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SCAA: Tourney win should boost Bearcats' confidence (1/25/24)BLOOMFIELD – The Dexter High School varsity boys basketball program finds itself in an unfamiliar place this winter. Following eight consecutive winning seasons, the Bearcats have labored to a 4-12 mark.
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SCAA: Semifinal loss aside, Bell City's numbers are improved at both ends (1/25/24)BLOOMFIELD – It wasn’t evident in Bell City’s 72-34 consolation semifinal loss to Dexter on Wednesday in the Stoddard County Athletic Association Boy’s Basketball Tournament at Bloomfield High School, but the Cubs have made significant statistical strides at both ends of the court this season.
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SCAA: Bixler has Bell City trending in upward direction (1/24/24)BLOOMFIELD – If you sat and watched Bell City’s varsity boy’s basketball game on Tuesday against Woodland, you probably left the historic Bloomfield High School gym, which is where this week’s Stoddard County Athletic Association Tournament is being held, having missed the forests for the trees as you assessed the Cubs. Yes, second-year coach Luke Bixler’s team lost 105-55 to the Class 3 No. 14-ranked Cardinals, who improved to 11-4 on the season. However, that one defeat wasn’t indicative of how this program is trending.
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SCAA: Woodland makes effective use of its time in tourney rout (1/24/24)BLOOMFIELD – With only a month remaining before MSHSAA boy’s basketball squads enter postseason play, coaches throughout the state are trying to remedy the weak spots in their teams with the remaining opportunities to do so in game situations.
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SCAA: Bell City bkb vs Woodland (1/23/24)BLOOMFIELD - Woodland got past Bell City in the opening round of the Stoddard County Athletic Association Boy's Basketball Tournament on Tuesday at Bloomfield High School.
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BCS GBB Tournament: Woodland dominates (again) en route to third title (1/13/24)PATTON – Each varsity boy’s basketball season, the team at Woodland High School hosts the Woodland Invitational Tournament early in its season. The Cardinals’ girl’s program is seemingly doing something similar in mid-season, but it goes by the name of the Bollinger Cape Scott Conference Tournament, as Woodland has absolutely dominated this event since its inception three years ago.
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2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament: Top performers from each team (12/31/23)After four days (Dec. 26-30), 26 games, and 40 hours of listening to fans at the Show Me Center scream, "Get the rebound!" and "That's a foul!" the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament is now in the books. Cape Central has once again claimed the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament championship by defeating Jackson. ...
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2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament: Braves beat Cubs to win consolation title (12/30/23)Scott County Central entered the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament with a winning record and left with the consolation championship for the first time since 2018. The Braves earned their elusive prize with a 66-52 win over Bell City on Saturday, Dec. 30 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. Namarius Banks-Warren put the team on his back by scoring 31 points. The senior has had high scoring nights before but this was the first time this season he scored over 30 points in a game...
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2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament: Bell City vs. Scott County Central (12/30/23)
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COLUMN: The Festivus finals of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament (12/28/23)There's a theme connecting the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament championship game, as well as the third-place and fifth-place games. Revenge.
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2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament: Defensive effort earns Bell City a spot in the consolation championship (12/28/23)For the first time in nearly a decade, the Bell City Cubs will play for a Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament consolation championship. The Cubs defeated the Advance Hornets 55-49 in the consolation semi-final to earn their spot in the consolation championship for the first time since 2014...
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2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament: Bell City vs. Advance (12/28/23)Bell City's big second-half comeback saw the Cubs advance to the consolation championship game in a December 28, 2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament consolation semifinal game between the Advance Hornets and the Bell City Cubs at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament: Roller coaster contest sees Bell City eliminate Leopold (12/27/23)A game that featured five ties and 11 lead changes swung in favor of the Bell City Cubs as they downed the Leopold Wildcats 48-45 on Wednesday. The win advances the Cubs to day three of the tournament for the first time since 2016. “I’m extremely proud of this group,” Bell City coach Luke Bixler said. “They’ve been battle-tested all year long and we’ve been in a lot of close games so to finally come out on top of one after what feels like forever is great.”...
