Let's talk soccer. Girls Soccer. How is everybody looking? Any suprises? Who will be playing in collage? Where are they going? Good luck.

watch this vid. him and willoughboy (sp?) were dang good. by the way, were is booker playing and what about willoughboy?

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=147...

bludvl, You're really a ND fan???? I couldn't tell by your posts.

whoever said scott county central hasnt beaten a 4or5class school is crazy.better do some research.they beat 2 big schools down in new madrid earlier this year and then beat a indiana school in perryville so yes they can and have done it already this year.i would love to see a match up of the braves and bulldogs.just think the bulldogs star came from scott central lol.so keep it real your poll isnt even close,look at the records.

Thanks for posting score you called that one right the only thing is you gave Scott City 10 to many. Congrats on big win I didn't think they would be any match for SCC I imagine the "D" was to much for them, and of course they couldnt stop the offense either. I think I can see the BRAVES holding up the State title trophy in the near future.

I will agree cant see SCC having to many problems with SC. SC has a good team but I think they are over rated. ( If you would post the score)

I have to agree with KMASTERS comment about SCC and BC. My kids go to ND, and I am 100% ND fan but I have to say SCC has one of the finest ball teams in the area bar none. I think i enjoyed watching our game with them this year more than any. I like the style of ball hard D makes things happen I think ND and SCC play alot alike definitely both play hard. And also was Bluff and Charleston score a misprint on KFVS or did the high flying Bluejays not fly to high last night.

I would just like to comment on media not giving East Prairie Eagles their due, yes this team started out rough but they have it together now and when they beat a district team (Scott City) at their own home coming no mention of them kick them while they are down but don't give them the praise that they deserve.

i WAS VERY CURiOUS BUT i MAY JUST HAVE SEEN A MiSPRiNT ON KFVS12...i SEEN THAT HAYTi LOST TO EAST PRAiRiE BY 17!!! iS THiS TRUE? iF ANYONE HAS THE STATS ON THiS GAME OR GiVE ME iNFO ON WHAT HAPPENED CAN U PLEASE LET ME KNOW?!?

THANKS....

This is a great site with great info. I have one small request. It would be most helpful if the area high school basketball tournament brackets could be found on one site (perhaps this one?). I searched high and low for a Christman Tournament bracket and couldn't find one and now I would like to have a bracket for the Scott-Miss Conference tournament and there's no where online that has it. I guess I'll have to go to one of the area high schools to get one. It would be wonderful if we could just log on and print one off. I don't know how much trouble it would be but I know I for one would greatly appreciate it.

Great day for Missouri!

What a year for college football in Missouri. I am proud of our state university, and proud to claim them as ours!!

Way to go Tigers!!!!!

Final ranking prediction?

Could be as high as #3 if all falls right.

Go Chaffee Reddevils!! The JV team really showed them! How many times does this happen? Down 3 quarters of the game and come back to win!!Proud of them players.

How many times have you seen Russell Martin? Don't let your Cardinal goggles blind you. Martin is the real deal.

Here it is Tuesday, and I haven't seen anything about the high school football playoffs: who is playing who, where... Also, some statewide playoff summary would be nice. Coby is a barkin'...

I just wanted to give the Eagle Ridge Soccer players a little recognition. Last night they took down Trinity Christian from Carbondale 5-0, this win puts the season record to 12-2-1. This includes 10 shutouts. With only 12 players on the team, every player has put a lot into the season so far. I am very proud of all my players, and look forward to the rest of the season.

Cape Central has a home football game tonight and the only mention in the MISSOURIAN is the time of the game.

OK Marty, I see you like Brookins. You need to know that he talks different to reporters. Until you have been roasted by him you don't realize what he is like. He speaks with forked tounge. As far as District Titles, they don't mean much in FB the way the system is set up. Look at his overall record, his record the past 4 years, what he has done to the program and what he has done to some players. Plus go and look at successful HS FB programs and see if you can tell me that B is coaching Central well. Compared to what I have seen, he is NOT. A winning program is when you have a winning season every year not just when you win a few DTs.

ha... thats amazing that fredericktown has a quote "cupcake schedule" and is quote "afraid to play teams their own size." what do they want us to do? put desoto back on our schedule? they'll be in for a treat saturday in perryville. lose by 14 points? what a joke.

