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Boys Basketball Roundup, Jan. 27: Jackson loses to Cardinal Ritter in Hall of Fame Classic at Cape Central (1/27/21)Coach Darrin Scott might've seen his team lose a very tough matchup in the Hall of Fame Classic Saturday to the #1 team in Class 5 Cardinal Ritter Lions but he can't say his team didn't compete. His team was very much in the game, even tied with the highly touted Lions at halftime...
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Clarkton boys basketball squad beats nearby rival Gideon 52-44 (1/16/21)GIDEON — The Clarkton Reindeer varsity boys basketball team maintained a substantial, but increasingly narrow lead in all four quarters as it took down rival Gideon 52-44 Friday night Gideon and Clarkton went into the expectedly fierce rivalry game with closely aligned seasonal averages. Clarkton’s record was 5-7 to Gideon’s 5-6. Both teams had also scored an average of 55 points per game prior to the matchup...
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East Carter, Portageville advance to final of Clarkton Christmas Tournament (12/17/20)Top seeds East Carter, Portageville reach final By Scott Borkgren Sports Writer CLARKTON — After upsetting third-seeded Doniphan in the first round, sixth-seeded Neelyville wasn’t able to pull it off a second time in the Clarkton Christmas Tournament semifinals...
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MSHSAA adjusts postseason for winter sports due to COVID-19 (12/11/20)The postseason for winter sports in Missouri will look different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MSHSAA announced Friday. MSHSAA released district assignments for winter sports and also announced that it will modify some postseason activities due to concerns with the virus...
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GIDEON INVITATIONAL: Caruthersville takes third, South Pemiscot wins consolation bracket, Gideon wins seventh-place game (12/4/20)GIDEON - The Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team rebounded nicely about 24 hours after suffering a heart-breaking one-point overtime loss to the Kennett Indians late Thursday night. No. 3 seeded Caruthersville built a 34-19 lead by halftime and hung on to beat the No. 6 seeded Clarkton Reindeer 63-55 in the third-place game at the Gideon Invitational Friday...
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Seedings released for Clarkton Christmas Tournament, defending champ East Carter County gets top seed (12/3/20)The seedings have been released for the Clarkton Christmas Tournament. The eight-team varsity boys basketball tournament takes place Dec. 14-18 at Clarkton High School. Defending champion East Carter County, which is off to a 1-1 start after beating Willow Springs 70-49 and suffering a 73-62 loss to Park Hills Central, has received the No. ...
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GIDEON INVITATIONAL: Clarkton rallies past South Pemiscot 72-60, Hayti outlasts Delta C-7 60-40 (12/1/20)GIDEON - TheClarkton Reindeer trailed the South Pemiscot Bulldogs by single digits throughout the first half but still found a way to rally for a win Monday night. No. 4 seeded Clarkton won the second half by 20 points as it overcame a 36-28 halftime deficit to beat No. 5 seeded South Pemiscot 72-60 in a quarterfinal of the Gideon Invitational varsity boys basketball tournament...
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Clarkton boys basketball squad looks to utilize depth and experience (11/25/20)Editor’s Note: A team photo was not available to run with the story because the team was conducting virtual preseason practices. The Clarkton Reindeer boys basketball program is blessed with depth and experience entering its 2020-21 campaign...
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Seedings released for Gideon Invitational boys basketball tournament, Hayti gets No. 1 seed (11/18/20)The seeding have been released for the Gideon Invitational varsity boys basketball tournament. The event is currently scheduled to take place Nov. 30 - Dec 4 at Gideon High School. Hayti has received the No. 1 seed in the eight-team tournament. Hayti is slated to play No. 8 seeded Delta C-7 in a quarterfinal Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. No. 4 seeded Clarkton will take on No. 5 seeded South Pemiscot in the other quarterfinal on Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m...
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MSHSAA delays announcing district assignments and classifications for winter sports (11/13/20)The Missouri State High School Activities Association is pushing back the announcement of class and district assignments for winter sports to Friday, December 11. District assignments and classifications were originally scheduled to be released Friday, November 13...
