- Upsets and blowouts were the order of the day as the 54th annual Bloomfield Christmas tournament tipped-off Monday. Top seed Kennett, No. 2 Dexter and No. 3 Bernie each had blow-out wins, while No. 4 Portageville produced a workman-like 68-52 decision over No. 13 Malden...

Consolation hopes foiled (12/22/10)
BROSELEY -- Unable to close a six-point gap entering the fourth quarter against the Greenville Lady Bears Tuesday night, the Charleston Lady Bluejays run at the 14th annual Lady Royal Holiday Classic came to end with a 60-50 loss. "We played tough tonight, but didn't hit our shots," Charleston head coach Josh Thompson said...

December 9, 2010 Scoreboard (12/09/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Sikeston opens with victory at Doniphan (11/30/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com DONIPHAN -- The Matt Schonoff era got off to a good start on Monday night as the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs won their season opener 68-50 over Doniphan. "One it's a conference win and it's good to start off 1-0," Schonoff said. "Now we know what we need to work on. We need to finish at the basket and our free throws are not the greatest."...

Doniphan cross country runners head to state (11/04/10)
Five Doniphan runners qualified for the state meet.

October 25, 2010 Scoreboard (10/26/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Doniphan CC Runners Earn Top Spots at Local Meet (10/25/10)
The Doniphan girls cross country team won another first place team award at the Doniphan Cross Country Meet held on October 20.

District volleyball tournaments set to get underway Monday (10/22/10)
Football will take a back seat to volleyball starting Monday as district competition is set across the state in all classes. Dexter will be the host for the Class 3, District 1 tournament, while the other seven SCAA schools will play at Twin Rivers, Gideon and Advance and Scott City...

October 18, 2010 Scoreboard (10/18/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Doniphan cross country team wins again (10/14/10)
The Doniphan varsity girls cross country team competed in the Eminence Invitational on October 13th, bringing home their third first place team win.

Doniphan Cross Country Team Brings Home Medals (10/13/10)
The Doniphan Cross COuntry team competed in the Licking Invitational CC Meet held on October 7th, bringing home five medals and a second place varsity girls team win out of 13 schools competing. (Rolla placed first) Jimmy Kramer received a 9th place medal in the varsity boys division. ...

High school roundup: Perryville cruises past Herculaneum (10/13/10)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

October 12, 2010 Scoreboard (10/12/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

October 6, 2010 Scoreboard (10/06/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Wallace's no-no leads Kennett to district semifinals (05/17/10)
The Indians scored 20 runs in four innings and received a no-hit performance from starting pitcher Cameron Wallace to defeat Doniphan and advance to the Class 3 District 1 semifinals.

Indians roll to second in SEMO Conference (05/12/10)
Jackson's Werner shot a 71 to capture medalist honors

Doniphan baseball takes on East Carter County (05/01/10)
Check out photos of the Doniphan baseball team in action. The Dons fell to East Carter County on the diamond.

Dexter golf team claims Sikeston Invitational (04/27/10)
The 14 teams that attended had wind, wet surfaces and a chill in the air to contend with on top of the course itself at the Sikeston Country Club.

Sikeston baseball wins fourth straight game (04/27/10)
The Bulldogs defeated the Doniphan Dons 4-1 on Monday at home.

Sikeston wins fourth in-a-row (04/27/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- With their win over the Doniphan Dons Monday afternoon the Sikeston Bulldogs push their current winning streak to four, their longest of the season. Coming in to the contest with three consecutive wins to match their previous high, the Bulldogs put up eight hits for four runs in the 4-1 decision...

Weight lifted: NMCC wins first game of year at Malden Tourney (04/19/10)
After losing to Cooter and Oran by one and two runs respectively to start the Malden Baseball Tournament, New Madrid County Centrals finally got its first win of the season Saturday, beating Doniphan 15-5.

Kennett Golf takes down Doniphan (03/31/10)
The Kennett High School golf team teed off its season yesterday against Doniphan. The Indians defeated the Dons by a score of 167-197.

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.

High school roundup: Oak Ridge reaches 20 wins for first time (02/26/10)
All the area high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Kennett uses second half run to get past Doniphan (02/16/10)
The Kennett Indians used one of their patented second half runs to pull out another victory Tuesday night. The Indians defeated the Doniphan Dons by a score of 69-49 in Kennett's final home game of the season and senior night. Doniphan pulled to within two-points of the Indians 1:11 into the second half. After that, Kennett went on a 16-point run that the Dons couldn't recover from.

High school roundup: Morrill hits milestone in ND win (01/26/10)
All of the area high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Jan. 25 Scoreboard (01/25/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Rebels stun Bloomfield in final second for fifth (01/03/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- For a second it looked as if Richland and Bloomfield were headed to overtime in the fifth place game of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Wednesday night. Richland's Ryan Kleffer and Mac Thornton had other plans. After Bloomfield's Garrett Rice hit a driving layup to tie the game at 48-48 with under five seconds remaining, Kleffer grabbed the ball and threw a pass to a streaking Thornton on the other end of the floor for a game-winning layup with one-tenth of a second remaining, giving the Rebels a 50-48 win.. ...

2009 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament - All-Tournament Team (12/31/09)
Alan Flannigan -- Dexter Leighton Hensley -- Bloomfield Jake Smith -- Bernie Jake Owens -- Bernie Drew Thornton -- Richland Mac Thornton -- Richland John Smith -- Puxico Fred Garmon -- Kennett Randrik Caruthers -- Kennett Fred Treadwell -- Portageville...

