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Lady Indians blank Lady Green Wave in C2D1 semi, face East Prairie Eagles for title (5/7/24)MALDEN, Mo. - The Lady Indians are on their way to a championship title. The Kennett softball team (22-8) traveled to Malden Monday to compete in the Missouri State High School Athletics Association (MSHSAA) Class 2 District 1 Tournament semifinal matchups...
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Lady Indians skunk Lady Bearcats, advance in C2D1 tourney (5/6/24)MALDEN, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians played strong softball Saturday and blanked the Dexter Lady Bearcats 15-0 to advance to the C2D1 semifinal round at Malden. A scrappy Lady Bearcats squad played two games Saturday after a Friday rain out. The team defeated the Charleston Bluejays 9-3 before losing to the hard-hitting Lady Indians in four innings...
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Lady Indians fall to Raiders (4/30/24)JONESBORO, Ark. - The Kennett Lady Indians traveled here on a rainy Monday and returned home after suffering a defeat at the hands of the Nettleton Raiders 6-4. The Raiders scored first in the second inning when catcher Kate Golden was hit by a pitch and a runner crossed home plate. Golden led the Raiders in RBIs, driving in four runs on one hit, including a sixth-inning double that scored three runs...
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Jackson uses early offense to beat Kennett (4/27/24)Rain tried to prevent the SEMO Conference Baseball semifinals from happening, but after a three-hour delay, games were able to be played. In the opening semifinal in Jackson, it was the host Indians and the tournament’s No. 1 seed, taking on the No. 4 seed Kennett Indians in a rematch of the championship from last season...
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Kennett shreds Cape Central in SEMO Conference Tourney prelim (4/27/24)KENNETT, Mo. - Head baseball coach Aaron New's Indians Friday welcomed Cape Central High School's team to Indian Park, then knocked two home-run balls into next year and clubbed the Tigers 12-1 in the SEMO Conference Tournament preliminary round. Kennett's Ashton Williams was first to send a ball screaming over the fence and collected two RBIs for his effort, while teammate Matt Gardner closed the contest with a three-run blast over left-field barriers in the bottom of the sixth...
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Lady Indians stun opponents (4/26/24)HOLCOMB, Mo. - A steady rain fell here Thursday afternoon, and with it came the Kennett Lady Indians softball team (19-6) who poured run after run on the Lady Hornets (21-2) and defeated the squad 22-6 in four innings. Kennett's W on the Lady Hornets home turf came on the heels of a successful Tuesday, which found the Lady Indians taking out both Portageville's Lady Bulldogs (15-8) 8-7 and Malden's Lady Green Wave (10-16) 16-1 to win the Bootheel Conference Tournament Championship at Malden...
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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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Home Sweet Home: Mules, Lady Mules win first at own invitational (4/24/24)The Poplar Bluff Mules track and field team outscored the competition on Tuesday to place first in their annual Poplar Bluff Track and Field Invitational at Poplar Bluff Field. Out of 40 events through the day, the Lady Mules finished with an overall score of 219, and the Mules racked in 193 to land top honors...
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A bittersweet end to Kennett baseball's regular season (4/24/24)KENNETT, Mo. - A half dozen Kennett Indian baseball players from the Class of 2024 capped their regular season schedules Tuesday with a 3-2 loss against a tough Jackson Indian squad at home on Senior Night. Peyton Branum, Matt Gardner, Carter Shewmaker, Jack Morrison, Ashton Williams and JC Poole all were escorted by loved ones and honored on the diamond...
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Dyer County Choctaws defeat Kennett Indians in extra innings (4/22/24)KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett baseball Indians Friday lost an ultra-close game in extra innings against a solid Dyer County, Tennessee team. The Dyer County Choctaws crossed the river into Indian territory and took home the W, 4-2. The Indians were out front 2-0 early in the game on two singles. The Indians' Hayden Gilmore singled and scored one run...
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Seth McBroom comes to Kennett (4/19/24)KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett High School basketball Indians start this season under a new coach, and the district has a new athletic director. Seth McBroom, veteran Twin Rivers coach and administrator, was hired by the Kennett School Board and his contract agreed upon in executive session Tuesday...
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Kennett hires Twin Rivers' McBroom as new boys basketball coach, AD (4/18/24)The Kennett Indians have found their next boys basketball coach and athletic director. Kennett High School has hired longtime Twin Rivers coach and high school principal Seth McBroom to succeed veteran coach and AD Jim Vaughan, who is retiring after 18 years at KHS...
