semoball.com: Schools : Puxico

MSHSAA Class 2, District 3 All-District baseball team (05/16/13)
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS: Chaffee Chaffee defeats Bloomfield, 3-0, to capture district crown. First Team Honorable Mention...

High school roundup: Scott City slams loss on Royals (05/03/13)
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April 15, 2013 Scoreboard (04/15/13)
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High school roundup: Oran baseball team shuts out Oak Ridge (04/07/13)
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High school roundup: Jackson baseball team blanks North County (03/29/13)
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2013 Puxico Spring Softball Schedule (03/14/13)

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

Thatch, NMCC take care of Puxico 74-39 (02/08/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles quickly vanquished the visiting Puxico Indians Thursday 74-39 at New Madrid County Central High School. Armondo Thatch led the Eagles with a new season-high of 31 points. Corey Guest added 13 for NMCC...

High school roundup: Central swimmers win Show Me Conference meet (02/08/13)
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February 7, 2013 Scoreboard (02/07/13)
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High school roundup: Poplar Bluff nips Scott City boys basketball team (02/06/13)
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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...

High school roundup: Notre Dame girls basketball team cruises past Kennett (02/01/13)
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January 31, 2013 Scoreboard (01/31/13)
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Bloomfield, Puxico lock up in triple-OT thriller (01/23/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- What was expected to be the best game in the first round of the 88th Annual Stoddard County Activities Association Tournament didn't disappoint. Fourth-seeded Bloomfield battled from behind all night, but in the end it was the Wildcats that finished in front of No. 5 Puxico, 72-66, in a triple overtime thriller Tuesday night...

High school roundup: Chaffee girls basketball team wins with big second half (01/23/13)
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January 22, 2013 Scoreboard (01/22/13)
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High school roundup: Perryville boys basketball team beats North County (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...

NMCC gets by Cairo, Lady Bulldogs stopped by Poplar Bluff (01/18/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles outscored Cairo, Ill., by 15 points in the second half to come away with a 73-53 win Thursday at New Madrid County Central High School. NMCC sophomore Willie Jimerson led the Eagles with a game-high 32 points. Delontre Haney added 11...

High school roundup: Advance defeats Notre Dame boys basketball team (01/18/13)
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January 17, 2013 Scoreboard (01/17/13)
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High school roundup: Scott City girls slip past Kelly (01/15/13)
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Host sites of basketball state playoff games released (01/15/13)
The host sites of district tournaments and state playoff games have been released for the 2013 Missouri high school state basketball playoffs. Class 1, 2 and 3 boys and girls district tournaments will take place the week of Feb.16-22. Class 1, District 1, will feature Clarkton, Delta C-7, Gideon, Koshkonong, Naylor, North Pemiscot, Risco and Southland. Gideon will host Class 1, District 1...

January 10, 2013 Scoreboard (01/10/13)
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High school roundup: Central boys basketball team beats Pacific 48-39 (01/09/13)
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High school roundup: Bernie beats Advance with 65-foot shot (01/04/13)
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Rams exact revenge on Oak Ridge (01/03/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Rams exacted a bit of revenge Wednesday night as they defeated Oak Ridge 65-40 at Scott City High School. Scott City, who lost to the Blue Jays during the consolation championship of the seMissourian Christmas Tournament 61-55, was led by Jessie Sanders' 24 points. Ryan Brock added 21 in the win...

High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team wins big in tourney opener (01/03/13)
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January 2, 2013 Scoreboard (01/02/13)
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Consolation semifinal results: Malden set to take on Doniphan in consolation final at BCT (12/30/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave and Doniphan Dons are set to square off in the consolation championship of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Monday at 2:30 p.m. No. 10 seeded Doniphan advanced to the final with a 63-53 win against No. 14 seeded Saxony Lutheran in a consolation semifinal Saturday. No. 8 seeded Malden beat No. 13 seeded Puxico 78-54 Saturday to book its spot in the consolation final...

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

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

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

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

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

South Pemiscot rallies in second half to beat Puxico, book spot in quarterfinals (12/28/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs outlasted the No. 13 seeded Puxico Indians 74-60 in a see-saw first round contest at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Thursday afternoon. South Pemiscot trailed the game 32-25 at halftime before it outscored Puxico 28-6 in the third quarter to take a 53-38 lead by the start of the fourth quarter...

December 27, 2012 Scoreboard (12/27/12)
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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...

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...

December 7, 2012 Scoreboard (12/07/12)
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High school roundup: St. Vincent girls basketball team tops Delta in OT (11/28/12)
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H.S. hoops roundup: semfinal matches set at Bulldog Classic and Campbell Invitational varsity tournaments (11/27/12)
BULLDOG CLASSIC BOYS QUARTERFINALS The top four seeds advanced to the semifinals of the 8-team Bulldog Classic varsity boys basketball tournament Monday night. Top-seeded Caruthersville beat No. 8 seeded North Pemiscot 103-76, No. 4 seeded South Pemiscot defeated No. 5 seeded Clarkton 69-39, No. 2 seeded Hayti cruised past No. 7 seeded Senath-Hornersville 73-45 and No. 3 seeded Gosnell, Ark., outscored sixth-seeded Gideon by 23 points in the second half on its way to an 80-51 victory...

