7:02 Jackson will receive the opening kickoff. 7:07 p.m. Jackson stuffed on option run on 4th and 2. Carthage takes over at own 44. 7:08 p.m. Jackson personal foul adds 15 yards to Carthage drive. 7:14 p.m...

Notre Dame girls soccer is Class 2 state champions for the second time in three seasons. Thanks to two goals from Megan Heisserer pluls goals from Hannah Miller and Lindsey Bauwens, the Bulldogs (26-1-1) beat Visitation Academy 4-0 to win the Class 2 state crown after falling in the title game last year...

St. Vincent is back in the Class 1 state title game. The two-time defending state champions scored three goals in the second half and pulled away from New Covenant Academy (13-8) for a 3-0 win in a semifinal Wednesday at the Swope Soccer Village in in Kansas City, Missouri...

The 2019 SEMO Conference baseball team was released Wednesday. Sikeston's Nate Self and Jackson's Landon Hahn were Co-Players of the Year. Notre Dame's Kam Dohogne was tabbed as Pitcher of the Year. Check out the full team below, along with honorable mentions...

Notre Dame senior Julia Callow signed last week to cheer at Southeast Missouri State. Callow plans to be a cheerleader at Southeast.

The bracket for the SEMO Conference baseball Tournament was released Wednesday morning. Notre Dame earned the top seed and Jackson was seeded second. Poplar Bluff rounded out the top three in the eight-team tournament. Notre Dame and Jackson shared the conference regular-season title with identical 6-1 conference records. Tiebreakers were not used...

Keeping up last year's tradition, Semoball will once again offer a free NCAA Tournament bracket challenge where you can compete against former and current Semoball writers. Click on this link to join the group, titled "Semoball Challenge." It's free for all. To enter the pool, one must submit a completed bracket before Thursday's first-round March Madness action tips off...

Saxony Lutheran senior Macy Morehead signed to play volleyball at East Central College on Monday. Morehead was selected to the 2018 All-Southeast Missourian Volleyball team after compiling 331 kills and 354 digs as a senior this past season. The outside hitter also made the Woodland All-Tournament team and earned all-district honors...

Perryville senior Kirstin Jannin signed a national letter of intent recently to play women's soccer and basketball at Culver-Stockton College. Jannin was a 2018 All-Southeast Missourian girls soccer team selection and earned Class 2 second-team all-state honors last season, along with all-region, all-conference and all-district accolades...

The boys and girls All-SEMO Conference teams were e-mailed to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday. The boys team is listed below, followed by the girls team. BOYS Player of the Year: Dominique Hardimon, Poplar Bluff...

The Oran boys basketball team came up just short in the Class 2 state championship game, falling 55-54 to Greenwood on Saturday at JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri. Sophomore Aminu Mohammed scored 24 points for Greenwood (29-3), which ended Oran's 22-game winning streak...

The Oran boys basketball is back in the state title game. The Eagles knocked off the defending state champions in Van-Far 58-40 in a Class 2 state semifinal on Friday at JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri. It's Oran's 22nd consecutive win...

Notre Dame girls soccer player Kristen Tarno signed to play soccer at Central Methodist University on Monday at Notre Dame Regional High School. Tarno, an honorable mention all-conference selection last season, has been a key part of the Notre Dame midfield for the past two seasons as the Bulldogs have advanced to back-to-back final fours and won the 2017 Class 2 state championship...

Jackson wide receiver Jordan Kent signed with Ellsworth Community College (Iowa Falls, Iowa) on Thursday. Kent, the 2018 Southeast Missourian Football Player of the Year, was a Class 5 first team all-state selection this past season as he finished with 1,498 receiving yards and 28 touchdown on 76 receptions...

Meadow Heights volleyball player Dinah Wahlers signed a national letter of intent to play at Central Methodist University recently. Wahlers, who just completed her senior high school campaign, was a three-year varsity letterman with the Panthers and was all-conference all three years. She was an all-district performer her sophomore and junior seasons. Wahlers was also selected to play in the Southeast Missouri Senior Volleyball All-Star Showcase Game on Saturday, December 15...

Oran senior Claire Ramsey signed to play softball at St. Louis College of Pharmacy on Nov. 14. Ramsey was an all-district and all-region catcher last year and finished the season with a .508 average and 27 RBIs. She also compiled a .557 on-base percentage and a .869 slugging percentage...

Jackson senior pitcher Tyler Martin will play baseball at St. Louis Community College. The 2018 All-Missourian Baseball Player of the Year and SEMO Conference Pitcher of the Year set school records last year with nine wins and a 0.77 ERA. He had 50 strikeouts to 11 walks and tossed two no-hitters...

Kelly girls basketball senior Anna Goering signed with St. Louis College of Pharmacy last week. Goering is a three-year contributor for the Hawks. SLCOP is an NAIA program and went 5-24 last year.

Scott City softball senior Kaileigh Dirden signed with McKendree University on Wednesday. Dirden pitches and plays first base for the Rams and is a two-time all-state selection and three-time all-region pick. She is also a three-time All-Southeast Missourian selection and a three-time all-district and honoree...

Oran senior girls basketball standout Leah Cauble signed with Union University on Wednesday at Oran High School. Cauble has started for the Eagles since she was a freshman and scored 2,729 points in three seasons. She has a chance to break the state scoring record, which is currently 3,724 career points...