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Cooter baseball program to meet Oran again in Class 1 state playoffs after securing 8th straight district title (05/18/13)
COOTER, Mo. - The Cooter Wildcats baseball program is slated to begin play in the Class 1 state playoffs for an eighth straight season Monday at 4 p.m. when it hosts familiar foe Oran in a Class 1 state sectional. Second-seeded Cooter secured its eighth straight district championship Wednesday afternoon with a 5-1 win against fifth-seeded Delta C-7 in the Class 1, District 1, championship. ...

May 14, 2013 Scoreboard (05/14/13)
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Southland softball team wins 4th straight Tri-County Conference title, beats North Pemiscot 9-4 (04/26/13)
RISCO, Mo. - The Southland Rebels softball team claimed its fourth straight Tri-County Conference Tournament title Thursday afternoon with a 9-4 win against the North Pemiscot Mustangs. Southland led 5-0 after two innings and 9-0 after five innings. North Pemiscot scored two runs in the sixth and two runs in the seventh to narrow the final margin of defeat to five...

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...

Softball results: Kennett and Southland collect victories (04/17/13)
Southland 8, Delta C-7 0 ARBYRD, Mo. - The Southland Rebels softball team improved to 6-0 in Tri-County Conference play Tuesday afternoon with an 8-0 victory against Delta C-7. Jordan Zolman pitched all seven innings for Southland. She struck out 18 and walked two. She allowed one hit...

Softball: Southland rocks Gideon, Blytheville shuts out Kennett (04/16/13)
Southland 11, Gideon 0 GIDEON, Mo. - The Southland Rebels softball team hammered Gideon 11-0 Monday afternoon. Jordan Zolman earned a complete-game win on the mound for the Rebels. She struck out 22 batters, including four in the second and seventh innings...

H.S. softball roundup: Kennett, Southland suffer losses (04/13/13)
Armorel 7, Southland 2 ARBYRD, Mo. - The Southland Rebels had its four-game winning streak halted Friday afternoon when it suffered a 7-2 loss to Armorel, Ark.. "Armorel couldn't hit the ball as well as a few of the other teams we have played but their defense was excellent," Southland coach Johnny McMinn said. "They simply didn't make mistakes and that was the difference in today's game."...

Southland softball team wins fourth straight, beats Caruthersville 7-2 (04/10/13)
ARBYRD, Mo. - The Southland softball team extended its winning streak to four games Tuesday afternoon with a 7-2 home victory against Caruthersville. Southland had 10 hits on the afternoon. Miranda Pyles finished 3 for 4 with two doubles and two RBIs for Southland. Amanda Smith was 2 for 4 with three RBIs. Jordan Zolman finished 1 for 1 with one RBI and three walks...

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...

Southland softball team sneaks past Risco 3-0 (04/09/13)
ARBYRD, Mo. - The Southland Rebels softball team defeated the Risco Tigers 3-0 Monday afternoon. "We played well today, making plays on two of the three balls put in play," Southland coach Johnny McMinn said. "We did swing at a number of balls out of the strike zone, but I credit that to how well the Risco pitcher pitched us."...

Campbell baseball team beats Southland 9-0 (04/06/13)
ARBYRD, Mo. - The Campbell Camels baseball team improved to 2-0 in Tri-County Conference play Friday afternoon when it collected a 9-0 win against the Southland Rebels. Campbell led 2-0 after one inning before it tacked on two runs in the fourth, one run in the fifth, three runs in the sixth and one run in the seventh to set the final score...

Southland softball team rallies late to beat Campbell 6-5 (04/06/13)
ARBYRD, Mo. - The Southland Rebels softball team collected its third Tri-County Conference victory of the week Friday afternoon when it overcame a 5-4 sixth-inning deficit to beat the Campbell Camels 6-5. Southland, which also collected a 6-5 walkoff win against North Pemiscot Thursday afternoon and beat Holcomb 13-0 on Monday, improved to 3-0 in Tri-County Conference play and 4-2 overall with the victory...

Campbell baseball team beats Southland 9-0 (04/06/13)
ARBYRD, Mo. - The Campbell Camels baseball team improved to 2-0 in Tri-County Conference play Friday afternoon when it collected a 9-0 win against the Southland Rebels. Campbell led 2-0 after one inning before it tacked on two runs in the fourth, one run in the fifth, three runs in the sixth and one run in the seventh to set the final score...

Southland 8th grade volleyball team takes second in Tri-County Conference Tournament (04/05/13)

Southland softball team beats North Pemiscot 6-5 (04/05/13)
CARDWELL, Mo. - The Southland softball team edged North Pemiscot 6-5 Thursday afternoon. Southland led 5-2 heading to the seventh inning. North Pemiscot scored three unearned runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 5-5. Jordan Zolman scored the game-winning run for Southland in the bottom of the seventh. Zolman was walked intentionally at the start of the inning...

Softball roundup: Kennet downs Caruthersville 19-2, Southland drops game to Corning 7-1 (04/03/13)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians softball team improved to 5-0 Tuesday afternoon with a convincing 19-2 run-rule win against Caruthersville. Kennett's Chandler Essary collected a win. She allowed one run on three hits in five innings pitched. She struck out nine and walked two...

