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Caruthersville runs past Portageville 36-0 (08/29/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com PORTAGEVILLE -- Ronnie Jones first game at the head of the Portageville Bulldogs football program didn't go as well as he hoped. Taking on the visiting Caruthersville Tigers, the Bulldogs struggled to hold down the Tigers' ground game, falling 36-0 to open the season...

Portageville football drops opener to Caruthersville (08/28/10)
Combining for only 105 total yards on offense, the Portageville Bulldogs had a rough opening to their season, falling 36-0 to the visiting Caruthersville Tigers.

Indians roll over Charleston, 42-15 (08/28/10)

Portageville drops opener (08/28/10)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Combining for only 105 total yards on offense, the Portageville Bulldogs had a rough opening to their season, falling 36-0 to the visiting Caruthersville Tigers. With the Tigers relying on their ground game the entire night, it was Elbie Fonda who gave them the early lead, breaking free for a 46-yard run with 5:11 left in the first quarter. An accompanying two-point run good the Tigers had an early 8-0 lead...

August 27, 2010 Scoreboard (08/27/10)
Nightly high school sports scores.

2010 High School Football Schedules (08/18/10)

Bootheel Conference recognizes top softball players (06/21/10)
Twenty-five of the top softball players in the Bootheel conference have been recognized for their efforts this past season as they were named to the All-Conference team and honorable mention. The following girls were named to the all-conference team: Lauren Jones (Kennett), McKenzie Harris (Senath-Hornersville), Lexi Vincent (Malden), Shelby Booker (South Pemiscot), Brooke Johnson (South Pemiscot), Allyson Luce (Kennett), Ciara Dewrock (Kennett), Brittany Terrell (Malden), Hannah Kennedy (Senath-Hornersville), Johnnie Johnson (Caruthersville), Katie Kellums (Portageville), KaLee Gore (Kennett), Meagan Ramirez (South Pemiscot), Megan Smith (Senath-Hornersville), Catelyn Chism (Hayti).. ...

Cooter defeats Chaffee 4-2 in sectional (05/26/10)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Cooter's Zach Watkins tried to do what all players do when they get the pitch they want -- make solid contact and drive it as far as possible. He did both. "He threw it right down the middle," Watkins said. "I tried to hit it hard and make good contact with it...

Blackcats end NMCC season (05/18/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Offensive woes for the New Madrid County Central Eagles led to the end of their 2010 baseball season on Monday afternoon falling to the No. 4 seed Fredericktown Blackcats, 12-1 in five innings at the Class 3, District 1 tournament at Notre Dame Regional High School...

Indians roll to second in SEMO Conference (05/12/10)
Jackson's Werner shot a 71 to capture medalist honors

ND boys win SEMO Central title in track (05/04/10)
The Notre Dame boys walked away conference champions at Monday's SEMO Central Conference meet at Charleston. The Bulldogs collected eight first-place finishes, led by Wynn McClellan's victories in the 1,600 and 3,200 and helping the 3,200 relay to the win...

Dexter golf team claims Sikeston Invitational (04/27/10)
The 14 teams that attended had wind, wet surfaces and a chill in the air to contend with on top of the course itself at the Sikeston Country Club.

Dexter claims the Sikeston Invitational (04/27/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The 2010 Sikeston Invitational Golf Tournament has not had very much luck with the weather the last two years. Last year, the tournament was cancelled due to thunderstorms. This year, the 14 teams that attended had wind, wet surfaces and a chill in the air to contend with on top of the course itself at the Sikeston Country Club...

Riverbend Invitational: Kennett sweeps 26th annual event held at NMCC (04/23/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- It was a great afternoon for the Kennett Indians, who Thursday took first in both the boys and girls side of the Riverbend Invitational Track Meet held at New Madrid Central Central High School. Of the eight schools taking part on the boys side and seven on the girls, Kennett took first in both categories with 152-points and 163-points respectively...

Tribe advances to Championship Game (03/05/10)
The Kennett Indians and Caruthersville Tigers met up for the third time this season in Thursday night's district tournament semifinal game. The game saw several runs by both teams. After the Tigers got into a hole early, they never could quite climb out of it. ...

Kennett advances to district championship game (03/05/10)
In the third meeting between the two teams, the Kennett boys basketball team knocked off Caruthersville 89-77 in the Class 3 District 1 semifinals.

Easy wins highlight boys first round play in Class 3 District 1 (03/02/10)
No game was decided by fewer than 28 points as all of the higher seeds advanced to the semifinals.

