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Oran back in district title game; Risco falls in thriller (05/16/12)
LEOPOLD -- The Oran Eagles banged out 11 hits and rolled into the Class 1, District 2 championship game after defeating Advance 10-0 on Tuesday. Oran scored five runs in the first and never looked back, ending the game by the mercy rule with two tallies in the bottom of the fifth inning...

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

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

Tri-County Conference softball awards released (05/12/12)
The 2012 Tri-County Conference softball awards have been released. Southland's Jordan Zolman was selected as the conference Player of the Year. Southland coach Johnny McMinn was selected as the Coach of the Year. View the complete all-conference team below:...

Risco falls to Bernie in regular season finale (05/11/12)
RISCO -- In their final game of the regular season, Risco fell to visiting Bernie 8-6 on Thursday. With things tied at 4-4 after four innings, the Mules scored a combined three runs in the fifth and sixth frame to pick up the win. Down 8-5 in the bottom of the seventh, the Tigers closed the gap to two before putting runners on second and third. Unable to bring them home, however, Risco ends the regular season at 12-7...

SHS golfers take second in the SEMO Conference (05/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston golf team finished second during the SEMO Conference tournament Monday as Kirk Hoggatt led the Bulldogs to a 329 finish. Hoggatt scored a 77, which tied him for second overall. "It was really good to see Kirk get out and have a good day," Sikeston golf coach Andy McGill said. "He's struggled a bit during his last few tournaments and to see him shoot well was a good sign."...

State-ranked Cooter and state-ranked Holcomb advance to Tri-County Conference baseball championship (04/25/12)
COOTER, Mo. -- State-ranked teams are set to collide in Wednesday's Tri-County Conference baseball championship following Tuesday's conference tournament semifinals at Cooter. The top-seeded Cooter Wildcats earned its spot in the title game with a 7-1 win against the fourth-seeded Risco Tigers. The victory came a week after Risco beat Cooter 6-0 to end Wildcats 78-game conference winning-streak...

Chaffee continues to roll with 13-0 win (04/24/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PATTON -- The Chaffee Red Devils improved to 16-1 with a 13-0 road win over Meadow Heights on Monday. Chaffee allowed only one hit while pounding out 14 themselves, including six doubles. Jimmy Golden led Chaffee going 3 for 4 at the plate with two doubles. Cody Payne was 2 for 4 with a double while Jared Walker was 2 for 2 with a double...

Semifinals set at Tri-County Conference baseball tournament (04/23/12)
The top four seeds collected wins in the quarterfinals of the Tri-County Conference baseball tournament Monday afternoon. Third-seeded Campbell defeated sixth-seeded Delta C-7 7-6 in the closest quarterfinal contest. Campbell trailed the contest 5-0 after three innings before rallying for the win. Seth Hill suffered a complete-game loss for Delta C-7, allowing four earned runs in seven innings pitched. Billy Meadows collected a win for Campbell, allowing one run in 5 1/3 innings pitched...

All-Standard Democrat Boys Team (04/21/12)
Scott City 6-0, senior Cotner led the Rams with 19 points per game while grabbing 8 rebounds and 2.5 steals per contest as well. The senior was first team all-conference, all-region and was also named to the Class 3 all-state team. Sikeston 5-9, senior...

NMCC softball team edges Twin Rivers; SHS boys track team wins meet (04/19/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central softball team edged past Twin Rivers 7-6 on Wednesday to stay unbeaten on the season. The Lady Eagles scored six runs in the bottom of the fourth for a 7-2 lead and held on to beat the Lady Royals, improving to 11-0 on the season and notching their 54th straight win...

Cooter baseball team clinches 7th straight Tri-County title with 4-1 win against Holcomb (04/19/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- It wasn't a double, triple or home run that pushed the Cooter Wildcats baseball team past the Holcomb Hornets Wednesday afternoon. Cooter calculated its first two RBIs of the game in at-bats in which a ball never left the infield. "We started the game against Holcomb a little nervous after the loss to Risco yesterday," Cooter leadoff hitter Patrick Ward said. ...

Delta C-7 baseball team defeats Risco 6-3 (04/19/12)
DEERING, Mo. -- The Delta C-7 Chargers defeated the Risco Tigers 6-3 Wednesday afternoon in a key Tri-County Conference regular-season contest. "Huge win for us," Delta C-7 coach Nathan Baker said. "We've got a lot of respect for Risco and the day before they beat Cooter 6-0."...

Risco ends Cooter's 78-game conference and district winning streak (04/18/12)
COOTER -- The Risco Tigers stunned the Cooter Wildcats 6-0 in Tri-County Conference play, stopping a long streak in the process. Cooter had won their last 78 games against conference and district opponents before Risco sophomore Jordon Pavy shut down the potent Wildcat offensive attack...

Risco one-hits Gideon for conference win (04/13/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com GIDEON -- The Risco Tigers allowed just one hit in a 13-0 win over Gideon in a Tri-County Conference game on Thursday. Matt Cummins earned the win, pitching four innings, allowing just one hit while Chris Pavy finished the game by striking out the side in the fifth...

Risco routs Southland in five innings (04/10/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- Risco's Chris Pavy went 4 for 5 with five RBI during Risco's 19-9 rout over visiting Southland on Monday at Risco High School in five innings. Although the Tigers fell behind 8-3 at one point, the Tigers rallied for six runs in the bottom of the second to take the lead for good...

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...

Tri-County Conference basketball awards released (04/06/12)
North Pemiscot guard James Macklin was a scoring machine much of his high school basketball career. "James was easily the best basketball player in our conference," North Pemiscot coach Tim Eskew said. "There were a lot of effective players, but he is probably the only one that could score every possible way there is to score in a basketball game. ...

Chaffee rallies past Risco; SCC wins (04/06/12)
CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils used a seventh inning rally to defeat Risco 8-2 on Thursday. Weather forced the game to be moved from Risco, but the Tigers batted as the home team and tied the game 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth. However in the top of the seventh, with two outs, the Red Devils exploded for six runs and put the game out of reach...

High school roundup: Chaffee baseball uses big 7th inning to beat Risco (04/06/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Tri-County Conference basketball awards released (04/06/12)
North Pemiscot guard James Macklin was a scoring machine much of his high school basketball career. "James was easily the best basketball player in our conference," North Pemiscot coach Tim Eskew said. "There were a lot of effective players, but he is probably the only one that could score every possible way there is to score in a basketball game. ...

Sikeston golfers, girls soccer earn wins (04/04/12)
DEXTER -- The Sikeston Bulldogs golf team scored a 156 as they won a quad match against three other schools at Dexter's Hidden Trails Golf Course Tuesday. Sikeston beat out Dexter (190), Doniphan (202) and New Madrid County Central (208). Evan Deere, Kirk Hoggatt and Conor MacGillivray each carded a score of 38 while Gabe Wheeler scored a 42 and Ben Murray and Connor Landers each had a 43...