I did read the comments about Central being the winner in the NMCC game. I did not realize that Brookins was dislexic as well as a bad football coach. The next time Central football will win, will be when Dr. Scala replaces Brookins, Williams, and Schweinbold. That will be the biggest win in school history.

Good job Toby. You deleted the ones I thought you would an kept enough to get the message across. There are problems with Central sports and with good honest debate maybe some changes can be made but let's all try to keep our comments civil and fair and still make our point.

Since my comment was taken down from the Brookins Blog I will put it here.

I think that if the Central Tigers can't or don't improve this year the school district should look in another direction.

Now, was that such a horrible post that it needed to be removed?

Charleston Squirrels 9 Williston ND 1 behind a stellar pitching performance by Jamie Barber of Charleston. Takes on Bismark ND at 1:00 Sunday. 2 run homer by Paul Bucher - 2 run homer by Taylor White

The Charleston Fighting Squirrels came from behind to score 4 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to win 4 to 3 in a 10:30 Saturday game against Lamar CO to advance to a 7:30 game Saturday evening in the Sr Babe Ruth Regionals in Williston ND. 7/28/07

I would like to see semoball.com capture high school team stats much the way the post dispatch does it in st. louis. I think coaches would send in both football and basketball stats (volleyball for that matter as well) and people could really get a feel for a particular team.

With all of the local (smaller?) schools having a focus on ladies softball, why would a school such as Poplar Bluff not support a spring and fall softball team? I know that there are several teams that travel from this area, but it seems to me that this would take the focus off of the local school programs? I have been led to believe that the number of players on the Mules softball team are limited and are not always based on skill levels. A person would think that after the Athletic Director reported in the paper that participation was down in the area of ladies sports that changes would be made in this area.

Could you please post the schedules of all 5 American Legion District 14 teams? (Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Scott County, Sikeston and Dunklin County)

it was a great game bc oran got beat

Can anyone tell me why Jess Bolan gets credit for being a good coach. I mean he has a team full of division one ball players playing against Jr. college kids. Let him coach the Riverdogs or the Sikeston Bulls then will talk about him being a good coach.

Any update on any local players and thier progress toward the Majors. Specifically does anyone know where/if Talley Haines is pitching this year???

where have jeremy joeffrey's blogs been?

Looks like soccerbuzz got pujolsrox to step up, haven't heard anything lately?What's up wth that?

this has been making the rounds over at Mosports.com

http://n.ethz.ch/student/mkos/pinguin.swf

be careful it can be addictive

how about them notre dame bulldogs, what a big win over sikeston on sikeston's home court.

Don't know how I got here, but here I am. But glad a friend informed me.

"Kudos to Notre Dame for recruiting another player... I hope she does well for them.... I wish everything was fair in the world but it is not, so private schools can recruit - that is just the way it goes

-- Posted by pujolsrox(less) on Thu, Dec 7, 2006, at 2:50 PM"

It looks like pujolroxless got one thing right. My daughters coach isn't a problem,never has been, he had allot of great ideas shot down by his bosses. He is one of only a couple people that care about girls sports. I have never and will never bad mouth him or other coaches that try to do justice for girls sports. Thanks for knowing who I am, but where did you hear such crap?

I guess I've been speaking too loud, or to the wrong people. Hey what are friends for anyway. I guess I'll continue to keep posted on this site since now I'm on a first name basis with everyone. Glad to know ya. See you at the game tonight?

Thank goodness for Jacksonville State or SEMO would already be in the cellar. Amazing how quickly they can go from first to worst!

