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High school roundup: Jackson's Pike, Central's Connell qualify for Class 4 state tourney (05/04/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Notre Dame boys track and field team runs to conference championship (05/01/12)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

ND sweeps own tourney (04/22/12)
The Notre Dame baseball team finished a perfect weekend during its showcase event with Saturday night's 5-0 win over Oran. Notre Dame blanked MICDS 5-0 earlier in the day and rallied for a wild 6-5, nine-inning victory over Jefferson City Helias in a Friday game that didn't end until nearly midnight...

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

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

April 14, 2012 Scoreboard (04/14/12)
Baseball Oak Ridge 6, Saxony Lutheran 5 Woodland 4, Leopold 2 Girls soccer St. Vincent 5, Farmington 1 Carbondale 2, St. Vincent 0

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

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

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

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...

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

February 25, 2012 Scoreboard (02/25/12)
Girls Basketball Class 1 District 2 Delta 56, McKinley 49 Scott County Central 68, Fulton School at St. Albans 26 Class 3 District 3 Woodland 45, Jefferson 32 Scott City 47, Arcadia Valley 37

High school roundup: Zalma rides upset into Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball tournament semifinals (01/31/12)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Coaches v. Cancer Shootout (01/30/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Avenging a 15-point loss to New Madrid County Central earlier this season, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady Eagles 64-59 on Saturday at the 3rd Annual Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout in Charleston. "That's what we talked about in practice," Schonhoff said of the loss earlier this season. "Thursday, Friday and (Saturday) morning when we had practice we preached that if we play our game we'll be fine...

January 24, 2012 Scoreboard (01/24/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Notre Dame boys basketball team routs Saxony Lutheran 76-37 (01/22/12)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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

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

High school roundup: St. Vincent boys basketball team earns shot at Winter Classic title (12/30/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Senath-Hornersville girls lose elimination game to Greenville at Lady Royals Classic (12/22/11)
BROSELEY, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions were eliminated by the Greenville Lady Bears at the Lady Royals Classic Wednesday. No. 9 seeded Greenville defeated No. 13 seeded Senath-Hornersville 49-20 in a consolation semifinal match at the 16-team tourney...

December 21, 2011 Scoreboard (12/21/11)
Girls basketball Kelso Supply Holiday Classic Cape Central 47, Saxony Lutheran 29 Scott City vs. Perryville Jackson vs. Farmington Meadow Heights vs. Notre Dame

Senath-Hornersville girls rally in fourth quarter, beat Kelly in Lady Royals Classic (12/21/11)
BROSELEY, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions rallied late to collect a 49-45 victory against the Kelly Hawks in a consolation quarterfinal contest at the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic Tuesday afternoon. No. 13 seeded Senath-Hornersville trailed No. 12 seeded Kelly 30-29 entering the final period of play...

High school roundup: Delta girls basketball team survives Crusaders' last shot (12/13/11)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

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

High school roundup: Chaffee boys basketball team downs Woodland 47-44 behind 20 points from Crowe (12/11/11)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Chaffee downs Woodland 47-44 behind 20 points from Crowe (12/11/11)
Woodland's heave from half court at the buzzer fell short, which allowed Chaffee to edge the Cardinals 47-44 in boys basketball action Friday. Alex Crowe led the Red Devils (3-0) with 20 points, including four 3-pointers, while Jordan Yahn added 12 points...

High school roundup: Meadow Heights girls rout Fredericktown 70-15 (11/30/11)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Leopold volleyball team defeated Meadow Heights for Mississippi Valley Conference tourney title (10/16/11)
The Leopold volleyball team beat Meadow Heights 25-23, 25-23 in the Mississippi Valley Conference tournament championship match.

High school roundup: Perryville sweeps St. Vincent in volleyball action (10/14/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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 4, 2011 Scoreboard (10/05/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Perryville softball team overpowers Jackson (09/28/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Scott City sweeps Dexter in volleyball (09/14/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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

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.

High school roundup: St. Vincent football team trounces Missouri Military for first victory (09/11/11)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Sikeston off to good start in SEMO Spike tournament (09/11/11)
Sikeston defeated Southern Reynolds in their first match 25-18, 25-13 before avenging a Wednesday night loss to Saxony Lutheran 25-13, 25-23.

