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Rend Lake College lands Risco baseball player Caleb McCord (06/13/13)
2013 Risco graduate Caleb McCord will have the opportunity to continue playing baseball in a small town next season. McCord, a standout hitter and pitcher at Risco who was recently selected as the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year, signed to play college baseball at Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill., earlier this month...

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

Tri-County Conference baseball awards released (06/05/13)
The Tri-County Conference baseball awards were recently released. Risco's Caleb McCord was selected as the Tri-County Conference baseball Player of the Year. McCord batted .433 with 27 runs scored, 20 RBIs, five home runs and 22 stolen bases in 73 plate appearances. He finished 4-3 on the mound with one save and a 2.58 ERA in 35.1 innings pitched. McCord struck out 65 and walked 18...

Tri-County Conference softball awards released (05/24/13)
The 2013 Tri-County Conference all-conference softball awards were recently released. Southland senior Jordan Zolman, who has signed to play softball at the University of Missouri next season, was selected as the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year...

Scott City takes district crown after 12-11 win over Tigers (05/15/13)
CHARLESTON (SMNS) -- The tension mounted with every pitch in the late going of Tuesday's Class 3 District 2 tournament final. "I was out there shivering. ... I didn't want it to be our last game," Scott City senior left fielder Travis Phillips said...

May 14, 2013 Scoreboard (05/14/13)
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Sikeston netters fall to Dexter, Oran hangs on against Kelly (05/01/13)
DEXTER -- In a varsity only matchup Tuesday the Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team fell 8-1 to the hosting Dexter Bearcats. Sikeston's lone win came from Christian Rehder, who defeated Kyle Willis in a singles match, 6-2, 6-6 (9). The Bulldogs travel to Poplar Bluff tomorrow where they'll play the Mules at 4 p.m...

Risco baseball team upends Holcomb 7-4 in Tri-County Conference championship game (04/26/13)
GIDEON, Mo. - The fourth-seeded Risco Tigers defeated the second-seeded Holcomb Hornets 7-4 Thursday afternoon in the championship of the Tri-County Conference baseball tournament. ""It's great," Risco coach Brandon Blankenship said. "It's a special group of kids and special group of seniors. I'm extremely, extremely proud of them. This is actually my first conference championship as a coach at the high school level so it's also really special for me."...

Risco advances to title game, Oran downs Woodland (04/24/13)
GIDEON -- The Risco Tigers moved on to the championship game of the Tri-County Conference tournament Tuesday after topping the tournament's No. 1 seed, Cooter, 6-5 in nine innings. Jordon Pavy hit the eventual game-winning home run in the top of the ninth giving his team the 6-5 edge. Caleb McCord, who began pitching in the seventh, closed out the win...

Roundup: Southland softball team advances to title game (04/24/13)
Southland 3, Risco 1 RISCO, Mo. - The Southland softball team booked its spot in Wednesday's Tri-County Conference Tournament championship with a 3-1 win against Risco Tuesday afternoon. Southland's Jordan Zolman earned the win. She struck out 15 and did not surrender a walk in seven innings pitched. She allowed one hit and one unearned run...

Kelly Hawks golf team wins own Invitational (04/23/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Kelly Hawks golf team won their own Kelly Invitational Monday at the Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course in Cape Girardeau. Kelly, who have won this tournament for the first two years of its existence, finished with a team score of 367 topping seven other teams in the tournament...

Lady Bulldogs fall to Cape, Townsend perfect for NMCC (04/17/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs took a 1-0 loss to Cape Central Tuesday on the road. "Our defense played solid," Sikeston head coach Doyle Noe said. "We had one failed clearance that got through and the shot got passed Annie (Ramey)." Cape Central scored their goal at the 30-minute mark...

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

Holcomb baseball team run-rules short-handed Risco 14-2 (04/16/13)
Note: 10 Photos of the Risco-Holcomb baseball game are available at this link: View Photo Here HOLCOMB, Mo. - The highly anticipated Tri-County Conference baseball showdown between the Risco Tigers and Holcomb Hornets turned into a run-rule game Monday afternoon...

April 15, 2013 Scoreboard (04/15/13)
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Pitching leads way as Sikeston mows down Winfield on road (04/13/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com MAYFIELD, Ken. -- Pitching once again led the way for the Sikeston Bulldogs. Drew Harper struck out 13 batters and Jarett Sandlin pitched a flawless seventh inning save as the Bulldogs defeated Winfield 3-1 at Mid-Continent University in Mayfield, Ken., as part of the Graves County Wood Bat Tournament...