Blowouts: Easy wins highlight boys first round play (03/02/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com KENNETT -- The No. 1 seeded Kennett Indians had no trouble with the Kelly Hawks on Monday with an 87-24 victory in the first round of the Class 3, District 1 tournament at Kennett High School. The Hawks, who were the No. 8 seed of the tournament, were outscored by 18 points in the opening quarter which ballooned to a 45-point lead at the half...

Top seeds advance in Class 3, District 1 Tournament (03/02/10)
The Boys Class 3, District 1 Tournament kicked off in Kennett Monday night and as expected, all of the top seeds advanced. Kennett, New Madrid County Central and Caruthersville all used their speed to knock off their opponent while Charleston relied on their perimeter shooting...

March 1 Scoreboard (03/01/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Top seeds advance in Class 3, District 1 Tournament (03/02/10)
Kennett, Caruthersville, and New Madrid County Central used their speed to win while Charleston relied on their superior perimeter shooting.

NMCC pulls off only upset in first round of Class 3 District 1 girls tourney (03/01/10)
The No. 5 seed Eagles defeated Kelly while Kennett, Charleston and Scott City also advanced.

NMCC upsets Kelly; Scott City rolls (03/01/10)
KENNETT -- The No. 3 seeded Scott City Lady Rams ended the East Prairie Lady Eagles' season on Saturday with a 67-45 win during the Class 3, District 1 tournament in Kennett. A slim 10-8 lead after the first quarter led to Scott City doubling the Lady Eagle's second quarter total. The Lady Rams put the game away in the fourth quarter after they outscored East Prairie 24-13...

Feb. 27 Scoreboard (02/27/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: Martin helps St. Vincent to home win (02/25/10)
All the area high school events reported Wednesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 24 Scoreboard (02/24/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Flannigan powers Dexter's win (02/17/10)
Alan Flannigan produced a huge double-double in points and rebounds to lead the Dexter Bearcats to a 61-49 win over Caruthersville Tuesday night at the Bearcat Event Center. Flannigan finished with 32 points and 19 rebounds as the Bearcats snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 13-11 on the season with one regular season game remaining...

Girls kick off Bootheel Conference Tournament (02/11/10)
MALDEN, Mo.-The Girls Bootheel Conference Tournament kicked off Wednesday night in Malden. The first round saw Hayti vs. Kennett, Caruthersville vs. Senath-Hornersville and Campbell vs. Malden. Kennett, SHHS and Malden all took wins to advance to the semifinals. ...

High school roundup: Leopold captures tourney crown (02/11/10)
All of the area high school events reported Wednesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 10 Scoreboard (02/10/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Tribe wins Bootheel Conference Tournament (02/06/10)

The Tigers upset Portageville in semifinal game to advance (02/05/10)

Caruthersville upsets Portageville in the Bootheel Conference Tournament semifinals (02/05/10)
The No. 3 seed Tigers advanced to the title game with a 80-62 win over the No. 2 seed Portageville Bulldogs on Thursday night.

Roundup: NMCC drops game at Bluff (02/03/10)
POPLAR BLUFF -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles dropped their first SEMO Conference game of the season to Poplar Bluff 57-45 Tuesday night. Poplar Bluff opened with an 8-1 run then closed the first quarter with an 11-3 run. The Mules led by as many as 17 in the first half and took a 33-21 lead into halftime...

Caruthersville holds off South Pemiscot to advance to semi-finals (02/03/10)

Johnson, Bluejays get past Caruthersville (01/24/10)
CHARLESTON -- From his very first shot, Charleston junior Devonte Johnson could tell it was going to be a good Friday night for him. He drained a 3-pointer to open the scoring for the Bluejays in the first quarter as Johnson would end up tied for the game-high of 26 points with a total of four 3-pointers on the night...

Taking revenge: Lady Tribe avenges first loss of season against Twin Rivers (01/22/10)
The Kennett Lady Indians got a little payback in their game Thursday night against the Twin Rivers Lady Royals with a 53-32 win. The Lady Royals handed the Lady Tribe its first loss this season back in December at the Lady Royals Christmas Classic. That loss was on Kennett's mind coming into Thursday's game...

Dexter girls basketball team opens new event center with a win (01/14/10)
There were two things to celebrate after Dexter's game with Caruthersville Thursday night. One was a win by the Lady Bearcats. The second was the long awaited opening of the new Bearcat Event Center. Both were a big success.

