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

High school roundup: Scott City slams loss on Royals (05/03/13)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

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

April 15, 2013 Scoreboard (04/15/13)
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Late scores carry Woodland boys past Crystal City (04/13/13)
Landon Johnson's two-run single highlighted a three-run seventh innings as Woodland blanked Crystal City 3-0 in the opening round of the Oak Ridge Baseball Invitational Friday at Saxony Lutheran High School. The outburst broke open a pitchers duel between Woodland's Aaron Yount and Crystal City's Sam Holst, who put up matching goose eggs through six innings...

April 12, 2013 Scoreboard (04/12/13)
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High school roundup: Oran baseball team shuts out Oak Ridge (04/07/13)
All the local high school events reported Friday to the Southeast Missourian.

BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza teams released (03/28/13)
The 11th annual BA All-Star Extravaganza teams were recently announced at a draft meeting at Fiddlers Restaurant in Dexter, Mo. Players qualifying for the all-star teams were voted on by coaches and athletic directors from 65 area schools. The BA All-Star Extravaganza will be held Apr. 6 at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter...

Doubleheader premiere (03/25/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs baseball team's 2012-13 season opener didn't pan out the way they wanted it to, but they avenged their first loss with their first win just hours after. During the first game of a doubleheader Saturday, the Bulldogs fell to the visiting Jackson Indians 3-2 at VFW Memorial Stadium. Sikeston (1-1) bounced back to defeat Twin Rivers 1-0 later in the day...

Local players make All-Region teams (03/25/13)
Alex Heuring, a 6-4 senior center who helped lead the Oran boys basketball team to the Class 2 final four, was honored for his efforts by being named to the 2013 Southeast Missouri All-Region boys squad in Class 2. The teams were selected by a voting panel of area sports writers...

High school roundup: Chaffee baseball team sweeps Bell City (03/24/13)
All the local high school events reported Saturday to the Southeast Missourian.

March 23, 2013 Scoreboard (03/23/13)
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SEMO media All-Region teams selected (03/23/13)
The 2012-13 All-Region basketball teams were recently released with tons of local athletes making the cut. The media All-Region teams are selected by a voting panel of area sports writers. The full list is as followed: First Team Stacy Gipson, 6-6, jr., Poplar Bluff...

Class 3, District 1 girls team released (03/15/13)
The 2012-13 Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 3, District 1 girls basketball team has been recently released. New Madrid County Central's Benesha Childress and Karen McGloson were named to the team, as was Charleston's E'Neikqua Ewing and Sierra Frazier...

2013 Twin Rivers Spring Softball Schedule (03/14/13)

2013 Twin Rivers Spring Baseball Schedule (03/14/13)

Crusaders' postseason run ends with loss to Twin Rivers (02/28/13)
The Saxony Lutheran girls' season was one heck of an entertaining ride. Unfortunately it came to end Wednesday night. The Crusaders fell to Twin Rivers 66-51 in a Class 3 Sectional duel. Saxony trailed 44-41 heading into the fourth and cut the lead to a point after Brianna Mueller hit a lay-up...

NMCC lets lead slip away to Twin Rivers (02/22/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com MALDEN -- They had the start any team would hope for. They pounced on Twin Rivers with a swarm of defensive pressure, hogged the glass and had the top seed playing their up-tempo pace. The New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles emphatically connected with the first punch...

February 18, 2013 Scoreboard (02/18/13)
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Caruthersville coach Smith ready for showdown with Charleston after Tigers rally from 11 down to beat Twin Rivers (02/16/13)
The fifth-seeded Caruthersville Tigers basketball team overcame a 38-27 halftime deficit to beat the fourth-seeded Twin Rivers Royals 70-69.

Caruthersville coach Smith ready for showdown with Charleston after overcoming 11-point halftime deficit against Twin Rivers in district opener (02/16/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The fifth-seeded Caruthersville Tigers basketball team overcame a 38-27 halftime deficit to beat the fourth-seeded Twin Rivers Royals 70-69 in a quarterfinal game of the Class 3, District 1, boys basketball tournament Saturday. The Tigers opened the second half on a 21-7 run to move ahead 48-45 with 2:03 remaining in the third quarter...

Dexter celebrates Senior Night with win (02/15/13)
The Twin Rivers Lady Royals might have had an inkling of what was in store for them on a night when Dexter basketball fans turned out to honored two of the most prolific Lady Bearcat players of the past four years. Seniors Katelynn Frazier and Brittany Harris took center stage on Senior Night at the Bearcats Event Center and the pair didn't disappoint in leading the Lady 'Cats to a 73-27 win in their final regular-season home game...

February 14, 2013 Scoreboard (02/14/13)
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February 11, 2013 Scoreboard (02/11/13)
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February 8, 2013 Scoreboard (02/08/13)
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February 7, 2013 Scoreboard (02/07/13)
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February 5, 2013 Scoreboard (02/05/13)
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February 4, 2013 Scoreboard (02/04/13)
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February 2, 2013 Scoreboard (02/02/13)
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NMCC cruises to 65-46 win over Royals (02/02/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles opened up with a 14-point lead and cruised to a 65-46 win over Twin Rivers Friday. Willie Jimerson led the Eagles with 16 points. Delontre Haney added another 10 while Darrin McGloson had nine points...

February 1, 2013 Scoreboard (02/01/13)
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Sikeston freshmen finish perfect season (01/31/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Not many teams can claim they are perfect. Sikeston's ninth grade basketball team aren't like most teams. Coached by Chris Sarakas, the Sikeston Bulldogs finished a perfect season Monday defeating Twin Rivers in dominating fashion 67-24 for their 12th victory of the season...

Swatted down (01/29/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Their comeback bid fell just a tad short. Spearheaded by Mikala Nichols' scoring efforts, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs couldn't find a way to pull out a win against Twin Rivers Monday at the Sikeston Field House, 42-36...

