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Bootheel Conference baseball awards released (05/22/13)
The Bootheel Conference baseball awards were recently released. Malden's Tanner Murphy was selected Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Murphy batted .600 with 10 home runs and 39 RBIs. He went 7-3 on the mound. He compiled a 1.44 ERA in 48.2 innings pitched. He struck out 84...

Hayti hires Neal Cruce as head football coach (05/09/13)
After Justin Peden accepted the head football coach position at Dexter High School a few weeks back, the immediate question arose among Hayti High School football players and fans: "Who will be our coach going forward?" Hayti has officially hired Obion County Defensive Coordinator Neal Cruce to coach the Tribe next season...

Hayti hires Neal Cruce as head football coach (05/10/13)
After Justin Peden accepted the head football coach position at Dexter High School a few weeks back, the immediate question arose among Hayti High School football players and fans: "Who will be our coach going forward?" Hayti has officially hired Obion County Defensive Coordinator Neal Cruce to coach the Tribe next season...

Kennett softball team advances to Bootheel Conference semifinal with 24-0 win against Hayti (05/07/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians softball team moved one step closer to its second straight Bootheel Conference Tournament title Monday afternoon with a 24-0 three-inning victory against Hayti. Kennett (15-4) scored 18 runs in the first inning and six runs in the second inning...

Lady Devils take SEMO South crown for fifth time (04/30/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Lady Red Devils once again proved their dominance over conference opponents on Monday at this year's SEMO South Conference track meet. For the fifth straight year it was the Lady Devils coming out on top despite a strong push from the Oran Lady Eagles...

High school roundup: Notre Dame golf team repeats as district champs (04/30/13)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Kennett's Pickens no-hits Hayti softball team (04/23/13)
Note: A photo gallery of the Kennett-Hayti softball game is available here: Get Photos Here KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett freshman Madison Pickens was nearly perfect in her first varsity softball start against the Hayti Indians Monday afternoon. Pickens threw a 4-inning no-hitter against Hayti in a game Kennett won 15-0 in four innings...

Kennett track team wins medals at Sikeston Twighlight Relays (04/11/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. - The Kennett track team competed at the Sikeston Twighlight Relays Tuesday afternoon. Kennett placed in the top three in four competitions at the relays. Kennett's Holy Sando finished first in the 1,600 meter run with a time of 5:57. Kennett's Michele Nino placed third with a time of 6:38...

Kennett baseball team secures regular season confernence title with wins against Hayti and Senath-Hornersville (04/11/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians baseball team finished Bootheel Conference play perfect Tuesday afternoon with a pair of home wins. Kennett defeated the Senath-Hornersville Lions 11-3 in Game 1 and won the nightcap against Hayti 17-2 in five innings. Kennett secured the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Bootheel Conference Tournament at Malden with Tuesday's wins and the Bootheel Conference regular season title...

Sikeston boys, girls fare well in Relays (04/10/13)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs track team combined for 12 first place finishes at the Twilight Relays Tuesday at the Sikeston Public High School Stadium. The boys team capped the night with seven first place medals while the girls rounded out the day with five...

High school roundup: Notre Dame girls soccer blanks St. Vincent (04/10/13)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Charleston boys take first in own Invitational (04/07/13)
By Chris Pobst sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The Charleston boys track team won their own meet Friday in dominating fashion. The Bluejays scored 129 1/2 points as a team during the Charleston Invitational at Charleston High School. The event featured 15 different high schools from across the tri-state area...

Charleston boys win 3rd annual Eva G. Hinshaw Invitational (03/29/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE -- The Charleston Bluejays boys track team took first place honors during the 3rd annual Eva G. Hinshaw Track and Field Invitational Thursday. The Bluejays topped 12 other schools in one of the biggest meets in the area with a final score of 141.5. East Prairie finished second with 93 points and Malden came in third with 88...

Lady Bulldogs fall to Saxony 3-0 (03/27/13)
JACKSON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs soccer team fell on the road to Saxony Lutheran Tuesday, 3-0. Sikeston spotted the Lady Crusaders all three of their goals by halftime. "The pressure wasn't on the ball like it was supposed to be. By the second half, it was too late," Sikeston head coach Doyle Noe said. "We played even with them in the second half. You can't spot a good team a couple goals."...

Local players make All-Region teams (03/25/13)
Alex Heuring, a 6-4 senior center who helped lead the Oran boys basketball team to the Class 2 final four, was honored for his efforts by being named to the 2013 Southeast Missouri All-Region boys squad in Class 2. The teams were selected by a voting panel of area sports writers...

SEMO media All-Region teams selected (03/23/13)
The 2012-13 All-Region basketball teams were recently released with tons of local athletes making the cut. The media All-Region teams are selected by a voting panel of area sports writers. The full list is as followed: First Team Stacy Gipson, 6-6, jr., Poplar Bluff...

2013 Hayti Track and Field Schedule (03/15/13)

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

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

Peden named to lead Dexter's football program (03/13/13)
The search for a new football coach at Dexter High School is over. During a special meeting of the Dexter School Board late last week, Justin Peden was hired as the new head coach of the Dexter Bearcats football team. Peden comes to Dexter from Hayti where he has coached football for the past seven years, the last two as the Indians head coach...

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...

Bootheel Conference boys and girls basketball awards released (03/07/13)
The Bootheel Conference boys and girls basketball awards were recently released. Hayti's Maurion Newbill was selected as the varsity boys Senior Player of the Year. Newbill averaged 20.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.4 steals per game. He was 70 of 99 from the free throw line...

Hayti girls suffer 84-50 loss to Neelyville in Class 2 sectional (02/28/13)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - After claiming its first district title in girls basketball since 1980 Friday night with a 58-39 win against Portageville in the Class 2, District 1, championship the Hayti Lady Indians looked to extend its historic success with a victory in a Class 2 sectional Wednesday night at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff...

Portageville girls come up short against Hayti (02/23/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- After fighting neck-and-neck with Hayti for nearly three full quarters Friday the Portageville Lady Bulldogs saw their shot at the Class 2, District 1 title derailed by a rough final frame. Led by a hot finish from senior Jermika Covington the Lady Indians scored a game-high 27 points in the final quarter of the championship contest to lock up the district crown with a 58-39 win...

Hayti girls surge past Portageville in fourth quarter to claim district basketball title (02/23/13)
BLOOMFIELD , Mo. -- After fighting neck-and-neck with Hayti for nearly three full quarters Friday the Portageville Lady Bulldogs saw their shot at the Class 2, District 1 title derailed by a rough final frame. Led by a hot finish from senior Jermika Covington the Lady Indians scored 27 points in the final quarter of the championship contest to lock up the district crown with a 58-39 win...

