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Notre Dame's playoff magic runs dry in quarterfinals (05/24/13)
TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. -- The opportunity was there. The Notre Dame baseball team -- the same team that had come from behind to win seven times this season, that won a district championship after being down to its final out -- had the game-tying runs in scoring position in Thursday's Class 4 state quarterfinal against Westminster Christian...

ND powers past Ste. Genevieve 10-0 (05/23/13)
Cody DeBrock was sitting on a fastball, hoping he'd get one. Did he ever. Notre Dame's senior right fielder deposited the first pitch he saw from Ste. Genevieve's Andrew Suiter in the top of the fifth inning over the right field fence, putting an exclamation point on the host Bulldogs' six-run inning and sparking a 10-0 victory over the Dragons in a Class 4 sectional...

Notre Dame girls soccer team kicks aside Hillsboro in Class 2 sectional (05/22/13)
The members of the Notre Dame girls soccer team knew that their opponents had never been in the situation they were in Tuesday night, and they wanted to make sure the Hillsboro players felt the pressure. "Tonight we really wanted to try to get out to a fast start, at least defensively, to put some pressure on them," Notre Dame coach Jeff Worley said. "It's their first time as a district winner and being at this round, and so we wanted to try to establish some presence."...

Notre Dame advances in Class 4 (05/22/13)
Justin Landewee pitched six innings of five-hit ball and Cody DeBrock belted a grand-slam home run as host Notre Dame defeated Ste. Genevieve 10-0 in a Class 4 District 2 sectional Wednesday night. The Bulldogs (25-6) broke open a scoreless game with six runs in the fifth inning, highlighted by DeBrock's blast. Josh Haggerty also drove in a run with a single, and Chase Simmons drew a bases-loaded walk just prior to DeBrock's homer...

Notre Dame girls soccer team kicks aside Hillsboro in Class 2 sectional (05/22/13)
The members of the Notre Dame girls soccer team knew that their opponents had never been in the situation they were in Tuesday night, and they wanted to make sure the Hillsboro players felt the pressure. "Tonight we really wanted to try to get out to a fast start, at least defensively, to put some pressure on them," Notre Dame coach Jeff Worley said. "It's their first time as a district winner and being at this round, and so we wanted to try to establish some presence."...

Notre Dame sectional baseball game is today (05/22/13)
The Notre Dame sectional baseball game against Ste. Genevieve was pushed back until today due to of inclement weather Tuesday. Notre Dame, which won the Class 4 District 1 title last week, will host the District 2 champion Dragons at 5 p.m. today. Two other local baseball teams will play quarterfinal games today as originally scheduled. Oran will host Naylor in a 4 p.m. Class 1 contest, while Chaffee will visit Holcomb for a 4 p.m. Class 2 game...

Southeast Missourian player of the week: Notre Dame's Jack Litzelfelner (05/22/13)
Litzelfelner capped a spectacular freshman season by claiming the biggest title in high school golf: State champion.

College signings (05/20/13)
Notre Dame senior Justin Landewee signed to play baseball at John Wood Community College in Quincy, Ill. Landewee, who is 9-1 on the mound for the Bulldogs this season, recently was voted the SEMO Conference co-player of the year. Jackson senior Laban Petzoldt signed to play baseball with Lincoln Junior College in Lincoln, Ill. Petzoldt was first-team all-SEMO Conference and first-team Class 5 District 1 this season as an infielder...

Jackson's Wright qualifies for state meet in four events (05/19/13)
Jackson, Central and Notre Dame all had impressive performances in qualifying various athletes for the Classes 3 and 4 state track & field meet set for May 24 and 25 in Jefferson City, Mo. The top four finishers in each event at Saturday's sectional made the cut...

Notre Dame tennis team wins sectional before losing quarterfinal (05/19/13)
The Notre Dame boys tennis team concluded its season with a 6-0 loss to host John Burroughs in the Class 1 quarterfinals Saturday. The Bulldogs, who finished their season with an 11-4 record in duals, had beaten Windsor 5-1 in the Class 1 sectionals earlier in the day...

Jackson's Wright qualifies for state meet in four events (05/19/13)
Jackson, Central and Notre Dame all had impressive performances in qualifying various athletes for the Classes 3 and 4 state track & field meet set for May 24 and 25 in Jefferson City, Mo. The top four finishers in each event at Saturday's sectional made the cut...

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

Notre Dame soccer team follows plan to a T-itle (05/17/13)
Notre Dame soccer coach Jeff Worley devised the perfect game plan for the Bulldogs' Class 2 District 1 championship game Thursday against Farmington. Too bad he wasn't around to see the result. Family obligations prevented Worley from seeing his team dominate the Knights in a 3-0 win at Central High School that earned Notre Dame (13-8) its second straight district title...

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

Notre Dame soccer team follows plan to a T-itle (05/17/13)
Notre Dame soccer coach Jeff Worley devised the perfect game plan for the Bulldogs' Class 2 District 1 championship game Thursday against Farmington. Too bad he wasn't around to see the result. Family obligations prevented Worley from seeing his team dominate the Knights in a 3-0 win at Central High School that earned Notre Dame (13-8) its second straight district title...

Five Kennett players make SEMO Conference all-conference baseball team (05/17/13)
Five Kennett baseball players recently received recognition on the SEMO Conference all-conference baseball team. Kennett shortstop Kevonte Mitchell and Kennett left fielder Akeem Nelson were selected first-team all-conference. Mitchell finished the season with a .373 batting average, team-high three home runs and team-high 23 RBIs. Nelson batted .338 with 13 RBIs, one home run and 10 stolen bases...

Devastation (05/16/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- With the staff ace on the mound needing three outs to win a district championship, Sikeston was probably feeling pretty good about itself in Wednesday's Class 4, District 1 title game against Notre Dame...

Haines' walk-off single in 8th gives ND a classic win (05/16/13)
Most observers expected a tight battle between two evenly matched baseball teams. What transpired was an instant classic in front of an overflow crowd estimated at about 350 fans at Notre Dame Regional High School Wednesday night. In a Class 4 District 1 tournament championship game that literally could have gone either way, Notre Dame scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning and then scored again in the eighth to beat Sikeston 4-3 in walk-off fashion...

Devastation (05/16/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- With the staff ace on the mound needing three outs to win a district championship, Sikeston was probably feeling pretty good about itself in Wednesday's Class 4, District 1 title game against Notre Dame...

Haines' walk-off single gives Notre Dame classic win (05/16/13)
MARTY MISHOW SEMO News Service CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Most observers expected a tight battle between two evenly matched baseball teams. What transpired was an instant classic in front of an overflow crowd estimated at about 350 fans at Notre Dame Regional High School Wednesday night...

