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Live from Park Hills: Meadow Heights wins
Posted Wednesday, March 11, at 9:07 PM
The Meadow Heights girls basketball team, playing in its first state sectional game, leads Bismarck 51-48 heading into the final period of the Class 2 game at Park Hills Central.
Heather Dietiker hit a 3 to open the fourth period and it's been a lot of freshman Whitney Welker since that point. Meadow Heights leads 60-55 with 5:45 to play in the game. After Bismarck cuts it to three on a long 2-pointer by Brooke Taylor, Meadow Heights comes back with a putback by Welker and a layup by Dietiker on the break. 64-57 Meadow Heights, 3:33 to go. The Panthers spend a lot of time at the free throw line, and pull off a 74-70 victory over Bismarck.
Sikeston's coach Holifield and Dickey Nutt I talked to Sikeston boys basketball coach Gregg Holifield, who said he would be happy to see Dickey Nutt taking over at Southeast Missouri State. Holifield said he had not spoken with Nutt in recent days, though he received a text message from him late Tuesday night...
Live from Park Hills: Bernie beats South Iron, 60-58 The Bernie Mules are trailing South Iron 36-29 in a Class 2 sectional game at Park Hills Central High School. Bernie led 22-20 after one period but South Iron came up with a 12-point run in the second quarter to take a 36-24 lead. Bernie rallied in th final 30 seconds to avoid getting blown out of the building by halftime, after South Iron had the ball and a chance to wait on the last shot...
Some final food for thought: Top players in the area If you have heard the rumors: Yes, this is my final day at Semoball.com; but no, I have not been tabbed by John Shafer to become SEMO's next basketball coach. I will begin working as the sports editor at a paper in Southern California next week. I am not a big believer in good-bye columns, but I want to say thanks to all the student-athletes, coaches, adult-athletes, officials, league organizers, race directors and administrators who took the time to answer my questions during the last five years.. ...
Live from Park Hills: Delta 43, Tuscumbia 40 Delta, the Class 1 runner-up last year, trails Tuscumbia 33-31 after three quarters in Park Hills. The Bobcats were down four, 27-23, at halftime but limited Tuscumbia to one basket over the first 5 1/2 minutes of the third quarter. --- Delta now 34-33 with 5:57 to play, and Tuscumbia has called timeout after turning the ball over...
Live from Park Hills: Scott County drills St. Elizabeth 105-77 Scott County Central has opened up some room on St. Elizabeth in a meeting of top-five teams in the Class 1 poll at the state sectional at Central High School in Park Hills (which has wireless). The Braves lead 49-34 with 2:00 to go in the first half...
Five days, 10 games and some video The stretch from Tuesday to Saturday covered 10 basketball games -- it's a fun time of year -- with some good contests and a couple of blowouts. Bernie was impressive in its two victories to close out the Class 2 District 3 championship at Chaffee. The Mules crushed Saxony Lutheran 80-48 with a 19-0 run to start the second period Tuesday, and they rallied past Advance 72-65 in the championship game Thursday...
SEMO men's coach to be named Thursday Southeast Missouri State has announced a press conference for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Show Me Center to announce a new basketball coach. Athletic director John Shafer will make the announcement and, according to the release, won't have any further comment until then...
Similar games, different endings at Farmington It's kind of uncanny that both the Sikeston boys and Dexter girls basketball teams struggled in the first half, trailed by 10 at intermission and rallied to erase the deficit in the third quarter. But Dexter was able to get a boost from one of its go-to players in the fourth quarter and never trailed Sullivan, while Sikeston saw its lead taken away by yet another Borgia 3-pointer and never held the lead in the final 4 1/2 minutes...
Sikeston boys defeated by Borgia St. Francis Borgia eliminated Sikeston with a 51-41 decision, outscoring the Bulldogs 12-2 in the final 2:40. Nathan Scheer, whose status was uncertain and who came out of the locker room on crutches after the game, scored on a layin with 2:20 remaining to give Borgia a 42-39 lead...