Portageville girls come up short against Hayti (02/23/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- After fighting neck-and-neck with Hayti for nearly three full quarters Friday the Portageville Lady Bulldogs saw their shot at the Class 2, District 1 title derailed by a rough final frame. Led by a hot finish from senior Jermika Covington the Lady Indians scored a game-high 27 points in the final quarter of the championship contest to lock up the district crown with a 58-39 win...

Hayti girls surge past Portageville in fourth quarter to claim district basketball title (02/23/13)
BLOOMFIELD , Mo. -- After fighting neck-and-neck with Hayti for nearly three full quarters Friday the Portageville Lady Bulldogs saw their shot at the Class 2, District 1 title derailed by a rough final frame. Led by a hot finish from senior Jermika Covington the Lady Indians scored 27 points in the final quarter of the championship contest to lock up the district crown with a 58-39 win...

South Pemiscot boys eliminate defending Class 2, District 1, champion Hayti 60-51 (02/21/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The South Pemiscot Bulldogs varsity boys basketball team hasn't been shy about spending extra time shooting in the gym in the 2012-13 season. "As a group of kids they have done such a good job putting in the time in the gym," South Pemiscot coach Aaron Bidewell said. "They shoot at lunch and they shoot in the mornings."...

Moving forward (02/21/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- It may have been Holcomb knocking Bernie out of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament earlier this season, but the Mules got the 'W' when it mattered most. Playing the Hornets in the Class 2, Districts 1 semifinals Wednesday, Bernie rode a hot start from junior B.J. Jennings to a 16-point halftime lead that allowed the Mules to cruise to a 70-49 final...

South Pemiscot boys eliminate defending Class 2, District 1, champion Hayti 60-51 (02/21/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The South Pemiscot Bulldogs varsity boys basketball team hasn't been shy about spending extra time shooting in the gym in the 2012-13 season. "As a group of kids they have done such a good job putting in the time in the gym," South Pemiscot coach Aaron Bidewell said. "They shoot at lunch and they shoot in the mornings."...

District upset (02/19/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Watching a late lead escape them, fourth-seeded Portageville fell 56-54 to fifth-seed South Pemiscot on Monday in the opening round of the Class 2, District 1 Tournament. "We just missed so many easy shots around the basket tonight," Portageville head coach Jason Irby said. "We had a lot of opportunities when we had a two to four lead to stretch it. The ball just seemed to find a way to bounce the wrong way."...

Class 2, District 1, boys quarterfinal: Top-seeded Hayti cruises past Campbell 69-33 (02/19/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The top-seeded Hayti Indians scored 26 unanswered points in the first half against the No. 8 seeded Campbell Camels to turn a 13-12 deficit into a 38-13 advantage. Defending Class 2, District 1, boys champion Hayti led by at least 20 the rest of the way on its way to a convincing win 69-33 win in a Class 2, District 1, quarterfinal at Bloomfield Monday afternoon...

February 18, 2013 Scoreboard (02/18/13)
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February 14, 2013 Scoreboard (02/14/13)
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February 12, 2013 Scoreboard (02/12/13)
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Hayti wins girls BHC JV title (02/08/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The top-seeded Hayti junior varsity girls basketball team defeated second-seeded Kennett 29-24 Thursday night in the Bootheel Conference Tournament chapionship. Box Score: No. 1 Hayti 29, No. 2 Kennett 24 KHS 8 2 5 9 - 24 HHS 3 6 8 12 - 29...

Class 2, District 1, basketball seedings released (02/06/13)
The seedings have been released for the Class 2, District 1, varsity boys and girls basketball tournaments. The tournaments will take place Feb. 16-22 at Bloomfield High School. Hayti (16-6) has received the No. 1 seed in the 9-team boys bracket. Hayti has a 10-1 record against teams in Class 2, District 1, and has beat every team in the tournament with the exception of Campbell at least once. Hayti is the defending champion in the district and placed third at the Class 2 final four last season...

February 5, 2013 Scoreboard (02/05/13)
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Kennett, Senath-Hornersville varsity girls advance to Bootheel Conference Tournament title game (02/05/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The stage is set for a fourth meeting between the Kennett Lady Indians and Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions varsity girls basketball programs following semifinal action at the Bootheel Conference Tournament Monday night. Top-seeded Kennett booked its spot in Thursday's 7:30 p.m. championship with a 70-24 win against fourth-seeded South Pemiscot. The win came a week after Kennett edged South Pemiscot 58-55 in a head-to-head battle for the regular-season conference title...

Semifinals set at Bootheel Conference varsity and junior varsity girls basketball tournaments (02/02/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The championship semifinals are set at the Bootheel Conference junior varsity and varsity girls basketball tournaments following quarterfinal action Saturday at Kennett High School. Top-seeded Kennett will take on No. 4 seeded South Pemiscot in the first varsity semifinal Monday at 6:30 p.m. No. 2 seeded Senath-Hornersville will take on No. 3 seeded Portageville in the second varsity semifinal Monday at 8 p.m...

Strong second halves help Kennett and Caruthersville advance to Friday's Bootheel Conference title game (02/01/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - There will not be a repeat champion at the 2013 varsity boys Bootheel Conference basketball tournament. The top-seeded Kennett Indians and No. 3 Caruthersville Tigers are slated to battle it out for the Bootheel Conference Tournament title Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Malden following come-from-behind wins in their respective championship semifinal games Thursday night...

Semifinals set at Bootheel Conference varsity and junior varsity girls basketball tournaments (02/02/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The championship semifinals are set at the Bootheel Conference junior varsity and varsity girls basketball tournaments following quarterfinal action Saturday at Kennett High School. Top-seeded Kennett will take on No. 4 seeded South Pemiscot in the first varsity semifinal Monday at 6:30 p.m. No. 2 seeded Senath-Hornersville will take on No. 3 seeded Portageville in the second varsity semifinal Monday at 8 p.m...

Strong seconds halves help Kennett and Caruthersville advance to Friday's Bootheel Conference title game (02/02/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - There will not be a repeat champion at the 2013 varsity boys Bootheel Conference basketball tournament. The top-seeded Kennett Indians and No. 3 Caruthersville Tigers are slated to battle it out for the Bootheel Conference Tournament title Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Malden following come-from-behind wins in their respective championship semifinal games Thursday night...

January 31, 2013 Scoreboard (01/31/13)
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State-ranked Holcomb's 13-game winning streak ends with 60-38 loss to state-ranked Bernie (01/31/13)
BERNIE, Mo. - The highly touted varsity boys basketball matchup between the state-ranked Bernie Mules and state-ranked Holcomb Hornets turned into a dud by the midway point of the fourth quarter Tuesday night. Holcomb, ranked No. 3 in the latest Class 2 state poll, led Bernie 22-19 at the end of the second quarter...

Top seeds advance to semifinals of boys Bootheel Conference tournaments at Malden (01/30/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The varsity and junior varsity boys basketball semifinals are set at the Bootheel Conference Tournament following quarterfinal action Monday and Tuesday at Malden High School. All of the higher seeded teams advanced to the semifinals. No. 1 seeded Kennett will meet No. 4 seeded Portageville Thursday at 6 p.m. in the first varsity semifinal. No. 2 seeded Hayti will meet No. 3 seeded Caruthersville in the second varsity semifinal Thursday at 7:30 p.m...

