High School Sports

CHARLESTON, Mo – For the 17th time in the last 18 year the top-seeded Charleston Bluejays find themselves competing in the district championship game. They’ll get the chance to secure their 15th title since 2001 on Friday after defeating fourth-seeded Kennett 65-50 Tuesday in the Class 3, District 1 semifinals...

The Dexter Bearcats couldn’t overcome a slow start Tuesday night in a 72-47 SEMO Conference loss to Notre Dame in Cape Girardeau, The Bulldogs jumped ahead 16-5 after one quarter and took a 37-16 lead into halftime. Notre Dame padded its lead by five points in the third, taking a 65-37 lead into the fourth...

The Scott County Central high-powered offense led the way, as the second-seeded Braves cruised to a 93-55 win over No. 6 Gideon in a Class 1 District 1 semifinal Tuesday at Gideon High School. SCC went into the half with a 14-point advantage that it continued to exploit as it ran away with a 38-point victory over the host school...

GIDEON, Mo. - The Risco Tigers and Scott County Central Braves boys basketball programs are set to battle for a district title yet again after both squads won their respective Class 1, District 1 semifinal Tuesday night at Gideon High School. The first semifinal proved to be the closest with No. 1 seeded Risco edging the No. 4 seeded Delta Bobcats 60-55...

SIKESTON – Two years ago the Jackson Indians came into the Sikeston Field House and ruined the Bulldogs’ Senior Night with a shocking upset victory. Bulldog senior Kevin Jones remembered the game well and wanted to be sure no such upset would happen on his Senior Night. Not on his watch...

PORTAGEVILLE — The second-seeded Bernie Mules clamped down on defense in the fourth quarter and earned a trip to the championship game of the Class 2 District 1 boys basketball tournament Tuesday night at Portageville High School. The Mules rallied from nine down in the third quarter to beat the defending district champion Hayti Indians 82-72...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — It has been eight years since Portageville boys basketball last played for a district championship. On Thursday night, the Bulldogs will have another crack at continuing their season, after beating Campbell in the semifinals, Tuesday night, 56-52...

Three Rivers rallied from down 5-1 in the second inning to beat Southwestern Illinois 11-5, and it all started when Tony Rudd hit the first home run in his entire life. “(My mom) is not going to believe me,” Rudd said. With one out in the fourth inning, Rudd pulled a long fly ball to left field. As he neared second base, the Three Rivers (2-3) dugout started celebrating the homer, but Rudd didn’t believe it...

Junior Jack Below scored a game-high 29 points as a strong first half kept the Advance boys basketball team's season alive in its 74-56 upset victory over third-seeded St. Vincent in Monday's opening round of the Class 2 District 3 Tournament at Chaffee High School...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Leading from start to finish the Charleston girls basketball team did not find it easy to close the door on Twin Rivers in the first round of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament on Monday night. The Lady Bluejays led by nine points heading into halftime, and six points to start the fourth quarter, but Twin Rivers made them earn their 43-40 victory...

CHARLESTON, Mo – The Kennett varsity boys basketball team's season ended a win shy of reaching the district title game Tuesday night. The No. 1 seeded Charleston Bluejays beat the No. 4 seeded Kennett Indians 65-50 to book a spot in the district final for the 17th time in the last 18 years...

ST. PETERS, Mo. — Raegan McAtee got her medal. The Poplar Bluff senior finished eighth in the 100-yard butterfly at the MSHSAA Class 1 Swimming and Diving Championships in St. Peters, Missouri, on Saturday, earning her first All-State swimming medal...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The No. 2 seeded Campbell Camels jumped out to an early lead and hung on to beat the No. 3 seeded Portageville Bulldogs 63-51 in the nightcap semifinal at the Class 2, District 1 girls basketball tournament Monday at Portageville High School...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Poplar Bluff sent six wrestlers to the state tournament over the weekend. Everyone lost their first match and didn’t it to the final day of matches on Saturday. “Overall I was worried not having any state experience would maybe shock our guys and I think it did. It will be a good building block our program going forward to have this experience,” Poplar Bluff coach Kelton Thompson said...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls basketball team experienced little difficulty booking a spot in the semifinals of the Class 3, District 1 tournament Monday night. No. 2 seeded Kennett won every quarter against No. 7 seeded East Prairie as it cruised to a 70-31 mercy-rule victory...

GIDEON, Mo. — Without Nathan Burnett in the lineup, Risco was still able to cruise to a 91-35 opening round win of the Class 1, District 1 Tournament, at Gideon High School. EJ Myers led the team with 20 points, while Garrett Young pitched in with 19...

JACKSON — The Jackson Indians survived a pair of Chaylea Mosby 3-point tries in the closing seconds to beat Dexter 47-44 Monday night and win the SEMO Conference girls basketball championship outright. Madison Lambert gave the Indians a 47-44 lead with a 3-pointer with 21 seconds left in a game played at Jackson High School...