Softball roundup: Kennett downs Caruthersville 19-2, Southland drops game to Corning 7-1 (04/03/13)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians softball team improved to 5-0 Tuesday afternoon with a convincing 19-2 run-rule win against Caruthersville. Kennett's Chandler Essary collected a win. She allowed one run on three hits in five innings pitched. She struck out nine and walked two...

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

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

Small ball helps propel Kennett softball team past Southland 3-2 (03/21/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett softball team's ability to manufacture runs was golden in Wednesday afternoon's home contest against traditional talent Southland. Kennett never recorded multiple hits in an inning against Mizzou signee and Southland Rebels' standout senior Jordan Zolman...

Southland softball team beat Senath-Hornersville 7-3 (03/20/13)
The Southland Rebels softball team opened its season with a 7-3 win against Senath-Hornersville Tuesday afternoon. Southland tallied seven runs on eight hits and Senath-Hornersville scored three runs on two hits. The Rebels' Jordan Zolman was 2 for 2 with two walks and four RBIs, including a 3-run home run. Miranda Pyles added two doubles for Southland. Amanda Smith, Alissa Hulett, Merina Skaggs and Rebecca Sessums had one hit each for Southland...

M.S. volleyball results: Southland 8th grade wins regular-season title, Kennett sweeps South Pemiscot (03/19/13)
Southland vs. Risco CARDWELL, Mo. - The Southland eighth grade volleyball team finished Tri-County Conference regular-season play perfect Monday night with a 25-13, 25-6, win against Risco. Southland finished 9-0 in Tri-County Conference regular season play. Southland is the Tri-County Conference regular-season champion...

Southland 8th grade wins Senath-Hornersville tourney (03/19/13)
Pictured above is the Southland Rebels 8th grade volleyball team. The Southland Rebels took home the top prize in the Senath-Hornersville 8th grade volleyball tournament Friday. Southland defeated Holcomb 25-9, 24-26, 26-24, in a semifinal contest. The Rebels defeated Senath-Hornersville 25-11, 25-14, in the championship...

Southland 8th grade wins Senath-Hornersville tourney (03/18/13)
Pictured above is the Southland Rebels 8th grade volleyball team. The Southland Rebels took home the top prize in the Senath-Hornersville 8th grade volleyball tournament Friday. Southland defeated Holcomb 25-9, 24-26, 26-24, in a semifinal contest. The Rebels defeated Senath-Hornersville 25-11, 25-14, in the championship...

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 Southland Spring Softball Schedule (03/14/13)

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

Dunklin County middle school volleyball results (03/13/13)
Southland vs. North Pemiscot The Southland eighth grade volleyball team improved to 8-0 in Tri-County Conference play Tuesday night with a 29-31, 25-17, 25-21, victory against North Pemiscot. The Southland seventh grade volleyball team dropped to 4-2 in Tri-County Conference play with a 7-25, 24-26, loss to North Pemiscot...

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

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.

M.S. volleyball result: Southland vs. Senath-Hornerville and McCarty (03/06/13)
CARDWELL, Mo. - The Southland middle school volleyball program hosted McCarty and Senath-Hornersville Tuesday night. The Senath-Hornersville seventh grade defeated Southland 25-17, 15-25, 15-7. The Senath-Hornersville eighth grade beat Southland 25-17, 22-25, 16-14...

M.S. volleyball results: Southland sweeps Campbell, Kennett drops games to NMCC (03/01/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians middle school volleyball program dropped a pair of home games to New Madrid County Central Thursday night. The Kennett seventh grade suffered a straight-set 25-18, 26-24, loss to NMCC. The Kennett eighth grade dropped its contest 27-25, 21-25, 20-25, to NMCC...

Delta C-7 boys reach double-digit win total with 68-37 victory against Southland (02/16/13)
DEERING, Mo. - The two seniors on the Delta C-7 Chargers varsity boys basketball team wasted no time getting in the scorebook on Senior Night at Delta C-7 High School Friday. Seniors CJ White and Syreena Sanders combined to tally 10 of the Chargers' first 12 points. Delta C-7 jumped out to a 12-2 lead less than four minutes into the game before increasing its lead to 43-21 by halftime...

February 15, 2013 Scoreboard (02/15/13)
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February 11, 2013 Scoreboard (02/11/13)
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Holcomb varsity boys advance to semifinals of Tri-County Tournament with 62-20 rout of Southland (02/05/13)
DEERING, Mo. - The top-seeded Holcomb Hornets varsity boys basketball team moved one step closer to its second straight Tri-County Conference Tournament championship Tuesday afternoon with a 62-20 quarterfinal win against No. 9 seeded Southland. Holcomb will take on fifth-seeded North Pemiscot in a championship semifinal Thursday at 7 p.m. ...

February 4, 2013 Scoreboard (02/04/13)
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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...

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

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...

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...

State-ranked Bernie Mules suffer setback against Caruthersville (01/09/13)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team moved back above the .500 mark Tuesday night with a convincing 76-54 home win against the state-ranked Bernie Mules. The Tigers outscored the Mules by single digits in every quarter...

