Perryville

The Jackson volleyball team defeated Perryville Monday in straight sets, 25-8, 25-23, 25-16, improving their recording to an impressive 22-4 on the season. Junior hitter Mia Trankler let the Indians in kills recording 16 while Hannah Shinn added nine kills, Olivia Ward pitched in eight, and Freshman Nadia Wasilewski recorded seven kills...

There were 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.

In Class 5, District 1 semifinal action at Seckman High School in Imperial it was all Notre Dame from the second inning on as the first seed Bulldogs defeated Fox in five innings 13-1 Thursday. After a zero was put on the scoreboard in the first inning, the Bulldog offense heated up in the second frame, scoring eight runs and was never really threatened again...

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...

Perryville jumped on Chaffee in the first inning, scoring three runs off of Devil’s starting hurler Jayden Welch and went on to win easily Monday 10-0 in six innings. The Pirates added on four more runs in the second inning and never looked back. They scored one run in the fifth and two more in the sixth to total 10 in the game to put the mercy rule in effect...

Advance was the lone MSHSAA Class 1 team competing in the Jackson Volleyball Tournament Saturday, yet the Hornets showed their prowess in narrowly finishing second to champion Helias Catholic.

Over the past week, the Poplar Bluff soccer team faced the top three state-ranked teams in the area and was shut out each time. “We’ve had a tough week this week,” Mules coach Rusty Crafton said after a 3-0 loss to Perryville on Thursday night. The Pirates scored twice in the opening 10 minutes on goals by Stratton Kaempfe and Colby Hager and added a late goal by Dillion Schlimpert...

In a game between two very solid softball teams, it was the Perryville Pirates’ sophomore starting pitcher Alyson Stortz who gave the performance of the season, shutting down Notre Dame’s high octane offense, winning 1-0 Thursday. Stortz gave head coach Dustin Wengert her best “ace” performance, pitching the complete game, allowing just four hits while striking out three and walking one to earn the win...

The Notre Dame girls volleyball team lost to Class one #1 ranked Advance in straight sets Monday 10-25, 9-25, 14-25 to drop their record to 11-4-1 and on the season. Claire Jones recorded six assists while Sarah Brennan added five in the loss. Rylee McClintock and Lexi Rubel each had three kills...

With Perryville winning 1-0 in the final period, Saxony Lutheran's Milo Greenfield scored a late-final period goal to tie the game at 1 and forced overtime. In the shootout, Max Richey, Paul Adams, Quinn Stevens, and Mike Hasz all scored goals while Crusader goal tender Aaron Zoellner save two penalty kicks in the shootout to seal the victory...

High school football teams that reach the state championship in their respective class will not have the opportunity to play for a state title at Memorial Stadium located on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia this season. The Missouri High School Activities Association announced earlier this week they are moving the state championships to high school facilities due to venue usage conflicts in Columbia...

Cape Central had a very busy weekend and start to the new week as they earned a well deserved victory beating Fox Monday night in straight sets 25-19 and 25-14. Ava Nelson had five kills to go with nine digs. Ella Vogel recorded 13 kills, two blocks, and added 10 digs...

Alyson Stortz had all of her pitches working Tuesday afternoon as she shut out Saxony Lutheran 11-0 to earn the Pirates their 13th win of the season in dominating fashion. Stortz was near perfect, as she only gave up one hit in the contest. She pitched all five innings (10-run rule shortened), giving up just the one hit, striking out 11 and walking zero...

Jeff Graviett’s Notre Dame softball team is off to an 18-1 start in 2020. It seems destined for postseason glory and perhaps — if all goes well — Notre Dame’s first state softball title since 2009. The only blemish during the current campaign is a 1-0 loss September 18 to Father Tolton Regional Catholic...

After victories over Hillsboro and Perryville, Notre Dame found themselves in the championship game of the Jackson Invitational Tournament Saturday against a very good Jackson squad. They would go on to defeat the Indians 8-3, winning the championship...

PERRYVILLE - On the first offensive play from scrimmage Friday between rivals St. Vincent and Perryville, Indian senior quarterback John Wibbenmeyer found junior wide receiver Jacob Kapp for a 37-yard gain. The play would serve as a precursor on how the night would go for the Pirate defense...

Perryville could not string together the offense to come back, getting behind early in the game, to mount a comeback as they lost to Hillsboro Thursday at home 7-3. The Hawks jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first. They would then score three more runs in the top of inning three, with the home-team Pirates getting on the scoreboard one-half inning later, pushing a lone run across the plate...

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.

Perryville received stellar pitching from Ann-Marie Simpson and Alyson Stortz as they combined for a two hit shutout of Fredericktown Monday and defeated the Blackcats 12-0 to improve to 8-2 on the season. Simpson got the start for the Pirates. She allowed one hit and zero runs over four innings, striking out three and walking one...

PERRYVILLE - If you broke down Perryville’s 35-30 football victory over Malden at Perryville Friday into segments, depending on which part of the contest you watched, you would have a varying opinion on each team.

Two Dunklin County football squads will have to travel a bit further than originally planned for their Week 4 football contests Friday. Kennett’s game at Caruthersville and Malden’s game at Chaffee have been cancelled. Kennett has added St. Pius X to its schedule in place of Caruthersville. Malden has added Perryville to its schedule in place of Chaffee. Both games are slated for a 7 p.m. kickoff Friday night...

As much as football intellect is needed by all that follow high school football throughout Missouri, organizational skills may be even more critical.

Farmington 11, Jackson 8 Jackson (8-2) lost a heartbreaker at Farmington (7-6) Wednesday. The Tribe and the Knights were tied 8-8 going into the bottom of the sixth when Jayden Tucker hit a three-run homer off Indians starter Katelyn Carter. Carter pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing ten hits and 11 runs...

It wasn’t just one Turk that did all the damage in a 18-7 rout of North County Thursday afternoon in Bonne Terre; it was two! Clean-up hitter Kayleigh Turk came up big for the Tigers, recording four hits in four at-bats, accumulating an double and three RBI singles. She also scored four times...

The mindset of a football team can change drastically in a single week; all it takes is the next game to do so.

Portageville picked up its first win of the 2020 season on Tuesday evening at Senath-Hornersville.

Poplar Bluff runner Jaden Deaton tore off over the 2.35-mile course through Jackson City Park Saturday to win the 12th-grade boy’s class at the annual Jackson Cross Country Invitational.

The 2020 football season will get underway throughout the state of Missouri (St. Louis aside) tonight and that is no small thing in wake of a global pandemic.

POPLAR BLUFF — The 2020 football has finally arrived and in Missouri (at least for now), Semoball.com-area programs are playing (for the most part).

PERRYVILLE — All eyes are going to be on Perryville High School senior runner Courtney Wright on Saturdays this fall.

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...

Perryville High School football coach Blane Boss had a tough decision to make in the Pirates’ 2019 training camp when it came to the quarterback position.

Five head football coaches from Cape Girardeau and Perry counties believe their teams will snap the ball for the first time in a competitive game on Friday, August 28. MSHSAA, the Missouri State High School Athletic Association, and the Missouri Football Coaches Association (MFCA) are in agreement that August 10 will be the first official practice for Show Me State teams...