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."...

Scott County hands Dodgers first district loss (07/03/08) CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Scott County Post 369 picked up a big 4-3 District XIV victory over the Dunklin County Post 303 Dodgers on Wednesday evening via the walk-off hit. Blake Dirnberger stood in with two men on in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader and delivered with a single to right center field bringing in Levi Felter for the winning run...

Redbirds sweep Post 369, take over first place in district race (07/03/08) The Dunklin County Redbirds swept a doubleheader from Scott County Post 369 on Wednesday night at Indian Park to put them in first place in the District XIV standings by a half-game. In game one, Dunklin County (37-7, 6-2 District XIV) scored five of their six runs with two outs en route to a 6-5 victory. Head coach Aaron New was excited about the two-out runs...

Redbirds light up scoreboard in sweep (06/26/08) The Dunklin County Redbirds sizzled offensively from the outset of their doubleheader with Dexter, sweeping the Bearcats at Indian Park, 19-9 and 15-0, to avenge a June 19 loss. Dunklin County (32-6) started their offensive onslaught in the first inning of game one, plating four runs on three hits, capped by Logan Dollins' two-run double that scored Gage Blue and Adam Grantham to make the score 4-0...

Clutch play lifts Redbirds in sweep (06/25/08) The Dunklin County Redbirds used a mixture of clutch pitching and timely hitting to sweep a District XIV doubleheader from Cape Girardeau, 11-10 and 2-0, Tuesday night at Indian Park. In game one, Dunklin County (30-6, 5-1) had to use some late-game heroics to pull off the win after squandering an 8-1 lead...

No place like home: Redbirds sweep Charleston to stay perfect at Indian Park (06/06/08) After an impressive 10-0 win against Charleston in game one of Thursday's twin bill, Dunklin County's Junior American Legion squad had to pull out all the stops in an 11-10 victory in their final at-bat in game two. In game one, Dunklin County used a dominating pitching performance from Trey Bazzell to cruise to a 10-0 win in six innings. ...

DC Redbirds sweep past Paragould in home opener (05/28/08) Excelling in three key categories in baseball will generally earn victories: defense, pitching and hitting. Dunklin County's Junior American Legion team executed soundly in those categories during their doubleheader sweep of Paragould RC Tuesday at Indian Park, winning 10-1 and 18-0...

Weaver named best in Tri-County (05/28/08) Holcomb's Tiffani Weaver was named the Tri-County Conference's Player of the Year in softball on the league's all-conference team. Weaver earned the honor as she helped lead the Lady Hornets to both the Tri-County's regular season and conference tournament titles...

McCaig named top player in Tri-County (05/22/08) Cooter's Aaron McCaig was named the Tri-County Conference's Player of the Year in baseball on the league's all-conference team. McCaig earned the honor as he helped lead the Wildcats to their third straight Class 1, District 1 title and also to the conference's regular-season and tournament titles...

ROUNDUP: Portageville advances to Class 2 final (05/13/08) Delta C-7 will take on Cooter in Class 1 District 1 semifinals

Area teams score often in district play (05/13/08) CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians jumped out to a big early lead and held off a late charge by the Doniphan Dons to take a 9-5 win in the first round of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament at Notre Dame Regional High School Monday. In other District 1 games, it was Notre Dame 18, New Madrid County Central 1; Perryville 9, Sikeston 1; and Dexter 4, Fredericktown 3...

Tribe shuts out Lions (05/07/08) The Kennett Indians seem to just have the Senath-Hornersville Lions' number on the baseball diamond this spring. For the second time this spring, the Tribe's pitchers shut down the Senath-Hornersville offense, as Trey Bazzell and Corey Henfling combined to hold the Lions to just one hit in a 4-0 win at Indian Park Tuesday...

Brown kicks Lady Tribe past Anna-Jonesboro (05/06/08) Alexandra Brown usually wins games for the Kennett Lady Indians by keeping balls out of the net. Monday, she won a game by kicking one in. Brown's kick on the final play of a penalty-kick shutout lifted the Lady Tribe to a 4-3 victory over the Anna-Jonesboro Lady Wildcats Monday at Indian Park in the regular-season finale for Kennett...

Scales, Lady Tribe stay hot against Holcomb (05/02/08) HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Saying that Laurel Scales has been on a roll of late might just be an understatement. Scales turned in her third straight dominating pitching performance of the week, striking out 12 batters and allowing just one hit to lead the Kennett Lady Indians to a 12-0 victory over the Holcomb Lady Hornets here Thursday...

Conference champs: Lady Tribe wraps up outright Bootheel title with win (05/01/08) In the midst of the season's homestretch, the Kennett Lady Indians softball team seems to be peaking at the right time. The Lady Tribe continued its recent hot streak Wednesday at Indian Park, scoring 13 runs in the bottom of the first inning to roll to a 15-0 victory over the Caruthersville Lady Tigers and lock up the Bootheel Conference title...

Lions sting Hornets with big innings (04/30/08) SENATH, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lions have struggled with consistency at the plate at times this spring, even being no-hit twice earlier in the season. However, the Lions didn't show a lot of that inconsistency Tuesday, using a pair of four-run innings to roll past the Holcomb Hornets 8-1...

Campbell scores four in the eighth to thwart Bernie's comeback effort (04/30/08) BERNIE -- Bernie rallied in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game a 4-4 only to see Campbell storm back in the first extra inning to score four times and take a 8-4 win over the Mules on their home field Tuesday. "We battled back today (Tuesday) to extend the game, but we're struggling some right now," Bernie coach Jason Long said. "The kids showed some toughness today, so I think we're going to be all right."...

Cooter, Holcomb win Tri-County tourney titles (04/25/08) GIDEON, Mo. -- The Holcomb Lady Hornets rallied from an eight-run deficit and pounded out 21 hits to take a wild 20-13 victory over the Campbell Lady Camels in the title game of the Tri-County Conference softball tournament here Thursday. Holcomb (10-1) trailed 9-1 entering the fifth inning, but scored nine times to take the lead. The Lady Camels tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, but Holcomb scored six runs to move ahead to stay...

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...

ROUNDUP: Cooter stymies Camels for tourney title (04/25/08) By DAR STAFF COOTER -- Cooter scattered seven Campbell hits as it moved past the Camels 6-0 Thursday in the championship of the Tri-County Conference Tournament. The Camels struck out 10 times as only three players had hits in the game. Cale Weeks got the loss for the Camels as he pitched five innings and allowed three runs on four hits...

ROUNDUP: Robey throws no-hitter but NMCC falls to Kennett (04/24/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- New Madrid County Central softball pitcher Kelly Robey didn't allow a hit Wednesday afternoon against Kennett. However the freshman picked up a hard-luck loss as Lady Eagles were unable to score, losing 3-0...

Tribe golfers wrap up undefeated regular season (04/24/08) From staff reports CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians may not have had their best day on the golf course, but it was good enough for the Tribe to finish undefeated in dual and triangular matches. Ryan Richardson and Randy Crawford each shot 44 as Kennett finished with a score of 180, enough to outdistance both Doniphan (194) and Saxony Lutheran (195) Wednesday at Dalhousie Golf Course...

ROUNDUP: Naylor bounces back with win (04/16/08) By DAR STAFF One day after dropping an extra-inning affair at home against Greenville, the Naylor Lady Eagles bounced back with a 10-0 five-inning win over East Carter on Tuesday. Hailee Deckard and Courtney Sullivan each scored three runs as the Lady Eagles (3-2) used a balanced effort to overwhelm the Lady Redbirds...

Mid-inning meltdown: Tribe allows 13 runs in fourth and fifth innings in SEMO loss (04/16/08) For the first three innings on Monday, the Kennett Indians seemed headed to their fourth straight win. Then the wheels came off and things fell apart over the next two innings, sending the Tribe to a 13-10 loss to the New Madrid County Central Eagles in a SEMO Conference baseball game at Indian Park...

Sikeston soccer splits in Carbondale tourney (04/14/08) Cooter baseball wins the Tri-County Conference with win on Saturday

Tribe rallies for SEMO win against Notre Dame (03/28/08) Struggling with errors and with their bats, things looked bleak for the Kennett Indians against Notre Dame on Thursday. But the Tribe never gave up. "We kept fighting until the very end," Kennett senior Shane Branum said. "That's what definitely kept us in the ballgame. We never gave up even though we were down after making a few errors. We just kept fighting hard."...