January 29, 2013 Scoreboard (01/29/13)
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January 24, 2013 Scoreboard (01/24/13)
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January 22, 2013 Scoreboard (01/22/13)
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Senath-Hornersville girls beat Hayti 67-57 (01/22/13)
SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity girls basketball team improved to 4-2 in Bootheel Conference regular-season play Monday night with a 67-57 win against Hayti. The Lions never trailed Hayti. Senath-Hornersville led 23-19 after the first quarter, 37-29 at halftime and 49-44 at the end of the third quarter...

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...

Boys Bootheel Conference race comes down to the wire: Malden overcomes 15-point halftime deficit to beat Hayti 81-77 (01/17/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - Malden Green Wave varsity boys basketball coach Yevgeny Sokolov went back to the drawing board with his team trailing the Hayti Indians 41-26 at halftime Wednesday night. "We talked a little bit about defense," Sokolov said of the halftime speech. ...

Conference shakeup?: Malden boys overcome 15-point halftime deficit to beat Hayti 81-77 (01/18/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - Malden Green Wave varsity boys basketball coach Yevgeny Sokolov went back to the drawing board with his team trailing the Hayti Indians 41-26 at halftime Wednesday night. "We talked a little bit about defense," Sokolov said of the halftime speech. ...

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...

Kennett boys beat Senath-Hornersville 60-19 (01/12/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team put together its most impressive defensive performance of the season Friday night against the Senath-Hornersville Lions. The Indians limited the Lions to three field goals or less in every period. No Senath-Hornersville player scored more than four points as Kennett cruised to a convincing 60-19 victory...

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...

Kennett boys move into outright first in Bootheel Conference with 76-67 win at Hayti (01/10/13)
HAYTI, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team moved one step closer to securing the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Bootheel Conference Tournament Tuesday night when it beat Hayti 76-67. Kennett and Hayti entered the regular-season conference game tied for outright first place in conference with matching 3-0 regular-season conference records...

State-ranked Bernie Mules suffer setback against Caruthersville (01/09/13)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team moved back above the .500 mark Tuesday night with a convincing 76-54 home win against the state-ranked Bernie Mules. The Tigers outscored the Mules by single digits in every quarter...

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...

Wildcats' comeback falls short in fifth place game (01/02/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- After coming from behind to win back-to-back games at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, the Bloomfield Wildcats' heroics came to a halt Monday in the fifth-place game against Hayti. The Wildcats cut a double-digit deficit down to four heading into the final frame only to see a big fourth by the Indians secure a 59-44 win Monday during the final day of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...

Holcomb ends Kennett's reign (01/02/13)
Hornets knock off top-seed to claim BCT championship

Wildcats' comeback falls short in fifth place game (01/02/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- After coming from behind to win back-to-back games at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, the Bloomfield Wildcats' heroics came to a halt Monday in the fifth-place game against Hayti. The Wildcats cut a double-digit deficit down to four heading into the final frame only to see a big fourth by the Indians secure a 59-44 win Monday during the final day of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...

Holcomb beats Kennett 75-71 to claim first Bloomfield Christmas Tournament title (01/02/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The unprecedented success continued for the Holcomb Hornets varsity boys basketball team at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament New Year's Eve. Not even the three-time defending Bloomfield Christmas Tournament champion Kennett Indians were able to block Holcomb's path to a title at the 16-team tournament...

Monday's box scores at Bloomfield Christmas Tournament (01/01/13)
CHAMPIONSHIP No. 6 Holcomb 75, No. 1 Kennett 71 HHS 13 16 21 25 - 75 KHS 10 21 17 23 - 71 HOLCOMB (75) - Chase Davis 16, Cameron Clark 2, Ryan Reeves 9, James Vance 4, Jamie Massey 30, Michael Glover 14. FG 28, FG 17/25, F 18. (3-pointers: Davis 1, Reeves 1. Fouled out: Vance)...

Portageville denied again in final seconds, eliminated by Hayti (12/31/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Just one year after appearing in the championship game, the Portageville Bulldogs found themselves out of the running as their stint in Bloomfield Christmas Tournament draw to a close Saturday. For the second straight night the Bulldogs saw a last-second shot come up short, sending them home with a 50-49 loss to Hayti in the tournament's fifth-place semifinals...

Fifth-place semifinal results: Bloomfield, Hayti advance to fifth-place title game at BCT (12/30/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Hayti Indians and Bloomfield Wildcats collected wins in the closest Saturday contests at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. No. 9 seeded Bloomfield beat No. 5 seeded Twin Rivers 47-44 in the first fifth-place semifinal Saturday. Bloomfield won the fourth quarter 13-8. Twin Rivers missed two treys in the final 10 seconds of regulation that could have forced overtime...

No. 6 Holcomb upsets No. 3 Hayti in BCT quarterfinal (12/29/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The sixth-seeded Holcomb Hornets pulled off the only championship quarterfinal upset Friday night at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament when it outlasted third-seeded Hayti 56-44. "Defensive rebounding is what did it," Holcomb coach Seth McBroom said. "That's what we have to do if we are going to win. Tonight we were focused defensively and rebounding the ball. That was the biggest part of the game for us."...

Portageville's late comeback falls short at the buzzer against Bernie (12/29/12)
BLOOMFIELD -- Plagued by a slow start, the Portageville Bulldogs watched a 3-pointer at the buzzer fall short against Bernie on Friday to seal a 53-50 loss in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament quarterfinals. "That first eight minutes ended up being decisive tonight," Portageville head coach Jason Irby said. "I really can't explain why we came out so flat...

No. 6 Holcomb upsets No. 3 Hayti in BCT quarterfinal (12/29/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The sixth-seeded Holcomb Hornets pulled off the only championship quarterfinal upset Friday night at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament when it outlasted third-seeded Hayti 56-44. "Defensive rebounding is what did it," Holcomb coach Seth McBroom said. "That's what we have to do if we are going to win. Tonight we were focused defensively and rebounding the ball. That was the biggest part of the game for us."...

According to plan (12/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Led by 23 points from Dion Foster, the seventh-seeded Portageville Bulldogs held off a second half charge by 10th-seeded Doniphan for a 65-55 win in the opening round of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...

December 28, 2012 Scoreboard (12/28/12)
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According to plan (12/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Led by 23 points from Dion Foster, the seventh-seeded Portageville Bulldogs held off a second half charge by 10th-seeded Doniphan for a 65-55 win in the opening round of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...

