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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...

Kennett, Portageville advance to Bootheel Conference softball championship (05/09/12)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- The Portageville Lady Bulldogs and Kennett Lady Indians are set to meet in the Bootheel Conference Tournament softball championship for a second straight season. Top-seeded Portageville punched its ticket to Wednesday's championship with a 7-1 win against No. 5 seeded South Pemiscot Tuesday...

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

Perfect day: Grantham's gem propels Kennett to Bootheel Conference title (05/04/12)
Adam Grantham struck out Malden's first 11 batters on his way to a 17-strikeout performance and the first perfect game of his high school career.

Kennett, Malden advance to Bootheel Conference baseball championship (05/03/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians and Malden Green Wave are set to collide in the Bootheel Conference baseball championship for a third straight season. Top-seeded Kennett earned its spot in Thursday's final with a 16-6 five-inning win against fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Wednesday afternoon...

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

Kennett, Malden advance to Bootheel Conference baseball championship (05/04/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians and Malden Green Wave are set to collide in the Bootheel Conference baseball championship for a third straight season. Top-seeded Kennett earned its spot in Thursday's final with a 16-6 five-inning win against fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Wednesday afternoon...

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

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

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

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

High school roundup: Leopold baseball team sneaks past Oak Ridge (04/27/12)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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

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...

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

Kennett's Essary no-hits South Pemiscot softball team (04/20/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- It was a perfect day in the circle for Kennett Lady Indians starting pitcher Chandler Essary Thursday afternoon. Essary pitched a five-inning no-hitter against the South Pemiscot Lady Bulldogs. It was the Lady Indians first no-hitter of the spring softball season...

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

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

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

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

Kennett baseball team bangs its way past South Pemiscot (04/10/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett Indians starting pitcher Jon Rooney knows it is unlikely he will have to throw a shutout to collect a win on the mound this spring. "It's great to go out there and know right away you are probably going to be the winning pitcher," Rooney said of pitching for Kennett, which is averaging nine runs per game this season offensively.. "We are hitting the ball great and scoring runs. We are just rolling."...

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...

Kennett bangs out win over South Pemiscot (04/10/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett Indians starting pitcher Jon Rooney knows it is unlikely he will have to throw a shutout to collect a win on the mound this spring. "It's great to go out there and know right away you are probably going to be the winning pitcher," Rooney said of pitching for Kennett, which is averaging nine runs per game this season offensively. "We are hitting the ball great and scoring runs. We are just rolling."...

Kennett baseball team bangs its way past South Pemiscot (04/10/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett Indians starting pitcher Jon Rooney knows it is unlikely he will have to throw a shutout to collect a win on the mound this spring. "It's great to go out there and know right away you are probably going to be the winning pitcher," Rooney said of pitching for Kennett, which is averaging nine runs per game this season offensively.. "We are hitting the ball great and scoring runs. We are just rolling."...

Rosters set for BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza (04/07/12)
The 2012 BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza is slated for Apr. 14 at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, Mo. The event will feature top high school seniors from over 65 southeast Missouri schools competing in volleyball and basketball competitions. The games start at 9 a.m...

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

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

Chaffee baseball, NMCC softball each sweep pair (04/03/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils took two games on Monday, defeating Leopold 7-1 and Delta 20-1. In the first game against Leopold, Chaffee scored two runs in the first inning and that was enough as Alex Davie tossed 5 1/3 innings allowing only one earned run while striking out 12 and walking three. Cody Payne earned the save striking out three in the last 1 2/3 innings...

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

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...

Bootheel Conference girls basketball awards released (03/30/12)
The Kennett Lady Indians girls basketball program took home the top awards in the Bootheel Conference in the 2011-2012 basketball season. Kennett senior center Audrey Wynne was selected as the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Wynne averaged 20 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks per game...

Bootheel Conference boys basketball awards released (03/29/12)
The awards continue to stack up for the Hayti Indians boys basketball program even after the conclusion of the 2011-2012 basketball season. Hayti senior forward Jerome Thomas has been selected as the Bootheel Conference boys basketball Player of the Year and Hayti coach Philip Taylor has been selected as the Bootheel Conference Coach of the Year...

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

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

New Haven eliminates South Pemiscot girls from state basketball playoffs (03/11/12)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The South Pemiscot Bulldogs fell one victory shy of making its first trip to the state final four in girls basketball. The New Haven Shamrocks defeated South Pemiscot 48-42 Saturday afternoon in a Class 2 quarterfinal contest at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, Mo...

March 10, 2012 Scoreboard (03/10/12)
Boys Basketball Class 2 state quarterfinal Hayti 74, Oran 48 Class 1 state quarterfinal Scott County Central 65, Eminence 51

South Pemiscot girls advance to state quarterfinals with 59-58 win against Neelyville (03/09/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The Neelyville Lady Tigers had the last possession and the last shot to mount a nine-point fourth quarter come back against South Pemiscot in the MSHSAA Class 2 sectional round at Peters Gym Wednesday night. Trailing by one point with 6.1 seconds left, the Lady Tigers brought the ball up the floor off a time out...

March 7, 2012 Scoreboard (03/07/12)
Girls Basketball Class 2 sectional New Haven 49, Meadow Heights 48

Portageville falls to South Pem in title game (03/03/12)
HAYTI -- A pair of sophomores were too tough for Portageville to handle. South Pemiscot's Carrie Shephard and Alisha Campbell combined for 47 points on Friday night defeating Portageville 81-52 in the Class 2, District 1 championship game at Hayti High School...