Haines' walk-off single in 8th gives ND a classic win (05/16/13)
Most observers expected a tight battle between two evenly matched baseball teams. What transpired was an instant classic in front of an overflow crowd estimated at about 350 fans at Notre Dame Regional High School Wednesday night. In a Class 4 District 1 tournament championship game that literally could have gone either way, Notre Dame scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning and then scored again in the eighth to beat Sikeston 4-3 in walk-off fashion...

Notre Dame's Litzelfelner wins Class 3 state championship (05/15/13)
Notre Dame freshman Jack Litzelfelner turned a great freshman golf season into a spectacular one Tuesday. Slight of physical stature, Litzelfelner stood tall at the Class 3 state golf tournament at Sedalia Country Club in Sedalia, Mo., by winning the individual state championship...

Sikeston loses extra inning heartbreaker to Notre Dame in Class 4, District 1 title game (05/15/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Notre Dame baseball team captured its first district title since 2010 with a thrilling eight-inning 4-3 win over rival Sikeston on Wednesday in the Class 4, District 1 championship game at Notre Dame High School...

Sikeston loses heartbreaker to Notre Dame in Class 4, District 1 title game (05/15/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Notre Dame baseball team captured its first district title since 2010 with a thrilling eight-inning 4-3 win over rival Sikeston on Wednesday in the Class 4, District 1 championship game at Notre Dame High School...

Kennett's Bryce McPherson places 11th at Class 3 state golf tournament (05/15/13)
SEDALIA, Mo. - Kennett senior Bryce McPherson concluded his high school golf career as a state medalists Tuesday afternoon at the Class 3 state golf tournament. McPherson finished in outright 11th place among the 89 golfers who competed at the Class 3 state golf tournament at Sedalia Country Club in Sedalia, Mo. The Top 15 golfers receive all-state recognition at the state tournament...

High school roundup: Notre Dame girls soccer team reaches district final (05/15/13)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Kennett's Bryce McPherson places 11th at Class 3 state golf tournament (05/15/13)
SEDALIA, Mo. - Kennett senior Bryce McPherson concluded his high school golf career as a state medalists Tuesday afternoon at the Class 3 state golf tournament. McPherson finished in outright 11th place among the 89 golfers who competed at the Class 3 state golf tournament at Sedalia Country Club in Sedalia, Mo. The Top 15 golfers receive all-state recognition at the state tournament...

Notre Dame's Litzelfelner wins Class 3 state championship (05/15/13)
Notre Dame freshman Jack Litzelfelner turned a great freshman golf season into a spectacular one Tuesday. Slight of physical stature, Litzelfelner stood tall at the Class 3 state golf tournament at Sedalia Country Club in Sedalia, Mo., by winning the individual state championship...

High school roundup: Notre Dame girls soccer team reaches district final (05/15/13)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Still got it (05/14/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Sikeston's Doug Still was faced with a dilemma entering the 2013 baseball season. Girls? Or Baseball? Luckily for the Bulldogs, he chose the later. The junior had 10 strikeouts in six innings on the mound as the Sikeston Bulldogs defeated Kennett 3-0 Monday during the semifinals of the Class 4, District 1 tournament at Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau...

Perryville eliminates Dexter from district baseball tourney (05/14/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Perryville scored twice in the 7th inning to eliminate Dexter from the Class 3, District 1 baseball tournament, 4-3, Saturday at Notre Dame Regional High School. The late rally by the Pirates spoiled a complete game pitching performace by Dexter senior Brad Potts...

Bearcats land two on SEMO first-team all conference baseball squad (05/14/13)
Dexter senior Brad Potts and junior Cody Neldon were recently voted first-team all SEMO Conference in baseball. Potts, a shortstop and pitcher for the Bearcats, made the team as an infielder, while Neldon, who played an outstanding center field for the 'Cats, made the team as an outfielder...

Still got it -- Doug Still strikes out 10 in district semifinal win over Kennett (05/14/13)
Doug Still had 10 strikeouts in six innings on the mound as the Sikeston Bulldogs defeated Kennett 3-0 Monday during the semifinals of the Class 4, District 1 tournament at Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau.

Kennett drops district baseball semifinal to Sikeston 3-0 (05/14/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett Indians baseball program suffered a season-ending 3-0 loss to the Sikeston Bulldogs in a Class 4, District 1, semifinal at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Monday evening. Second-seeded Sikeston scored a run in the first inning and two runs in the second inning off of Kennett starting pitcher Payton Raspberry...

Notre Dame golfers occupy second at state tournament (05/14/13)
The Notre Dame golf team is in an apparent two-team showdown for the Class 3 golf title at Sedalia Country Club in Sedalia, Mo. The Bulldogs, seeking their first state championship in the sport, finished the first day of the two-round tournament two strokes behind MICDS, which posted a 308 total Monday...

Notre Dame baseball team advances to district title game (05/14/13)
The Bulldogs defeated Perryville 12-2 in six innings in the Class 4 District 1 semifinals By Marty Mishow Southeast Missourian The Perryville High School baseball team could not have gotten off to a better start in its bid to pull off a monumental upset...

Notre Dame golfers occupy second at state tournament (05/14/13)
The Notre Dame golf team is in an apparent two-team showdown for the Class 3 golf title at Sedalia Country Club in Sedalia, Mo. The Bulldogs, seeking their first state championship in the sport, finished the first day of the two-round tournament two strokes behind MICDS, which posted a 308 total Monday...

Notre Dame baseball team advances to district title game (05/14/13)
~The Bulldogs defeated Perryville 12-2 in six innings in the Class 4 District 1 semifinals The Perryville High School baseball team could not have gotten off to a better start in its bid to pull off a monumental upset...

Still, Sikeston top Kennett 3-0 to advance to district finals (05/13/13)
Behind 10 strikeouts from Doug Still, Sikeston defeated Kennett 3-0 Monday during the Class 4, District 1 semifinals at Notre Dame High School.

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

Notre Dame's Landewee, Jackson's Eddy selected SEMO Conference co-players of the year in baseball (05/13/13)
Notre Dame senior Justin Landewee and Jackson senior Steven Eddy were recently honored as SEMO Conference co-players of the year. Jackson's Tatum Kitchen and Notre Dame's Jeff Graviett, whose squads shared the regular-season SEMO Conference title, were voted co-coaches of the year. Jackson also captured the SEMO Conference tournament crown...