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

Jays down Greenville 5-4; advance to district title game (05/18/11)
CHARLESTON -- Still searching for the first district baseball title in school history, the Charleston Bluejays punched their ticket to the Class 2, District 2 championship game Tuesday afternoon with a 5-4 win over the Greenville Bears. "We've never won a district championship, but we just keep playing for them," Charleston coach Michael Minner said. "I tell these guys every year, 'one of these years you have to be the first,' and hopefully this is our year."...

High school roundup: Jackson baseball downs Dexter (04/20/11)
All the local high school results reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

April 19, 2011 Scoreboard (04/19/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

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: Notre Dame, St. Vincent to meet in semifinals of Noon Optimist girls soccer tournament (03/25/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian

March 24, 2011 Scoreboard (03/24/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Oran's season comes to close in overtime (03/01/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com ORAN -- Capped by Cheyanne King's 3-point buzzer beater to force overtime, the Oran Lady Eagles mounted an 11-point fourth quarter comeback against Lesterville Monday night in the Class 2, District 3 semifinals. Coming up empty-handed in their first three possessions of the extra frame, however, the Lady Eagles watched the Lady Bearcats jump out to a four-point lead before pulling away to a 75-64 final...

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

High school roundup: Oran girls basketball team falls in overtime (03/01/11)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Oran puts end to Lady Devils' season (02/28/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com ORAN -- The Oran Lady Eagles had a field day on the glass. That's one area where Chaffee senior Randi Wiley knows she struggles in. "I haven't rebounded since the seventh grade," Wiley admitted. "I'm a terrible rebounder -- I'll be the first to tell you that."...

High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team upsets Kelly in overtime (02/27/11)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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

High school roundup: Chaffee boys basketball team stops Meadow Heights in OT (02/23/11)
All the area high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

February 22, 2011 Scoreboard (02/22/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Leopold rolls past Zalma 73-65 (02/16/11)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

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

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

Chaffee girls win first of season; boys top Greenville 88-37 (02/01/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com GREENVILLE -- The Chaffee Red Devils won their first round game of the Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament on Monday by defeating Greenville, 88-37. Blake Senciboy and Jordan Yahn combined for 44 points as Chaffee raced out to a 26-9 advantage after the first quarter. The Red Devils sat with a comfortable 47-15 lead at the half...

High school roundup: Chaffee girls upend Oran for first victory (02/01/11)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

January 31, 2011 Scoreboard (01/31/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Coaches v. Cancer Shootout (01/31/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CHARLESTON -- Area basketball fans got the chance to see some of the area's best high school talent while benefiting an important cause Saturday at the Charleston High School gymnasium. That's where the Lady Bluejays basketball program hosted their annual Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout that featured 12 local high school girls teams competing in six back-to-back games...

54th annual bloomfield christmas tournament (12/26/10)
Kennett looks to defend title; Hornets, Crusaders added to field

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...

Lady Royals Holiday Classic (12/22/10)
Semifinal pairing set for tonight in both championship and consolation bracket

Seeds hold true at Lady Royals tourney (12/20/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BROSELEY -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs wasted no time gaining an early advantage over the Portageville Lady Bulldogs during the first round of the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Christmas tournament on Saturday eventually winning 63-29...

High school roundup: Chaffee boys improve to 3-0 with win (12/12/10)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

November 30, 2010 Scoreboard (12/01/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Chaffee boys win season opener (12/01/10)
All the area high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Tourney begins (11/30/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com ORAN -- Holding off an early fourth quarter rally by Kelly, the Oran Eagles opened up the 55th annual Oran Invitational Tournament Monday night with a 73-59 win to advance to the semifinals of the winner's bracket. "(We played) sloppy," Eagles head coach Joe Shoemaker said. "Part of it was our fault and part was a credit to Kelly. They got out, played hard and scrambled a lot on defense...

High school roundup: Oran stops Kelly in tourney opener (11/30/10)
All the area high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

November 29, 2010 Scoreboard (11/29/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: St. Vincent makes quick work of Greenville in volleyball action (10/26/10)
All the scores from Monday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

October 15-16, 2010 Scoreboard (10/15/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Central boys, Jackson girls captures SEMO Conference cross country titles (10/15/10)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

October 14, 2010 Scoreboard (10/14/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

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.

Sikeston rallies to defeat Naylor (10/05/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com NAYLOR -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs softball team ended their regular season with a comeback win over the Naylor Lady Eagles on Monday afternoon, 12-9. With two outs and two runners on in the seventh inning, Sikeston's No. 9 hitter, Kayla Fodge, knocked a 2-RBI triple to give the Lady Bulldogs the late lead...

