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Kelly's Huffman finishes second in triple jump at state meet (05/19/13)
Kelly's Dalton Huffman covered 44 feet, 3 3/4 inches to place second in the triple jump at the Missouri Class 1-2 State Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo. Huffman, a sophomore, was of four Kelly athletes and eight local athletes overall to finish among the top eight and gain all-state distinction...

Charleston, Kelly have strong showing at state (05/18/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com JEFFERSON CITY -- Kelly triple jumper Dalton Huffman took second during the Class 2 state track and field championships Friday at Dwight T. Reed Stadium on the campus of Lincoln University in Jefferson City. Huffman had a leap of 44-feet, 3-inches. He fell to Malden's Romello McCoy who had a state championship jump of 46-9 1/4...

Central's Leighton among local athletes facing top track and field competition this weekend (05/17/13)
Sectional and state track meets are this weekend

Oran, Chaffee reach district championship (05/14/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- With a combined one-hit allowed from pitchers Seth Ressel and Hunter Schlosser against Scott County Central Monday, the Oran Eagles find themselves back in the Class 1, District 2 title game. The defending champions rattled off eight hits to take down Scott Central 11-1 in six innings on the mercy-rule in the tournament semifinals...

High school roundup: Chaffee baseball team ends season for Crusaders (05/14/13)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Kelly, Charleston advance to semifinals (05/13/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- At the time, four runs in the top of the seventh inning was just icing on the cake on a win for the Kelly Hawks. As it would turn out, the initial insurance runs proved to be the difference as the Hawks escaped with a 7-4 upset win over third-seeded East Prairie Saturday during the first round of the Class 3, District 2 tournament at Hillhouse Park in Charleston...

District winners (05/13/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BONNE TERRE -- After three straight years of close second place finishes in the Class 3, District 1 track and field meet, the Sikeston Bulldogs broke the streak to claim its first district championship since 2009 on a cool, windy Saturday at North County High School...

Saxony boys advance in Class 2 (05/12/13)
Gabe Bohnert drove in a run as fourth-seeded Saxony Lutheran defeated fifth-seeded Greenville 4-0 to advance to the semifinals of the Class 2 District 3 Tournament in Chaffee, Mo. Ethan Mirly was the winning pitcher. He threw a complete game and had five strikeouts and nine walks for Saxony Lutheran (13-9-1)...

Kennett senior athletes recognized at Booster Club Banquet (05/11/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians Booster Club held its 19th annual athletic banquet Friday night at the Kennett Country Club for senior athletes. "I'd just like to say to the seniors 'thank you for what you have done for us this year,'" Kennett Booster Club President Darren Harris said in an opening speech at the banquet. ...

Quest for title (05/10/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- For most of the area's baseball team a years worth of blood, sweat and tears will all come down to the weekend as district play opens up around the state. Tiny mistakes that might go unnoticed during the regular season will suddenly be amplified as each game potentially could be your last...

Central baseball team opens district tourney today against Farmington (05/10/13)
Central baseball coach Steve Williams hopes the rollercoaster season that has been the 2013 Tigers is back on the incline. Central (10-19), which blanked Charleston 6-0 on Wednesday, enters Class 5 District 1 tournament play today having won seven of its past eight games. The Tigers, seeded fifth in the district, will play fourth-seeded Farmington at Hillsboro at 4:30 p.m...

Oran takes down Poplar Bluff 8-6 (05/09/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- Seth Ressel picked up his sixth win of the year and the Oran Eagles defeated Poplar Bluff Wednesday 8-6. Although they were out-hit 11-9, Oran managed to grab an early 7-2 lead after the first four innings. The Mules bounced back, however, with four runs in the fifth cutting Oran's lead to just one run...

Notre Dame claims district tennis crown (05/09/13)
The Notre Dame boys tennis team made school history Wednesday. Notre Dame, in just its second season to field a boys tennis squad, won its first district title. The Bulldogs avenged two regular-season losses to Dexter by beating the host Bulldogs 5-2 for the Class 1 District 1 crown...

High school roundup: Notre Dame boys tennis team reaches district final (05/08/13)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Central qualifies 3 golfers for state (05/07/13)
The Central golf team advanced all three of its Class 4 Sectional 1 qualifiers to next week's state tournament. Junior Travis Simmons led the trio with a 5-over 75 on Monday at Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington, Mo. Sophomore Luke Kinder was a stroke behind at 76, while freshman Kobe Franklin finished on the cut line at 77...

3 Sikeston golfers headed to state (05/07/13)
JACKSON -- Sikeston's Gabe Wheeler, Conner Landers and Kirk Hoggatt each qualified for the Class 3 state golf tournament Monday following their sectional at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson. Wheeler finished second overall with a score of 78 after a shaky start to the front nine...

Hawks come from behind to down Perryville 10-5 (05/07/13)
BENTON -- With less than a week to go before the Class 3, District 2 tournament, the Kelly Hawks entered Monday's game against visiting Perryville looking to build a little momentum. What they got was a 10-5 come-from-behind win to kick off a regular season ending stretch of three games in three days...

Central qualifies 3 golfers for state (05/07/13)
The Central golf team advanced all three of its Class 4 Sectional 1 qualifiers to next week's state tournament. Junior Travis Simmons led the trio with a 5-over 75 on Monday at Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington, Mo. Sophomore Luke Kinder was a stroke behind at 76, while freshman Kobe Franklin finished on the cut line at 77...

Kelly thrower Koonce among the local Class 2 athletes to preserve state hopes (05/05/13)
Katie Koonce likes the ride she's on, and she doesn't want it to end. The senior discus thrower from Kelly is headed back to the Class 2 sectional track and field meet, this time as a district champion after winning the event at the Class 2 District 1 meet Saturday at Central High School. She's hoping the trip is just the second leg of a journey that culminates at the state meet in Jefferson City, Mo...

