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Scott County slides by Cape Girardeau in Legion ball (07/13/08)
Post 369 was able to hold on to the lead late in the game after Cape rallied back in the sixth
Cape Girardeau American Legion statistics (through July 9) (07/12/08)
Statistics for Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons Post 63:
Jackson American Legion statistics (through July 10) (07/12/08)
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Post 369 walks off with win over Dunklin County (07/03/08)
Dirnberger singled in bottom of seventh for win
Jackson American Legion schedule (07/01/08)
Jackson Legion Schedule 2008 June 26 June 27 June 28...
Jackson American Legion statistics (through June 24) (07/01/08)
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Scott County American Legion baseball stats (through June 26) (07/01/08)
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Scott County Legion hitting statistics (07/01/08)
Hitting statistics for Scott County Legion through June 27:
Scott County Legion pitching statistics (07/01/08)
Pitching statistics through June 27 for Scott County:
Ste. Genevieve roughs up Sikeston Post 114 (06/26/08)
Baker, Hessling and Williams each collect two hits for Sikeston
Dunklin County rolls by short-handed Sikeston (06/25/08)
Dunklin County used 10-run second inning to cruise to win
Scott County Legion loses district game to Cape (06/25/08)
Post 63's top two batters go 6-for-6 in victory
Post 114 unable to come up with timely hits in loss (06/19/08)
Cape Ford and Sons pull out 4-1 victory on the road
Sikeston Post 114 wins pitchers duel (06/11/08)
Joey Williams pitches complete game for Sikeston
Poplar Bluff gets sweep of Sikeston Legion (06/09/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer Poplar Bluff took advantage of several Sikeston miscues in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday to record a 10-3 win, then swept the day with a 5-2 win. Poplar Bluff built a lead early in the opener as Ben Knuckles came through with a 2-run single that was misplayed by the center fielder, allowing Caleb Conover and Bobby McIntosh to score. Knuckles advanced to third on the error and raced home on a wild pitch later in the inning to put the Mules up 3-0...
Dunklin County falls in 12 innings in final (08/06/07)
Dunklin County had its top hitter at the plate with two outs and two on in the bottom of the 12th inning during the American Legion Zone 4 baseball tournament Sunday afternoon in Jackson. But unlike Saturday, when Jeremy Patton hit two game-winning extra-inning home runs to keep Dunklin County alive in the tourney, he hit a ground ball up the middle. ...
Dunklin County forces decisive game (08/05/07)
Dunklin County will take on Anheuser-Busch of St. Louis at 1 p.m. today in the deciding game of the American Legion Zone 4 baseball tournament at Jackson. Dunklin County came back through the losers bracket and forced a winner-take-all game in the double-elimination tournament with two extra-inning victories Saturday...
Loose Rock ahead (08/04/07)
Some members of the Rock Memorial American Legion baseball team take dugout chatter to a new level. Instead of the usual, among the things you're likely to hear yelled from the Rock dugout while its team is at-bat: "Moulin Rouge." "Little Rascals."...
American Legion zone notebook (08/03/07)
By TOBY CARRIG ~ Semoball.com Some members of the Rock Memorial American Legion baseball team take dugout chatter to a new level. Instead of the usual, among the things you're likely to hear yelled from the Rock dugout while its team is at-bat: "Moulin Rouge."...
Jackson Legion out, but Lewis not down (08/03/07)
The zone host was the first team eliminated from the tournament
Jackson fails to budge Rock in zone opener (08/03/07)
Jackson proved to be no pushover Thursday night in a first-round game at the American Legion zone tournament at Legion Field. In a field of district champions, the sub-.500 host team battled Rock Memorial before succumbing 11-7. The loss sends Jackson (23-28) into an elimination bracket game with Manchester (31-5). That game will start at 10 a.m., just 11 hours after Jackson's surprising rally fell short in the bottom of the ninth inning...
Anheuser-Busch takes big first step in zone tournament (08/03/07)
James Johndrow's two-run home run in the eighth lifted Anheuser-Busch to a 7-5 victory over Manchester.
American Legion zone tournament (08/02/07)
Jackson hosts one of Missouri's four zone tournaments this week, with five teams vying for a berth in the state tournament later this month in Jefferson City. In addition to host Jackson, the field includes District 10 champion Manchester, District 13 champion Rock Memorial of Imperial, District 14 champion Dunklin County and Anheuser-Busch from the city of St. Louis...
Cape grabs win when Sikeston forfeits (07/26/07)
The Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons American Legion baseball team kept alive its hopes of winning a district title without taking the field. Cape, which is hosting the District 14 tournament, earned a forfeit victory in Wednesday's scheduled 5 p.m. losers bracket game against Sikeston...
Dunklin County's 10-8 win pushes Scott County into loser's bracket (07/26/07)
If the Scott County American Legion baseball team is going to win its second straight district title, Post 369 will have to do it the hard way. Top-seeded Scott County was pushed into the losers bracket of the District 14 tournament as third-seeded Dunklin County rallied for a 10-8 victory Wednesday night at Capaha Field...
Post 114 falls to Cape in district tourney (07/25/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The final score of Monday evening's Senior Legion baseball game between Sikeston Post 114 and Jackson looked more like a football score as both teams exchanged blows for nearly four hours during the District 14 Tournament held at Capaha Field...
Marching on: Jackson opens with 16-13 win over Sikeston (07/24/07)
The Jackson players knew the offense would come around. It was only a matter of time. The Jackson American Legion baseball team fell behind early, but the offense awoke to plate double-digit runs as Jackson knocked off Sikeston 16-13 in the first game of the District 14 tournament Monday at Capaha Field...
