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Bluejays take third place at state meet (05/20/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com JEFFERSON CITY -- Despite low numbers, the Charleston boys track team finished third in the Class 2 state meet Saturday on the campus of Lincoln University in Jefferson City. "This caps off a successful season for us," Charleston track coach Brett Blackman said. "We won four invitationals this year and our kids focused on being state champions. They came close."...

Charleston, Kelly have strong showing at state (05/18/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com JEFFERSON CITY -- Kelly triple jumper Dalton Huffman took second during the Class 2 state track and field championships Friday at Dwight T. Reed Stadium on the campus of Lincoln University in Jefferson City. Huffman had a leap of 44-feet, 3-inches. He fell to Malden's Romello McCoy who had a state championship jump of 46-9 1/4...

Charleston track team hoping to bring home medals at state (05/17/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com JEFFERSON CITY -- Starting today kids from all around the state will descend upon Dwight T. Reed Stadium in Jefferson City for the Class 1 and 2 track and field championships. As usual, southeast Missouri will be well represented...

High school roundup: Chaffee baseball team ends season for Crusaders (05/14/13)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Kelly, Charleston advance to semifinals (05/13/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- At the time, four runs in the top of the seventh inning was just icing on the cake on a win for the Kelly Hawks. As it would turn out, the initial insurance runs proved to be the difference as the Hawks escaped with a 7-4 upset win over third-seeded East Prairie Saturday during the first round of the Class 3, District 2 tournament at Hillhouse Park in Charleston...

District winners (05/13/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BONNE TERRE -- After three straight years of close second place finishes in the Class 3, District 1 track and field meet, the Sikeston Bulldogs broke the streak to claim its first district championship since 2009 on a cool, windy Saturday at North County High School...

Saxony boys advance in Class 2 (05/12/13)
Gabe Bohnert drove in a run as fourth-seeded Saxony Lutheran defeated fifth-seeded Greenville 4-0 to advance to the semifinals of the Class 2 District 3 Tournament in Chaffee, Mo. Ethan Mirly was the winning pitcher. He threw a complete game and had five strikeouts and nine walks for Saxony Lutheran (13-9-1)...

Quest for title (05/10/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- For most of the area's baseball team a years worth of blood, sweat and tears will all come down to the weekend as district play opens up around the state. Tiny mistakes that might go unnoticed during the regular season will suddenly be amplified as each game potentially could be your last...

Central baseball team opens district tourney today against Farmington (05/10/13)
Central baseball coach Steve Williams hopes the rollercoaster season that has been the 2013 Tigers is back on the incline. Central (10-19), which blanked Charleston 6-0 on Wednesday, enters Class 5 District 1 tournament play today having won seven of its past eight games. The Tigers, seeded fifth in the district, will play fourth-seeded Farmington at Hillsboro at 4:30 p.m...

Notre Dame claims district tennis crown (05/09/13)
The Notre Dame boys tennis team made school history Wednesday. Notre Dame, in just its second season to field a boys tennis squad, won its first district title. The Bulldogs avenged two regular-season losses to Dexter by beating the host Bulldogs 5-2 for the Class 1 District 1 crown...

High school roundup: Central's Simmons earns district medalist honor (05/01/13)
Central golfer Travis Simmons continued his strong junior season by earning the medalist honor at the Class 4 District 1 tournament Tuesday at Aberdeen Golf Club in Eureka, Mo. Simmons, who also was the medalist at the SEMO Conference meet last week and the Notre Dame Invitational early in the season, shot a 1-over 73 to edge Lindbergh's Cristopher Ferris by a shot...

High school roundup: Notre Dame golf team repeats as district champs (04/30/13)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Leopold baseball team wins in nine innings (04/26/13)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

Central soccer team defeats Bluff in OT (04/24/13)
The conditions were ugly but the result pretty for the Central girls soccer team Tuesday night at Whiteley Park in Poplar Bluff. Dealing with gusty winds the whole game and periods of misty rain over the last 20 minutes of the second half and into overtime, the Tigers broke thorough with 2 minutes, 47 seconds to play in overtime as sophomore Abby Shupert scored for a 1-0 win...

Bedeviled (04/18/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Chaffee's bats were out in full force Wednesday when the Red Devils hit the road to take on the Charleston Bluejays. Combining for 14 hits as a team, Chaffee opened up the game with a two-run rally before winning by a 14-2 final in five innings on the mercy rule...

Saxony sweeps road doubleheader (04/18/13)
The Saxony Lutheran baseball team swept a lopsided road doubleheader in Olive Branch, Ill., Wednesday. Saxony took the opener 9-0 and the nightcap 23-6 in five innings. Chase Steffens was the star in the opener, throwing a complete-game five-hit shutout and striking out 11. He also went 3 for 4, as did Ethan Mirly...

Bulldogs top Charleston 15-0 in five innings (04/17/13)
CHARLESTON -- Sikeston and Charleston form one of the most intense rivalries in area high school sports, but there are times when the competition is used for a good cause. The "Rivals for a Cure" theme has been used the past couple years the two schools have met on the baseball diamond and that continued on Tuesday at Charleston's Hillhouse Park...

Late scores carry Woodland boys past Crystal City (04/13/13)
Landon Johnson's two-run single highlighted a three-run seventh innings as Woodland blanked Crystal City 3-0 in the opening round of the Oak Ridge Baseball Invitational Friday at Saxony Lutheran High School. The outburst broke open a pitchers duel between Woodland's Aaron Yount and Crystal City's Sam Holst, who put up matching goose eggs through six innings...

Kennett track team wins medals at Sikeston Twighlight Relays (04/11/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. - The Kennett track team competed at the Sikeston Twighlight Relays Tuesday afternoon. Kennett placed in the top three in four competitions at the relays. Kennett's Holy Sando finished first in the 1,600 meter run with a time of 5:57. Kennett's Michele Nino placed third with a time of 6:38...

Sikeston boys, girls fare well in Relays (04/10/13)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs track team combined for 12 first place finishes at the Twilight Relays Tuesday at the Sikeston Public High School Stadium. The boys team capped the night with seven first place medals while the girls rounded out the day with five...

Lady 'Cats run-rule Lady Bluejays (04/10/13)
CHARLESTON, MO. -- Dexter pitcher Riley Rickman pitched a one-hit, nine-strikeout complete game and the Lady Bearcats defeated Charleston on the road Tuesday, 13-3 in five innings. "We were able to take advantage of the Charleston pitcher's wildness," Dexter coach Leonard Morse commented. "We scored seven runs in the third inning on just three hits. Errors hurt Charleston."...

'Cats snap skid with win at Charleston (04/10/13)
CHARLESTON, MO. -- Five Dexter pitchers scattered seven hits over seven inning and the Bearcats picked up a win over Charleston, 11-2, Tuesday afternoon at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. The win snapped a 3-game skid by the Bearcats, who now stand at 5-6 on the season...

High school roundup: Notre Dame girls soccer blanks St. Vincent (04/10/13)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

High school roundup: Notre Dame golfers win Poplar Bluff Invitational (04/09/13)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Charleston boys take first in own Invitational (04/07/13)
By Chris Pobst sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The Charleston boys track team won their own meet Friday in dominating fashion. The Bluejays scored 129 1/2 points as a team during the Charleston Invitational at Charleston High School. The event featured 15 different high schools from across the tri-state area...