Pitching leads way as Sikeston mows down Winfield on roadPitching leads way as Sikeston mows down Winfield on road (04/13/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com MAYFIELD, Ken. -- Pitching once again led the way for the Sikeston Bulldogs. Drew Harper struck out 13 batters and Jarett Sandlin pitched a flawless seventh inning save as the Bulldogs defeated Winfield 3-1 at Mid-Continent University in Mayfield, Ken., as part of the Graves County Wood Bat Tournament...

April 9, 2013 Scoreboard (04/09/13)
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Sikeston takes fifth at Poplar Bluff Invitational (04/09/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston Bulldogs golf team finished fifth at the Poplar Bluff Invitational tournament Monday at Westwood Hills Country Club in Poplar Bluff. Sikeston scored a 326 and was led by Gabe Wheeler's 74. Wheeler tied for third individually while Kirk Hoggatt tied for 10th with a 79...

Tigers down Delta C-7 (04/05/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers rallied around an unfortunate accident Thursday afternoon over visiting Delta C-7. An early morning car crash involving a Risco counselor and senior sponsor provided the Tigers with extra motivation to pull out a 12-3 win. The person involved in the crash, who was flown to St. Louis, is expected to survive...

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

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

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

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

SHS falls in OT, Oran and Risco both roll (03/22/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs soccer team lost a heartbreaker Thursday during the first day of the Noon Optimist Tournament at Cape Central High School 2-1 in overtime against St. Vincent. Eight minutes into the overtime, St. Vincent punched in the winning goal...

All-Conference team selected for Tri-County Conference (03/21/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- This past week the Tri-County Conference announced it's varsity all-conference teams with several Risco players making the cut. Junior Jordon Pavy was the lone Tiger to be selected first-team all-conference while senior Austin White received second-team honors. Among those receiving honorable mentions were Risco senior Caleb McCord and junior Brandon Bixler...

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

Chaffee blasts Greenville 12-2, Risco falls on the road (03/20/13)
CHAFFEE -- Totaling 10 hits, the Chaffee Red Devils defeated Greenville 12-2 Tuesday in Chaffee. Logan Henson led the Red Devils at the plate with three hits. Devin Yahn added one hit and led Chaffee with three RBIs. Chaffee's Cody Johnson picked up the win on the mound. Johnson pitched four innings and struck out four. He allowed two hits and one unearned run while throwing 65 pitches...

Lady Eagles take down Risco 13-3 (03/20/13)
NEW MADRID -- Backed by a complete game effort from Michaela Townsend, the New Madrid County Central softball team opened the season with an 13-3 win over the Risco Lady Tigers. "It was kind of cool and the field was a little slippery, but we ran the bases and hit the ball well," Lady Eagles' head coach Steve Rogers said. "(Townsend) threw well. We had a few defensive miscues, but that's to be expected...

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

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

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

Preview: Holcomb Hornets baseball program (03/16/13)
HOLCOMB, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets baseball program hopes to extend its recent success this spring. Holcomb finished 23-5 in the 2012 spring season and went 10-4 in the 2012 fall season. "We've got a lot of kids returning," Holcomb coach Matt Casper said. "We've got a solid team and a solid lineup. We had a decent fall and I look forward to having a pretty good season again this year and expect the best."...

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

Tri-County Conference basketball awards released (03/06/13)
The Tri-County Conference boys basketball all-conference awards were recently released. Holcomb senior center Jamie Massey was selected as the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year.

Tri-County Conference basketball awards released (03/06/13)
The Tri-County Conference boys basketball all-conference awards were recently released. Holcomb senior center Jamie Massey was selected as the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year. Massey accumulated more than 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in the four years he played on the varsity squad. He averaged 22.3 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game his senior season...

Scott County Central grinds out fourth Sectional win against Risco (02/27/13)
BLOOMFIELD -- It may not have been the same type of game, but the result was just the same. The Scott County Central Braves defeated the Risco Tigers for the fourth-straight time in Class 1 Sectional play Tuesday 83-77. Larandis Banks led Scott Central (16-13) with 27 points. Jaylen Porter added 13 and Chris Brown chipped in 11...

