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There are few businesses anywhere in the world that haven’t had to think differently over the past couple of years in this ever-changing environment that we are all immersed in, more than likely, forever. And Semoball.com is not immune to that. The website devoted to providing sports fans thorough coverage of sports throughout Southeast Missouri is still going to make that its mission on a daily basis, however, the internal pieces are going to be doing some shifting moving forward.

Prior to the MSHSAA Class 4 Boy’s Soccer state championship game last November in Springfield, Jackson senior goalkeeper Luke Mirly wasn’t exactly feeling great.

The Semoball Cup is presented to the school with the most successful season based on a formula that takes into account the combined winning percentage of all sports teams (WIN) plus bonus points for advancement in postseason play for both teams (POST) and individuals (IND). The bonus points are divided by the number of teams a school fields. Here are the standings with previous rankings from 2020:...

The best of the best will be recognized at the 2021 Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH on July 10 at the Rock N’ Roll Drive-In in Chaffee.

The 2021 Tri-County Conference all-conference softball awards have been released. Holcomb senior Hannah Burk and Holcomb junior Alyssa Brown have been selected Tri-County Co-Players of the Year. “Hannah led us in almost every offensive category and she plays first base about as good as anyone I’ve seen,” Holcomb coach Matt Casper said. “She’s just solid all the way around.”...

HOLCOMB - The Holcomb Hornets softball squad is headed to the state playoffs for the first time in school history. No. 1 seeded Holcomb beat No. 2 seeded Gideon with Risco 10-0 Friday in the Class 1, District 1 final to secure its first district title ever...

The brackets are set for the Tri- County Conference and Bootheel Conference softball tournaments. Both events begin Monday. Holcomb is the No. 1 seed in the Tri-County Conference Tournament and Kennett is the No. 1 seed in the Bootheel Conference Tournament...

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.

The 2021 Tri-County Conference boys basketball awards have been released.

DELTA - It took a massive second-half rally and a couple of clutch shots but the Delta Bobcats boys basketball squad found a way to eliminate the Gideon Bulldogs from postseason play Tuesday night. Delta rallied from a 72-57 deficit in the final six minutes of regulation to force overtime and hit a free throw with one second left in the extra session to edge Gideon 89-88 in a Class 1 sectional at Delta High School...

ESSEX, Mo. — Cinderella’s slipper didn't fit for the Scott County Central boys' basketball team on Thursday night. After defeating the No. 4 and No. 1 seeds in back-to-back games, the Braves couldn't find enough firepower late as they fell to second-seeded Gideon 61-55 in the Class 1, District 1 Tournament championship game at Richland High School...

St. Vincent avoided the first round upset as they took down sixth seeded Puxico at home Tuesday in the Class 2, District 3 quarterfinals, 62-47. Puxico brought the fight, staying right with the home Indians, as St. Vincent could never shake Puxico for good...

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.

HOLCOMB - The top-seed Holcomb Hornets outlasted the No. 5 seeded Gideon Bulldogs 47-42 in the first semifinal of the Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament Saturday at Holcomb High School. “Credit Gideon for giving us a tough game,” Holcomb coach Michael Snider said. ...

The seedings have been released for the Class 1-3 boys and girls district basketball tournaments. Postseason play begins Feb. 20 for schools in Class 1-3. Higher seeds are slated to host quarterfinals and semifinals. Some districts will also have the highest remaining seed host their district championship. Other districts have elected to designate a neutral host site for their district final...

The Dexter boys basketball team wrapped up the SCAA portion of its schedule with a 94-36 rout of Bell City on Tuesday night at Bell City High School. The Bearcats (18-4, 6-1 SCAA) erupted for 32 points in the first quarter and 34 more in the third. Dexter sank 12 3-pointers, including four by Jackson Allen, three by Cole Nichols and two by Ryder Boles...

GIDEON - Traveling more than 70 miles for a road contest less than 24 hours after suffering a 54-47 loss to Kelly in the title game of the Scott/Mississippi Conference Tournament Friday night wasn’t an ideal scenario for the Scott City Rams. Nevertheless, Scott City coach Mark Dannenmueller didn’t want to pass up an opportunity to take on the Gideon Bulldogs...