Five from area named first-team all-state (04/04/13)
Awards and accolades continue rolling in for several area high school basketball standouts. Three boys and two girls from the Southeast Missourian coverage area were named first team All-State by a statewide panel of Missouri sportswriters and broadcasters...

Chaffee wins both in DH, NMCC routs Charleston (04/03/13)
CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils picked up a pair of wins Tuesday against visiting Advance and Scott County Central. Against the Hornets, the Red Devils took an early first-inning lead before shutting out Advance 5-0. Chaffee scored a run in the first and another in the third before a two-run rally in the fourth made it 4-0...

Charleston boys win 3rd annual Eva G. Hinshaw Invitational (03/29/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE -- The Charleston Bluejays boys track team took first place honors during the 3rd annual Eva G. Hinshaw Track and Field Invitational Thursday. The Bluejays topped 12 other schools in one of the biggest meets in the area with a final score of 141.5. East Prairie finished second with 93 points and Malden came in third with 88...

Oran puts Charleston away late (03/29/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The Oran Eagles put away the Charleston Bluejays late Thursday during a 10-1 Eagle win at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. Oran (3-1) lead just 2-1 after the first four innings but scored two runs in the fifth, one in the sixth and five more in the seventh to give them the comfortable win...

Charleston boys win 3rd annual Eva G. Hinshaw Invitational (03/29/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE -- The Charleston Bluejays boys track team took first place honors during the 3rd annual Eva G. Hinshaw Track and Field Invitational Thursday. The Bluejays topped 12 other schools in one of the biggest meets in the area with a final score of 141.5. East Prairie finished second with 93 points and Malden came in third with 88...

High school roundup: Jackson baseball team blanks North County (03/29/13)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.

BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza teams released (03/28/13)
The 11th annual BA All-Star Extravaganza teams were recently announced at a draft meeting at Fiddlers Restaurant in Dexter, Mo. Players qualifying for the all-star teams were voted on by coaches and athletic directors from 65 area schools. The BA All-Star Extravaganza will be held Apr. 6 at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter...

NMCC topples Jays for third win in first four games (03/27/13)
NEW MADRID -- New Madrid County Central continued their hot start to the season Tuesday when they picked up their third win in their first four games over visiting Charleston. Led by a complete game effort from starting pitcher Logan Frazier, the Eagles collected seven hits and jumped out to an early four-run lead en rout to a 7-3 decision over the Bluejays...

High school roundup: Jackson girls soccer team blisters Central 10-0 (03/27/13)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Bluejays lose both in DH, Red Devils take two from Bell City (03/25/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Bluejays were left still searching for their first win after a pair of losses Saturday at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. Opening the doubleheader, the Bluejays fell 14-0 to Herculaneum with starting pitcher Trey Watkins taking the loss, but also providing Charleston with it's only hit...

Local players make All-Region teams (03/25/13)
Alex Heuring, a 6-4 senior center who helped lead the Oran boys basketball team to the Class 2 final four, was honored for his efforts by being named to the 2013 Southeast Missouri All-Region boys squad in Class 2. The teams were selected by a voting panel of area sports writers...

High school roundup: Chaffee baseball team sweeps Bell City (03/24/13)
All the local high school events reported Saturday to the Southeast Missourian.

March 23, 2013 Scoreboard (03/23/13)
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SEMO media All-Region teams selected (03/23/13)
The 2012-13 All-Region basketball teams were recently released with tons of local athletes making the cut. The media All-Region teams are selected by a voting panel of area sports writers. The full list is as followed: First Team Stacy Gipson, 6-6, jr., Poplar Bluff...

Ruffin and Harris awarded top honors in SEMO Conference (03/21/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- The 55th annual Poplar Bluff Letter Club Basketball Banquet was held on Wednesday to honor the All-SEMO Conference basketball teams. Topping the list this year was Sikeston senior Vashawn Ruffin, who was presented with the John Gibbs Award for the most outstanding boys basketball player in the SEMO Conference. ...

Dexter's Harris voted SEMO Conference's top player (03/21/13)
Allen voted Coach of the Year; Jarrell, Noe make all-conference team

Class 3, District 1 team released (03/19/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com The 2012-13 Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 3, District 1 All-District team was recently released. New Madrid County Central's Willie Jimerson tops the list after averaging 24.1 points, 3.3 assists, three rebounds and two steals per game during his sophomore season...

Charleston drops two, Scott City wins both in opener at Hillhouse (03/18/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Bluejays lost two games Saturday after hosting four teams at Hillhouse Park in Charleston to open the 2013 high school baseball season. Alongside Charleston, Portageville, Scott City and Woodland all played two games each...

Charleston hoping to bounce back from painful season a year ago (03/16/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- If wouldn't be a stretch to call last season one of the worst in the Charleston Bluejays' recent history. After a inspiring run to the final four the year prior, the Bluejays suffered through a 4-20 campaign that featured it's share of growing pains and an almost completely new lineup...

Class 3, District 1 girls team released (03/15/13)
The 2012-13 Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 3, District 1 girls basketball team has been recently released. New Madrid County Central's Benesha Childress and Karen McGloson were named to the team, as was Charleston's E'Neikqua Ewing and Sierra Frazier...

2013 Charleston Track and Field Schedule (03/15/13)

2013 Charleston Spring Softball Schedule (03/14/13)

2013 Charleston Spring Baseball Schedule (03/14/13)

Reigning champion Jays succomb to Madison (03/04/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com HILLSBORO -- For the first time in a long time the Charleston Bluejays found themselves in the underdog role on Saturday when facing Madison Prep in the Class 3 quarterfinals. Despite taking a two-point lead early in the final quarter, the defending state champion Bluejays were unable to hold on as the currently top-ranked Bears rode a hot finish to a 63-54 win...

One step closer (02/28/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- All season long the Charleston Bluejays have hung their hat on the ability to put together one of the more feared defenses in southeast Missouri. Fittingly enough it was the Bluejays relentless pressure that made up for a luke-warm shooting performance Tuesday as the Bluejays outlasted Clearwater 85-63 during the Class 3 sectionals...

District dominance: Charleston defeats NMCC 68-62 for third-straight title (02/22/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com MALDEN -- All the pregame talk centered on New Madrid County Central and its resurgence this season. It centered on the emergence of NMCC sophomore stud Willie Jimerson and the improved supporting cast around him. But when it was all said and done, Charleston had one ace in the hole that could trump NMCC's best hand...

No. 1 Charleston will face No. 2 NMCC for title (02/20/13)
MALDEN -- For the first time since 2009 the New Madrid County Central Eagles find themselves back in the Class 3, District 1 title game with a chance to take down the defending champion Charleston Bluejays. Playing Doniphan in the tournament semifinals Tuesday, the Eagles received 19 points from sophomore Willie Jimerson and another 16 points from Delontre Haney as they cruised to a 66-30 final...

February 19, 2013 Scoreboard (02/19/13)
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February 18, 2013 Scoreboard (02/18/13)
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Caruthersville coach Smith ready for showdown with Charleston after Tigers rally from 11 down to beat Twin Rivers (02/16/13)
The fifth-seeded Caruthersville Tigers basketball team overcame a 38-27 halftime deficit to beat the fourth-seeded Twin Rivers Royals 70-69.

