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Bell City BB riding deep rotation to solid spring (4/7/24)The Bell City High School baseball program is inching toward its most successful spring since the historic Cubs run to three consecutive MSHSAA Class 1 State Championships from 2015 to 2017, and its pitching depth is a huge reason why. “We’re pretty young,” veteran Cubs manager Justin Simpher said recently. “The bulk of our pitching staff is pretty young.”
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Sikeston boys, Malden girls victorious at Twilight Relays (4/6/24)SIKESTON — The Sikeston Twilight Relays showcased fierce competition on Thursday, April 4. On the boys’ side, Sikeston emerged victorious with a dominant 127.50 team score. Malden’s girls’ team delivered their own impressive performance, securing first place with 111.0 points...
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Details matter to Chaffee BB, even in easy Ws (4/4/24)BELL CITY – In his second season at the helm of guiding the Chaffee High School baseball program, Aaron Horrell led his alma mater to its best finish (third place in the MSHSAA Class 2 State Finals) in over three decades. So, Horrell is not a guy who fails to see details, even in the latest of the Red Devils’ many routs that they have put on opposing teams this spring.
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Athletic, talented Cline to ink with Mineral Area SB (4/3/24)Today will certainly be a better day for Advance High School senior softball player Kaylee Cline than Tuesday was. Having said that, as good as Cline has been for the Class 1 No. 5-ranked Hornets this spring, Tuesday’s tough day in a 13-3 loss at Class 1 No. 7-ranked Holcomb will certainly be an outlier for Cline and her teammates.
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Malden Track and Field Invitational attracts SEMO athletes (4/3/24)MALDEN, Mo. - Athletes from more than a dozen Southeast Missouri high schools converged here Tuesday to compete in the Malden Invitational Track and Field Meet. Kennett High School sophomore Austin Gattis competed in the Discus Throw event and took home gold...
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Carlton, Hornets hold off hard-charging Mules to stay perfect (4/2/24)BERNIE – Over the past four varsity softball seasons, the Advance/Bell City program has won 54 games and advanced to the MSHSAA Class 1 State Semifinal, where the Hornets finished fourth in 2021. So, this is a program that is accustomed to playing in high-pressure situations.
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Pitching to be focus in scintillating Bernie-Advance SB match-up (4/1/24)Veteran Bernie High School softball coach Brad Botsch has a bit of a luxury on his hands, as compared to many softball coaches. The Mules have a solid one-two punch in sophomores Mikalyn Kirkwood and Blair Pleimling on the mound that they can unleash on opponents, and Botsch may need to do just that today when his team takes on unbeaten Advance/Bell City (5-0) at 4:30 p.m. in Bernie. “(Mikalyn and Blair) have both been pretty solid,” Botsch said of his two arms this season.
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SCAA: Tourney win should boost Bearcats' confidence (1/25/24)BLOOMFIELD – The Dexter High School varsity boys basketball program finds itself in an unfamiliar place this winter. Following eight consecutive winning seasons, the Bearcats have labored to a 4-12 mark.
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SCAA: Semifinal loss aside, Bell City's numbers are improved at both ends (1/25/24)BLOOMFIELD – It wasn’t evident in Bell City’s 72-34 consolation semifinal loss to Dexter on Wednesday in the Stoddard County Athletic Association Boy’s Basketball Tournament at Bloomfield High School, but the Cubs have made significant statistical strides at both ends of the court this season.
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SCAA: Bixler has Bell City trending in upward direction (1/24/24)BLOOMFIELD – If you sat and watched Bell City’s varsity boy’s basketball game on Tuesday against Woodland, you probably left the historic Bloomfield High School gym, which is where this week’s Stoddard County Athletic Association Tournament is being held, having missed the forests for the trees as you assessed the Cubs. Yes, second-year coach Luke Bixler’s team lost 105-55 to the Class 3 No. 14-ranked Cardinals, who improved to 11-4 on the season. However, that one defeat wasn’t indicative of how this program is trending.
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SCAA: Woodland makes effective use of its time in tourney rout (1/24/24)BLOOMFIELD – With only a month remaining before MSHSAA boy’s basketball squads enter postseason play, coaches throughout the state are trying to remedy the weak spots in their teams with the remaining opportunities to do so in game situations.