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Portageville's Jim Bidewell to retire (05/25/13)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - It was three years ago that the Missouri Bootheel legendary coach left the ball court sidelines as coach. This May, Coach Jim Bidewell announced his retirement at the end of this school year. He had been the Athletic Director and Assistant High School and Middle School Principal for the last three years. However, he will be around on a part-time basis as Athletic Director and dong some other little jobs...

Bootheel Conference softball awards released (05/25/13)
The 2013 Bootheel Conference softball awards were recently released. Portageville's Jenna Hawkins was selected as the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Hawkins went 16-1 on the mound in 17 starts. She threw 14 shutouts and compiled a 0.71 ERA in 88.2 innings pitched. Hawkins struck out 186 and walked 36...

Bootheel Conference team selected (05/22/13)
The Bootheel Conference baseball awards were recently released. Malden's Tanner Murphy was selected Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Murphy batted .600 with 10 home runs and 39 RBIs. He went 7-3 on the mound. He compiled a 1.44 ERA in 48.2 innings pitched. He struck out 84...

Bootheel Conference baseball awards released (05/22/13)
The Bootheel Conference baseball awards were recently released. Malden's Tanner Murphy was selected Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Murphy batted .600 with 10 home runs and 39 RBIs. He went 7-3 on the mound. He compiled a 1.44 ERA in 48.2 innings pitched. He struck out 84...

Holcomb edges Portageville 9-8, claims first district baseball title since 2005 (05/16/13)
STEELE, Mo. - Holcomb baseball coach Matt Casper has been preaching to his team to not chase pitches out of the strike zone for most of the season. "I've been preaching patience and discipline at the plate," Casper said. "They showed it today and took some key walks and got hit-by-a-pitch. It goes to show you the way this game ended that every run counts, and we were lucky to have one more than they did."...

Portageville softball team shuts out Kennett 5-0 in Bootheel Conference championship (05/09/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Portageville Bulldogs softball team utilized stolen bases, a sacrifice fly, bunt single and home run to get the most out of its limited scoring opportunities in the championship of the Bootheel Conference softball tournament Wednesday afternoon. ...

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

'Cats continue to struggle at the plate 'Cats cpntoi (05/07/13)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Dexter could only muster up four hits and Portageville pitcher Hunter Cook went the distance as the Bulldogs defeated the Bearcats, 3-2, Monday afternoon. "That's been the story of the season," Dexter coach Brian Becker said of his teams offensive woes. ...

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

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

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

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

Portageville's Daniel Allen signs with Central Methodist (04/27/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com PORTAGEVILLE -- After leading the Portageville Bulldogs to a massive turnaround in his senior season, running back Daniel Allen has chosen to continue playing at the next level. This past week, Allen signed his letter of intent to play football at Central Methodist University...

Portageville softball team hands Kennett its first conference loss (04/24/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The undefeated Portageville Bulldogs softball team wasted little time getting on the scoreboard Tuesday afternoon. Portageville tallied three of its four runs in the top of the first inning to take an early 3-0 lead. Kennett responded with a run in the bottom of the first but never scored after allowing Portageville to escape with a 4-1 road win...

April 12, 2013 Scoreboard (04/12/13)
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April 9, 2013 Scoreboard (04/09/13)
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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.

Roundup: Kennett baseball team beats Portageville 6-1, Southland softball team run-rules Holcomb (04/02/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians baseball team improved to 3-0 in Bootheel Conference play Monday afternoon with a 6-1 road win at Portageville. Portageville tallied its only run against Kennett starting pitcher Collin Smith in the bottom of the first. Kennett recorded two runs in the third, fifth and sixth innings...

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 Portageville Spring Softball Schedule (03/14/13)

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

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

Dunklin County middle school volleyball results (03/12/13)
Kennett vs. Senath-Hornersville The Senath-Hornersville seventh grade volleyball team defeated Kennett 25-20, 25-18, Monday night. Senath-Hornersville won the eighth grade game against Kennett 25-7, 21-25, 13-25. Kennett returns to action Tuesday when it plays at Cooter at 4 p.m...

Spring Sports Preview: Kennett softball team returns experience and one senior (03/12/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The 2013 Kennett Lady Indians softball team will enter its spring season with an experienced squad, despite having only one senior on its roster. 12 of the 16 players on Kennett's roster played on the high school softball team last season. The Lady Indians' roster features one senior, seven juniors, four sophomores and four freshmen...