MBCA all-district basketball teams (04/04/12)
Missouri Basketball Coaches Association All-District Teams Note: Indicates player was also selected to MBCA All-State Team Boys Basketball Class 1, District 1 Luke Bixler - Risco Andy Rinehart - Gideon Mikey Jones - Clarkton Logan Blackburn - Clarkton...

Eagles soaring (04/03/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- With his teammates playing flawless defense behind him, New Madrid County Central's Kyle Harris provided the Eagles with five shutout innings to guide the Eagles to their fourth win of the season. Knocking out seven hits while taking advantage of nine Risco errors on Monday, the Eagles won 10-0 in five innings on the mercy rule...

NMCC and Scott City both claim victories on Thursday (03/30/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles baseball team improved to 3-0 on the season with a 15-10 win over Kelly. Each team scratched out 12 hits in the game but the Eagles scored in every inning to earn the win...

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...

Local players are selected to all-region team (03/28/12)
FARMINGTON -- Several local boys and girls basketball players were honored on the 2012 Southeast Missouri Sportswriters All-Region Basketball team. In Class 4, three players from Sikeston were named to the all-region squad. Terry Jamison (5-9, sr.) and Vashawn Ruffin (5-10, jr.) were both named to the first team while J.T. Jones (6-2, soph.) was an honorable mention...

Dexter rallies past Oran; NMCC rolls (03/28/12)
DEXTER -- The Dexter Bearcats scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and got past visiting Oran 8-5 on Tuesday. The Bearcats took advantage of five Oran errors while committing only one of their own. Brad Potts had two hits to lead Dexter (2-1) while Alex Cliff had a two-run home run in the first inning...

Chaffee downs Cape Central for first time since 2001 (03/22/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils scored seven runs in their final two at-bats and defeated Cape Central for the first time since 2001 on Wednesday. Chaffee trailed 2-0 entering the bottom of the fifth and scored two to tie the game and then added five in the bottom of the sixth to earn a 7-2 win...

NMCC softball downs Risco (03/21/12)
NEW MADRID -- The NMCC softball team opened the season with a 9-3 win over Risco at home on Tuesday. The victory marks the 44th-consecutive win for NMCC, dating back three years. Machaela Townsend earned the win, pitching all seven innings, striking out nine while walking three and allowing six hits...

High school roundup: Oran baseball team debuts with 11-6 win vs. Bloomfield (03/21/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

March 20, 2012 Scoreboard (03/20/12)
Baseball Oran 11, Bloomfield 6 Ste. Genevieve 13, Jackson 11 Scott City 6, Portageville 3 Risco 7, Saxony Lutheran 5 Notre Dame 10, Sikeston 9 Girls soccer Jackson 9, O'Fallon Christian 0 Saxony Lutheran 2, Fredericktown 0 Boys golf Jackson 153, Cape Central 154, Notre Dame 155...

Scott County Central eliminates Risco from boys basketball playoffs again (03/08/12)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The third time did not prove to be the charm for the Risco Tigers varsity boys basketball program Tuesday night. The two-time defending Class 1 state champion Scott County Central Braves outscored Risco in every quarter on its way to a convincing 100-76 state sectional win...

Scott County Central eliminates Risco from boys basketball playoffs again (03/07/12)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The third time did not prove to be the charm for the Risco Tigers varsity boys basketball program Tuesday night. The thre-time defending Class 1 state champion Scott County Central Braves outscored Risco in every quarter on its way to a convincing 100-76 state sectional win...

Braves' quickness too much for Tigers (03/07/12)
DEXTER -- In the Tri-County Conference, the Risco Tigers are known as the quick, athletic team. However, in Tuesday's Class 1 Sectional game at the Dexter Bearcat Event Center, Scott County Central showed a level of quickness that the Tigers couldn't match, resulting in a one-sided, 100-76 victory by the Braves...

SCC uses talk of Risco upset as motivation in sectional (03/07/12)
DEXTER -- Dominique Porter and the rest of the Scott County Central Braves needed to make something known. Despite their record, their lack of customary blowout games throughout the season and former players that have moved on, the Braves are still the Class 1 team to beat...

Scott County Central boys basketball team thwarts Risco again (03/07/12)
DEXTER, Mo. -- There was still 1 minute, 20 seconds left on the clock when LaMarcus Steward walked over to teammate Dominique Porter in the backcourt while their opponent shot a free throw. The outcome of Scott County Central's Class 1 sectional against Risco had been decided long before, so the two seniors took a moment to assess what soon would be a 100-76 victory...

SCC-Risco highlights sectional play (03/06/12)
davidj@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Several local teams will be taking part in playoff basketball this week, beginning with sectionals in Class 1 today and Class 2 and 3 Wednesday. Here is a breakdown of the games featuring local teams. 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Bearcat Event Center (Dexter)...

Three-peat (03/02/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- After the cheering died down, the pictures were taken and the celebration ended, Risco was quickly reminded that their quest wasn't over. Although the Tigers took care of the Gideon Bulldogs 88-72 for their third straight Class 1, District 1 championship on Thursday night, thoughts of the Scott County Central Braves crept into their minds. ...

Risco advances to finals with 100-74 win over Clarkton (02/29/12)
RISCO -- The Risco Tigers are a team that can score in bunches and you never know where it's going to come from. Utilizing plenty of depth and plenty of scoring options, the top-seeded Tigers knocked off fourth seed and Tri-County Conference rival Clarkton, 100-74, on Tuesday at Risco High School in the Class 1, District 1 Tournament...

February 28, 2011 Scoreboard (02/29/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Risco ties school record with 22nd win (02/25/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com ZALMA -- The Risco Tigers tied the school's single-season record for wins on Friday night, downing Zalma 98-62. With the win, Risco improves to 22-3, tying the mark set by the 1973-74 team that finished 22-6 under then coach Stan Whitson...

Charleston wins minus two starters; NMCC standout reaches milestone (02/22/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DONIPHAN -- The Charleston Bluejays won a battle of state-ranked teams with a 83-73 road win over Doniphan on Tuesday. Playing without the services of all-state guard Greg Tucker and fellow senior starter Jamaul Gray, Charleston got 33 points from junior Aaron Cassell while junior Ryan Parham added 20, downing the Dons...

Holcomb knocks off state-ranked Risco, wins conference tournament for first time since 1991 (02/18/12)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- The accomplishments continue to add up for the Holcomb Hornets varsity boys basketball team in what is now guaranteed to be the program's winningest season in over 20 years. The Hornets, which entered the state basketball rankings for the first time in 2012 earlier this week, solidified its regular-season Tri-County Conference title Friday night by taking home first-place in its conference tournament with a 76-64 championship win against the state-ranked Risco Tigers...