Portageville gets past Lady Lions for shot at district title (02/29/12)
HAYTI -- Getting double digits from both Latavia Harris and Taylor McCoy, the third-seeded Portageville Lady Bulldogs advanced to the championship game of the Class 2, District 1 Tournament on Tuesday by defeating Senath-Hornersville 49-37 at Hayti High School...

H.S basketball roundup: Portageville, Holcomb and Hayti boys collect district quarterfinal wins (02/28/12)
No. 1 Portageville 67, No. 8 Campbell 30 The top-seeded Portageville Bulldogs boys basketball team held eighth-seeded Campbell to two first-quarter points and never looked back on its way to a 67-30 win in quarterfinal action at the Class 2, District 1, tournament in Hayti Monday...

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

South Pemiscot sophomore PG Shephard records 1,000th point (02/21/12)

NMCC runs past South Pemiscot (02/21/12)
STEELE -- The New Madrid County Central girls basketball team improved to 15-8 on the season with an 83-52 road win over South Pemiscot on Monday. Juniors Benesha Childress and Karen McGloson combined for 62 points with Childress marking 32 and McGloson 30. McGloson needs just 17 points to reach 1,000 for her career. Childress reached the 1,000 point mark earlier this season...

High school roundup: Notre Dame boys basketball team's winning streak ends at 13 games (02/19/12)
All the local high school events reported Friday to the Southeast Missourian.

February 17, 2012 Scoreboard (02/17/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com

Lady Indians repeat as conference tourney champs (02/10/12)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Better than last season's conference tournament championship That was the opinion of Kennett Lady Indians varsity senior center Audrey Wynne shortly after posing for a team photo with the first-place plaques following her team's 71-39 win against South Pemiscot in the Bootheel Conference Tournament championship Thursday night...

Kennett Lady Indians repeat as Bootheel Conf. Tournament champs (02/10/12)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Better than last season's conference tournament championship. That was the opinion of Kennett Lady Indians varsity standout center Audrey Wynne shortly after posing for a team photo with the first-place plaques following her team's 71-39 win against South Pemiscot in the Bootheel Conference Tournament championship Thursday night...

Kennett and South Pemiscot girls collect semifinal wins, advance to BHC championship (02/10/12)
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...

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...

Top seeds advance to semifinals of Bootheel Conference girls basketball tournament (02/07/12)
No. 1 Kennett 64, No. 8 Hayti 17 The defending champion Kennett Lady Indians defeated the Caruthersville Lady Tigers 64-17 in its opening-round contest Monday at the Bootheel Conference Tournament. No. 1 seeded Kennett outscored No. 8 seeded Caruthersville in every quarter to improve its record against Bootheel Conference teams to 12-0...

Kennett receives No. 1 seed in BHC girls basketball tournaments (02/02/12)
The Kennett Lady Indians have received the No. 1 seed in the upcoming varsity and junior varsity girls basketball tournaments. The tournaments will take place Feb. 6-9 at Campbell. The junior varsity championship will be played Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. and the varsity final will follow at approximately 7:30 p.m...

Varsity semifinals set after Tuesday's action at the BHC boys hoops tournament (02/02/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- The top four seeds - No. 1 Caruthersville, No. 2 Portageville, No. 3 Kennett and No. 4 Hayti - avoided upsets in the opening-round of the Bootheel Conference varsity boys basketball tournament at Caruthersville Monday and Tuesday...

Kennett, Portageville advance to semifinals at varsity BHC boys tournament (02/01/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- The top four seeds - No. 1 Caruthersville, No. 2 Portageville, No. 3 Kennett and No. 4 Hayti - avoided upsets in the opening-round of the Bootheel Conference varsity boys basketball tournament at Caruthersville Monday and Tuesday...

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

High school roundup: Leopold, Oak Ridge reach Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball final (02/01/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Caruthersville, Kennett boys advance to junior varsity conference title game (02/01/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- The top-seeded Caruthersville Tigers and second-seeded Kennett Indians booked their tickets to the junior varsity Bootheel Conference championship with semifinal victories Tuesday. Caruthersville trailed fifth-seeded Malden 27-20 at halftime before it outscored Malden 18-6 in the third quarter on its way to a 53-46 win...

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. ...

Day 1 Results: Bootheel Conference Boys Basketball Tournament (01/31/12)
Note: A complete photo gallery of Day 1 of the tournament is available at this linke Tournament Photos CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A strong first half helped the Hayti Indians defeat the Malden Green Wave 68-53 in the only varsity contest at the Bootheel Conference boys basketball tournament at Caruthersville Monday...

Coaches v. Cancer Shootout (01/30/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Avenging a 15-point loss to New Madrid County Central earlier this season, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady Eagles 64-59 on Saturday at the 3rd Annual Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout in Charleston. "That's what we talked about in practice," Schonhoff said of the loss earlier this season. "Thursday, Friday and (Saturday) morning when we had practice we preached that if we play our game we'll be fine...

Caruthersville boys draw No. 1 seed in upcoming Bootheel Conference boys basketball tournament (01/27/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The luck of the draw went to Caruthersville Thursday morning when the Bootheel Conference coaches met to finalize next week's Bootheel Conference varsity and junior varsity boys tournament brackets Seedings for the 7-team Bootheel Conference basketball tournaments are determined by regular-season conference standings...

Caruthersville boys draw No. 1 seed in upcoming Bootheel Conference boys basketball tournament (01/26/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The luck of the draw went to Caruthersville Thursday morning when the Bootheel Conference coaches met to finalize next week's Bootheel Conference varsity and junior varsity boys tournament brackets Seedings for the 7-team Bootheel Conference basketball tournaments are determined by regular-season conference standings...

