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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.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A grand slam off the bat of CJ Kelley jumpstarted a 10-run third inning Wednesday for Portageville in the MSHSAA Class 2 quarterfinal. "I got a pitch that I liked, took it the opposite way and it felt good off the bat," said Kelley, who drove in five runs in the inning...

Class 1 State Quarterfinal @ Hillcrest High School, Springfield MO. Oran (19-3) – Batting: Kolten Payne (2-3, RBI), Connor Kern (2-3, Run), Nolan Loper (2-3, Run), Seth Cauble (1-2, Run). Pitching: W – Connor Kern (3.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 5 BB, 5 K), Carson Kern (3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K)...

The game will be played at Cape Central High School at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

CRYSTAL CITY, Mo. — Trey Porter was not thinking of taking advantage of an inviting right-field fence. “I’ve never been one to hit for opposite-field power, so I wasn’t really trying,” said the Greenville sophomore of his two-run home run Monday. Porter’s blast over the tall right-field fence and another two-run shot by Talan McDaniel highlighted a six-run first inning before the Bears got the line going again in the second inning...

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). ...

East Carter and Greenville has survived through the district tournaments and will try to extend their seasons in the sectional round of the MSHSAA Class 2 baseball championships. The Bears will travel north to Crystal City while East Carter will stay home to play Portageville on Monday...

GREENVILLE — With the game tied in the bottom of the sixth, Greenville’s Cooper Sturgeon was just told to find a way to get on base by his coaches. "I honestly wasn't going up there hoping to do much," Sturgeon said. "I was wanting to get a base hit, get on base and start something...

Class 2 District 1 Championship @ Portageville South Pemiscot (13-8) - Batting: Zachary Southern (1-3, RBI), Steven Henley (1-3, 2B, Run). Pitching: LP - Henley (2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 4 K). Portageville (28-3) - Batting: Ronald Adams (3-4, 2 3B, 5 RBIs, Run), Conner Johnson (1-2, 2 RBIs, 2 Runs), THomas Frakes (2-2, RBI, Run). Pitching: WP - Donney Benthal (6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 6 K)...

GREENVILLE – The host Greenville Bears were able to rally in the sixth to put the semifinal against Saxony Lutheran out of reach as the Bears took a 6-3 win on Monday. Talan McDaniel got the ball to start for Greenville as he was able to pick up five strikeouts in six innings and Trey Porter came in to get the save int he seventh. ...

Class 1 District 2 Semifinals @ Advance Delta (5-15) - Batting: Lanson Cox (2-5, 2 Runs), Coleton Deckard (2-3, Run), Levi Jansen (1-3, RBI), Ryan Glenzy (2-4). Pitching: LP - Cox (5 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 6 BB, 3 K). Advance (11-11) - Batting: Hayden Laird (3-4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBIs, Run), Coleton Silman (1-2, 3 RBIs), Hunter Tidwell (2-3, RBI, 2 Runs), Jaxon Limbaugh (1-4, 2B, 2 RBIs, Run). Pitching: WP - Jack Bailey (6 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 1 BB, 8 K)...

By ROBERT AUGSDORFER Sports Writer The area high school baseball teams have wrapped up their seasons and are gearing up for the postseason. Ozark Foothills Conference rivals Naylor and Neelyville will be seeing each other in the first round of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 2 tournament in Van Buren on Monday. ...

GREENVILLE – Despite playing from behind for most of the game, Greenville came through in the bottom of the sixth to steal a 3-2 victory over Doniphan on Monday. The Dons suffered their fifth straight loss as they've been scuffling as of late. "JD (Burton) pitched a good game for us," Doniphan coach Dalton Pennington said. "We made a couple of errors behind him that cost us the game. If that sixth inning went smoothly, we would've won it 2-1."...

NEELYVILLE – It was a battle of two Ozark Foothills Conference rivals on paper, but the bats showed up for one team and not the other as Greenville came away with a 9-3 road win over the Tigers. "We just put the bat on the ball (Tuesday)," Greenville coach Benji Stahl said...

POPLAR BLUFF — Poplar Bluff took advantage of some miscues early, Greenville returned the favor late to overcome a five-run deficit before the Mules walked off with a wild win Tuesday. Kolby Greenwall’s sacrifice fly tied it in the bottom of the seventh before Dylan Bratcher drew a bases-loaded walk to give Poplar Bluff a 7-6 win over the Bears at Bobby Strenfel Field...

With all seven softball teams heading into the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament with limited playing or outdoor practice time the pervious week, there will be an emphasis on pitching and defense to step up. East Carter, the defending champion, is one of the favorites as the top seed with a first-round bye and the Redbirds are undefeated at 10-0. ...

The bracket for the 2022 Ozark Foothills Conference softball tournament was decided Wednesday as the teams get ready to play each other next week.  The first round will be on Monday at McLane Park in Poplar Bluff while the semifinals, third place and championship games will be played at Three Rivers College...

BENTON, Mo. — Several local athletes shined as more than 20 teams attended the 2022 Johnny Merrick Track and Field Invitational at Kelly High School on Thursday, April 7. Dexter claimed gold in both of boys’ and girls’ division with eight individual winners. The Bearcats finished with 141.5 points and won the boy’s division by a comfortable margin...

ELLSINORE — Jordan Moore and the East Carter softball team had not given up a hit over the previous 15 2/3 innings heading into Thursday’s home game. Greenville’s Harlie Rainwater snapped it with a sharp liner to left field after Moore struck out the first hitter she faced...

Two days after losing to a very good Seckman team that ended Cape Central’s winning streak, the Tiger’s bats took their frustrations out on Chaffee pitching Friday as Central beat up on the Red Devils 11-1 at Cape Central High School. Cape Central took a 1-0 lead after the first inning and tacked on six more runs in the third frame and four more in the bottom of the fourth to take an 11-0 lead. ...

Woodland junior Lane VanGennip threw a two-hit shutout with an incredible 18 strikeouts as the Cardinals defeated Leopold in the opening round of the Oak Ridge Tournament Thursday at Meadow Heights High School. What makes the feat by VanGennip that much more impressive is he only needed 89 pitches to strike out 18 batters, throwing an unbelievable 70 of 89 pitches for strikes...