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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

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DHS athletes honored at fall sports banquet (11/12/08)
The fall sports season at Dexter High School was officially brought to an end Tuesday night with the annual Fall Sports Recognition Program held in the DHS auditorium.

Poplar Bluff tennis finishes season in district tourney (10/13/08)
By DAR STAFF ST. LOUIS -- A few of the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules advanced Friday at the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 girls tennis tournament at Dwight Davis Tennis Center in Forest Park. But none made it past the third round, as Poplar Bluff finished the season...

'It's a great day to be a (Lady) Indian': Lady Tribe wins tennis district, conference title in volleyball (10/10/08)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Over the last few years, the Kennett Lady Indians tennis team has become one of the school's best sports programs. That run of success hit another peak Thursday, as the Lady Tribe won the Class 1, District 1 title for the second time in four seasons and earned a state playoff berth for the third time in that stretch...

SHS season comes to a close (10/10/08)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston High School girls tennis team's 2008 season came to an end on Thursday at the Class 1, District 1 tennis tournament held at Sikeston High School. Sikeston performed well in their singles matches as Jacarra Lampkin made the quarterfinals before being ousted by Dexter's Katelyn Heil 6-2, 6-0. Lampkin defeated Jayne Rey of Arcadia Valley 6-1, 6-0 after receiving a bye into the second round...

DHS netters pick up two match wins over Sikeston (10/02/08)
Dexter's Lady Bearcats tennis team picked up two win at home Wednesday against Sikeston. The two teams completed an earlier match that was postponed because of rain at Sikeston, then played the regularly scheduled match. In both matches, Dexter posted 9-0 wins...

Poplar Bluff falls short at Lesterville (10/01/08)
By DAR STAFF LESTERVILLE -- The Poplar Bluff volleyball team played a tough Lesterville squad Tuesday night, but came away empty-handed against the sixthranked team in Class 1. The Lady Mules gave Lesterville all they could handle, but still lost both games, 25-21 and 25-19...

Lady Mules tennis team preparing for district play (09/30/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor With the MSHSAA district tournament looming, the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules tennis team started the final week of the regular season with a day off. Facing a Caruthersville team that featured only three players, the varsity team watched their teammates sweep the Lady Tigers...

Poplar Bluff tennis team beats Dexter (09/17/08)
By DAR STAFF The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules tennis team captured their fourth win of the season with a 7-2 victory over Dexter on Tuesday afternoon. Jenni Hubbard, Allie Poteet, Kelsey Olsen, Rachael Brodell and Emily Gilmore each won their singles matches by a combined average of four points per game over the Bearcats...

Lady Mules hold back Farmington in softball (09/16/08)
By DAR STAFF FARMINGTON -- Ashlee Mattox scored once and drove in a pair of runs Monday to help the Poplar Bluff softball team beat Farmington 5-4. The Lady Mules (7-6) held on to win for the fifth time in their last six games. Poplar Bluff led by five before Farmington scored four in the sixth inning...

Sikeston netters fall at home to Lady Mules (09/16/08)
SIKESTON-- The Sikeston Lady Bulldog Tennis team fell to the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules Monday 7-1. Sikeston's lone victory in the home meet came from Jacarra Lampkin, who defeated Poplar Bluff's Jessica Gray 8-5 in their singles match. "Jacarra (Lampkin) had a great singles match," Sikeston tennis coach Lynne DeWitt said. "She fought hard and won."...

Thompson nets goal, assist in Mules victory (09/12/08)
By DAR STAFF FREDERICKTOWN -- The Poplar Bluff Mules soccer team grabbed its second win of season with a 3-1 victory Thursday night at Fredericktown. Dallas Berry scored his first goal of the season on a header off an assist by Josh Thompson. The Mules took a 2-0 lead into half after Fredericktown scored on its own goal later in the first half...

Sikeston netter fall at Jackson (09/12/08)
JACKSON-- The Jackson Lady Indians tennis team defeated Sikeston's Lady Bulldogs 9-0 Thursday in Jackson. "We played better today," Sikeston tennis coach Lynn DeWitt said. "Our goal is to improve every match and I feel that we are doing that. Even if the scores don't reflect it."...

Poplar Bluff tennis sweeps Sikeston (09/11/08)
By DAR STAFF The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules tennis team shut out Sikeston 9-0 Wednesday afternoon. Nos. 3-6-seeds Allie Poteet, Kelsey Olsen, Rachael Brodell and Emily Gilmore each blanked their opponents in the their respective seeds, 8-0, for Poplar Bluff (2-3)...

Soccer, tennis teams both fall in road games (09/11/08)
KENNETT -- For the first time in school history, the Sikeston Bulldogs soccer team was defeated by the Kennett Indians in a 2-1 overtime game on Wednesday night. Sikeston (1-5) struck first at the 37 minute mark when Evan Underwood kicked one in on an assist from Hector Lemus. That score would stand at halftime with Sikeston leading 1-0...

Tribe wins defensive battle in home opener (09/10/08)
The good times continue for the Kennett Indians soccer team. After winning its season opener to snap an almost three-year winless streak, the Tribe got a goal from Blake Wilbanks in the 72nd minute Tuesday to take a 1-0 victory over Fredericktown at Indian Park...

Kennett tennis beats Poplar Bluff; Mules suffer OT loss in soccer (09/09/08)
By DAR STAFF Rachael Brodell and Emily Gilmore remained unbeaten as doubles partners and picked up Poplar Bluff's only win Monday in an 8-1 loss to visiting Kennett. Brodell and Gilmore beat Hope Sparks and Samantha Geary 8-4 in the No. 3 doubles match but Kennett took the other two before sweeping singles play...

ROUNDUP: Doniphan softball slips past Twin Rivers (09/03/08)
By DAR STAFF DONIPHAN -- Doniphan scored a run in four different innings as the Donettes moved past Twin Rivers 4-3 Tuesday afternoon. "I thought our kids were really focused," Doniphan coach Brad Phillips said. "In the past, Twin Rivers has really had Doniphan's number and we were fortunate enough to hang in there and battle and get the win."...

ROUNDUP: Royals turn triple play but fall to Camels (08/27/08)
By DAR STAFF Twin Rivers fell to Campbell 8-2 Tuesday afternoon but did turn a triple play in the process. Campbell's Cody Huber popped up a bunt attempt and Royals pitcher Garrett Stockton made a diving catch and threw to Jon Stevenson at second who threw to first base to complete the play...

ROUNDUP: Jackson pummels Chaffee in softball opener (08/26/08)
The Jackson High School softball team romped to a 15-1 victory against Chaffee in the season opener for both teams Monday at Jackson City Park. Click to read the story from Semissourian.com --- SOFTBALL Central 2, Perryville 0 Kelly 11, East Carter 1...

Offenses rule on fall baseball's opening day (08/26/08)
By DAR STAFF The Doniphan Dons got three runs in the first frame on the way to a five-inning 11-1 win over Van Buren. Travis Moe and Ethan King each had two RBIs for the Dons while Zack Swindle had one. "We scored runs, we kind of took what the pitcher gave us," Doniphan coach Jason Rose said. "I was pretty proud overall of how we swung the bats."...

Dooley will lead Lady Bearcats tennis team in 2008 (08/26/08)
An old face around the Dexter High School tennis courts returns in a new role this season as long-time boys tennis coach Leanne Dooley assumes the head coaching position for the Lady Bearcats in 2008. Dooley assumes a team that finished 3-8 last season and lost four starters to graduation, including one half of last year's double team that finished with an impressive 16-1 record and a Class 1, District 2 double championship. ...

Upcoming events 7-22 (08/22/08)
Monday Softball Farmington at Sikeston, 4:30 p.m. Kelly at East Carter, 4 p.m. Girls tennis Jackson at Charleston, 4 p.m. Tuesday Girls tennis Carbondale, Ill. at Sikeston, 4 p.m. Charleston at Kennett, 4 p.m. Softball Perryville at Sikeston, 4 p.m...

Charleston will be unproven in the 2008 season (08/21/08)
CHARLESTON -- Gaining experience will be the focus of the Charleston Lady Bluejays tennis team this year. Coach Seth Benton's squad is a young one. Losing five of the top six and seven of the top nine to graduation will mean a new look for the Lady Bluejays this season...

