High School Sports

BLOOMFIELD — Margo Nea and Timothy Sloan are no strangers to winning races. Nea, of Dexter, captured her fifth win of the season in the varsity girls race Monday at the SCAA cross country meet at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery. “I feel pretty good,” Nea said of her season so far. “I can see my hard work paying off. I’m excited for the rest of the season. Hopefully, I can reach some more goals.”...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. - Three Kennett runners took home medals at the Woodland cross country meet Thursday in Marble Hill, Missouri. Kennett’s Larry Payne finished 10th, Kennett’s Alex Yates placed 17th, and Kennett’s Brett Bradley took 20th. No additional information or times for the meet were available...

The Advance volleyball team avenged its only loss thus far before it sustained its second defeat of the season in a 25-21, 18-25, 21-25 loss to Lindbergh in the championship game of the Second Annual Jackson Tournament on Saturday at Jackson High School.

KENNETT, Mo. - All six varsity starters on the Kennett girls tennis team took home medals at the Class 1, District 1 girls tennis tournament Friday at Kennett. Kennett’s Anelle Harris placed first and Kennett’s Taylor Hufford placed second in singles...

Class 4 Lindbergh snapped Advance’s 19-match win streak with a 25-21, 18-25, 25-21 victory in the championship match of the Jackson volleyball tournament on Saturday at Jackson High School. The defending Class 1 state champion fell to 25-2. The Hornets won their group, going 8-0. They beat Mehlville 25-19, 25-17; Poplar Bluff 25-18, 25-11; Sikeston 25-16, 25-6; and Ste. Genevieve 25-16, 25-16...

The brackets are set for the Bootheel Conference volleyball tournaments. The tournaments take place Oct. 15-17 at South Pemiscot High School. Varsity quarterfinals are on Oct. 15. No. 1 seeded Campbell has received a first round bye. No. 4 seeded Caruthersville plays No. ...

The brackets are set for the Tri-County Conference volleyball tournaments. The tournaments take place Oct. 15-18 at Gideon High School. Varsity quarterfinals are on Oct. 15. No. 1 seeded Gideon plays No. 8 seeded Cooter Oct. 15 at 4 p.m., No. 4 seeded North Pemiscot plays No. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo – Coming into Friday night off back-to-back losses, New Madrid County Central gave their homecoming crowd a night to remember against visiting Potosi. After nearly ending the game on the last play of regulation, the Eagles used a goal-line stand on an overtime two-point conversion to hold off Potosi (3-4) for a 38-36 win that sent NMCC’s sideline rushing the field in celebration...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Gaige Gifford paced the rushing attack in a big way for the East Prairie football team against Portageville on Friday night. There was no answer to stop the Eagles’ ground game, and Gifford was a big problem for the Bulldogs. He gained 147 yards on nine carries — with 132 yards on six carries in the first half — and two touchdowns...

SIKESTON — The Farmington Knights came into Friday night’s game with Sikeston as the top-ranked team in Class 4, District 1, and they showed everybody why. Farmington controlled the clock with its methodical, option attack and kept the Bulldogs out of the end zone in a 42-0 SEMO North Conference victory at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats defense intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble in the first half but it wasn’t near enough to overcome the big plays the Kennett Indians football team put together from the get-go Friday night at Metz Cherry Stadium...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – “One more play.” It’s a message that first-year Cape Girardeau Central football coach Kent Gibbs has preached since he was hired last spring to restore the Tiger program.

HAYTI, Mo. -- The defending Class 1 state champion Hayti Indians weren't ready to give up their conference supremacy just yet. Adreian Stevenson raced down the right sideline 26 yards for the game-winning touchdown with 29.1 seconds remaining, and the Indians beat previously undefeated Scott City 46-41...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- In a battle of Catholic high schools, host St. Vincent fell on homecoming to the explosive St. Pius X offense and its smothering defense, 30-6. The Lancers took a 14-0 lead into halftime and moved easily through the Indians' defense with the Ruble family leading the way. Sophomore Nate Ruble rushed for 137 yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns. His older brother, Josh, a senior, had three catches for 97 yards, including a TD as time ran out in the first quarter...

Gracie Cook finished with nine kills, two service aces and two digs as the Meadow Heights volleyball team capped their third-straight sweep of the week and increased their winning streak to six games in the 25-22, 25-19 victory over host Oran on Friday...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Jackson's offense found its pace early, the defense got them right back on the field and the host Mules were down 35 points before picking up a first down Friday night. The Indians nearly averaged a point per snap in a 68-19 win at Poplar Bluff...