After staking its first double-digit lead of the night, the Poplar Bluff girls basketball team didn’t score again for the next 2 ½ minutes Monday night. Fortunately for the Mules, neither did Farmington. The Knights managed just four field goals in the second half as Poplar Bluff secured rebound after rebound for a 46-33 win at the Senior High Gym...

Headline Jackson Senior Receives All State-Honorable Mention Jackson Senior, Riley Wyatt, first stepped on the boards during her sophomore year, encouraged by her mom to try something new. That summer, she brought along younger sister, Hadley Wyatt, to attend a prestigious diving camp and join a local AAU Diving team, for extra practice. ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Kennett’s Jesus Diaz, Justin Woods, Hayden Higgins, Zackary Lewis, and Jordan Carter condoled their seasons at the state wrestling tournament at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, Friday. See match results for each wrestler below: ---...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Postseason basketball got underway for Class 3, District 1 on Saturday afternoon, at Charleston High School. The host Bluejays opened up the first round slate, taking on No. 8 Malden (2-21) in a game that got decided after the first quarter ended...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - The No. 4 seeded Kennett Indians jumped out to an early 10-2 lead and needed every bit of the early insurance to withstand multiple rallies by the No. 5 seeded East Prairie Eagles in the final Class 3, District 1 boys quarterfinal Saturday night at Charleston High School...

Neelyville led by 12 at the half but scored three points in the first five minutes of the third quarter as Greenville cut the lead to two points. McKenzie Miller made a 3 to start the second half for the Bears, who were still down seven midway through the quarter. Then Mattie Allen got a three-point play and Miller sank a long 2 to cut Neelyville's lead to 37-35 with three minutes left in the third quarter...

Cape Girardeau Central junior Josh Pullen made history Saturday, becoming the first Cape Central wrestler to place at state in eight years. He was also one of five area wrestlers to earn all-state honors. Pullen bounced back from a tough semifinal loss the night before to defeat Fort Zumwalt South's Alex Drmac 14-8 in a consolation semifinal. That set up a Class 3 third-place match with Jesse Cassatt of Carl Junction...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The No. 1 seeded Portageville Bulldogs experienced little difficulty disposing of the No. 8 seeded Holcomb Hornets in the first Class 2, District 1 boys quarterfinal Saturday at Portageville High School. Portageville outscored Holcomb by double digits in each of the first three quarters as it cruised to an 82-26 home victory...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The No. 2 seeded Bernie Mules dominated the No. 7 seeded Cooter Wildcats from the get-go in the second Class 2, District 1 boys quarterfinal Saturday at Portageville High School. Bernie (21-6) jumped out to a 38-3 lead after one quarter of play, increased its lead to 61-13 by halftime, and led 80-15 by the start of the fourth quarter on its way to a 93-37 victory against Cooter...

Greenville and Ellington traded one run for another, but once the Whippets got the first double-digit lead of the game in the fourth quarter, they didn't allow the momentum to change. By not allowing a run in the fourth quarter, Ellington kept the Bears at a distance and won 60-46 in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 2 quarterfinals Saturday in Van Buren...

ST. PETERS, Mo. -- Cape Central girls swimming coach Dayna Powell has not lost the touch. The coach of every winning event at the Missouri Girls Swimming and Diving Championships has the honor of giving out the medals to the top eight finishers. Powell had not given out medals since 2007 when Hannah Kinder won both the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle during her senior season...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The No. 5 seeded Campbell Camels knocked down 11 3-pointers as it rallied from a 37-28 third-quarter deficit to upset the No. 4 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 71-64 in the final Class 2, District 1 boys quarterfinal at Portageville High School Saturday at Portageville High School...

Cape Central junior Josh Pullen advanced the furthest in the winner's bracket out of all area wrestler, winning his quarterfinal bout Friday before falling in the semifinals. Pullen beat Lebanon's Landen Smith in the quarterfinal before losing in a tiebreaker to Brian Boyd of Smithville...

Dexter junior Travis Waldner won his second consecutive all-state medal Saturday at the Missouri Class 2 state wrestling tournament at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. Waldner placed fourth in the 138-pound class a year after finishing third at 126 pounds...

The updated schedule for the Class 2 District 3 basketball tournament at Chaffee has been announced following Saturday’s postponed first round. Here’s the new schedule: BOYS Monday, Feb. 18 First Round No. 2 Oak Ridge vs. No. 7 Bloomfield, 12:45 p.m...

Defending champion Dexter was named the top seed for the Class 4 District 1 girls basketball tournament that begins Saturday, Feb. 23 at Cape Central High School. Notre Dame drew the No., 2 seed and both teams received first-round byes. Sikeston is the No. 3 seed, Perryville No. 4, Cape Central No. 5 and Fredericktown No. 6...

