semoball.com: Schools : Sikeston

Sikeston's Robinson to wrestle at Lindenwood-Belleville (05/17/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- When looking for a college where he could continue his wrestling career Sikeston senior Kenton Robinson spent a lot of time trying to figure out where he would be most comfortable. After weighing all his options, Robinson decided to join teammate and friend Blake Angle in signing a letter of intent to wrestle at Lindenwood-Belleville University...

SHS golf team finishes seventh (05/16/12)
SPRINGFIELD -- The Sikeston golf team improved by seven strokes on the second day of the Class 3 State Championship at Rivercut Golf Club in Springfield on Tuesday, giving the Bulldogs a seventh place finish. St. Francis Borgia won the state title, finishing with a 609, one shot better than MICDS. Sikeston's 651 gave them a seventh place finish and was the first time a Bulldog team had competed at the tournament in 10 years and was the team's best finish since 2002...

Sikeston's season ends with loss to Notre Dame (05/16/12)
FARMINGTON -- Playing Notre Dame in the Class 2, District 1 Tournament semifinals on Tuesday the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs saw their season come to a close with a 6-0 loss. After scoring the go-ahead goal in only the second minute of the game, Notre Dame went on push ahead 3-0 at the half. Notre Dame went up by four goals early in the second before running away to a 6-0 final...

Notre Dame soccer team waltzes past Sikeston into final (05/16/12)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- The Notre Dame girls soccer team was determined not to overlook Sikeston despite a 7-0 romp during the regular season. "We have a team moto, the next game is the most important game," Notre Dame junior Taylor Rinda said. "We never take anybody lightly."...

Sikeston golfers 7th after first day of state tournament (05/15/12)
SPRINGFIELD -- The Sikeston golf team sits in seventh place after one round of play at the Class 3 State Golf Tournament at Rivercut Golf Club in Springfield. Sikeston marked a 329 and sits in seventh place with the final round to be played today. Individually, Ben Murray had the low round of the day for Sikeston, scoring an 80 on the par-72 course, putting him in 40th place. Dexter's Cody Stevens also scored an 80 in the first round...

SHS advances to district semis (05/15/12)
FARMINGTON -- Advancing to the semifinals of the Class 2, District 1 Tournament the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs put up a pair of early goals to defeat Fredericktown 2-1 on Monday. "We played them last week, but districts is a whole new season," Sikeston head coach Doyle Noe said. "Coming in to the game obviously the goal is to just win and move on. We came out and got an early goal, which is huge and it let us relax a little bit."...

SHS doubles team falls short of sectionals (05/14/12)
POTOSI -- The Sikeston doubles team of Josh Bill and Brandon Goodwin just missed qualifying for sectionals, finishing in third place at the Class 1, District 1 individual tournament in Potosi on Saturday. After receiving a first round bye, the Sikeston pair defeated Dexter's Kyle Willis and Noah Kronk 6-3, 6-2 before losing to North County's Connor McBride and Lucas Rodgers 6-1, 7-5...

Sikeston boys 2nd, girls 5th at districts (05/14/12)
FARMINGTON -- The Sikeston boys took second in the Class 3, District 1 track meet on Saturday in Farmington while the girls managed a fifth place finish. Sikeston fell 15 points shy of the district title in the boys division, losing to Festus who finished with 140...

Defensive collapse in 7th ends SHS season (05/14/12)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs have endured some tough defeats this season, but none will be as hard to swallow than Saturday afternoon's season-ending loss to DeSoto. The second-seeded Bulldogs were one out away from victory, but the seventh-seeded Dragons rallied for a 3-2 win in Class 4, District 1 action at VFW Stadium...

SHS to compete in state tournament (05/13/12)
SPRINGFIELD -- It's been nearly 10 years since the Sikeston golf team set foot as a team at the state golf meet. For the first time since 2003, the Sikeston Bulldogs will be sending four individuals to the Class 3 state golf tournament Monday at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield...

Dexter trio earns all-SEMO Conference (05/11/12)
The 2012 SEMO Conference all-conference baseball team has been released and the Dexter Bearcats are well represented on the roster. Infielders Chase Young and Jordan Miller -- along with outfielder Brad Potts -- made the first team, while Kennett's Daniel Lockhert and Notre Dame's Cody Heisserer shared Player of the Year honors...

Lady Bulldogs rout Fredericktown 7-1 (05/11/12)
SIKESTON -- With districts just around the corner, a phase of the Sikeston soccer team that has seen its troubles this season may be peaking at the right time. The Lady Bulldogs' leading scorer, Madison Chaney, scored four goals while three others added a goal apiece in their 7-1 rout of Fredericktown Thursday at the Sikeston Sports Complex...

Eagles flying high (05/10/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- It's a win New Madrid County Central needed heading into districts. It was also a loss the Sikeston Bulldogs possibly couldn't afford. The Eagles defeated Sikeston 4-3 Wednesday at VFW Stadium by quieting the Bulldogs' lineup behind the arms of Kyle Harris and Denton Daugherty...

Tough loss (05/09/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Graves County took advantage of Sikeston's miscues. The Bulldogs, who have made it an unhealthy habit of giving their opposition extra outs and bases of late, committed four errors which led to three runs Tuesday as Graves Co., Ky., defeated Sikeston, 5-4...

Chaffee ends regular season with 21 wins (05/09/12)
EAST PRAIRIE -- The Chaffee Red Devils ended the regular season with a 21-3 record after downing East Prairie 9-1 on Tuesday. Chaffee got a dominant pitching performance from Cody Payne who tossed a complete game, striking out 14 and allowing just one unearned run...

Tough loss (05/09/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Graves County took advantage of Sikeston's miscues. The Bulldogs, who have made it an unhealthy habit of giving their opposition extra outs and bases of late, committed four errors which led to three runs Tuesday as Graves Co., Ky., defeated Sikeston, 5-4...

Chaffee ends regular season with 21 wins (05/09/12)
EAST PRAIRIE -- The Chaffee Red Devils ended the regular season with a 21-3 record after downing East Prairie 9-1 on Tuesday. Chaffee got a dominant pitching performance from Cody Payne who tossed a complete game, striking out 14 and allowing just one unearned run...

SEMO Conference baseball awards released (05/09/12)
The 2012 SEMO Conference all-conference baseball team has been released. Kennett's Daniel Lockhert and Notre Dame's Cody Heisserer were selected as Co-Conference Players of the Year. Six other Kennett players received recognition. Kennett's Adam Grantham and Lockhert were selected first-team all-conference. Kennett's Tyson Campbell, Logan Dollins, Kevonte Mitchell, Collin Smith and Justin Smith received honorable mention...

Dexter tops SHS in first round of team district (05/08/12)
DEXTER -- The Sikeston tennis team lost in the first round of team district play to Dexter 6-0 on Monday afternoon. Sikeston dropped all six singles matches and the doubles matches were not necessary to play. Sikeston will be back in action on Saturday when they travel to Potosi to take part in the individual district tournament...

Sikeston rolls (05/05/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs have shown to be a powerful offensive team at times this season. Despite struggling on offense the past several games, the Bulldogs broke out of the slump in a big way on Friday afternoon with a 16-6 victory over South Pemiscot in five innings at VFW Stadium...