Bloomfield's OT win highlight of Day 1 (12/28/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Bloomfield Christmas Tournament officials sure know how to play a crowd. After a ho-hum first seven games to open day one of the 56th annual event, fans were energized in the finale as host Bloomfield used a last-second basket by Brett Ruch to pull out a 58-56 overtime win against Malden to send fans home eagerly awaiting today's games...

Massey, Holcomb dominate Van Buren at Bloomfield (12/28/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets fed the ball to six-foot-seven center Jamie Massey early and often in Thursday's first round contest against the Van Buren Bulldogs at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Massey calculated 30 of the Hornets' 62 points to help sixth-seeded Holcomb cruise to a 65-42 win against No. 11 seeded Van Buren...

Hayti wins 5th straight, advances to quarterfinals of BCT with 82-44 win against Saxony Lutheran (12/28/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - It took less than four minutes for the third-seeded Hayti Indians to build a double-digit lead against the No. 14 seeded Saxony Lutheran Crusaders Thursday in a first round contest at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Hayti jumped out to a 16-5 lead with 4:33 left in the first quarter. The lead continued to swell the remainder of the first half as the Indians calculated 29 points in the first quarter and 25 points in the second quarter to build a 54-22 lead at halftime...

December 27, 2012 Scoreboard (12/27/12)
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Hayti boys improve to 3-0 in Bootheel Conference with 72-42 win at Senath-Hornersville (12/19/12)
SENATH, Mo. - The Hayti Indians varsity boys basketball team extended its winning-streak to four games Tuesday night with a 72-42 road victory against the Senath-Hornersville Lions. Hayti led contest 18-13 at the end of the first quarter before it outscored Senath-Hornersville 22-2 in the second period to increase its lead to 40-15 at halftime. Hayti concluded the game by outscoring the Lions by single digits in the third and fourth quarters...

Hayti boys improve to 3-0 in Bootheel Conference with 72-42 win at Senath-Hornersville (12/20/12)
SENATH, Mo. - The Hayti Indians varsity boys basketball team extended its winning-streak to four games Tuesday night with a 72-42 road victory against the Senath-Hornersville Lions. Hayti led contest 18-13 at the end of the first quarter before it outscored Senath-Hornersville 22-2 in the second period to increase its lead to 40-15 at halftime. Hayti concluded the game by outscoring the Lions by single digits in the third and fourth quarters...

December 18, 2012 Scoreboard (12/18/12)
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Seedings released for Bloomfield Christmas Tournament (12/15/12)
The seedings were released for the 16-team Bloomfield Christmas Tournament following the seed-meeting Saturday morning. All five teams from the Bootheel Conference that participate in the Bloomfield Tournament were seeded in the top eight. Kennett received the No. 1 seed, Hayti received the No. 3 seed, South Pemiscot received the No. 4 seed, Portageville received the No. 7 seed and Malden received the No. 8 seed...

Lady Eagles take care of Hayti 61-24 (12/13/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles didn't get much a fight Wednesday when visiting Hayti came to town looking to deny them their fifth-straight win to start the season. Led by Karen McGloson's 18-point effort, the Lady Eagles took a 19-point lead by the end of the first quarter and continued to roll en rout to a 61-24 win...

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...

Lady Eagles take care of Hayti 61-24 (12/13/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles didn't get much a fight Wednesday when visiting Hayti came to town looking to deny them their fifth-straight win to start the season. Led by Karen McGloson's 18-point effort, the Lady Eagles took a 19-point lead by the end of the first quarter and continued to roll en rout to a 61-24 win...

Kennett Lady Indians survive closest conference game of season, beat Hayti 52-48 (12/11/12)
HAYTI, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls basketball team increased its offensive output in every quarter Monday on its way to a 52-48 road win against the Hayti Indians. Kennett tallied 10 points in the first quarter, 11 in the second quarter, 14 in the third quarter and 17 in the fourth quarter...

Kennett 8th grade and Malden 7th grade win Bootheel Conference boys basketball titles (12/07/12)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Kennett eighth grade boys basketball coach Brent Carr had few complaints about his team's season following its 39-34 Bootheel Conference Tournament championship victory against Hayti Thursday night. "Going into the season I had a lot of reservations about how I could handle them," Carr said. ...

Hayti boys basketball team rallies in second half to beat South Pemiscot 53-47 (12/05/12)
STEELE, Mo. - The Hayti Indians varsity boys basketball team overcame a 26-17 halftime deficit to beat the South Pemiscot Bulldogs 53-47 Tuesday night. The Indians outscored the Bulldogs 24-10 in the final eight minutes of regulation. Hayti shot 38 percent from the field and South Pemiscot had a 35 percent field goal percentage...

December 4, 2012 Scoreboard (12/04/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Lady Bluejays edge Hayti 64-57, Sikeston freshmen down Tigers (12/04/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- After taking a six-point lead into halftime against Hayti on Monday, the Charleston Lady Bluejays held on for a 64-57 win. Outscoring the Lady Indians 18-10 in the first quarter, the Lady Bluejays grabbed control from the start. Hayti closed its deficit to five going into the fourth quarter, but were outscored 20-17 in the final frame as Charleston (3-1) sealed the win...

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: Senath-Hornersville Lions Boys (11/24/12)
Senath-Hornersville first-year varsity boys basketball coach David Heeb presented a strong message to his club when he met with them for the first time this summer. "When I walked in the door I told the kids 'we are going to win,'" Heeb said. "There are no moral victories here. We are not trying to make the score close or anything like that. We are going to win...

2012 all-region football team released (11/23/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- A panel of southeast Missouri sportswriters recently announced the 2012 all-region high school football teams. The Sikeston Bulldogs, following a 9-2 season, ended up with 10 total selections on first and second team in Class 4/5...

Media's all-region football team released (11/23/12)
The 2012 all-region high school football teams were released Friday at 12:01 a.m. Two Kennett players - Bud Hilburn and Bron McPherson - were selected to the all-regional football team. McPherson, a junior, was selected to the Class 3 second team as an all-purpose player. Hilburn, a sophomore, was selected to the Class 3 second-team as a defensive player...

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...

Kennett edges Hayti in middle school boys basketball (11/20/12)
The Kennett middle school boys basketball program collected a pair of single-digit victories against the Hayti Indians Tuesday afternoon. Kennett won the seventh grade contest against Hayti 39-32. Kennett edged Hayti 33-31 in the eighth grade game. Kennett is back in action Monday at 6 p.m. when it hosts Dexter...

Kennett, Hayti split middle school boys basketball games (11/14/12)
HAYTI, Mo. - The Kennett Indians and Hayti Indians split a pair of middle school boys basketball games Tuesday night. Hayti won the seventh grade game against Kennett 31-21. Kennett defeated Hayti 43-33 in the eighth grade contest. Kennett is back in action Thursday when it hosts Sikeston at 5 p.m. Hayti will play at Caruthersville Thursday at 6 p.m...