Holcomb boys improve to 5-0 in Tri-County with 85-20 win at Southland (01/09/13)
CARDWELL, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets varsity boys basketball team won its eighth straight game Tuesday night when it beat Southland 85-20. Holcomb (12-3) outscored Southland 49-6 in the first half. Jamie Massey paced the Hornets with 23 points. Cameron Clark added 19 more for the Hornets...

Senath-Hornersville boys basketball team beats Southland 97-31 (01/04/13)
SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity boys basketball team calculated its second highest point total of the season Friday night as it cruised to a 97-31 win against the Southland Rebels. 11 players recorded at least one field goal for Senath-Hornersville...

Senath-Hornersville boys basketball team beats Southland 97-31 (01/05/13)
SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity boys basketball team calculated its second highest point total of the season Friday night as it cruised to a 97-31 win against the Southland Rebels. 11 players recorded at least one field goal for Senath-Hornersville...

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...

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...

2012 Basketball Preview: Southland Rebels Boys (11/24/12)
Southland coach Daniel Davis has high expectations for his varsity squad entering the 2012-13 boys basketball season. "I look for a good season," Davis said. "I think we've got a shot to be in the top three in the Tri-County conference if we play as hard as we can...

Southland's Jordan Zolman signs to play softball at the University of Missouri (11/20/12)
CARDWELL, Mo. - Southland's Jordan Zolman started playing softball on traveling teams in the Missouri Bootheel in 2002 when she was just eight-years-old. "Both of my parents were real athletic and they kind of introduced it to me," Zolman said. "I used to play basketball and volleyball, but never really got into it like softball. ...

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 23, 2012 Scoreboard (10/23/12)
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September 25, 2012 Scoreboard (09/25/12)
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Holcomb baseball team defeats Campbell 2-0 (09/19/12)
CAMPBELL, Mo. - Hits were scarce in Tuesday afternoon's pitchers' duel between the Campbell Camels' Lance Dell and Holcomb Hornets' Dustin Houart. The Hornets and Camels combined for just five hits in the seven-inning contest. Houart collected a two-out two-RBI double in the top of the fifth inning with the bases loaded to break a 0-0 tie. The game-winning hit accounted for the only runs scored and propelled Holcomb to a 2-0 win against Campbell...

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."...

H.S. Roundup: Holcomb baseball team, Southland volleyball team win (09/12/12)
Baseball The Holcomb baseball team collecte a 10-0 win against Delta C-7 Tuesday afternoon. Holcomb is back in action Thursday when it hosts Twin Rivers. Holcomb will also play at Clearwater Friday Volleyball The Southland volleyball team improved its record to 8-4 Tuesday afternoon with a 25-13, 25-13 win against Campbell...

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

Southland volleyball remains undefeated, beats North Pemiscot (09/05/12)
Staff Photo by Dustin Ward Southland's Megan Burgess makes a pass. Southland's varsity volleyball team beat North Pemiscot 25-13, 25-20, Tuesday to improve to 3-0 on the season. Southland will host South Pemiscot Thursday.

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

Southland volleyball team beats Senath-Hornersville 2-1 (09/01/12)

Southland overcomes first-set loss to Holcomb (08/31/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. - Second-year Southland volleyball coach Andrea Cupp said her players haven't shied away from the gymnasium since the conclusion of the 2011 season. "They've been working so hard," Cupp said. "They've been in the gym working their tails off since the end of last season. They are begging 'can we come to the gym, can we come to the gym'?...

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

Alumni baseball game set for Sept. 1 at Senath-Hornersville High School (08/16/12)
SENATH, Mo. - Plans are in place for the first ever Senath-Hornersville alumni baseball game to take place Sept. 1 at the Senath-Hornersville High School baseball field. "I was called and asked if I could put together an alumni baseball game," 1971 Senath-Hornersville graduate Keith Morgan said. ...

2012 Fall Sports Preview: Southland Rebels volleyball program (08/15/12)
CARDWELL, Mo. - Southland second-year volleyball coach Andrea Cupp will have few holes to fill heading into the 2012 varsity volleyball season. "I think we have a good, solid team returning," Cupp said. "We have a large number of returning players from last season. We only graduated two starters off of last season's team."...

New enrollment breaks set for basketball and music (08/04/12)
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Dunklin County's season ends following back-to-back losses at district tournament Saturday (07/22/12)
JACKSON, Mo. - Top-seeded Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment's postseason run came to an abrupt end Saturday when it suffered back-to-back losses at the District 14 Senior American Legion baseball tournament. Dunklin County, which won its first game at the tournament against fourth-seeded Sikeston Legion Friday, suffered an 8-4 loss to second-seeded Jackson Legion in its first game at the double-elimination tournament Saturday...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dunklin County holds Blytheville Legion scoreless after 44-minute first inning, collects 11-8 win (07/07/12)
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. -- Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment Legion survived a 44-minute first inning Friday night and held Blytheville, Ark., Legion scoreless for the final eight innings of a 9-inning game on its way to an 11-8 road victory. "It was a crazy first inning," Dunklin County coach Jamie Johnson said. ...