2012 Basketball Preview: Stoddard County Athletic Association (11/24/12)
ADVANCE: Last season's record: 17-10 Last season's SCAA record 6-1 Advance should be in store for a very good season. The Hornets, under the direction of coach Andrew Halford, return eight players from last year's team that went 17-10 and 6-1 in SCAA play...

2012-2013 Puxico Girls Basketball Schedule (11/16/12)

2012-2013 Puxico Boys Basketball Schedule (11/16/12)

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

Young Woodland volleyball squad falls short against Puxico (10/24/12)
Kacie Ritter's goal when she took over the Woodland High School volleyball program two years ago was to re-establish the Cardinals as an area power. Ritter believes the Cardinals are on the right track after they reached Tuesday night's Class 2 District 2 tournament championship match...

October 23, 2012 Scoreboard (10/23/12)
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October 22, 2012 Scoreboard (10/22/12)
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High school roundup: Oak Ridge, Saxony Lutheran win cross country team titles (10/17/12)
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October 13, 2012 Scoreboard (10/13/12)
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High school roundup: Jackson runners sweep SEMO Conference cross country meet (10/12/12)
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October 11, 2012 Scoreboard (10/11/12)
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No suprises on opening day of annual SCAA tournament (10/09/12)
BELL CITY -- The Stoddard County Activities Association's (SCAA) annual volleyball tournament got underway Monday at Bell City and there were no surprises on opening day. First-round play will continue today in the varsity bracket as No. 1 seed Advance will take on host and No. ...

Oct. 2, 2012 Scoreboard (10/03/12)
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High school roundup: Jackson softball team tags second loss on Festus (10/03/12)
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Finale sweep (10/02/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Wrapping up their regular season schedule with their Hits For Hope cancer benefit on Monday, the Dexter Lady Bearcats swept the visiting Puxico Lady Indians 25-16, 25-22. "It was a good one to win," Dexter head coach Carmen Morgan said. "Puxico is a good, tough team. I'd like to play them about every week. We had a lot of good rallies in that (second) game...

Oct. 1, 2012 Scoreboard (10/01/12)
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High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran soccer rolls past Eagle Ridge (09/28/12)
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Sept. 27, 2012 Scoreboard (09/27/12)
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September 25, 2012 Scoreboard (09/25/12)
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Puxico volleyball takes two from Sikeston (09/13/12)
SIKESTON -- After watching early leads slip away late in both sets on Tuesday the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs saw the visiting Puxico Lady Indians pull off a sweep, 25-22, 25-19. "Overall I'm pleased with the play because their was a lot of intensity for most of it," Sikeston head coach Steve Beydler said. "But the couple little let downs is what did it. Where we would let them get three or four points in a row to catch up or barely go ahead of us...

Lady Bulldogs let two slip away against Puxico (09/12/12)
SIKESTON -- After watching early leads slip away late in both sets on Tuesday the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs saw the visiting Puxico Lady Indians pull off a sweep, 25-22, 25-19. "Overall I'm pleased with the play because their was a lot of intensity for most of it," Sikeston head coach Steve Beydler said. "But the couple little let downs is what did it. Where we would let them get three or four points in a row to catch up or barely go ahead of us...

High school roundup: Notre Dame spikers rally for 14th win (09/12/12)
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High school roundup: Oran's May enjoys perfect day vs. Puxico (09/11/12)
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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...

Oran pulls off late comeback, Dexter volleyball spikes NMCC (09/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- Surrendering four runs in the final three innings on Thursday the Chaffee Lady Red Devils fell to visiting Oran 5-3. After tying the game at 1-1 with a run in the bottom of the fourth the Lady Devils saw the Lady Eagles put up a three-run rally in the fifth to take the lead once again. Chaffee came back to score a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth, but couldn't come back to tie...

High shool roundup: Coomer throws three-inning perfect game for Delta (09/07/12)
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High school roundup: Kelly softball improves to 6-0 (09/05/12)
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Sept. 4, 2012 Scoreboard (09/04/12)
Softball Kelly 3, Scott City 0

Lady Bulldogs roll past Puxico (08/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- In their first home game of the season, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs softball team crushed visiting Puxico 25-0 in three innings. Paige Sailors pitched two innings and struck out six in earning the win. Kayla Fodge struck out three in the last inning...

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

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

High school roundup: Rinda leads Notre Dame girls soccer team past Central 4-1 (05/08/12)
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Rinda leads ND past Central 4-1 (05/08/12)
Taylor Rinda scored twice to lead the Notre Dame girls soccer team past host Central 4-1 on Monday. Brianne Sanders and Jordan Nelson also scored for Notre Dame. Mollie Pleimann, Abby Boyer and Madeline Rosenquist each had an assist for the Bulldogs...

High school roundup: Mirly scores in sixth to lead Saxony Lutheran baseball team past Advance (04/29/12)
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High school roundup: Cape Central's Connell wins district golf title (04/25/12)
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Rosters set for BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza (04/07/12)
The 2012 BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza is slated for Apr. 14 at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, Mo. The event will feature top high school seniors from over 65 southeast Missouri schools competing in volleyball and basketball competitions. The games start at 9 a.m...