Lady Bearcats to rely on Heil's experience (08/21/08)
DEXTER -- Losing four out of six varsity players would definitely put any team in a rebuilding year situation for the upcoming season. But, for first year head coach Leanne Dooley and her Dexter High School girls tennis team's case, they have one half of the 2007 first place district doubles team and state qualifier Katelyn Heil returning to the squad as their leader on the court...

Battle for spots open on Poplar Bluff tennis team (08/18/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor Poplar Bluff tennis coach Michelle Massey has a good problem and a bad one. More than 20 girls came out for the team this fall looking to grab one of the six varsity spots, but there's only two weeks between the first practice and first match at Fredericktown a week from today...

Triple threat: Katelyn Heil is Standard Democrat's top female athlete (07/07/08)
Dexter junior shined while competing in tennis, basketball and track

Sikeston tennis trio performs well (06/05/08)
Seniors live up to expectations at state tournament: Agung finished sixth in singles; Matthews-Jones win two matches.

Sikeston tennis wins district (05/11/08)
Matthews and Jones win doubles title; Agung places second in singles

Bhatt shoots for state tennis; Mules run in district (05/09/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor Malay Bhatt played today for a third straight trip to the state tennis tournament while Poplar Bluff's track, baseball and soccer teams prepared for their district showdowns. The Poplar Bluff senior was scheduled to play Carlos Espinosa of Eureka this morning at the Creve Coeur Racquet Club near St. Louis with the winner advancing to the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 singles championship match...

Dons hold off Poplar Bluff (05/02/08)
By DAR STAFF The Mules rallied again Thursday afternoon against Doniphan but again, they came up just short. Poplar Bluff was down 11-7 entering its half of the seventh and scored three runs but was unable to tie the game as it fell 11-10. "I was telling the guys, as proud as I was of them yesterday with Sikeston and the way we battled in that game,...

ROUNDUP: Sikeston soccer beats Marion, Ill. (04/25/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com MARION, Ill. -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-10 Thursday evening when they beat the Marion Lady Wildcats on the road, 3-1. After a scoreless first half, the Lady Bulldogs wasted little time in the second, scoring two goals in three minutes. Jordi Ferrell was first to connect at the 44-minute mark on an assist from Abbi Keefer. Ferrell would then return the favor to Keefer at the 47-minute mark to give the visiting squad a 2-0 lead...

Lady Mules snap scoreless streak (04/22/08)
By DAR STAFF FREDERICKTOWN -- Chelsea Garner scored twice as the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules beat Fredericktown 5-1. Jackie LeGrand had a goal and an assist while Jenni Hubbard scored for the Lady Mules (4-4). "Injuries continue to mount so tonight may feature some new players to varsity," Poplar Bluff coach Mark Papp said...

Sikeston tennis blasts Marion, Ill. (04/21/08)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team improved to 4-0 Thursday afternoon with an 8-1 win over Marion, Ill. Singles results: 1. Daniel Agung def. Micah Markley 8-5 2. Clay Matthews def. Johnathan Allen, 8-1 3. Charlie Jones lost to Trace Myers, 3-8 4. Stuart Strom def. Taylor Stoecklin, 8-4 5. Justin Deere def. Felipe Courtas, 9-8 (7-3) 6. Seth Colwick def. Matt Power, 8-2...

No love: Mules finish fourth; Bhatt falls short of title (04/20/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer Poplar Bluff's Malay Bhatt found an imposing opponent Saturday in Sikeston's Daniel Agung in the singles final of the Poplar Bluff Invitational, as he fell 8-2. The Mules finished fourth, earning four points, while Cape Central claimed first place with 12 1/2. Sikeston came in second with 8 1/2 points, while Farmington finished third with 6 1/2 and Dexter finished in fifth...

Sikeston tennis team slips past Cape Central (04/16/08)
Staff reports SIKESTON -- The Sikeston tennis team defeated Cape Central 5-4 Tuesday afternoon at the Sikeston tennis courts. "I was very pleased to come out with a win. Cape has several matches under their belt and they've played a very tough schedule so far," said Sikeston coach Brian James. "They've got a very good team and I was curious as to how we would fare against them today."...

ROUNDUP: Sikeston tennis shuts out Mules (04/15/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston tennis team blanked Poplar Bluff 9-0 on the road Monday afternoon. "I thought we played well today," said Sikeston head coach Brian James. "It's only our second match, so we're behind some of these other teams that have several matches in and maybe a tournament or two in...

Miller's homer edges Mules (04/15/08)
By DAR STAFF DEXTER -- Caleb Miller's two-run home run and his six innings of work on the mound led Dexter past Poplar Bluff 3-2 Monday. "Bob is a player," Dexter coach Brian Becker said of Miller, using his nickname. "No two ways about it. Even though he's just a junior, he's a big part of the leadership on this ballclub...

ROUNDUP: Bhatt reaches tourney quarterfinals (04/10/08)
By DAR STAFF SPRINGFIELD -- Malay Bhatt reached the quarterfinals of the Springfield Invitational singles tournament Wednesday as the Poplar Bluff senior returned to the site of the state championships. Bhatt won his first two matches before losing to Brandon Champagne of Jenks, located in Tulsa, Okla., 8-4...

ROUNDUP: Garner's four goals lead Poplar Bluff (04/02/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor KENNETT -- Chelsea Garner had a hat trick before halftime Tuesday -- no fooling. The Poplar Bluff senior scored four times in an 8-1 win at Kennett. "We had problems with her all day," Kennett coach Rick Bell told the Daily Dunklin Democrat. "We couldn't correct it and she took advantage of it."...

Sikeston tennis blanks Dexter (04/01/08)
Staff reports SIKESTON -- The Sikeston tennis team rolled over Dexter 9-0 on a cool, windy Monday afternoon. "It was good to finally get a match in," said Sikeston tennis coach Brian James. "I thought for the first time out, we played pretty decent. We'll get a very good test on Thursday against Farmington."...

ROUNDUP: Bhatt, Gilberto win tennis brackets for runner-up Mules (03/31/08)
By DAR STAFF FARMINGTON -- The Poplar Bluff tennis team placed second in the Farmington Invitational behind only the host team Saturday. Malay Bhatt and Anderson Gilberto picked up first place finishes for the Mules as Bhatt defeated Crystal City's Dustin Thode in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0, and added a 6-3, 6-4 win over Farmington's Justin Arnold...

Bearcats post win over "Jays (03/25/08)
Aided by two forfeits, Dexter High School's tennis team recorded its first win of the season, 5-4, Monday at home over the Charleston Bluejays. With only five varsity players, Charleston was unable to field one doubles team and was short one singles player. Of the matches played, Charleston won four of the seven matches played, but the two forfeits, Dexter took he match, 5-4...

Dexter netters drop opener to Poplar Bluff (03/21/08)
Dexter High School's tennis team got off to a disappointing start to the season at home Thursday, dropping a 6-3 decision to the Poplar Bluff Mules. Dexter got singles wins from Ryan Windham in the No. 3 singles slot and Dusty Potter in the four position. The doubles team of Potter and Tyler Batchelor went to a tiebreaker before defeating the Mules' No. 3 doubles team of Navneet Hundal and Anderson Gilberto, 9-8 (7-4)...

TENNIS PREVIEW: Poplar Bluff seniors battle for starting spots (03/18/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor Charles Harper has a tough equation to solve this spring. The Poplar Bluff tennis coach has 11 seniors fighting for six varsity spots. It's a good problem to have. "It's kind of a different dynamic," Harper said. "I know there's always going to be a next year and I've got some pretty good new guys coming in, (but) it's different...

Missouri sweeps Redhawks in season opener (02/17/08)
The season started with a thump for the Southeast Missouri State tennis team. The Redhawks got swept by the host University of Missouri on Saturday in Southeast's season opener. The Tigers improved to 6-1. Southeast's Bryce Kristal put the biggest fight at No. 1 singles, falling 6-3, 6-3 to Jessica Giuggioli...

Redhawks return top two singles players (02/14/08)
Southeast Missouri State women's tennis coach Mark Elliott considered his first season a success. Elliott is looking for even better things during his second season, which kicks off Saturday with a match at the University of Missouri. "I think we're going to be better than we were last year," Elliott said...