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2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament: Bell City vs. Leopold (12/27/23)Bell City defeated Leopold 48-45 in a December 27, 2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament consolation quarterfinals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament: Jackson bigs vital in opening win against Bell City (12/26/23)Shaking off the early-morning rust of a Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament 10:30 a.m. tip, the Jackson Indians built an early lead and held firm to take a lopsided 78-31 victory at the Show Me Center to advance to a Wednesday quarterfinal. Not hitting a 3-pointer in the entire duration of the first half, Jackson used its macho men on the inside to garner an early lead. ...
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2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament: Jackson vs. Bell City (12/26/23)the Jackson Indians built an early lead and held firm to take a lopsided 78-31 victory on Tuesday, Dec. 26, at the Show Me Center.
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Previewing the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament (12/23/23)Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the Show Me Center, all the Cape creatures were stirring for a week-long basketball bender. The SEMO banners were hung by the rafters with care. Hey, look, a future Redhawk is there! Jay Reynolds brings his sharpshooting to his future home, as the Cape Central Tigers look to remain on their throne...
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Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament seeds announced (12/11/23)A slew of basketball coaches convened inside the ballroom of a smoke-scented casino in downtown Cape Girardeau to decide the seeds for the 2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament on Sunday, Dec. 10. The coaches ranked the officials selected for the tournament, as well as voted for the tournament seeds...
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Elijah Shoemaker’s career night leads Oran over Bell City in OIT (11/30/23)ORAN, Mo. — In a shooting exhibition that would make even the most hardened defenders weep, Oran bombarded Bell City with an unstoppable onslaught of long-range daggers, burying the fifth-seeded Cubs (0-1) under a mountain of points en route to securing a 73-30 victory in the opening round of the 68th Annual Oran Invitational Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 28...
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Oran Invitational Tournament (11/30/23)Photos from Oran vs. Bell City and Scott County Central vs. Advance in the 68th Annual Oran Invitational Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.
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Dexter hitter tames competitiveness (sort of), joins 'Cat libero on SCAA VB squad (11/18/23)When the 2023 Dexter High School volleyball program opened this past season by losing 6 of its initial 7 matches, the odds that the Bearcats would reach their 13th consecutive winning season didn’t appear to be great. However, first-year coach Haylee Orf got the team pointed in the right direction and guided it to 16 victories in its final 24 matches for a 17-14 season.
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State-title winning Bell City VB squad gathers once again with legendary coach (11/6/23)Saturday proved to be an emotional day for veteran volleyball coach Erin Hoffman, as she got to enjoy the experience of being around an MSHSAA state championship-winning group of athletes.
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Hot VB squads Bell City, Gideon on C1D2 championship collision course (10/23/23)It absolutely is NOT an impossible task for the Gideon High School volleyball squad to get past Bell City in the championship match of the MSHSAA Class 1 District 2 Tournament.
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SCAA: Dexter, Bell City battle in epic 5-set thriller (10/13/23)ESSEX – There is certainly no theme park being constructed in the Bootheel burg of Essex anytime soon (though the nice convenience store has been rebuilt after a fire earlier this year). However, any carnival ride wouldn’t do the emotional rollercoaster that took place on Wednesday in the gym of Richland High School any justice.
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SCAA: Bell City VB vs Dexter (10/12/23)ESSEX - Dexter got past Bell City 3-2 on Wednesday in the semifinals of the Stoddard County Athletic Association Volleyball Tournament at Richland High School.
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Advance continues domination of Bell City with another sweep (9/12/23)ADVANCE – It was only 365 days ago that Bell City High School volleyball, led by a talented junior class of athletes, toppled Advance 3-1, knocking off not just a power program throughout Southeast Missouri, but the entire state of Missouri. However, given where the two teams have ventured since that night, it seems a lot longer than one calendar year.
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Bell City VB at Advance (9/12/23)ADVANCE - Advance swept Bell City 3-0 in volleyball action on Monday at Advance High School.
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Leopold Volleyball upsets Bell City in WIT (9/7/23)Leopold’s young varsity platoon of 1 senior, 1 junior, 2 sophomores, and 4 freshmen upset Bell City in 5 sets at the Woodland Tournament to advance to the championship round Aug. 31 in Marble Hill, Missouri.
