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NMCC, Scott City face off in Class 3 sectional (05/18/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- There's reason to celebrate New Madrid County Central's newfound district baseball championship. It was the first plaque raised by someone in an Eagle jersey in the last 19 years and they did it by thoroughly dismantling the top-seeded team in their district. ...

NMCC blasts top-seeded Malden 15-0 (05/15/13)
MALDEN -- New Madrid County Central's 19-year wait ended Tuesday with a dozen runs in a single inning and a dominating pitching performance by a senior on graduation day. The Eagles won the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 title by beating top-seeded Malden 15-0 for their first title since 1994...

NMCC claims first district baseball title since 1994 with 15-0 win against top-seeded Malden (05/15/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The postseason run continued for the New Madrid County Central Eagles baseball team Tuesday afternoon in the Class 3, District 1, championship at Malden. Less than 24 hours after overcoming a 1-0 deficit in the sixth-inning to beat second-seeded Twin Rivers 2-1 in a district semifinal Monday night third-seeded New Madrid County Central run-ruled the top-seeded Malden Green Wave 15-0 in five innings to claim its first district baseball title since 1994...

May 14, 2013 Scoreboard (05/14/13)
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Kennett and Portageville advance to Bootheel Conference softball championship for third straight season (05/08/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians and Portageville Bulldogs varsity softball teams are slated to meet in the Bootheel Conference Tournament championship for a third straight season following semifinal action. Both programs collected run-rule wins in their respective semifinals at Kennett Tuesday...

Malden and South Pemiscot advance to the Bootheel Conference Tournament baseball championship with dramatic semifinal wins (05/02/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The Bootheel Conference Tournament championship is set following a pair of dramatic finishes in the semifinals Wednesday afternoon at Malden. No. 2 seeded Malden will take on fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in the Bootheel Conference Tournament title game at Malden...

Malden wins Bootheel Conference baseball tournament, bests South Pemiscot 7-3 (05/03/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave varsity baseball program added another first-place award to its trophy collection Thursday afternoon with a 7-3 win against the South Pemiscot Bulldogs in the Bootheel Conference Tournament championship. The Green Wave improved its record to 22-3 with the championship victory and increased the likelihood the 2013 season will be the most successful in school history for the Malden baseball program...

Malden claims Bootheel Conference tournament title (05/03/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave varsity baseball program added another first-place award to its trophy collection Thursday afternoon with a 7-3 win against the South Pemiscot Bulldogs in the Bootheel Conference Tournament championship. The Green Wave improved its record to 22-3 with the championship victory and increased the likelihood the 2013 season will be the most successful in school history for the Malden baseball program...

Malden wins Bootheel Conference baseball tournament, bests South Pemiscot 7-3 (05/03/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave varsity baseball program added another first-place award to its trophy collection Thursday afternoon with a 7-3 win against the South Pemiscot Bulldogs in the Bootheel Conference Tournament championship. The Green Wave improved its record to 22-3 with the championship victory and increased the likelihood the 2013 season will be the most successful in school history for the Malden baseball program...

Malden and South Pemiscot advance to the Bootheel Conference Tournament baseball championship with dramatic semifinal wins (05/03/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The Bootheel Conference Tournament championship is set following a pair of dramatic finishes in the semifinals Wednesday afternoon at Malden. No. 2 seeded Malden will take on fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in the Bootheel Conference Tournament title game at Malden...

Bulldog netters fall 5-4, Malden steals one from Portageville (05/02/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston Bulldogs fell 5-4 on the road to the Poplar Bluff Mules. Layton Jones, Christian Rehder and Jimmy Hines each picked up wins in singles competition with the pairing on Jones and Rehder also winning their doubles match...

Malden, South Pemiscot advance to Bootheel Conference title game (05/02/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The Bootheel Conference Tournament baseball championship is set following a pair of dramatic finishes in the semifinals Wednesday afternoon at Malden. No. 2 seeded Malden will take on fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in the Bootheel Conference Tournament title game at Malden...

Kennett baseball team is eliminated from SEMO Conference Tournament by Cape Central 7-4 (05/01/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity baseball program fell a few runs shy of a birth in the consolation championship of the SEMO Conference Tournament Tuesday night despite a dominant relief performance by junior hurler Brandon Meek. Kennett's Meek limited the Class 5 Cape Central Tigers to just two hits and one run in 4 2/3 innings of relief work in a consolation semifinal of the 8-team tournament against Cape Central...