Staying hot (02/16/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- In one final tuneup before they begin their title defense in the Class 3, District 1 tournament, the Charleston Bluejays hosted Poplar Bluff on Friday with a share of the SEMO Conference title on the line. Charleston stormed out of the gate, holding the Mules to just one field goal through the first six minutes of play, before cruising to a 91-61 win...

Class 3, District 1 Tournament Results (02/16/13)
Boys EAST PRAIRIE (38) -- Seth Johnson 3, Seth bays 6, Dustin Bryars 3, Mason Douglas 2, Brett Ellis 4, Mack Marcum 5, Boyd Thompson 3, Damion Tipler 12. FG 12, FT 11-12, F 7. (3-pointers: Johnson 1, Bryars 1, Thompson 1. Fouled out: none.) CHARLESTON (95) -- Delfincko Bogan 20, Jamael Nelson 7, Robert Bogan 12, Trey Watkins 4, Sumner Foster 17, Shandor Webster 12, Darrion Carter 16, Christian Allen 7. ...

Caruthersville coach Smith ready for showdown with Charleston after overcoming 11-point halftime deficit against Twin Rivers in district opener (02/16/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The fifth-seeded Caruthersville Tigers basketball team overcame a 38-27 halftime deficit to beat the fourth-seeded Twin Rivers Royals 70-69 in a quarterfinal game of the Class 3, District 1, boys basketball tournament Saturday. The Tigers opened the second half on a 21-7 run to move ahead 48-45 with 2:03 remaining in the third quarter...

Staying hot (02/16/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- In one final tuneup before they begin their title defense in the Class 3, District 1 tournament, the Charleston Bluejays hosted Poplar Bluff on Friday with a share of the SEMO Conference title on the line. Charleston stormed out of the gate, holding the Mules to just one field goal through the first six minutes of play, before cruising to a 91-61 win...

February 15, 2013 Scoreboard (02/15/13)
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Charleston wins on late 3-pointer, Bravettes dispatch Chaffee 75-40 (02/15/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Charleston sophomore Sierra Frazier drained a 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining to give the Lady Bluejays a 62-61 win against Kennett Thursday during Charleston's senior night. Frazier led Charleston with 18 points. Juwanna Walker and Dazique Gillespie each added 11 points...

Charleston girls pass Kennett in closing seconds (02/15/13)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls basketball team let a one-possession lead slip away in the final 10 seconds of regulation at Charleston Thursday night. Charleston's Sierra Frazier hit a 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining to put Charleston on top 62-61. Kennett was unable get a shot following Frazier's final field goal. Frazier finished with a game-high 18 points...

February 14, 2013 Scoreboard (02/14/13)
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District tournaments set to kick off Saturday for Classes 1-3 (02/14/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com MALDEN -- After rolling to the Class 3, District 1 championship the past few years, the Charleston Bluejays will face some stiff competition this weekend as they start the road to repeating as state champions. While that competition may not come in the first few rounds, district rival New Madrid County Central (15-7) is sitting as a potential road block on the other side of the bracket. ...

Charleston heats up against Central boys, wins 69-43 (02/13/13)
Charleston used a big second quarter to spark 69-43 win against Central

Bluejays blow by Doniphan in district tuneup (02/12/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- After a relatively slow start on Monday, the Charleston Bluejays opened up the final week of the regular season with a dominant 89-35 win over the Doniphan Dons. Delfincko Bogan and Darrion Carter led the way with 17 points each on a night where six Bluejays posted double-digit scoring totals...

February 12, 2013 Scoreboard (02/12/13)
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Bluejays blow by Doniphan in district tuneup (02/12/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- After a relatively slow start on Monday, the Charleston Bluejays opened up the final week of the regular season with a dominant 89-35 win over the Doniphan Dons. Delfincko Bogan and Darrion Carter led the way with 17 points each on a night where six Bluejays posted double-digit scoring totals...

February 11, 2013 Scoreboard (02/11/13)
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Bluejays surge past Portageville (02/09/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- With just one week before districts, the Charleston Bluejays are spending what little time they have left fine-tuning their game after the recent loss of leading scorer Michael Hull. If Friday's results are any indication, the Bluejays are adjusting well as Charleston rode a stellar defensive effort to a 97-49 homecoming win over the Portageville Bulldogs...

OT Thriller (02/08/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays may not be the most consistent shooting team from the floor, but when it comes to hitting their freebies, there's not many better. Nailing 9 of 10 free throws in overtime, and 23 of 33 overall, Charleston hung on for a wild 58-54 overtime win against the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs Thursday at the Sikeston Field House...

February 8, 2013 Scoreboard (02/08/13)
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OT Thriller (02/08/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays may not be the most consistent shooting team from the floor, but when it comes to hitting their freebies, there's not many better. Nailing 9 of 10 free throws in overtime, and 23 of 33 overall, Charleston hung on for a wild 58-54 overtime win against the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs Thursday at the Sikeston Field House...

Late push (02/07/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- Charleston sophomore Sierra Frazier has proved time and time again this season to be one of the Lady Bluejays' go-to scorers. Wednesday's contest against Chaffee was no different as Frazier scored 10 of her team's final 12 points on the night to guide Charleston to a 60-55 win...

February 7, 2013 Scoreboard (02/07/13)
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Late push (02/07/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- Charleston sophomore Sierra Frazier has proved time and time again this season to be one of the Lady Bluejays' go-to scorers. Wednesday's contest against Chaffee was no different as Frazier scored 10 of her team's final 12 points on the night to guide Charleston to a 60-55 win...

February 4, 2013 Scoreboard (02/04/13)
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Unrivaled: Sikeston bests Charleston for a second time in "The Rivalry" (02/01/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Sikeston and Charleston have had many epic battles over the years, but never before have they met on the biggest stage in southeast Missouri. Both schools took to the court at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday in what was billed as "The Rivalry" in a crucial SEMO Conference matchup...

Sikeston, Charleston thrill large crowd with showdown (02/01/13)
From the moment Neal Boyd, the 2008 "America's Got Talent" winner, belted out the first strains of "The Star-Spangled Banner," fans at the Show Me Center knew something special was about to happen. The boys basketball teams from Charleston and Sikeston treated an announced crowd of 3,669 to a late-January party Thursday night on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. And if early indications are correct, the contest dubbed "The Rivalry" may have found a permanent home...

January 31, 2013 Scoreboard (01/31/13)
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Bulldogs and Bluejays set to meet at Show Me Center for first time (01/30/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A win by either team could do wonders for a potential playoff run. It could also settle any score on who is the undisputed king of southeast Missouri. Their second meeting of this season will be nothing like their hundreds before. For the first time in their illustrious feud, Sikeston and Charleston will take their hatred to the biggest stage southeast Missouri has to offer...

Charleston runs away from Jackson (01/30/13)
By the time Jackson's defense even came close to slowing down Charleston's fast break it was way too late. The Bluejays tuned up for Thursday's highly anticipated matchup with Sikeston at the Show Me Center by rolling past host Jackson 74-58 Tuesday night...

Lady Bluejays hold on against Kelly (01/29/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- After Saturday's 34-point loss to Twin Rivers, Charleston head coach Josh Thompson wondered how his girls would respond to such a poor outing. He got his answer Monday night when they Lady Bluejays held off a relentless second-half push by the Kelly Lady Hawks for a 75-71 win...