Scott County Central boys basketball team reaches Class 1 quarterfinals (02/27/13)
Braves keep fifth straight Class 1 title in sight with an 83-77 win against Risco

Naylor slips in 3rd quarter, falls to Risco 67-53 (02/25/13)
GIDEON, Mo. - It was a whirlwind week for the Naylor Eagles. After a buzzer-beating halfcourt shot in the MSHSAA Class 1 District 1 opener and an upset of Clarkton in the semifinals, the third-seeded Eagles matched top-seeded Risco's intensity in the first half of the championship game Friday night...

Risco boys advance to district basketball title game for 5th straight season with 96-44 win against North Pemiscot (02/20/13)
GIDEON, Mo. - The Risco Tigers varsity boys basketball program is experiencing little difficulty scoring points the first week of postseason play. Three-time defending Class 1, District 1, champion Risco opened its district tournament Monday with a convincing 93-39 victory against No. 8 seeded Koshkonong...

SHS falls on the road, NMCC moves to title game (02/19/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com PARK HILLS -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs struggled to generate offense Monday against St. Francois County (Park Hills) Central losing 56-20 on the road. Sikeston fell behind 18-4 after the first quarter and then by 21 points (29-8) by halftime. They scored just two points in the third quarter...

February 19, 2013 Scoreboard (02/19/13)
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SHS falls on the road, NMCC moves to title game (02/19/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com PARK HILLS -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs struggled to generate offense Monday against St. Francois County (Park Hills) Central losing 56-20 on the road. Sikeston fell behind 18-4 after the first quarter and then by 21 points (29-8) by halftime. They scored just two points in the third quarter...

Charleston wins on late 3-pointer, Bravettes dispatch Chaffee 75-40 (02/15/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Charleston sophomore Sierra Frazier drained a 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining to give the Lady Bluejays a 62-61 win against Kennett Thursday during Charleston's senior night. Frazier led Charleston with 18 points. Juwanna Walker and Dazique Gillespie each added 11 points...

February 14, 2013 Scoreboard (02/14/13)
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District tournaments set to kick off Saturday for Classes 1-3 (02/14/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com MALDEN -- After rolling to the Class 3, District 1 championship the past few years, the Charleston Bluejays will face some stiff competition this weekend as they start the road to repeating as state champions. While that competition may not come in the first few rounds, district rival New Madrid County Central (15-7) is sitting as a potential road block on the other side of the bracket. ...

Holcomb varsity boys basketball program repeats as Tri-County Conference Tournament champs (02/10/13)
DEERING, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets and Risco Tigers varsity boys basketball programs have established a reputation of playing their best basketball when tournament time rolls around. Both programs have won multiple tournaments the last two seasons and have emerged as the top juggernauts in the Tri-County Conference...

Holcomb varsity boys basketball program repeats as Tri-County Conference Tournament champs (02/09/13)
DEERING, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets and Risco Tigers varsity boys basketball programs have established a reputation of playing their best basketball when tournament time rolls around. Both programs have won multiple tournaments the last two seasons and have emerged as the top juggernauts in the Tri-County Conference...

February 8, 2013 Scoreboard (02/08/13)
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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...

Championship set at Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament (02/08/13)
DEERING, Mo. - For a second straight season the Holcomb Hornets and Risco Tigers will battle it out in the Tri-County Conference Tournament varsity boys basketball championship. Top-seeded and defending champion Holcomb booked its spot in Friday's 7:30 p.m. championship with a 58-39 semifinal win against fifth-seeded North Pemiscot Thursday night. Second-seeded Risco beat third-seeded Risco 58-39 in its semifinal Thursday...

February 7, 2013 Scoreboard (02/07/13)
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February 4, 2013 Scoreboard (02/04/13)
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Risco outruns Rebels 96-76 (02/02/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com ESSEX -- When Risco took the floor against Richland on Friday it didn't take the Tigers long to realize they had their work cut out for them with Rebel senior Richard Forshee guarding the paint. Forshee, listed at 6-11, towers over even the tallest Tiger by a good 11 inches, which meant plenty of easy inside buckets for the Rebels and limited second chances for Risco...

February 1, 2013 Scoreboard (02/01/13)
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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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Risco tops North Pemiscot, Rams bash Crusaders (01/30/13)
RISCO -- The Risco Tigers wrapped up the second-seed in the Tri-County Conference Tournament on Tuesday with an 87-47 win over North Pemiscot. Risco came out to on a dominant 25-5 lead to start the game and by halftime had accumulated a 31-point lead. Putting up 32 points in the third frame for their biggest quarter of the night, the Tigers ensured a turbo-clocked fourth...