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.

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...

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

Late scores carry Woodland boys past Crystal City (04/13/13)
Landon Johnson's two-run single highlighted a three-run seventh innings as Woodland blanked Crystal City 3-0 in the opening round of the Oak Ridge Baseball Invitational Friday at Saxony Lutheran High School. The outburst broke open a pitchers duel between Woodland's Aaron Yount and Crystal City's Sam Holst, who put up matching goose eggs through six innings...

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

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)
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Kennett softball team wins New Madrid Tournament (04/09/13)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - The Kennett softball team took home the top prize in the 4-team New Madrid Tournament Saturday. Kennett defeated Malden 16-0 in the semifinals and beat Piggott, Ark., 9-6 in the championship. Kennett improves to 7-0 with Saturday's wins. Kennett is back in action Tuesday when it plays at Senath-Hornersville at 4 p.m...

Sikeston takes second at Jackson Invite (04/08/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs boys track team finished second at the Jackson Invitational on Saturday. The boys scored a 94 as a team falling just behind boys winner Mount Vernon, Ill., who scored 107.5. The Sikeston girls topped out at eighth with a score of 38. The Dexter girls finished 10th with 34...

High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran baseball team falls in title game of own tourney (04/07/13)
All the local high school events reported Saturday to the Southeast Missourian.

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

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

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

Kennett baseball team opens Bootheel Conference play with wins against South Pemiscot and Malden (03/27/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The Kennett Indians baseball program opened Bootheel Conference play on the right foot Tuesday afternoon with victories against two teams that finished in the top four in the 2012 regular-season conference standings. Kennett collected its first win of the 2012-13 season in its first game Tuesday when it notched an 8-4 victory against the South Pemiscot Bulldogs. Kennett beat the previously unbeaten Malden Green Wave 8-4 in the nightcap...

Malden Green Wave baseball team improves to 5-0 with 4-1 win against South Pemiscot (03/28/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - South Pemiscot Bulldogs starting pitcher Jacob Trammel carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning but never had an opportunity to pitch with a lead Tuesday afternoon against the Malden Green Wave. The Green Wave tallied an unearned run in the first and third frames to take an early 2-0 lead. The Green Wave tacked on two insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth the Green Wave starting pitcher Darren Green never needed...

Malden Green Wave baseball team improves to 5-0 with 4-1 win against South Pemiscot (03/27/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - South Pemiscot Bulldogs starting pitcher Jacob Trammel carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning but never had an opportunity to pitch with a lead Tuesday afternoon against the unbeaten Malden Green Wave. The Green Wave tallied an unearned run in the first and third frames to take an early 2-0 lead. The Green Wave tacked on two insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth the Green Wave starting pitcher Darren Green never needed...

Kennett baseball team opens Bootheel Conference play with wins against South Pemiscot and Malden (03/27/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The Kennett Indians baseball program opened Bootheel Conference play on the right foot Tuesday afternoon with victories against two teams that finished in the top four in the 2012 regular-season conference standings. Kennett collected its first win of the 2012-13 season in its first game Tuesday when it notched an 8-4 victory against the South Pemiscot Bulldogs. Kennett beat the previously unbeaten Malden Green Wave 8-4 in the nightcap...

Malden pitching one-hits Dexter in season-opener (03/20/13)
MALDEN, Mo. -- Malden pitching limited Dexter to just one hit over seven innings as the Bearcats dropped their season-opener, 6-2, on the road to the Green Wave on a cold and breezy Tuesday afternoon. Dexter lead-off hitter Nick Noble delivered a single in the first inning and later scored, but that would be the only time the 'Cats would deliver a hit at the plate...

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

2013 Malden Boys Golf Schedule (03/15/13)

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

Preview: New faces hope to lead Kennett baseball program to third straight district title (03/14/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett baseball program faces the task of replacing close to half of its varsity roster entering the 2013 baseball season. Kennett graduated nine seniors, including three who have signed with Division 1 colleges, off a 2012 squad that finished 24-4 and won a district baseball title for a second straight season...