2012-2013 Hayti Girls Basketball Schedule (11/14/12)

Kennett, Senath-Hornersville and Holcomb basketball coaches share thoughts on new district assignments (11/08/12)
District basketball tournaments will have a new look for multiple teams in the Missouri Bootheel when postseason play begins in February . The boys and girls basketball coaches from Kennett, Holcomb and Senath-Hornersville recently shared their thoughts on the new district assignments that were recently announced for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 basketball seasons...

Bootheel Conference volleyball awards released (11/03/12)
The 2012 Bootheel Conference volleyball awards have been released. Malden's Sarah Bukich has been selected Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Bukich averaged 12 kills, three blocks and 17 digs per game. She served with 89 percent accuracy. "We're really proud of Sarah," Malden coach Jon Smith said. "This is a great accomplishment for her and speaks volumes to her level of play as well as her hard work and dedication to being the best player she can be over her high school career."...

Portageville sticks with winning formula in 30-12 win over Hayti (11/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PORTAGEVILLE -- Their formula for winning still remains true. Daniel Allen continues to be the definition of a workhorse, while at the same time, opening up opportunities for speedsters such as Dion Foster and Dominique Walker on the outside...

Round 2 of district matches set for tonight (10/31/12)
(4) Central (4-6) at (1) Sikeston (9-1) First round: Central 31, Festus 6; Sikeston 71, Perryville 7 Other semifinal: (3) North County (7-3) at (2) Hillsboro (8-2) Outlook: This district semifinal is a rematch of a Week 7 meeting won by Sikeston, which rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to win 25-21...

ROUND 2 DISTRICT MATCH-UPS (10/30/12)
CLASS 1, DISTRICT 1 ------ Hayti at Portageville When: 7 p.m. Wednesday Records: Hayti (4-5), Portageville (8-1) Series History: Portageville leads 43-26-3 Last Meeting: 2012, Portageville won 35-22 Last Week: Portageville 50, Cabool 7; Hayti 20, St. Vincent 14...

Hayti football team overtakes St. Vincent in second half (10/26/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Hayti finished strong for a 20-14 come-from-behind victory over St. Vincent in a Class 1 District 1 elimination game on Thursday. St. Vincent, the No. 4 seed, saw its playoff hopes dashed as No. 5 Hayti scored two second-half touchdowns to overcome an eight-point deficit...

2012 High School Football Statistics: Week 9 (10/25/12)
Statistics are provided by coaches each week. Statistics must be submitted by 5 p.m. each Tuesday to sports@semissourian.com each week to be included. "Games" totals refer to the number of games included in the teams' statistical totals, not the number of games an individual has played...

Week 10: High school FB preview capsules (10/25/12)
Class 4 District 1, first round District seeding: (8) Perryville (3-6) at (1) Sikeston (8-1); (7) De Soto (3-6) at (2) Hillsboro (7-2); (6) Farmington (3-6) at (3) North County (6-3); (5) Festus at (4) Central Last week: Central 24, Festus 15...

Week 9 Kennett football Players of the Week, Kennett to open playoffs at Ste. Genevieve (10/25/12)
District football tournaments will begin Thursday in southeast Missouri. Kennett has received the No. 8 seed in Class 3, District 1. Kennett will play at top-seeded Ste. Genevieve Thursday at 7 p.m. Kennett enters the contest with a 1-8 record and Ste. Genevieve is 8-1...

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...

October 23, 2012 Scoreboard (10/23/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

October 22, 2012 Scoreboard (10/22/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to semoball.com.

2012 High School Football Statistics: Week 8 (10/18/12)
Statistics are provided by coaches each week. Statistics must be submitted by 5 p.m. each Tuesday to sports@semissourian.com each week to be included. "Games" totals refer to the number of games included in the teams' statistical totals, not the number of games an individual has played...

Week 8: High school football preview capsules (10/12/12)
Last week: Hayti 22, Scott City 14; O'Fallon Christian 48, Trinity 21 Last year: Did not play. Outlook: The Rams will try to end a two-game losing streak against a third-year varsity program that has been making steady progress...

South Pemiscot, Malden volleyball teams advance to Bootheel Conference title game (10/10/12)
MALDEN, Mo. - The championship is set in the varsity bracket of the Bootheel Conference volleyball tournament following preliminary action Tuesday night. There were no upsets in the first two rounds of the 7-team tournament on Tuesday setting the stage for top-seed South Pemiscot to square off against second-seeded Malden Thursday at 7 p.m. for the conference tournament title...

Scott City can't find footing in second half (10/07/12)
The pained expression on Scott City football coach Jim May's face told the story of Friday night's game against Hayti. Scott City dominated the first half and built a 14-0 lead, but Hayti turned the tables on the host Rams and rallied for a 22-14 victory...

Caruthersville football team shuts out Kennett 36-0 (10/07/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The state-ranked Caruthersville Tigers finished SEMO Conference Central play perfect Friday night as it collected its first shutout of the season on its way to 36-0 victory against the Kennett Indians. The Tigers scored at least one touchdown in every quarter as it calculated over 300 yards of total offense...

Briefly: Scott City football team shut out in second half of loss to Hayti (10/06/12)
Hayti overcame a 14-0 halftime deficit to rally for a 22-14 victory over host Scott City on Friday night.

Drawing set for Friday: Hayti, Kennett and Malden volleyball teams tie for 2nd in Bootheel Conference (10/05/12)
Note: 34 Photos of the Kennett-Hayti junior varsity volleyball game are available in a photo gallery at this link: View Varsity Photos Now Note: 34 Photos of the Kennett-Hayti junior varsity volleyball game are available in a photo gallery at this link: View JV Photos Now...

PREP FOOTBALL Week 7 Glance (10/05/12)
Records: Chaffee (2-4); Malden (4-2) Series History: Malden leads 34-18-3 Last Meeting: 2011, Malden won 49-25 Last Week: Chaffee 35, East Prairie 8; Malden 40, Hayti 26 Outlook: Chaffee has lost 24 of the last 25 meetings to the Green Wave with their only win since 1978 coming with a 24-14 win in 2008. ...

Hayti, Kennett and Malden volleyball teams tie for 2nd in Bootheel Conference (10/05/12)
Note: 34 Photos of the Kennett-Hayti junior varsity volleyball game are available in a photo gallery at this link: View Varsity Photos Now Note: 34 Photos of the Kennett-Hayti junior varsity volleyball game are available in a photo gallery at this link: View JV Photos Now...

Week 7 high school football capsules: Unbeaten Sikeston visits Central (10/05/12)
Last week: Sikeston 26, Jackson 17; Farmington 39, Central 36 Last year: Sikeston 47, Central 17 Outlook: Sikeston, ranked fourth in Class 4, clinched the SEMO Conference Northern Division with a win against previously unbeaten Jackson last week...

