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Oran extends streak as Sikeston celebrates seniors (5/2/24)SIKESTON — Oran crashed the party on Sikeston’s senior night, securing a 6-0 victory at VFW Stadium on Wednesday, May 1. The win marks the third consecutive year the Eagles (13-5) have defeated the Bulldogs (4-17). “Being able to jump on them earlier with those runs was important,” said Oran coach Joe Bickings. “I don’t want to say we got complacent, but we got runners on and just didn’t get them in. We had a lot of runners left on base.”...
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Sikeston’s goal-scoring explosion caps off memorable senior night (5/2/24)SIKESTON — Sikeston cruised to a 9-1 victory over Massac County on Tuesday, April 30 at Bill Lawson Memorial Field, turning Senior Night into a goal-scoring celebration. The win highlighted the immense contributions of departing seniors Olivia Gadberry, Cate Schrumpf, and Kenzie Ogden...
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'Competitive mentality' drives Dexter SB junior through growth (5/2/24)The 2023 postseason was a brief affair for the Dexter High School softball team, as it fell 10-0 to MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 runner-up Portageville in the opening game. However, the Bearcats (4-13) are hoping for a better outcome in Friday’s opening game against Charleston (1-15) at 4:30 p.m. at Malden.
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Postseason gets underway for growing Bloomfield SB squad (5/2/24)The “second season” begins today for the Bloomfield High School softball squad. The Wildcats will visit Winona and battle the host Wildcats (2-12) at 2 p.m. to open the MSHSAA Class 1 District 3 Tournament.
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Dexter BB junior is 'veteran leader' at plate, on field (5/2/24)The past week was a historic one for the Dexter High School baseball program, and this coming week could prove to be memorable, as well.
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Dexter SB pitcher closing career with (yet) another achievement (5/1/24)There has not been an abundance of positive results that have come from this spring’s Dexter High School softball season, as it has labored to a 4-13 mark. However, one bright spot has been the pitching of Bearcat senior Amelia Jenkins. “We knew that the Jenkins girl was going to be super tough,” New Madrid County Central coach Matt Hartman said earlier this season after watching Jenkins strike out 11 Eagle hitters in a game at East Park in Dexter.
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Roper, Advance/Bell City SB close out regular season in strong fashion (5/1/24)There can’t possibly be a more potent or intimidating softball squad entering the MSHSAA postseason than Advance/Bell City.
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St. Joseph named new MSHSAA football championships host starting 2024 (4/30/24)For the first time since 1995, the MSHSAA Show-Me Bowl, the series of high school football state championships, won’t be in the Edward Jones Dome or at Faurot Field. Instead, the event has reportedly been scheduled to move to St. Joseph, Missouri, as soon as the 2024 season for some teams, moving to Missouri Western State’s Spratt Stadium...
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Sauer shines as Indians secure SEMO Conference Championship (4/30/24)A dominant outing from John-Paul Sauer led the Jackson Indians to a 5-0 win over the Dexter Bearcats to claim their third consecutive SEMO Conference Championship at Capaha Field on Monday. “It’s always fun to win and it’s always fun to play on this field,” Indians coach Josh Roach said. “Dexter played really well today and they’re a really good ball team. Our guys played good team baseball and got the job done.”...
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State aspirations high for Sikeston after SEMO North success (4/30/24)CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Sikeston’s track and field athletes turned in a strong showing at the SEMO Conference-North Meet on Saturday, securing numerous top-three finishes. The Bulldog and Lady Bulldog athletes made their presence felt on the leaderboard with multiple podium finishes and promising state qualification prospects...
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Jones, Bills win triple crowns, lead NMCC at SEMO South (4/30/24)CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Podium finishes were plentiful for New Madrid County Central at the SEMO Conference-South Meet on Saturday, April 27. The boys’ squad powered their way to a second-place finish, while the girls’ team earned a respectable fourth place, showcasing the Eagles’ depth across multiple events...
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Charleston, Kelly, East Prairie athletes turn heads at SEMO East (4/30/24)CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Woodland swept the team titles at the SEMO Conference-East Meet on Saturday at Cape Central High School, but athletes from Charleston, Kelly, and East Prairie showed up and showed out, highlighting the strength of local programs...
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Competitive showing for SCC, Oran at SEMO West Meet (4/30/24)CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. — It was a battle for the top spots at the SEMO Conference-West Meet on Saturday, with Hayti and Chaffee ultimately walking away with the team titles, but Scott County Central and Oran athletes proved they’re on the rise. Scott County Central’s Namarius Banks-Warren proved a triple threat, dominating the sprints and the high jump. ...
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Bernie SB tops NMCC in battle of teams having special springs (4/29/24)In its latest outing, the New Madrid County Central High School softball squad didn’t get the outcome it was hoping for, as Bernie put four runs across the plate in its final at-bat to earn a 9-7 win on Friday at New Madrid County Central. However, that one game – or how this week unfolds for the Eagles – can’t diminish how well this spring has gone for second-year coach Matt Hartman’s girls.
