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Oran survives to play for district title (03/02/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com ORAN -- The Oran Lady Eagles got quite a scare but were able to hold on and defeat Saxony Lutheran 52-49 to advance to the Class 2, District 3 championship game Thursday night. After the two teams went back-and-forth for three quarters, Oran looked to have the game in their grasp when Shelbie Seyer hit a 3-pointer, giving the Lady Eagles a 50-42 lead with 1:30 left to play...

High school roundup: Meadow Heights advances to district title game (03/02/10)
All the area high school results reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

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

High school roundup: Woodland girls survive scare (02/28/10)
All the scores from Friday and Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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

High school roundup: Oak Ridge reaches 20 wins for first time (02/26/10)
All the area high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 25 Scoreboard (02/25/10)
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.

Martin helps St. Vincent to home win (02/25/10)
Liz Martin just missed a double-double in helping the St. Vincent girls basketball team down Scott City 50-22 in the Indians' regular-season finale Wednesday. Martin scored nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds in St. Vincent's 50-22 home win. Storm French paced St. Vincent (16-8) with 15 points. Kayla Seabaugh finished with nine rebounds in the win...

Delta girls win, EP girls fall (02/24/10)
CAMPBELL -- The Delta Lady Bobcats easily dispatched of the Campbell Lady Camels 62-33 on Tuesday night. Machela VanGennip led the squad with 23 points. Taylor Smith added 16. DELTA (62) -- Ashley Glaus 2, Taylor Smith 16, Lyndse Hambe 3, Katie Brucker 6, Kendra Burnett 4, Machela VanGennip 23, Samantha Bartels 2, Tori Burton 8. FG 25, FT 11-12, F 13. (3-pointers: Smith 1, VanGennip 2 Fouled out: none)...

High school roundup: Pirates drop district heartbreaker (02/24/10)
All the area high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 23 Scoreboard (02/23/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: Meadow Heights girls rout Saxony (02/23/10)
All the high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 22 Scoreboard (02/22/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: Panthers escape St. Vincent with 67-59 win (02/21/10)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 19 Scoreboard (02/19/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Ayers, Kirchdoerfer lift Lady Devils over Scott Central (02/19/10)
Anna Ayers and Taylor Kirchdoerfer combined for 51 points and made key defensive plays late in the game as the Lady Devils defeated Scott County Central 69-52 Thursday night.

Ayers, Kirchdoerfer lift Lady Devils over Scott Central, 69-52 (02/19/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CHAFFEE -- It was fitting that on Senior Night, Chaffee's two seniors stole the show. Anna Ayers and Taylor Kirchdoerfer combined for 51 points and made key defensive plays late in the game as the Lady Devils defeated Scott County Central 69-52 Thursday night...

High school roundup: Three Jackson wrestlers win first-round matches (02/19/10)
All the area high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Three wrestlers from Jackson and one from Central win first-round matches (02/19/10)
All the area high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 18 Scoreboard (02/18/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Roundup: Shorthanded Charleston downs Cape Central (02/17/10)
All the results that were reported to the Sikeston Standard Democrat on Wednesday.

Roundup: Shorthanded Charleston downs Cape Central (02/17/10)
CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Bluejays improved to 9-12 on the season with a SEMO Conference win over Cape Central 70-63 Tuesday night. Charleston, playing without Deonte Jones who missed the game with sickness, used a strong second quarter to take a 32-27 lead at halftime before pulling away in the fourth...

High school roundup: Notre Dame girls down Dexter 60-50 (02/17/10)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 16 Scoreboard (02/16/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: Johnson powers Cardinals past Bulldogs 62-52 (02/14/10)
All the action from Friday that was reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 12 Scoreboard (02/12/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

NMCC outlasts Chaffee (02/12/10)
Jasimane Flennoy seemed to be unstoppable in New Madrid County Central's 64-52 win over the Chaffee Lady Devils on Thursday night.

NMCC outlasts Chaffee (02/12/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- Jasimane Flennoy seemed to be unstoppable in New Madrid County Central's 64-52 win over the Chaffee Lady Devils on Thursday night. Despite getting in early foul trouble, Flennoy was able to make the most of her time on the court, finishing the game with 22 points and 22 rebounds. She was able to pull down many of her rebounds on the offensive end and provided many second chance opportunities for the Lady Eagles...

High school roundup: Trio leads Scott City girls to victory (02/05/10)
All the high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Trio leads Scott City girls to victory on the road (02/05/10)
Ashley Brant, Katie Hogan and Stephanie Essner all turned in double-doubles as the Scott City girls basketball team defeated Sikeston 64-56 on the road Thursday night. Brant scored a team-high 16 points and had 11 rebounds for Scott City (14-3); Hogan matched her 14 points with 14 rebounds; and Essner finished with 15 points and dished out 10 assists...

Feb. 4 Scoreboard (02/04/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Central, Perryville now district football foes (02/04/10)
A move up in class and a move down in class has aligned Perryville and Central as district football opponents for the next two years. While Central is nearly twice the size of its neighbor to the north, both schools find themselves in Class 4 District 1 after the new class and district alignments recently were unveiled by the Missouri State High School Activities Association. It was the most dramatic change for the six area high schools, who all were affected by the biennial realignment...

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...

High school roundup: St. Vincent boys top Grandview 55-53 (02/03/10)
Area high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 2 Scoreboard (02/02/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Oran shuts down Chaffee 52-29 (02/02/10)
"I'm really proud of our defense," Oran coach Adam Friga said. "We did a much better job as the game progressed, applying pressure defensively and that really got our offense going."

Oran shuts down Chaffee 52-29 (02/02/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com ORAN -- Oran coach Adam Friga sang the praises of his defense after Monday night's game against Chaffee, and rightfully so as the Lady Eagles allowed only one field goal in the second half en route to a 52-29 win. "I'm really proud of our defense," Friga said. "We did a much better job as the game progressed, applying pressure defensively and that really got our offense going."...

High school roundup: Meadow Heights girls win road game against Delta (02/02/10)
All the high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 1 Scoreboard (02/01/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: Delta gets past pesky Chaffee in overtime (01/29/10)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Jan. 28 Scoreboard (01/28/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Risco, NMCC boys post wins; Chaffee falls (01/27/10)
RISCO -- The Risco Tigers improved to 7-6 and 4-2 in the Tri-County Conference with a 62-50 win over Gideon Tuesday night. The Tigers trailed 13-11 heading into the second quarter but a 20-6 run in the second helped put Risco in front for good. "We started moving the ball well and finally started hitting some shots," said Risco coach Brandon Blankenship of his team's second quarter. "We really got the inside-outside game going."...

