ROUNDUP: Redbirds edge Naylor in eighth (10/01/08) By DAR STAFF ELLSINORE -- East Carter rallied with six runs in the fourth inning before getting one in the eighth to move past Naylor 7-6 on Tuesday afternoon. Derek Saffle hit a grounder to third base that scored Austin Stephens to give the Redbirds the win...

Kennett downs Lady Lions in league battle (10/01/08) Hard-fought, intense battles are the norm whenever the Kennett Lady Indians and the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions meet on the volleyball court...

Lady Tribe wins 14th game, stays perfect in Bootheel play (09/30/08) CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians volleyball served 16 aces on the night as it stayed perfect in Bootheel Conference play with a 25-14, 25-14 win over the Caruthersville Lady Tigers here Monday. "Our serving game was on real good," Kennett coach Laura Ort said. "We worked on it in practice a little on Friday. We've really just talked about hitting our spots and being more effective servers."...

Tribe wins defensive battle in home opener (09/10/08) The good times continue for the Kennett Indians soccer team. After winning its season opener to snap an almost three-year winless streak, the Tribe got a goal from Blake Wilbanks in the 72nd minute Tuesday to take a 1-0 victory over Fredericktown at Indian Park...

Cooper signs with Williams Volleyball (07/15/08) WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. -- Beth Cooper of Cooter, Mo., will continue her volleyball career at Williams Baptist College. Cooper recently signed her commitment to play for the Lady Eagles. The 2008 graduate of Cooter High School was an all-conference and all-district selection the past three seasons, and she served as captain of the CHS team. She was also active in cheerleading, Beta Club, FCCLA, FBLA and choir, and she was the CHS homecoming queen...

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

Three-peat! Cooter routs Holcomb to win another district title (05/15/08) COOTER, Mo. -- There were no big celebrations after the Cooter Wildcats won their third straight district title. No, the Wildcats will not be satisfied with just a district title this year. Cooter scored early and often to roll to an 11-1 victory over the Holcomb Hornets in the championship game of the Class 1, District 1 Tournament here Wednesday, but the Wildcats were already thinking ahead to Monday's sectional contest...

Adams helps lift Hornets into final (05/14/08) COOTER, Mo. -- Chad Adams made a pair of costly mistakes Tuesday, but he atoned for each one in a big way. Adams followed up a first-inning error with a game-tying two-run homer, then atoned for a fifth-inning miscue with three innings of scoreless relief to help the Holcomb Hornets to a 6-3 win over the North Pemiscot Mustangs in the semifinals of the Class 1, District 1 Tournament here Tuesday...

Cooter defeats South Pem (05/09/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com STEELE -- The Cooter Wildcats picked up victory number 18 on Thursday afternoon as they battled the South Pemiscot Bulldogs for seven innings, winning by a final score of 9-7. The Wildcats recorded 11 hits off of a combined three Bulldog pitchers, including Chris Medlin who picked up the loss for South Pemiscot...

Kelly races out to big lead to spoil Senior Day for Indians (05/09/08) The Kelly Hawks raced out to a big lead and held off a late comeback to defeat the Kennett Indians 7-4 Thursday at Indian Park, spoiling Senior Day for the Tribe. In other area baseball games, it was Senath-Hornersville 10, Holcomb 3; Cooter 9, South Pemiscot 7; and North Pemiscot defeated Gideon...

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

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

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

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

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

ROUNDUP: Sikeston soccer beats Marion, Ill. (04/25/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com MARION, Ill. -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-10 Thursday evening when they beat the Marion Lady Wildcats on the road, 3-1. After a scoreless first half, the Lady Bulldogs wasted little time in the second, scoring two goals in three minutes. Jordi Ferrell was first to connect at the 44-minute mark on an assist from Abbi Keefer. Ferrell would then return the favor to Keefer at the 47-minute mark to give the visiting squad a 2-0 lead...

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

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

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

Tribe rolls into semis (04/22/08) HAYTI, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians may be peaking at the right time on the baseball diamond. The Tribe scored at least three runs in every inning and pounded out 14 hits to roll to a 15-1 victory over Hayti in the first round of the Bootheel Conference Tournament here Monday...

