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

Three dimensional: Jones named Athlete of the Year (06/30/08) East Prairie senior Tony Jones led Eagles in football, basketball and track to earn Sikeston Standard Democrat honor.

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK FINAL HONOR ROLL (06/09/08) The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:

2008 TRACK HONOR ROLL (updated May 19) (05/22/08) The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:...

Mules qualify seven for state track meet (05/18/08) By DAR STAFF EUREKA -- Poplar Bluff qualified six boys and one girl for the state track meet as they competed in a sectional meet at Eureka on Saturday. "Overall I thought we did well," Mules coach Lance Bell said. "The kids we got through have a shot at placing pretty high."...

Local athletes qualify for state championships (05/14/08) Staff reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com JEFFERSON CITY -- Local track and field athletes from Class 1 and 2 will be competing in the state meet on Friday and Saturday in Jefferson City. In Class 1, the Scott Central Braves had a good showing at the Class 1 Sectional as five have advanced to the state meet...

2008 TRACK HONOR ROLL (updated May 13) (05/14/08) 2008 TRACK HONOR ROLL The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:...

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...

TRACK HONOR ROLL (updated May 7) (05/08/08) 2008 TRACK HONOR ROLL BOYS 100 200 400 800 1,600 3,200 110 hurdles 300 hurdles 400 relay 800 relay 1,600 relay 3,200 relay Discus Shot put Long jump Triple jump High jump Pole vault GIRLS 100 200 400 800 1,600 3,200 100 hurdles 300 hurdles 400 relay...

2008 TRACK HONOR ROLL (05/02/08) The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:...

TRACK HONOR ROLL (updated Friday, April 25) (04/25/08) The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:

TRACK HONOR ROLL (04/24/08) The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:

Sikeston boys, girls shine in Cape Relays (04/21/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs boys and girls track and field teams competed against 13 other squads Saturday afternoon in the annual Cape Relays. Overall, it was another great outing for the Bulldogs on both the boys and girls side...

Blalock runs away with two Poplar Bluff records (04/20/08) By DAR STAFF Poplar Bluff's golf team picked up its third tournament title of the season Saturday, while Hanna Blalock broke two school track records Friday. At the Potosi Invitational, Blalock won the 1,600-meters in 5 minutes, 16.84 seconds, breaking a record set by Mary Kalich in 1986 by 9.26 seconds. She later broke her own record in the 3,200, finishing second in 11:33.16, nearly 30 seconds faster than her previous best time...

Sikeston boys, girls win quad meet (04/17/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston track and field teams hosted Dexter, Scott City and Notre Dame Tuesday afternoon in quad meet at Public Schools Stadium. In the end, the Bulldogs competed very well against their respective competition with both the boys and girls placing first...

Poplar Bluff runs away with title (04/16/08) By DAR STAFF STE. GENEVIEVE -- The Poplar Bluff Mules track team ran away with the title Tuesday at the Ste. Genevieve Invitational, beating runner-up Potosi by 64 points. Poplar Bluff won five events and finished second in seven others for 157 points...

Sikeston shines in its twilight relays (04/13/08) By Andrew Powell ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The windy weather brought more than a strong breeze to Public Schools Stadium on Friday evening as track and field teams from around the area blew in to compete in the second annual Sikeston Twilight Relays...

Second annual Sikeston Twilight Relays set for Friday (04/10/08) Fourteen area teams will compete in this year's meet

Sikeston has good showing in Jackson Invitational (04/07/08) Girls excel in relays while boys dominate jumps

Mules edge Tigers in baseball; Poplar Bluff wins track title (04/06/08) By DAR STAFF Donnie Magruder came through in the clutch for the Mules at home Saturday against Cape Central, giving himself a win in the process. In the bottom of the seventh inning with the game tied, Magruder hit a single through the right side with the bases loaded to score Cameron Pickard and give the Mules a 6-5 win...

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 boys, girls sweep Kelly (04/02/08) By Chris Pobst ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- On a cold and windy Tuesday afternoon, the Sikeston Bulldog boys and girls track and field teams got underway in their first scored contest of the year against the Poplar Bluff Mules. The Bulldogs took care of the Mules in the dual event meet, 79-63 (boys) and 79-57 (girls)...