January 29, 2013 Scoreboard (01/29/13)
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Swatted down (01/29/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Their comeback bid fell just a tad short. Spearheaded by Mikala Nichols' scoring efforts, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs couldn't find a way to pull out a win against Twin Rivers Monday at the Sikeston Field House, 42-36...

Coaches vs. Cancer (01/29/13)
CHARLESTON, MO. -- Dexter watched its first half lead quickly evaporate in the third quarter and the Lady Bearcats never recovered in a 55-50 loss to St. Joseph Academy at the Coaches vs. Cancer Shoot-Out Saturday in Charleston. In the battle of two state-ranked teams, St. ...

Coaches Vs. Cancer (01/28/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- New Madrid County Central senior Benesha Childress has had plenty of highlights in her Lady Eagle career, but none more historic than what she accomplished Saturday night. With NMCC playing Meadow Heights in the Coaches Vs. Cancer Shootout, Childress posted a game-high 23 points to unseat Tawanda Daniel as the school's all-time scoring leader and guide her team to a 75-48 win...

January 28, 2013 Scoreboard (01/28/13)
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Coaches Vs. Cancer (01/28/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- New Madrid County Central senior Benesha Childress has had plenty of highlights in her Lady Eagle career, but none more historic than what she accomplished Saturday night. With NMCC playing Meadow Heights in the Coaches Vs. Cancer Shootout, Childress posted a game-high 23 points to unseat Tawanda Daniel as the school's all-time scoring leader and guide her team to a 75-48 win...

January 25, 2013 Scoreboard (01/25/13)
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Twin Rivers boys sneak past Kennett 54-53 in overtime (01/23/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - Twin Rivers Royals varsity boys basketball coach Dustin Benson said his team hadn't played any zone defense entering Tuesday night's non-conference game against the Kennett Indians. Benson decided to give the 1-3-1 a try after falling behind early against Kennett on the road...

January 24, 2013 Scoreboard (01/24/13)
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Twin Rivers boys sneak past Kennett 54-53 in overtime (01/24/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - Twin Rivers Royals varsity boys basketball coach Dustin Benson said his team hadn't played any zone defense entering Tuesday night's non-conference game against the Kennett Indians. Benson decided to give the 1-3-1 a try after falling behind early against Kennett on the road...

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

Short-handed Kennett girls basketball team suffers 52-40 loss at Twin Rivers (01/19/13)
BROSELEY, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity girls basketball program faced a monumental task of attempting to collect a road win against traditional talent Twin Rivers without the services of two of its key contributors Thursday night. Kennett's Darby Sparks and Kate Shetley, who have both received significant playing time on varsity in the 2012-13 season, were forced to miss Thursday's game because of injuries...

Short-handed Kennett girls basketball team suffers 52-40 loss at Twin Rivers (01/18/13)
BROSELEY, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians varsity girls basketball program faced a monumental task of attempting to collect a road win against traditional talent Twin Rivers without the services of two of its key contributors Thursday night. Kennett's Darby Sparks and Kate Shetley, who have both received significant playing time on varsity in the 2012-13 season, were forced to miss Thursday's game because of injuries...

Host sites of basketball state playoff games released (01/15/13)
The host sites of district tournaments and state playoff games have been released for the 2013 Missouri high school state basketball playoffs. Class 1, 2 and 3 boys and girls district tournaments will take place the week of Feb.16-22. Class 1, District 1, will feature Clarkton, Delta C-7, Gideon, Koshkonong, Naylor, North Pemiscot, Risco and Southland. Gideon will host Class 1, District 1...

January 11, 2013 Scoreboard (01/11/13)
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Fifth-place semifinal results: Bloomfield, Hayti advance to fifth-place title game at BCT (12/30/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Hayti Indians and Bloomfield Wildcats collected wins in the closest Saturday contests at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. No. 9 seeded Bloomfield beat No. 5 seeded Twin Rivers 47-44 in the first fifth-place semifinal Saturday. Bloomfield won the fourth quarter 13-8. Twin Rivers missed two treys in the final 10 seconds of regulation that could have forced overtime...

Portageville's late comeback falls short at the buzzer against Bernie (12/29/12)
BLOOMFIELD -- Plagued by a slow start, the Portageville Bulldogs watched a 3-pointer at the buzzer fall short against Bernie on Friday to seal a 53-50 loss in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament quarterfinals. "That first eight minutes ended up being decisive tonight," Portageville head coach Jason Irby said. "I really can't explain why we came out so flat...

Strong start sends South Pemiscot to final four at Bloomfield Tournament (12/29/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - South Pemiscot Bulldogs head coach Aaron Bidewell had a good feeling about Friday night's championship quarterfinal contest at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament against the Twin Rivers Royals minutes before it got underway. "We came ready to play," Bidewell said. ...

According to plan (12/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Led by 23 points from Dion Foster, the seventh-seeded Portageville Bulldogs held off a second half charge by 10th-seeded Doniphan for a 65-55 win in the opening round of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...

December 28, 2012 Scoreboard (12/28/12)
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According to plan (12/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Led by 23 points from Dion Foster, the seventh-seeded Portageville Bulldogs held off a second half charge by 10th-seeded Doniphan for a 65-55 win in the opening round of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...

Bloomfield's OT win highlight of Day 1 (12/28/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Bloomfield Christmas Tournament officials sure know how to play a crowd. After a ho-hum first seven games to open day one of the 56th annual event, fans were energized in the finale as host Bloomfield used a last-second basket by Brett Ruch to pull out a 58-56 overtime win against Malden to send fans home eagerly awaiting today's games...

South Pemiscot rallies in second half to beat Puxico, book spot in quarterfinals (12/28/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs outlasted the No. 13 seeded Puxico Indians 74-60 in a see-saw first round contest at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Thursday afternoon. South Pemiscot trailed the game 32-25 at halftime before it outscored Puxico 28-6 in the third quarter to take a 53-38 lead by the start of the fourth quarter...