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

ROUNDUP: Sikeston tennis shuts out Mules (04/15/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston tennis team blanked Poplar Bluff 9-0 on the road Monday afternoon. "I thought we played well today," said Sikeston head coach Brian James. "It's only our second match, so we're behind some of these other teams that have several matches in and maybe a tournament or two in...

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

ROUNDUP: SIkeston soccer shuts out Harrisburg (04/10/08) Oran, Cooter baseball teams win convincingly

ROUNDUP: Chaffee, Cooter suffer first baseball defeats (04/09/08) Scott Central drops slugfest to Bernie

ROUNDUP: Oran, Chaffee, Cooter remain unbeaten (04/08/08) Sikeston golfers finish second in Poplar Bluff tourney

Oran, Chaffee baseball teams remain unbeaten (04/03/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com ORAN -- The Oran Eagles (3-0) routed the Clearwater Tigers on Wednesday afternoon. On a no-hitter by Steven Dooley the Eagles were lifted past the Tigers 14-0 in five innings of play. Dooley faced 17 batters in his five innings of work, striking out 10 while allowing only two walks...

ROUNDUP: NMCC softball wins two from Oak Ridge (03/28/08) Chaffee and Cooter claim wins in baseball while SHS soccer team rolls on the road.

Cooter baseball picks up season-opening win (03/24/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com OSCEOLA, Ark. -- Cooter opened the 2008 season with an 18-2 five-inning win over Osceola. Cooter (1-0) scored two runs in the first and eight in the second and while coasting in their season opener against the Seminoles (3-7)...

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

Risco shoots down Chargers (02/12/08) COOTER, Mo. -- The Risco Tigers used a strong second half and an outstanding outside attack as they knocked down nine 3-pointers to pull away with a 76-59 win over the Delta C7 Chargers in the opening round of the Tri County Conference tournament here Monday night at Cooter...

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

New Madrid County, Risco both post wins (01/16/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles won their sixth game in-a-row Tuesday night, holding off the Twin Rivers Royals 61-56. NMCC jumped out to a big 17-5 lead after one quarter and led 31-18 at the half before Twin Rivers mounted a comeback in the third. The Royals outscored NMCC 16-7 in the third to cut the lead to 38-34 but the Eagles were able to hang on for the win...

Clarkton starts hot, holds off late Gideon rally (01/13/08) CLARKTON, Mo. -- A common phrase in sports is that the best players come through in the biggest games. It's safe to say that the Tri-County Conference's two most decorated players didn't disappoint in this one. Gideon's senior standout Jordan Boone dropped 31 points on the night while reigning conference Player of the Year Dustin Ferguson finished with 30 to lead the Clarkton Reindeer past their archrivals, the Gideon Bulldogs, 83-65 as they continued their run of dominance through the Tri-County Conference.. ...

ROUNDUP: Dons beat Twin Rivers (01/06/08) By DAR STAFF BROSELEY -- Charles Wilson scored 10 of Doniphan's 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Dons defeated Twin Rivers on Friday night. "He put his team on his back and lived up to his reputation," Twin Rivers coach Rob Brown said. Twin Rivers (7-6) was ahead 23-21 at the half and trailed 33-31 after three quarters...

Reindeer stampede by Cooter in key league contest (01/06/08) COOTER, Mo. -- With both teams playing a bit shorthanded, the Clarkton Reindeer put another check in the win column after downing the Cooter Wildcats 87-58 on the road Friday Night. Many believe this was a preview of the Tri-County Conference Tournament's championship game. It's safe to say that a rematch couldn't possibly be any worse if you're a Cooter Wilcat...

Risco earns first win of season (12/16/07) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CLARKTON -- The Clarkton tournament provided the Risco Tigers with their first victory, as they defeated the Holcomb Hornets Friday night by a score of 65-63 in the fifth-place game. Risco trailed Holcomb at the half, 31-19, but in the second half, Risco's Kyle White scored 23 points to lead the Tigers to victory. White finished the game with 34 points, including six 3-pointers...

Cooter uses uptempo gameplan to down Hornets (12/09/07) COOTER, Mo. -- Some people call it run and gun. Others call it fastbreak basketball. The Cooter Wildcats call it a recipe for success. The Wildcats used their fast brand of basketball to force 22 turnovers and take control of the game with an 18-6 second-quarter outburst in a 71-49 win over the Holcomb Hornets here Friday night...

