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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...

Errors doom Lady Rebels (03/30/07)
ARBYRD, Mo. -- Defense wins championships. It can also cost games when it is off. The Southland Lady Rebels learned that the hard way, committing seven errors in a 7-6 loss to the Crowley's Ridge Academy Lady Falcons here Thursday. The Lady Rebels (3-2) committed four miscues in the first inning as CRA (3-3) took an early 3-0 lead, and the Lady Falcons scored the winning run on an error in top of the seventh...

Indians rally for victory against Green Wave (03/23/07)
MALDEN, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians got a strong pitching performance from senior Wesley Jackson and rallied from a three-run deficit to take a 4-3 win over Bootheel Conference foe Malden here Thursday. In other baseball games Thursday, it was Senath-Hornersville 15, Hayti 0; Cooter 12, Holcomb 2; North Pemiscot 11, Risco 4; Clarkton 18, Gideon 4; South Pemiscot 7, Portageville 2; and Poplar Bluff defeated Campbell...

Kennett, Southland score often in victories (03/21/07)
STEELE, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians softball teams scored 10 runs in the second inning and used its aggressive baserunning to capitalize on seven errors in an 18-6 season-opening win over South Pemiscot here Tuesday. In other area softball action Tuesday, it was Southland 19, Campbell 13; and Portageville shut out Gideon, 9-0. In area baseball, Senath-Hornersville downed Gideon 10-0...

Lady Indians finally get own soccer team (03/14/07)
As the start of the 2007 high school softball season approaches, some of the area's teams are rebuilding, while others are reloading for another run at a conference championship and a few others are looking to go from infancy to contending. But one thing is certain: the winds of change are blowing...

Winds of change (03/13/07)
As the start of the 2007 high school softball season approaches, some of the area's teams are rebuilding, while others are reloading for another run at a conference championship and a few others are looking to go from infancy to contending. But one thing is certain: the winds of change are blowing...

Scott City boys reach district semis (02/27/07)
Second-seeded Scott City advanced to the semifinals of the Class 3 District 1 boys basketball tournament with a 70-55 victory Monday night over No. 7 Kennett at New Madrid, Mo. Alex King scored 22 points to lead five Scott City players in double figures. Jay Simmons and Rynn Eskew both added 13 points, while Caleb Estes netted 12 points and Jamie Pinkston scored 10...

One tough girl (02/20/07)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Amindia Small stands on the floor of the Bess Activity Center, leading an excited crowd in cheers while two of her fellow cheerleaders are held high in the air doing liberties. Just your typical Saturday night at a Three Rivers Community College Raiders men's basketball game -- but it isn't a scene some would have expected back in late November...

'Cats win battle with Gideon (02/13/07)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Having played each other three times already this season, one would not be surprised that Monday's game between the Gideon Bulldogs and Cooter went down to the wire. Michael Evans drained a pair of free throws with 1.9 seconds left as the second-seeded Wildcats escaped with a 66-65 win over No. 7 Gideon in the first round of the Tri-County Conference Tournament...

Mustangs rally from 15 down to beat Holcomb; Cooter rallies past Southland (02/06/07)
WARDELL, Mo. -- Parker Watkins scored a game-high 20 points as the North Pemiscot Mustangs rallied from a 15-point second-quarter deficit to take a 62-60 win over the Holcomb Hornets in Tri-County Conference action here Monday. In other games involving Tri-County teams, it was Cooter 68, Southland 55; Risco 80, Delta C7 44; and Campbell 69, Gideon 53...

Rebels send Chargers to 31st straight loss; Cooter pulls away from Lions (01/24/07)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- Justin Kersey scored 24 points as the Southland Rebels pulled away in the second half to take a 64-44 win over the Delta C7 Chargers here Tuesday. In other action Tuesday, it was Cooter 80, Senath-Hornersville 59; and Gideon 70, Risco 61...

Mustangs spoil Rebels' homecoming (01/14/07)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- The North Pemiscot Mustangs rallied from a three-point halftime deficit with a 19-10 third quarter to take a 60-52 win over the Southland Rebels on homecoming here Friday. The win was the second in a row for the Mustangs (5-6), who just three games last season...

Mustangs surpass last year's win total; Hornets spoil Southland's home opener (01/10/07)
WARDELL, Mo. -- The North Pemiscot Mustangs overcame a slow start with a big second quarter as they surpassed last season's win total with a 47-38 win over the Delta C7 Chargers here Tuesday. In other games Tuesday, it was Holcomb 84, Southland 66; Malden 86, Senath-Hornersville 32; Clarkton 72, Risco 38; and Cooter 68, Campbell 63...

Playing the spoilers (01/07/07)
SENATH, Mo. -- The Southland Rebels could not have picked a much better way to start their new year. After losing their first eight games, the Rebels used a dominating third-quarter performance to rally for a 59-50 win -- their first of the season -- against the Senath-Hornersville Lions here Friday...

