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All-state baseball team released (06/12/13)
The Missouri Baseball Coaches Association recently released its 2013 all-state baseball team. Seven players from Dunklin or Pemiscot County received recognition on the team. Cooter senior Brandon Bridges was selected first-team all-state as a pitcher in Class 1. Cooter sophomore Riley Hickerson was selected honorable mention all-state as a DH/utility player...

Tri-County Conference baseball awards released (06/05/13)
The Tri-County Conference baseball awards were recently released. Risco's Caleb McCord was selected as the Tri-County Conference baseball Player of the Year. McCord batted .433 with 27 runs scored, 20 RBIs, five home runs and 22 stolen bases in 73 plate appearances. He finished 4-3 on the mound with one save and a 2.58 ERA in 35.1 innings pitched. McCord struck out 65 and walked 18...

Tri-County Conference softball awards released (05/24/13)
The 2013 Tri-County Conference all-conference softball awards were recently released. Southland senior Jordan Zolman, who has signed to play softball at the University of Missouri next season, was selected as the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year...

Sikeston netters fall to Dexter, Oran hangs on against Kelly (05/01/13)
DEXTER -- In a varsity only matchup Tuesday the Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team fell 8-1 to the hosting Dexter Bearcats. Sikeston's lone win came from Christian Rehder, who defeated Kyle Willis in a singles match, 6-2, 6-6 (9). The Bulldogs travel to Poplar Bluff tomorrow where they'll play the Mules at 4 p.m...

Softball: Southland rocks Gideon, Blytheville shuts out Kennett (04/16/13)
Southland 11, Gideon 0 GIDEON, Mo. - The Southland Rebels softball team hammered Gideon 11-0 Monday afternoon. Jordan Zolman earned a complete-game win on the mound for the Rebels. She struck out 22 batters, including four in the second and seventh innings...

Pitching leads way as Sikeston mows down Winfield on road (04/13/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com MAYFIELD, Ken. -- Pitching once again led the way for the Sikeston Bulldogs. Drew Harper struck out 13 batters and Jarett Sandlin pitched a flawless seventh inning save as the Bulldogs defeated Winfield 3-1 at Mid-Continent University in Mayfield, Ken., as part of the Graves County Wood Bat Tournament...

Pitching leads way as Sikeston mows down Winfield on roadPitching leads way as Sikeston mows down Winfield on road (04/13/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com MAYFIELD, Ken. -- Pitching once again led the way for the Sikeston Bulldogs. Drew Harper struck out 13 batters and Jarett Sandlin pitched a flawless seventh inning save as the Bulldogs defeated Winfield 3-1 at Mid-Continent University in Mayfield, Ken., as part of the Graves County Wood Bat Tournament...

Gideon 8th grade volleyball team wins Tri-County Conference Tournament (04/01/13)

Senath-Hornersville baseball team wins home opener against Gideon 7-4 (03/19/13)
SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville Lions baseball program collected its first home win of the season Monday afternoon after a busy weekend on the road. Senath-Hornersville improved to 2-3 on the young season Monday with a 7-4 win against the Gideon Bulldogs. It was the Lions' fifth game since Friday...

Preview: Holcomb Hornets baseball program (03/16/13)
HOLCOMB, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets baseball program hopes to extend its recent success this spring. Holcomb finished 23-5 in the 2012 spring season and went 10-4 in the 2012 fall season. "We've got a lot of kids returning," Holcomb coach Matt Casper said. "We've got a solid team and a solid lineup. We had a decent fall and I look forward to having a pretty good season again this year and expect the best."...

2013 Gideon Spring Softball Schedule (03/14/13)

2013 Gideon Spring Baseball Schedule (03/14/13)

Preview: Senath-Hornersville baseball program ready to start season, more ready for playoffs (03/13/13)
SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville Lions baseball program has plenty to be excited about entering the 2013 spring season. An upgraded home facility, strengthened schedule, strong fall performance against district opponents and roster filled with young talent are among the reasons the Senath-Hornersville baseball program could emerge as a serious contender to advance to the Class 2 playoffs in the near future...

Dunklin County middle school volleyball results (03/12/13)
Kennett vs. Senath-Hornersville The Senath-Hornersville seventh grade volleyball team defeated Kennett 25-20, 25-18, Monday night. Senath-Hornersville won the eighth grade game against Kennett 25-7, 21-25, 13-25. Kennett returns to action Tuesday when it plays at Cooter at 4 p.m...

Tri-County Conference basketball awards released (03/06/13)
The Tri-County Conference boys basketball all-conference awards were recently released. Holcomb senior center Jamie Massey was selected as the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year.

Tri-County Conference basketball awards released (03/06/13)
The Tri-County Conference boys basketball all-conference awards were recently released. Holcomb senior center Jamie Massey was selected as the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year. Massey accumulated more than 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in the four years he played on the varsity squad. He averaged 22.3 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game his senior season...

February 15, 2013 Scoreboard (02/15/13)
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February 4, 2013 Scoreboard (02/04/13)
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Oran handles Oak Ridge, Tigers hold off Gideon (01/23/13)
ORAN -- The Oran Eagles wasted no time getting and staying ahead of visiting Oak Ridge Tuesday night. Oran (17-2) scored 23 points to Oak Ridge's nine in the first quarter as they cruised to a 73-43 victory at Oran High School. Alex Heuring and Jacob Priggel led the Eagles with 15 points apiece. Priggel shot 7 of 10 from the field. Kody Moore, who shot 5 of 7 from the floor, scored 13 points...

January 22, 2013 Scoreboard (01/22/13)
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January 21, 2013 Scoreboard (01/21/13)
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19-and-older Charleston Riverdogs baseball team set to return to southeast Missouri this summer (01/19/13)
College-level baseball players will have the opportunity to play closer to home this summer. The Charleston Riverdogs 19-and-older collegiate-level baseball team is organizing and will be holding tryouts in April. The time, date and location of the tryouts has not been determined at this time...

Host sites of basketball state playoff games released (01/15/13)
The host sites of district tournaments and state playoff games have been released for the 2013 Missouri high school state basketball playoffs. Class 1, 2 and 3 boys and girls district tournaments will take place the week of Feb.16-22. Class 1, District 1, will feature Clarkton, Delta C-7, Gideon, Koshkonong, Naylor, North Pemiscot, Risco and Southland. Gideon will host Class 1, District 1...

Holcomb basketball team winning Bloomfield Christmas Tournament voted top sports story of 2012 in Bootheel by less than 100 votes (01/10/13)
When the clock struck 11:59 p.m. Wednesday night the 2012 top sports story in the Bootheel was officially finalized. The Holcomb Hornets varsity boys basketball team winning the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament for the first time in school history was voted the top sports story of 2012 by the readers who participated in the online poll...

2012 Top 15 sports stories in the Bootheel (01/03/13)
The accomplishments by Bootheel athletes were unprecedented and at times unheard of at their respective schools before 2012. Other accomplishments represented the continued success of perennial powerhouses in the Bootheel. One Dunklin County athlete was drafted by the Atlanta Braves. Another signed to play softball at the University of Missouri. A football player from Malden won the Carr Trophy for the first time in school history...

Kennett, Malden, and Holcomb among baseball teams changing districts (12/13/12)
Multiple baseball districts in the Missouri Bootheel will have new teams when district baseball tournaments begin this spring. For the past decade Missouri baseball teams have competed in one of four classes in the state baseball playoffs. The class each team competes in is determined by the high school enrollments of every baseball team in Missouri...

