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All-state baseball team released (06/12/13)
The Missouri Baseball Coaches Association recently released its 2013 all-state baseball team. Seven players from Dunklin or Pemiscot County received recognition on the team. Cooter senior Brandon Bridges was selected first-team all-state as a pitcher in Class 1. Cooter sophomore Riley Hickerson was selected honorable mention all-state as a DH/utility player...

Malden edges Kennett 1-0 in summer baseball opener (06/04/13)
Note: A photo gallery of the Kennett-Malden baseball game is available at this link: View Photos Here MALDEN, Mo. - Malden's Jeremy Jones and Kennett's Bud Hilburn squared off in an epic pitcher's duel Monday night in Kennett's season opener. Both hurlers limited the opposing offense to just three hits...

May 14, 2013 Scoreboard (05/14/13)
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Kennett softball team hits four homers in 13-8 win at Neelyville (05/01/13)
NEELYVILLE, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity softball team belted four home runs and 16 hits in a 13-8 road win against the Neelyville Tigers Tuesday. "I thought we hit the ball really well today and had a very good game plan at the plate," Kennett softball coach Kevin McCaig said. "We were aggressive early in the game and after the pitching change we started working deeper in the count looking for a good pitch to drive. We were fortunate enough to connect on a few."...

April 15, 2013 Scoreboard (04/15/13)
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April 9, 2013 Scoreboard (04/09/13)
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BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza teams released (03/28/13)
The 11th annual BA All-Star Extravaganza teams were recently announced at a draft meeting at Fiddlers Restaurant in Dexter, Mo. Players qualifying for the all-star teams were voted on by coaches and athletic directors from 65 area schools. The BA All-Star Extravaganza will be held Apr. 6 at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter...

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

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

Charleston drops two, Scott City wins both in opener at Hillhouse (03/18/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Bluejays lost two games Saturday after hosting four teams at Hillhouse Park in Charleston to open the 2013 high school baseball season. Alongside Charleston, Portageville, Scott City and Woodland all played two games each...

Central second in Valle tournament (03/17/13)
The Central baseball team got its season off to successful start on a busy weekend. Central won three of four games and finished second among nine squads in the Valle Catholic Tournament in Ste. Genevieve, Mo. The Tigers beat West County 7-1 and Jefferson 3-2 Friday, then knocked off host Valle 4-1 Saturday to reach the championship game where they fell to Chester, Ill., 6-3...

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

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

February 19, 2013 Scoreboard (02/19/13)
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February 15, 2013 Scoreboard (02/15/13)
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High school roundup: Kelly girls edge Delta in regular-season finale (02/15/13)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

February 14, 2013 Scoreboard (02/14/13)
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February 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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February 7, 2013 Scoreboard (02/07/13)
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February 5, 2013 Scoreboard (02/05/13)
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February 4, 2013 Scoreboard (02/04/13)
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February 2, 2013 Scoreboard (02/02/13)
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January 28, 2013 Scoreboard (01/28/13)
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Chaffee gets rare win over SCC 64-47 (01/26/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- For the first time in 12 years the Chaffee Red Devils defeated the Scott County Central Braves. Chaffee, who hadn't beaten the Braves since Dec. 29, 2000 in a 64-60 Red Devil victory, finally downed the perennial power 64-47 Friday at Chaffee High School...

January 26, 2013 Scoreboard (01/26/13)
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Chaffee gets rare win over SCC 64-47 (01/26/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- For the first time in 12 years the Chaffee Red Devils defeated the Scott County Central Braves. Chaffee, who hadn't beaten the Braves since Dec. 29, 2000 in a 64-60 Red Devil victory, finally downed the perennial power 64-47 Friday at Chaffee High School...

January 25, 2013 Scoreboard (01/25/13)
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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...

January 17, 2013 Scoreboard (01/17/13)
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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...

Harris sets new Lady 'Cats scoring record (01/11/13)
Dexter senior scores 27 to eclipse Blunt's old career scoring mark

January 10, 2013 Scoreboard (01/10/13)
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Lady Bearcats repeat as Christmas tourney champs (12/26/12)
BROSELEY, Mo. -- Alison Jarrell led four Dexter players in double figures as the Lady Bearcats defeated Neelyville, 71-32, to claim the championship title at the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Christmas Classic Saturday. Jarrell knocked three 3-pointers and scored 17 points to lead all players while Dexter repeated as tournament champs at the annual holiday event...

Lady Eagles upset by Neelyville in Classic semifinals (12/23/12)
BROSELEY -- For the second straight year the New Madrid County Lady Eagles found nothing but disappointment in the semifinals of the Lady Royals Christmas Classic Tournament. After matching Neelyville almost shot-for-shot in the first half on Friday, the Lady Eagles' offense suddenly turned cold in a rough third quarter that led to a 76-57 loss...

Neelyville advances to Lady Royals Classic final (12/21/12)
Dexter and Neelyville will meet Saturday in the finals of the Lady Royals Classic at Twin Rivers.

Lady Royals Christmas Classic -NMCC Lady Eagles soar past Kennett (12/20/12)
BROSELEY, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls basketball team ran into a defensive buzz saw Wednesday night as it attempted to attack the New Madrid County Central Eagles' full-court pressure defense in a championship quarterfinal contest at the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic...

NMCC Lady Eagles soar past Kennett in quarterfinal of Lady Royals Classic (12/20/12)
BROSELEY, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls basketball team ran into a defensive buzz saw Wednesday night as it attempted to attack the New Madrid County Central Eagles' full-court pressure defense in a championship quarterfinal contest at the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic...

December 18, 2012 Scoreboard (12/18/12)
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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. ...

December 15, 2012 Scoreboard (12/15/12)
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All-tournament team for Senath-Hornersville boys basketball tournament released (12/14/12)
10 players were selected to the all-tournament team of the Senath-Hornersville varsity boys basketball Christmas Tournament Thursday night. The players are: Caden McComb - Neelyville Dustin Russom - Neelyville Matt Nicolay - Neelyville Mark Gargac - Naylor...

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...

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...

2012-2013 Neelyville Boys Basketball Schedule (11/15/12)

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...