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Lady Indians hit back-to-back home runs to defeat Trojans (4/18/24)KENNETT, Mo. - Back-to-back home runs. A triple ruled a double. More than a dozen hits. All that happened for Kennett Wednesday when the Lady Indians (16-6) softball team took the Dyersburg High School softball squad (13-3) to task and buried the Trojans 8-4 at Indian Park...
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Indians mauled by Bulldogs (4/18/24)KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett High School baseball head coach Aaron New's Indians played hard-nosed, tough, competitive baseball for six of seven innings Wednesday against a well-coached Notre Dame team. But it wasn't enough to beat the Bulldogs, and the Indians lost a hard-fought battle 6-4...
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Saint Gen softball team defeats Kennett (4/15/24)KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians softball team fell to the Saint Genevieve Dragons 4-3 in the second game of Saturday's double header at Indian Park. The Lady Indians entered the contest with all the momentum in the world after winning a thriller earlier in the morning 11-2 over East Carter County...
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Lady Indians win first game of Saturday double header (4/15/24)KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians (14-5) in the first game of a Saturday double header defeated the East Carter Lady Redbirds (6-5) 11-2 at Indian Park. The Lady Indians entered this weekend's competition hoping for a better fate than last weekend's. The squad entered the first game of the double header with a record of 13-4, including a heartbreaking loss to the Doniphan Donettes 6-4 on Thursday...
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Lady Indians fall to Donettes (4/12/24)KENNETT, Mo. - The Lady Indians varsity softball team (9-3) Thursday fought fiercely at home against an undefeated Doniphan team (11-0) and lost by two runs in a heartbreaker, 6-4. The battle waged throughout a sunny but windy afternoon. Although the teams never were separated by more than a run or two on the scoreboard, a double play executed perfectly by the Donettes late in the game was both masterful and disheartening...
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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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Lady Indians cage Tigers, Wilson smashes school record (4/5/24)KENNETT, Mo. - Not only did the undefeated Lady Indians (11-0) softball team blank the Risco Lady Tigers (5-4-1) at Indian Park 11-0, the Kennett team's DH for Thursday's game smashed a school record. The Lady Indians' No. 8, senior Hadley Wilson, owns a new Kennett High School record...
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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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Indians slay Eagles at home (4/2/24)KENNETT, Mo. - Monday's Kennett (5-6) v. Oran (4-3) varsity baseball game at Indian Park featured a pitching exhibition and a timely Indians hit that was enough to send the Eagles to the showers early. Kennett head coach Aaron New's Indians went up by three runs in the bottom of the fourth when an Indian lefty's large bat slammed an Eagles pitch, drove in two runners and posted what would be the final score, 4-1, over Oran head coach Joe Bickings' Eagles...
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Prep roundup: Dillinger’s gem powers Eagles past Clearwater (3/29/24)NAYLOR — The Naylor Eagles defeated the visiting Clearwater Tigers 7-4 on Thursday on the strength of a six-inning, 12-strikeout performance from starting pitcher Chase Dillinger. Dillinger gave up three runs on four hits with only one walk against the dozen strikeouts...
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Lady Indians survive a slugfest (3/22/24)KENNETT, Mo.- The Lady Indians softball team came home Thursday for its season opener and defeated Scott City 10-9 on a seventh-inning walk-off double by Lauren Barton.
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Indians edge Bearcats at home (3/22/24)KENNETT, Mo. - Wednesday here was a beautiful day for high school baseball. It was a better afternoon for the KHS Indians (34-1 at home, 2-2 this season), who welcomed the Dexter High School varsity baseball program (1-1) to Indian Park and squeaked past the Bearcats 4-3...
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Mules down Kennett with walk-off base hit (3/20/24)A walk-off hit from Noah Spain led the Poplar Bluff Mules baseball squad to victory. After falling in a double-header from over the weekend, the Poplar Bluff Mules returned to its home field to face off in their first SEMO Conference matchup of the season. The Mules went head-to-head against the Kennett Indians on Tuesday, and with back-to-back losses, they were eager to get back on the winning side...
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Kennett freshman phenom named Player of the Year (3/20/24)KENNETT, Mo. - Alyce Edwards, a cute, tiny, soft-spoken wisp of a girl, nuked Kennett great Brandi Jackson's 1994 record of 448 by nearly 200 points when Edwards dropped 645 this season. Barring unforseens, Alyce is on clip to lay waste to yet another of Jackson's achievements as Edwards approaches Jackson's 1996 record of 862 total points in a season...