North Pem matches last season's win total; Gideon, Cooter reach consolation final at Clarkton (12/13/06)
DEERING, Mo. -- The North Pemiscot Mustangs got 20 points from Grant St. Cin as they matched their win total from last season with a 56-39 win over the Delta C7 Chargers here Tuesday in boys' high school basketball. In other action Tuesday, Portageville defeated Senath-Hornersville, 71-21, while in consolation action at the Clarkton Holiday Invitational, Gideon downed Risco, 76-62, and Cooter held off Southland, 72-65...

Dunklin County teams come up short at Holcomb Invitational (12/01/06)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Trailing by 11 points at halftime, coach Bart Chance told his Hornets to go out and play as hard as they could in the second half and make a run at top-seeded Puxico. His team responded cutting a one-time 16-point deficit all the way down to five points with less than two minutes to play before coming up short in an 88-78 loss to Puxico in the semifinals of the Holcomb Invitational Thursday night...

Holcomb Invitational (12/01/06)
Puxico, Bernie to play for championship

After blowing big lead, Holcomb holds on for win in tourney opener (11/28/06)
HOLCOMB, Mo. --� For those who left Monday's� matchup between Holcomb and East Prairie early, they missed a game. Holcomb had what seemed to be an insurmountable lead early in the third quarter, leading by as many as 20 points. Behind a monster run by the East Prairie Eagles, the lead eventually evaporated before the Hornets came back and finally picked up a 73-71 victory in first round of their Invitational Tournament...

Wilson earns Player of the Year honors, leads All-Conference team (10/26/06)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- Lindsey Wilson of Gideon was named Player of the Year in the Tri-County Conference after leading her Lady Bulldogs to the conference tournament championship and a share of the regular-season title. Also on the Tri-County first team are:...

Watson steps up as Holcomb rallies for finals rematch with Gideon (10/24/06)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- With the volleyball season on the line, Laura Watson made sure the Holcomb Lady Hornets kept dancing. Watson recorded five of Holcomb's first nine points of the third set on kills as the second-seeded Lady Hornets defeated the No. 3 Clarkton Lady Reindeer 25-17, 16-25, 25-9 in the semifinals of the Class 1 District 1 Tournament here Monday night...

Holcomb gets back on winning track against Southland (10/17/06)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- After seeing their 10-game unbeaten streak stopped in the finals of the Tri-County Conference Volleyball Tournament, the Holcomb Lady Hornets got back on the winning track by doing what they do best. The Lady Hornets' two W's at outside hitter -- Laura Watson and Tiffani Weaver -- and middle hitter Kacey Moody dominated at the net to lead Holcomb to a 25-16, 25-16 win over the Southland Lady Rebels here Monday...

Holcomb, Gideon headed to finals (10/13/06)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- The Holcomb Lady Hornets got strong games from hitters Laura Watson and Kacey Moody to take their second victory in a week over Clarkton, downing the Lady Reindeer 25-23, 20-25, 25-14 in the semifinals of the Tri-County Conference Volleyball Tournament here Thursday...

Kennett netters fall in districts; Holcomb upends Clarkton (10/06/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians tennis team ended its season on a mixed note, finishing seventh in the Class 1, District 2 Tournament here Thursday. In area volleyball action Thursday, Kennett defeated Hayti; Caruthersville defeated Senath-Hornersville 25-12, 17-25, 25-15; Holcomb defeated Clarkton, 25-16, 25-16; and Delta C-7 defeated Southland 25-17, 23-25, 25-22...

Lady Indians serve Southland (09/28/06)
Coming off back-to-back losses for the first time this season, the Kennett Lady Indians got a lift from the service line Wednesday. The Lady Indians got nine straight service points from Leanna Siebenhuener in the second set and had three players with five kills each to take a 25-15, 25-9 win over the Southland Lady Rebels in high school volleyball Wednesday...

Delta C-7 upsets Holcomb; Clarkton rallies for win (09/17/06)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The Delta C-7 Lady Chargers snapped a four-game losing streak in a big way, taking a 14-25, 26-24, 25-23 over the Holcomb Lady Hornets here Friday. With the win, Delta C-7 improves to 3-2 in the Tri-County Conference and 3-6 overall, while Holcomb falls to 5-2 and 8-5-1...

Poplar Bluff mercy-rules Indians; Holcomb sinks Gideon (09/12/06)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Different location, same story for the Kennett Indians soccer team. Playing their first road game of the season, the Indians (0-3-1) were mercy-ruled for the third time in four games this season, falling 10-0 to the Poplar Bluff Mules at Whiteley Park Monday...

Southland picks up first win (09/08/06)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- Down six points midway through the second set and struggling with their serving, it seemed that the Southland Lady Rebels were headed to their fifth straight loss. However, the Lady Rebels rallied behind the serving of Rachel Williams and Chelsea Evans to take a 21-25, 28-26, 25-13 win against the South Pemiscot Lady Bulldogs here Thursday, Southland's first victory of the season...

Holcomb downs Southland for second straight win (09/05/06)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- The Holcomb Lady Hornets got a strong game from front-row players Laura Watson and Tiffani Weaver and improved to 2-1 on the season with a 25-15, 25-13 win here Friday. Holcomb coach Gentry Vancil credited her team's passing and setting as being a major factor in the Lady Hornets' victory and for her squad's strong front-row play...