January 29, 2013 Scoreboard (01/29/13)
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Lady Bluejays hold on against Kelly (01/29/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- After Saturday's 34-point loss to Twin Rivers, Charleston head coach Josh Thompson wondered how his girls would respond to such a poor outing. He got his answer Monday night when they Lady Bluejays held off a relentless second-half push by the Kelly Lady Hawks for a 75-71 win...

Coaches vs. Cancer (01/29/13)
CHARLESTON, MO. -- Dexter watched its first half lead quickly evaporate in the third quarter and the Lady Bearcats never recovered in a 55-50 loss to St. Joseph Academy at the Coaches vs. Cancer Shoot-Out Saturday in Charleston. In the battle of two state-ranked teams, St. ...

Coaches Vs. Cancer (01/28/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- New Madrid County Central senior Benesha Childress has had plenty of highlights in her Lady Eagle career, but none more historic than what she accomplished Saturday night. With NMCC playing Meadow Heights in the Coaches Vs. Cancer Shootout, Childress posted a game-high 23 points to unseat Tawanda Daniel as the school's all-time scoring leader and guide her team to a 75-48 win...

January 28, 2013 Scoreboard (01/28/13)
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Coaches Vs. Cancer (01/28/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- New Madrid County Central senior Benesha Childress has had plenty of highlights in her Lady Eagle career, but none more historic than what she accomplished Saturday night. With NMCC playing Meadow Heights in the Coaches Vs. Cancer Shootout, Childress posted a game-high 23 points to unseat Tawanda Daniel as the school's all-time scoring leader and guide her team to a 75-48 win...

Central basketball squads battle turnovers, inconsistency (01/28/13)
Central boys basketball coach Drew Church wishes he had a magic wand. If he did, he would use it to cure his Tigers' ballhandling woes with one giant wave. Turnovers were a major factor in the Tigers' 74-69 home loss to SEMO Conference foe Poplar Bluff Friday night. Considering that Central outshot Poplar Bluff 60 percent (27 of 45) to 52 percent (28 of 54) and allowed just five offensive rebounds while getting eight of its own, Church could point to just one glaring statistic: turnovers...

Kennett boys experience first losing-streak of season, suffer 69-42 loss to state-ranked Charleston (01/26/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team suffered consecutive losses for the first this season Friday night when it dropped a home contest to the state-ranked Charleston Bluejays 69-42. Kennett played Charleston to a 16-16 stalemate in the first quarter before it was outscored by 11 points in the second period. Charleston led the contest 36-25 at halftime. The Bluejays maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half...

January 25, 2013 Scoreboard (01/25/13)
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Freshman Bulldogs advance to tourney finals (01/25/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs ninth grade basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Jackson tournament Thursday with a 49-42 semifinal win over Notre Dame. The Bulldogs (9-0) will play Poplar Bluff on Saturday at noon for the tournament championship...

January 24, 2013 Scoreboard (01/24/13)
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Twin Rivers boys sneak past Kennett 54-53 in overtime (01/24/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - Twin Rivers Royals varsity boys basketball coach Dustin Benson said his team hadn't played any zone defense entering Tuesday night's non-conference game against the Kennett Indians. Benson decided to give the 1-3-1 a try after falling behind early against Kennett on the road...

January 22, 2013 Scoreboard (01/22/13)
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19-and-older Charleston Riverdogs baseball team set to return to southeast Missouri this summer (01/19/13)
College-level baseball players will have the opportunity to play closer to home this summer. The Charleston Riverdogs 19-and-older collegiate-level baseball team is organizing and will be holding tryouts in April. The time, date and location of the tryouts has not been determined at this time...

Lady Bluejays edge NMCC 75-72 behind Ewing's 31 (01/18/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Before their game against New Madrid County Central on Thursday, the Charleston Lady Bluejays honored senior E'Neikqua Ewing for scoring 1,000 career points the night prior against Malden. Ewing returned the favor with a clutch 31 point, 10 rebound performance that included the game-winning shot in a 75-72 win over the Lady Eagles...

January 17, 2013 Scoreboard (01/17/13)
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Charleston advances to next round in Superman Classic (01/15/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com METROPOLIS, Ill. -- The Charleston Bluejays easily took care of their first opponent in the 30th Annual Superman Classic Monday at Massac County High School. The Bluejays, the tournament's No. 1 seed, defeated Century, Ill., 86-43...

Host sites of basketball state playoff games released (01/15/13)
The host sites of district tournaments and state playoff games have been released for the 2013 Missouri high school state basketball playoffs. Class 1, 2 and 3 boys and girls district tournaments will take place the week of Feb.16-22. Class 1, District 1, will feature Clarkton, Delta C-7, Gideon, Koshkonong, Naylor, North Pemiscot, Risco and Southland. Gideon will host Class 1, District 1...

High school roundup: Indian swimmers win own Jackson Relays swim meet (01/13/13)
All the local high school events reported Friday to the Southeast Missourian.

Bluejays suffocate Scott Central for 84-67 win (01/12/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Facing a ferocious Charleston defense, the Scott County Central Braves had a hard time breathing, much less scoring points. Suffocating the Braves on their home court, the Bluejays came away with an 84-67 win Friday night between the reigning Class 1 and Class 3 champions...

Bedeviled (01/12/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs have protected its home court as well as any team in the state of Missouri recently. But for just the third time in six years, the Bulldogs tasted defeat at the Field House, falling to a powerful Maplewood-Richmond Heights team, 70-66 in front of a loud, energized crowd on Friday night...

Dyer County boys pull away late against Charleston, 93-76 (01/11/13)
NEWBERN, Tenn. - Playing in the final of four games on the opening day of the 2nd annual Penny Hardaway Hoop Fest, Dyer County, Tenn., faced Missouri's best to cap off a thrilling day of hoops action at DCHS. The opponent, a very talented Charleston program billed as one of the best Missouri had to offer, was better than advertised...

Scott County Central girls basketball team wins overtime thriller against Charleston (01/11/13)
SCC defeated Charleston 109-89 in overtime to win the Scott-Mississippi Conference tournament title.

Charleston turned away late against Dyer County (01/11/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEWBERN, Tenn. -- Giving up 32 points in the fourth quarter, the Charleston Bluejays let a tie game slip away to Dyer County, Tenn., Thursday night during the Penny Hardaway Hoopfest at Dyer County High School, 93-76. Following a 61-61 tie at the end of the third quarter, Dyer County outscored the Bluejays by 17 points to give Charleston just their second loss of the year...

January 11, 2013 Scoreboard (01/11/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Dyer County boys pull away late against Charleston, 93-76 (01/11/13)
NEWBERN, Tenn. - Playing in the final of four games on the opening day of the 2nd annual Penny Hardaway Hoop Fest, Dyer County, Tenn., faced Missouri's best to cap off a thrilling day of hoops action at DCHS. The opponent, a very talented Charleston program billed as one of the best Missouri had to offer, was better than advertised...

Bravo (01/11/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- After three seasons where they struggled to field a varsity team, the Scott County Central Bravettes have had quite a turnaround in head coach Matt Limbaugh's first year at the helm. Their biggest win yet came on Thursday when the Bravettes overcame an early double-digit deficit against Charleston for a 109-89 overtime win to claim the Scott-Mississippi Conference championship,...

