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Kennett Indians Ground Kelly Hawks in Home Opener (3/18/24)There's nothing like baseball in Spring. The Kennett High School baseball Indians hosted the Kelly Hawks for the 2024 season home opener. The contest was a chess match between two fine programs. The Indians started the game with hard-throwing senior, Aston Williams on the mound. Williams made quick work of the Hawks' batters in the first inning, striking out two...
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Kennett Indians soccer program - They play anyway (3/13/24)Kennett, Mo. - After a 14-year absence from the pitch, Kennett High School reinstated soccer this year. The team was led on the field by senior Capt. Lucas Randle and junior Co-Capt. Meagan Spielman. Many participants came to the program after they aged out of Kennett Kiwanis soccer after middle school, even when there was no opportunity to play at the high school level...
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Kennett Lady Indian frosh phenom rips 645 (3/8/24)KENNETT, Mo. - The Lady Indians varsity basketball program features three sisters. All are freshmen. All are athletic. One shattered a near 30-year title for points scored by a freshman in a single season. Alyce Edwards, a cute, tiny, soft-spoken wisp of a girl, nuked Kennett great Brandi Jackson's 1994 record of 448 by nearly 200 points when Edwards dropped 645 this season...
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Kennett AD Jim Vaughan retires after 18-year career (3/7/24)KENNETT, Mo. - After nearly two decades of solid leadership, Kennett High School Athletic Director Jim Vaughan bids the district farewell at the end of the spring semester. Vaughan, 53, who resides now at Poplar Bluff, retires after 18 years of service as both coach and director and spent time with the Delta Dunklin Democrat looking back on his career...
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C4D1 BKB: Dexter holds off Kennett after late, furious Indian rally (3/1/24)STE. GENEVIEVE – For 28-plus minutes of its MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 boy’s basketball game against Dexter on Thursday, Kennett struggled at both ends of the court.
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C4D1: Third quarter surge leads Notre Dame by Kennett (2/29/24)It was a tale of two halves on Wednesday night in the Class 4 District 1 semifinal matchup between Kennett and Notre Dame. When the final horn sounded, the Bulldogs emerged victorious with a 71-54 win to earn a trip to the C4D1 title game. “I saw an incredibly talented, skilled and hard-working Kennett team that gave us one of the toughest games we’ve played this year,” Bulldogs head coach Kirk Boeller said. “In the first half, 100% of the credit goes to Kennett.”...
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C4D1 BKB: Dexter vs Kennett (2/29/24)STE. GENEVIEVE - Dexter and Kennett battled int he opening round of the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 Boy's Basketball Tournament on Thursday at Ste. Genevieve High School.
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C4D1: Doniphan vs Dexter + Notre Dame vs Kennett (2/28/24)
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C4D: Kennett vs. Perryville (2/28/24)Kennett defeated Perryville in the first round of the Class 4 District 1 Tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 27, in Ste. Genevive, Mo.
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Doniphan holds out for win on Kennett's senior night (2/23/24)The Kennett boys basketball team honored three seniors who have fought resiliently through a difficult season on Thursday, according to head coach Fred Garmon, but the Indians' late comeback against Doniphan wasn't enough for a win as the Dons came out on top 70-64...
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Local district tournament wrestling roundup (2/18/24)Four sites, four district tournaments, and a whole lot of wrestlers literally fighting for their place at state on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-17. Here's the lowdown on how all eight area programs fared in their quest to Columbia, Mo. Next year, it will be nine, with the addition of Kelly...
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Cape Central blows by Kennett on senior night (2/17/24)Senior night always serves as one last chance for the senior class to make a memory at home. The Cape Central Tigers did just that as they downed the Kennett Indians 93-53 on Friday at Cape Central High School. “It took us a little bit to get going,” Tigers coach Drew Church said. “In the first half, I didn’t think we guarded very well. We kind of gambled too much and gave them so open looks and let them get going downhill.”...
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Kelly hits 20 wins with decisive victory over Kennett (2/14/24)The Kelly boys basketball team rolled into Kennett for a varsity-only contest and beat the Indians 66-33 to reach the 20-win threshold in the Hawks' penultimate game of the regular season Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Kelly tacked on the team's second win in a row and now stands at 20-5 on the season, next traveling to Ste. ...