High school roundup: Meadow Heights defeats Zalma 88-84 (01/27/10)
All of the area high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Meadow Heights boys basketball defeats Zalma 88-84 (01/27/10)
Dustin Hubler recorded his second consecutive double-double as host Meadow Heights held off Zalma 88-84 on Tuesday in boys high school basketball action. Meadow Heights led 35-29 at halftime, and then held on in a high-scoring second half in which Zalma held a 55-52 scoring advantage...

Jan. 26 Scoreboard (01/26/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: Morrill hits milestone in ND win (01/26/10)
All of the area high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Jan. 25 Scoreboard (01/25/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

HIgh school roundup: Scott County heads to championship game after defeating Delta 83-46 (01/22/10)
All the area high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Scott County heads to championship game after defeating Delta 83-46 (01/22/10)
All the area high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Jan. 21 Scoreboard (01/21/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

East Prairie upsets Scott City; Delta advances (01/20/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com SCOTT CITY -- In the opening round of the Scott-Miss Conference Tournament, two clubs hit the floor looking for their third victory of the season. Fortunately, for the East Prairie Eagles, Connor Scott came to play against the Scott City Rams and at the end of the night his 28 points aided an Eagles' 64-59 victory...

Central wrestlers pin 40-39 dual loss on North County (01/20/10)
Central needed to forfeit four matches, but the wrestlers who competed for the Tigers on Tuesday delivered. Central used pins by Caleb Yeargain (125 pounds), Raymond Woldtvedt (160) and Kevin Flesher (171) to nip North County 40-39. The pins by Woldtvedt and Flesher were in the final two matches wrestled...

Chaffee Red Devils Basketball (01/19/10)
Take a look at a group photo of this year's Chaffee boys basketball team.

Inside play lifts Sikeston over Lady Devils, 62-34 (01/19/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs used their distinct height advantage to pound the Chaffee Lady Devils inside on their way to a 62-34 win in front of the home crowd Monday night. "I thought we played pretty good," said Sikeston coach Homer Jackson. "There were moments where we didn't do the fundamental things like blocking out and giving them extra shots. Those kinds of things we didn't do well and we need to work on that when we get back to practice."...

Chaffee converts free throws at end to dump Kelly (01/17/10)
BENTON, Mo. -- In the throws of a six-game losing streak, the Chaffee Red Devils needed a win against Scott County rival Kelly. "We wanted this one really, really bad," Chaffee sophomore Alex Crowe said. Chaffee's defense delivered the victory...

Jan. 15 Scoreboard (01/15/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Bobcats turn back Scott City in tourney final (01/15/10)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Delta's defense refused to allow Scott City to work inside. The Bobcats hounded the Rams and forced Scott City's shooters outside. Delta's strategy worked as it posted a 53-42 victory in Thursday's championship game of the Scott-Mississippi Conference tournament at Chaffee High School...

Missed chances (01/12/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CHAFFEE -- With just over a minute left in regulation, the East Prairie Lady Eagles had their chance at getting over that hump. The Kelly Lady Hawks gave East Prairie numerous chances late in the game on Monday night to defeat a team that has had their number in recent years...

Third place fury (01/11/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com DELTA -- Often times third place games get lost in the mix during tournament action. On Saturday afternoon, the complete opposite took place as the Oran Lady Eagles and the Meadow Heights Lady Panthers battled each other until the final buzzer, in search of the third place prize...

High school roundup: Jackson falls short at Tiger Shootout (01/10/10)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Jan. 9 Scoreboard (01/09/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Scott City vs. Chaffee boys basketball canceled tonight (01/08/10)
The Scott City Rams boys high school basketball team will not travel to Chaffee to face the Red Devils tonight as scheduled. A text alert sent to students and parents by the Scott City school administration this morning said tonight's game, originally scheduled for 6 p.m. at Chaffee, is canceled...

Oran drops 'bad game' (01/07/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com DELTA -- The Oran Lady Eagles picked the wrong night to have 'the worst game of their life' on Wednesday evening in the Delta New Year's Tournament. A 31-25 halftime score seemed nice at the time, but in the end, the Lady Eagles were outscored 22-9 in the last two frames to lose 53-34 to the St. Vincent Lady Indians...

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.

Local roundup (01/06/10)
Sikeston wrestlers fall to Poplar Bluff POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston Bulldogs wrestling team lost a close dual match to Poplar Bluff 41-33 Tuesday night. Sikeston got pins from Cody Middleton (103) at 0:38; Dustin Wells (135) at 1:36; Clayten Driskill (215) at 4:28 and Josh Carlyle (hwt) at 1:27. The Bulldogs also got a forfeit win in the 112 pound division while Kenton Robinson (145) won 4-3 in overtime against Poplar Bluff's Dalton Bilderback...

High school round up: St. Vincent advances to Delta tourney semifinals (01/06/10)
All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Jan. 5 Scoreboard (01/05/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Charleston overcomes shaky start; Scott Central rolls (12/29/09)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Charleston Bluejays overcame a shaky start to defeat the No. 5 seed Advance Hornets on Monday night in the second round of the 2009 seMissourian Christmas tournament. After falling behind 9-7 at the end of the first quarter, the Bluejays began pounding away. A 30-point second quarter gave Charleston a 14-point advantage at the half and they would never look back...

Leopold defense clamps down on Chaffee (12/29/09)
Leopold tightened the defensive screws in the second quarter. The added pressure helped the Wildcats suffocate Chaffee's offense. Leopold held the Red Devils to two points in the second quarter on its way to a 55-41 victory Monday in a consolation bracket game at the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament...

Scott Central blasts Kelly as seeds hold true (12/28/09)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A hot start gave way to the exploration of the bench for Scott Central head coach Kenyon Wright on Saturday morning as his Braves squad blew away the Kelly Hawks 90-22. The top-seeded Scott Central squad is in search of a repeat crown in the 2009 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament, held at the Show Me Center...

Leopold turns up defense, shuts down Chaffee (12/28/09)
Leopold held the Red Devils to two points in the second quarter on its way to a 55-41 victory Monday in a consolation bracket game at the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament.

Jackson uses dominant second quarter to defeat Chaffee (12/26/09)
The Indians outscored Chaffee 25-0 in the second quarter.

High school roundup: Woodland boys defeat Kelly 57-46 (12/20/09)
All the scores reported to the Southeast Missourian from Friday night's games.

St. Vincent's Pavlovsky is Southeast Missourian football player of the year (12/20/09)
C.J. Pavlovsky considered attending high school in Cape Girardeau so he could play his favorite sport since St. Vincent didn't offer boys soccer. A lot of defenses wish he'd made that move four years ago after Pavlovsky rushed for more than 1,000 yards as the Indians' senior running back this year...

High school roundup: Woodland boys defeat Kelly 57-46 (12/20/09)
All the scores reported to the Southeast Missourian from Friday night's games.