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

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...

Portageville girls come up short against Hayti (02/23/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- After fighting neck-and-neck with Hayti for nearly three full quarters Friday the Portageville Lady Bulldogs saw their shot at the Class 2, District 1 title derailed by a rough final frame. Led by a hot finish from senior Jermika Covington the Lady Indians scored a game-high 27 points in the final quarter of the championship contest to lock up the district crown with a 58-39 win...

Hayti girls surge past Portageville in fourth quarter to claim district basketball title (02/23/13)
BLOOMFIELD , Mo. -- After fighting neck-and-neck with Hayti for nearly three full quarters Friday the Portageville Lady Bulldogs saw their shot at the Class 2, District 1 title derailed by a rough final frame. Led by a hot finish from senior Jermika Covington the Lady Indians scored 27 points in the final quarter of the championship contest to lock up the district crown with a 58-39 win...

Portageville girls come up short against Hayti (02/23/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- After fighting neck-and-neck with Hayti for nearly three full quarters Friday the Portageville Lady Bulldogs saw their shot at the Class 2, District 1 title derailed by a rough final frame. Led by a hot finish from senior Jermika Covington the Lady Indians scored a game-high 27 points in the final quarter of the championship contest to lock up the district crown with a 58-39 win...

District upset (02/19/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Watching a late lead escape them, fourth-seeded Portageville fell 56-54 to fifth-seed South Pemiscot on Monday in the opening round of the Class 2, District 1 Tournament. "We just missed so many easy shots around the basket tonight," Portageville head coach Jason Irby said. "We had a lot of opportunities when we had a two to four lead to stretch it. The ball just seemed to find a way to bounce the wrong way."...

February 18, 2013 Scoreboard (02/18/13)
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Complete game (02/12/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- An all-around game from the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs helped them race past the visiting Portageville Lady Bulldogs 70-45 Monday at the Sikeston Field House. As a whole, Sikeston shot 38 percent from the floor but went 6 of 15 from behind the arc (40 percent). Sikeston shot 43 percent from inside the 3-point line while four players scored in double digits...

February 11, 2013 Scoreboard (02/11/13)
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Bluejays surge past Portageville (02/09/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- With just one week before districts, the Charleston Bluejays are spending what little time they have left fine-tuning their game after the recent loss of leading scorer Michael Hull. If Friday's results are any indication, the Bluejays are adjusting well as Charleston rode a stellar defensive effort to a 97-49 homecoming win over the Portageville Bulldogs...

February 8, 2013 Scoreboard (02/08/13)
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Class 2, District 1, basketball seedings released (02/06/13)
The seedings have been released for the Class 2, District 1, varsity boys and girls basketball tournaments. The tournaments will take place Feb. 16-22 at Bloomfield High School. Hayti (16-6) has received the No. 1 seed in the 9-team boys bracket. Hayti has a 10-1 record against teams in Class 2, District 1, and has beat every team in the tournament with the exception of Campbell at least once. Hayti is the defending champion in the district and placed third at the Class 2 final four last season...

February 5, 2013 Scoreboard (02/05/13)
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Kennett, Senath-Hornersville varsity girls advance to Bootheel Conference Tournament title game (02/05/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The stage is set for a fourth meeting between the Kennett Lady Indians and Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions varsity girls basketball programs following semifinal action at the Bootheel Conference Tournament Monday night. Top-seeded Kennett booked its spot in Thursday's 7:30 p.m. championship with a 70-24 win against fourth-seeded South Pemiscot. The win came a week after Kennett edged South Pemiscot 58-55 in a head-to-head battle for the regular-season conference title...

February 4, 2013 Scoreboard (02/04/13)
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Semifinals set at Bootheel Conference varsity and junior varsity girls basketball tournaments (02/02/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The championship semifinals are set at the Bootheel Conference junior varsity and varsity girls basketball tournaments following quarterfinal action Saturday at Kennett High School. Top-seeded Kennett will take on No. 4 seeded South Pemiscot in the first varsity semifinal Monday at 6:30 p.m. No. 2 seeded Senath-Hornersville will take on No. 3 seeded Portageville in the second varsity semifinal Monday at 8 p.m...

Strong second halves help Kennett and Caruthersville advance to Friday's Bootheel Conference title game (02/01/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - There will not be a repeat champion at the 2013 varsity boys Bootheel Conference basketball tournament. The top-seeded Kennett Indians and No. 3 Caruthersville Tigers are slated to battle it out for the Bootheel Conference Tournament title Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Malden following come-from-behind wins in their respective championship semifinal games Thursday night...