Oran softball team uses big first inning to reach district final (10/05/12)
By BRIAN ROSENER Daiy American Republic POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Oran took advantage of an extra out Thursday in the Class 1 District 1 semifinals. The Lady Eagles scored four times in the first inning following a two-out error and advanced to the championship game by beating Neelyville 4-1 at Three Rivers College...

High school roundup: Delta softball trims Clearwater 2-1 (09/25/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Notre Dame softball team nips Central in seventh inning (09/19/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Sept. 18, 2012 Scoreboard (09/18/12)
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Fall Sports Preview: Senath-Hornersville baseball program set to begin baseball season with new head coach (08/23/12)
SENATH, Mo. - For the first time since 1995 the Senath-Hornersville baseball program is entering its fall season with a new head coach. Jamie Johnson, who has coached Dunklin County Legion for the last decade and served as an assistant baseball coach at Senath-Hornersville for the last five years, will take over for long-time coach Randy Smith this fall...

New enrollment breaks set for basketball and music (08/04/12)
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New basketball and music enrollment breaks set (08/04/12)
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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."...

Dunklin County Legion splits doubleheader against Paragould Legion (06/15/12)
PARAGOULD, Ark. - Dunklin County Legacy Equipment's hitters put the bat on the ball often in Game 2 of a doubleheader against Paragould, Ark.,., Legion Thursday night after being held to just one hit in a 10-0 five-inning loss in Game 1. Dunklin County's Logan Carter pounded out three of his team's eight hits in Game 2 and drove home four runs as Dunklin County cruised to a 10-4 five-inning win in the nightcap...

Coaches release their all-state baseball teams, final rankings (06/14/12)
Perryville's Jake Dobbelare and Oran's Blake Carlyle, Kody Moore and Seth Ressel were named to the first team.

Three from Oran, Chaffee are named all-staters (06/13/12)
SPRINGFIELD -- After earning third place in the Class 1 state baseball tournament, three Oran Eagles have been named first team All-State in Class 1 by the Missouri Baseball Coaches Association. Junior Kody Moore was honored as a pitcher, after finishing the season with a 4-2 record with two saves and 2.44 ERA. ...

Dunklin County Legion collects first one-run win in consolation quarterfinal against Sikeston Legion (06/09/12)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- For a second straight day the winning run was in scoring position in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs in a Dunklin County Legacy Equipment Legion baseball game at the 16-team Fighting Squirrel Classic. Less than 24 hours after Dunklin County failed to collect a game-winning hit in its final at-bat against Mayfield, Ky., Legion in the first round of the tournament, it found itself trying to prevent Sikeston Legion from connecting for a game-winning hit in its final at-bat Friday in a consolation quarterfinal game.. ...

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...

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...

High school roundup: Notre Dame golfers capture sectional crown (05/06/12)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

May 4, 2012 Scoreboard (05/04/12)
Girls soccer Jackson 1, St. Vincent 0

Kennett softball team outscores Neelyville 11-5 (05/01/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians softball team pushed eight runs across the plate in the first two innings Tuesday afternoon on its way to an 11-5 home win against the Neelyville Lady Tigers. "We really started quick today," Kennett softball coach Kevin McCaig said. "We played small ball and put pressure on the defense. Good things happened. You will take eight runs in the first two innings any day."...

Kennett softball team outscores Neelyville 11-5 (05/02/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians softball team pushed eight runs across the plate in the first two innings Tuesday afternoon on its way to an 11-5 home win against the Neelyville Lady Tigers. "We really started quick today," Kennett softball coach Kevin McCaig said. "We played small ball and put pressure on the defense. Good things happened. You will take eight runs in the first two innings any day."...

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

2012 sportswriters all-region basketball team (03/30/12)
The 2012 southeast Missouri sportswriters all-region basketball team voted on by southeast Missouri media. BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 5 First Team: Jamal Cox, 6-5, soph., Cape Central Karson King, 6-5, soph., Jackson Kendric McCain, 6-0, sr., Poplar Bluff...

March 27, 2012 Scoreboard (03/27/12)
Baseball Dexter 8, Oran 5 Cape Central 4, Jackson 2 (8 innings) Notre Dame 4, Perryville 2 Softball Kennett 18, Dexter 3

South Pemiscot girls advance to state quarterfinals with 59-58 win against Neelyville (03/09/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The Neelyville Lady Tigers had the last possession and the last shot to mount a nine-point fourth quarter come back against South Pemiscot in the MSHSAA Class 2 sectional round at Peters Gym Wednesday night. Trailing by one point with 6.1 seconds left, the Lady Tigers brought the ball up the floor off a time out...

March 1, 2012 Scoreboard (03/01/12)
Boys Basketball Scott City vs. Saxony Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Portageville vs. Hayti, 6 p.m. Holcomb vs. Bernie, 7:30 p.m. Class 2 District 2 Winona vs. Thayer, 7:30 p.m. Advance vs. Oran, 8 p.m. Risco vs. Gideon, 7:30 p.m. Scott County Central vs. Oak Ridge, 7:30 p.m...

High school roundup: Kelly girls basketball team records 52-49 victory against Delta (02/17/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

February 16, 2012 Scoreboard (02/16/12)
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Senath-Hornersville boys beat Neelyville 65-54 (02/15/12)
SENATH, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity boys basketball team beat the Neelyville Tigers 65-54 Tuesday night for its fifth win of the season. Senath-Hornersville outscored Neelyville 36-25 in the first half. The Lions Brian Farrar led all scorers in the contest with 20 points. Lincoln Tansil added 16 points for Senath-Hornersville and Kody Wright scored 10...

Senath-Hornersville boys beat Neelyville 65-54 (02/15/12)
SENATH, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity boys basketball team beat the Neelyville Tigers 65-54 Tuesday night for its sixth win of the season. Senath-Hornersville outscored Neelyville 36-25 in the first half. The Lions Brian Farrar led all scorers in the contest with 20 points. Lincoln Tansil added 16 points for Senath-Hornersville and Kody Wright scored 10...

February 14, 2012 Scoreboard (02/14/12)
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Lady Bulldogs earn win over district foe, Risco rebounds (01/18/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PERRYVILLE -- The Sikeston girls basketball team improved to 10-4 on the season with a 67-49 win over district foe Perryville. Sikeston's pressure defense took its toll early, forcing several Perryville turnovers that helped the Lady Bulldogs race out to an 18-8 lead after one quarter...