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Young arms, hot bats have Bell City BB on the climb (9/4/23)BELL CITY – No one is expecting the Bell City High School baseball program to tear off with three consecutive MSHSAA Class 1 state championships as the Cubs did from 2015 to 2017, however, it is clear after studying the program over the past couple of springs, and most recently, through this fall season, that Justin Simpher’s program is trending in the proper direction.
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Bell City BB is being offensive with its play through fast start (8/31/23)BELL CITY – The trajectory of Bell City High School baseball has been rising through each of the past two springs like a solid connection into a gap, and that positive mojo has carried over into this fall season, as well.
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Cooter BB vs. Bell City (8/30/23)BELL CITY - Bell City topped Cooter in baseball action on Wednesday at Bell City.
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Bell City volleyball looks to get over the hump in 2023 (8/29/23)Bell City opened the Woodland Invitational Volleyball Tournament with a sweeping victory over Zalma, 25-9, 25-17, 25-9 on Monday, August 28, at Woodland High School in Marble Hill, Missouri. "We exchanged a few points, but then we started to get a few runs within the game, within the set," Bell City coach Lori Meyer said. "Once we started getting a little in, our momentum started, and we were able to put the game away."...
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Volleyball season tips off with Woodland WIT (8/27/23)For most of the smaller schools in the Southeast Missouri area, the Woodland Volleyball WIT represents the start of the 2023 season. The first round of the tournament will begin on Monday, August 28, at Woodland High School. Bell City will take on Zalma at 4 p.m., followed by Oak Ridge vs. Leopold at 5:30 p.m., Perryville vs. Greenville at 7 p.m., and Meadow Heights vs. Woodland at 8:30 p.m...
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Oran Eagles keep flying high with ninth district title in the past 12 seasons (5/18/23)CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The Oran baseball dynasty showed no signs of slowing down, as the team soared to its fifth straight district championship with a 4-0 win over Bell City in the MSHSAA Class 1, District 2 title game at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on Tuesday, May 16...
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The ultimate test of brotherly love: C1D2 title game pits Simpher siblings against each other (5/18/23)CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — For most families, a game of catch in the backyard is where the sibling rivalry begins and ends. But for two brothers — Oran assistant coach Jon Simpher and Bell City head coach Justin Simpher — the stakes were much higher in the MSHSAA Class 1, District 2 Championship on Tuesday, May 16...
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C1D2 Baseball: Oran versus Bell City (5/17/23)Photos from Oran's 4-0 win over Bell City in the MSHSAA Class, District 2 Championship at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
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Rivals Bell City, Oran meets in the C1D2 title game (5/16/23)Bell City and Oran will meet in the Class 1 District 2 championship game on Tuesday, May 16, at 4 p.m. The semifinal games were moved from Oran High School to Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau due to rain. Bell City (7-13) advanced by defeating Leopold 9-1 in the semifinal round. Freshman Kale Richardson threw 6.2 innings and struck out 14 batters...
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SE Missourian Track Roundup: Notre Dame Track & Field hosts, places second in C3D1 and C4D1 (5/15/23)
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Track & Field: SEMO Conference Championships (5/1/23)Athletes from all over Southeast Missouri competed in the SEMO Conference Championships on Saturday, April 29, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
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Track & Field: Saxony Lutheran Open (4/26/23)
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Charleston boys, Van Buren girls win Eva G. Henshaw Memorial (4/21/23)EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — The Charleston boys’ and Van Buren girls’ track teams came away victorious at the Eva G. Henshaw Memorial at East Prairie High School on Thursday, April 20. Charleston won the boy's division with an overall team score of 103. The Bluejays claimed gold in four individual events, which was tied with Kennett for the most...
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SIU commit Ryan Seabaugh closing in on Cape Central records (4/16/23)Ryan Seabaugh has his college path secured, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing left for him to chase in the high school circuits. The Southern Illinois commit casually dominated the competition and took first place in the boys’ 800-meter and 3200-meter race in the Cape Invitational on Saturday at Cape Central High School...