Neelyville softball holds off Lady Bears (03/28/08) By DAR STAFF The Neelyville Lady Tigers overcame three errors and held on to beat Greenville 6-5 on Thursday. The Lady Tigers scored half of their runs in the third inning and added the final three in the sixth. "We hit the ball well," Neelyville coach Bill Alexander said...

Lady Tribe makes Dexter pay for errors (03/26/08) Trailing by two runs and sputtering on offense midway through the fifth inning, things looked bleak for the Kennett Lady Indians. However the Lady Tribe did not cash it in, scoring five runs in the bottom of the fifth to pull out a 6-2 victory over the Dexter Lady Bearcats Tuesday at Indian Park...

ROUNDUP: Greenville holds off Bell City 2-1 in baseball (03/26/08) By DAR STAFF The Greenville Bears picked up a pair of runs in the first inning and held on for a 2-1 road win Tuesday at Bell City. Leadoff man Nick Wren reached on an error to start the and came around to score game on a double by Robert Abernathy. Jacob Wood then drove Abernathy home with a single...

Walkaway: Tribe draws 16 walks to roll past Hayti (03/25/08) HAYTI, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians needed just a little patience -- almost literally -- to defeat Hayti on Monday. The Tribe managed just seven hits but drew 16 walks off of Hayti pitchers to roll to a 19-3 win here in a Bootheel Conference contest. "Getting baserunners is part of our offense," Kennett coach Aaron New said afterwards. "Today we were able to get quite a few baserunners."...

ROUNDUP: Mules win title by two strokes (03/25/08) By DAR STAFF JACKSON -- Poplar Bluff defended its title Monday at the Notre Dame Invitational beating the host by two strokes. Trent Hillis tied for second to lead the Mules at Bent Creek Golf Course while Corey Poteet tied for eighth as Poplar Bluff edged Notre Dame 338-340...

ROUNDUP: Naylor's Lane perfect in opener (03/18/08) By DAR STAFF Chelsea Lane and the Naylor Lady Eagles couldn't have gotten off to a better start this spring than a 15-0 win Monday over Risco. Lane pitched a perfect game for the Lady Eagles, striking out 10 hitters in four innings. Courtney Sullivan picked up a pair of hits and scored three times for the Lady Eagles. She was one of several players who contributed offensively for Naylor...

Dexter defeats Campbell in season opener (03/18/08) Five Dexter pitchers combined to limit Campbell to four hits over six innings as the Bearcats opened the 2008 baseball season with a 12-2 win over the Camels Monday at the East City Park ball field. Dexter banged out eight hits and scored in each of the first four innings before pushing across three in the sixth to bring the 10-run rule into play and end the game...

Bernie holds off Camels, will face Hayti for district title (02/29/08) HOLCOMB, Mo. -- For the second time this season, the Bernie Mules met the Campbell Camels, and all those in attendance saw a quality high school basketball game. However this one had a lot more riding on it as this time a spot in the 2A district finals was on the line. And just like earlier this year, it was the Bernie Mules who were still standing when the smoke cleared...

Mules hold on, reach district finals (02/29/08) By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer HOLCOMB -- Although they stood only one win away from reaching the district championship game Thursday night, the Bernie Mules knew they couldn't look too far ahead. Their opponents, the Campbell Camels, made sure the Mules had to give everything they had to pull out a 73-60 win that sent them into the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 final against Hayti...

Mules down Campbell again to make district final (02/29/08) HOLCOMB, Mo. -- For the second time this season, the Bernie Mules met the Campbell Camels, and all those in attendance saw a quality high school basketball game. However this one had a lot more riding on it as this time a spot in the 2A district finals was on the line. And just like earlier this year, it was the Bernie Mules who were still standing when the smoke cleared...

Campbell, Lady Lions fall in district semifinals (02/27/08) HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The Neelyville Lady Tigers turned up the pressure on Campbell Tuesday night and the result was a date in the district final against rival Naylor. Naylor defeated Senath-Hornersville in Tuesday's other semifinal 60-30. The Lady Tigers (13-12) held an 11-point advantage at the end of each of the final three quarters of a 44-33 win, but the conclusion seemed to be far from confirmed until the Lady Camels were forced to foul in the final minute of the game...

Top seeds shine at Holcomb, Gideon (02/26/08) HOLCOMB, Mo. -- As the Campbell Camels wind down what has been an up and down season, they now find themselves in the semifinals of the Class 2, District 1 Tournament at Holcomb after knocking off the Neelyville Tigers 61-45. In other opening round action at Holcomb, the fourth-seeded Naylor Eagles squeaked past the No. 5 South Pemiscot Bulldogs 56-55. Naylor will meet top-seeded Hayti on Thursday with a spot in the finals on the line...

Naylor girls want to make up for lost run (02/22/08) By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer After missing out on the playoffs last season, Naylor is primed to erase that bitter memory with a deep playoff run. The Lady Eagles are led by senior Hailee Deckard, who gives opposing defenses headaches night in and night out. Deckard's surrounding cast includes several players who can step up and have a big game...

ROUNDUP: Bloomfield rallies past Kelly; Naylor wins in OT (02/20/08) By DAR STAFF BLOOMFIELD -- Kyle Williamson's layup with three seconds left Tuesday gave Bloomfield an 80-79 win over Kelly. The winning basket completed a Wildcat charge from a 17-point first-half deficit and gave Williamson a total of 19 points in the game, all in the second half...

Perryville girls advance to district semifinal (02/20/08) The Perryville girls basketball team played tenacious defense to advance in the Class 4 District 1 tournament Tuesday. Alicia Kueker scored 16 points and Alyssa Bauwens added 15 as the Pirates downed Ste. Genevieve 45-30. The Pirates advance to face top-seeded Dexter on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Perry Park Center...

Gideon, Clarkton advance to Tri-County finals (02/15/08) COOTER, Mo. -- In a game that many expected to be an evenly matched contest, the second-seeded Gideon Bulldogs simply dominated the No. 3 seed Campbell Camels in nearly every facet of the game in a 71-59 victory in the semifinals of the Tri-County Conference Tournament here Thursday night...

Campbell, Gideon soar into semifinals (02/14/08) COOTER, Mo. -- The third-seeded Campbell Camels came away with a victory in their opening round 67-52 win over the sixth-seeded host Cooter Wildcats in the final game here Wednesday night. In Wednesday's other first-round varsity game, Gideon rolled past North Pemiscot...

Bootheel Conference girls: Portageville repeats as varsity champions (02/12/08) SENATH, Mo. -- The Portageville Lady Bulldogs were absolutely dominant Saturday night in their 52-28 thumping of the second-seeded Campbell Lady Camels in the varsity finals of the Bootheel Conference Tournament. Much like Senath did in the jayvee contest, the Lady Bulldogs were stifling on the defensive end all night long...

ROUNDUP: Campbell edges Caruthersville for Bootheel title shot (02/08/08) By DAR STAFF SENATH -- Campbell reached the finals of the Bootheel Conference Tournament with a 61-59 win over the Caruthersville Lady Tigers here Thursday night. The Lady Camels made four free throws in the final 10 seconds to secure the win. "We kind of went through a rough spell where we were trying to see what kind of team we were going to be with our new juniors and everybody kind of finding their role," Campbell coach Daren Ellsworth said. ...

Campbell holds off Lady Tigers to reach finals (02/08/08) Kennett, Lady Lions to battle for jayvee title

ROUNDUP: Doniphan clinches OFC boys title (01/30/08) By DAR STAFF Doniphan clinched the regular-season OFC title Tuesday with a 65-31 win over Clearwater. Charles Wilson scored 25 points for the Dons (15-4, 6-0 OFC). Mitch Granier and Greg Davis each scored eight points. Luke Hillis scored 13 points to lead Clearwater, which trailed by five after one quarter before getting outscored 17-6 in the second...

Camels hold off Hornets in key league contest (01/30/08) CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The Holcomb Hornets made the short trip of Highway 53 Tuesday night to take on the Campbell Camels in a key conference matchup. With the Tri-County Conference Tournament looming in the near future, the game was an opportunity for Campbell to improve its seed in the tournament, while Holcomb went into the rivalry game searching for their first conference win of the season. When the smoke had cleared, it was the Camels that were still standing after a physical 55-47 victory...