Bernie beats Gideon 54-26 in title game of Bernie Invitational JV Tournament (12/09/12)
BERNIE, Mo. - The top-seeded Bernie Mules defeated the sixth-seeded Gideon Bulldogs 54-26 in the championship of the 8-team Bernie Invitational junior varsity basketball tournament Saturday afternoon. The Mules outscored the Bulldogs in every quarter and tallied 18 unanswered points in the second half...

December 7, 2012 Scoreboard (12/07/12)
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Tuesday's Boys Bulldog Classic Results: South Pemiscot, Gosnell, Ark., advance to title game (11/28/12)
No. 4 South Pemiscot 111, No. 1 Caruthersville 107 STEELE, Mo. - The fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs knocked off the three-time defending champion Caruthersville Tigers 111-107 in triple overtime in a championship semifinal at the Bulldog Classic Tuesday night...

H.S. hoops roundup: semfinal matches set at Bulldog Classic and Campbell Invitational varsity tournaments (11/27/12)
BULLDOG CLASSIC BOYS QUARTERFINALS The top four seeds advanced to the semifinals of the 8-team Bulldog Classic varsity boys basketball tournament Monday night. Top-seeded Caruthersville beat No. 8 seeded North Pemiscot 103-76, No. 4 seeded South Pemiscot defeated No. 5 seeded Clarkton 69-39, No. 2 seeded Hayti cruised past No. 7 seeded Senath-Hornersville 73-45 and No. 3 seeded Gosnell, Ark., outscored sixth-seeded Gideon by 23 points in the second half on its way to an 80-51 victory...

2012 Basketball Preview: Clarkton Reindeer Boys (11/24/12)
Veteran coach Delane Beckwith has devised a formula for success for his team during the first year of his second stint as the head coach of the Clarkton varsity boys basketball program. "I've been doing this for 20 years," Beckwith said. "I believe the most important thing is to get kids to work hard, act right, be disciplined and play team basketball. Good things will happen at the end of the year if you do that. Hard work produces good results."...

Autry drains free throw with one-tenth of a second remaining to push Senath-Hornersville past Gideon (11/21/12)
SENATH, Mo. - A man's rebound. Those are the words Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity boys basketball coach David Heeb used to describe the defensive rebound freshman Austin Autry secured in the closing seconds of a tie game Tuesday night against the Gideon Bulldogs...

2012-2013 Gideon Boys Basketball Schedule (11/14/12)

Tri-County Conference volleyball awards released (11/10/12)
The Tri-County Conference volleyball awards were recently released. The Gideon volleyball program took home the top awards in the conference. Gideon's Niki Lowry was selected Tri-County Conference Player of the Year. Lowry averaged 10.3 kills per game...

Local district basketball brackets will have a new look (11/09/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Local districts have a few shakeups for the upcoming 2012-2013 basketball season. The biggest and most notable difference is the Kennett Indians and Cape Central Tigers entering Class 4, District 1 after participating in Class 3 and Class 5 for quite some time...

Gideon volleyball team drops Class 1 state sectional to state-ranked Bernie (10/29/12)
LESTERVILLE, Mo. - The Gideon volleyball team suffered a season-ending 25-15, 25-12, loss to the Bernie Mules Saturday afternoon in a Class 1 state sectional match in Lesterville, Mo. "Basically I think the bus ride got to us," Gideon coach Kristen Ashabranner said of the loss. "It was a long ride...

Gideon volleyball teams drops Class 1 state sectional to state-ranked Bernie (10/29/12)
LESTERVILLE, Mo. - The Gideon volleyball team suffered a season-ending 25-15, 25-12, loss to the Bernie Mules Saturday afternoon in a Class 1 state sectional match in Lesterville, Mo. "Basically I think the bus ride got to us," Gideon coach Kristen Ashabranner said of the loss. "It was a long ride...

DANGER: Doctors say cheerleading needs safety rules (10/25/12)
CHICAGO -- Cheerleading isn't just jumping and waving pompoms -- it has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one to improve safety, the nation's leading group of pediatricians says. The number of cheerleaders injured each year has climbed dramatically in the last two decades. Common stunts that pose risks include tossing and flipping cheerleaders in the air and creating human pyramids that reach 15 feet high or more...

Kennett falls to Notre Dame in Class 3 volleyball semifinal, Gideon wins Class 1, District 1 (10/25/12)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Kennett Indians volleyball team suffered a season-ending 25-21, 25-8, loss to state-ranked Notre Dame in a Class 3, District 1, semifinal contest at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, Mo., Tuesday. Kennett's chances of pulling off an upset against Notre Dame, which is currently ranked No. ...

Kennett falls to Notre Dame in Class 3 volleyball semifinal, Gideon wins Class 1, District 1 (10/24/12)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Kennett Indians volleyball team suffered a season-ending 25-21, 25-8, loss to state-ranked Notre Dame in a Class 3, District 1, semifinal contest at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, Mo., Tuesday. Kennett's chances of pulling off an upset against Notre Dame, which is currently ranked No. ...

October 23, 2012 Scoreboard (10/23/12)
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Gideon volleyball teams win Tri-County Conference tournaments (10/16/12)
Pictured is the Gideon varsity and junior varsity volleyball teams with their first-place plaques. Gideon defeated Cooter 25-22, 29-27, in the championship of the Tri-County Conference varsity volleyball tournament and Holcomb 15-25, 26-24, 25-19, in the championship of the Tri-County Conference junior varsity volleyball tournament...

South Pemiscot claims third straight Bootheel Conference volleyball title with straight set win against Malden (10/13/12)
MALDEN, Mo. -- South Pemiscot Bulldogs first-year volleyball coach Cassy Woolverton knew expectations were high for her 2012 varsity squad before the season got underway. "I knew they did well last season," Woolverton said. "I knew we had most of the same girls coming back. I thought they were going to have a great season."...

Oct. 1, 2012 Scoreboard (10/01/12)
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Dig for Life Challenge volleyball tourney results: Southland places second in bronze bracket (09/10/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Southland Lady Rebels varsity volleyball team took home a second-play trophy at the 48-team Dig for Life Challenge volleyball tournament in Cape Girardeau, Mo,. Saturday. Puxico defeated Southland 25-12, 25-18, in the bronze bracket championship...

Gideon volleyball team beats Holcomb (09/07/12)
The Gideon varsity volleyball team beat Holcomb 25-22, 25-13, Thursday night. Gideon won the junior varsity game 2-0. "I'm very proud of our girls for the effort they gave tonight," Holcomb coach Zach McDaniel said. "Gideon is always a fun team to play because there is always a lot of competition and determination on the floor. Gideon doesn't make the same mistake more than once. I'm glad our girls played this competitive of a game going in the SEMO Tournament...

Nine volleyball teams from Bootheel begin play in 48-team Dig for Life Challenge Friday (09/04/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Nine teams from the Missouri Bootheel are among the 48 teams participating in this weekend's Dig for Life Challenge varsity volleyball tournament in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Kennett, Cooter, Gideon, Holcomb, Southland, Malden, Caruthersville, Portageville and Senath-Hornersville will compete at the 48-team two-day event Sept. ...

2012 Fall Sports Preview: Southland Rebels volleyball program (08/15/12)
CARDWELL, Mo. - Southland second-year volleyball coach Andrea Cupp will have few holes to fill heading into the 2012 varsity volleyball season. "I think we have a good, solid team returning," Cupp said. "We have a large number of returning players from last season. We only graduated two starters off of last season's team."...