Dexter rolls to easy win over Neelyville (01/13/12)
The Dexter Lady Bearcats lived up to their state ranking with a convincing 73-27 win over Neelyville Thursday night at the Bearcat Event Center. Dexter, the No. 6 ranked team in Class 4, dominated Neelyville from the opening tip. Dexter coach Chad Allen switched things around in the second meeting of the two teams, opening in a full-court man-to-man press...

January 12, 2012 Scoreboard (01/12/12)
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Basketball state rankings: Risco and Charleston ranked No. 1 in Missouri, Kennett girls ranked No. 4 (01/12/12)
Two southeast Missouri schools are projected to win it all at the end of the season in the latest basketball state rankings released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. The Risco Tigers boys basketball team remains unbeaten and is currently ranked No. 1 in Class 1. Scott County Central's boys basketball team is ranked No. 7...

January 6, 2012 Scoreboard (01/06/12)
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January 5, 2012 Scoreboard (01/05/12)
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NMCC conquered by Neelyville in third place game (12/23/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- Falling down by 20 points at the half, New Madrid County Central saw Neelyville hold on for a 73-34 win to earn third-place at the Lady Royals Classic Christmas Tournament. "We just weren't ready to play," Lady Eagles' head coach David Crockett said. "We can't choose when we want to play and when we don't. We have to come ready to play every night. Tonight we didn't, it showed and the better team won."...

Kennett girls trot into Lady Royals Classic finals again with 53-34 win against NMCC (12/23/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians varsity girls basketball players trotted to the locker room after shaking hands with the New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles' players Wednesday evening. Some smiled, at least one waved her hands in the air and others remained visibly emotionless following Kennett's convincing 53-34 victory against New Madrid County Central in the semifinals of the Lady Royals Classic...

Finals set at Twin Rivers (12/22/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- For the sixth time in eight years, the Dexter Lady Bearcats will be in the championship game of the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Christmas Classic Tournament. After battling with the fourth-seeded Neelyville Lady Tigers, Dexter eventually pulled away with a 78-47 victory...

Dexter to play Kennett for tourney title (12/22/11)
BROSELEY, MO. -- Hannah Noe erupted for 30 points to help lead the Lady Bearcats into the championship game of the Lady Royals Christmas Classic with a 78-47 win over Neelyville Wednesday night. Noe's offensive explosion included six 3-pointers and a perfect 6-of-6 shooting performance from inside the arc. The sophomore finished the game 12-of-19 (63 percent) overall with no free throws...

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

Kennett Lady Indians improve to 10-0 with OT win against Twin Rivers (12/20/11)
BROSELEY, Mo. - Upset top-seeded New Madrid County Central and win its opening-season tournament for a third consecutive season Check. Defeat every basketball team in the Bootheel Conference before Christmas Check. Start the season 10-0 for a second consecutive season...

Kennett girls adapt to Senath-Hornersville's defense, improve to 8-0 (12/16/11)
SENATH, Mo. -- Senath-Hornersville Lions girls basketball coach Jamie Johnson hoped an altered defense would trick the undefeated Kennett Lady Indians offense Thursday night. "We made a couple of switches defensively and changed the pressure we apply," Johnson said. ...

North Pemiscot and Delta C-7 collect wins at Campbell Christmas tourney (12/15/11)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The North Pemiscot Mustangs varsity boys basketball program advanced to the championship of the Campbell Christmas Tournament for a third consecutive season Wednesday night with a 54-37 semifinal win against the Senath-Hornersville Lions...

Senath-Hornersville and North Pemiscot collect quarterfinal wins at Campbell basketball tourney (12/13/11)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lions and North Pemiscot Mustangs varsity boys basketball teams collected opening-round wins at the Campbell Christmas Tournament Monday night. Top-seeded North Pemiscot defeated Neelyville 56-32 in its quarterfinal match...

District tournaments begin (10/06/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- All season long the Chaffee Lady Devils have relied on their offense to give them the upper hand. On Wednesday, however, it just didn't show up. Chaffee ended their season with a 6-3 defeat to Neelyville at Oran High School during the first round of the Class 1, District 1 tournament...

October 5, 2011 Scoreboard (10/06/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Three Notre Dame girls golfers qualify for state meet (10/06/11)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

East Carter baseball player battles cancer (10/06/11)
Chris Newman, a center fielder and pitcher for East Carter, was recently diagnosed with a rare bone cancer in his left leg called Ewing's Sarcoma.

Local softball teams ready for district tourneys (10/05/11)
HILLSBORO -- Although they are tagged as the lowest seed, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs softball team still has hope they can make some noise heading into the Class 4, District 1 tournament at Hillsboro today. "I don't think it's a bad thing," Sikeston assistant coach Paige Silverthorn said. "I think it may help us out a little bit. I feel like we are a lot better team than what we were from the beginning of the season."...

Lady Mules too much for Sikeston netters (08/26/11)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team fell to visiting Poplar Bluff on Thursday 8-1. "We lost the match, but we played hard," Sikeston coach Russ Dial said. "We gave a good effort and got some games on the board against a tough team. "Kristin King played well for us in our only varsity winning match."...

2011 Fall Baseball Schedules (08/24/11)
Southland Rebels Baseball Schedule Clarkton Reindeer Baseball Schedule Senath-Hornersville Baseball Schedule 9/28 Delta C-7 Chargers Baseball Schedule Holcomb Hornets Baseball Schedule...

High School Roundup: Chaffee softball team wins season opener (08/23/11)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

August 22, 2011 Scoreboard (08/22/11)
All of the high school scores reported to semoball.com.

Cooter defeats Neelyville 4-0 in Campbell baseball tourney final (07/02/11)
Cooter starting pitcher Brandon Bridges was aware at the beginning of the week he was likely to take to the mound if his team advanced to the championship of the Campbell baseball tournament.

Cooter defeats Neelyville 4-0 in Campbell baseball tourney final (07/03/11)
Cooter starting pitcher Brandon Bridges was aware at the beginning of the week he was likely to take to the mound if his team advanced to the championship of the Campbell baseball tournament.