Whats up guys bored at work.... Being a Notre Dame alum I was proud of the way our basketball team played last night... Charleston is tough... I believe Sikeston will match up well against them as long as they stay out of foul trouble

Buzz Ferrell why are you trashing the school your daughter goes to and the coach she plays for... I was at the all-region soccer meeting and your daughters coach fought like a madman to get her on the all-state team and he was very upset about her not getting first team; Maybe you should stop crying foul all of the time and appreciate having a coach that cares... There are enough teams out there that do not have coaches that care about their players - you are lucky your daughter plays for one that does

I KNEW SEMO SHOULDN'T HAVE HIRED SPOONHOUR...0-3, NICE WAY TO GET OUT OF THE GATE! HIS DAD COULDN'T CUT IT AT UNLV, NOW LIL' SPOON IS GONNA BERRY US IN THE STANDINGS AGIN. I HOPE PEOPLE WERE WRONG WHEN THEY SAID SEMO NEEDS TO "WIN RIGHT AWAY, RIGHT NOW". SO MUCH FOR THE NEW TRANSPHERS STEPPING UP. LOOKS LIKE COACH GARNER COULD HAVE STARTED 0-3.

Go SEMO Redhawks Women's Soccer!!!

Congratulations to the girls and Heather and Paul!!!!!

I couldn't believe KFVS-TV Saturday night. They gave us three Illinois highschool football highlights. Then we got to see SIU at Missouri State highlights. The one highlight from the Missouri game was Missouri getting a punt blocked. They did show the score of the SEMO vs. MURRY STATE game. They failed to show any video from our home town team. I don't know why I expected anything else.

I was at the Southeast/Samford game Saturday night, and the turnout was great. But I was extremely disappointed in two things: 1)It's great to play music to whip up the crowd between plays, but when the opposition goes up to the line, they should cut the music. SEMO consistently played the music at blaring levels until after the snap. That's terrible sportsmanship. 2)It's the job of the PA announcer to call out the ball carrier or receiver on a play, the tacklers, the gain, the down and yards to go, etc. It's not his job to be a cheerleader. When I heard comments like "Let's hear it for the Redhawks defense!" I felt a little insulted, as if I didn't have enough sense to know when to cheer without being told to. Give the fans a little more credit.

boomerang: If it would have been a game friday both Johnson and Paradoski would have played. I went to their practice Monday and both of them practiced at full speed. If anyone want's to attend their practices all you have to do is e-mail one of the coaches and they can let you know the times each week. They'll be going one more time this week. Wendsday at 4:00pm.

For anyone at the Semo basketball workout (or anyone that knows)...what is wrong with Johnson and Paradoski? Johnson seemed to be injured in that he didn't participate much but had on practice gear. I only saw Paradoski sitting in the front row, couldn't tell if he was there as a fan or if he was injured, etc. I wasn't there for the whole workout so I may have missed something. Anyone know?

Anyone gooing to the Show Me Center on Friday to see the Workout of the Mens BB Team?? I will probably be there!!!

Men BBall

4 Road games (non-conf):

Purdue - Dec 30th

Arkansas

Iowa St

Evansville

2 Home games (non-conf):

UC-Riverside - Nov 24th

Bracket Buster - Feb 17th

20 conference games

1 Tournament in Alaska with 3 games (1st game will be against Drake)

29 games so far

That leaves 1 game not announced - my guess is that it will be a home game against a Div 2 team.

Arkansas, Evansville & Iowa St have all been mentioned in various media outlets, but none of those schools have posted their official schedule yet.

As far the women's team, Marty mentioned in his column that they are playing at Baylor (04-05 National Champion) and are playing Florida St in Cape. Pretty cool to get an ACC team to come to Cape.

Mike,

What is your take on pay sports new services like ESPN Insider? Are you a subscriber or do you get your information for free?

Anyone know when the SEMO Mens basketball schedule is going to be released?? Also, who else do we have non-conf other than the games listed???