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

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

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

M.S. volleyball results: Southland sweeps Campbell, Kennett drops games to NMCC (03/01/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians middle school volleyball program dropped a pair of home games to New Madrid County Central Thursday night. The Kennett seventh grade suffered a straight-set 25-18, 26-24, loss to NMCC. The Kennett eighth grade dropped its contest 27-25, 21-25, 20-25, to NMCC...

Malden varsity boys basketball program suffers season-ending 56-49 loss to Doniphan (02/16/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The sixth-seeded Malden Green Wave's bid to overtake the third-seeded Doniphan Dons came up just short in the closing minute of regulation Saturday at the Class 3, District 1, boys basketball tournament. Malden trailed Doniphan 41-32 at the start of the fourth quarter before rallying to trim the deficit to 51-49 with 58 seconds remaining...

Malden varsity boys basketball program suffers season-sending 56-49 loss to Doniphan (02/17/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The sixth-seeded Malden Green Wave's bid to overtake the third-seeded Doniphan Dons came up just short in the closing minute of regulation Saturday at the Class 3, District 1, boys basketball tournament. Malden trailed Doniphan 41-32 at the start of the fourth quarter before rallying to trim the deficit to 51-49 with 58 seconds remaining...

February 14, 2013 Scoreboard (02/14/13)
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District tournaments set to kick off Saturday for Classes 1-3 (02/14/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com MALDEN -- After rolling to the Class 3, District 1 championship the past few years, the Charleston Bluejays will face some stiff competition this weekend as they start the road to repeating as state champions. While that competition may not come in the first few rounds, district rival New Madrid County Central (15-7) is sitting as a potential road block on the other side of the bracket. ...

February 12, 2013 Scoreboard (02/12/13)
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February 11, 2013 Scoreboard (02/11/13)
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February 8, 2013 Scoreboard (02/08/13)
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Kennett, Senath-Hornersville varsity girls advance to Bootheel Conference Tournament title game (02/05/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The stage is set for a fourth meeting between the Kennett Lady Indians and Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions varsity girls basketball programs following semifinal action at the Bootheel Conference Tournament Monday night. Top-seeded Kennett booked its spot in Thursday's 7:30 p.m. championship with a 70-24 win against fourth-seeded South Pemiscot. The win came a week after Kennett edged South Pemiscot 58-55 in a head-to-head battle for the regular-season conference title...

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

Risco tops North Pemiscot, Rams bash Crusaders (01/30/13)
RISCO -- The Risco Tigers wrapped up the second-seed in the Tri-County Conference Tournament on Tuesday with an 87-47 win over North Pemiscot. Risco came out to on a dominant 25-5 lead to start the game and by halftime had accumulated a 31-point lead. Putting up 32 points in the third frame for their biggest quarter of the night, the Tigers ensured a turbo-clocked fourth...

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

January 29, 2013 Scoreboard (01/29/13)
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Lady Devils nab Oran in second half (01/29/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- Julia Sutterfield led with 19 points and Ellie Sigman added 14 as the Chaffee Lady Devils defeated visiting Oran 48-34. Allie Cummins paced Oran (7-8) with 12 points. The Lady Devils (9-7) were down by two after the first quarter and then 21-20 at the half. But a strong second half -- outscoring Oran 28-13 -- rocketed Chaffee to the win...

January 28, 2013 Scoreboard (01/28/13)
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Freshman Bulldogs advance to tourney finals (01/25/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs ninth grade basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Jackson tournament Thursday with a 49-42 semifinal win over Notre Dame. The Bulldogs (9-0) will play Poplar Bluff on Saturday at noon for the tournament championship...

January 24, 2013 Scoreboard (01/24/13)
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Holcomb boys win 12th straight, cruise past Malden 67-42 (01/23/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave became the latest victim of the state-ranked Holcomb Hornets Tuesday night. Holcomb outscored Malden by less than 10 in every quarter on its way to a convincing 67-42 road win. Jamie Massey calculated a team-high 32 points for the Hornets. Michael Glover record 17 points and James Vance added 10 more for Holcomb...

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...

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

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

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

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

Kennett varsity girls collect biggest win of the season against Malden (01/11/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity girls basketball team recorded its largest margin of victory of the 2012-13 season Thursday night when it beat the Malden Lady Green Wave 55-17. The Lady Indians improved its record to 8-5 with the 38-point Bootheel Conference regular-season home win and snapped a 3-game losing streak...