ROUNDUP: Vaughn's free throw lifts Campbell (01/29/08) By DAR STAFF CAMPBELL -- Courtanie Vaughn's free throw with no time remaining gave Campbell a thrilling 50-49 win over Senath on Monday. Vaughn pulled up behind the 3-point line to attempt a game-winning shot as time wound down, drawing a foul in the process...

Ellington rallies, beats Liberty 61-60 (01/27/08) BY DAR STAFF Ellington overcame a 14-point first quarter deficit and then dodged a bullet in the end to hold on Friday night for 61-60 victory over Liberty. The Eagles had the ball down four with four seconds left and got to within one on a 3-pointer before time ran out...

ROUNDUP: Charleston finishes off Malden (01/23/08) By DAR STAFF CHARLESTON -- Charleston held on to defeat Malden on Tuesday night, 75-60. Malden brought it to a 55-50 game with six minutes still left, but the Bluejays went on to outscore the Green Wave 18-8 to close out the game and earn their second-straight win...

Reindeer run past Campbell for 75-67 win (01/23/08) By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer CAMPBELL -- The Clarkton Reindeer wavered but didn't fall Tuesday on the road against Campbell. After being up by as many as 20 in the second half, the Reindeer held off Campbell late, earning a 75-67 win. Both Clarkton's Dustin Ferguson and Devaris Parker fouled out of the contest...

Reindeer hold off Campbell in big rivalry contest (01/23/08) CAMPBELL, Mo. -- In what has become one of southeast Missouri's most bitter rivalries, the Clarkton Reindeer went on the road Tuesday night to take on the Campbell Camels in what many believed to be a preview of the Tri-County Conference championship game...

Scott City wins OT thriller over NMCC, 66-64 (01/23/08) The 12th win of the season for the Scott City boys basketball team came in thrilling fashion. Jay Simmons hit about a 30-foot shot with one second left in regulation to force overtime, and the host Rams went on to beat New Madrid County Central 66-64 Tuesday night...

ROUNDUP: Advance Hornets sting Campbell in OT (01/18/08) By DAR STAFF Advance held on for a 63-58 overtime win over Campbell on Thursday night. Justin Fowler made a 3-pointer for the Camels with less than 15 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime tied at 53. However, David VanGennip made 7-of-8 from the free throw line in overtime to propel Advance to the win. He finished the game with 27 and Jacob Bond added 14 points in the win...

Hornets shoot down Camels in overtime (01/18/08) CAMPBELL, Mo. -- In an intriguing non-conference matchup, the Advance Hornets traveled to Campbell Thursday to meet the Campbell camels. With both schools having proud basketball traditions, it was expected to be an exciting matchup. It's safe to say the Camels and Hornets did not disappoint as Advance walked away with a 63-58 overtime win...

Campbell takes down Lady Indians for second time (01/16/08) After taking down the Lady Indians by 13 points earlier this year in the Lions Invitational Tournament, the Campbell Lady Camels traveled to Kennett Tuesday night hoping for a repeat. When the final buzzer sounded, they had gotten just that after a an impressive defensive effort helped them to a relatively easy 45-26 victory in Bootheel Conference action at Kennett High School...

ROUNDUP: Hayti pulls away from Malden (01/16/08) By DAR STAFF HAYTI -- Hayti outscored Malden 24-13 in the fourth quarter to move past the Green Wave Tuesday night. "The fourth quarter we just kind of died," Malden coach Rob Ison said. "We quit going to the basket like we did in the first three quarters. We faded and their athleticism took over."...

Leet stays hot as Jackson boys top Bluff 69-64 (01/16/08) Jake Leet was the hero for the second straight game as the Jackson boys basketball team picked up another victory. Leet poured in 32 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, as the Indians slipped past host Poplar Bluff 69-64 Tuesday night. Jackson improved to 13-5 overall and 4-0 in SEMO Conference play. Poplar Bluff is 5-10 and 1-1...

Dexter stops Bernie; Green Wave rolls to win (01/13/08) By DAR STAFF Kevin Hart scored a game-high 28 points and David Hessling added a season-high 13 to lead Dexter to a 57-48 win Friday over visiting Bernie. "Kevin is a good scorer for us offensively and he wants to carry that load for us, but I think David Hessling may have played his best game of the season," first-year Dexter coach Rob Nichols said. "He showed some leadership, played good defense and really brought a lot of intensity to the game."...

Portageville boys beat South Pemiscot (01/13/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com STEELE -- The Portageville Bulldogs defeated the South Pemiscot Bulldogs on the road Friday night 67-58. Portageville led 32-30 at the half and increased their lead to 49-44 after three. Portageville (7-5) was led in scoring by Byron Wright's game-high 19 points. D.J. Birdwell 15, Terrale Jones 11...

Malden clobbers Bloomfield; Royals slip past Mules (01/13/08) High School Roundup

Oran defeats St. Vincent 64-54 (01/12/08) ORAN -- Oran senior Cody Romas admitted that his teammate Kody Campbell struggled offensively against St. Vincent for much of Friday night. But Romas added that Campbell, who averages a little more than 20 points per game, picked up his shooting and intensity when it mattered most...

Central boys rally for win (01/09/08) The Central boys basketball team staged a fourth-quarter rally Tuesday night to notch its ninth victory of the season. Central outscored visiting Francis Howell North 25-16 in the final period to prevail 60-59. Shane Nolen led the Tigers (9-7) with 17 points. Jajuan Bell added 14 points...

Twin Rivers finishes off Campbell (01/04/08) By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer CAMPBELL -- Twin Rivers made runs at the end of each half to come away with a hard-fought 60-51 road win Thursday night. The Lady Royals closed the game with a 16-5 burst over the final 5 minutes that included several trips to the free-throw line...

Steffens leads Saxony to 10-point win (01/04/08) Bret Steffens went to work early, scoring eight points in the first quarter, to help lead the Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team to a 57-47 victory at Oran on Thursday. Steffens finished with a team-high 17 points and 12 rebounds. Max Wieser added 12 points and Ben Courtois 11. Austin Kwikkel chipped in 13 rebounds for the Crusaders (9-2)...

Athletic Scott County Central races past Oran (12/29/07) Scott County Central's D.D. Gillespie created hefty matchup problems for Oran during their fifth-place semifinal game at the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament on Friday. Gillespie generated much of his own offense with steals and converted most of his chances as the Braves routed the Eagles 82-48 at the Show Me Center...

Top-seeded Bluejays roll into semifinals (12/28/07) Charleston's Donald Dixon is tired of earning the top seed in the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament each year with his Bluejays team and then not winning the championship. His teammates are, too. "I want it real bad," Dixon said. "We've been working hard for it. We're going to continue to play hard because we really want this tournament."...

Bluejays christen tourney with rout (12/27/07) The 63rd annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament got off to a familiar start for the Charleston Bluejays. Playing the first game of the tournament as the No. 1 seed for the fifth-straight year, the Bluejays rolled past the 16th-seeded Delta Bobcats 97-41...

Van Buren girls rally to beat Campbell (12/18/07) By DAR Staff Taylor Grant scored 11 points, knocking down 5-of-8 from the free-throw line, as Van Buren overcame a slow start to beat Campbell 49-40. The Lady Dawgs (5-3) scored only three points in the first quarter, but found their offense over the final three quarters...

Campbell wins its own tournament (12/17/07) By DAR STAFF CAMPBELL -- Campbell held a 20-point lead after three quarters against Armorel, Ark., in the final of the Campbell Christmas Classic Thursday night but won by just six points, 60-54, to secure the title. The Tigers outscored the Camels 25-11 in the final frame and Campbell was 15-of-28 from the free-throw line which helped Armorel close the gap...

Tourney host Campbell rallies past Neelyville (12/12/07) By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer CAMPBELL -- Campbell looked left for dead with a minute remaining Tuesday night in the Campbell Christmas Classic before Justin Fowler took matters into his own hands. Fowler made a 3-pointer from the right corner to cut the deficit to 48-46 with 54 seconds remaining and after a late Neelyville turnover, Justin Fowler was fouled shooting a 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds remaining in regulation...

Dexter girls defeat district rival Fredericktown (12/11/07) Portageville stays unbeaten by routing Campbell;

Malden girls overcome illness to beat South Pem (12/11/07) By DAR STAFF With several players showing their perseverance by playing through illness, the Malden girls used a big third quarter to overtake South Pemiscot for a 57-52 win. "I had three or four girls playing through a stomach virus," Lady Wave coach Chris Hicks said. "There were two starters that were fighting fatigue, sickness and fever throughout the game."...