Late Kleffer-to-Thornton pass lifts Rebels over Wildcats (12/31/09)
BLOOMFIELD -- For a second it looked as if Richland and Bloomfield were headed to overtime in the fifth place game of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Wednesday night. Richland's Ryan Kleffer and Mac Thornton had other plans. After Bloomfield's Garrett Rice hit a driving layup to tie the game at 48-48 with under five seconds remaining, Kleffer grabbed the ball and threw a pass to a streaking Thornton on the other end of the floor for a game-winning layup with one-tenth of a second remaining, giving the Rebels a 50-48 win.. ...

Kennett eases past Portageville; Richland to play for fifth (12/30/09)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BLOOMFIELD -- The Portageville Bulldogs could not figure out the hounding defense of the Kennett Indians in Tuesday's second semifinal game at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament as they failed to advance to their second consecutive tournament final with a 58-36 loss...

Van Buren 58, Doniphan 50 (12/30/09)
Doniphan defeated Van Buren to advance to the consolation championship of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. The Dons will face South Pemiscot on Wednesday at 3 p.m. VAN BURNEN -- (fg-ftm-fta-tp) Duncan 6-3-7-18, Newberry 3-1-2-7, Betz 5-0-3-10, Hinton 0-0-2-0, Crawley 1-0-0-2, Rector 4-5-7-13. Totals: 19-9-21-50...

Portageville wins OT thriller while Dexter downs Rebels (12/29/09)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BLOOMFIELD -- The Portageville Bulldogs used a last-second shot in overtime to defeat Hayti 70-68 in the quarterfinals of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Monday night. With the score tied at 68-68 with 5.1 seconds remaining in overtime, the Bulldogs inbounded the ball to Fred Treadwell who went the length of the floor and hit a five foot runner as time expired to propel Portageville into the semifinals tonight against Kennett...

Bloomfield Tournament report - Day 2 (12/29/09)
Check all of the results and box scores from Monday at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.

Bloomfield boxes -- DAY 1 (12/26/09)
Boxscores from Day 1 of Bloomfield Chistmas Tournament

Lady Tribe bounces back to play for fifth (12/23/09)
BROSELEY, Mo. -- There was certainly no lack of motivation for the Kennett Lady Indians before they took the court Tuesday. Perhaps that is why Kennett turned in one of its best performances of the season, pulling away late to take a 75-58 win over the Lady Bluejays in the fifth-place semifinals of the LRCC here Tuesday...

Dec. 19 Scoreboard (12/19/09)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

NMCC pounds glass, Doniphan Thursday (12/18/09)
sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles went into Thursday evening's match-up against the visiting Doniphan Dons with a relatively simple game plan -- crash the paint. Following the tip, it was apparent that the plan was going to work quite well as after four quarters it was another victory in the books for the Eagles, 70-42...

Dec. 17 Scoreboard (12/17/09)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Tigers fall in consolation bracket (12/11/09)
All the local high school action from Thursday that was reported to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Cape Central boys fall in consolation bracket, Delta girls advance to title game (12/11/09)
All the local high school action from Thursday that was reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Dec. 10 Scoreboard (12/10/09)
Boys Basketball SEMO Conference Tournament (Consolation Semifinals) CAPE CENTRAL (60) -- Blake Ozbun 9, Andrew Williams 5, James Lane 21, Terrance Howard 5, Kevin Casasola 16, Zach Boerboom 4. FG 25, FT 7-12, F 16. (3-pointers: Williams 1, Howard 1, Casasola 1. Fouled out: none)...

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Dec. 2 Scoreboard (12/01/09)

2009-10 Doniphan Girls Basketball Preview (11/24/09)
Head Coach: Brad Sneed, 1st year Last Season: 9-14 (lost to Greenville in Class 3 district semis) District: Class 3 District 2 at Twin Rivers (Arcadia Valley, Clearwater, Greenville, Woodland) Last district title: 2007 Key Returners: Erin Pennington, Christin Ivy, Hannah Netherland, Jackie Carden...

2009-10 Doniphan Boys Basketball Preview (11/24/09)
Head Coach: Cory Russell, 1st year Last Season: 12-14 (lost to Bloomfield in Class 3 district semis) District: Class 3 District 2 at Twin Rivers (Arcadia Valley, Bloomfield, Clearwater, Greenville, Woodland) Last district title: 2006 Key Returners: Greg Davis, Taylor Smith, Gavin Wilfong, Cody Asay...

Are you ready from some playoff volleyball! (10/23/09)
By JERRY JARRELL Daily Statesman Sports Editor It doesn't get any better if you are a high school volleyball fan. Monday will signal the beginning of the MSHSAA volleyball playoffs as 16 district tournaments in each of four classes will mark the first hurdle for teams to clear on their way to a prestigious state title...

Bloomfield moves into finals (03/04/09)
BLOOMFIELD -- Three ties in the first 2 minutes suggested that the MSHSAA Class 3 District 2 semifinal Tuesday might be tightly-contested the rest of the way. But the Bloomfield Wildcats defense had something so say about that. The Wildcats caused the Doniphan Dons to commit a few too many turnovers in the first half of a 68-55 win for top-seeded Bloomfield...

Doniphan wins in overtime (03/03/09)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer BLOOMFIELD -- The Doniphan Dons had selective memory Monday night against Clearwater. They forgot all about a 70-44 loss to the Tigers in the regular season and came through with an overtime win, 59-56, to reach the MSHSAA Class 3 District 2 semifinals...

Greenville girls back in district final (03/03/09)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer BLOOMFIELD -- The Greenville Lady Bears learned Monday night that they can't slam on the brakes too soon when they have a comfortable lead. Greenville led by 17 points going into the fourth quarter in its MSHSAA Class 3 District 2 semifinal game against Doniphan...