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

Kennett varsity girls collect biggest win of the season against Malden (01/10/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity girls basketball team recorded its largest margin of victory of the 2012-13 season Thursday night when it beat the Malden Lady Green Wave 55-17. The Lady Indians improved its record to 8-5 with the 38-point Bootheel Conference regular-season home win and snapped a 3-game losing streak...

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

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

Consolation semifinal results: Malden set to take on Doniphan in consolation final at BCT (12/30/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave and Doniphan Dons are set to square off in the consolation championship of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Monday at 2:30 p.m. No. 10 seeded Doniphan advanced to the final with a 63-53 win against No. 14 seeded Saxony Lutheran in a consolation semifinal Saturday. No. 8 seeded Malden beat No. 13 seeded Puxico 78-54 Saturday to book its spot in the consolation final...

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

Malden, Saxony, Doniphan and Puxico advance to consolation semifinals at BCT (12/29/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The consolation semifinals are set at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament following quarterfinal action in the consolation bracket Friday. No. 13 seeded Puxico collected a 59-57 upset-win against No. 12 seeded Dexter in Game 1 Friday...

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

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

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

BCT Box Scores: Bloomfield beats Malden in OT, Bernie, Twin Rivers and Portageville win (12/28/12)
No. 9 Bloomfield 58, No. 8 Malden 56 (Overtime) Box Score Brett Ruch drove to the basket in the final seconds of five seconds and calculated a game-winning lay-up to propel Bloomfield to a 58-56 overtime win against Malden. It was the only upset of the first round at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Thursday...

December 27, 2012 Scoreboard (12/27/12)
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Caruthersville Tigers gain ground in standings with Bootheel Conference win at Malden (12/20/12)
MALDEN, Mo. - The Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team leaped ahead of the Malden Green Wave in the Bootheel Conference regular-season standings Thursday night with a 73-67 road win at Malden. Caruthersville outscored Malden by 14 points in the first half to build a 38-24 lead by halftime. Malden won the second half by eight points, but never trailed by less than five in the final 16 minutes of regulation...

Caruthersville Tigers gain ground in standings with Bootheel Conference win at Malden (12/21/12)
MALDEN, Mo. - The Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team leaped ahead of the Malden Green Wave in the Bootheel Conference regular-season standings Thursday night with a 73-67 road win at Malden. Caruthersville outscored Malden by 14 points in the first half to build a 38-24 lead by halftime. Malden won the second half by eight points, but never trailed by less than five in the final 16 minutes of regulation...

December 20, 2012 Scoreboard (12/20/12)
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NMCC holds on to late lead this time around, routs Malden 84-47 (12/19/12)
NEW MADRID -- One problem that the New Madrid County Central Eagles have encountered early this season has been watching leads slip away late in games. For at least one night, the Eagles put those concerns to rest with an 84-47 rout of visiting Malden on Tuesday...

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...

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

NMCC handles Doniphan, Risco takes third in Clarkton Holiday tourney (12/15/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DONIPHAN -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles defeated Doniphan 61-40 Friday. Sophomore Willie Jimerson had another strong outing scoring a game-high 28 points to lead the Eagles. NMCC led 19-13 after the first quarter and eventually held a 34-20 lead at halftime. The Eagles never trailed again...

December 15, 2012 Scoreboard (12/15/12)
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NMCC handles Doniphan, Risco takes third in Clarkton Holiday tourney (12/15/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DONIPHAN -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles defeated Doniphan 61-40 Friday. Sophomore Willie Jimerson had another strong outing scoring a game-high 28 points to lead the Eagles. NMCC led 19-13 after the first quarter and eventually held a 34-20 lead at halftime. The Eagles never trailed again...

Malden varsity boys beat South Pemiscot 74-70 (12/14/12)
STEELE, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave varsity boys basketball team defeated the South Pemiscot Bulldogs 74-70 Friday night. Romello McCoy paced Malden with 27 points. Malik Perkins tallied 22 points for Malden and Cortez Dobbins added 17 more for the Green Wave...

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

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...

