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It’s been four years since Scott City and Kelly matched up in their opening boy’s basketball games of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament.

The St. Vincent boys basketball team rode a balanced attack to a 69-50 victory over Scott City to successfully defend their title Friday night at the Rolla “Duke” Herbert Tournament in Crystal City, Missouri.

The Notre Dame girl’s basketball squad isn’t going to overwhelm any opponent with its size. However, when it comes to athleticism and using it to cover space defensively, the Bulldogs are more than capable of utilizing that to their advantage.

SIKESTON — Brock Clippard led all scorers for Notre Dame, as Sikeston fell to their Cape Girardeau rivals 41-25. Creighton Sarakas led Sikeston with nine points. Brendon Hamilton and Mike Coaker added five, while Morgan McCauley had three, Trayvon Dukes two, and Justis Taylor 1...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Sikeston advanced to the consolation championship game of the Girls SEMO Conference Tournament after a 50-26 win over Kennett on Tuesday. Taydrianna Barnett let the Lady Bulldogs with 24 points. Karris Allen added 12, and Amyari Blissett finished with 10...

The Notre Dame girl’s basketball season has unfolded – so far – in a fairly comfortable fashion. The Bulldogs (3-0) have utilized their depth and athleticism and dominated the opposition by an average of nearly 21 points per game.

POPLAR BLUFF — In their very first race of the season, the Poplar Bluff swim team got a consideration qualifying time for state, twice. The Mules finished first and second with both 200-yard medley relays finishing under the 2-minutes, 18.29-second qualifying time. ...

High school girl's basketball teams throughout Southeast Missouri recently opened their 2019-20 seasons. Here is a look at the area teams covered by the Southeast Missourian.

High school boy's basketball teams throughout Southeast Missouri recently opened their 2019-20 seasons. Here is a look at the area teams covered by the Southeast Missourian. CAPE CENTRAL Class 4 District 1 Conference: SEMO Head coach: Drew Church (14th year)...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The Poplar Bluff girls basketball team built a double-digit lead in the opening quarter Monday night to beat Cape Central in the opening round of the SEMO Conference Tournament. The third-seeded Mules advanced with a 60-35 win over host Cape Central and will face second-seeded Jackson in the semifinals at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Johnny Adams scored 18 points to lead the Sikeston junior varsity boys’ basketball team to a 48-46 win over Notre Dame on Saturday, in the championship game of the Notre Dame Junior Varsity Tournament. Cleo Taylor finished with 10 points, to go along with 11 rebounds and three blocked shots, while Adrian Smith had seven points, Jaden Blackmon six, Carson Beaird four, and Creighton Sarakas three. Beaird added seven rebounds and six blocked shots to his total as well...

"Hoosiers" may be a wonderful movie about high school basketball, but don't expect Kirk Boeller to execute that kind of game at Notre Dame Regional High School. Boeller, 32, is beginning his second season as head coach of the Bulldogs' girls team. The four-corner ball-control offense popularized in the film by fictional Norman Dale, featuring lots of passing in the half-court before even attempting a shot, isn't Boeller's cup of tea...

Except in the United States, soccer is extraordinarily popular, with participation from much of the world — Cameroon to Cuba, Indonesia to Israel, South Africa to Scotland.

Senior Riley Burger bucketed a game-high 20 points as the Notre Dame girls basketball team opened its season with a 48-24 victory over Carbondale, Illinois, on Saturday across the river in the Land of Lincoln. Lexi Rubel chipped in 12 points for the Bulldogs, who maintained a 19-point advantage heading into the final quarter. Notre Dame (1-0) held the Terriers to single digits in each frame en route to victory...

When you are a four-time state champion athlete in high school, you’ll have options on where to attend college.

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. ...

SIKESTON — District assignments for boys’ and girls’ basketball and wrestling were released on Friday. Sikeston will be a part of Class 4, District 1, with Cape Central, Notre Dame, Dexter, Perryville, and Ste. Genevieve. Class 3, District 1 consists of Charleston, New Madrid County Central, East Prairie, Caruthersville, Doniphan, Malden, Kennett, and Twin Rivers. ...