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

Senath-Hornersville boys rally late to force OT, beat Risco 76-72 (01/25/13)
SENATH, Mo. - Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity boys basketball coach David Heeb identified three things his team needed to improve upon in the second half against the Risco Tigers Thursday night. "We didn't really make a strategic change," Heeb said. ...

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

Senath-Hornersville boys rally late to force OT, beat Risco 76-72 (01/26/13)
SENATH, Mo. - Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity boys basketball coach David Heeb identified three things his team needed to improve upon in the second half against the Risco Tigers Thursday night. "We didn't really make a strategic change," Heeb said. ...

January 25, 2013 Scoreboard (01/25/13)
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January 24, 2013 Scoreboard (01/24/13)
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Oran handles Oak Ridge, Tigers hold off Gideon (01/23/13)
ORAN -- The Oran Eagles wasted no time getting and staying ahead of visiting Oak Ridge Tuesday night. Oran (17-2) scored 23 points to Oak Ridge's nine in the first quarter as they cruised to a 73-43 victory at Oran High School. Alex Heuring and Jacob Priggel led the Eagles with 15 points apiece. Priggel shot 7 of 10 from the field. Kody Moore, who shot 5 of 7 from the floor, scored 13 points...

January 22, 2013 Scoreboard (01/22/13)
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19-and-older Charleston Riverdogs baseball team set to return to southeast Missouri this summer (01/19/13)
College-level baseball players will have the opportunity to play closer to home this summer. The Charleston Riverdogs 19-and-older collegiate-level baseball team is organizing and will be holding tryouts in April. The time, date and location of the tryouts has not been determined at this time...

NMCC throttles Dexter 52-28 (01/19/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles jumped out to a quick start and never looked back during their 52-28 win over Dexter Friday at New Madrid County Central High School. The Eagles took a comfortable 17-7 lead after the first quarter which extended to 22 points (35-13) by halftime...

State-ranked Holcomb boys rally late to beat Risco (01/19/13)
RISCO, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets varsity boys basketball team improved to 6-0 in Tri-County Conference play Friday night with a 56-51 road win against the Risco Tigers. The Hornets trailed Risco 44-38 entering the fourth period. Holcomb extended its winning-streak to 10 with the fourth-quarter rally...

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...

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...

Sikeston takes ninth, Risco nabs OT win 69-66 (01/14/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com FENTON -- The Sikeston wrestling team took ninth place during the 141 Rumble at Rockwood Summitt High School Saturday in Fenton. Cody Middleton (126) and Nick Nichols (195) each took second place in their respective weight classes. Middleton, who's been sidelined after a three week injury, finished Saturday with a 4-1 record while Nichols went 3-1...

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

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

Dexter edges Bloomfield, Risco takes down Clarkton 90-67 (01/09/13)
BLOOMFIELD -- After fighting neck-and-neck through three quarters of play on Tuesday the Dexter Bearcats handed the Bloomfield Wildcats a 52-48 loss. The two teams went into the fourth quarter knotted up at 40-40 after playing within a point of each other in the first three quarters. It was in the final frame, however, that the Bearcats pulled ahead and outscored Bloomfield 12-8 for the win...

January 8, 2013 Scoreboard (01/08/13)
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Prep roundup: Eagles take down Saxony, Lady Hawks pound Caruthersville (01/06/13)
JACKSON -- Oran senior Kody Moore scored 20 points as the Eagles grounded the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders Friday 68-50. The Eagles held a slim 50-42 lead after the first three quarters and quickly ran away with it in the fourth. Oran outscored the Crusaders 18-8 in the final eight minutes...

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

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

December 14, 2012 Scoreboard (12/14/12)
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Lady Bluejays bust through in second half, Oran falls to South Pemiscot on the road (12/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays turned a one-point halftime lead into a 69-53 win against Delta Thursday night. Charleston outscored the Lady Bobcats 22-10 in the third quarter to take a 13-point advantage into the final frame...

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...

Risco advances to semifinals in Clarkton tourney (12/12/12)
CLARKTON -- Led by Brandon Bixler's 25 points, the Risco Tigers moved the .500 mark on the season with a 80-70 win over Cairo, Ill on Tuesday during the first round of the Clarkton Holiday Tournament. The Tigers trailed by five after the first quarter, but outscored Cairo 19-11 in the second frame to go into the half leading by three. A 26-15 run in the third pushed the Tigers ahead by 14 going into the fourth and they were able to hold on for the win...