December 27, 2012 Scoreboard (12/27/12)
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December 20, 2012 Scoreboard (12/20/12)
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December 18, 2012 Scoreboard (12/18/12)
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Top eight seeds advance to quarterfinals of Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic (12/16/12)
BROSELEY, Mo. - The top eight seeds advanced to the quarterfinals of the 16-team Lady Royals Classic varsity girls basketball tournament Saturday. Defending champion Dexter opened the tournament with a 99-15 win against No. 16 seeded Malden. In other first round action Saturday No. ...

Seedings hold true in first round of Lady Royals Classic (12/17/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- The seeds held true during the first round of the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic Tournament as all top seeds advanced to the second round Saturday at Twin Rivers High School. The No. 1 seed, Dexter Lady Bearcats, rolled through Malden 99-15. Dexter (8-1) wasted no time asserting their dominance outscoring the Lady Wave 39-4 in the first quarter...

Seedings released for Bloomfield Christmas Tournament (12/15/12)
The seedings were released for the 16-team Bloomfield Christmas Tournament following the seed-meeting Saturday morning. All five teams from the Bootheel Conference that participate in the Bloomfield Tournament were seeded in the top eight. Kennett received the No. 1 seed, Hayti received the No. 3 seed, South Pemiscot received the No. 4 seed, Portageville received the No. 7 seed and Malden received the No. 8 seed...

December 15, 2012 Scoreboard (12/15/12)
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Kennett, Malden, and Holcomb among baseball teams changing districts (12/13/12)
Multiple baseball districts in the Missouri Bootheel will have new teams when district baseball tournaments begin this spring. For the past decade Missouri baseball teams have competed in one of four classes in the state baseball playoffs. The class each team competes in is determined by the high school enrollments of every baseball team in Missouri...

Seedings released for 16-team Twin Rivers varsity girls basketball tournament (12/07/12)
The seedings were released for the 16-team Lady Royals Classic following the seed meeting Friday. The varsity girls basketball tournament will be played Dec. 15-22 at the Twin Rivers High School Gymnasium in Broseley, Mo. Defending champion Dexter has received the No. 1 seed in the double-elimination tournament. Dexter defeated Kennett 69-45 in the 2011 championship game...

Seedings released for 16-team Twin Rivers varsity girls basketball tournament (12/08/12)
The seedings were released for the 16-team Lady Royals Classic following the seed meeting Friday. The varsity girls basketball tournament will be played Dec. 15-22 at the Twin Rivers High School Gymnasium in Broseley, Mo. Defending champion Dexter has received the No. 1 seed in the double-elimination tournament. Dexter defeated Kennett 69-45 in the 2011 championship game...

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

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

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

H.S. hoops roundup: semfinal matches set at Bulldog Classic and Campbell Invitational varsity tournaments (11/27/12)
BULLDOG CLASSIC BOYS QUARTERFINALS The top four seeds advanced to the semifinals of the 8-team Bulldog Classic varsity boys basketball tournament Monday night. Top-seeded Caruthersville beat No. 8 seeded North Pemiscot 103-76, No. 4 seeded South Pemiscot defeated No. 5 seeded Clarkton 69-39, No. 2 seeded Hayti cruised past No. 7 seeded Senath-Hornersville 73-45 and No. 3 seeded Gosnell, Ark., outscored sixth-seeded Gideon by 23 points in the second half on its way to an 80-51 victory...

2012-2013 Twin Rivers Girls Basketball Schedule (11/15/12)

2012-2013 Twin Rivers Boys Basketball Schedule (11/15/12)

DANGER: Doctors say cheerleading needs safety rules (10/25/12)
CHICAGO -- Cheerleading isn't just jumping and waving pompoms -- it has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one to improve safety, the nation's leading group of pediatricians says. The number of cheerleaders injured each year has climbed dramatically in the last two decades. Common stunts that pose risks include tossing and flipping cheerleaders in the air and creating human pyramids that reach 15 feet high or more...

October 23, 2012 Scoreboard (10/23/12)
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Sectional win (10/11/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- Just two years removed from their last appearance in the MSHSAA Show Me Showdown, the Kelly Lady Hawks took another big step toward a return appearance to high school softball's biggest stage. Able to shake off a rough start against Twin Rivers in Class 2 Sectional play Wednesday, the Lady Hawks combined for 14 hits while getting a brilliant pitching performance from freshman Alexis Dock to mercy-rule the Lady Royals 12-1 in five innings...

Kelly softball team routs Twin Rivers 12-1, earns berth in class 2 state quarterfinals (10/11/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Just two years removed from their last appearance in the state's final four, the Kelly Hawks took another big step Wednesday toward a return appearance to high school softball's biggest stage. Able to shake off a rough start against Twin Rivers in Class 2 sectional play, the Hawks went on to combine for 14 hits while getting a brilliant pitching performance from freshman Alexis Dock to mercy-rule the Royals 12-1 in five innings at Three Rivers College...

Oct. 2, 2012 Scoreboard (10/03/12)
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H.S. Roundup: Kennett tennis and volleyball teams, Holcomb baseball team collect wins (09/18/12)
Kennett girls tennis team beats Charleston 9-0 CHARLESTON, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls tennis team defeated Charleston 9-0 Monday. Kennett's record improves to 7-1 with the win. The Indians have a 5-0 record against teams in its district tournament...

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

High school roundup: Notre Dame spikers rally for 14th win (09/12/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

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

Fall Sports Preview: Senath-Hornersville baseball program set to begin baseball season with new head coach (08/23/12)
SENATH, Mo. - For the first time since 1995 the Senath-Hornersville baseball program is entering its fall season with a new head coach. Jamie Johnson, who has coached Dunklin County Legion for the last decade and served as an assistant baseball coach at Senath-Hornersville for the last five years, will take over for long-time coach Randy Smith this fall...