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Track & Field: Cape Invitational (4/15/23)Jackson took the team title on both the boys and girls side of the Cape Invitational on Saturday at Cape Central High School.
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Track & Field: Chaffee Red Devil Invitational (4/13/23)The Woodland boys' team and Kelly girls' team took first place in the Chaffee Red Devils Invitational on Wednesday in Chaffee.
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Baseball: Chaffee vs. Bell City (4/8/23)Chaffee defeated Bell City 7-3 at Capaha Field on Thursday, April 7, in Cape Girardeau.
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Carson Spies hits, pitches Chaffee to a 9-1 record (4/7/23)The Chaffee Red Devils are on fire. Having lost only one game this season — to an equally as impressive Kelly Hawks — the Red Devils have racked off seven straight victories including two straight against Advance (4-1) and Bell City (7-3) at Capaha Field on Thursday...
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Missourian prep baseball roundup, Apr. 4: Bell City bats push Cubs past Bernie (4/5/23)Bell City (4-3) used a strong middle-inning stretch to bring in six runs and down the visiting Bernie Mules, 6-0, at home on Tuesday evening. Baylor Eftink, Easton Newell and Landon Stewart all finished with two hits in the win for Bell City, with all three driving in one run...
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Track & Field: Jackson Invite (4/4/23)A number of local teams stood out at the Bob Sink Jackson Invitational on Saturday, but Jackson emerged as one of the lead gold-getters as the hosts raked in first-place wins along with the visiting Poplar Bluff Mules, with the teams winning 10 and seven varsity gold medals respectively.
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All District and State Basketball teams released (3/23/23)Winter sports have come to an end in Southeast Missouri and for many of the schools in the area, successful seasons. New Madrid County Central won the Class 3 State Championship and the Notre Dame girls and Jackson boys each captured fourth in the state in Class 5 and 6, respectively...
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C2D3: Oran shakes off slow start against Advance (2/24/23)ADVANCE, Mo. — The Oran girls’ basketball will have a chance to win its 10th straight district championship when the team takes on St. Vincent (23-3) for the MSHSAA Class 2, District 3 crown on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. The Lady Eagles (16-9) advanced the championship game with a 53-37 victory over Advance with Bell City (6-19) on Thursday, Feb. 23...
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Young Bell City growing, finding some success, as a hoop program (2/8/23)BELL CITY – If you attended the Bell City High School varsity boy’s basketball game against Dexter on Tuesday at Bell City, and focused on the Bearcats winning 83-27, you really missed the bigger picture regarding the Cubs.
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Bell City basketball (2/7/23)BELL CITY - Bell City battled Dexter in varsity boy's basketball action on Tuesday at Bell City High School.
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Oran smashes through Bell City (1/24/23)ORAN, Mo. — Nolan Loper scored a game-high 21 to lead Oran to a 72-24 win over Bell City on Friday, Jan. 20. The Eagles improved to 10-7 with the victory, while the Cubs fell to 3-13. Oran with host Oak Ridge (15-3) on Tuesday and travel to Leopold (6-9) on Thursday before competing in the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament, beginning this weekend...
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High School basketball roundup, Jan. 20: Notre Dame girls bounce back in tight NIT win (1/21/23)Notre Dame (12-2) finished 1-1 in the Nixa Invitational Tournament round robin with a 38-34 win against Norfork on Friday night. Seniors Tori Rubel and Annalise Garner led the Bulldogs in scoring, both with 12 points in the game. Defensively, freshmen Nevaeh Lucious’ five blocks and Kate Rubel’s three steals finished as team highs in the narrow Notre Dame win...
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JANUARY MADNESS: SCAA, Big Springs Conference tourneys tip off next week (1/21/23)Both the Stoddard County Athletic Association and the Big Springs Conference tournaments will tip off next week and hoops fans should be ready for what could offer some good storylines and drama. The SCAA boys tournament will take place at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, home of the top-seeded Bearcats, while the BSC girls and boys brackets will be played out at Couch High School...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Neelyville downs Clearwater in battle of the Tigers (1/11/23)NEELYVILLE — The Neelyville Tigers defeated the Clearwater Tigers 93-69 at home Tuesday night in an Ozark Foothills Conference contest. Preston Goodnight led Neelyville’s scoring with 21 points, with Casen Stephens putting in 17 points in the victory...