Lady Bluejays drop heartbreaker, Woodland pounces SCC (01/24/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Cape Central's Apolonia Thomas personally sank the Charleston Lady Bluejays on Monday night at Charleston High School. With just 2.2 seconds left, Thomas, who ended up with eight points, hit a game-winning 3-pointer to defeat the Lady Bluejays 64-61...

High school roundup: Central girls nip Charleston 64-61 (01/24/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Senath-Hornersville boys drop basketball game to South Pemiscot (01/23/12)
The Senath-Hornersville Lions boys basketball team concluded regular-season Bootheel Conference play with a 69-44 loss to South Pemiscot Friday. The Lions record is 3-12 following the loss. Senath-Hornersville's final regular-season Bootheel Conference record is 0-6...

Kennett boys conclude conference play with 80-69 win at South Pemiscot (01/19/12)
STEELE, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians boys basketball team continues to experience success away from home during its longest road stretch of the season. Kennett concluded regular-season Bootheel Conference play Tuesday evening with a 80-69 road win against the South Pemiscot Bulldogs...

Kennett boys conclude conference play with 80-69 win at South Pemiscot (01/18/12)
STEELE, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians boys basketball team continues to experience success away from home during its longest road stretch of the season. Kennett concluded regular-season Bootheel Conference play Tuesday evening with a 80-69 road win against the South Pemiscot Bulldogs...

Dexter, Bernie pick up SCAA wins (01/18/12)
PUXICO, Mo. -- Dexter High School earned a hard-fought 81-72 SCAA win over Puxico on the road Tuesday night. Dexter had three players score in double figures to improve to 5-0 in conference play, 7-9 overall. Seniors Jake Lee and Jordan Fitts each dropped in 22 points, while fellow senior Tyler Miller scored 19 before fouling out with about five minutes remaining in the game...

Lady Bulldogs earn win over district foe, Risco rebounds (01/18/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PERRYVILLE -- The Sikeston girls basketball team improved to 10-4 on the season with a 67-49 win over district foe Perryville. Sikeston's pressure defense took its toll early, forcing several Perryville turnovers that helped the Lady Bulldogs race out to an 18-8 lead after one quarter...

28 athletes make first ever volleyball Academic Bootheel All-Conference Team (01/13/12)
The Bootheel Conference has founded an additional all-conference award. Varsity athletes competing in volleyball, basketball, softball and baseball will be selected to the first ever Academic Bootheel All-Conference Teams in the 2011-2012 school year...

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...

Malden J.V. boys basketball tournament schedule (01/07/12)
The seedings have been released for the Malden junior varsity boys basketball tournament. The eight-team tournament will be played Jan. 9, 12 and 14. The championship is scheduled for Jan. 14 at 12:30 p.m. See a complete schedule for the tournament below:...

Kennett girls remain perfect in conference, hand South Pemiscot first conference loss (01/06/12)
STEELE, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity basketball team had ample time to regroup after suffering its first loss of the season. Kennett enjoyed a 14 day layoff after having its 11-game winning-streak snapped by Dexter in the championship of the Lady Royals Classic Dec. 22...

Kennett girls hand South Pemiscot first conference loss (01/06/12)
STEELE, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity basketball team had ample time to regroup after suffering its first loss of the season. Kennett enjoyed a 14 day layoff after having its 11-game winning-streak snapped by Dexter in the championship of the Lady Royals Classic Dec. 22...

January 5, 2012 Scoreboard (01/05/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Scott City boys, NMCC girls roll on Tuesday (01/04/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Rams ended a two-game losing streak by dismantling South Pemiscot 64-26 at home on Tuesday. "It was a total team effort and a lot of guys contributed," Scott City coach Mark Dannenmueller said. "I was real proud of the way our guys responded after losing our last two games to Jackson and Charleston."...

High school roundup: Top seeds advance at Delta girls basketball tourney (01/04/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

January 3, 2012 Scoreboard (01/03/12)
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...

Bloomfield Christmas Tournament: Day 2 Box Scores (12/28/11)
CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS No. 1 Kennett 55, No. 8 Hayti 46 Top-seeded Kennett defeated No. 8 seeded Hayti 55-46 in its quarterfinal contest Tuesday. Box Score HHS 11 13 13 9 - 46 KHS 16 13 12 14 - 55 HAYTI (46) - Maurion Newbill 4, Jermel Covington 5, Keydric Dillard 2, Hunter Turner 9, Austin Watkins 2, Karnard Humes 3, Jerome Thomas 12, Demetrius Luster 9. FG 19, F/T 6/10, F 14. (3-pointers: Covington 1, Turner 1. Fouled out: None)...

First round features only one upset (12/27/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- The Bloomfield Christmas Tournament got off to a strong start on Monday, with only one upset on the day. The seeds held true except for host Bloomfield, who lost to Saxony Lutheran 46-30 in the tournament's next-to-last game...

Bloomfield Christmas Tournament: Day 1 Results (including box scores) (12/26/11)
Monday's box scores and Tuesday's schedule for the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.

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...

Sikeston, Charleston, earn top seeds in Christmas tourneys (12/14/11)
O'FALLON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs have earned the top seed in the upcoming St. Dominic-Imo's Christmas Tournament set for the week after Christmas. Sikeston, the defending champions, enter the tournament with a 7-1 record after Tuesday night's win over Perryville. The Bulldogs will take on Lutheran St. Charles (1-2) on Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 4:30 p.m...

Breakdown: Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Seedings (12/13/11)
For the second consecutive season the Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program has been identified as the favorite to win the 16-team Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Kennett, which has won the tournament each of the last two seasons, was voted the No. 1 seed by the coaches at Monday's seed meeting...