Jan. 14 Scoreboard (01/14/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Scott City eases past Caruthersville (01/07/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com SCOTT CITY -- Even though the Scott City Lady Rams' have not had a game in three weeks they didn't look to be out of sync in any way. The Lady Rams easily took care of the Caruthersville Lady Tigers on Wednesday night in a one-sided 91-20 victory at Scott City High School...

High school roundup: Delta, St. Vincent reach tourney championship game (01/07/10)
All the scores from Wednesday night that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Jan. 6 Scoreboard (01/06/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

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Runs push Tribe past Caruthersville (12/09/09)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Having to fight through a few struggles against a tough field at the Hurricane Classic last week is already paying dividends for the Kennett Indians. That preparation showed Tuesday night, when the Tribe took an early lead against the Caruthersville Tigers and then held off a fourth-quarter run to take a 67-47 win in the Bootheel Conference opener for both teams...

Defense propels Lady Tribe past C-ville in conference opener (12/08/09)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- It was not too long ago that the Kennett Lady Indians found themselves struggling against the early part of their schedule. My, how times have changed. The Lady Tribe used a smothering defense to open a huge lead and never look back in a 51-20 rout of the Caruthersville Lady Tigers in Bootheel Conference play here Monday...

Lady Tribe wins Bulldog Classic (12/06/09)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Jerica Wheeler scored 13 of her team-high 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Kennett Lady Indians pulled away late to take a 63-54 win over Senath-Hornersville in the finals of the Bulldog Classic here Saturday night. Both teams battled back and forth and no team held more than a five-point lead until the middle of the final period...

Kennett, Lady Lions to meet for title (12/05/09)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Over the last few years, the basketball rivalry between the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions and the Kennett Lady Indians has steadily developed into one of the best in southeast Missouri. Now that rivalry may be headed up a notch. Both Kennett and the Lady Lions won their respective semifinal contests Friday night at the Bulldog Classic and will face each other for the tournament's title on Saturday night...

Lady Lions roll to big season-opening victory (12/01/09)
GIDEON, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions opened the 2009-2010 basketball season wit a bang, living up to their No. 1 seed at the Bulldog Classic with a 66-21 rout of Caruthersville here Monday. In other girls action at the Bulldog Classic, New Madrid County Central defeated Malden 44-35. On the boys side, Clarkton edged rival Gideon 76-74 and Caruthersville dominated the second half to roll past Senath-Hornersville 69-40...

Caruthersville football falls to Brentwood in quarterfinals (11/15/09)
After taking an early 7-0 lead, the Tigers saw host Brentwood score 28 straight points before eventually winning 28-14.

Gotta be "Fonda" the Tigers (11/11/09)
Vohland Fonda ran for 278 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Caruthersville football team to a victory Monday night.

Tribe on both ends of come-from-behind wins (11/11/09)
The Kennett Indians were on both ends of come-from-behind victories on Tuesday night against the Caruthersville Tigers. The Tribe rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to take a 32-30 win over Caruthersville in the seventh-grade game, while the Tigers scored the last 15 points in a 43-30 win over the eighth-grade squad at Kennett Middle School...

Dewrock leads All-Bootheel team (11/06/09)
Kennett senior wins league's top honor
Kennett senior Ciara Dewrock was named the Bootheel Conference's Player of the Year in volleyball on the league's all-conference team. ...

Tigers shutout Jays to claim district title (10/30/09)
CHARLESTON -- The Caruthersville Tigers dashed the Charleston Bluejays hopes for a miracle district title Thursday, as they cruised to a 27-0 victory at John Harris Marshall Stadium in Charleston. The rain-soaked contest began slowly for both squads. Caruthersville (8-2) finally found pay dirt early in the second quarter when Vohland Fonda punched it in from nine yards out...

Caruthersville beats Charleston, claims district title (10/30/09)
The Caruthersville Tigers dashed the Charleston Bluejays hopes for a miracle district title Thursday, as they cruised to a 27-0 victory at John Harris Marshall Stadium in Charleston.

Lady Lions, Kennett advance in district play (10/27/09)
SENATH, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions made sure history didn't repeat itself. After losing in the semifinals last fall as the top seed, the Lady Lions ensured that it did not happen this time, getting strong games from their setters and hitters to down the Caruthersville Lady Tigers 25-14, 25-20 in the semifinals of the Class 2, District 1 Tournament here Monday night...

Caruthersville forces East Prairie to wait for playoff berth (10/24/09)
The Tigers shut out the Eagles 21-0 on Friday night.

East Prairie football escapes with win over Charleston (10/17/09)
Trailing by three points with just over two-and-a-half minutes left in the game the Eagles converted on a fourth-and-six to give them their second lead of the night.