Kelly squeezes by Jackson in softball (10/05/10)
Haley Glastetter scored the winning run on a squeeze bunt by Kristen Powell in the bottom of the sixth inning as Kelly defeated Jackson 3-2 in girls high school softball Monday in Benton, Mo. Glastetter also connected for a double, while Jade Rampley went 2 for 3 in the win...

October 4, 2010 Scoreboard (10/04/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Charleston netters down Sikeston; Kelly runners shine (09/15/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays tennis team downed the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs in a varsity only match 6-3 on Tuesday. Sikeston picked up wins in singles from Jacarra Lampkin and Kelsey Dial. Lampkin defeated Madeline Burke 8-5 while Dial downed Jasmine Spence 8-1. The two also teamed to best Burke and Taylor Duenne in doubles 8-3 for Sikeston's only other win...

High school roundup: Central rides singles success past Jackson in tennis dual (09/15/10)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

September 14, 2010 Scoreboard (09/14/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

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...

August 26, 2010 Scoreboard (08/26/10)
Nightly high school sports scores.

High school roundup: Indians blank Mules on Crowden's goal (05/06/10)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

May 5, 2010 Scoreboard (05/05/10)
Nightly high school sports scores.

HIgh school roundup: St. Vincent soccer nets 10th win (04/21/10)
All the area high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

April 20, 2010 Scoreboard (04/20/10)
Nightly high school sports scores.

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

High school roundup: Notre Dame bounces back to down Nixa (04/18/10)
The Notre Dame baseball team rebounded from its first loss of the season to post a 3-1 victory over Nixa on Saturday in a game played in the St. Louis area. The Bulldogs (9-1) fell at Eureka 3-2 on Friday in a matchup of state No. 1 teams. The defending Class 3 state champion Bulldogs scored twice in the top of the seventh inning to beat Nixa. One run scored on a wild pitch and another on a walk...

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

April 17, 2010 Scoreboard (04/17/10)
Nightly high school sports scores.

High school roundup: ND beats Perryville 3-2 in season opener (03/31/10)
All the area high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

March 30, 2010 Scoreboard (03/30/10)
Nightly high school scores.

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.

Basketball coaches release their all-state selections (03/26/10)
Class 1 state champions Otto Porter and Bobby Hatchett from Scott County Central lead a host of local athletes on the all-state teams.

March 10 Scoreboard (03/11/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Lady Indians come up short against Greenville (03/10/10)

High school roundup: Pirates drop district heartbreaker (02/24/10)
All the area high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 23 Scoreboard (02/23/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: Senior Malik leads Central to 87-52 victory on senior night (02/18/10)
All the events from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Zalma boys top Marquand 61-36 (02/16/10)
All the area high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 15 Scoreboard (02/15/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: St. Vincent boys top Grandview 55-53 (02/03/10)
Area high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 2 Scoreboard (02/02/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: Hubler's big night carries Panthers past South Iron (01/24/10)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Central girls defeat Greenville on the road (01/12/10)
All of the area high school results reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Jan. 11 Scoreboard (01/11/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

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...

Richland edges Malden; rest of top seeds advance easily at Bloomfield (12/28/09)
BLOOMFIELD -- The top seeds had very little trouble advancing in the first round of the 53rd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Saturday. Every game was won by more than a 20-point margin, except for the Richland/Malden game which saw the Rebels pull away in the fourth quarter for a 64-56 win...

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

Win gives Lady Lions some consolation (12/24/09)
BROSELEY, Mo. -- With their leading scorer battling foul trouble, the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions got their scoring from another source Wednesday. Hannah Kennedy scored a game-high 26 points rally the Lady Lions to a 57-49 victory over the Greenville Lady Bears in the consolation championship game of the Lady Royals Christmas Classic...

Classic begins (12/21/09)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BROSELEY -- The No. 15 seeded Sikeston Lady Bulldogs came just three points from upsetting the No. 2 seed Kennett Lady Indians on Saturday in the first round of the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Holiday Classic. Sikeston went into halftime with a 32-25 lead but the Indians made up ground in the third quarter by tying that game at 42 points going into the final eight minutes...

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

Thomas, Elam help Oak Ridge to victory over Bell City (12/16/09)
Brett Thomas scored 22 points and Caleb Elam added 20 to help the Oak Ridge boys basketball team knock off host Bell City on Tuesday. The Blue Jays clamped down on defense in the third quarter as they emerged with the 71-59 win. Oak Ridge went 20 of 26 (77 percent) from the free-throw line...