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

Kennett run-rules Fredericktown 12-2 in Class 4, District 1, baseball quarterfinal (05/11/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Kennett senior Collin Smith gave his team exactly what it needed Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the Class 4, District 1, baseball tournament at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau, Mo. An efficient start on the mound...

Six Sikeston players named all-conference (05/11/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Six Sikeston Bulldogs baseball players were named to the SEMO All-Conference team. Pitcher Trey Tigart and infielder Cord Sheehy were named to the first team. Jarett Sandlin, Gavin O'Brien, Colton Black and Josh Hampton were all named as honorable mention selections...

Dexter netters fall in district finale (05/10/13)
They say its hard to beat a team three times in one season. The Dexter Bearcats tennis team would agree. After recording two regular season wins over Notre Dame Regional High School, the Dexter Bearcats came up short in the third meeting of the two schools in the finals of the Class 1, District 1 tournament...

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

Local throwers are finding success in waves (05/10/13)
Catching a 12-pound boys shot or a discus is not recommended. Catching the fever for those events ... well, that's a different matter. It seems to be spreading among local athletes, and contraction can come in a multitude of ways. For Notre Dame all-state senior Seth Sievers, it started with being dropped on his head on a wrestling mat as a freshman. For Jackson senior Paden Wachter, it came at the urging of her dad, Jackson track and field coach Steve Wachter, as an 8-year-old...

High school roundup: Scott City baseball team defeats Oak Ridge (05/10/13)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

ND blanks Chaffee, breaks skid (05/09/13)
The Notre Dame Regional High School baseball team failed to break out of its offensive funk. But the Bulldogs did break their losing streak, which made for a happy Senior Day. Notre Dame scored all its runs over the first two innings and Justin Landewee fired a five-hit shutout to beat Chaffee 3-0 Wednesday in a well-played and well-pitched battle of area powers...

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

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

ND blanks Chaffee, breaks skid (05/09/13)
The Notre Dame Regional High School baseball team failed to break out of its offensive funk. But the Bulldogs did break their losing streak, which made for a happy Senior Day. Notre Dame scored all its runs over the first two innings and Justin Landewee fired a five-hit shutout to beat Chaffee 3-0 Wednesday in a well-played and well-pitched battle of area powers...

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

Smith's single in the bottom of the seventh beats East Carter (05/08/13)
SIKESTON -- With the game on the line, the Sikeston Bulldogs had the right guy up in the right situation. With the score tied 1-1 and the bases loaded with one out, Sikeston senior Patrick Smith delivered the game-winning hit with a line drive single into centerfield to defeat East Carter 2-1 on Senior Night Tuesday at VFW Stadium...

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

Bulldogs ride home-course advantage to earn state bid (05/07/13)
The final six feet of Notre Dame golfer Brady Dixon's Class 3 Sectional 1 round spoke volumes Monday at Bent Creek. Dixon's aggressive 6-foot par attempt firmly struck the back of the hole and hopped up and to the right side of the cup, attesting to the adventures and perils that kept all but two of the 51 golfers in the qualifying field at 80 or above...

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

Bulldogs ride home-course advantage to earn state bid (05/07/13)
The final six feet of Notre Dame golfer Brady Dixon's Class 3 Sectional 1 round spoke volumes Monday at Bent Creek. Dixon's aggressive 6-foot par attempt firmly struck the back of the hole and hopped up and to the right side of the cup, attesting to the adventures and perils that kept all but two of the 51 golfers in the qualifying field at 80 or above...

Kennett's Bryce McPherson advances to Class 3 state golf tournament (05/07/13)
JACKSON, Mo. - Kennett senior Bryce McPherson qualified for the state golf tournament for a third straight season Monday afternoon. McPherson shot 84 at the 6,548-yard par-72 Bent Creek Golf Club in Jackson, Mo., Monday afternoon. "I'm pretty excited," McPherson said. "I worked pretty hard and put in a lot of practice. Hopefully that will pay off when it comes time to compete at state next week."...

Local basketball coach White inducted into MBCA' s HOF (05/05/13)
Former local girls high school basketball coach Randy White recently was inducted into the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mo. White compiled a 467-231 record during stints at Scott City and Delta...

High school roundup: Scott City slams loss on Royals (05/03/13)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Sikeston pitching silences Bulldogs' bats (05/02/13)
The Notre Dame Regional High School baseball team's offense has been in a serious funk the past two days. Notre Dame coach Jeff Graviett and his players are quick to credit opposing pitchers, but senior catcher Chase Simmons said some of the blame lies with the Bulldogs...

Sikeston nabs third over Notre Dame (05/02/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- They may have been out of the championship hunt, but the Sikeston Bulldogs still had something to fight for Wednesday as they took on Notre Dame in the third place game of the SEMO Conference Tournament at Notre Dame High School...

Sikeston pitching silences Bulldogs' bats (05/02/13)
The Notre Dame Regional High School baseball team's offense has been in a serious funk the past two days. Notre Dame coach Jeff Graviett and his players are quick to credit opposing pitchers, but senior catcher Chase Simmons said some of the blame lies with the Bulldogs...

Sikeston topples Notre Dame for third in SEMO Conference (05/01/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- They may have been out of the championship hunt, but the Sikeston Bulldogs still had something to fight for Wednesday as they took on Notre Dame in the third place game of the SEMO Conference Tournament.

Sikeston edged by Jackson in SEMO Conference semifinals (05/01/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- They peppered seven hits throughout seven innings, but couldn't string any of them together. Although the Sikeston Bulldogs out-hit the Jackson Indians by a margin of four, the fourth-seeded Bulldogs couldn't overcome Jackson's ironclad defense as Sikeston fell 2-1 during the SEMO Conference baseball tournament semifinals at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau...

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

Mules lefty silences Notre Dame offense in semifinals of SEMO Conference baseball tournament (05/01/13)
Poplar Bluff blanked the Bulldogs 4-0 to reach the title game

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

Sikeston falls short in SEMO Conference semifinals, edged by Jackson 2-1 (04/30/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs were upended by the top-seeded Jackson Indians 2-1 Tuesday during the SEMO Conference baseball tournament semifinals at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. The Bulldogs, who out-hit Jackson 7-3, couldn't quite string together enough offense to topple the Indians who scored both of their runs in the second inning...

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

Moving on (04/30/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Quality at-bats can sometimes be the biggest difference maker. The Sikeston Bulldogs' plate persistence landed them a five-run inning which was the eventual difference maker Monday as they defeated Kennett 10-6 during the first round of the SEMO Conference Tournament at VFW Memorial Stadium in Sikeston...