Netherland lifts Doniphan in district opener (03/01/09)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer BLOOMFIELD -- It was a slow start in the MSHSAA Class 3 District 2 first round game between Doniphan and Clearwater. With the snow in full force outside, not too many people trekked out to Bloomfield High School and both teams played in a way that matched the mood inside the quiet gymnasium Saturday afternoon...

ROUNDUP: Clearwater boys stay atop OFC standings (02/25/09)
By DAR STAFF NAYLOR -- The Clearwater Tigers got one step closer to winning the Ozark Foothills Conference regular season title Tuesday night on the road as they took a 64-54 victory over Naylor. Clearwater coach Louis Bell wasn't sure what to expect out of his team after two straight weeks of tournament play in the OFC and the Black River League...

Dexter routs Doniphan, moves to 23-0 (02/19/09)
With the pressure of an undefeated regular season building, Dexter coach Chad Allen told his girls to just relax and go out and have fun against Doniphan Wednesday night at home. The Lady Bearcats had a blast! Ashlee Taylor scored a game-high 30 points and the Dexter Lady Bearcats lived up to there No. 1 state ranking in Class 4 with a 100-28 laugher over the visiting Donettes to improved to 23-0 on the season...

Empty bench: East Carter short on players (02/09/09)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- The East Carter Redbirds, who entered the Ozark Foothills Conference tournament 1-11 on the season and the No. 7-seed, already had a lot to go up against Saturday afternoon when they stepped on the court with second-seeded Twin Rivers...

Naylor boys top Neelyville, reach OFC semifinals (02/08/09)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- It's been a dicey situation for the Naylor Eagles over the past few weeks. Even with the ice storm, the team has been up and down as of late as it roster has two starters left the team a few weeks ago. But on Saturday night in the first round of the Ozark Foothills Conference, the Eagles played well together and got past rival Neelyville for the second time this season, 68-62...

Greenville shakes off rust, Donettes for victory (02/08/09)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- It hasn't been a pleasant New Year for the Greenville Lady Bears. Greenville was 0-4 in 2009 and hadn't even played a home game since Dec. 11 against Lesterville. But things got better in the first round of the Ozark Foothills Conference tournament as the No. 4-seed Lady Bears rolled to a 47-35 win over the No. 5-seed Doniphan Donettes...

Neelyville surges past Donettes (01/23/09)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer DONIPHAN -- Doniphan learned first hand how quick and deadly the Neelyville Lady Tigers offense can be Thursday night. After trailing by five at half, the Donettes tied the game early in the second half but Neelyville scored the next nine points and finished the quarter with a 15-4 run for a 58-41 win in Ozark Foothills Conference play...

ROUNDUP: Thomas scores 47 in Naylor's loss (01/20/09)
By DAR STAFF MOUNTAIN VIEW -- In the first round of the Mountain View-Liberty Tournament on Monday night, 47 was the number to be reached. That's because Naylor's Travis Thomas and Houston's Kyle Poynter each netted 47 points apiece for their respective teams...

ROUNDUP: Owens' drive lifts Bernie over Dexter (01/18/09)
By DAR STAFF BERNIE -- Jake Owens' drive down the lane with 1.4 seconds remaining produced the game-winning basket as the Bernie Mules beat back a stiff challenge by the upset-minded Dexter Bearcats, 58-56, Friday night. Free throws played a pivotal role in the out come of the game between SCAA rivals and it was the state-ranked Mules that won that battle also, connecting on 16-of-23 (70 percent), while Dexter could only manage 11-of-20 (55 percent)...

ROUNDUP: Davis scores 24 to lead Twin Rivers past Campbell (01/16/09)
By DAR STAFF BROSELEY -- The Twin Rivers Lady Royals had three players in double figures Thursday night at home as they went on to beat Campbell, 72-54, in a non-conference game. Twin Rivers senior Torey Davis scored a game-high 24 points, including nine 2-pointers. Kelsey Snider added 17 points while Stephanie Jennings chipped in with 16. Jennings has averaged 17.5 points a game during the Lady Royals' current two-game win streak...

Lady Lions win again; Tribe stumbles at Doniphan (01/13/09)
SENATH, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions' hot play in 2009 continues. The Lady Lions jumped out to a 20-point lead after the first period and rolled to a 68-31 victory over the Malden Lady Wave on Monday night. "It was a really nice win for us at home again," Senath-Hornersville coach Jamie Johnson said. "I just think we're start to play really hard and limit our turnovers. We're start to shoot the basketball a little bit better."...

Twin Rivers edges Dons in OFC action (01/11/09)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer DONIPHAN -- Trailing 16-4 in the middle of the first quarter, things were shaping up to be a long night for the Twin Rivers Royals, which came into the game on a three-game losing streak that included a couple of blowout losses to Dexter and Bernie...

Charleston set to play for fifth place (01/04/09)
BROSELEY -- The Lady Bluejays were able to play fast in the second half. That enabled Charleston to catch up to the Greenville Lady Bears on Friday night at the Twin Rivers Holiday Classic Tournament on Friday night and come away with a close 58-55 win...

Bernie overcomes odds to win championship (12/31/08)
BLOOMFIELD -- The Bernie Mules overcame tremendous obstacles to capture the championship trophy of the 52nd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament with an impressive 69-45 defeat of the previously undefeated Portageville Bulldogs. The Mules regained the Christmas Tournament title for the first time in 15 years Tuesday night and appeared in their first final since 1996...