Senath-Hornersville boys and girls basketball teams suffer losses (12/06/11)
The Senath-Hornersville boys and girls varsity basketball teams suffered losses in their final games at the Bulldog Classic in Gideon, Mo., Saturday. The Senath-Hornersville boys were defeated by South Pemiscot 67-54 in a seventh-place game at the eight-team tourney...

Gideon tourney roundup: Hayti boys, South Pemiscot and Caruthersville girls end tourney with victories (12/06/11)
No. 3 Hayti 69, No. 4 North Pemiscot 40 (Boys Consolation Championship) The third-seeded Hayti Indians rebounded from an opening-round loss at the Gideon boys basketball tournament to take home the consolation championship Saturday. Hayti defeated fourth-seeded North Pemiscot 69-40 in the final...

Gideon surpasses Hayti in closing seconds at Gideon tourney (12/01/11)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Gideon Bulldogs' junior forward Zach Ingram controlled his team's fate in the closing seconds of its quarterfinal contest against the Hayti Indians at the Gideon Tournament Wednesday afternoon. Sixth-seeded Gideon trailed third-seed Hayti 66-65 when Ingram was fouled inside the paint and just to the left of the basket as he attempted a shot with seven seconds remaining in regulation. The foul sent Ingram to the line to shoot two free throws...

Basketball Roundup: Holcomb and Bernie to meet in Bernie Inv. semifinals Thursday (11/30/11)
The stage is set for a 7:30 p.m. showdown Thursday evening between the Bernie Mules and Holcomb Hornets boys basketball programs. Both teams collected wins Tuesday evening in the quarterfinals of the Bernie Invitational Tournament. The No. 2 seeded Mules placed three players in double figures on its way to a convincing 81-23 win against the Campbell Camels. Troy Kirkpatrick led the Mules in scoring with 26 points. Jesse Shelton added 24 and Sam Turner tallied 14...

Kennett and South Pemiscot girls to meet in semifinals following Monday's wins (11/29/11)
GIDEON, Mo. - The varsity girls basketball programs that met in the Bootheel Conference Tournament championship last season will not have wait until their regular-season meeting on Jan. 5 to square off this season. Kennett and South Pemiscot both claimed wins in the opening-round of the eight-team Gideon Invitational girls basketball tournament Monday afternoon. ...

Preview: Senath-Hornersville girls basketball team (11/26/11)
The Senath-Hornersville Lions girls basketball program enters the 2011-12 season looking to build on a historic 2010-11 season. The Lions finished 21-7 in 2011, won its first district title in school history in girls basketball and graduated an all-state basketball player in Seleena Neal, who later signed to play basketball at Crowder Community College...

Preview: Kennett Indians girls basketball team (11/26/11)
Kennett second-year girls basketball coach Spencer Hoffman said his program will begin a two-year rebuilding stage following its historic season in 2011. "The building starts this year," Hoffman said. "I was fortunate enough last year to walk in with a group of kids that I just organized and kind of tried to not screw things up. ...

Bootheel Conference basketball finals set following Crossno's buzzer beater (11/19/11)
HAYTI, Mo. -- Down by one point with less than 10 seconds remaining in Thursday's night seventh grade Bootheel Conference semifinal match between Senath-Hornersville Lions and Campbell Camels the Lions' Maggie Crossno remained determined to extend her team's season...

Bootheel Conference basketball finals set following Crossno's buzzer beater (11/18/11)
HAYTI, Mo. -- Down by one point with less than 10 seconds remaining in Thursday's night seventh grade Bootheel Conference semifinal match between Senath-Hornersville Lions and Campbell Camels the Lions' Maggie Crossno remained determined to extend her team's season...

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...

Kennett takes 3 of 4 from South Pemiscot in middle school hoops following assembly (11/01/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians boys and girls middle school basketball teams took to the court following an afternoon pep assembly at the Kennett middle school Monday. First on the floor was the Kennett 7th grade girls basketball team. The 7th grade Lady Indians defeated South Pemiscot 16-3 in a two-quarter contest to improve to 7-0...

Kennett middle school ends first week of girls hoops with split against Hayti (10/21/11)
The Kennett Indians middle school girls basketball program concluded its first week of play Thursday afternoon against the Hayti Indians. The Kennett seventh grade notched its third straight victory, defeating Hayti 37-14 to improve to 3-0. "I've got a good bunch of girls that are quick," Kennett middle school basketball coach Janet Hilburn said of the seventh grade. ...

South Pemiscot defeats Senath-Hornersville in Bootheel Conference volleyball tourney championship (10/15/11)
SENATH, Mo. -- The South Pemiscot Bulldogs varsity volleyball team secured its second straight Bootheel Conference volleyball championship Thursday with a 25-23, 25-15, win against the Senath-Hornersville Lions. "The key players were very nervous in the opening set," South Pemiscot coach Jackie Booker said. ...

South Pemiscot defeats Senath-Hornersville in Bootheel Conference volleyball tourney championship (10/14/11)
SENATH, Mo. -- The South Pemiscot Bulldogs varsity volleyball team secured its second straight Bootheel Conference volleyball championship Thursday with a 25-23, 25-15, win against the Senath-Hornersville Lions. "The key players were very nervous in the opening set," South Pemiscot coach Jackie Booker said. ...

Championship set at Bootheel Conference volleyball tourney following three upsets (10/12/11)
SENATH-HORNERSVILLE, Mo. -- It was a night of upsets in the Bootheel Conference volleyball tournament at Senath-Hornersville school Tuesday. The lower seeded team walked away victorious in three of the five varsity contests, including both semifinal games...