Holcomb knocks off state-ranked Risco, wins conference tournament for first time since 1991 (02/19/12)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- The accomplishments continue to add up for the Holcomb Hornets varsity boys basketball team in what is now guaranteed to be the program's winning season in over 20 years. The Hornets, which entered the state basketball rankings for the first time in 2012 earlier this week, solidified its regular-season Tri-County Conference title Friday night by taking home first-place in its conference tournament with a 76-64 championship win against the state-ranked Risco Tigers...

Tigers fall in Tri-County Conference finals (02/18/12)
CLARKTON -- Back in the title game for the third-straight year, the Risco Tigers came into Friday's Tri-County Conference Tournament championship game looking to take care of some unfinished business. After falling to North Pemiscot in the finals each of the past two seasons, the Tigers entered the title game against Holcomb with a chance to earn the schools' first conference title since 1999 while avenging a 72-67 loss to the Hornets in late January...

Briefly: Holcomb defeats Risco 76-64 in Tri-County Tournament title game (02/18/12)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets defeated the Risco Tigers 76-64 in the championship of the Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament Friday. Top-seeded Holcomb (20-4) and second-seeded Risco (20-3) were tied at nine midway through the first period before the Hornets went a 9-0 run and never trailed again...

Risco dethrones two-time defending champion North Pemiscot (02/18/12)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- The two-time defending champion North Pemiscot Mustangs played the state-ranked Risco Tigers tooth-and-nail in the first half of Thursday night's Tri-County Conference semifinal contest. The Mustangs led the Tigers 16-15 after one quarter and trailed by just one at halftime after ending the first half on a 6-0...

Risco dethrones two-time defending champion North Pemiscot (02/17/12)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- The two-time defending champion North Pemiscot Mustangs played the state-ranked Risco Tigers tooth-and-nail in the first half of Thursday night's Tri-County Conference semifinal contest. The Mustangs led the Tigers 16-15 after one quarter and trailed by just one at halftime after ending the first half on a 6-0...

Holcomb, Risco, North Pemiscot and Gideon advance to Final Four of Tri-County Tournament (02/16/12)
The top four seeds advanced to the Final Four of the Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament Wednesday night with quarterfinal wins.

Briefly: Holcomb defeats Risco 76-64 in Tri-County Tournament title game (02/17/12)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets defeated the Risco Tigers 76-64 in the championship of the Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament Friday. Top-seeded Holcomb (20-4) and second-seeded Risco (20-3) were tied at nine midway through the first period before the Hornets went a 9-0 run and never trailed again...

Second half surge lifts Risco over North Pemiscot (02/17/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CLARKTON -- The Risco Tigers came out strong in the second half and downed North Pemiscot 87-70 in the semifinals of the Tri-County Conference Tournament on Thursday. Risco, who earned their 20th win of the season, will now take on Holcomb in the finals tonight at 7:30 p.m. Risco defeated Holcomb 74-64 on Dec. 2 and lost to the Hornets 72-67 on Jan. 20. Holcomb defeated Gideon 66-59 in the other semifinal...

Holcomb, Risco, North Pemiscot and Gideon advance to Final Four of Tri-County Tournament (02/17/12)
The top four seeds advanced to the Final Four of the Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament Wednesday night with quarterfinal wins.

Risco routs Southland 93-47 (02/16/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CLARKTON -- Looking for a return trip to the Tri-County Conference Tournament finals, the second-seeded Risco Tigers took their first step on Wednesday with a 93-47 opening round win over the seventh-seeded Southland Rebels...

Caruthersville boys withstand late charge by state-ranked South Iron (02/14/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball coach David Heeb encouraged his team to push harder even after it stretched its lead to double digits against the state-ranked South Iron Panthers Saturday. "Get it to 20, get it to 20, get it 20," Heeb shouted from a chair along the sideline as Caruthersville increased its lead to 40-25 midway through the third quarter...

NMCC falls in OT; Risco tops Hayti (02/11/12)
JACKSON -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit but fell in overtime to the Jackson Indians 54-50 on Friday night. Jackson raced to a 19-6 lead after one quarter and held a 34-25 at the half but NMCC held the Indians to just eight points in both the third and fourth quarter, tying the game at 50-50...

Dexter clinches SCAA title; Risco tames Lions (02/08/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- The Dexter Bearcats clinched the SCAA regular season title with a perfect 7-0 record after defeating Bell City 94-45 on Tuesday night. Dexter led 26-4 after one quarter and had the game well in hand at halftime with a 54-17 lead. The win was Dexter's 10th in-a-row, which included a SCAA Tournament championship as well...

State-ranked Bernie snaps Hayti's 7-game winning streak (02/08/12)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The Hayti Indians boys basketball team ran into a buzzsaw when it visited the state-ranked Bernie Mules Tuesday night. Bernie outscored Hayti in every quarter on its way to a convincing 71-43 win. "I'm real proud of our team tonight," Bernie coach Brad Botsch said. "Hayti is coming off the Bootheel Conference Championship and we really stepped up and played well. We've faced some adversity lately, and our kids really bought in and stepped up."...

Dexter clinches SCAA title; Risco tames Lions (02/08/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- The Dexter Bearcats clinched the SCAA regular season title with a perfect 7-0 record after defeating Bell City 94-45 on Tuesday night. Dexter led 26-4 after one quarter and had the game well in hand at halftime with a 54-17 lead. The win was Dexter's 10th in-a-row, which included a SCAA Tournament championship as well...

February 7, 2012 Scoreboard (02/07/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com

Scott City, Risco cruise to easy wins (02/04/12)
SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Rams improved to 15-6 with an easy 62-30 win over East Prairie on homecoming Friday night. Scott City led 21-9 after one quarter and 34-15 at the half before running away with the game in the third quarter. "We had a to play without our starting point guard, but I thought we played well," said Scott City coach Mark Dannenmueller. ...

Holcomb moves into outright 1st place in Tri-County Conference following Tuesday's win against Campbell (02/02/12)
Holcomb, North Pemiscot and Risco remain atop the Tri-County Conference as regular-season conference play concludes.

Holcomb moves into outright first-place in Tri-County Conference following Tuesday's win against Campbell (02/02/12)
The Holcomb Hornets boys basketball team remains atop the Tri-County Conference following Tuesday's convincing 64-37 conference victory against Campbell. Holcomb improved to 5-0 in regular-season conference play with Tuesday's win. The North Pemiscot Mustangs, which entered Tuesday night tied for first place with Holcomb, suffered a 92-73 conference loss to state-ranked Risco...