Back on track (05/04/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs got back on the winning track with a 6-2 victory over St. Mary's on Thursday afternoon at VFW Stadium. The Bulldogs, who had been struggling defensively the past few games, snapped out of the funk with several key defensive plays and solid hitting against the Vikings...

Huge second half lifts Jackson over Lady Bulldogs 4-2 (05/04/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Squandering a 2-0 halftime lead, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs couldn't keep the Jackson Lady Indians down for long. Jackson hit the back of the net four times in the second half, downing the Lady Bulldogs 4-2 Thursday at the Sikeston Sports Complex...

May 4, 2012 Scoreboard (05/04/12)
Girls soccer Jackson 1, St. Vincent 0

Poplar Bluff slips by SHS netters 5-4 (05/04/12)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team lost a close 5-4 match to Poplar Bluff on Thursday. Sikeston got singles wins from Josh Bill, Brandon Goodwin and Wade Gadberry while the doubles team of Jimmy Hines and Layton Jones also earned a win. "We played our best match of the year," said Sikeston coach Russ Dial. ...

Back on track (05/04/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs got back on the winning track with a 6-2 victory over St. Mary's on Thursday afternoon at VFW Stadium. The Bulldogs, who had been struggling defensively the past few games, snapped out of the funk with several key defensive plays and solid hitting against the Vikings...

Huge second half lifts Jackson over Lady Bulldogs 4-2 (05/04/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Squandering a 2-0 halftime lead, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs couldn't keep the Jackson Lady Indians down for long. Jackson hit the back of the net four times in the second half, downing the Lady Bulldogs 4-2 Thursday at the Sikeston Sports Complex...

Poplar Bluff slips by SHS netters 5-4 (05/04/12)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team lost a close 5-4 match to Poplar Bluff on Thursday. Sikeston got singles wins from Josh Bill, Brandon Goodwin and Wade Gadberry while the doubles team of Jimmy Hines and Layton Jones also earned a win. "We played our best match of the year," said Sikeston coach Russ Dial. ...

High school roundup: Jackson's Pike, Central's Connell qualify for Class 4 state tourney (05/04/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Tough loss (05/03/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Despite two home runs by junior Drew Harper, the Sikeston Bulldogs continue to be plagued by defensive miscues as they fell 7-5 to Cape Central on Wednesday afternoon at VFW Stadium. The Bulldogs have now dropped three of its last four games and all three losses can be attributed in large part to shoddy defense, committing a combined 16 errors in the three games...

High school roundup: St. Vincent earns trip to Class 1 state golf tournament (05/03/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

NMCC softball run rules South Pemiscot; Sikeston soccer falls (05/02/12)
NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central softball team improved to 16-1 with a 16-6 win over South Pemiscot Tuesday. The Lady Eagles scored 12 runs in the bottom of the second inning to break open a 3-2 game. Michaela Townsend earned the win, giving up six runs on nine hits while walking none and striking out nine...

Dexter gets past Bulldogs 8-1 on Tuesday (05/02/12)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team returned home on Tuesday and dropped an 8-1 decision to Dexter. Sikeston's number two player, junior Brandon Goodwin, earned the Bulldogs' lone win, defeating Sam Ward 9-7. Goodwin was Sikeston's lone winner on Monday against Notre Dame, winning a third set tiebreaker over Bryan Brown. Notre Dame won the match 8-1...

Heady play (05/01/12)
davidj@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- A heads-up play from Sikeston junior Madison Chaney proved to be the difference on Monday in the Lady Bulldogs' 1-0 win over Poplar Bluff. With the game scoreless in the 60th minute, Chaney took a shot from directly in front of the goal that sailed over Poplar Bluff goalkeeper Courtney Raulston. ...

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."...

Cape Central boys golf team seizes unlikely conference title (05/01/12)
The Cape Central golf team won the SEMO Conference tournament Monday at Dalhousie Golf Club.

Kennett baseball team defeats Sikeston 3-1 in consolation final of SEMO Conference Tournament (05/01/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians baseball team salvaged the consolation championship with a 3-1 win against the Sikeston Bulldogs in its final game at the SEMO Conference baseball tournament Monday afternoon. Both starting pitchers pitched six innings in the seven-inning contest with Kennett starting pitcher Collin Smith collecting a win and Sikeston's Drew Harper suffering a complete-game loss...

April 30, 2012 Scoreboard (04/30/12)
Baseball SEMO Conference tournament Kennett 3, Sikeston 1

Sikeston boys second, girls fourth at PB Invitational (04/30/12)
POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston boys track team finished second and the girls fourth in the Poplar Bluff Invitational meet on Friday. West Plains won the boys with 145 points with Sikeston finishing with 111 points. In the girls, Poplar Bluff with 151 points while Sikeston was fourth with 83.50. Dexter was sixth with 52...

SHS downs NMCC in consolation semis (04/30/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU - Bouncing back from their disheartening 15-5 loss to Dexter on Friday, the Sikeston Bulldogs defeated New Madrid County Central 6-1 on Saturday in a loser's bracket game during the SEMO conference tournament. Trey Tigart picked up the win going six innings and striking out four. He also walked none...

Bearcats upset fourth-seeded SHS (04/29/12)
SIKESTON -- Coming off a big victory over Class 3 No. 1 ranked Notre Dame on Tuesday, the Sikeston Bulldogs were feeling good about their chances in the SEMO Conference Tournament. However, as good as the Bulldogs were on Tuesday, they went the opposite direction on Friday as they fell 15-5 in six innings to fifth-seeded Dexter on a cold, windy day at VFW Stadium...

SHS soccer falls at Marion; Jays' baseball snaps losing streak (04/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com MARION, Ill. -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs fell to Marion, Ill., Thursday 3-1. Madison Chaney scored her 14th goal of the season in the loss. Sikeston (5-9) fell behind 2-1 at the half in another windy contest. With the assist from Monica Carter, Chaney punched in the Lady Bulldogs' only goal in the 35th minute...

Chaney's two goals lift SHS over Anna-Jonesboro (04/26/12)
SIKESTON -- Sikeston's Madison Chaney keeps rolling along. The Lady Bulldogs forward scored two goals and led Sikeston to a 2-1 win over Anna-Jonesboro on a windy Wednesday night at the Sikeston Sports Complex. Chaney has 13 goals this season, by far the most for any Lady Bulldog...

Sikeston, Kelly golf teams place 2nd in districts (04/26/12)
FARMINGTON -- Sikeston freshman Gabe Wheeler led a field of 55 Wednesday to take first place during the Class 3, District 1 tournament at Crown Pointe Golf Course in Farmington. With Wheeler leading the way, the Bulldogs finished second as a team with an overall score of 338 advancing their entire team to the sectional round of the state golf meet on May 4 at Franklin County Country Club in Washington...

Chaney's two goals lift SHS over Anna-Jonesboro (04/26/12)
SIKESTON -- Sikeston's Madison Chaney keeps rolling along. The Lady Bulldogs forward scored two goals and led Sikeston to a 2-1 win over Anna-Jonesboro on a windy Wednesday night at the Sikeston Sports Complex. Chaney has 13 goals this season, by far the most for any Lady Bulldog...