2012 Fall Sports Preview: Holcomb Hornets volleyball program (08/11/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. - Second-year Holcomb volleyball coach Zach McDaniel is intrigued about the increasing number of athletes on his high school volleyball team less than a month before the start of the regular season. "I'm more excited this season," McDaniel said. ...

2012 Fall Sports Preview: Delta C-7 volleyball program (08/10/12)
DEERING, Mo. - Preparations continued for the upcoming high school volleyball season at Delta C-7 Wednesday morning. "We are working on the basics before we move on to other things," said veteran head coach Stacy Whitfield, who has been involved with the volleyball program at Delta C-7 for 28 years. "We have been working on passing drills, hitting drills and conditioning this week."...

2012 Fall Sports Preview: Senath-Hornersville volleyball program (08/09/12)
SENATH, Mo. - The goals remain the same for the Senath-Hornersville volleyball team entering the 2012 fall season. "We start out every season with goals to win the conference and district tournaments," Senath-Hornersville coach Lori Hoffmann said. "Those are our goals every season and we are hoping to fulfill those goals."...

New enrollment breaks set for basketball and music (08/04/12)
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New basketball and music enrollment breaks set (08/04/12)
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Dunklin County's season ends following back-to-back losses at district tournament Saturday (07/22/12)
JACKSON, Mo. - Top-seeded Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment's postseason run came to an abrupt end Saturday when it suffered back-to-back losses at the District 14 Senior American Legion baseball tournament. Dunklin County, which won its first game at the tournament against fourth-seeded Sikeston Legion Friday, suffered an 8-4 loss to second-seeded Jackson Legion in its first game at the double-elimination tournament Saturday...

Sikeston Legion forfeits opener at district tournament vs. Dunklin County (07/21/12)
JACKSON, Mo. - Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment advanced into the winner's bracket of the district 14 tournament without throwing a pitch to its scheduled first round opponent Sikeston Legion Friday night. Dunklin County's projected starter Cody Boyers was informed to stop warming up in the bullpen shortly before his team's scheduled 7 p.m. game against Sikeston Legion...

Paragould collects 10-5 win against Dunklin County despite three home runs from Dustin Spencer (07/18/12)
SENATH, Mo. - Dunklin County concluded regular-season play with a 21-12 record Tuesday when it suffered a 10-5 loss to Paragould, Ark., Legion.

Spencer's seventh-inning homer propels Dunklin County to 5-3 win against Dyersburg (07/16/12)
SENATH, Mo. - Dunklin County No. 5 hitter Dustin Spencer and head coach Jamie Johnson didn't pass up an opportunity to discuss hitting strategy when the Dyersburg infield gathered near the pitcher's mound to discuss its own strategy with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning of a tie game Monday evening...

Dunklin County secures No. 1 seed in district tournament with 2-0 win against Cape Girardeau Legion (07/15/12)
Dunklin County beat Cape Girardeau Legion 2-0 Saturday.

Jonesboro Legion scores six in 9th to beat Dunklin County Legion 9-4 (07/14/12)
SENATH, Mo. - Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment Legion came within one strike of walking away with a win in the opening game of its longest homestand of the season Friday night. Dunklin County closer Perry Middleton, who entered the game to pitch in the top of the ninth, had a 2-2 count on Jonesboro, Ark., Legion's Kayden Hydrick with two outs in the top of the ninth. ...

Briefly: Sikeston Legion forfeits doubleheader against Dunklin County (07/08/12)
Dunklin County coach Jamie Johnson said Sikeston Legion forfeited Saturday's doubleheader against Dunklin County. "Sikeston did not have nine players available to play the game," Johnson said. Dunklin County improves to 4-1 in conference play with the win...

Dunklin County holds Blytheville Legion scoreless after 44-minute first inning, collects 11-8 win (07/07/12)
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. -- Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment Legion survived a 44-minute first inning Friday night and held Blytheville, Ark., Legion scoreless for the final eight innings of a 9-inning game on its way to an 11-8 road victory. "It was a crazy first inning," Dunklin County coach Jamie Johnson said. ...

Dunklin County receives strong start from Watkins, moves into first place with walkoff win against Jackson Legion (07/04/12)
SENATH, Mo. - Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment Legion moved back into outright first place in District 14 Tuesday night with a 7-6 walkoff conference win against Jackson Legion. Jackson, which scored six runs in the top of the sixth inning to tie the game at six, never retired a Dunklin County hitter in the bottom of the seventh inning...

Dunklin County Legion claims 7-Up Classic title with 8-7 win against Poplar Bluff (07/02/12)
PARAGOULD, Ark. -- Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment Legion took home the top prize at the 8-team 7-Up Classic baseball tournament in Paragould, Ark., Sunday night with an 8-7 win against Poplar Bluff Senior Babe Ruth in the championship. Dunklin County calculated at least eight runs in all three games it played at the 3-day tournament and extended its winning-streak to five games with the championship victory...

Dunklin County Legion and Poplar Bluff Babe Ruth plate winning runs in final at-bat, advance to 7-Up Classic championship (07/01/12)
PARAGOULD, Ark. - The championship is set at the 7-Up Classic in Paragould, Ark., following two dramatic finishes in the championship semifinals of the eight-team tournament Saturday night. Dunklin County Legacy Equipment Legion and Poplar Bluff Senior Babe Ruth booked its spots in Sunday's 7 p.m. title game after scoring multiple runs in the final inning of their respective semifinal games Saturday...

Dunklin County Legion advances to semifinals at 7-Up Classic with 8-4 win against Paragould (06/30/12)
PARAGOULD, Ark. -- Dunklin County Legion, Poplar Bluff Senior Babe Ruth and Jackson Legion won its quarterfinal games at the 7-Up Classic Friday.

MBCA all-state and all-district baseball teams released (06/21/12)
The Missouri Baseball Coaches Association has released its all-district and all-state baseball teams. View a complete list of players selected to the all-state team below. Players selected to the all-district team in Class 1, District 1; Class 2, District 1; and Class 3, District 1; are also listed below...

Dunklin County Legion claims first conference win, sweeps Sikeston Legion (06/18/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. - Dunklin County Legion cleanup hitter Zach Watkins has tried to simplify how he approaches his at-bats in recent weeks. "I had a couple of bad games earlier in the season and was in a hitting slump," Watkins said. "I've got to where finally I don't think about what I'm doing too much at the plate. I just try to put the bat on the ball."...

Dunklin County Legion wins consolation bracket at Fighting Squirrel Classic (06/10/12)
Dunklin County Legacy Equipment Legion moved above the .500 mark for the first time this season Saturday with two wins in the consolation bracket of the 16-team Fighting Squirrel Classic. Dunklin County defeated Springfield-Glendale Legion 9-1 in its consolation semifinal game...

Dunklin County Legion collects first one-run win in consolation quarterfinal against Sikeston Legion (06/09/12)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- For a second straight day the winning run was in scoring position in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs in a Dunklin County Legacy Equipment Legion baseball game at the 16-team Fighting Squirrel Classic. Less than 24 hours after Dunklin County failed to collect a game-winning hit in its final at-bat against Mayfield, Ky., Legion in the first round of the tournament, it found itself trying to prevent Sikeston Legion from connecting for a game-winning hit in its final at-bat Friday in a consolation quarterfinal game.. ...

Tri-County Conference baseball awards released (05/19/12)
The Tri-County Conference baseball awards have been released. Cooter's Jordan Anderson has been selected as the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year. Anderson, who has signed to play baseball at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo., next season, went 4-1 on the mound and compiled a 1.65 ERA. Anderson batted .439 with three home runs, seven doubles and 26 RBIs in 83 plate appearances...

