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COLUMN: 5 local girls soccer players to watch in 2024 (3/13/24)The 2024 season is nearing for local girls soccer programs. With that comes a furious race for conference titles, district titles and perhaps even state titles. Every local team features a plethora of talented players that is sure to lead them to success but I have included my five girls soccer players to watch this season...
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David vs. Goliath: Oak Ridge takes on Delta for district title (2/23/24)Delta will take on Oak Ridge for the Class 1 District 1 championship on Friday, Feb. 23 at Scott County Central High School in Sikeston, Mo. Delta is the overwhelming favorite. The Lady Cats’ 26 wins are the most since their state runner-up season in 2022. They average 82.1 points per game and hold opponents to 38.6 per game...
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Lady Pirates slay the Dragons on the road (2/20/24)Two Lady Pirates players combined to score 54 points to lead Perryville on the road past Ste. Genevieve 59-40 on Monday, Feb. 19, in Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Aby Amberger led the Lady Pirates with 28 points while Brooklyn Moll scored 26 points. Lucy Wibbenmeyer and Caroline Gremaud each scored two points in the second quarter to round out the scoring for Perryville...
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Scott City plunders Perryville 74-49 (2/10/24)The Scott City Rams traveled north to plunder the Perryville Pirates 74-49 on Friday, Feb. 9, in Perryville, Mo. With the victory, the Rams improved to 18-4 on the season and Mark Dannenmueller earned his 200th career win as head coach. Kobe Watson led the Rams with 19 points. Jackson Gloth added 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Kaden Lowery chipped in 11 points with eight rebounds. Mark Panagos led the way on defense with six steals...
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Senior standout Moll leading Perryville girls to unprecedented heights (2/7/24)In a back-and-forth affair with De Soto, Perryville girls basketball needed a senior-night spark to get past a Dragons squad on a relentless offensive tear. With just seconds remaining on the clock, senior Brooklyn Moll went cross-body and laid in the game-winning bucket over a defender...
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Jake Cissell sets new Perryville three-point record (2/3/24)The 2023-24 Perryville boys' basketball season has been a dim one so far. With only two wins all season, it seems difficult to find plenty of positives, but a bright spot has recently presented itself. During the Pirate's 78-58 road loss at DeSoto on Friday, Feb. 2, junior Jake Cissell broke the Perryville record for career three-point field goals. To make the moment special, Cissell did it in front of Tim Schaupert, who set it 30 years ago...
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Perryville closes out January with home loss (2/1/24)The Perryville boys basketball team closed out the month of January with a 62-35 loss against Jefferson on Wednesday, Jan. 31, in Perryville, Mo. This was the second time Jefferson (15-5) had played Perryville. The Blue Jays won the first meeting last year by a score of 69-60...
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Chaffee downs Perryville behind big defensive effort (1/31/24)The Chaffee Red Devils played a complete game on the way to a 51-36 win over the Perryville Pirates on Tuesday. Chaffee’s ability to play stellar individual defense and a great team defense was crucial in allowing the Red Devils to take control early...
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Max Wheeler scores career high 27 to lead St. Vincent to Mayor’s Cup win (1/28/24)The parking lots surrounding the Perry Park Center were packed with cars and the makeshift arena for the annual Mayor’s Cup rivalry game between the St. Vincent Indians and Perryville Pirates on Saturday, Jan. 27, in Perryville, Mo. Sophomore Max Wheeler was the star of the show as he put up a career-high 27 points to lead St. Vincent to a 75-51 win...
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Pirates rally in 4Q to beat Bulldogs 60-51 (1/24/24)A 21-point fourth quarter proved to be the difference in Perryville’s 60-51 win over Sikeston on Wednesday, Jan. 24, in Perryville, Mo. The Pirates rebounded from last week’s loss against Bismarck to improve their record to 10-5 leading up to the Mayor’s Cup rivalry matchup against St. Vincent on Saturday at the Perry Park Center...
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Cissell’s 20 not enough for Perryville in home loss (1/18/24)The Pirates were bombarding the Blackcats throughout the first three quarters. Until their canons ran out of ammunition. Perryville scored only two points in the fourth quarter and saw a double-digit lead turn into a 55-51 loss against Herculaneum on Wednesday, Jan. 17, in Perryville...
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29-point fourth quarter sink Pirates against Bismarck (1/18/24)The Perryville girls basketball team wasn’t able to complete the comeback as they lost to Bismarck 59-55 at home on Wednesday, Jan. 17, in Perryville, Missouri. Aby Amberger led the Pirates with 16 points, while Janie Porter and Lucy Wibbenmeyer each scored 11 points. The Pirates made five baskets from the three-point line and went 12-of-17 from the free-throw line...
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Young Pirates take growing pains to Chester Tournament (1/6/24)The Perryville boys basketball team will go into the Chester Tournament on Monday, Jan. 8, just like they did last year, looking to stop an eight-game losing skid. The Pirates were defeated by DeSoto 69-57 at home on Friday, Jan. 5, Perryville is 1-11 with it’s only win on the season coming against Zalma in the Woodland Invitational in late November...