Change is here on holiday tourney front (12/09/07) The Clarkton Holiday Tournament has been a staple of Bootheel basketball for generations now. However, this year the tournament will take on a whole new look. This is due to the fact that Campbell, a charter member of the eight original teams that have played in the Clarkton Holiday tourney every year since its inception, has decided withdraw from Clarkton to start its own Invitational tournament...

Woodland boys slip past Chaffee (12/08/07) Three Woodland players scored in double figures as the Cardinals held off Chaffee for a 55-52 road victory Friday night in boys basketball action. Adam Cureton and Jordan King each had 13 points for the Cardinals (3-2), while Kyle Reynolds added 11...

Dons win OFC opener; Ellington beats Greenville (12/05/07) By DAR STAFF Doniphan used a 29-6 first quarter spurt to cruise to a 78-30 win over East Carter in Ozark Foothills Conference play Tuesday night. "I thought we came out really intense and got after them defensively which generated offense," Doniphan coach Jason Andrews said...

Richland rallies in second half to beat Campbell (12/05/07) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CAMPBELL -- The Richland Rebels used a strong second half to defeat the Campbell Camels Tuesday night, 81-62. Richland trailed 36-34 at the half but outscored the Camels 23-4 in the third quarter to put the game away...

Portageville, Gosnell win titles at Lions Invitational (12/04/07) SENATH, Mo. -- Brittany Walker scored 17 points and the Portageville Lady Bulldogs made an early lead stand up to take a 56-42 win over the Campbell Lady Camels in the girls' final at the Senath-Hornersville Lions Invitational here Saturday. In other girls' action at the Invitational, No. 2 Caruthersville defeated top-seeded Caruthersville 73-65 to take third place, while Malden edged South Pemiscot 44-42 to take the consolation trophy...

Portageville girls wins Senath tournament (12/03/07) Lady Bulldogs claim their third-straight title after beating Campbell on Saturday night

High School Roundup - Bernie rolls to tournament title behind nine 3-pointers (12/01/07) BERNIE -- Bernie knocked down nine 3-pointers as the No. 1 seeded Mules rolled to an easy 80-53 win over No. 2 East Prairie in the championship game at the Bernie Invitational tournament Friday. Bernie's Jordan McGowan drained four from behind the arc on his way to an 18-point night, while teammates Jake Owens went deep three times and scored 13 points and Zach Curry netted two treys during his 17-point effort...

Cubs win Oran tourney (12/01/07) ORAN -- Nick Niemczyk's hot shooting in the second quarter launched Bell City to a big lead. It was his free throws in the final 16 seconds that iced the contest. Niemczyk went 4-of-4 from the free-throw line in the final minute as Bell City held off a furious rally by Scott County Central in the championship game of the Oran boys basketball tournament Friday. The Cubs earned the 75-72 victory in front of an overflowing gym...

Murdock, Adams lead Hornets past Risco at Bernie Invitational (11/30/07) BERNIE, Mo. -- The Holcomb High school varsity basketball team bounced back nicely from their opening loss to East Prairie with a 63-58 win over the Risco Tigers Thursday night. In semifinal action later Thursday, it was top-seeded Bernie downing Bloomfield 69-60 and No. 2 East Prairie holding off Puxico 49-48...

Bloomfield boys basketball holds off Campbell (11/27/07) By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BERNIE -- Jacob McNeil scored eight of his 13 points in the fourth quarter as Bloomfield held off a pesky Campbell squad 63-56 in the opening round of the Bernie Invitational. With the Camels seemingly stealing control of the game from the Wildcats' grasp, McNeil scored a series of crucial points that helped his team build their confidence and finally put them away for good...

Bloomfield gets by Camels as host routs Southland (11/27/07) BERNIE, Mo. -- You expect a close game when the No. 4 and 5 seeds hook up, and you also expect a lopsided contest when the top seed takes on No. 8. There were no surprises Monday on the first day of the Bernie Invitational basketball tournament as No. 4 Bloomfield edged past No. 5 Campbell, 63-56, and top-seeded and host Bernie embarrassed No. 8 Southland, 101-21...

Campbell presses past Lady Tribe (11/27/07) SENATH, Mo. -- Finding themselves in a dogfight with Kennett, the Campbell Lady Camels turned up the pressure to pull out the victory. Clinging to a one-point lead entering the final period, Campbell used a pressing defense to force turnovers and fuel a 15-3 run to down the Lady Indians 48-36 in the first round of the Senath-Hornersville Lions Invitational here Monday...

Bernie, Bloomfield post first-round wins (11/27/07) BERNIE --You expect a close game when the No. 4 and 5 seeds hookup, and you also expect a lopsided contest when the top seed takes on No. 8. There were no surprises Monday on the first day of the Bernie Invitational basketball tournament as No. 4 Bloomfield edged past No. 5 Campbell, 63-56, and top-seeded and host Bernie embarrassed No. 8 Southland, 101-21...

Braves, Cubs win in Oran tourney (11/27/07) Drew Thomas poured in 27 points and D.D. Gillespie hit for 22 as the Scott County Central boys basketball team rolled to a 94-62 victory over Oran on Monday. Caleb Johnson scored 11 and Toby Heeb had 10 as the Braves won their first game in the Oran tournament...

KMS Indians sweep Camels (11/06/07) The Kennett Indians seventh- and eighth-grade boys' basketball teams rolled to pair of easy wins over the Campbell Camels Monday night at Kennett Middle School. The eighth-graders won 41-20 while the seventh-grade squad used a big third quarter to take a 39-20 victory...

Lady Royals avoid Campbell's rally (10/19/07) By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Coming off a sweep of Greenville on Friday to clinch the Ozark Foothills Conference championship Twin Rivers found the going rougher than expected Monday against visiting Campbell. After a relatively easy win in the opening game, the scored seven of the final nine points to complete the sweep, 25-12, 25-20...

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...

Poplar Bluff's Blalock wins at Notre Dame Invitational (10/01/07) By DAR STAFF CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Hannah Blalock broke up West Plains' bid for a perfect team score Saturday by winning the Notre Dame Invitational. The Poplar Bluff freshman won with a time of 19 minutes, 27.80 seconds, beating defending Class 3 champion Brittani Johnson and her four West Plains teammates. The Lady Mules finished fourth, 13 points behind the host...

Lady Lions get by South Pemiscot (10/03/07) SENATH, Mo. -- Katelyn Gibson had a dominant night on the net as the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions held off Bootheel Conference rival South Pemiscot 25-18, 25-23 here Tuesday. In other volleyball action Tuesday, Gideon locked up the Tri-County Conference title and top seed in next week's league tourney with a 25-15, 25-20 win over Campbell...

Twin Rivers volleyball rallies past Poplar Bluff (10/02/07) By DAR STAFF BROSELEY -- The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules took a two-game lead against Twin Rivers before the Lady Royals won three straight games to take the match, 24-26, 11-25, 25-15, 25-21, 15-13. "Really, it was emotionally and physically draining," Twin Rivers coach Kelly Null said. "We went through some high points and low points and I know this morning they are tired -- ending with the win makes it a whole lot better."...

Horvath lifts Senath-Hornersville to fall title (10/02/07) SENATH, Mo. -- Heath Horvath did it again. Less than three months after Horvath hit a two-run homer to give Dunklin County's Junior American Legion baseball team a district title, he hit a three-run blast Monday to lift the Senath-Hornersville Lions to a 6-5 victory over the Campbell Camels here Monday in the finals of the Fall Baseball Tournament...

Lady Tribe's big rally comes up just short (09/25/07) The Kennett Lady Indians may have just simply ran out of time against the Caruthersville Lady Tigers. The Lady Indians rallied from an 11-point deficit to forge a 23-all tie in the deciding third set, but could not complete the comeback as Caruthersville took a 25-11, 22-25, 25-23 win in a Bootheel Conference contest Monday night at Kennett High School...

Mules falls to Cooter at home (09/18/07) BERNIE -- Bernie fell behind early and was never able to recover as the Mules dropped a 7-4 game to Cooter at home Monday. Cooter scored two runs in each of the first three innings, then tacked on a seventh run in the top of the fourth for a 7-1 lead. ...

Campbell baseball shuts out South Pemiscot (09/12/07) DAR Staff Cole Harralston delivered a gem on the mound as he allowed only one hit in an 8-0 win against South Pemiscot. Dylan Lynn drove in three runs and Kyle Matthews drove in a pair in support of Harralston, who found the strike zone with 57 of his 77 pitches and struck out eight...