Bluff's Hanna Blalock sets school record in debut (03/27/08) By DAR STAFF BONNE TERRE -- In her first high school track meet, Poplar Bluff freshman Hanna Blalock broke one record and challenged another winning two races Tuesday night at the North County Invitational. Blalock broke the school record in the 3,200 meters with a time of 12 minutes 2.34 seconds breaking Shawna Starnes' 1986 mark by over half a second. In the 1600, Blalock ran a 5:30.57 just 4.47 seconds off Mary Kalich's mark also set in 1986...

Sikeston kicks off track season (03/21/08) By Andrew Powell ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs boys and girls track and field teams got their official season underway Thursday afternoon when they hosted the Cape Central Tigers at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium. In their first dual meet of the season, points were set aside since weather has limited practice time for both squads. But competition was still intense as both Sikeston and Cape Central were eager to begin the 2008 season...

Sikeston boys shooting for district title (03/18/08) Sikeston girls team will be improved, as long-time coach Jerry Dement heads into his final campaign.

East Prairie Junior High track teams wins SEMO South title (07/31/07) The East Prairie Junior High Girls track team won the SEMO South Conference title this spring. The team ended the season with several place finishes. Jennifer Nicholson took first in the 75 meter hurdles and Courtney Carden finished third. The girls 4x200 relay team made up of Alayna Crumley, Shayna Hall, Lydia Chance, Macey Bratton, came in first. ...

For Hawes, it started with ditch jumping (07/26/07) By TANNER KENT ~ DAR Sports Writer Former Poplar Bluff standout track and field athlete LaRita Hawes has made some big leaps since joining Poplar Bluff's AAU track and field team at the age of 9. There was her leap of 37 feet, 3 3/4 inches in the 1981 high school state track meet's triple jump that was good for fourth place in Class 4A...

Three Sikeston jumpers win medals at state track (05/29/07) Derek James ~ Standard Democrat JEFFERSON CITY -- After freshman Eli Jackson jumped his way to an all-state medal in the long jump on Friday, two other underclassmen stepped up their game on Saturday in the triple jump. Sophomore Dominic Fondon repeated as an all-state performer in the triple jump with a leap of 44-feet, 9-inches to place fifth in the event. He placed sixth in last year's state meet...

Mr. Everything: Wyatt did it all this year at Poplar Bluff (05/29/07) The senior helped the Mules win conference titles in track and football and also played basketball. He earned the Poplar Bluff Letter Club's outstanding athlete award.

Sikeston jumpers have strong day at sectional meet (05/21/07) Derek James ~ Standard Democrat FARMINGTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs track and field team qualified several athletes for the state meet during Saturday's Class 3 sectional meet at Farmington High School. Sikeston's strongest efforts came in the jumping events where they qualified four boys and one girl...

Malden defends Class 2 track crown; Mules send three to state (05/20/07) DAR STAFF Malden defended its MSHSAA Class 2 title Saturday while the Poplar Bluff Mules advanced three to next weekend's Class 4 track and field championships. Poplar Bluff's Asa Wyatt and Bill Turner qualified for state in the discus while hurdler Austin Williams moved on in both the 110- and 300-meter events at Parkway South in Ballwin...

Classes 1 and 2 state track finals results (and sectional links) (05/19/07) From Friday and Saturday meet at Lincoln University, Jefferson City. Plus links to Class 3, 4 sectionals

Sikeston track athletes eye state meet berths (05/18/07) Derek James ~ Standard Democrat FARMINGTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs track and field team will be looking for strong performances in tomorrow's Class 3 sectional meet at Farmington High School. The top four placers in each event will advance to the state meet in Jefferson City next weekend...

Sikeston boys track team finishes third in Class 3 district meet (05/15/07) Derek James ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston boys track and field team had many standout performances and overall performed as well as expected during Saturday's Class 3 District 1 meet at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium. The Bulldogs came up short in the team standings to defending state champion Potosi, which dominated the distance events, on its way to the team championship with 134 points. ...