Kennett defeats Cooter, wins JV championship at Campbell baseball tourney (07/02/11)
Kennett junior varsity coach Ronnie LeWallen elected to walk Cooter's Chase Evans when he stepped into the batter's box with one out in the bottom of the sixth of a tie game. "Evans had hit the ball well all day against us and I wanted to put him on to set up a force out at the plate," Kennett LeWallen said of Evans, who recorded three RBIs against Kennett's pitching staff in the first five innings of play. ...

Cooter, Neelyville advance to varsity championship of Campbell baseball tourney (07/02/11)
The sixth-seeded Bloomfield Wildcats and fifth-seeded Senath-Hornerville Lions entered Thursday night's semifinal contests with the opportunity to claim their second consecutive upset wins and advance to the championship of the Campbell baseball tournament...

Cooter, Neelyville advance to varsity championship of Campbell baseball tourney (07/01/11)
The sixth-seeded Bloomfield Wildcats and fifth-seeded Senath-Hornerville Lions entered Thursday night's semifinal contests with the opportunity to claim their second consecutive upset wins and advance to the championship of the Campbell baseball tournament...

Campbell baseball tourney roundup: Neelyville and Senath-Hornersville advance (06/30/11)
Neelyville and Senath-Hornersville booked its ticket to the varsity semifinals at the Campbell Tournament Wednesday afternoon. Fifth-seeded Senath-Hornersville collected a 15-6 upset-victory over No. 4 seeded Malden. No. 2 seeded Neelyville rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat No. 7 seeded South Pemiscot 10-6...

Bloomfield, Vandiver upset Bernie in first round of Campbell tourney (06/30/11)
The Bloomfield Wildcats entered Tuesday's night's opening-round contest of the Campbell Tournament looking to revenge a regular-season 10-0 loss to the Bernie Mules. The two schools, both participants in the Stoddard County Athletic Association during high school baseball season, provided plenty of entertainment in their fifth varsity match this calendar year...

Kennett, Cooter collect wins at Campbell tourney (06/29/11)
The Kennett junior varsity defeated the Campbell Camels 9-3 in its junior varsity semifinal at the Campbell tournament Tuesday afternoon. "We did a pretty good job overall of catching the ball and throwing strikes," Kennett junior varsity coach Ronnie Lewallen said. "We put alot of pressure on them defensively at the plate and put balls in play...

Schedule set for summer baseball tourney at Campbell (06/24/11)
Nine varsity teams and seven junior varsity teams will participate in an end-of-the-season baseball tourney at Campbell June 27 - July 1. Cooter's junior varsity and varsity is seeded No. 1 in the tournament. Kennett's junior varsity is seeded No. 3. Kennett's varsity will not participate in the tournament...

Oran baseball, NMCC softball toss no-hitters (05/10/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- Two Oran pitchers combined for a no-hitter on Monday afternoon as the Eagles downed Delta 14-2. Seth Ressel started for Oran and tossed 4 2/3 innings of no-hit baseball, giving up two earned runs with four walks and six strikeouts. Tyler Schlitt came in and earned the final out of the game for Oran to preserve the no-hitter...

SCC baseball and NMCC softball both earn victories (04/22/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Scott County Central Braves improved their season mark to 7-3 Thursday with a 12-2, six inning win over Neelyville. Trey Johnson led the Braves' 12-hit attack with a 3 for 3 day at the plate. Josh Boese and Kamryn Johnson each added two hits apiece. Both of Boese's hits were doubles...

High school roundup: Perryville baseball team's rally falls short at Dexter (04/22/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

April 21, 2011 Scoreboard (04/21/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Jackson girls soccer team suffers first soccer loss (04/17/11)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

NMCC, Oran win at Malden (04/17/11)
MALDEN -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles totaled 10 hits in their 13-2 drubbing over the Malden Green Wave in five innings on Friday during the Malden Invitational Tournament in Malden. Denton Daughtry led the Eagles with two hits, including a home run, and four RBI. Sam Barnett and Gabe Smith also had two hits as well. Smith and Jayshawn McDaniel also clubbed home runs in the game...

Malden baseball tournament results (04/16/11)
Tanner's Murphy's blast provided a grand finale for baseball fans that had stuck around for the conclusion of what proved to be a wild opening-day at the second annual Malden Invitational Baseball Tournament...

Senath-Hornersville defeats South Pemiscot, 3-1 (04/07/11)
SENATH, Mo. -- Small ball and defense proved to be significant on Thursday afternoon for the Senath-Hornersville Lions as the Lions walked away with a 3-1 victory over the South Pemiscot Bulldogs in a low-scoring nail biter. "We played a lot better today," Lions' coach Randy Smith said. "The biggest thing is we caught the ball today and played pretty well defensively. We had a chance to score several more runs and we didn't do that, but maybe it will come."...

2010-2011 Media All-State Basketball Selections (03/30/11)
The final state rankings for each class were also released on Wednesday.

Scott County Central boys basketball trio tops all-state list (03/24/11)
The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association announced its all-state team, and nine local players were honored.

Local talent to take part in all-star game (03/13/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com DEXTER -- The 10th Annual BA All-Star Extravaganza has released this year's players and teams with several local athletes scheduled to take part. The Extravaganza will be held on April 2 in the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, highlighting high school seniors in volleyball and basketball. ...

State Basketball Rankings: Feb. 23 (02/23/11)
The Kennett boys entered the Class 3 rankings while the St. Vincent and Neelyville girls swap spots in Class 2.

Notre Dame girls ride hot start past Neelyville (02/18/11)
The Bulldogs posted a 73-53 win on senior night

February 17, 2011 Scoreboard (02/17/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

State Basketball Rankings: Feb. 16 (02/16/11)
The Zalma boys entered the rankings for the first time as the No. 10 team in Class 1.

State Basketball Rankings: Feb. 9 (02/09/11)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Missouri state high school regular-season basketball rankings as compiled by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Records are through Sunday. Boys 1. Scott County Central 17-2 2. Dadeville 17 -0 3. La Plata 16-0...

State Basketball Rankings: Feb. 2 (02/02/11)
Cape Central, Charleston and Oran all joined the boys rankings in their respective classes.