Charleston turned away late against Dyer County (01/11/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEWBERN, Tenn. -- Giving up 32 points in the fourth quarter, the Charleston Bluejays let a tie game slip away to Dyer County, Tenn., Thursday night during the Penny Hardaway Hoopfest at Dyer County High School, 93-76. Following a 61-61 tie at the end of the third quarter, Dyer County outscored the Bluejays by 17 points to give Charleston just their second loss of the year...

Finals set: Scott Central, Charleston to meet in conference championship (01/10/13)

Charleston sophomore Sierra Frazier (10) looks to pass to teammate Cheyenne Randle (23) after getting surrounded by a trio of Oran defenders during a Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament semifinal game Wednesday at Oran High School.

Lady Bluejays fend off Oran late 69-60 (01/10/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- Holding off a resilient Oran Lady Eagles squad on Wednesday, the Charleston Lady Bluejays earned a matchup with Scott County Central in today's Scott-Mississippi Conference championship game. After trailing as late as the fourth quarter, the Lady Bluejays pulled away from the Lady Eagles in the final minutes of play for a 69-60 win...

January 10, 2013 Scoreboard (01/10/13)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Lady Bluejays fend off Oran late 69-60 (01/10/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- Holding off a resilient Oran Lady Eagles squad on Wednesday, the Charleston Lady Bluejays earned a matchup with Scott County Central in today's Scott-Mississippi Conference championship game. After trailing as late as the fourth quarter, the Lady Bluejays pulled away from the Lady Eagles in the final minutes of play for a 69-60 win...

State-ranked Bernie Mules suffer setback against Caruthersville (01/09/13)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team moved back above the .500 mark Tuesday night with a convincing 76-54 home win against the state-ranked Bernie Mules. The Tigers outscored the Mules by single digits in every quarter...

Dexter edges Bloomfield, Risco takes down Clarkton 90-67 (01/09/13)
BLOOMFIELD -- After fighting neck-and-neck through three quarters of play on Tuesday the Dexter Bearcats handed the Bloomfield Wildcats a 52-48 loss. The two teams went into the fourth quarter knotted up at 40-40 after playing within a point of each other in the first three quarters. It was in the final frame, however, that the Bearcats pulled ahead and outscored Bloomfield 12-8 for the win...

Bluejays continue to surge, notch 12th win of the season against NMCC (01/09/13)
CHARLESTON -- After taking over a week-long break since defending their seMissourian Christmas Tournament championship, Charleston was back on the hardwood Tuesday night against visiting New Madrid County Central. The Eagles hung tough despite several Bluejay runs midway through the game, but ultimately, it was Charleston that notched their 12th win of the season, 72-57...

High school roundup: Central boys basketball team beats Pacific 48-39 (01/09/13)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Lady Bluejays storm past Caruthersville (01/04/13)
CARUTHERSVILLE -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays dismantled Caruthersville 81-7 Thursday. E'Neikque Ewing led Charleston (7-3) with 21 points while Sierra Frazier added 19. Charleston was ahead 33-3 after the first quarter and then 57-3 at the half. CHARLESTON (81) -- Sierra Frazier 19, Frederica Evans 9, Juwanna Walker 10, Cheyenne Randle 9, Channelle Quinn 2, E'Neikqua Ewing 21, Dazique Gillespie 5, Elasya Henderson 4, Webster 2. ...

Charleston defeats Cape Central 62-42 in championship game of Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament (12/31/12)
Charleston's second straight Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament title and record 17th overall didn't seem as much like a championship as it did a coronation. Just about everybody expected the top-seeded Bluejays to have little trouble during the 68th annual event...

Charleston claims title for second straight year (12/31/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Everyone knew what was coming. The Charleston Bluejays, the tournament's No. 1 seed, met the expectations and delivered like an undeniable favorite should. Charleston's second title in as many years capped a commanding rule over this year's field at the 2012 seMissourian Christmas Tournament with a 62-42 win over Cape Central Sunday at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau...

Charleston beats Central 62-42 for its 17th Christmas title (12/31/12)
Charleston's second straight Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament title and record 17th overall didn't seem as much like a championship as it did a coronation. Just about everybody expected the top-seeded Bluejays to have little trouble during the 68th annual event...

Box score: Charleston 62, Cape Central 42 (12/30/12)
Charleston 62, Cape Central 42 CAPE CENTRAL (42) -- Al Young 3, Garan Evans 17, Jamal Cox 10, Mikey Jones 6, Andre Statam 4, Marcus Dixon 2. FG 17, FT 6-18, F 15. (3-pointers: Evans 2. Fouled out: None.) CHARLESTON (69) -- Delfincko Bogan 2, Robert Bogan 4, Ryan Parham 9, Michael Hull 15, Sumner Foster 14, Shandor Webster 7, Darrion Carter 11. FG 24, FT 12-16, F 15. (3-pointers: Hull 1, Foster 1. Fouled out: None.)...

Top-seeded Charleston defeats Jackson in semifinals of Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament (12/30/12)
Michael Hull carried Charleston in the first quarter. The Bluejays' defense took over from there. Top-seeded Charleston forced 10 turnovers in the second quarter and gained separation from fifth-seeded Jackson en route to a 72-54 semifinal victory in the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament on Saturday night at the Show Me Center...

Christmas Tournament: Charleston marches past Oran without Parham (12/29/12)
The Bluejays downed Oran 90-63 in a championship quarterfinal of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament.

Box score: Charleston 72, Jackson 54 (12/29/12)
Charleston 72, Jackson 54 JACKSON (54) -- Braxton McDowell 3, Josh Friess 2, Braden Wendel 8, Karson King 16, Connor Shepard 7, Blake Reynolds 10, Brandon Lueders 4, Luke Stevens 4. FG 19, FT 14-18, F 19. (3-pointers: McDowell 1, King 1. Fouled out: None.)...

Christmas Tournament: Charleston marches past Oran without Parham (12/29/12)
The Bluejays downed Oran 90-63 in a championship quarterfinal of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament.

Charleston sets tone with big win over Delta (12/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- In a day filled with lopsided affairs and downright ugly blowouts, the Charleston Bluejays set the tone with a 107-24 win against Delta during the first round of the seMissourian Christmas Tournament at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau...

December 28, 2012 Scoreboard (12/28/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Box score: Charleston 90, Oran 63 (12/28/12)
Charleston 90, Oran 63 ORAN (63) -- Kody Moore 15, Seth Ressel 7, Jacob Priggel 10, Chance Tenkhoff 1, Hunter Schlosser 11, Alex Heuring 15, Cash Kinney 4. FG 21, FT 18-25, F 18. (3-pointers: Moore 1, Ressel 1, Priggel 1. Fouled out: None.) CHARLESTON (90) -- Delfincko Bogan 11, Robert Bogan 2, Michael Hull 18, Trey Watkins 22, Sumner Foster 16, Shandor Webster 11, Darrion Carter 10. FG 34, FT 18-21, F 18. (3-pointers: D. Bogan 1, Watkins 3. Fouled out: None.)...

Charleston sets tone with big win over Delta (12/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- In a day filled with lopsided affairs and downright ugly blowouts, the Charleston Bluejays set the tone with a 107-24 win against Delta during the first round of the seMissourian Christmas Tournament at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau...

Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament notebook (12/28/12)
Scott County Central coach Frank Staple has tried to ease Otto Porter's little brother into varsity basketball. Jeffery Porter recently began playing with the varsity on a regular basis, and the 5-foot-10 freshman made his Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament debut Thursday...

SCC starts slow, but rebounds to subdue Woodland (12/28/12)
Following a sluggish start, fourth-seed Scott Country Central got its transition game going early in the second quarter and raced to a 76-41 victory over Woodland in the opening round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament Thursday at the Show Me Center...

December 27, 2012 Scoreboard (12/27/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Christmas Tournament: Top-seed Charleston rolls by Delta (12/27/12)
The defending champion Bluejays won the tournament opener 107-24.

Box score: Charleston 107, Delta 24 (12/27/12)
Charleston 107, Delta 24 DELTA (24) -- David Brawley 7, Trever Glaus 2, Tanner Schabbing 4, Dillon Lincoln 3, Dwight Nance 2, Alex Lashley 4, Austin White 2. FG 10, FT 4-6, F 14. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None) CHARLESTON (107) -- Delfincko Bogan 10, Jamael Nelson 8, Robert Bogan 12, Michael Hull 15, Trey Watkins 5, Darrion Henderson 6, Sumner Foster 14, Shandor Webster 23, Darrion Carter 14. ...

Weather forces changes to Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament schedule (12/26/12)
The tournament is expected to get underway Thursday morning after Wednesday's games were postponed.

2012 All-SD Team (12/26/12)
Offense QB -- Kyland Gross sr., 5-10, 160, Sikeston ------------------------ RB -- Daniel Allen sr., 6-0, 185, Portageville ------------------------ RB -- Robert Bogan jr., 5-8, 185, Charleston ------------------------ RB -- Chris Word lr., 5-10, 200, Sikeston...

Sikeston-Charleston rivalry moved to Show Me Center (12/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The game is being dubbed "The Rivalry". Wars between the Sikeston Bulldogs and Charleston Bluejays have certainly stood up to that name so far as fans have packed both the Sikeston Field House and Charleston High School on numerous occasions...

December 20, 2012 Scoreboard (12/20/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

Sikeston-Charleston rivalry moved to Show Me Center (12/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The game is being dubbed "The Rivalry". Wars between the Sikeston Bulldogs and Charleston Bluejays have certainly stood up to that name so far as fans have packed both the Sikeston Field House and Charleston High School on numerous occasions...

The Rivalry: Sikeston-Charleston to be played at Show Me Center (12/19/12)
The Sikeston-Charleston regular season game, originally scheduled for Jan. 4 at Charleston High School, has been moved to Jan. 31 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

State-ranked Charleston steamrolls Notre Dame 74-44 (12/19/12)
CHARLESTON -- Charleston coach Danny Farmer was hoping for a good performance in his team's last game heading into Christmas break. He got it. The Bluejays controlled tempo, harassed ball handlers and completely dominated the Notre Dame Bulldogs on Tuesday night in a 74-44 SEMO Conference victory at Charleston High School...

Charleston heads into Christmas break with 74-44 win over Notre Dame boys basketball team (12/19/12)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Charleston coach Danny Farmer was hoping for a good performance in his team's last game heading into Christmas break. He got it. The Bluejays controlled tempo, harassed ball handlers and completely dominated the Notre Dame Bulldogs on Tuesday night in a 74-44 SEMO Conference victory...

Classic continues (12/18/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats took another step to repeating as Lady Royals Christmas Classic Tournament champions on Monday with a dominant quarterfinal win over Doniphan. Holding the Donnettes without a field goal in the first half, the Lady Bearcats were able to build a 58-point halftime lead en rout to a 80-14 win...

December 18, 2012 Scoreboard (12/18/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.

Classic continues (12/18/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats took another step to repeating as Lady Royals Christmas Classic Tournament champions on Monday with a dominant quarterfinal win over Doniphan. Holding the Donnettes without a field goal in the first half, the Lady Bearcats were able to build a 58-point halftime lead en rout to a 80-14 win...

Top eight seeds advance to quarterfinals of Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic (12/16/12)
BROSELEY, Mo. - The top eight seeds advanced to the quarterfinals of the 16-team Lady Royals Classic varsity girls basketball tournament Saturday. Defending champion Dexter opened the tournament with a 99-15 win against No. 16 seeded Malden. In other first round action Saturday No. ...

Seedings hold true in first round of Lady Royals Classic (12/17/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BROSELEY -- The seeds held true during the first round of the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic Tournament as all top seeds advanced to the second round Saturday at Twin Rivers High School. The No. 1 seed, Dexter Lady Bearcats, rolled through Malden 99-15. Dexter (8-1) wasted no time asserting their dominance outscoring the Lady Wave 39-4 in the first quarter...

December 15, 2012 Scoreboard (12/15/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.

Lady Bluejays bust through in second half, Oran falls to South Pemiscot on the road (12/14/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays turned a one-point halftime lead into a 69-53 win against Delta Thursday night. Charleston outscored the Lady Bobcats 22-10 in the third quarter to take a 13-point advantage into the final frame...

Kennett, Malden, and Holcomb among baseball teams changing districts (12/13/12)
Multiple baseball districts in the Missouri Bootheel will have new teams when district baseball tournaments begin this spring. For the past decade Missouri baseball teams have competed in one of four classes in the state baseball playoffs. The class each team competes in is determined by the high school enrollments of every baseball team in Missouri...

Sikeston Jr. High sweeps Charleston at home (12/12/12)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston seventh and eighth grade team swept visiting Charleston on Tuesday. The eighth grade team posted a 56-36 win while the seventh graders remained undefeated with a 67-27 victory. In the eighth grade game, Sikeston led 12-2 after one quarter and extended the lead to 24-12 by halftime. They led 42-26 entering the fourth quarter...

Bluejays roll past Meridian (12/12/12)
CHARLESTON -- Rebounding from a disappointing finish to the SEMO Conference Tournament, the Charleston Bluejays got back to their winning ways on Tuesday with a rout over previously undefeated Meridian Bobcats. Senior Michael Hull led the team with 23 points and another four Bluejays posted double-digit scoring totals as Charleston ran away in the second half to a 96-56 final...

Sikeston Jr. High sweeps Charleston at home (12/12/12)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston seventh and eighth grade team swept visiting Charleston on Tuesday. The eighth grade team posted a 56-36 win while the seventh graders remained undefeated with a 67-27 victory. In the eighth grade game, Sikeston led 12-2 after one quarter and extended the lead to 24-12 by halftime. They led 42-26 entering the fourth quarter...

Bluejays roll past Meridian (12/12/12)
CHARLESTON -- Rebounding from a disappointing finish to the SEMO Conference Tournament, the Charleston Bluejays got back to their winning ways on Tuesday with a rout over previously undefeated Meridian Bobcats. Senior Michael Hull led the team with 23 points and another four Bluejays posted double-digit scoring totals as Charleston ran away in the second half to a 96-56 final...