Kelly thrower Koonce among the local Class 2 athletes to preserve state hopes alive (05/05/13)
Katie Koonce likes the ride she's on, and she doesn't want it to end. The senior discus thrower from Kelly is headed back to the Class 2 sectional track and field meet, this time as a district champion after winning the event at the Class 2 District 1 meet Saturday at Central High School. She's hoping the trip is just the second leg of a journey that culminates at the state meet in Jefferson City, Mo...

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

High school roundup: Central's Simmons earns district medalist honor (05/01/13)
Central golfer Travis Simmons continued his strong junior season by earning the medalist honor at the Class 4 District 1 tournament Tuesday at Aberdeen Golf Club in Eureka, Mo. Simmons, who also was the medalist at the SEMO Conference meet last week and the Notre Dame Invitational early in the season, shot a 1-over 73 to edge Lindbergh's Cristopher Ferris by a shot...

Hoggatt tops district field, Bulldogs advance to sectional (04/30/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com FARMINGTON -- Kirk Hoggatt topped all golfers with a 76 and the Sikeston Bulldogs golf team finished second during the Class 3, District 1 tournament Monday at Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington. Sikeston finished with a team score of 339 advancing them to Sectionals...

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.

High school roundup: Leopold baseball team wins in nine innings (04/26/13)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Kennett's Beck places first at Kelly Invitational (04/25/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU - Kennett's Aaron Beck posted the top individual score at the Kelly Invitational at Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Monday. Beck shot 77. Advance's Brian Whitson finished second with a round of 78 and Kelly's Derrick Garner placed third with a round of 79...

Wheeler finishes second during SEMO Conference tournament at Dalhousie (04/24/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Sikeston's Gabe Wheeler shook off a rough start to finish second at the SEMO Conference Golf Tournament Tuesday at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau. Wheeler, who finished with a round of 75 -- just one back of the tournament's medalist, Cape Central's Travis Simmons (74) -- battled both rough course conditions and a slow start, which consisted of a bogie on his first hole and then a double bogey on the third...

Central's Simmons shrugs off wind, wins SEMO Conference tournament (04/24/13)
Mother Nature huffed and puffed Monday afternoon during the SEMO Conference Tournament at Dalhousie Golf Club. She was able to help inflate 31 scores to 100 and beyond on the par-72 layout. She was able to blow over Travis Simmons' golf bag as it sat in the fairway on the 15th hole as he putted nearby...

Central's Simmons shrugs off wind, wins SEMO Conference tournament (04/24/13)
Mother Nature huffed and puffed Tuesday afternoon during the SEMO Conference Tournament at Dalhousie Golf Club. She was able to help inflate 31 scores to 100 and beyond on the par-72 layout. She was able to blow over Travis Simmons' golf bag as it sat in the fairway on the 15th hole as he putted nearby...

Kennett golf team wins SEMO Conference South title (04/24/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett high school golf team claimed the SEMO Conference South championship at the Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Tuesday afternoon. Kennett calculated a first-place team score of 396. Kelly placed second with a 404 and Caruthersville took third with a 419...

Kelly Hawks golf team wins own Invitational (04/23/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Kelly Hawks golf team won their own Kelly Invitational Monday at the Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course in Cape Girardeau. Kelly, who have won this tournament for the first two years of its existence, finished with a team score of 367 topping seven other teams in the tournament...

High school roundup: Jackson soccer blanks Notre Dame (04/23/13)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

April 15, 2013 Scoreboard (04/15/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Leopold wins softball invitational (04/14/13)
Leopold rallied with eight runs over the final three innings to defeat Advance 12-7 in the championship game of the Oak Ridge Softball Invitational Saturday. Ashlynn Bucher went 5 for 5 while Brittany Garland and Kacie Hampton added three hits each for Leopold (9-1). Lexi Vandeven improved to 4-0 in the circle by getting the win in relief of Wildcats starter Caitlin Petty...

Happy Gilmore (04/13/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- After surrendering a combined 29 runs in their last three games, the East Prairie Eagles were in need of a solid pitching performance Friday as they looked to right the ship against Kelly. What they got was a complete game, two-hit effort from sophomore Tyler Gilmore to guide the Eagles to a 5-2 win over the Hawks on the opening day of the Charleston Lucky 13 Classic wood bat tournament...

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...

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.

April 9, 2013 Scoreboard (04/09/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

High school roundup: Notre Dame golfers win Poplar Bluff Invitational (04/09/13)
All the local high school events reported Monday 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...

High school roundup: Notre Dame baseball team encounters first loss (04/05/13)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Chaffee wins both in DH, NMCC routs Charleston (04/03/13)
CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils picked up a pair of wins Tuesday against visiting Advance and Scott County Central. Against the Hornets, the Red Devils took an early first-inning lead before shutting out Advance 5-0. Chaffee scored a run in the first and another in the third before a two-run rally in the fourth made it 4-0...

High school roundup: Walker helps Chaffee baseball team to pair of victories (04/03/13)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

On the offensive (04/02/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- Despite surrendering an early four-run lead to Woodland Monday, the Kelly Hawks still found a way to notch their second win of the young season with their biggest offensive performance to date. Combing for eight hits and highlighted by home runs from Gabe Felter and Aaron Grainger the Hawks held off a late Cardinals rally for a 14-10 win that snapped a two-game losing streak...

Bulldogs take fifth at ND Invite (04/02/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston golf team finished fifth as a team during the Notre Dame Invitational Tournament Monday at Bent Creek Golf Course in Cape Girardeau. Sikeston ended the day with a team score of 333. Jackson won the event with a 319. Notre Dame (320), Cape Central (327) and Poplar Bluff (330) round out the top five...