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Kennett picks up comeback win over East Carter (2/14/24)Tuesday night at Kennett High School featured a potentially great contest between two of the area's best girls' basketball teams as the now 19-4 Lady Indians hosted the 20-4 Lady Redbirds from East Carter County. With a hefty defensive and rebounding effort, Kennett came out on top 76-49...
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Dexter spoils Kennett’s courtwarming (2/10/24)KENNETT – Dexter’s hot shooting, and an early lead that held up, got the guests their second win in a row and dug Kennett deeper into a five-game rut as the Bearcats routed the Indians 63-35, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. It was Kennett’s courtwarming celebration, but that didn’t stop nine Dexter players from getting in the scoring column, in total dropping 10 threes on the hosts in a game that, beforehand, looked to be a potentially close matchup...
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Kennett, Dexter prepare for closely-matched contest (2/8/24)KENNETT – Friday's battle under the boards between home team Kennett High School head coach Fred Garmon's Indians (5-15) and visiting Dexter High School head coach Chad Allen's Bearcats (6-15) might prove interesting. Consider these illuminating stats that predict a very close Indians-Bearcats matchup:...
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Senath-Hornersville's first half lead secures win over Kennett (2/7/24)The Senath-Hornersville and Kennett High School boys basketball teams continued their longtime rivalry with a contest between two teams that have had struggling seasons. KHS entered the contest with a record of 5-13 and SHHS 9-10, but the two coaches knew going in that it was going to be a battle as almost all these games generally are...
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Sikeston defense forces 33 turnovers in 99-30 rout of Kennett (2/6/24)SIKESTON, Mo. – After two postponements, the Sikeston Bulldogs and Kennett Indians finally were able to get their game in on Monday night at the Field House. Sikeston’s pressure defense was too much for the Indians as the Bulldogs cruised to a 99-30 SEMO Conference victory...
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Boy's Basketball: Kennett at Sikeston (2/6/24)Photos from Sikeston's 99-30 win over Kennett at the Field House on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024.
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Wrestling: Cape Central Quad vs. Notre Dame, Dexter, and Kennett (2/6/24)Cape Central, Notre Dame, Dexter, and Kennett compete against one another in a series of duel meets on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Cape Central High School.
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Early lead ensures Kennett girls’ victory over Cape Central (2/6/24)The Kennett girls basketball team outrebounded and outscored Cape Central early and pushed its momentum to win handily 61-42 on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. The Indians (17-4) defeated the Tigers (8-12) once already this season, winning 72-35 in the SEMO Conference opener...
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Kennett girls basketball beats Sikeston in first outing at new gym (1/30/24)The Kennett Lady Indians won handily the inaugural game played in the school district's recently-opened FEMA building safe room and gymnasium Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. To mark the occasion on the shiny new court, Kennett took down Sikeston 79-49. Kennett's top shot of the night and the first player to officially score on the court, freshman Alyce Edwards, put her signature on the game ball to be displayed to commemorate the occasion. ...
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Kennett vs Sikeston GBB (1/30/24)
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Lady Indians rebound with resounding win over Portageville (1/26/24)KENNETT – The Kennett girls basketball team had a five-game winning streak cut short by Notre Dame earlier this week but bounced back Thursday with an explosive 76-44 victory over Portageville. Portageville (15-3) had similarly been on a roll with six consecutive wins, but the speed and aggressive defense displayed by Kennett (13-4) on the Indians' home court proved too much as the hosts commanded an early lead and maintained momentum throughout the night...
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Poplar Bluff routs Kennett on the road (1/24/24)KENNETT – The Poplar Bluff Mules extended their winning record with an 80-50 win on a road trip to Kennett High School Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Poplar Bluff out of the gate went on a 7-1 run by the time the first timeout was called. Kennett's Chris Jefferson ended the rampage with a quick layup but Poplar Bluff junior guard Brendan Durden answered with a three-pointer to keep the momentum rolling. Preston Moore's eight points in the first pushed the Mules' momentum early on...
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‘Invaluable’ St. Louis competition has Notre Dame dominating regional opponents (1/23/24)Entering Monday’s Class 4 District 1 matchup against Kennett at home, Notre Dame (10-6) had nearly as many losses as their previous seasons that ended with district titles and even a Final Four appearance. With Kate Rubel’s career high 24 points, the Bulldogs continued to prove to be the bullies of the district by winning 75-51 at Notre Dame Regional High School on Jan. ...