Lady Hawks look to retool after 13-11 season last year (08/15/12)
BENTON -- Though their steak of nine straight district titles came to an end last season, the Kelly Lady Hawks are an example of a team that always seems to be able to retool rather than rebuild Despite having to rely on a slew of young players after making a run to the Class 2 Show Me Showdown the year prior, the Lady Hawks still turned in a solid 13-11 campaign...

New enrollment breaks set for basketball and music (08/04/12)
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Spencer's seventh-inning homer propels Dunklin County to 5-3 win against Dyersburg (07/16/12)
SENATH, Mo. - Dunklin County No. 5 hitter Dustin Spencer and head coach Jamie Johnson didn't pass up an opportunity to discuss hitting strategy when the Dyersburg infield gathered near the pitcher's mound to discuss its own strategy with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning of a tie game Monday evening...

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

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

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

Kennett hands Poplar Bluff Senior Babe Ruth baseball team second loss (06/22/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Kennett Senior Babe Ruth handed Poplar Bluff Senior Babe Ruth a bitter dose of its own medicine Thursday night in the fourth meeting between the two programs this summer. Poplar Bluff, which calculated a double-digit run total in its first three games against Kennett this summer, trailed Kennett 10-0 after three innings Thursday...

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

College baseball capsules for players from Missouri Bootheel (05/30/12)
Information on how baseball players from the Missouri Bootheel performed at the college level in 2012. Tyler Thompson --Jefferson College A pitcher who played in 17 games . . . Struck out 91 in 84.2 innings pitched . . . Currently 11-1 on the season with a 2.13 ERA . . . A sophomore at Jefferson College that graduated from South Pemiscot High School in 2011 and played on the 2011 Dunklin County Legion team . . . Jefferson College is currently playing in the World Series...

Twin Rivers run-rules Malden in Class 2 district baseball championship (05/16/12)
MALDEN, Mo. -- The Malden Green Wave fell one win shy of its second straight district baseball championship Tuesday afternoon. The top-seeded Twin Rivers Royals pounded out 13 runs on 13 hits on its way to a 13-3 six-inning run-rule win against Malden in the Class 2, District 1, title game...

Twin Rivers run-rules Malden in Class 2 district baseball championship (05/15/12)
MALDEN, Mo. -- The Malden Green Wave fell one win shy of its second straight district baseball championship Tuesday afternoon. The top-seeded Twin Rivers Royals pounded out 13 runs on 13 hits on its way to a 13-3 six-inning run-rule win against Malden in the Class 2, District 1, title game...

Lady 'Cats end season on losing note (05/02/12)
No team likes to end their season losing the last two games. But even with the set backs, it was still a successful campaign for a young Lady Bearcats softball team. Dexter finished the season against two of the stronger teams on its schedule, dropping a 13-2 5-inning decision to Twin Rivers Tuesday. Monday the Lady 'Cats took once-beaten Advance to extra innings before falling 7-5 in eight innings...

NMCC snaps losing streak with 3-2 win over Royals (05/02/12)
NEW MADRID -- After dropping their last seven games, New Madrid County Central got back on a winning note Tuesday against visiting Twin Rivers. Backed by starter Jimmy Ash going 6 1/3 innings, the Eagles got a game-winning hit from Josh Reed to come back from a late Royals rally to win 3-2...

Chaffee falls short in title game of own tournament (04/30/12)
CHAFFEE (SMNS) -- Shawnee struck for two runs in the second inning and made them stand up against host Chaffee in the championship game of the Red Devil baseball tournament Saturday. The Red Devils scored a run in the fourth but couldn't strike again in the 2-1 loss. It was the Red Devils' second loss of the season...

High school roundup: Chaffee baseball team falls short in title game at own tourney (04/29/12)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Chaffee falls short in title game at own tourney (04/29/12)
Shawnee struck for two runs in the second inning and made them stand up against host Chaffee in the championship game of the Red Devil baseball tournament Saturday. The Red Devils scored a run in the fourth but couldn't strike again in the 2-1 loss. It was the Red Devils' second loss of the 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...

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...

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...

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

Malden baseball team drops to 0-3 with 2-0 loss to Twin Rivers (03/25/12)
MALDEN, Mo. -- The Malden Green Wave baseball team came up on the short end of a pitcher's duel for a second consecutive game Friday afternoon, suffering a 2-0 loss to the Twin Rivers Royals. Malden, which lost 2-1 to Holcomb in eight innings Thursday, collected only two hits against Twin Rivers' starting pitcher Michael Snider Friday...

Malden baseball team drops to 0-3 with 2-0 loss to Twin Rivers (03/24/12)
MALDEN, Mo. -- The Malden Green Wave baseball team came up on the short end of a pitcher's duel for a second consecutive game Friday afternoon, suffering a 2-0 loss to the Twin Rivers Royals. Malden, which lost 2-1 to Holcomb in eight innings Thursday, collected only two hits against Twin Rivers' starting pitcher Michael Snider Friday...

Holcomb baseball team edges Malden 2-1 in extra innings (03/24/12)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Offense was scarce Thursday afternoon in a Dunklin County baseball showdown between the Malden Green Wave and Holcomb Hornets. The Hornets and Green Wave managed only one run apiece in the first seven innings of what proved to be a pitchers duo. Both starting pitchers pitched into the eighth inning after Malden scored its only run in the top of the first and Holcomb picked up its first run in the bottom of the second...

Kennett softball team defeats Twin Rivers 11-2 (03/22/12)
BROSELEY, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians softball program moved above the .500 mark Tuesday afternoon with a convincing 11-2 road win against the Twin Rivers Lady Royals. "We swung the bats pretty good today and the girls are starting to get a good understanding on what they are wanting to do up there when they go to the plate," Kennett Indians softball coach Kevin McCaig said. "We are coming around nicely with our approach at the plate and they saw good results today...