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

Dunklin County Legion claims 7-Up Classic title with 8-7 win against Poplar Bluff (07/02/12)
PARAGOULD, Ark. -- Dunklin County Post 303 Legacy Equipment Legion took home the top prize at the 8-team 7-Up Classic baseball tournament in Paragould, Ark., Sunday night with an 8-7 win against Poplar Bluff Senior Babe Ruth in the championship. Dunklin County calculated at least eight runs in all three games it played at the 3-day tournament and extended its winning-streak to five games with the championship victory...

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.

Dunklin County sweeps road doubleheader against Cape Girardeau Legion (06/28/12)
CAPE GIARDEAU, Mo. -- Wednesday's District 14 matchup with Dunklin County pretty much summarized how things have been going lately for the Ford & Sons Cape Girardeau Senior American Legion Post 63 baseball team. Host Cape Girardeau was in the game until the end and very easily could have come away with a victory...

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

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."...

Former Senath-Hornersville baseball coach Randy Smith lands job coaching at Blytheville, Ark. (06/14/12)
The Blytheville, Ark., Chickasaws have a new baseball coach. The Blytheville School Board approved the hiring of Randy Smith at the district's monthly board meeting in May 2012. Smith has been the athletic director and head baseball coach at Senath-Hornersville, Mo. since 1995 and has put together an impressive resume...

Dunklin County Legion splits doubleheader against Paragould Legion (06/15/12)
PARAGOULD, Ark. - Dunklin County Legacy Equipment's hitters put the bat on the ball often in Game 2 of a doubleheader against Paragould, Ark.,., Legion Thursday night after being held to just one hit in a 10-0 five-inning loss in Game 1. Dunklin County's Logan Carter pounded out three of his team's eight hits in Game 2 and drove home four runs as Dunklin County cruised to a 10-4 five-inning win in the nightcap...

Former Senath-Hornersville baseball coach Randy Smith lands job coaching at Blytheville, Ark. (06/15/12)
The Blytheville, Ark., Chickasaws have a new baseball coach. The Blytheville School Board approved the hiring of Randy Smith at the district's monthly board meeting in May 2012. Smith has been the athletic director and head baseball coach at Senath-Hornersville, Mo. since 1995 and has put together an impressive resume...

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...

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:...

Southland wins Tri-County Conference softball title (04/28/12)
Photo provided The Southland Lady Rebels defeated the Holcomb Lady Hornets 6-4 in the finals of the Tri-County Conference softball tournament at Arbyrd Thursday. Pictured is the Southland softball team (front row): Brett Baugh, ShaeLyn Hulett, Miranda Pyles, Jordan Zolman, Marissa Comer; (back row) Maegan Jones, Haylee Malone, Merina Skaggs, Miranda Franco, Alissa Hulett. The team is coached by Johnny McMinn...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

February 27, 2012 Scoreboard (02/27/12)
Girls Basketball Class 3 District 3 West County 56, Scott City 30 Saxony Lutheran 49, Woodland 35

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.

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...

Kennett and South Pemiscot girls collect semifinal wins, advance to BHC championship (02/09/12)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The championship is set at the Bootheel Conference varsity girls basketball tournament at Campbell following Wednesday's semifinal contests. For a second straight season the Kennett Lady Indians will take on the South Pemiscot Lady Bulldogs in the varsity final...

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Senath-Hornersville boys basketball team defeats Southland (01/07/12)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville boys basketball program collected a 48-37 victory against the Southland Rebels Friday. Senath-Hornersville was led in scoring by Lincoln Tansil who tallied 16 points and Kody Wright who added 15. Senath-Hornersville also won the junior varsity contest 48-17...

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

2011 Top Ten Dunklin County sports stories (12/31/11)
The accomplishments by Dunklin County athletes in 2011 were unprecedented and at times unheard of before this year. Three teams advanced to the state tournament in their respective sport. The number of Kennett athletes who signed athletic scholarship reached double digits...

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

North Pemiscot and Delta C-7 collect wins at Campbell Christmas tourney (12/16/11)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The North Pemiscot Mustangs varsity boys basketball program advanced to the championship of the Campbell Christmas Tournament for a third consecutive season Wednesday night with a 54-37 semifinal win against the Senath-Hornersville Lions...

North Pemiscot and Delta C-7 collect wins at Campbell Christmas tourney (12/15/11)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The North Pemiscot Mustangs varsity boys basketball program advanced to the championship of the Campbell Christmas Tournament for a third consecutive season Wednesday night with a 54-37 semifinal win against the Senath-Hornersville Lions...

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

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

Six Dunklin County athletes selected to all-district volleyball teams (11/03/11)
The 2011 all-district volleyball teams for Class 1, District 1; Class 2, District 1; and Class 3, District 1; have been selected. South Pemiscot, Twin Rivers and Bloomfield had at least four representatives each. Kennett's Audrey Wynne, Southland's Jordan Zolman, Holcomb's Tia Mitchell, Senath-Hornersville's Lauren Goff and Malden's Sarah Bukich and Taylor Miller were the athletes from Dunklin County receiving all-district recognition...