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Girls basketball: Kennett at Notre Dame (1/22/24)
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Poplar Bluff's Logan Hite wins third SEMO Conference wrestling championship (1/21/24)By the slimmest of margins, Poplar Bluff senior Logan Hite defeated Jackson senior Hayden Wessell by a 3-2 decision to win his third SEMO Conference championship on Saturday, Jan. 20, in Sikeston, Missouri. Hite’s three-peat is the first in school history, which is an amazing feat for a program with such a rich wrestling history...
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SEMO Conference wrestling tournament Day 2 (1/20/24)Local wrestlers compete for medals in the SEMO Conference Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 20, in Sikeston, Missouri.
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Notre Dame pulls out win over Kennett (1/13/24)After a slow start by both teams and several swapping hands of the lead, Notre Dame hit the road with a 53-47 win over Kennett Friday, Jan. 12. The win pushed the Bulldogs to a 6-8 record on the season, while Kennett falls to a 4-9 record and deeper into a now five-game losing streak...
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Kennett girls overwhelm Charleston for triple digit victory (1/12/24)The Kennett girls basketball team flattened Charleston in a 101-7 victory on the Lady Indians' home court Thursday, Jan. 11. Kennett, now 12-3, increased the team's average points per game to more than 64, which is a nearly 20-point increase on offense from last season. The explosive showing Thursday speaks for itself, but the Lady Indians have improved on the defensive side as well...
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Kennett vs Charleston GBB (1/12/24)
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Kennett girls prevail over Campbell despite injuries (1/10/24)CAMPBELL - The Kennett Lady Indians were on the warpath Tuesday and took no prisoners in their quest for a victory over the Lady Camels 68-31. Although the Kennett team is down three players convalescing from an assortment of injuries, freshman phenom point guard Alyce Edwards scored nearly half of her team’s total, dropping 30 points with plenty of aerial juggling and solid assists from senior point guard Anekia Farmer and sophomore E’marriha Johnson...
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Wrestling: Poplar Bluff vs. Kennett & Notre Dame (1/10/24)
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Young Indians GBB get past Dexter once again (1/9/24)DEXTER – There is an adage that it is difficult to beat the same team in sports three times in a single season, regardless of the factors involved. However, the Kennett High School girl’s basketball squad is methodically growing more advantageous with its counterpart at Dexter High School every time the two teams see each other this winter.
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Kennett GBB at Dexter (1/9/24)DEXTER - Kennett got past Dexter for the third time this season on Monday at the Bearcat Event Center.
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Kennett girls storm past Kelly (1/3/24)Schools may still be out for the holidays, but the Kennett girls basketball team isn't on break from adding to the winning column after downing Kelly 69-37 on their home court Tuesday. Kennett (9-3) had previously finished in third place at the Lady Royals Christmas Classic and came ready to play this week. Indians Alyce Edwards and E'Marriha Johnson combined for an even 50 points in the win, and Christi Tejeda scored double digits as well...
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BCT: Twin Rivers, Hayti to play for consolation (12/29/23)BLOOMFIELD — Twin Rivers junior Luke Hester and senior Zach Joiner combined for 37 points to lead the eighth-seeded Royals past the 13th-seeded Wildcats and into the consolation final of the 67th annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Friday at Bloomfield High School...
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BCT 2023: Kennett’s rebounding overwhelms Holcomb (12/27/23)BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Kennett followed a familiar script at the 67 Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament: a slow start trading baskets with a spirited opponent before securing a dominant victory. While the script may have been familiar, the Indians’ (4-4) 68-49 win over the Holcomb Hornets (3-6) on Tuesday was powered by a different formula — a relentless 37-16 rebounding advantage that provided second chances and a stingy defense that forced 19 turnovers, fueling fast break opportunities...
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BCT 2023: Kennett/Holcomb and Van Buren/South Pemiscot (12/27/23)Photos from Kennett's 68-49 win over Holcomb and Van Buren's 78-73 win over South Pemiscot in the opening round of the 67th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023.
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Kennett tops Neelyville for third at LRCC (12/24/23)BROSELEY — Neelyville sophomore Parker Ernst put the Tigers on her back in the fourth quarter Saturday night. Ernst scored 10 of her team-high 20 points in the fourth quarter of the Tigers’ matchup against Kennett in the third-place game of the 2023 Lady Royals Christmas Classic at Twin Rivers High School...