Cooter defeats South Pemiscot 12-2, awaits Bernie-Holcomb winner (09/29/11)
COOTER, Mo. -- The top-seeded Cooter Wildcats defeated the fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 12-2 in five innings in a semifinal contest in the 11-team fall baseball tournament Tuesday afternoon. "We took advantage of walks and errors from them," Cooter coach Allen Crawford said. "We are pretty good at doing that. If people don't make plays we make them pay. We've done that all year."...

Cooter defeats South Pemiscot 12-2, Smith awaits Bernie-Holcomb winner (09/28/11)
COOTER, Mo. -- The top-seeded Cooter Wildcats defeated the fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 12-2 in five innings in a semifinal contest in the 11-team fall baseball tournament Tuesday afternoon. "We took advantage of walks and errors from them," Cooter coach Allen Crawford said. "We are pretty good at doing that. If people don't make plays we make them pay. We've done that all year."...

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

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

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

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

Kennett defeats defending champ South Pemiscot in three sets (09/07/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Lead changes were infrequent in the opening two sets of Tuesday's Bootheel Conference volleyball showdown between the Kennett Indians and South Pemiscot Bulldogs. The Bulldogs led the entire opening set after scoring four of the first five points on its was to a 25-12 victory in set 1. Kennett fell behind 1-0 in the second set, but never trailed after taking a 2-1 lead, on its was to a 25-16 win in set 2...

Kennett defeats defending champ South Pemiscot in three sets (09/08/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Lead changes were infrequent in the opening two sets of Tuesday's Bootheel Conference volleyball showdown between the Kennett Indians and South Pemiscot Bulldogs. The Bulldogs led the entire opening set after scoring four of the first five points on its was to a 25-12 victory in set 1. Kennett fell behind 1-0 in the second set, but never trailed after taking a 2-1 lead, on its was to a 25-16 win in set 2...

September 6, 2011 Scoreboard (09/06/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

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: Kennett volleyball team returns experienced varsity squad (08/13/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team enters the 2011 season returning experienced players at multiple positions and has a new head coach. "We have a big varsity return this season," first-year varsity head volleyball coach Kristy Johns said. "We have about six seniors returning and four juniors. I'm looking forward to a big season with them. We have a very experienced varsity this year."...

South Pemiscot's Jordan Carter to play baseball at Three Rivers (08/05/11)
South Pemiscot High School head baseball coach Jason House reports that four of his players from the 2011 Bulldog squad have been recognized for their outstanding play on the diamond this season, including 2010-2011 senior Jordan Carter who was handed a slew of awards and is off to play college baseball with the Three Rivers Community College (TRCC) Raiders in Poplar Bluff...

Bootheel Conference baseball awards released (07/07/11)
School officials have released the 2010-11 Bootheel Conference all-conference baseball team. South Pemiscot's Jordan Carter has been selected as the Player of the Year. Kennett coach Aaron New and Malden Coach Tim Harmon have been selected as Co-Coaches of the Year. Kennett and Malden both won district baseball championships this season...

Bloomfield, Vandiver upset Bernie in first round of Campbell tourney (06/29/11)
The Bloomfield Wildcats entered Tuesday's night's opening-round contest of the Campbell Tournament looking to revenge a regular-season 10-0 loss to the Bernie Mules. The two schools, both participants in the Stoddard County Athletic Association during high school baseball season, provided plenty of entertainment in their fifth varsity match this calendar year...

Cardinals draft South Pemiscot graduate Jeremy Patton (06/11/11)
Jeremy Patton had an objective when he began high school at South Pemiscot eight years ago. "People asked me what I was going to do with my life and I told them 'I'm going to be a professional athlete someday,'" Patton said.

Cardinals draft South Pemiscot graduate Jeremy Patton (06/12/11)
Jeremy Patton had a career objective when he began high school at South Pemiscot eight years ago. "People asked me what I was going to do with my life and I told them 'I'm going to be a professional athlete someday,'" Patton said.

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 rolls into district semifinals (05/17/11)

Local teams gear up for districts (05/13/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com FARMINGTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs baseball team entered district play last season with high hopes, only to lose in the first round to North County in a game that started early in the morning and was delayed by rain. This year the Bulldogs are looking to erase the memory of last season when they begin Class 4, District 1 play on Saturday. Sikeston, seeded fourth, takes on fifth seeded DeSoto at 10:30 a.m. at Wilson-Rozier Park in Farmington...

Scott Central wins school record 10th game (05/11/11)
SIKESTON -- The Scott County Central Braves baseball team did what no other has done before them. On Tuesday, the Braves won their 10th game of the season -- a first for any team in the school's history -- by defeating the Hayti Indians 16-0 in five innings...

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

S. Pem tops SHS in final at bat 3-2 (05/08/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com STEELE -- The Sikeston Bulldogs surrounded two runs in the bottom of the seventh and lost a road game to the South Pemiscot Bulldogs 3-2 on Friday afternoon. South Pemiscot, coached by former Sikeston standout Ben Nelson, trailed 2-1 entering the final frame before putting together their final rally. After loading the bases off Sikeston starter Drew Harper, Trey Tigart came in with one out to try to put out the fire...

SHS sending two golfers to state tournament (05/06/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs will be sending two golfers to the Class 3 State Tournament after both Evan Deere and Ben Murray qualified during sectionals at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau on Thursday. Deere shot an 81, good enough for seventh place while Murray shot an 82 to finish tied for eighth...