MSHSAA District Playoff Results and Standings (10/17/09)
Keep up with all the district playoffs results here.

Caruthersville football opens district play with win over Malden (10/17/09)
The Tigers scored on opening kickoff and raced to a 26-6 win.

Lady Tribe heads back to Bootheel finals (10/15/09)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- At tournament time, the name of the game is often survive and advance. The Kennett Lady Indians did just that, overcoming a slow start to down the Caruthersville Lady Tigers 25-21, 25-19 in the semifinals of the Bootheel Conference Tournament here Wednesday night...

Showtime starts Friday for area football teams (10/13/09)
The last seven weeks have been dress rehearsal. Now the show starts in earnest for area football teams. Friday night marks the opening of district play for Missouri high school football teams, with the top two teams in those four-team districts advancing to the postseason...

Dexter gets third straight win with victory over Caruthersville (10/09/09)
Dexter's Gary Summers intercepted a pass with less than a minute left in the game to seal his team's 20-13 victory.

New Madrid football gets by Caruthersville (09/26/09)
The Eagles improved to 4-1 with a 36-7 victory on Friday night.

Tribe, Eagles have much in common (09/17/09)
The Kennett Indians may feel like they're looking in the mirror Friday night when they line up against East Prairie. Despite the differences in their records -- Kennett is 1-2 while the Eagles are 3-0 -- both teams are very similar, from the type of offenses that they run to featuring tough, hard-nosed defenses...

Fourth quarter lifts Hayti over Kennett (09/12/09)
Sixteen fourth-quarter points were the difference for Hayti in a 30-14 win at home over rival Kennett.

Battle of the Indians: Kennett, Hayti renew age-old rivalry Friday night (09/10/09)
Kenneth Riedinger may be new to the Bootheel, but he already has an appreciation for the Battle of the Indians. "It's always a fun atmosphere when two teams have a long tradition," Riedinger, the Kennett head coach, said. "The Kennett-Hayti game is one in which you can throw the records out and be ready for a battle. They are a quality program that has had a ton of success and it is a privilege to play against them."...

Tigers hold off Tribe in defensive battle (09/05/09)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- In one of the Bootheel's better defensive battles in recent years, it was Caruthersville's speed that made the difference. The Tigers got 170 yards from junior running back Antonio Hopkins and racked up 131 yards in returns to overcome a pair of turnovers and take a 16-14 win over the Kennett Indians Friday night at Hopke Field...

Tonight's area high school football games (09/04/09)
(Kickoffs at 7 p.m.) Parkway South (0-1) at Jackson (0-1) Last week: Saint Louis University High 21, Parkway South 9; Riverview Gardens 34, Jackson 16 Last year: Jackson 38, Parkway South 14 Outlook: Jackson mishandled several snaps during its opening loss to Riverview Gardens and finished with minus-20 yards rushing on 24 attempts. ...

Tribe prepares for one Tiger of a test (09/03/09)
Fresh off a strong performance in a season-opening win last week, the Kennett Indians won't have to wait long to get their first tough test of the 2009 football season. That test will be administered by the Caruthersville Tigers, who reached the Class 2 quarterfinals last fall and are 1-0 this year after a 43-14 rout of St. Vincent last week...

All-Bootheel Conference baseball team: Salas is Player of the Year (06/10/09)
Senath-Hornersville senior Ben Salas was named the Bootheel Conference's Player of the Year in baseball on the league's all-conference team. Salas earned the honor as he helped the Lions win their first district title with a strong season on the mound, while also playing regularly at third base and behind the plate...

Lady 'Cats capture SEMO Central track title (05/05/09)
DEXTER -- Both of the Dexter girls and Kennett boys track teams won a share of the SEMO Central Conference track and field championship on Monday afternoon at Dexter high school. The Dexter girls team won their division with a score of 148 while New Madrid County Central finished in second place with a 131. Kennett finished third with a 79, Notre Dame came next with a 61, Caruthersville finished fifth with a 32 and Charleston ended up in sixth place with a 28...

Finley leads Tribe past Lions, into semis (02/17/09)

Risco comes up short against Campbell, 72-61 (01/18/09)
CAMPBELL -- The Risco Tigers, ranked No. 10 in Class 1, dropped their third-straight game Friday night, 72-61 to the Campbell Camels. The game was won at the free throw line as Campbell hit 23-of-34 from the charity stripe while Risco was only 11-of-24...

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL | FINAL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (unofficial) (12/16/08)
Final leaders in scoring, rushing, passing, receiving, tackles, sacks, fumble recoveries and interceptions.