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Wrestling: JV Tiger Classic (12/23/23)Junior varsity wrestlers from Jackson, Cape Central, Kennett, Dexter, Sikeston, and Poplar Bluff competed in the JV Tiger Classic on Thursday, Dec. 21, at the Tiger Field House in Cape Girardeau.
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Previewing the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament (12/22/23)The rhythmic pound of sneakers, the symphony of bouncing balls, the rising roar of the crowd – here, sixteen teams stand cast in the shadows of legends past. But with ambitious eyes, these players and coaches are ready to score their chapter in the unfolding epic of the 67th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament's hallowed hardwood history...
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Wrestling: Tiger Classic (12/20/23)Local wrestlers compete in the Tiger Classic on Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Tiger Field House in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Lady Royals Christmas Classic: Kennett vs New Madrid County Central (12/16/23)
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Physical, mental transformation paying off for Kennett wrestler (12/13/23)Kennett wrestler Justin Brooks has had a new coaching staff for three straight seasons. Each coach had their own impact on the senior. "Coach [Andrew] Webster helped me find that this is my sport," Brooks said. "Coach [Jacob] Widdle helped me think of the mental part of it. ...
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Jackson routs Kennett to advance to consolation championship of SEMO Conference Tournament (12/7/23)SIKESTON- After an overtime loss at the hands of Poplar Bluff, the Jackson Indians responded with a 66-41 win over the Kennett Indians to advance to the consolation final of the SEMO Conference Tournament. Jackson got out of the gates on the right foot as they raced out to a 10-1 lead halfway through the first quarter...
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Sikeston opens SEMO Conference Tournament with 53-point beatdown of Kennett (12/6/23)SIKESTON — Rarely in life are things as good as advertised. But Sikeston, in its home debut at the Fieldhouse, wasn't just good, it was a highlight reel on fast forward, annihilating Kennett 90-37 in the first round of the SEMO Conference Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 5...
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Sikeston vs. Kennett in the SEMO Conference Tournament (12/6/23)Photos from Sikeston's 90-37 win over Kennett in the first round of the SEMO Conference Tournament at the Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.
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SEMO Conference: Kennett drives past Dexter in opener (12/5/23)Kennett utilized a balanced offense to methodically pull away from Dexter in its opening game of the SEMO Conference Boy’s Basketball Tournament on Monday at the Sikeston Field House, as the Indians won 56-41 in a match-up of the number 8 (Kennett) and 9 seeds.
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Edwards, Johnson power Kennett past Senath-Hornersville (12/5/23)In the Kennett girls basketball team's first foray following the SEMO Conference Tournament, a pair of underclassmen combined for nearly 70 points for the Lady Indians to win by a staggering final score of 82-18 against Senath-Hornersville Monday, Dec. 4, 2023...
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Wrestling: Dexter and Kennett at New Madrid (12/5/23)Dexter, Kennett, and New Madrid County Central competed against each other in a tri-meet on Tuesday, Dec. 5, in New Madrid, Mo. Each team won one meet against each other.
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SEMO Conf: Kennett vs. Dexter (12/5/23)Kennett got past Dexter in the opening round of the SEMO Conference Boy's Basketball Tournament on Monday at the Sikeston Field House.
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East Prairie rallies from behind to capture Gideon Bulldog Classic title (12/4/23)KENNETT, Mo. — In the face of unforeseen circumstances and a hostile environment, East Prairie rose to the occasion, capturing the Gideon Bulldog Classic title with a gritty 47-44 victory over Kennett On Friday, Dec. 1. Though the odds were stacked against them, the fourth-seeded Eagles (3-0) claimed the win over the Indians (2-1) in a slow-burning, defensive slugfest...
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Notre Dame overcomes double-digit deficit to win fifth-straight SEMO Conference Tournament championship, Kennett claims third, Cape Central wins consolation bracket (12/2/23)It was a tale of two halves for the Notre Dame Bulldogs on Friday night. Notre Dame overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Jackson Indians 46-44 in the championship of the SEMO Conference Tournament. “We just didn’t quit,” Bulldogs coach Kirk Boeller said. “We got done 11 with six minutes to go in the fourth and we had a heck of a comeback.”...
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Kennett defeats South Pem at Gideon Bulldog Classic (12/1/23)GIDEON - The Kennett High School boys basketball team was on the warpath Thursday at the Gideon Bulldog Classic Tournament. The Indians defeated the South Pemiscot High School Bulldogs in regular play, 67-63 at the final buzzer. Indians Head Coach Fred Garmon was confident of his team and noted that prior to the contest...
