Caruthersville 2008 football schedule (07/18/08) Aug. 29 -- at St. Vincent Sept. 5 -- at Kennett Sept. 12 -- Piggott (Ark.) Sept. 19 -- at Hayti Sept. 26 -- at New Madrid County Central Oct. 3 -- Portageville Oct. 10 -- Dexter Oct. 17 -- Malden Oct. 24 -- at East Prairie Oct. 30 -- Charleston

Seven Lady Indians are All-Bootheel (05/27/08) Kennett and Senath-Hornersville are both well represented on the Bootheel Conference all-conference softball team that was released recently. Kennett, the regular season league champion, had seven selections, while league tourney winner Senath-Hornersville had a pair on the squad...

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...

Chaffee drops close contest to Kennett (05/02/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils lost a hard-fought late-inning battle against the Kennett Indians on Thursday, as the Indians scored three runs in the top of the eighth to break a tie ball game and hold on for the win...

Lady Lions rally past Caruthersville (04/18/08) SENATH, Mo. -- Trailing by three runs in the middle of the third inning, Bradley Sneed could be forgiven for being pessimistic about his team's chances. Turns out that pessimism was a little premature. "I kind of thought it was going to be one of those games where you get down early and end up getting beat, but we managed to get key hits with runners on," the Senath-Hornersville coach said. ...

Chaffee's hitting grounds Kelly (03/25/08) Barber pitches another complete game for Charleston

Tribe, Lady Tribe get off to running start (03/21/08) The Kennett Indians and Lady Indians track teams may not have been firing on all cylinders Thursday, but it was still enough to bring home a pair of victories. The Tribe edged out powerful Malden and two other schools, while the girls outdistanced their nearest competition by almost 50 points at Metz Cherry Stadium...

Braves pound N. Pemiscot 94-37 (02/26/08) The Scott County Central boys basketball team raced out to a 41-point halftime lead and cruised to a 94-37 first-round victory over North Pemiscot in Class 1 District 1 action at Gideon High School. The Braves scored 38 points in the first quarter and led 63-22 by halftime...

Favored girls teams roll into semifinals (02/25/08) By Chris Pobst, Josh Mills and Andrew Powell ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com PORTAGEVILLE -- The top-seeded teams rolled in the first round of the girls Class 3, District 1 tournament setting up semifinal action tonight. State-ranked Portageville will take on New Madrid County Central at 6 p.m. while Kelly and Caruthersville will battle at 7:30 p.m. with the winners playing for the district championship Thursday at 6 p.m...

Seeds hold in first day of tournament (02/25/08) Scott City survives scare from No. 6 seeded East Prairie

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

Mules set tone with inside job (02/06/08) By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor Lamont Frazier's campaign strategy on Super Tuesday was simple for his Poplar Bluff Mules -- throw it inside early. Jay Raulston scored the first six points at Peters Gym and had 13 of his game-high 21 points by the end of the first quarter as the Mules beat Caruthersville 58-24...

Lady Indians sent packing at Bootheel girls' tournament (02/05/08) SENATH, Mo. -- The Caruthersville Lady Tigers' Kyisha Ricks' 35 points nearly outscored the entire Kennett squad Monday night on their way to making a statement with an impressive 72-36 win over the Lady Indians in the opening round of the Bootheel Conference Tournament...

Sikeston boys cruise to easy road win (02/05/08) Risco boys, Portageville girls each claim victories

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...

Twin Rivers' rally falls short vs. Caruthersville girls (01/28/08) By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer The Lady Royals of Twin Rivers put together a fourthquarter rally Saturday afternoon, outscoring Caruthersville by 10 in the final quarter, but came up short in a 79-74 loss at the Bess Activity Center. "We gave a great effort in the second through fourth quarters," Twin Rivers coach Jeff Walk said. "If we had come out and done anything in the first quarter it would have been a different game."...

Central falls behind early, suffers 56-49 loss to Bluff (01/26/08) Poplar Bluff scored the first 12 points of the game against Central, but the Tigers boys basketball team refused to quit Friday night. The Tigers rallied behind a trio of 3-pointers by Anthony Watts in the third quarter, pulling within 41-36 heading into the final quarter, but the Mules held on for the 56-49 victory...