NMCC girls roll past Twin Rivers into district tourney championship (02/29/12)
BLOOMFIELD -- Weathering through a blistering start by Twin Rivers on Tuesday, the New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles advanced to the Class 3, District 1 championship game with 79-50 win over the Lady Royals. "I knew coming in after not playing Saturday we would probably be a little rusty having never played in this gym before," NMCC head coach David Crockett said. "We weathered that storm when Twin Rivers came out and shot really well...

February 28, 2011 Scoreboard (02/29/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Without Tucker, Jays still cruise into semifinals (02/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Even with leading scorer, Greg Tucker, sitting on the bench in street clothes, the top-seeded Charleston Bluejays had little trouble advancing to the semifinals of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament. While letting Tucker spend a few extra day resting a nagging thigh injury, the Bluejays opened up the quarterfinals on Monday with a 80-40 win over eighth-seeded Twin Rivers...

Eagles fall to Twin Rivers in opening round of tourney (02/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Looking to advance to the quarterfinals of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament, the ninth-seeded East Prairie Eagles fell to the eighth-seeded Twin Rivers Royals 70-48 in Saturday's play-in game. "I felt like tonight everybody wanted to step up and be 'the man' instead of playing as a team," East Prairie head coach Casey Knight said. ...

Charleston and East Prairie girls drop first round games (02/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Unable to rebound from a rough first half, the Charleston Lady Bluejays saw their season come to a close with a 75-56 loss to Doniphan in the opening round of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament on Saturday...

Eagles fall to Twin Rivers in opening round of tourney (02/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Looking to advance to the quarterfinals of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament, the ninth-seeded East Prairie Eagles fell to the eighth-seeded Twin Rivers Royals 70-48 in Saturday's play-in game. "I felt like tonight everybody wanted to step up and be 'the man' instead of playing as a team," East Prairie head coach Casey Knight said. ...

Lady 'Cats too much for Lady Royals (02/17/12)
BROSELEY, Mo. -- A nearly flawless second quarter carried Dexter to a 70-33 win over the Twin Rivers Lady Royals in the regular-season finale for the Lady Bearcats Thursday night on the road. Dexter turned a 14-9 first quarter lead into a 44-13 advantage at the half with a second quarter that saw the Lady 'Cats control the boards, shoot for a high percentage and dominate with their press...

Second half surge lifts Risco over North Pemiscot (02/17/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CLARKTON -- The Risco Tigers came out strong in the second half and downed North Pemiscot 87-70 in the semifinals of the Tri-County Conference Tournament on Thursday. Risco, who earned their 20th win of the season, will now take on Holcomb in the finals tonight at 7:30 p.m. Risco defeated Holcomb 74-64 on Dec. 2 and lost to the Hornets 72-67 on Jan. 20. Holcomb defeated Gideon 66-59 in the other semifinal...

February 16, 2012 Scoreboard (02/16/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

February 7, 2012 Scoreboard (02/07/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com

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...

Kennett boys calculate season-high 81 points in win at Twin Rivers (01/25/12)
BROSELEY, Mo. -- A season-high point total looked unlikely for the Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program early in Tuesday's road contest against the Twin Rivers Royals. Kennett, which entered the contest averaging 60 points per game, trailed Twin Rivers 6-0 with 5:30 remaining in the first quarter...

Kennett boys calculate season-high 81 points in win at Twin Rivers (01/26/12)
BROSELEY, Mo. -- A season-high point total looked unlikely for the Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball program early in Tuesday's road contest against the Twin Rivers Royals. Kennett, which entered the contest averaging 60 points per game, trailed Twin Rivers 6-0 with 5:30 remaining in the first quarter...

January 24, 2012 Scoreboard (01/24/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Kennett girls collect key regular-season district win vs. Twin Rivers (01/21/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians girls basketball program moved one step closer to securing the top seed in the upcoming Class 3, District 1, girls basketball tournament Monday night. Kennett collected a key 62-48 home win against the Twin Rivers Lady Royals...

Kennett girls collect key regular-season district win vs. Twin Rivers (01/20/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians girls basketball program moved one step closer to securing the top seed in the upcoming Class 3, District 1, girls basketball tournament Thursdy night. Kennett collected a key 62-48 home win against the Twin Rivers Lady Royals...

High School roundup - Lady 'Cats break the century mark at Portageville (01/20/12)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Mollie Whitehead's two free throws with just over two minutes remaining in the game between Dexter and Portageville brought out one of the loudest cheers from the fans attending Thursday's game at Portageville. The outburst wasn't because the Dexter sophomore had knocked down two crucial free throws in a tight game. Just the opposite...

Lady Bearcats score 103 on Portageville; Charleston boys in finals of Superman (01/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com PORTAGEVILLE -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats improved to 15-2 on the season with a 103-26 thrashing of Portageville on the road Thursday night. Dexter led 22-9 after one quarter and then took control in the second quarter to go ahead 54-18 at the half...

January 19, 2012 Scoreboard (01/19/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Newcomers spark NMCC in win over Twin Rivers (01/18/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- Given that they are relatively new to the New Madrid County Central Eagles, both junior Armondo Thatch and senior Chilis Johnson have one major role to play while coming off the bench -- for now. Both Thatch and Johnson are being filtered in as they progress with the Eagles and serve as a shot of energy after having to sit out the first half of the season...

Kennett Lady Indians basketball team defeats Campbell, remains perfect in conference (01/18/12)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett girls basketball program concluded regular-season conference play perfect Tuesday evening.

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...

Sikeston boys basketball team downs unbeaten De Soto (01/10/12)
Just 48 hours after defeating Imagine Prep 69-62, the Bulldogs took down undefeated and state-ranked De Soto 76-73 on Monday night.