Poplar Bluff boys track team places third in the district (05/14/07) By BRIAN ROSENER ~ Sports Editor JACKSON -- Austin Williams swept the hurdles events, Asa Wyatt and Philip Klaproth each won throwing events and the Poplar Bluff Mules finished third at the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 meet Saturday. Lindbergh won the team title with 139 points followed by Central's 99 and 97 for the Mules...

TRACK COVERAGE FOR WEEKEND MEETS (05/13/07) Links to all the results, videos and stories.

Class 3 District 1 track sectional results (05/13/07) Class District 1 May 12 at Sikeston Girls 100 Meter Dash Name School Prelims Finals Points Finals 1 Wansley, Omni Festus 12.62 12.57 10 2 Johnson, Tiffany Potosi 12.86 12.84 8...

Malden sets up for defense of Class 2 boys state track title (05/13/07) By Bill Hester ~ Special to Semoball.com The Malden boys track team took another step in an attempt to defend its MSHSAA Class 2 track and field title with an impressive effort in the first Class 2 sectional meet Saturday at Principia High School in St. Louis County...

Class 1 sectional track meet results (05/13/07) Event 2 Boys 4x800 Meter Relay 5) Nate Meyers JR Event 4 Boys 110 Meter Hurdles Event 6 Boys 100 Meter Dash Event 8 Boys 4x200 Meter Relay Event 10 Boys 1600 Meter Run Event 12 Boys 4x100 Meter Relay 5) Ronald Clower SO 5) Stephen Strobei JR...

Class 2 sectional results from Principia (05/12/07) Girls 100 Meter Dash Girls 200 Meter Dash Girls 400 Meter Dash Girls 800 Meter Run Girls 1600 Meter Run Girls 3200 Meter Run Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Girls 300 Meter Hurdles Girls 4x100 Meter Relay 5) Courtney Meyers 5) Iesha McDaniel 5) Britany Albus...

Goodin, Essner secure sectional victories for Scott City track (05/12/07) By BILL HESTER Special to the Southeast Missourian Scott City junior Derek Goodin liked the addition of a sectional meet in Class 2 track for the first time this spring. "You need to perform two meets in a row," Goodin said. "You are not a fluke if you get into state this way."...

Poplar Bluff track team tries to make a run at the district title (05/11/07) By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor After winning the SEMO Conference title by the slimmest of margins, the Poplar Bluff Mules track team may have another photo-finish at Saturday's MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 meet in Jackson. "It's going to be tight," Mules coach Lance Bell said. "Every point is going to count."...

Sikeston looks forward to hosting district track meet (05/11/07) Derek James ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs will be hosting their first district track and field meet tomorrow as Class 3 District 1 action kicks off at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium at 11 a.m. Sikeston will be among 15 teams vying for the team championship while a host of individuals fight for a chance to advance to the sectional round...

Track honor roll (05/10/07) BOYS AND GIRLS top performers through May 9

Bluff remains SEMO North track champion (05/08/07) The Mules boys team holds on to the conference title it won Friday.

Sikeston nipped at SEMO North track meet (05/07/07) Derek James ~ Standard Democrat JACKSON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs led the SEMO Conference track and field meet until the final race of the day only to lose by one point to Poplar Bluff. The Mules took first place in the 4 x 400 meter relay while Sikeston took third...

Poplar Bluff awaits scoring ruling from SEMO North track meet (05/06/07) Mules and Sikeston awaiting clarification on scoring at the conference meet to determine if Bluff's 72-70 win will hold up.

SEMO North Conference track results (05/04/07) Results from Friday's meet at Jackson

Poplar Bluff boys, Jackson girls win SEMO North track titles (05/04/07) No surprise in the girls team competition at the SEMO North track meet on Friday afternoon at Jackson, while the boys title came down to the final two results. Jackson's girls dominated the meet, winning 12 of the meet's 18 events. The Indians totaled 122 points in the four-team meet while Cape Central was second with 84...

Sikeston Junior High track team has record-setting season (05/03/07) Staff reports Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston seventh- and eighth-grade girls track and field team had a banner year in which numerous junior high records were broken. Seventh-grader Betsy Borgsmiller broke two school records with a high jump leap of 5'2". She was undefeated in the event this year...