High school roundup: Hot-hitting Dobbelare leads Pirates past NMCC 13-7 (04/01/12)
Dobbelare blasted three home runs to powers the Pirates on Friday. He has gone 10 of 12 with five homers in his last three games.

High school roundup: Poplar Bluff rallies past Central 10-5 (03/30/12)
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2012 sportswriters all-region basketball team (03/30/12)
The 2012 southeast Missouri sportswriters all-region basketball team voted on by southeast Missouri media. BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 5 First Team: Jamal Cox, 6-5, soph., Cape Central Karson King, 6-5, soph., Jackson Kendric McCain, 6-0, sr., Poplar Bluff...

March 29, 2012 Scoreboard (03/29/12)
Baseball Jackson 5, North County 4

High school roundup: Bell City baseball team routs Puxico (03/24/12)
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February 27, 2012 Scoreboard (02/27/12)
Girls Basketball Class 3 District 3 West County 56, Scott City 30 Saxony Lutheran 49, Woodland 35

February 7, 2012 Scoreboard (02/07/12)
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Bearcats go back-to-back with SCAA title; Advance, Bernie, Puxico also claim victories (01/28/12)
JERRY JARRELL Daily Statesman Sports Editor DEXTER, Mo. -- Dexter made it back-to-back SCAA tournament titles with a 54-40 win over Bernie Friday night at the Bearcat Event Center. "It felt a little strange not being at Bloomfield after all those years," Dexter coach Rob Nichols said of the first-ever SCAA tournament at the BEC. "But it's good that the kids got to win on their home court. I'm proud for our seniors and hopefully we can build from this and finish strong down the stretch."...

Dexter, Bernie reach title game at SCAA tournament (01/27/12)
DEXTER, Mo. -- For the third-straight year it will be Dexter vs. Bernie in the varsity championship game of the SCAA tournament. Top-seed Dexter used the 3-point shot and a big edge at the free throw line to beat No. 4 Bloomfield, 71-59, while No. 3 Bernie avenged a regular-season loss to No. 2 Advance with a 62-54 win in the varsity semifinals Thursday at the Bearcat Event Center...

No big surprises after first round (01/25/12)
DEXTER, MO. - The top four seeds in the varsity bracket and three of the top four on the junior varsity side advanced at the 87th edition of the Stoddard County Activities Association (SCAA) tournament after Tuesday's second day of play at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter...

Lady Bluejays drop heartbreaker, Woodland pounces SCC (01/24/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Cape Central's Apolonia Thomas personally sank the Charleston Lady Bluejays on Monday night at Charleston High School. With just 2.2 seconds left, Thomas, who ended up with eight points, hit a game-winning 3-pointer to defeat the Lady Bluejays 64-61...

Briefly: Seedings hold true at SCAA tourney after opening round (01/24/12)
BRIEFLY: Seedings hold true at SCAA tournament DEXTER, MO. - The top four seeds in both the varsity and junior varsity brackets at the Stoddard County Activities Association (SCAA) have advanced after Tuesday's second day of play at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter...

Lady Bluejays drop heartbreaker, Woodland pounces SCC (01/24/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Cape Central's Apolonia Thomas personally sank the Charleston Lady Bluejays on Monday night at Charleston High School. With just 2.2 seconds left, Thomas, who ended up with eight points, hit a game-winning 3-pointer to defeat the Lady Bluejays 64-61...

High school roundup: Central girls nip Charleston 64-61 (01/24/12)
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January 20, 2012 Scoreboard (01/20/12)
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Dexter, Bernie pick up SCAA wins (01/18/12)
PUXICO, Mo. -- Dexter High School earned a hard-fought 81-72 SCAA win over Puxico on the road Tuesday night. Dexter had three players score in double figures to improve to 5-0 in conference play, 7-9 overall. Seniors Jake Lee and Jordan Fitts each dropped in 22 points, while fellow senior Tyler Miller scored 19 before fouling out with about five minutes remaining in the game...

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

High school roundup: Oran girls basketball team claims first victory of season (01/17/12)
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January 16, 2012 Scoreboard (01/16/12)
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Basketball state rankings: Risco and Charleston ranked No. 1 in Missouri, Kennett girls ranked No. 4 (01/12/12)
Two southeast Missouri schools are projected to win it all at the end of the season in the latest basketball state rankings released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. The Risco Tigers boys basketball team remains unbeaten and is currently ranked No. 1 in Class 1. Scott County Central's boys basketball team is ranked No. 7...

Finals set at Twin Rivers (12/29/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Looking for their first trip to the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament finals since 2008, it would have been easy for Portageville to come into overtime deflated after watching Doniphan erase a four-point deficit in the final 12 seconds of regulation...

Portageville, Dexter advance to tourney semis at Bloomfield (12/28/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- For the second night in a row, the Portageville Bulldogs shrugged off a slow start to advance to the next round of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Playing Bernie in the quarterfinals on Monday, the Bulldogs trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half, but fought back to take a slim one-point lead with two minutes to play...

