High School Sports

The Advance Hornets brought home another tournament trophy Saturday, beating Valle Catholic 25-22, 25-15 to win the Jackson volleyball tournament. While the two-time defending Class 1 state champion Hornets remain unbeaten, they lost their first two sets of the season along the way. They split two sets with Valle Catholic in pool play and needed a third set to beat St. Pius X in the semifinals...

Kennett girls tennis coach Janet Hilburn wasn’t sure her entire team would be jumping for joy when the SEMO Conference Girls Tennis Tournament concluded Friday at Sikeston. “Till I saw which players reached the championship matches it didn’t even cross my mind we might be in the running for the team title,” Hilburn said. “Then I started looking at the brackets and realized we had a chance to win the team title, and sure enough we came out ahead in the end.”...

The Advance baseball team scored four runs in the sixth inning to blow open a tight game and beat South Pemiscot 8-3 Saturday in a round robin at Malden. Jed Garner drove home a run with a bases-loaded walk, Tyler Davis was struck by a pitch with the bases full, and with two outs, Jack Bailey doubled home the final two runs...

A veteran Gideon Bulldogs volleyball squad is learning how to adapt to lineup changes quickly and utilize its depth to its advantage in 2020. “We lost one of our starting middle hitters during PE on Friday,” Gideon volleyball coach Kristen Ashabranner said. ...

DEXTER — The Dexter football team finished strong to win its first game of the season and first on the new turf at Charles Bland Stadium. Dexter quarterback Josh Alday threw four touchdowns, and Ryan Collier caught three of them in the Bearcats’ 26-7 win over Doniphan on Friday night in a SEMO Central Conference matchup...

BENTON, Mo – A week after suffering their first loss of the season the Kelly Hawks got back on track against Crystal City in their Black Out game on Friday. Led by senior running back Evan Urhahn’s four-touchdown performance the Hawks built a dominant 35-point halftime lead on their way to their first shutout of the season, 49-0...

EAST PRAIRIE - The Kennett Indians football squad had established itself as a run-first team in the first part of 2020, moving the ball on the ground more than in the air in each of the first four games. However, it quickly became apparent the Indians were going with a new game plan in its road contest Friday at East Prairie...

Kennett and Notre Dame took home singles, and doubles honors at Friday’s SEMO Conference tennis meet at Sikeston.

Cape Central scored six runs in the first three innings Friday afternoon against Sikeston and held on the rest of the game to win a late season SEMO conference battle by the score of 6-2. The Tigers got the bats going early, scoring three runs in the bottom of the first as Brooke Witvoet doubled in leadoff hitter Catie Davis who singled to start the game...

Woodland defeated Puxico at home Friday night in straight sets, winning 25-11, 25-18, and 25-9 to cap off a busy week of play, going 3-1 in the week and 6-4-2 overall on the season. Addie Johnson had 11 kills for the Cardinals as well as six digs. Emma Brown produced 10 kills of her own to go along with nine digs and four aces...

Leopold errors proved costly as Woodland helped themselves, scoring two runs off those mistakes to win 6-1 Friday afternoon. The Wildcats commited five errors in the game. But it wasn't just the errors that led to the loss. 10 Cardinals hits( three by Jo Cook, two each by Rafe Johnson and Seth Abernathy) helped the cause also...

The Poplar Bluff football team will be practicing Friday afternoon instead of getting ready for a game at Rolla. The Mules were notified just before they loaded onto the bus for the trip that Rolla was canceling the game because too many of its players were unable to play due to COVID-19 concerns and contact tracing...

Semoball has learned Jackson Indians senior quarterback Cael Welker has been suspended for tonight’s game at Sikeston due to a violation of team rules. The nature of the infraction is not known and Indians’ athletic director John Martin was temporarily unavailable for comment...

MALDEN - Scott City forced seven turnovers in the first half, including a pair of pick-six scores by Gage Underwood and Logan Speakman. The short fields and quick scores helped put the Rams ahead by 39 points at halftime and they went on to beat Malden 54-21 on Friday night...

SIKESTON -- It was all Jackson from start-to-finish on Friday night at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium. The Indians scored on their first six drives in a 71-0 blowout of Sikeston for their 26th-straight regular-season victory. On the other hand, the Bulldogs dropped their third consecutive game after winning the first two contests of the season...

PERRYVILLE - On the first offensive play from scrimmage Friday between rivals St. Vincent and Perryville, Indian senior quarterback John Wibbenmeyer found junior wide receiver Jacob Kapp for a 37-yard gain. The play would serve as a precursor on how the night would go for the Pirate defense...

ELLSINORE — There were seven combined strikeouts through two innings. Both East Carter’s Ray Ochoa and Neelyville’s Parker Jeffries worked quick and well from the mound as both teams looked to turn rare baserunners into runs. Neelyville adjusted at the plate midway through the game for a 4-2 win and Jeffries added two more strikeouts in the bottom of the seventh to get the complete-game victory...