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2023 TOP 10: Jackson finishes on top, grades for each team's season (11/27/23)The season is finally over for the Semoball area. After 14 weeks of games, Cape Central and St. Vincent went on the road and lost as the final two remaining teams in the area. With our final edition of the rankings for 2023, we’re going to run back through each team’s season and grade how they performed with the talent that they brought into the season...
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WEEK 14 TOP 10: Cape Central, St. Vincent rise after quarterfinal wins (11/20/23)The number of teams remaining in the area has been chopped in half over the past week. Last week’s top two teams – Jackson and Portageville – both went down in heartbreaking defeats to some of the classes’ top dogs while Cape Central and St. Vincent marched on to the semifinals...
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SEMO Conference hoops tournament seeds announced (11/17/23)The brackets for the 2023 SEMO Conference boys and girls basketball tournaments have been released. The Lady Mules were the No. 9 seed on the girls side and will take on New Madrid County Central at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 at NMCC in the play-in game. The Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs were picked as the top seed as they’ll take on the winner of the Lady Mules and New Madrid County Central at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 28...
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WEEK 13 TOP 10: Jackson stomps Seckman in district title, Portageville thrashes Thayer (11/13/23)As the teams continue to get whittled down, more of them emerge as the year’s most successful teams. Some of these teams are still dominating the competition, while others are starting to face their toughest competitors of the season. Jackson, Portageville and St. Vincent all won big this past week. Cape Central maintained the game against Farmington and came away with a district title, but Scott City fell to Valle Catholic on the road...
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WEEK 12 TOP 10: Scott City upends Eagles, Jackson dominates in district semis (11/6/23)Everyone was active for a Week 11 playoff slate that saw a number of important verdicts in southeast Missouri. Some teams got big wins, while others saw their seasons come to an abrupt end. Cape Central’s win against St. Mary’s South Side emerged as the biggest win of the week for our top 10 teams, while Scott City went into hostile territory and knocked off the highly-ranked New Madrid County Central Eagles...
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Volleyball: Kennett at Notre Dame (10/18/23)Notre Dame defeats Kennett on Monday, Oct 16, at Notre Dame High School.
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Sikeston seniors shine despite loss (10/12/23)SIKESTON — The Sikeston volleyball team’s senior night ended on a somber note as the Lady Bulldogs (7-16-2) were unable to overcome Kennett, leaving the senior players with a mix of pride and disappointment. The Lady Indians (9-12-4) won with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 19-25 and 25-10 at the Fieldhouse on Tuesday, October 10...
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WEEK 7 TOP 10: Portageville creeps up, Scott City vaults higher again (10/2/23)No statement rang louder in Week 6 than the dominant performance of the Scott City Rams, who routed the No. 10 Kelly Hawks on the road to improve to 4-2. With a number of big wins on the week, the rankings saw a few teams shaken up.
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NMCC thunderclaps Kennett, roaring to 54-6 win (9/30/23)NEW MADRID, Mo. — In a clash that left no room for doubt, New Madrid County Central stamped its authority on the field, decimating Kennett with an overwhelming 54-6 triumph. Quarterback BJ Williamson accounted for six touchdowns in the victory, as the Eagles (6-0) clinched a third consecutive SEMO-Central Conference Championship with the win over the Indians (4-2)...
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Football: Kennett at NMCC (9/30/23)Photo gallery from NMCC's 54-6 win over Kennett on Friday, September 29, 2023.
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SEMO Conference high school football stat leaders through Week 5 (9/29/23)Conference standings and statistical leaders from the SEMO Conference — North, Central and South.
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Volleyball: SEMO Conference Tournament (9/28/23)
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WEEK 6 TOP 10: Cape Central slips, Scott City leaps back in (9/25/23)A lot of teams made waves in Week 5. Some good, some great and some bad. However, many teams stood their ground and proved a lot about themselves. After five weeks of play, we’ve gotten to know a lot about the teams in the area and we now have a pretty good idea of what the conference standings will look like at the end of the season. With this being said, however, there’s still plenty of time left for these teams to make a statement in 2023...