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Kennett Indians Ground Kelly Hawks in Home Opener (3/18/24)There's nothing like baseball in Spring. The Kennett High School baseball Indians hosted the Kelly Hawks for the 2024 season home opener. The contest was a chess match between two fine programs. The Indians started the game with hard-throwing senior, Aston Williams on the mound. Williams made quick work of the Hawks' batters in the first inning, striking out two...
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Kennett Indians soccer program - They play anyway (3/13/24)Kennett, Mo. - After a 14-year absence from the pitch, Kennett High School reinstated soccer this year. The team was led on the field by senior Capt. Lucas Randle and junior Co-Capt. Meagan Spielman. Many participants came to the program after they aged out of Kennett Kiwanis soccer after middle school, even when there was no opportunity to play at the high school level...
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Kennett Lady Indian frosh phenom rips 645 (3/8/24)KENNETT, Mo. - The Lady Indians varsity basketball program features three sisters. All are freshmen. All are athletic. One shattered a near 30-year title for points scored by a freshman in a single season. Alyce Edwards, a cute, tiny, soft-spoken wisp of a girl, nuked Kennett great Brandi Jackson's 1994 record of 448 by nearly 200 points when Edwards dropped 645 this season...
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Kennett AD Jim Vaughan retires after 18-year career (3/7/24)KENNETT, Mo. - After nearly two decades of solid leadership, Kennett High School Athletic Director Jim Vaughan bids the district farewell at the end of the spring semester. Vaughan, 53, who resides now at Poplar Bluff, retires after 18 years of service as both coach and director and spent time with the Delta Dunklin Democrat looking back on his career...
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C4D1 BKB: Dexter holds off Kennett after late, furious Indian rally (3/1/24)STE. GENEVIEVE – For 28-plus minutes of its MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 boy’s basketball game against Dexter on Thursday, Kennett struggled at both ends of the court.
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C4D1: Third quarter surge leads Notre Dame by Kennett (2/29/24)It was a tale of two halves on Wednesday night in the Class 4 District 1 semifinal matchup between Kennett and Notre Dame. When the final horn sounded, the Bulldogs emerged victorious with a 71-54 win to earn a trip to the C4D1 title game. “I saw an incredibly talented, skilled and hard-working Kennett team that gave us one of the toughest games we’ve played this year,” Bulldogs head coach Kirk Boeller said. “In the first half, 100% of the credit goes to Kennett.”...
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Doniphan holds out for win on Kennett's senior night (2/23/24)The Kennett boys basketball team honored three seniors who have fought resiliently through a difficult season on Thursday, according to head coach Fred Garmon, but the Indians' late comeback against Doniphan wasn't enough for a win as the Dons came out on top 70-64...
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Local district tournament wrestling roundup (2/18/24)Four sites, four district tournaments, and a whole lot of wrestlers literally fighting for their place at state on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-17. Here's the lowdown on how all eight area programs fared in their quest to Columbia, Mo. Next year, it will be nine, with the addition of Kelly...
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Cape Central blows by Kennett on senior night (2/17/24)Senior night always serves as one last chance for the senior class to make a memory at home. The Cape Central Tigers did just that as they downed the Kennett Indians 93-53 on Friday at Cape Central High School. “It took us a little bit to get going,” Tigers coach Drew Church said. “In the first half, I didn’t think we guarded very well. We kind of gambled too much and gave them so open looks and let them get going downhill.”...
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Kelly hits 20 wins with decisive victory over Kennett (2/14/24)The Kelly boys basketball team rolled into Kennett for a varsity-only contest and beat the Indians 66-33 to reach the 20-win threshold in the Hawks' penultimate game of the regular season Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Kelly tacked on the team's second win in a row and now stands at 20-5 on the season, next traveling to Ste. ...
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Kennett picks up comeback win over East Carter (2/14/24)Tuesday night at Kennett High School featured a potentially great contest between two of the area's best girls' basketball teams as the now 19-4 Lady Indians hosted the 20-4 Lady Redbirds from East Carter County. With a hefty defensive and rebounding effort, Kennett came out on top 76-49...
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Dexter spoils Kennett’s courtwarming (2/10/24)KENNETT – Dexter’s hot shooting, and an early lead that held up, got the guests their second win in a row and dug Kennett deeper into a five-game rut as the Bearcats routed the Indians 63-35, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. It was Kennett’s courtwarming celebration, but that didn’t stop nine Dexter players from getting in the scoring column, in total dropping 10 threes on the hosts in a game that, beforehand, looked to be a potentially close matchup...