Bloomfield Christmas Tournament: Day 2 Box Scores (12/28/11)
CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS No. 1 Kennett 55, No. 8 Hayti 46 Top-seeded Kennett defeated No. 8 seeded Hayti 55-46 in its quarterfinal contest Tuesday. Box Score HHS 11 13 13 9 - 46 KHS 16 13 12 14 - 55 HAYTI (46) - Maurion Newbill 4, Jermel Covington 5, Keydric Dillard 2, Hunter Turner 9, Austin Watkins 2, Karnard Humes 3, Jerome Thomas 12, Demetrius Luster 9. FG 19, F/T 6/10, F 14. (3-pointers: Covington 1, Turner 1. Fouled out: None)...

First round features only one upset (12/27/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- The Bloomfield Christmas Tournament got off to a strong start on Monday, with only one upset on the day. The seeds held true except for host Bloomfield, who lost to Saxony Lutheran 46-30 in the tournament's next-to-last game...

Bloomfield Christmas Tournament: Day 1 Results (including box scores) (12/26/11)
Monday's box scores and Tuesday's schedule for the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.

Breakdown: Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Seedings (12/13/11)
For the second consecutive season the Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program has been identified as the favorite to win the 16-team Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Kennett, which has won the tournament each of the last two seasons, was voted the No. 1 seed by the coaches at Monday's seed meeting...

High school roundup: Chaffee boys basketball team downs Woodland 47-44 behind 20 points from Crowe (12/11/11)
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December 9, 2011 Scoreboard (12/09/11)
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Tourney champs (12/03/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BERNIE -- In the finals for the first time in over three decades, the Risco Tigers survived an early scare from the Holcomb Hornets on Friday to claim the 48th annual Bernie Invitational Tournament championship with a 74-64 win...

Scott City volleyball team reaches playoffs unbeaten (10/26/11)
Scott City improved to 30-0-1 as it beat St. Vincent in the final of the Class 2 District 2 volleyball tournament

High school roundup: Oak Ridge runners sweep SEMO Small Schools Conference cross country meet (10/19/11)
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Semifinal pairings set at SCAA tourney (10/12/11)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- The seedings have held true in both the varsity and junior varsity brackets after Tuesday's play finished up the first round of the SCAA Volleyball Tournament at Advance. Dexter's second-seeded varsity squad did get a little bit of a scare in Game 2 of its match with No. ...

October 4, 2011 Scoreboard (10/05/11)
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High school roundup: Notre Dame softball team encounters first loss (10/05/11)
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Kennett, Southland, Malden, Doniphan, Puxico, Dexter and Bernie complete play at ASU Playday volleyball tourney Saturday (09/27/11)
Seven volleyball from southeast Missouri participated in the Arkansas State University Playday volleyball tourney Saturday. Dexter and Kennett participated in the 16-team black division, which featured three schools from Arkansas that won state titles in 2010...

Kennett, Southland, Malden, Doniphan, Puxico, Dexter and Bernie complete play at ASU Playday volleyball tourney Saturday (09/27/11)
NOTE: All scores provided by Arkansas State University JONESBORO, Ark. -- Seven volleyball from southeast Missouri participated in the Arkansas State University Playday volleyball tourney Saturday. Dexter and Kennett participated in the 16-team black division, which featured three schools from Arkansas that won state titles in 2010...

September 22, 2011 Scoreboard (09/22/11)
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September 19, 2011 Scoreboard (09/19/11)
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High school roundup: Notre Dame swimmers win meet (09/20/11)
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Schedule for 36-team ASU Playday volleyball tourney released (09/16/11)
The schedule for the 2011 Arkansas State University Playday volleyball tourney has been released. The 2011 tournament will take place Sept. 24 in Jonesboro, Ark. The top 16 teams in the tournament will participate in the black division at Valley View High School. The other 12 teams will participate in the scarlet division at the Arkansas State University Red Wolf Center...

Jackson volleyball team claims SEMO Spike silver bracket title; St. Vincent wins gold consolation (09/11/11)
A roundup of the action at the SEMO Spike volleyball tournament.

SEMO Spike Tournament Friday Results (09/09/11)
Complete pool-play results from Friday.

High school roundup: Central's Simmons wins co-medalist at Jackson Invitational (04/19/11)
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April 18, 2011 Scoreboard (04/18/11)
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SCAA ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS (03/30/11)
Jordan McGowan, Bernie Alan Flannigan, Dexter Darren VanGennip, Advance Ryan Kleffer, Richland Dylan Bader, Bloomfield Grant Gray, Advance Sammy Walker, Bernie Seth Hill, Bloomfield Cameron Shipman, Bernie Jesse Shelton, Bernie Tyler Miller, Dexter Tyler Woolard, Puxico...

High school roundup: Zalma turns back Chaffee in OT (02/09/11)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

February 8, 2011 Scoreboard (02/08/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Seeds hold in SCAA Tourney, Risco survives (01/26/11)
BLOOMFIELD -- The seeds held up in the first round of the Stoddard County Conference Tournament on Tuesday as third seeded Bloomfield and fourth seeded Advance both moved on to the semifinals. Bloomfield, led by Dylan Bader's 21 points, had no trouble with Puxico 74-47 while Advance got past Richland 76-53 despite 26 points from the Rebels' Ryan Kleffer...