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

Notre Dame baseball team pounces on New Madrid, earns spot in SEMO Conference tourney semis (04/30/13)
Notre Dame starting pitcher Graham Ruopp struck out the side in the top of the first inning. Chase Urhahn hit the third pitch he saw over the fence in right field to lead off the bottom of the first inning. It was that kind of day for the Bulldogs. Ruopp hurled a three-hitter, and Notre Dame erupted for four first-inning runs on its way to a 14-0 shellacking of visiting New Madrid County Central in the opening round of the SEMO Conference Tournament on Monday...

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.

Notre Dame baseball team pounces on New Madrid, earns spot in SEMO Conference tourney semis (04/30/13)
Notre Dame starting pitcher Graham Ruopp struck out the side in the top of the first inning. Chase Urhahn hit the third pitch he saw over the fence in right field to lead off the bottom of the first inning. It was that kind of day for the Bulldogs. Ruopp hurled a three-hitter, and Notre Dame erupted for four first-inning runs on its way to a 14-0 shellacking of visiting New Madrid County Central in the opening round of the SEMO Conference Tournament on Monday...

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

Kennett's Bryce McPherson and Aaron Beck qualify for Class 3 golf sectional (04/30/13)
FARMINGTON, Mo. - Two Kennett golfers extended their season Monday afternoon. Kennett's Bron McPherson and Aaron Beck both finished in the Top 15 at the district golf tournament Monday at Crown Pointe Golf Course in Farmington. McPherson finished tied for seventh with a round of (+14). Beck placed fifteenth with a round of (+18)...

SEMO Conference baseball tournament postponed (04/26/13)
Southeast Missourian The SEMO Conference baseball tournament, slated to begin Friday, has been postponed until Monday due to rain. First-round tournament games, which include Central at Jackson and New Madrid County Central at Notre Dame, will be played at 4 p.m. Monday...

Lady Eagles top Bernie, Chaffee rolls past Saxony (04/26/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles lit up the scoreboard in the fourth inning to put away the visiting Bernie Lady Mules Thursday, 11-5. The Lady Eagles posted six runs in the fourth to take a 7-1 lead. They scored one more run in the fifth and capped the game with three in the sixth...

Leopold's Stroder is the Southeast Missourian player of the year for boys basketball (04/26/13)
The Leopold High School gym would be Kyle Stroder's sanctuary, if Kyle Stroder were the kind of person who needed a sanctuary. But he is not, and so the Leopold High School gym instead is simply Kyle Stroder's second home.

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

Sikeston netters fall to Dexter (04/25/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs fell 9-0 to the visiting Dexter Bearcats on Wednesday. Two of the afternoon's six single pairings ended up in 8-0 shutouts while Christian Rehder came closest to a win. He fell to Kyle Willis 8-6...

Work ethic keys senior's success (04/25/13)
Of all the adjectives used to describe the play of Alayah Cooper-Johnson, one stands out above the others. Relentless. She has to be. Central's standout senior forward has spent the better part of her fledgling basketball career proving any and all doubters wrong. ...

Notre Dame girls soccer team hands first loss to Saxony Lutheran (04/24/13)
The Notre Dame girls soccer team did something Tuesday no other opponent had done against Saxony Lutheran this season: take a lead. And when the game was over, the Bulldogs did something else no team had done all year: beat the Crusaders. Annie Siebert's goal five minutes into the second half was all Notre Dame needed as the visiting Bulldogs blanked Saxony 1-0 on a windy, blustery day in a game dominated by defense...

Southeast Missourian player of the Week: Notre Dame's Jack Litzelfelner (04/24/13)
Litzelfelner continued his strong freshman season by claiming the medalist honor at the Jackson Invitational last week at Kimbeland Country Club.

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

Notre Dame erupts late to take down Sikeston (04/24/13)
SIKESTON -- Through four innings, Tuesday afternoon's baseball game between Sikeston and Notre Dame had all the makings of a typical classic contest between the two rivals. But Notre Dame was not interested in that. With Sikeston nursing a 1-0 lead, visiting Notre Dame erupted for 10 runs in the fifth and sixth innings to dispel any notion of a potential thriller, defeating the host Bulldogs 10-1 at VFW Stadium...

Notre Dame girls soccer team hands first loss to Saxony Lutheran (04/24/13)
The Notre Dame girls soccer team did something Tuesday no other opponent had done against Saxony Lutheran this season: take a lead. And when the game was over, the Bulldogs did something else no team had done all year: beat the Crusaders. Annie Siebert's goal five minutes into the second half was all Notre Dame needed as the visiting Bulldogs blanked Saxony 1-0 on a windy, blustery day in a game dominated by defense...

Notre Dame baseball team turns thriller vs. Sikeston into rout (04/24/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Through four innings, Tuesday's baseball game between Sikeston and Notre Dame had all the makings of a typical classic between the two rivals. But Notre Dame was not interested in posterity. With Sikeston nursing a 1-0 lead, Notre Dame erupted for 10 runs over the fifth and sixth innings to dispel any notion of a thriller, defeating Sikeston 10-1 at VFW Stadium...

Central soccer team defeats Bluff in OT (04/24/13)
The conditions were ugly but the result pretty for the Central girls soccer team Tuesday night at Whiteley Park in Poplar Bluff. Dealing with gusty winds the whole game and periods of misty rain over the last 20 minutes of the second half and into overtime, the Tigers broke thorough with 2 minutes, 47 seconds to play in overtime as sophomore Abby Shupert scored for a 1-0 win...

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

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

Notre Dame baseball team turns thriller vs. Sikeston into rout (04/24/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Through four innings, Tuesday's baseball game between Sikeston and Notre Dame had all the makings of a typical classic between the two rivals. But Notre Dame was not interested in posterity. With Sikeston nursing a 1-0 lead, Notre Dame erupted for 10 runs over the fifth and sixth innings to dispel any notion of a thriller, defeating Sikeston 10-1 at VFW Stadium...

Runaway (04/23/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- In what could easily be the prelude to a SEMO Conference Tournament matchup this weekend, the Notre Dame Bulldogs visited New Madrid County Central on Monday. Racking up 14 hits, the Bulldogs took an early two-run lead on the Eagles before running away in the later innings to a 12-0 final...

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

High school roundup: Central baseball ends 13-game slide vs. Affton (04/21/13)
All the local high school events reported Saturday to the Southeast Missourian.

Notre Dame baseball team gets small, wriggles past Triad (04/21/13)
Small ball paid big dividends for the Notre Dame baseball team Friday night. The Bulldogs coupled a leadoff triple with two infield errors, a bunt single, intentional walk and two sacrifice bunts in the bottom of the six inning to rally past Triad High of Troy, Ill., 3-2 Friday night to end play on the first day of the Notre Dame Showcase...