Bearcats send three golfers to sectionals after district play (04/26/12)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Dexter will send three golfers to the sectional round of the MSHSAA golf championships after the Bearcats competed at Crown Pointe Golf Club in the Class 3, District 1 tournament Wednesday. Senior Cody Stevens turned in the best round for Dexter with a 90. Stevens carded a 39 on the front nine but ran into trouble on the back and limped home with a 51...

East Prairie rallies past Kelly 9-7 (04/25/12)
EAST PRAIRIE -- The East Prairie Eagles scored nine runs in their last three at-bats to defeat Kelly 9-7 on Tuesday. Kelly trailed 4-0 entering the bottom of the fourth before East Prairie scored three runs to cut the lead to 4-3. East Prairie (9-4) took the lead in the bottom of the fifth for good...

Sikeston holds off rival Notre Dame 10-7 (04/25/12)
SIKESTON -- With the SEMO Conference Tournament looming this weekend, the Sikeston Bulldogs were hoping to go into it with some momentum. The Bulldogs got the big win they needed, defeating rival Notre Dame 10-7 on Tuesday afternoon at VFW Stadium. It marks perhaps Sikeston's top victory of the season, defeating a Notre Dame team that is seeded first in the upcoming tournament and, coming into Tuesday's game, is ranked third in the state in all classes according to prepbaseballreport.com...

Top-ranked Notre Dame baseball team suffers second loss (04/25/12)
Sikeston won the battle of Bulldogs 10-7

High school roundup: Cape Central's Connell wins district golf title (04/25/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Top-ranked Notre Dame baseball team suffers second loss (04/25/12)
Sikeston won the battle of Bulldogs 10-7

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...

Bulldogs fare well at Cape Relays (04/23/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs track team had a strong showing Saturday during the Cape Relays at Cape Central High School. The boys team finished fifth with an 89 while the girls topped out at third with 114. Cape Central took first with 124 points. Union and Jackson beat out Sikeston on the girls side...

All-Standard Democrat Girls Team (04/21/12)
NMCC 5-9, junior The junior could take over a game and did many times for the Lady Eagles. She led NMCC with 19.3 points per game and grabbed 8.2 rebounds. She also could defend, picking up 4.6 steals with 2.2 assists. She made a team-high 31 3-pointers in leading NMCC to a district title...

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...

Marion blanks Sikeston netters 9-0 (04/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Visiting Marion, Ill., swept the Sikeston Bulldogs 9-0 Thursday at the Sikeston Public Tennis Courts at Sikeston High School. Senior Josh Bill went into a tiebreaker with Marion's number one, Pablo Cuartas, after tying 8-8. Bill fell 7-2 in the tiebreaker...

Sikeston soccer team blanked at Saxony 2-0 (04/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs fell 2-0 to Saxony Lutheran Thursday night at Saxony Lutheran High School. Saxony scored both their goals in the first half. The first came in just the fifth minute from a corner kick, which Sikeston failed to clear...

Marion blanks Sikeston netters 9-0 (04/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Visiting Marion, Ill., swept the Sikeston Bulldogs 9-0 Thursday at the Sikeston Public Tennis Courts at Sikeston High School. Senior Josh Bill went into a tiebreaker with Marion's number one, Pablo Cuartas, after tying 8-8. Bill fell 7-2 in the tiebreaker...

Sikeston soccer team blanked at Saxony 2-0 (04/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs fell 2-0 to Saxony Lutheran Thursday night at Saxony Lutheran High School. Saxony scored both their goals in the first half. The first came in just the fifth minute from a corner kick, which Sikeston failed to clear...

High school roundup: Chaffee boys capture title at Riverbend Invite track and field meet (04/20/12)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

April 19, 2012 Scoreboard (04/19/12)
Baseball Jackson 3, Poplar Bluff 1 Girls soccer Saxony Lutheran 2, Sikeston 0

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...

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...

10-run first lifts SHS to win over rival (04/18/12)
SIKESTON -- In a battle between two rivals, Tuesday night's game between Sikeston and Charleston went a lot deeper than a baseball game between the two schools. The event was dubbed "Rivals for a Cure!" in an effort to bring attention to breast cancer with proceeds from the game, as well as T-shirts that were sold, being donated to the Missouri Delta Medical Center's Mammography Department...

Chaney leads Sikeston past Cape Central 2-1 (04/18/12)
SIKESTON -- Taking on upwards of four defenders at a time has become second nature to Sikeston's Madison Chaney. The fleet-footed forward draws the attention of every defense she faces which, at times, looks like an entire backfield is between her and the goal...

10-run first lifts SHS to win over rival (04/18/12)
SIKESTON -- In a battle between two rivals, Tuesday night's game between Sikeston and Charleston went a lot deeper than a baseball game between the two schools. The event was dubbed "Rivals for a Cure!" in an effort to bring attention to breast cancer with proceeds from the game, as well as T-shirts that were sold, being donated to the Missouri Delta Medical Center's Mammography Department...

High school roundup: Jackson succumbs to Dexter's seventh-inning rally (04/18/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Cape Central's Simmons shoots 70 to land Jackson Invitational golf title (04/17/12)
Central sophomore Travis Simmons earned medalist honors at Monday's Jackson Invitational golf tournament.

Sikeston places 5th at Jackson Invitational (04/17/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs golf team finished in fifth place Monday during the Jackson Invitational at Kimbeland Country Club. Evan Deere finished tied for sixth with a score of 78. Kirk Hoggatt and Gabe Wheeler, who each carded an 80, tied for 13th...

Kennett track team competes at Twilight Relays (04/17/12)
The Kennett Indians track team competed at the Sikeston Twilight Relays Friday. Kennett's Dillon Parr finished first in shot. A throwing team consisting of Kennett's Enna Thompson, Penny Barrera and Kaytlyn Park finished second in shot and third in discus...

SHS soccer team places seventh at Fralish Cup (04/16/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs soccer team won seventh place in the Fralish Cup Saturday defeating Marion, Ill., 1-0. Madison Chaney scored the games only goal with the assist from Monica Carter. Sophomore Annie Ramey, who blocked 18 shots on goal this weekend, picked up the shutout as keeper...

Twilight Relays (04/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs always try to use their own Sikeston Twilight Relays as a gauge at how well the team is progressing at the midpoint of the track and field season. The Bulldogs boys captured first place medals in seven of the boys events while the girls team won gold medals in five events in the 10-team field on Friday at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium...

Sikeston, Charleston to play for good cause (04/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs and the Charleston Bluejays are hoping their long standing rivalry can draw a big crowd for a good cause. On April 17th, the Sikeston-Charleston baseball game will double as a cancer awareness game to bring forth much-needed attention to breast cancer dubbing their Tuesday meeting 'Rivals for a Cure!'...

SHS drops first game of Fralish Cup (04/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs lost their first game of the Fralish Cup Friday to Hyland, Ill., 3-0. The Lady Bulldogs (2-6) went into the half tied 0-0. Hyland, however, posted all three of their goals in the second half...

Sikeston, Charleston to play for good cause (04/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs and the Charleston Bluejays are hoping their long standing rivalry can draw a big crowd for a good cause. On April 17th, the Sikeston-Charleston baseball game will double as a cancer awareness game to bring forth much-needed attention to breast cancer dubbing their Tuesday meeting 'Rivals for a Cure!'...