September 29, 2011 Scoreboard (09/29/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday's Sports Results: Kennett, Southland, Cooter, Clarkton, Senath-Hornersville collect wins (09/16/11)
TENNIS Kennett 8, Poplar Bluff 1 The Kennett varsity girls tennis team improved to 7-2 on the season Thursday afternoon with a 8-1 win against Poplar Bluff. Kennett's Anna Kay Hilburn, Mallory Lancaster, Darby Sparks, Kate Shetley and Kelsey Washburn won their respective varsity singles matches...

Thursday's Results: Kennett, Southland, Cooter, Clarkton, and Senath-Hornersville collect wins (09/16/11)
All of the results reported to the Daily Dunklin Democrat.

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

September 15, 2011 Scoreboard (09/15/11)
All the high school results that were reported to semoball.com.

Tuesday's Results: Holcomb, Southland and Gideon collect wins (09/14/11)
VOLLEYBALL Southland 2, Campbell 0 The Southland Rebels defeated the Campbell Camels 25-19, 20-25, 25-21 Tuesday night. "Coming off the tournament this past weekend prepared us for the games this week," Southland coach Andrea Cupp said. "The girls came out and played together well, didn't give up and pushed it to the finish."...

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

Cooter, Kennett, Malden, Holcomb, Southland, Senath-Hornersville, Caruthersville and Gideon complete play in 48-team volleyball tourney (09/13/11)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Cooter Wildcats was the only team from the Missouri Bootheel that advanced to one of the five championship contests at the 48-team 2011 SEMO Spike volleyball tournament in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Saturday. Cooter earned splits with Saxony Lutheran and Southern Reynolds in pool-play. The Wildcats only loss in pool-play was a 20-25, 24-25 decision to New Haven, which finished second in Class 1 in 2010...

Cooter, Kennett, Malden, Holcomb, Southland, Senath-Hornersville, Caruthersville and Gideon complete play in 48-team volleyball tourney (09/12/11)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Cooter Wildcats was the only team from the Missouri Bootheel that advanced to one of the five championship contests at the 48-team 2011 SEMO Spike volleyball tournament in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Saturday. Cooter earned splits with Saxony Lutheran and Southern Reynolds in pool-play. The Wildcats only loss in pool-play was a 20-25, 24-25 decision to New Haven, which finished second in Class 1 in 2010...

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

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

Nine teams from Missouri Bootheel begin play in SEMO Spike volleyball tourney Friday (09/06/11)
Nine teams from the Missour Bootheel are among the 48 teams participating in the weekend's SEMO Spike varsity volleyball tournament in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Kennett, Cooter, Gideon, Holcomb, Southland, Malden, Caruthersville, Portageville and Senath-Hornersville will compete at the 48-team two-day event Sept. ...

Late comebacks push Holcomb volleyball team past Southland in three-set thriller (09/02/11)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- One thought was going through Holcomb Hornets' server Ashley Busby's mind as she stepped behind the serving line following a Holcomb side out, which tied Holcomb's opening set against the Southland Rebels varsity volleyball team at 23 Thursday night...

Late comebacks push Holcomb volleyball team past Southland in three set thriller (09/02/11)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- One thought was going through Holcomb Hornets' server Ashley Busby's mind as she stepped behind the serving line following a Holcomb side out, which tied Holcomb's opening set against the Southland Rebels varsity volleyball team at 23 Thursday night...

2011 Fall Baseball Schedules (08/24/11)
Fall baseball schedules provided by area schools.

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

2011 Fall Sports Preview: Holcomb Hornets volleyball team (08/16/11)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Holcomb Hornets' first-year volleyball coach Zach McDaniel immediately recognized a positive trait about his team when he first coached them in summer league games in June and July. "My favorite thing about my team from what I experienced this summer is they are quick learners," McDaniel said. ...

2011 Fall Sports Preview: Southland volleyball team (08/11/11)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- The Southland Rebels will begin the 2011 volleyball season with a new head coach. Andrea Cupp takes the helm as the new head volleyball coach. Cupp recently graduated from Harding University in Searcy, Ark. Cupp takes over for Gary Burnside, who was the head volleyball coach in the 2010 season and has coached the varsity basketball program at Southland since the 1995-96 season. Burnside will continue to coach basketball at Southland...

Saying goodbye: SHS baseball coach Kevin Self steps down after 15 years (06/05/11)
SIKESTON -- Jared Self has vague memories about hearing that his uncle, Kevin Self, was going to be the new Sikeston baseball coach in 1997. But he does remember one thing. "I was glad and excited about it," Jared Self said. "It was a little strange for one of my family members being involved in a school program, but I was used to that growing up. I was definitely happy."...

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

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

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

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

Holcomb defeats Southland, Payne perfect at plate (04/09/11)
HOLCOMB, Mo. - Holcomb senior Devyn Payne twisted his ankle before the start the Holcomb-Southland baseball game on Friday afternoon. What followed was a conversation between Payne and his friends in the stands about what hitting approach he should take following the minor ankle injury...

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

February 15, 2011 Scoreboard (02/15/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

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

February 14, 2011 Scoreboard (02/14/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

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

North Pemiscot defeats Southland, 70-49 (01/14/11)
CARDWELL, Mo -- The North Pemiscot Mustangs improved to 11-1 on the season Friday night, with a 70-49 conference victory over the Southland Rebels. North Pemiscot, who is currently ranked No. 8 in the latest Class 1 state poll and undefeated in Tri-County Conference play, opened the contest shooting the ball well. The Mustangs' Brandon Holloman would accumulate 10 points in the first 3 minutes, 37 seconds of the contest, giving North Pemiscot an early 12-5 lead...

