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CHAFFEE — Chaffee baseball coach Brian Horrell has announced he will retire at the end of the season. Horrell, who became the head coach of the Red Devils baseball team in 2000, is stepping down after 22 years at the helm. “You know, I’ve reached that point with the retirement system that once you get your age plus your years, it’s called the Rule of 80, and it makes it where you almost financially have to retire because there’s not much difference in going to work,” Horrell said. ...

HOLCOMB - Holcomb No. 9 hitter Allison Moody recognized the significance of the moment when she stepped to the plate with the go-ahead run at third base with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning Wednesday. “I was kind of scared at first,” Moody said. “I got down in the count 0-2. But I finally saw the pitch I wanted and swung at it.”...

The good news for eighth-year Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz is that the 2021 training camp isn’t kicking off anytime soon. The bad news is that he has no idea who will be his starting quarterback in the fall.

Red Devils baseball coach Brian Horrell has impacted the lives of many Chaffee residents on and off the field, including mine. I first met Horrell in second grade when I first began playing T-ball and was picked on Horrell’s son Aaron’s team. He has remained a positive figure in my life ever since. Recently, Horrell announced he is retiring after 22 years as the head coach of the Red Devils baseball team...

DEXTER - Malden junior Sientez Lerma didn’t go out for track and field his freshman season. But Lerma changed his mind about competing in the sport this spring. “Coach Bell never gave up on me,” Lerma said. “He tried to get me to come out as a freshmen but I wasn’t really into it. But this year he finally talked me into it.”...

BENTON — You have to admire the Kelly baseball program for its boldness this spring. First-year Hawk coach Jeremy Smith is challenging his student-athletes with incredibly tough competition in hopes that it pays dividends in the upcoming postseason.

ADVANCE — The Advance Hornets clinched a spot in the MSHSAA Class 1 state semifinals Wednesday with a 6-4 victory over Crane. However, nothing about the victory was easy. The Pirates put the winning run at first base with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, but Advance pitcher Annie Duffield induced a fly ball by Danielle Cutbirth. Shortstop Danielle Markham, one of two seniors on the team, made the catch, and the Hornets began celebrating their first trip to the final four...

It’s difficult enough for a high-level athlete to wake up every day and attack his/her training with the right mindset. Human nature calls for everyone to want to slack off just a bit on any given day.

Saxony Lutheran and Charleston were locked in a pitchers duel Saturday, but it was the pure domination of Crusader's starter Eli Brown that would hold true, as the senior shut down the Blue Jays offense to garner a 1-0 Saxony Lutheran win. While Charleston starter Dawson Crawford and reliever Luke Nichols combined for seven innings of one-run, one-hit baseball, the Crusader's Brown was just a little bit better, throwing seven innings, allowing just two hits and no runs, striking out 13, and walking zero.. ...

Kendall Holweg won four gold medals and the Delta girls finished second as a team at the Class 1 District 1 track & field meet. Malden's boys edge Scott City by five points to claim the Class 2 District 1 crown.

CHAFFEE — Chaffee baseball coach Brian Horrell has announced he will retire at the end of the season. Horrell, who became the head coach of the Red Devils baseball team in 2000, is stepping down after 22 years at the helm. “You know, I’ve reached that point with the retirement system that once you get your age plus your years, it’s called the Rule of 80, and it makes it where you almost financially have to retire because there’s not much difference in going to work,” Horrell said. ...

SIKESTON — Sikeston is again looking for a head football coach. According to a release from the Sikeston R-6 School District, Kyle Wagner, who was hired in February, has rescinded his contract as the head football coach for the 2021-22 school year. “Even though we hire a new staff member and put them under contract, they have the option to rescind their contract before May 15,” said Connie Dement, human resources director. “And today Mr. Wagner chose to do this.”...

KENNETT - The Kennett Indians softball squad fell behind 2-0 early on but still found a way to book its fifth trip to the state final four since 2013 Thursday afternoon. Kennett scored 10 unanswered runs to move ahead of the visiting Scott City Rams 10-2 and eventually secured a 14-4 six-inning win in a Class 2 quarterfinal at Indian Park...

BENTON, Mo. — For Adam Stevens, taking over the Kelly girls basketball program was a no-brainer. “For me the opportunity to work at a district with a history of success in the girls game, as well as the support that this community is second to none in my opinion,” Stevens said. “When the opportunity arose, I was extremely excited for the possibility to be a part of this program. ...

The Bloomfield Wildcats brought home their fourth-straight district golf championship, beating their nearest competitor by 14 strokes Monday at the Golf Club at Deer Chase in Linn Creek. The Wildcats shot 363, beating second-place Eugene and the Fulton School at St. Albans, who each recorded 377, in the MSHSAA Class 1 District 1 tournament...

KENNETT - The Kennett Indians baseball program sent its seniors out on a high note Tuesday at Indian Park in Kennett. Kennett shut out South Pemiscot 8-0 Tuesday on Senior Day at Kennett. The Indians recognized its three seniors - Bodey Ellis, Kobe Gates, and Payton Heinley - following the victory...

CRYSTAL CITY, Mo. — The Poplar Bluff tennis team advanced to the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 championship match by beating second-seeded St. Pius X of Festus 5-3 Tuesday. The Mules won 2 of 3 doubles matches, got straight-set wins from top-seeded Parker Nagy and Isaac Reid while Jordan Moss took his singles match in three sets...