Top of World (Drake, Then winner or loser of Utah State/Centenary and then one more)

Iowa State (A) (Money Game)

Purdue (A) (Money Game)

Evansville (A)

UC-Riverside (H)

Bracket Buster (H)

Also, who do the women have as money games??

v - Semo had 2 transfers that sat out last year and will most likely start this year

- Brandon Foust (transfer from Oklahoma) will start at the 3 or 4 and will probably be the best player on the floor

- Mike Rembert (transfer from Bradley) will more than likely start at the 5

I think Hill's impact will be in 07-08, his Soph year, as he should get ample playing time by then. I think he'll be a solid contributor off the bench this season from everything I've heard.

Also, there is no guarantee that Paradoski will start with Roderick Pearson (from Raytown S) coming in. V - did you see Pearson at DJ's All-Star game a few weeks back? How did he look?

One would hope that the men's basketball teams at SEMO and SIU are having similar seasons so that ESPN may put the two teams up against each other in the annual Bracketbuster game thus renewing the cross-river rivalry.

I'd love to see more in-state rivalries. Shouldn't take legislation though. A tournament once yearly would do the trick in basketball.

In-state teams must compete if bill passes

http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?A...

James Goodwin

News-Leader

JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri State University and the University of Missouri-Columbia would have to battle it out on the hardwood and in other sports venues if a legislative bill filed this week wins approval.

Few think it has a shot, but Springfield Rep. Mark Wright is sponsoring legislation that would require all of Missouri's NCAA Division I universities to compete against each other athletically.

Some of the institutions already do, but Wright's bill would require them to compete -- and in every Division I sport they share.

"The in-state (and) cross-town rivalries are what makes sports what it is, so let's get it going," the Republican said.

University officials say such a requirement would greatly restrict their non-conference schedules and could hurt teams' standings because of the way basketball is ranked.

Wright's proposal "would not be practical" for basketball, said MSU Athletic Director Bill Rowe: "You only get to play nine non-league games."

The state has three other institutions that also play Division I basketball: MU-Kansas City, Southeast Missouri State University and a private institution, St. Louis University.

"I don't think that would be very realistic for any of us to play all four of the other teams," Rowe said.

The legislation would first affect games during the 2007-2008 academic year.

What does it take for Coach Garner, Eric Shawn and Marty Mishow to realize that the problem with SEMO's shooting average being 40% or less is Ray Booker. He is taking 30% of the total team shots and he is shooting only 35%. Not only is he taking too many shots but the rest of the team is kept from developing any consistancy with Booker's control of the offense action.

If SEMO is going to contend in the OVC, Coach Garner better change his game plan to spread the ball around instead of focusing on Booker.

INFO ON CARDINALS PROSPECTS

Although this is overall a less-than-stellar group, it is a better collection than we've had the last few years.

St. Louis Cardinals Organizational Grades: Hitting (D+)…..Pitching (C)…..Top-end talent (C+)…..Overall (C-)

1. Anthony Reyes RHP…..24…..2003 (15) USC

Strengths: Plus 77-81 MPH curveball, 87-93 MPH two-seam fastball, and 72-75 MPH change-up. Pitchability. Plus command. Repeats delivery

Weaknesses: Stamina (elbow/shoulder)

Comments: Has dominated since inception into professional baseball with a plus curveball and sinker that rarely peaks above belt. Pitches aggressively and knows how to use repertoire. Minor injuries (sprained shoulder in 2005) have plagued him almost every season, so will need monitored. Opens 2006 season as fifth starter.

2006 MLB Role: Fifth starter

Potential: Number two starter

2. Colby Rasmus OF…..L/L…..19…..2005 (1-C) high school (AL)

Strengths: Athleticism/speed. Plus bat speed/power to all fields/BA ability. Arm strength. Range

Weaknesses: Strike zone judgment

Comments: Prototypical rightfielder, with excellent bat speed and power to all fields. Covers plate well and makes contact, so should hit for BA, though will need to tighten strike zone. Runs bases well with above average speed and has the range and arm strength to be an above average outfielder.