Kennett varsity boys basketball team runs past Malden late (12/12/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Midway into the third quarter Tuesday night the Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team looked like it might be well on its way to a second straight overtime game against a Bootheel Conference opponent. Kennett, which defeated Caruthersville 80-74 in overtime in its conference opener on Dec. 4, led the Malden Green Wave by just one point at 37-36 with 4:33 remaining in the third quarter Tuesday night...

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...

Seedings released for 16-team Twin Rivers varsity girls basketball tournament (12/08/12)
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...

December 7, 2012 Scoreboard (12/07/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

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

Malden's Tanner Murphy signs to play baseball at SIU (12/07/12)
MALDEN, Mo. -- One of the top baseball players in southeast Missouri recently signed to play at the next level. Malden's Tanner Murphy, the sixth-rated player in the state according to the Missouri Prep Baseball Report, will head to Carbondale (Ill.) to play for Southern Illinois University, an NCAA Division I school in the Missouri Valley Conference...

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...

Braves back in OIT championship game (11/30/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- In what has become an annual occurrence, the Scott Central Braves will once again play for the Oran Invitational championship tonight after a 91-67 win over Malden on Thursday in the tournament semifinals. "We knew Malden was extremely athletic," Scott Central head coach Frank Staple said. "They have some really good players and they're well coached...

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

Braves back in OIT championship game (11/30/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- In what has become an annual occurrence, the Scott Central Braves will once again play for the Oran Invitational championship tonight after a 91-67 win over Malden on Thursday in the tournament semifinals. "We knew Malden was extremely athletic," Scott Central head coach Frank Staple said. "They have some really good players and they're well coached...

Scott County Central pulls away from Malden in Oran Invitational semifinals (11/30/12)
ORAN, Mo. -- Out of the corner of his eye, Jaylen Porter saw the scoreboard. Malden had just pulled within five points of Scott County Central, 49-44, with 1 minute, 53 seconds left in the third period of their Oran Tournament boys basketball semifinal Thursday night...

SCC pulls away from Malden (11/30/12)
ORAN, Mo. -- Out of the corner of his eye, Jaylen Porter saw the scoreboard. Malden had just pulled within five points of Scott County Central, 49-44, with 1 minute, 53 seconds left in the third period of their Oran Tournament boys basketball semifinal Thursday night...

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...

Tuesday's Lady Bulldog Classic Results: NMCC and South Pemiscot advance to finals with double-digit wins against Kennett and Portageville (11/28/12)
No. 1 New Madrid County Central 60, No. 5 Kennett 23 STEELE, Mo. - For the first time since 2008 a new champion will be crowned at the 8-team Lady Bulldogs Classic. The top-seeded New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles cruised to a 60-23 win against the fifth-seeded Kennett Lady Indians Tuesday afternoon in a championship semifinal contest at the tournament...

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

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

2012 Basketball Preview: Senath-Hornersville Lions Boys (11/24/12)
Senath-Hornersville first-year varsity boys basketball coach David Heeb presented a strong message to his club when he met with them for the first time this summer. "When I walked in the door I told the kids 'we are going to win,'" Heeb said. "There are no moral victories here. We are not trying to make the score close or anything like that. We are going to win...

2012 Basketball Preview: Malden Green Wave Boys (11/24/12)
Yevgeny Sokolov, head coach for the Malden High School boys, is pushing his team hard in preparation for their season opener on Nov. 26, when they head to Oran for their tournament. Unlike many area coaches, Sokolov can't get a good start on his team's practice until football season is over. Thus, his men have only recently started preparations for their season...

2012 Basketball Preview: Malden Lady Green Wave (11/24/12)
Malden High School girls' basketball coach, Shellena Stone, does double duty as the junior high girls' coach. She took time out of a recent junior high practice for an interview. How many practices have you had so far? What do you think about your girls so far?...

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

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

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

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

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...

Bluejays on the hunt for their first district title in five years (11/04/12)
CHARLESTON -- It has been quite a turnaround for the Charleston Bluejays in the three short years since head coach Brett Blackman took over. After enduring a winless 2010 campaign in his first season, the Bluejays started to see signs of turnaround a year ago when a 5-5 record got them into the playoffs, where they were bounced in the first round...