State Basketball Rankings: Jan. 26 (01/26/11)
The Bernie, Leopold and North Pemiscot boys teams all moved up a spot in the rankings.

Risco torches Cooter; Charleston girls win (01/19/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers wasted little time taking care of the visiting Cooter Wildcats on Tuesday night defeating their conference foe 96-54 giving them a 7-6 overall record and a 3-1 Tri-County Conference record. "We had some of the best ball movement we've had in a while," Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said. "Teamwork really stood out this game, our press was working well which led to many layups. Hopefully, we can build from here."...

State Basketball Rankings: Jan. 19 (01/19/11)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Missouri state high school regular-season basketball rankings as compiled by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Records are through Sunday. Boys Basketball 1. Scott County Central (11-2) 2. Dadeville (7-0)...

Neelyville hangs on for win (01/14/11)
NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- A frantic fourth quarter comeback ran out of time and came up one point short as the Dexter Lady Bearcats dropped a 76-75 decision on the road to the state-ranked Neelyville Lady Tigers Thursday night. Dexter trailed by 15 points heading into the final eight minutes of play, but the youthful Lady Bearcats mounted a charge that gained momentum with each possession. ...

State Basketball Rankings: Jan. 12 (01/12/11)
The Sikeston and Scott County Central boys teams maintained their No. 1 positions.

NMCC shuts down Kelly 64-28 (01/09/11)
BENTON -- Going into Friday night's contest, both the New Madrid County Central Eagles and the Kelly Hawks each had one win on the season. NMCC hadn't won a game since Nov. 27, 2010, their second game of the season during the Riverbend Classic, while the Hawks recently broke a 29-game losing streak against Woodland on Dec. 17, 2010...

Neelyville defends Lady Royals Holiday tournament title (12/24/10)
BROSELEY, Mo -- It was a post-season atmosphere at Twin Rivers High School when the Kennett Lady Indians and Neelyville Lady Tigers met to battle for the championship of the Lady Royals' Christmas Tournament on Thursday. The Lady Indians fought until the very end, but fell in defeat to Neelyville, 64-58...

Lady Indians fall to Neelyville in championship of the Lady Royals' Classic (12/24/10)
It was a post-season atmosphere at Twin Rivers High School when the Kennett Lady Indians and Neelyville Lady Tigers met to battle for the championship of the Lady Royals' Christmas Tournament on Thursday. The Lady Indians fought until the very end, but fell in defeat to Neelyville, 64-58...

Lady Indians easily defeat Dexter in semifinals of Lady Royals' Classic (12/23/10)
With it being their third game in four days, the Kennett Lady Indians didn't miss a step as they soundly defeated the Dexter Lady Bearcats, 53-37, to advance to the championship of the Lady Royals' Christmas Tournament, where they'll take on Neelyville...

Upset blocked (12/21/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BROSELEY -- Taking a six-point lead into the fourth quarter Monday night in the quarterfinals of the 14th Annual Lady Royal Holiday Classic, the seventh-seeded Sikeston Lady Bulldogs saw the second-seeded Kennett Lady Indians pull off a last minute comeback to prevent the upset...

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

Seedings announced for Lady Royals Holiday Classic; Dexter tabbed No. 3 (12/16/10)
The Dexter Lady Bearcats have been voted the No. 3 seed at the upcoming Lady Royals Holiday Tournament. Defending champion Neelyville received the nod as the No.. 1 seed, followed by Kennett at No. 2. Dexter defeated Kelly for third place last season while Neelyville knocked off host Twin Rivers in the title game...

Local players earn postseason awards (10/22/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com JACKSON -- As the fall softball season winds down to this weekend's state championships in Springfield, postseason awards are beginning to be announced with several local players receiving recognition. In Class 4, Sikeston's Sarah Hopson and Sydney Davied were both named to the District 1 all-district team. ...

October 7, 2010 Scoreboard (10/07/10)
All the high school sports scores reported to semoball.com.

Chaffee downs Van Buren to move into semis (10/07/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com ORAN -- In what could have been her final game in a Chaffee uniform, senior Hannah Bedwell came up clutch right when the Lady Devils needed it. With her team down 1-0 to Van Buren in the opening round of the Class 1, District Tournament, Bedwell kicked off a fifth inning rally by hitting a shot to left field to score Sierra Miller from second before crossing the plate herself for the game winner in what ended up being a 5-1 Lady Devil victory...

High school roundup: Spriggs tosses no-hitter to lead Scott City to district softball win (10/07/10)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

October 6, 2010 Scoreboard (10/06/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Chaffee softball nips Neelyville in season opener (08/24/10)
All the area high school sports reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

August 23, 2010 Scoreboard (08/23/10)
Nightly high school sports scores.

Typical final home game for Lady Tribe (05/05/10)
Over the last four years, the Kennett Lady Indians have made a reputation for winning on the softball diamond with dominating pitching, strong defense and a plethora of tough hitters in the starting lineup. Tuesday afternoon, nine Lady Tribe seniors played their final home game by doing what they do best, dominating all facets of the game in a 10-0 rout of the Neelyville Lady Tigers at Indian Park...

All-star extravaganza (04/12/10)
Charleston's Deonte Jones out-dueled Poplar Bluff's Jay Raulston to win the BA Promotions Slam Dunk contest with a little extra motivation from a past slam dunk champion.

Media makes picks for all-state basketball teams (04/07/10)
Final rankings for each class were also released.

Media makes picks for Southeast Missouri's all-region basketball teams (03/30/10)
Find out which team the star of your favorite team landed on this season.

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

High school basketball: State rankings (March 3) (03/02/10)
The New Madrid County Central boys enter the Class 3 list in the season's final rankings.

High school roundup: Three Jackson wrestlers win first-round matches (02/19/10)
All the area high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Three wrestlers from Jackson and one from Central win first-round matches (02/19/10)
All the area high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 18 Scoreboard (02/18/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Feb. 12 Scoreboard (02/12/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school basketball: State rankings (Jan. 27) (01/27/10)
The regular-season basketball rankings as compiled by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association.

High school basketball: State rankings (01/13/10)
These rankings were released Jan. 13.