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Day one of Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament concludes with plenty of impressive performances (12/27/22)The first day of action in the 2022 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament features multiple impressive performances over the eight-game stretch. The scoring started early as Cape Central’s Cam Williams scored 16 points, all in the first half, to lead the Tigers to a 99-12 win over Bell City...
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Top-seeded Tigers clobber Cubs 99-12 (12/26/22)Cape Central kicked off the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament with a bang. The top-seeded Tigers clobbered the Cubs of Bell City 99-12 in the first round at the Show Me Center on Monday. The game was well at hand for Cape Central in the opening period, as the Tigers went on a 31-0 run throughout the first quarter...
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High School basketball roundup, Dec. 15: Oran girls soar by Puxico at home (12/16/22)Oran used a 24-point second quarter to get by Puxico (1-7) at home on Thursday night, winning by a 55-19 margin. Senior Haley Webb led the Eagles with 15 points in the matchup followed by classmate Taylor Hobbs’ 12. The Eagles are next in action in the First State Community Bank Holiday Classic beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday against first-seeded Notre Dame at the Show Me Center...
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High School boys basketball roundup Dec. 13, Oak Ridge cruises to victory over Eagle Ridge Christian (12/14/22)Oak Ridge defeated Eagle Ridge Christian 71-28 on Tuesday at Oak Ridge High School. Oak Ridge started the game with a quick 10-3 run before Eagle Ridge called a timeout to catch their breath. The first quarter ended with the Blue Jays up 24-11. The second quarter did not go any better for Eagle Ridge after turning the ball over on their first possession with Oak Ridge making the easy layup on the other end. ...
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High School boys basketball roundup, Nov. 29: Local teams put up big numbers at Oran Invitational Tournament (11/30/22)Chaffee boys basketball began its season on Tuesday night with a 73-58 loss to Richland in the opening round of the Oran Invitational Tournament, while Scott County Central scored 72 to push past Bell City in a 72-47 win for a first-round victory. In the first game, Chaffee’s Blake Yarbro led the Red Devils with 20 points in a losing effort. ...
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Kelly boat races Bell City in the opening round of the Oran Tournament (11/29/22)ORAN, Mo. — Kelly opened the season with smothering defense and a lethal offensive attack, obliterating Bell City 95-42 in the opening round of the Oran Tournament on Monday, Nov. 28. The second-seeded Hawks (2-0) led from start to finish and were never seriously threatened by the seventh-seeded Cubs (0-1)...
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Oran Tournament: Kelly vs. Bell City (11/28/22)Photos from Kelly's 95-42 win over Bell City in the Oran Tournament on Monday, Nov. 28.
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High School girls basketball roundup: Meadow Heights gets by Bismarck (11/23/22)Meadow Heights (2-0) used a fourth-quarter surge to get by Bismarck (0-1) at home on Tuesday night, winning by eight at 55-47. Junior Rachael Hellebusch’s game-high 20 points led Meadow Heights on Tuesday, followed by freshman Jaycee Shelton’s 18. Meadow Heights next hosts Charleston at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30...
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Bell City's Bixler has prepared himself well for this moment (11/22/22)BELL CITY – Luke Bixler is only 28 years old, however, the first-year boy’s basketball coach at Bell City High School has been preparing for this moment for a looooong time.
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High School girls basketball roundup: Delta wins big over Chaffee in season opener (11/22/22)Delta took down Chaffee in a season-opening game for both teams in Delta, winning by 76 points at 97-21. Junior Addison Nichols led the Bobcats with 26 points, making six 3-pointers in the win. Sophomore Olivia Wagoner’s 19 points for Delta paced Nichols. Junior Ayne’ Held led Chaffee with 13 points in the loss...
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Young Bell City program to learn, gain experience this season (11/19/22)BELL CITY – It’s little secret to anyone in Bell City that the boy’s basketball program has struggled in recent seasons.