On the offensive (04/02/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- Despite surrendering an early four-run lead to Woodland Monday, the Kelly Hawks still found a way to notch their second win of the young season with their biggest offensive performance to date. Combing for eight hits and highlighted by home runs from Gabe Felter and Aaron Grainger the Hawks held off a late Cardinals rally for a 14-10 win that snapped a two-game losing streak...

Jackson golf team captures ND Invitational by one shot (04/02/13)
Jackson had a closer call in winning the team competition than Central junior Travis Simmons had in winning the medalist honor Tuesday at the Notre Dame Invitational on Tuesday at Bent Creek Golf Course. Jackson, with its top four players shooting 82 or better, posted a 319 total and a one-stroke victory over host Notre Dame...

High school roundup: Kelly baseball beats Woodland (04/02/13)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Jackson golf team captures ND Invitational by one shot (04/02/13)
Jackson had a closer call in winning the team competition than Central junior Travis Simmons had in winning the medalist honor Tuesday at the Notre Dame Invitational on Tuesday at Bent Creek Golf Course. Jackson, with its top four players shooting 82 or better, posted a 319 total and a one-stroke victory over host Notre Dame...

Oran puts Charleston away late (03/29/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The Oran Eagles put away the Charleston Bluejays late Thursday during a 10-1 Eagle win at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. Oran (3-1) lead just 2-1 after the first four innings but scored two runs in the fifth, one in the sixth and five more in the seventh to give them the comfortable win...

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...

High school roundup: Jackson baseball team blanks North County (03/29/13)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Senath-Hornersville baseball team beats Kelly 6-4 (03/27/13)
SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville Lions baseball team collected a 6-4 home win against the Kelly Hawks Tuesday afternoon. Ricardo Salas picked up the win on the mound for the Lions. He pitched six innings, allowed three hits and three earned runs...

'Forck' in the road (03/22/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- For his team's first game of the season, Kelly head coach Josh Eftink turned to senior Brent Forck to take the mound against New Madrid County Central. Forck rewarded the Hawks with six innings of shutout ball Thursday as Kelly took down the Eagles, 10-0, in sixth innings on the mercy rule...

High school roundup: Jackson, St. Vincent, Perryville advance in soccer tourney (03/22/13)
All the local events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Central's Simmons sizzles in cold (03/20/13)
The cold and wet conditions at Kimbeland Country Club suited Travis Simmons just fine. The Central junior fired a 2-under-par 33 over the front nine to win medalist honors and lead the Tigers to a second-place finish in a quadrangular hosted by Jackson...

Chaffee blasts Greenville 12-2, Risco falls on the road (03/20/13)
CHAFFEE -- Totaling 10 hits, the Chaffee Red Devils defeated Greenville 12-2 Tuesday in Chaffee. Logan Henson led the Red Devils at the plate with three hits. Devin Yahn added one hit and led Chaffee with three RBIs. Chaffee's Cody Johnson picked up the win on the mound. Johnson pitched four innings and struck out four. He allowed two hits and one unearned run while throwing 65 pitches...

Central's Simmons sizzles in cold (03/20/13)
The cold and wet conditions at Kimbeland Country Club suited Travis Simmons just fine. The Central junior fired a 2-under-par 33 over the front nine to win medalist honors and lead the Tigers to a second-place finish in a quadrangular hosted by Jackson...

2013 Kelly Golf Schedule (03/15/13)

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

Scott-Miss. All-Conference teams released (03/14/13)
The 2012-13 Scott-Mississippi All-Conference boys and girls basketball teams were recently released. Oran senior Alex Heuring was named the boys conference Player of the Year, while Scott County Central junior Mikaela Blissett was selected as the girls Player of the Year...

Class 3, District 1 Tournament Results (02/16/13)
Boys EAST PRAIRIE (38) -- Seth Johnson 3, Seth bays 6, Dustin Bryars 3, Mason Douglas 2, Brett Ellis 4, Mack Marcum 5, Boyd Thompson 3, Damion Tipler 12. FG 12, FT 11-12, F 7. (3-pointers: Johnson 1, Bryars 1, Thompson 1. Fouled out: none.) CHARLESTON (95) -- Delfincko Bogan 20, Jamael Nelson 7, Robert Bogan 12, Trey Watkins 4, Sumner Foster 17, Shandor Webster 12, Darrion Carter 16, Christian Allen 7. ...

February 15, 2013 Scoreboard (02/15/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Advance picks up SCAA road win over rival Bloomfield (02/15/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Lane Below scored 23 points to help the Hornets finish the regular season with a 76-52 road win over SCAA rival Bloomfield thursday night. Ethan Barr bucketed 20 points for Advance (19-7) and Curtis Gilliland added 16 points. Tyler Middleton had 10 points for the Hornets...

Charleston wins on late 3-pointer, Bravettes dispatch Chaffee 75-40 (02/15/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Charleston sophomore Sierra Frazier drained a 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining to give the Lady Bluejays a 62-61 win against Kennett Thursday during Charleston's senior night. Frazier led Charleston with 18 points. Juwanna Walker and Dazique Gillespie each added 11 points...

High school roundup: Kelly girls edge Delta in regular-season finale (02/15/13)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

February 14, 2013 Scoreboard (02/14/13)
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February 11, 2013 Scoreboard (02/11/13)
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High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team claims 20th win (02/10/13)
All the local high school events reported Friday to the Southeast Missourian.

February 8, 2013 Scoreboard (02/08/13)
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February 7, 2013 Scoreboard (02/07/13)
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Rebels breeze by Kelly 79-39 (02/06/13)
ESSEX -- Getting a combined 56 points from senior Richard Forshee and sophomore Marcus Grayson, the Richland Rebels rolled to a 79-39 win over the Kelly Hawks Tuesday at Richland High School. "I was much happier tonight with the way we got out and covered the perimeter than I was our last game," Richland head coach Matt Cline said. "We didn't give up things lazy and we had them a little outsized inside...