Dexter rallies to beat Sullivan in Class 4 quarterfinal FARMINGTON -- The Dexter girls basketball team hasn't taken the easy route to the final four, but the Bearcats will be there for the first time in the program's history. Unbeaten and ranked No. 1 in the Class 4 state rankings, Dexter rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat Sullivan 46-39 Saturday night in a state quarterfinal at the Farmington Community Civic Center...
Charleston boys win a thriller over New Madrid Chase McClendon took a feed from Jeremy Spencer and scored on a layup as time expired to lift Charleston past New Madrid County Central 59-57 on Friday night in the Class 3 District 1 championship game. The Bluejays (17-9) won their eighth straight game and second against New Madrid County Central this season...
On Bernie (another weapon heard from) and boys basketball I will have some on Bernie's 72-65 win against Advance in the Class 2 District 3 championship game below but I wanted to respond to some e-mails and blog comments first. (I was going to link to the game story in the Southeast Missourian but it is not posted yet so I will post it below as well)...
Meadow Heights freshman dominates district final Meadow Heights took control of the Class 2 District 3 girls championship final against Oran late in the first period, scoring the final eight points of the quarter for a 17-7 lead. The Panthers led 31-15 by halftime before rolling to a 57-26 win at Chaffee High School...
Dexter girls gut out tough one against Farmington The Dexter girls basketball team remained unbeaten Wednesday night by sweating out a 60-57 victory against Farmington in a Class 4 sectional game at Mineral Area College in Park Hills. The Bearcats scored the final three points of the game -- all on free throws by three different shooters -- in the final minute to pull out the victory...
Sikeston rolls through Farmington in sectional Jaqualin Wiggins picked up two fouls in the first two minutes during Wedneday's Class 4 sectional game against Farmington at Mineral Area College in Park Hills. That was about the only time he was slowed down. Wiggins scored 22 points -- all by the end of the third quarter -- as Sikeston pounded Farmington 68-38 to advance to Saturday's state quarterfinal game against Borgia...
Where would Bernie finish in the SEMO Conference? I had my first look at the Bernie Mules on Tuesday night in the Class 2 District 3 semifinal round and was impressed. Bernie squashed Saxony Lutheran 80-48, using a 19-0 run at the start of the second period to put the game away. The Mules played pressure defense to speed up the pace and complemented that with depth to tire out Saxony Lutheran. ...
Sikeston clamps down in clutch situations In its two biggest games late in the 2008-09 season, the Sikeston boys basketball team has shut down the opposition, rallying from five points down in the final minutes against both Scott County Central and Cape Notre Dame. What drives the Bulldogs? How about memories of 2007, when Abe Dirnberger hit a long 3-pointer to lift Notre Dame past Sikeston for a Class 4 district championship on the way to a state runner-up finish...
Dexter girls, Sikeston boys claim district titles Friday was a tough night for Notre Dame's basketball teams, as the Dexter girls won the Class 4 District 1 championship at the Bulldogs' expense and then the Sikeston boys won a 49-47 thriller. --- ADDED: The game story in the Southeast Missourian with comments from Michael Porter and Sikeston coach Gregg Holifield...
Will there be any Friday upsets? Poplar Bluff's boys and girls basketball teams, the top seeds for the Class 5 District 1 brackets at Cedar Hill Northwest, will take on Cape Central's teams in the championship doubleheader Friday night. Meanwhile, the Class 4 District 1 tourney in Sikeston played out as expected with the Sikeston boys facing Notre Dame and the Notre Dame girls taking aim at the top-ranked team in the state, unbeaten Dexter...
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The online sports editor for Semoball.com and former sports editor for the Southeast Missourian, Toby Carrig has been in the business of sports journalism for more than 25 years, including 14 years with the Suburban Journals in St. Louis.
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