Scott County Central runs into Oran finals (11/30/07) Braves blister nets for 111 points; will face Bell City in finals

Braves, Cubs to play for Oran title (11/30/07) Nick Niemczyk poured in a game-high 44 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead Bell City past Twin Rivers 93-62 on Thursday and into the championship game in the Oran Invitational. The Cubs will face Scott County Central for the title tonight. Niemczyk went 12-for-12 at the free-throw line in the win. Phillip Gross added 23 points for the Cubs...

Richland shocks Portageville in opener (11/28/07) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com ESSEX -- The Richland Rebels shocked the Portageville Bulldogs Tuesday night behind Drew Thornton's 27 points, 70-68. "It's a huge win," said Richland coach Casey Knight. "You couldn't ask for a better way to start the season to pull off the win against a quality team like Portageville."...

Richland shocks Portageville (11/28/07) ESSEX -- The Richland Rebels shocked the Portageville Bulldogs Tuesday night behind Drew Thornton's 27 points, 70-68. "It's a huge win," said Richland coach Casey Knight. "You couldn't ask for a better way to start the season to pull off the win against a quality team like Portageville."...

Kennett shuts out Lady Tigers (09/19/07) It may be cliché, but it's still true: practice makes perfect. That is the case for the Kennett Lady Indians girls' tennis team, which took a 9-0 shutout victory over Caruthersville Tuesday, its second shutout in as many days. In other area sports, Kennett was shut out 9-0 by Anna-Jonesboro in boys soccer, while Gideon took a 25-14, 25-13 win over Cooter in volleyball and Senath-Hornersville rallied past Twin Rivers 10-9 in baseball...

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

Scales handed tough-luck loss as Lady Tribe suffers seventh-inning meltdown (09/05/07) It would be hard to blame Laurel Scales for feeling unlucky. The Kennett hurler allowed just two hits and no earned runs while retiring 16 batters in a row at one point, but found herself on the short end of a 3-0 loss to the Naylor Lady Eagles Tuesday at Indian Park after a seventh-inning collapse by the Lady Indians' defense led to three unearned runs...

Lady Tribe shuts out East Prairie (08/29/07) EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Laurel Scales tossed seven innings of three-hit softball as the Kennett Lady Indians improved to 2-2 on the season with a 1-0 win over the East Prairie Lady Eagles Tuesday. In other area sports, Cooter defeated Delta C7, 15-0, in baseball, while in volleyball, it was Gideon downing New Madrid County Central by the scores of 25-13, 25-9...

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

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

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

Oran blanks Cooter in Class 1 sectional baseball game (05/24/07) Larry Lewis ~ Standard Democrat COOTER -- Pitching and defense overshadowed Oran's usually potent offense as the Eagles blanked the Cooter Wildcats 3-0 in a MSHSAA Class 1 Sectional game on Wednesday. Limited to just two hits, Oran rode the left arm of senior hurler Chase Seyer and a nearflawless defense to the quarterfinal round...

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

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

Oran, despite just two hits, sinks Cooter (05/23/07) By Jeremy Joffray ~ Southeast Missourian COOTER -- Oran senior left-hander Chase Seyer has seen his share of pressure situations in his career. Seyer has started in numerous big games during his four-year varsity career, none bigger than the state title game his freshman season. So when Seyer faced a bases-loaded situation with no outs in Wednesday's Class 1 sectional at Cooter, Seyer did not panic...

Eagles, Rams take momentum into playoffs (05/23/07) At the midway point of the baseball season Oran found itself stumbling through a three-game losing streak during a weekend tournament on its home field. The Eagles struggled in nearly every aspect of the game that weekend, dropping to 11-4. Since then, Oran has won 12 straight and appears to be clicking on all cylinders heading into today's sectional game...

Copeland delivers KO for 'Cats in final (05/18/07) WARDELL, Mo. -- The rivalry this spring between the North Pemiscot Mustangs and the Cooter Wildcats has been fittingly compared to two boxers going at it in the ring. And on a windy day more befitting of Wrigley Field than the Missouri Bootheel, it was Charles Copeland and the Wildcats that ultimately landed the knockout blow...