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

Strong seconds halves help Kennett and Caruthersville advance to Friday's Bootheel Conference title game (02/02/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - There will not be a repeat champion at the 2013 varsity boys Bootheel Conference basketball tournament. The top-seeded Kennett Indians and No. 3 Caruthersville Tigers are slated to battle it out for the Bootheel Conference Tournament title Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Malden following come-from-behind wins in their respective championship semifinal games Thursday night...

Risco gets stung by Hornets (02/01/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers were handed a lopsided 91-57 loss thanks to Ethan Barr and the Advance Hornets Thursday. Barr led all scorers with 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Lane Below added 22 points and seven assists...

January 31, 2013 Scoreboard (01/31/13)
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Risco tops North Pemiscot, Rams bash Crusaders (01/30/13)
RISCO -- The Risco Tigers wrapped up the second-seed in the Tri-County Conference Tournament on Tuesday with an 87-47 win over North Pemiscot. Risco came out to on a dominant 25-5 lead to start the game and by halftime had accumulated a 31-point lead. Putting up 32 points in the third frame for their biggest quarter of the night, the Tigers ensured a turbo-clocked fourth...

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

January 29, 2013 Scoreboard (01/29/13)
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Coaches vs. Cancer (01/29/13)
CHARLESTON, MO. -- Dexter watched its first half lead quickly evaporate in the third quarter and the Lady Bearcats never recovered in a 55-50 loss to St. Joseph Academy at the Coaches vs. Cancer Shoot-Out Saturday in Charleston. In the battle of two state-ranked teams, St. ...

Kennett girls outlast South Pemiscot 58-55 to win Bootheel Conference regular-season title (01/29/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The battle for the regular-season varsity girls basketball Bootheel Conference title came down to the final shot Monday night. The South Pemiscot Lady Bulldogs trailed the Kennett Lady Indians 58-55 after Lara Abmeyer bounced in back-to-back free throws with 10 seconds remaining to push the margin to three...

Coaches Vs. Cancer (01/28/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- New Madrid County Central senior Benesha Childress has had plenty of highlights in her Lady Eagle career, but none more historic than what she accomplished Saturday night. With NMCC playing Meadow Heights in the Coaches Vs. Cancer Shootout, Childress posted a game-high 23 points to unseat Tawanda Daniel as the school's all-time scoring leader and guide her team to a 75-48 win...

Jimerson scores 41 as NMCC downs Portageville (01/26/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com PORTAGEVILLE -- With his team facing an early deficit, Willie Jimerson hit one shot that completely turned the game on its end. Jimerson drained a halfcourt shot with a Portageville defender draped over him to close out the first quarter sending, not only, the NMCC fans into a frenzy but it also sent the message that NMCC's most valuable player was not to be denied...

January 25, 2013 Scoreboard (01/25/13)
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January 22, 2013 Scoreboard (01/22/13)
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January 21, 2013 Scoreboard (01/21/13)
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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...

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

Charleston advances to next round in Superman Classic (01/15/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com METROPOLIS, Ill. -- The Charleston Bluejays easily took care of their first opponent in the 30th Annual Superman Classic Monday at Massac County High School. The Bluejays, the tournament's No. 1 seed, defeated Century, Ill., 86-43...

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...

Portageville drops South Pemiscot, Tigers pound Campbell (01/12/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com PORTAGEVILLE - The Portageville Bulldogs outscored the South Pemiscot Bulldogs by 11 points in the first quarter and never trailed after on its way to a 65-49 Bootheel Conference regular-season victory Friday night. Portageville shot 49 percent from the field. Portageville hit 3 of 9 3-pointers and 20 of 38 2-pointers...

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

Portageville boys get first conference win, beat South Pemiscot 65-49 (01/11/13)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The Portageville Bulldogs varsity boys basketball team outscored the South Pemiscot Bulldogs by 11 points in the first quarter and never trailed after on its way to a 65-49 Bootheel Conference regular-season victory Friday night...

Portageville boys get first conference win, beat South Pemiscot 65-49 (01/12/13)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The Portageville Bulldogs varsity boys basketball team outscored the South Pemiscot Bulldogs by 11 points in the first quarter and never trailed after on its way to a 65-49 Bootheel Conference regular-season victory Friday night...