High school roundup: Central baseball ends 13-game slide vs. Affton (04/21/13)
All the local high school events reported Saturday to the Southeast Missourian.

Notre Dame's Fowler signs to play volleyball at Murray State (04/19/13)
Notre Dame senior Miranda Fowler got exactly what she hoped for when she signed her national letter of intent on Wednesday afternoon in her school's gym. "I really liked Murray before so then I got the opportunity to play volleyball there, and I was super excited because that's what I wanted to do," Fowler said...

Notre Dame girls throttle Perryville 4-1 (04/18/13)
The Notre Dame Regional High School girls soccer team was missing several key players due to injury. But the Bulldogs didn't miss a beat against visiting Perryville Wednesday. Notre Dame controlled play throughout and rolled to a 4-1 victory. "I was very pleased," said Notre Dame coach Jeff Worley after the Bulldogs evened their record at 6-6. "We've had to make a lot of adjustments the past couple of weeks. We've got five varsity players out...

Saxony sweeps road doubleheader (04/18/13)
The Saxony Lutheran baseball team swept a lopsided road doubleheader in Olive Branch, Ill., Wednesday. Saxony took the opener 9-0 and the nightcap 23-6 in five innings. Chase Steffens was the star in the opener, throwing a complete-game five-hit shutout and striking out 11. He also went 3 for 4, as did Ethan Mirly...

Notre Dame baseball team routs Scott City 11-0 (04/17/13)
Notre Dame scored eight runs over the final two innings to break open a tight game as the Bulldogs defeated host Scott City 11-0 on Tuesday. The Rams trailed 3-0 after five innings before the Bulldogs sealed their 15th victory with five runs in the sixth...

Notre Dame golfers set school record in winning Jackson Invitational (04/16/13)
There's been little doubt about who the best high school golfer in Southeast Missouri has been this spring pound for pound. The medalist for the Jackson Invitational on Monday was not so easy to figure. It took 18 holes and a three-man playoff that lasted two holes, but the best pound-for-pound golfer in the area proved he also might be the best outright after shooting a 1-under-par 70...

Sikeston finishes sixth at Jackson invitational (04/16/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs golf team finished sixth at the Jackson Invitational golf tournament Monday at Kimbeland Country Club. Sikeston, who scored a 329, was paced by Kirk Hoggatt's 74 which was good enough to place him tied for sixth throughout the field...

Notre Dame golfers set school record in winning Jackson Invitational (04/16/13)
There's been little doubt about who the best high school golfer in Southeast Missouri has been this spring pound for pound. The medalist for the Jackson Invitational on Monday was not so easy to figure. It took 18 holes and a three-man playoff that lasted two holes, but the best pound-for-pound golfer in the area proved he also might be the best outright after shooting a 1-under-par 70...

High school roundup: Central baseball team falls to Windsor rally (04/16/13)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Notre Dame all-stater Sievers will throw for Southeast Missouri State (04/15/13)
Notre Dame senior thrower Seth Sievers has signed a letter of intent with Southeast Missouri State for track and field. Sievers holds the school record in both the discus and shot put at Notre Dame, and he was all-state in both events as a junior, finishing fifth in the discus and seventh in the shot put...

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...

Jackson baseball team hands first home loss to Notre Dame (04/12/13)
The Jackson baseball team is having a strong season, but coach Tatum Kitchen said early offense has not been among the Indians' strengths. Jackson had no trouble in that area Thursday as the Indians notched arguably their most impressive win so far...

Dexter netters escape with 5-4 win to remain undefeated (04/12/13)
Dexter's tennis team picked up another win, but just barely. The Bearcats put their undefeated record on the line Thursday at home as they hosted district rival Notre Dame Regional High School. The outcome came down to the final match of the day, and a tiebreaker no less...

Jackson baseball team hands first home loss to Notre Dame (04/12/13)
The Jackson baseball team is having a strong season, but coach Tatum Kitchen said early offense has not been among the Indians' strengths. Jackson had no trouble in that area Thursday as the Indians notched arguably their most impressive win so far...

High school roundup: Notre Dame boys win Old Settlement Invitational (04/12/13)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Oran blasts four homers in rout (04/11/13)
Welcome to "Home Run Derby," Oran style. Alex Heuring, Kody Moore, Bear Hicks and Dustin Gebhardt each blasted a home run as the host Eagles routed Scott County Central 17-1 in boys baseball action Wednesday afternoon. Chance Tenkhoff was the winning pitcher. He threw two innings and gave up one run on two hits with five strikeouts...

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

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

Notre Dame baseball team shuts down Poplar Bluff (04/09/13)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Notre Dame pitchers Chase Urhahn and Justin Landewee cooled off Poplar Bluff's hot bats Monday. The pair combined for a three-hit shutout as the Bulldogs won 3-0 at Poplar Bluff in a matchup of unbeaten SEMO Conference teams...

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

Kennett baseball team splits pair at Cape Girardeau (04/09/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity baseball team split a pair of slugfests Saturday afternoon at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Kennett outlasted the Festus, Mo., Tigers 10-9 in eight innings in its first game Saturday before dropping the nightcap 9-5 to the host Notre Dame Bulldogs. ...

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.

Notre Dame steamrolls Central, 8-0 (04/07/13)
The Central girls soccer team stayed close for one half of its game Friday night against Notre Dame, but six goals in the second half put the game out of reach as the Bulldogs cruised to an 8-0 win over the Tigers. "They really tried to clog it up, especially early on in the game they did a good job at that," Notre Dame coach Jeff Worley said. "I think as the game went on we were able to find space on the outside a little bit more and try to open them up a little more, and that helped us out."...

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.

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

Ruffin, Jones among media all-state picks (04/04/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Missouri media all-state basketball teams were released today and once again Southeast Missouri was well represented. Topping the list on the boy's side is a pair of Sikeston Bulldogs in Vashawn Ruffin and J.T. Jones. Ruffin earned first-team honors in Class 4 while Jones was selected for the second-team...

Unbeaten Notre Dame tops Dexter (04/04/13)
Stephen Brennan belted a triple and went 2 for 2 at the plate Wednesday as the Notre Dame baseball team defeated visiting Dexter 4-2 to remain unbeaten on the season. Pitcher Justin Landewee picked up his third win of the season. He threw a complete-game three-hitter with 11 strikeouts and two walks...