ST. PETERS, Mo. – The Cape Girardeau Central boys swim team had its streak of consecutive MSHSAA Class 1 state championships snapped at three Friday, as the Tigers finished runner-up to champion Glendale 247 to 222, but the Tiger swimmers found solace in the fact they turned in several strong performances at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo.

Notre Dame (16-5-1) will visit John Burroughs (20-1-1) at 1 p.m. Saturday in a Class 2 quarterfinal soccer game in west St. Louis County. The Bombers, the District 4 champions, are ranked second in Class 2 in the most recent Missouri Soccer Coaches Poll. They have numerous dangerous weapons on offense, with Jackson Miller, Vic Williams, John Cordia, Austin Isaak, and the Kumar twins -- Ritvak and Rishav -- leading the way in scoring...

ST. PETERS, Mo. – Cape Girardeau Central senior Daniel Seabaugh “felt good” during his swims Thursday in the preliminary session of the MSHSAA Class 1 Boys State Swim Finals at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., which meant his coach was pleased with how the opening day of competition went for the Tigers.

ST. PETERS, Mo. – Regardless of how Notre Dame senior swimmer Nicholas Hux performs in his final high school meet today, his coach is going to be a bit disappointed.

On a frigid night, with players from both teams huddled around portable heaters, host Notre Dame defeated Lutheran South, 6-1 in sectional play Wednesday. The Class 2 District 1 champion Bulldogs (16-5-1) advance to the state quarterfinals against District 4 titleholder John Burroughs...

It's postseason football time in Southeast Missouri. Scott City, Cape Girardeau Central and Jackson are all playing in their respective district finals Friday. Notre Dame Regional High School is not involved in those playoffs -- because the Bulldogs don't compete on the gridiron...

SIKESTON — Sikeston’s Alivia Cobb garnered some more awards last week, as the Class 4, District, and SEMO Conference teams got announced. Cobb earned the SEMO Conference North Defensive Player of the Year after setting the single-season record for digs in her senior season. She also earned a spot on the first-team as well...

Notre Dame senior Blake Morris did not achieve his goal of first place but did finish in the Top 10 at Saturday’s MSHSAA Class 3 Boys Cross Country State Finals at the Gans Creek Recreational Area in Columbia, Mo.

Notre Dame Regional High School never has had a boys cross country state champion. That could change Saturday. That's when Blake Morris, the Class 3 District 1 champion, will be in Columbia, Missouri, chasing history at the Missouri Boys and Girls Cross Country State Championships...

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SIKESTON — All-District teams from Class 2 and Class 3, along with the Class 2 All-Region, were announced last week. Starting with the All-District rosters, in Class 3, District 1, Sikeston senior Emma Drury made the first team, while senior Naudia Lazcano, junior Jordi James, and freshman Nayla Bonner were honorable mentions...

Notre Dame swimmer Drew Barber and Holcomb volleyball player Bailey Cupples were voted the male and female Semoball Athletes of the Week, respectively, in balloting that concluded Wednesday night. Barber, who collected 423 votes, set three school at the MICDS Invitational swim meet. The junior set individual records in the 50 and 100 freestyles, winning the former, and was a member of the victorious record-setting 200 freestyle relay team...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The rain stopped but Perryville's three-year losing streak to Notre Dame did not. The daylong light precipitation ended just before the Class 2 District 1 championship kicked off Wednesday at Perryville Soccer Complex. The top-seeded Bulldogs (15-5-1) scored all three of their goals in the second half to defeat the second-seeded Pirates 3-0 to take the district crown...

Cape Girardeau Central narrowly pulled out a victory over budding swim rival Notre Dame Tuesday in the SEMO Conference Swim Meet at the Central Municipal Pool, and Tiger senior Jacob Bening fervently believes that a higher being played a significant role in the victory.

Top-seeded Notre Dame and second-seeded Perryville advanced to the finals of the Class 2 District 1 boys soccer tournament Monday in Perryville, Mo. Notre Dame defeated fourth-seeded St. Pius X (Festus) 4-0, while Perryville blanked third-seeded Fredericktown 6-0. Both teams were up 1-0 at halftime before pulling away in the second half...

In his last race on his home course, Notre Dame senior Blake Morris took top honors Saturday in the Class 3 District 1 cross country championships.

