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MSHSAA shakes up state baseball playoffs: Series play coming to Class 5 and 6 (7/23/24)The Missouri high school baseball landscape is set for a significant shake-up in 2025, as the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) has announced a major format change for its Class 5 and 6 state playoffs. Beginning next season, the quarterfinal round will transition from a single-elimination game to a best-of-three series...
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Oran's Rylan Mills commits to SEMO after stellar championship season (7/19/24)SIKESTON — Fresh off leading Oran to a state championship and earning MBCA Class 1 Player of the Year honors, Rylan Mills, a standout rising senior, has committed to continuing his academic and baseball career at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Former Jackson athlete finds his groove at the plate (eventually) for Tropics (7/22/24)The summer baseball season reached a frustrating point for the Southeast Tropics recently when they dropped a pair of games (3-2 and 7-4) to their rivals, the Aycorp Media Charleston Fighting Squirrels, in the Senior Babe Ruth Baseball State Tournament.
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Semoball Scholar-Athlete Asher Britt takes talents to Quincy (7/19/24)SIKESTON, Mo. – The path to college basketball is rarely a straight line, but for Asher Britt, every challenge has been met with the same quiet intensity: a refusal to fail. From a season-ending injury to balancing a demanding academic workload, the newly minted Semoball Scholar-Athlete has consistently found ways to overcome obstacles and excel both on and off the court. ...
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Nichols grabs last win at Delta with historic victory at 2024 Semoball Awards (7/25/24)Part of a generational class that helped transcend the Ladycats into a Class 1 powerhouse, Addison Nichols of Delta got top honors at the 2024 Semoball Awards as this year’s My Daddy’s Cheesecake Girls Basketball Athlete of the Year. One of Southeast Missouri’s leading scorers, Nichols got a reputation around the boot for being ice cold from distance, and it showed with her clutch performance up and down the area...
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St. Vincent’s Robinson named top gridiron defender at 2024 Semoball Awards (7/21/24)Leading an elite St. Vincent defense to the state semifinals last fall, Drake Robinson was tabbed the top defensive player in all of Southeast Missouri at the 2024 Semoball Awards. A hotly contested race with many worthy nominees, Robinson was in a neck-and-neck battle with Logan Hite of Poplar Bluff as two of the area's top linebackers over the course of the 2023 season...
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Paxton DeLaurent headlines 7 Redhawks to watch (7/19/24)Much to the surprise of head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Southeast Missouri State football team was picked to finish third in the Big South-OVC preseason poll earlier in the week. “I was shocked. I would’ve voted myself 10th,” Matukewicz said. “I can’t watch the film, it looks so bad. Fundamentally, stupid penalties, it made my eyes bleed.”...
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Squirrels store another trophy, beat Tropics for second straight state title (7/18/24)CHARLESTON, Mo. – The Charleston Fighting Squirrels are back on top in the Show-Me State, claiming their second straight Babe Ruth State Championship with a 7-4 victory over the reigning World Series Champions, the Southeast Tropics. The Squirrels’ win at Hillhouse Park on Tuesday sets the stage for a potential rematch with the Tropics at the 2024 World Series in Cape Girardeau, where Charleston hopes to avenge last year’s underwhelming performance...
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Bryce ‘Mr. SEMO’ Norman tabbed Big South-OVC DPOY (7/18/24)Big things are expected out of Southeast Missouri State senior linebacker Bryce Norman. Not just locally, but conference wide. Norman was announced on Wednesday, July 17, as the 2024 Big South-OVC Association Defensive Player of the Year. While he seemed appreciative of the preseason honor during his virtual media day press conference on Wednesday, Norman emphasized his focus on helping the team win this year, which will be his last as a collegiate player...
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Dynamic Puxico backcourt continuing its development this summer (7/25/24)DELTA – Often is the case in the off-season that fans can’t get a grasp on how good a team will be during scrimmages or open gyms. That doesn’t apply to the Puxico High School boy’s basketball squad.
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MSHSAA shakes up state baseball playoffs: Series play coming to Class 5 and 6 (7/23/24)9The Missouri high school baseball landscape is set for a significant shake-up in 2025, as the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) has announced a major format change for its Class 5 and 6 state playoffs. Beginning next season, the quarterfinal round will transition from a single-elimination game to a best-of-three series...
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Nichols grabs last win at Delta with historic victory at 2024 Semoball Awards (7/25/24)3Part of a generational class that helped transcend the Ladycats into a Class 1 powerhouse, Addison Nichols of Delta got top honors at the 2024 Semoball Awards as this year’s My Daddy’s Cheesecake Girls Basketball Athlete of the Year. One of Southeast Missouri’s leading scorers, Nichols got a reputation around the boot for being ice cold from distance, and it showed with her clutch performance up and down the area...
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Bryce ‘Mr. SEMO’ Norman tabbed Big South-OVC DPOY (7/18/24)7Big things are expected out of Southeast Missouri State senior linebacker Bryce Norman. Not just locally, but conference wide. Norman was announced on Wednesday, July 17, as the 2024 Big South-OVC Association Defensive Player of the Year. While he seemed appreciative of the preseason honor during his virtual media day press conference on Wednesday, Norman emphasized his focus on helping the team win this year, which will be his last as a collegiate player...
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Oran's Rylan Mills commits to SEMO after stellar championship season (7/19/24)2SIKESTON — Fresh off leading Oran to a state championship and earning MBCA Class 1 Player of the Year honors, Rylan Mills, a standout rising senior, has committed to continuing his academic and baseball career at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Sauer overcomes, excels en route to Semoball Awards Comeback Athlete victory (7/24/24)1Against all odds, John-Paul Sauer made it happen. Recovering from a torn ACL, signing with Tulane University and finishing his senior season with Jackson baseball undefeated, the kid never let adversity get in the way of pure dominance. The Indians pitcher was an obvious choice for the 2024 Semoball Comeback Athlete of the Year sponsored by the St. Louis Cardinals...