Dec. 15 Scoreboard (12/15/09)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: Woodland bests Chaffee in OT (12/13/09)
All the local events from Friday night that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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

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High school roundup: Panthers reach Woodland semis (12/02/09)
All the local high school action from Tuesday that was reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Panthers reach Woodland semis (12/02/09)
Sixth-seed Meadow Heights jumped on third-seed Scott City in the first quarter Tuesday as it advanced to the semifinals of the Woodland tournament with a 74-59 victory in boys basketball. The Panthers outscored the Rams 23-7 in the opening quarter as it set up an 8 p.m. Thursday pairing against No. 2 Leopold, which defeated No. 7 Zalma in Monday's first-round action...

Dec. 2 Scoreboard (12/01/09)

2009-10 Greenville Girls Basketball Preview (11/24/09)
Head Coach: Diane Meyer, 9th year (123-59) Last Season: 16-9 (won Class 3 district over Woodland, won sectional over Scott City, lost to Cardinal Ritter in quarters). District: Class 3 District 2 at Twin Rivers (Arcadia Valley, Clearwater, Doniphan, Woodland)...

2009-10 Greenville Boys Basketball Preview (11/24/09)
Head Coach: Chris Moody, 1st year Last Season: 4-15 (lost to Twin Rivers in Class 3 district quarters) District: Class 3 District 2 at Twin Rivers (Arcadia Valley, Bloomfield, Clearwater, Doniphan, Woodland) Last district title: None Key Returners: Jacob Wood, Nick Wren, Jacob Simmons, Curtis Shearer...

Lady Royals end Clearwater's run (10/09/09)
MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 semifinals

Thomas powers Oak Ridge to 3-1 walk-off victory (05/15/09)
Brett Thomas kept Oak Ridge in the game with his arm, then ended things with his bat. Thomas hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday to help Oak Ridge slip past visiting Delta 3-1 in high school baseball action. Thomas earned the win on the mound, throwing the final three innings for the Blue Jays (10-6). He had two hits, as did teammate Dakota Zoellner...

Central girls shoot down Sikeston 1-0 with late-game goal (04/22/09)
Meg Goodman scored on a pass from Sarah Uptmor with five minutes to play as Central shut out Sikeston 1-0 in girls soccer action Tuesday. Caitlin Smith posted the shutout for the Tigers. Notre Dame 2, Poplar Bluff 0 Taylor Sanders and Anna Wren found the back of the net as the Bulldogs (9-2) earned the home win...

Rams win pitching duel in tourney (04/04/09)
Shae Simmons had a dominating display on the mound Friday as the Scott City baseball team nipped Sullivan 1-0 in the Festus tournament. Simmons, a senior who has signed to play at Southeast Missouri State, fired a one-hitter and struck out 18 in going the seven-inning distance...

Oak Ridge wins pitching duel vs. Meadow Heights (03/24/09)
Oak Ridge pitcher Ethan Sachs outdueled Meadow Heights hurler Cody Kennedy in the season-opening baseball game for both schools as the Blue Jays posted a 1-0 road victory Monday. Sachs allowed a leadoff single in the first inning, but that was the only hit he surrendered all game. He tossed six shutout innings, struck out 13 batters and walked one...

Rams fail to convert vs. Greenville (03/12/09)
POPLAR BLUFF -- Scott City junior Stephanie Essner forced a steal near midcourt and quickly dribbled toward the basket. But she missed the uncontested layup with about 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter. Greenville rebounded the ball and fired an outlet pass past the Scott City pressure defense. The pass went to Kaylin Becker, who was wide open near her basket. She scored the easy two points that gave the Bears an 11-point lead...

Slow start hampers Woodland girls (03/06/09)
BLOOMFIELD -- The Woodland Cardinals got the early game jitters out of their system in the second quarter of their Class 3 District 2 girls basketball final Thursday night against the top-seeded Greenville Bears. By the time the Cardinals got things together in their first district final, they trailed 15-4 after the first quarter and the Bears went on to a 51-41 win...

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...

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...

Neelyville wins first OFC title since 1986 (02/15/09)
By ROB TATE ~ Sports Writer It was over two decades and four Presidents ago the last time the Neelyville Lady Tigers took the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament championship home. But all that came to end Friday night against Greenville as the Lady Tigers, who entered the tourney as the No. 2 seed, shot the ball efficiently and forced the Lady Bears into some extreme foul trouble in the second half to take a 56-43 victory at the Bess Activity Center...