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

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

Gideon's Cody Groves signs to play college baseball (05/08/12)

SHS golfers take second in the SEMO Conference (05/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston golf team finished second during the SEMO Conference tournament Monday as Kirk Hoggatt led the Bulldogs to a 329 finish. Hoggatt scored a 77, which tied him for second overall. "It was really good to see Kirk get out and have a good day," Sikeston golf coach Andy McGill said. "He's struggled a bit during his last few tournaments and to see him shoot well was a good sign."...

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

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

Malden baseball team advances to championship pool at Malden tournament (04/14/12)
MALDEN, Mo. -- Malden Green Wave starting pitcher Darren Green gave his team exactly what it needed in the first game of a two-day tournament Friday afternoon against the Advance Hornets. A complete-game outing on the mound. "For me it was a confidence booster to know I could go seven innings," Green said. "Most of my pitches were working. This full game really helped me and my team out."...

Risco one-hits Gideon for conference win (04/13/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com GIDEON -- The Risco Tigers allowed just one hit in a 13-0 win over Gideon in a Tri-County Conference game on Thursday. Matt Cummins earned the win, pitching four innings, allowing just one hit while Chris Pavy finished the game by striking out the side in the fifth...

Rosters set for BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza (04/07/12)
The 2012 BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza is slated for Apr. 14 at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, Mo. The event will feature top high school seniors from over 65 southeast Missouri schools competing in volleyball and basketball competitions. The games start at 9 a.m...

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

MBCA all-district basketball teams (04/04/12)
Missouri Basketball Coaches Association All-District Teams Note: Indicates player was also selected to MBCA All-State Team Boys Basketball Class 1, District 1 Luke Bixler - Risco Andy Rinehart - Gideon Mikey Jones - Clarkton Logan Blackburn - Clarkton...

2012 sportswriters all-region basketball team (03/30/12)
The 2012 southeast Missouri sportswriters all-region basketball team voted on by southeast Missouri media. BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 5 First Team: Jamal Cox, 6-5, soph., Cape Central Karson King, 6-5, soph., Jackson Kendric McCain, 6-0, sr., Poplar Bluff...

Three-peat (03/02/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- After the cheering died down, the pictures were taken and the celebration ended, Risco was quickly reminded that their quest wasn't over. Although the Tigers took care of the Gideon Bulldogs 88-72 for their third straight Class 1, District 1 championship on Thursday night, thoughts of the Scott County Central Braves crept into their minds. ...

February 28, 2011 Scoreboard (02/29/12)
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February 27, 2012 Scoreboard (02/27/12)
Girls Basketball Class 3 District 3 West County 56, Scott City 30 Saxony Lutheran 49, Woodland 35

Holcomb secures spot in Tri-County Conf. final for first time in 12 years with semifinal win vs. Gideon (02/17/12)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- Trouble was brewing for the Holcomb Hornets when coach Seth McBroom signaled for a timeout following Gideon's sixth 3-pointer of the second half. The field goal trimmed the Hornets' lead to one possession with just 55 seconds remaining in Thursday's Tri-County Conference Tournament semifinal contest and pushed the Gideon Bulldogs one shot closer to overcoming a 17-point halftime deficit...

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

Holcomb secures spot in Tri-County Conf. final for first time in 12 years with semifinal win vs. Gideon (02/17/12)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- Trouble was brewing for the Holcomb Hornets when coach Seth McBroom signaled for a timeout following Gideon's sixth 3-pointer of the second half. The field goal trimmed the Hornets' lead to one possession with just 55 seconds remaining in Thursday's Tri-County Conference Tournament semifinal contest and pushed the Gideon Bulldogs one shot closer to overcoming a 17-point halftime deficit...

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

Overtime free throws push Bloomfield boys past Gideon (02/14/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The Bloomfield Wildcats and Gideon Bulldogs put on a free-throw shooting clinic in Saturday's varsity boys basketball thriller. The Wildcats and Bulldogs combined to shoot an unprecedented 29 of 33 from the charity stripe. Gideon finished a perfect 11 for 11 from the free-throw line...

February 3, 2012 Scoreboard (02/03/12)
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Holcomb moves into outright 1st place in Tri-County Conference following Tuesday's win against Campbell (02/02/12)
Holcomb, North Pemiscot and Risco remain atop the Tri-County Conference as regular-season conference play concludes.

Bootheel Conference Basketball History: 1905 to present (01/31/12)
The origin of organized basketball in southeast Missouri actually began at Caruthersville in 1905 with some scattered towns teams for competition to the Tigers. Senath began play in 1906, Kennett had its first team in 1908 and Hayti started in 1910. ...

Risco downs Gideon on Pavy's buzzer beater (01/25/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers won a thrilling Tri-County Conference game over Gideon 86-85 on Tuesday night, despite seven points in the last 40 seconds from the Bulldogs' Andy Rinehart. Holding an 83-78 lead with under a minute to play, Rinehart hit a jumper from the wing to cut the lead to 83-80. After a Risco turnover, Gideon hoisted a 3-pointer that was off the mark but grabbed the offensive rebound and kicked to Rinehart who hit a three to tie the game at 83-83...

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...

2011 Top Ten Dunklin County sports stories (12/31/11)
The accomplishments by Dunklin County athletes in 2011 were unprecedented and at times unheard of before this year. Three teams advanced to the state tournament in their respective sport. The number of Kennett athletes who signed athletic scholarship reached double digits...

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

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

December 9, 2011 Scoreboard (12/09/11)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Gideon tourney roundup: Hayti boys, South Pemiscot and Caruthersville girls end tourney with victories (12/06/11)
No. 3 Hayti 69, No. 4 North Pemiscot 40 (Boys Consolation Championship) The third-seeded Hayti Indians rebounded from an opening-round loss at the Gideon boys basketball tournament to take home the consolation championship Saturday. Hayti defeated fourth-seeded North Pemiscot 69-40 in the final...

Senath-Hornersville boys and girls basketball teams suffer losses (12/06/11)
The Senath-Hornersville boys and girls varsity basketball teams suffered losses in their final games at the Bulldog Classic in Gideon, Mo., Saturday. The Senath-Hornersville boys were defeated by South Pemiscot 67-54 in a seventh-place game at the eight-team tourney...

Gideon tourney roundup: Hayti boys, South Pemiscot and Caruthersville girls end tourney with victories (12/06/11)
No. 3 Hayti 69, No. 4 North Pemiscot 40 (Boys Consolation Championship) The third-seeded Hayti Indians rebounded from an opening-round loss at the Gideon boys basketball tournament to take home the consolation championship Saturday. Hayti defeated fourth-seeded North Pemiscot 69-40 in the final...

Jones drains field goal in final seconds to push Clarkton past Gideon 65-63 (12/06/11)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Clarkton sophomore forward Tyler Jones didn't expect to get ball in the final 30 seconds of regulation Saturday night. The fifth-seeded Clarkton Reindeer entered the final half-minute of its third-place contest against the sixth-seeded Gideon Bulldogs tied at 63 in the boys third-place contest at the Bulldog Classic...

Dexter girls fall to Miller Career Academy (12/05/11)
FARMINGTON -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats fell behind by 11 points to start the Farmington Invitational championship game on Saturday and could never recover, falling to Miller Career Academy 50-33 on Saturday. "It's tough getting down 11-0," Dexter coach Chad Allen said...