Brown will sign to play soccer at University of Louisville (02/06/13)
Dreaming youth goalkeeper Paige Brown wondered. SEMO Storm coach Dee Brown realized. And professional soccer instructor Brian Jones recognized. As for parents Rusty and Pam Brown, they drove and drove. The dreams, insight, expertise and dedication will come to fruition today when Jackson High School senior Paige Brown signs a letter of intent to play soccer at the University of Louisville...

February 5, 2013 Scoreboard (02/05/13)
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Vinyard signs with Shawnee softball (01/31/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com ULLIN, Ill., -- There was a time in her life that Sydney Vinyard wasn't even going to play softball. Her sister, a triple and the desire to return to the field changed all that. Vinyard recently signed a letter of intent to play softball for Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Ill...

Braves erase rough start, cruise to 72-51 victory over Kelly (01/30/13)
SIKESTON -- With leading scorer Larandis Banks still out of the lineup, the Scott County Central Braves had a rough early going against visiting Kelly. Thanks to dual 19-point efforts from Jaylen Porter and Tyler Masters, however, the Braves eventually put the Hawks in their rearview for a 72-51 win to push over the .500 mark on the season...

Lady Bluejays hold on against Kelly (01/29/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- After Saturday's 34-point loss to Twin Rivers, Charleston head coach Josh Thompson wondered how his girls would respond to such a poor outing. He got his answer Monday night when they Lady Bluejays held off a relentless second-half push by the Kelly Lady Hawks for a 75-71 win...

January 28, 2013 Scoreboard (01/28/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

High school roundup: Bernie defeats Advance in SCAA tournament title game (01/27/13)
All the local high school events reported Friday to the Southeast Missourian.

January 25, 2013 Scoreboard (01/25/13)
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Oran handles Oak Ridge, Tigers hold off Gideon (01/23/13)
ORAN -- The Oran Eagles wasted no time getting and staying ahead of visiting Oak Ridge Tuesday night. Oran (17-2) scored 23 points to Oak Ridge's nine in the first quarter as they cruised to a 73-43 victory at Oran High School. Alex Heuring and Jacob Priggel led the Eagles with 15 points apiece. Priggel shot 7 of 10 from the field. Kody Moore, who shot 5 of 7 from the floor, scored 13 points...

High school roundup: Chaffee girls basketball team wins with big second half (01/23/13)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

January 22, 2013 Scoreboard (01/22/13)
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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...

NMCC gets by Cairo, Lady Bulldogs stopped by Poplar Bluff (01/18/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles outscored Cairo, Ill., by 15 points in the second half to come away with a 73-53 win Thursday at New Madrid County Central High School. NMCC sophomore Willie Jimerson led the Eagles with a game-high 32 points. Delontre Haney added 11...

High school roundup: Advance defeats Notre Dame boys basketball team (01/18/13)
All the local high school results reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Chaffee grounds Hawks for the third time this season (01/17/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- After an extra day off, the opening round of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament got back on track Wednesday with the seedings holding true through the opening round. Kicking off Wednesday's varsity action, fourth-seeded Chaffee picked up their second 30-plus point win over fifth-seeded Kelly in under a week, 74-41...

January 17, 2013 Scoreboard (01/17/13)
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Chaffee grounds Hawks for the third time this season (01/17/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- After an extra day off, the opening round of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament got back on track Wednesday with the seedings holding true through the opening round. Kicking off Wednesday's varsity action, fourth-seeded Chaffee picked up their second 30-plus point win over fifth-seeded Kelly in under a week, 74-41...

Chaffee, SCC post victories (01/17/13)
Fourth-seeded Chaffee routed fifth-seeded Kelly 74-41 and second-seeded, host Scott County Central crushed seventh-seeded Delta 96-48 in the final two opening-round games Wednesday at the Scott-Mississippi County Conference boys basketball tournament in Morley, Mo....

High school roundup: Scott City girls slip past Kelly (01/15/13)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

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...

Chaffee boys basketball team defeats Kelly (01/13/13)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- With four scorers posting double-digit totals, the Chaffee Red Devils had little trouble putting visiting Kelly in the rearview mirror Friday night. Led by a game-high 20 points from Peyton Montgomery, Chaffee pulled away to a 16-point halftime lead before rolling to a 76-45 win...

Red Devils roll to 76-45 win over Kelly (01/12/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- With four scorers posting double-digit totals, the Chaffee Red Devils had little trouble putting visiting Kelly in the rearview mirror on Friday. Led by a game-high 20 points from Peyton Montgomery, Chaffee pulled away to a 16-point halftime before rolling to a 76-45 win...

Scott City pulls the upset, Bravettes knock off Kelly (01/08/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- Led by 17 points from Lyndsie Robert, the seventh-seeded Scott City Lady Rams handed the Chaffee Lady Devils a 45-42 upset in the opening round of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament. The Lady Rams came out and outscored Chaffee 19-6 in the first quarter and took a nine-point lead into halftime. The Lady Devils closed to within two pints entering the fourth, but were outscored 11-9 in the final frame as the Lady Rams held on...

High school roundup: Scott City girls advance with upset (01/08/13)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

HS RDP FRI (01/06/13)
The Delta boys basketball team finally had reason to celebrate Friday night. Delta notched its first win of the season, beating visiting Zalma 59-52. The Bobcats improved to 1-10. Tanner Schabbing paced the Bobcats with 24. Dwight Nance and Dillon Lincoln added 13 points apiece for Delta...

Prep roundup: Eagles take down Saxony, Lady Hawks pound Caruthersville (01/06/13)
JACKSON -- Oran senior Kody Moore scored 20 points as the Eagles grounded the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders Friday 68-50. The Eagles held a slim 50-42 lead after the first three quarters and quickly ran away with it in the fourth. Oran outscored the Crusaders 18-8 in the final eight minutes...