Dec. 18 Scoreboard (12/18/09)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Oak Ridge advances to tournament unbeaten (12/18/09)
The Oak Ridge boys basketball team will enter the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament as the only unbeaten team in the 16-team field. The Blue Jays improved to 7-0 Thursday night with an 89-46 road victory against East Prairie. Oak Ridge doubled up on East Prairie in the first quarter, building a 32-16 lead and extending the advantage to 54-25 by halftime...

Dec. 17 Scoreboard (12/17/09)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: Woodland bests Chaffee in OT (12/13/09)
All the local events from Friday night that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Woodland bests Chaffee in OT (12/13/09)
Neil Johnson netted 13 points to lead the Woodland boys basketball team past Chaffee in overtime Friday. The Cardinals emerged with the 57-56 road win. Martin Williams and Corey Chapman both netted 12 points from Woodland (1-3). Mike Rutherford scored 20 points and Jordan Yahn added 16 for the Red Devils (2-1)...

Oran Eagles get by Scott City (12/13/09)
CHAFFEE -- The Woodland Cardinals and the Chaffee Red Devils went to overtime action on Friday evening with the visiting Cardinals eventually pulling out of town with the win, 57-56. The game was tight from the beginning but the Cardinals held a 41-35 lead heading into the fourth quarter when the Red Devils came storming back in the fourth quarter. ...

Dec. 11 Scoreboard (12/11/09)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Scott City advances to finals with win over Oran (12/10/09)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CHAFFEE -- Once they made the few adjustments they needed, the Scott City Rams took care of the Oran Lady Eagles on Wednesday night in a 53-38 victory at the Lady Devils Invitational Tournament at Chaffee High School. The Lady Rams came out on fire in the first quarter with back-to-back 3-pointers from Stephanie Essner and Katie Hogan. That six-point lead did not hold for very long as Oran came back to tie the game at six points apiece...

High school roundup: Hogan leads Rams to Chaffee Invite title game (12/10/09)
All the scores from Wednesday night's action that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Dec. 9 Scoreboard (12/09/09)
Nightly high school basketball box scores.

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Jackson girls win seven-team, season-opening swim meet (12/09/09)
Jackson won three events in state-qualifying times as it opened the high school girls swimming season Tuesday with a victory in a seven-team meet at Central Pool. Jackson finished with 244 points to win a tight battle with Notre Dame, which finished second at 231.5. Central (146.5) placed third, followed by Poplar Bluff (105), Saxony Lutheran (84), St. Vincent (83) and Perryville (66)...

Dec. 8 Scoreboard (12/08/09)
Girls Basketball NEW SALEM (56) -- Kelsey Barlow 17, Marti Pool 23, Leah Jones 12, Racheal Pool 4. FG 24, FT 7-14, F 5. (3-pointers: Barlow 1. Fouled out: none) WESTWOOD (11) -- Olivia Barker 2, Hannah Hart 6, Abbie Allen 2, Katie Perry 1. FG 4, FT 3-5, F 7. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)...

Sikeston falls in first round of tourney (12/08/09)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CHAFFEE -- The 33rd Annual Chaffee Lady Devils Tournament got underway on Monday evening with two of the three games playing true to their original seedings. The top-seeded Scott City Lady Rams were the first to take to the floor and they handled business against the host, eighth-seeded Chaffee Lady Devils by a final of 62-23...

Notre Dame wrestlers win first dual meet (12/08/09)
The first-year Notre Dame wrestling team collected its first dual victory Monday night in a three-team meet at New Madrid, Mo. The Bulldogs defeated New Madrid 54-30, but also suffered a 54-27 loss to Dexter. "We wrestled pretty good and finally won," said Notre Dame coach Marc Stevener...

High school roundup: Panthers reach Woodland semis (12/02/09)
All the local high school action from Tuesday that was reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Panthers reach Woodland semis (12/02/09)
Sixth-seed Meadow Heights jumped on third-seed Scott City in the first quarter Tuesday as it advanced to the semifinals of the Woodland tournament with a 74-59 victory in boys basketball. The Panthers outscored the Rams 23-7 in the opening quarter as it set up an 8 p.m. Thursday pairing against No. 2 Leopold, which defeated No. 7 Zalma in Monday's first-round action...

Dec. 2 Scoreboard (12/01/09)

High school roundup: Hornets swarm Malden in tourney (12/01/09)
All the local high school action from Monday that was reported to the Southeast Missourian

2009-10 Chaffee Boys Basketball Preview (11/25/09)
Chaffee coach Josh Govreau will bring more size and depth into his second season as coach. The Red Devils were lack ing in both those areas a year ago when they went 6-17. Chaffee players still won't have to duck their heads when they enter gymnasiums this season, but they will have a trio of players at 6 foot 2 in junior forwards Andy Terhune and Tyler Botkin and sophomore Jordan Yahn...

2009-10 Chaffee Girls Basketball Preview (11/25/09)
After having coached the Chaffee boys for four years, Tyson Moyers returns for his second stint as the girls coach. Moyers, who coached the girls team in the 2003-2004 season, takes over a program that struggled to win last year. Moyers inherits a roster that is long on guards and short on height...

Chaffee cheerleaders take second in the state (11/16/09)
Chaffee competed against 11 squads for this title, and were scored on tumbling, stunts, choreography, crowd involvement, overall entertainment value, and several other categories.

Chaffee's Boschan brings home Class 1 state cross country title (11/08/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The first thing Chaffee junior Luisa Boschan did after winning the girls Class 1 cross country championship Saturday morning was run over to the sidelines. Boschan went to cheer on her Red Devils teammates as they finished the race. That's because Boschan feels like they're family after leaving Germany in August to spend the year as a foreign exchange student...

Saxony Lutheran girls place five in top 15 to claim district championship (11/01/09)
The Saxony Lutheran girls spent Friday night dancing away at the school's Halloween dance. Coach Larry Cleair wasn't too worried about it. "It got over early," Cleair said. "I told them to have a good time but use your head. They're great kids so I wasn't too worried."...

Saxony Lutheran girls place five in top 15 to claim championship (11/01/09)
The Saxony Lutheran girls spent Friday night dancing away at the school's Halloween dance. Coach Larry Cleair wasn't too worried about it. "It got over early," Cleair said. "I told them to have a good time but use your head. They're great kids so I wasn't too worried."...

High school roundup: New Madrid dashes Perryville's playoff hopes with win (10/30/09)
All the local high school action from Thursday that was reported to the Southeast Missourian.

New Madrid dashes Perryville's playoff hopes with win (10/30/09)
Perryville's slim hopes of a football playoff berth evaporated with its 34-6 home loss to New Madrid County Central on Thursday. The Pirates needed a victory and for Kennett to beat Dexter. Neither happened. Perryville finished the season 1-9. Portageville 54, Chaffee 20...