Kelly gets past Charleston in battle of the unbeatens (12/30/08)
BROSELEY -- Before their quarterfinal game against the undefeated Charleston Lady Bluejays, the Kelly Lady Hawks huddled together and shouted "Who are we?" with one response, "Kelly!" The Lady Hawks, No. 3 seed in the 12th annual Lady Royals Holiday Classic Tournament at Broseley, showed everybody who they were Monday night. Beating the No. 6 seed Lady Bluejays 49-32 in what Charleston head coach Micheal Minner coined as "a dog fight."...

Portageville rallies to win OT thriller in semifinals (12/30/08)
BLOOMFIELD -- The Portageville Bulldogs remain undefeated as they outlasted the tenacious Twin Rivers Royals in an 63-62 instant classic overtime victory Monday night to advance to the championship of the 52nd Anniversary Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...

Routs highlight first round of tourney action (12/29/08)
BROSELEY -- The 12th annual Lady Royals Holiday Classic Tournament kicked off in Broseley Saturday evening with the winning teams buying into a similar theme. Defense, as Portageville, Charleston, Kelly and Dexter all came with opening round wins. The night cap featured the No. 2 seed Portageville Lady Bulldogs against the No. 15 seed Sikeston Lady Bulldogs. In the end, it was Portageville's defense and experience that got the best of the young Sikeston squad, coming away with the 56-24 win...

Dexter, Portageville advance to semifinals (12/29/08)
BLOOMFIELD -- The undefeated Portageville Bulldogs will advance to the semifinal round of the 52nd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament with a convincing win over the Richland Rebels 66-47 Saturday night in Bloomfield. The No. 2 seeded Bulldogs (7-0), had to scrap and claw for every bit of their 19 point advantage over the No. 10 seeded Rebels (2-6) in Saturday's quarterfinal matchup...

Upsets, routs highlight first round at Bloomfield (12/28/08)
BLOOMFIELD -- The 52nd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament got under way Friday in Bloomfield. The eight game first round was full of excitement as three lower seeded teams were able to upset their higher seeded opponents. Results on Friday's first round play are as follows...

BCT Game 7: Richland zones out Dons (12/27/08)
Richland 62, Doniphan 40

Upcoming local events (12/26/08)
Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Dexter-East Prairie loser v. Hayti-Puxico loser, 9 a.m. Twin Rivers-Malden loser v. Kennett-Van Buren loser, 10:30 a.m. Doniphan-Richland loser v. Portageville-Greenville loser, noon Bernie-East Carter loser v. Bloomfield-South Pemiscot loser, 2 p.m...

Lucky 7? Dons look to make run as underdog at Bloomfield (12/24/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer After a runner-up finish in last season's Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, some might be surprised at the seed which was agreed on for the Doniphan Dons. Yes, they lost their top two players from last season in Chandler and Charles Wilson, but the Dons also returned some key components as well...

ROUNDUP: Bloomfield rolls past Chaffee (12/21/08)
By DAR STAFF BLOOMFIELD -- The Bloomfield Wildcats finished up their schedule leading up to the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament solidly with a win over the Chaffee Red Devils, 75-50, Friday night at home. Junior Leighton Hensley had a big game for Bloomfield (4-3) as he poured in a game-high 29 points on 12 2-pointers...

ROUNDUP: Bloomfield beats Richland in two OTs (12/14/08)
By DAR STAFF BLOOMFIELD -- After missing seven free throws in regulation, including a pair of one-and-one opportunities in the final minute, Bloomfield sank 9-of-10 in two overtimes Friday night to edge Richland 75-68. "For what this team has been through, for them to still battle back and get a win, they are not giving up," Bloomfield coach Dustin Hicks said...

ROUNDUP: Thomas scores 40 in Naylor's OT win (12/12/08)
By DAR STAFF HOLCOMB -- Even with a 40-point effort from senior Travis Thomas, the Naylor Eagles narrowly escaped Holcomb 73-70 in overtime Thursday. Naylor (2-1) started the game on a 14-0 run, outscoring the Hornets 19-5 in the first quarter. Eagles coach Glen Eubanks felt his defense faltered most of the game...

Bernie is top seed at Bloomfield tournament (12/11/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer Earlier this week, the seeds were finalized for the long-anticipated Bloomfied Christmas Tournament. As always it's shaping up to be a good one with the possibility of a fourth straight year with a new champion. Top-seeded Bernie will start things off in the first round with No. 16-seed East Carter. Bernie already has one tournament title on the season as the took the Campbell Invitational last Friday night. The Mules last won the tournament back in 1993...

ROUNDUP: Fowler's late basket lifts Campbell past Richland (12/10/08)
By DAR STAFF RICHLAND -- Campbell's Justin Fowler hit a bucket with 4 seconds left to lift the Camels past Richland 63-62 Tuesday night. "This is a big win for us playing on the road," Campbell coach Steve Fowler said. "Richland at Richland is always pretty tough."...

Neelyville wins OFC opener (12/09/08)
By DAR STAFF PIEDMONT -- The Neelyville Lady Tigers probably feel like they started the Ozark Foothills Conference season already. But Monday night's 54-35 win over Clearwater was the first one that counts in the standings. After defeating Greenville in the third place game of the Lady Dawg Classic, Neelyville trailed after the first quarter but went on to take the win against the Lady Tigers...

Doniphan surges past Neelyville (12/07/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer DONIPHAN -- In most cases, a growth spurt can be hard to measure when it comes to time. But after Doniphan's 70-53 Ozark Foothills Conference win over Neelyville on Friday night, Dons coach Jason Andrews felt his team grew up a lot over the past week...

ROUNDUP: Twin Rivers stops Bell City (12/02/08)
By DAR STAFF ORAN -- The Twin Rivers Royals advanced to the semifinals of the Oran Invitational with a 75-67 win over the Bell City Cubs Monday night. Twin Rivers (2-0) had three players in double figures led by Kyle Oberkramer with 18 as well as Brett Whitlock and Ryan Miller each scoring 17...