Scott Central blows out Kelly; Risco tops North Pemiscot (02/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- The Scott County Central Braves rolled past Kelly 88-44 on the road Tuesday night. Scott Central raced out to a 25-11 lead after one quarter and built a 48-21 lead at the half. Dominique Porter scored 22 to lead the Braves (12-7) while LaMarcus Steward added 19, Antonio Johnson 16 and Larandis Banks 12...

Bootheel Conference Basketball History: 1905 to present (01/31/12)
The origin of organized basketball in southeast Missouri actually began at Caruthersville in 1905 with some scattered towns teams for competition to the Tigers. Senath began play in 1906, Kennett had its first team in 1908 and Hayti started in 1910. ...

Risco scores 117; Oran and Kelly fall (01/28/12)
RISCO -- The Risco Tigers put six players in double figures and rolled to a Homecoming win 117-56 over Southland on Friday night. Risco led 32-11 after one quarter and 64-36 at halftime before building a huge 106-46 lead after three quarters. "It was Homecoming so it was good to see us get a big lead early," said Risco coach Brandon Blankenship. "Our intensity was good and we came out with a lot of fire. When we have everybody clicking, we can be pretty tough."...

Holcomb, North Pemiscot, Risco and Senath-Hornersville boys collect hoops wins (01/28/12)
Tri-County Conference Results The Holcomb Hornets, Risco Tigers and North Pemiscot Mustangs remain in the hunt to finish atop the Tri-County Conference following Friday's contests. North Pemiscot collected a 54-50 win against Campbell to improve to 5-0 in regular-season Tri-County Conference play...

Risco downs Gideon on Pavy's buzzer beater (01/25/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers won a thrilling Tri-County Conference game over Gideon 86-85 on Tuesday night, despite seven points in the last 40 seconds from the Bulldogs' Andy Rinehart. Holding an 83-78 lead with under a minute to play, Rinehart hit a jumper from the wing to cut the lead to 83-80. After a Risco turnover, Gideon hoisted a 3-pointer that was off the mark but grabbed the offensive rebound and kicked to Rinehart who hit a three to tie the game at 83-83...

Holcomb defeats Risco 72-67 (01/22/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The Risco Tigers and Holcomb Hornets both entered Friday's head-to-head conference showdown without a loss in regular-season Tri-County Conference play. State-ranked Risco, which defeated Holcomb 74-64 in the championship of the Bernie tournament Dec. 2., looked quite capable of collecting its second double-digit win against Holcomb early in Round 2...

Holcomb boys remain perfect in Tri-County, hand Risco first conference loss (01/21/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The Risco Tigers and Holcomb Hornets both entered Friday's head-to-head conference showdown without a loss in regular-season Tri-County Conference play. State-ranked Risco, which defeated Holcomb 74-64 in the championship of the Bernie tournament Dec. 2., looked quite capable of collecting its second double-digit win against Holcomb early in Round 2...

January 20, 2012 Scoreboard (01/20/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Uncharted waters (01/19/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- If you blink, you may miss it. The small, rural town of Risco may not attract the casual passerby while traveling on US-153 or Highway 62, but if one happens to find themselves virtually out in the middle of nowhere on a Tuesday or Friday night, Risco basketball may give them a reason to stop on by...

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...

Shorthanded Risco rolls; Dexter knocks off rival Bernie (01/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers remained undefeated on the season, defeating Campbell 82-43 on Friday night. Dressing only five varsity players due to injury and a suspension, Risco jumped out to a 20-12 lead after one quarter and led 47-19 at the half...

Sports Calendar (01/12/12)
Girls Basketball Sikeston at Notre Dame, 6 p.m. Neelyville at Dexter, 6 p.m. SCOTT-MISS TOURNAMENT at Scott City JV third place, 4 p.m. Charleston v. Chaffee, 5:30 p.m. JV championship, 7 p.m. Scott City v. Delta, 8:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Bernie at Dexter, 6 p.m...

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...

Top-ranked Risco survives road test at Clarkton (01/11/12)
CLARKTON -- For the first time in school history the Risco Tigers played a basketball game ranked No. 1 in the state polls. In a new poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association and MOSports, Risco was ranked No. 1 in Class 1. "It's a big accomplishment and the kids are proud of it," said Risco coach Brandon Blankenship. "Still we don't want it getting in our head."...

January 10, 2012 Scoreboard (01/10/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Jackson girls basketball team improves to 9-1 with home win vs. Cor Jesu (01/08/12)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Risco tops Leopold to remain unbeaten (01/08/12)
RISCO -- The Risco Tigers put five players in double figures and improved to 9-0 with a 86-71 win over Leopold on Friday night. Playing their first game in three weeks, Risco jumped out to a 17-14 lead and led 38-30 at halftime eventually putting the game away in the second half...

January 6, 2012 Scoreboard (01/06/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

SEMO AAU wrestling club slated to begin wrestling in Kennett (12/25/11)
Kennett's Jamie Chitester has unforgettable memories of his childhood wrestling days. "I remember wrestling in a P.E. class in Arizona," Chitester said. "That's my first recollection of actual wrestling. I wrestled in West Virginia and Pennsylvania as I got older. The last year I wrestled competitively was my sophomore year of high school because I moved to Kennett at that point and we didn't have a wrestling team here. That was kind of the end of it...

Risco wins Clarkton Holiday Tournament (12/17/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CLARKTON -- As well as the Risco Tigers have been playing as of late, it has fans of Class 1 basketball wondering -- can they topple the mighty Scott Central Braves this season? Although it may seem too early to bring up such questions, the Tigers are making a strong case for being the team to knock off the three-time defending champions with a spotless 8-0 record and their recent drubbing of the Gosnell, Ark., Pirates on Friday to claim the Clarkton Holiday Tournament championship, 92-57.. ...

VanGennip scores her 1,000th point in win over Lady Jays (12/16/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com DELTA -- Delta junior Machela VanGennip scored her 1,000th point on Thursday during the Lady Bobcats' 56-52 win over the Charleston Lady Bluejays. VanGennip scored 22 points in the victory while Tori Burton led Delta with 24 points...

Risco cruises into semifinals of Clarkton Holiday Tournament (12/13/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CLARKTON -- The Risco Tigers advanced to the semifinals of the Clarkton Holiday Tournament with a 87-29 win over the Clarkton junior varsity. Risco jumped out to a 33-5 lead after one quarter and led 64-14 at the half and cruised to the finish as all 10 players on the roster scored...

Dexter, Risco get top seeds for holiday tournaments (12/11/11)
TWIN RIVERS -- The seedings have been set for the 15th Annual Lady Royals Classic which begins Saturday at Twin Rivers High School. Several local teams will be taking part in the event with Dexter earning the top seed. The Lady Bearcats, who have a record of 4-2 with losses to Miller Career Academy and Jackson, will open with 16th seeded Malden at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Dexter, who has won four tournament titles with the last being in 2009, has finished third the last two years...