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

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

High school roundup: Scott City girls advance with upset (01/08/13)
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January 7, 2013 Scoreboard (01/07/13)
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2012 Top 15 sports stories in the Bootheel (01/03/13)
The accomplishments by Bootheel athletes were unprecedented and at times unheard of at their respective schools before 2012. Other accomplishments represented the continued success of perennial powerhouses in the Bootheel. One Dunklin County athlete was drafted by the Atlanta Braves. Another signed to play softball at the University of Missouri. A football player from Malden won the Carr Trophy for the first time in school history...

Portageville denied again in final seconds, eliminated by Hayti (12/31/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Just one year after appearing in the championship game, the Portageville Bulldogs found themselves out of the running as their stint in Bloomfield Christmas Tournament draw to a close Saturday. For the second straight night the Bulldogs saw a last-second shot come up short, sending them home with a 50-49 loss to Hayti in the tournament's fifth-place semifinals...

Fifth-place semifinal results: Bloomfield, Hayti advance to fifth-place title game at BCT (12/30/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Hayti Indians and Bloomfield Wildcats collected wins in the closest Saturday contests at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. No. 9 seeded Bloomfield beat No. 5 seeded Twin Rivers 47-44 in the first fifth-place semifinal Saturday. Bloomfield won the fourth quarter 13-8. Twin Rivers missed two treys in the final 10 seconds of regulation that could have forced overtime...

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

No. 2 Bernie advances to semis at Bloomfield with 53-50 win against Portageville (12/29/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Plagued by a slow start, the Portageville Bulldogs watched a 3-pointer at the buzzer fall short against Bernie on Friday to seal a 53-50 loss in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament quarterfinals. "That first eight minutes ended up being decisive tonight," Portageville head coach Jason Irby said. "I really can't explain why we came out so flat...

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

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

December 27, 2012 Scoreboard (12/27/12)
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The Area's Best (12/26/12)
Coach of the Year: Jeff Bullock, Portageville ---------------------------------------------- Top Senior: Kyland Gross, Sikeston ---------------------------------------------- Top Junior: Robert Bogan, Charleston ----------------------------------------------...

2012 All-SD Team (12/26/12)
Offense QB -- Kyland Gross sr., 5-10, 160, Sikeston ------------------------ RB -- Daniel Allen sr., 6-0, 185, Portageville ------------------------ RB -- Robert Bogan jr., 5-8, 185, Charleston ------------------------ RB -- Chris Word lr., 5-10, 200, Sikeston...

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. ...

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

Kennett improves to 5-2 before Bloomfield Christmas Tournament seed-meeting, beats Portageville 74-69 (12/15/12)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team added a final quality win to its resume Friday night less than 24 hours before the seedings for the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament are voted on. Kennett overcame a 23-13 first-quarter deficit to beat Portageville Bulldogs 74-69 and extend its winning-streak to four games...

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

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

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

Kennett improves to 5-2 before Bloomfield Christmas Tournament seed-meeting, beats Portageville 74-69 (12/15/12)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team added a final quality win to its resume Friday night less than 24 hours before the seedings for the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament are voted on. Kennett overcame a 23-13 first-quarter deficit to beat Portageville Bulldogs 74-69 and extend its winning-streak to four games...

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

Kennett, Malden, and Holcomb among baseball teams changing districts (12/13/12)
Multiple baseball districts in the Missouri Bootheel will have new teams when district baseball tournaments begin this spring. For the past decade Missouri baseball teams have competed in one of four classes in the state baseball playoffs. The class each team competes in is determined by the high school enrollments of every baseball team in Missouri...

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

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

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

Kennett Lady Indians beat Portageville 69-35 (12/07/12)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity girls basketball team remained perfect against Bootheel Conference opponents Thursday night as it cruised to a 69-35 road win against the Portageville Lady Bulldogs. It is Kennett's second win against Portageville less than three weeks into the season. Kennett also beat the Lady Bulldogs 46-37 in the third-place game at the Lady Bulldogs Classic on Dec. 7...

Prep Football: Nichols earns all-state honors after stellar senior season (12/05/12)
SIKESTON -- The Missouri Media All-State Football teams were announced Wednesday with a handfull of locals making the cut. Most notable is Sikeston senior defensive end Nick Nichols, who was selected first team, Class 4 and was the only Bulldog to make the list...