Gideon surpasses Hayti in closing seconds at Gideon tourney (12/01/11)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Gideon Bulldogs' junior forward Zach Ingram controlled his team's fate in the closing seconds of its quarterfinal contest against the Hayti Indians at the Gideon Tournament Wednesday afternoon. Sixth-seeded Gideon trailed third-seed Hayti 66-65 when Ingram was fouled inside the paint and just to the left of the basket as he attempted a shot with seven seconds remaining in regulation. The foul sent Ingram to the line to shoot two free throws...

Basketball Roundup: Holcomb and Bernie to meet in Bernie Inv. semifinals Thursday (11/30/11)
The stage is set for a 7:30 p.m. showdown Thursday evening between the Bernie Mules and Holcomb Hornets boys basketball programs. Both teams collected wins Tuesday evening in the quarterfinals of the Bernie Invitational Tournament. The No. 2 seeded Mules placed three players in double figures on its way to a convincing 81-23 win against the Campbell Camels. Troy Kirkpatrick led the Mules in scoring with 26 points. Jesse Shelton added 24 and Sam Turner tallied 14...

Gideon opens basketball season with new head coach, beats Senath-Hornersville 70-40 (11/23/11)
Gideon Bulldogs' first-year varsity boys basketball coach Jim Breece felt his team was more than ready for Tuesday night's season opener against the Senath-Hornersville Lions when he entered the locker room for a pre-game pep talk minutes before the game...

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

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

2011 Fall Champions: Holcomb and Gideon (10/24/11)
Staff Photo by Dustin Ward The Holcomb Hornets with its 2011 first-place awards. Holcomb defeated Cooter 4-0 in the 2011 Fall Baseball Classic championship. Members of the Holcomb baseball team include: Aaron Burke, David McDaniel, Aaron Reeves, Nick Morrison, Michael Glover, Lance Ruff, Dustin Houart, Cameron Clark, Hunter Swafford, Ryan Swain, Logan Hollis, Chance Davis, Ben Vance and Dylan Lesslie. Not pictured: Michael Glover, Logan Hollis...

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

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

Gideon volleyball team defeats Twin Rivers in Gideon Inv. title game (09/27/11)
Note: 88 Photos of the Gideon volleyball tournament are also available in this article.

Dexter takes first in Bronze Bracket of Black Division at ASU Tourney (09/26/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com JONESBORO, Ark. -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats volleyball team finished first in the Bronze Bracket of the Black Division of the Arkansas State University Play Day Tournament on Saturday. Dexter opened the day splitting two sets with Crowley's Ridge Academy, Ark., 25-11, 22-25. Brittany Harris finished with 10 kills and four blocks in the match while Lindsey Hindman had 17 digs. Senior McKenzie Mitchell was 13 of 14 serving...

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

Tuesday's Results: Holcomb, Southland and Gideon collect wins (09/14/11)
VOLLEYBALL Southland 2, Campbell 0 The Southland Rebels defeated the Campbell Camels 25-19, 20-25, 25-21 Tuesday night. "Coming off the tournament this past weekend prepared us for the games this week," Southland coach Andrea Cupp said. "The girls came out and played together well, didn't give up and pushed it to the finish."...

September 13, 2011 Scoreboard (09/13/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

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

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

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

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

September 8, 2011 Scoreboard (09/08/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Nine teams from Missouri Bootheel begin play in SEMO Spike volleyball tourney Friday (09/06/11)
Nine teams from the Missour Bootheel are among the 48 teams participating in the weekend's SEMO Spike varsity volleyball tournament in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Kennett, Cooter, Gideon, Holcomb, Southland, Malden, Caruthersville, Portageville and Senath-Hornersville will compete at the 48-team two-day event Sept. ...

2011 Fall Sports Preview: Gideon Bulldogs Volleyball Team (08/18/11)
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2011 Fall Sports Preview: Gideon Bulldogs Volleyball Team (08/18/11)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Defending Tri-County Conference champion Gideon enters the 2011 high school volleyball season with high expectations. "Last year we graduated three seniors and two of them were varsity starters since they were freshmen," Gideon varsity volleyball coach Kristen Ashabranner said. "We vacated the setter's spot and lost a middle hitter, but we've got five seniors this year coming back. We look for some really good play. We've got five girls returning that played last year."...

2011 Fall Sports Preview: Holcomb Hornets volleyball team (08/16/11)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Holcomb Hornets' first-year volleyball coach Zach McDaniel immediately recognized a positive trait about his team when he first coached them in summer league games in June and July. "My favorite thing about my team from what I experienced this summer is they are quick learners," McDaniel said. ...

2011 Fall Sports Preview: Delta C-7 volleyball team (08/12/11)
DEERING, Mo. -- The Delta C-7 Chargers volleyball team enters the 2011 season hoping to build on a strong summer performance against teams in the Missouri Bootheel. "It went well this summer," senior defensive specialist Ferrell Wilkerson said. "The first time we played Gideon we were kind of nervous, but the second time we played them we came back and performed really well and almost beat them. We talked more the second time we played them and our defense was better."...

2011 Fall Sports Preview: Senath-Hornersville volleyball team (08/10/11)
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Braves rout Gideon (04/19/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Coming off one of their worst games of the season, a five inning, 10-0 loss to the always tough Oran Eagles, the Scott County Central Braves baseball team bounced back in a big way on Monday. Banging out 15 hits the Braves pummeled the visiting Gideon Bulldogs 14-0 in five innings at Scott Central High School...

Harper-led Bulldogs down Marion, Ill., 5-2 (04/19/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com MARION, Ill. -- The Sikeston Bulldogs went on the road and defeated Marion, Ill., 5-2 on Monday afternoon. Sikeston's Luke Keefer led off the game with a home run to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead but Marion answered back in the bottom of the inning when Brok Webb delivered a two-run double...

Braves rout Gideon (04/19/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Coming off one of their worst games of the season, a five inning, 10-0 loss to the always tough Oran Eagles, the Scott County Central Braves baseball team bounced back in a big way on Monday. Banging out 15 hits the Braves pummeled the visiting Gideon Bulldogs 14-0 in five innings at Scott Central High School...

Standard Democrat Scoreboard (April 18) (04/19/11)
Local scores from Monday, April 18

Farmington blanks Sikeston netters 9-0 (04/08/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston tennis dropped a home match to Farmington 9-0 on Thursday afternoon. "We played our best against a team far superior in skill level and there were positive signs of improvement in our overall abilities," said Sikeston coach Russ Dial. "We need to just keep getting better."...

Clarkton outscores Gideon in final minute of regulation (02/14/11)
WARDELL, Mo. -- Nothing was decided after 31 minutes of play between the No. 4 seeded Clarkton Reindeer and the No. 5 seeded Gideon Bulldogs at the Tri-County Conference Tournament. The two teams entered the final minute of regulation tied at 55. Nine seconds later Clarkton sophomore Antron Jones put Clarkton on top for good, drilling his first 3-pointer of the game, as Clarkton defeated Gideon 61-55...

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

Seeds hold in SCAA Tourney, Risco survives (01/26/11)
BLOOMFIELD -- The seeds held up in the first round of the Stoddard County Conference Tournament on Tuesday as third seeded Bloomfield and fourth seeded Advance both moved on to the semifinals. Bloomfield, led by Dylan Bader's 21 points, had no trouble with Puxico 74-47 while Advance got past Richland 76-53 despite 26 points from the Rebels' Ryan Kleffer...

High school roundup: Notre Dame girls hold on to down Nerinx Hall (01/09/11)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

January 7, 2011 Scoreboard (01/07/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Risco places third in tourney (12/19/10)
CLARKTON -- The Risco Tigers finished in third place of the Clarkton Holiday tournament on Friday night defeating the Gideon Bulldogs in a close 76-73 contest. Chris Pavy scored 11 of his game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter including two free throws that untied the game at 73-all. Jordan Pavy finished with 19 points...