Christmas Tournament: Woodland comes from behind to eliminate Kelly (12/28/12)
The Cardinals broke a 10-year Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament winless drought with a 55-45 victory over Kelly.

Charleston sets tone with big win over Delta (12/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- In a day filled with lopsided affairs and downright ugly blowouts, the Charleston Bluejays set the tone with a 107-24 win against Delta during the first round of the seMissourian Christmas Tournament at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau...

December 28, 2012 Scoreboard (12/28/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Christmas Tournament: Woodland comes from behind to eliminate Kelly (12/28/12)
The Cardinals broke a 10-year Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament winless drought with a 55-45 victory over Kelly.

Charleston sets tone with big win over Delta (12/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- In a day filled with lopsided affairs and downright ugly blowouts, the Charleston Bluejays set the tone with a 107-24 win against Delta during the first round of the seMissourian Christmas Tournament at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau...

Box score: Woodland 55, Kelly 45 (12/28/12)
Woodland 55, Kelly 45 WOODLAND (55) -- Aaron Yount 2, Tyler Yount 3, Garrett Reynolds 27, Garett Faulkner 4, C.J. McCallister 6, Ben McCormick 4, Dylan Miller 2, Devon Ritter 5, Ben Lincoln 2. FG 17, FT 18-24, F 7. (3-pointers: T. Yount 1, Reynolds 1, Ritter 1. Fouled out: None.)...

Jackson (12/28/12)
Kelly's hopes of a potential upset hinged on the Hawks playing to near perfection and Jackson being off its game. Just the opposite happened, which made for a massive blowout to open Thursday's evening session on the first day of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament...

Christmas Tournament: Jackson turns back Kelly (12/28/12)
Kelly's hopes of a potential upset hinged on the Hawks playing to near perfection and Jackson being off its game. Just the opposite happened, which made for a massive blowout to open Thursday's evening session on the first day of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament...

December 27, 2012 Scoreboard (12/27/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Box score: Jackson 59, Kelly 25 (12/27/12)
Jackson 59, Kelly 25 KELLY (25) -- Gaven Ray 4, Jerrod Lynn 2, Brent Forck 9, Josh Roberts 8, Clay Williams 2. FG 6, FT 12-14, F 9. (3-pointers: Forck 1. Fouled out: None) JACKSON (59) -- Braxton McDowell 6, Josh Friess 2, Skyler Steele 6, Tyler Kinder 1, Karson King 10, Connor Shepard 13, Blake Reynolds 10, Brandon Lueders 4, Luke Stevens 7. FG 24, FT 6-9, F 15. (3-pointers: McDowell 2, King 2, Stevens 1. Fouled out: None)...

Weather forces changes to Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament schedule (12/26/12)
The tournament is expected to get underway Thursday morning after Wednesday's games were postponed.

COLUMN: Seeking Cinderella at the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament (12/26/12)
I remember where I was when it happened. It was that kind of night. I was sitting in section 111 at the Show Me Center the night the No. 7 seed Kelly Hawks almost won the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. I can still hear tournament announcer Frank Ellis saying the name of Jackson standout Jack Puisis' name with his signature flare every time he drained yet another 3-pointer that year...

Oran claims road win over Hawks 64-30 (12/21/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- The Oran Eagles took care of the Kelly Hawks 64-30 Thursday night at Kelly High School. Seth Ressel scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Eagles. Kody Moore added 13 for Oran (8-1). Kelly (2-6) was paced by Brent Forck's nine points...

High school roundup: Leopold heads into Christmas unbeaten (12/21/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

December 20, 2012 Scoreboard (12/20/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Classic continues (12/18/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats took another step to repeating as Lady Royals Christmas Classic Tournament champions on Monday with a dominant quarterfinal win over Doniphan. Holding the Donnettes without a field goal in the first half, the Lady Bearcats were able to build a 58-point halftime lead en rout to a 80-14 win...

Top eight seeds advance to quarterfinals of Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic (12/16/12)
BROSELEY, Mo. - The top eight seeds advanced to the quarterfinals of the 16-team Lady Royals Classic varsity girls basketball tournament Saturday. Defending champion Dexter opened the tournament with a 99-15 win against No. 16 seeded Malden. In other first round action Saturday No. ...

Seedings hold true in first round of Lady Royals Classic (12/17/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- The seeds held true during the first round of the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic Tournament as all top seeds advanced to the second round Saturday at Twin Rivers High School. The No. 1 seed, Dexter Lady Bearcats, rolled through Malden 99-15. Dexter (8-1) wasted no time asserting their dominance outscoring the Lady Wave 39-4 in the first quarter...

High school roundup: Advance holds off Scott City (12/15/12)
All the local high school events reported Friday to the Southeast Missourian.

December 15, 2012 Scoreboard (12/15/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.

Lady Hawks let early lead slip away, Portageville wins 43-34 (12/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- If there's one thing that the Kelly Lady Hawks have struggled with early this season it's holding on to early leads. Thursday night was no different as the Lady Hawks saw a six-point halftime advantage against Portageville disappear as a big second half lifted the Lady Bulldogs to a 43-34 win...

December 14, 2012 Scoreboard (12/14/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.

Lady Hawks let early lead slip away, Portageville wins 43-34 (12/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- If there's one thing that the Kelly Lady Hawks have struggled with early this season it's holding on to early leads. Thursday night was no different as the Lady Hawks saw a six-point halftime advantage against Portageville disappear as a big second half lifted the Lady Bulldogs to a 43-34 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...