MLB Debut: 2009

Potential: Starting RF

3. Tyler Greene SS…..R/R…..22…..2005 (1) Georgia Tech

Strengths: Athleticism/speed (4.2). Average bat speed/moderate power. Arm strength. Range. Soft hands. Aggressiveness

Weaknesses: Contact/BA ability. Pull-conscious. Plate discipline

Comments: Inside-out swing gives hit moderate power to opposite field, though a lack of plate discipline, reluctance to use whole field, and contact ability will cost him in BA. Solid runner underway and will steal a base in right situation. Steady defender at SS, with his bat determining what role he has in Majors.

MLB Debut: 2008

Potential: Starting SS

4. Chris Lambert RHP…..22…..2004 (1) Boston College

Strengths: 86-94 MPH two and four-seam fastballs, 76-80 MPH slider, and 75-79 MPH change-up. Compact delivery. Aggressiveness

Weaknesses: Average arm action. Repeating ¾ arm slot. Overall command. Slow to plate (1.6)

Comments: Lost movement to fastball and strikeout rate plummeted. Pitches backwards, using slider to set-up fastball, and started dropping change-up on LH batters. Walks too many hitters and is slow to the plate, giving him trouble at holding runners. Move to bullpen might improve fastball velocity/movement.

MLB Debut: 2007

Potential: Number three starter/setup reliever

5. Adam Wainwright RHP…..24…..2000 (1) high school (GA) by Atlanta

Strengths: 87-92 MPH fastball, 74-75 MPH curveball, and 80-81 MPH change-up. Command. Athleticism. Fluid, overhand delivery

Weaknesses: Pitching inside. Repeating delivery. Stamina

Comments: Tall with downward plane to plate, enhancing look of pitches. Pitched more to contact and became more efficient, though experienced a drop in strikeouts. Increase in velocity that was projected of him hasn't materialized, but has all pitches in average range. IP were a career high, though he tired late in season.

2006 MLB Role: Fifth starter/middle reliever

Potential: Number four starter

6. Mark McCormick RHP…..22…..2005 (1-S) Baylor

Strengths: 90-97 MPH four-seam fastball and 77-81 MPH curveball. High ¾ slot. Athletic/projectable frame

Weaknesses: Rotation of 81-84 MPH slider. Deception of 80-81 MPH circle-change. Command. Efficiency. Setting-up pitches

Comments: Exceptional movement to fastball and high ¾ slot provides downward plane for curveball, but struggles to throw strikes. Doesn't trust slider and circle-change, and will revert to fastball when in trouble. Mechanics get fouled-up easily and tends to throw across body.

MLB Debut: 2008

Potential: Number three starter/closer

7. Jose Martinez 2B/SS…..R/R…..18…..2004 FA (Venezuela)

Strengths: Athleticism/speed. Bat speed/contact ability. Plate discipline. Arm strength. Soft hands. Range

Weaknesses: Hitting for power. Base stealing proficiency. Need to add strength

Comments: Ability to hit for BA was no fluke and supplemented offense by adding power. Plate discipline is outstanding for experience level, ensuring solid OBP. Experience should make him better baserunner adding to his good speed. Raw defensively, but has the tools to be above average 2B.

MLB Debut: 2009

Potential: Starting 2B

8. Cody Haerther OF…..L/R…..22…..2002 (6) high school (CA)

Strengths: Bat speed/contact ability/moderate power. Average arm strength

Weaknesses: Strike zone judgment. Average speed. Range

Comments: Confident approach paid dividends, improving contact rate and ability to drive baseball. Inside-out swing suppresses HR production, but can hit gaps with regularity. Drop in batting eye in Double-A is somewhat concerning. Adjustment to outfield has been slow, needing to get better jumps and take proper routes.