Neelyville wins first Classic title (12/24/09)
Neelyville remains unbeaten with 72-51 win over host Twin Rivers in championship game.

Lady Bearcats settle for third (12/23/09)
BROSELEY -- It wasn't in the cards this year for Dexter to make it four straight Lady Royals Holiday Classic tournament titles, but a young Lady Bearcats squad made a strong statement about the team's future in the third place game. Dexter learned that defending is just as important as scoring in its semifinal loss to No. 1 seed Neelyville and the Lady Bearcats came out strong on the boards and played aggressive defense against No. 6 Kelly on its way to a 56-36 decision Thursday night...

Lady Tigers derail Lady 'Cats bid for 4th straight title shot (12/22/09)
BROSELEY -- Dexter's bid for a fourth straight Lady Royals Holiday Classic title came to a screeching halt in a 82-69 loss to undefeated Neelyville Tuesday night in the evening's first semifinal game. Dexter scored enough points to win most games, but Neelyville had more offensive weapons than the Lady Bearcats could contain...

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

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

Lions roll past Southland to make consolation finals (12/16/09)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lions dominated the middle quarters to turn a seven-point first-quarter lead into a 69-29 rout of the Southland Rebels in the consolation semifinals of the Campbell Christmas Tournament here Tuesday evening. In later first-round action at the CCT, No. 2 seed Campbell routed Naylor 74-43 and third-seeded Neelyville downed Delta C7 80-47...

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Neelyville wins Lady Dawg Classic (12/07/09)
The Neelyville Lady Tigers took first place over the Thayer Lady Bobcats 73-66 Saturday night in the Lady Dawg Classic championship game in Van Buren.

2009-10 Neelyville Girls Basketball Preview (11/24/09)
Head Coach: Becky Hale, 9th year (125-88) Last Season: 21-7 (lost to Campbell in Class 2 district semis) District: Class 2 District 1 at Hayti (Campbell, Portageville, Senath, South Pemiscot) Last district title: 2003 Key Returners: Chelsey Maupin, Lindsey Emerson, Jessia Uhl, Jackie Griffin, Holly Eakins, Brittany McElhaney...

2009-10 Neelyville Boys Basketball Preview (11/24/09)
Head Coach: Jerry Rich, 2nd year (10-12) Last Season: 10-12 (lost to Cooter in Class 2 district quarters) District: Class 2 District 1 at Hayti (Campbell, Cooter, Holcomb, Portageville, Senath, South Pemiscot) Last district title: 1984 Key Returners: Jeremy Young, Curtis Hansen, Austin Russom...

Delta's luck runs dry against Naylor in district title game (10/13/09)
One bad inning put Delta in a hole. One baserunning blunder ended the Bobcats' chance at a district championship. Top-ranked Delta fell 1-0 to second-seeded Naylor in Monday night's Class 1 District 1 championship game.

High school roundup: Jackson, Central pull upsets in first round of district softball tourney (10/08/09)
A recap of all the local high school sports action from Wednesday that was reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Baseball: Neelyville 5, South Pemiscot 1 (8 innings) (09/06/09)
Neelyville (5-3) scored four runs in the top of the eighth inning to win on the road.

Baseball: Neelyville 14, Naylor 4 (09/06/09)
Neelyville moved to 4-3 during the fall season with a win over Naylor on the road.

Baseball: Neelyville 8, Plato 2 (09/02/09)
Neelyville (3-2) takes third place at the West Plains Wood Bat Tournament with a win over Plato.

Scales outduels Robey to lead Lady Tribe to victory over NMCC (04/19/09)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Laurel Scales struck out 14 batters and allowed just two hits as she outdueled Kelly Robey to lead the Kennett Lady Indians to a 2-1 victory over the New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles here Friday. Scales allowed just one unearned run to down the Lady Eagles, who got 14 strikeouts from Robey in a battle of the area's elite softball hurlers...

Braves' starting lineup garners all-district honors (04/02/09)

Neelyville ready to make run at Class 2 district (02/26/09)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer NEELYVILLE -- If anyone questions just how battle-tested the Neelyville Lady Tigers are coming into their MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 quarterfinal Saturday, look no further than the bruises on junior Lindsey Emerson's arm...

ROUNDUP: Clearwater boys stay atop OFC standings (02/25/09)
By DAR STAFF NAYLOR -- The Clearwater Tigers got one step closer to winning the Ozark Foothills Conference regular season title Tuesday night on the road as they took a 64-54 victory over Naylor. Clearwater coach Louis Bell wasn't sure what to expect out of his team after two straight weeks of tournament play in the OFC and the Black River League...

Royals win OFC JV title (02/16/09)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer The Twin Rivers boys basketball program made a clean sweep of Ozark Foothills Conference titles as its junior varsity defeated Neelyillle 66-58 Friday evening at Bess Activity Center. Twin Rivers varsity coach Rob Brown was thrilled with both teams winning in front of a great fan base of Royals fans...

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

Naylor boys top Neelyville, reach OFC semifinals (02/08/09)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- It's been a dicey situation for the Naylor Eagles over the past few weeks. Even with the ice storm, the team has been up and down as of late as it roster has two starters left the team a few weeks ago. But on Saturday night in the first round of the Ozark Foothills Conference, the Eagles played well together and got past rival Neelyville for the second time this season, 68-62...

Greenville shakes off rust, Donettes for victory (02/08/09)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- It hasn't been a pleasant New Year for the Greenville Lady Bears. Greenville was 0-4 in 2009 and hadn't even played a home game since Dec. 11 against Lesterville. But things got better in the first round of the Ozark Foothills Conference tournament as the No. 4-seed Lady Bears rolled to a 47-35 win over the No. 5-seed Doniphan Donettes...

Twin Rivers beats county rival in OFC play (01/25/09)
By DAR STAFF BROSELEY -- The Twin Rivers Royals snapped a twogame losing streak Friday night with an Ozark Foothills Conference victory over the Neelyville Tigers, 70-37. The Tigers kept the game within 10 to 12 points for the most of the first half, but the Royals exploded in the second half as they outscored Neelyville, 32-15...