A look at this week's high school football games (10/29/09)
Jackson (0-9) at Central (0-9) Last week: Rockwood Summit 7, Jackson 3; Eureka 43, Central 0 Last year: Jackson 27, Central 14 Outlook: For a game with nothing of real consequence -- conference or playoffs -- riding on it, this game has a lot at stake. It's not every day archrivals meet with a collective record of 0-18 in a season-ending game...

Chaffee suffers 38-6 loss at Hayti (10/25/09)
Chaffee football coach Charlie Vickery has seen a troublesome trend in his team's play this season. "Our problem all year has been giving up the big play," Vickery said. That was once again the problem for the Red Devils in their 38-6 loss at Hayti on Friday night in Class 1 District 1 action...

Big plays cost Chaffee again in loss to Hayti (10/24/09)
According to coach Charlie Vickery, Chaffee gave up rushes of 35, 36 and 56 yards and two 28-yard pass plays in its 38-6 loss on Friday night.

Chaffee Football Statistics (10/23/09)
Chaffee offensive statistics through seven games. The Red Devils 1-6...

Jackson, Central enter second district games hopeful, winless (10/23/09)
Jackson (0-8) at Rockwood Summit (2-6) Last week: Eureka 7, Jackson 0; Rockwood Summit 31, Central 10 Last year: Jackson 27, Rockwood Summit 3 Outlook: Jackson is 0-8 for the first time since going 0-8 in 1942. The Indians are averaging 7.75 points a game while their opponents have averaged 28.4 points a game. ...

Boschan takes home cross country title (10/21/09)
Chaffee's Luisa Boschan finished almost 2 minutes ahead of the second-place finisher to win the SEMO small schools conference cross country title Tuesday. Boschan covered the course in 20 minutes, 51 seconds. Saxony Lutheran's Kristin Dippold was second in 22:44...

ND's Johnson races to victory at Farmington Invitational (10/18/09)
Notre Dame senior Ryan Johnson ran to victory in the boys race at the Farmington Invitational cross country meet Saturday. Johnson crossed the line in 16 minutes, 38.83 seconds to help the Bulldogs finish second. Farmington won with 44 points to 47 for Notre Dame...

St. Vincent claims 40-12 victory over Chaffee in football district opener (10/18/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The floppy-haired quarterback at St. Vincent is gone, courtesy of C.J. Pavlovsky. The Indians' running back shaved Tim Schumer's head in preparation for districts. "About six of us did it for districts," Pavlovsky said. "We went over to my house one night. So the floppy-haired quarterback over here, we cut it all off."...

High school roundup: ND's Johnson races to victory at Farmington Invitational (10/18/09)
All the local high school action from Saturday reported to the Southeast Missourian.

St. Vincent claims 40-12 victory over Chaffee in football district opener (10/18/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The floppy-haired quarterback at St. Vincent is gone, courtesy of C.J. Pavlovsky. The Indians' running back shaved Tim Schumer's head in preparation for districts. "About six of us did it for districts," Pavlovsky said. "We went over to my house one night. So the floppy-haired quarterback over here, we cut it all off."...

High school roundup: ND's Johnson races to victory at Farmington Invitational (10/18/09)
All the local high school action from Saturday reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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

Schumer leads St. Vincent past Chaffee (10/17/09)
Tim Schumer threw for two touchdowns and ran for another pair in St. Vincent's 40-12 victory over Chaffee in their Class 1 District 1 game Friday.

A look at first week of district football (10/16/09)
Eureka (2-4) at Jackson (0-7) Last week: Parkway Central 21, Eureka 7; Poplar Bluff 25, Jackson 6 Last year: (District) Eureka 17, Jackson 10; (quarterfinals) Jackson 10, Eureka 7 Outlook: Jackson is 0-7 for the second time in school history -- the Indians went 0-7 in 1942 -- but the Indians have a legitimate shot of advancing from a district that features four teams with a combined 3-24 record entering district play. ...

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...

Malden edges past Chaffee in fourth quarter for 7-6 win (10/11/09)
MALDEN, Mo. -- After losing three of its last five games by seven points or fewer, Malden was due. The Malden defense has allowed 18.3 points per game, well below the 26.3 points a game they averaged through six games last year. The Green Wave finally delivered Friday night for homecoming. Malden made two huge fourth-down stops to end the first half on its way to a 7-6 win over Chaffee...

One touchdown enough for Malden against Chaffee (10/09/09)
The Green Wave scored its only touchdown in the second quarter of a 7-6 victory over Chaffee at home on Friday night.

A look at this week's high school football games (10/09/09)
Central (0-6) at Seckman (3-3) Last week: Poplar Bluff 51, Central 12; Seckman 55, Windsor 45 Last year: Central 26, Seckman 18 Outlook: Central will be looking for a repeat of last year's game when the Tigers also were 0-6 and found the win column against the Jaguars. ...

High school roundup: Leopold volleyball comes back in 3rd game to beat Jackson (10/09/09)
A recap of the local high school action Thursday that was reported to the Southeast Missourian.

A look at this week's high school football games (10/09/09)
Central (0-6) at Seckman (3-3) Last week: Poplar Bluff 51, Central 12; Seckman 55, Windsor 45 Last year: Central 26, Seckman 18 Outlook: Central will be looking for a repeat of last year's game when the Tigers also were 0-6 and found the win column against the Jaguars. ...

High school roundup: Jackson, Central pull upsets in first round of district softball tourney (10/08/09)
A recap of all the local high school sports action from Wednesday that was reported to the Southeast Missourian.

East Prairie shuts out Red Devils (10/04/09)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Defense and special teams paid dividends for East Prairie on Friday night as it handed the visiting Chaffee Red Devils a 48-0 loss. A fumble recovery, goal-line stand, interception and another fumble recovery all led to five East Prairie touchdowns as the Eagles capitalized on great field position...

Three Central runners finish in top five at ND Invitational (10/04/09)
Three Central runners finished in the top five, including champion Mary Dohogne, as the Tigers dominated the field on their way to the team title at the Notre Dame Invitational cross country meet Saturday. Dohogne's win in her fifth event of the season comes only a short time after battling mononucleosis at the beginning of the season...

East Prairie shuts out Red Devils (10/04/09)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Defense and special teams paid dividends for East Prairie on Friday night as it handed the visiting Chaffee Red Devils a 48-0 loss. A fumble recovery, goal-line stand, interception and another fumble recovery all led to five East Prairie touchdowns as the Eagles capitalized on great field position...

East Prairie football shuts out Chaffee (10/03/09)
A fumble recovery, a goal line stand, an interception and another fumble recovery led to five East Prairie touchdowns in its 48-0 victory.

High school roundup: Jackson volleyball team sweeps Notre Dame (10/02/09)
A recap of Thursday's local high school action reported to the Southeast Missourian.