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MSHSAA announces winter district assignments (11/18/22)Districts for winter sports were released on Friday morning, with New Madrid County Central dropping to Class 3 for the 2022-23 season. NMCC finished third in Class 4 last season and return juniors Jadis Jones and AJ Ruff while junior BJ Williamson also returns after missing last season...
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Bell City basketball practice (11/18/22)BELL CITY - Bell City boy's basketball squad practiced on Friday in preparation for its season-opening game on Nov. 28 at the Oran Invitational.
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C1D3 Volleyball: Advance wins back-and-forth battle for seventh-straight district title (10/26/22)BELL CITY, Mo. — In a back-and-forth match that featured two evenly matched teams, it was the Advance Hornets who came away with the Class 1, District 3 championship, defeating Bell City 28-26, 25-20, 25-18 in Bell City Tuesday night. “That’s the way a district championship should be, is two really good teams just battling it out,” said Advance coach Erin Hoffman. “And Bell City is a very talented team.”...
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C1D3 volleyball: Bell City, Advance forge ahead into district championship game (10/25/22)BELL CITY — The Bell City Cubs clinched their spot in the Class 1 District 3 championship game with a 3-1 win over the Leopold on Monday night at Bell City High School. All three of the Cubs’ match wins came by the score of 25-19, but all featured slow starts...
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C1D3 Volleyball championship game: Advance v. Bell City (10/25/22)Advance defeated Bell City 3-0 to win the Class 1, District 3 championship Oct. 25, 2022, at Bell City High School.
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SCAA VB: Advance vs. Bell City (10/14/22)PUXICO - Advance beat Bell City 3-0 in the semifinals of the SCAA Volleyball Tournament on Thursday at Puxico High School.
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SCAA VB: Bell City, healthy Asher, seek ANOTHER W over Advance (10/13/22)PUXICO – Without question, top-seed Dexter is the favorite to win this year’s SCAA Volleyball Tournament, which is being played this week at Puxico High School. However, currently, there is no hotter team entering today’s semifinals than No. 2-seed Bell City (23-2-1), which has won eight consecutive matches, and the healthy return of junior Maddie Asher is a BIG reason as to why.
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Dexter is the behemoth entering the deep SCAA VB Tournament (10/10/22)The Stoddard County Athletic Association Volleyball Tournament was a lot less chaotic when fans could just assume Advance (titles in 2018, 2019, and 2020) was going to win the event, and the only questions remaining were how was every other team going to fare?
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High School volleyball roundup, Sept. 27: Bell City downs Woodland in four sets at home (9/28/22)Bell City (17-2-1) hosted Woodland (5-12-1) on Tuesday and took down the Cardinals in four sets, winning the second, third and fourth sets at 25-17, 25-14 and 25-15. Woodland took the first set with a 25-21 win. Senior Caroline Rhodes and sophomore Mallary Barks led in kills with 11 each, while junior Rhodie Long’s 27 assists led Woodland’s offense. Senior Hailey Brotherton’s 18 digs led the Cardinals...
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High School baseball roundup, Sept. 22: Oran takes 11-0 win over Woodland (9/23/22)Oran (10-2) jumped on Woodland (9-2) early at home with eight runs in the first two innings to cruise to an 11-0 five-inning win. The Eagles finished with just five hits as a team. Sophomore Parker Bryant’s three RBIs on one hit led Oran, while the tandem of junior Gabriel Dirnberger and senior Nick Massey combined for five innings pitched, allowing just one hit, one walk and nine strikeouts...
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High School volleyball roundup, Sept. 20: Ste. Genevieve hands Saxony Lutheran first loss in five-set thriller (9/21/22)Ste. Genevieve (11-2-2) ended Saxony Lutheran’s (13-1-1) unbeaten streak at 14 games with a five-set win on Tuesday in Fruitland. The Crusaders took both even sets at 26-24 and 25-22, while Ste. Genevieve took the odds at 25-20, 25-21 and 15-8 to knock off Saxony Lutheran...