Kennett and Malden advance to Friday's Bootheel Conference baseball title game (05/06/11)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- The rematch is set for Friday at Portageville. For the second consecutive season the Kennett Indians and Malden Green Wave will meet in the Bootheel Conference baseball championship. Top-seeded Kennett pounded out 11 runs for an 11-0 five-inning thrashing of the South Pemiscot Bulldogs in a Bootheel Conference semifinal contest Thursday. ...

Kennett softball team defeats South Pemiscot, 7-1 (05/05/11)
Freshman starting pitcher Shayla Jansson set the tone early in the Kennett Lady Indians' softball game against the South Pemiscot Lady Bulldogs Wednesday afternoon. Jansson fanned two Lady Bulldogs' batters in the top of the first and then proceeded the opening-inning pitching performance by helping her own cause in the bottom of the first inning. ...

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

Kennett softball team run-rules South Pemiscot, 15-0 (04/21/11)
STEELE, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians softball team improved to 4-0 in Bootheel Conference regular-season play Thursday afternoon, defeating the South Pemiscot Lady Bulldogs, 15-0. The Lady Indians jumped out of the gates early, recording four runs in the opening inning of the game. Jenny Lockhert got things started for Kennett with a leadoff single and eventually scored Kennett's first run on a wild pitch...

Chaffee, SCC both earn wins (04/20/11)
CHAFFEE -- Getting their 12th win of the season, the Chaffee Red Devils defeated Bell City 11-1 on Thursday. Taking an early 3-0 lead in the first, Chaffee padded its lead with a five run rally in the third before scoring another three in the seventh...

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

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

Standard Democrat Scoreboard (April 14) (04/14/11)
Local scores from Thursday, April 14.

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

Senath-Hornersville defeats South Pemiscot, 3-1 (04/07/11)
SENATH, Mo. -- Small ball and defense proved to be significant on Thursday afternoon for the Senath-Hornersville Lions as the Lions walked away with a 3-1 victory over the South Pemiscot Bulldogs in a low-scoring nail biter. "We played a lot better today," Lions' coach Randy Smith said. "The biggest thing is we caught the ball today and played pretty well defensively. We had a chance to score several more runs and we didn't do that, but maybe it will come."...

Senath-Hornersville defeats South Pemiscot, 3-1 (04/08/11)
SENATH, Mo. -- Small ball and defense proved to be significant on Thursday afternoon for the Senath-Hornersville Lions as the Lions walked away with a 3-1 victory over the South Pemiscot Bulldogs in a low-scoring nail biter. "We played a lot better today," Lions' coach Randy Smith said. "The biggest thing is we caught the ball today and played pretty well defensively. We had a chance to score several more runs and we didn't do that, but maybe it will come."...

Bootheel Conference basketball awards released (04/07/11)
KENNETT, Mo. - The coaches have released the 2010-11 boys and girls basketball Bootheel Conference Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and all-conference team. Fred Garmon, a 5'10 senior guard, was selected as the boys Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Garmon averaged 14.1 points per game, 5.5 assists per game, 4.9 rebounds per game and 3.0 steals per game...

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

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

Portageville rolls into semifinals with 83-20 win (03/01/11)
PORTAGEVILLE -- The Portageville Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals of the Class 2, District 1 Tournament by easily defeating Senath-Hornersville 83-20 on Monday. Portageville built a 50-5 lead at halftime and put 10 players in the scoring column as they eased to the win in the second half...

February 28, 2011 District Basketball Scoreboard (03/01/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Senath-Hornersville's Seleena Neal achieves rare feat (02/26/11)
Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions senior Seleena Neal started playing the game of basketball when she was in the fifth grade. "My brothers always pressured me about basketball and made me work hard at it like I'm doing now," Neal said when asked what inspired her to play the game...

Senath-Hornersville girls defeat South Pemiscot (02/24/11)
STEELE, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions won the latest regular season match against its Class 2 district-rival the South Pemiscot Lady Bulldogs Thursday, playing the Lady Bulldogs even in the final eight minutes of play and walking away with a 56-50 road-victory...

Lady Hawks nip Portageville 61-56 (02/22/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BENTON -- After swapping leads with visiting Portageville throughout the second half Monday evening, the Kelly Lady Hawks capitalized on several Lady Bulldogs miscues in the closing minutes to pull out a 61-56 win. "I was very proud of their effort," Kelly head coach Rod McQuerter said. "The girls came out and they battled against a very athletic Portageville team."...

High school roundup: Morrow scores 26 to lead Oran past Chaffee boys basketball team (02/20/11)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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

Kennett girls defeat South Pemiscot, win conference tournament (02/11/11)
STEELE, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians claimed its second tournament championship of the season Friday night, defeating the No. 6 seeded South Pemiscot Lady Bulldogs 82-43 in the Bootheel Conference finals. The Lady Indians, who entered the contest 20-2 and ranked No. ...

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

Late free-throw pushes South Pemiscot girls past Senath-Hornersville (02/10/11)
STEELE, Mo. -- One thought was going through freshman South Pemiscot guard Carrie Shepard's head Thursday night when she stepped to the free-throw line in a tie game with two seconds remaining. "I was like 'I have to make this,'" Shepard replied when asked what she was thinking as she prepared to hit the game-winning free-throw...

Kennett girls defeat Portageville (02/10/11)
STEELE, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians claimed its 20th win of the season Thursday night, defeating the Portageville Lady Bulldogs 55-22 in the semifinals of the girls Bootheel Conference Tournament. "That's always one of your goals to win 20 and I was proud of our girls to reach that," Lady Indians' coach Spencer Hoffman said...