POPLAR BLUFF — Kennett nearly ran out of players as Poplar Bluff was rallying from a two-set deficit Thursday night. The Mules stormed back for a 19-25, 18-25, 25-20, 25-8, 15-5 win as already short-handed Kennett lost senior hitter Anna Beth Vancil to an ankle injury early in the fourth game...

FARMINGTON — Elijah McAtee won two individual races and the 200-yard freestyle relay for the Mules also won, but Farmington was first to the wall in the other events to win 84-70. McAtee won the 200 freestyle in 2 minutes, 12.9 seconds and the 500 freestyle in 5:43 with teammate Gavin Vaughn following at 6:03...

Perryville could not string together the offense to come back, getting behind early in the game, to mount a comeback as they lost to Hillsboro Thursday at home 7-3. The Hawks jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first. They would then score three more runs in the top of inning three, with the home-team Pirates getting on the scoreboard one-half inning later, pushing a lone run across the plate...

SIKESTON — The sequel ended up being as good as the original Thursday night as Poplar Bluff edged Sikeston 3-2 in overtime. “The guys kept fighting,” Mules coach Rusty Crafton said. “It was a good all-around game. A good win for us.” The Mules (4-4-1) beat Sikeston in penalty kicks on Sept. 10 at home after falling behind by two goals...

Jackson was able to come back after a first match loss to Cape Central to win eight matches in a row and improve their record to 10-3 on the season. Varsity singles results include: 1. Megan Maxton(CC) def. Delaney Pipkin(J) 8-1 2. Mia Foote(J) def. Camden Soto(CC) 8-5...

The Advance baseball team broke a 2-all tie in the fifth inning and beat Leopold 4-3 Wednesday at Westfield Park in Advance. Leopold scored a run in the top of the fifth before the Hornets’ Hunter Tidwell singled home two runs for a 4-2 lead. Gus Garner was the winning pitcher, allowing one unearned run on three hits with 10 strikeouts and no walks in three innings...

The Holcomb baseball team walked off a winner when Nate Rhew scored on a balk in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday at Holcomb. The Hornets loaded the bases with one out before Connor Scott’s balk handed them a 4-3 win over Bloomfield. Bloomfield scored two runs in the top of the second to take a 2-0 lead and one in the third to tie the score at 3...

Kent Gibbs has been around the gridiron for an exceptionally long time. Gibbs, 63, has been a head football coach for almost half his life and has celebrated victory far more often than defeat. More recently, the Missouri Football Coaches Association Hall of Famer has seen a bit more of the latter...

JACKSON AT SIKESTON Records: Jackson 4-0; Sikeston 2-2 Series History: Sikeston leads 56-42-6 Last Meeting: 2019, Jackson won 53-0 Last Week: Jackson defeated Cape Central 63-0; Sikeston lost to Poplar Bluff 30-9 Notes: There are not many flaws when it comes to Jackson. ...

LAST MEETING: Malden beat Scott City 51-8 in 2015 LAST WEEK: Scott City beat Portageville 42-13; Perryville beat Malden 35-30 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Malden has won the last six meetings dating back to 2010. SCOTT CITY: Scott City (2-2) beat Dexter 18-15 in Week 1, Park Hills Central beat Scott City 40-26 in Week 2, Hayti beat Scott City 62-43 in Week 3, and Scott City beat Portageville 42-13 in Week 4. ...

Jackson improved their record to 8-1 on the season with a straight set victory on the road against St. Vincent Wednesday by the scores of 25-12, 27-25, and 25-17. Mia Tranker set the pace early with several kills against the home team Indians. She would finish with nine kills and added six blocks to her resume...

It was a good week for Notre Dame athletes both on AND off the field, as a pair of Bulldogs earned success in their athletic quests, as well as proved to be popular with Southeast Missouri fans.

VAN BUREN — The Van Buren girls won their home cross country meet with 21 total points Wednesday, easily beating Dexter’s 53 points and East Carter’s 61 points. Three schools fielded a team in the varsity girls race at the Graham Invitational in Van Buren...

The 4-0 (2-0 SEMO North) Jackson Indians have found an opponent for its open date on the first weekend of October. The Tribe will play at Fox (4-0) in Arnold, Missouri on Friday, October 2 at 7:00 p.m. The game replaces the canceled Miller Career Academy game slated for Oct. 3 and scrapped due to COVID-19...

In a three-inning contest, visiting Notre Dame (13-1) took control early en route to a 16-1 win Wednesday over host Festus (3-12). Bulldogs’ senior hurler Hailey Kutz posted six strikeouts and Notre Dame had multiple hits from sophomore third baseman Ainsley Burnett and senior center fielder Caroline Lochmann in the victory...