Kennett baseball team run-rules Caruthersville 14-3 (04/04/13)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The Kennett Indians baseball program extended its winning-streak to five games Wednesday afternoon with a convincing 14-3 road win against the Caruthersville Tigers. Kennett led 6-0 after two innings and 8-0 after four innings before Caruthersville calculated all three of its runs in the bottom of the fifth to trim the deficit to 8-3. Kennett added a run in the sixth and five runs in the seventh to set the final score...

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

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

Unbeaten Notre Dame baseball team sweeps Central (04/02/13)
The Notre Dame Regional High School baseball team already had pulled off two final-inning comebacks during its first six games of the season. Chalk up another for the Bulldogs -- and this one might have been the sweetest yet because it came against their arch rivals...

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

Jackson girls soccer team remains perfect (04/02/13)
The Indians improved to 9-0 with a 3-0 victory over Notre Dame

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

Unbeaten Notre Dame baseball team sweeps Central (04/02/13)
The Notre Dame Regional High School baseball team already had pulled off two final-inning comebacks during its first six games of the season. Chalk up another for the Bulldogs -- and this one might have been the sweetest yet because it came against their arch rivals...

Rebound win (03/29/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Just one day after getting shutout by Notre Dame, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs came out of their offensive rut in time for Thursday's game against Ann-Jonesboro, Ill. Led by a two-goal effort from freshman Torrie Helmes the Lady Bulldogs held off a late push by the Lady Wildcats for a 2-1 win that leaves them just one game under the .500 mark on the season...

ND offense backs Landewee's no-hitter (03/28/13)
The Notre Dame Regional High School baseball team had been sluggish offensively through five games despite winning all of them. Notre Dame finally got its bats untracked in the bottom of the fifth inning Wednesday against visiting Fredericktown -- which sealed Justin Landewee's no-hitter without him having to return to the mound...

Jackson boys, girls sweep track meet (03/28/13)
Host Jackson placed first in both divisions at Wednesday's four-team track and field meet. Jackson's Paden Wachter set a personal record in the discus with a first-place throw of 137 feet, seven inches. She also won the shot put. Jackson's girls had one other double individual winner as Chelsea Drum captured the 800 and 1,600 meter runs...

Bulldog netters drop match to ND, NMCC tops Pirates with dramatic win (03/28/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Despite a couple of big wins in singles competition, the Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team fell 7-2 on the road to Notre Dame Wednesday. Two of Sikeston's top three seeded players, Layton Jones and Wade Gadberry, won their matches in a best-of-three-set format. Christian Rehder was able to split the first two sets with his opponent Byron Reeves, but ultimately fell 10-8 in the final set...

Offensive lapse (03/28/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Without the services of their most dangerous goal scorer, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs soccer team has seen their offense take a tremendous hit. Their lack of offensive firepower generated mostly from Madison Chaney in the past was most evident Wednesday when Sikeston fell to the visiting Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs 3-0...

Jackson boys, girls sweep track meet (03/28/13)
Host Jackson placed first in both divisions at Wednesday's four-team track and field meet. Jackson's Paden Wachter set a personal record in the discus with a first-place throw of 137 feet, seven inches. She also won the shot put. Jackson's girls had one other double individual winner as Chelsea Drum captured the 800 and 1,600 meter runs...

ND offense backs Landewee's no-hitter (03/28/13)
The Notre Dame Regional High School baseball team had been sluggish offensively through five games despite winning all of them. Notre Dame finally got its bats untracked in the bottom of the fifth inning Wednesday against visiting Fredericktown -- which sealed Justin Landewee's no-hitter without him having to return to the mound...

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...

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

High school roundup: Jackson girls soccer team blisters Central 10-0 (03/27/13)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Bluejays lose both in DH, Red Devils take two from Bell City (03/25/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Bluejays were left still searching for their first win after a pair of losses Saturday at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. Opening the doubleheader, the Bluejays fell 14-0 to Herculaneum with starting pitcher Trey Watkins taking the loss, but also providing Charleston with it's only hit...

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...

Jackson girls soccer team wins Noon Optimist tournament (03/24/13)
The Jackson girls soccer team knew it was just a matter of time. Justin McMullen knew it, too. The Indians coach, though, nearly had it down to the minute. Jackson freshman forward Cassidi Tomsu scored with 4 minutes, 14 seconds left to give the Indians a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Marion (Ill.) in the final of the Cape Noon Optimist Club Tournament on Saturday afternoon...

High school roundup: Chaffee baseball team sweeps Bell City (03/24/13)
All the local high school events reported Saturday to the Southeast Missourian.

Jackson girls soccer team wins Noon Optimist tournament (03/24/13)
The Jackson girls soccer team knew it was just a matter of time. Justin McMullen knew it, too. The Indians coach, though, nearly had it down to the minute. Jackson freshman forward Cassidi Tomsu scored with 4 minutes, 14 seconds left to give the Indians a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Marion (Ill.) in the final of the Cape Noon Optimist Club Tournament on Saturday afternoon...

High school roundup: Chaffee baseball team sweeps Bell City (03/24/13)
All the local high school events reported Saturday to the Southeast Missourian.

March 23, 2013 Scoreboard (03/23/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Ruffin named Class 4 Player of the Year (03/23/13)
After a stellar senior campaign, Sikeston's Vashawn Ruffin was named Class 4's Player of the Year by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Ruffin helped lead the Bulldogs to a third place finish at the Show-Me Showdown after averaging 16.4 points, 6.6 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game...

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

March 22, 2013 Scoreboard (03/22/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Ruffin and Harris awarded top honors in SEMO Conference (03/21/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- The 55th annual Poplar Bluff Letter Club Basketball Banquet was held on Wednesday to honor the All-SEMO Conference basketball teams. Topping the list this year was Sikeston senior Vashawn Ruffin, who was presented with the John Gibbs Award for the most outstanding boys basketball player in the SEMO Conference. ...

Leopold girls romp in season opener (03/21/13)
The Leopold softball team couldn't have asked for a better way to debut its spring season Wednesday. The Wildcats scored 21 runs in the first inning and blistered host Bell City 45-0 in a game stopped after three innings by the mercy rule. Ashlyn Bucher belted a grand slam, a triple and went 4 for 4 to lead Leopold's offense...

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

Local teams fit inside final basketball rankings (03/20/13)
The Sikeston Bulldogs grabbed third place during the Class 4 Show-Me Showdown. They remained No. 3 after the final rankings were tallied. The 2012-13 final basketball poll has been released telling where teams fell within the top 10 in Missouri. The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association/MOsports.com basketball poll was selected by a panel of coaches representing each of the eight MBCA districts and each of the five Missouri basketball classes...