Sikeston's DeWitt places fourth in state tennis tourney (10/22/07)
Staff Reports ~ Standard Democrat SPRINGFIELD -- The stellar career of Sikeston tennis player Jenni DeWitt came to an end Saturday with a fourth-place finish in the Class 1 Missouri State HIgh School Activities Association singles tournament. DeWitt, who entered Saturday with a 24-0 record, lost her semifinal match to Amy Barnthouse of Notre Dame de Sion, 6-1, 6-0 and then dropped her third-place match to Maddie Keller of Notre Dame de Sion, 6-1, 6-2...

DeWitt still alive in state tournament (10/22/07)
Staff Reports ~ Standard Democrat SPRINGFIELD -- Jenni DeWitt’s dream of a state title was alive and well Friday night after winning her first two matches in the Class 1 singles tournament held in Springfield. DeWitt, who finished fourth last season, kept her perfect season alive by defeating Michelle Wertz of Clinton, 6-0, 6-0 in the first round. In the quarterfinals, DeWitt dispatched Tessa Klassen of Villa Duchesne, 6-2, 6-1...

Lady Indians' tennis season ends in sectional loss against Clayton (10/17/07)
ST. LOUIS -- The Kennett Lady Indians tennis team saw its season come to an end with a 5-4 loss to Clayton in Class 1 sectional action here Saturday. Clayton (9-5) later fell to John Burroughs, 5-0, in the quarterfinals later that day. Despite the season-ending loss, Kennett coach Janet Hilburn was pleased with her squad's play Saturday...

Game, set, match: Slattery era to end (10/17/07)
A group of Central tennis players, parents and fans stood at the top of the stairs of the Woodsmill Racquet Club in St. Louis County on Saturday afternoon, waiting to greet Tigers coach Annette Slattery. As she finally came into view, a round of applause began and grew for the beloved coach who had just finished coaching her final match for the team in an illustrious 25-year career...

Charleston tennis ousted in Class 1 sectional against Burroughs (10/15/07)
Staff reports ~ Standard Democrat ST. LOUIS -- The season came to an end for the Charleston Lady Bluejays tennis Saturday morning. John Burroughs defeated Charleston 5-0 in the Class 1 sectional match to advance to the quarterfinals. In the other sectional held at John Burroughs, Clayton defeated Kennett 5-2. In the quarterfinal match, John Burroughs defeated Clayton 5-0...

Central's season ends (10/14/07)
The Central girls tennis team faced an uphill battle Saturday afternoon by the time its Class 2 sectional match against Nerinx Hall resumed at an indoor location due to rain. The Markers had a 4-2 lead after singles play in the morning at Parkway West High School...

Sikeston freshman Moore makes improbable run to state tourney (10/11/07)
David Jenkins ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- Campbell Moore knows what it feels like to be exhausted, and she wouldn't change one thing. Moore, a freshman on the Sikeston tennis team, put together an amazing run at the Class 1 District 1 tennis tournament, finishing second to teammate Jenni DeWitt and in the process helping the Lady Bulldogs win the district title. A district title that is the first by a girls sports program at Sikeston since 1991...

Seeking perfection: Sikeston's DeWitt will take 20-0 singles record to state (10/11/07)
David Jenkins ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- Jenni DeWitt throws the ball in the air with her tennis racket cocked behind her. As the ball rises she brings her racket up and meets the ball at its apex. The ball pops off the racket and goes speeding across the net into the corner of the service box, out of reach of her opponent. Perfect...

Kennett ends Sikeston's tennis season (10/10/07)
Charleston downs Dexter to advance to Saturday's sectionals.

Lady Tribe headed back to sectionals (10/10/07)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- For the second time in three years, the Kennett Lady Indians are headed back to sectionals in tennis. The Lady Indians accomplished the feat with a 5-2 victory over the Class 1, District 2 champion Sikeston Lady Bulldogs in a MSHSAA Class 1 regional here Tuesday...

Lady 'Cats fall to Charleston in team sectional playoffs (10/10/07)
CHARLESTON -- Except for the doubles team of Amanda Dooley and Katelyn Heil, the tennis season came to an end for the Lady Bearcats when they dropped a 6-3 decision to the Charleston Lady Bluejays in a team sectional match Tuesday at Charleston. Dooley and Heil, by way of their first place finish at the Class 1, District 2 tournament Thursday, earned an automatic berth in the MSHAA tournament...

Central netters reach sectional (10/10/07)
EUREKA -- Central tennis coach Annette Slattery preached mental toughness to her team Monday in preparation for their Class 2 regional match Tuesday against Eureka. The Tigers were tough mentally as well as physically, taking a little more than an hour to dispose of the Wildcats in a 5-0 victory...

Sikeston tennis wins first district championship (10/05/07)
David Jenkins ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team won their first district title Thursday afternoon, led by the stellar singles play of senior Jenni DeWitt and freshman Campbell Moore. DeWitt, the top seed in the singles bracket, cruised to her third straight Class 1 District 1 title, winning every match by a score of 6-0, 6-0...

Kennett aces past Hayti for share of title (10/05/07)
Laura Ort has talked to her Kennett Lady Indians' volleyball team in recent weeks about making improvements in how it serves the ball. That message rang loud and clear Thursday, as the Lady Indians recorded 16 aces -- 12 by sophomore Ciara Dewrock -- to a take a 25-7, 25-12 victory over Hayti in Bootheel Conference play at Kennett High School...

Central doubles team rolls in district play (10/05/07)
Sarah Ford and Lindsey Pingel didn't miss a beat. The Central doubles pair cruised through the first day of the district tennis tournament Thursday, earning a berth in today's semifinals. Ford and Pingel have won the district title and earned trips to the state tournament the last two years...

Lady Bearcat netters compete at district tournament today (10/04/07)
SIKESTON -- Dexter's doubles team of Amanda Dooley and Katelyn Heil were tabbed as the No. 1 seed in today's Class 1, District 2 tennis tournament at Sikeston. "It was their choice to enter the district tournament in doubles and I back it fully," Dexter coach Kurt Lovelady said. "All the coaches at the seeding meeting had a lot of respect for (Amanda) Dooley and (Katelyn) Heil and how well they have played this season...

Charleston tennis takes two on Saturday (10/01/07)
Charleston beat John Burroughs and Clayton

Seniors lead Poplar Bluff soccer past Kennett (10/02/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor Poplar Bluff's seniors helped make sure sophomore keeper Billy Powell earned his first career shutout Monday night. "A nice performance on Senior Night," said Mules coach Mark Papp following a 3-0 win against Kennett...

Sikeston tennis falls to Cape Central (10/02/07)
Staff reports ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis concluded their regular season Monday losing 7-2 to Cape Central. Even though they lost as a team, Sikeston won the match of the day as the doubles team of Jenni DeWitt and Campbell Moore defeated Sarah Ford and Christen Edmunds in a thrilling 9-7 match...

Kennett tops Sikeston tennis team 6-3 (09/28/07)
Staff Reports ~ Standard Democrat KENNETT -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team lost on the road to the Kennett Lady Indians 6-3 on Thursday afternoon. Sikeston's Jenni DeWitt kept her undefeated singles season going with an 8-1 win over Kennett's Brooke Burcham. Danielle Ahlfield knocked off the Lady Indians' Christy Doughter 8-3 for Sikeston's only other singles win...

Charleston tennis tops Sikeston 6-3 (09/25/07)
Staff Reports ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays pulled out a tough match against the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs on the road Monday, 6-3. The most exciting match of the day was the No. 1 doubles match between Sikeston's Jenni DeWitt and Campbell Moore and Charleston's Jade Schwieger and Lindsay Burke. DeWitt/Moore won 8-6 the match that was filled with long rallies and many winners from both sides...

Lady Bearcats take second at Farmington Saturday (09/25/07)
FARMINGTON -- Dexter won both singles events and placed second as a team at Saturday's Farmington Invitational tennis tournament. Amanda Dooley, playing in the No. 1 division, and Katelyn Heil, playing in the No. 2 division, both went undefeated to take first in their respective divisions...

