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Lady Hornets face formidable foe at state tournament (5/17/24)Holcomb championship softball program faces a formidable foe Steve Hankins shankins@dddnews.com Holcomb's Lady Hornets softball team (25-4) will have its hands full Monday when the squad travels to Springfield to compete at the MSHSAA Class 1 State Tournament semifinal round against the Concordia High School Lady Orioles (28-2)...
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Dunko high school sports programs head to state tourneys (5/15/24)Two Dunklin County sports programs are topics of conversations this week and rightfully so. Both the Kennett Lady Indians softball team (24-8) and the Holcomb Lady Hornets softball squad (24-4) won their district tournaments and qualified for state final four status...
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C1Q1: Softball super stars, super teams set to collide (5/14/24)The anticipation of Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark’s professional debut on Tuesday had basketball fans, regardless of gender, having heart palpitations with excitement across the nation.
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Campbell Camels out-pitch Hornets to advance to C1D1 Tournament semifinal round (5/10/24)BERNIE, Mo. - In the second quarterfinal match of the MSHSAA Class 1 District 1 Tournament game played here Thursday, May 9, because of Wednesday's storms at Senath, the Campbell Camels out-pitched the Holcomb Hornets to advance to the semifinal round Friday, May 10th...
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C1D1SB: Holcomb rallies for dramatic 10-9 W over South Pemiscot (5/7/24)HOLCOMB – In a game that featured an abundance of dramatic moments, in the end, it was a very talented and experienced Holcomb High School softball squad that was able to survive a fierce battle put forth by an upstart South Pemiscot program on Monday in the championship game of the MSHSAA Class 1 District 1 Tournament at Holcomb.
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Bernie Mules trap Hornets (5/6/24)HOLCOMB, Mo. - Friday was a tough day for Hornets fans. The Bernie baseball Mules pulled into town and defeated the home team 8-0. Action really began in the top of the third inning. The Mules' Leighton Hicks singled and knocked in one run, Cody Massey walked and scored another, and finally Cane Hobgood showed bunt and laid down a beauty of a sacrifice for a safety squeeze and brought runners across the plate from second and third...
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Lady Indians stun opponents (4/26/24)HOLCOMB, Mo. - A steady rain fell here Thursday afternoon, and with it came the Kennett Lady Indians softball team (19-6) who poured run after run on the Lady Hornets (21-2) and defeated the squad 22-6 in four innings. Kennett's W on the Lady Hornets home turf came on the heels of a successful Tuesday, which found the Lady Indians taking out both Portageville's Lady Bulldogs (15-8) 8-7 and Malden's Lady Green Wave (10-16) 16-1 to win the Bootheel Conference Tournament Championship at Malden...
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BREAKING: Semoball Awards winter sports finalists announced (4/24/24)The Semoball Awards finalists for fall sports were announced Wednesday morning on a selection show broadcast live on SEMO ESPN Radio and streamed on the Semoball.com Facebook page. The finalists were selected by a sports panel made up of representatives from the Southeast Missourian, Standard Democrat, Dexter Statesman, Daily American Republic and Delta Dunklin Democrat...
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Lady Hornets cage Tigers for championship title (4/24/24)CLARKTON, Mo. - Two inside-the-park home runs, a double play and RBI after RBI aided in the Holcomb Lady Hornets (21-1) 17-6 championship victory over Risco's Lady Tigers (8-6-1) Tuesday here at the Tri-County Conference Tournament. Although the game lasted just four full innings, the Lady Tigers drew first blood on a Jaelynn Presley single in the top of the first before the Lady Hornets tripped a trigger in the bottom of the inning...
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Lady Hornets swarm Lady Camels (4/19/24)CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Holcomb Lady Hornets showered the Lady Camels with more runs Thursday than thunderstorms showered the area with rain. Holcomb softball head coach Matt Casper's Lady Hornets made quick work of Campbell head coach Richard Nixon's Lady Camels in a four-inning contest that found the Campbell squad bowing to Holcomb 16-1...