Dexter’s Courtney Northcutt and Kyla Propst placed second in doubles in the Class 1 District 1 girls tennis tournament Friday at Kennett. The second-place finish qualifies the teammates for the individual sectional tournament. Second-seeded Kamryn Jaco and Audrey Phillips, of Kennett, upset the top-seeded Dexter pair 6-2, 7-5 in the championship match...

MALDEN - Charleston's first four drives amounted to 15 plays, 38 total yards and two turnovers. The Blue Jays found their form as the game went on, scored on their final drive of the game and beat Malden 28-20 on Friday in Malden. "We had to go to our playmakers," Charleston coach Justin Hutchings said. "They did a great job on that last drive."...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team rallied from a 24-22 deficit to force an extra set but finished a couple of points shy of securing a three-set win Thursday night against the Cape Central Tigers. Visiting Cape Central won the decisive set by two points to edge Kennett 17-25, 24-26, 25-23 in a three-set thriller...

The Dexter Bearcats finished second in the eight-team Woodland Invitational cross country meet Thursday in Jackson. St. Vincent won the varsity boys division with 50 points, and Dexter finished with 60. Puxico placed eighth with 189. Carter Dorton was the Bearcats’ top finisher, placing second in 18 minutes, 19 seconds...

MALDEN, Mo. — Behind strong defense and effective serving, the Sikeston volleyball team defeated Malden in straight-sets, 25-10, 25-19. The Bulldogs served 12 aces, blocked seven shots, and had 30 digs in the match. Emma-Claire Self and Emily McHaffie each had three aces. Khrystionna Swann, Taydrianna Barnett, and Alivia Cobb each had two...

There will be many eyes in Southeast Missouri on this game; the Rams, off to their first 6-0 start since 2004, have had their eyes on it for quite some time.

Cape Girardeau Central's Emily Ford and Megan Maxton paired up to win the doubles competition at the Class 2 District 1 Individuals Tournament on Thursday in girls tennis at Cape Girardeau Central High School. The duo downed two of their fellow teammates, Anita Kellum and Maria Seidu-Sofo, 6-1 each set to win the doubles championship...

VOLLEYBALL: Campbell 2, Holcomb 0 The Campbell varsity volleyball team extending its winning streak to five games when it beat visiting Holcomb 25-22, 25-17 Thursday night. Campbell improves to 19-3-2 . Holcomb drops to 13-10-2. Campbell hosts North Pemiscot Friday...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Gavin Vaughn missed the Poplar Bluff school record in the 500-yard freestyle by just 1.45 seconds Tuesday, winning the race at Farmington. Two days later the sophomore didn’t win but was faster. Vaughn finished second Thursday with a time of 5 minutes, 48.25 seconds, besting the school mark set in 2005 by Frank Smith...

Scott City, unbeaten through six games, can claim the SEMO Conference West title for the first time in 15 years tonight if it can win at one-loss Hayti. Not coincidentally, the Rams (6-0, 2-0) are off to their best start since 2004. There is one little problem...

The third time proved to be the charm for the South Pemiscot Bulldogs baseball team against the Campbell Camels on Thursday night at Bernie. After suffering a 5-1 loss to Campbell on Sept. 16 and a 2-1 loss to the Camels on Oct. 1, South Pemiscot found a way to prevail in the third meeting between the two squads...

Keegan Meyn told more than 700 young people Wednesday that he was once only moments away from taking his own life.

SIKESTON — Sports took a backseat during the Sikeston boys soccer team’s match against North County at the Sikeston Recreation Complex on Thursday. It was the annual Gold Out Game for the Bulldogs, a game where Sikeston dons gold jerseys and raises money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital...

GREENVILLE — It took Doniphan a little bit to find its momentum, and then it didn’t let it go. The Donettes struggled in the first set against a Greenville Bears squad that was clicking in pink-out night, but Doniphan turned things around enough to edge Greenville 15-25, 25-22, 25-20 on Thursday...

DEXTER — The Dexter and Poplar Bluff volleyball teams paid tribute to cancer survivors and those who lost their lives to the disease with a Hits for Hope night. On the court, Dexter outhit the Mules 21-11 on hits that produced points and won the match 25-18, 25-19 Thursday night at the Bearcat Event Center...

BERNIE, Mo. - The third time proved to be the charm for the South Pemiscot Bulldogs baseball team against the Campbell Camels Thursday night. After suffering a 5-1 loss to Campbell on Sept. 16 and a 2-1 loss to the Camels on Oct. 1, South Pemiscot found a way to prevail in the third meeting between the two squads...

The formula for success for the Jackson football program in its eight seasons being led by Brent Eckley is pretty simple. Have an explosive offense.