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2020 Tri-County Conference Volleyball Awards announced (11/8/20)The 2020 Tri-County Conference volleyball awards have been announced. Holcomb senior Bailey Cupples is the 2020 Tri-County Conference Volleyball Player of the Year. Cupples compiled 221 kills, 45 blocks, and 44 aces while serving at 97 percent rate her senior season...
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Bernie & Gideon advance to C1D2 volleyball championship (10/26/20)GIDEON, Mo. - The top-seeded Bernie Mules and No. 2 seeded Gideon Bulldogs are set to collide in the Class 1, District 2 volleyball championship after both squads won their respective semifinals in straight sets Monday. Bernie was the first to punch its ticket in the title game. The Mules led most of the way in each set as it eliminated No. 4 seeded Clarkton 25-12, 25-16, 25-15 in the first semifinal...
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Volleyball Roundup, Oct. 15: Cape Central finally gets revenge on Notre Dame, wins 3-2 in five set thriller (10/16/20)Cape Central finally got the proverbial “monkey off their back” Thursday as they beat Notre Dame for the first time in over a decade, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-25, 17-15, in a five set thriller! Nine different Tigers got into the stat line, as Ella Vogel finished with 25 kills, seven blocks, and 11 digs...
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MSHSAA to utilize digital tickets for state championships (10/13/20)The Missouri State High School Activities Association has partnered with HomeTown Ticketing to serve as the official digital ticketing partner for MSHSAA state championship events this fall. Digital tickets will also be an option for all other playoff contests, at the discretion of the host manager...
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Longtime defending champion Gideon receives No. 1 seed in Tri-County Conference volleyball tournament (10/11/20)The longtime defending champion Gideon Bulldogs are once again favored to win the Tri-County Conference varsity volleyball tournament. Gideon, which has won the tournament each of the last 10 seasons, is the No. 1 seed at its conference tournament that begins Tuesday at Clarkton High School...
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Bernie, Meadow Heights athletes earn Semoball recognition (10/8/20)There have been no shortage of stellar athletic performances throughout Southeast Missouri of late and that was evident last week, as Bernie baseball player John Nimmo and Meadow Heights volleyball player Kylee Denman excelled in their efforts. Both were recognized Wednesday as this week's Semoball.com Athletes of the Week by Semoball.com readers...
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Unbeaten Gideon defeats Clarkton in championship of Gideon volleyball tournament, Campbell places third (9/27/20)A veteran Gideon Bulldogs volleyball squad is learning how to adapt to lineup changes quickly and utilize its depth to its advantage in 2020. “We lost one of our starting middle hitters during PE on Friday,” Gideon volleyball coach Kristen Ashabranner said. ...
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UPDATED SCHEDULE: Gideon Invitational volleyball tournament begins Thursday (9/23/20)
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District Deals: Football programs focused on here and now, not down the road (9/23/20)There is a reason why Kennett football coach Joel Wyatt is an extraordinarily successful coach and not a member of the media or even a fan, per se. His task is to focus on the here and now, not some possible, but not definitive opponent off into the future. However, the Indian Nation – and the rest of the prep football fans (and media) throughout Southeast Missouri had to have had their interest piqued a tad when MSHSAA released its District assignments Monday.
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Volleyball Roundup, Sept. 21: Dexter wins fourth straight match with sweep of Woodland (9/22/20)The Dexter volleyball team stretched its win streak to four matches with a 25-22, 25-17, 25-16 victory over Woodland on Monday night at Marble Hill. Chloe Thurmon paced Dexter with 13 kills. Bailey Chamberlain had nine, Dulcie Pullen eight and Mikayla Dodson seven. Pullen and Thurmon had two blocks apiece.
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Schedule set for Dig for Life Challenge volleyball tournament (9/11/20)
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Baseball Roundup, Aug. 31: Cooter rolls to W (9/1/20)It was a barrage of extra base hits for the home team Cooter in the shortened contest that would spell doom early for Clarkton.
