Charleston

Charleston is the team to beat in the 2021 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. The Blue Jays were selected as the tournament's top seed during Sunday's selection meeting at Century Casino. "The Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament is one of the really special events in this area," Jon K. Rust, publisher of the Southeast Missourian and co-president of Rust Communications, said. "We are proud to continue our longstanding support of this area tradition."...

Cole Nichols produced his second-straight 30-point game, and Truman Krapf made six 3-pointers in the Dexter Bearcats’ 73-57 victory over Malden on Friday night at Malden High School. Nichols scored 30 points three days after scoring 31 against Charleston. He scored nine points in the first quarter, as the Bearcats took an 18-15 lead. He scored 19 in the second where they began to pull away. He went 11 of 15 from the free-throw line, including 9 for 9 in the fourth quarter...

Scott City senior guard Kaice Daigger had a huge third quarter where she scored 14 of her game-high 30 points, and the Rams destroyed Charleston 75-21 on the road Thursday. Daigger made six 2-point baskets in the third quarter and drilled 8-of-13 free-throw attempts in the game, often fouled by making a move toward the basket by Blue Jays defenders who were never able to stay with the quick and shifty guard...

One day removed from losing a nail-biter to Dexter in the opening round of the SEMO Conference Tournament, Cape Central edged Saxony Lutheran 43-35 on Wednesday to advance to Thursday's consolation title game. Despite only shooting 50% from the charity stripe (8-16) in the game, Cape Central managed to outscore Saxony Lutheran in every quarter, maintaining a 14-8 lead at halftime, then turning on the offense in the final period, doubling up the Crusaders 24-12...

The finalists for the Carr Trophy and Derland Moore Award are set for the 76th Poplar Bluff Letter Club Gridiron Banquet, which will be held Wednesday, Dec. 15, at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff. Kennett running back Jordan Jarrett, Hayti quarterback Trayvon Thomas and Poplar Bluff quarterback Kannon Carr are the finalists for the Carr Trophy, presented annually since 1979 to the most outstanding player in the conference...

The Scott City girls basketball team, under new coach Seth Landewee, won its opening season game against Herculaneum at the Amped Lifestyle Shootout held at the Farmington Civic Center on Saturday, 56-55. The Rams opened up a six-point advantage at the end of the first period, leading the Blackcats 16-10. However, Herculaneum gained momentum in the second quarter and took a six-point lead into halftime, 31-25, outscoring Scott City 19-9...

Here are the MSHSAA winter sports district assignments for Semoball area schools. ^-girls only C6D1: Fox, Jackson, Lindbergh, Northwest, Oakville, Poplar Bluff, Seckman, SLUH. Cor Jesu-^ C5D1: Cape Central, DeSoto, Farmington, Festus, Hillsboro, North County Sikeston, Windsor-Imperial...

Several local volleyball players received SEMO Conference honors, including Cape Central senior Ella Vogel and Kennett senior Macy New who were named North and South Division players of the year. Vogel — who was also named the North division's hitter of the year — and senior Ava Nelson made the all-conference first team for the Tigers...

PERRYVILLE — For a quarter, St. Vincent appeared stuck in the mud. The Indians' offense couldn't get much traction in St. Vincent Stadium's soggy conditions, making their district quarterfinal against Charleston a little more arduous. But once St. Vincent's cleats began to plant in the second quarter, a rout ensued...

College Volleyball SEMO 3, Austin Peay 0 High school football Class 1 District Quarterfinals Hayti 68, Chaffee 8 Caruthersville 26, Portageville 20 St. Vincent 43, Charleston 8 Scott City 48, Malden 6 Class 2 District Quarterfinals Lift for Life 1, East Prairie 0 (forfeit)...

Subject to change. Friday, Oct. 29 Mehlville at Fox, 7 p.m. Cape Central at Seckman, 7p.m. Oakville at Poplar Bluff, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 Fox-Mehlville winner at Jackson, 7 p.m. Poplar Bluff-Oakville winner vs. Seckman-Central winner, 7 p.m...

CAPE GIRARDEAU – Running is an exercise in solitude, literally, where the athlete IS racing against others, but in truth, they are really racing against themselves. For Woodland High School senior Emilee Rouggley, she was racing against herself along the daunting Cape County North Park course on Tuesday at the Heartland Conference Girl’s Cross Country Meet, 48 other runners, but also against Father Time...

CAPE GIRARDEAU – Woodland High School sophomore runner Reed Layton has been thinking about the Heartland Conference Cross Country Meet for a year. A year ago, Oak Ridge High School freshman Brock Hobeck beat Layton, which had stuck in Layton's mind ever since.

CHARLESTON – The Charleston High School volleyball program recently won its eighth match of the 2021 season with a 3-2 victory against Oran. Given the Bluejays have 10 defeats, to go with one tie, the overall 8-10-1 record may not seem that impressive. However, once you study the recent history of the program, eight victories are quite the achievement.

Sikeston football coach Treston Pulley has a lot of confidence in Conner Wallace. In Friday’s 62-8 demolition of Charleston at Sikeston, Pulley called for Bulldog quarterback Joseph Heckemeyer to throw to Wallace on each of Sikeston’s first two offensive plays.

Woodland (16-3, 4-0 SCAA) beat Bell City on Tuesday 25-6, 25-16, 25-9 in volleyball action.

The Portageville football team fell behind early in its recent 30-16 loss at Scott City, which forced the Bulldogs to take to the air offensively, which they did with some success.

It’s going to be a tough row to hoe for the Cape Central girl’s tennis team in today’s SEMO Conference Tennis Tournament at Sikeston High School.

Cape Central swept its tennis match on Thursday, beating Caruthersville 9-0. Four Cape Tigers shut their opponents out in singles competition, and two doubles teams shut out their opponents. Results Singles No. 1 — Jalee Spain won 8-0 No. 2 — Mackenzie Ramdial won 8-3...

Cape Central tennis coach Kevin Francis saw his team dominate the opposition on Tuesday, beating Charleston in all matches but one, 8-1. Taking single match wins were Emily Ford, Cammy Soto, Jalee Spain, Mackenzie Ramdial, and Sydnee Williams while the doubles teams of Ford and Soto, Spain and Ramdial and Rileigh Stevens and Zoe Mayfield were all victorious...

MALDEN — Malden quarterback Rylan Bell left the season-opener against Kennett in the second quarter with a rib injury and threw three interceptions with no touchdowns against Kelly in Week 2. Friday went better. Bell was 16 for 31 passing for 300 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions to lead Malden to a 49-14 win over Charleston in the Green Wave's home opener...