Kennett Lady Indians roll past Caruthersville 53-18 (12/05/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett Lady Indians varsity girls basketball coach Rod Baxter was most pleased with his players team execution in Tuesday night's 53-18 blowout win against the Caruthersville Lady Tigers. "We talked a great deal the last couple of days about team execution of the game," Baxter said. ...

Kennett places third at Lady Bulldogs Classic, beats Portageville 46-37 (12/01/12)
STEELE, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity basketball team defeated Portageville 46-37 Friday night in the third-place contest at the Lady Bulldogs Classic. Lara Abmeyer tallied a team-high 13 points for Kennett. Kate Shetley added 10 points for the Lady Indians. Shetley and Abmeyer both knocked down one of Kennett's two 3-pointers...

Kennett youth basketball roundup (11/30/12)
JUNIOR VARSITY ACTION KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians junior varsity boys basketball team is off to 1-2 start to the season. Kennett played three games this week at the round robin Kennett Invitational junior varsity basketball tournament. Kennett suffered a 63-52 loss to Dyer County, Tenn., in its season-opener Monday. ...

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

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

SCC wants to continue run, Eagles' stock rising (11/24/12)
SIKESTON -- As a first year coach, Frank Staples is feeling the pressure. The pressure mounting against him isn't one of a program pushing him for another state title. It's self-imposed. Knowing and experiencing the championship run the Scott County Central Braves have been on of late as an assistant has Staples wanting to keep their string of titles flowing...

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

2012 Basketball Preview: Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions (11/24/12)
Senath-Hornersville basketball coach Jamie Johnson likes the fact he will have a more veteran varsity squad entering the 2012-13 girls basketball season. "We were really young last year," Johnson said. "We had a number of freshmen and sophomores playing varsity last year. Those kids have all had a year of varsity experience and I think that will really help us."...

2012 Basketball Preview: Holcomb Hornets Boys (11/24/12)
The Holcomb Hornets varsity boys basketball program enters the 2012-13 season with an opportunity to improve its winning percentage at the varsity level for a sixth straight season. Holcomb finished the 2011-12 season with a record of 23-6 and placed second in Class 2, District 1...

2012 Basketball Preview: Portageville Lady Bulldogs (11/24/12)
Now in his fourth year as head coach of the Portageville Lady Bulldogs basketball team, coach Barry Branscum is looking forward to the upcoming season. The Portageville Lady Bulldogs will start their basketball season running as they participate in the South Pemiscot Bulldog Invitational at Steele. ...

2012 Basketball Preview: Portageville Bulldogs Boys (11/24/12)
With nine returning varsity senior players, the Portageville Bulldogs under the leadership of head coach Jason Irby will no doubt be a team to watch in southeast Missouri basketball. Returning are Julian Nolen, Cody Carpenter, Ian Brown, Dion Foster, Anfernee Garmon, Dominique Walker, Robert Anderson, Denzell Simmons and Daniel Allen. Irby's team is all about seniors. He has nine seniors and four juniors...

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

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

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

Kennett wins middle school Bootheel Conference girls basketball tournaments (11/18/12)
STEELE, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians middle school girls basketball program took home two first-place plaques Friday night at the Bootheel Conference middle school girls basketball tournament at South Pemiscot Multi-Purpose Facility. Top-seeded Kennett edged second-seeded Senath-Hornersville 29-24 in the seventh grade conference championship...

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

2012-2013 Portageville Girls Basketball Schedule (11/15/12)

Valle's Fallert has career night in win over Portageville (11/06/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PORTAGEVILLE -- Valle's Tyler Fallert may still be running and scoring touchdowns. The junior running back from Valle Catholic stacked up colossal rushing numbers against the Portageville Bulldogs Monday night during the Class 1, District 1 championship game at Portageville High School...

Bulldogs' surprise season heads for a battle against the defending champions (11/04/12)
PORTAGEVILLE -- They will be the first one's to admit it -- with a humble grin to accompany their confession -- they didn't expect this. With a new coach and a historic plummet into the cellar of southeast Missouri football shadowing their program, the 2012 season could have easily transpired into another disappointing one...

Allen's leadership lands in Portageville at right time (11/04/12)
PORTAGEVILLE -- There's a sense that when Daniel Allen speaks, most people will listen. Although somewhat soft-spoken, Allen's assertiveness in conversation isn't about how he might command one but with the maturity of the words that come out. The whiskered Allen even looks older than his peers with nearly a full beard coming in. Perfect for a brisk night of football...