Seeds hold true as first-round is completed (01/26/11)
BLOOMFIELD -- The first-round of the 2011 SCAA tournament is in the books and the seedings have held true as the pairing are now set for Thursday's semifinal action. With the exception of No. 4 Bloomfield's 58-54 win over No. 5 Puxico in junior varsity action Tuesday night, there has not been much to get excited about during the first two days of the 86th edition of the SCAA tournament. ...

January 25, 2011 Scoreboard (01/25/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Dexter wins offensive shoot-out over Puxico (01/19/11)
In a game that lacked defensive intensity, Dexter proved to have the edge in offensive weapons and depth as the Bearcats posted a 91-64 win over Puxico at the Bearcat Event Center Tuesday night. Dexter looked sharp in the first quarter as eight different players scored and the Bearcats put 30 points on the board. Dexter forced seven Puxico turnovers and limited the visitors to just 5-of-14 shooting in the opening eight minutes, surging to a 30-12 lead...

High school roundup: Scott City girls edge Kelly 49-47 (01/18/11)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

January 17, 2011 Scoreboard (01/17/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Scott City girls roll; Sikeston eighth and ninth graders win (01/07/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Lady Rams got 24 points from Katie Hogan and used a big third quarter to put away Malden 58-35 at home on Thursday. Scott City (8-2) led 26-14 at the half but broke the game open with an 18-5 third quarter putting the Lady Rams comfortably ahead 44-19...

Tolbert hits scoring milestone in ND win (01/05/11)
Jacob Tolbert went over the 1,000-point mark for his career as the Notre Dame boys basketball team routed visiting Fredericktown 90-43 Tuesday night. Tolbert, a 6-foot-7 senior forward, had five 3-pointers and finished with 24 points as the Bulldogs improved to 7-4...

January 4, 2011 Scoreboard (01/04/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Portageville holds off Crusaders (12/29/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- Building an 18-point lead by the fourth quarter against 12th-seeded Saxony Lutheran Tuesday afternoon at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, the fourth-seeded Portageville Bulldogs were able to hold on for a 66-46 win and secure a spot in the semifinals...

Big wins, upsets at Bloomfield (12/28/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BLOOMFIELD -- Breaking the century mark for the first time in a decade, the second-seeded Dexter Bearcats opened up their Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Monday with a dominant 107-32 win over 15th-seeded South Pemiscot. Led by Alan Flannigan's 36 points in three quarters of play, the Bearcats had the game in check by halftime when they held a 57-14 lead...

Local players named to all region team (12/01/10)
Check out the players from the Sikeston Standard Democrat's coverage area that were named to the all-region football team by the media.

Richland, Bell City pick up wins at Oran Invitational (12/01/10)
ORAN -- The Richland Rebels got 30 points from senior standout Ryan Kleffer and advanced to the semifinals of the Oran Invitational with a 58-51 win over Malden on Tuesday night. Kleffer scored 17 second half points and hit 6-of-8 free throws in the final quarter to help seal the win for the Rebels. For the game, Kleffer was 14-of-18 from the line as Richland was 20-of-30 as a team...

District volleyball tournaments set to get underway Monday (10/22/10)
Football will take a back seat to volleyball starting Monday as district competition is set across the state in all classes. Dexter will be the host for the Class 3, District 1 tournament, while the other seven SCAA schools will play at Twin Rivers, Gideon and Advance and Scott City...

High school roundup: Scott City rides Hogan past host Central in volleyball (10/20/10)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

October 19, 2010 Scoreboard (10/19/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

October 18, 2010 Scoreboard (10/18/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

SCAA tourney titles on the line (10/15/10)
Championship pairings set for tonight's finals

Lady Rams sweep Zalma in two sets (10/12/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com ZALMA -- The Scott City Lady Rams were lifted by juniors Mikah Simpson and Katie Hogan on Monday night defeating the Zalma Lady Bulldogs 25-21 and 25-23 at Zalma Hogan led Scott City with 13 kills and 13 digs while Simpson finished with 10 kills and 13 digs...

October 11, 2010 Scoreboard (10/11/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Sikeston rallies to defeat Naylor (10/05/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com NAYLOR -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs softball team ended their regular season with a comeback win over the Naylor Lady Eagles on Monday afternoon, 12-9. With two outs and two runners on in the seventh inning, Sikeston's No. 9 hitter, Kayla Fodge, knocked a 2-RBI triple to give the Lady Bulldogs the late lead...

Central swimmers win dual meet vs. Jackson (09/29/10)
Jordan Gramling collected two state qualifying times and broke pool records in the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard freestyle.

Central swimmers win dual meet vs. Jackson (09/29/10)
Jordan Gramling collected two state qualifying times and broke pool records in the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard freestyle. That performance helped host Central ease past rival Jackson 97-69 in Tuesday's dual swimming meet. Central's Caleb Coots and Jackson's Kristian Troxell both collected state qualifying times in the 100 butterfly, while Jackson's Ryan Gibson earned a state qualifying mark in the 200 freestyle...

September 28, 2010 Scoreboard (09/28/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Bell City thumps Dexter; Bernie slips past Puxico (09/24/10)
BELL CITY -- Bell City dominated Dexter in a matchup of SCAA teams Thursday night, winning the best-of-five set match, 25-13, 25-14, 25-17. Sophomore Brittany Harris led the Lady Bearcats in kills with six and blocks with 2 for the three sets, while Lauren Ward was the assist leader with just four, according to statistics provided by the team...