Risco advances to semifinals in Clarkton tourney (12/12/12)
CLARKTON -- Led by Brandon Bixler's 25 points, the Risco Tigers moved the .500 mark on the season with a 80-70 win over Cairo, Ill on Tuesday during the first round of the Clarkton Holiday Tournament. The Tigers trailed by five after the first quarter, but outscored Cairo 19-11 in the second frame to go into the half leading by three. A 26-15 run in the third pushed the Tigers ahead by 14 going into the fourth and they were able to hold on for the win...

High school roundup: Meadow Heights overtakes Delta boys in overtime (12/12/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Kelly girls basketball team falls to East Prairie in OT (12/11/12)
BENTON, Mo. -- It didn't happen the way East Prairie coach Steven Douglas drew it up, but he'll take the result just the same. Eagles guard Kaitlyn Shands hit a buzzer-beating, game-tying 3-pointer in regulation, then hit two free throws moments into overtime to lift East Prairie to a 51-48 victory over Kelly in girls basketball action Monday night...

Chaffee makes history, wins own tournament (12/09/12)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- It took 36 years, but the Chaffee girls basketball team made history on Saturday. The Red Devils won the championship game of their own tournament for the first time in school history, defeating top-seeded Woodland 53-43 in the final of the Lady Red Devils Invitational...

Seedings released for 16-team Twin Rivers varsity girls basketball tournament (12/07/12)
The seedings were released for the 16-team Lady Royals Classic following the seed meeting Friday. The varsity girls basketball tournament will be played Dec. 15-22 at the Twin Rivers High School Gymnasium in Broseley, Mo. Defending champion Dexter has received the No. 1 seed in the double-elimination tournament. Dexter defeated Kennett 69-45 in the 2011 championship game...

Lady Devils advance to finals, Risco defeats Delta C-7 86-77 (12/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Lady Devils punched their ticket to the finals of their own tournament Thursday with a 51-44 win over East Prairie at Chaffee High School during the Lady Devils Invitational Tournament. Chaffee, the tournament's sixth seed, received 27 points from freshman Julia Sutterfield. Ellie Sigman added another 15 in the win...

Chaffee girls reach final of own basketball tournament (12/07/12)
The Devils used a big fourth quarter to advance to Saturday's title game with a 51-44 win over East Prairie

December 6, 2012 Scoreboard (12/06/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Missed free throws end Lady Bulldogs' run at Lady Devils tourney (12/06/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- Missed free throws came back to haunt the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs on Wednesday as they tried to stay alive in the Lady Devils Invitational Tournament. Matched up against Oran in the consolation bracket semifinals, the Lady Bulldogs fought back from a late double-digit deficit to make it a one score game...

Chaffee upsets Kelly girls (12/06/12)
Chaffee turned the tables on Kelly less than a week after losing to the Hawks. The sixth-seeded Red Devils upset the third-seeded Hawks 59-36 Wednesday night in the final opening-round game of the 36th annual Lady Devils Invitational girls basketball tournament...

Oran boys basketball team uses early blitz to claim third place in own tournament (12/02/12)
ORAN, Mo -- It didn't take the Oran boys basketball team long to bounce back from Thursday's disappointing loss. Oran blitzed Malden 26-4 during the first quarter and rolled 82-63 in Friday night's third-place game of the 57th annual Oran Invitational...

Oran uses early blitz to claim third place (12/02/12)
ORAN, Mo -- It didn't take the Oran boys basketball team long to bounce back from Thursday's disappointing loss. Oran blitzed Malden 26-4 during the first quarter and rolled 82-63 in Friday night's third-place game of the 57th annual Oran Invitational...

Scott Central holds off Advance for fifth-straight tourney title (12/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- Unlike their last four trips to the Oran Invitational championship game, the Scott Central Braves were feeling the pressure Friday as the final few minutes wound down against Advance. With a few key turnovers and a key and-one from junior Larandis Banks, however, the Braves were able to hold off the Hornets 75-71 for their fifth straight Oran Invitational title...

Rams reach finals, Lady Hawks edge Chaffee (11/30/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com MARBLE HILL -- Led by Jesse Sanders' 24 points, the Scott City Rams advanced to the championship game of the Woodland Tournament Thursday following a 52-43 win over Oak Ridge. The Blue Jays trailed by just four points after three quarters, but the Rams kept them at bay to hold on for the win. Scott City led 20-7 after the first quarter...

Nov. 30, 2012 Scoreboard (11/30/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.

Rams reach finals, Lady Hawks edge Chaffee (11/30/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com MARBLE HILL -- Led by Jesse Sanders' 24 points, the Scott City Rams advanced to the championship game of the Woodland Tournament Thursday following a 52-43 win over Oak Ridge. The Blue Jays trailed by just four points after three quarters, but the Rams kept them at bay to hold on for the win. Scott City led 20-7 after the first quarter...

High school roundup: Central girls reach title game at Northwest (11/30/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Central girls reach title game at Northwest (11/30/12)
The Central girls basketball team has started off its season with a bang by reaching the championship game of the Northwest tournament. Central improved to 2-0 with Thursday night's 57-38 victory over Kirkwood. Alayah Cooper-Johnson led the Tigers with 23 points while Bailey Kratochvil added 14 points...

Malden pulls upset over Red Devils (11/28/12)
ORAN -- Plagued by a slow start, the Chaffee Red Devils were handed the first upset of the Oran Invitational Tournament on Monday in their quarterfinal matchup against fifth-seeded Malden. Despite cutting a 17-point fourth quarter deficit to five in the final minutes, the Red Devils were ultimately undone by a 41-point effort from Malden sophomore Cortez Dobbins as the Green Wave held on for a 67-57 win...

Green Wave turns back rally by Chaffee boys basketball team (11/28/12)
The Red Devils fell 67-57 in the first round of the Oran Invitational

OIT kicks off (11/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- Looking to provide the first upset in this year's Oran Invitational Tournament the sixth-seeded Kelly Hawks couldn't finish off a fourth quarter push to best third-seeded Advance. After allowing the Hawks to close within five points in the final minutes of Monday's quarterfinal contest, the Hornets once again pulled away to close out a 67-56 win...