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...

Naylor girls win, stays perfect in OFC (01/23/09)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer NAYLOR -- After a couple tough losses, the Naylor Lady Eagles found themselves from the outside looking in for the first time this season as it relates to the Class 1 state poll. On Thursday night, Naylor brushed off Monday's tough loss at Dexter with a 50-41 win over Greenville...

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...

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...

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."...

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...

BCT Game 2: Bulldogs catch second wind (12/26/08)
Portageville 59, Greenville 26

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...

Neelyville girls rally to beat Greenville (12/19/08)
The Tigers rallied from an 18-2 second-quarter deficit to win 33-32.

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 places third in Lady Dawg Classic (12/07/08)
Porter scores 38 points for Greenville in a losing cause.

Dawggone it: Neelyville, Greenville lose in girls tourney (12/05/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer VAN BUREN -- After scoring 65 points in the first round of the Van Buren Lady Dawg Classic, top-seeded Couch looked like a force to be reckoned with on the offensive end. Neelyville played tough defense on Couch for four quarters Thursday night in the semifinals, but just couldn't get the offensive touch needed as the Lady Indians rolled to a 38-22 victory...

Risco falls in Campbell tourney (12/03/08)
CAMPBELL -- The No. 7 seed Risco Tigers fell to the No. 2 seed Campbell Camels in the Campbell Tournament on Tuesday night 82-55. "We just never could recover after the first quarter," Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said. "We're better than what we showed. Campbell came out and played very well. Ross Carter had a good game but we've got to have some other players step up."...

Bears take Round 1: Greenville girls beat rival Twin Rivers (12/02/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer VAN BUREN -- In the first of what could very well be five meetings this season, the Greenville Lady Bears took round one Monday night as they defeated conference rival Twin Rivers 53-36 in the first round of the Lady Dawg Classic at Van Buren...

ROUNDUP: Van Buren, Greenville, Clarkton open with losses (11/30/08)
By DAR STAFF VAN BUREN -- A small halftime lead didn't lead to a win for the Van Buren Bulldogs as they dropped a 76-64 decision to Liberty Friday at the Current River Challenge. Liberty outscored the Bulldogs 46-32 in the second half to rally to the win...

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...

Puxico rolls, Lady Bears fall in district volleyball (10/28/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer BLOOMFIELD -- Puxico took charge early against Charleston and didn't let up as they won in two games Monday afternoon in the first round of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 2 tournament in Bloomfield, 25-9, 25-7. The Lady Indians will now face Bloomfield in the semifinals today at 5:30 p.m...

Greenville edges Clearwater (10/14/08)
By DAR STAFF GREENVILLE -- For the first time in his coaching career at Greenville, coach Brent Huff and his Lady Bears beat Clearwater Monday night, 25-23, 23-25, 25-19. "The games were pretty ugly," Huff said. "We put together a couple of runs that really made difference. This year we've given up some pretty big leads."...

Tigers advance before sun sets on Royals-Bears (10/07/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer The Neelyville Tigers made sure right off the bat that they weren't going to be upset in the first round of the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament like they were as a fifth seed last season against Doniphan. Neelyville scored a run in every inning to take a 14-5 victory over East Carter, but at times, the Tigers were sloppy defensively as they committed four errors in the middle innings of the game...

Twin Rivers, East Carter not looking too far ahead (10/07/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer The Lady Royals' memories haven't faded from a season ago. Twin Rivers remembers all too well the loss in the district title game to East Carter. This year, the Royals are the top-seeded team and East Carter got the bye on the other side as No. 2...

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. ...

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: 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...

Twin Rivers volleyball edges Greenville (09/17/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- Judging by the faces and the postures of the coaches during the third game Tuesday night, one could tell there was some anxiety. Both Twin Rivers volleyball coach Kelly Null and Greenville coach Brent Huff were sitting on their respective benches with elbows rested on their laps and hands over their mouths at the exact same moment about midway through the third game. Both were hoping that their teams would pull off the tightly-contested match...

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...

Redbirds, Royals roll in OFC baseball action (09/12/08)
By DAR STAFF ELLSINORE -- The Redbirds erupted for 11 runs in the final two innings of a 14-4 win over Greenville on Thursday. Derek Saffle led the Redbirds with two hits and four RBIs while Dan Stromat added two RBIs. Stromat threw the complete game for East Carter as he had four strikeouts and just one earned run in the win...