January 14, 2011 Scoreboard (01/14/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Hornets attack goal in 67-46 win at Southland (01/11/11)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets fed the ball inside early and often Tuesday night against the Southland Rebels. The end result -- a 67-46 road victory for the Hornets against the Rebels. "Our strength is our post play," Holcomb assistant coach Doug Dunn, who was filling in for head coach Seth McBroom, said. "We have a couple of really good sophomores inside in Jamie Massey and Michael Glover. There's no secret that we try to get the ball inside every game."...

Holcomb attacks goal in 67-46 win at Southland (01/11/11)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets fed the ball inside early and often Tuesday night against the Southland Rebels. The end result -- a 67-46 road victory for the Hornets against the Rebels. "Our strength is our post play," Holcomb assistant coach Doug Dunn, who was filling in for head coach Seth McBroom, said. "We have a couple of really good sophomores inside in Jamie Massey and Michael Glover. There's no secret that we try to get the ball inside every game."...

Scott City volleyball team exacts revenge vs. ND to claim title (09/12/10)
Scott City defeated Notre Dame 2-1 to capture the SEMO Spike volleyball tournament championship.

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

Tri-Country All-Conference teams released (05/24/10)
After completing the 2010 baseball season, the Tri-County announced their selections for this year's all-conference teams, player of the year, and coaches of the year. One of the conference teams, Cooter, is still in post season play as they will take on Chaffee in the sectionals round of the Class 1 tournament today at 4 p.m...

Instant classic: Bakich's hit lifts Southland to win in Tri-County finals (04/29/10)
Becca Bakich's single in the eighth scored the game's lone run to give the Southland Lady Rebels a 1-0 win over Campbell.

Instant classic: Bakich's hit lifts Southland to win in Tri-County finals (04/29/10)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- With the winning run in scoring position in the bottom of the eighth inning, Becca Bakich was thinking one thing as she stood at the plate. "I was hoping I didn't strike out," Bakich said with a laugh. She didn't. Bakich's single with no one out in the eighth scored Darcy McMinn with the game's lone run to give the Southland Lady Rebels a 1-0 win over Campbell in the finals of the Tri-County Conference Tournament here Wednesday...

Lady Tribe, Southland remain perfect on year (04/28/10)
The Lady Tribe wrapped up its fourth straight regular-season league title -- and third outright title -- with a 13-4 rout of the South Pemiscot Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday.

Tribe punishes Malden mistakes (04/27/10)
MALDEN, Mo. -- It has been said that good teams make the opposition pay for its mistakes. That was certainly true as the Kennett Indians turned eight Malden errors into nine unearned runs to take an 11-2 Bootheel Conference win here Monday. "They gave us a little help and we were able to take advantage of it," Kennett coach Aaron New said. "I thought we had a couple of guys who had some good at-bats there. Our pitching was outstanding. Cameron Wallace did a great job for us today."...

Kennett baseball punishes Malden mistakes (04/27/10)
The Kennett Indians turned eight Malden errors into nine unearned runs to take an 11-2 Bootheel Conference win Monday.

Risco is one step closer to district title (03/03/10)
The Tigers defeated Southland 51-41 at the Class 1, District 1 tournament at Gideon High School.

Risco is one step closer to district title (03/03/10)
GIDEON -- The Risco Tigers moved one step closer to a district title on Tuesday night with a 51-41 win over Southland at the Class 1, District 1 tournament at Gideon High School. The slow and methodical ways of Southland had the Rebels out in front after the first quarter with a 12-9 lead. A 15-7 second quarter in favor of the Tigers put Risco out in front for good...

Chargers D up, down Lions for consolation title at Campbell Christmas tourney (12/19/09)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The Delta C7 Chargers held Senath-Hornersville without a field goal the entire first half and got a strong game from Damien Flowers to defeat the Lions 48-41 in the consolation championship game of the Campbell Christmas Tournament here Friday night...

Lions roll past Southland to make consolation finals (12/16/09)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lions dominated the middle quarters to turn a seven-point first-quarter lead into a 69-29 rout of the Southland Rebels in the consolation semifinals of the Campbell Christmas Tournament here Tuesday evening. In later first-round action at the CCT, No. 2 seed Campbell routed Naylor 74-43 and third-seeded Neelyville downed Delta C7 80-47...

North Pem rolls past Southland, into Campbell semifinals (12/15/09)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The North Pemiscot Mustangs showed why they were the No. 1 seed at this year's Campbell Christmas Basketball Tournament, racing out to a 38-point halftime lead on the way to a 73-21 rout of Tri-County Conference rival Southland here Monday night...

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Rivals and friends: Hard hitters Dewrock, Booker lead way for Dandy Dozen (12/04/09)
On the volleyball court, Ciara Dewrock and Shelby Booker were intense rivals, battling for dominance in the Bootheel Conference. Off the court, they're good friends. "I love her to death," Booker said of Dewrock. From rivalry to friendship, it is fitting that two of the best players on two of the best teams in the Bootheel are also the Daily Dunklin Democrat Players of the Year for volleyball...