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Juniors leading Bell City VB in season that 'is better than it has ever been' (9/20/22)Bell City volleyball notched its 14th victory in 16 matches on Monday with a very competitive 25-22, 25-21, 25-14 win over Puxico in Bell City. The Cubs’ 14-1-1 start is its best in over 13 seasons, which is as far back as MSHSAA has records for the program, and the Cubs’ are doing this on the foundation laid by a talented junior class of seven players who are leading the program.
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High School baseball roundup, Sept. 19: Bell City rallies three runs in sixth for late win (9/20/22)Bell City baseball (5-4) completed a come-from-behind victory over the Leopold Wildcats (2-5) at home on Monday, bringing home three runs in the sixth inning to ice the ‘Cats. The Cubs scored nine runs through the first three innings, but Leopold’s six-run fourth inning tied the game at 9-9...
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Bell City VB vs. Puxico (9/19/22)BELL CITY - Bell City swept Puxico in volleyball action on Monday 25-22, 25-20, 25-14 at Bell City High School.
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High School baseball roundup, Sept. 15: Oran chalks up 16 on the road against Bell City (9/16/22)Oran baseball had its way as the Eagles traveled to Bell City, scoring 16 and dominating the Cubs in a five-inning effort, eventually winning 16-2. Fueled by a nine-run fourth inning, Oran’s offense received multi-hit nights from four different batters, while senior Luke Peterson’s four RBIs led the Eagles for the game with two hits, one of which went for a home run...
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Saxony Lutheran claims Dig For Life championship (9/12/22)Saxony Lutheran beat Farmington on Saturday to win the Red Division Gold Bracket championship in the 2022 Saint Francis Healthcare Dig For Life Challenge. The Crusaders swept both Northwestern (26-24, 25-17) and Farmington (25-19, 25-18) to claim the title...
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High School baseball roundup, Sept. 8: Cooter routs Advance on the road, stays undefeated (9/9/22)Cooter traveled to Advance on Thursday looking to extend its undefeated streak to eight wins. The Wildcats did so in blowout fashion, winning 16-3 in five innings against the Hornets. Senior Rhoads Lynn led Cooter’s offense with three hits in four at-bats on Thursday, scoring three times in the process while driving in one run. Seniors Hayden Nazarenus and Pearce Watkins both had three RBIs for a team-leading tie for Cooter...
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Surging Bell City VB poised to snap long streak of dominance by Bernie (9/8/22)The last time that Bell City got past Bernie in a volleyball match, the current group of seven juniors that lead the Cubs wasn’t even enrolled in school yet. “Bernie is one of the competitors that we would need to get past to get to the state finals,” Bell City coach Lori Meyer said of the Mules. “Last year, we played them pretty close, but they have been close games that we couldn’t seem to win.”
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High School baseball roundup, Sept. 7: Oran blanks Leopold 14-0 at home (9/8/22)It took the Oran baseball team no time to get its offense going as the Eagles’ four-run first inning allowed them to cruise to a lopsided five-inning 14-0 finish against the Wildcats to improve to 5-1 for the season. Seniors Kolten Payne, Nicholas Massey and junior Cooper Senciboy each finished with two hits in a three-way tie for first among the Eagles. Massey also drove in three runs to lead Oran...
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High School volleyball roundup, Sept. 2: Bell City claims WIT title with sweep over Oak Ridge (9/3/22)The Woodland Invitational Volleyball Tournament came to an end on Friday night as Bell City capped off its strong run with a win in three sets over Oak Ridge. Beginning their season with a game in the first round, the Cubs won nine sets and dropped just two, both to Meadow Heights, to cruise to the WIT title. In the final, Bell City outscored the Bluejays 25-21, 25-16, 25-11 as it improved over all three sets...
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Oak Ridge, Bell City advance to Woodland Invitational Tournament championship (9/2/22)MARBLE HILL — For the first time in three years, Woodland will not be playing for the championship in its own invitational volleyball tournament. Instead, the Oak Ridge Blue Jays will face Bell City for the Woodland Invitational Tournament crown on Friday night...
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Volleyball: Bell City vs. Meadow Heights, Woodland Invitational Tournament (9/2/22)The Bell City Cubs defeated Meadow Heights 3-2 (21-25, 25-21, 25-16, 21-25, 15-7) on Thursday to advance to the Woodland Invitational Tournament championship at Woodland High School.