Donettes edge Alton Comets (01/11/08) By DAR STAFF DONIPHAN -- Senior Jordan Hart came up big for Doniphan in the clutch, knocking down a pair of free throws with 4.2 seconds left to seal a 51-48 Donettes win over Alton. The free throws capped off a wild finish to the game in which each team had a chance to come away with the victory...

Taylor scores 31 in Dexter's win over Caruthersville (01/11/08) Dexter coach Chad Allen thinks he knows why his Lady Bearcats looked a little sluggish in their 86-65 win over Caruthersville at home Thursday. After a long holiday layoff that saw the Lady 'Cats out of action for over two weeks, Allen moved conditioning to the top of the priorities' list...

ROUNDUP: Portageville boys rally past Caruthersville (01/09/08) Richland knocks off Gideon; Risco loses on road at Clarkton

New Madrid County, Risco post wins (01/06/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CARUTHERSVILLE -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles routed the Caruthersville Tigers 59-24 Friday night. Kony Ealy scored 16 to lead the Eagles (6-6) while Josh Minner added 12. NMCC also won the junior varsity game 44-30. Jeremy James led the Eagles (4-3) with 17 points and Isacc Ray scored 13...

Delta among winners in New Year's tourney (01/03/08) The host Delta Bobcats were among the first-day winners in the Delta New Year's girls basketball tournament. St. Vincent, Meadow Heights and Woodland also won their openers. St. Vincent beat Risco 71-22 in the first game behind 19 points from Courtney Besand. Lacey Siegmund and Jessica Welker both added 14 points...

Charleston routs Caruthersville 93-32 (12/16/07) By Josh Mills ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Bluejays basketball team won in impressive and quick fashion Friday night over the Caruthersville Tigers, 93-32, with the mercy clock running the entire fourth quarter. The Bluejays started out hot and never looked back with big performances from Brian Parham, Donald Dixon and Antonio Riggens...

Twin Rivers presses Kelly for win (12/12/07) By DAR STAFF Twin Rivers pulled away from Kelly by controlling the midsection of the game, outscoring the Hawks 55-29 in the second and third quarters in a 79-45 win Tuesday night that pushed their record over the .500 mark. Kenny Johnson led the Royals (4-3) with 19 points, while Kyle Oberkramer followed his big game on Saturday with 12 points...

Dexter boys cruise to win against Caruthersville (12/11/07) By Jerry Jarrell ~ SEMO News Service DEXTER -- After opening the season against four of the best teams in the SEMO Conference, the Dexter Bearcats got to take a breather Monday night at home with a 73-28 win over the Caruthersville Tigers. But the Bearcats can't relax for long. Dexter will plunge back into the upper echelon of the SEMO Conference tonight when the Bearcats travel to Jackson for a game against the state-ranked, Class 5 Indians...

New Madrid County holds off Dexter on SEMO consolation bracket (12/06/07) NMCC advances to play Poplar Bluff in consolation title game.

Eagles oust 'Cats from SEMO Conference tourney (12/06/07) SIKESTON -- New Madrid County Central's Koney Ealy scored a game-high 18 points and was an imposing figure around the basket as the Eagles defeated the Dexter Bearcats, 51-44, during SEMO Conference tournament action Wednesday at Sikeston. Dexter only trailed 23-20 at the half, but the Bearcats went ice cold in the third period and could only manage five points in the frame as the Eagles pulled away for an 11-point advantage, 35-25...

Growing pains: C'ville drops Lady Tribe in league opener (12/05/07) Growing pains can seem to come almost naturally to a young team. The Kennett Lady Indians experienced a few of them Tuesday, as the Caruthersville Lady Tigers used first-half runs of 12-0 and 19-3 to take a 62-46 victory over the Lady Tribe in the Bootheel Conference opener for both squads...

Bluejays get past New Madrid County Central (12/04/07) Charleston advances in SEMO tournament, as do Dexter and Cape Central

'Cats play there way in to SEMO tourney (12/04/07) SIKESTON -- Kevin Hart poured in 24 points to lead the No. 9 Dexter Bearcats to a 55-49 win over No. 8 Kennett in one of two play-in games to open the 2nd Annual SEMO Conference Tournament at Sikeston Monday. The 6'3" senior did most of his damage inside, posting up and crashing the boards for offensive rebounds. ...