The Dexter Bearcats received the No. 4 seed for the upcoming Class 4 District 1 boys basketball tournament. Sikeston received the top seed for the tournament that begins Saturday, Feb. 23, at Cape Central High School. Cape Central drew the No. 2 seed. Both received first-round byes...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The No. 3 seeded Hayti Indians moved one step closer to a repeat district championship as it beat the No. 6 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions 61-26 in the third Class 2, District 1 boys basketball quarterfinal Saturday at Portageville High School...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The No. 4 seeded Holcomb Hornets allowed just 12 field goals as it outlasted the No. 5 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions 50-32 in the second Class 2, District 1 girls quarterfinal Saturday at Portageville High School. Holcomb (12-11) enjoyed an 11-5 lead after one quarter of play before Senath-Hornersville narrowed the deficit to 24-19 by halftime. The Hornets outscored the Lions 12-7 in the third quarter and 14-6 in the fourth period on its way to a double digit victory...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The No. 3 seeded Portageville Bulldogs outlasted the No. 6 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 43-31 in the first Class 2, District 1 girls quarterfinal Saturday at Portageville High School. Portageville (9-15) jumped out to an 11-7 lead after one quarter of play, increased its lead to 22-12 by halftime, and led 33-19 at the end of the third quarter before South Pemiscot won the fourth quarter by a basket...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Josh Rishton ended his Sikeston career on the mat, falling to Branson’s Caden Lorenz in the second round of wrestle backs on Friday. In a close match, Rishton led 3-2 after the second period before Lorenz picked up the victory in the third, outscoring the senior 5-3 to win 7-6...

SIKESTON — Sikeston announced the Academic All-State nominees for fall sports at halftime of Thursday’s boys’ basketball game, at the Sikeston Field House. 22 student-athletes earned the honor from four different sports. To become an Academic All-State nominee, recipients need to uphold a cumulative unweighted grade point average of at least 3.50 and participate in 70 percent of the team’s games...

The Dexter Bearcats opened the Class 2 state wrestling tournament with 11 competitors. However, only one remains following the second round at Mizzou Arena on Friday in Columbia. Junior Travis Waldner, who finished third in the 126-pound weight class at last year’s state tournament, lost in the 138-pound quarterfinals Friday morning...

SIKESTON – On Friday, February 7, 1969, the Sikeston Field House was born. That date marked the first-ever game played in the new arena as coach N.P. McDaniel and the Fred Towns-led Bulldogs blew out Dexter to christen Sikeston’s sparkling multi-purpose facility...

SIKESTON — Sikeston’s Jeffery Thornbrough signed to continue his soccer career at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Mo., on Friday. Thornbrough was a three-year starter for the Bulldog’s soccer team, scoring 25 goals during that time. His best season came in his junior campaign when he had 13 goals...

Editors note: A story on the Poplar Bluff Junior High cheerleaders winning 14th in the nation will appear in a later edition. Britten Edmundson threw up in a clear, plastic ziplock bag. The Poplar Bluff sophomore cheerleader was on the team bus and said she felt sick. The team didn’t think much of it because everybody felt sick. Then Bailey Edmundson, a junior, said Britten was about to throw up...

SIKESTON — Leading by six points with 30 seconds to go, Charleston looked to be on its way to a gutsy win over a talented Poplar Bluff team on Thursday night at Charleston High School. In those 30 seconds, though, the tables turned on the Bluejays, as they fell to the Mules 92-91...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kate Grubbs won her first match of the Class 1 state tournament on Thursday at Mizzou Arena, in Columbia, Mo. Grubbs won 12-3 in her first match of the day but fell by pinfall in her quarterfinal matchup. She will compete again, today, in the second round of wrestle backs...

SIKESTON – The Sikeston Bulldogs have had some tough battles against Caruthersville over the years. However, on Thursday night Sikeston wanted to put an end to any possibility of an upset with an explosive first half as they cruised to an 86-36 win over the Tigers at the Sikeston Field House...

The Jackson wrestling team got off to a great start at the Class 4 state championship, with four of the team's five state qualifiers winning their first-round bouts in Columbia, Missouri. Riley Wiseman was the first victor, beating David H. Hickman's Ethan Barr 6-1 in the 106-pound match. Alec Bailey (120) earned an 8-2 decision over Ozark's Clayton Moison and Garner Horman (145) picked up a 10-5 win over Nixa's Kolyn Eli for the Indians...

MALDEN, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave varsity boys basketball team surrendered 17 3-pointers to the visiting Holcomb Hornets but still found a way to escape with a double digit victory Thursday night. Malden put up 63 points after halftime as it rallied from a 44-42 halftime deficit to beat Holcomb 105-84 on Senior Night at Malden High School...

Kennett senior Trevon Lemons has known for quite some time football was the right sport for him. “The coaches told me from a young age I was big and could really do something with my size,” Lemon said. “They got me interested in football.” Lemons took the next step in his football career Wednesday morning when he made the decision to sign to play college football at Itawamba Community College in Fulton, Mississippi...