Naylor's Lane tosses no-hitter (09/09/08)
By DAR STAFF Chelsea Lane threw a no-hitter Monday as Naylor beat Neelyville 4-0. Lane had 10 strikeouts and just two walks in the win. "She kept them off-balance and is starting to hit her spots," Naylor coach Gene Deckard said. "She was hitting the corners and moving the ball around."...

Neelyville jumps all over Greenville for win (09/03/08)
Tigers get out of gate with six-run first inning

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...

ROUNDUP: Royals turn triple play but fall to Camels (08/27/08)
By DAR STAFF Twin Rivers fell to Campbell 8-2 Tuesday afternoon but did turn a triple play in the process. Campbell's Cody Huber popped up a bunt attempt and Royals pitcher Garrett Stockton made a diving catch and threw to Jon Stevenson at second who threw to first base to complete the play...

Greenville softball has plenty of changes (08/26/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- This fall season brings a change at the top of the Greenville softball program as Bobby Montgomery will lead the Lady Bears. The Lady Bears will no longer have the services of Sara Condray, who graduated, but Leah Hillis is shaping up to be solid on the mound, Montgomery said...

Catching up with: Justin Hill (07/15/08)
Greenville graduate goes from swinging lumber to caring for it as a resource assistant for the Missouri Department of Conservation.

ROUNDUP: Sixth-seeded Greenville advances (05/13/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer The Greenville Bears didn't pay attention to the seeds of the Class 2 District 3 tournament. Behind ace Joey Morey, the No. 6 seed Bears scratched across two runs and beat No. 3 seed Alton on Monday at Raider Field, 2-0...

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...

Neelyville pounces on Greenville (05/02/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- After seeing an early five-run advantage dwindle in the later innings the Neelyville Tigers escaped with a 7-4 win Thursday at Greenville. "We got our offense early and that's not the problem," Neelyville coach Jared Beaird said. "It's early that we do better but it's the 3-4-5 innings that we struggle."...

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...

Clearwater tops Bears for fifth straight win (04/22/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- Clearwater had to pull out all the stops Monday afternoon. After the Tigers blew a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning against host Greenville, they scored one in the eighth and held on for the win, 4-3. "Sometimes you have to win them ugly," Clearwater coach Justin Dobbins said. "Sometimes heart and guts have got to come through when you are not playing real well."...

ROUNDUP: Parish, Vancil toss no-hitters (04/18/08)
By DAR STAFF Libby Parish and Carlee Vancil each pitched no-hitters Thursday to lead their teams to wins. Neelyville 11, Clearwater 0 Parish struck out four and walked one at home for Neelyville. Parish found her success by forcing Clearwater into ground ball after ground ball...

Lucky seven: Twin Rivers pulls away from Greenville (04/18/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- A third-inning onslaught by Twin Rivers buried the Greenville Bears as the Royals battered their way to a 13-2 win in five innings Thursday. After scoring four runs in the first two innings, the Royals (4-2) put seven of their runs on the board in the third, sending 11 batters to the plate and collecting six hits to knock Bears starter Tyler Dougherty out of the game...

ROUNDUP: Naylor bounces back with win (04/16/08)
By DAR STAFF One day after dropping an extra-inning affair at home against Greenville, the Naylor Lady Eagles bounced back with a 10-0 five-inning win over East Carter on Tuesday. Hailee Deckard and Courtney Sullivan each scored three runs as the Lady Eagles (3-2) used a balanced effort to overwhelm the Lady Redbirds...

'Never-quit' Greenville stuns Naylor in nine (04/15/08)
Greenville scores three in the seventh to tie en route to 5-3 win.

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."...

It's official: TRCC lands Woodgeard (04/09/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- Sara Woodgeard has had to wait over a month, but she can now breathe a small sigh of relief. After verbally committing to play basketball at Three Rivers in late February, Woodgeard signed her letter of intent Tuesday to play for the Lady Raiders next season...

Neelyville softball holds off Lady Bears (03/28/08)
By DAR STAFF The Neelyville Lady Tigers overcame three errors and held on to beat Greenville 6-5 on Thursday. The Lady Tigers scored half of their runs in the third inning and added the final three in the sixth. "We hit the ball well," Neelyville coach Bill Alexander said...

