Bloomfield

If you really want to know the origins of Joe Baldwin passing judgment on pitchers’ accuracy throughout Southeast Missouri, you’d have to go all the way back to the dusty dirt fields of the Marston Little League in the early 1960s.

Advance freshman Addison Carlton was named the SCAA Conference Softball Player of the Year, and was one of three Hornets to receive All-Conference honors. Joining Carlton on the All-Conference team were sophomore Kaylee Cline and senior Alandry Below...

Cy Worley and Dylan Sitze earned all-state medals, leading the Dexter golf team to a third place finish at the MSHSAA Class 3 championships at Sedalia Country Club. Worley shot a 3-over-par 73 Tuesday to finish tied for 12th at 11-over 151 while Sitze shot 77 for a second day to tie for 15th at 154...

Poplar Bluff’s Alex Wiseman is in the hunt to earn another all-state medal, Jackson’s Ian Lambert and Bloomfield’s Dawson Hill are looking for their first while across the state, the Dexter Bearcats are looking to bring home a trophy during the MSHSAA golf championships...

Class 2 District 3 Quarterfinals @ Greenville Bloomfield (5-13) - Batting: Blake Wagster (1-3, 3B, Run), Kayden Craft (1-3, RBI). Pitching: LP - Will Robinson (1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 0 K), Caleb Upchurch (3.1 IP, 10 H, 9 R, 2 BB, 3 K). Meadow Heights (14-9) - Batting: Chase Conrad (2-3, 2B, 4 RBIs, Run), Will Green (4-4, 2 RBI, 4 Runs), Braeden Hays (1-3, RBI, Run). Pitching: WP - Lindgren (4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 2 K), Ransom Grindstaff (1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K)...

FARMINGTON, Mo. — Dexter put all four scoring players in the top 15 as the Bearcats won the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 team title Monday at St. Francois Country Club. Dylan Sitze earned medalist honors to lead the Bearcats at 7-over-par 79 while teammate Cy Worley tied for second at 86. Tucker Temples placed ninth while Ben Christian was 15th and Matthew Hardin finished 45th...

Scott City continued its recent string of blowout victories with an 11-1, five-inning win over Bloomfield on Monday to open the Class 2 District 2 tournament at Woodland High School. Alyssa Dirden put the second-seeded Rams on the board early with a three-run home run to center field in the first inning while Avarie O'Brien put the game away with a three RBI single in the fifth...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Clearwater opened the playoffs by scoring 10 runs with two outs Saturday in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 2 quarterfinal at Woodland High School. Ragan Shearrer drove in seven runs with a home run, a double and two walks while Becca Brewington struck out eight of the 10 batters she faced in Clearwater’s 22-0 win over Puxico...

There have been a lot of cleats touching home plate this spring during area softball games. Seven of the eight teams in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 2 playoffs are averaging at least 7.5 runs per game, including half the field averaging double digits...

Alex Wiseman and Jackson’s Ian Lambert were tied for the lead on the 17th hole Friday at Westwood Hills Country Club when the Poplar Bluff senior faced a second shot from the rough with a pair of trees protecting the green. “I hit it really good,” Wiseman said of his 80-yard approach. “I thought it was going to be good.”...

ADVANCE – The Bloomfield softball squad evened its record at .500 (4-4) with its recent 15-4 loss to Dexter in the opening round of the SCAA Softball Tournament, but the Wildcats’ record is actually a positive indication of where the program is at.

ADVANCE, Mo. — The Woodland Cardinals made quick work of Richland in the opening round of the SCAA Conference Tournament after having to wait far longer than either team expected. Advance and Bloomfield played three extra innings before the Hornets broke a 16-16 tie in the bottom of the 10th, requiring both Woodland and Richland to begin their game — originally scheduled for 6 p.m. — at 8:45 p.m...

Every season, regardless of the sport, is a journey for teams, and the Advance High School baseball squad is realizing that of late.

Delta’s most recent college signee Lanson Cox pitched a complete game on the hill for the Bobcats, allowing just one run on four hits while striking out seven, to lead Delta to a 7-1 victory over Charleston at Capaha Field Thursday afternoon. Cox also delivered at the plate for Delta, driving in a run on a triple in the top of the third inning that scored Mason Dozier...

The Stoddard County Athletic Association High School Baseball Tournament seeds and bracket have been released.The first round games are being played at four separate locations with the higher seed hosting the games. Start times on Monday, April 18 are 4:30 p.m. ...

Meadow Heights senior Kade Lindgren had three hits including two doubles and a run scored as the visiting Panthers knocked off host South Iron 6-3 Tuesday at South Iron High School. Meadow Heights scored one run in the first inning and added four in the top of the third to give the Panthers a 5-0 lead...

The Dexter and Jackson boy’s golf teams finished tied in second place at the Farmington Invitational golf tournament at Crowne Pointe Gold Club and Resort Wednesday with both clubs finishing with 318 while winner Eureka won the tournament with 315. Eight teams finished in the Top 22 standings as Notre Dame finished ninth with 350, Sikeston finished 11th with 355, a second Jackson team finished 13th with 360, Bloomfield finished in 20th place with 413, Clearwater finished 21st with 416 and Saxony Lutheran finished 22nd with 444.. ...

Meadow Heights first baseman Chase Conrad had one of those games a high school baseball player dreams of on Friday as the senior recorded three hits, two of those leaving the yard, and drove in five runs to lead the Panthers past Oak Ridge 9-0 at Oak Ridge High School...