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

December 4, 2012 Scoreboard (12/04/12)
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Strong second quarter propels Delta C-7 past North Pemiscot 55-43 (12/04/12)
Note: 18 photos of the Delta C-7-North Pemiscot game are available for viewing/purchase at this link: View Photos Here DEERING, Mo. - The Delta C-7 Chargers varsity boys basketball team moved back to the .500 mark Monday night with a 55-43 win against the North Pemiscot Mustangs...

Risco drops third place game (12/01/12)
CAMPBELL -- The Risco Tigers dropped the third place game of the Campbell Invitational Tournament to Twin Rivers 71-63 on Friday night. Risco led 40-31 at halftime but were outscored 21-7 in the third quarter and could not recover. "It seems like every game we've had a really bad quarter," said Risco coach Brandon Blankenship. "We need to be more consistent."...

Bernie knocks off Twin Rivers to reach title game at Campbell (11/30/12)
CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Bernie Mules varsity boys basketball team remains in contention for its fifth opening-season tournament championship in the last six seasons. Top-seeded Bernie defeated fourth-seeded Twin Rivers 74-63 Thursday night in a championship semifinal game of the eight-team Campbell Invitational Tournament...

Holcomb cruises past defending champ Risco in semifinal at Campbell boys basketball tournament (11/30/12)
CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets advanced to the championship of the Campbell Invitational varsity boys basketball tournament for a second straight season Thursday night with a 70-46 win against the defending champion Risco Tigers. The second-seeded Hornets outscored the third-seeded Tigers by single digits in every quarter of the championship semifinal...

Bluejays take care of Dexter, Risco bests Bloomfield in Campbell Invite (11/28/12)
DEXTER -- The Charleston Bluejays easily took down the Dexter Bearcats Tuesday 70-27 at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. Darrion Carter led the Bluejays with 13 points. Michael Hull added 10 and Ryan Parham scored nine. The injury-plagued Bearcats (0-1) were led by Brad Potts, who scored 12 points...

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

2012 Basketball Preview: Clarkton Reindeer Boys (11/24/12)
Veteran coach Delane Beckwith has devised a formula for success for his team during the first year of his second stint as the head coach of the Clarkton varsity boys basketball program. "I've been doing this for 20 years," Beckwith said. "I believe the most important thing is to get kids to work hard, act right, be disciplined and play team basketball. Good things will happen at the end of the year if you do that. Hard work produces good results."...

Bernie earns top seed in season-opening tourney (11/16/12)
The Bernie Mules have received the No. 1 seed in the Campbell Invitational varsity boys basketball tournament. "The number one seed in the opening tournament doesn't mean a whole lot," Bernie coach Brad Botsch said following the seed meeting Wednesday afternoon. "Nobody has played yet and there are several teams who could have gamered that spot. We appreciate the respect shown by the coaches, but we want to be the No. 1 at the conclusion of the tournament."...

Tri-County Conference volleyball awards released (11/10/12)
The Tri-County Conference volleyball awards were recently released. The Gideon volleyball program took home the top awards in the conference. Gideon's Niki Lowry was selected Tri-County Conference Player of the Year. Lowry averaged 10.3 kills per game...

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...

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

Oran drops two-set match at home, Risco shut out in championship (09/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- The Oran Lady Eagles volleyball team lost a home match against Leopold Thursday. The Lady Wildcats won in two sets, 25-9 and 25-17. Scott City 25-25-25, Bell City 18-27-20 BELL CITY -- The Scott City Lady Rams won a three set game on the road against Bell City Thursday...

Lady Bulldogs sweep Charleston, Sikeston records 10th shutout against Farmington (09/25/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs trumped the visiting Charleston Lady Bluejays, 9-0, Monday at Sikeston High School. "We played a very solid match in our win today," Sikeston tennis coach Russ Dial said. "Due to the approaching district tournaments we had to do some juggling with our doubles teams, however, it all worked out in our favor."...

Campbell baseball team defeats Southland 11-0 (09/18/12)
ARBYRD, Mo. - The Campbell Camels baseball team pounded out 11 runs and 12 hits on its way an 11-0 five-inning run-rule win against the Southland Rebels Monday afternoon. "We've really been trying to emphasize hitting," Campbell coach Jeff Boner said. "It just seems the first three or four games we hit well and then went into a slump where we weren't hitting the ball at all. It was good to see them be aggressive at the plate at the beginning of the game today."...