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Veteran Clarkton volleyball squad looks to repeat recent success in Bootheel (8/31/20)The Clarkton Reindeer volleyball program is blessed with experience entering its 2020 campaign. Clarkton has five returning varsity starters on last season’s varsity squad that finished 23-7-3. “We been really young the past few years,” Clarkton coach Amy Cowart said. “This group of seniors has played varsity since they were freshmen. We’ve finally matured. Most of the players on the varsity squad have played varsity for multiple seasons. They are very seasoned players.”...
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BREAKING: MSHSAA announces possible alternate schedules for schools (8/13/20)There are now options for schools in Missouri to play sports at different points during the 2020-21 academic year. On Thursday morning, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Board of Directors announced, during a virtual meeting, the approval of a possible alternative schedule for its member schools...
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2020 Semoball Awards will be 'different,' but still a 'great show' (5/22/20)Each year the Semoball Awards recognizes outstanding high school athletes from around the region. That tradition continues this summer albeit in a different format because of lingering COVID-19 concerns and social distancing requirements.
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MSHSAA Board changes summer by-laws, opens the door for summer time contests (4/17/20)Columbia, Mo. - The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Board of Directors voted to grant relief of portions of the MSHSAA By-Laws that include summer limits on contact between coaches and student-athletes at its April meeting on Thursday...
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Host sites selected for most spring district tournaments in Missouri (4/2/20)Host sites are set for most district tournaments if spring sports resume in Missouri. Missouri high schools remain out of session and all springs sports activities and practices are currently suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indiana High School Athletics Association canceled spring sports in Indiana Thursday due to the VOVID-19 pandemic...
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MSHSAA issues update regarding status of spring sports (3/25/20)The Missouri State High School Activities Association issued an update regarding the status of spring sports amidst the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday. “While schools across the state are determining the best course of action during this unprecedented time, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) office staff continues to prepare for Spring Championships,” MSHSAA said in a press release. ...
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Cooter, Ellington, Chaffee, Saxony Lutheran, Sikeston, and South Pemiscot ranked in preseason state baseball rankings (3/18/20)The preseason Missouri high school baseball state rankings were released Wednesday by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association. Six baseball teams from the semoball.com coverage area are state-ranked. Cooter, which placed third in Class 1 last spring and finished 22-1 in its fall campaign, is ranked No. ...
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C1D1, C2D1, & C3D1 all-district basketball teams released (3/18/20)A slew of basketball players from the Missouri Bootheel have been named to all-district teams. Listed below are the boys and girls all-district basketball teams for Class 1, District 1; Class 2, District 1; and Class 3, District 1. Class 1, District 1 All-District Team...
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MSHSAA releases spring sports district assignments (3/13/20)Spring sports for Missouri high schools will start as planned next week, MSHSAA announced Friday after releasing district assignments. "We re monitoring what is happening from the Missouri Department of Health, the Governor's Office, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education," MSHSAA said in a statement Friday...
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2020 Tri-County Conference basketball awards released (3/6/20)The 2020 Tri-County Conference Boys Basketball Awards have been released. Cooter senior Jacob Watkins has been selected first-team all-conference and Tri-County Conference Basketball Player of the Year. Watkins, who scored 643 points his senior season, averaged 30 points per game in conference play and 25 points per game overall. He hit 122 3-pointers, brought down four rebounds per game, collected two steals per game, and averaged two assists per game...
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Cooter boys basketball rallies past Clarkton 65-60 to claim first district title since 1999 (2/28/20)CARDWELL, Mo. - Knocking down clutch free throws hasn’t been a forte for the Cooter Wildcats varsity boys basketball team the entire season. “Normally we are not a good free throw shooting team but the last few weeks we’ve found a way to make free throws,” Mathis said. “You have to get rebounds and make free throws to win close games. Fortunately, we’ve been able to do that down the stretch.”...