September 23, 2010 Scoreboard (09/23/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Volleyball Roundup - Scott City downs Dexter; Puxico slips at Sikeston (09/15/10)
SCOTT CITY -- Katie Hogan charted 10 kills, eight digs and two blocks to lead the Scott City Lady Rams to a 25-19, 25-12 win over the visiting Lady Bearcats of Dexter Tuesday night. Andy Gray and Sydney Short added nine and eight assists, respectively, for the defending Class 2 State Champions,...

3-set rally (09/15/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- Despite losing their first set by two points and doing so with eight, self-inflicted errors, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs pulled out a three-set win on Tuesday night against the Puxico Lady Indians, 23-25, 25-22 and 25-13...

Rams exact revenge vs. ND to claim title (09/12/10)
In a high-quality, back-and-forth match worthy of two of Southeast Missouri's best volleyball programs and the title they were playing for, the play of Scott City junior Katie Hogan proved to be the difference at the end of a three-game championship match at the SEMO Spike tournament...

September 7, 2010 Scoreboard (09/07/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

August 31, 2010 Scoreboard (08/31/10)
Nightly high school sports scores.

High school roundup: Jackson's Werner earns medalist at district tourney (05/07/10)
All the area high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

May 6, 2010 Scoreboard (05/06/10)
Nightly high school sports scores.

High school roundup: Red Devils squeeze past Panthers (05/02/10)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Bell City, Woodland start tourney strong (04/20/10)
Bell City and Woodland both posted five-inning routs as the Stoddard County Conference baseball tournament got underway Monday. Bell City ripped Richland 15-1 and Woodland downed Puxico 12-2. Josh Overbey and Jeff Long both had three-run homers for Bell City (5-5). Overbey went 2 for 2. Leonard Schaefer was the winning pitcher...

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

Rams win at new Jackson stadium (04/02/10)
All the area high school results reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

April 1, 2010 Scoreboard (04/01/10)
Softball WP -- Amy McFarland, 1-1. LP -- Payne. 2B -- Juliet Dickey (W). Multiple hits -- Puxico: Clark 2-4, Brewer 2-3. Woodland -- Dickey 2-4. Woodland -- 1-2...

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

Light scores 35 in Oak Ridge's 78-41 district win (02/28/10)
"We know we have to work hard to keep playing," Oak Ridge senior Garret Light said.

Light scores 35 in Blue Jays' 78-41 win (02/28/10)
ORAN, Mo. -- After spending the first half of its Class 2 District 3 quarterfinal building a comfortable 21-point lead, the Oak Ridge boys basketball team probably could have coasted to a win over Puxico on Saturday. The No. 2 seed Blue Jays (21-4) made a different choice on their way to a dominating 78-41 victory...

Feb. 27 Scoreboard (02/27/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: Notre Dame girls down Dexter 60-50 (02/17/10)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 16 Scoreboard (02/16/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

SCAA Championship Box Scores (02/04/10)
SCAA Tournament Wednesday at Bloomfield Varsity Championship Game Bernie 47, Dexter 46 DEXTER -- (fg-ftm-fta-tp) SToker 3-2-2-11, Windham 1-1-2-3, Summers 4-0-0-9, Flannigan 8-2-2-18, Bowman 2-1-1-5. Totals: 18-6-7-46. BERNIE Welch 4-7-10-15, Owens 3-2-4-11, Smith 6-1-2-13, McGowan 2-2-2-7, J. Walker 0-1-3-1. Totals:" 15-15-19-47...

Bernie, Dexter reach title game at SCAA tournament (01/29/10)
By JERRY JARRELL Daily Statesman Sports Editor BLOOMFIELD -- We know who is in the finals of the 85th Annual SCAA tournament, but when the championship game will be played is another story. Top seed Bernie rolled over No. 5 Bloomfield, 56-39, and No. 2 Dexter won a knock-down drag-out rumble over No. 3 Richland, 77-67, in varsity semifinal action Thursday at Bloomfield...

Bloomfield nips Advance; 'Cats roll over Indians (01/27/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- Advance got the look they wanted, but not the results. Matt Ware's 3-point shot for the win at the buzzer was just off and Bloomfield could finally breath a sigh of relief after a hard-earned 55-53 victory at home in first-round action at the SCAA Tournament Tuesday night...

Advance falls to Bloomfield; Dexter rolls against Puxico at SCAA tournament (01/26/10)
Advance got the look they wanted, but not the results. Matt Ware's 3-point shot for the win at the buzzer was just off and Bloomfield could finally breath a sigh of relief after a hard-earned 55-53 victory.

Jan. 26 Scoreboard (01/26/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Advance falls to Bloomfield; Dexter rolls against Puxico at SCAA tournament (01/26/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- Advance got the look they wanted, but not the results. Matt Ware's 3-point shot for the win at the buzzer was just off and Bloomfield could finally breath a sigh of relief after a hard-earned 55-53 victory at home in first-round action at the SCAA Tournament Tuesday night...