The Notre Dame boys swimming team placed first in three events and set four new school records en route to claiming the championship of the MICDS Invitational on Friday in the suburban St. Louis area. Drew Barber finished first in the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.71 seconds to shatter one of the Notre Dame records. ...

SIKESTON — The SEMO All-Conference softball teams are here. Sikeston had one member on the first team and four more on the second team. Notre Dame had six nominations on the first team, while Jackson had four. North County and Farmington each finished with three nominees, and Kelly, Chaffee, Cape Central, and Poplar Bluff each rounded out the team with one...

Notre Dame swimmer Nicholas Hux and Meadow Heights volleyball player Gracie Cook were voted the male and female Semoball Athletes of the Week, respectively, in balloting that concluded Wednesday night. Hux, who collected 199 votes, won the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly and swam a leg on the winning 200 freestyle relay at a quad meet last week, and also won the 500 freestyle in another quad meet...

They say that all good things must end. Notre Dame's storybook season was abruptly cut short Monday as it lost its Class 3 quarterfinal softball game to visiting Incarnate Word Academy, 12-7.

Volleyball squads throughout the Missouri Bootheel begin postseason play Monday. Holcomb, South Pemiscot, Southland, North Pemiscot, Hayti, Delta C-7, and Cooter are in Class 1, District 1 at Holcomb. Defending champion Holcomb has received the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye...

There may be no softball team remaining in the MSHSAA postseason that comprehends the importance of defense more so than Notre Dame.

Gracie Cook hammered 10 kills as the Meadow Heights volleyball team posted its 12th consecutive win of the season in its 25-16, 17-25, 25-10 victory over St. Paul Lutheran (Farmington) on Friday in both teams' regular-season finale...

Notre Dame is the fourth-best Class 1 girls tennis team in the state of Missouri.

Soccer can be an unforgiving sport and Jackson found that out Wednesday in its SEMO Conference match at Notre Dame.

The Notre Dame boys swimming team took first place team honors at the Bubble pool Wednesday in its senior night quad event. Bulldogs senior Nicholas Hux took first place in two invidual events -- 50 freestyle and 100 buttefly -- and swam a leg on the winning 200 freestyle relay team...

Donna Ryan, co-coach of the Notre Dame girls tennis team, is clear about three things in regard to the Class 1 state tournament being played today in Springfield, Missouri.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Pool play was not pleasant for the Sikeston volleyball team on Tuesday. The first day of the SEMO Conference Volleyball Tournament kicked off at the Cape SportsPlex in Cape Girardeau. 10 teams, split into two divisions, made up the tournament. In the North Division was Jackson, Notre Dame, Cape Central, Poplar Bluff, and Sikeston, while the South Division comprised of Scott City, Oran, New Madrid County Central (NMCC), Kennett, and Charleston...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team finished first in SEMO South Division pool play Tuesday at Cape Girardeau SportsPlex in Cape Girardeau. Kennett won seven of the eights sets it played in pool play. Kennett beat Charleston 25-18, 25-14; Kennett beat New Madrid County Central 25-17, 25-9; Kennett beat Oran 25-14, 25-23; and Kennett split Scott City 26-24, 25-27...

The Saxony Lutheran Crusaders could not keep the North County Raiders from putting the ball in the back of the net, losing 4-2 on the road in boys soccer. Paul Adams led the Saxony Lutheran (7-9) offense, scoring a goal on an indirect free kick and assisting on the Crusaders other goal. Garrett Richey found the back of the net off the Adams feed...

Analytics are the big trend in Major League Baseball. The jury is out, though, on how relevant statistical information is in predicting the results of postseason high school softball. On paper, strictly looking at this season's numbers, host Notre Dame (26-5) should defeat visiting Hillsboro (20-9) in today's Class 3 sectional matchup...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. – Through six innings, the top five hitters in the Notre Dame softball lineup hadn’t done much against Perryville senior pitcher Makayla Brown in Friday’s Class 3 District 1 championship game. The Bulldog hitters, who have been productive all season in averaging over 10 runs per game, had gotten just a couple of hits and no runs from that aforementioned group in 15 at-bats.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. – History shows that Notre Dame softball wasn’t going to have much difficulty with Sikeston.