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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.. ...

SIKESTON — Selections for each all-area team center around players from eight surrounding schools and three borderline schools. The eight surrounding schools are: Sikeston, Scott County Central, New Madrid County Central, Charleston, Kelly, East Prairie, Portageville, and Oran. The three borderline schools are: Dexter, Delta, and Hayti...

SIKESTON — Selections for each all-area team center around players from eight surrounding schools and three borderline schools. The eight surrounding schools are: Sikeston, Scott County Central, New Madrid County Central, Charleston, Kelly, East Prairie, Portageville, and Oran. The three borderline schools are: Dexter, Delta, and Hayti...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Heading into Saturday's SEMO Conference meet, two area athletes were ranked in the top-10 in the state in a pair of events. Sikeston's Daniel Lawrence and Kelly's Alaney Moore are currently eighth and third in their respective classes and events and showed off their talents at Notre Dame Regional High School Saturday afternoon in front of a host of spectators...

SIKESTON — Both the Sikeston boys and girls track and field teams earned top-three finishes at the Sikeston Invitational on Monday afternoon. The boys finished in second place with 110 total team points, while the girls finished in third with 97.3 points, leaving head coach Betsy Colwick more than pleased with her team’s performances, which included numerous personal bests...

The Jackson baseball team lost both games of a double header against CBC (Christian Brothers College) High School out of St. Louis on Saturday, losing the first game 3-1, then falling in the nightcap, 10-4. Game one saw a scoreless game until the top half of the fourth inning when CBC plated two runs off of Indians starter Logan Bruns, then adding another run in the following inning off of Bruns before Jackson head coach Tatum Kitchen removed Bruns from the game...

The Cape Central Tigers fell behind early to the top-ranked baseball team in Class 3, as Kennett compiled runs of two in the first inning, seven in the second frame, two more in the third, and four more in the fourth, to beat Cape Central, 15-4 on Monday...

CHARLESTON, Mo – Tied with Charleston in the top of the seventh, Kelly looked like it might have blown its chance for a win when its runner fell for a pickoff move and got caught taking third base. Clutch hits from the bottom of the order, however, helped saved a gem from starting pitcher Bryce Morgan and propel the Hawks to a 4-2 win, snapping a two-game skid...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Twenty teams competed in the 2021 Eva G. Hinshaw Invitational at East Prairie High School on Thursday. Dexter and Kennett took home first-place honors, with the Lady Bearcats winning the girls’ side of the event and the Indians winning the boys’ side. Dexter defeated second-place Kennett 97-82.50, while Kennett returned the favor in boys’ team scoring, edging the Bearcats by two points, 99.50-97.50...

SIKESTON — It was the best of times and the worst of times for Sikeston and Charleston on Wednesday afternoon at VFW Stadium. The Bulldogs used a strong pitching performance from sophomore Trace Sullivan while pounding 11 hits and scoring 10 runs to shut out the Bluejays in a makeup game that was set for Tuesday night until the weather forced the change...

In just four innings of play, the Chaffee Red Devil pitching shut down Charleston's offense, only allowing three hits total, as Chaffee defeated Charleston Monday on the road, 15-0. Alec Brown started the game on the mound for the Red Devils (11-1), throwing three innings of three hit ball, striking out five Blue Jay hitters, while issuing just one walk...

KENNETT - Participation was at an all-time high Tuesday at the Kennett Invitational track and field meet at Metz Cherry Stadium in Kennett. A total of 21 teams competed at the event that lasted more than four hours. “This is the biggest Kennett Invitational in a very long time,” Kennett coach Andrew Webster said. “It was awesome seeing everyone out here competing. It was cool the school got TRXC Timing to come down and compile our results. The event just keeps getting better every year.”...

SIKESTON — Over 3,000 wins congregated inside the Sikeston Field House on Saturday night for a Historic Basketball Celebration. The event honored legendary coaches and players from the past and present while also unveiling Erwin Porter’s new book, “Bootheel Basketball: A Half Century of Supremacy.”...

BENTON, Mo. — It was a great day to be a Dexter Bearcat and Lady Bearcat. Both the Dexter boys and girls track teams earned first-place honors at the Johnny Merrick Invitational at Thomas W. Kelly High School, Thursday, in Benton. On the boys' side, Dexter edged Scott City by two points, 105-103. Kennett finished in third with 86 points...

Following a year of missing out on gathering with friends and family due to the COVID pandemic, everyone, including sports fans, is anxious to spend time with those closest to us once again.

KENNETT - The Charleston Bluejays provided the Kennett Indians baseball squad with a final tune-up opportunity Wednesday afternoon before the start of the Easter Slam in Jackson, Tennessee, this weekend. Kennett returned to the mound for the first time in a week to edge visiting Charleston 4-2 at Indian Park...