Chaffee gets road win over Woodland (12/12/10)
MARBLE HILL -- The Chaffee Red Devils took a 18-point lead into the fourth quarter before taking down the Woodland Cardinals 76-59. Led by Alex Crowe's 21 points on the contest, the Red Devils were ahead by nine at the half before a 19-10 run in the third quarter doubled their lead on a night where Chaffee hit only 9 of 22 from the free throw line...

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

Top-Seeded Tigers prevail over Lions at SHHS Tourney (12/01/10)
The Caruthersville Tigers came into their opening -round game against the Senath-Hornersville Lions looking for a solid win to start the Senath-Hornersville Invitational Tournament, while the eight-seeded Lions wanted to pull off the upset and advance in the tournament...

Oran, Risco, Charleston, Portageville lose in district tournaments (10/26/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com ADVANCE -- The Oran Lady Eagles saw their season come to an end on Monday in the Class 1, District 3 Tournament at Advance. Advance, the fourth seed, defeated Oran 25-19, 25-20 to advance to the semifinals against Leopold. The Lady Hornets then fell to the top seeded Lady Wildcats in straight sets...

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

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...

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

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

Bright future (04/20/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- The future looks bright for the New Madrid County Central softball program. The Lady Eagles played a majority of underclassmen Monday afternoon as NMCC easily defeated the visiting Gideon Lady Bulldogs 18-1. "I've been doing this for 18 years and from top to bottom this is the best freshman class we've had," said NMCC coach Steve Rogers. ...

High school roundup: Eagle Ridge boys win state championship (02/21/10)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Sweet 100: Tribe wins conference title as Vaughan gets career win No. 100 (01/20/10)
STEELE, Mo. -- It was definitely a night to remember for the Kennett Indians. First of all, the Tribe won the Bootheel Conference Championship Tuesday night with a 102-56 win over the South Pemiscot Bulldogs. On top of that, Tuesday's win was the 100th for Kennett head coach Jim Vaughn and it was the first time Kennett cracked 100 points this season...

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

Dec. 11 Scoreboard (12/11/09)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Interesting stories emerging on hardwood (12/10/09)
The 2009-2010 high school basketball season may only be a couple of weeks old, but it is already showing the potential to be one of the most interesting that the Bootheel has seen in a while. Even though few, if any, teams have played more than four or five games, some interesting stories have already started to emerge. Among some of the standout are:...

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Lady Tribe wins Bulldog Classic (12/06/09)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Jerica Wheeler scored 13 of her team-high 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Kennett Lady Indians pulled away late to take a 63-54 win over Senath-Hornersville in the finals of the Bulldog Classic here Saturday night. Both teams battled back and forth and no team held more than a five-point lead until the middle of the final period...

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

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

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

McMinn named top player in Tri-County (05/24/09)
Southland catcher Darcy McMinn was named the Tri-County Conference's Player of the Year in softball on the league's all-conference team. McMinn earned the honor as she batted .547 this season with six home runs and 26 RBIs in 53 at-bats. She stole 20 bases and threw out 50 percent of potential basestealers. ...

Tribe stays hot, routs NMCC (04/21/09)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians followed up their Bootheel Conference-winning performance last week with another dominant showing, routing the New Madrid County Central Eagles 13-2 in SEMO Conference play here Monday. With Monday's victory, the Tribe (8-6, 2-5 SEMO) has won five of its last six games...

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

'Deer overcome Gideon, illness to reach finals (03/04/09)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- Going into last year's Class 1, District 1 Tournament, all the talk was about how would Clarkton fare against Scott County Central in the championship. However, the Reindeer were stunned by the Gideon Bulldogs in semifinal action. So it seemed fitting that the 'Deer and Gideon meet once again in the semifinals of this year's district tournament...

ROUNDUP: Kennett girls stymie Twin Rivers (01/23/09)
By DAR STAFF BROSELEY -- The Kennett Lady Indians held Twin Rivers to less than 25 points and got big games from Brittney Williams and Jerica Wheeler to take a 45-23 win over the Lady Royals on Thursday night. Twin Rivers led 5-4 after Kelsey Snider's basket midway through the opening quarter, but Kennett ran off eight straight points, going up 12-5 on Alexandra Brown's field goal with 2:23 left in the period...

Gideon outlasts Hornets in overtime (01/21/09)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The Gideon Bulldogs traveled to Holcomb Tuesday night hoping to wash away the sour taste left in their mouth by a heartbreaking homecoming loss to rival Clarkton. After 32 minutes of regulation -- and an emotional overtime -- they managed to do just that by outlasting the Hornets 64-62...

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)...

Redden lifts Clarkton past Gideon (01/18/09)
GIDEON, Mo. -- For the second consecutive Friday night, the Clarkton Reindeer traveled on the road to face a black and gold clad bunch of Bulldogs on their homecoming. Last week it was South Pemiscot; this Friday it was archrival Gideon. In front of a packed house, these two Tri County schools which separated by roughly three miles added another chapter to their already storied rivalry as Clarkton came out on top in a 67-64 thriller...

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

Risco advances to semifinals in Clarkton Holiday Tournament (12/18/08)
CLARKTON -- The Risco Tigers will advance to the semifinal round of the Clarkton Holiday Tournament as they defeated Gideon 75-65 in first round action Tuesday night in Clarkton. The Tigers (5-1) have now won five games in a row and head coach Brandon Blankenship was pleased with Tuesday's outing...

Gideon downs Malden for first time in nine years (12/10/08)
GIDEON, Mo. -- The Malden Green Wave traveled to Gideon Tuesday night expecting to walk away with a victory. And why not? After beating a team each of the last nine seasons, you pretty much put it in the bag before you take the floor, right? Someone forgot to tell the Gideon Bulldogs that as Dylan Cornett's 27 points led the way in their 83-66 trouncing of the Green Wave...

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."...

Clearwater closes out run of OFC baseball (10/05/08)
By DAR STAFF PIEDMONT -- The Clearwater Tigers are bringing a little bit of momentum into this week's Ozark Foothills Conference tournament after they beat Greenville Friday afternoon, 16-6, in six innings. After Clearwater got off to a 4-0 start through the first two innings, the Bears didn't back down as they got their first of two three-run home runs on the day. ...

New coach at helm of NMCC (08/20/08)
NEW MADRID-- A new era is dawning for the New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles volleyball team. The Lady Eagles will be under the direction of first-year head coach Jenny Sexton and first-year assistant coach Misty Mitchum. In practice NMCC has been working on their overall game...

Weaver named best in Tri-County (05/28/08)
Holcomb's Tiffani Weaver was named the Tri-County Conference's Player of the Year in softball on the league's all-conference team. Weaver earned the honor as she helped lead the Lady Hornets to both the Tri-County's regular season and conference tournament titles...

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

ROUNDUP: Portageville advances to Class 2 final (05/13/08)
Delta C-7 will take on Cooter in Class 1 District 1 semifinals

Area teams score often in district play (05/13/08)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians jumped out to a big early lead and held off a late charge by the Doniphan Dons to take a 9-5 win in the first round of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament at Notre Dame Regional High School Monday. In other District 1 games, it was Notre Dame 18, New Madrid County Central 1; Perryville 9, Sikeston 1; and Dexter 4, Fredericktown 3...