Neelyville settles down, beats Greenville (03/28/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer NEELYVILLE -- After Greenville scored four runs in the top of the first inning, it looked like the Neelyville Tigers were in for a long game Thursday afternoon. However, the Tigers battled back and took the lead in the second inning before adding six runs in the third on their way to a 16-6 win...

Greenville senior Sara Woodgeard makes all-state again (03/27/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer Sara Woodgeard sat glued to a chair, watching her teammates run and down the floor and make up all the plays. Now she is the one everyone is watching. Back in sixth grade, Woodgeard sat the bench, but now she has just finished her Greenville basketball career and was recently named to the Class 3 All-State squad for the third time...

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...

Greenville opens season with seven-run rally (03/18/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- The Greenville Bears didn't have to look hard to find their offense Monday very as they opened the season with an 11-1 win over visiting Bloomfield. The Bears scored seven times in the first inning of the season and later got three more on a third-inning home run by Tim Hill that cleared the left-center field wall with plenty of room to spare...

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...

Seniors lead teams in playoff runs (03/09/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ Sports Writer FARMINGTON -- Naylor's Hailee Deckard and Greenville's Sara Woodgeard have had some great battles over recent seasons. However, both players' careers came to an end Saturday afternoon as their respective teams fell in the MSHSAA quarterfinals at the Farmington Civic Center...

Metro stops Greenville in Class 3 quarterfinal (03/09/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer FARMINGTON -- Greenville was lulled into hibernation Saturday afternoon by the defending state champs. The Lady Bears, who averaged just over 70 points per game during their playoff run, were held to half that by Metro of St. Louis, losing 43-34 in the MSHSAA Class 3 quarterfinal...

Woodgeard, Greenville end Portageville's season (03/06/08)
Greenville senior nets 41 points as PHS finishes 25-4

Portageville hopes to tame Lady Bears (03/04/08)
Lady Bulldogs looking to advance to the quarterfinals

'Total team ball' lifts Greenville girls (03/02/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor Through all the celebrating, the hugs, the team photo and talking with fans in the lobby of the Bess Activity Center, Greenville senior Lindsay Henson still held onto the MSHSAA Class 3 District 2 championship plaque Friday night...

Greenville girls over 'mental' road block (02/22/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer Greenville is heading into the MSHSAA Class 3 District 2 tournament as the top seed. The Lady Bears will face East Carter in the first round of competition and will also have the advantage of being the host school. Last year, the Lady Bears lost in the second round to Doniphan after being up by 14 points early and the year before that fell to Kelly in the district final, 50-49. ...

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...

Perryville girls advance to district semifinal (02/20/08)
The Perryville girls basketball team played tenacious defense to advance in the Class 4 District 1 tournament Tuesday. Alicia Kueker scored 16 points and Alyssa Bauwens added 15 as the Pirates downed Ste. Genevieve 45-30. The Pirates advance to face top-seeded Dexter on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Perry Park Center...

Naylor comes away with OFC title in third try (02/10/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer For the third straight year, Naylor participated in the championship game of the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament, and for the first time in those attempts came out on top, surviving a hard-fought battle with Greenville Friday night at the Bess Activity Center...

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...

Lady Bears advance with defensive gem (02/05/08)
Greenville jumped to a big lead in 82-20 win against East Carter.

Clearwater, Naylor advance in OFC tournament (02/03/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- The first day of competition at the Ozark Foothills Conference tournament provided little drama and one impressive individual scoring effort as No. 4 seed Clearwater and No. 3 seed Naylor both advanced to the semifinal round in the boys' bracket...

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. ...

Baby Bear: Greenville coach enjoys special season, pregnancy (01/31/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer With a few minor changes in her work habits and a lot of good-natured ribbing from her team, Greenville girls' basketball coach Diane Meyer has had a season like no other. Meyer, who is in her 15th season coaching, is pregnant...

Woodgeard, Blue choose Three Rivers (01/29/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer Twin Rivers' Kaylee Blue and Greenville's Sara Woodgeard may see each other as opponents now, but next year that may be changing. Blue and Woodgeard both recently verbally committed to playing college basketball for the Three Rivers Lady Raiders next season, Three Rivers coach Jack Childress said...

Porter, Woodgeard lead Greenville girls past Ellington (01/29/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- Tara Porter and Sara Woodgeard scored 24 points apiece for Greenville as the Lady Bears used their size advantage inside to wear out the visiting Ellington Lady Whippets 59-43. The Lady Whippets hung around through the first 20 minutes of the game before the Lady Bears' defense and rebounding became too much for them to overcome...