Twilight Relays (04/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs always try to use their own Sikeston Twilight Relays as a gauge at how well the team is progressing at the midpoint of the track and field season. The Bulldogs boys captured first place medals in seven of the boys events while the girls team won gold medals in five events in the 10-team field on Friday at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium...

Jackson baseball team endures rough inning in 9-1 loss to Sikeston (04/13/12)
The big inning nearly never happened. But when things turned sour, they went that way in a hurry Thursday. Sikeston struck for eight runs in the fifth inning to rout the Jackson baseball team 9-1 at Whitey Herzog Stadium. "We try to pick each other up," Jackson senior Alex Bolen said. "When it keeps happening, it's hard to recover from, especially if you're the one making the mistakes. It's hard to get mentally stable again. But we got to pick each other up."...

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...

Jackson baseball team endures rough inning in 9-1 loss to Sikeston (04/13/12)
The big inning nearly never happened. But when things turned sour, they went that way in a hurry Thursday. Sikeston struck for eight runs in the fifth inning to rout the Jackson baseball team 9-1 at Whitey Herzog Stadium. "We try to pick each other up," Jackson senior Alex Bolen said. "When it keeps happening, it's hard to recover from, especially if you're the one making the mistakes. It's hard to get mentally stable again. But we got to pick each other up."...

Kennett baseball team collects 4-3 walk-off win against Sikeston (04/12/12)
KENNETT, Mo. --Kennett leadoff hitter Daniel Lockhert wasn't convinced he would have an opportunity to collect a game-winning hit entering the bottom of the seventh inning against Sikeston Wednesday afternoon. "At the very beginning of the inning I really didn't expect to hit," Lockhert said. "Once guys started getting on base I was like 'wow it could be one of those games where I go up and win the game. When I saw that happen I was like 'I'm ready to go. Let's do it.'"...

SHS earns 5-2 road victory (04/12/12)
HARRISBURG, Ill. -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs offense is starting to come around. The Lady Bulldogs defeated Harrisburg, Ill., 5-2 on Wednesday night behind a three-goal effort by Madison Chaney. "We're a very young team and I knew it would take a while for us to find our identity on offense," Sikeston head coach Doyle Noe said. "We're playing with more confidence and I think we took a big step in the right direction today."...

Kennett baseball team collects walk-off 4-3 win against Sikeston (04/12/12)
KENNETT, Mo. --Kennett leadoff hitter Daniel Lockhert wasn't convinced he would have an opportunity to collect a game-winning hit entering the bottom of the seventh inning against Sikeston Wednesday afternoon. "At the very beginning of the inning I really didn't expect to hit," Lockhert said. "Once guys started getting on base I was like 'wow it could be one of those games where I go up and win the game. When I saw that happen I was like 'I'm ready to go. Let's do it.'"...

Dexter belts out 12 hits in 8-0 win over Jays (04/11/12)
DEXTER -- With his team's big one-run win over Sikeston coming a day earlier, Dexter Bearcat head coach Brian Becker had concerns his team might suffer a letdown when visiting Charleston came to town on Tuesday. Those fears were alleviated, however, when the Bearcats belted out 12 hits to beat the Bluejays 8-0 for their eighth win of the season...

Chaffee wins in 11 innings over Bears (04/11/12)
GREENVILLE -- The Chaffee Red Devils improved to 11-1 with an exciting 7-1 road win over Greenville in 11 innings on Tuesday afternoon. "It was a good game," said Chaffee coach Brian Horrell. "It was a big game with a lot of big situations. I'm proud of the way our guys battled."...

High school roundup: Leopold softball overtakes Woodland in eight innings (04/11/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Kennett golf team places 13th at Poplar Bluff Invitational (04/11/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The Kennett golf team placed 13th at the Poplar Bluff Invitational golf tournament at Westwood Hills Country Club Monday. Poplar Bluff won the team and individual competitions at the event. Poplar Bluff compiled a team score of 298, which was 20 strokes better than runner-up Notre Dame...

Making the most (04/10/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- The game ended on an outfield assist from Dexter right fielder Logan Northern, but it was won by the Bearcats' ability to make the most of their opportunities. Northern's toss to catcher D.J. Dowdy reached home plate well before a speeding Drew Harper to cut down the Sikeston junior and give a young Bearcats squad a 5-4 upset victory over the Sikeston Bulldogs Monday night in Dexter...

Bearcats nip Bulldogs in conference play (04/10/12)
Logan Northern's throw to the plate nailed the potential game-tying runner and locked up a 5-4 win for the Dexter Bearcats over the Sikeston Bulldogs in SEMO Conference action Monday afternoon at the East park ball field. Dexter was trying to hang on to a slim one-run lead in top of the seventh inning when with two outs, the Bulldogs Drew Harper singled and Tim Wilson walked to put the potential tying run at second base. ...

Notre Dame golfers finish runner-up to host Mules at Poplar Bluff Invitational (04/10/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Carr Vernon bounced back from a bad bounce Monday to take medalist honors at the Poplar Bluff Invitational. Vernon's second shot on No. 11 at Westwood Hills Country Club sailed over the green, hit a cart path and landed across the street. It didn't slow the Poplar Bluff senior, who shot a 2-under-par 69 to lead the Mules to the team title...

NMCC softball wins own tourney Saturday (04/09/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles swept their own invitational tournament Saturday defeating both Delta and Kennett. NMCC (7-0) downed Delta 11-1 in the first game of the day and followed it up with a 10-5 win over Kennett...

Sikeston softball team makes the grade (04/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- One thing anyone can tell from watching a Sikeston Lady Bulldogs softball game is how much time and effort goes into putting a competitive squad on the field. What may not be so evident, however, is the same time and effort that the girls put into their work in the classroom...

Local athletes performing in college (04/07/12)
davidj@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Several local athletes have been making an impact on college baseball and softball diamonds this spring. At Southeast Missouri State, Oran's Kody Campbell is a senior first baseman and through 29 games had a .278 average with two doubles, five home runs and 21 RBI. Also playing for SEMO is Scott City's Shae Simmons. The junior pitcher has thrown in seven games with a 1-4 record and 4.15 ERA. In 34 2/3 innings Simmons has walked 22 and struck out 42...

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...

Sikeston softball team makes the grade (04/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- One thing anyone can tell from watching a Sikeston Lady Bulldogs softball game is how much time and effort goes into putting a competitive squad on the field. What may not be so evident, however, is the same time and effort that the girls put into their work in the classroom...

Angle signs to wrestle in college (04/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- After completing one of the most successful careers in the history of the Sikeston Bulldog wrestling program, senior Blake Angle has decided his time on the mat is not quite finished. In front of family and coaches this past Monday, Angle signed his letter of intent to wrestle at Lindenwood-Belleville University in Belleville, Ill...

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...

Silent bats (04/06/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- For the most part this season, the Sikeston Bulldogs been a consistent hitting baseball team. But the Bulldogs' bats went silent on Thursday at VFW Stadium in a 3-1 loss to Farmington on a cold, windy and wet afternoon...

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...

SHS takes second at Farmington Invitational (04/05/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com FARMINGTON -- Sikeston golfer Evan Deere finished first in the Farmington Invitational Tournament on Wednesday as the Bulldogs placed second as a team at Crown Pointe Golf Course. Deere, a senior, shot a 77 to lead the field...