Farmington at Sikeston Records: Farmington 5-1; Sikeston 2-4 Series History: Sikeston leads 23-18-1 Last Meeting: 2018, Farmington won 24-6 Last Week: Farmington lost to Jackson 35-14; Sikeston beat Charleston 27-12. Notes: An injury-riddled season has hurt Gage Rolwing’s senior campaign for Sikeston. ...

Following a mistake-filled three weeks on the road, the Poplar Bluff football team faces state-ranked Jackson for homecoming Friday night at Mules Stadium. The Indians (6-0) come in looking to finish off an unbeaten conference title after escaping Farmington last week with a 35-14 win with a big fourth quarter...

Jackson sophomore Kaydi Rhodes shot a 1-under-par 71 on Wednesday at The Links at Dardenne in O'Fallon, Missouri, to lead the school's girls golf program to its first district title. Rhodes finished four strokes ahead of Lindbergh's Sofia Gamayo to earn the medalist at the Class 2 District 1 tournament...

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Luke Roark and Blair Rogers took this week's honors as the Semoball.com Male and Female Athletes of the Week, respectively. Roark garnered 187 votes after helping East Carter beat Clearwater 3-2 in baseball recently. His walk-off single was the key hit...

NEELYVILLE — Poplar Bluff put together another late rally Wednesday, overcoming a two-run deficit in the sixth inning for a 9-5 win over Neelyville. The Mules scored five runs in the sixth to pull ahead a day after pulling even in the sixth before losing in extra innings on Senior Day to Kelly. Their previous two wins also featured late comebacks with seven-run innings...

ELLINGTON — Ellington’s Carson McNail and East Carter’s Kennedy Thies won the Black River League Conference cross country meet Wednesday. McNail won the boys race in 18 minutes, 23 seconds and Thies won in 22:33. McNail bested Bunker’s Eli Bullock by 10 seconds for the win and the two were the only runners to break 19 minutes...

KENNETT, Mo. - After graduating four of its six starters off of last season’s varsity squad longtime Kennett girls tennis coach Janet Hilburn spent more time than usual focusing on fundamentals and mental toughness entering the 2019 season. “We had to work more on fundamentals and strategy this season,” Hilburn said. ...

LAST MEETING: Charleston beat Malden 58-38 LAST WEEK: Hayti beat Malden 56-14; Sikeston beat Charleston 27-12 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Charleston leads series 23-17-1 ABOUT CHARLESTON: Charleston beat Portageville 48-8 in Week 1, Hayti beat Charleston 36-7 in Week 2, Charleston beat Doniphan 20-0 in Week 3, Scott City beat Charleston 35-7 in Week 4, Charleston beat Kelly 24-10 in Week 5, and Sikeston beat Charleston 27-12 in Week 6. ...

It's six games into the 2019 high school football season, and there has been one recurring theme to the Cape Girardeau Central football season: More. Coming off a 1-9 season that led to a coaching change, the Tigers have already surpassed many of the high-water marks from last season...

The Notre Dame girls tennis team shut out the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders 5-0 to advance to the finals of the Class 1 District 2 team tournament Tuesday. The Bulldogs got the early lead and never looked back, thanks to three doubles wins. The frst two doubles matches both ended 8-1 as Claire Bruenderman and Anna Grace Stroup defeated Maddox Murphy and Sydney Turner at the No. ...

Straight-forward and simple worked just fine Tuesday in the semifinals of the Class 2 District 1 girls tennis tournament at Cape Girardeau Central High School. That is the style of the Tigers' No. 2 singles player Maria Seidu-Sofo, and the approach her teammates took in a 5-1 victory over Farmington to advance to today's finals...

Gage Rolwing of Sikeston was voted the Semoball Football Player of the Week in fan balloting that concluded Tuesday night. Rolwing, who had 995 votes, rushed for 130 yards and three TDs and also passed for 79 yards and a score in Sikeston's 27-12 victory over Charleston...

NAYLOR — A late-inning defensive stand set the stage for a dramatic walk-off win Tuesday afternoon as the Naylor Lady Eagles defeated the Doniphan Donettes 8-7 in eight innings in a matchup of Ripley County rivals. With the score tied at 7-7 in the top of the eighth inning, Doniphan had Catie Donaldson and Karlee Harder on second and third with nobody out...

The Poplar Bluff soccer team was shut out for the eighth time this season Tuesday night. The Mules, who scored seven times in their last two games, had a handful of scoring opportunities but couldn’t break through in a 4-0 loss to Notre Dame at Mules Stadium...

Brylee Misner waited on deck as teammate Clara Rahlmann fouled off pitch after pitch during the sixth inning. With her team trailing by a run, the Poplar Bluff freshman’s 10-pitch battle ended with a diving catch by the center fielder for the first out...