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

Kennett junior high sweeps Bluejays, beats Portageville (11/02/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com KENNETT -- The Charleston Bluejays junior high basketball teams were swept by Kennett Thursday at Kennett High School. The seventh grade boys lost 49-40 and the eighth grade fell 45-30. Charleston's Kayarri Lee led the Bluejays with 20 points in the seventh grade game. Mordareyon Clark and Jeremy Tucker added nine and eight respectively...

Kennett eighth grade girls basketball team triples Portageville (11/02/12)
The Kennett eighth grade girls basketball game defeated Portageville 39-13 Thursday afternoon. There was no seventh grade contest. The Kennett middle schools girls will host Senath-Hornersville Monday at 6 p.m. and Dexter Tuesday at 6 p.m. 8th Grade Girls: Kennett 39, Portageville 13...

Portageville sticks with winning formula in 30-12 win over Hayti (11/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PORTAGEVILLE -- Their formula for winning still remains true. Daniel Allen continues to be the definition of a workhorse, while at the same time, opening up opportunities for speedsters such as Dion Foster and Dominique Walker on the outside...

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

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

Portageville gashes Cabool on the ground in 50-7 win (10/27/12)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Any lingering concerns Portageville may have had after being shutout last week against New Madrid County Central where quickly answered in Friday's opening to the Class 1, District 1 tournament. With senior running back Daniel Foster breaking off a 50-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage, the Bulldogs set the tone for what became a 50-7 rout of Cabool to advance to a semifinal matchup against Hayti...

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

Week 10: High school FB preview capsules (10/25/12)
Class 4 District 1, first round District seeding: (8) Perryville (3-6) at (1) Sikeston (8-1); (7) De Soto (3-6) at (2) Hillsboro (7-2); (6) Farmington (3-6) at (3) North County (6-3); (5) Festus at (4) Central Last week: Central 24, Festus 15...

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

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

ROUND 1 DISTRICT MATCH-UPS (10/24/12)
------ When: 7 p.m. Friday Records: Cabool (0-9), Portageville (7-1) Series History: Cabool leads 2-0 Last Meeting: 2011, Cabool won 41-10 Last Week: Salem 41, Cabool 21; NMCC 46, Portageville 0 Outlook: Cabool has struggled this season, averaging just 10 points per contest while allowing 39. ...

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

October 22, 2012 Scoreboard (10/22/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to semoball.com.

Season spoilers: Eagles ruin Portageville's undefeated season 46-0 (10/19/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PORTAGEVILLE -- The last time New Madrid County Central and Portageville met on the football field, none of its players were even born. But that didn't take away from the intensity on the field between the two county rivals on Thursday night at Portageville High school as the two schools played for the first time since 1985...

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

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

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

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

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

St. Vincent softball team advances to title game with 5-3 victory (10/05/12)
SCOTT CITY -- One big inning was enough for the St. Vincent Indians. St. Vincent, the No. 2 seed, scored a 5-3 win over No. 6 Portageville to advance to the final of the Class 2 District 1 softball tournament Thursday. "I thought coming in that if we got to five runs, we could hold 'em," said St. Vincent coach Dusty Wengert. "They made me look good today."...

Portageville moves on, Oran downs Winona 10-0 (10/04/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SCOTT CITY -- Portageville pulled out a 4-3, extra inning win over Scott City Tuesday in the opening round of the Class 2, District 1 tournament at Scott City High School. Portageville scored a run in the first and third innings to take a 2-1 lead before taking a commanding 3-1 advantage in the top of the fourth...

ND outlasts Jackson in long soccer game (10/04/12)
It took soccer rivals Notre Dame and Jackson a long time to decide their matchup Wednesday night. The game was scoreless after 80 minutes of regulation and also after two 10-minute overtime periods. Both teams converted four of five shots during the first round of penalty kicks, with each goalkeeper making a save...

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

Oct. 3, 2012 Scoreboard (10/03/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to semoball.com

Oct. 2, 2012 Scoreboard (10/03/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to semoball.com

Sikeston moves closer to .500 mark, beats Portageville in two sets (10/03/12)
SIKESTON -- After a disappointing finish in last Thursday's loss to Dexter the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs got back to their winning ways on Tuesday against visiting Portageville. Overcoming an early five-point deficit in the first set Sikeston went on to sweep the match and earn their eighth win of the season, 25-19, 25-19...