Lady 'Cats fall at Kennett (09/25/07)
KENNETT -- Dexter High School's girls tennis team lost to Kennett by a 5-4 score for the second time this season when the Lady Bearcats traveled south for a rematch with the Lady Indians Monday. It was the third match of the season that the Lady 'Cats have lost by a 5-4 score, as Dexter slipped to 3-7 on the season...

Kennett aces Sikeston in girls tennis (09/21/07)
Staff Reports ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston girls tennis team found the going tough against the visiting Kennett Lady Indians Thursday afternoon, losing 7-2. Sikeston's Jenni DeWitt kept her undefeated singles season going with an 8-1 victory over Kennett's Brook Burcham. Sikeston's only other win on the day came in doubles play when the team of DeWitt and Campbell Moore beat Kennett's team of Burcham and Susan Shetley 8-0...

Tribe can't finish Blackcats (09/21/07)
It was almost a good day for the Kennett Indians boys' soccer team.
The Tribe broke into the scoring column after back-to-back shutout losses and outplayed Fredericktown, but had trouble finishing and suffered a 5-1 loss to the Blackcats Thursday at Indian Park.

Lady 'Cat netters fall to Jackson (09/21/07)
JACKSON -- Dexter's Lady Bearcats tennis team was on the road Thursday and suffered a 6-3 loss to the host Jackson Lady Indians. Dexter again proved strong at the top of the lineup with Amanda Dooley and Katelyn Heil teaming up for a win in the No. 1 doubles match, before each posted a singles win in the top two positions...

Charleston tennis doubles up Dexter again (09/20/07)
Staff reports ~ Standard Democrat DEXTER -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays tennis team traveled to Dexter and left with a 6-3 win Wednesday afternoon. Charleston coach Seth Benton was pleased with his girls performance, especially after a tight 5-4 loss to Carbondale Tuesday on the road...

Charleston beats DHS in rematch (09/20/07)
There was no curtain call for "Act II" of Dexter vs. Charleston. By the same score as the first time the two girls tennis teams met, is was Charleston that once again proved they have the deeper squad as the Lady Bluejays defeated the Lady Bearcats, 6-3, Wednesday at the Dexter High School courts...

Sikeston, Charleston tennis teams suffer losses (09/19/07)
Staff reports CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team dropped a tough match to Cape Central 8-1 Tuesday afternoon. The lone bright spot for the Lady Bulldogs came from top singles player Jenni DeWitt, who defeated Cape Central's Sarah Ford 8-4...

Kennett shuts out Lady Tigers (09/19/07)
It may be clich�, but it's still true: practice makes perfect. That is the case for the Kennett Lady Indians girls' tennis team, which took a 9-0 shutout victory over Caruthersville Tuesday, its second shutout in as many days. In other area sports, Kennett was shut out 9-0 by Anna-Jonesboro in boys soccer, while Gideon took a 25-14, 25-13 win over Cooter in volleyball and Senath-Hornersville rallied past Twin Rivers 10-9 in baseball...

Cape Central soccer blanks Poplar Bluff (09/14/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor Just when it seemed the Poplar Bluff soccer team had taken a step forward with a spirited loss to Notre Dame, the Mules took a step all the way back to 2005. Zach Zarbua scored twice beat as Cape the Mules 3-0 Thursday night at Whiteley Park...

Charleston's Burke, Schweiger hope for return to state tournament (09/14/07)
Jeff Arenz ~ Standard Democrat CHARLESTON -- Lindsay Burke and Jade Schwieger have been only playing prep tennis together for the last four years, but the Charleston natives have been friends for life. On Saturday, Burke and Schwieger, who qualified for the MSHSAA state finals in 2006, teamed up to win the doubles tournament at the Sikeston Invitational. For that performance, Burke and Schwieger have been selected as The Standard-Democrat's "Athletes of the Week" for the period of Sept. 3-9...

Sikeston posts third tennis victory (09/14/07)
Staff Reports ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston High School girls tennis team won its third match of the season Thursday with a 9-0 decision against Caruthersville. The Lady Bulldogs dominated play against the Lady Tigers, winning seven times by 8-0 shutouts. The other two matches were SHS victories by 8-1 scores...

Charleston slips by Sikeston in girls tennis (09/12/07)
Staff Report ~ Standard Democrat CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Lady Blue Jays tennis team hosted the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday afternoon, handing the Lady Bulldogs a loss by a final score of 5-4. Sikeston's Jenni DeWitt was in usual form, taking care of Charleston's No. 1 Jade Schwieger, 8-0. At No. 2 singles, Sikeston's Campbell Moore was victorious over Allison DeField, winning by a score of 8-3...

Poplar Bluff doubled up by Dexter in tennis (09/12/07)
By DAR STAFF The Poplar Bluff tennis team lost to Dexter 6-3 on Tuesday night. In singles action, Jessica Gray beat Emily Vines, 8-2. Allison Poteet took down Kristyn Lemons 8-1. Morgan Allen fell to Amanda Dooley 8-0. Dana Schuemann fell to Katelyn Keil 8-6. Jennis Hubbard fell to Kendra Rinhart. Kelsey Olsen lost to Catherine Kinchen, 8-4...

Lady 'Cats even record with win over Lady Mules (09/12/07)
Dexter's Lady Bearcats tennis team improved to 3-3 on the season with a 6-3 win Tuesday at home over the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules. Dexter won two-of-three doubles matches to open play, then got singles wins from Amanda Dooley, Katelyn Heil, Kendra Rinehart and Catherine Kinchen to take their second win of the season over the Lady Mules...

Central netters roll past Jackson (09/12/07)
Sarah Ford and Lindsey Pingel have teamed up to win the past two district titles en route to successive trips to the state tournament. The two seniors, however, often have other things on their minds besides just tennis when competing. "Lindsey and I gossip," Ford said, laughing. "We talk about the day. Just gossip. … Doubles is more fun because I have my partner."...

DeWitt wins singles title in Sikeston tennis tournament (09/10/07)
Staff Report ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Invitational was held Saturday morning at the Sikeston High School tennis courts, displaying talent from four prep teams in the surrounding area, including Sikeston, Charleston, Fredricktown and Kennett...

Jackson tennis team doubles up Sikeston (09/07/07)
Jackson 6, Sikeston 3 SIKESTON -- Jenni DeWitt and Campbell Moore provided the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs with all three of their victories Thursday during a 6-3 loss to Jackson at the SHS tennis courts. In singles competition, DeWitt earned an 8-0 shutout against Erinne Haff during the No. 1 match. At No. 2, Moore bested Chelsea Jones with an 8-5 decision. DeWitt and Moore combined to post an 8-3 win over Haff and Ellyn Beil in the No. 1 doubles match...

Lady Bearcats sweep Caruthersville at home (09/06/07)
The Dexter Lady Bearcats took full advantage of Caruthersville's lack of experience to post a 9-0 varsity win in which the team never lost a single game in both doubles and singles play. "Our whole team dominated a team that really lacks experience," Dexter coach Kurt Lovelady said. ...

DHS tennis girls drop close match to Lady Indians (09/05/07)
Dexter High School's girls tennis team continues to struggle this season after dropping another close match, this time to the visiting Kennett Lady Indians, 5-4, Tuesday. Amanda Dooley and Katelyn Heil remained undefeated as the Lady Bearcats' top doubles team, defeating the team of Brooke Burcham and Susan Shetley, 8-1, in Dexter's lone doubles win of the match. The Dexter pair now stand at 4-0 on the season in doubles play...

Charleston tennis team beats Dexter (09/04/07)
Staff reports ~ Standard-Democrat CHARLESTON -- With four victories in singles competition and two more wins in doubles, the Charleston High School girls tennis team defeated Dexter 6-3 Tuesday. Lindsay Burke (No. 3), Mary Kate Renaud (No. 4), Kayla McKenzie (No. 5) and Chelsea Stallings (No. 6) won their matches for the Lady Bluejays. Burke was an 8-3 victor over Emily Vines, Renaud topped Catherine Kinchen 8-3, McKenzie knocked off Kristyn Lemons 8-2 and Stalling upset Kendra Rinehard 8-3...