Short-handed Sikeston Legion falls to Dunklin County (07/20/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Senior Legion Post 114 baseball team is biding its time with the hope that the full roster will return for next week's district tournament. In the meantime, Post 114 is taking games on the chin. This time it was Dunklin County taking its turn, pounding Sikeston 13-5 on Thursday night at VFW Stadium...
Cape Legion slams Sikeston (07/18/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Senior American Legion Post 114 baseball team saw a two-run lead evaporate with one swing of the bat as Cape Legion won a District 14 game 8-4 on Tuesday at VFW Stadium. Sikeston (16-14, 3-4 district) was leading 4-2 when Cape's Brooks Osburn launched a grand slam over the left field fence in the top of the fourth inning to erase the deficit...
Scott County Legion rallies for 11-10 victory (07/18/07)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The Scott County American Legion baseball team has been on an offensive tear for two weeks now. Scott County needed all the offense it could muster Tuesday night to squeeze out a District 14 victory and set up a showdown in Cape Girardeau tonight...
Ford & Sons wins district game in split with Dunklin County (07/14/07)
SENATH, Mo. -- For the first three innings of Friday's American Legion District 14 contest between Dunklin County and Cape Girardeau, Ford & Sons pitcher Brad LaBruyere was not his usual dominant self. He didn't have to be with Blake Slattery in the lineup...
Scott County strikes for nine in the first inning, wins 11-8 (07/10/07)
The Scott County American Legion baseball team has thrived on big innings lately. That proved to be the case again Monday night as Scott County held off host Jackson 11-8 in a District 14 matchup at Legion Field. The second game of the doubleheader, which was a non-district affair, saw Scott County triumph 5-1...
Moses wins battle between Redhawks recruits (07/05/07)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Trenton Moses doesn't really know Brad LaBruyere very well, but figures he's a good guy and is looking forward to being his college teammate. But for one night at least, Moses didn't mind treating LaBruyere as rudely as possible. Moses had three of Scott County's 11 hits as the host team pounded Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons ace LaBruyere for a 9-3 victory Tuesday in an American Legion District 14 matchup at Harmon Field...
Cape Ford & Sons falls in tourney semifinals (07/02/07)
Blake Slattery went 4-for-4 at the plate, stole a base and scored twice, but it wasn't enough as the Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons American Legion baseball team fell to Evansville 7-3 in the semifinals at the Paducah, Ky., tournament Sunday...
Sikeston Legion loses opener to Mayfield (06/27/07)
No information was available on the second game.
Sikeston Legion junior team swept by Cape Girardeau (06/22/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Junior Legion Auxiliary Unit 114 baseball team was swept in a doubleheader against Cape Junior Legion on Thursday at VFW Stadium. Sikeston falls to 14-12 on the season and 2-4 in district play...
Sikeston Legion junior team wins another by 10 runs (06/21/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Junior Legion Auxiliary Unit 114 baseball team posted its second 10-run rule victory over Farmington in the past week. Sikeston (14-10) defeated Farmington 11-1 in six innings on Wednesday night at VFW Stadium behind a complete-game victory by Darrin Dicus...
Sikeston Legion rallies from eight-run deficit (06/21/07)
Mike Buhler ~ SEMO News Service SENATH -- Dunklin County Post 303 took a detour on the way to its first District XIV win of the season. Post 303 could not hold to an eight-run lead in the sixth inning and ended up dropping a 12-10 decision to Sikeston Post 114 in the first game of a Senior American Legion baseball doubleheader here Wednesday...
Sikeston Legion rallies past Dunklin County (06/20/07)
Mike Buhler ~ SEMO News Service KENNETT -- The Dunklin County Redbirds could easily be 4-0 in District XIV. Instead, they're 1-3 at the district season's midway point. The Redbirds took a three-run lead to the seventh inning, but could not hold it in an 11-8, eight-inning loss to Sikeston Auxiliary Unit 114 in Junior American Legion baseball Monday at Indian Park...
Offense provides plenty of support for its starter (06/14/07)
Garrett Stevens used some hefty run support to gut out a complete game in Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons' 14-8 win over Paducah in the opener of a doubleheader Wednesday at Capaha Field. Stevens picked up his second win on the mound for Cape's American Legion team. The second game ended after deadline. Cape is 10-3, pending the outcome of the second game...
Sikeston drills Scott County (06/13/07)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston Senior American Legion Post 114 baseball team broke out of its slump in a big way Tuesday, defeating Scott County 11-1 in District 14 action at VFW Stadium. Sikeston enforced the 10-run rule in the bottom of the sixth inning to secure the victory...
Pitching carries Cape (06/12/07)
The Central duo of Brad LaBruyere on the mound and Alex Shell behind the plate continued to work its magic for Cape Girardeau's American Legion team, shutting down Dunklin County in an 8-0 district win Monday at Capaha Field. LaBruyere picked up his second straight district shutout as Post 63 improved to 2-0 in district play. Dunklin County came back to win the second game, a non-district contest, 8-3. Cape is 9-3 overall...
Cape Legion falls in title game of Dyersburg tourney (06/04/07)
The Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons American Legion baseball team suffered its first loss of the season in the championship game of the Dyersburg (Tenn.) tournament Sunday, as Memphis escaped with a 3-2 victory in eight innings. After battling to a 1-1 tie through seven innings, Memphis scored two runs in the top of the eighth, while Cape (4-1) managed just a single run in the bottom of the inning, stranding the tying and winning runs on base...
De Soto cruises past Jackson in doubleheader (06/03/07)
Jackson's American Legion team opened the week Tuesday with a pair of blowout wins over Perryville and closed the week Saturday at home by surrendering 23 runs in a pair of blowout losses to De Soto. It was just a typical week of peaks and valleys in the early Legion season, according to Jackson manager Mark Lewis...