Neelyville surges past Donettes (01/23/09)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer DONIPHAN -- Doniphan learned first hand how quick and deadly the Neelyville Lady Tigers offense can be Thursday night. After trailing by five at half, the Donettes tied the game early in the second half but Neelyville scored the next nine points and finished the quarter with a 15-4 run for a 58-41 win in Ozark Foothills Conference play...

Bernie tops SCAA tourney bracket (01/22/09)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer So far this season, playing in Bloomfield's gym has been nothing short of great for the Bernie Mules. It just so happens that the Stoddard County Activities Association tournament kicks off at Bloomfield on Monday with Bernie heading up the tournament as the No. 1 seed...

State-ranked Bernie Mules break the century mark at home against Neelyville (01/21/09)
BERNIE -- Jake Owens scored a game-high 30 points and Quinton Stevens knocked down six 3-pointers in a 27-point effort as the state-ranked Bernie Mules defeated Neelyville, 101-83, at home Tuesday. "We really didn't come ready to play defense or rebound tonight," Bernie coach Brad Botsch stated. "We are capable of playing much better defensively and simply didn't show up in that department at all...

ROUNDUP: Owens' drive lifts Bernie over Dexter (01/18/09)
By DAR STAFF BERNIE -- Jake Owens' drive down the lane with 1.4 seconds remaining produced the game-winning basket as the Bernie Mules beat back a stiff challenge by the upset-minded Dexter Bearcats, 58-56, Friday night. Free throws played a pivotal role in the out come of the game between SCAA rivals and it was the state-ranked Mules that won that battle also, connecting on 16-of-23 (70 percent), while Dexter could only manage 11-of-20 (55 percent)...

School honors Patty, who coached 100 teams at Neelyville (01/18/09)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer NEELYVILLE -- A lot of things have happened in the world since the 1982-83 scholastic sports season. But one thing that has always stayed consistent was James Patty coaching a team at Neelyville. In 1982, Patty started his coaching career by coaching six different teams...

ROUNDUP: Fast start, defense lifts Naylor past Neelyville (01/11/09)
By DAR STAFF NEELYVILLE -- Naylor held host Neelyville to 14 first-half points for a 62-32 win in Ozark Foothills Conference play Friday night. Travis Thomas scored a game-high 21 points for the Eagles, who led 31-14 at halftime. Cody Hanner added 16 points while Ethan Woolard chipped in 13 for Naylor (5-5, 1-0 OFC)...

Charleston set to play for fifth place (01/04/09)
BROSELEY -- The Lady Bluejays were able to play fast in the second half. That enabled Charleston to catch up to the Greenville Lady Bears on Friday night at the Twin Rivers Holiday Classic Tournament on Friday night and come away with a close 58-55 win...

Kelly gets past Charleston in battle of the unbeatens (12/30/08)
BROSELEY -- Before their quarterfinal game against the undefeated Charleston Lady Bluejays, the Kelly Lady Hawks huddled together and shouted "Who are we?" with one response, "Kelly!" The Lady Hawks, No. 3 seed in the 12th annual Lady Royals Holiday Classic Tournament at Broseley, showed everybody who they were Monday night. Beating the No. 6 seed Lady Bluejays 49-32 in what Charleston head coach Micheal Minner coined as "a dog fight."...

Routs highlight first round of tourney action (12/29/08)
BROSELEY -- The 12th annual Lady Royals Holiday Classic Tournament kicked off in Broseley Saturday evening with the winning teams buying into a similar theme. Defense, as Portageville, Charleston, Kelly and Dexter all came with opening round wins. The night cap featured the No. 2 seed Portageville Lady Bulldogs against the No. 15 seed Sikeston Lady Bulldogs. In the end, it was Portageville's defense and experience that got the best of the young Sikeston squad, coming away with the 56-24 win...

Campbell's bucket lifts Camels to Senath title (12/22/08)
By DAR STAFF The Campbell Camels took home the Senath Tournament championship Saturday night with a big shot late. Camels sophomore Joe Campbell hit a 15-foot jumper at the buzzer to propel second-seeded Campbell to a 76-74 win over Armorel, Ark. The Camels, who were runners-up earlier this month in their own invitational, beat Delta in the first round and Naylor in the semifinals...

ROUNDUP: Bloomfield rolls past Chaffee (12/21/08)
By DAR STAFF BLOOMFIELD -- The Bloomfield Wildcats finished up their schedule leading up to the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament solidly with a win over the Chaffee Red Devils, 75-50, Friday night at home. Junior Leighton Hensley had a big game for Bloomfield (4-3) as he poured in a game-high 29 points on 12 2-pointers...

Neelyville boys win third straight game (12/19/08)
By DAR STAFF SENATH -- The Neelyville Tigers won their third straight game as they took a 71-64 victory over North Pemiscot in the weather-delayed first round of the Senath Tournament on Thursday night. Neelyville coach Jerry Rich was happy for the win, but was disappointed after the Tigers beat North Pemiscot so handily in the first game of the season, 82-44 on Nov. 25...

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

With five in double figures, Neelyville beats East Carter (12/14/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer ELLISNORE -- Calling the Neelyville Tigers' five top-scorers from Friday night's game the "Fantastic Five" might be a bit of a stretch because they more than likely don't have any super-human powers. But as a collective unit, Neelyville put five players in double figures in points as their well-balanced offensive attack defeated East Carter 77-37 in an Ozark Foothills Conference matchup...

Neelyville girls top Twin Rivers in OFC (12/12/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer NEELYVILLE -- Playing in their third game in four days, the Neelyville Lady Tigers didn't look a bit fatigued. The Lady Tigers led wire-to-wire Thursday night to beat Twin Rivers 70-41 in Ozark Foothills Conference play after losing to Couch for a second time Tuesday...

ROUNDUP: Fowler's late basket lifts Campbell past Richland (12/10/08)
By DAR STAFF RICHLAND -- Campbell's Justin Fowler hit a bucket with 4 seconds left to lift the Camels past Richland 63-62 Tuesday night. "This is a big win for us playing on the road," Campbell coach Steve Fowler said. "Richland at Richland is always pretty tough."...

