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Charleston native James Naile was back in action for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 4, The 29-year-old was recalled from the Memphis Redbirds after being optioned to the Triple-A club on July 30. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — The McDonald’s Fighting Squirrels 14U baseball team earned a second-place finish at the 2022 Babe Ruth Midwest Regional after they fell to North Dakota in the championship game at Benny Hillhouse Memorial Park in Charleston, Mo. North Dakota won 15-0 on Saturday, July 30, to earn a trip to the 14U World Series and end the Squirrels’ season...

SIKESTON — Charleston rising sophomore PJ Farmer has made quite a name for himself on the national recruiting trail this summer while playing on the AAU circuit. The 6-foot-1-inch, Class of 2025 guard earned four Division I scholarship offers after leading the Michael Porter Elite 17U to a 3-1 overall record while averaging about 19 points per game this past weekend at the Hardwood Classic in Kansas City, Mo...

James Naile returned to the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday in a 6-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark. Naile entered the game in the bottom of the seventh inning with one out, a baserunner on first and the Cardinals already trailing 6-3...

SIKESTON — Former Charleston standout Sam Bledsoe recently announced plans to transfer and continue his academic and basketball career at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL). Bledsoe, a 2020 Charleston graduate, spent the past two seasons at Southwestern Illinois Community College (SWIC), where he averaged 6.1 points and 2.3 rebounds over 50 total games...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. — The Charleston Bleu Racers wrapped up a successful 2022 season at the Southeast Missouri Swim Conference (SMSC) Championship at Central Municipal Pool in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, July 16. The team had several athletes set personal records, while Hannah Bledsoe, Mary Stella Bryant and James Bryant all earned high point trophies in their respective age divisions...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — The Southeast Tropics 19U defeated the McDonald’s Fighting Squirrels 19U with an anticlimactic walk-off to force a winner-take-all game for the 2022 Babe Ruth State Championship on Tuesday, July 12. The Tropics won 6-5 on a bases-loaded walk to overcome a 5-1 deficit at the Benny Hillhouse Memorial Park in Charleston, Mo., on Monday, July 11.

CHARLESTON, Mo. — The season is winding down for the Charleston Blue Racers and two of the biggest meets of the year are just around the corner. The swim team has competed at meets in nearby towns like Kennett, Cape Girardeau, Poplar Bluff, Ste. Genevieve, Perryville and Farmington on Saturdays for the past month. The next meet all be July 9 at Kennett, followed by the Southeast Missouri Swim Conference (SMSC) Championship Meet at Cape Girardeau on July 16...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Ben Bledsoe signed a national letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career at St. Charles Community College during a ceremony at Hillhouse Park in Charleston, Mo. on Tuesday, June 28. Bledsoe was an All-Scott-Mississippi Conference and All-Class 3 District 1 selection this past season for the Bluejays while batting .300 with 12 RBIs and 20 runs scored. On the mound, Bledsoe had a 3-3 overall record with 45 innings pitched, 84 strikeouts and a 3.11 ERA...

DEXTER, Mo. — More than 60 teams from five different states competed at a Rib City Shootout at Dexter High School on Thursday, June 23 and Friday, June 24. The event is designed to provide athletes and coaches with an inexpensive, organized and competitive setting for a beneficial, offseason development opportunity. Teams competed in two 15 minutes halves and sudden death overtime if necessary...

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.

SIKESTON — The Sikeston football team wrapped up its summer program with a busy week of activities. The Bulldogs’ hosted the second annual Sikeston 7-on-7 and Big Man Tournament on Tuesday, June 21 and held a contact camp on Thursday, June 23 at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium...

SIKESTON — Charleston was one of 10 teams to compete in the second annual Sikeston 7-on-7 and Big Man Tournament on Tuesday, June 21. The Bluejays were joined by Kennett, Sikeston, Poplar Bluff, Perryville, Portageville, Dexter, Chaffee, Scott City, Hayti, and East Prairie...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — The McDonald’s Fighting Squirrels recently added another memorable milestone. The team recorded its 500th win in program history with resounding victories in a doubleheader at Poplar Bluff on Thursday, June 16. “Picking up win No. 500 is a great accomplishment for our program,” said MFS coach Michael Minner. ...

The Oran Lady Eagles had a pair of players named to the Spring Class 1 All-State Softball Team after winning its second consecutive district title this past season. Senior catcher Rylee Boshell and sophomore pitcher Molly Spane were selected after each had exceptional seasons...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Anna Thomason and Isabella Deckerd each earned four all-state medals to lead Saxony Lutheran to third place in the MSHSAA Class 2 track and field championships. Thomason won one event, placed second in two others and helped Saxony Lutheran’s 400-meter relay place second Saturday while Deckerd also ran a leg on the relay to go with a pair of sixth-place finishes and a seventh place...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Malden boys were tied for third place at the midpoint of the MSHSAA Class 2 track and field championships while the girls were tied for 20th with a chance to pick up more points Saturday. Malden’s Justice Smith placed second in the discus with a throw of 160-feet (48.77 meters), while Rylan Bell placed third in the pole vault by clearing 12-7.25 (3.84). ...

MALDEN, Mo. — Charleston pulled off an incredible comeback in an 8-6 win over Malden. The third-seeded Bluejays (10-13, 2-5 Scott-Mississippi Conference) breathed new life into the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 Semifinal with a five-run sixth inning comeback at Malden High School on Monday, May 16...

MALDEN, Mo. — Third-seeded Charleston completed a dramatic extra-inning comeback win over sixth-seeded Caruthersville with a walk-off hit in the opening round of the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 Tournament at Malden High School on Saturday, May 14. The Bluejays (9-13, 2-5 Scott-Mississippi Conference) won 9-8 in eight innings after rallying to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh inning and scoring the winning run the following inning...

Malden (23-11) – Batting: Ethan Campbell (3-5, 2B, RBI, Run, 3 SB), Griffin Riley (1-3, 3 RBI), Trey Miller (2-5, RBI, Run). Pitching: WP – Campbell (5.2 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 2 BB, 3 K), Riley (1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K). Saxony Lutheran (12-6) – Batting: Jace Boland (4-4, RBI, 2 Runs), Jacob Johnson (3-4, 2 RBI), Aaron Eubanks (2-3, RBI, 2 Runs). Pitching: LP – Mason Mayhew (1.1 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 2 BB, 0 K), SP – Collin Tarry (1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 3 K)...

Chaffee (10-11) - Batting: Carson Spies (Hit), Conner Berry (Hit). Pitching: LP - Kade Atkins (2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 2 K). Saxony Lutheran (11-5) - Batting: Jacob Johnson (2-2, HR, 2 RBIs, 3 Runs), Aaron Eubanks (3-3, 2B, RBI, Run). Pitching: WP - Drew Hahs (5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K)...