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

Charleston knocks off No. 2 seeded Malden in Class 2 district semifinal (11/01/12)
MALDEN, Mo. - Robert Bogan rushed for five touchdowns and Sumner Foster returned two kickoff returns for touchdowns Wednesday night to help propel the Charleston Bluejays to a 50-30 Class 2 district semifinal win against the Malden Green Wave. "I think Robert Bogan knew he had a lot to prove this game," Charleston coach Brett Blackman said. ...

Charleston runs past Green Wave (11/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com MALDEN -- Led by junior running back Robert Bogan's 243 yard performance, the Charleston Bluejays fended off a late Malden push on Wednesday to secure a trip to the Class 2, District 1 championship game. Besides averaging 14.3 yards on 17 carries, Bogan provided both the Bluejays' fourth quarter touchdowns that cemented a 50-30 win after nearly watching the Green Wave come back to tie...

Charleston knocks off No. 2 seeded Malden in Class 2 district semifinal (11/01/12)
MALDEN, Mo. - Robert Bogan rushed for five touchdowns and Sumner Foster returned two kickoff returns for touchdowns Wednesday night to help propel the Charleston Bluejays to a 50-30 Class 2 district semifinal win against the Malden Green Wave. "I think Robert Bogan knew he had a lot to prove this game," Charleston coach Brett Blackman said. ...

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

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

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

Running attack in full force in Charleston's 63-0 win (10/26/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Just like in all seven of their regular season wins, Charleston's rushing attack came out in full force on Thursday for the opening of the Class 2, District 1 tournament. Once again led by the combined efforts of Robert Bogan and Rontavious Clark, the Bluejays put up 393 yards on the ground as they ran over Grandview 63-0 to set up a semifinal matchup with Malden...

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

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

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

Kennett middle school girls basketball teams beat Malden (10/24/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett middle school girls basketball program remained perfect on the season Tuesday night when it collected a sweep against Malden. The Kennett seventh grade girls improved its record to 4-0 with a 22-14 victory against Malden. The Kennett eighth grade girls improved to 5-0 with a 40-11 win against Malden...

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

Malden manhandles Dexter; Kennett tops East Prairie for first win (10/20/12)
MALDEN -- Malden ran for 532 yards in a 58-26 thrashing of rival Dexter on Friday night. The 58 points is the most ever for a Malden team against Dexter as the Green Wave had four scoring plays of over 50 yards on the night. Malden averaged 13 yards per carry in the contest...

'Cats look to snap losing streak against Malden Green Wave (10/19/12)
Looks like the Bearcats will have their hands full again this week. Dexter will be looking to snap a 3-game losing streak on the road tonight when they travel south to Malden for a clash with the Green Wave. Malden has put together an impressive 6-2 season record and the Green Wave will be looking to exploit Dexter's porous run defense with their high octane ground game...

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

PREP FOOTBALL Week 9 Glance (10/18/12)
Records: NMCC (2-6); Portageville (7-0) Series History: Portageville leads 3-2 Last Meeting: 1985, NMCC won 7-0 Last Week: Fredericktown 42, NMCC 6; Portageville was idle Outlook: The two schools, separated by just 15 miles, will meet for the first time in 27 years tonight. ...

Malden football team runs past Kennett 67-22 (10/13/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave football team rushed the ball for over 300 yards on its way to a convincing 67-22 road win against the Kennett Indians on Senior Night at Metz Cherry Stadium Friday. It is the Green Wave's fifth straight victory of the 2012 season and Kennett's eighth consecutive loss...

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

Malden football team runs past Kennett 67-22 (10/13/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave football team rushed the ball for over 300 yards on its way to a convincing 67-22 road win against the Kennett Indians on Senior Night at Metz Cherry Stadium Friday. It is the Green Wave's fifth straight victory of the 2012 season and Kennett's eighth consecutive loss...

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

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

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

October 11, 2012 Scoreboard (10/11/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to semoball.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Briefly: Malden football teams rolls to win over East Prairie (09/22/12)
Romello McCoy rushed eight times for 245 yards and four touchdowns.

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

Jackson-Central game highlights Week 5 of local high school football (09/21/12)
Last week: Jackson 41, Poplar Bluff 14; Ft. Zumwalt East 21, Central 7 Last year: Central 14, Jackson 12 Outlook: Central will be hosting the Indians on its own campus for the first time in a 100-year-old rivalry that started in 1912...

