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Hamlin pushing fundamentals as Hornets enter postseason (5/3/24)One might think that you would be hard-pressed to find much room for improvement in the scorching-hot Advance/Bell City softball squad this spring, however, veteran Hornet coach James Hamlin is still seeing areas he wants his players to improve upon as they enter postseason play today.
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Roper, Advance/Bell City SB close out regular season in strong fashion (5/1/24)There can’t possibly be a more potent or intimidating softball squad entering the MSHSAA postseason than Advance/Bell City.
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Carlton leading surging Advance/Bell City SB as postseason nears (4/29/24)The Advance/Bell City softball squad hasn’t advanced out of the MSHSAA Class 1 District 2 Tournament since 2021, but it very well may have the all-around balance to do so this season.
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Bell City BB offense has shown up of late, as Cubs having nice season (4/25/24)In the short term, one could view the Bell City High School baseball squad as struggling. After all, the Cubs have lost three of their last four games, including dropping a 14-4 game at Saxony Lutheran on Tuesday. However, from a broader perspective, Bell City is currently 9-8 overall, which puts it just two games shy of matching the most wins (11) since the 2017 squad won the program’s third straight MSHSAA Class 1 State Championship.
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BREAKING: Semoball Awards winter sports finalists announced (4/24/24)The Semoball Awards finalists for fall sports were announced Wednesday morning on a selection show broadcast live on SEMO ESPN Radio and streamed on the Semoball.com Facebook page. The finalists were selected by a sports panel made up of representatives from the Southeast Missourian, Standard Democrat, Dexter Statesman, Daily American Republic and Delta Dunklin Democrat...
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Bell City BB riding deep rotation to solid spring (4/7/24)The Bell City High School baseball program is inching toward its most successful spring since the historic Cubs run to three consecutive MSHSAA Class 1 State Championships from 2015 to 2017, and its pitching depth is a huge reason why. “We’re pretty young,” veteran Cubs manager Justin Simpher said recently. “The bulk of our pitching staff is pretty young.”
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Sikeston boys, Malden girls victorious at Twilight Relays (4/6/24)SIKESTON — The Sikeston Twilight Relays showcased fierce competition on Thursday, April 4. On the boys’ side, Sikeston emerged victorious with a dominant 127.50 team score. Malden’s girls’ team delivered their own impressive performance, securing first place with 111.0 points...
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Details matter to Chaffee BB, even in easy Ws (4/4/24)BELL CITY – In his second season at the helm of guiding the Chaffee High School baseball program, Aaron Horrell led his alma mater to its best finish (third place in the MSHSAA Class 2 State Finals) in over three decades. So, Horrell is not a guy who fails to see details, even in the latest of the Red Devils’ many routs that they have put on opposing teams this spring.
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Athletic, talented Cline to ink with Mineral Area SB (4/3/24)Today will certainly be a better day for Advance High School senior softball player Kaylee Cline than Tuesday was. Having said that, as good as Cline has been for the Class 1 No. 5-ranked Hornets this spring, Tuesday’s tough day in a 13-3 loss at Class 1 No. 7-ranked Holcomb will certainly be an outlier for Cline and her teammates.
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Malden Track and Field Invitational attracts SEMO athletes (4/3/24)MALDEN, Mo. - Athletes from more than a dozen Southeast Missouri high schools converged here Tuesday to compete in the Malden Invitational Track and Field Meet. Kennett High School sophomore Austin Gattis competed in the Discus Throw event and took home gold...
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Carlton, Hornets hold off hard-charging Mules to stay perfect (4/2/24)BERNIE – Over the past four varsity softball seasons, the Advance/Bell City program has won 54 games and advanced to the MSHSAA Class 1 State Semifinal, where the Hornets finished fourth in 2021. So, this is a program that is accustomed to playing in high-pressure situations.
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Pitching to be focus in scintillating Bernie-Advance SB match-up (4/1/24)Veteran Bernie High School softball coach Brad Botsch has a bit of a luxury on his hands, as compared to many softball coaches. The Mules have a solid one-two punch in sophomores Mikalyn Kirkwood and Blair Pleimling on the mound that they can unleash on opponents, and Botsch may need to do just that today when his team takes on unbeaten Advance/Bell City (5-0) at 4:30 p.m. in Bernie. “(Mikalyn and Blair) have both been pretty solid,” Botsch said of his two arms this season.