Sikeston remains No. 1 in polls, Charleston drops two spots (12/11/12)
SIKESTON -- After a thrilling 71-61 win over the Charleston Bluejays, the Sikeston Bulldogs (6-0) continue their hold on the top spot in Class 4 according to the MBCA/MOsports Basketball poll recently released. Charleston (5-1) dropped to third in Class 3 after opening the season as the top-ranked team. Madison Prep (5-0) now stands at No. 1 while Maplewood (5-1) holds the second spot...

Bluejays earn top seed in Christmas tournament (12/11/12)

Charleston's Trey Watkins tries to save a loose ball from going out of bounds Friday during the SEMO Conference championship game at the Sikeston Field House.

Sikeston wins title (12/09/12)
Sikeston captured its fourth SEMO Conference boys basketball tournament title in the past five years Friday night. The second-seeded Bulldogs held off top-seeded Charleston 71-61, avenging last year's championship-game loss to the Bluejays. A packed house at the Sikeston Field House saw an intense matchup between two of the state's top-ranked teams -- Sikeston in Class 4 and Charleston in Class 3...

Seedings released for 16-team Twin Rivers varsity girls basketball tournament (12/07/12)
The seedings were released for the 16-team Lady Royals Classic following the seed meeting Friday. The varsity girls basketball tournament will be played Dec. 15-22 at the Twin Rivers High School Gymnasium in Broseley, Mo. Defending champion Dexter has received the No. 1 seed in the double-elimination tournament. Dexter defeated Kennett 69-45 in the 2011 championship game...

Sikeston reclaims SEMO Conference title in wild upset over Charleston (12/08/12)
SIKESTON -- The SEMO Conference Tournament traveling trophy is coming back home. The second-seeded Sikeston Bulldogs upset top seed Charleston on Friday night, 71-61, in front of an intense and frenzied crowd at the Sikeston Field House in the 7th Annual SEMO Conference Tournament...

Bluejays cruise by Notre Dame (12/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- To say the Charleston Bluejays controlled the second half of their SEMO Conference semifinal game against Notre Dame would be an understatement. After allowing the Bulldogs to hang within nine points heading into halftime, the Bluejays flat out dominated the third quarter when Notre Dame was held to only one basket through nearly seven minutes of play...

Lady Devils advance to finals, Risco defeats Delta C-7 86-77 (12/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Lady Devils punched their ticket to the finals of their own tournament Thursday with a 51-44 win over East Prairie at Chaffee High School during the Lady Devils Invitational Tournament. Chaffee, the tournament's sixth seed, received 27 points from freshman Julia Sutterfield. Ellie Sigman added another 15 in the win...

Sikeston reclaims SEMO conference title (12/07/12)
The Sikeston Bulldogs defeated the Charleston Bluejays 71-61 to win the SEMO Conference championship for the fourth time since 2006.

Lady Devils advance to finals, Risco defeats Delta C-7 86-77 (12/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Lady Devils punched their ticket to the finals of their own tournament Thursday with a 51-44 win over East Prairie at Chaffee High School during the Lady Devils Invitational Tournament. Chaffee, the tournament's sixth seed, received 27 points from freshman Julia Sutterfield. Ellie Sigman added another 15 in the win...

Bluejays cruise by Notre Dame (12/07/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- To say the Charleston Bluejays controlled the second half of their SEMO Conference semifinal game against Notre Dame would be an understatement. After allowing the Bulldogs to hang within nine points heading into halftime, the Bluejays flat out dominated the third quarter when Notre Dame was held to only one basket through nearly seven minutes of play...

SEMO Conference Tournament (12/07/12)
It's Charleston, Sikeston in championship rematch

Charleston zooms away from Notre Dame in the SEMO Conference Tournament semifinals (12/07/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Notre Dame hung right with heavily favored Charleston for almost the entire first half. But the Bluejays scored six straight points over the final 35 seconds of the second quarter to build momentum. Charleston turned the second half into a massive blowout and romped 69-35 in Thursday night's first semifinal at the SEMO Conference Tournament...

The Bluejays easily handle Dexter 74-23 (12/04/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Charleston Bluejays wanted to make sure they didn't fall into any bad habits. The Bluejays, who's only habit has been winning lately, didn't. The SEMO Conference Tournament's top seed blitzed the Dexter Bearcats for the second time in a week Monday, 74-23, to advance to the semifinal round of the conference tournament at the Sikeston Field House...

Lady Bluejays edge Hayti 64-57, Sikeston freshmen down Tigers (12/04/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- After taking a six-point lead into halftime against Hayti on Monday, the Charleston Lady Bluejays held on for a 64-57 win. Outscoring the Lady Indians 18-10 in the first quarter, the Lady Bluejays grabbed control from the start. Hayti closed its deficit to five going into the fourth quarter, but were outscored 20-17 in the final frame as Charleston (3-1) sealed the win...

Dec. 3, 2012 Scoreboard (12/03/12)
All the high school sports scores reported to Semoball.com.

SEMO Conference Tournament to begin on Monday at Field House (12/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Since the rebirth of the SEMO Conference Tournament in 2006, only two teams have hoisted the traveling trophy given to the winner of the event. Those two teams, Charleston and Sikeston, are once again favored to win this year's tournament as they were voted the one and two seeds, respectively, by the coaches...

DMS boys ends season with split against Charleston (11/30/12)
The 2012 basketball season came to a end for the T.S. Hill Middle School boys Thursday night at home against Charleston. Dexter earned a split on the night as the 8th grade boys produced a 52-36 win after the 7th grade team lost 33-32 on a game-winning shot by Charleston with six seconds remaining. ...

Rams reach finals, Lady Hawks edge Chaffee (11/30/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com MARBLE HILL -- Led by Jesse Sanders' 24 points, the Scott City Rams advanced to the championship game of the Woodland Tournament Thursday following a 52-43 win over Oak Ridge. The Blue Jays trailed by just four points after three quarters, but the Rams kept them at bay to hold on for the win. Scott City led 20-7 after the first quarter...

Bluejays take care of Dexter, Risco bests Bloomfield in Campbell Invite (11/28/12)
DEXTER -- The Charleston Bluejays easily took down the Dexter Bearcats Tuesday 70-27 at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. Darrion Carter led the Bluejays with 13 points. Michael Hull added 10 and Ryan Parham scored nine. The injury-plagued Bearcats (0-1) were led by Brad Potts, who scored 12 points...

Rams win opener, SCC takes Perryville into overtime (11/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Rams kicked their season off right Monday taking care of Meadow Heights 96-40 during the first round of the Woodland Tournament. Three players registered 20 points or more for Scott City with Jesse Sanders leading the way with 25 points. Ryan Brock added 21 and Jonathan McFall scored 20...

Hull scores 28, Bluejays hold off North Little Rock (11/26/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- Led by another strong performance from senior Michael Hull, the Charleston Bluejays picked up their second win of the Riverbend Classic on Saturday in a tightly contested game against North Little Rock, Ark...

Chargers neutralized by defending champions (11/24/12)
NEW MADRID -- Seeing their first action since last season's Class 3 championship game, the Charleston Bluejays opened the Riverbend Classic Shootout on Friday with a 91-66 win over the Covington, Tenn. Chargers. "I thought it was a good effort for our first game," Charleston head coach Danny Farmer said. "We won by a big margin playing an athletic team. I don't feel we're going to play another team as quick as that in the area."...