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

Bulldogs start season with quad victory (03/19/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs golf team started their season with a win Monday at the Fox Haven Country Club in Sikeston. The Bulldogs defeated three other teams in a quad match with a team score of 161. Kennett finished second with a 193 and Malden tallied a 22. New Madrid County Central did not total a team score because they have just two players...

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...

Sikeston enters season with renewed attitude (03/16/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- It still weighs heavily on their minds, but the Sikeston Bulldogs baseball team is itching to erase the disheartening way their season ended last year. Just one out away from closing out the seventh-seeded DeSoto Dragons in the Class 4, District 1 tournament, Sikeston booted two balls in the field and allowed DeSoto to take a 3-2 advantage in the top of the seventh inning which led to their early exit...

Preview: Numbers of the rise for Kennett track team (03/15/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett track coach Ben Foster is pleased with the turnout heading into the 2013 spring track season. Less than a week before the start of track season the Kennett Indians track team has 42 athletes on its roster. The roster is composed of seven seniors, seven juniors, 16 sophomores and 12 freshmen...

2013 Notre Dame Boys Tennis Schedule (03/15/13)

2013 Notre Dame Girls Soccer Schedule (03/15/13)

Youth movement hoping to pay off for Sikeston Lady Bulldogs' soccer team (03/14/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- After watching their record slip below the .500 mark in 2012, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs soccer team is hoping to see the results of last year's youth movement pay off when it kicks off the new season in the coming weeks...

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...

On to the next one (03/05/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com PARK HILLS -- Since their loss to New Madrid County Central, the Sikeston Bulldogs have turned on a different switch. They rolled through the remainder of the regular season following the defeat and turned, what could have been, two closely contested district games into one-sided affairs...

Dexter back in playoffs after scare (03/05/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Their district title may have come with a lot more drama than they'd have liked, but for the third straight year the Dexter Lady Bearcats are back in sectionals. They'll face the North County Lady Raiders, winners of Class 4, District 2, Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. at MIneral Area College in Park Hills...

Oran boys basketball team solves problem before the buzzer (03/04/13)
Southeast Missourian ~ Oran basketball coach Joe Shoemaker said getting a good last-second shot was something his team would "work on a little bit" after the Eagles'64-52 overtime win against Elsberry in a Class 2 sectional Wednesday night. Oran had a chance to win that game in regulation, but couldn't get a shot off before the buzzer after inbounding with 11.5 seconds left...

Oran boys basketball team solves problem before the buzzer (03/04/13)
Oran basketball coach Joe Shoemaker said getting a good last-second shot was something his team would "work on a little bit" after the Eagles'64-52 overtime win against Elsberry in a Class 2 sectional Wednesday night. Oran had a chance to win that game in regulation, but couldn't get a shot off before the buzzer after inbounding with 11.5 seconds left...

District thriller (03/01/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Even when she purposely missed a shot, Hannah Noe was making all the right moves. With two seconds left and the Dexter Lady Bearcats ahead by one point, Noe stepped to the free throw line to give her team a bit more separation. She sank the first and was about to let go of her second when the call from the sideline told her to miss it...

Dexter makes it 3-straight district titles (03/01/13)
Dexter's Lady Bearcats began their playoff run with a thrilling 48-46 win over Notre Dame Regional High School to claim the Class 4, District 1 championship Thursday night at the Bearcat Event Center. The win made it three-straight district championships for the Lady Bearcats, who have also claimed four of the last five titles. Dexter, ranked No. 5 in the most recent MBCA polls, improved to 24-3 on the season...

District thriller (03/01/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Even when she purposely missed a shot, Hannah Noe was making all the right moves. With two seconds left and the Dexter Lady Bearcats ahead by one point, Noe stepped to the free throw line to give her team a bit more separation. She sank the first and was about to let go of her second when the call from the sideline told her to miss it...

Notre Dame girls basketball team's upset bid falls short against Dexter (03/01/13)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The Notre Dame girls were right where they wanted to be: tied 41-41 with Dexter in the final moments of their Class 4 District 1 championship game, an opportunity to upset the state's fifth-ranked team within their grasp. It just wasn't to be...

Kennett boys suffer season-ending loss to Sikeston (02/28/13)
DEXTER, Mo. - Kennett's quest to end four-time defending champion Sikeston's reign as district champs came up a few points shy in a Class 4, District 1, boys semifinal at Dexter High School Tuesday night. The top-seeded Sikeston Bulldogs opened up a 44-29 lead against the fourth seeded Kennett Indians by halftime. ...

Central boys basketball team reaches district final, turns aside ND in overtime (02/27/13)
Central reached the Class 4 District 1 final with a 61-55 victory

Sikeston defeats Kennett, eyes fifth-straight district title (02/27/13)
DEXTER, Mo. - Kennett's quest to end four-time defending champion Sikeston's reign as district champs came up a few points shy in a Class 4, District 1, boys semifinal at Dexter High School Tuesday night. The top-seeded Sikeston Bulldogs opened up a 44-29 lead against the fourth seeded Kennett Indians by halftime. ...

Central reaches boys title game (02/27/13)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The fourth and final installment of the Central vs. Notre Dame boys basketball season series may have been the most exciting and certainly had the most at stake. Regardless of the circumstances, it was the same result. The second-seeded Tigers outlasted third-seeded Notre Dame 61-55 in overtime Tuesday night for their fourth victory over the Bulldogs this year, this one earning them a spot in the Class 4 District 1 tournament championship game against top-seeded Sikeston...

Bulldogs reach eighth-straight district championship (02/27/13)
DEXTER -- For the first time in seven years, Sikeston will face a team other than Notre Dame for the district championship. Top-seeded Sikeston did its part, holding off No. 4 seed Kennett 84-71 in the first semifinal matchup, but second-seeded Cape Central defeated No. 3 Notre Dame 61-55 in overtime in the other semifinal to snap a streak of eight straight district final appearances by Notre Dame...

Central boys basketball team reaches district final, turns aside ND in overtime (02/27/13)
Central reached the Class 4 District 1 final with a 61-55 victory

Notre Dame girls basketball team reaches district final with win over Central (02/26/13)
Notre Dame fended off rival Central to reach the Class 4 District 1 championship game

Defense leads Dexter past Perryville in lopsided district semifinal 61-27 (02/26/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Fighting through nagging injuries that hampered their lineup and the absence of their head coach, the Dexter Lady Bearcats kicked off their Class 4, District title defense Monday with a win over Perryville. Brittany Harris led the effort with 18 points while Paige Patterson chipped in 12 points to guide Dexter to a 61-27 rout that once again put the Lady Bearcats back in the championship game...