Risco dominates Delta C-7, 79-20 (12/09/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEARING -- Picking up their fifth straight win, the Risco Tigers cruised to a 79-20 final over the Delta C-7 Chargers on Thursday. "It was our first Tri-County Conference game of the year," Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said. "So it's good to start conference play out 1-0...

Risco's hot start too much for Oran 84-44 (12/07/11)
ORAN -- Risco's Jeremey Fowler couldn't explain it. After three games with sluggish beginnings, the Tigers finally put it together right out of the gate on Tuesday. He didn't really know how it happened, but Fowler's glad their first quarter blues eventually tapered off...

High school roundup: Jackson nips Central in season-opening girls swim meet (12/07/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

December 6, 2011 Scoreboard (12/06/11)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Risco defeats Holcomb, wins Bernie basketball tourney for first time in 37 years (12/04/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The Risco Tigers and Holcomb Hornets entered the Bernie Invitational Tournament championship looking to achieve a rare feat for their respective programs. The Tigers and Hornets had not advanced to the opening-season tourney title game in over a decade. Risco had not taken home the first-place plaque since 1974 and Holcomb's last first-place finish at the eight-team tourney was in 1998...

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...

Risco defeats Holcomb, wins Bernie basketball tourney for first time in 37 years (12/03/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The Risco Tigers and Holcomb Hornets entered the Bernie Invitational Tournament championship looking to achieve a rare feat for their respective programs. The Tigers and Hornets had not advanced to the opening-season tourney title game in over a decade. Risco had not taken home the first-place plaque since 1974 and Holcomb's last first-place finish at the eight-team tourney was in 1998...

Top-seeded Risco defeats Bloomfield 68-45 to advance to final (12/02/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The early-season success continues for the Risco Tigers. Risco, which defeated East Prairie 77-46 in its quarterfinal contest Wednesday, won its second straight game by at least 20 points Thursday night when it defeated the fourth-seeded Bloomfield Wildcats 68-45 at the Bernie Tournament...

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...

Top-seeded Risco defeats Bloomfield 68-45 to advance to final (12/03/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The early-season success continues for the Risco Tigers. Risco, which defeated East Prairie 77-46 in its quarterfinal contest Wednesday, won its second straight game by at least 20 points Thursday night when it defeated the fourth-seeded Bloomfield Wildcats 68-45 at the Bernie Tournament...

Semifinals set at Bernie basketball tourney following wins by Risco and Bloomfield (12/01/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The top-seeded Risco Tigers were unable to create any breathing room in the first quarter of its quarterfinal match against the No. 8 seeded East Prairie Eagles Wednesday evening. The Tigers trailed the eighth-seeded 17-16 Eagles at the conclusion of the first period...

Risco rolls into championship of Bernie Invitational (12/02/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BERNIE -- The Risco Tigers advanced to the finals of the Bernie Invitational with a 68-45 win over Bloomfield on Thursday night. Risco was tied with Bloomfield 12-12 after one before taking a 29-20 lead into halftime. "We got off to another slow start," said Risco coach Brandon Blankenship. "We went off again in the second quarter like (Wednesday night) against East Prairie."...

Semifinals set at Bernie basketball tourney following wins by Risco and Bloomfield (12/02/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The top-seeded Risco Tigers were unable to create any breathing room in the first quarter of its quarterfinal match against the No. 8 seeded East Prairie Eagles Wednesday evening. The Tigers trailed the eighth-seeded 17-16 Eagles at the conclusion of the first period...

Risco rolls (12/01/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BERNIE -- Taking a 14-point lead into the half on Wednesday, the top-seeded Risco Tigers advanced to the Bernie Invitational Tournament semifinals with a 77-46 win over the eighth-seeded East Prairie Eagles. "They played hard and aggressive," Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said of his team. "We were a little too aggressive at times and got some silly fouls out there running into people and gambling going for steals...

Semifinal pairings set for Bernie Tourney (12/01/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- There were no surprises after the first round of the 48th Annual Bernie Invitational Tournament was completed Wednesday night as the top four seeds all advanced to tonight's semifinal round. Top seed Risco had no trouble with No. 8 East Prairie in a 71-46 win last night while No. 4 Bloomfield was tested by No. 5 Twin Rivers before pulling out a 58-44 decision...

Preview: Holcomb Hornets boys basketball team (11/26/11)
The Holcomb Hornets boys basketball program enters the 2011-12 season looking to build on its most successful season in over 20 years. Holcomb finished 18-9 in 2010-11. It was best finish by a Holcomb varsity basketball program since the Hornets went 19-9 under head coach Gary Burnside in its 1990-91 campaign...

Risco expecting big things in 2011-12 (11/23/11)
RISCO -- There is a buzz around the Risco basketball program this season as the Tigers are coming off one of their best seasons in recent history, finishing 20-8, while winning their second district championship in a row as well as the Tri-County Conference regular season crown...

Bootheel and Tri-County Conference volleyball awards released (11/15/11)
School officials recently released the Tri-County Conference and Bootheel Conference all-conference awards. South Pemiscot's Heather Yarbrough was selected as the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Yarbrough finished the season with over 200 assists...

Holcomb set for Tri-County Jr. High basketball tourney following split against South Pemiscot (11/11/11)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets junior high basketball team concluded regular-season play Thursday with a split decision against the South Pemiscot Bulldogs. The Hornets defeated the Bulldogs 39-23 in the seventh grade contest and dropped the eighth grade contest to South Pemiscot 53-44...

October 4, 2011 Scoreboard (10/05/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Semifinals set in 2011 fall baseball tournament (09/26/11)
2011 fall baseball tournament results.

Cooter receives No. 1 seed in 11-team fall baseball tourney (09/22/11)
The schedule is set for the 2011 fall baseball tournament. 11 teams will participate in this year's tournament. The Cooter Wildcats have once again received the No. 1 seed. The team with the lowest total points is seeded first. Here are the seedings (with point totals):...

Schedule released for 16-team Gideon volleyball tournament (09/22/11)
The schedule for the 16-team Gideon volleyball tourney has been released. Pool-play for the tournament is scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Bracket-play begins Saturday at 11 a.m. The team finishing first and second in each pool qualifies for bracket-play. The championship is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday...

Roundup (09/21/11)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs softball team fell 14-3 to Jackson on Tuesday. Jackson pounded out 24 hits in the contest, which included three doubles. Sikeston's Madison Chaney went 2 for 4 while Sydney King added a double. The Lady Bulldogs scored the games first three runs in the first inning but gave up their lead in the fourth when Jackson broke the 3-3 tie with two runs...