All-state teams are released (04/04/12)
COLUMBIA -- Several local boys and girls basketball players were honored on the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association All-State Basketball team. In Class 4, Sikeston's Terry Jamison was named first team all-state. Jamison (5-9, sr.) averaged 12.5 points, 5.3 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. As a team, Sikeston finished ranked fifth in the state...

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...

SHS splits pair in Kentucky; Chaffee wins own tourney (04/02/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com REIDLAND, Ky. -- The Sikeston Bulldogs split their games during the second day of the Reidland Invitational baseball tournament on Saturday. The Bulldogs defeated Heath High School 7-6 and lost 5-0 to Calloway, Ken. Clayton Driskill hit a go-ahead, pinch-hit double in the fifth inning against Heath that held up for the Bulldogs, who had 11 hits in the game, to take the win...

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...

Dexter netters pick up 1st win (03/30/12)
SIKESTON -- After opening the season with two 5-4 losses, Dexter's boys tennis team was looking to put one in the win column Thursday against Sikeston. It was mission accomplished for the Bearcats who broke through with an impressive 9-0 win on the road against the Bulldogs...

SHS aced (03/30/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston tennis team was swept by visiting Dexter 9-0 on Thursday. "Dexter just had too much power and accuracy for us today," said Sikeston tennis coach Russ Dial. "They committed very few unforced errors, whereas, we had very few winners. They are a strong team with state-experienced players...

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...

Short work (03/29/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the fifth inning making short work of their opposing visitor from the east, Carbondale, Ill., 10-0 in five innings. Sikeston starter Drew Harper pitched the five inning shutout...

Sikeston track splits with Cape Central (03/29/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston boys and girls track and field team split with Cape Central in a dual meet on Wednesday afternoon at SPS Stadium. The Sikeston boys defeated Cape Central 93-52 while the girls fell to the Lady Tigers, 71-67...

Short work (03/29/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the fifth inning making short work of their opposing visitor from the east, Carbondale, Ill., 10-0 in five innings. Sikeston starter Drew Harper pitched the five inning shutout...

SHS falls to Saxony Lutheran 3-1 (03/28/12)
SIKESTON -- For 73 minutes, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs were neck-and-neck with Saxony Lutheran. The score was tied 1-1 and each team looked to be digging in for the long haul if overtime was needed. Saxony's Nicole Hemmann changed all that. Two late goals by Hemmann put a damper on Sikeston's hopes of winning their first game of the season as Saxony left the Sikeston Sports Complex 3-1 winners...

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...

Sikeston survives late Scott City rally (03/28/12)
SCOTT CITY -- Backed by a complete game effort from starting pitcher Trey Tigart, the Sikeston Bulldogs survived a late rally from the Scott City Rams on Tuesday for a 7-4 win. "We had them down early and let them back in it a little bit," Sikeston head coach Alan Scheeter said. "Credit to them, they hit the ball up and down the lineup. I would like to see us finish a game off a little stronger than what we did instead of letting a team back in it...

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...

Sikeston survives late Scott City rally (03/28/12)
SCOTT CITY -- Backed by a complete game effort from starting pitcher Trey Tigart, the Sikeston Bulldogs survived a late rally from the Scott City Rams on Tuesday for a 7-4 win. "We had them down early and let them back in it a little bit," Sikeston head coach Alan Scheeter said. "Credit to them, they hit the ball up and down the lineup. I would like to see us finish a game off a little stronger than what we did instead of letting a team back in it...

SHS falls to Saxony Lutheran 3-1 (03/28/12)
SIKESTON -- For 73 minutes, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs were neck-and-neck with Saxony Lutheran. The score was tied 1-1 and each team looked to be digging in for the long haul if overtime was needed. Saxony's Nicole Hemmann changed all that. Two late goals by Hemmann put a damper on Sikeston's hopes of winning their first game of the season as Saxony left the Sikeston Sports Complex 3-1 winners...

Scott City baseball team succumbs to visiting Sikeston (03/28/12)
Sikeston rode a complete game from starting pitcher Trey Tigart and survived a late rally to defeat host Scott City 7-4 in baseball action Tuesday. "We had them down early and let them back in it a little bit," Sikeston coach Alan Scheeter said. "Credit to them, they hit the ball up and down the lineup. I would like to see us finish a game off a little stronger than what we did instead of letting a team back in it."...

High school roundup: Dexter rallies in sixth to hand Oran baseball team season's first loss (03/28/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Scott City baseball team succumbs to visiting Sikeston (03/28/12)
Sikeston rode a complete game from starting pitcher Trey Tigart and survived a late rally to defeat host Scott City 7-4 in baseball action Tuesday. "We had them down early and let them back in it a little bit," Sikeston coach Alan Scheeter said. "Credit to them, they hit the ball up and down the lineup. I would like to see us finish a game off a little stronger than what we did instead of letting a team back in it."...

Notre Dame girls soccer team routs Sikeston 7-0 (03/27/12)
The entire bank of lights in the northwest corner of Notre Dame's soccer field was dark Monday night, not that it mattered much. Notre Dame goalie Veronica Moore, who spent the second half in dark shadows created by the lack of lights, only touched the ball four times after the intermission and was tested once...

March 27, 2012 Scoreboard (03/27/12)
Baseball Dexter 8, Oran 5 Cape Central 4, Jackson 2 (8 innings) Notre Dame 4, Perryville 2 Softball Kennett 18, Dexter 3

Sikeston netters drop match to NDHS (03/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team fell to Notre Dame on Monday 6-3. Brandon Goodwin won his singles match against Webb Marshall 8-1 and Layton Jones tied Mason Burdin 8-8 before pulling a 7-1 win in the extra set...

Notre Dame girls soccer team routs Sikeston 7-0 (03/27/12)
The entire bank of lights in the northwest corner of Notre Dame's soccer field was dark Monday night, not that it mattered much. Notre Dame goalie Veronica Moore, who spent the second half in dark shadows created by the lack of lights, only touched the ball four times after the intermission and was tested once...

High school roundup: Central baseball team collects first win in 10 innings (03/27/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

March 26, 2012 Scoreboard (03/26/12)
Girls soccer Notre Dame 7, Sikeston 0

BA All-Star Extravaganza teams are set (03/24/12)
DEXTER -- On Saturday, April 14, the Bearcat Event Center will once again host over 65 of Southeast Missouri's best basketball and volleyball players in the BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza. Kicking things off will be the Volleyball All-Star game, which consists of three sets, at 9 a.m. with a volleyball skills competition taking place right after...

Sikeston drops opener 1-0 (03/22/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- They earned shots on goal, they had the most time of possession and even kept Harrisburg from scoring a goal -- even though they lost 1-0. The only thing the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs couldn't do was find the back of their own net...

Sikeston easily wins dual meet against NMCC (03/22/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston boys and girls track and field teams swept a dual meet against New Madrid County Central on Wednesday at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium. Sikeston's boys defeated NMCC 122-22 while the girls posted a 69-32 victory...

First win (03/22/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- Taking the field just 24 hours after their season-opening, extra-inning loss to Notre Dame, the Sikeston Bulldogs picked up their first win under new head coach Alan Scheeter on Wednesday. Despite the best efforts of Kelly ace Ian Householder, the Bulldogs took advantage of several Hawk miscues in the field to pull out a 7-3 win...