Dexter tennis edges Poplar Bluff in tiebreaker (08/31/07)
Dexter's No. 3 doubles team of Catherine Kinchen and Kristyn Lemons won a tiebreaker 9-8 (7-2) to beat Poplar Bluff 5-4 on Thursday. After the Lady Bearcats won 2-of-3 doubles matches, the two team split singles play. Dexter's Amanda Dooley won the top-seeded match against Morgan Allen 8-2, while Katelyn Heil won the No. 2 seeded match by the same score for the Lady Bearcats. Kendra Rinehart won 8-1 for Dexter at No. 6...

Sikeston tennis shuts out Caruthersville (08/31/07)
Staff Reports ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- It was a flawless performance. On Friday at the Sikeston High School tennis courts, the Lady Bulldogs won their second consecutive dual meet with a 9-0 shutout against Caruthersville. Not only did Sikeston (2-3 overall) win every varsity match, but each contest was an 8-0 blanking in both singles and doubles competition...

Sikeston tennis defeats Dexter for first win (08/30/07)
Jerry Jarrell ~ SEMO News Service DEXTER -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs did something Wednesday afternoon that they hadn't done during the entire 2006 prep tennis season. By a 5-4 decision, Sikeston (1-3 overall) won a dual meet at Dexter, breaking a 20-match losing streak since the start of 2006...

Lady Bearcats drop heartbreaker to Lady Bulldogs (08/30/07)
Dexter High School's girls tennis team suffered its second loss of the season, a "heartbreaking" 5-4 decision to the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs Wednesday on their home courts "You hate to see three 7-9 scores in our loss column," Dexter coach Kurt Lovelady said after the match. "That just goes to show that we could have easily pulled out a match win several times, but we were not able to capitalize."...

DeWitt gets only point in Sikeston tennis loss to Jackson (08/28/07)
Staff Reports ~ Standard Democrat JACKSON -- No. 1 singles competitor Jenni DeWitt turned in the only win for the Sikeston High School varsity girls tennis team, which lost at Jackson 8-1 on Monday. DeWitt was an 8-1 victor against Jackson No. 1 competitor Erinne Haff...

Lady Tribe gets first wins of season twice; Baker wins coaching debut (08/28/07)
From staff reports DEERING, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians kicked off the new volleyball season with a solid 25-18, 25-17 win against the Delta C7 Lady Chargers here Monday night. In other area sports, Kennett downed Poplar Bluff 7-2 to win its first tennis match of the season, while Delta C7 won 11-10 over Holcomb in baseball and Senath-Hornersville downed Clarkton in volleyball...

Poplar Bluff tennis team falls to 0-2 (08/22/07)
JACKSON -- The Poplar Bluff tennis team lost its second straight match in as many days, falling to Jackson 8-1. Morgan Allen picked up the only win for the Lady Mules an 8-3 victory against Erinne Haff 8-1 in the top-seeded singles match. After losing its season opener earlier this week the Jackson girls tennis team earned its first victory Tuesday, defeating Poplar Bluff 8-1...

Poplar Bluff doubles team rallies in win vs. Sikeston (08/24/07)
By DAR STAFF SIKESTON -- Jessica Gray and Alli Poteet rallied from a 5-1 deficit to win their doubles match and the Poplar Bluff tennis team won for the first time Thursday, beating Sikeston 6-3. The sophomores won seven straight games to win the No. 2 doubles match 8-5...

Sikeston tennis falls to Poplar Bluff in home opener (08/24/07)
Staff reports ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston High School tennis team received two singles victories and added a doubles win Thursday, but was defeated by Poplar Bluff 6-3 during its home-opener. Jenni DeWitt and Danielle Ahlfield turned back both of their opponents in singles competition. DeWitt, at No. 1, shut out Morgan Allen 8-0 while Ahlfield, at No. 5, recorded an 8-3 decision over Jennie Hubbard...

Charleston tennis shut out by Cape Central (08/24/07)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Not only was the Charleston High School girls tennis team on the receiving end of a shutout Thursday, but just two Lady Bluejays players managed to score during singles competition at Cape Central. No. 1 Jade Schwieger and No. 6 Chelsea Stallings each score one point apiece during a pair of 8-1 losses to Sarah Ford and Sami Gross, respectively...

Lady 'Cats look to bounce back in 2007 (08/24/07)
After a not-so-impressive 5-7 season in 2006, the Dexter Lady Bearcats' tennis team is looking to turn things around this season as they open play Tuesday on the road at Charleston. The Lady 'Cats will be guided through the season by first-year coach Kurt Lovelady, a former Bearcat tennis player. Lovelady replaces Vicky Jarrell who ended a 14-year run as the girl's tennis coach at the end of the '06 season...

Charleston tennis beats Kennett 8-1 (08/22/07)
Staff reports ~ Standard Democrat CHARLESTON -- Charleston's girls tennis team continued it's winning fashion on Tuesday afternoon, defeating Kennett 8-1. For Charleston, the victory was its second consecutive of the season against no losses. Even the only match the Bluejays lost was a close one...

Sikeston tennis team loses at Carbondale (08/22/07)
Staff reports ~ Standard Democrat CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs girls tennis team opened its season on the road Tuesday at Carbondale, losing to the Terriers 6-3. The match marked the beginning of another tennis season for Sikeston standout Jenni DeWitt...

Jackson tennis defeats Bluff to collect first win of season (08/22/07)
After losing its season opener earlier this week, the Jackson girls tennis team earned its first victory Tuesday, defeating Poplar Bluff 8-1. Chelsea Jones, Maura Neader, Ellyn Beil, Alison Keiper and Raechel Batz all won their singles matches for the Indians. Jackson's only loss was by No. 1 Erinne Haff, who was defeated by Morgan Allen 8-3...

Ready to rock and roll: Lady Tribe eyes second district title in three years (08/21/07)
With four starters returning from last season -- including three of their top four players -- it's little wonder that the Kennett Lady Indians are thinking district title as they kick off the 2007 girls' tennis season this afternoon at Charleston. "I think that we have a really solid team this year because we have a lot of juniors who are showing a lot of potential," junior Brook Burcham, the team's top returnee, said. ...

Charleston tennis records win at Jackson (08/21/07)
Staff Reports ~ Standard Democrat JACKSON -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays started the fall season in winning form on Monday at Jackson, winning 5-4 in girls tennis. The Lady Bluejays were led by their No.1 netter, senior Jade Schwieger, who defeated Haff of Jackson, 8-6. Schwieger also won in her doubles match with partner Lindsay Burke, also a senior...

Summer is great, but so is the fall sports season (08/19/07)
I probably like summer as much, if not more, than most people. An afternoon of golf, a boat ride on the lake or a lazy, meandering float down the river. It just doesn't get any better than that. But I must admit, it's nice to see the high school fall sports season gearing up. After a ho-hum summer for local sports, the beginning of school will usher in another fun-filled season for local sports enthusiasts...

Central's top doubles team combines Pingel's power, Ford's finesse (08/19/07)
Central senior tennis players Sarah Ford and Lindsey Pingel are two total opposites on the court. Their coach, Annette Slattery, describes the right-handed Ford, as a steady, finesse player. She describes the left-handed Pingel as an aggressive competitor who powers the ball and takes more shots...

It was a busy day for the Bearcats (08/17/07)
Thursday was the first official day of school for Dexter High School students, but for fall sports athletes it was just another day of practice. First-year tennis coach Kurt Lovelady (above) feeds the ball to some of his players while senior Andrew Cato (below) throws aside the one-man sled during line drills. ...

Dooley named Standard Democrat's top female athlete (07/01/07)
The Dexter junior played tennis, basketball and softball.

Sikeston tennis bows out in sectional round (05/19/07)
By Bill Hester ~ Special to Semoball.com The Sikeston tennis team failed to win a set, falling to John Burroughs 6-0 Saturday (May 19) in the Class 1 sectionals at Burroughs. The top four players in the Bulldog lineup won only a combined seven games against the powerful Bombers...

Sikeston freshman places third in Class 4 boys state long jump (05/27/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat JEFFERSON CITY -- Sikeston freshman Eli Jackson placed third in the long jump at the Class 3 State Track and Field Championships at Dwight T. Reed Stadium in Jefferson City on Friday. Jackson was in ninth place with one jump to go when he leaped 21-feet, 7 1/4 inches to place third. ...