Dexter rolls to easy win at Puxico (01/19/10)
Dexter bolted out to a quick lead and never looked back in a 71-44 SCAA win over Puxico on the road Tuesday night.

Jan. 19 Scoreboard (01/19/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Dexter rolls to easy win at Puxico (01/19/10)
Dexter bolted out to a quick lead and never looked back in a 71-44 SCAA win over Puxico on the road Tuesday night.

Jan. 5 Scoreboard (01/05/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Kennett eases past Portageville; Richland to play for fifth (12/30/09)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BLOOMFIELD -- The Portageville Bulldogs could not figure out the hounding defense of the Kennett Indians in Tuesday's second semifinal game at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament as they failed to advance to their second consecutive tournament final with a 58-36 loss...

Portageville wins OT thriller while Dexter downs Rebels (12/29/09)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BLOOMFIELD -- The Portageville Bulldogs used a last-second shot in overtime to defeat Hayti 70-68 in the quarterfinals of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Monday night. With the score tied at 68-68 with 5.1 seconds remaining in overtime, the Bulldogs inbounded the ball to Fred Treadwell who went the length of the floor and hit a five foot runner as time expired to propel Portageville into the semifinals tonight against Kennett...

Bloomfield Tournament report - Day 2 (12/29/09)
Check all of the results and box scores from Monday at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.

Richland edges Malden; rest of top seeds advance easily at Bloomfield (12/28/09)
BLOOMFIELD -- The top seeds had very little trouble advancing in the first round of the 53rd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Saturday. Every game was won by more than a 20-point margin, except for the Richland/Malden game which saw the Rebels pull away in the fourth quarter for a 64-56 win...

Bloomfield boxes -- DAY 1 (12/26/09)
Boxscores from Day 1 of Bloomfield Chistmas Tournament

Fourth quarter surge not enough for Hawks (12/23/09)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BENTON -- Not even an exciting, crowd-pumping performance from junior Shawn Heuring could propel the Kelly Hawks past the Puxico Indians on Tuesday night. Heuring, who would finish with 11 points, only played in the fourth quarter but what he did in those eight minutes was give the Hawks a chance to win their first game of the season. ...

High School roundup: Central, Perryville face off for fifth place (12/23/09)
All the area high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Dec. 22 Scoreboard (12/22/09)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Click here to get started now (12/07/09)
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Lions get Jordan first win (12/04/09)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Fresh off of a 20-point loss to the Gideon Bulldogs the previous week, not many gave Senath-Hornersville much of a chance to win the rematch. Guess again. The Lions ran off 16 straight points in the first quarter to build a big lead and never looked back in rolling to a 60-38 win over Gideon in the consolation semifinals of the Bulldog Classic here Thursday night...

2009-10 Puxico Boys Basketball Preview (11/24/09)
Head Coach: Marc Crain, 2nd year (7-16) Last season: 7-16 District: Class 2 District 3 at Oran (Advance, Bernie, Chaffee, Meadow Heights, Oak Ridge, Saxony Lutheran) Key Returners: John Smith Overview: Crane is entering his second year as the leader of the Indians. Crane said the Indians are much more familiar with his coaching style this season...

Are you ready from some playoff volleyball! (10/23/09)
By JERRY JARRELL Daily Statesman Sports Editor It doesn't get any better if you are a high school volleyball fan. Monday will signal the beginning of the MSHSAA volleyball playoffs as 16 district tournaments in each of four classes will mark the first hurdle for teams to clear on their way to a prestigious state title...

Boschan takes home cross country title (10/21/09)
Chaffee's Luisa Boschan finished almost 2 minutes ahead of the second-place finisher to win the SEMO small schools conference cross country title Tuesday. Boschan covered the course in 20 minutes, 51 seconds. Saxony Lutheran's Kristin Dippold was second in 22:44...

Bloomfield sweeps SCAA tournament titles (10/17/09)
By JERRY JARRELL Daily Statesman Sports Editor ESSEX -- Bloomfield High School's Lady Wildcats turned the 2009 Stoddard County Activities Association (SCAA) volleyball tournament into their own private party Friday night at Richland High School. Bloomfield's junior varsity squad lived up to its No. ...

Intensity picks up as teams battle for shot at championship (10/16/09)
ESSEX -- The intensity was kicked up a notch Thursday night as Stoddard County Activities Association (SCAA) volleyball teams battled for a spot in the league's tournament finals at Richland High School. Top seeded Bell City needed three games to subdue Dexter, 16-25, 25-21, 25-13, in one varsity semifinal, while No. 2 Bloomfield did just enough to send Puxico to the third-place game with a 25-22, 25-20, win...

Bell City advances to SCAA volleyball tourney final (10/16/09)
ESSEX, Mo. -- Bell City got 21 kills from Jasmine Johnson and overcame a slow start to defeat Dexter in three games, 16-25, 25-21, 25-13, and advance to the championship match at the Stoddard County Activities Association's annual tournament Thursday at Richland High School...

Puxico win sets semifinal pairings (10/14/09)
ESSEX -- The first round of the 2009 SCAA Volleyball Tournament is in the books with no surprises on the varsity side and just one minor upset in the junior varsity bracket. Number 3 seed Puxico dispatched No. 6 Bernie, 25-20, 25-18 Tuesday night to fill in the final semifinal slot on the varsity side while No. 5 Puxico downed No. 4 Dexter, 25-17, 25-17, and No. 2 Bernie eased past No. 7 Richland, 25-23, 25-13, to set the semifinal pairings on the junior varsity side...