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:...

January 3, 2012 Scoreboard (01/03/12)
All the high school basketball scores reported to semoball.com.

Finals set at Twin Rivers (12/29/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Looking for their first trip to the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament finals since 2008, it would have been easy for Portageville to come into overtime deflated after watching Doniphan erase a four-point deficit in the final 12 seconds of regulation...

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.

Kennett girls trot into Lady Royals Classic finals again with 53-34 win against NMCC (12/23/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians varsity girls basketball players trotted to the locker room after shaking hands with the New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles' players Wednesday evening. Some smiled, at least one waved her hands in the air and others remained visibly emotionless following Kennett's convincing 53-34 victory against New Madrid County Central in the semifinals of the Lady Royals Classic...

Sikeston bows out of Classic after 48-43 loss to Lady Royals (12/22/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- Their run through the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Christmas Classic Tournament was nothing short of a disappointment. Ranked as the third best team, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs bowed out on Wednesday with a 48-43 loss to the host Lady Royals, the tournament's 10th seed...

Lady Bluejays lose heartbreaker, 66-65 (12/22/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays ended their tournament run with a heartbreaking 66-65 loss to 11th seeded Clearwater Lady Tigers on Wednesday during the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Christmas Classic at Twin Rivers High School...

December 21, 2011 Scoreboard (12/21/11)
Girls basketball Kelso Supply Holiday Classic Cape Central 47, Saxony Lutheran 29 Scott City vs. Perryville Jackson vs. Farmington Meadow Heights vs. Notre Dame

Kennett Lady Indians improve to 10-0 with OT win against Twin Rivers (12/20/11)
BROSELEY, Mo. - Upset top-seeded New Madrid County Central and win its opening-season tournament for a third consecutive season Check. Defeat every basketball team in the Bootheel Conference before Christmas Check. Start the season 10-0 for a second consecutive season...

SHS breezes through first round of Lady Royals Classic (12/19/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs rolled in their first game of the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic on Saturday dispatching of the Portageville Lady Bullodgs, 67-34. Four players reached double figures for Sikeston led by Tyangela Gibson's 14 points. Quesha Howard and Keyonna Blissett each scored 13 points each while Leah Little added 11...

Kennett girls adapt to Senath-Hornersville's defense, improve to 8-0 (12/16/11)
SENATH, Mo. -- Senath-Hornersville Lions girls basketball coach Jamie Johnson hoped an altered defense would trick the undefeated Kennett Lady Indians offense Thursday night. "We made a couple of switches defensively and changed the pressure we apply," Johnson said. ...

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...

Defending champs Kennett voted team to beat (12/13/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- 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 defeated Dexter in the finals last season and has won the tournament each of the last two seasons, was voted the No. 1 seed by the coaches at Monday's seed meeting. Dexter enters the tournament seeded No. 5...

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...

Dexter, Risco get top seeds for holiday tournaments (12/11/11)
TWIN RIVERS -- The seedings have been set for the 15th Annual Lady Royals Classic which begins Saturday at Twin Rivers High School. Several local teams will be taking part in the event with Dexter earning the top seed. The Lady Bearcats, who have a record of 4-2 with losses to Miller Career Academy and Jackson, will open with 16th seeded Malden at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Dexter, who has won four tournament titles with the last being in 2009, has finished third the last two years...

Semifinals set at Bernie basketball tourney following wins by Risco and Bloomfield (12/01/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The top-seeded Risco Tigers were unable to create any breathing room in the first quarter of its quarterfinal match against the No. 8 seeded East Prairie Eagles Wednesday evening. The Tigers trailed the eighth-seeded 17-16 Eagles at the conclusion of the first period...

Semifinals set at Bernie basketball tourney following wins by Risco and Bloomfield (12/02/11)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The top-seeded Risco Tigers were unable to create any breathing room in the first quarter of its quarterfinal match against the No. 8 seeded East Prairie Eagles Wednesday evening. The Tigers trailed the eighth-seeded 17-16 Eagles at the conclusion of the first period...

Risco rolls (12/01/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BERNIE -- Taking a 14-point lead into the half on Wednesday, the top-seeded Risco Tigers advanced to the Bernie Invitational Tournament semifinals with a 77-46 win over the eighth-seeded East Prairie Eagles. "They played hard and aggressive," Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said of his team. "We were a little too aggressive at times and got some silly fouls out there running into people and gambling going for steals...

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...

East Carter baseball player battles cancer (10/06/11)
Chris Newman, a center fielder and pitcher for East Carter, was recently diagnosed with a rare bone cancer in his left leg called Ewing's Sarcoma.

District tournament schedules (10/05/11)
Wednesday (4) Chaffee v. (5) Neelyville, 2 p.m. (3) Van Buren v. (6) Delta, 4 p.m. Thursday Chaffee/Neelyville winner v. (1) Naylor, 2 p.m. Van Buren/Delta winner v. (2) Oran, 4 p.m. Friday Championship, 4 p.m. Wednesday (4) Twin Rivers v. (5) Greenville, noon...

October 4, 2011 Scoreboard (10/05/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

September 27, 2011 Scoreboard (09/28/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

High school roundup: Perryville softball team overpowers Jackson (09/28/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Gideon volleyball team defeats Twin Rivers in Gideon Inv. title game (09/27/11)
Staff Photo by Dustin Ward The Gideon volleyball team defeated Twin Rivers 26-24, 25-20 in the championship of the Gideon volleyball tournament Saturday. Pictured from left is team with its first place plaque (back row): Head coach Kristen Ashabranner, Hayley Cagle, Brook Hutchison, Morgin Marcus, Niki Lowry, Morgan Beck, Beth Thompson, and assistant coach Amber Martin; (front row) Breanna Berry, Savanah Nimmo, Jana Stanfield, Alexa Grissom, Savannah Yount, Kassi Lawrence and Sydney Hooten...