Local players out early from state tennis tournament (05/26/07)
By Bill Hester ~ Special to Semoball.com The 79th MSHSAA boys tennis tournament concluded Saturday (May 26) at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. And there was nary a local player in sight. All area players were sent packing Friday in the first day of the double-elimination tournament...

In second trip to state tourney, Bluff's Bhatt is more prepared (05/24/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor With a tug on his shirt and a twirl of his racket Tuesday afternoon, Malay Bhatt looked ready for the MSHSAA Class 2 state championships. "This whole week that's all I can think about," said Bhatt during a break from his workout with teammate Kelsey Brown...

Central suffers 6-1 loss to DeSmet in sectional (05/19/07)
Central's quest for its first state final four appearance in boys tennis ended Friday with a 6-1 home sectional loss to DeSmet. The Tigers won only one match, that coming at No. 6 singles as Josh Hubbard defeated his opponent 6-2, 6-3. DeSmet rolled to all three doubles wins and to three singles victories without dropping a set. Two singles matches in progress were stopped after the Spartans had clinched the team win...

Sikeston tennis sweeps Festus to advance to sectional (05/16/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team advanced to the sectional round of state play with a 9-0 victory against Festus on Tuesday at the Sikeston High School tennis courts. In a new playoff format this year, Sikeston, which was runner up in the district and Festus, which finished third, met in a regional round...

Windy win for Tigers (05/16/07)
Just as the Central boys tennis team was trying to finish off the match Tuesday against Eureka in the Class 2 regional round of the state tournament, another opponent stepped into action. The Tigers had to maintain their momentum through a long weather delay to post a 6-0 victory against Eureka, which had finished fourth in the Class 2 District 1 tournament that Central won last week in St. Louis...

Tigers get home reward for district win (05/15/07)
Central's boys tennis district win on Friday gave the Tigers their first berth in the state playoffs since 2002 and earned the Tigers a home dual with Eureka today in the regional playoffs. Under the new tennis playoff format, the top four teams from each district advance to the regional round. The district winner faces the No. 4 team in the district, and the No. 2 team plays the No. 3 team. Central and Eureka will begin at 3:30 p.m. today with doubles play...

Poplar Bluff's Bhatt wins district title to earn state berth (05/14/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor ST. LOUIS -- This time, Malay Bhatt felt good about qualifying for state. The Poplar Bluff junior won the MSHSAA Class 2 Distirct 1 singles title Friday with a 6-4, 6-0 win against Eureka's Carlos Espinosa to advance to the state tournament for the second straight year...

Tigers move indoors, win district title (05/12/07)
What a difference a year made for David Berry and the Central boys tennis team. Last year, the Tigers won one match in the entire district tournament and finished seventh as a team. It was a different and much happier story this spring. Central turned things completely around, winning the team title at the Class 2 District 1 tournament on Friday evening...

Sikeston tennis settles for second in Class 1 district meet (05/11/07)
Sam Zhao and Clay Matthews repeated as doubles champions.

'Cats take fourth at district tennis tourney (05/11/07)
SIKESTON -- Thomas Fowler's third-place finish in singles helped lift the Bearcats to a fourth place finish at the Class 1, District 1 tennis tournament Thursday at Sikeston. By finishing in the top four, the Bearcats will advance to the regional round of the state tournament. Dexter will travel to Farmington Tuesday to take on the Knights, winners of the Class 1, District 1 title...

Class 1 District 1 Boys Tennis results (05/10/07)
Results from the Class 1 District 1 boys tennis district tournament Thursday at Sikeston:

Central eager to hit courts at districts (05/10/07)
Central boys tennis coach Bud Craven went into the district tournament last year pointing toward the future, with a young squad getting a taste of postseason play. The improvement Craven mentioned has shown in the Tigers' play this season, and the top doubles team of David Berry and Patrick Duffy was rewarded with a top seed in doubles competition when the Class 2 District 1 tournament begins today at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in St. Louis...

Sikeston takes aim at another district tennis championship (05/09/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Class 1, District 1 tennis tournament will kick off tomorrow morning at Sikeston High School at 9 a.m. Sikeston, the defending district champion and winners of five of the last seven district titles, will have its hands full with newcomer Farmington added to the field. However, Sikeston coach Brian James is optimistic about his team's chances...

Sikeston tennis team aces Bearcats again (05/02/07)
Staff reports DEXTER -- The Sikeston Bulldog tennis team continued its winning ways Tuesday dispatching of Dexter 8-1 on the road. "We didn't play as well today as we have the past several matches," said Sikeston coach Brian James. "We've faced Dexter so many times between regular season matches and tournaments that we're probably tired of playing each other. ...

Dexter netters fall to Sikeston (05/02/07)
Gary Corse was the only Bearcats to post a win as Dexter lost to Sikeston, 8-1, in high school tennis action Tuesday at home. It was the third time Sikeston has defeated the Bearcats this season. Corse's win game in singles action where he built a 4-1 lead on Sikeston's Clay Matthews, then fell behind 5-4 before taking the next four games for the win...

Sikeston tennis team improves to 10-2; junior high track results (05/02/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat CHARLESTON -- The Sikeston tennis team improved to 10-2 on the season with a 9-0 sweep at Charleston on Monday. "I thought we played well today," said Sikeston coach Brian James. "We are kind of hitting our stride right now. We played well over the weekend and again today."...

Sikeston tennis team wins two (04/30/07)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team defeated Eureka and Parkway West in the Sikeston Invitational Tournament Saturday. "We exceeded my expectations today," said Sikeston coach Brian James. "I thought we played great." In their first matches of the day, Sikeston downed a very good Parkway West team 5-4. Sam Zhao, Charlie Jones, Justin Deere and Seth Colwick all picked up singles wins for the Bulldogs while the doubles team of Zhao and Clay Matthews also were victorious...

Sikeston drops close tennis match to Cape Central (04/27/07)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team dropped a 5-4 match to Cape Central at home Thursday afternoon. "It was a good, tight match," said Sikeston coach Brian James. "We lost three or four really close matches. We had our chances, we just couldn't pull them out."...

Poplar Bluff golfers beat Jackson by 22 strokes (04/26/07)
DAR STAFF Poplar Bluff's final tuneup before Monday's MSHSAA Class 4 District tournament was a breeze Wednesday at Ozark Ridge Golf Course. Playing in windy and wet conditions, the Mules handed Jackson its first dual loss of the season, 149-171. "You've got to adjust to tournaments like this," said Mules coach Billy Pyland of the conditions...

Sikeston tennis sweeps Dexter (04/26/07)
Sikeston sweeps by Dexter DEXTER - The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team continued their winning ways on the road We d n e s d a y afternoon with a 7-0 match win over the Dexter Bearcats. "We were able to get the match in just before it started raining," said Sikeston head Brian James. ...

Poplar Bluff golfers finish behind Glendale, Rockhurst (04/24/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ Sports Editor SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Glendale and Rockhurst got the best of Poplar Bluff once again Monday. The only two teams to knock off the Mules golf team this season did it again at the Hickory Hills Invitational by the slimmest of margins. Glendale's 299 won the tournament while Rockhurst's 301 was a stroke better than Poplar Bluff...

Sikeston tennis slams Carbondale 8-1 (04/24/07)
Staff reports SIKESTON - The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team continues their strong play with a 8-1 win over the visiting Carbondale Terriers on Monday afternoon. "Today was the best match we've played for the year," said Sikeston head coach Brian James. ...

Sikeston tennis captures crown at Poplar Bluff Invitational (04/23/07)
Staff reports POPLAR BLUFF - The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team won first place in the Poplar Bluff Invitational on Saturday. Sikeston captured a total of 16 points, while Poplar Bluff and Cape Central tied for second place with 15.5 points apiece. Farmington was next with 11.5 and Dexter finished in last place with zero points...

Mules golfers post best score, finish ahead of Parkway South (04/22/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ Sports Editor With just more than a week before the MSHSAA Class 4 District tournament, the Poplar Bluff Mules got a sneak preview Saturday at the course and some of the competition they'll face. "It's very important," said Mules coach Billy Pyland on his team playing at Eagle Lake Golf Course in Farmington. "I thought the kids played awesome."...