Campbell baseball blanks Holcomb (08/24/07) Campbell 10, Holcomb 0 The Camels jumped on Holcomb early and never let up, putting seven runs on the scoreboard on just five hits in the first inning en route to the shutout. Dylan Lynn picked up the win on the mound and was 2-for-3 for Campbell. Joe Campbell pitched the final two innings. The pair allowed just three hits...

Twin Rivers rallies in seventh to win opener (08/22/07) By BRAD HURT ~ Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Through five innings Tuesday afternoon, the Twin Rivers Royals seemed to have a win safely in their pocket but it wasn't just the heat that caused them to sweat in a 5-4 victory over Campbell. The Camels' bats, which Royals starter Ryan Tompkins had silenced over the first five frames, came alive against reliever Dylan Stockton, only to come up short...

KST dominates in home meet (07/20/07) Girls' results from the Southeast Missouri Swim Conference meet hosted by the Kennett Swim Team July 14 at the Sheryl Crow Aquatic Center. Boys' results will appear in Sunday's edition of the Daily Dunklin Democrat. Girls 6 & under 25-meter freestyle...

ALL-STATE BASEBALL (06/26/07) The all-state team from the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association:

Kennett Swim Team wins big at Scott City (06/22/07) Results from the Kennett Swim Team's first-place finish at the Scott City swim meet on June 16: Girls 6 & Under 25 Meter Freestyle 1. Williams, Anna Beth; 27.56. 2. Raspberry, Eliza; 31.10. 3. Sloan, Abigail; 33.09. 5. Campbell, Darcy; 36.93. 25 Meter Backstroke...

Tomlin is Tri-County Player of the Year (05/29/07) North Pemiscot's Josh Tomlin was named the Tri-County Conference's Player of the Year in baseball on the league's recently announced all-conference team. Tomlin earned the honor after turning in a strong year at the plate and on the mound for the Mustangs...

FINAL TRACK HONOR ROLL (05/29/07) Top 10 performances in each event as reported in the five newspapers that are media partners with Semoball.com, through the state meet May 26: (Note: Performances in preliminaries and by individuals in relay meets are not included; only events where an individual is eligible to score points for his or her team.)...

Eagles do 'just enough' in sectional win over Cooter (05/24/07) COOTER, Mo. -- Oran senior left-hander Chase Seyer has seen his share of pressure situations in his career. Seyer has started in numerous big games during his four-year varsity career, none bigger than the state title game his freshman season. So when Seyer faced a bases-loaded situation with no outs in Wednesday's Class 1 sectional at Cooter, Seyer did not panic...

Seyer pitches Oran to victory (05/24/07) COOTER -- Oran senior left-hander Chase Seyer has seen his share of pressure situations in his career. Seyer has started in numerous big games during his four-year varsity career, none bigger than the state title game his freshman season. So when Seyer faced a bases-loaded situation with no outs in Wednesday's Class 1 sectional at Cooter, Seyer did not panic...

Scott City reaches Class 2 district final (05/16/07) Shae Simmons went 2-for-4 with a triple and struck out eight batters in 4 1/3 innings of pitching to lead Scott City past Charleston 14-3 in the semifinal round of the Class 2 District 2 at Charleston. The game was stopped after five innings due to the 10-run rule...

BASEBALL, GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICT BRACKETS (05/11/07) Check out the schedules for the upcoming tournaments.

BASEBALL, GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICT PAIRINGS (05/11/07) BASEBALL Class 4 District 1 (at Hillsboro) Monday, May 14 -- First round: (4) Seckman vs. (5) Fox, 4 p.m.; (3) Hillsboro vs. (6) Poplar Bluff, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15 -- Semifinals: (1) Cape Central vs. Seckman or Fox, 4 p.m.; (2) Jackson vs. Hillsboro vs. Poplar Bluff, 6:30 p.m...

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

East Carter tops Neelyville in OFC baseball action (05/09/07) By DAR STAFF A big third inning carried East Carter to a 9-7 Ozark Foothills Conference win against Neelyville on Tuesday. Already leading 3-0 in the third, Derek Joplin followed a leadoff walk with a single. Josh Seib smacked a two-run single and, three batters later, Jordan Reynolds recorded another two-run single...

Beardslee rips the cover off the ball in Oran's rout (05/09/07) Oran junior Tyler Beardslee had four hits, including a home run and a double, and three RBIs on Tuesday in a 15-5 rout at district foe Bell City. Oran (17-4) had 17 hits. Caleb Seyer had three hits, a home run and four RBIs. Alex Chasteen had three RBIs and Kody Campbell added two hits and a home run...

Saxony Lutheran boys finish second (05/06/07) Saxony Lutheran could not compete with Valle Catholic's field events and had to settle for second in the Class 1 District 1 boys track and field meet Saturday at the Missouri School for the Deaf in Fulton, Mo. The Crusaders picked up three individual wins from senior Brandon Etzold in the 400, 800 and 1,600 meters. Etzold also helped the Crusaders win the 1,600 relay. Saxony also won the 800 relay and finished second in the 3,200 relay...

MSHSAA members vote to expand football playoffs (05/04/07) By BRIAN ROSENER ~ Sports Editor There won't be a separate playoff for private schools, but the postseason bracket for football will expand in 2008. Missouri State High School Activities Association member schools voted 321-92 against a proposal to split the public and nonpublic schools into separate playoffs for every sport except football...

Semoball Girls Track Honor Roll (05/03/07) Top 10 performances in each event as reported in the five newspapers that are media partners with Semoball.com, through April 29...

Vancil pitches no-hitter for unbeaten Twin Rivers softball team (05/02/07) In baseball, Campbell edges Bernie 5-3

Lady Indians bounce back with speed (05/02/07) Coming off of their most frustrating loss of the season, the Kennett Lady Indians turned to their speed to get back on the winning track. The Lady Indians stole seven bases and capitalized on several walks to take an 8-2 victory over the Campbell Lady Camels in high school softball Tuesday at Indian Park...

Bernie drops road game to Campbell, Lady Mules defeated by Malden (05/02/07) CAMPBELL -- Bernie fell behind 3-1 after the first inning and could never mount an offensive atack to overcome the dificit as the Mules lost on the road to Campbell, 5-3, Tuesday. "We couldn't get the timely hit today," Bernie coach Brad Botsch said. "To beat a good team like Campbell, we must hit better up and down than line-up than we did today...

Campbell baseball rallies past Holcomb (04/27/07) DAR STAFF Campbell was able to win a pitching duel against North Pemiscot as its 4-1 victory sent the Camels home with the Tri-County Conference championship Wednesday. Jake Tinnon allowed just two hits and one earned run on the mound, struck out five and worked around seven walks in the victory and Eugene Powers had one hit, one RBI and scored twice to lead the offense, which recorded just three hits in the game. ...

Oran cuts down Saxony (04/27/07) Oran's defense threw out two runners at the plate, two attempting to steal second and came up with a diving catch in right field in the top of the seventh to help preserve a 4-3 home win Thursday over Saxony Lutheran. Both runners were gunned down in the fourth inning with the score tied 3-3. On both plays the outfielders were able to get the ball to the cutoff man, who then relayed home to catcher Caleb Seyer. Seyer was able to block the plate on each occasion...

Camels think small to win Tri-County tourney (04/26/07) WARDELL, Mo. -- After going 5-10 in the fall and struggling through injuries earlier this spring, people may have started to overlook the Campbell Camels. Big mistake. "A lot of people counted us out," Campbell coach Justin Shell said. "We weren't playing real good baseball. ...

Massey twirls two-hitter for Bernie; Neelyville rallies for win (04/25/07) DAR Staff Marcus Massey faced one batter more than the minimum during his complete-game victory Tuesday evening, as Bernie improved to 12-1 following a 7-0 win over Leopold. Massey allowed just two hits and walked none while striking out five in the victory and Doug Johnson and Silas Dill each had two hits to lead the offense...

Modlin no-hits Gideon to win tourney opener; Lady Rebels roll past North Pem (04/24/07) HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Whitney Modlin picked a great time to turn in arguably her best pitching performance of the year. Modlin tossed a no-hitter, striking out 10 to lead the Campbell Lady Camels past Gideon, 4-2, in the first round of the Tri-County Conference Softball Tournament here Monday...