Hawks, Rams claim tourney wins (12/04/07) Top-seeded Kelly rolled over eighth-seeded East Prairie in the opening round of the Lady Devils Invitational on Monday night, collecting a 62-32 victory at Chaffee High School. Londyn Backfisch had a game-high 19 points to lead the Hawks (2-0). Kayla Cissell netted 17 points and Sarah Ruff added 15...

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

SEMO tournament tips off Monday (11/29/07) Notre Dame has No. 1 seed (List of games at bottom of story)

SEMO Central all-conference team (11/24/07) First team Offense Quarterback -- Ben Mills, 5-11, 170, sophomore, Dexter Running back -- Lennies McFerren, 5-9, 185, sophomore, New Madrid County Central Running back -- Demetrius Childress, 6-1, 160, senior, Kennett Running back -- Nick Hessling, 5-10, 175, junior, Dexter...

Williams, East Prairie runs to victory against Caruthersville (10/25/07) The junior rushed for 340 yards in a 54-26 victory.

Fresh start: Malden runs over Tigers (10/21/07) By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer MALDEN -- With the start of district play offering a chance to erase a disappointing season, Malden made a huge first step Friday night with big plays on both sides of the ball for a 34-14 win over Caruthersville. Senior running back Dealmour Moncrief ran wild for 194 yards in his return from an injury, two-thirds of the Green Wave’s total production of 300 yards. He scored four times to lead Malden...

Big plays a big story for Tribe this season (10/18/07) The big play has been good to the Kennett Indians this season â€" for the most part. Starting with Cameron Conder’s 45-yard touchdown catch Opening Night that lifted the Tribe past Charleston, the Tribe has had at least one play of 39 yards or more in every other game besides a 28-12 win at Caruthersville week 2...

After slow start, Dexter dominates Caruthersville (10/14/07) Dexter won its third straight game

'Cats extend win streak to three in rout of Caruthersville (10/14/07) DEXTER - The Caruthersville Tigers had the lead 20 seconds into Friday night's game, but that was the end for the team. The Bearcats crushed the Tigers in a 49-6 rout at Friday's homecoming game. Caruthersville quarterback Chris Smith started the game off with a pass to Senior running back Rashad Fields that was hauled in for a 66-yard touchdown. A failed two-point conversion left the Tigers with only 6 points and that's how they would end their night...

Bearcats hope to avoid 'trap game' against Tigers (10/11/07) Dexter's biggest obstacle this Friday night could be Dexter itself. The Bearcats will host winless Caruthersville at Charles Bland Stadium, but it's Homecoming and the Tigers are still dangerous and just waiting for an opponent to let its guard down so they can pounce and pull off the upset...

Tribe playing crisper, hitting harder on defense (10/04/07) Earlier in the season, Kennett coach Kirk Welch was concerned about how tough his defense played. But after the last two weeks, those concerns seem to be evaporating. The Tribe's first-string defense has given up just two touchdowns the last two weeks against East Prairie and Portagevillle, respectively, and has also knocked out each team's starting quarterback on pad-popping hits...

Tribe has room to improve despite strong start (09/27/07) The Kennett Indians are off to their best start in five years and stand a great chance of stopping a streak of six consecutive losing seasons. So why does head coach Kirk Welch not sound happy? "I think our kids are capable of much better," said Welch. "I told them at the beginning of the year that I was going to put pressure on them. I expect top-flight performance out of them every night."...

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...

Tribe rallies again in second half (09/09/07) CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Clinging to a two-point lead in the third quarter with the Caruthersville Tigers on the move, the Kennett Indians' defense needed a big play right away. Enter Donald Sims. The junior defensive back stripped Chris Smith of the ball after a first-down catch near midfield , and the Tribe never looked back on its way to a 28-12 victory over Caruthersville at Hopke Field Friday night...

Tribe hopes to tame Tigers (09/06/07) It's been five years since the Kennett Indians have started the football season 1-0. It's also been just as long since they've defeated the Caruthersville Tigers. However for the first time since 2002, the Tribe won't have to contend with all-everything running back Kendrickus Reed when it travels to the newly-rebuilt Hopke Field to take on Caruthersville on Friday...

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

Prep football standings: Week 1 (09/04/07) Friday's Games Central at NMCC Parkway North at Jackson Charleston at Sikeston Poplar Bluff at Blytheville, Ark. Portageville at Scott City Chaffee at Mountain View Liberty Hayti at Malden East Prairie at Corning, Ark. Kennett at Caruthersville Dexter at Festus...