High school roundup: Leopold debuts with win in Woodland tournament (11/27/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Lady Bluejays hope to fill Cooper void (11/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- For the past three seasons the Charleston Lady Bluejays have had a winning combination in the tandem of Kasuela Cooper and E'Neikqua Ewing. This season they'll be forced to find an answer for one-half of that equation as Cooper's graduation leaves Ewing as the focal point of the Lady Bluejays offense...

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

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

Softball Player of the Year: Alexis Dock of Kelly HS (11/10/12)
For the Docks, softball just seems to run in the family. Four years after her sister dominated the local softball scene, Kelly's Alexis Dock finished an impressive freshman campaign with numbers that would make any senior jealous. Because of this and her crucial role in guiding the Lady Hawks to a third place finish in the Class 2 state tournament, Alexis Dock has been selected as the Standard Democrat Player of the Year...

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

State cheer (10/29/12)

Newcomer pairs with veteran as Advance qualifies two for state cross country meet (10/28/12)
Aaron Yount won't have to go to the Missouri Cross Country Championships alone this year. The Woodland senior will be joined by teammate Garret Reynolds at the state meet next Saturday at the Oak Hills Golf Center in Jefferson City, Mo. The duo qualified for the state meet by finishing in the top 15 of the boys Class 2 District 1 championship meet Saturday at the Jackson City Park...

Newcomer pairs with veteran as Woodland qualifies two for state cross country meet (10/28/12)
Aaron Yount won't have to go to the Missouri Cross Country Championships alone this year. The Woodland senior will be joined by teammate Garret Reynolds at the state meet next Saturday at the Oak Hills Golf Center in Jefferson City, Mo. The duo qualified for the state meet by finishing in the top 15 of the boys Class 2 District 1 championship meet Saturday at the Jackson City Park...

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...

Kelly softball team wins third place in Class 2 (10/21/12)
The Hawks scored four unanswered runs to defeat Palmyra, last year's state champion, in Friday's third-place game 5-4.

Kelly rebounds to claim third place in Class 2 (10/21/12)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Kelly Hawks softball team found a way to end its season on a high note just two hours after watching its Class 2 title hopes disappear in a semifinal loss to Brookfield. The Hawks scored four unanswered runs to defeat Palmyra, last year's state champion, in Friday's third-place game 5-4...

3rd place (10/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SPRINGFIELD -- Forced to take the field just two hours after watching their title hopes disappear in a semifinal loss to Brookfield, the Kelly Lady Hawks found a way to end their season on a high note. Playing last year's state champion, the Palmyra Lady Panthers, in Friday's third place game of the Class 2 championship tournament, the Lady Hawks scored four unanswered runs in a 5-4 come from behind win...

Tradition has Kelly softball team hunting for state titles (10/19/12)
Kelly senior Sydney Vinyard might have missed out on a chance to experience the tradition of Kelly softball if it hadn't been for her older sister. "Actually, funny thing, my freshman year I decided I wasn't going to play any sports in high school," Vinyard said. "I played ball when I was younger and I had played basketball and done all sorts of things...

Kelly softball team faces Brookfield in Class 2 semifinals (10/19/12)
Kelly senior Jessica Worth was pleased when she found out Brookfield would be the her team's semifinal opponent at the Class 2 final four. "Oh yes, very much so," Worth said. "I am ready to go back and beat them to be all honest. I know two years ago I thought we were better. Not trying to cut them down or nothing, but I thought we had a good shot, and I'm just ready to go back for revenge."...

Tradition has Kelly softball team hunting for state titles (10/19/12)
Kelly senior Sydney Vinyard might have missed out on a chance to experience the tradition of Kelly softball if it hadn't been for her older sister. "Actually, funny thing, my freshman year I decided I wasn't going to play any sports in high school," Vinyard said. "I played ball when I was younger and I had played basketball and done all sorts of things...

Familiar territory ahead for Lady Hawks at Class 2 state tournament (10/18/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SPRINGFIELD -- After a one year absence from the Class 2 final four, the Kelly Lady Hawks will find themselves in familiar territory this weekend as they head to Springfield for the biggest two games of their season. "We've practiced the last three days and the girls are real excited," Kelly head coach Rhonda Ratledge said. "They're happy to be there and they know that the top four teams are going to be good...

Kelly softball team is well-armed for the final four (10/18/12)
The last time Kelly softball coach Rhonda Ratledge routinely sent two pitchers to the circle throughout a season was 2004. That also happens to be the last time the Hawks won a state championship. Back then Kelly Essner and Whitney Beggs pitched Kelly to the title. This season it could be freshman Alexis Dock and sophomore Kristi Brucker...

Offense surges as Lady Hawks earn trip to state tournament (10/15/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- For the second straight game everything seemed to click for the Kelly Lady Hawks and the result is another trip to the Class 2 final four in Springfield. Combining stellar pitching performances from Alexis Dock and Kristi Brucker with a 13-hit effort at the plate, the Lady Hawks were able to take down visiting Hartville 13-0 in five inning on the mercy-rule Saturday at Kelly High School...

Kelly softball team wins 13-0 rout to reach final four (10/14/12)
BENTON, Mo. -- The Kelly Hawks earned another trip to state with a blowout win over the Hartville Eagles on Saturday. The Hawks displayed a complete team effort in dismantling the Eagles 13-0 in five innings, invoking the 10-run rule in the Class 2 quarterfinal game...

High school roundup: ND volleyball team falls in title match at Festus (10/14/12)
All the local high school events reported Saturday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Montgomery's big night helps Chaffee to 41-39 win vs. Jefferson (10/14/12)
All the local high school events reported Friday to the Southeast Missourian.

