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Mike Kilgore named Bootheel Conference Coach of the Year, Players honored (3/13/24)MALDEN, Mo. - Green Wave basketball head coach Mike Kilgore was named Bootheel Conference Coach of the year. "Southeast Missouri basketball is rich in tradition," Kilgore said. "To be considered part of that richness that represents this state is pretty awesome."...
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C3D1 BKB: NMCC rolls to fourth straight district championship (2/27/24)PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — New Madrid County Central proved once again that its talent is simply on another level with an 86-56 win over Malden in the MSHSAA Class 3, District 1 Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 24. Fueled by the star power of Jadis Jones and BJ Williamson, the top-ranked Eagles (24-3) cruised the victory over the Green Wave (21-6), taking another step on their quest to defend their state title...
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C3D1 BKB: Malden rallies for revenge over East Prairie (2/24/24)PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Malden and East Prairie waged a thrilling battle in the MSHSAA Class 3, District 1 Semifinal matchup on Thursday, Feb. 22. But in the end, the second-seeded Green Wave (21-5) emerged victorious with a 60-49 win over the third-seeded Eagles (21-7), avenging a recent loss and settling this season's rivalry in the process...
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District roundup: Neelyville, Twin Rivers win titles (2/24/24)VAN BUREN — The third was a charm for the Neelyville Lady Tigers against the East Carter Lady Redbirds. After losing to East Carter by four and eight points, respectively, in the regular season, Neelyville used a hot start Friday night to fuel a 75-63 win over the Lady Redbirds in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 2 championship game at Van Buren High School...
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Sikeston wins fifth straight with 58-48 victory at Malden (2/17/24)MALDEN, Mo. — Sikeston extended its win streak to five games with a 58-48 comeback win at Malden on Thursday, Feb. 15. The Lady Bulldogs (11-12) were powered by a dominant performance from junior Landri Hammontree. “We are so proud of the girls,” said Sikeston coach Vaughn Shephard. “We are playing so well right now and we are locked in. It is getting close to districts and these girls just want to win.”...
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East Prairie outlasts Portageville in regular-season finale (2/16/24)EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — In a clash that lived up to its billing, East Prairie emerged victorious against Portageville in both teams' regular-season finale on Thursday, Feb. 15, ultimately clinching a hard-fought 66-59 win. The Eagles (20-6) built a sizable lead but found themselves in a tense, one-possession battle as the Bulldogs (16-9) rallied in the final minutes...
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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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Lady Mules back on winning track with win over Malden (2/9/24)The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules continue to showcase their confidence on the basketball court. With seven games remaining on the regular season schedule, the Lady Mules aimed to add more wins to their record entering Thursday’s game. The Lady Mules hosted the Malden Green Wave and they needed a near-perfect game to sneak past with a win...
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Portageville wins first Bootheel Conference Title since 2018 (2/2/24)MALDEN, Mo. — Portageville returned to the top of the Bootheel Conference mountain on Thursday, defeating Malden 60-30 in a lopsided championship game. The victory marks the first conference title for the Class 3, No. 10-ranked and top-seeded Lady Bulldogs (17-3), ending a five-year drought with a dominant display...
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Malden defeats Portageville for Bootheel Conference championship title (2/2/24)MALDEN - Sometimes dreams come true. Malden Green Wave guard Quamareous Farmer's vision of owning a conference title before the end of his 1,000 + points high school basketball career was realized Thursday when he led his teammates to a title. Head Coach Mike Kilgore's 17-3 Green Wave Varsity Basketball squad not only defeated Portageville Head Coach T.J. ...
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Portageville wins girls Bootheel Conference championship over Malden (2/2/24)MALDEN - The Portageville Lady Bulldogs Varsity basketball program rocked its way into the Bootheel Conference Championship final and rolled home with a win. Head Coach Kellye Fowler, in her 11th season at the helm, was just as excited about her 17-3 team's win as were her players...
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Malden, Portageville advance to Bootheel Conference finals (1/30/24)MALDEN – The Malden Green Wave rolled to a big win Monday 62-55 against an uber-talented South Pemiscot High School Bulldogs program in the Bootheel Conference Tournament semifinals. Malden Head Coach Mike Kilgore's 16-3 Green Wave team moves on to the finals and faces Portageville Head Coach T.J. Smith's formidable 13-6 Bulldogs squad at 5 p.m. Thursday at home to decide the championship...
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A New Chapter Begins: Treston Pulley steps in as Malden's head football coach (1/24/24)MALDEN, Mo. — Hope surged through Malden today as Treston Pulley was introduced as the Green Wave’s new head football coach. Pulley, a coach with his eyes squarely on resurrecting the program’s storied past, didn’t peddle empty promises, he spoke of hard work, the setbacks and the long journey ahead...
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NMCC blows past Malden; Farmer hits 1,000 points (1/24/24)MALDEN – The New Madrid County Central (NMCC) Eagles swooped into Malden Tuesday and left the Green Wave high and dry in a brutal 94-57 blowout. In what some might call "full contact hoops," the game was a rough-and-tumble spectacle played before a packed house whose fans turned out en masse to support the teams...
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Malden comes out on top in OT win over Senath-Hornersville (1/10/24)The Green Wave’s momentum is rolling strong this season as the Malden boys basketball team finds itself on a seven-game winning streak that accounted for a championship title at Bloomfield and the team’s most recent win over Senath-Hornersville. The win did not come easy on the road Tuesday, but Malden (11-2) pulled it out in overtime to beat the Lions (6-5) with a score of 72-70...
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Malden edges South Pem in homecoming game (1/8/24)MALDEN - Homecoming was sweet Friday when the Green Wave boys basketball program squeaked past the South Pemiscot Bulldogs 70-67. The champions of the recent Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, Malden traded the lead with South Pemiscot time after time throughout the game...
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BCT 2023: Malden breaks 17-year drought with championship thriller over East Prairie (12/30/23)BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Knocking on the door the past two seasons, Malden finally kicked it down with a 60-56 win over East Prairie in the championship game of the 67th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Friday, Dec. 29. The fourth-seed Green Wave (9-2) toppled the second-seeded Eagles (9-2) in front of a standing-room-only crowd, silencing the ‘what if’ ghosts of the Christmases past that have haunted them since third-place (2022) and fourth-place (2021) finishes, winning the programs first BCT title in 17 years.. ...
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BCT 2023: Malden takes advantage of opportunity against short-handed Puxico (12/29/23)BLOOMFIELD – Regardless of which team was the No. 1 seed in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, of which Puxico was, any team trying to stop the steaming locomotive of a group that Malden is morphing into with each outing this season, was going to be a difficult task.
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BCT 2023: Green Wave swarms Dexter in rout, now faces top-seed Puxico (12/28/23)BLOOMFIELD – A lot can change in 26 days, and the Malden High School boy’s basketball squad proved that on Wednesday.
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BCT 2023: Malden pressures Bloomfield into faltering - eventually (12/27/23)BLOOMFIELD – One month into this varsity boy’s basketball season, Bloomfield had still yet to play a game in its historic venue. That pent-up excitement to take the court in front of a home crowd showed early in the Wildcats’ game on Tuesday with Malden, but exhilaration can only last so long against length, skill, and athleticism.
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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...