Sikeston wins first opener since 2002 (09/03/07) The Bulldogs beat Caruthersville 34-20.

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

Pixleys lead East to win in Missouri Lions All-Star Game (08/08/07) With help from a field goal by Jackson's Grant Ressel, the local coaches ended the West's eight-game winnning streak.

Patton is Bootheel Conference's Player of the Year (06/27/07) South Pemiscot's Jeremy Patton was named the Bootheel Conference's player of the Year in basetball, while two players each from Kennett and Senath-Hornersville also earned All-Bootheel Conference honors. Kennett senior Jimmie Clifton is joined on the all-conference squad by freshman teammate Trey Bazzell, while the Senath-Hornersville duo of Dustin Hunter and Tyler Smith also earned first team...

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

SEMO Central Division football schedules (06/11/07) Aug. 31 -- Sikeston Sept. 7 -- Kennett Sept. 14 -- at Cardinal Ritter Sept. 21 -- Hayti Sept. 28 -- New Madrid County Central Oct. 5 -- Festus Oct. 12 -- at Dexter Oct. 19 -- at Malden Oct. 27 -- East Prairie, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 1 -- at Charleston --- Aug. 31 -- at Kennett...

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.)...

Kennett, Lady Lions each have 3 make All-Bootheel (05/23/07) Portageville's Deanna Deere was named the Bootheel Conference's player of the Year in softball, while three players each from Kennett and Senath-Hornersville also earned All-Bootheel Conference honors. Kennett senior LeighErin Waddell is joined on the all-conference squad by freshmen teammates Laurel Scales and Ciara Dewrock, while Senath-Hornersville seniors Alecia Godsey and Whitney Odle are joined by freshman Hannah Kennedy...

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...

'Cats compete at conference tournament (05/09/07) CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Dexter's Jon Bowman and Chance Holden both tied for 8th Monday at the SEMO Conference Golf Tournament held at the Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau. As a team, the Bearcats finished tied for fifth with Sikeston at 359. Poplar Bluff proved to be the class of the SEMO Conference, taking the top two individual spots and winning the team title by 30 strokes over Jackson, 308-338...

SEMO Conference golf tournament results (05/08/07) Results from the SEMO Conference tournament, played Tuesday at Dalhousie Golf Club, Cape Girardeau:

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...

Oran baseball snaps losing streak (04/25/07) MARBLE HILL -- The Oran Eagles defeated the Woodland Cardinals on the road Tuesday to snap a rare three-game losing streak, 11-0 in five innings. Oran lost three straight games at home in the Scott County Invitational to Cooter, Dexter and Senath-Hornersville. The Eagles got well with their trip to Marble Hill...

Richardson's gem propels Chargers (04/20/07) GIDEON, Mo. -- Sloan Richardson has emerged as one of the best pitchers in the Tri-County Conference this spring. So after Richardson tossed an one-hit shutout against the Gideon Bulldogs Thursday, it didn't come as a total surprise to Delta C7 coach Lynn Yarbrough...

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

Tribe goes cold against Tigers (04/05/07) The only thing colder than the weather Wednesday may have been the Kennett Indians' bats. The Tribe managed just five hits -- three over the final five innings -- and scored just once in a 7-1 loss to the Caruthersville Tigers in Bootheel Conference play at Indian Park...

Tribe golfers split home opener (03/28/07) Johnathan Rogers shot a 37 to win overall medalist honors, but it was not enough to lift the Kennett Indians golf team past Caruthersville in its home opener Tuesday at Kennett Country Club. In other area sports Tuesday, the Kennett girls' soccer team lost, 3-1, at Valley View in Jonesboro, Ark., while in baseball it was Senath-Hornersville 10, Caruthersville 0; and East Prairie 8, Campbell 7...

Saxony Lutheran holds off Chaffee 49-46 (02/25/07) The Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team survived a poor performance from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to prevent an upset bid from host Chaffee 49-46 on Saturday in the opening round of the Class 2 District 3 tournament. The Crusaders, seeded second, shot 5-for-12 from line in fourth quarter. Saxony (22-3) hit 18 of 32 overall...

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...

NBA-like Braves win conference tourney (01/20/07) The Scott County Central boys basketball rolled to the championship in the Scott-Mississippi Conference tournament Friday night, hammering Scott City 92-53. "I don't think the Lakers could've beat them tonight," Scott City coach Lance Amick said...