Portageville cruises past Scott City 46-13 (09/30/12)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- There's still two games to go in the regular season, but the undefeated Portageville Bulldogs can now lay claim to at least a share of the SEMO Conference Southern Division title. The Bulldogs, led by the dual threat of running backs Daniel Allen and Denzell Simmons, were able to pound out 349 yards on the ground and 400 yards overall as they ran away from visiting Scott City for a 46-13 win Friday night...

Unbeaten Portageville blows out Rams (09/29/12)
PORTAGEVILLE -- There's still two weeks to go in the regular season, but the undefeated Portageville Bulldogs can now lay claim to at least a share of the SEMO South conference title. Led by the dual-threat of running backs, Daniel Allen and Denzell Simmons, the Bulldogs were able to pound out 349 yards on the ground and 400 overall as they ran away from visiting Scott City for a 46-13 win...

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

Week 6 football features a clash of unbeatens (09/28/12)
Last week: Jackson 29, Central 26; Sikeston 19, Poplar Bluff 7 Last year: Sikeston 35, Jackson 9 Outlook: A rejuvenated Jackson football program has turned this Week 6 meeting into a battle of unbeatens. Sikeston, ranked No. 4 in Class 4, is off to another fast start. The Bulldogs have entered Week 6 unbeaten in two of the past three seasons, compiling a combined 14-1 record during that time frame...

PREP FOOTBALL: Week 6 Glance (09/27/12)
Records: East Prairie (0-5); Chaffee (1-4) Series History: Chaffee leads 43-34-3 Last Meeting: 2011, Chaffee won 42-12 Last Week: Malden 46, East Prairie 7; Scott City 27, Chaffee 12 Outlook: East Prairie continues to struggle both offensively and defensively. ...

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

Portageville knocks off Hayti to remain unbeaten (09/22/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com HAYTI -- Just when it looked like Hayti might put an end to Portageville's undefeated season, the Bulldogs took advantage of a couple key defensive plays in the fourth quarter to hand the Indians a 35-22 loss Friday. "It was just a team effort," Portageville head coach Jeff Bullock said. "There are a bunch of great athletes on the other side over there. We were very fortunate, the defense did a great job...

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

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

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

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)
All the high school scores reported to semoball.com

Chaffee's offense stalls again in loss to Portageville (09/16/12)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The Chaffee football team could not have gotten off to a worse start. The first offensive play of Friday night's game resulted in a low snap that bounced past sophomore quarterback Peyton Montgomery. Visiting Portageville recovered at the Red Devils' 24-yard line and went on to score a touchdown just 1 minute, 55 seconds into the contest...

Portageville remains unbeaten with 'ugly' road win over Chaffee (09/16/12)
CHAFFEE -- Getting the win was the main thing. How they looked doing it was another. Behind senior tailback Daniel Allen, a banged up Portageville Bulldogs team continued their resurgence Friday night getting by the Chaffee Red Devils, 21-6, at Chaffee High School to remain perfect on the season...

Portageville stays perfect, beats Chaffee 21-6 (09/15/12)
Portageville senior Daniel Allen led the Bulldogs with 161 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

Chaffee football team falls to unbeaten Portageville (09/16/12)
Portageville posted a 21-6 victory, giving the Bulldogs their first 4-0 start since 2002.

Briefly: Chaffee football falls to unbeaten Portageville (09/14/12)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Senior tailback Daniel Allen rushed for 161 yards and scored two touchdowns Friday night as Portageville remained undefeated with a 21-6 win at Chaffee. The Bulldogs, who won just two games last season, are off to their first 4-0 start since 2002. The Red Devils fell to 1-3 with their third straight loss...

Lady Bulldogs edge Twin Rivers, Kelly moves to 9-0 (09/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs hit the .500 mark on the season Thursday with a 2-1 win over Twin Rivers. After three scoreless innings, the Lady Bulldogs grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth before adding an insurance run in the fifth. The extra run proved to be the difference in the ball game as the Lady Royals rallied for a run in bottom of the seventh, but came up short in an effort to tie...

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

High school roundup: Notre Dame softball team turns back Jackson 9-4 (09/14/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

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

Kennett volleyball team secures 3-set win against Senath-Hornersville (09/13/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity volleyball team moved back to the .500 mark Tuesday night with a 25-6, 27-29, 25-19, win against the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions. "We were able to come out on a high note," Kennett coach Kristy Green said. "We are always on a high when we play Senath. Then the second set I think we may have taken our opponent for granted. We were able to regroup and come out on top in the end."...