Sikeston easily wins dual meet against NMCC (03/22/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston boys and girls track and field teams swept a dual meet against New Madrid County Central on Wednesday at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium. Sikeston's boys defeated NMCC 122-22 while the girls posted a 69-32 victory...

Sikeston drops opener 1-0 (03/22/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- They earned shots on goal, they had the most time of possession and even kept Harrisburg from scoring a goal -- even though they lost 1-0. The only thing the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs couldn't do was find the back of their own net...

Dexter's Harris shares league's top honor (03/22/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- There was lots of sharing at the 54th annual Poplar Bluff Letter Club Basketball Banquet. Teams shared both the boys and girls titles in the SEMO Conference and there were co-winners of the top player awards. Charleston's Greg Tucker and T.J. Tisdell of Cape Central were given the John Gibbs Award while the Bob Gray Award went to Jackson's Dru Haertling and Dexter's Brittany Harris...

Tisdell, Haertling earn top honors at SEMO Conference basketball banquet (03/22/12)
Cape Central's T.J. Tisdell and Jackson's Dru Haertling shared top honors in the conference.

High school roundup: Kelly baseball team's rally falls short vs. Sikeston (03/22/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Notre Dame baseball team defeats Sikeston 10-9 in nine innings (03/21/12)
Notre Dame and Sikeston reminded everyone the two school's rivalry extends well past the basketball court during a Tuesday afternoon baseball contest at Notre Dame Regional High School. The two rivals christened their seasons with a game that Notre Dame claimed 10-9 on a walk-off single in the ninth inning...

March 21, 2012 Scoreboard (03/21/12)
Baseball Chaffee 7, Cape Central 2

Risco, NMCC and Oran all pick up wins (03/21/12)
RISCO -- Picking up their second straight win to start the season, the Risco Tigers got a two-run walk off home run from senior Chris Pavy to beat Saxony Lutheran 7-5 in eight innings on Tuesday. Trailing 5-2, the Tigers tied things up with a three run rally in the fifth. Going into extra inning, Jordon Pavy then opened the eight with a single before Chris Pavy's blast ended the game...

Notre Dame downs SHS in extra innings (03/21/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The thought behind switching to the new BBCOR bats brought about ideas of shorter games and a more 'small ball' approach. Someone forgot to mention that to Sikeston and Notre Dame. The rivals combined for 16 hits, four home runs and needed extra innings to finish their wild meeting on Tuesday as Notre Dame squeaked out a 10-9 walk-off win at Notre Dame High School during each school's first game of the season...

Notre Dame baseball team defeats Sikeston 10-9 in nine innings (03/21/12)
Notre Dame and Sikeston reminded everyone the two school's rivalry extends well past the basketball court during a Tuesday afternoon baseball contest at Notre Dame Regional High School. The two rivals christened their seasons with a game that Notre Dame claimed 10-9 on a walk-off single in the ninth inning...

Chaffee rolls past Advance; Sikeston golfers win (03/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com ADVANCE -- Alex Davie threw four innings of 1-hit baseball and the Chaffee Red Devils tallied 11 hits on Monday to open their 2012 season with a 10-0 rout of Advance. Chaffee (1-0) scored four runs in the first three innings and capped the game with six runs in the fourth, bringing about the 10-run mercy rule...

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...

Chaffee rolls past Advance; Sikeston golfers win (03/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com ADVANCE -- Alex Davie threw four innings of 1-hit baseball and the Chaffee Red Devils tallied 11 hits on Monday to open their 2012 season with a 10-0 rout of Advance. Chaffee (1-0) scored four runs in the first three innings and capped the game with six runs in the fourth, bringing about the 10-run mercy rule...

Soccer: Despite youth, SHS has high hopes (03/18/12)
SIKESTON -- Coming off a 10-9 campaign in 2011, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs will enter the upcoming season a young, but talented team. "We have a lot of young girls this season," Sikeston head coach Doyle Noe said. "So it may take a little while to gel together and get things going. We're going to make a lot of mistakes early on, but we have a good nucleus and I think toward the end of the year we can be playing pretty well."...

Lofty goals (03/15/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Banking on their depth and experience, the Sikeston Bulldogs golf team is looking to have one of it's best seasons in recent years. Three-time state qualifier Evan Deere leads a pack of seasoned players as well as a few up and comers as they try to improve as individuals and as a team -- something they struggled with last year...

2012 Spring Sports Preview: Kennett Indians golf team (03/14/12)
2012 Kennett Golf Schedule...

Track preview (03/13/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Led by a select few, such as seniors Terry Jamison and Betsy Borgsmiller, the Sikeston Bulldogs track team should be top-heavy when it comes to individual performers. As far as the team goes, however, they may not have enough horses to make any noise at the state level...

Expectations high for new look Bulldogs (03/10/12)
SIKESTON -- They have the depth, tons of experience and may finally be at full strength. The Sikeston Bulldog baseball team has all the tools to be a district title favorite during the 2012 campaign. Losing five seniors to graduation last season, the Bulldogs have five seniors replacing them as well as a junior class that saw a host of minutes on the diamond...

Sikeston's Walker signs with Avila (03/09/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Avila University offered Ben Walker exactly what he wanted -- a smaller atmosphere, his major and a chance to play football. Walker recently signed his letter of intent to play football for the Avila Eagles making him the third 2012 Sikeston Bulldog lineman to play at the next level...

Agony of defeat: SHS comeback falls short against Imagine in Class 4 quarterfinal game (03/05/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com FARMINGTON -- After completing a perfect 30-0 season last year and capturing the school's first-ever basketball state championship, Sikeston's players had dreams of returning to the final four once again. But those dreams ended in heartbreaking fashion on Saturday night with a 65-64 loss to Imagine College Prep in a Class 4 Quarterfinal game at the Farmington Civic Center...

Relentless (03/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PARK HILLS -- DeSoto's height was no match for Sikeston's relentlessness. On Wednesday night, not even the likes of Southeast Missouri State University recruits Colin Ferguson and Jared White could slow down the merciless attack of Sikeston who defeated the Dragons 71-59 in the Class 4, Sectional at Mineral Area College in Park Hills...

February 29, 2012 Scoreboard (02/29/12)
Boys Basketball Cape Central vs. CBC, 7:30 p.m. Sikeston vs. De Soto, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Jackson vs. St. Joseph's Academy, 6 p.m. Dexter vs. Park Hills Central, 6 p.m...

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: SHS earns respect, fourth-straight district title after routing Notre Dame (02/25/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Despite being the defending state champions, three-time defending district champs and following that up with an impressive regular season run this year, the Sikeston Bulldogs still received the No. 2 seed in the Class 4, District 1 Tournament...

Sikeston boys romp past rival Notre Dame to claim district basketball title (02/26/12)
Sikeston, the No. 2 seed, shot 60 percent from the field in their 74-46 rout of top-seeded Notre Dame.

Briefly: Sikeston boys romp past rival Notre Dame to claim district basketball title (02/24/12)
Sikeston, the No. 2 seed, shot 60 percent from the field in their 74-46 rout of top-seeded Notre Dame.