Redhawks exit OVC tennis tournament (04/21/07)
The Southeast Missouri State women's tennis team saw its season come to an end Friday during the opening round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. Southeast, making the program's first OVC tournament appearance under the current six-team format, lost to Eastern Illinois 4-1 at the Centennial Sportsplex in Nashville, Tenn...

Redhawks rejoin tournament field after three-year absence (04/20/07)
The last time Southeast Missouri State qualified for the Ohio Valley Conference women's tennis tournament, in 2003, all but one OVC team made the field. Things are much more difficult these days, with only six of the league's 11 squads getting in...

'Cats sweep singles matches in win over Charleston at home (04/19/07)
Dexter's tennis team swept all six singles matches on its way to a 7-2 win over the Charleston Bluejays Tuesday at home. "The players knew we had to pick it up in the singles and I give them credit for going at it so strong," Dexter tennis coach Dennis Keith said...

Sikeston tennis team falls to Central (04/18/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston tennis team dropped its first dual match of the season, falling to Cape Central 5-4 on Tuesday in Cape Girardeau. Sikeston is now 5-1. All varsity matches were the best two out of three sets, with the third set being a super tiebreaker...

Twin Rivers hammers Doniphan 13-2 in softball (04/18/07)
DAR STAFF Carlee Vancil and Bethany Keirsey teamed up to lead the Lady Royals to a five-inning 13-2 Ozark Foothills Conference win against Doniphan on Tuesday. Keirsey, who hit in the leadoff spot, finished 4-for-4, including a triple, with three runs scored. Vancil went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and four RBIs. Vancil's bases-loaded double in the second inning broke the game open...

Bernie baseball suffers first loss, in 10 innings to Senath (04/17/07)
By DAR STAFF The Bernie baseball team was tagged with its first loss of the spring after a 3-2 loss to Senath in 10 innings on Monday. In the bottom of the 10th inning, Senath's Tony Scott led off with a single and stole second base. After two walks, Jeremy Wilson came to the plate with the bases loaded and hit a ground ball that was misplayed, allowing Scott to score the winning run...

Redhawks drop home match (04/15/07)
The Southeast Missouri State women's tennis team closed out the regular season Saturday with a 4-3 home loss to Eastern Kentucky. But the Redhawks are not done playing this year as they had already accomplished one of their primary goals by qualifying for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament...

Sikeston golf, tennis teams win (04/13/07)
Standard Democrat staff SIKESTON -- The Sikeston golf team ended the week on a high note beating Kennett 174 to 209. "The team is starting to show some consistency in their shots," Sikeston coach Rick Oetting said. "We still haven't peaked but we have two weeks until districts."...

Central routs Farmington in tennis action (04/12/07)
Central's boys tennis team improved to a perfect 6-0 on Wednesday with a 6-3 victory over visiting Farmington. David Berry, Patrick Duffy, Robert Weir and Will LaFoe all won singles matches. In doubles, Duffy and Weir teamed up to win, along with Brandon Gonzales and LaFoe...

Panthers sweep doubleheader with Redhawks (04/12/07)
Southeast Missouri State's softball team's struggles continued Wednesday as the Redhawks dropped a doubleheader at Ohio Valley Conference foe Eastern Illinois. Southeast fell 3-2 and 11-7 to the Panthers. Amber Peterson had three hits and Lindsay Pickering had two in the second game. In the opener, Southeast managed just four hits...

Bearcats tennis team defeats Poplar Bluff (04/09/07)
Dexter's tennis team earned their second win of the season over the Poplar Bluff as the Bearcats this time defeated the Mules 5-4 at home Thursday. It was the second 5-4 win of the season by the 'Cats over Poplar Bluff and like the first meeting, the outcome was not decided until the final match of the day. This time is was James Fowler in the No. 5 single match against Davis Wilson that swayed the results in Dexter's favor as Fowler pulled out a 8-3 win...

Redhawks defeat Austin Peay 6-1, improve to 5-3 in OVC (04/06/07)
Bryce and Drew Kristal continued to earn victories for the Southeast Missouri State women's tennis team. The sisters teamed to win at No. 1 doubles after both earned a win in their singles matches Thursday. The Kristal sisters helped the Redhawks down Ohio Valley Conference foe Austin Peay 6-1...

Redhawks tennis team slips past Tennessee Tech 4-3 (04/02/07)
The Southeast Missouri State women's tennis team defeated host Tennessee Tech 4-3 Sunday afternoon. Southeast (10-9 overall, 4-3 OVC) matched its conference win total from last season. They have three league matches remaining. After losing the doubles point, Southeast was assured two singles victories because the Eaglettes (2-14, 2-4) have only four healthy players...

Redhawks gymnasts place 3rd in conference meet in Chicago (04/01/07)
Jena Nguyen won the floor exercise and Southeast Missouri State's gymnastics team took third place Saturday at the Midwest Independent Conference Championship in Chicago. Southeast finished with a 193.3, behind Illinois-Chicago (193.9) and Illinois State (193.375)...

Notre Dame rolls past Kennett in showdown (03/30/07)
Luke Moll smacked a two-run home run to lead the Notre Dame baseball team to a 9-1 victory over Kennett on Thursday. Dylan Drury went five innings to earn the win. He struck out three and allowed one hit. Logan Glueck knocked in two runs for Notre Dame (3-2, 2-0)...

Redhawks tennis team rolls (03/24/07)
The Southeast Missouri State women's tennis team recorded its sixth straight win and improved to 3-0 this week at Hilton Head Island (S.C.) with an 8-1 win over Hope College on Friday. The Redhawks (9-5) swept the doubles competition for the third straight match. Bryce Kristal improved her singles winning streak to 10 matches, Drew Kristal won her eighth straight match, and Elise Nattier won her ninth straight singles match...

'Cats open with victory over Mules (03/23/07)
POPLAR BLUFF -- Dexter's tennis team opened the season with a 5-4 win on the road against the Poplar Bluff Mules Thursday. Dexter dropped two of the three opening doubles matches, but bounced back in the singles to take the win. "The varsity match came down to Dusty Potter's match against Kelsey Brown," second-year tennis coach Dennis Keith said. "He put us over the top for the victory with his 8-5 win."...

Southeast beats Ark.-Pine Bluff again on cold, flurry-filled day (03/18/07)
The Southeast Missouri State bats awoke on a chilly day, as the Redhawks cruised to a nonconference baseball victory Saturday. The Redhawks struck for six runs in the second inning on their way to an 8-3 victory against Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Capaha Field on Saturday. It was the most runs the team has scored in an inning this season...

Netters up conference mark to 2-1 (03/12/07)
The Southeast Missouri State women's tennis team opened its home schedule Sunday with a 6-1 Ohio Valley Conference victory over Morehead State. Southeast improved to 4-5 overall and 2-1 in OVC play. MSU fell to 1-6 and 0-2. "It was a good win for us," first-year Southeast coach Mark Elliott said. "These are the kind of conference wins we need."...

Bryce Kristal receives OVC honor (03/08/07)
Southeast Missouri State junior Bryce Kristal was on Wednesday named the Ohio Valley Conference player of the week for women's tennis. Kristal, the Redhawks' No. 1 singles player, picked up wins against Samford and Jacksonville State last weekend as Southeast began its OVC schedule. Kristal, who also teamed with twin sister Drew to split two matches at No. 1 doubles, has an overall 4-2 singles record this season...

Redhawks get first OVC win for Elliott (03/05/07)
The Southeast Missouri State women's tennis team handed first-year coach Mark Elliott his initial Ohio Valley Conference victory Sunday as the Redhawks beat host Jacksonville State 4-3. Southeast (3-4, 1-1 OVC) had dropped its conference opener the day before, falling 5-2 at defending league tournament champion Samford...

Tennis team opens with loss to Evansville (02/05/07)
The Southeast Missouri State tennis team opened its season with a 7-0 loss at Evansville on Saturday night at the Tri-State Athletic Club. The match was the first for the Redhawks under coach Mark Elliott. Southeast lost two doubles matches to yield the doubles point to the Purple Aces (3-0). ...

Elliottera opens Saturday (02/01/07)
The Southeast Missouri State women's tennis team, featuring a new coach and plenty of returning talent, hopes to build on its breakthrough season from a year ago. Southeast posted its first winning record since 1997 last season, going 12-11 and finishing on a four-match winning streak...