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

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

Severe weather halts Sikeston-Portageville softball (09/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- For the second day in a row the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs saw mother nature bring an end to one of their contests. Unlike the day before, however, when a quick shower stopped a scoreless game against Kelly in the top of the second, Thursday afternoon's rain came while the Lady Bulldogs faced a big deficit...

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

Kennett girls tennis team stays perfect against district opponents, beats Dexter 6-3 (09/05/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity girls tennis team improved to 3-0 against teams in its Class 1 district Tuesday afternoon with a 6-3 win against the Dexter Lady Bearcats. Four of the nine varsity matches were decided by two points or less...

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

Kennett drops to 0-2 with 27-7 loss to Portageville (09/02/12)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo - The Kennett Indians football team outscored the Portageville Bulldogs 7-6 in the first half Friday night, but did not score the final 44 minutes of regulation. The offensive drought provided Portageville with more than enough time to overcome the slim one-point deficit and cruise to a convincing 27-7 win against the Indians...

Portageville surges past Kennett in second half (09/01/12)
PORTAGEVILLE -- After a few down years they'd prefer to forget about, the Portageville Bulldogs don't mind being an 'under the radar' team. As a matter of fact, they relish it. "We've been down for a few years so it's kind of easy for teams to overlook us -- which, it's not something I really don't want to complain about. I hope they continue to," first-year head coach Jeff Bullock said...

Host ND wins pair at SoftballFest (08/31/12)
Notre Dame won a pair of games as the Notre Dame SoftballFest began Thursday with pool play. The Bulldogs defeated Chaffee 10-2, then blanked Portageville 7-0. Nikki Peters posted the victory in the first game, allowing four hits. Liz Kight and Shelby Schaefer had doubles for the Bulldogs. Kight and Maria Layton both finished with two hits...

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

PREP FOOTBALL Week 2 Glance (08/30/12)
Records: St. Pius X (0-1), Chaffee (1-0) Series History: Chaffee leads 3-1 Last Meeting: 2011, Chaffee won 39-7 Last Week: Portageville 34, St. Pius X 14; Chaffee 36, Grandview 14 Outlook: St. Pius X has lost 19 games in-a-row, last notching a win on Aug. ...

SHS netters bounced by Jackson, volleyball falls on road (08/29/12)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team fell to the Jackson Lady Indians 9-0 on Tuesday. Sikeston was only able to capture two collective points against Jackson in singles competition and three in doubles. "We were totally outplayed in every aspect of the game today," Sikeston head coach Russ Dial said. "Jackson is a Class 2 team and the difference in classes showed today. "Hopefully we'll do better against Dexter, a Class 1 opponent (today)."...

High school roundup: Notre Dame softball team drops opener (08/24/12)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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

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

Preview: Portageville Bulldogs football team (08/18/12)
The Portageville Bulldog football program will begin a new era under the leadership of new head coach Jeff Bullock. Coach Bullock is no stranger to high school sports. Prior to coming to Portageville, he worked for the Holcomb School District in many different capacities. He was their Superintendent, High School Principal, and coach at different times...

Lady Hawks look to retool after 13-11 season last year (08/15/12)
BENTON -- Though their steak of nine straight district titles came to an end last season, the Kelly Lady Hawks are an example of a team that always seems to be able to retool rather than rebuild Despite having to rely on a slew of young players after making a run to the Class 2 Show Me Showdown the year prior, the Lady Hawks still turned in a solid 13-11 campaign...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Madrid eliminates Kennett from Senior Babe Ruth state tournament (07/10/12)
Kennett Senior Babe Ruth's season ended with a thud Monday afternoon when it suffered a 14-1 run-rule loss to New Madrid at the double-elimination Senior Babe Ruth state tournament in Charleston. Kennett led the game 1-0 after it scored its lone run in the bottom of the first inning. New Madrid responded with six runs in the second, two runs in the third and six runs in the sixth on its way to a 6-inning victory...

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 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.

New Madrid Babe Ruth outslugs Kennett (06/29/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - New Madrid Senior Babe Ruth continued its hot hitting and capitalized on seven defensive errors on its way to a 12-4 win against Kennett Senior Babe Ruth in Game 1 of a doubleheader Thursday. "We are hitting the ball hard," New Madrid coach Kevin Lyons said. ...

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...

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...