February 10, 2011 Scoreboard (02/10/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Kennett defeats Caruthersville, wins conference championship (02/04/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians won its second straight Bootheel Conference championship Friday night, defeating the Caruthersville Tigers in convincing fashion, 73-58, in front of its home crowd at Kennett High School...

Portageville rolls in Bootheel Tourney (02/02/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com KENNETT -- The Portageville Bulldogs rolled to a first round win in the Bootheel Conference Tournament on Tuesday night, defeating Senath-Hornersville 76-24. Portageville jumped out to a 28-7 lead in the first quarter and the lead never fell back under double digits...

Caruthersville reaches century-mark against South Pemiscot (02/01/11)
The Caruthersville Tigers moved one step closer to making its second straight appearance in the Bootheel Conference championship Tuesday night, defeating the No. 7 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 106-38 in the quarterfinals. It became clear No. 2 seeded Caruthersville would advance to the semifinals soon after the contest began. The Tigers' offense tallied 45 points in the first quarter of play, building a 45-6 lead by the end of the period...

February 1, 2011 Scoreboard (02/01/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Coaches v. Cancer Shootout (01/31/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CHARLESTON -- Area basketball fans got the chance to see some of the area's best high school talent while benefiting an important cause Saturday at the Charleston High School gymnasium. That's where the Lady Bluejays basketball program hosted their annual Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout that featured 12 local high school girls teams competing in six back-to-back games...

High School roundup: Wingerter leads St. Vincent girls past Perryville (01/30/11)
All the scores from Saturday reported to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup - Gray leads Advance over Zalma; Woodland handles Bell City (01/19/11)
ZALMA -- Grant Gray recorded a double-double for the Hornets in a 82-61 road win over Zalma Tueday night. Gray had 25 points, 11 assists and seven steals. Hunter Wilson added 20 points for the Hornets (9-5), while Darren VanGennip had 18 points and six rebounds...

Risco torches Cooter; Charleston girls win (01/19/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers wasted little time taking care of the visiting Cooter Wildcats on Tuesday night defeating their conference foe 96-54 giving them a 7-6 overall record and a 3-1 Tri-County Conference record. "We had some of the best ball movement we've had in a while," Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said. "Teamwork really stood out this game, our press was working well which led to many layups. Hopefully, we can build from here."...

Kennett defeats South Pemiscot, seniors achieve special feat (01/19/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians completed regular-season Bootheel Conference play undefeated Tuesday night, defeating the South Pemiscot Bulldogs 84-18 at Kennett High School. The win guarantees the Indians will be the No. 1 seed in the Bootheel Conference Tournament which will take place Jan. ...

January 18, 2011 Scoreboard (01/18/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

2011 South Pemiscot Softball Schedule and Roster (01/15/11)
--- Check back later for the 2011 South Pemiscot Softball roster...

Lady Lions earn conference, district win over South Pemiscot (01/13/11)
SENATH, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions gained a big conference and district win after they defeated the South Pemiscot Lady Bulldogs on Thursday, 71-51. After a slow start, Lady Lions' head coach Jamie Johnson called a time-out with 3:43 left in the first with South Pem up 5-4. After that time-out, the Lady Lions picked things up and finished the quarter on a 15-2 run and with the 19-7 lead heading into the second...

Lady Indians rout South Pemiscot, unveil last season's championship banner (01/06/11)
After a hard-fought loss to the Neelyville Lady Tigers 14 days ago in the championship of the Lady Royals Classic -- Kennett's only loss this season -- the Lady Indians bounced back nicely on Thursday with an 86-61 victory over the South Pemiscot Lady Bulldogs...

January 6, 2011 Scoreboard (01/06/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Chaffee, Scott City both earn wins (01/05/11)
CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee basketball team topped their win total from last season on Tuesday night, dropping Saxony Lutheran 55-50 at home. The Red Devils, who finished 6-15 last season, improved to 7-2 on the season as a strong third quarter put Chaffee up by four heading into the final frame. The Red Devils then closed out the game late for the five-point win...

Tolbert hits scoring milestone in ND win (01/05/11)
Jacob Tolbert went over the 1,000-point mark for his career as the Notre Dame boys basketball team routed visiting Fredericktown 90-43 Tuesday night. Tolbert, a 6-foot-7 senior forward, had five 3-pointers and finished with 24 points as the Bulldogs improved to 7-4...

January 4, 2011 Scoreboard (01/04/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Portageville holds off Crusaders (12/29/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- Building an 18-point lead by the fourth quarter against 12th-seeded Saxony Lutheran Tuesday afternoon at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, the fourth-seeded Portageville Bulldogs were able to hold on for a 66-46 win and secure a spot in the semifinals...

Big wins, upsets at Bloomfield (12/28/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BLOOMFIELD -- Breaking the century mark for the first time in a decade, the second-seeded Dexter Bearcats opened up their Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Monday with a dominant 107-32 win over 15th-seeded South Pemiscot. Led by Alan Flannigan's 36 points in three quarters of play, the Bearcats had the game in check by halftime when they held a 57-14 lead...

Upset, blowouts highlight first--round action (12/28/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- Upsets and blowouts were the order of the day as the 54th annual Bloomfield Christmas tournament tipped-off Monday. Top seed Kennett, No. 2 Dexter and No. 3 Bernie each had blow-out wins, while No. 4 Portageville produced a workman-like 68-52 decision over No. 13 Malden...

Scott Central looking to repeat as champs (12/24/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Scott County Central Braves enter the seMissourian Christmas tournament as the No. 1 seed, the two-time defending tournament champions and, to some, a hands-down favorite to 3-peat. Scott Central head coach Kenyon Wright, however, doesn't see it that way...