Tribe downs Tigers in OT (01/17/07) After dropping a pair of close games in recent weeks, the Kennett Indians were ready when they found themselves in another nip-and-tuck battle. Trailing by six points with three minutes left in regulation, the Tribe rallied to force overtime and pull out a 77-66 win over the Caruthersville Tigers Tuesday...

Sikeston Lady Bulldogs win in overtime against Caruthersville (01/09/07)

Tigers pull away from Lions (01/05/07) SENATH, Mo. -- Playing their first game since losing Dustin Hunter to a broken wrist, it seemed for a while that the Senath-Hornersville Lions might still pull off an upset against Caruthersville. But in the end, the Tigers' athleticism proved decisive as they pulled away for a 69-38 victory over Senath-Hornersville here Thursday in Bootheel Conference play...

Charleston cages Tigers (12/19/06) Larry Lewis/Standard Democrat CHARLESTON -- Justin Clark single-handedly made quick work of the Caruthersville Tigers. The hot-shooting Clark knocked down four straight 3-pointers among his 16 firstquarter points to spark the Bluejays to a 74-35 drubbing of the Tigers on Monday at the Charleston Field House...

Jackson's fast start sinks Perryville girls (12/12/06) The Jackson girls basketball team bolted to a 20-4 lead in the first period and picked up a 65-47 victory Monday night at Perryville High School. Gabrielle Garritano leading nine Jackson players in the scoring column with 13 points. Kendra Schilli and Alyssa Bauwens each scored 12 points for Perryville (2-3)...

Eighth-grade Indians reach Bootheel tourney final (12/07/06) HAYTI, Mo. -- Kennett's Cameron Wallace scored a game-high 18 points -- only three more points than the Portageville Bulldogs scored as a team -- as the eighth-grade Indians rolled past the Bulldogs, 58-21, in the semifinals of the Bootheel Conference Tournament here Wednesday...

Poplar Bluff wins, faces Cape Central for fifth (12/07/06) By BRIAN ROSENER/DAR Sports Editor SIKESTON -- After seeing Caruthersville's defensive strategy Monday night at the SEMO Conference Tournament, Poplar Bluff coach Lamont Frazier introduced a zone offense to his team the next day in practice. By the second quarter Wednesday night, the Mules had worked out all the bugs to advance to the consolation championship with a 52-34 win against the Tigers...

Caruthersville pressures Lady Indians in rout (12/06/06) Cold shooting and a big game by Leola Hubbard added up to a very long night for the Kennett Lady Indians. The Lady Indians struggled with their shooting -- and Caruthersville's pressure defense -- while Hubbard burned the Lady Tribe for 29 points in a 64-34 rout Tuesday in girls' basketball...

DHS still looking for first victory (12/05/06) SIKESTON -- After being over-matched the first two games of the season, Dexter was in contention of its first win against Caruthersville at the SEMO Conference Tournament Monday at Sikeston. But the same turnovers, missed free throws and blown opportunities that lead to losses to better teams, will also lose you games to lesser teams...

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...

Reed recognized as the best (11/30/06) Running back Kendrickus Reed rushed for more than 2,500 yards and scored 144 points this season for the Caruthersville Tigers. For his outstanding efforts on the field, Reed is the 2006 Carr Trophy award winner, given to the best high school football player in Southeast Missouri...

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...

All-Region Football Teams (11/24/06) CLASS 4-5 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB -- Blake Slattery, sr., Central RB -- Travis Ribbing, sr,, Farmington RB --- Jason Winckel, sr., Farmington OL -- Dustin Amsden, sr., Farmington OL -- Matt Stroud, sr., Farmington OL -- Ben Wood, sr., Jackson OL -- Brian Hill, jr., Jackson...

All-region teams (11/23/06) Class 4/5 First team Offense QB -- Blake Slattery, sr., Central RB -- Travis Ribbing, sr,, Farmington RB -- Jason Winckel, sr., Farmington OL -- Dustin Amsden, sr., Farmington OL -- Matt Stroud, sr., Farmington OL -- Ben Wood, sr., Jackson OL -- Brian Hill, jr., Jackson...