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WEEK 5 TOP 10: Jackson defends throne, Caruthersville rising after big win (9/18/23)In one of the biggest games of the season so far, two of the top teams in the area faced off in Week 4. Jackson defended its title as the top team in the area, while Poplar Bluff impressed early before falling flat late. Only two teams in this week’s top 10 faltered in last week’s slate, with many proving why they’re in such strong standing in the first place...
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Volleyball: Kennett at Scott City (9/13/23)Scott City defeated Kennett on Monday, Sept. 11, in Scott City/
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WEEK 4: Headliners shift as Poplar Bluff shakes up Semoball Top 10 football ranking (9/11/23)There’s been some significant movement among the top teams in the area after week three. With some high-scoring action across some of the region’s best games of the week, we saw quite a few big results come across the ticker. With a new No. 2 in southeast Missouri, the area power rankings saw quite the shakeup between weeks three and four. While some teams made positive statements on Friday night, the opposite happened to a few other local teams...
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Mistakes and penalties cost Sikeston in 22-20 loss to Kennett (9/10/23)SIKESTON — It was a cruel twist of fate as Sikeston came painfully close to snapping a 10-game losing streak and turning its season around, instead victory was snatched from the Bulldogs’ (0-3) fingertips, leaving the team with a brutal 22-20 loss to the Kennett Indians (3-0) at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium on Friday, September 8...
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Football: Kennett at Sikeston (9/9/23)Photos from Kennett's 22-20 win over Sikeston at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium on Friday, September 8, 2023.
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Tennis: Cape Central doubles tournament (9/9/23)Tennis players from Cape Central, Kennett, Dexter, Jackson, and Saxony Lutheran compete in a doubles tournament on Friday, Sept. 8, at Cape Central High School.
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Notre Dame’s Galati, Kennett’s Bean and McAtee claim gold at Sikeston Invitational (9/8/23)SIKESTON — Talented athletes from Sikeston (0-4-1), Kennett (4-0), Notre Dame (3-1), Fredericktown (2-3) and Charleston (1-5) competed at the Sikeston Invitational on Thursday, September 7. In the singles championship match, Vita Galati from Notre Dame defeated Christi Tejeda from Kennett with a score of 8-5...
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Gridiron Showdown: Week 3 unleashes a thrilling array of high-stakes battles (9/8/23)Get ready for another action-packed week of high school football as the anticipation builds for the upcoming matchups. From intense rivalries to standout players, this week’s games promise to deliver more unforgettable moments. Kennett (2-0) at Sikeston (0-2)...
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WEEK 3 SEMOBALL TOP 10: Top two teams surprise in shocking week of action (9/4/23)The second week of local high school football action saw a number of important scorelines. The most impressive among these, however, came from the two teams that returned to the top of the power rankings as the area powerhouses once again proved their mettle against the strong teams from up north...
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WEEK TWO SEMOBALL TOP 10: Dexter upset headlines major changes in local picture (8/28/23)After a wild week of big wins, upsets and narrow losses, the first slate of southeast Missouri football games has come to an end. While in some places little changed, many others saw much movement as a few intriguing decisions came across the ticker as Friday night unfolded...
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Portageville shines at jamboree, outperforming NMCC, East Prairie and Kennett (8/24/23)PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Emerging as the undisputed victors with a flawless 3-0 record, the Portageville volleyball team left no doubt about their superiority as the team hosted a jamboree on Tuesday, August 22. In a dominating display of skill and prowess, the Lady Bulldogs asserted their authority by winning all nine sets against East Prairie, New Madrid County Central and Kennett, outscoring their opponents with an impressive margin of 135-64...
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PRESEASON SEMOBALL TOP 10: Class 1 lavish in local talent, dominating rankings (8/23/23)Welcome to the 2023 MSHSAA Football season. With no shortage of talent, the southeast Missouri region anticipates fielding a number of highly talented football teams this season, and with a number of unknowns left to discover, the rarified air of the late summer that blooms into fall weather has emerged...
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Portageville Volleyball Jamboree (8/23/23)Portageville, East Prairie, New Madrid County Central and Kennett compete at the Portageville Volleyball Jamboree on Tuesday, August 23, 2023.
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Cape Central football Jaboree (8/19/23)Cape Central, Scott City, New Madrid County Central, and Kennett took part in the Cape Central football jamboree on Saturday, August 19, at Cape Central High School.
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Local athletes get in one last bit of work before it gets real (8/5/23)The official start of MSHSAA football season is actually Monday, but there isn’t a high school football program in the state that hasn’t spent this summer in preparation for the 2023 regular season, which gets underway Aug. 25.