MSHSAA schools to vote on splitting tourneys (01/17/07)
The multiplier was established to level the playing field between public and private schools in the Missouri State High School Activities Association. But with private schools continuing to enjoy high levels of success, a proposed split of the state tournament to separate public and private schools has been put up for discussion across the state...

Dexter's Dooley competes at state (10/24/06)
SPRINGFIELD -- Dexter High School's Amanda Dooley won her first-round singles match at the 2006 MSHSAA Class 1 tennis tournament before being eliminated Saturday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. The win moved Dooley into the state's elite eight before she dropped her next two matches to be eliminated from the tournament...

Central duo returns to state tournament (10/20/06)
Central juniors Sarah Ford and Lindsey Pingel will make their second appearance at the state tennis tournament when singles and doubles play begins today at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo. Ford and Pingel won the Class 2 District 1 title for the second straight year and head into the tournament with just one loss this season. The duo finished 1-2 at the state tournament last year...

Kirkwood ousts Central with 5-2 sectional victory (10/15/06)
KIRKWOOD, Mo. -- Lindsey Pingel's two victories weren't enough Saturday morning as the Central tennis team saw its season end with a 5-2 loss to Kirkwood in the Class 2 sectional at Kirkwood Park. Pingel and fellow junior Sarah Ford will continue to the state tournament as a doubles team. They will compete Friday and Saturday at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo...

Central faces Kirkwood in sectional (10/14/06)
Central needed the minimum five matches to cruise by Lindbergh in the regional round of the Class 2 girls tennis playoffs on Tuesday. Juniors Sarah Ford and Lindsey Pingel provided three of those wins by winning at No. 1 doubles and each posting singles wins. In order to get by sectional host Kirkwood today, Central expects its depth to be put to the test...

Tigers top Lindbergh for berth in sectional (10/11/06)
Lindbergh made the long trip to Cape Girardeau for Tuesday's Class 2 regional tennis match. The match was over pretty quick. The Central Tigers made quick work of the Flyers in a 5-0 victory to earn a spot in Saturday's sectional at Kirkwood High School...

Pingel, Ford get back to state meet (10/08/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Central tennis players Sarah Ford and Lindsey Pingel served up a breakfast double bagel to their opponents Saturday morning. And their reward is a return trip to the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 2 tournament in Springfield on Oct. 20 and 21...

Dooley advances to state tennis tourney (10/06/06)
SIKESTON -- Dexter's Amanda Dooley finished second in the singles competition at the Class 1, District 2 tennis tournament Thursday at Sikeston and earned a trip to the MSHSAA State Tournament Oct. 20-21 at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. Dooley, a junior, lost a tough three-set match to Sikeston's Jenni DeWitt in the finals, 0-6, 6-3, 6-1...

State-experienced doubles team leads Tigers' district title hopes (10/06/06)
An all-Central finals in doubles last year helped propel the Tigers to their second straight girls tennis district title. Central has the doubles favorite this year with the top-seeded team of juniors Sarah Ford and Lindsey Pingel, the defending district champions. But if the Tigers are to claim a third straight district crown, they will need to get strong contributions from a pair of unseeded singles players and an unseeded doubles team...

Central netters cap perfect dual season with 9-0 sweep (10/03/06)
Central's girls tennis team finished its dual season with a perfect 15-0 record following Monday's 9-0 sweep of visiting Sikeston. Sarah Ford won the closest match of the day 8-6 in No. 1 singles over Jenni DeWitt. The Tigers will start district play Friday...

Lady Lions stop skid; Kennett netters win again (09/29/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- For the second time in a week, the Kennett Lady Indians tennis downed Sikeston, winning 6-3 here Thursday to improve to 6-3 on the season. In other area sports Thursday, Senath-Hornersville defeated North Pemiscot in volleyball, while Saxony Lutheran defeated Kennett, 3-0, in soccer...

Kennett gets second win over DHS (09/26/06)
Kennett's Lady Indians defeated the Lady Bearcats for the second time this season in tennis, 6-3, Monday at Dexter. Amanda Dooley had a hand in two of Dexter's wins, taking down Kennett's Christina Dewrock in the number one singles match (8-1), then teaming with sophomore Katelyn Heil for a 8-6 win in the top doubles match...

Central tennis stays perfect in duals (09/22/06)
The Central girls tennis team improved to 13-0 in dual matches with a 7-2 home victory against Poplar Bluff on Thursday. The Tigers won five of the six singles matches and two of three in doubles. Sarah Ford and Lindsey Pingel won the singles matches at the top of the lineup and teamed up for a doubles victory as well. Brooke Morris also had a win in singles and was part of a winning doubles team with Christen Edmonds...

Dexter stumbles against Bluejays (09/21/06)
CHARLESTON -- Dexter's Lady Bearcats tennis team dropped its second straight match and fell to 4-4 on the season after a heartbreaking 5-4 loss to the Charleston Lady Bluejays Wednesday on the road. "We played Charleston to open the season and lost 6-3, so maybe we're showing some improvement," Dexter coach Vicky Jarrell said. "The girls played hard, but if we hadn't won two tiebreakers, it could have been a lot worse."...

Lady Bearcat netters defeat Poplar Bluff Blulff (09/13/06)
POPLAR BLUFF -- Dexter's Lady Bearcats tennis team defeated Poplar Bluff for the second time this season, posting a 6-3 win Tuesday on the Lady Mules' home courts. "We played three tiebreakers today and won all three of them," Dexter coach Vicky Jarrell said after the match. "That was pretty much the difference in the outcome."...

Lady Bearcats earn second win over Lady 'Dogs (09/07/06)
SIKESTON -- Dexter made it two wins in a week over Sikeston as the Lady Bearcats tennis team captured a 6-3 win over the Lady Bulldogs Wednesday. Just one week ago, Dexter defeated Sikeston, 5-4. The Lady 'Cats now stand at 3-2 on the year. Dexter reversed a recent trend by winning all three doubles matches to start the day. ...

Bearcat netters make it two staight (09/01/06)
For the second time in as many days the outcome for Dexter's Lady Bearcats tennis team came down to the last match of the day. And for the second time they found a way to win, this time 5-4 over the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules Thursday at the Dexter High School tennis courts...

Lady Bearcats defeat Sikeston for first victory (08/31/06)
SIKESTON -- Dexter's Lady Bearcats tennis team evened its record at 1-1 with a tightly contested 5-4 decision over the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs on the road Wednesday. As the courts emptied, Dexter trailed 3-4 with the two remaining singles matches underway, but the Lady 'Cats found a way to win both and earn the narrowest of victories over Sikeston...

Charleston spoils opener for Dexter (08/30/06)
The Dexter Lady Bearcats tennis team opened the season on a disappointing note, dropping a 6-3 decision to district rival Charleston Tuesday at the Dexter High School Tennis courts. "We didn't look very good, and I'll have to take some of the blame for that," Dexter coach Vicky Jarrell said after the match. "Our conditioning wasn't where I thought it was, and that's my fault."...

Lady Indians to lean heavily on youth on tennis court (08/23/06)
After losing its top two players to graduation, the Kennett Lady Indians tennis team is short on veterans, but long on depth as it begins defense of its Class 3, District 1 crown. "We have a lot of depth this year and I'm very pleased with that," Kennett coach Janet Hilburn said. "But, it's going to be a rebuilding year because we did lose three crucial players off of our team...

Central netters blank Farmington (08/23/06)
Reigning district champion Central opened its girls tennis season with a 9-0 victory Tuesday against visiting Farmington. Sarah Ford, Lindsey Pingel, Christen Edmonds, Kristen Ford, Carsen Bahn and Claire Segar all won in singles. The doubles teams of Sarah Ford-Pingel, Kristen Ford-Edmonds and Bahn-Segar also were victorious...

Encore performance (08/20/06)
The Central girls tennis team has gone 27-1 in regular season dual play with a pair of district titles in the two years since Annette Slattery has returned to the squad as head coach. With the loss of just three top-six players -- including the state-qualifying doubles team of Dani Gross and Monica Toole -- the Tigers should have the depth and talent to make a run at a third straight district crown when they kick off the regular season at home Tuesday against Farmington...