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Holcomb Lady Hornets extend record to 17-1, Lemings pounds grand-slam (4/17/24)HOLCOMB, Mo. - Despite inclement weather, the Holcomb Lady Hornets (17-1) played three games in the past two days and posted an 11-1 record so far this month. The team won a double header Monday against visitors Senath-Hornersville with Southland (6-4-1) 13-3, and against the Malden Lady Green Wave (7-12) 9-4...
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Hornets on a roll (4/12/24)Holcomb, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets varsity baseball team defeated the Westwood Baptist Academy Eagles squad Thursday 18-3. Holcomb entered the game at 8-3 and winners of their last two in a row. Westwood went down in the top of the first inning one-two-three...
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Lady Hornets buzz by Ladycats 15-5 (4/11/24)HOLCOMB, Mo. - Despite nasty weather that threatened to turn the normally dusty infield swampy, an experienced Lady Hornets softball squad (13-1) led a young Delta High School Ladycats team (2-7) to school at home Wednesday 15-5. Holcomb's Lemings sisters, senior Maleigh and sophomore Ella Jane, were responsible for solid hits that drove in a number of RBIs...
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Bulldogs find Hornets nest at home (3/25/24)GIDEON, Mo. - The Holcomb High School Hornets baseball team (4-2) was on point Friday and took down a fierce Gideon Bulldogs team (0-3) 13-6. Hornets baseball head coach Gary Dubar, in his debut season at Holcomb, said his greatest challenge so far is controlling attitudes among players...
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Hornets fall to Green Wave on Senior Night (2/16/24)HOLCOMB, Mo. - The Holcomb High School Basketball Hornets (6-20) played admirably here at home on Senior Night. But their on-court skills Thursday, Feb. 15., were outmatched by a Green Wave and Holcomb fell to Malden 78-53. Although the Green Wave team posted a victory, the real winners were Holcomb's basketball, band and cheer seniors, who were both honored publicly for their accomplishments and who offered thanks for the love shown to them throughout their high-school careers...
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Risco, Clarkton, Cooter, Gideon advance in Tri-County Conference Tournament (2/7/24)RISCO – Competition was fierce Tuesday at the Roy Hon Gymnasium when eight area high school basketball teams competed in the Tri-County Conference Basketball Tournament preliminary round. The bracket pit the host, first-seeded Risco, against the visiting eight-seed North Pemiscot Mustangs; featured a four-five contest, the Holcomb Hornets against the Clarkton Reindeer; included a two-seven matchup, the Cooter Wildcats against the Southland C-9 Rebels; and found the three-seed Delta C-7 Chargers against the six-seed Gideon Bulldogs.. ...
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Holcomb falls to Bernie on homecoming night (2/5/24)The Holcomb Hornets fell to Bernie on homecoming night after facing a deluge of player injuries on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Rescheduled due to the snow and ice that fell last month, Holcomb's homecoming matchup was originally set to be against Risco on Jan. 19, but the Hornets ultimately fell to Bernie 52-26...
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Holcomb dominated by South Pemiscot (1/26/24)HOLCOMB – The South Pemiscot junior varsity and varsity Bulldogs brought heat on a brisk January evening and torched the Holcomb Hornets, 67-43 JV and 81-53 varsity. South Pem took Holcomb to task during an outing in which the score did not reflect the actual nature of the competition. And Hornets head coach John Hixson said his 4-12 team had it's work cut out for it against the Bulldogs...
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South Pem girls pick up road win over Holcomb (1/23/24)HOLCOMB - The Lady Bulldogs were loose and on the attack Monday night when South Pemiscot’s Takaiah Wooden and Mataya Phillips combined for 28 points against a formidable but wounded Holcomb team to win one on the road 42-34. South Pem’s defense was on point as well and dominated the entire outing, allowing the Lady Hornets just five points in the opening period and another 11 in the second. ...