February 24, 2012 Scoreboard (02/24/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Fight to the end (02/24/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- After winning in the first round of the Class 4, District 1 tournament with a thrilling come-from-behind victory over Fredericktown on Tuesday, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs were hoping to catch lightning in a bottle once again...

Dexter routs Ste. Gen. 76-32 to reach finals (02/24/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Dexter sophomore Hannah Noe grabbed the opening tip, took it straight at the goal and laid it in. The rout was on. The top seeded Lady Bearcats rolled over the Ste. Genevieve Hunters on Thursday night 76-32 to reach the championship game of the Class 4, District 1 tournament at the Sikeston Field House...

Fight to the end (02/24/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- After winning in the first round of the Class 4, District 1 tournament with a thrilling come-from-behind victory over Fredericktown on Tuesday, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs were hoping to catch lightning in a bottle once again...

Notre Dame girls basketball team reaches district final (02/24/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Notre Dame subdued Sikeston at the free-throw line Thursday. Sikeston mounted two charges in the second half, but Notre Dame's ability to convert free throws down the stretch proved the difference in their Class 4 District 1 girls basketball semifinal...

Notre Dame girls basketball team defeats Sikeston to reach Class 4 District 1 title game (02/24/12)
The Notre Dame girls basketball team defeated Sikeston 63-56 in a Class 4 District 1 semifinal Thursday.

Bulldogs' Watson signs to play football at Lincoln University (02/23/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- After a year that placed him as one of Sikeston's all-time rushers, James Watson will be heading to Lincoln University to suit up as a Blue Tiger in Jefferson City. Watson recently signed his letter of intent to play football for Lincoln following a senior season that entailed 1,605 rushing yards -- good enough to place the one-year running back fourth all-time in school history...

Familiar territory (02/23/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- When the Class 4, District 1 seeds were released and Sikeston came in at No. 2, it might have served as a little motivation for the Bulldog players. On Wednesday in the semifinals of the district, the defending state champion Bulldogs sent out a statement that they are still indeed a force to be reckoned with as they completely dominated third-seeded Perryville, 82-55 at the Field House...

Sikeston's Driskill signs to play football at Avila University (02/23/12)
davidj@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- When Sikeston senior Clayton Driskill started looking for a college he wanted the opportunity to play football at a university that offered his major: finance. He found that in Avila University. Driskill, an offensive lineman, recently signed his letter of intent to play for the school located in Kansas City. He chose Avila over Truman State, William Jewel and Missouri State...

Familiar territory (02/23/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- When the Class 4, District 1 seeds were released and Sikeston came in at No. 2, it might have served as a little motivation for the Bulldog players. On Wednesday in the semifinals of the district, the defending state champion Bulldogs sent out a statement that they are still indeed a force to be reckoned with as they completely dominated third-seeded Perryville, 82-55 at the Field House...

Sikeston's Driskill signs to play football at Avila University (02/23/12)
davidj@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- When Sikeston senior Clayton Driskill started looking for a college he wanted the opportunity to play football at a university that offered his major: finance. He found that in Avila University. Driskill, an offensive lineman, recently signed his letter of intent to play for the school located in Kansas City. He chose Avila over Truman State, William Jewel and Missouri State...

Bulldogs' Watson signs to play football at Lincoln University (02/23/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- After a year that placed him as one of Sikeston's all-time rushers, James Watson will be heading to Lincoln University to suit up as a Blue Tiger in Jefferson City. Watson recently signed his letter of intent to play football for Lincoln following a senior season that entailed 1,605 rushing yards -- good enough to place the one-year running back fourth all-time in school history...

Sikeston overpowers Perryville (02/23/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Perryville boys basketball team had high hopes for an upset after playing Sikeston tough early this season. Defending Class 4 state champion Sikeston never gave the Pirates a chance in Wednesday night's rematch. The second-seeded Bulldogs rolled past third-seeded Perryville 82-55 in the semifinals of the Class 4 District 1 tournament at the Sikeston Field House...

Notre Dame tames Fredericktown (02/23/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Notre Dame boys basketball team expected a tough battle from Fredericktown on Wednesday despite having routed the Blackcats by 26 points in early January. "Coach told us they were really improved from the first time we played them," Notre Dame senior guard Ryan Hale said. "They're a really good team. We knew they would give us a fight."...

Notre Dame boys basketball team tames Fredericktown in Class 4 District 1 semifinal (02/23/12)
The Notre Dame boys basketball team defeated Fredericktown 70-60 in a Class 4 District 1 semifinal Wednesday.

Sikeston boys basketball team overpowers Perryville in Class 4 District 1 semifinal (02/23/12)
The Perryville boys basketball team fell to Sikeston 82-55 in a Class 4 District 1 semifinal Wednesday.

District drama (02/22/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- It took nearly three and a half quarters, but the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs woke up just in time to save their season on Tuesday night. Trailing the entire game, third-seeded Sikeston put together a furious rally in the final four minutes to defeat sixth-seeded Fredericktown 47-46 in heart-pounding Class 4, District 1 action at the Sikeston Field House...

February 21, 2012 Scoreboard (02/21/12)
Boys Basketball Scott City 60, Portageville 56 Oran 79, Woodland 56 Delta 56, Bell City 49 Kennett 78, Scott County Central 63 Bernie 56, Holcomb 48 Girls Basketball...

Sikeston's Angle, Dexter's Stevens place sixth (02/21/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com COLUMBIA -- Sikeston's Blake Angle and Dexter's Cody Stevens both ended stellar careers on Saturday finishing sixth in state in their respective classes. Angle, wrestling in the 120-pound division in Class 3, lost in the fourth round wrestleback to Kearney's Seth Brayfield on Saturday. Brayfield, entering the match with a record of 54-4, pinned Angle at 3:38 to send Angle to the fifth place match...

District disappointment (02/21/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Dexter's season slipped away in the fourth quarter. Fredericktown outscored Dexter 16-6 in the final quarter and knocked the fourth seeded Bearcats out of the Class 4, District 1 tournament in the first round on Monday at the Sikeston Field House...

Sikeston's Angle, Dexter's Stevens place sixth (02/21/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com COLUMBIA -- Sikeston's Blake Angle and Dexter's Cody Stevens both ended stellar careers on Saturday finishing sixth in state in their respective classes. Angle, wrestling in the 120-pound division in Class 3, lost in the fourth round wrestleback to Kearney's Seth Brayfield on Saturday. Brayfield, entering the match with a record of 54-4, pinned Angle at 3:38 to send Angle to the fifth place match...

SHS has no trouble with Bernie in district tune up 76-31 (02/18/12)
BERNIE -- The Sikeston Bulldogs closed out the regular season in impressive fashion with a 76-31 victory at Bernie on Friday. Sikeston coach Gregg Holifield was hoping to close out the schedule on a positive note with the Class 4, District 1 Tournament looming this week...

Angle still alive at state (02/18/12)
COLUMBIA -- Sikeston senior Blake Angle remains alive for a medal at the Class 3 state wrestling tournament in Columbia. Angle, wrestling in the 120-pound division, won an exciting quarterfinal match 3-2 over Jonathan Melton of Staley, using a takedown late in the third period to earn the victory...