Confident Jays looking for another state trip (11/24/12)
CHARLESTON -- Despite the loss of several key contributors from last season's championship team, the Charleston Bluejays are confident they still have the pieces to make a run at another Class 3 title. "We lost quite a few contributors to that state championship team, about four starters," Charleston head coach Danny Farmer said. "But at the same time my mindset is to try to go back. We're looking forward to the season, but we're not feeling any pressure."...

Chargers neutralized by defending champions (11/24/12)
NEW MADRID -- Seeing their first action since last season's Class 3 championship game, the Charleston Bluejays opened the Riverbend Classic Shootout on Friday with a 91-66 win over the Covington, Tenn. Chargers. "I thought it was a good effort for our first game," Charleston head coach Danny Farmer said. "We won by a big margin playing an athletic team. I don't feel we're going to play another team as quick as that in the area."...

Confident Jays looking for another state trip (11/24/12)
CHARLESTON -- Despite the loss of several key contributors from last season's championship team, the Charleston Bluejays are confident they still have the pieces to make a run at another Class 3 title. "We lost quite a few contributors to that state championship team, about four starters," Charleston head coach Danny Farmer said. "But at the same time my mindset is to try to go back. We're looking forward to the season, but we're not feeling any pressure."...

2012 all-region football team released (11/23/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- A panel of southeast Missouri sportswriters recently announced the 2012 all-region high school football teams. The Sikeston Bulldogs, following a 9-2 season, ended up with 10 total selections on first and second team in Class 4/5...

Media's all-region football team released (11/23/12)
The 2012 all-region high school football teams were released Friday at 12:01 a.m. Two Kennett players - Bud Hilburn and Bron McPherson - were selected to the all-regional football team. McPherson, a junior, was selected to the Class 3 second team as an all-purpose player. Hilburn, a sophomore, was selected to the Class 3 second-team as a defensive player...

Third quarter dooms Lady Bluejays (11/21/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Kicking off their season against visiting Woodland on Tuesday, the Charleston Lady Bluejays were unable to overcome a rough third quarter where they failed to score a basket. Led by a 25-point effort from Josie Long, the Lady Cardinals were able to hold off a fourth quarter push by the Lady Bluejays for a 69-47 win...

High school roundup: Chaffee boys christen season with rout of Meadow Heights victory (11/21/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.

Lady Bluejays hope to fill Cooper void (11/20/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- For the past three seasons the Charleston Lady Bluejays have had a winning combination in the tandem of Kasuela Cooper and E'Neikqua Ewing. This season they'll be forced to find an answer for one-half of that equation as Cooper's graduation leaves Ewing as the focal point of the Lady Bluejays offense...

Riverbend set to kick off upcoming basketball season (11/14/12)
NEW MADRID -- The Riverbend Classic Shootout signals the beginning of high school basketball for southeast Missouri, which some treat as a national holiday. The day after Thanksgiving will provided relief from Black Friday as well as fans of roundball a chance to see how their favorite team stacks up against out-of-state competition...

Local district basketball brackets will have a new look (11/09/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Local districts have a few shakeups for the upcoming 2012-2013 basketball season. The biggest and most notable difference is the Kennett Indians and Cape Central Tigers entering Class 4, District 1 after participating in Class 3 and Class 5 for quite some time...

District downer (11/06/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CARUTHERSVILLE -- Even with the momentum of an eight-game winning streak coming in to Monday's Class 2, District 1 championship game, the Charleston Bluejays couldn't deny Caruthersville its ninth title in the past 10 years...

Bluejays on the hunt for their first district title in five years (11/04/12)
CHARLESTON -- It has been quite a turnaround for the Charleston Bluejays in the three short years since head coach Brett Blackman took over. After enduring a winless 2010 campaign in his first season, the Bluejays started to see signs of turnaround a year ago when a 5-5 record got them into the playoffs, where they were bounced in the first round...

Kennett junior high sweeps Bluejays, beats Portageville (11/02/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com KENNETT -- The Charleston Bluejays junior high basketball teams were swept by Kennett Thursday at Kennett High School. The seventh grade boys lost 49-40 and the eighth grade fell 45-30. Charleston's Kayarri Lee led the Bluejays with 20 points in the seventh grade game. Mordareyon Clark and Jeremy Tucker added nine and eight respectively...

Kennett sweeps Charleston in middle school boys basketball (11/02/12)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett seventh grade boys basketball team defeated Charleston 49-40 Thursday night. The Kennett middle school boys will play at New Madrid County Central Monday at 5 p.m. and at Caruthersville Tuesday at 6 p.m. View complete box scores for Thursday's games below:...

Charleston knocks off No. 2 seeded Malden in Class 2 district semifinal (11/01/12)
MALDEN, Mo. - Robert Bogan rushed for five touchdowns and Sumner Foster returned two kickoff returns for touchdowns Wednesday night to help propel the Charleston Bluejays to a 50-30 Class 2 district semifinal win against the Malden Green Wave. "I think Robert Bogan knew he had a lot to prove this game," Charleston coach Brett Blackman said. ...

Charleston runs past Green Wave (11/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com MALDEN -- Led by junior running back Robert Bogan's 243 yard performance, the Charleston Bluejays fended off a late Malden push on Wednesday to secure a trip to the Class 2, District 1 championship game. Besides averaging 14.3 yards on 17 carries, Bogan provided both the Bluejays' fourth quarter touchdowns that cemented a 50-30 win after nearly watching the Green Wave come back to tie...

Charleston knocks off No. 2 seeded Malden in Class 2 district semifinal (11/01/12)
MALDEN, Mo. - Robert Bogan rushed for five touchdowns and Sumner Foster returned two kickoff returns for touchdowns Wednesday night to help propel the Charleston Bluejays to a 50-30 Class 2 district semifinal win against the Malden Green Wave. "I think Robert Bogan knew he had a lot to prove this game," Charleston coach Brett Blackman said. ...

Round 2 of district matches set for tonight (10/31/12)
(4) Central (4-6) at (1) Sikeston (9-1) First round: Central 31, Festus 6; Sikeston 71, Perryville 7 Other semifinal: (3) North County (7-3) at (2) Hillsboro (8-2) Outlook: This district semifinal is a rematch of a Week 7 meeting won by Sikeston, which rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to win 25-21...

ROUND 2 DISTRICT MATCH-UPS (10/30/12)
CLASS 1, DISTRICT 1 ------ Hayti at Portageville When: 7 p.m. Wednesday Records: Hayti (4-5), Portageville (8-1) Series History: Portageville leads 43-26-3 Last Meeting: 2012, Portageville won 35-22 Last Week: Portageville 50, Cabool 7; Hayti 20, St. Vincent 14...

Running attack in full force in Charleston's 63-0 win (10/26/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Just like in all seven of their regular season wins, Charleston's rushing attack came out in full force on Thursday for the opening of the Class 2, District 1 tournament. Once again led by the combined efforts of Robert Bogan and Rontavious Clark, the Bluejays put up 393 yards on the ground as they ran over Grandview 63-0 to set up a semifinal matchup with Malden...

2012 High School Football Statistics: Week 9 (10/25/12)
Statistics are provided by coaches each week. Statistics must be submitted by 5 p.m. each Tuesday to sports@semissourian.com each week to be included. "Games" totals refer to the number of games included in the teams' statistical totals, not the number of games an individual has played...