This week's football games (10/02/09)
Today's Games Central (0-5) at Poplar Bluff (3-2) Last week: Sikeston 33, Central 6; Poplar Bluff 57, North County 7 Last year: Poplar Bluff 21, Central 20 Outlook: For the second year in a row, Central finds itself winless as it faces Poplar Bluff in the sixth week of the season. ...

High school roundup: Jackson volleyball team sweeps Notre Dame (10/02/09)
A recap of Thursday's local high school action reported to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Dock throws perfect game for Kelly against Oran (10/01/09)
The results from Wednesday's high school action reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Scott City bowls over rival Red Devils (09/27/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Wade Keesee set the tone early for the Scott City football team against archrival Chaffee. Keesee recovered a pair of first-quarter fumbles to help jumpstart the Rams in their 27-6 victory Friday night. "I went in there trying to assist with the tackles," he said. "I kind of backed off because I knew the guy already was down. I saw the ball go out of his hands so I jumped on it -- natural instinct...

Chaffee honors state runners-up (09/27/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Steven Hendrix felt awkward by being honored with his teammates after Friday's homecoming football game. "I don't feel like anything that special because I feel like we lost," he said. Hendrix and his teammates from the 2009 Class 1 state runner-up boys track team were recognized for their accomplishment after Friday's Chaffee vs. ...

Scott City bowls over rival Red Devils (09/27/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Wade Keesee set the tone early for the Scott City football team against archrival Chaffee. Keesee recovered a pair of first-quarter fumbles to help jumpstart the Rams in their 27-6 victory Friday night. "I went in there trying to assist with the tackles," he said. "I kind of backed off because I knew the guy already was down. I saw the ball go out of his hands so I jumped on it -- natural instinct...

Chaffee honors state runners-up (09/27/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Steven Hendrix felt awkward by being honored with his teammates after Friday's homecoming football game. "I don't feel like anything that special because I feel like we lost," he said. Hendrix and his teammates from the 2009 Class 1 state runner-up boys track team were recognized for their accomplishment after Friday's Chaffee vs. ...

Runaway (09/27/09)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CHAFFEE -- The Scott City Rams knew that Friday's game was a big one. Not only was it against their biggest rival, the Chaffee Red Devils, but it was a chance for them to get their first win of the season. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition. ...

Scott City runs over rival Chaffee (09/26/09)
Garett Schaefer rushed for 169 yards and two scores to lead Scott City to a 27-6 victory against archrival Chaffee on Friday night.

A look at this week's high school football games (09/25/09)
Tonight's games Scott City (0-4) at Chaffee (1-2) Last week: Fredericktown 36, Scott City 14; St. Pius 41, Chaffee 0 Last season: Chaffee 28, Scott City 6 Outlook: Chaffee ended a 21-game losing streak in its rivalry with Scott City in 2007 and has since built a two-game winning streak against the Rams. ...

Delta rides five-run fifth to 10-2 win vs. Chaffee (09/23/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- One big inning doomed Chaffee's upset bid and helped Delta get back on track. The Bobcats (13-5) came from behind to knock off the host Red Devils 10-2 on Tuesday night. The Red Devils (4-16) looked poised to knock off Delta through the first four innings before things unraveled in the top of the fifth...

Kelly's Kern races to win at Oak Ridge Invitational (09/23/09)
Kelly senior Cody Kern raced to victory in the boys race at the Oak Ridge Invitational cross country meet Tuesday. Kern covered the course in 16 minutes, 5 seconds, while Delta's Zach Riegert was third (16:28) and Woodland's Dylan Drum fourth (16:30)...

Delta rides five-run fifth to 10-2 win vs. Chaffee (09/23/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- One big inning doomed Chaffee's upset bid and helped Delta get back on track. The Bobcats (13-5) came from behind to knock off the host Red Devils 10-2 on Tuesday night. The Red Devils (4-16) looked poised to knock off Delta through the first four innings before things unraveled in the top of the fifth...

Kelly's Kern races to win at Oak Ridge Invitational (09/23/09)
Kelly senior Cody Kern raced to victory in the boys race at the Oak Ridge Invitational cross country meet Tuesday. Kern covered the course in 16 minutes, 5 seconds, while Delta's Zach Riegert was third (16:28) and Woodland's Dylan Drum fourth (16:30)...

St. Pius bottles up Chaffee's offense (09/20/09)
For Chaffee football coach Charlie Vickery, there was a simple explanation for his team's lopsided 41-0 loss to St. Pius on Friday night. "We just didn't have much offense and we didn't play very good defense, to be honest," Vickery said in a phone interview after the game...

Chaffee football shut out by St. Pius (09/18/09)
The Red Devils were out-gained by more than 300 yards in the 41-0 loss. "We absolutely played the worst game that we've played in I don't know how long," Chaffee coach Charlie Vickery said after the loss.

A look at this week's high school football games (09/18/09)
Chaffee (1-1) at Festus St. Pius (0-3) Last week: Crystal City 40, Chaffee 20; Maplewood 27, St. Pius 8 Last year: Chaffee 24, St. Pius 20 Outlook: Last year's meeting was the first ever between the schools. After an open week, Chaffee found itself overmatched by a speedy Crystal City offense last Friday. ...

High school roundup: Kelly softball shuts outs East Prairie behind Powell's one-hitter (09/18/09)
Kristen Powell tossed a one-hitter to lead Kelly past East Prairie 13-0 in five innings in softball action Thursday. The game was scheduled for East Prairie but was played at Kelly because the Eagles' field was too wet. Powell struck out 10 and walked two...

A look at this week's high school football games (09/18/09)
Chaffee (1-1) at Festus St. Pius (0-3) Last week: Crystal City 40, Chaffee 20; Maplewood 27, St. Pius 8 Last year: Chaffee 24, St. Pius 20 Outlook: Last year's meeting was the first ever between the schools. After an open week, Chaffee found itself overmatched by a speedy Crystal City offense last Friday. ...

High school roundup: Kelly softball shuts outs East Prairie behind Powell's one-hitter (09/18/09)
Kristen Powell tossed a one-hitter to lead Kelly past East Prairie 13-0 in five innings in softball action Thursday. The game was scheduled for East Prairie but was played at Kelly because the Eagles' field was too wet. Powell struck out 10 and walked two...

High school roundup: Reinagel perfect in Bulldogs' 14-0 victory (09/17/09)
Notre Dame senior Lauren Reinagel threw her first perfect game of the season Wednesday. Reinagel helped her cause by going 2 for 3 at the plate in the Bulldogs' 14-0 victory against Chaffee. Jane Morrill connected for a home run and a double while Hali Rendleman and Alecia Glaus both went 2 for 2 for Notre Dame (12-2)...