Malden baseball tops Campbell in conclusion of slugfest (04/19/07) DAR STAFF Malden scored eight runs in three innings to pull out an 13-12 win against Campbell ON Wednsday during a continuation of a previously suspended game. The game picked up in the top of the fifth inning with Malden leading 5-4. The Green Wave promptly scored six runs in the botttom half of the inning to take an 11-4 lead...

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...

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...

Camels knock North Pem from ranks of undefeated (04/18/07) CAMPBELL, Mo. -- With North Pemiscot and Cooter getting the lion's share of attention in the Tri-County Conference, the Campbell Camels have quietly put together a great spring. "It's better being the underdog because nobody expects you to do nothing," Campbell pitcher Dustin Crane said. "You just go out and play hard, work hard and beat them."...

Notre Dame soccer clips St. Pius 2-1 with OT goal (04/17/07) Meridith Medlin scored three minutes into overtime on an assist from Taylor Sanders to give Notre Dame a 2-1 win Monday at St. Pius. Medlin also scored the Bulldogs' goal in regulation from Destiny Dirnberger. Claudia Brauss had nine saves in goal...

Lady Indians come alive late to down Campbell (04/06/07) CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Last season, Mileah Baker made a name for herself with her pitching, compiling an earned-run average of under 2.00 for the Kennett Lady Indians. This season, she's making a name for herself with her bat, too. Baker continued her hot hitting Thursday, going 2-for-3, including a two-run double in the fifth inning to break the game open in an 11-2 win over the Campbell Lady Camels here Thursday...

Jackson shuts out Central (03/28/07) The Jackson girls soccer team started its season with a bang, routing rival Central 4-0 on Tuesday at Central. The Indians were playing their first game while this was the sixth game for the Tigers, who fell to 2-4. Bobbi Jo Schlick gave Jackson a 1-0 halftime lead on an assist from Casey Schwab. Chelsea Dale added two second-half goals and Hannah Roach had the other...

Lady Indians 'D' up, but lose at Jonesboro, Ark (03/27/07) JONESBORO, Ark. -- The Kennett Lady Indians soccer team turned in its second strong defensive performance of the season, but it was not enough to overcome a cold night offensively as the Lady Tribe fell, 4-0, to the Jonesboro Lady Hurricane here Monday...

Central, St. Vincent win openers of Noon Optimist Soccer tourney (03/23/07) St. Vincent and Central advanced to the semifinals of the Noon Optimist Soccer Tournament with wins Thursday at Central. St. Vincent will play Marion today, and Central will face Sikeston in the other semifinal. In first-round action, St. Vincent (2-0) routed Poplar Bluff 4-0...

Kennett, Southland score often in victories (03/21/07) STEELE, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians softball teams scored 10 runs in the second inning and used its aggressive baserunning to capitalize on seven errors in an 18-6 season-opening win over South Pemiscot here Tuesday. In other area softball action Tuesday, it was Southland 19, Campbell 13; and Portageville shut out Gideon, 9-0. In area baseball, Senath-Hornersville downed Gideon 10-0...

Bearcats pound Camels in season opener (03/20/07) CAMPBELL -- Dexter used the long ball and a 13-hit attack as the Bearcats opened the season with a 15-4 win over the Campbell Camels on the road Monday. Dexter collected seven extra base hits on the day with Logan Swindle, Drew Pixley and Tyler Moore each going deep to highlight the Bearcats' offensive attack...

Cape Central mauls Tribe in opener (03/20/07) The Kennett Indians learned firsthand Monday why Brad LaBruyere and the Cape Central Tigers are considered one of the best baseball teams in Missouri. LaBruyere struck out 13 batters in just five innings of work while his teammates pounded out 14 runs on 12 hits in a 14-5 rout of the Tribe at Indian Park...

High School basketball: All-Region (03/20/07) Class 5 Boys First team -- Jake Leet, 6-3, jr., Jackson; George Hamilton, 6-1, so., Central; Hunter Grantham, 6-5, jr., Jackson; Antonio Garritano, 6-5, jr., Jackson; T.J. Stonecipher, 6-3, sr., Poplar Bluff Coach of the year -- Darrin Scott, Jackson...

Bootheel Baseball is right around the corner (03/16/07) It could be argued that baseball is traditionally the Bootheel's strongest sport, with many of the area's teams perennially in the hunt for state tournament berths. This year seems to be no exception. South Pemiscot returns Daily Dunklin Democrat Co-Player of the Year Matt Carter and several other key players from last season's Class 2 state-runner up and was dominant during the fall season, and should be the favorite to repeat as Class 2, District 1 champs...

Ferguson named top player in Tri-County Conference (03/09/07) Dustin Ferguson may be the youngest player on the All-Tri-County Conference first team, but that did not stop him from being named the league's Player of the Year. Ferguson, a 5-foot-10 guard, led Clarkton to a 23-4 record, including the regular-season conference championship and titles in the Bulldog Classic and the Clarkton Holiday Invitational...

Ellington presses past Lady Camels in sectional (03/08/07) POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Daren Ellsworth knew that his Campbell Lady Camels would have to be able to handle Ellington's defensive pressure to have any chance of winning Wednesday's Class 2 sectional contest. He was right. The Lady Whippets forced 18 turnovers with their press and kept Campbell's offense out of sync all night to take a 59-34 sectional victory here at the Bess Activity Center Wednesday...

Scoreboard (03/08/07) Wednesday's Scores Boys Class 2 sectionals At Poplar Bluff South Pemiscot 56, South Iron 44 At Park Hills Eskridge 53, Puxico 40, OT Class 3 sectionals At Poplar Bluff Charleston 80, Malden 59 Girls Class 2 sectionals At Poplar Bluff Ellington 59, Campbell 34...

Bernie denies Camels shot at district title (03/02/07) SENATH, Mo. -- Clinging to a one-point lead in the third quarter with their best post player on the bench with four fouls, it may have seemed that the Bernie Mules were in deep trouble against Campbell. Guess again. Leading by one with just over five minutes remaining in the third period, Bernie scored the next 10 points to take command and end up taking a 73-62 win over the Camels in the semifinals of the Class 2, District 1 Tournament here Thursday...

Inside-outside pair leads Camels past Holcomb, into semifinals (02/28/07) SENATH, Mo. -- A slow start turned into a big second quarter for Campbell as Chris Hahn dominated inside, Jordan Baggett provided a spark on the outside and the Camels advanced to the semifinal round of the Class 2 District 2 tournament with a 79-73 victory over seventh-seeded Holcomb...

Lady Lions go to Plan B, zone out Neelyville (02/28/07) SENATH, Mo. -- Plan A for the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions wasn't working against Neelyville. So the Lady Lions switched to Plan B. "We prepared to play (man-to-man defense) because I thought that we did a good job in that man last time we played them," Senath-Hornersville coach Shannon McGee said. "We couldn't handle that back pick. I don't know why; we see it every day. So we went zone and we were really aware of where (Neelyville shooter Libby Parish) was -- and it worked."...

Puxico upends Crusaders in district (02/28/07) Second-seeded Saxony Lutheran had its boys basketball season come to halt at the hands of No. 3 Puxico 66-53 in semifinal action Tuesday at the Class 2 District 3 tournament in Chaffee. Saxony Lutheran committed 32 fouls, which in turn led to a 38 for 51 shooting performance from the free throw line by Puxico. Alex Jauch led the Crusaders with 23 points, and Clay Obergoenner netted 10...

Campbell's comeback falls short against 'Dogs (02/23/07) CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Thursday's high school basketball game between the Campbell Camels and South Pemiscot was just about everything you could expect from a matchup of the top two teams in Class 2, District 1 over the last three years. Trailing by 17 points early in the fourth quarter -- and down 10 with a minute and half remaining -- Campbell nearly pulled off the comeback of the year before falling just short in a 73-72 loss to the Bulldogs here Thursday...

Spring looms as basketball season starts to wind down (02/22/07) The last three months must have seemed like an eternity to most of the area's basketball teams. Of the 14 teams in the Daily Dunklin Democrat's immediate coverage area, 10 have losing records and eight of those -- Kennett, Delta C7, Gideon, Holcomb, Senath-Hornersville and Southland on the boys' side, plus Kennett's and Malden's girls' teams -- have 16 or more losses...