ROUNDUP: Ferguson's 32 points leads Clarkton past Van Buren (12/01/08)
By DAR STAFF VAN BUREN -- Dustin Ferguson scored 32 points to lead Clarkton past Van Buren 91-68 in the Current River Challenge on Saturday night. Casey Redden added 22 points and Jacob Redden had 14 points for the Reindeer. Ian Newberry was the high scorer for the Bulldogs as he had 16 points including four 3-pointers. Tyler Freeze had 13 points in the loss...

Doniphan girls heading in new direction (11/25/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer DONIPHAN -- It will be a different feel to the girls basketball season at Doniphan this year. Longtime coach Jimbo Blackwell won't be pacing the sidelines this season and in his place comes a coach with plenty of experience coaching at the college level...

Ozark Foothills: Twin Rivers, Neelyville, Greenville, East Carter, Clearwater, Doniphan, Naylor (11/24/08)
TWIN RIVERS ROYALS Coach: Kelly Null, first year Last year: 12-15 District (Class 3 District 2 at Clearwater): Arcadia, Clearwater, Doniphan, Greenville, Woodland KEY PLAYERS BACK: Torey Davis, Kelsey Snider, Stepahnie Jennings WHAT'S NEW: Twin Rivers athletic director Kelly Null takes over after long time head coach Jeff Walk left to coach at Three Rivers over the summer. Null was an assistant under Walk the past few seasons...

OFC boys: Twin Rivers, Neelyville, East Carter, Clearwater, Greenville, Doniphan, Naylor (11/24/08)
TWIN RIVERS ROYALS Coach: Rob Brown (3rd year, 26-26) Last year: 17-10 District (Class 3 District 2 at Clearwater): Arcadia Valley, Bloomfield, Clearwater, Doniphan, Greenville, Woodland KEY PLAYERS BACK: Kyle Oberkramer, Ryan Miller, Brett Whitlock...

Later start to practice 'a big deal' to Dons (11/13/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer After finishing out the 2007-08 season with a narrow three-point loss to New Madrid in MSHSAA Class 3 sectional playoff back in March, the Doniphan Dons have a lot to contend with over the next few weeks leading up to the regular season...

Twin Rivers finishes third in OFC behind Stockton's no-hitter (10/12/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- Twin Rivers pitcher Garrett Stockton left an exclamation point to end the fall season. In the third-place game of the Ozark Foothills Conference tournament, Stockton, who is just a sophomore, silenced the Doniphan bats with a 4-0 win on a no-hitter Friday afternoon...

ROUNDUP: Kennett stops Poplar Bluff rally (10/07/08)
By DAR STAFF KENNETT -- The Poplar Bluff soccer team was shorthanded Monday night against the Kennett Indians, but nearly came away with one. The Indians broke a 2-2 tie with two minutes to go as Blake Willbanks scored to lift Kennett to the win, 3-2...

Naylor wants elusive crown in Class 1 District 1 softball (10/07/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ Sports Writer The Naylor Lady Eagles are hoping to use last fall as motivation. Naylor lost to Oran in the Class 1 District 1 final and will play sixth-seed Van Buren at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Delta. "We have lost the district 2-1 two years in a row," Naylor coach Gene Deckard said. "They really want district bad and it is competitive."...

Doniphan rallies, beats Naylor in 10th inning (10/07/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer The Ozark Foothills Conference tournament once again had a classic in the first round. And once again it involved Naylor. After the Eagles pulled off an upset last season as the sixth seed, they were an out away from moving on to the semifinal Monday. But Doniphan forced extra innings and Ethan King sent his team to the semifinals with a one-out, walk-off hit in the 10th for a 5-4 win...

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...

ROUNDUP: Puxico volleyball rallies past Bloomfield (09/30/08)
By DAR STAFF After dropping their first match Monday night, the Puxico Indians bounced back to beat Bloomfield, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22. "The first one they were a little bit down," Puxico coach Karen Hazel said. "They picked it up though. They were determined."...

ROUNDUP: Poplar Bluff wins volleyball battle of Mules (09/23/08)
By DAR STAFF BERNIE -- Six different players had two or more kills for Poplar Bluff and the Lady Mules combined for 13 blocks in a 25-16, 25-20 win Monday night at Bernie. "A true team effort," Lady Mules volleyball coach Mike Berry said. Blake Talkington led Poplar Bluff (8-6) with five kills, while Jamie Fritts added four kills and three solo blocks and five block assists...

ROUNDUP: Clearwater rallies with 12-run inning to beat Van Buren 15-14 (09/17/08)
By DAR STAFF VAN BUREN -- The Clearwater Lady Tigers scored a dozen runs in the sixth inning and held on for a 15-14 win Tuesday over Van Buren. It was Clearwater's first win of the season. "We showed a lot of heart by not quitting," Clearwater coach Shannon England said...

Clearwater's Logan Morris no-hits Twin Rivers (09/16/08)
By DAR STAFF Logan Morris was dominant from start to finish Monday afternoon, as he allowed no hits in a 10-0 win over Twin Rivers. "Logan has had a really dominating fall," Clearwater coach Joe McCallister said. "He has had really good command. Right now, he is doing all the things I'm asking him to do, pitching well and getting ahead in the count, using his breaking ball at the right time."...

Doniphan holds off Greenville (09/16/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- Doniphan's Daniel Newman turned to the dugout, pumped his fist and let out a yell of accomplishment. With two outs, Newman battled back from a 3-0 count to strike out Greenville's Trevor Bennett with the bases loaded and preserve Doniphan's 6-5 win, the Dons' first OFC victory of the season...