Hartville blocking Lady Hawks' road to state in Class 2 quarterfinal match-up (10/12/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- After a one year absence in which they failed to get out of the Class 2 district tournament, the Kelly Lady Hawks once again find themselves closing in on a trip to the MSHSAA Show Me Showdown. All that's left standing in their way is a quarterfinal contest this Saturday in which the Lady Hawks will face off against a hot-hitting Hartville Lady Eagles team that comes into the game with 19-5 record...

Sectional win (10/11/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- Just two years removed from their last appearance in the MSHSAA Show Me Showdown, the Kelly Lady Hawks took another big step toward a return appearance to high school softball's biggest stage. Able to shake off a rough start against Twin Rivers in Class 2 Sectional play Wednesday, the Lady Hawks combined for 14 hits while getting a brilliant pitching performance from freshman Alexis Dock to mercy-rule the Lady Royals 12-1 in five innings...

Kelly softball team routs Twin Rivers 12-1, earns berth in class 2 state quarterfinals (10/11/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Just two years removed from their last appearance in the state's final four, the Kelly Hawks took another big step Wednesday toward a return appearance to high school softball's biggest stage. Able to shake off a rough start against Twin Rivers in Class 2 sectional play, the Hawks went on to combine for 14 hits while getting a brilliant pitching performance from freshman Alexis Dock to mercy-rule the Royals 12-1 in five innings at Three Rivers College...

Brucker helps Kelly claims district crown (10/07/12)
Kelly turned the championship game of Class 2 District 1 softball tournament into a one-inning competition Friday and won. The Hawks answered St. Vincent's two runs in the top of the fourth with three runs in the bottom of the inning to win 3-2 in Scott City...

Kelly slips past Crusaders 2-0 in Class 2 District 1 semifinals (10/05/12)
SCOTT CITY -- Kelly converted Saxony Lutheran miscues into runs to reach the Class 2, District 1 softball final Thursday. The top-seeded Hawks, aided by two Saxony Lutheran errors, scored two runs and made them stand in a 2-0 victory at Scott City...

Bulldogs best Blackcats 3-1, Lady Bulldogs lose last regular season game (10/02/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com FREDERICKTOWN -- The Sikeston Bulldogs soccer team won their 13th game of the season Monday 3-1 in Fredericktown. The Bulldogs held a 1-0 lead at halftime, but it quickly turned into a 1-1 game two minutes after the break. Sikeston added two more goals in the second half to ensure the victory...

Lady Bulldogs hoping to make noise in district tournament (10/02/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- It's been an up and down season for the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs softball team. They end the year at 10-9 with good wins and bad losses throughout. They have reaped the benefits of having a deep roster and, as of late, been devastated by injuries to both key players and those who have certain roles...

Prep roundup: Lady Hawks dispatch Poplar Bluff, Scott City passes Saxony (09/26/12)
BENTON -- Led by seven solid innings from starting pitcher Kristi Brucker, the Kelly Lady Hawks defeated Poplar Bluff on Tuesday, 9-2. Scoring a pair of runs in the first inning, Kelly was able to take the early lead before putting together a four-run rally in the third to go up 6-0...

High school roundup: Notre Dame volleyball squad rallies past Advance (09/26/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Kelly makes football team from scratch (09/25/12)
Kenneth Riedinger has played college football, coached eight-man football in northwest Missouri, coached high school football in the grid-iron-crazy state of Texas, and spent two years as the varsity football coach at Kennett High School. Needless to say, he knows what a football field looks like...

September 25, 2012 Scoreboard (09/25/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to semoball.com.

Lady Bulldogs sweep Charleston, Sikeston records 10th shutout against Farmington (09/25/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs trumped the visiting Charleston Lady Bluejays, 9-0, Monday at Sikeston High School. "We played a very solid match in our win today," Sikeston tennis coach Russ Dial said. "Due to the approaching district tournaments we had to do some juggling with our doubles teams, however, it all worked out in our favor."...

Kelly makes football team from scratch (09/25/12)
Kenneth Riedinger has played college football, coached eight-man football in northwest Missouri, coached high school football in the grid-iron-crazy state of Texas, and spent two years as the varsity football coach at Kennett High School. Needless to say, he knows what a football field looks like...

Kelly softball quells Notre Dame comeback (09/25/12)
The Notre Dame Bulldogs finally managed to get to Kelly in the bottom half of the sixth inning Monday in girls softball. It didn't seem to faze the visiting Hawks (16-4) at all. Kelly responded after the Bulldogs (15-6) made it a one-run game in the sixth by adding an insurance run in the seventh and outlasting the host 5-3...

High school roundup: Jackson softball team claims tournament title (09/23/12)
The Jackson softball team won three games to clinch first place in the Cor Jesu Academy Round-Robin Tournament.

Chaffee's late lead slips away, Scott City run rules Jackson (09/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PERRYVILLE -- The Chaffee Lady Devils let a two-run lead slip away late in the game Wednesday against St. Vincent in a 10-9 loss. Leading 9-7 after the top of the sixth, St. Vincent scored three runs in their half of the sixth to pull away...

Scott City softball team sparkles in romp at Jackson (09/20/12)
The Scott City softball team could do little wrong Wednesday. Scott City routed host Jackson 13-0 behind the pitching of Alexis Spriggs and an 11-hit attack. The Rams also did not commit an error in the game that was stopped after six innings by the 10-run rule...

Sept. 19, 2012 Scoreboard (09/19/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to semoball.com

Bulldogs pick up seventh shutout, softball falls on the road to Jackson (09/19/12)
ANNA-JONESBORO, Ill. -- The Sikeston Bulldogs soccer team went on the road Tuesday defeating Anna-Jonesboro, Ill., 1-0. Tyler McClinton scored the game's only goal in the 25th minute after an assist from Adam Johnson. It's Sikeston's 7th shutout of the year...