Clarkton survives scare from North Pemiscot (02/16/07) GIDEON, Mo. -- After a 32-point loss to Clarkton earlier in the season, few people expected the North Pemiscot Mustangs to have a chance against the Reindeer in the semifinals of the Tri-County Conference Tournament. Guess again. The Mustangs battled from start to finish against top-seeded Clarkton, staying within seven points of Clarkton the final three quarters before coming up just short in a 69-65 loss here Thursday...

'Cats win battle with Gideon (02/13/07) GIDEON, Mo. -- Having played each other three times already this season, one would not be surprised that Monday's game between the Gideon Bulldogs and Cooter went down to the wire. Michael Evans drained a pair of free throws with 1.9 seconds left as the second-seeded Wildcats escaped with a 66-65 win over No. 7 Gideon in the first round of the Tri-County Conference Tournament...

Lady Indians stop skid, sink Neeleyville (02/13/07) SENATH, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions snapped a five-game losing streak and may have ensured themselves of getting the No. 2 seed in the Class 2, District 1 girls' basketball tournament with a 54-39 win over the Neelyville Lady Tigers here Monday...

Big second quarter leads Lady 'Dogs past Campbell in final (02/09/07) PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- The Portageville Lady Bulldogs captured the Bootheel Conference Tournament title at home on Thursday night over the Campbell Lady Camels, 52-36. The win was especially gratifying for Portageville coach Eric Ellerbrook and his club...

Scoreboard (02/08/07) Wednesday's Games Girls Bootheel Conference Tournament At Portageville (1) Campbell, (5) Kennett (2) Portageville, (3) Caruthersville Boxscores KENNETT -- CAMPBELL -- 3-pointers: Kennett (); Campbell (). Thursday's Games Boys North Pemiscot at Cooter, 6 p.m.; Portageville at Gideon, 6 p.m...

Campbell halts Lady Indians' upset bid in OT (02/08/07) PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians played one of their best games of the season Wednesday night and pulled off a big upset -- almost. Facing top-seeded Campbell in the semifinals of the Bootheel Conference Tournament, the Lady Indians led by as many as nine points in the third quarter, but foul trouble and attrition ultimately caught up with Kennett in a 55-52 overtime loss to the Lady Camels...

Kennett outbattles Lady Lions in rematch (02/06/07) PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- There's something about playing Senath-Hornersville that brings out the best in the Kennett Lady Indians. Facing the Lady Lions for the third time this season, Kennett jumped out to a 10-point lead after the first quarter and turned in one of its best efforts of the year in a 52-39 victory in the first round of the Bootheel Conference Tournament here Monday...

Mustangs rally from 15 down to beat Holcomb; Cooter rallies past Southland (02/06/07) WARDELL, Mo. -- Parker Watkins scored a game-high 20 points as the North Pemiscot Mustangs rallied from a 15-point second-quarter deficit to take a 62-60 win over the Holcomb Hornets in Tri-County Conference action here Monday. In other games involving Tri-County teams, it was Cooter 68, Southland 55; Risco 80, Delta C7 44; and Campbell 69, Gideon 53...

Lady Tribe goes zone to shut down South Pem (01/30/07) Needing to move up in the standings ahead of next week's Bootheel Conference Tournament while also looking to get a little revenge, the Kennett Lady Indians threw a new wrinkle into its defense to accomplish both. The Lady Tribe went to a 1-3-1 zone and got a season-high 17 points from LeighErin Waddell to take a 60-22 win over the South Pemiscot Lady Bulldogs in a Bootheel Conference game Monday night...

Lady Lions stumble late at Portageville (01/26/07) PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Foul trouble and injury problems proved to be a bad combination for the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions. With four of its five starters plagued by foul trouble and another regular starter hindered by an injury, the Lady Lions faded in the second half of a 75-44 loss to the Portageville Lady Bulldogs here Thursday...

Redden goes off for 32, keys Reindeer victory (01/24/07) CLARKTON, Mo. -- Clarkton's Casey Redden somehow managed to come up with the ball in a scrum of bodies in Campbell's low post. Fading away from the basket just eight feet in front of him, Redden hit a short jumper to give the Reindeer their first lead...

Jackson escapes Sikeston with 65-64 win (01/24/07) Antonio Garritano gave Jackson a one-point lead with 1 minute, 10 seconds remaining at Sikeston on Tuesday, and the Indians held on for a 65-64 SEMO Conference win at Sikeston. Jackson trailed 61-52 with 6 minutes remaining, but the Indians responded with an 11-0 run. Jake Leet capped the run with a 3-pointer which put Jackson up 63-61 with 1:45 remaining...

Campbell pulls away from Lady Tribe; Camels rout Chargers with quick start (01/17/07) CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The Campbell Lady Camels got 18 points each from Dani Nelson and Courtanie Vaughn and pulled away late for a 62-41 win over the Kennett Lady Indians in Bootheel Conference play here Tuesday. In Tuesday's boys' basketball games, it was Richland 68, Senath-Hornersville 57; Campbell 69, Delta C7 24; Holcomb 71, Gideon 42; Malden 75, Hayti 34; Clarkton 85, North Pemiscot 53; and Cooter 79, Risco 64...

Crusaders fight off Oran for 58-55 win (01/05/07) An early schedule filled with lopsided victories had the Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team off to a 8-1 start but with questions surrounding its ability to win the close one. The Crusaders proved their mettle at home Thursday, securing a 58-55 win against Oran in a game that saw eight fourth-quarter lead changes...

Advance, Scott Co. Central set up fifth-place meeting (12/30/06) Advance and Scott County Central both used strong starts to post victories Friday in the fifth-place semifinals of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. But that's pretty much where the similarities ended. While sixth-seeded Advance never really let up during a 69-54 win over No. 7 Scott City, fourth-seeded Scott County Central had to hold on in beating No. 9 Oran 65-62...

Central lone team among top eight seeds to lose at Christmas tournament (12/27/06) According to the seedings, it was only a mild upset. But that did nothing to diminish the excitement the Class 1 Oran Eagles felt following Tuesday night's 77-71 overtime win over Class 5 Cape Girardeau Central. "Oran hasn't beat a big school like that in a while," senior forward Chase Seyer said. "We're real happy to do it."...

Reindeer win Clarkton Tourney (12/18/06) By TROY HYDE/DAR Sports Writer CLARKTON -- It's only the middle of December, but Clarkton's battle against Campbell Friday night in the championship game of the Reindeer host tournament felt a lot like March. Both teams were intense, a lot of players hit big shots and a standing-room only crowd was loud on every point. Too bad one team had to lose...

Clarkton holds off Camels to win own tournament (12/17/06) CLARKTON, Mo. -- The battle for the championship of the Clarkton Holiday Invitational Tournament may have came down to a one-minute stretch midway through the fourth quarter. With 4:34 left in the game and the score tied at 57-all, the Clarkton Reindeer scored seven straight points in the next 55 seconds to take the lead for good and take a 76-69 win over the Campbell Camels in the tournament title game here Friday night...

Hard times on the hardwood for Indians, Lady Indians (12/14/06) Saying that the early weeks of the 2006-07 season hasn't been kind to Kennett's boys' and girls' high school basketball teams is kind of like saying that Albert Pujols is a pretty good hitter. The Indians and Lady Indians have combined to go 1-8 thus far, with the boys falling to 0-4 after Tuesday's 63-47 loss at Hayti. Meanwhile, the Lady Tribe has been mercy-ruled in its last three games...

Clarkton wears down Rebels to advance to semis (12/12/06) CLARKTON, Mo. -- The Clarkton Reindeer may have started slow Monday, but once they got hot, they were virtually unstoppable. The Reindeer trailed by as many as 10 points in the first quarter, but took the lead for good midway through the second quarter and rolled to a 75-41 victory over the Southland Rebels in the first round of the Clarkton Holiday Invitational Tournament here Monday...

Braves dominate boards, blast crippled Bulldogs (12/10/06) GIDEON, Mo. -- Josh Campbell could be forgiven if he was frustrated Friday night. Playing without leading scorer Jordan Boone and with two other key players hindered by injuries, Campbell's Gideon Bulldogs were no match for Scott County Central as the Braves rolled to an 81-32 victory here Friday...

Rams collect first victory at Oran (12/09/06) Jay Simmons scored a game-high 31 points as Scott City picked up its first win of the season with an 80-66 triumph at Oran. Alex King added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Rams (1-1), who also received 14 points from Jamie Pinkston. Simmons also had eight rebounds and six assists...