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

2012 Fall Sports Preview: Delta C-7 volleyball program (08/10/12)
DEERING, Mo. - Preparations continued for the upcoming high school volleyball season at Delta C-7 Wednesday morning. "We are working on the basics before we move on to other things," said veteran head coach Stacy Whitfield, who has been involved with the volleyball program at Delta C-7 for 28 years. "We have been working on passing drills, hitting drills and conditioning this week."...

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

Malden 11-12 Cal Ripken team places second in Missouri (08/04/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - After winning the Cal Ripken District 5 tournament in Caruthersville the 11-12 year-old Malden All-Stars traveled to Cape Girardeau to battle for the 2012 Cal Ripken state title at the Shawnee Sports Complex in late July. In its first game Malden overcame a 3-0 deficit to upend the Mineral Area National team by a score of 8-3...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Briefly: Sikeston Legion forfeits doubleheader against Dunklin County (07/08/12)
Dunklin County coach Jamie Johnson said Sikeston Legion forfeited Saturday's doubleheader against Dunklin County. "Sikeston did not have nine players available to play the game," Johnson said. Dunklin County improves to 4-1 in conference play with the win...

Dunklin County receives strong start from Watkins, moves into first place with walkoff win against Jackson Legion (07/04/12)
SENATH, Mo. - Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment Legion moved back into outright first place in District 14 Tuesday night with a 7-6 walkoff conference win against Jackson Legion. Jackson, which scored six runs in the top of the sixth inning to tie the game at six, never retired a Dunklin County hitter in the bottom of the seventh inning...

Dunklin County Legion and Poplar Bluff Babe Ruth plate winning runs in final at-bat, advance to 7-Up Classic championship (07/01/12)
PARAGOULD, Ark. - The championship is set at the 7-Up Classic in Paragould, Ark., following two dramatic finishes in the championship semifinals of the eight-team tournament Saturday night. Dunklin County Legacy Equipment Legion and Poplar Bluff Senior Babe Ruth booked its spots in Sunday's 7 p.m. title game after scoring multiple runs in the final inning of their respective semifinal games Saturday...

Dunklin County Legion advances to semifinals at 7-Up Classic with 8-4 win against Paragould (06/30/12)
PARAGOULD, Ark. -- Dunklin County Legion, Poplar Bluff Senior Babe Ruth and Jackson Legion won its quarterfinal games at the 7-Up Classic Friday.

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

MBCA all-state and all-district baseball teams released (06/21/12)
The Missouri Baseball Coaches Association has released its all-district and all-state baseball teams. View a complete list of players selected to the all-state team below. Players selected to the all-district team in Class 1, District 1; Class 2, District 1; and Class 3, District 1; are also listed below...

Dunklin County Legion claims first conference win, sweeps Sikeston Legion (06/18/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. - Dunklin County Legion cleanup hitter Zach Watkins has tried to simplify how he approaches his at-bats in recent weeks. "I had a couple of bad games earlier in the season and was in a hitting slump," Watkins said. "I've got to where finally I don't think about what I'm doing too much at the plate. I just try to put the bat on the ball."...

Defensive errors, walks doom Kennett Senior Babe Ruth in first game of doubleheader against New Madrid (06/13/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - New Madrid Senior Babe Ruth was the latest baseball club to take advantage of Kennett Senior Babe Ruth's recent defensive struggles. Kennett committed six defensive errors in the first game of a home doubleheader against New Madrid Tuesday night...

Tri-County awards are released (05/23/12)
HOLCOMB -- The Tri-County Conference baseball awards have been released. Cooter's Jordan Anderson has been selected as the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year. Anderson, who has signed to play baseball at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff next season, went 4-1 on the mound and compiled a 1.65 ERA. Anderson batted .439 with three home runs, seven doubles and 26 RBIs in 83 plate appearances...

Tri-County Conference baseball awards released (05/18/12)
The Tri-County Conference baseball awards have been released. Cooter's Jordan Anderson has been selected as the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year. Anderson, who has signed to play baseball at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo., next season, went 4-1 on the mound and compiled a 1.65 ERA. Anderson batted .439 with three home runs, seven doubles and 26 RBIs in 83 plate appearances...

Tri-County Conference baseball awards released (05/19/12)
The Tri-County Conference baseball awards have been released. Cooter's Jordan Anderson has been selected as the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year. Anderson, who has signed to play baseball at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo., next season, went 4-1 on the mound and compiled a 1.65 ERA. Anderson batted .439 with three home runs, seven doubles and 26 RBIs in 83 plate appearances...

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."...