Risco's Burnett named tops in Tri-County (11/06/09)
Risco senior Brittney Burnett was named the Tri-County Conference's Player of the Year in volleyball on the league's all-conference team for this fall. She is joined on the first team by Cooter's Ashley Poe, Tia Mitchell of Holcomb, Darcy McMinn from Southland, Lori Gribble of Gideon and Clarkton's Jessica Coleman...

Best battery: McMinn, Scales are our Players of the Year (06/16/09)
Few players have turned in a more dominant softball season than Kennett's Laurel Scales did this spring. Starting nearly every in the pitcher's circle after an injury to teammate Haley Morrow, Scales responded, striking out an eye-popping 165 batters in just 92 innings while allowing just 36 hits and nine walks. She held batters to a .111 batting average and recording an earned-run average of 0.53 as the Lady Indians finished 17-0, the only undefeated team in the Bootheel...

McMinn named top player in Tri-County (05/24/09)
Southland catcher Darcy McMinn was named the Tri-County Conference's Player of the Year in softball on the league's all-conference team. McMinn earned the honor as she batted .547 this season with six home runs and 26 RBIs in 53 at-bats. She stole 20 bases and threw out 50 percent of potential basestealers. ...

Tribe stays hot, routs NMCC (04/21/09)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians followed up their Bootheel Conference-winning performance last week with another dominant showing, routing the New Madrid County Central Eagles 13-2 in SEMO Conference play here Monday. With Monday's victory, the Tribe (8-6, 2-5 SEMO) has won five of its last six games...

Hornets, Lady Lions hope to repeat (03/18/09)
The Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions could not have had a happier ending to last season. Playing without their top pitcher, the Lady Lions entered the Bootheel Conference Tournament as underdogs, only to shock previously-undefeated Kennett in the title game and win the league tourney...

Weaver named best in Tri-County (05/28/08)
Holcomb's Tiffani Weaver was named the Tri-County Conference's Player of the Year in softball on the league's all-conference team. Weaver earned the honor as she helped lead the Lady Hornets to both the Tri-County's regular season and conference tournament titles...

Area teams score often in district play (05/13/08)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians jumped out to a big early lead and held off a late charge by the Doniphan Dons to take a 9-5 win in the first round of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament at Notre Dame Regional High School Monday. In other District 1 games, it was Notre Dame 18, New Madrid County Central 1; Perryville 9, Sikeston 1; and Dexter 4, Fredericktown 3...

Southland shuts out North Pemiscot (03/30/08)
ARBYRD, Mo. -- After a slow start to the season, the Southland Lady Rebels have came on strong. Entering the season as one of the favorites to win the Tri-County Conference this spring, the Lady Rebels struggled in a 5-2 loss to conference foe Holcomb to open the year...

Malden girls overcome illness to beat South Pem (12/11/07)
By DAR STAFF With several players showing their perseverance by playing through illness, the Malden girls used a big third quarter to overtake South Pemiscot for a 57-52 win. "I had three or four girls playing through a stomach virus," Lady Wave coach Chris Hicks said. "There were two starters that were fighting fatigue, sickness and fever throughout the game."...

Bloomfield boys basketball holds off Campbell (11/27/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BERNIE -- Jacob McNeil scored eight of his 13 points in the fourth quarter as Bloomfield held off a pesky Campbell squad 63-56 in the opening round of the Bernie Invitational. With the Camels seemingly stealing control of the game from the Wildcats' grasp, McNeil scored a series of crucial points that helped his team build their confidence and finally put them away for good...

Bloomfield gets by Camels as host routs Southland (11/27/07)
BERNIE, Mo. -- You expect a close game when the No. 4 and 5 seeds hook up, and you also expect a lopsided contest when the top seed takes on No. 8. There were no surprises Monday on the first day of the Bernie Invitational basketball tournament as No. 4 Bloomfield edged past No. 5 Campbell, 63-56, and top-seeded and host Bernie embarrassed No. 8 Southland, 101-21...

Bernie, Bloomfield post first-round wins (11/27/07)
BERNIE --You expect a close game when the No. 4 and 5 seeds hookup, and you also expect a lopsided contest when the top seed takes on No. 8. There were no surprises Monday on the first day of the Bernie Invitational basketball tournament as No. 4 Bloomfield edged past No. 5 Campbell, 63-56, and top-seeded and host Bernie embarrassed No. 8 Southland, 101-21...

Lady Tribe rallies to put down Southland rebellion (09/27/07)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- For the second time in as many games, the Kennett Lady Indians found themselves having to dig out of a hole in the third set of a volleyball game. This time, they pulled it out. The Lady Indians rallied from an early six-point deficit in the deciding set to take a 23-25, 25-16, 25-19 win over the Southland Lady Rebels here Wednesday...

Davis serves as Leopold's good luck charm in tourney (09/09/07)
Leopold placed second in the B.A. Sports high school volleyball tournament at the Show Me Center on Saturday, its best finish since 1989 when assistant coach Sandy Davis was wearing the blue and white Wildcats uniform. "The last time we got in the championship game was my senior year," Davis said, laughing. ...