High school roundup: Scott City boys runners squeak past Oak Ridge (09/13/09)
First-year cross country program Scott City edged out Oak Ridge for the boys title at the Kelly Invitational on Saturday. The Rams scored 46 points to 47 for the Blue Jays. Delta's boys were third with 77 points. Fourteen schools participated, although not all fielded full teams...

Crystal City overpowers Chaffee's defense (09/13/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Crystal City's air attack proved too powerful for Chaffee's defense Friday night. The Hornets' short passes quickly turned into big gains as Crystal City rolled to the 40-20 victory. "We just did little short plays and we have athletes on our team," Crystal City quarterback Neal Slabby said. "Pretty much we just want to get the ball to them and let them run. ... We wanted to get the ball immediately out there so they could make a move on them, make them miss."...

High school roundup: Scott City boys runners squeak past Oak Ridge (09/13/09)
First-year cross country program Scott City edged out Oak Ridge for the boys title at the Kelly Invitational on Saturday. The Rams scored 46 points to 47 for the Blue Jays. Delta's boys were third with 77 points. Fourteen schools participated, although not all fielded full teams...

Crystal City's aerial blitz sinks Chaffee (09/12/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Crystal City's air attack proved too potent for Chaffee's defense Friday night. The Hornets passed for 301 yards and two touchdowns in their 40-20 victory. "We just did little short plays and we have athletes on our team," Crystal City quarterback Neal Stabby said. ...

Crystal City's aerial blitz sinks Chaffee (09/12/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Crystal City's air attack proved too potent for Chaffee's defense Friday night. The Hornets passed for 301 yards and two touchdowns in their 40-20 victory. "We just did little short plays and we have athletes on our team," Crystal City quarterback Neal Slabby said. ...

High school roundup: Jackson boys soccer squeaks in a win over Carbondale at home (09/11/09)
The Jackson boys soccer team remained undefeated by the slimmest of margins, winning at home on penalty kicks Thursday. The Indians and Carbondale, Ill., ended regulation tied 3-3, which is the way things stood after two overtimes. Carbondale failed on two of its five penalty kicks. Jackson made its first four, capped by Dylan Blaylock's successful shot that ended the contest...

A look at this week's high school football games (09/11/09)
Crystal City (0-2) at Chaffee (1-0) Last week: Sullivan 16, Crystal City 14; Chaffee did not play Last year: Crystal City 35, Chaffee 21 Outlook: Chaffee has had two weeks to savor a 12-6 victory against Grandview in its season opener. ...

High school roundup: Jackson boys soccer squeaks in a win over Carbondale at home (09/11/09)
The Jackson boys soccer team remained undefeated by the slimmest of margins, winning at home on penalty kicks Thursday. The Indians and Carbondale, Ill., ended regulation tied 3-3, which is the way things stood after two overtimes. Carbondale failed on two of its five penalty kicks. Jackson made its first four, capped by Dylan Blaylock's successful shot that ended the contest...

Kelly throws no-hitter against Central (09/04/09)
The Kelly softball pitching staff tossed its second no-hitter in three games in Thursday's 11-0 victory against Central. Danielle Dock and Kristen Powell combined to silence the Tigers' offense. Dock struck out six over three innings before Powell struck out two in the final two innings...

High school roundup: Jackson opens gym with sweep of St. Vincent (09/02/09)
The Jackson volleyball team opened the new gym with a 2-0 victory over St. Vincent on Tuesday. Taylor Glueck led the Indians with four kills, five digs and one block in Jackson's 25-15, 25-16 victory. Rachael Meyr had nine digs and eight assists while Cassandra Bollinger had 12 digs for Jackson. Jill Rushin added 11 digs and two aces for the winners...

Chaffee rallies to prolong Grandview's losing streak (08/29/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Sophomore Trevor Cannon snatched the ball after watching it pop into the air. "I came down with it and my first thought was get to the ground," he said. Cannon's interception ensured his Chaffee Red Devils would not be stuck with the dubious distinction of ending Grandview's losing streak...

Chaffee earns 1st win of the season (08/28/09)
Chaffee scored five runs in the second inning and three more in the fifth in its first victory of the season Thursday in high school softball action at Scott City. Winning pitcher Montana Estes helped her cause with two RBIs. Taylor Kirchdoerfer added two hits, including a double, for the Red Devils (1-2)...

Chaffee football preview: Devils load backfield with wide variety (08/27/09)
Four to six players will run the ball for Chaffee this season. Chaffee coach Charlie Vickery hopes the depth will make up for a lack of experience.

Oran opens softball season with 13-3 victory at home (08/26/09)
Oran banged out four doubles as it opened its high school softball season with a 13-3 victory in five innings Tuesday at home against St. Vincent. Baily Carlyle led the offense with a pair of doubles, while Halle Woodfin and Amanda Williams added a double apiece. Woodfin finished with three RBIs and Williams, Taylor Irwin and Shelbie Seyer had two each...

Jackson uses late inning rally to beat Lady Devils (08/25/09)
CHAFFEE-- The Chaffee Lady Devils succumbed to a late surge by the Jackson Lady Indians Monday, dropping their season opener 7-1 in Chaffee. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

Kelly's Dock tosses no-hitter in opener (08/25/09)
Danielle Dock wasted no time finding her groove in the circle. Kelly's senior pitcher threw a no-hitter in the Hawks' softball season-opener Monday. Kelly downed East Carter 4-0 behind 14 strikeouts from Dock. "She did a really good job," Kelly coach Rhonda Ratledge said. "She was on fire."...

Jamboree reinforces Red Devils' optimism (08/22/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- A Chaffee High School football program that struggled for years has come to life under native son Charlie Vickery. What Vickery saw Friday night during a jamboree did nothing to diminish his optimism for another solid season. "There's no reason we can't have a good ballclub," Vickery said after Chaffee hosted Charleston, Malden and Fredericktown for preseason scrimmages. "Our kids have worked hard and they believe now. They think they can win."...

Players eager to hit someone new (08/21/09)
Chaffee senior Nathan Cicardi waited 10 months for today. "I've been waiting to hit someone with a different jersey since last year," he said. "It will be fun." Today marks the first Friday of high school football action as the six local teams head in different directions for jamborees. The Red Devils are hosting a jamboree with Malden, Charleston and Fredericktown this year. Action in Chaffee begins at 6 p.m...

Dannenmueller nips challenger for 400 state title (05/24/09)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Whenever senior Collin Dannenmueller runs the 400 meters, his cousin Trenton Horman typically is stationed near the finish line cheering boisterously. Horman certainly was near the finish line Saturday when Dannenmueller became the 400 champion for Class 1 by crossing just ahead of Lone Jack's Kevin Beaubien...

Chaffee's Horman jumps to all-state (05/23/09)
Scott City's Stephanie Essner and Chaffee's Trenton Horman had strong showings Friday as the Class 1 and 2 state track meets got underway Friday in Jefferson City. Essner, the defending Class 2 state champion in the 400-meters who was last year's 200-meter runner-up, qualified for today's finals in all three of her events...