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Missourian Track Roundup: SEMO Conference Championships (4/28/24)Track and Field athletes from all over Southeast Missouri weathered the rain to compete in the SEMO Conference championships on Saturday, April 27, at Cape Central High School. Poplar Bluff’s Darius Graham continues to dominate the competition in the high jump. He won the overall SEMO Conference title in the event and his 2.05-meter mark represents the meet’s only performance that met the MileSplit US First Team standard...
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Confident Dexter BB shocking SEMO foes with run to championship game (4/28/24)Earlier this week, second-year Dexter High School baseball coach Steve Edwards gathered his players following a workout at East Park in Dexter, and he spoke of his confidence in his team, and how he thought they could fare in the upcoming SEMO Conference Tournament.
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Dexter BB has just one senior, but my, is he an impressive one overall (4/27/24)There will be no shortage of talented baseball players who compete in this weekend’s SEMO Conference Tournament in Cape Girardeau. However, one would be pretty hard-pressed to find a more impressive young man – off the diamond – than Dexter High School senior Ryan Young.
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Dexter BB holds off furious Notre Dame rally for historic W (4/27/24)CAPE GIRARDEAU – After losing to Notre Dame in varsity baseball action (in at least) 22 consecutive times, the odds that Dexter was going to knock off the Bulldogs in the opening round of the SEMO Conference Tournament on Friday at Notre Dame weren’t great.
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Kelly celebrates seniors with shutout of Charleston (4/26/24)BENTON, Mo. — Despite challenges this season, Kelly left it all on the field during a 6-0 Senior Night win over Charleston. The Hawks (8-10) used a relentless first-inning offensive barrage and a dominant pitching performance for the decisive win over the Blue Jays (4-7) on Wednesday, April 24...
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A Senior Night walk-off... and a comeback to remember for SCC softball (4/26/24)SIKESTON — The rain-soaked field shimmered under the fading daylight as Scott County Central’s Maddy Carlisle fought back tears following a Senior Night 17-7 win over Campbell. An injury had benched her this season, but not today. The score, the stats, they all seemed distant — Today, it was about lacing up her cleats one last time for the man who taught her to play, the man who cheered her on since her first swing: her father and coach, Tim Carlisle...
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Sikeston falls in overtime heartbreaker during ALS awareness match (4/26/24)SIKESTON, Mo. — Sikeston battled hard but ultimately fell to Hillsboro 1-0 in a dramatic overtime contest on Thursday, April 25, at the Sports Complex. The match was played in support of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) awareness, with the Lady Bulldogs (10-9) wearing blue jerseys...
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Oran extends win streak, sets up conference showdown (4/26/24)It's been a busy week for Oran, picking up three quality wins and earning the No. 2 seed in the upcoming MSHSAA Class 1, District 2 Tournament. The Lady Eagles (11-4) continued their winning ways with a 7-3 victory over the Portageville (15-8) Lady Bulldogs on Thursday, April 25...
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Bell City BB offense has shown up of late, as Cubs having nice season (4/25/24)In the short term, one could view the Bell City High School baseball squad as struggling. After all, the Cubs have lost three of their last four games, including dropping a 14-4 game at Saxony Lutheran on Tuesday. However, from a broader perspective, Bell City is currently 9-8 overall, which puts it just two games shy of matching the most wins (11) since the 2017 squad won the program’s third straight MSHSAA Class 1 State Championship.
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Bernie SB clicking offensively and defensively as postseason nears (4/25/24)You can study the history of Bernie High School softball and what you’ll find are two things: The Mules will win games and they’ll do it by producing offensively, and this spring has been no different.
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Class 3, District 1 — Cats’ win 9 hole quad (4/25/24)The Dexter Bearcats golf team won a 9-hole quad match at home on Wednesday, April 24. Medalist Ben Christian fired even par 36. Banks Nesselrodt was one stroke back with 37. Tucker Temples shot 41 and Alyssa Warren carded 43. Max Legrand from Notre Dame turned in the third lowest score (40). Ben James from Sikeston shot 41. Tommy Patterson from Twin Rivers finished with a score of 49...
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Baseball: Oran at Sikeston (5/2/24)Photos from Oran's 6-0 win over Sikeston at VFW Stadium on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, that spoiled the Bulldogs' Senior Night.
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SEMO Conference Tournament: Dexter vs Jackson (4/29/24)
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SEMO Conference Track Meet at Cape Central (4/28/24)
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Dexter BB at Notre Dame (4/27/24)CAPE GIRARDEAU - Dexter got past Notre Dame 9-8 in the opening round of the SEMO Conference Baseball Tournament on Friday at Notre Dame.
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Soccer: Hillsboro at Sikeston (4/26/24)Photos from Hillsboro 1-0 overtime win over Sikeston at the Sports Complex on Thursday, April 25, 2024.