Kennett secures No. 1 seed in junior varsity conference volleyball tournament (10/05/12)
HAYTI, Mo. - The Kennett junior varsity volleyball team finished Bootheel Conference regular-season play perfect with a come-from-behind 25-14, 23-25, 25-21, victory against Hayti Thursday. Kennett trailed set 3 11-5 before it went on a 10-3 run to take a 15-14 lead. Hayti went back on top 17-16, but Kennett tallied the next four points to take a 20-17 lead and never trailed again...

2012 High School Football Statistics: Week 6 (10/03/12)
Statistics are provided by coaches each week. Statistics must be submitted by 5 p.m. each Tuesday to sports@semissourian.com each week to be included. "Games" totals refer to the number of games included in the teams' statistical totals, not the number of games an individual has played...

Kennett volleyball team downs NMCC in three sets at 'Pink Game' (10/02/12)
Note: 52 Photos of the 'Pink Game' are available at this link: View Photos Now

Briefly: Malden's McCoy scores five times in win over Hayti (09/29/12)
Malden earned its first win over Hayti since 2006 in a 40-26 SEMO Conference South Division victory.

Sept. 28, 2012 Scoreboard (09/28/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to semoball.com

2012 High School Footbal Statistics: Week 5 (09/26/12)
Statistic totals after five weeks of play.

Portageville knocks off Hayti to remain unbeaten (09/22/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com HAYTI -- Just when it looked like Hayti might put an end to Portageville's undefeated season, the Bulldogs took advantage of a couple key defensive plays in the fourth quarter to hand the Indians a 35-22 loss Friday. "It was just a team effort," Portageville head coach Jeff Bullock said. "There are a bunch of great athletes on the other side over there. We were very fortunate, the defense did a great job...

2012 High School Football Statistics: Week 4 (09/21/12)
High school football statistics after Week 4.

PREP FOOTBALL Week 5 Glance (09/20/12)
Records: Chaffee (1-3), Scott City (3-1) Series History: Scott City leads 34-16 Last Meeting: 2011, Scott City won 34-20 Last Week: Portageville 21, Chaffee 6; Malden 36, Scott City 26 Outlook: After losing 21-straight games to Scott City, Chaffee has won three of the last five from their rivals. ...

PREP FOOTBALL: Week 4 Glance (09/13/12)
Records: Dexter (0-3), Caruthersville (2-1) Series History: Dexter leads 43-31-2 Last Meeting: 2011, Dexter won 56-55 Last Week: Sikeston 47, Dexter 7; Caruthersville 34, Charleston 12 Outlook: Dexter's brutal early schedule continues with high-powered Caruthersville. ...

Chaffee strikes early but falls to Hayti 34-8 (09/09/12)
Chaffee saw a halftime lead turn into a 26-point loss at home Saturday afternoon against Hayti. The Indians struck on a 30-yard return on a punt block in the first quarter, but ultimately fell 34-8. The blocked return by sophomore Logan Chapman was followed by a two-point conversion pass from Peyton Montgomery to his brother Charlie for an 8-0 lead...

Football games wiped out by severe weather, rescheduled for Saturday (09/08/12)
Severe weather caused the postponement of several high school football games Friday night.

High school footbal preview capsules for Week 3 (09/07/12)
Last week: Farmington 45, Trinity Catholic 8; Jackson 43, Vianney 14 Last year: Farmington 50, Jackson 14 Outlook: Many Jackson fans will get their first look at the school's retooled program as the Indians make their home debut tonight...

PREP FOOTBALL Week 3 Glance (09/06/12)
Records: Hayti (0-2), Chaffee (1-1) Series History: Hayti leads 38-23-2 Last Meeting: 2011, Hayti won 26-6 Last Week: Charleston 20, Hayti 14; St. Pius X 16, Chaffee 8 (2OT) Outlook: Hayti is 0-2 for the first time since they finished 0-9 in 1998, but they have beaten the Red Devils 13-straight times. ...

PREP FOOTBALL Week 2 Glance (08/30/12)
Records: St. Pius X (0-1), Chaffee (1-0) Series History: Chaffee leads 3-1 Last Meeting: 2011, Chaffee won 39-7 Last Week: Portageville 34, St. Pius X 14; Chaffee 36, Grandview 14 Outlook: St. Pius X has lost 19 games in-a-row, last notching a win on Aug. ...

High school football schedules (08/22/12)
Football schedules for all teams in the semoball.com coverage area.

Preview: Hayti Indians football team (08/19/12)
QUARTERBACK To say the Hayti Indians received strong play at the quarterback position last season would be an understatement. Junior Karnard Humes, in his first full season at the helm for the Indians threw for 1,394 yards and 11 touchdowns while leading his team to a 7-2 record and a playoff birth. ...

Preview: Hayti Indians football team (08/18/12)
QUARTERBACK To say the Hayti Indians received strong play at the quarterback position last season would be an understatement. Junior Karnard Humes, in his first full season at the helm for the Indians threw for 1,394 yards and 11 touchdowns while leading his team to a 7-2 record and a playoff birth. ...

New enrollment breaks set for basketball and music (08/04/12)
View the classification breaks for basketball and music here.

New basketball and music enrollment breaks set (08/04/12)
View the classification breaks for basketball and music here.

Breakdown: New high school football playoff format (08/03/12)
Nine-game regular-season and eight-team district tournaments part of new high school football playoff system.

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.

Dunklin County sweeps road doubleheader against Cape Girardeau Legion (06/28/12)
CAPE GIARDEAU, Mo. -- Wednesday's District 14 matchup with Dunklin County pretty much summarized how things have been going lately for the Ford & Sons Cape Girardeau Senior American Legion Post 63 baseball team. Host Cape Girardeau was in the game until the end and very easily could have come away with a victory...

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."...

Bootheel Conference baseball awards released (06/08/12)
The Bootheel Conference baseball awards have been released. Kennett's Logan Dollins has been selected as the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Dollins had a team-high .468 batting average in 2012 on a Kennett that claimed its second straight Class 3 district baseball championship. Dollins had 23 RBIs, 10 doubles and two home runs in 81 plate appearances...

Bootheel Conference softball awards released (05/25/12)
The Bootheel Conference softball awards have been released. Kennett's Jade Caldwell was selected as the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Caldwell finished the season with a .348 batting average, .560 on-base percentage, four doubles, one triple and 18 RBIs. She had a .750 on-base percentage in conference games...

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...

Kennett, Portageville advance to Bootheel Conference softball championship (05/09/12)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- The Portageville Lady Bulldogs and Kennett Lady Indians are set to meet in the Bootheel Conference Tournament softball championship for a second straight season. Top-seeded Portageville punched its ticket to Wednesday's championship with a 7-1 win against No. 5 seeded South Pemiscot Tuesday...

Perfect day: Grantham's gem propels Kennett to Bootheel Conference title (05/04/12)
Adam Grantham struck out Malden's first 11 batters on his way to a 17-strikeout performance and the first perfect game of his high school career.