Multitracking (05/22/09)
CHAFFEE -- Trenton Horman's phone sometimes rings at about 6:20 a.m. on days when he has to attend track and field practice before school. "I don't function very well in the morning," Horman joked. "I usually get a wake-up call 10 minutes before I'm supposed to be there every morning from coach [Tyson] Moyers."...

Drop in class raises Devils' hopes (05/22/09)
CHAFFEE -- Senior thrower Amber Kirk qualified for the state meet as a freshman three years ago when the Chaffee track and field program was in Class 1. But when the program moved up to Class 2 during Kirk's sophomore and junior seasons, she did not qualify either year...

Notre Dame cruises past Fredericktown (05/20/09)
The Notre Dame baseball team continued to roll Tuesday, pounding Fredericktown 10-0 in five innings in the semifinals of the Class 3 District 1 tournament. Notre Dame, 23-1 and ranked first in the state, will face Kennett in today's 4 p.m. title game at Dexter. Kennett, an 8-7 winner over Dexter, already has lost to Notre Dame twice this season...

Bernie advances with win over Delta; Oran ousts Richland (05/19/09)
ORAN -- A 10 run, 10 hit performance from the Bernie Mules helped them advance to the Class 1 District 2 semifinal with a 10-3 victory. Quenton Stevens had two hits and three RBIs to lead the Mules at the plate. Jake Welch, Jesse Shelton and Micah Woods also had two hits. Shelton and Woods each drove in one run...

Jackson soccer advances to title game in district (05/19/09)
The Jackson girls soccer team earned the opportunity to defend its district crown. The Indians advanced to the Class 3 District 1 title game with a 4-0 shutout of Northwest on Monday at Fox High School. Senior Bobbi Jo Schlick, who already signed to play at Southeast Missouri State in the fall, scored two goals, while Megan Davidson and Hannah Roach also scored in the victory...

High school roundup: Glastetter qualifies for state in 4 events (05/17/09)
Oran's Haley Glastetter won two sprints and advanced to the Class 1 state meet in four separate events with a strong performance Saturday at the Class 1 sectional in Centralia. Glastetter, a sophomore, won the 100 (13.37 seconds) and 200 (27.82). She placed second in the 400 and fourth in the 100 hurdles...

East Prairie scores early, holds on for 13-8 win (05/13/09)
CHAFFEE -- Back-to-back innings that provided nine runs for the East Prairie Eagles on Tuesday afternoon proved to be the deciding factor in their high scoring 13-8 win over the Chaffee Red Devils. Five runs in the second inning and four more runs in the third were made possible for the Eagles by a combined five hits and four Chaffee errors...

Oran scores late runs to slip past Bell City (05/13/09)
Oran needed to rally for a run in the sixth and two in the seventh to beat Bell City 5-3 in baseball action Tuesday. The Cubs opened a 3-2 lead with a pair of runs in the fourth inning, and Bell City went to Melvin Johnson in relief. The Eagles rallied against Johnson to improve to 11-7...

Central takes advantage of Chaffee errors (05/12/09)
Any chance the Chaffee baseball team had of upsetting Central on Monday was wiped out by one bad inning. The first inning. Four Chaffee errors in the bottom of the first led to seven unearned runs for the host Tigers, who romped 9-0. "The wheels fell off the bus," said Chaffee coach Brian Horrell, whose team is 9-7...

Local athletes shine in districts (05/11/09)
FULTON -- Chaffee's boys placed second and the girls were third at the district meet held in Fulton on Saturday. Chamois rolled to a district title in the boys side while Chaffee finished a distant second while Wellsville won the girls district title...

High school roundup: Scott City's Essner advances to sectional in three events (05/10/09)
Scott City's Stephanie Essner was a double individual winner to highlight local entries in Saturday's Class 2 District 1 track and field meet at Southeast Missouri State's Abe Stuber Complex. Essner captured the 200 meters and 400 meters. The junior is the defending Class 2 state champion in the 400 and was second in the 200...

Saxony Lutheran shuts out Chaffee (05/08/09)
CHAFFEE -- The Saxony Lutheran Crusaders used a four-run seventh inning to surge past the Chaffee Red Devils 6-0 in Chaffee on Thursday. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

Crusaders turn back Devils (05/08/09)
CHAFFEE -- Saxony Lutheran senior Bryant Steffens never overpowered the Chaffee hitters Thursday. He kept the Red Devils off balance, scattering four singles over seven innings to post the 6-0 shutout. "Everything was working for the most part, keeping them off balance with four pitches," Steffens said. "They were off balance all day and I made them put it in play and made our defense work."...

Meadow Heights downs Delta behind Kennedy's pitching (05/06/09)
Junior left-hander Cody Kennedy threw a two-hitter as Meadow Heights defeated Delta 13-3 on the road Tuesday in high school baseball action. Kennedy (5-2), who also has thrown two one-hitters and a no-hitter this season, has allowed just four hits in his last four games. On Tuesday, he struck out 13 batters and walked one...

Notre Dame golfers qualify for state tourney (05/05/09)
Notre Dame's golf team fell just short of capturing the Class 3 District 1 title Monday. The Bulldogs fell to Farmington in a fifth player tie-breaker. Perryville finished 10th. The Bulldogs did qualify as a team because four members finished in the top 15...

Eagle Ridge girls soccer team notches win at state tournament (05/01/09)
Susanna Cohen scored a pair of goals to help lead the Eagle Ridge girls soccer team to victory at the Missouri Christian Schools Athletic Association state tournament Thursday. The Eagles downed Crosspoint Christian 4-0. Jennifer Galemmo stopped 10 shots to earn the shutout in goal...

Dexter nets win over Sikeston (04/30/09)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldog netters fell to the visiting Dexter Bearcats on Wednesday afternoon 7-2. CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils were able to blank the Oak Ridge Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon in a 4-0 win. ORAN -- The Oran Eagles won their eighth game of the year on Wednesday afternoon defeating the Delta Bobcats 13-3 in six innings...

High school roundup: Jackson blanks St. Vincent 4-0 in soccer (04/30/09)
Hannah Roach and Bobbi Jo Schlick each scored twice as the Jackson girls soccer team (12-3) cruised at home Wednesday. Kasey Crowden added two assists and Morgan Riddick earned the shutout in goal as the Indians beat St. Vincent 4-0. Notre Dame 6, Sikeston 0...

Chaffee's Dooley silences Meadow Heights (04/28/09)
CHAFFEE -- After pitcher Andrew Dooley allowed a leadoff double in the sixth inning, his coaches yelled to him from the dugout to bear down and not allow the runner to score. Dooley did just that. He struck out the next two batters, then got ahead in the count to the fourth hitter before catcher Trevor Cannon picked the runner off second base...