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

Football roundup: Scott City football spots Malden big lead in first loss (09/16/12)
Malden senior Romello McCoy carried the ball 30 times and racked up 273 yards to lead the Green Wave to a 36-26 home victory over Scott City.

Scott City football spots Malden big lead in first loss (09/16/12)
Malden senior Romello McCoy carried the ball 30 times and racked up 273 yards to lead the Green Wave to a 36-26 home victory over Scott City on Friday night. McCoy scored twice on runs of 54 and 6 yards in the first half and again on a 1-yard run in the second half...

Local high school football preview capsules for Week 4 (09/14/12)
Last week: Central 35, Poplar Bluff 14; Jackson 34, Farmington 15 Last year: Poplar Bluff 45, Jackson 27 Outlook: The Indians are 3-0 under first-year coach Brent Eckley heading into tonight's game, having surpassed their win total from last season's 2-8 campaign...

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

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

Late third-set rally pushes Kennett volleyball team past Malden (09/07/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity volleyball team collected its first conference win of the season Thursday night when it earned a come-from-behind three-set win against the defending Bootheel Conference regular-season champion Malden Lady Green Wave...

Late third-set rally pushes Kennett volleyball team past Malden (09/08/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity volleyball team collected its first conference win of the season Thursday night when it earned a come-from-behind three-set win against the defending Bootheel Conference regular-season champion Malden Lady Green Wave...

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

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

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

Briefly: Monroe has huge night as Caruthersville football team routs Malden (09/01/12)
Junior Darrell Monroe rushed for 363 yards and three touchdowns in a 39-6 win over Malden.

Aug. 30, 2012 Scoreboard (08/30/12)
Boys Swimming MICDS 120, Cape Central 52 Softball St. Vincent 6, Hillsboro 4

Briefly: Freshman quarterback leads Malden past New Madrid County Central (08/25/12)
Chapen Riley shined in his varstiy debut Friday night.

Week 1 Glance (08/23/12)
2011 Records: East Prairie (1-9); Perryville (1-9) Series History: Perryville leads 9-1 Last Meeting: 1990, Perryville won 31-6 Outlook: Both teams are coming off of a disappointing 2011 that saw each team just win a single game. East Prairie is under new leadership this season in coach Chad Jamerson, but the Eagles will continue to run the Wing-T led by sophomore quarterback Mack Marcum. ...

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

Preview: Malden Green Wave football team (08/18/12)
Joel Wyatt is in his third year as head football coach for Malden High School. Wyatt, along with assistant coaches Kevin Collier and Josh Blaylock, work to teach Malden players their style of football. This year, their special foes have been the incredible heat and attrition...

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

2012 Fall Sports Preview: Kennett Indians volleyball program (08/08/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - A new group of leaders hope to put together yet another winning season for the Kennett Indians volleyball team in 2012. Kennett graduated over half of its varsity roster off a 2011 team that went 16-14 and advanced to the semifinals of its district and conference tournament...

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

Malden 11-12 Cal Ripken team places second in Missouri (08/04/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - After winning the Cal Ripken District 5 tournament in Caruthersville the 11-12 year-old Malden All-Stars traveled to Cape Girardeau to battle for the 2012 Cal Ripken state title at the Shawnee Sports Complex in late July. In its first game Malden overcame a 3-0 deficit to upend the Mineral Area National team by a score of 8-3...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kennett hands Poplar Bluff Senior Babe Ruth baseball team second loss (06/22/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett Senior Babe Ruth handed Poplar Bluff Senior Babe Ruth a bitter dose of its own medicine Thursday night in the fourth meeting between the two programs this summer. Poplar Bluff, which calculated a double-digit run total in its first three games against Kennett this summer, trailed Kennett 10-0 after three innings Thursday...

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

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

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

Bootheel Conference baseball awards released (06/07/12)
The Bootheel Conference baseball awards have been released. Kennett's Logan Dollins has been selected as the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Dollins had a team-high .468 batting average in 2012 on a Kennett that claimed its second straight Class 3 district baseball championship. Dollins had 23 RBIs, 10 doubles and two home runs in 81 plate appearances...