Smothering D: Lady Tribe holds C'ville to five points in middle quarters (12/09/08)
The Kennett Lady Indians made their home debut in a big way Monday night. The Lady Tribe held Caruthersville to just one field goal total in the second and third quarters to roll to a 58-23 victory over the Lady Tigers in what was also the Bootheel Conference opener for both teams...

NMCC thumps Tigers, 69-37 (12/07/08)
NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Eagle basketball team routed the visiting Caruthersville Tigers 69-37 Friday night in New Madrid. The Eagles (2-1) were in control the duration of the contest and were led offensively by junior Kony Ealy (17 points, 11 rebounds, three steals) and senior Josh Minner (16 points, six rebounds, one steal)...

ROUNDUP: Twin Rivers stops Bell City (12/02/08)
By DAR STAFF ORAN -- The Twin Rivers Royals advanced to the semifinals of the Oran Invitational with a 75-67 win over the Bell City Cubs Monday night. Twin Rivers (2-0) had three players in double figures led by Kyle Oberkramer with 18 as well as Brett Whitlock and Ryan Miller each scoring 17...

Caruthersville falls to top-ranked Maplewood (11/15/08)
By David Kvidahl ~ Special to Semoball.com St. Louis -- Caruthersville never stood a chance. A surprise entrant in the Class 2 quarterfinals, the Tigers were overmatched and outmuscled as Maplewood-Richmond Heights showed why it's the top-ranked team in the state with a 44-0 victory Saturday at Mehlville High School...

Teams still are alive in playoffs (11/11/08)
CREVE COEUR --Jackson played a big game of keep away with Parkway North. The Indians rammed the ball down the Vikings' throat, rarely letting Parkway North's offense on the field in the second half during their Class 5 sectional football game Monday...

Caruthersville tops Malden in final minute (11/10/08)
Tigers 28, Green Wave 21

Green Wave's "backwall" tries to stop Tigers (11/09/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer When Malden lost to Caruthersville back on Oct.17 in the first game of districts, it was highly likely at the time that it would have been the two teams' only meeting of the season. Considering the situation of the district, it looked like East Priairie would have no problem getting into the playoffs with its stellar running game and Caruthersville's win right off the bat...

Twin Rivers wins first volleyball district crown (10/29/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer MALDEN -- After losing key components from last season, it was suppose to be a "down year" Twin Rivers coach Kelly Null said Tuesday night. But this year's team did something that no other Lady Royals volleyball team had ever accomplished...

Eagles hold off pesky Tigers (10/26/08)
EAST PRAIRIE -- The East Prairie Eagles football team was able to hold on against the Tigers of Caruthersville to win 22-15 Friday night in East Prairie. The Eagles (6-3) came out strong in the first quarter, striking for touchdowns on their first two possessions with runs by Jordan Jarrett. The Tigers (2-7) also showed their ability to move the ball early on with 45-yard bomb from quarterback David Shaw to Jovon Hagerman...

Bearcats looking for third straight against Tigers (10/09/08)
Dexter will be looking to make it three straight wins Friday night when the Bearcats travel to Caruthersville for a SEMO Central Conference battle with Tigers. Both teams struggled out of the gate to open the season with Caruthersville starting 0-5 before getting its first win last week, 14-12, over lowly Portageville. Dexter opened the season 0-4, but has now won two straight with last week's 49-42 shoot-out over Charleston and a 41-7 drubbing of Malden the week before...

Eagles roll past Caruthersville (09/28/08)
NEW MADRID-- The New Madrid County Central Eagles rolled past the Tigers of Caruthersville 32-12 Friday night in New Madrid. The Eagles put up solid offensive numbers, compiling 373 yards of total offense. One of New Madrid's most productive offensive weapons was running back Bryan Waters, who ran for 116 yards and received for 57 yards. He also had one touchdown...

Sikeston softball downs Twin Rivers in extra innings (09/19/08)
BROSELEY -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs rallied back from a three-run deficit against the Twin Rivers Lady Royals in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game at four and then won the game two innings later. Emilie Martin hit an inside the park home run to left field giving Sikeston a 5-4 lead in the ninth inning...

Tribe downs Tigers in home opener (09/07/08)
A week after shredding the defense with an aerial assault, the Kennett Indians used a balanced attack to defeat the visiting Caruthersville Tigers 24-21 Friday night at Metz Cherry Stadium. The Indians used its passing attack to take a healthy halftime advantage and grinded it out on the ground in the second half to hold on to the victory...

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 �" 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...