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Zalma freshman guard Christian Woods scored 13 points to lead the Bulldogs to a 53-52 road win over Eagle Ridge Christain on Monday, Dec. 11, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Woods scored nine points in the fourth quarter as the Bulldogs rallied from a six-point deficit to win their second game of the season. The game came down to two free throws from Woods, which he drained without feeling an ounce of pressure...

Zalma freshman guard Christian Woods scored 13 points and hit the last two free throws to lead the Bulldogs to a 53-52 win over Eagle Ridge Christain on Monday, Dec. 11, in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

BENTON, Mo. — The Kelly girls’ soccer team put on commanding and convincing performance, during a 6-1 win over Eagle Ridge Christian at Kelly High School on Thursday, April 20. “At the beginning of the match we knew that Eagle Ridge was looking for a the win in they show it by scoring the goal,” said Kelly coach Omar Campos. ...

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...

Oak Ridge defeated Eagle Ridge Christian 71-28 on Tuesday at Oak Ridge High School. Oak Ridge started the game with a quick 10-3 run before Eagle Ridge called a timeout to catch their breath. The first quarter ended with the Blue Jays up 24-11. The second quarter did not go any better for Eagle Ridge after turning the ball over on their first possession with Oak Ridge making the easy layup on the other end. ...

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...

A brief look at 17 high school girls basketball teams ahead of the 2022-23 season.

Both Perryville and Jackson’s boys soccer programs are coming off second place finishes at state in 2021. While both clubs are coming off a successful year, they are also losing key pieces to their success. Perryville went 23-4 in 2021 and fell to Winfield in the Class 2 title game. The Pirates were led by seniors Dayton Strattman and Bryce Brewer who combined for 84 goals...

Hunter Jones’ dream of competing in a Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) event is coming to fruition on August 5-7 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The Eagle Ridge alum will be competing in his first PBA event and fulfilling a lifelong dream. “I’ve wanted to be a pro (bowler) since I was a little kid,” Jones said. “It’s always been a dream of mine.”...

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.

Various photos capture longtime MSHSAA sports official Joe Baldwin in action throughout his career.

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)...

East Prairie (16-5) - Batting: Rafe Byassee (4-5, HR, 5 RBIs, 2 Runs), Garrett Scott (5-5, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 3 Runs), Jase Aycock (2-3, HR, RBI, 4 Runs). Pitching: WP - Aycock (5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 8 K). Oak Ridge (3-13) - Batting: Camren Volz (2-3). Pitching: LP - Garrett Seabaugh (4 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 3 BB, 3 K)...

Sikeston (5-18) – Batting: Trace Sullivan (3-3, 2B, RBI). Pitching: LP – Heath Poindexter (6 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 4 K). Notre Dame (11-9) – Batting: Blake Anderson (2-3, 2B, HR, 3 RBIs, Run). Pitching: WP – Noah Gadberry (7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 6 K). Oran (12-3) – Batting: Kolten Payne (2-3, HR, 2 RBIs, 2 Runs), Connor Kern (2-3, 3B, 2 RBIs, 2 Runs), Carson Kern (2-3, 2 RBIs, 2 Runs), Nolan Loper (2-3, 2B, 2 RBIs, Run). ...

Chaffee (9-7) – Batting: Conner Berry (1-4, RBI, SB). Pitching: LP – Easton Fowler (4 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 2 BB, 2 K). Woodland (11-4) – Batting: Jo Cook (3-4, RBI, 3 Runs), Cecil Abernathy (1-4, 3B, 2 RBIs, Run), Kale Landewee (1-3, 2 RBIs), Seth Abernathy (0-2, 2 RBIs), Nate Ware (2 Hits). Pitching: WP – Trenton Braswell (7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 8 K)...

Rachel Margrabe, a talented multi-sport athlete at Eagle Ridge Christian Academy, recently signed to play volleyball and further her education at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo. A highly decorated four-sport athlete at Eagle Ridge, Margrabe has a laundry list of awards and records to her name in basketball, soccer and track and field, but none are as profound as her volleyball accolades...

BENTON, Mo. — Several local athletes shined as more than 20 teams attended the 2022 Johnny Merrick Track and Field Invitational at Kelly High School on Thursday, April 7. Dexter claimed gold in both of boys’ and girls’ division with eight individual winners. The Bearcats finished with 141.5 points and won the boy’s division by a comfortable margin...

The Eagle Ridge Christian boys and girls basketball teams had strong showings over the weekend at the MSCAA state championships held in Joplin, Mo. The Eagles boys squad, who was seeded second in division three, won their quarterfinal game Thursday over El Dorado by forfeit, won their semifinal matchup with third-seeded Christian Learning on Friday, but lost in the championship game to the Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis...

Eagle Ridge Christian advanced to the semifinal round of the MCSAA tournament semifinals Thursday with a 62-22 victory over Heritage Classical in Joplin, Mo. Senior Rachel Margrabe led all scorers with 20 points followed by a 10-point performance by Hallie Kilburn. Georgia Hanselman (nine points), Grace Hester (six points), Kaylee Mason (six points), Sydney Gartman (five points), Natalee Tribout (four points) and Ryleigh Vance (two points) all contributed to the win...

Advance senior Alandry Below scored 16 of her game-high 43 points in the second quarter on senior night to lead the way as the Hornets won their 10th victory of the season against Malden Thursday 70-57 at Advance High School. Below scored seven points in the first quarter, then opened it up in the second quarter with 16 points. ...

The hottest team in Southeast Missouri stayed hot Thursday night as Caruthersville took down Scott City on the road 60-45 to earn its 11th victory in a row. The Tigers jumped out to a 14-8 lead in the first half and led 27-15 at halftime. The second half was all Caruthersville as well, outscoring the host Rams 32-30...

After 12 straight losses, the Delta Bobcats picked up their first win in nearly two full months. Delta rolled from the opening tip, taking down Eagle Ridge 73-38 on Friday night at Eagle Ridge Christian School. The Bobcats' last victory came on Nov. 30th against Perryville on the second day of the Woodland Invitational Tournament. Delta coach Justin McAlister is happy to be back on the winning side of things...

Behind Jordyn McClellan's 13 points, the Jackson Indians defeated Francis Howell 48-36 on Thursday night at Lindbergh High School to win the Lindbergh Tournament championship. McClellan knocked down three 3s in the game and went 2-for-2 at the free-throw line...

Woodland's Addie Johnson capped off a historic volleyball career in 2021. The senior outside hitter was named to her third-straight Class 2 All-State team, producing nearly half of her career kills, a third of her career digs and a third of her career service aces in 2021 alone...

The Dexter Bearcats used a balanced attack to beat Holcomb 61-38 Thursday night at Holcomb High School. Kate Nichols and Dulcie Pullen paced the Bearcats with a game-high 14 points apiece. Allison Turnbo added 12 and Caitlin Giles had 11.

From the opening tip, Meadow Heights' had one goal in mind defensively: stop Rachel Margrabe. The Panthers did just that, holding the senior guard to just nine points as Meadow Heights pulled away in the second half to defeat Eagle Ridge Christian 43-22...