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Basketball Roundup, Feb. 25 (2/26/20)The Notre Dame Bulldogs (21-3) are now a perfect 11-0 on their home court after defeating the MICDS Rams (13-10) 59-43 on Tuesday evening.
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BASKETBALL STATE RANKINGS: Advance boys enter Class 2 rankings (2/21/20)Five boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the final regular-season state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (21-5), which is the No. 1 seed in Class 1, District 2, drops two spots to No. 9 in the Class 1 boys poll...
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TRI-COUNTY BASKETBALL SEMIFINAL: Gideon beats Clarkton 66-49 for 14th straight victory (2/14/20)CLARKTON, Mo. - The Clarkton Reindeer varsity boys basketball team kept things close for three quarters but was unable to put together the finish it needed to become the first team beat the Gideon Bulldogs in the 2020 calendar year Thursday night. No. 1 seeded Gideon outscored No. 4 seeded Clarkton 19-7 in the fourth quarter on its way to a 66-49 victory in the second semifinal of the Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament at Clarkton High School...
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MSHSAA basketball District seedings released (2/13/20)The postseason for MSHSAA basketball is nearing and the seedings and schedule for District play throughout Southeast Missouri were recently set.
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BASKETBALL STATE RANKINGS: Cape Central boys, Notre Dame girls enter rankings (2/13/20)Six boys basketball teams and three girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Thursday. Delta (19-4), which has won nine of its last 10, drops a spot to No. 7 in the Class 1 boys poll...
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Basketball Roundup, Feb. 11 (2/12/20)Gabby Nielson scored a game-high 33 points for the Campbell Camels (6-13) and outscored the Puxico Indians (0-16) by herself as the Camels picked up a 61-25 road victory on Monday.
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Gideon, Risco, Cooter, & Clarkton reach semifinals of Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament (2/11/20)CLARKTON, Mo. - The semifinals are set at the Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament after the top four seeds collected quarterfinal wins. No. 3 seeded Cooter (11-7) will take on No. 2 seeded Risco (12-9) Tuesday at 6 p.m. and No. 1 seeded Gideon (18-4) will take on No. 4 seeded Clarkton (10-11) Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Both semifinals are slated to take place at Clarkton High School...
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Gideon receives No. 1 seed in Tri-County Conference boys basketball tournament (bracket included) (2/9/20)The stage is set for the highly anticipated Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament. The eight-team tournament takes placed Feb. 10-14 at Clarkton High School. Tri-County Conference regular-season champion Gideon (17-4), which has won its last 12 games and went 7-0 in conference play, has received the No. 1 seed...
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BASKETBALL STATE RANKINGS: Oak Ridge boys enter Class 1 rankings (2/9/20)Six boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball.com coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta, which had won nine straight as it beat Oak Ridge 105-86 in the semifinal of the Scott-Mississippi County Conference Tournament Friday, remains No. 6 in the Class 1 boys state poll. Oak Ridge (12-9) moves into the rankings at No. 10 in the Class 1 boys state poll...
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Basketball Roundup, Feb. 4 (2/5/20)Meadow Heights led from the tip outscoring Zalma 41-26 at halftime and never looked back, winning 77-52.
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Boys BasketballClarkton at ZalmaJanuary 28 ~ 7:30 p.m.
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Boys BasketballClarkton at Delta C-7(Deering)February 2 ~ TBA
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Boys BasketballClarkton at Richland(Essex)February 4 ~ 6 p.m.
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Boys BasketballSouthland at ClarktonFebruary 5 ~ 6 p.m.
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Boys BasketballClarkton at Tri-County TournamentFebruary 8 ~ TBA
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Boys BasketballClarkton at Tri-County TournamentFebruary 9 ~ TBA
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Boys BasketballClarkton at Tri-County TournamentFebruary 10
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Boys BasketballClarkton at Tri-County TournamentFebruary 11 ~ TBA
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Boys BasketballClarkton at Tri-County TournamentFebruary 12 ~ TBA
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Boys BasketballSouth Pemiscot at ClarktonFebruary 16 ~ 6 p.m.