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

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

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

Kennett routs Lady Lions while soccer wins again (04/09/08)
Tuesday's much-anticipated softball showdown between the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions and Kennett Lady Indians ended up very one-sided. The Lady Tribe pounded out 13 hits and got another dominating performance from Laurel Scales to roll to an 11-0 victory over Senath-Hornersville at Indian Park...

Rivals stand above rest (04/01/08)
The Daily Dunklin Democrat Dandy Dozen Basketball team: Clarkton's Dustin Ferguson and Gideon's Jordan Boone are our Players of the Year

Braves roll past Gideon in district final (02/29/08)
Scott Central sets up yet another match-up with Bell City in the Class 1 sectional

Braves run past Gideon (02/29/08)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Even D.D. Gillespie had to admit he digs watching the dunk. The Scott County Central boys basketball team produced no shortage of highlight-reel plays during Thursday night's Class 1 District 1 championship game against Gideon. The Braves did, after all, put in 37 field goals in the 88-56 thumping.

Braves capture title with rout of Gideon (02/29/08)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Even D.D. Gillespie had to admit he digs watching the dunk. The Scott County Central boys basketball team produced no shortage of highlight-reel plays during Thursday night's Class 1 District 1 championship game against Gideon. The Braves did, after all, put in 37 field goals in the 88-56 thumping...

Gideon shocks 'Deer to reach final (02/27/08)
GIDEON, Mo. -- It took four tries, but the Gideon Bulldogs finally defeated Clarkton. After losing to the Reindeer three times in the regular season, Gideon took out a year's worth of frustration and more Tuesday night, dominating the 'Deer 77-64 in the semifinals of the Class 1, District 1 Tournament...

Top seeds shine at Holcomb, Gideon (02/26/08)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- As the Campbell Camels wind down what has been an up and down season, they now find themselves in the semifinals of the Class 2, District 1 Tournament at Holcomb after knocking off the Neelyville Tigers 61-45. In other opening round action at Holcomb, the fourth-seeded Naylor Eagles squeaked past the No. 5 South Pemiscot Bulldogs 56-55. Naylor will meet top-seeded Hayti on Thursday with a spot in the finals on the line...

'Deer down Gideon for title (02/17/08)
COOTER, Mo. -- Going into Friday night, the Clarkton High School varsity basketball program had won 18 of its last 19 Tri-County Conference battles. The one loss? A buzzer-beating heartbreaker at the hands of Campbell in the finals of last year's conference tournament...

Gideon, Clarkton advance to Tri-County finals (02/15/08)
COOTER, Mo. -- In a game that many expected to be an evenly matched contest, the second-seeded Gideon Bulldogs simply dominated the No. 3 seed Campbell Camels in nearly every facet of the game in a 71-59 victory in the semifinals of the Tri-County Conference Tournament here Thursday night...

Campbell, Gideon soar into semifinals (02/14/08)
COOTER, Mo. -- The third-seeded Campbell Camels came away with a victory in their opening round 67-52 win over the sixth-seeded host Cooter Wildcats in the final game here Wednesday night. In Wednesday's other first-round varsity game, Gideon rolled past North Pemiscot...

ROUNDUP: Risco loses to Gideon; NMCC drops OT thriller (01/23/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com RISCO -- A third quarter collapse by the Risco Tigers Tuesday night, insured a Gideon Bulldogs win, 77-56. "We were in it at the half," Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said. "In the second half they kind of put us away."...

Indians' comeback falls short in rematch with Royals (01/23/08)
BROSELEY, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians almost dug themselves out of a pair of big holes. Almost, but not quite. The Tribe almost wiped out a 19-point third-quarter deficit before coming up just short in an 80-75 loss to the Twin Rivers Royals here Tuesday...

ROUNDUP: Advance Hornets sting Campbell in OT (01/18/08)
By DAR STAFF Advance held on for a 63-58 overtime win over Campbell on Thursday night. Justin Fowler made a 3-pointer for the Camels with less than 15 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime tied at 53. However, David VanGennip made 7-of-8 from the free throw line in overtime to propel Advance to the win. He finished the game with 27 and Jacob Bond added 14 points in the win...

Dexter stops Bernie; Green Wave rolls to win (01/13/08)
By DAR STAFF Kevin Hart scored a game-high 28 points and David Hessling added a season-high 13 to lead Dexter to a 57-48 win Friday over visiting Bernie. "Kevin is a good scorer for us offensively and he wants to carry that load for us, but I think David Hessling may have played his best game of the season," first-year Dexter coach Rob Nichols said. "He showed some leadership, played good defense and really brought a lot of intensity to the game."...

Clarkton starts hot, holds off late Gideon rally (01/13/08)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- A common phrase in sports is that the best players come through in the biggest games. It's safe to say that the Tri-County Conference's two most decorated players didn't disappoint in this one. Gideon's senior standout Jordan Boone dropped 31 points on the night while reigning conference Player of the Year Dustin Ferguson finished with 30 to lead the Clarkton Reindeer past their archrivals, the Gideon Bulldogs, 83-65 as they continued their run of dominance through the Tri-County Conference.. ...

ROUNDUP: Portageville boys rally past Caruthersville (01/09/08)
Richland knocks off Gideon; Risco loses on road at Clarkton

Risco loses in pool play at Clarkton tournament (12/12/07)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CLARKTON -- The Risco Tigers lost to a tough Gosnell (Ark.) team Tuesday night in their second game of pool play at the Clarkton Tournament 77-52. "Gosnell is probably one of the best teams we've played all year," said Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship. "I know the score doesn't show it but we came out and played well tonight."...

Reindeer games: Clarkton rallies for thrilling win over Rebels (12/11/07)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- The Clarkton Christmas Invitational Tournament may be missing a few teams this year and breaking in a new format, but that didn't prevent the tournament's opening night from being exciting. Justin Brown's basket with 44 seconds left in the game snapped a 74-all tie and lifted the host Clarkton Reindeer to an 80-76 win over tourney newcomer Richland Monday night in pool play...

Change is here on holiday tourney front (12/09/07)
The Clarkton Holiday Tournament has been a staple of Bootheel basketball for generations now. However, this year the tournament will take on a whole new look. This is due to the fact that Campbell, a charter member of the eight original teams that have played in the Clarkton Holiday tourney every year since its inception, has decided withdraw from Clarkton to start its own Invitational tournament...

Cooter uses uptempo gameplan to down Hornets (12/09/07)
COOTER, Mo. -- Some people call it run and gun. Others call it fastbreak basketball. The Cooter Wildcats call it a recipe for success. The Wildcats used their fast brand of basketball to force 22 turnovers and take control of the game with an 18-6 second-quarter outburst in a 71-49 win over the Holcomb Hornets here Friday night...

Scott County Central puts up 113 on Gideon (12/09/07)
Braves have four players score in double figures

Dons win OFC opener; Ellington beats Greenville (12/05/07)
By DAR STAFF Doniphan used a 29-6 first quarter spurt to cruise to a 78-30 win over East Carter in Ozark Foothills Conference play Tuesday night. "I thought we came out really intense and got after them defensively which generated offense," Doniphan coach Jason Andrews said...

Green Wave 'D' stops Gideon (12/05/07)
MALDEN, Mo. -- A wise person once said "The more things change, the more they stay the same," This is the best way to describe the Malden basketball program in recent years. After losing all five starters, and arguably their two top reserves from last year's 27-2 district championship team, many people in the Bootheel conference have written off the 'Wave before the season ever started. However, after Malden's 68-48 thrashing of the Gideon Bulldogs Tuesday night, they may want to think again...