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Danley joins 1,000 point club as Holcomb defeats Senath-Hornersville (1/8/24)Holcomb High School senior Kaetlyn Danley made a bit of history as she surpassed 1,000 career points with the Lady Hornets basketball team Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. Danley's accomplishment came as she scored a game-high 32 points in Holcomb's 66-61 win over Senath-Hornersville on the road...
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BCT 2023: Bloomfield moves past Bernie in consolation round (12/28/23)BLOOMFIELD — Thirteenth-seeded Bloomfield posted a 21-point upset over 12th-seeded Bernie on Wednesday to advance to the consolation semifinals of the 67th annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament at Bloomfield High School. Bloomfield took a comfortable 10-point lead into the half, extended its lead to 17 after the third quarter and outscored the Mules 21-17 in the final period to win 65-44...
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BCT 2023: Kennett’s rebounding overwhelms Holcomb (12/27/23)BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Kennett followed a familiar script at the 67 Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament: a slow start trading baskets with a spirited opponent before securing a dominant victory. While the script may have been familiar, the Indians’ (4-4) 68-49 win over the Holcomb Hornets (3-6) on Tuesday was powered by a different formula — a relentless 37-16 rebounding advantage that provided second chances and a stingy defense that forced 19 turnovers, fueling fast break opportunities...
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Previewing the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament (12/22/23)The rhythmic pound of sneakers, the symphony of bouncing balls, the rising roar of the crowd – here, sixteen teams stand cast in the shadows of legends past. But with ambitious eyes, these players and coaches are ready to score their chapter in the unfolding epic of the 67th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament's hallowed hardwood history...
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Holcomb’s Maleigh Lemings signs with East Central Community College (12/1/23)The success that Holcomb High School senior Maleigh Lemings has seen on the diamond will continue as she commits to play softball for East Central Community College in Decatur, Mississippi. Lemings put pen to paper Thursday and will officially be a Warrior next year...
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Claire Bean, Handley McAtee named Girls Tennis Athletes of the Year at 2023 Semoball Awards (7/21/23)Kennett with Holcomb girls tennis team doubles duo Claire Bean and Handley McAtee made waves this year in winning both the MSHSAA Class 1 Team State Championship and the individual Class 1 State Doubles Championship. On Friday, July 14, the two were named the Girls Tennis Athletes of the Year at the 2023 Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH at LaCroix Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Holcomb Education Foundation holds seventh annual golf tournament (7/18/23)KENNETT – The Holcomb Education Foundation hosted its seventh annual golf tournament at the Kennett Country Club on Friday, July 14, 2023. The annual tournament raises funds that directly benefit Holcomb R-III School District classrooms, K-12. This year, the Holcomb Education Foundation – a non profit organization which is not directly affiliated with the school district – was able to raise around $22,000, and foundation treasurer Sarah Jo Morgan estimates that they will net between $19,000 and $20,000.. ...
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Hixson named new Holcomb hoops coach (7/17/23)HOLCOMB – Education and coaching veteran John Hixson will step up as the new head coach of the Holcomb High School boys basketball team this year. Hixson, assistant coach of the Hornets for the past two years, will be taking over for Michael Snider, who is heading home to coach at his alma mater, Twin Rivers...
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Holcomb's 'Magnificent Three' back on the field coaching inaugural softball camp (7/7/23)HOLCOMB – Holcomb multi-sport standout triad Hannah Burk, Bailey Cupples and Macy Houart returned to their home softball field this week to coach kids aged five to eighteen in the inaugural M3 Softball Camp. M3, for the uninitiated, refers to the “Magnificent Three,” a title given to Burk, Cupples and Houart in jest during their early high school days. ...
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Young Holcomb softball team growing, finding success through adverse season (5/26/23)While the Holcomb softball team lost its first district championship in three years, the 2023 season was about much more than that. After opening with back-to-back losses, then going on to secure five-game and nine-game winning streaks, it’s difficult to call a 23-9 season a rebuilding year. And yet, the growth and dedication shown by the Hornets’ remarkably underclassmen-heavy roster was always working to the future of the program...