MALDEN — Serve-receive was not Malden’s friend Tuesday night. The Green Wave struggled to generate any offense and allowed 13 service aces in a 25-10, 25-17, 25-6 loss to the Bernie Mules volleyball team at Malden High School. “Serve-receive’s difficult. ...

The Dexter Bearcats’ first two plays from scrimmage in the second half Friday night were disastrous. The Bearcats fumbled both times with East Prairie recovering. The Eagles turned both into touchdowns to catapult them from a 15-7 deficit into a 19-15 lead less than 3 minutes into the second half. They went on to win the game 25-15, dropping Dexter to 0-4...

There is a reason why Kennett football coach Joel Wyatt is an extraordinarily successful coach and not a member of the media or even a fan, per se. His task is to focus on the here and now, not some possible, but not definitive opponent off into the future. However, the Indian Nation – and the rest of the prep football fans (and media) throughout Southeast Missouri had to have had their interest piqued a tad when MSHSAA released its District assignments Monday.

When historians write about the COVID year of 2020, they will certainly note the 200,000-plus (and counting) lives lost in the United States and the economic devastation wrought by the virus. One chapter of the history should cover the impact the novel coronavirus continues to have on athletics...

Poplar Bluff’s tennis team has not had much time to practice lately for the upcoming postseason, and yet the Mules have put together a winning streak. After sweeping doubles play for the first time this season, the Mules beat the rain and Charleston 8-1 at the Senior High Courts...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Elijah McAtee and Gavin Vaughn each won an individual race Tuesday as the Poplar Bluff swim team placed second in a three-team meet. Farmington won with 97 points, while the Mules followed at 77 and Jackson finished with 48, led by Brayden Walters and Trent Paullus...

In a matchup at home it was Cape Central winning all 6 varsity matches against Saxony Lutheran. Singles scores include: 1. Emily Ford(CC) def. Sydney Turner(SL) 9-7 2. Megan Maxton(CC) def. Maddox Murphy(SL) 8-5 3, Cammy Soto(CC) def. Skyler Soto(SL) 8-1...

The Jackson girls golf team traveled to Crowne Pointe in Farmington Tuesday afternoon to take on Farmington and Ste.Genevieve in a tri-match. Jackson Varsity scores include: Total: 160 Ella Overstreet – 39 Kaydi Rhodes – 39 Jacie Pattengill – 40 Maggie Davey – 42...

The Dexter volleyball team stretched its win streak to four matches with a 25-22, 25-17, 25-16 victory over Woodland on Monday night at Marble Hill. Chloe Thurmon paced Dexter with 13 kills. Bailey Chamberlain had nine, Dulcie Pullen eight and Mikayla Dodson seven. Pullen and Thurmon had two blocks apiece.

Perryville received stellar pitching from Ann-Marie Simpson and Alyson Stortz as they combined for a two hit shutout of Fredericktown Monday and defeated the Blackcats 12-0 to improve to 8-2 on the season. Simpson got the start for the Pirates. She allowed one hit and zero runs over four innings, striking out three and walking one...

Woodland couldn’t overcome an early deficit and fell to Dexter Monday evening in three straight sets, losing 22-25, 17-25, and 16-25, dropping the Cardinals season record to 3-4-2. Woodland head coach Melissa Rinacke received outstanding effort despite the loss,...

The Advance Hornets baseball team’s seventh-inning rally came up short in a 6-5 loss to SCAA rival Woodland on Tuesday at Marble Hill. Woodland picked off a runner at third base — the potential game-tying run — to end the game. The Hornets had the bases loaded with only one out.

Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a 9-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parenthesis. Only teams that have played games this season are eligible for rankings. CLASS 6 Rank, team, Rec., Pts. 1. Raymore-Peculiar (9), 4-0, 99...

Saxony Lutheran solidified their fourth victory of the season Monday with a win over Sikeston, shutting out the Bulldogs 4-0. Goals were scored by sophomores Jace Boland(2) and Max Richey and senior Milo Greenfield. Boland also contributed two assists while Richey added one...

FARMINGTON, Mo. — Ella Zgaynor provided a two-out, go-ahead RBI double in the top of the seventh Monday as Poplar Bluff won 3-1 at Farmington. “It was a fantastic defensive game to watch,” Mules coach Joel McDuffey said. “Breann (Thresher) really had her pitches working tonight.”...

Saxony Lutheran competed in Farmington girls tennis tournament friday and finished fourth out of four teams. Host Farmington won the competition, with Windsor finishing second and Potosi finishing third. Individual scores included: 1. Turner(SL) def. Sowa(W) 8-6, Finished third...

A 36 hole, stroke play event was held at Dalhousie over the weekend, Sept. 19th and 20th. The winners were.. Championship Flight: 1st Place- Dee Johnson: 79-79: 158 2nd Place- Marianna Lewis: 88-90: 178 A-Flight: 1st Place in playoff- Ann Dombrowski: 97-96: 193...