High school roundup: Notre Dame cruises to title in wood bat tournament (04/26/09)
Notre Dame romped its way to the championship at the Mississippi County wood bat baseball tournament Saturday. The Bulldogs beat West County 5-1 in the title game. That came after a 22-0 win over Twin Rivers and a 24-0 victory against Charleston on Friday...

Saxony, Chaffee reach semis of tourney (04/25/09)
Saxony Lutheran right-hander Chris Roth tossed a complete game, striking out nine, to beat Oran 5-1 in the first round of the Chaffee baseball tournament on Friday. The game was played at Oran High School. This is the second time the Crusaders (11-1) have beaten the Eagles (6-5) on the road this week...

Central girls shoot down Sikeston 1-0 with late-game goal (04/22/09)
Meg Goodman scored on a pass from Sarah Uptmor with five minutes to play as Central shut out Sikeston 1-0 in girls soccer action Tuesday. Caitlin Smith posted the shutout for the Tigers. Notre Dame 2, Poplar Bluff 0 Taylor Sanders and Anna Wren found the back of the net as the Bulldogs (9-2) earned the home win...

Blue Jays, Crusaders reach final of Oak Ridge baseball tourney (04/18/09)
Oak Ridge scored in the top of the seventh inning Friday to knock off Leopold and advance to the finals of the Oak Ridge baseball tournament. Stephen Wright pitched six innings, allowed eight hits and three runs and struck out six batters for the Blue Jays as they beat the Wildcats 4-3...

High school roundup: Simmons strikes out 17 in Scott City win (04/17/09)
Shae Simmons turned in a masterful performance to lead Scott City's baseball team past Chaffee on Thursday. Simmons, who already signed to play at Southeast Missouri State next season, struck out 17 and allowed one hit in the Rams' 2-0 home victory...

Pobst throws no-hitter for Oran (04/09/09)
ORAN -- Oran's Jayden Pobst no-hit the Oak Ridge Bluejays in a 10-0 Eagle win on Wednesday afternoon. DELTA -- The Chaffee Red Devils pounded out 25 hits and blistered Delta 31-4 Wednesday afternoon. OAK RIDGE -- New Madrid County Central pitcher Kelly Robey threw her third no-hitter of the spring season, pitching six innings, striking out 15 and walking three...

Pobst, Roth both toss no-hitters (04/09/09)
Oran senior right-hander Jayden Pobst tossed a five-inning no-hitter Wednesday. Pobst struck out 13 and held Oak Ridge hitless in Oran's 10-0 home victory. He walked two. Dalton Elfrink went 4-for-4, drove in three and scored two for Oran (4-2). Jake Carter scored three runs...

Jackson soccer improves to 5-0 with win vs. Pirates (04/08/09)
Morgan Riddick posted the shutout in goal as Jackson beat the Perryville girls soccer team 3-0 on Tuesday. Megan Davidson, Bobby Jo Schlick and Hannah Roach each had a goal for Jackson (5-0). Carbondale, Ill. 3, Notre Dame 0 Katherine Blasiney made seven saves, but it wasn't enough as the Bulldogs fell at home...

Crowden blast sparks Kelly to 7-4 win against Bluff (04/01/09)
Dustin Crowden broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning with a solo home run to right field, and Ethan Lee added a three-run blast in the fifth as Kelly downed Poplar Bluff 7-4 on Tuesday. Ryan Essner threw a complete-game six-hitter for the win, striking out four and walking two...

Scott City baseball posts first win (03/31/09)
The defending Class 2 state champions picked up their first win in convincing fashion Monday. Scott City romped past New Madrid 23-1 in baseball action. Shae Simmons earned the win by throwing four perfect innings. He faced 12 batters, striking out nine. He also went 2-for-3 at the plate...

Robey strikes out 30 in 12 inning win (03/31/09)
DEXTER -- An astounding performance from New Madrid County Central's Kelly Robey led the Lady Eagles to a 2-0 victory in 12 innings over the Dexter Lady Bearcats on Monday afternoon. BENTON -- The Kelly Hawks baseball team improved to 2-0 on the season Monday afternoon as they held off the Chaffee Red Devils by a final of 9-5 in seven innings...

Jackson, ND reach Optimist final (03/28/09)
Two local girls soccer powers will square off for the title in the Noon Optimist tournament today. Jackson and Notre Dame posted wins Friday to advance to today's 2 p.m. title game. Sophomore Allie Penzel took a pass from sophomore Kasey Crowden to score for Jackson, lifting the Indians to a 1-0 win over St. Vincent...

Central golfers win season opener (03/27/09)
Central's Tim Simmons shot a 2-under 34 to lead the Tigers to victory Thursday in a season-opening three-team meet on the front nine at Bent Creek in Jackson. Simmons' round included an eagle on the par 5 No. 3 hole. The match was rescheduled from Tuesday, when rain forced the stoppage of play. Thursday's match started from scratch...

Robey pitches no-hitter for NMCC softball (03/27/09)
NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles posted a 9-0 win over the visiting Meadow Heights on Thursday afternoon with the help of a no-hitter from Kelly Robey. BLOOMFIELD -- The Chaffee Red Devils fell to the Bloomfield Wildcats in six innings 12-2 on Thursday afternoon...

Oak Ridge wins pitching duel vs. Meadow Heights (03/24/09)
Oak Ridge pitcher Ethan Sachs outdueled Meadow Heights hurler Cody Kennedy in the season-opening baseball game for both schools as the Blue Jays posted a 1-0 road victory Monday. Sachs allowed a leadoff single in the first inning, but that was the only hit he surrendered all game. He tossed six shutout innings, struck out 13 batters and walked one...

Sikeston golfers fall to NMCC; Chaffee baseball opens up with win (03/24/09)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs held their first golf match of the season on Monday. New Madrid County Central and Malden joined the Bulldog squad at the Sikeston Country Club for the season opener, in which NMCC claimed the top spot with a team score of 172...

Scott City hires May as football coach (03/12/09)
Jim May is heading home. Scott City recently hired May, a 1989 graduate of the high school, as its new football coach. May served as the Perryville football coach last season, when he led the Pirates to the Class 3 playoffs. "I'm excited about it," May said. "It's always nice to go home, I think. When I got into coaching, this is kind of where I wanted to be. It probably wasn't the greatest timing as far as Perryville's concerned, but it was a position I couldn't pass up."...

Meadow Heights girls reach district title game (03/03/09)
Meadow Heights rolled into the district championship game with a 64-30 victory Monday. The Panthers got 16 points from Whitney Welker as they downed Chaffee in the Class 2 District 3 girls basketball tournament semifinals in Chaffee. Hattie Cook added 15 points, including four 3-pointers, for Meadow Heights (19-6)...