Late surge lifts Naylor over Donettes (09/12/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer DONIPHAN -- Naylor's Chelsea Lane likes playing Doniphan and it showed Thursday afternoon. Lane had nine strikeouts and allowed just one run as the Lady Eagles moved past the Donettes, 7-1. "She came back and did what she was supposed to do," Naylor coach Gene Deckard said. "It looked like from the other day, she learned her mistakes and today she came back and did her job."...

ROUNDUP: Doniphan softball slips past Twin Rivers (09/03/08)
By DAR STAFF DONIPHAN -- Doniphan scored a run in four different innings as the Donettes moved past Twin Rivers 4-3 Tuesday afternoon. "I thought our kids were really focused," Doniphan coach Brad Phillips said. "In the past, Twin Rivers has really had Doniphan's number and we were fortunate enough to hang in there and battle and get the win."...

ROUNDUP: Greenville rallies past Ellington 10-9 (08/29/08)
By DAR STAFF GREENVILLE -- Greenville rallied for five runs in the sixth inning and got a walkoff single from Tyler Dougherty in the bottom of the seventh to move past Ellington, 10-9, Thursday afternoon. Dougherty finished the game with three hits and two RBIs...

Royals jump on Dons early in 10-1 win (08/29/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Twin Rivers wanted to put its opponent in a hole early Thursday afternoon. The Royals wasted little time as they scratched across three runs in the bottom of the first inning and added five more in the third as they moved past Doniphan, 10-1...

Offenses rule on fall baseball's opening day (08/26/08)
By DAR STAFF The Doniphan Dons got three runs in the first frame on the way to a five-inning 11-1 win over Van Buren. Travis Moe and Ethan King each had two RBIs for the Dons while Zack Swindle had one. "We scored runs, we kind of took what the pitcher gave us," Doniphan coach Jason Rose said. "I was pretty proud overall of how we swung the bats."...

Doniphan coaches start with the basics (08/22/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer DONIPHAN -- Doniphan's baseball and softball programs are donning new leaders heading into this fall sports season. Jason Rose is taking over the baseball program while Brad Phillips will be leading the softball squad...

Wilson twins choose different colleges (05/08/08)
Doniphan's Charles Wilson recently signed his letter of intent to play at Williams Baptist while Chandler Wilson signed with Iowa Wesleyan.

Mills pitches 'Cats to victory over Kennett (05/08/08)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Ben Mills has not made many starts on the mound this season for the Dexter Bearcats. But one couldn't tell that Wednesday against the Kennett Indians. In just his second start of the season, Mills scattered 10 hits and pitched out of several jams to lead Dexter to an 8-2 victory over the Tribe at East Park...

Pitching dominates OFC softball field (05/04/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer When the Ozark Foothills Conference softball tournament gets underway Monday at Three Rivers' Rains Field, there is no telling what may happen. With rain wiping out a good portion of the season, teams enter the tournament with little in the way of actual game experience. That could be a factor, especially in the first round, as opponents may face each other for the first time since last fall...

ROUNDUP: Neelyville, Twin Rivers softball roll (05/02/08)
By DAR STAFF Chelsea Lane held the Lady Tigers to three hits, and the Lady Eagles used their speed and baserunning to overwhelm Clearwater 11-0. "They're one of the best-hitting teams around," Clearwater coach Shannon England said of the Lady Eagles...

Dons hold off Poplar Bluff (05/02/08)
By DAR STAFF The Mules rallied again Thursday afternoon against Doniphan but again, they came up just short. Poplar Bluff was down 11-7 entering its half of the seventh and scored three runs but was unable to tie the game as it fell 11-10. "I was telling the guys, as proud as I was of them yesterday with Sikeston and the way we battled in that game,...

ROUNDUP: Bearcats edge Cape Central (04/23/08)
By DAR STAFF CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Dexter Bearcats scored four first-inning runs but needed a late rally to knock off Cape Central 8-7 on Tuesday. Jared Laird scored on a sacrifice bunt by Ben Mills in the fifth inning for the winning margin. After surrendering a pair of runs to start the game, the Bearcats (10-3, 6-1 SEMO) took advantage of control issues by the Tigers' starting pitcher to take their early lead. ...

Clearwater's Swofford throws no-hitter in defeat (04/22/08)
By DAR STAFF Clearwater's Tisha Swofford threw her third no-hitter in four games but walked eight as the Lady Tigers lost 5-0 Monday at Greenville. The Lady Tigers had their best chance to score when Lydia Wymore led off the second inning with a double, only to be stranded on second as Sara Condray retired the next three hitters in order...

Blackwell to play at MUST in Rolla (04/18/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer DONIPHAN -- Doniphan's Jaysa Blackwell has always wanted to play college basketball and now she has the chance to do so. Blackwell signed her letter of intent to play basketball for Missouri Universirty of Science and Technology, formerly University of Missouri-Rolla, Thursday afternoon at Doniphan High School...

Clearwater rallies, edges Dons 2-1 (04/17/08)
Smith's homer in ninth is difference

Lady Royals hit on all cylinders (04/16/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- An offensive outburst by the Twin Rivers Lady Royals in the sixth inning brought an early end Tuesday to their game against Doniphan as their five runs in that frame gave them a 10-0 win. The Lady Royals pounded out 14 hits...

ROUNDUP: Greenville rallies, walks away with victory in eighth (04/15/08)
By DAR STAFF The Greenville Bears rallied from a three-run deficit to force extra innings and scored the winning run on a bases-loaded walk to defeat Naylor 8-7 in eight innings Monday. D.J. Robinson went 3-for-5 and scored three times while Joey Morey went 3-for-4 and also scored three times for the Bears...