Prep football: Conference standings (11/03/06) SEMO Northern Division SEMO Southern Division SEMO Central Division MAFC Red Division MAFC White Division MAFC Blue Division Thursday's Games Sikeston 25, Central 14 St. Vincent 24, Hayti 13 Chaffee 39, Portageville 0 Caruthersville 30, Charleston 7...

Tribe, Lady Lions fall in semifinals (10/18/06) HAYTI, Mo. -- Locked in a tight battle with Kennett, the Portageville Lady Bulldogs went to their servers to turn the tide. Portageville rallied behind the serving of Kellye Penn and Deanna Deere to pull out a 21-25, 25-21, 25-23 victory over the Lady Indians in the semifinals of the Bootheel Conference Tournament here Tuesday...

Dexter grinds out win over Caruthersville (10/15/06) HAYTI - Dexter turned to a punishing ground game in the second half to bully its way to a 28-16 SEMO Conference Central Division win over the Caruthersville Tigers Friday night in a game that was played at Hayti. After struggling offensively in the first half and trailing 8-7, Dexter coach Aaron Pixley abandoned his early game plan and went exclusively to a power ground attack. ...

Dexter outslugs Caruthersville in SEMO Central tilt (10/15/06) HAYTI, Mo. -- Ali and Frazier. Spinks and Holmes. Holyfield and Lewis. None of these rivalries have anything on the heavyweight matchup that took place during Dexter's 28-16 win against Caruthersville Friday. In what was a battle between two of Southeast Missouri's top running backs, Caruthersville's Kendrickus Reed and Dexter's Zach Ventura delivered all the panache and bravado expected of a world-class title fight. ...

Bearcats will be tested by Tigers tonight (10/13/06) Each week Dexter coach Aaron Pixley and his Bearcats are saddled with a new challenge. This week is no different as the Bearcats take to the road for a key SEMO Conference Central Division game with the Caruthersville Tigers. At first glance the challenge appears perfectly clear. How can the 'Cats contain all-state running back Kendrickus Reed?...

Bearcats rolls past Charleston for fourth straight win (10/09/06) Dexter unleashed its potent offense and the defense continued its stellar play as the Bearcats celebrated Homecoming with a 50-14 SEMO Conference Central Division win over the Charleston Bluejays Friday night at Charles Bland Stadium. Dexter scored the first points of the game on a field goal then went on to cross the goal line five times on the ground and twice through the air as the Bearcats dominated the Bluejays...

Kennett netters fall in districts; Holcomb upends Clarkton (10/06/06) SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians tennis team ended its season on a mixed note, finishing seventh in the Class 1, District 2 Tournament here Thursday. In area volleyball action Thursday, Kennett defeated Hayti; Caruthersville defeated Senath-Hornersville 25-12, 17-25, 25-15; Holcomb defeated Clarkton, 25-16, 25-16; and Delta C-7 defeated Southland 25-17, 23-25, 25-22...

Welch: 'Things are going to come together for us' (09/12/06) Despite starting 0-2 against a pair of state-ranked teams, there may be some light at the end of the tunnel for the Kennett Indians. "Going back and looking at the film, we played fairly well on defense (against Caruthersville)," Welch said. I felt like we moved the ball offensively. We didn't move it great, but everything that we're doing wrong that we're seeing on film, everything is correctable...

Turnovers, Reed prove disastrous for Indians (09/10/06) Turnovers and Kendrickus Reed added up to one long night for the Kennett Indians. Kennett committed five turnovers while Reed ran for 200 yards and scored four times to lead his Caruthersville Tigers to a 31-0 victory over the Indians Friday at Metz Cherry Stadium...

Indians look to stop Reed and state-ranked Caruthersville (09/07/06) Kirk Welch says that the two keys to a football game are 1) stop the run and 2) establish the running game. Nowhere may that be more apparent than when Welch's Kennett Indians play host to the Caruthersville Tigers Friday in the Tribe's home opener...

Reed runs wild over Sikeston (09/03/06) SIKESTON, Mo. -- Heading into Friday night's season-opening football game against the Caruthersville Tigers, the Sikeston Bulldogs knew they had to slow down star running back Kendrickus Reed to have a chance at winning. It didn't happen. Instead, Reed showed why he is a Carr Trophy front-runner as he ran right through the Bulldog defense to the tune of 359 yards and five touchdowns in leading the Tigers to a 38-8 win over Sikeston at SPS Stadium...