September 13, 2011 Scoreboard (09/13/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Sports roundup (09/09/11)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Notre Dame emerged with the win on penalty kicks 1-0 Thursday night against Sikeston. James Holloway stopped Sikeston's first attempt, and Notre Dame converted all four of its attempts. "He did make a brilliant save on the PK," Notre Dame coach Brad Wittenborn said...

Risco shuts out Naylor 4-0 (09/07/11)
NAYLOR -- Backed by a complete game shutout from starter Jordon Pavy on Tuesday, the Risco Tigers defeated Naylor 4-0. Taking the lead on a two-run rally in the fourth inning, the Tigers then added a run in both the sixth and seventh frames to make up the final...

Sikeston soccer loses to Terriers (09/02/11)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs soccer team lost their first game during the 2011 Notre Dame Soccerfest on Thursday at the hands of Carbondale, Ill., 5-3. Although the Bulldogs started the contest on fire, they hit a slight snag right before halftime...

Volleyball: Dexter defeats Kennett, Delta C-7 beats Risco (08/31/11)
Dexter defeats Kennett 2-0 DEXTER, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians suffered its first loss of the 2011 volleyball season Tuesday evening to the Dexter Bearcats. Dexter, which received votes in the Class 3 preseason state volleyball rankings, dominated the opening set and collected a 25-9 victory. The second set was closer, but the Bearcats managed to prevail once again with a 25-18 win...

Dexter opens with win over Richland (08/30/11)
ESSEX -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats volleyball team opened their season up with a two-set win over Richland on Monday night. Dexter swept past their Stoddard County rivals 25-19, 25-15, led by freshman Jessica Lindsey's six digs, five kills and four blocks helped by junior Brittany Harris' three kills and three blocks. Erika Mouser had 11 digs to lead the Lady Bearcats while Hannah Noe had nine and Erika Cobb eight. Noe and senior Lauren Ward each had seven assists...

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

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

2011 Fall Sports Preview: Delta C-7 volleyball team (08/12/11)
DEERING, Mo. -- The Delta C-7 Chargers volleyball team enters the 2011 season hoping to build on a strong summer performance against teams in the Missouri Bootheel. "It went well this summer," senior defensive specialist Ferrell Wilkerson said. "The first time we played Gideon we were kind of nervous, but the second time we played them we came back and performed really well and almost beat them. We talked more the second time we played them and our defense was better."...

All-Standard Democrat Baseball Team (06/21/11)
2011 ALL-STANDARD DEMOCRAT BASEBALL TEAM FIRST TEAM UT -- Dustin Johnson, so., Scott Central P -- James Naile, sr., Charleston C -- Cody Payne, fr., Chaffee IF -- Tyler Anderson, so., Sikeston IF -- Kody Moore, so., Oran IF -- Marshall Stallings, sr., Charleston...

Tri-County Conference baseball and Bootheel Conference softball awards released (05/27/11)
The Tri-County Conference all-conference baseball team and Bootheel Conference all-conference softball team was recently released. Cooter shortstop and pitcher Zach Watkins was selected as the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year. Watkins helped lead Cooter to its sixth consecutive conference and district championship...

Risco well represented on all-conference team (05/22/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- The 2011 Tri-County All-Conference boys baseball team was recently released. Members of the first team, second team and honorable mention are as followed. Zack Watkins, Sr., Cooter Joe Campbell, Sr., Campbell Caleb McCord, Soph., Risco...

Holcomb defeats Risco, advances to play Cooter in district baseball final (05/18/11)
COOTER, Mo. -- The No. 2 seeded Holcomb Hornets and No. 3 seeded Risco Tigers played to a stalemate in the opening four innings in a Class 1, District 1, semifinal baseball contest at Cooter Tuesday afternoon. Holcomb broke the tie in the fifth, manufacturing 10 runs to collect a 16-6 run-rule victory and advance to the district baseball championship...

Holcomb's 10-run sixth sinks Risco 16-6 (05/18/11)
COOTER -- A big sixth inning rally by Holcomb ended the Risco Tigers' season Tuesday afternoon with a 16-6 loss in the Class 1, District 1 Tournament semifinals. Holding a 6-3 lead at one point, the Tigers were able to hold the Hornets to a 6-6 tie entering the bottom of the fifth...

Holcomb defeats Risco, advances to play Cooter in district baseball final (05/18/11)
COOTER, Mo. -- The No. 2 seeded Holcomb Hornets and No. 3 seeded Risco Tigers played to a stalemate in the opening four innings in a Class 1, District 1, semifinal baseball contest at Cooter Tuesday afternoon. Holcomb broke the tie in the fifth, manufacturing 10 runs to collect a 16-6 run-rule victory and advance to the district baseball championship...

Risco rolls into district semifinals (05/17/11)

SHS tops Blackcats in soccer; Risco falls to Bernie (05/13/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com FREDERICKTOWN -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs soccer team ended the regular season on a high note Thursday, defeating Fredericktown 5-1. Keyonna Blissett and Madison Chaney each scored two goals apiece while Chaney also added two assists and Blissett one...

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

Late rally lifts East Prairie over Risco (05/08/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- One day after surrendering five runs in the seventh inning in a 9-8 loss to Sikeston, East Prairie turned their fate around by scoring four in the top of the seventh to beat Risco 6-4 on Friday. With Risco holding a 4-2 lead entering the final inning, four out of the first five Eagle hitters delivered base hits in the top of the seventh and ended up scoring four in the frame to earn the win...

Sikeston golfers place second at district tournament (05/01/11)
FARMINGTON -- The Sikeston golf team finished second in the Class 3, District 1 tournament on Friday at Crowne Point golf course in Farmington. The Bulldogs ended with a team score of 338. Under the new playoff structure, Sikeston will move on to the Sectional round...

Cooter defeats Holcomb and Risco, wins sixth consecutive conference baseball championship (04/30/11)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- Pierce Watkins couldn't wait until Cooter starting pitcher Zach Watkins returned to the dugout after he recorded a game-ending strikeout to end the Tri-County Conference championship. Pierce met Zach near the third-base foul line and pumped fists as Cooter fans began to celebrate the teams sixth consecutive Tri-County Conference baseball championship after a 5-3 victory against the Holcomb Hornets in the title game...

April 29, 2011 Scoreboard (04/29/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

NMCC softball sweeps DH; Risco baseball wins (04/29/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central softball team swept a doubleheader on Thursday, defeating Bernie (10-1) and Meadow Heights (13-2). Senior pitcher Kelly Robey earned the win in both games, striking out 13 and allowing just one run on two hits in five innings against Bernie. In the second game, Robey didn't allow a hit and only walk in four innings, striking out 11...

The Area's Best: Boys (04/24/11)
Top Offensive Player: Otto Porter, SCC ---------------------------------------- Top Defensive Player: Darryl Howard, Sikeston ---------------------------------------- Best Clutch Performer: Will Holifield, Sikeston ----------------------------------------...