Notre Dame advances to girls district championship (02/26/13)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Central may have shown its mettle, but Notre Dame showed its might. Notre Dame prevailed in a matchup of Cape rivals Monday night, winning 64-41 in a Class 4 District 1 semifinal game that was much closer than the final score indicated...

Notre Dame girls basketball team reaches district final with win over Central (02/26/13)
Notre Dame fended off rival Central to reach the Class 4 District 1 championship game

End of the line (02/25/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Sikeston girls basketball coach Matt Schonhoff knew if his team had any shot of upsetting Cape Central in the first round of the district tournament, they would have to find a way to contain Alayah Cooper-Johnson...

Notre Dame girls will begin district play without point guard Powers (02/25/13)
The path through the Class 4 District 1 playoffs just got a little more difficult for the Notre Dame girls basketball team. The Bulldogs (20-5), who defeated Poplar Bluff 54-48 Friday night, will be without starting point guard Karsen Powers for the forseeable future. Powers, a junior, was admitted to St. Louis Children's Hospital last week with a staph infection...

Notre Dame boys basketball team thumps Perryville in district opener (02/24/13)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Any thoughts Perryville had of an upset in the first round of the Class 4 District 1 boys basketball tournament were quickly shredded by a Notre Dame buzz saw. The Bulldogs, seeded third in the district, scored early and often, hitting 11 three-pointers on their way to an impressive 82-44 victory over the No. 6 Pirates...

Notre Dame girls basketball team closes regular season with victory (02/24/13)
The Notre Dame girls basketball team closed its regular season with a 54-48 home win against Poplar Bluff on Friday. Annie Siebert scored 15 points, had five steals and four rebounds for the Bulldogs. Miranda Fowler added 13 points, while Shelby Beussink had 11 points and five rebounds. Madeline Rosenquist finished with six steals...

Notre Dame boys basketball team thumps Perryville in district opener (02/24/13)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Any thoughts Perryville had of an upset in the first round of the Class 4 District 1 boys basketball tournament were quickly shredded by a Notre Dame buzz saw. The Bulldogs, seeded third in the district, scored early and often, hitting 11 three-pointers on their way to an impressive 82-44 victory over the No. 6 Pirates...

Notre Dame girls basketball team closes regular season with victory (02/24/13)
The Notre Dame girls basketball team closed its regular season with a 54-48 home win against Poplar Bluff on Friday. Annie Siebert scored 15 points, had five steals and four rebounds for the Bulldogs. Miranda Fowler added 13 points, while Shelby Beussink had 11 points and five rebounds. Madeline Rosenquist finished with six steals...

Class 4, District 1 tournament will kickoff Saturday (02/21/13)
DEXTER -- The first round of the Class 4, District 1 boys and girls basketball tournament will begin Saturday at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs will play the first game of the tournament at 1 p.m. when they face off against the third seeded Cape Central Lady Tigers...

Tough season continues: 'Cats fall to Notre Dame (02/20/13)
The host Bulldogs led 41-20 at halftime and won easily to wrap up the regular season with a win. Quinn Poythress scored 15 points to lead Notre Dame (14-11). Clayton Jansen had 13 points, while Grant Ressel added 10 points for the Bulldogs. The Bearcats fell to 7-15...

Oran, Advance will meet again in district finale (02/20/13)
BISMARCK (SMNS) -- The Oran and Advance boys basketball teams will have a fourth meeting this season to decide the Class 2 District 3 Tournament championship. Kody Moore scored 23 points to help top-seeded Oran edge No. 4 Chaffee 68-60 in Tuesday's first semifinal at Bismarck High School in Bismarck...

High school roundup: Oran, Advance will meet for district basketball title (02/20/13)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Oran, Advance will meet for district title (02/20/13)
The Oran and Advance boys basketball teams will have a fourth meeting this season to decide the Class 2 District 3 Tournament championship. Kody Moore scored 23 points to help top-seeded Oran edge No. 4 Chaffee 68-60 in Tuesday's first semifinal at Bismarck High School in Bismarck, Mo...

February 19, 2013 Scoreboard (02/19/13)
All the high school basketball scores reported to Semoball.com.

Reisenbichler places second at state meet (02/17/13)
The knee injury that cost Jarrett Reisenbichler a perfect season in the district wrestling championships came back to bite him in the state finals. The sophomore from Jackson was pinned by Park Hill's Sean Hosford in 1 minute, 51 seconds in the Class 4 106-pound finals and finished the season with a record of 44-2...

Solid defense the key to Bulldogs' win (02/16/13)
The source of points has been the big unknown for the Notre Dame boys basketball team this season. But the source of the Bulldogs' wins is clearly defined. One had to look no further than the first half of Notre Dame's 61-44 homecoming victory over visiting De Soto on Friday night to discover that fact...

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

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

Eight local swimmers and divers will compete at state swim meet (02/15/13)
The eight-girl contingent representing Southeast Missouri at the MSHSAA State Girls Swimming and Diving Championships in St. Peters, Mo., features both experienced participants and youthful newcomers. It should add up to an exciting weekend, one with high aspirations and attainable goals...

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.

Reisenbichler, Darnell, Bryant stay in title contention at state wrestling meet (02/15/13)
Only three of the 11 area competitors won their first-round matches Thursday on the first day of the Missouri State Wrestling Championships in Columbia, Mo. Jackson posted two of the victories in the Class 4 meet, while Central's lone qualifier notched the other win in the Class 3 competition...

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.

Area grapplers take different paths to state meet (02/14/13)
There may not be two better wrestlers than Jackson sophomore Jarrett Reisenbichler and Central senior Chris Bryant to describe the variance among the 896 wrestlers that will compete in the four classes of the Missouri Wrestling Championship that begin today in Columbia, Mo...

February 14, 2013 Scoreboard (02/14/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Area grapplers take different paths to state meet (02/14/13)
There may not be two better wrestlers than Jackson sophomore Jarrett Reisenbichler and Central senior Chris Bryant to describe the variance among the 896 wrestlers that will compete in the four classes of the Missouri Wrestling Championship that begin today in Columbia, Mo...

Saxony Lutheran boys close regular season with rout (02/13/13)
Gabe Bohnert scored a game-high 23 points and dished out five assists as the Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team finished its regular season Tuesday night with an 84-49 rout of visiting Bell City. Jack Lake had 20 points and 15 rebounds for Saxony Lutheran (10-15). Brandon Fritsche added 13 points and Logan Sprandel had 12 points...

February 12, 2013 Scoreboard (02/12/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

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

High school roundup: Jackson advances seven wrestlers to state meet (02/10/13)
All the local high school events reported Saturday to the Southeast Missourian.

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

February 8, 2013 Scoreboard (02/08/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.