MLB Debut: 2007

Potential: Multi-position reserve (OF/1B/3B)

9. Nick Webber RHP…..21…..2005 (2) Central Missouri State

Strengths: 89-94 MPH two-seam fastball and slider. Command. Arm strength. Tall/projectable frame. Durability

Weaknesses: Deception of change-up. Setting-up pitches

Comments: Fastball that explodes low in strike zone and can put hitters away with slider that he throws off the plate. Showed impressive command, ability to induce groundballs, and aggressively comes after hitters. Resilient arm that is able to come-back on successive days and only needs to set-up pitches and develop change-up.

MLB Debut: 2007

Potential: Setup reliever/closer

10. Blake Hawksworth RHP…..23…..2001 (28) high school (WA)

Strengths: Plus change-up and 90-94 MPH four-seam fastball. Plus command. Arm strength/action. Projectable frame

Weaknesses: Rotation of curveball. Setting up pitches

Comments: Labrum surgery cost him most of last two seasons and struggled upon return in August. Projectable pitcher with movement to fastball, a plus change-up, and plus command, adept at getting strikeout and groundball out. Repeats arm speed well and arm action is fluid, making injury problems a mystery.

MLB Debut: 2008

Potential: Number three starter

11. Nick Stavinoha OF…..R/R…..23…..2005 (7) Louisiana State

Strengths: Bat speed/power/BA ability. Strike zone judgment. Arm strength

Weaknesses: Speed. Range

Comments: Advanced hitter whom STL challenged with full-season league. Strong build with power to all fields and strike zone judgment, positively affecting BA. Knack for driving-in runs due to good situational hitting. Arm enough for RF, but range will be limited.

MLB Debut: 2008

Potential: Platoon outfielder

12. Stuart Pomeranz RHP…..21…..2003 (2) high school (TN)

Strengths: 88-92 MPH two-seam fastball and knuckle-curve. Command. Deceptive, low ¾ slot. Power-pitcher build

Weaknesses: Deception of change-up. Repeating arm speed. Arm action

Comments: Tall/wide-hipped pitcher, but doesn't pitch to height with low arm angle. Sinker and knuckle-curve are best pitches and throws strikes, but strikeout rate dropped drastically. Very efficient with pitches and gets groundball out, but needs to change speeds better and improve command within strike zone.

MLB Debut: 2008

Potential: Number four starter

13. Brendan Ryan SS…..R/R.....24.....2003 (7) Lewis-Clark State

Strengths: Athleticism/speed. Bat speed/contact ability. Pitch recognition. Arm strength. Soft hands

Weaknesses: Hitting for power. Defensive consistency

Comments: STL needed to push him based on age and held his own with mid-season promotion to Double-A. Athletic player with solid bat speed, contact ability, and plate discipline, which allows him to hit for consistent BA. Lack of strength will lower power production. Inconsistent defense may push him to utility role.

MLB Debut: 2007

Potential: Utility infielder

14. Travis Hanson 3B…..L/R…..25.....2002 (9) Portland

Strengths: Moderate power. Arm strength. Soft hands. First-step quickness

Weaknesses: Contact/BA ability. Plate discipline. Speed (4.4)

Comments: Power and BA are beginning to show signs of life, but has taken time to advance through minors. Bat speed is average at best and lacks plate discipline, projecting to below average bat for corner player. Excellent defense at 3B, with plenty of arm strength and range.

MLB Debut: 2007

Potential: Utility infielder

15. Eric Haberer LHP…..23…..2004 (3) Southern Illinois

Strengths: 87-92 MPH two-seam fastball, cut-fastball, and circle-change. Command. Deceptive, ¾ slot. Keeping ball down. Power-pitcher build. Aggressiveness

Weaknesses: Rotation of curveball. Arm action. Strikeout rate

Comments: Able to keep ERA down despite low strikeout rate, but command is impeccable, hides baseball, and is stingy with long-ball (two HR in 150 IP). Mixes four pitches, trading slider for cutter, and gets movement to fastball. Physically, he doesn't project more velocity, so must continue to out-think hitters.

MLB Debut: 2007

Potential: Number four starter

Mike, what's your call about Mike Martz? Want him back or is it time to move on?