Puxico falls to talented Scott City squad (10/07/09)
SCOTT CITY -- The volleyball match between the Scott City Lady Rams and the visiting Puxico Lady Indians on Tuesday evening was won at the net, which favored the play of the Lady Rams. In two straight games the home team downed the Lady Indians by scores of 25-20 and 25-15...

High school roundup: Perryville earns two-game win against Hillsboro (10/07/09)
All the local high school sports action from Tuesday that was reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Dexter picks up SCAA win on the road against Puxico (10/06/09)
PUXICO -- Dexter got big efforts from Abbie Warren and Elisha Flanigan at the net and the defense held together just enough for the Lady Bearcats to pull off a, 25-21, 22-25, 25-15, SCAA win over Puxico on the road Monday night. Warren knocked down a season-high 19 kills and Flanigan had her best effort of the season with 12 kills and five blocks as the Lady 'Cats charted 41 kills as a team in the three-game victory...

Sikeston volleyball falls to Puxico (09/16/09)
PUXICO -- The Puxico Lady Indians volleyball squad downed the visiting Sikeston Lady Bulldogs 25-14, 25-11 Tuesday in Puxico. Lady Bulldogs head coach Steve Beydler said Puxico is a very 'scrappy' team. "It is hard for us to adjust to the smaller gyms," he said. "That's not the reason we lost, but it does play a factor. Puxico is a very scrappy team, they always seem to push the ball over the net back to us. Eventually, someone makes an error, and we made those errors tonight."...

Advance defeats Puxico 4-2 (04/29/09)
Jacob Bond pitched a complete game as Advance posted a 4-2 victory against visiting Puxico on Tuesday in high school baseball action. Bond hurled seven innings, allowed three hits, two earned runs, two walks and struck out a batter to earn the win for the Hornets (5-6)...

Dexter downs Bernie for SCAA title (04/24/09)
MARBLE HILL -- Dexter's Lady Bearcats made short work of a long day of softball. After the two opening games put the SCAA softball tournament more than 90 minutes behind schedule, Dexter took full advantage of Bernie's poor play for a 15-0, 4-inning victory to capture the league's tournament title Thursday at Woodland High School...

Jackon's two-hitter leads Dexter to win over Puxico (04/17/09)
Bernie falls to Naylor

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

SCAA tournament opens with no surprises; Bernie, Advance and Dexter notch wins (02/06/09)
BLOOMFIELD -- When the main concern of residents in Southeast Missouri was trying to figure out a way to stay warm and survive the worst winter storm in recent memory, the farthest thing from everyone's mind was playing basketball. But as the ice thawed and power was slowly restored across the area, county officials developed a plan to salvage the 84th Annual Stoddard County Activities Association tournament at Bloomfield...

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

Bearcats pound out SCAA win (01/21/09)
Dexter got 20 points each from Drew Kelley and Alan Flannigan as the Bearcats inched closer to the .500 mark with a convincing 68-36 win over Puxico in a match-up of SCAA teams Tuesday at Dexter. Dexter jumped out to a quick 14-7 lead only to see Puxico finished the first period on a 7-0 run and tie the game at 14-all. That spurt would be the last bright spot for the Indians on the night as the Bearcats dominated the next three quarters to bring the running clock into play...

Portageville rallies to win OT thriller in semifinals (12/30/08)
BLOOMFIELD -- The Portageville Bulldogs remain undefeated as they outlasted the tenacious Twin Rivers Royals in an 63-62 instant classic overtime victory Monday night to advance to the championship of the 52nd Anniversary Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...

Dexter, Portageville advance to semifinals (12/29/08)
BLOOMFIELD -- The undefeated Portageville Bulldogs will advance to the semifinal round of the 52nd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament with a convincing win over the Richland Rebels 66-47 Saturday night in Bloomfield. The No. 2 seeded Bulldogs (7-0), had to scrap and claw for every bit of their 19 point advantage over the No. 10 seeded Rebels (2-6) in Saturday's quarterfinal matchup...

Upsets, routs highlight first round at Bloomfield (12/28/08)
BLOOMFIELD -- The 52nd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament got under way Friday in Bloomfield. The eight game first round was full of excitement as three lower seeded teams were able to upset their higher seeded opponents. Results on Friday's first round play are as follows...

Upsets and blowouts on Day 1 of BCT (12/28/08)
By JERRY JARRELL Daily Statesman Sports Editor BLOOMFIELD -- Upsets and blowouts were the order of the day -- with one exception -- as the 52nd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament tipped-off Friday. Top seed Bernie, No. 2 Portageville, No. 5 Dexter and No. 6 Twin Rivers all advanced to the second round with lopsided wins, but No. 3 Kennett, No. 4 Hayti, and No. 7 Doniphan were not so lucky as their dreams of a tournament title fell by the way-side...

BCT Day 2: Bearcats stop Puxico's Cinderella run (12/27/08)
Dexter 74, Puxico 38