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

Harper-led Bulldogs down Marion, Ill., 5-2 (04/19/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com MARION, Ill. -- The Sikeston Bulldogs went on the road and defeated Marion, Ill., 5-2 on Monday afternoon. Sikeston's Luke Keefer led off the game with a home run to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead but Marion answered back in the bottom of the inning when Brok Webb delivered a two-run double...

Homers help Risco down North Pemiscot (04/15/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers hit three home runs en route to an 11-1 win over North Pemiscot on Thursday afternoon. Jordon Pavy hit a solo homer in the third while Chris Pavy hit a 3-run shot in the fourth and Kris Walker hit a 2-run blast in the fifth for the Tigers. Walker also knocked in the final run of the game with a single as he finished 2-for-4 on the day along with Jordon Pavy. Zack Brannon finished 2-for-3 at the plate as well...

Risco lets lead slip away; Scott City rolls (04/14/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers let a three-run lead slip away in the seventh inning and eventually fell to the visiting Naylor Eagles 10-8. After tying the game at 8-8, Naylor received a bit of luck when a throw back to the pitcher's mound sailed towards second base allowing the go-ahead run to score...

Kelly beats Portageville for second win of season (04/13/11)
BENTON -- The Kelly Hawks picked up their second win of the season, defeating Portageville 14-9 on Tuesday afternoon. The Hawks pounded out eight hits and took advantage of six Bulldog errors on their way scoring 14 runs, six of which came in the third inning. Jeff Gates and Ian Householder each finished the game 2-for-4 with Gates slapping a double. Kelly's Gabe Felter hit a home run in the contest as well...

Farmington blanks Sikeston netters 9-0 (04/08/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston tennis dropped a home match to Farmington 9-0 on Thursday afternoon. "We played our best against a team far superior in skill level and there were positive signs of improvement in our overall abilities," said Sikeston coach Russ Dial. "We need to just keep getting better."...

Standard Democrat Scoreboard (April 7) (04/08/11)
Local scores from Thursday.

Fast start (04/07/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- Although it's been just four games into the season, getting off to a fast start has been an achilles heel for the Scott County Central Braves as of late. They may have taken a small step to remedy that problem on Wednesday...

Sikeston baseball trounces Tigers (04/03/11)
REIDLAND, Ky. -- The Sikeston Bulldogs got a terrific pitching performance from sophomore Trey Tigart and took advantage of several Caldwell County, Ky., miscues, en route to an 11-0 win on Saturday in the McCracken County Baseball Tournament. Tigart pitched five innings, giving up only two hits and walking one while striking out nine, including seven of the last nine hitters...

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

Risco wins first; Oran routs Advance (03/25/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com WARDELL -- The Risco Tigers won their first Tri-County Conference matchup on Thursday defeating North Pemiscot 15-11. Jordan Pavy picked up the win on the mound while Chris Pavy received the save working the last two innings for the Tigers...

Oran rolls over Bloomfield; Risco falls (03/23/11)
BLOOMFIELD -- The Oran Eagles cruised to a 16-4 win over Bloomfield in their first game of the season on Tuesday afternoon. After scoring one in the top of the first, the Eagles watched Bloomfield tag Dalton Elfrink with four runs in the bottom of the first. That lead would be short-lived, however, as Oran plated five runs in the second and third and five more in the fifth to win by the mercy rule...

High school roundup: Jackson baseball team victorious in home opener (03/23/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Standard Democrat Scoreboard (March 22) (03/22/11)
Scores from March 22

March 22, 2011 Scoreboard (03/22/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Chaffee pitchers open season with no-hitter (03/20/11)
All the area high school events reported Friday and Saturday to the Southeast Missourian

Chaffee no-hits Tigers (03/20/11)
CHAFFEE -- Getting seven innings of no-hit ball from Andrew Dooley and Alex Davie, the Chaffee Red Devils opened their season with a 7-0 win over the visiting Risco Tigers on Friday afternoon. "We came out, our pitchers threw the ball extremely well and I was pleased to see our defense make plays behind them," Chaffee coach Brian Horrell said. "I think we had (five) walks on the day. That's something we try to talk about. We can't help you if you're walking people...

Risco looking for new faces to step up (03/17/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers graduated a ton of experience from their 15-8 season a year ago and will need fresh faces to step in key roles. "We are young this year and will have to have several new faces step-up for us," Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said. "We like our core of returning players who all contributed to last year's successful team but they will have to take on the leadership role this year."...

Scott County Central boys basketball team thumps Risco 108-41 in Class 1 sectional (03/09/11)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Scott County Central senior Stewart Johnson wanted to make up for lost time Tuesday. The guard was forced to experience the Braves' run to the Class 1 state title from the bench last year after missing the second half of the season...

SCC thumps Risco in Class 1 sectional (03/09/11)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Scott County Central senior Stewart Johnson wanted to make up for lost time Tuesday. The guard was forced to experience the Braves' run to the Class 1 state title from the bench last year after missing the second half of the season. "I wouldn't say revenge, but I just want to come back this year with a vengeance," said Johnson, who was ruled ineligible after Christmas last season. "Let everybody know I ain't lost anything, been working hard over the summer. I still got it."...

Braves scorch nets in 108-41 win over Risco (03/09/11)
DEXTER -- The Risco Tigers did what most teams never seem to be able to do. They slowed Scott County Central's Otto Porter to just 11 points in the first half, although the 6-9 national recruit was feeling a little under the weather. Unfortunately for the heavy underdog, Porter's sickness made little difference in the Braves' second-straight playoff victory over the Tigers...

Scott County Central boys basketball team thumps Risco 108-41 in Class 1 sectional (03/09/11)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Scott County Central senior Stewart Johnson wanted to make up for lost time Tuesday. The guard was forced to experience the Braves' run to the Class 1 state title from the bench last year after missing the second half of the season...

Scott County Central halts Risco's playoff run (03/08/11)
The Risco Tigers hopes of winning the Class 1 state title came to an abrupt halt Tuesday night. Scott County Central, ranked No. 1 in the latest Class 1 state poll and undefeated since Christmas walked away with a dominating 108-41 win in front of a near capacity crowd at the Bearcat Event Center...

Scott County Central halts Risco's playoff run again (03/09/11)
The Risco Tigers hopes of winning the Class 1 state title came to an abrupt halt Tuesday night. Scott County Central, ranked No. 1 in the latest Class 1 state poll and undefeated since Christmas walked away with a dominating 108-41 win in front of a near capacity crowd at the Bearcat Event Center...