BA Promotions Volleyball Classic -- Day 1 scores (09/07/07)
Friday Night Pool Play Scores St. Louis Notre Dame def. Holcomb 25-19, 25-5 Cape Central def. Clarkton 25-11, 25-7 Bernie split with Jackson 25-14, 25-23 Scott City def. Twin Rivers 25-13, 25-16 Leopold def. Perryville 25-6, 25-14 Cape Notre Dame def. Oak Ridge 25-11, 25-8...

Lady Tribe sinks Malden, goes over .500; Holcomb wins season opener at Southland (08/31/07)
The Kennett Lady Indians got a strong pitching performance from Haley Morrow and a two-hit game from KaLee Gore to post a 6-2 win over the Malden Lady Wave Thursday at Indian Park and improve to 3-2 on the season. In area volleyball, Holcomb downed Southland 25-23, 25-14, while Delta C7 defeated North Pemiscot 25-20, 25-14 and Gideon sank Richland 25-14, 25-11...

ALL-STATE BASEBALL (06/26/07)
The all-state team from the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association:

Blankenship, Waddell are our Players of the Year (06/05/07)
In a year where underclassmen made a name for themselves on the softball diamond, senior leadership still proved to be big at the end of the day. Kennett centerfielder LeighErin Waddell and Delta C7 pitcher Lindsey Blankenship provided much-needed senior leadership to young but talented teams and made their own marks on the field to the Daily Dunklin Democrat Players of the Year...

FINAL TRACK HONOR ROLL (05/29/07)
Top 10 performances in each event as reported in the five newspapers that are media partners with Semoball.com, through the state meet May 26: (Note: Performances in preliminaries and by individuals in relay meets are not included; only events where an individual is eligible to score points for his or her team.)...

BASEBALL, GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICT BRACKETS (05/11/07)
Check out the schedules for the upcoming tournaments.

BASEBALL, GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICT PAIRINGS (05/11/07)
BASEBALL Class 4 District 1 (at Hillsboro) Monday, May 14 -- First round: (4) Seckman vs. (5) Fox, 4 p.m.; (3) Hillsboro vs. (6) Poplar Bluff, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15 -- Semifinals: (1) Cape Central vs. Seckman or Fox, 4 p.m.; (2) Jackson vs. Hillsboro vs. Poplar Bluff, 6:30 p.m...

Track honor roll (05/10/07)
BOYS AND GIRLS top performers through May 9

MSHSAA members vote to expand football playoffs (05/04/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ Sports Editor There won't be a separate playoff for private schools, but the postseason bracket for football will expand in 2008. Missouri State High School Activities Association member schools voted 321-92 against a proposal to split the public and nonpublic schools into separate playoffs for every sport except football...

Semoball Girls Track Honor Roll (05/03/07)
Top 10 performances in each event as reported in the five newspapers that are media partners with Semoball.com, through April 29...

Delta charges past Lady Rebels to win Tri-County title (04/27/07)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Even before Thursday's Tri-County Conference Tournament championship game, it had already been an "incredible" season for the Delta C7 Lady Chargers on the diamond. Thursday, a great season got even better, as the Lady Chargers pounded out 14 hits en route to a 13-3 win over the Southland Lady Rebels to bring home the school's first conference tourney title...

Lady Rebels down Holcomb in 8 to reach TCC final (04/25/07)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- One season ago, the Southland Lady Rebels won just one game. A year later, they are one win away from winning the Tri-County Conference Tournament. Becca Bakich tossed a five-hit shutout and Darcy McMinn scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Lady Rebels edged the Holcomb Lady Hornets, 1-0, in the semifinals of the Tri-County tourney here Tuesday...

Modlin no-hits Gideon to win tourney opener; Lady Rebels roll past North Pem (04/24/07)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Whitney Modlin picked a great time to turn in arguably her best pitching performance of the year. Modlin tossed a no-hitter, striking out 10 to lead the Campbell Lady Camels past Gideon, 4-2, in the first round of the Tri-County Conference Softball Tournament here Monday...

Camels knock North Pem from ranks of undefeated (04/18/07)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- With North Pemiscot and Cooter getting the lion's share of attention in the Tri-County Conference, the Campbell Camels have quietly put together a great spring. "It's better being the underdog because nobody expects you to do nothing," Campbell pitcher Dustin Crane said. "You just go out and play hard, work hard and beat them."...

Kennedy leads Lady Lions in rout of Southland (04/05/07)
SENATH, Mo. -- There are not many things that can motivate a team more than playing a big rival. Just ask the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions, who bounced back from a loss to Dexter with an 11-1 rout of the Southland Lady Rebels here Wednesday. The two school districts adjoin each other and both high schools are separated by approximately 10 miles. Additionally, several members of both teams competed together in summer leagues...

Lady Indians hit away bitter taste (04/04/07)
After a subpar offensive performance at the Naylor tournament over the weekend, the Kennett Lady Indians have more than made up for it the last two days. After sputtering at the plate in a loss to Pocahontas, Ark. on Saturday, the Lady Indians have scored 23 runs in their last two games, including a 13-2 rout of the Doniphan Donettes at Indian Park Tuesday...