Kennett, Malden advance to Bootheel Conference baseball championship (05/03/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians and Malden Green Wave are set to collide in the Bootheel Conference baseball championship for a third straight season. Top-seeded Kennett earned its spot in Thursday's final with a 16-6 five-inning win against fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Wednesday afternoon...

Scott City boys and Chaffee girls win SEMO South meet (05/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE -- For the fourth straight year, the Chaffee Lady Devils won the SEMO South conference track meet Monday at East Prairie High School. Chaffee scored 177 points to beat out the remaining seven schools. "We talked about that before the meet and to win four in a row is just a huge accomplishment," Chaffee track coach Travis Caulkins said. "I'm very proud of the girls."...

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."...

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.

SHS soccer falls at Marion; Jays' baseball snaps losing streak (04/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com MARION, Ill. -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs fell to Marion, Ill., Thursday 3-1. Madison Chaney scored her 14th goal of the season in the loss. Sikeston (5-9) fell behind 2-1 at the half in another windy contest. With the assist from Monica Carter, Chaney punched in the Lady Bulldogs' only goal in the 35th minute...

Red Devils Invitational (04/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils track team swept their own meet Thursday during the Chaffee Red Devil Invitational. The boys scored a total of 139 while the girls finished with 133. Through balanced scoring and three first place finishes, the Chaffee boys ended up well ahead of their closest competitor, Charleston, who scored 79.5 points...

SHS soccer falls at Marion; Jays' baseball snaps losing streak (04/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com MARION, Ill. -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs fell to Marion, Ill., Thursday 3-1. Madison Chaney scored her 14th goal of the season in the loss. Sikeston (5-9) fell behind 2-1 at the half in another windy contest. With the assist from Monica Carter, Chaney punched in the Lady Bulldogs' only goal in the 35th minute...

Holland, Braves slip past Hayti 6-4 (04/25/12)
SIKESTON -- Scott County Central senior Nathan Holland has seen both sides of Braves baseball in just two short years. Holland is one of three players returning from the Braves' record breaking 11-8 season a year ago in which they won their first district tournament game in recent memory...

Kennett track teams place third at Riverbend (04/23/12)
NEW MADRID -- The 28th Annual Riverbend Invitational track meet saw the Chaffee Red Devils and Dexter Lady Bearcats put up strong showings to win their respective sides of the meet. On the boy's side the Red Devils posted a team score of 88 points to best Caruthersville, who had 85, for the top spot...

Dexter girls, Chaffee boys earn wins in Riverbend Invitational (04/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The 28th Annual Riverbend Invitational track meet saw the Chaffee Red Devils and Dexter Lady Bearcats put up strong showings to win their respective sides of the meet. On the boy's side the Red Devils posted a team score of 88 points to best Caruthersville, who had 85, for the top spot...

NMCC softball team edges Twin Rivers; SHS boys track team wins meet (04/19/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central softball team edged past Twin Rivers 7-6 on Wednesday to stay unbeaten on the season. The Lady Eagles scored six runs in the bottom of the fourth for a 7-2 lead and held on to beat the Lady Royals, improving to 11-0 on the season and notching their 54th straight win...

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...

Charleston boys, Chaffee girls win meet (04/06/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Led by five first place finishes, the Charleston Bluejays boys track and field team won their own meet Thursday at the Charleston Invitational at Charleston High School. The Chaffee Lady Devils took the girls team title with a total of 140 points...

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...

Eva G. Hinshaw Memorial: Chaffee Lady Devils take first place (04/01/12)
EAST PRAIRIE -- The Chaffee Lady Devils took first place at the 2nd Annual Eva G. Hinshaw Memorial Track & Field Tournament Friday at East Prairie High School. Chaffee, who scored a total of 133 points, had six first place finishes. "I'm very happy with these girls tonight," Chaffee girls coach Travis Caulkins said. "The thing was, it was every event. We had a couple standouts but it was just points all over the place. That's what makes it great."...

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...

Bootheel Conference girls basketball awards released (03/30/12)
The Kennett Lady Indians girls basketball program took home the top awards in the Bootheel Conference in the 2011-2012 basketball season. Kennett senior center Audrey Wynne was selected as the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Wynne averaged 20 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks per game...

Bootheel Conference boys basketball awards released (03/29/12)
The awards continue to stack up for the Hayti Indians boys basketball program even after the conclusion of the 2011-2012 basketball season. Hayti senior forward Jerome Thomas has been selected as the Bootheel Conference boys basketball Player of the Year and Hayti coach Philip Taylor has been selected as the Bootheel Conference Coach of the Year...

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

Tribe run-rules Hayti Indians (03/27/12)
HAYTI, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians baseball team scored a season-high 11 runs on its way to a convincing 11-1 win against the Hayti Indians Monday afternoon. Kennett, which improved to 3-1 on the season and 1-0 in regular-season Bootheel Conference play with the win, never trailed in the five-inning contest...

Kennett baseball team run-rules Hayti (03/27/12)
HAYTI, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians baseball team scored a season-high 11 runs on its way to convincing 11-1 win against the Hayti Indians Monday afternoon. Kennett, which improved to 3-1 on the season and 1-0 in regular-season Bootheel Conference play with the win, never trailed in the five-inning contest...

Kennett baseball team run-rules Hayti (03/27/12)
HAYTI, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians baseball team scored a season-high 11 runs on its way to a convincing 11-1 win against the Hayti Indians Monday afternoon. Kennett, which improved to 3-1 on the season and 1-0 in regular-season Bootheel Conference play with the win, never trailed in the five-inning contest...

Kennett boys and girls place first at track meet (03/23/12)
The Kennett track team hosted New Madrid County Central, East Prairie and Hayti for a practice meet Tuesday. Kennett had seven female athletes finish first in their respective individual events and two relay teams take first place. The Kennett girls team finished first with 83 points. Hayti finished second with 82 points. New Madrid County Central calculated a third-place score of 32 points and East Prairie finished fourth with 12 points...

Hayti boys beat Osceola 78-53 in Class 2 third-place game (03/16/12)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Hayti Indians boys basketball coach Philip Taylor wanted all of his players to leave the state tournament with unforgettable memories of the program's first trip to the final four in 29 years. All 12 players received playing time on the Indians roster in Friday's Class 2 third-place contest against Osceola...

Class 2: Hayti rolls to third place finish (03/18/12)
COLUMBIA -- Hayti made a complete turnaround from their Thursday disappointment. Unlike their semifinal game, the Indians created turnovers, shot well and played their style which led to a 79-54 win over Osceola and a third place finish on Friday during the Class 2 state tournament at Mizzou Arena in Columbia...

Hayti boys beat Osceola 78-53 in Class 2 third-place game (03/18/12)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Hayti Indians boys basketball coach Philip Taylor wanted all of his players to leave the state tournament with unforgettable memories of the program's first trip to the final four in 29 years. All 12 players received playing time on the Indians roster in Friday's Class 2 third-place contest against Osceola...