Neelyville wins OFC opener (12/09/08)
By DAR STAFF PIEDMONT -- The Neelyville Lady Tigers probably feel like they started the Ozark Foothills Conference season already. But Monday night's 54-35 win over Clearwater was the first one that counts in the standings. After defeating Greenville in the third place game of the Lady Dawg Classic, Neelyville trailed after the first quarter but went on to take the win against the Lady Tigers...

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

Doniphan surges past Neelyville (12/07/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer DONIPHAN -- In most cases, a growth spurt can be hard to measure when it comes to time. But after Doniphan's 70-53 Ozark Foothills Conference win over Neelyville on Friday night, Dons coach Jason Andrews felt his team grew up a lot over the past week...

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

ROUNDUP: Neelyville scores first 11, wins opener (11/26/08)
By DAR STAFF NEELYVILLE -- The Neelyville Tigers jumped out to an early 11-0 lead on their way to a 82-44 win over North Pemiscot on Tuesday. "We had good defensive pressure, overall, our defensive effort was outstanding," Neelyville coach Jerry Rich said...

GIRLS ROUNDUP: Neelyville fight off illness, Comets at Lady Dawg Classic (12/02/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer VAN BUREN --Despite illness throughout the team and equipment problems, the Neelyville Lady Tigers advanced at the Lady Dawg Classic with a 48-26 win Monday night against fifth-seeded Alton. Neelyville (2-0) got off to a strong start, bolting out to a 9-0 run, but Alton responded with an eight point run of its own. A 21-7 second quarter in favor of the Lady Tigers ultimately did the Lady Comets in...

ROUNDUP: Clearwater stops Ellington in third (11/25/08)
By DAR STAFF IRONTON -- Clearwater held Ellington to just two thirdquarter points on its way to a win Monday in the Arcadia Valley Tournament. "We did a little better job in the second half guarding," Clearwater coach Louis Bell said. "In the first half, it was not blocking out and giving up offensive rebounds."...

Ozark Foothills: Twin Rivers, Neelyville, Greenville, East Carter, Clearwater, Doniphan, Naylor (11/24/08)
TWIN RIVERS ROYALS Coach: Kelly Null, first year Last year: 12-15 District (Class 3 District 2 at Clearwater): Arcadia, Clearwater, Doniphan, Greenville, Woodland KEY PLAYERS BACK: Torey Davis, Kelsey Snider, Stepahnie Jennings WHAT'S NEW: Twin Rivers athletic director Kelly Null takes over after long time head coach Jeff Walk left to coach at Three Rivers over the summer. Null was an assistant under Walk the past few seasons...

OFC boys: Twin Rivers, Neelyville, East Carter, Clearwater, Greenville, Doniphan, Naylor (11/24/08)
TWIN RIVERS ROYALS Coach: Rob Brown (3rd year, 26-26) Last year: 17-10 District (Class 3 District 2 at Clearwater): Arcadia Valley, Bloomfield, Clearwater, Doniphan, Greenville, Woodland KEY PLAYERS BACK: Kyle Oberkramer, Ryan Miller, Brett Whitlock...

Clearwater rolls to OFC baseball championship (10/12/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- In the lingo of a truck driver using a citizens' band (CB) radio, a "10-5" is the code when you want to relay a message to another trucker on the road. But a "10-5" to the Clearwater baseball team is the proper code for their Ozark Foothills Conference championship run that concluded with a win over Neelyville...

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

Naylor wants elusive crown in Class 1 District 1 softball (10/07/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ Sports Writer The Naylor Lady Eagles are hoping to use last fall as motivation. Naylor lost to Oran in the Class 1 District 1 final and will play sixth-seed Van Buren at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Delta. "We have lost the district 2-1 two years in a row," Naylor coach Gene Deckard said. "They really want district bad and it is competitive."...

ROUNDUP: Redbirds edge Naylor in eighth (10/01/08)
By DAR STAFF ELLSINORE -- East Carter rallied with six runs in the fourth inning before getting one in the eighth to move past Naylor 7-6 on Tuesday afternoon. Derek Saffle hit a grounder to third base that scored Austin Stephens to give the Redbirds the win...

ROUNDUP: Puxico volleyball rallies past Bloomfield (09/30/08)
By DAR STAFF After dropping their first match Monday night, the Puxico Indians bounced back to beat Bloomfield, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22. "The first one they were a little bit down," Puxico coach Karen Hazel said. "They picked it up though. They were determined."...

ROUNDUP: East Carter holds back Neelyville on softball (09/28/08)
By DAR STAFF ELLSINORE -- East Carter got three runs in the second inning and held on to beat Neelyville 3-1 on Friday after noon. Laura Nance had a triple and a run scored in the win while Courtney Newman pitched seven innings and gave up just three hits for the Lady Redbirds (7-6) ...

ROUNDUP: Poplar Bluff wins volleyball battle of Mules (09/23/08)
By DAR STAFF BERNIE -- Six different players had two or more kills for Poplar Bluff and the Lady Mules combined for 13 blocks in a 25-16, 25-20 win Monday night at Bernie. "A true team effort," Lady Mules volleyball coach Mike Berry said. Blake Talkington led Poplar Bluff (8-6) with five kills, while Jamie Fritts added four kills and three solo blocks and five block assists...

Clearwater Tigers beat former coach's new Tigers (09/23/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer PIEDMONT -- Justin Dobbins was back on the field Monday at Clearwater but this time he was wearing a purple pullover and purple hat as the coach of the Neelyville Tigers. Clearwater won 5-3 against its former coach, the same man that just last spring, took them all the way to the state quarterfinals before losing to eventual state champion Scott City...

ROUNDUP: Clearwater rallies with 12-run inning to beat Van Buren 15-14 (09/17/08)
By DAR STAFF VAN BUREN -- The Clearwater Lady Tigers scored a dozen runs in the sixth inning and held on for a 15-14 win Tuesday over Van Buren. It was Clearwater's first win of the season. "We showed a lot of heart by not quitting," Clearwater coach Shannon England said...

Lady Royals take rematch with East Carter (09/14/08)
By DAR STAFF There wasn't 45-combined strikeouts this time around but there was the same result, as the Twin Rivers Lady Royals beat East Carter 7-0 on Friday. The previous meeting between the two teams back on Aug. 28 saw Twin Rivers' Carlee Vancil strike out 25 and Courtney Newman fanned 20...