Dunklin County Legion baseball program collects first wins, sweeps Charleston (06/04/12)
SENATH, Mo. -- The Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment baseball team rebounded nicely Sunday afternoon in its second doubleheader of the weekend after suffering a pair of losses in its season-opening doubleheader against Blytheville, Ark., Saturday...

College baseball capsules for players from Missouri Bootheel (05/30/12)
Information on how baseball players from the Missouri Bootheel performed at the college level in 2012. Tyler Thompson --Jefferson College A pitcher who played in 17 games . . . Struck out 91 in 84.2 innings pitched . . . Currently 11-1 on the season with a 2.13 ERA . . . A sophomore at Jefferson College that graduated from South Pemiscot High School in 2011 and played on the 2011 Dunklin County Legion team . . . Jefferson College is currently playing in the World Series...

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

Twin Rivers run-rules Malden in Class 2 district baseball championship (05/16/12)
MALDEN, Mo. -- The Malden Green Wave fell one win shy of its second straight district baseball championship Tuesday afternoon. The top-seeded Twin Rivers Royals pounded out 13 runs on 13 hits on its way to a 13-3 six-inning run-rule win against Malden in the Class 2, District 1, title game...

Twin Rivers run-rules Malden in Class 2 district baseball championship (05/15/12)
MALDEN, Mo. -- The Malden Green Wave fell one win shy of its second straight district baseball championship Tuesday afternoon. The top-seeded Twin Rivers Royals pounded out 13 runs on 13 hits on its way to a 13-3 six-inning run-rule win against Malden in the Class 2, District 1, title game...

Risco stays alive with 11-1 rout of Clarkton (05/15/12)
HOLCOMB -- Backed by four shutout innings from starting pitcher Chris Pavy the Risco Tigers picked up a 11-1 win over Clarkton in the opening round of the Class 1, District 1 Tournament. After loading the bases to start the bottom of the first Risco saw a quick pair of strikeouts lave the Tigers one out from stranding all three runners. A double from Josh Earnheart in the next at bat, however, cleared the bases and put the Tigers up 3-0...

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

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

On to sectionals (05/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Scott City senior Brandon Shemonia captured three individual titles at the Class 2 District 1 track and field meet Saturday at Cape Central High School. Shemonia won the 800, 1600 and 3200. He also ran on the Rams' victorious 3200 meter relay team to help Scott City finish second in the team standings with 113 points...

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

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

Perfect day: Grantham's gem propels Kennett to Bootheel Conference title (05/04/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett starting pitcher Adam Grantham knew he had his work cut out for him when he took to the mound against the Malden Green Wave in the Bootheel Conference Tournament baseball championship Thursday afternoon. "I knew it was going to be a tight game because Tanner Murphy is a great pitcher," Grantham said, referring to his counterpart. "I knew I had to compete and keep my team in the game."...

Kennett, Malden advance to Bootheel Conference baseball championship (05/04/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians and Malden Green Wave are set to collide in the Bootheel Conference baseball championship for a third straight season. Top-seeded Kennett earned its spot in Thursday's final with a 16-6 five-inning win against fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Wednesday afternoon...

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

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

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

Kennett's McPherson and Beck qualify for Class 2 golf sectional (04/26/12)
Note: All results provided by the Missouri State High School Activities Association BONNE TERRE, Mo. -- Kennett's Aaron Beck and Bryce McPherson tied for fourth in the individual competition at the Class 2, District 1, golf tournament at Terre Du Lac County Club in Bonne Terre, Mo., Wednesday...

Poplar Bluff routs NMCC 15-3 (04/25/12)
NEW MADRID -- After a solid 8-3 start to the season, New Madrid County Central has found itself in a four-game slump as of late with the SEMO Conference Tournament fast approaching. With a chance to end their skid on Tuesday, the Eagles saw costly errors and a seven-run sixth inning from visiting Poplar Bluff result in their third-straight conference loss, 15-3...

Kennett baseball team claims regular-season BHC title with walk-off win against Malden (04/24/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The regular-season Bootheel Conference baseball championship was on the line Monday afternoon at Indian Park. The Kennett Indians baseball team entered its final regular-season Bootheel Conference game with a perfect 5-0 record in the conference. The Malden Green Wave were 4-1 in conference play and could steal the No. 1 seed from Kennett in next week's Bootheel Conference baseball tournament with a head-to-head victory...