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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Toby Carrig

Semoball.com

Will Notre Dame bring home the title? (03/07/08 ~ 1 comment)
I'm en route to Columbia, where I'm guessing most people expect once-beaten St. Charles West to win the Class 4 state title. West, whose only loss this season was to a Class 5...

Two entertaining games, two big-time performers (03/06/08 ~ 3 comments)
I expected good matchups Wednesday night at Poplar Bluff High School, and the games delivered. State-ranked girls teams Greenville and Portageville battled to the final minutes...

Notes from the sectional: Delta girls get offense going (03/05/08 ~ 3 comments)
When the Delta girls basketball team is on its game, it plays an inside-outside game that includes penetration, passing to the post and kickouts for open 3-pointers. It took a...

Mike Mitchell

Semoball.com

Opening day and beyond: Just how good are the 2008 Cards? (04/01/08)
For a team picked to finish somewhere between mediocrity and the bottom of the barrel, we can say for this certainty about the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals: they looked pretty good...

Cardinals baseball - the Bad News Bears (02/28/08 ~ 7 comments)
Since the St. Louis Cardinals won the 2006 World Series, has there been a single good news story about this team that you really wanted to read and had anything to do with a game?...

Spygate: the other non-scandal (02/18/08 ~ 1 comment)
We have two great alleged sports scandals now in America. One involves who injected what into someone's rear end a decade ago. The other matter so important it requires...

Kevin Winters Morriss

Southeast Missourian

Central names new football coach (05/22/08 ~ 1 comment)
Here's the official release from Central ... Cape Central High School is pleased to announce the appointment of Rich Payne as the Head Coach of the Cape Central Tiger Football...

Live from Columbia: Scott County 83, Fair Play 58 FINAL (03/14/08)
Here are a few stats that stuck out from the game.... Scott County shot 37.5 percent from the free-throw line (9-of-24). D.D. Gillespie and Otto Porter both scored 21 points for...

Who should be the Cardinals' outfielders? (03/07/08 ~ 4 comments)
One of the best parts about this time of year is watching guys try to earn spots on the big league club. So let's turn our attention to the Cardinals' outfield. As the spring...

Marty Mishow

Southeast Missourian

SEMO ousted from tournament (03/07/08)
The SEMO women's basketball team has been an offensively-challenged squad for most of the season, relying mainly on defense to post another sensational record. But the top-seeded...

SEMO women set for Nashville (03/05/08)
I'm looking forward to this weekend's semifinals and finals of the OVC basketball tournament in Nashville, Tenn., as the SEMO women chase their third straight championship and...

Give your thoughts on SEMO men's hoops (02/29/08 ~ 59 comments)
There is no doubt that part of the epic collapse of the SEMO men's basketball team was due to injuries. You can't discount the importance of Brandon Foust, who has missed the past...

Christopher Smith

Southeast Missourian

Live updates of Delta vs. Northeast Class 1 state championship game (03/14/08 ~ 1 comment)
Northeast 54, Delta 32, final. Northeast has beaten Delta here in the Class 1 title game at Mizzou Arena. Read Saturday's Southeast Missourian for coverage of this game and Scott...

Jefferson beats Scott County 70-68; Delta wins its semifinal (03/13/08 ~ 7 comments)
Jefferson beat Scott County in a tight contest here at Mizzou Arena. The Braves had a chance to tie it with 1.5 seconds left. D.D. Gillespie was on the free throw line shooting...

Live in-game updates from the Notre Dame vs. Lincoln Prep Class 4 state semifinal (03/07/08 ~ 4 comments)
Notre Dame 67, Lincoln 57, final. Lincoln gave Notre Dame its first real challenge in a few weeks but the Bulldogs still won by 10 points. Notre Dame advances to the Class 4...

Brian Rosener

Daily American Republic

Hansbrough is SI's POY (03/07/08 ~ 1 comment)
Tyler Hansbrough was named Sports Illustrated's college player of the year this week. You can read the story here. And there's more here. Of course, the big one is Saturday at...

Basketball? YES! (03/04/08 ~ 9 comments)
Waiting to hear from PBHS AD Bill Caputo on what the plan is for tonight's MSHSAA Class 1 Sectional at Peters Gym. Not sure what happens if snow postpones the game because Peters...

March begins early (02/29/08 ~ 1 comment)
Busy night Friday at Bess Activity Center in Bluff. First, the Greenville girls won the Class 3 District 1 title, 66-60 over Twin Rivers. Sara Woodgeard scored a game-high 28...