Offenses post crooked numbers (04/09/08)
By DAR STAFF ZALMA -- Joey Morey struck out seven and Greenville's offense dominated Zalma in a 25-2 win in five innings Tuesday. "I was pleased with our bats hitting the ball after a long layoff," Greenville coach Jason Hill said. "We had a good all-around offensive attack."...

Doniphan surges past Twin Rivers (03/28/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer DONIPHAN -- In a rematch of last fall's Ozark Foothills Conference championship game, Doniphan got its revenge, using a five-run rally in the sixth inning to knock off Twin Rivers 6-4 Thursday. After struggling against Royals starter Dylan Stockton for most of the game, the Dons took advantage of some Twin Rivers mistakes and came up with clutch hits in the sixth to dig themselves out of a 4-1 hole...

Doniphan players lead OFC selections (03/27/08)
DAR Staff The All-Ozark Foothills Conference was led by three Dons and a pair of Lady Eagles. Charles Wilson, Chandler Wilson and Tyler Collins led Doniphan to the OFC title while coach Jason Andrews was named Coach of the Year. Clearwater, Naylor and Twin Rivers each placed two players on the team. Luke Hillis and Kyle Randolph qualified from Clearwater, while Eagles Travis Thomas and Caleb Johnson and Royals Kenny Johnson and Dylan Stockton were also honored...

ROUNDUP: Greenville holds off Bell City 2-1 in baseball (03/26/08)
By DAR STAFF The Greenville Bears picked up a pair of runs in the first inning and held on for a 2-1 road win Tuesday at Bell City. Leadoff man Nick Wren reached on an error to start the and came around to score game on a double by Robert Abernathy. Jacob Wood then drove Abernathy home with a single...

Clearwater softball field destroyed by flooding (03/23/08)
Doniphan will probably go on the road for a while due to the flooding.

ROUNDUP: Naylor's Lane perfect in opener (03/18/08)
By DAR STAFF Chelsea Lane and the Naylor Lady Eagles couldn't have gotten off to a better start this spring than a 15-0 win Monday over Risco. Lane pitched a perfect game for the Lady Eagles, striking out 10 hitters in four innings. Courtney Sullivan picked up a pair of hits and scored three times for the Lady Eagles. She was one of several players who contributed offensively for Naylor...

PREVIEW: Twin Rivers softball wants another title shot (03/17/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer The Twin Rivers Lady Royals have a bitter taste from the fall softball season. After winning 16 of their first 17, the Lady Royals suffered an 1-0 loss to East Carter in the district championship. Now they are looking to turn their fortunes around as they begin their drive for a conference title...

New Madrid's determination pays off (03/06/08)
NMCC victorious in defensive game; moves to quarterfinals

Redemption: Dons win rematch with Malden (03/02/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor This year it was Doniphan's turn. The Dons used a stifling man defense, crashed the boards and got 27 points from senior Charles Wilson to win the MSHSAA Class 3 District 2 title, beating Malden 49-43. "We remember what it felt like last year to lose to them by two," Wilson said. "But we came back with redemption and won this game."...

Redemption: Dons hungry for another shot at title (02/22/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer The top-seeded Doniphan Dons are heading into the MSHSAA Class 3 District 2 tournament with vivid memories. The Dons remember all too well losing to Malden in the district final by two points, 67-65. "That will motivate us because we know what it felt like to lose," Doniphan senior Charles Wilson said. "We are hungry for that district title."...

ROUNDUP: Bloomfield rallies past Kelly; Naylor wins in OT (02/20/08)
By DAR STAFF BLOOMFIELD -- Kyle Williamson's layup with three seconds left Tuesday gave Bloomfield an 80-79 win over Kelly. The winning basket completed a Wildcat charge from a 17-point first-half deficit and gave Williamson a total of 19 points in the game, all in the second half...

Bluejays work overtime to beat Dons (02/20/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer DONIPHAN -- Whenever Charleston needed a basket Tuesday night, it turned to junior Donald Dixon. Dixon had eight of the Bluejays' 12 points in overtime and scored 29 as they moved past the Doniphan Dons, 56-54. "We wanted to get the ball to Don (Dixon)," Charleston coach Danny Farmer said. "Don can score and that is one of the things he does well. He is instant offense."...

Naylor beats Donettes; Twin Rivers runs past Hayti (02/17/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer NAYLOR -- The Naylor Lady Eagles outscored Doniphan 12-2 in the second quarter to build a double-digit lead and sent their seniors out on top with a 48-34 victory over the Donettes. Naylor senior Hailee Deckard, who will play for the University of Missouri-St. Louis next season, led the way in her final home game, scoring 13 points...

Senior moment: Poplar Bluff girls earn share of SEMO title (02/15/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor Poplar Bluff's seniors went out with a bang Thursday night. The Lady Mules earned a share of the SEMO Conference title and picked up win No. 20 on Senior Night by beating Doniphan, 63-20. "It was kind of sad to see it go, but we're not done yet," said senior Stefanie Ferguson of her final game at Peters Gym...

Doniphan beats Twin Rivers, defends OFC title (02/10/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer Doniphan got big performances from its senior leaders and used a big second quarter to hold off Twin Rivers 58-49 in the Ozark Foothills Conference championship game Friday night at the Bess Activity Center. Seniors Tyler Collins and Charles Wilson came through on the biggest stage for the Dons. Collins scored a game-high 25 points while Wilson added 16 points, including 12 in the second half...

Donettes push past Twin Rivers in OFC third-place game (02/08/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- With the momentum of a buzzer-beating shot lifting their spirits going into halftime, the Doniphan Donettes put together a big third quarter to put away Twin Rivers in the third-place game of the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament 55-40...