POPLAR BLUFF — Caleb LeGrand and his fellow honorees on the All-SEMO Conference basketball team never got their lettermen jacket patches after last season. The Notre Dame senior took home the patch and a very large trophy Wednesday night from the Poplar Bluff Letter Club Basketball Banquet...

Charleston couldn’t start the baseball season any better than its 15-0 win over Herculaneum in five innings on Monday at Capaha Park. The game was called after the fifth inning due to a mercy rule. Both senior pitchers Dawson Crawford and Luke Nichols combined to throw five no-hit innings...

The Oran girls softball team won their home opener Monday, defeating Scott City, 12-2, as senior Alyssa Spane went 1 for 4 with a game-high four RBIs in the contest. Spane hit a bases-clearing double in the bottom half of the fourth inning, scoring three Eagles, putting the Eagles up 8-1...

Zalma, a town of 93, brought a handful of high school runners to compete among 16 teams in the Notre Dame Frozen Invitational on Saturday at Notre Dame High School. Despite being outnumbered by every single school in the competition, the Bulldogs didn’t let that dwarf their confidence.

Coach: Joe Bickings What are your expectations for this season? “We hope to compete for a district championship and advance in the playoffs.” After a year-long layoff, how eager are you and the team to get back on the field and compete? “The team and I are very eager to get back out there and compete. We had a very successful fall season, and we hope that will better prepare us for this upcoming spring.”...

Coach: Jake Baehr What are your expectations for this season? “The expectations I have for my girls this year are just a couple of things — to grow fundamentally in the sport of softball and build a culture together as a team. Our numbers are great, and I have girls who want to learn and play this sport to the best of their ability.”...

ORAN, Mo. — Oran senior Katie Webb and head coach Amy Pobst earned Player of the Year and Coach of the Year honors for the Scott-Mississippi County Conference last week. Webb was one of three Eagles to earn a spot on the all-conference team — juniors Hope Woodfin and Traci Hency joined her — while sophomore Haley Webb was an honorable mention...

SIKESTON — Two Sikeston Lady Bulldogs’ earned a spot on the Class 5, District 1 All-District team. Juniors Karris Allen and Amyari Blissett both received the honor. Allen finished her junior year averaging a double-double, with 20 points and 10 rebounds, to go along with four assists, four steals, and two blocks per contest. She shot 44 percent from the field, 29 percent from three, and 56 percent at the free-throw line...

THAYER, Mo. — Clicking on all cylinders from the opening tip is what Charleston wanted in its Class 3 sectional matchup against Thayer on Tuesday night. "We wanted to come in here and jump on them," Charleston head coach Jamarcus Williams said. "We knew that with them having home-court advantage was going to be a big factor. So, we wanted to create some space and keep some space, but when you're playing a team like this, obviously, they will go on runs and keep the game close.”...

Local teams place in MCCA state cheer competition East Carter won its division at the Missouri Cheerleading Coaches Association's state championships, it was announced Sunday, while the East Prairie and South Pemiscot squads were honored for their work during timeouts. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo – To put Charleston’s decade-plus of district dominance into perspective, the last time the Bluejays didn’t come home with a championship, several players on their current squad weren’t old enough to enroll in kindergarten. Even in this year of uncertainty, Charleston showed in no uncertain terms Thursday night that they’re still the team to beat...

The Woodland girls basketball team has really put together a nice winning streak of winning since mid-January, going 7-0 in that stretch. They continued that streak Wednesday with a semifinal win against Charleston, ending the Blue Jays season with a 70-37 shellacking...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — They’re back again. For the 13th-consecutive year, the Charleston boys’ basketball team has a chance to win a district championship after defeating East Prairie in the Class 3 District 2 semifinals 83-49 Tuesday night at Charleston High School...

Jackson junior forward Nick Wasilewski didn't allow a 13 day layoff to let "floor rust" get the better of him, as he played sensational basketball Friday, leading his Indians past Charleston, 62-45. Wasilewski scored a game-high and personal season-high 26 points, including eight points scored in the second quarter, and with help from fellow big-man Clayton Ernst, dominated a thinner and smaller Charleston team...

SCOTT CITY — Six years ago, Scott City High School boy’s basketball coach Mark Dannenmueller reacted to a postseason loss to Charleston by strengthening the Rams’ schedule the following season to an insane degree.

High School boys and girls basketball district tournaments are finally upon us. Fans, players, and coaches have had to endure a strange, but sometimes fun, basketball season, which was filled with many postponements and/or cancellations due to Covid-19, as well as the weather. However, we can say that the 2020-2021 season has been one of the more entertaining ones in recent years.

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Staying busy isn’t a problem for Charleston girls’ basketball coach Michael Minner. He wears many hats, serving as the school’s athletic director, baseball coach, art teacher, and summer baseball coach, along with coaching on the hardwood...