Poplar Bluff's junior high teams compete in SEMO track meet (05/02/07) By DAR STAFF SIKESTON -- The boys junior high track team took first and the girls finished third at the SEMO Conference track and field meet Tuesday. The boys finished with 91 points, 32 ahead of Cape Central. The girls amassed 61.5 points, just behind secondplace Sikeston (64) and winner Jackson (65)...

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."...

Relay handoffs costly for Mules in their own invitational (04/29/07) By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor It's done in a blink of an eye and when it's done right, a blinking eye might miss it. "It's the difference between getting through (districts) and not getting through," Mules coach Lance Bell said. "Because right now, we're not as fast as some of these other teams we're going to be going against...

Sikeston boys track team places third at Poplar Bluff (04/29/07) Standard Democrat staff reports POPLAR BLUFF - The Sikeston boys track team finished in third place at the Poplar Bluff Invitational on Friday afternoon while the girls took seventh. Sikeston totaled 122.50 points behind the 135.50 points of second place Poplar Bluff while Cape Central won the meet with 153 points...

Mules golfers nearly set team scoring record (04/25/07) DAR Staff Poplar Bluff just missed a state record Tuesday, shooting a 3-under-par 141 as a team to win at Dexter. The state mark for best 9-hole round in regulation to par is 4-under set by Richmond in 1998. Poplar Bluff's score did set a mark for best 9-hole round for a par-144 course held by Chaminade since 1988 and matched by Eldon in 2003...

Sikeston track coach pleased with performance at Cape Relays (04/23/07) Standard Democrat staff CAPE GIRARDEAU - The Sikeston Bulldogs boys and girls track team had a successful day on Saturday at the Cape Relays in Cape Girardeau. "It was a good day for us with some good competition," said head track coach Jerry Dement. "We ran and performed pretty well overall."...

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."...

Throwers, Miller lead Poplar Bluff to runner-up finish (04/18/07) DAR STAFF Poplar Bluff senior Daniel Miller won the 400-meter race and helped the Mules finish second in a pair of relays Wednesday at Ste. Genevieve. Asa Wyatt won the discus and Philip Klaproth picked up the shot title as the Mules swept the top two spots in the throwing events to finish second in the team standings, 25 points behind Potosi...

Sikeston's inaugural relays meet a success (04/17/07) SIKESTON -- Poor weather has been area track and field teams' biggest obstacle this season, but that wasn't the case on Monday. For the first time in weeks, nice weather came through the area giving Sikeston a good kickoff for its inaugural Sikeston Twilight Relays on Monday evening at SPS Stadium...

Central, Saxony, Jackson have winning performances at Sikeston relays (04/16/07) By TOBY CARRIG Southeast Missourian SIKESTON -- The inaugural Sikeston Twilight Relays had no team scores, but three local teams could come away from the meet feeling like winners. The Saxony Lutheran boys distance runners more than held their own with the larger schools...

Sikeston Twilight Relays results (04/16/07) Complete results from the inaugural Sikeston Twilight Relays, which took place Monday at Sikeston Public School Stadium.

Two SJHS girls set school records; Bulldogs soccer team falls (04/16/07) Standard Democrat POPLAR BLUFF - The Sikeston boys and girls eighth-grade track and field teams both finished in fourth place at the Poplar Bluff Invitational Meet on Thursday. Sikeston's boys team tallied 107 points while the girls totaled 104 points...

Sikeston prepares for inaugural track invitational (04/12/07) Derek James ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- Sikeston track and field coach Jerry Dement fought for years to get a state-of-the-art track facility for his high school team. His efforts paid off as a new all-weather rubberized track surface and new jump pits were installed last summer, replacing the aging asphalt surface that Sikeston athletes ran on for 15 years...

Sikeston track teams second in four-team fields (04/11/07) Derek James ~ Sikeston Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs boys and girls track and field teams came in second place in a four-team meet held by the Bulldogs at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium on Tuesday. Sikeston's boys finished with 101 1/2 points to finish behind Jackson's 112 points. Scott City had 26 points to finish in third while Kelly brought up the rear with 13 1/2 points...