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...

Puxico faces Cubs in Stoddard County final (01/25/08)
By DAR STAFF Puxico will get another shot at the state-ranked Bell City Cubs. The Indians will face Bell City in the championship game of the Stoddard County tournament at 8:30 p.m. tonight. The Cubs won the last meeting between the two teams, a 69-62 overtime game at Puxico...

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...

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."...

Central, Jackson girls come up short at shootout (01/20/08)
Central struggled to get going during its game at the Notre Dame Shootout girls basketball event Saturday. The Tigers faced Nerinx Hall in the first game of the day, and fell to the Markers 68-29. Nerinx Hall led 53-15 at halftime. Wendi Zickfield led the Tigers with 11 points before fouling out. Central went 9-of-20 (45 percent) from the free-throw line...

Naylor girls soar past Greenville (01/18/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- The latest installment of one of the area's most competitive rivalries almost didn't happen Thursday night. "We've been under the weather all week and were very leery about coming and playing tonight because we weren't even sure we were going to have enough (players) to play," Naylor coach Stephana Deckard said...

ROUNDUP: Greenville beats Van Buren; Twin Rivers pair tops 1,000 points (01/15/08)
By DAR STAFF VAN BUREN -- Sara Woodgeard scored 26 points and Lindsay Henson added 14 as Greenville earned a 60-44 road win over Van Buren on Monday. The Lady Bears (11-2) got out to a quick start to keep the host Lady Bulldogs from gaining any momentum from the crowd. Keyed by their defense, which resulted in a slow start for Van Buren, Greenville built a 15-4 edge by the end of the opening quarter and stretched it to 29-11 by halftime...

Donettes edge Alton Comets (01/11/08)
By DAR STAFF DONIPHAN -- Senior Jordan Hart came up big for Doniphan in the clutch, knocking down a pair of free throws with 4.2 seconds left to seal a 51-48 Donettes win over Alton. The free throws capped off a wild finish to the game in which each team had a chance to come away with the victory...

ROUNDUP: Bell City sinks Puxico with OT 3s (01/09/08)
By DAR STAFF Ethan Watkins hit two 3-pointers in overtime Tuesday night to lead Bell City past host Puxico. "We didn't do a good job closing out on him and the kid stepped up and made the shots," Puxico coach Josh Dowdy said. Watkins finished the game with 22 points and teammate Nick Niemczyk added 21 in the win...

Royals hold on; Van Buren gains another upset (12/28/07)
Twin Rivers holds off East Prairie

Upsets claim Bernie, Bloomfield (12/28/07)
BLOOMFIELD - Upsets are becoming as common as the opening tip-off at the 51st Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament with the number of higher seeded teams to fall reaching six after Thursday's second day of action. Defending champion Malden pulled off the biggest shocker when the No. ...

Tribe rolls past Bears (12/28/07)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Sometimes change is just what a team needs to break out of a slump. That seemed to be the case for the Kennett Indians, which responded with an 84-35 rout of the Greenville Bears in consolation play Thursday at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament as Tribe coach Jim Vaughan shuffled his starting lineup...

Twin Rivers' comeback falls short vs. South Pemiscot (12/27/07)
By DAR STAFF BLOOMFIELD -- Twin Rivers erased a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit Wednesday night, but couldn't overcome an upset in the first round of the 51st Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Caleb McIntyre scored with 16.6 seconds remaining to give 11th seed South Pemiscot a 64-62 win...

Greenville places fifth in Lady Royals classic (12/23/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Sara Woodgeard scored 23 points, nearly half of her team's total Friday night, as Greenville put away host Twin Rivers 48-32 in the fifth-place game of the Lady Royals Classic. The Lady Royals held their opponents in check in the first quarter, but Greenville's offense warmed up as the game went along and gradually stretched the margin between the teams...

Greenville beats host Twin Rivers for fifth place (12/23/07)
Staff reports ~ Standard Democrat BROSELEY -- The Greenville Lady Bears rolled to a win in the fifth place game over the host Twin Rivers Lady Royals 51-32. Twin Rivers kept the game close in the first half, trailing only 23-16 at the half. However, Greenville's Sara Woodgeard scored 10 of her game-high 25 points in the third quarter as the Lady Bears built a 37-23 lead after three...