Gideon volleyball team defeats Twin Rivers in Gideon Inv. title game (09/27/11)
Note: 88 Photos of the Gideon volleyball tournament are also available in this article.

Dexter takes first in Bronze Bracket of Black Division at ASU Tourney (09/26/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com JONESBORO, Ark. -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats volleyball team finished first in the Bronze Bracket of the Black Division of the Arkansas State University Play Day Tournament on Saturday. Dexter opened the day splitting two sets with Crowley's Ridge Academy, Ark., 25-11, 22-25. Brittany Harris finished with 10 kills and four blocks in the match while Lindsey Hindman had 17 digs. Senior McKenzie Mitchell was 13 of 14 serving...

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...

Twin Rivers controls net play in straight-set win at Kennett (09/20/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Twin Rivers Royals have enjoyed its fair share of success against volleyball teams from the Bootheel Conference in 2011. The Royals entered Monday night's contest against the Kennett Indians with a 3-1 record against Bootheel Conference teams, already securing regular-season wins against Malden, Portageville and Caruthersville. The Royals only loss to a Bootheel Conference representative was to Malden in pool-play at the SEMO Spike tourney...

September 19, 2011 Scoreboard (09/19/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Twin Rivers dominates net play in straight-set win at Kennett (09/20/11)
KENNET, Mo. -- The Twin Rivers Royals have enjoyed its fair share of success against volleyball teams from the Bootheel Conference in 2011. The Royals entered Monday night's contest against the Kennett Indians with a 3-1 record against Bootheel Conference teams, already securing regular-season wins against Malden, Portageville and Caruthersville. The Royals only loss to a Bootheel Conference representative was to Malden in pool-play at the SEMO Spike tourney...

Lady Bulldogs fight back from five runs down (09/16/11)
SIKESTON -- It wasn't the start they were hoping for. But they finished it off just the way they wanted to. After spotting the Twin Rivers Lady Royals an early cushion, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs plated nine-unanswered runs to complete the comeback and pull off their fifth win of the season...

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...

Lady Hawks pull out win over Twin Rivers (09/14/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- Although the Kelly Lady Hawks committed four defensive errors in key situations, they still pulled out a 7-5 win over the Twin Rivers Lady Royals on Tuesday. "We just have to get tighter," Kelly coach Rhonda Ratledge said. "There were only three earned runs and a lot of two out errors. We've been struggling to get that third out for some reason...

High school roundup: Scott City sweeps Dexter in volleyball (09/14/11)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Scott City sweeps Dexter in volleyball (09/14/11)
The Scott City volleyball team picked up where it left off at the SEMO Spike tournament. The Rams defeated host Dexter 25-20, 25-18 on Tuesday. Scott City trailed 17-16 in the first game before running off five consecutive points, then later closed the game on a 4-1 run...

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

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.

Bernie picks up two wins in wooden bat tourney (08/30/11)
BERNIE, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets and the Twin Rivers Royals suffered their first losses of the fall baseball season Saturday to the Bernie Mules in the Bernie Wooden Bat Baseball Tournament. Bernie 1, Holcomb 0 Bernie collected a 1-0 win against the Holcomb Hornets in the opening contest of the round robin tourney...

High school roundup: Notre Dame tennis team debuts with a loss (08/30/11)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Holcomb and Twin Rivers suffer first losses of season to Bernie (08/30/11)
BERNIE, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets and the Twin Rivers Royals suffered their first losses of the baseball season to the Bernie Mules on Saturday in the Bernie Wooden Bat Baseball Tournament. Bernie collected a 1-0 win against the Holcomb Hornets in the opening contest of the round robin tourney...

Holcomb and Twin Rivers suffer first losses of season to Bernie (08/30/11)
BERNIE, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets and Twin Rivers Royals suffered their first losses of the baseball season Saturday to the Bernie Mules in the Bernie Wooden Bat Baseball Tournament. Bernie collected a 1-0 win against the Holcomb Hornets in the opening contest of the round robin tourney...

New bat rule coming this spring (08/23/11)
For area schools competing in baseball this fall, the opportunity is there to use the new bats which will soon be mandated by the National Federation of State High School Associations. However, the opportunity to use the old bats is still there as well...

High School Roundup: Chaffee softball team wins season opener (08/23/11)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Holcomb tallies 20 runs in opening day win against Clarkton (08/23/11)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets enter the 2011 fall baseball season with experienced hitters throughout its lineup. Seven of the nine hitters in Holcomb's opening day lineup in Monday's game against the Clarkton Reindeer were returning starters...

August 22, 2011 Scoreboard (08/22/11)
All of the high school scores reported to semoball.com.

Sectional showdowns: Charleston, Malden both in unfamiliar territory (05/22/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com MALDEN -- Fresh off of their first district championship in school history, the Charleston Bluejays will have little time to celebrate as they gear up for their next challenge in the Class 2, Sectional 1 bout scheduled for Monday...

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

Oran and Chaffee open Red Devil Classic with wins (05/01/11)
ORAN -- Still undefeated on the season, the Oran Eagles picked up their 14th consecutive win on Friday 7-1 over Perryville in the Red Devil Classic. "We did a real good job of being patient, hitting the ball and working the strike zone," Oran coach Mitch Wood said. "We even walked in a run. We did everything today it seemed like. Had some big hits, some big bunts. The kids did some good things."...

April 29, 2011 Scoreboard (04/29/11)
All the high school results reported to semoball.com.

Errors doom Jays in loss to Twin Rivers (04/23/11)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Bluejays saw Twin Rivers erase an early six-run deficit en rout to a 11-10 win in the first game of the 2011 Curveball's against Cancer Classic wood bat doubleheader on Friday. "Seven unearned runs today," Charleston coach Michael Minner said. "They're a good ball club, but we gave them seven runs. We battled our tails off for every run we have got...