Sikeston boys seeded second, girls third for districts (02/18/12)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs will be seeking their fourth district title in-a-row when the Class 4, District 1 Tournament kicks off Monday at the Sikeston Field House. Sikeston (20-4), earned the second seed in the district as rival Notre Dame (19-6) is the top seed. Sikeston defeated Notre Dame 78-63 in the semifinals of the SEMO Conference Tournament at the Field House on Dec. 9 and then lost to the Bulldogs at Notre Dame 62-54 one week later...

SHS has no trouble with Bernie in district tune up 76-31 (02/18/12)
BERNIE -- The Sikeston Bulldogs closed out the regular season in impressive fashion with a 76-31 victory at Bernie on Friday. Sikeston coach Gregg Holifield was hoping to close out the schedule on a positive note with the Class 4, District 1 Tournament looming this week...

Three wrestlers still alive for SHS (02/17/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com COLUMBIA -- Sikeston's Blake Angle and Kenton Robinson both stayed alive in their hunt for state titles on Thursday, each winning their first round match in the Class 3 state tournament. Angle, wrestling in the 120-pound class, won a 7-4 decision over Demetrius Wilson of Fort Zumwalt North to improve to 43-8 on the season...

Sour finish (02/16/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- After winning five of their last seven games, including their last two, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs were looking to keep their streak alive heading into the Class 4, District 1 tournament next week. Cape Central wouldn't allow it...

Lady Bearcats voted top seed for Class 4, Dist. 1 tourney (02/16/12)
Dexter's Lady Bearcats were voted the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Class 4, District 1 tournament to be played in Sikeston, Feb. 20-24, at Saturday's seed meeting of the district's coaches. Dexter's varsity boys were seeded No. 4 and will play Monday (Feb. 20) against No. 5 Fredericktown (15-9) at 6 p.m...

High school roundup: Last-second shots won't fall for St. Vincent boys basketball team (02/16/12)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

February 15, 2012 Scoreboard (02/15/12)
GIRLS BASKETBALL Saxony Lutheran 48, Chaffee 38

Sikeston's formula too much for Eagles 77-43 (02/15/12)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs have a formula that they use which can dismantle opponents very quickly if everything is clicking just right. The Bulldogs did just that on Tuesday with a 77-43 victory over SEMO Conference foe New Madrid County Central on Senior Night at the Field House...

SHS start too much for Portageville (02/15/12)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Stampeding out of the gate, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs made quick work of the Portageville Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday night 63-27 at Portageville High School. Senior Quesha Howard led Sikeston with 17 points and seven steals while Tyangela Gibson added 16 on 8 of 14 shooting. Taneshia Pulley chipped in 10 points and nine rebounds while Aleah Little and Yolanda Johnson each scored seven apiece...

Sikeston's formula too much for Eagles 77-43 (02/15/12)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs have a formula that they use which can dismantle opponents very quickly if everything is clicking just right. The Bulldogs did just that on Tuesday with a 77-43 victory over SEMO Conference foe New Madrid County Central on Senior Night at the Field House...

SHS start too much for Portageville (02/15/12)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Stampeding out of the gate, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs made quick work of the Portageville Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday night 63-27 at Portageville High School. Senior Quesha Howard led Sikeston with 17 points and seven steals while Tyangela Gibson added 16 on 8 of 14 shooting. Taneshia Pulley chipped in 10 points and nine rebounds while Aleah Little and Yolanda Johnson each scored seven apiece...

State bound (02/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- After finishing fourth as team in this year's Class 3, District 1 Tournament, the Sikeston wrestling team will once again be well represented when the state tournament kicks off this Thursday in Columbia. In all, seven Bulldogs will descend on Mizzou Arena with hopes of capturing a state title...

Seven advance (02/13/12)
FARMINGTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs wrestling team will be well represented at the state wrestling tournament this weekend after seven grapplers qualified for the Class 3 tournament. Sikeston finished fourth as a team, compiling 112.5 points. The Bulldogs had four of their five senior wrestlers qualify for the state tournament...

Cape Central boys basketball team's late-game fouling tames Sikeston (02/12/12)
The Cape Central boys basketball team defeated visiting Sikeston 56-54 on Friday.

Central's late-game fouling tames Sikeston (02/12/12)
Normally when a team commits fouls in the final seconds of a game, it's the desperate final act to prevent a loss. Central committed three fouls in the final 7 seconds Friday night, but it did so to prevent a shot. The Tigers' late foul strategy worked. It muddled Sikeston's final 13-second possession and preserved a 56-54 victory for Central on senior night...

Cape Central rallies past SHS (02/11/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs have been road warriors for the most part this season, losing just one game the entire ledger. However, the Bulldogs could not overcome an inspired Cape Central team on both homecoming and senior night in a packed gymnasium on Friday as the Tigers won a thrilling SEMO Conference battle, 56-54...

SHS comeback (02/10/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Sikeston sophomore Mikala Nichols is used to putting up high-arcing shots. She, along with the rest of the Lady Bulldogs, have been practicing over their 6-9 head coach Matt Schonhoff for quite some time. So when a wayward rebound happened to find her, she had no problem putting it back up against Charleston's Kasuela Cooper and E'Neikqua Ewing, who stand at 6-0 and 5-10...

February 10, 2012 Scoreboard (02/10/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com

SHS comeback (02/10/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Sikeston sophomore Mikala Nichols is used to putting up high-arcing shots. She, along with the rest of the Lady Bulldogs, have been practicing over their 6-9 head coach Matt Schonhoff for quite some time. So when a wayward rebound happened to find her, she had no problem putting it back up against Charleston's Kasuela Cooper and E'Neikqua Ewing, who stand at 6-0 and 5-10...

Signing on (02/09/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- It took a few seasons to get his shot, but Sikeston senior Connor Hamra made his final year as an offensive lineman for the Bulldogs pay off. Hamra signed a letter of intent to play football for Central Methodist University on Monday after one full year playing on a line that produced record rushing numbers...

Cold shooting woes (02/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs shot 23 percent from the floor and fell to the visiting Jackson Lady Indians 50-25 at the Sikeston Field House on Monday night. Tyangela Gibson led Sikeston with 10 points and four steals while Quesha Howard added eight...

High school roundup: Notre Dame girls notch one-point win vs. Dexter (02/07/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

SHS turns patient style into big win over Mules (02/04/12)
SIKESTON -- When a team attempts to shorten the game against Sikeston by using long offensive possessions, the Bulldogs have responded to such tactics by being patient themselves. On Friday night, when Poplar Bluff tried to run long offensive possessions in an attempt to keep the clock running, the Bulldogs didn't panic by gambling for steals, but rather, stayed in good defensive position and waited for the Mules to make a mistake...

Lady Rams stay composed (02/03/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Lady Rams kept their composure when Sikeston put them on the hot seat. Up by as much 14 at one point, the Lady Rams halted a Sikeston comeback in the fourth quarter holding on for a 53-49 win on Thursday at Scott City High School...

High school roundup: Leopold defeats Oak Ridge, wins MVC tournament (02/03/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

February 2, 2012 Scoreboard (02/02/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com

Records set (02/02/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Sikeston's second-place team finish at last weekend's DeSoto Wrestling Tournament came with some important milestones in a pair of Bulldog grapplers' careers. According to Sikeston head coach Seth Harrell, senior Blake Angle set a new career mark of 150 wins at the tournament while junior Cody Middleton set a new record for most pins in a season at 25...