Second-half surge lifts Lady Bears in OFC tourney (02/07/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- There will be another meeting between Naylor and Greenville and this one will decide the Ozark Foothills Conference championship. Greenville controlled the beginning of each half to defeat Doniphan 56-45 Wednesday, moving into the championship game of the OFC girls bracket...

Doniphan returns to OFC final (02/06/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Doniphan took an early lead and never allowed Clearwater the chance to make a close game of it Tuesday, advancing to the championship game of the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament with a 51-36 win. After playing the top-seeded Dons close for the first 2 minutes of the game, the Tigers succumbed to intense defensive pressure applied on the ball, resulting in numerous turnovers...

Lady Royals, Donettes win in OFC tourney (02/04/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Saturday marked the fourth meeting of the season between the Twin Rivers and Neelyville girls and the Lady Royals defended their home court to take a 3-1 series lead with a 60-56 win. The Lady Royals overcame a 50-47 deficit in the fourth quarter to advance to a semifinal against top-seeded Naylor on Tuesday...

A game-by-game preview of the OFC tournament (02/01/08)
Here's a game-by-game look at the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament, which starts Saturday at Twin Rivers. BOYS (1) Doniphan The defending champion Dons have a first-round bye as the top seed and will face the winner of the Clearwater-Neelyville matchup on Tuesday. ...

Charleston's defense too much for Jackson (01/30/08)
By Josh Mills ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CHARLESTON -- The balance of power never swayed toward the Jackson Indians Tuesday evening, as they strolled into Charleston expecting a major victory, but instead were handed a 15-point loss, 63-48, at the hands of the Bluejays...

ROUNDUP: Doniphan clinches OFC boys title (01/30/08)
By DAR STAFF Doniphan clinched the regular-season OFC title Tuesday with a 65-31 win over Clearwater. Charles Wilson scored 25 points for the Dons (15-4, 6-0 OFC). Mitch Granier and Greg Davis each scored eight points. Luke Hillis scored 13 points to lead Clearwater, which trailed by five after one quarter before getting outscored 17-6 in the second...

ROUNDUP: Vaughn's free throw lifts Campbell (01/29/08)
By DAR STAFF CAMPBELL -- Courtanie Vaughn's free throw with no time remaining gave Campbell a thrilling 50-49 win over Senath on Monday. Vaughn pulled up behind the 3-point line to attempt a game-winning shot as time wound down, drawing a foul in the process...

Dexter wins first game at Doniphan (01/29/08)
Lady Bearcats have won 14 of their last 15 games

Lady 'Cats get first win ever at Doniphan (01/29/08)
DONIPHAN -- Dexter's Lady Bearcats picked up a quality win on the road Monday with a 66-37 decision over the Doniphan Donettes. It was the first win ever by the Lady 'Cats over the Donettes at Doniphan. Katelyn Heil scored a game-high 26 points and Ashlee Taylor dropped in 12 as Dexter improved to 16-3 on the year...

Ellington rallies, beats Liberty 61-60 (01/27/08)
BY DAR STAFF Ellington overcame a 14-point first quarter deficit and then dodged a bullet in the end to hold on Friday night for 61-60 victory over Liberty. The Eagles had the ball down four with four seconds left and got to within one on a 3-pointer before time ran out...

Donettes' aggressive defense stops Royals (01/25/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer DONIPHAN -- The key word Thursday night in Doniphan's win over Twin Rivers was aggression. The Donettes forced 15 turnovers and kept their pressure and intensity constant throughout a 78-64 win. "They play the passing lanes aggressively," Twin Rivers assistant coach Kelly Null said of the Donettes. "They get all up into you and they're just very aggressive. They play aggressively when you have the ball and when you don't have the ball."...

Doniphan boys, Naylor girls have top seeds in OFC brackets (01/24/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer Doniphan and Naylor took the top seeds in the upcoming Ozark Foothills Conference boys and girls tournaments, which will take place Feb. 2-7 at Twin Rivers. The championship games will take place Feb. 8 at Three Rivers Community College...

ROUNDUP: Charleston finishes off Malden (01/23/08)
By DAR STAFF CHARLESTON -- Charleston held on to defeat Malden on Tuesday night, 75-60. Malden brought it to a 55-50 game with six minutes still left, but the Bluejays went on to outscore the Green Wave 18-8 to close out the game and earn their second-straight win...

Puxico shakes slow start at Stoddard County tourney (01/22/08)
By DAR STAFF Puxico overcame a slow start Monday night to beat Richland 55-45 in the Stoddard County Tournament. "They got off to a 6-0 start and we started pressing and we established ourselves," Puxico coach Josh Dowdy said. "I felt like it turned the game around."...

St. Vincent girls pound Kelly 53-20 (01/22/08)
The St. Vincent girls basketball team jumped to an 18-point lead after the first half and cruised to a 53-20 victory against visiting Kelly on Monday night. Courtney Besand paced a balanced scoring attack for the Indians (12-3) with 12 points. Jessica Welker added 11, while Lacey Siegmund, Brooke Brown and Elizabeth Rozier each had eight...

Twin killing: Wilson brothers put up 40 points, dominate Indians (01/20/08)
Charles and Chandler Wilson have played a lot of varsity basketball in their careers. That experience showed Friday night, as the twin brothers combined for 40 points to lead the Doniphan Dons past the Kennett Indians 63-48 at Kennett High School. "Talented kids and four-year starters," Kennett coach Jim Vaughan said. "They were four-year starters on good teams. There's obviously ability there, but toughness is their best ability."...