March 8, 2011 Scoreboard (03/08/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

District champs: Experience lifts Risco over Clarkton (03/04/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com GIDEON -- Prior to last season, the Risco Tigers had won one district title in school history. On Thursday night, the Tigers used the experience they garnered from last season's district title to defeat Clarkton 79-73 in the Class 1, District 1 championship game...

March 3, 2011 Scoreboard (03/03/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Risco seeks second-straight championship (03/02/11)
GIDEON -- The Risco Tigers will be playing for their second-straight district title on Thursday after defeating Naylor 78-53 in the Class 1, District 1 semifinals on Tuesday night. The Tigers held a slim 37-31 lead at halftime but outscored Naylor 25-10 in the third quarter to put the game out of reach...

Clarkton defeats North Pemiscot, earns another rematch with Risco in finals (03/02/11)
Less than two months ago when the Clarkton Reindeer met up with the North Pemiscot Mustangs the Mustangs prevailed with a 48-41 victory. With 4:37 remaining in Tuesday night's Class 1, District 1 semifinal, it looked like a repeat result was likely. The Mustangs had built a 46-39 lead...

March 1, 2011 Scoreboard (03/02/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Risco, Scott Central both earn victories (02/27/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com DELTA -- The Scott County Central Braves wrapped up their regular season with a 90-48 win over the Delta Bobcats on Friday at Delta High School. Scott Central senior Otto Porter scored a game-high 32 points. Dominique Porter added 15 while Stewart Johnson chipped in 14...

Delta girls claim title with win over SCC (02/25/11)
DELTA -- The Delta Lady Bobcats clinched the Scott-Mississippi regular-season conference title on Senior Night with a 62-35 win over Scott Central. Tori Burton paced Delta (16-9) with 22 points and 17 rebounds, while Machela VanGennip added 16 points...

Risco routs Marquand; Chaffee wins in OT (02/23/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com MARQUAND -- Led by 22 points from Chris Pavy, the Risco Tigers got their 16th win of the season Tuesday night with an 89-45 win over Marquand. "It's good to get a win on the road," Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said. "Marquand is a tough place to play"...

RIsco loses double overtime thriller in Tri-County Tourney (02/20/11)
WARDELL -- The Risco Tigers lost a thrilling double overtime contest to North Pemiscot 89-84 in the finals of the Tri-County Tournament on Friday night. The two teams were tied 30-30 at halftime but the Mustangs began to pull away in the third quarter and led 48-38 in the fourth. However North Pemiscot's James Macklin was forced to the bench with four fouls late in the third quarter and Risco took advantage behind Chris Pavy as the Tigers junior scored a game-high 43 points...

North Pemiscot defeats Risco 89-84 in double overtime (02/19/11)
WARDELL, Mo. -- It took two overtimes, four comebacks, 17 made free-throws and 33 field goals, but the North Pemiscot Mustangs finally defended its Tri-County Conference Tournament title, defeating the Risco Tigers 89-84 in double overtime Friday. The win marked the North Pemiscot seniors' final home game at Ross Gymnasium...

North Pemiscot defeats Risco 89-84 in double overtime (02/19/11)
It took two overtimes, four comebacks, 17 made free-throws and 33 field goals, but the Mustangs finally defended their Tri-County Conference Tournament title.

February 18, 2011 Scoreboard (02/18/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Risco advances to finals of Tri-County Tournament (02/18/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com WARDELL -- The Risco Tigers needed overtime to do it, but they avenged an earlier season loss to the Clarkton Reindeer in a thrilling 71-69 win on Thursday during the semifinals of the Tri-County Conference Tournament at North Pemiscot High School...

Risco defeats Clarkton in overtime (02/17/11)
WARDELL, Mo. -- It took four extra minutes, but the Risco Tigers revenged an earlier season 70-63 loss to the Clarkton Reindeer Thursday night, defeating the Reindeer 71-69 in overtime in a Tri-County Conference semifinal contest. Risco, who trailed 20-14 after the first quarter and 34-33 at halftime, managed to win the game from the free-throw line in overtime after Luke Bixler and Austin White picked up key steals. ...

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

ROUNDUP: Risco rolls; Bearcats earn rare win over Poplar Bluff (02/16/11)
RISCO -- Led by Luke Bixler's 22 points, the top-seeded Risco Tigers took down the eighth seed Southland Rebels 83-56 in the first round of the Tri-County Conference Tournament on Tuesday. "It was a good way to start the tournament," Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said. "We shot and moved the ball around well."...

Risco defeats Southland (02/15/11)
WARDELL, Mo. -- The No. 1 seeded Risco Tigers ended the Southland Rebels hopes of winning the Tri-County Conference Tournament Tuesday afternoon. No. 8 seeded Southland kept the game close early, leading 9-8 with 5:35 remaining in the first period. A basket by Kris Walker gave Risco a 10-9 lead seconds later, however, and the Tigers never trailed again in the contest, defeating the Rebels 83-56...

February 15, 2011 Scoreboard (02/15/11)
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Southland defeats Delta C-7 (02/14/11)
WARDELL, Mo. -- The Southland Rebels used a strong inside game and transition baskets to push its way past the Delta C-7 Chargers 74-22 in the first round of the Tri-County Conference Tournament Monday. The Rebels scored the first eight points of the contest, helping it outscore the Chargers 20-7 in the opening period...

Clarkton outscores Gideon in final minute of regulation (02/14/11)
WARDELL, Mo. -- Nothing was decided after 31 minutes of play between the No. 4 seeded Clarkton Reindeer and the No. 5 seeded Gideon Bulldogs at the Tri-County Conference Tournament. The two teams entered the final minute of regulation tied at 55. Nine seconds later Clarkton sophomore Antron Jones put Clarkton on top for good, drilling his first 3-pointer of the game, as Clarkton defeated Gideon 61-55...

Sikeston girls down Saxony; Risco, SCC win (02/13/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs improved to 14-6 on Friday with a 53-38 road win at Saxony Lutheran. Asia Liggins scored 20 to lead Sikeston as the Lady Bulldogs grabbed a 17-6 lead in the first quarter and led 30-15 at halftime...

Risco knocks off state-ranked North Pemiscot, 72-48 (02/02/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com RISCO -- Knowing that North Pemiscot was not at full-strength had somewhat of a positive and negative effect on the Risco Tigers. Without arguably their best player, James Macklin, who's out due to a broken finger as well as Lajuan Johnson, the Tigers had mixed emotions about their 72-48 rout of the state-ranked Mustangs on Tuesday night...

Risco races past Southland; Scott City falls to Oak Ridge (01/30/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CARDWELL -- With seven players posting double-digit scoring totals, the Risco Tigers spoiled the Southland Rebels homecoming with a 98-64 win. "We looked real good offensively tonight," Risco coach Brandon Blankenship said. "We were making the extra passes and hitting open shots. I don't think we've ever had seven guys score double-digits in the same game."...