Portageville, Gosnell win titles at Lions Invitational (12/04/07)
SENATH, Mo. -- Brittany Walker scored 17 points and the Portageville Lady Bulldogs made an early lead stand up to take a 56-42 win over the Campbell Lady Camels in the girls' final at the Senath-Hornersville Lions Invitational here Saturday. In other girls' action at the Invitational, No. 2 Caruthersville defeated top-seeded Caruthersville 73-65 to take third place, while Malden edged South Pemiscot 44-42 to take the consolation trophy...

Top seeds roll at Senath (11/28/07)
SENATH, Mo. -- It seemed like the Clarkton-Gideon game was going to follow the pattern of blowouts by the top seeds that predominated the first round of the boys' division of the Senath-Hornersville Lions Invitational. Not quite. Third-seeded Clarkton led by 11 points after one quarter and took a 16-point lead to the final period, but had to hold off a late Gideon rally to take a 79-69 win over the Bulldogs in the final game of night here Tuesday...

Rivals and friends: Woolverton, Watson are the best of the best in '07 (11/18/07)
Hard-hitting duo leads Daily Dunklin Democrat Dandy Dozen Volleyball Team as Players of the Year

Leopold advances to semifinals (10/28/07)
BELL CITY -- Leopold senior Maddy Hutchings remembers when she was in the seventh grade and cheered from the stands as the Wildcats had a dream season that was capped by a Class 1 volleyball state title. She especially liked to watch Courtney Wesbecher, who used to wear a headband whenever she played...

One for the ages: Gideon outlasts Lady Hornets for district title (10/24/07)
GIDEON, Mo. -- ESPN calls games like Tuesday’s Class 1, District 1 volleyball championship “Instant Classics.” In which case, cue up the highlight reel. Meeting for the district title for the third straight year, the Holcomb Lady Hornets and the Gideon Lady Bulldogs battled back-and-forth all night before the Lady Bulldogs pulled out a 20-25, 25-12, 25-23 victory over Holcomb here Tuesday...

Lady Lions get by South Pemiscot (10/03/07)
SENATH, Mo. -- Katelyn Gibson had a dominant night on the net as the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions held off Bootheel Conference rival South Pemiscot 25-18, 25-23 here Tuesday. In other volleyball action Tuesday, Gideon locked up the Tri-County Conference title and top seed in next week's league tourney with a 25-15, 25-20 win over Campbell...

Lady Indians go three sets yet again, beat Campbell (09/30/07)
The Kennett Lady Indians must be enjoying playing three-set volleyball games. The Lady Tribe went three sets with an opponent for the third time in the last week Friday afternoon before taking a 25-14, 19-25, 25-13 win over the Campbell Lady Camels at Kennett High School...

High School Volleyball Roundup (09/30/07)
GIDEON -- Bernie's Lady Mules volleyball team traveled to Gideon and were handed a 29-27, 25-20, loss Friday night. "We played well tonight," Bernie coach Jeff Rodgers said. "We had several good chances to put them away in the first game and could not get that one attack we needed. You can't play tentative when you can finish a good team like that. Unfortunately, that's what we did."...

A good day to be a Lady Indian: Softball, tennis teams win home finales, volleyball sinks Donettes (09/28/07)
It was a good day to be a Kennett Lady Indian. All three of Kennett's girls' fall sports teams won Thursday, with the softball team shutting out East Prairie 4-0, the tennis team downing Sikeston 6-3 and the volleyball team taking a 25-17, 25-15 win over Doniphan...

Lady Tribe rallies to put down Southland rebellion (09/27/07)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- For the second time in as many games, the Kennett Lady Indians found themselves having to dig out of a hole in the third set of a volleyball game. This time, they pulled it out. The Lady Indians rallied from an early six-point deficit in the deciding set to take a 23-25, 25-16, 25-19 win over the Southland Lady Rebels here Wednesday...

Lady Tribe's big rally comes up just short (09/25/07)
The Kennett Lady Indians may have just simply ran out of time against the Caruthersville Lady Tigers. The Lady Indians rallied from an 11-point deficit to forge a 23-all tie in the deciding third set, but could not complete the comeback as Caruthersville took a 25-11, 22-25, 25-23 win in a Bootheel Conference contest Monday night at Kennett High School...

Kennett shuts out Lady Tigers (09/19/07)
It may be clich�, but it's still true: practice makes perfect. That is the case for the Kennett Lady Indians girls' tennis team, which took a 9-0 shutout victory over Caruthersville Tuesday, its second shutout in as many days. In other area sports, Kennett was shut out 9-0 by Anna-Jonesboro in boys soccer, while Gideon took a 25-14, 25-13 win over Cooter in volleyball and Senath-Hornersville rallied past Twin Rivers 10-9 in baseball...

West's homer sparks Bluff past Lady Tribe (09/18/07)
Poplar Bluff's Alex West did what Laurie Vaughan would like to see her Kennett Lady Indians softball team do. West drove a hit into the gap and used her speed to turn it into an inside-the-park home run, capping a three-run third inning as the Lady Mules took a 9-1 win at Indian Park Monday...

Lady Tribe still perfect in conference play (09/14/07)
After graduating four starters and two of the area's top players from last season, not many people expected the Kennett Lady Indians to do much on the volleyball court. Guess again. The Lady Indians (6-3-2) played one of their best games of the year Thursday, taking a 25-21, 25-18 win over the Portageville Lady Bulldogs to improve to 4-0 in Bootheel Conference play with two league games remaining...

Lady Indians win at Doniphan, get back to .500 (09/12/07)
DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Laurel Scales struck out 13 batters and the Kennett Lady Indians softball team bounced back from back-to-back losses with a 5-3 win against the Doniphan Donettes here Tuesday. In Tuesday's other area games, Gideon defeated Delta C7 25-11, 25-9 in volleyball, while Southland got past Campbell. In baseball, Cooter took a 10-0 win over North Pemiscot, while Bernie shut out Holcomb by the same score...

Davis serves as Leopold's good luck charm in tourney (09/09/07)
Leopold placed second in the B.A. Sports high school volleyball tournament at the Show Me Center on Saturday, its best finish since 1989 when assistant coach Sandy Davis was wearing the blue and white Wildcats uniform. "The last time we got in the championship game was my senior year," Davis said, laughing. ...

Gideon gets fast start to take down Holcomb (09/07/07)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The Gideon Lady Bulldogs waited almost a year for this night. After seeing their four-year reign as district champions ended by Holcomb last year, Gideon came out with a vengeance in Thursday's rematch, racing to a 12-4 opening-set lead and taking a 25-13, 25-22 victory over the Lady Hornets in a battle of two of southeast Missouri's best Class 1 volleyball teams...

BA Promotions Volleyball Classic -- Day 1 scores (09/07/07)
Friday Night Pool Play Scores St. Louis Notre Dame def. Holcomb 25-19, 25-5 Cape Central def. Clarkton 25-11, 25-7 Bernie split with Jackson 25-14, 25-23 Scott City def. Twin Rivers 25-13, 25-16 Leopold def. Perryville 25-6, 25-14 Cape Notre Dame def. Oak Ridge 25-11, 25-8...

Scales handed tough-luck loss as Lady Tribe suffers seventh-inning meltdown (09/05/07)
It would be hard to blame Laurel Scales for feeling unlucky. The Kennett hurler allowed just two hits and no earned runs while retiring 16 batters in a row at one point, but found herself on the short end of a 3-0 loss to the Naylor Lady Eagles Tuesday at Indian Park after a seventh-inning collapse by the Lady Indians' defense led to three unearned runs...