The bracket is set for the Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament following the completion of regular-season conference play Friday night. The eight-team event is slated to begin Monday at Delta C-7 High School in Deering. Holcomb (11-10), which went 7-0 in regular-season conference play, is the No. 1 seed. Holcomb will take on No. 8 seeded North Pemiscot in the first quarterfinal Tuesday at 6 p.m. Holcomb won the first meeting with North Pemiscot 65-23 in Jan. 28...

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...

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...

BLOOMFIELD — Portageville's Drew Irby came through with three huge plays in the final 20 seconds of overtime to prevent a dramatic upset. After recently winning the Clarkton Christmas Tournament, third-seeded Portageville needed three crucial turnovers and the baskets that followed to beat 14th-seeded Gideon 57-55 in overtime in the first round of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...

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...

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...

GIDEON - Four players scored in double digits to help carry the No. 6 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions past the No. 7 seeded Gideon Bulldogs 68-48 in a consolation semifinal at the Gideon Invitational Thursday. Senath-Hornersville led 20-12 after one quarter, 30-23 at halftime, and 43-36 at the end of the third quarter before pushing its final margin of victory to double digits...

GIDEON - Kennett Indians boys basketball coach Corbin Clark wasn’t sure how several of his players would respond when they got their first opportunity to play at the varsity level at the Gideon Invitational. “It has kind of been a nerve-racking time as a coach because we knew we had very little varsity experience coming back,” Clark said. "We didn’t know exactly what to expect at the start of the season.”...

By BRIAN ROSENER Sports Editor VAN BUREN — The opening day of the Current River Challenge started and ended well for the host Bulldogs. Van Buren’s junior varsity team picked up a win over Marquand-Zion to start the five-game event and the Bulldogs made it 2 for 2 in the nightcap with a 66-47 win over Risco...

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...

The Gideon Bulldogs boys basketball program is blessed with experience entering its 2020-21 campaign. Gideon has seven seniors, three juniors, two sophomores, and three freshmen on its high school roster. “I love these kids we have coming back,” Gideon first-year head coach Jeremey Walker, who served as the assistant coach last season, said. ...

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...

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...

ADVANCE - Advance Hornets volleyball coach Erin Hoffman felt her squad needed to display its energetic characteristics if it was going to find a way to outlast the Gideon Bulldogs in a Class 1 state quarterfinal Saturday evening at Advance High School...

ADVANCE - Gideon volleyball coach Kristen Ashabranner encouraged her players to let loose during timeouts of a closely contested first set against the Meadow Heights Panthers Saturday afternoon. “I told them they were making me look like a psycho in front of all these people,” Gideon coach Kristen Ashabranner said. ...

GIDEON - The first two sets came down to the wire but the Gideon Bulldogs volleyball squad found a way to secure a straight-set victory and its first district title since 2017 Tuesday night. No. 2 seeded Gideon closed out all three sets strong as it edged the No. 1 seeded Bernie Mules 26-24, 25-23, 25-19 in the Class 1, District 2 volleyball championship at Gideon High School...

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...

There was no shortage of intense moments on the athletic fields and courts throughout Southeast Missouri last week, as area athletes prepare for the looming postseason competition. Sikeston boy’s soccer player, Brice Gordon, and Kelly softball player, Ava LeGrand, each excelled in their endeavors and were voted by fans as the Semoball.com Athletes of the Week...

CLARKTON - The No. 1 seeded Gideon volleyball team beat No. 2 seeded Holcomb in the third day of the 2020 Tri-County Conference Tournament Friday to clench its 11th consecutive varsity title. Gideon continued their streak with a win 25-18, 25-15, 25-11 at Clarkton High School, bringing their season record to 26-1-1...

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...

Paige Glueck led Oak Ridge over a win-less Marquand team Tuesday in straight sets, 25-9, 25-16, 25-17. Glueck tied the lead in kills with teammate Erin Urhahn, both recording seven while Zoe Berry added five and Mylee Schilling finished with four. Berry also recorded 11 assists...

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...

High school athletes throughout the state are trying to hit their stride with the MSHSAA postseason nearing and that was exhibited by both Anna Eaton and Dylan Thornbrough last week.