Clarkton, Lady Camels down higher seeds, punch tickets to finals (12/03/06) GIDEON, Mo. -- The Campbell Lady Camels outscored top-seeded Caruthersville by five points in the fourth quarter to take a 68-67 semifinal win over the Lady Tigers in the biggest upset thus far at the Bulldog Classic here Friday. In Friday's other girls' game, No. 3 Portageville upended second-seeded New Madrid County Central, 70-52, while in boys' action, top-seeded South Pemiscot defeated host Gideon, 64-52, while No. 3 Clarkton ran past No. 2 Hayti, 104-94...

Camels rally in third quarter, down Holcomb for third (12/03/06) HOLCOMB, Mo. -- In getting off to a 1-3 start, the third quarter has not been kind to the Holcomb Hornets this season. It was not again Friday, as the Campbell Camels outscored Holcomb by 11 in the period to take a 67-56 victory in the third-place game at the Holcomb Invitational Tournament...

Dunklin County teams come up short at Holcomb Invitational (12/01/06) HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Trailing by 11 points at halftime, coach Bart Chance told his Hornets to go out and play as hard as they could in the second half and make a run at top-seeded Puxico. His team responded cutting a one-time 16-point deficit all the way down to five points with less than two minutes to play before coming up short in an 88-78 loss to Puxico in the semifinals of the Holcomb Invitational Thursday night...

Holcomb Invitational (12/01/06) Puxico, Bernie to play for championship

Massey's 30 points lead Bernie to Holcomb final (12/01/06) By TROY HYDE/DAR Sports Writer HOLCOMB -- There wasn't a lot Bernie's Marcus Massey didn't do Thursday night against Campbell. The senior scored a game-high 30 points, was a few rebounds and blocks away from a triple-double and drained 14-of-17 from the free-throw line...

Lady Indians drop opener (11/28/06) GIDEON, Mo. -- First-game jitters and a strong dose of Caruthersville athleticism added up to a long opening evening for the Kennett Lady Indians basketball team. The top-seeded Lady Tigers got 22 points from Leola Hubbard and controlled the boards to steadily pull away from No. 8 Kennett in a 62-40 win in the first round of the Bulldog Classic here Monday...

Cubs, Braves to meet in Oran Inv. (11/28/06) The much-anticipated meeting between Bell City and Scott County Central will take place sooner than later, as wins from No. 2 Bell City and No. 3 Scott County Central on Monday at the Oran Invitational set up a semifinal matchup between the two teams...

Gideon routs Lions behind Boone's 37 (11/22/06) SENATH, Mo. -- As Jordan Boone sank a pair of free throws late in the fourth quarter of the Gideon Bulldogs' win over Senath-Hornersville, Gideon's cheerleaders started chanting "Way to go, Jordan, way to go!" Way to go, indeed. Boone finished with a game-high 37 points as the Bulldogs rolled to an 84-58 victory over the Lions here Tuesday in the season opener for both squads...

Second-half surge lifts Campbell past Holcomb in season opener (11/21/06) CAMPBELL, Mo. -- With the game close at halftime, the first few minutes of the second half were important to Holcomb and Campbell in the team's season opener Monday. For Campbell the key stretch was perfect -- hot shooting and clutch rebounding while Holcomb missed its first six shots of the third quarter and turned the ball over three times in the first few moments...

Gideon takes titles at Tri-County junior high tourney (11/19/06) COOTER, Mo. -- The Gideon Bulldogs' junior-high basketball teams made it a clean sweep at the finals of the Tri-County Conference junior high tournament, upsetting the top seeds to bring home the seventh- and eighth-grade championship trophies here Friday...

Both KMS Lady Indians to battle for conference tourney titles (11/15/06) HORNERSVILLE, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians seventh-grade basketball team rallied from a six-point deficit late in the third quarter and held on for dear life at the end to take a 15-14 win over Campbell in the semifinals of the Bootheel Conference Tournament here Tuesday...

Basketball season fast approaching (11/14/06) It may seem like football season just ended, but the tipoff of the 2006-2007 basketball season is just around the corner. The new season kicks off just six days from now (next Monday) with a pair of games, as Campbell hosts Holcomb in boys' basketball while Senath-Hornersville's girls host New Madrid County Central...

Wilson earns Player of the Year honors, leads All-Conference team (10/26/06) CARDWELL, Mo. -- Lindsey Wilson of Gideon was named Player of the Year in the Tri-County Conference after leading her Lady Bulldogs to the conference tournament championship and a share of the regular-season title. Also on the Tri-County first team are:...

KMS Lady Indians win home openers; Delta wins on Senior Night (10/17/06) The Kennett Lady Indians seventh- and eighth-grade basketball teams made it a clean sweep Monday, downing the Campbell Lady Camels in the Tribe's home opener at Kennett Middle School. The seventh-graders won, 14-10, while the eighth-grade squad took a 30-11 victory...

Southland aces past Campbell for upset (10/11/06) CARDWELL, Mo. -- The Southland Lady Rebels got 13 aces from the trio of Brett Higgins, Holly Back and Rachel Williams and avenged a season-opening loss by downing fourth-seeded Campbell 25-13, 25-20 in the first round of the Tri-County Conference Volleyball Tournament Tuesday...

Lady Indians sweep Piggott; Mules kick Tribe in soccer (10/03/06) The Kennett Lady Indians tennis team closed out its 2006 regular season with a bang, sweeping the Piggott Lady Mohawks, 9-0, at Kennett High School Monday afternoon. In other area sports, Kennett's soccer team fell to Poplar Bluff, 8-0, while in area volleyball, Gideon defeated Southland, Holcomb downed South Pemiscot 25-16, 25-14 and Campbell outlasted Delta C-7 23-25, 25-17, 26-24...

Indians fall in Illinois; Malden downs Campbell (09/20/06) ANNA, Ill. -- The Kennett Indians allowed just one goal in the first half, but struggled after the break on their way to a 7-0 loss to the Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats here Tuesday. "Actually we played pretty good for the first half," Kennett coach Rick Bell said, "and then we fell apart after that."...

Lady Indians split in tennis, Indians lose on soccer field (09/15/06) Thursday was a mixed bag for Kennett's sports teams. The Kennett Lady Indians tennis team defeated Poplar Bluff, 5-4, in the conclusion of a rain-shortened match from Aug. 28 before falling, 7-2, in Thursday's regularly-scheduled match at Kennett High School, while the Indians soccer team lost to Saxony Lutheran, 3-1, at Indian Park...

Daily serves Kennett past Campbell (09/13/06) Christina Daily has developed a reputation as one of the hardest hitters and servers on the Kennett Lady Indians volleyball team. "She's so powerful," Kennett coach Casey Bunting said. "I think the other teams they have such a hard time handling them. If they get under them, they have a hard time controlling them."...

Holcomb upends Portageville on court (09/08/06) PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- The Holcomb Lady Hornets got a spark from the return of Kacey Moody, winning its fourth straight game by defeating Portageville 25-23, 25-19 here Thursday. In other volleyball action Thursday, Senath-Hornersville defeated Hayti 25-11, 25-21; Gideon defeated Campbell 26-24, 25-18; and Delta C-7 def. Cooter 13-25, 25-19, 25-18...

Tribe wins Bootheel opener; Lady Camels edge Lady Lions (09/06/06) STEELE, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians won their second straight game, taking a 25-19, 25-9 win against South Pemiscot here Tuesday. In other games Tuesday, Campbell defeated Senath-Hornersville, Holcomb defeated North Pemiscot and Gideon defeated Delta C-7...

Lady Indians win home opener (09/06/06) The Kennett Lady Indians turned in a strong performance in their home opener to improve to 2-1 on the season with a 7-2 win over Dexter Tuesday at Kennett High School. In area baseball games, it was Bernie 13, Campbell 9; Holcomb 8, North Pemiscot 3; and Cooter 9, Senath-Hornersville 1...

Season starts with a slam, or two, or three . . . (08/24/06) If Monday's fireworks by the Campbell Camels and Holcomb Hornets mean anything, the 2006 fall baseball season will be a fun one, to say the least. Jake Tinnon hit a first-inning grand slam to spark a 9-6 victory over the visiting North Pemiscot Mustangs, while Eric Masterson hit two grand slams as Holcomb rolled, 17-2, at Clarkton...

Camels ride Tinnon's grand slam to win over Mustangs (08/22/06) CAMPBELL, Mo. -- After graduating three All-Tri-County