Strong second half pushes Billings past Hayti boys in Class 2 state semifinal (03/16/12)
COLUMBIA, Mo. --- Hayti Indians boys basketball coach Philip Taylor liked his team's chances of advancing to the Class 2 state championship at halftime of Thursday's state semifinal contest against the Billings Wildcats.

Big 2nd half lifts Billings over Hayti (03/16/12)
COLUMBIA, Mo. --- Hayti Indians boys basketball coach Philip Taylor liked his team's chances of advancing to the Class 2 state championship at halftime of Thursday's state semifinal contest against the Billings Wildcats. "I really thought we had momentum and control," Taylor said of entering halftime trailing Billings by just one point at 29-28. ...

Second half swoon sinks Hayti title hopes (03/16/12)
COLUMBIA -- Outscored 50-32 in the second half, the Hayti Indians couldn't punch their ticket to the Class 2 finals on Thursday falling to Billings 79-60 their semifinals game at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. Maurion Newbill led Hayti with 12 points off the bench while Jerome Thomas added 10 points and 11 rebounds...

VIDEO: Press conferences from the final four (03/16/12)
Video of Scott County Central, Hayti and Charleston players and coaches talking about their games Thursday at the final four.

Strong second half pushes Billings past Hayti boys in Class 2 state semifinal (03/16/12)
COLUMBIA, Mo. --- Hayti Indians boys basketball coach Philip Taylor liked his team's chances of advancing to the Class 2 state championship at halftime of Thursday's state semifinal contest against the Billings Wildcats.

Briefly: Billings defeats Hayti boys basketball team 79-60 in Class 2 state semifinal contest (03/15/12)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Hayti Indians boys basketball team suffered a 79-60 loss to the Billings Wildcats in its Class 2 state semifinal contest Thursday afternoon. Hayti (21-10) trailed Billings (28-3) by one point at halftime. Billings went on a 22-2 run in the third quarter and led 55-43 entering the final period. The Indians never trimmed the margin to single digits in the four the quarter...

Hayti boys cruise past Oran, advance to state final four for first time since 1983 (03/13/12)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Hayti Indians boys basketball coach Philip Taylor tried to instill confidence in his shooters heading into Saturday's state quarterfinal contest against the Oran Eagles. "We were one of 16 from 3-point range Wednesday night," Taylor said of Hayti's triple overtime state sectional win against state-ranked Thayer. ...

Huge second half lifts Hayti over Oran (03/12/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- The Hayti Indians are known for being an athletic team that crashes the boards hard. Combine that aspect with accurate perimeter shooting and it's a combination that proved to be too much for Oran to overcome as Hayti rolled to a 74-48 victory in a Class 2 quarterfinal game at Dexter High School...

Briefly: Hayti boys basketball team advances to state final four (03/11/12)
The Hayti varsity boys basketball program advanced to the state final four for the first time since 1983 with a convincing 74-48 win against the Oran Eagles in a Class 2 quarterfinal contest Saturday. Hayti improved its record to 21-10 with the victory...

Oran boys basketball team's charge to final four falls short (03/11/12)
The Oran boys basketball team fell to Hayti 74-48 in a Class 2 state quarterfinal Saturday.

Oran's charge to final four falls short (03/11/12)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Both the Hayti and Oran boys basketball teams were surprise participants in the Class 2 quarterfinal round. Only the Indians will get to continue their storybook season following Saturday's 74-48 romp at Dexter High School. "Unbelievable," Hayti coach Phillip Taylor said after the Indians secured their first trip to the final four since the 1983 squad claimed a state title. "My heart's beating 100 miles an hour."...

March 10, 2012 Scoreboard (03/10/12)
Boys Basketball Class 2 state quarterfinal Hayti 74, Oran 48 Class 1 state quarterfinal Scott County Central 65, Eminence 51

Hayti boys move one step closer to state final four with triple OT win against Thayer (03/08/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Hayti Indians varsity boys basketball coach Phillip Taylor used two words to describe his team's third straight dramatic playoff victory Wednesday evening "Cardiac kids," Taylor said of his team. "They are the 'cardiac kids.' We come out a little flat the first half and then for some strange reason we turn it on and decide to play. ...

Local teams seeking to advance to semifinals (03/09/12)
davidj@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- Several local boys teams will be fighting to make it to the state semifinals this weekend in Classes 1, 2 and 3. Here is a breakdown of the games featuring local teams. 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Poplar Bluff High School...

Hayti boys move one step closer to state final four with triple OT win against Thayer (03/09/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Hayti Indians varsity boys basketball coach Phillip Taylor used two words to describe his team's third straight dramatic playoff victory Wednesday evening "Cardiac kids," Taylor said of his team. "They are the 'cardiac kids.' We come out a little flat the first half and then for some strange reason we turn it on and decide to play. ...

March 7, 2012 Scoreboard (03/07/12)
Girls Basketball Class 2 sectional New Haven 49, Meadow Heights 48

SCC-Risco highlights sectional play (03/06/12)
davidj@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Several local teams will be taking part in playoff basketball this week, beginning with sectionals in Class 1 today and Class 2 and 3 Wednesday. Here is a breakdown of the games featuring local teams. 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Bearcat Event Center (Dexter)...

Hayti boys claim district championship with overtime win against Holcomb (03/04/12)
HAYTI, Mo. -- For a second consecutive night overtime was required to determine a winner at the Class 2, District 1, boys basketball tournament. The second-seeded Holcomb Hornets and fourth-seeded Hayti Indians were tied at 44 at the end of regulation after the Indians' Jerome Thomas had a 2-point shot inside the free-throw line rim out at the buzzer...

Hayti boys claim district championship with overtime win against Holcomb (03/03/12)
HAYTI, Mo. -- For a second consecutive night overtime was required to determine a winner at the Class 2, District 1, boys basketball tournament. The second-seeded Holcomb Hornets and fourth-seeded Hayti Indians were tied at 44 at the end of regulation after the Indians' Jerome Thomas had a 2-point shot inside the free-throw line rim out at the buzzer...

Holcomb boys advance to district final with double overtime win against Bernie (03/03/12)
HAYTI, Mo. -- Two overtimes were necessary Thursday night to determine if the Bernie Mules or Holcomb Hornets would reach the Class 2, District 1, boys basketball championship. The Mules maintained a double-digit lead twice in the 40-minute classic, while the Hornets largest lead was six in the fourth head-to-head meeting between the two squads...

Hayti boys upset top-seeded Portageville at the buzzer (03/02/12)
HAYTI -- Despite the fact that Hunter Turner went into the final seconds of Thursday's Class 2, District 1 semifinals without a field goal, the Hayti Indians entrusted the senior with the most important shot of their season. With the Indians knotted up with Portageville and inbounding the ball on their own baseline with 3.6 seconds remaining, Keenon Norris kicked the ball out to the right side of the arc where Turner was waiting for an open shot...