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High school volleyball roundup, Aug. 29: Woodland Invite tips off with three sweeps (8/30/22)The Woodland Invitational Volleyball Tournament is underway with the host and third-seeded Cardinals defeating the sixth-seeded Greenville in straight sets. Now 2-0, Woodland took momentum early with a 25-10 first set. The team followed with 25-23 and 25-18 wins in the next two sets to cruise to the second round of the invite. The loss knocked Greenville down to an even 1-1 on the season following a season-opening sweep over Zalma on Friday...
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Longtime MSHSAA baseball official steps away from the plate (6/27/22)If you really want to know the origins of Joe Baldwin passing judgment on pitchers’ accuracy throughout Southeast Missouri, you’d have to go all the way back to the dusty dirt fields of the Marston Little League in the early 1960s.
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MSHSAA official Joe Baldwin (6/27/22)Various photos capture longtime MSHSAA sports official Joe Baldwin in action throughout his career.
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Class 1 state track and field: Delta's Kendall Holweg claims three championships in final meet of her career (5/22/22)JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Kendall Holweg’s final state meet ended up having a little more frantic pace than she expected. The Delta senior ended up winning three state championships and was a runner-up in another during the Class 1 MSHSAA State Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Jefferson City High School's Licklider Track...
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C1 STATE TRACK & FIELD: Holweg wins 3 events as Delta finishes 3rd; Van Buren's Griffin win event (5/22/22)JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Kendall Holweg won three events and finished half of an inch from claiming another Saturday at MSHSAA Class 1 track and field championships at Adkins Stadium. The Delta senior scored 38 points, finishing third in the team standings behind Drexel’s 46 and Valle Catholic’s 41...
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C1 STATE TRACK & FIELD: Richland's Hux wins shot put title (5/21/22)Richland senior Bailee Hux claimed the MSHSAA Class 1 shot put title Friday while other area athletes also turned in all-state performances or advanced to finals at Adkins Stadium. Hux won with a throw of 41-feet, 1.75-inches (12.54 meters), a little over 8 inches better than the runner-up...
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Southeast Missourian prep box scores, results for May 16 (5/17/22)Class 1 District 2 Semifinals @ Advance Delta (5-15) - Batting: Lanson Cox (2-5, 2 Runs), Coleton Deckard (2-3, Run), Levi Jansen (1-3, RBI), Ryan Glenzy (2-4). Pitching: LP - Cox (5 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 6 BB, 3 K). Advance (11-11) - Batting: Hayden Laird (3-4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBIs, Run), Coleton Silman (1-2, 3 RBIs), Hunter Tidwell (2-3, RBI, 2 Runs), Jaxon Limbaugh (1-4, 2B, 2 RBIs, Run). Pitching: WP - Jack Bailey (6 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 1 BB, 8 K)...
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Southeast Missourian prep box scores, results for May 13 (5/14/22)Notre Dame (13-11) - Batting: Noah Gadberry (2-4, RBI), Nathan Landewee (1-3, RBI), Jon Dohogne (1-3, Run). Pitching: WP - Wil Morgan (5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 8 K). Class 1 District 2 Quarterfinal @ Advance Bell City (3-11) - Batting: Easton Newell (2-4, 2 Runs), Ayden Anschultz (2-5, RBI). Pitching: WP - Logan Stubenrauch (4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K)...
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Clearwater holds off Advance for Class 2 District 1 softball title (5/12/22)MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Clearwater coach Shannon English knew Advance would test his team in Wednesday's Class 2 District 2 championship game. The Hornets hung around for most of the game until Jorja Eaton's two-run triple in the fifth inning shifted momentum back to Clearwater for good...
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District Softball Roundup: Clearwater tops Dexter to reach C2D2 final; Ellington falls in C1D3 semifinal (5/10/22)MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Clearwater took the lead early and didn't look back as the Tigers defeated Dexter 8-2 in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 2 semifinal at Woodland. Clearwater will play Advance, which beat second-seeded Scott City 6-4, in the championship game at 4 p.m. Wednesday...