Roundup: Risco falls in semifinals of Clarkton Tournament (12/17/10)
CLARKTON -- The Risco Tigers missed out on their third-straight trip to the championship of the Clarkton Holiday Tournament, falling to top-seeded Gosnell, Ark., 82-77 in the semifinals on Thursday night. Risco led 26-17 after one quarter but a 22-7 run by Gosnell in the second quarter, helped by five 3-pointers, put the Pirates in front 39-33 at halftime...

High school roundup: Oran girls turn aside S. Pemiscot (12/17/10)
All the area high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

December 16, 2010 Scoreboard (12/16/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Top-Seeded Tigers prevail over Lions at SHHS Tourney (12/01/10)
The Caruthersville Tigers came into their opening -round game against the Senath-Hornersville Lions looking for a solid win to start the Senath-Hornersville Invitational Tournament, while the eight-seeded Lions wanted to pull off the upset and advance in the tournament...

Kennett defeats South Pemiscot at SHHS Tourney (11/30/10)
The Kennett Lady Indians advanced to the semifinals of the Senath-Hornersville Invitational Tournament after defeating South Pemiscot in the opening round, 66-57. Both teams went back-and-forth on the scoreboard through the first couple of minutes of the first quarter and would be tied at 6-6 with 5:25 left...

District champs crowned across the area (10/27/10)
SIKESTON -- The Farmington Knightettes won their 19th district title on Tuesday night defeating the No. 2 seeded Poplar Bluff Lady Mules in three sets at Sikeston High School. Farmington, who was the No. 1 seed, will play the winner of the District 4 tournament which was played tonight. Results from that tournament were not known at press time...

South Pemiscot captures Bootheel Conference Tournament championship (10/15/10)
Thursday's championship game of the Bootheel Conference Tournament was one that many will remember for a while, especially if you're a South Pemiscot fan...

October 14, 2010 Scoreboard (10/14/10)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

Kennett / Senath-H'ville rivalry renewed at Bootheel Conference Tourney (10/14/10)
Wednesday night at the Bootheel Conference Volleyball tournament showcased another intense matchup in the rivalry between Kennett and Senath-Hornersville. Before that game was played, Kennett had to defeat the fifth-seeded Hayti Indians, in two sets, to advance to the semifinals and play the top-seeded Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions for a spot in the championship...

Districts have new look for 2010-11 (10/13/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) has made minor changes to the state's 2010-11 basketball district alignments. Although the boys Class 4, District 1 bracket will remain the same, with schools such as the defending champion Sikeston Bulldogs, Dexter, Notre Dame, Fredericktown, Perryville and Ste. ...

NMCC survives South Pemiscot in three sets (09/21/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- When the New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles were able to connect with their passes, their front row hitters were able to capitalize. "We've got some strong hitters," NMCC head coach Jenny Sexton said. "That's a potential strength for us, if we utilize it. It all starts with passing."...

NMCC survives South Pemiscot in three sets (09/21/10)
The Eagles improved to 3-6-2 with a win at home on Monday.

Ann Davis (09/19/10)
SIKESTON -- Elizabeth Ann Davis, 72, died at 6 a.m. Sept. 17, 2010, at her home, following an extended illness. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

Bootheel Conference recognizes top softball players (06/21/10)
Twenty-five of the top softball players in the Bootheel conference have been recognized for their efforts this past season as they were named to the All-Conference team and honorable mention. The following girls were named to the all-conference team: Lauren Jones (Kennett), McKenzie Harris (Senath-Hornersville), Lexi Vincent (Malden), Shelby Booker (South Pemiscot), Brooke Johnson (South Pemiscot), Allyson Luce (Kennett), Ciara Dewrock (Kennett), Brittany Terrell (Malden), Hannah Kennedy (Senath-Hornersville), Johnnie Johnson (Caruthersville), Katie Kellums (Portageville), KaLee Gore (Kennett), Meagan Ramirez (South Pemiscot), Megan Smith (Senath-Hornersville), Catelyn Chism (Hayti).. ...

Notre Dame pair tops all-state list (06/15/10)
Four local players earned first-team all-state honors from the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association, which released its teams Monday. Oak Ridge junior Brett Thomas, Notre Dame seniors Colton Young and Jeremy Essner and Scott City senior Skylar Cobb all earned a place on the first team...

Baseball coaches association releases all-state picks (06/14/10)
The Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association selected several local players for its all-state teams.

High school roundup: Central wraps up second in SEMO Conference baseball (05/12/10)
Josh Meyer went 2 for 3 with a double and picked up the save on the mound to lead the Central baseball team past Dexter 6-3 on Tuesday. Josh Hiett also collected a pair of hits in the win. Jamie Pickel picked up the win on the mound for the Tigers (14-8), allowing five hits and two earned runs while striking out three...

May 11, 2010 Scoreboard (05/11/10)
Nightly high school sports scores.

Making it count (05/09/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- Sikeston sophomore Luke Keefer only had one at bat but he made it count. Keefer, batting for himself after being hit for the previous innings, sent a 3-1 fastball soaring over the scoreboard in left field in the bottom of the fifth inning, putting an exclamation point on the Bulldogs' 9-3 win over South Pemiscot Friday afternoon at VFW Memorial Stadium...

Seven teams begin, but only ONE can win: Bootheel Conference tourney opens Monday (05/07/10)
The 2010 spring softball season is drawing to an end as the seven teams that participate in the Bootheel Conference learned, on Friday, the seedings and matchups for this year's conference tournament. This year's tournament will be hosted by the Portageville Bulldogs and all the games of the tournament will be played in Portageville...