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...

Twin Rivers baseball team jumps on Scott City early, prevails 5-1 (04/03/11)
The Rams dropped their third straight game to fall to 1-3-1

Twin Rivers jumps on Scott City early, prevails 5-1 (04/03/11)
The Rams dropped their third straight game to fall to 1-3-1

Green picks up first high school win as Green Wave defeat Holcomb (03/25/11)
MALDEN, Mo. -- On an afternoon a Popsicle would have likely survived without melting in the crowd, Malden's Darren Green survived on the mound. Green, a freshman starter, allowed only two runs in his start as the Malden Greenwave defeated the Holcomb Hornets 12-2 in high school baseball action on Thursday afternoon...

Local talent to take part in all-star game (03/13/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com DEXTER -- The 10th Annual BA All-Star Extravaganza has released this year's players and teams with several local athletes scheduled to take part. The Extravaganza will be held on April 2 in the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, highlighting high school seniors in volleyball and basketball. ...

Charleston routs Twin Rivers, back in district finals (03/04/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- The Charleston Bluejays wanted to make sure that there would be no repeat of last year. After such a brutal double-overtime victory against New Madrid County Central in last year's district semifinal game, the Bluejays had nothing left in the tank in a lopsided loss to Kennett in the championship game the following night...

Charleston rallies to take out Twin Rivers (03/02/11)
NEW MADRID -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays fell under the adage of 'the more shots you take, the more likely one will fall in.' The Lady Bluejays made 32 of their 85 shots on Tuesday leading to a puny 37 percent from the field. But they still found a way to upset the second-seeded Twin Rivers Lady Royals with a dominating rebounding effort in a thrilling, 76-74 win during the Class 3, District 1 tournament...

March 1, 2011 Scoreboard (03/02/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

No surprises: Top seeds all advance in the Class 3, District 1 Tournament (03/01/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- New Madrid County Central saw their season come to an end on Monday night at the hands of the Kennett Indians, but the Eagles didn't go down without a fight. The Eagles kept the game close the entire way, but a strong start to the fourth quarter lifted Kennett to the 64-54 win, moving the Indians into the Class 3, District 1 semifinals on Thursday night...

Season of "almost" ends for Bloomfield (03/01/11)
NEW MADRID -- It was yet another "almost" in a season full of them for the Bloomfield Wildcats. After a rousing fourth quarter rally that erased a 10-point deficit and made it a one-point game with 10 seconds remaining, Bloomfield was unable to complete the comeback and saw its season come to an end in a 62-57 loss to the Twin Rivers Royals in the first round of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament at New Madrid County Central High School Monday night...

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

Top seeds advance: Charleston, NMCC girls ease to wins (02/28/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- There were no surprises on the opening day of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament at New Madrid on Saturday as all of the top seeded teams posted wins in the first round. In the girls division, third seeded Charleston had little trouble with sixth seeded Malden, defeating the Lady Wave 61-29...

February 25-26, 2011 District Basketball Scoreboard (02/26/11)
All the high school basketball district tournament scores reported to semoball.com.

Dexter ends regular season with win over Twin Rivers (02/18/11)
If defense wins championships, then the Dexter Lady Bearcats are on the right track. Dexter used full court pressure and executed its half-court match-up zone defense to near perfection as the Lady Bearcats defeated the Twin Rivers Lady Royals, 57-22, Thursday night at the Bearcat Event Center...

Risco advances to finals of Tri-County Tournament (02/18/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com WARDELL -- The Risco Tigers needed overtime to do it, but they avenged an earlier season loss to the Clarkton Reindeer in a thrilling 71-69 win on Thursday during the semifinals of the Tri-County Conference Tournament at North Pemiscot High School...

Defensive pressure (02/01/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The 'run and gun' style that has made Sikeston basketball what it is today, may have seeped into the Lady Bulldogs program. Keeping teams flustered with a swarm of defensive pressure, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs are continuing to wear down opponents until pulling away in the second half. It's especially tough, when their opponents have to travel to the Sikeston Field House...

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...

Kennett overcomes fourth quarter deficit, defeats Twin Rivers (01/26/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Senior Kennett Indians' guard Fred Garmon wasn't pleased his team entered the fourth quarter of Tuesday night's home contest against district rival Twin Rivers trailing 45-42. "I just had to score," Fred Garmon said. "They were trying to take us. I got a little upset when things tightened up so I had to take over a little bit."...

Kennett overcomes fourth-quarter deficit, defeats Twin Rivers (01/26/11)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Senior Kennett Indians' guard Fred Garmon wasn't pleased his team entered the fourth quarter of Tuesday night's home contest against district rival Twin Rivers trailing 45-42. "I just had to score," Fred Garmon said. "They were trying to take us. I got a little upset when things tightened up so I had to take over a little bit."...

January 25, 2011 Scoreboard (01/25/11)
All the high school sports results reported to semoball.com.

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."...

Advance holds off Chaffee; Sikeston ninth graders roll (01/14/11)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils fell to 7-4 on the season, losing a hard fought 70-65 contest to Advance on Thursday night. Chaffee led 21-19 after one quarter but Advance built a 36-32 lead heading into the break. The Hornets extended the lead to 52-46 after three, but the Red Devils couldn't close the gap...

Portageville overcomes slow start to win third place over Twin Rivers (12/31/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- Shrugging off Wednesday's 60-47 loss to Kennett in the semifinals, the Portageville Bulldogs rebounded Thursday night with a strong 62-48 to claim third-place in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. "I thought our kids responded well," Portageville head coach Jason Irby said. "We got good minutes off the bench from some kids and that helped out...

Bearcats headed to championship (12/30/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BLOOMFIELD -- Able to hold a double-digit lead the entire second half over Twin Rivers Wednesday night, the Dexter Bearcats took down the Royals 63-44 to secure a spot against Kennett in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament championship game...