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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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.

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.

It was a barrage of extra base hits for the home team Cooter in the shortened contest that would spell doom early for Clarkton.

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.”...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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. ...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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.”...

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.

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...

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...

The postseason for MSHSAA basketball is nearing and the seedings and schedule for District play throughout Southeast Missouri were recently set.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Meadow Heights led from the tip outscoring Zalma 41-26 at halftime and never looked back, winning 77-52.

Oak Ridge had to overcome a lot in its 61-60 boy’s basketball home victory over Oran Tuesday, not the least of which was a very strong Eagle team.

Seven boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the Semoball coverage area are ranked in the latest state poll released Wednesday by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (16-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, has moved up two spots to No. 6 in the Class 1 boys poll...

The Webster Groves Statesman did not have a double-digit scorer, but eked out a 41-34 home victory over the Jackson Indians.

Six Semoball boys basketball teams and two Semoball girls basketball teams are ranked in the latest state rankings provided by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (14-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, is ranked No. 8 in the Class 1 boys poll...

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Risco 63, Clarkton 52 CLARKTON, Mo. - The Risco Tigers varsity boys basketball team built a 29-14 lead by halftime on its way to a 63-52 road win against the Clarkton Reindeer Tuesday night. Evan Pipkin hit four of the Tigers’ five treys on his way to a team-high 20 points. Andrew Rodgers added 18 points. Kamron Meese and Hayden Ludwig both scored nine points for Risco...

-Hornersville 65, Clarkton 63 SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville varsity boys basketball team rallied from 10 down at the start of the fourth quarter to beat the visiting Clarkton Reindeer 65-63 Monday. Parker Rhew, who finished with 18 points, hit a 2-point shot at the buzzer to secure the victory...

CAMPBELL BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CAMPBELL, Mo. - The No. 3 seeded Southland Rebels booked a spot in the championship semifinals of the Campbell Tournament by beating the No. 6 seeded Delta C-7 Chargers 72-68 Tuesday night. Delta C-7 jumped out to a 21-15 lead after one quarter before Southland rallied to tie things up at 36-all by halftime. The quarterfinal remained tied at 52-all at the end of the third quarter before Southland won the fourth quarter 20-16...

Senath-Hornersville 60, Gideon The Senath-Hornersville Lions trailed by single digits much of the first three quarters but managed to rally late and walk away with the consolation championship at the Gideon Bulldog Classic Thursday. No. 6 seeded Senath-Hornersville outscored No. 5 seeded Gideon 24-8 in the fourth quarter to secure 60-51 victory...

GIDEON, Mo. - The Gideon Bulldogs Classic varsity boys basketball tournament concluded with four games Thursday night. The No. 1 seeded Kennett Indians outscored the No. 2 seeded Caruthersville Tigers in each of the first three quarters on its way to a 77-64 win in the championship...

GIDEON, Mo. - One quarterfinal came down to the wire but all of the favorites advanced to the semifinals of the Gideon Invitational varsity boys basketball tournament Monday night. The No. 3 seeded Hayti Indians outlasted the No. 6 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions 52-47 in the only quarterfinal decided by single digits Monday...

High school basketball teams throughout the Missouri Bootheel begin play in opening-season basketball tournaments Monday.

The Clarkton Reindeer varsity boys basketball team enters the season in search of a new offensive leader after graduating 2019 Tri-County Conference Player of the Year Lee Matney off of last season’s squad that finished 13-13. “We graduated Lee Matney who averaged 26 points per game last season,” Clarkton coach Jordan Bidewell said. ...

The Missouri High School Activities Association released district assignments for the 2019-20 season for basketball and wrestling Friday. Kennett is headed back to Class 2 in wrestling after competing in Class 1 last season. Kennett is slated to compete in Class 2, District 1 with Affton, Park Hills Central, Dexter, John Burroughs, Miller Career Academy, Normandy, Notre Dame Cape Girardeau, Potosi, Roosevelt, Soldan International Studies, St. ...

The 2019 Tri-County Conference volleyball awards have been released. Clarkton senior Kayla Gentry is the 2019 Tri-County Conference Volleyball Player of the Year. Gentry finished with 36 ace serves, 188 digs, 22 assists, nine blocks, and 254 kills her senior season...