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SEMO Football Prospect Camp (8/5/23)Over 250 high school football players from throughout the Mid-South region centered recently to Southeast Missouri State for a "prospect camp" organized by the Redhawk coaches.
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Kennett soccer team 'making great strides' this summer (7/25/23)KENNETT – In just over a month from now, Kennett's newly-revived soccer program will be taking the field for the first time in more than a decade. If the tremendous effort and subsequent growth shown by the players over the course of the last 20 summer contact days is any indication of what is to come, some of the team's opponents may be in for a surprise, according to head coach Jeremy Westerfield...
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Kennett High School Soccer Practice July 24 (7/25/23)
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Claire Bean, Handley McAtee named Girls Tennis Athletes of the Year at 2023 Semoball Awards (7/21/23)Kennett with Holcomb girls tennis team doubles duo Claire Bean and Handley McAtee made waves this year in winning both the MSHSAA Class 1 Team State Championship and the individual Class 1 State Doubles Championship. On Friday, July 14, the two were named the Girls Tennis Athletes of the Year at the 2023 Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH at LaCroix Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Portageville wins Battle of the Bootheel 7v7 football tournament (7/20/23)KENNETT – The Portageville Bulldogs defeated Caruthersville to win the inaugural Battle of the Bootheel 7v7 football tournament at Kennett High School on Thursday, July 20, 2023. The Kennett football team hosted Caruthersville, Malden, Piggott, Portageville and Sikeston for two and a half hours of action packed games. Kennett and Sikeston's junior varsity squads competed as well to round out the eight-team bracket...
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Battle of the Bootheel 7v7 Football Tournament (7/20/23)
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Kennett’s Handley McAtee named the Crader Distributing and your local STIHL dealers Softball Athlete of the Year (7/19/23)Kennett High School’s Handley McAtee was named the Crader Distributing and your local STIHL Dealers Softball Athlete of the Year at the 10th annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH on Friday, July 14, at LaCroix Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Semoball Awards: Kennett's Sophie Boone named The Bank of Missouri Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year (7/18/23)Kennett High School graduate and three-sport athlete Sophie Boone was named The Bank of Missouri Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the 2023 Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH on Friday, July 14, at LaCroix Church in Cape Girardeau. While Boone spent her fair share of time on the volleyball and basketball court, and on the sidelines as a cheerleader throughout high school, she was just as accomplished in the classroom as she was in a black and gold uniform...
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Kennett Swim Team Conference Finals (7/17/23)
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Meet DJ Jones, Kennett’s new starting varsity QB (7/12/23)KENNETT – Some may remember seeing a young freshman quarterback step up in Kennett’s varsity MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 Quarterfinal game against Potosi last season. If you need reminding, that was Tyquavious (DJ) Jones who embraced the challenge after the team’s starting QB and now-graduate Tanner Pierce was injured late in the season. Jones helped lead the Indians to a hard-fought 26-19 win that night in the midst of a slough of late season injuries across the roster...
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Kennett High School Summer Football Practice (7/12/23)
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KHS softball coach, players putting the ‘fun’ in ‘fundamentals’ at softball summer camp (7/11/23)KENNETT – Kennett softball coach Logan Dollins, along with several current and former players, kicked off a two week long softball summer camp for kids in second to eighth grade on Monday, July 10, 2023. “We try to incorporate fun into the competition,” Dollins said. “We want to create an atmosphere where the girls are all running around and moving. We’re just trying to incorporate fun into the fundamentals of it; that’s the biggest thing.”...
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Kennett Softball Summer Camp (7/11/23)
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SEMO football finding treks into the region are 'beautiful, wonderful' (6/29/23)Scan the 2023 Southeast Missouri State football roster and it is evident that 10th-year Redhawk coach Tom Matukewicz values following the exploits of the top athletes throughout the region.
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Dexter native Erika Cobb takes over Kennett girls basketball program (6/27/23)KENNETT – Dexter graduate and former North Pemiscot coach Erika Cobb will fulfill a personal goal in taking over the Kennett High School girls basketball team as head coach this year. “I'm super excited to be here in Kennett, and I'm really excited to work with the girls,” Cobb said. “All of the girls have been eager to learn, and they're all working hard. As long as they carry it into the season, I really believe we'll be competitive.”...