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

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

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

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

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

Lady Rebels down Holcomb in 8 to reach TCC final (04/25/07) HOLCOMB, Mo. -- One season ago, the Southland Lady Rebels won just one game. A year later, they are one win away from winning the Tri-County Conference Tournament. Becca Bakich tossed a five-hit shutout and Darcy McMinn scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Lady Rebels edged the Holcomb Lady Hornets, 1-0, in the semifinals of the Tri-County tourney here Tuesday...

Cooter beats Oran, falls to Dexter in Oran baseball tourney (04/22/07) Chris Moore ~ Standard Democrat ORAN - The Scott County Invitational Baseball Tournament began Friday afternoon at Oran High School. In a rematch of last year's Class 1 sectional matchup, the Cooter Wildcats got a little payback on the Oran Eagles with a 8-5 win in the first game on the day...

Errors cost Oran in loss to Cooter (04/21/07) Cooter scored six times in the second inning and got solid pitching from Aaron McCaig to defeat Oran in a high school baseball game Friday. Mistakes in the field proved costly for the Eagles, as they committed an uncharacteristic four errors in the contest...

Round 1 to Mustangs (04/01/07) COOTER, Mo. -- Friday's battle between North Pemiscot and Cooter had all the trappings of a heavyweight championship fight. Two undefeated teams. Two standout pitchers that combined for 18 strikeouts. Two powerful offenses that combined for 15 runs and 17 hits...

Lady Indians get back on winning track at Malden; Tribe golfers split at KCC (03/30/07) MALDEN, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians softball team bounced back from its first loss of the season behind a strong pitching performance from Laurel Scales to down the Malden Lady Wave, 11-2, in Bootheel Conference action here Thursday. In other area games Thursday, it was Delta C7 19, North Pemiscot 5; and Dexter 5, Gideon 3. In area baseball, it was Cape-Notre Dame 9, Kennett 1; Cooter 13, Clarkton 1; and Holcomb 20, Gideon 4...

Indians rally for victory against Green Wave (03/23/07) MALDEN, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians got a strong pitching performance from senior Wesley Jackson and rallied from a three-run deficit to take a 4-3 win over Bootheel Conference foe Malden here Thursday. In other baseball games Thursday, it was Senath-Hornersville 15, Hayti 0; Cooter 12, Holcomb 2; North Pemiscot 11, Risco 4; Clarkton 18, Gideon 4; South Pemiscot 7, Portageville 2; and Poplar Bluff defeated Campbell...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rebels send Chargers to 31st straight loss; Cooter pulls away from Lions (01/24/07) CARDWELL, Mo. -- Justin Kersey scored 24 points as the Southland Rebels pulled away in the second half to take a 64-44 win over the Delta C7 Chargers here Tuesday. In other action Tuesday, it was Cooter 80, Senath-Hornersville 59; and Gideon 70, Risco 61...

Mustangs shock Cooter (01/21/07) WARDELL, Mo. -- Last season, the North Pemiscot Mustangs managed just three wins during a long, long season. After Friday, doubling that win total may be just the beginning for the Mustangs. With Friday's 66-64 Tri-County Conference win over the Cooter Wildcats, North Pem not only finds itself in the thick of the Tri-County Conference race, but is also in the driver's seat for a top-4 seed at next month's Class 1, District 1 Tournament...

Mustangs spoil Rebels' homecoming (01/14/07) CARDWELL, Mo. -- The North Pemiscot Mustangs rallied from a three-point halftime deficit with a 19-10 third quarter to take a 60-52 win over the Southland Rebels on homecoming here Friday. The win was the second in a row for the Mustangs (5-6), who just three games last season...

Kennett loses in SEMO Conference opener; Hayti gets by Lions (12/17/06) JACKSON, Mo. -- Jackson used a 23-point edge in the third quarter to turn a 37-20 halftime lead into a 40-point rout and roll to a 76-35 victory over Kennett here Friday night. In other area games, Hayti defeated Senath-Hornersville, 55-44, while at the Clarkton Holiday Invitational, Naylor edged Holcomb, 71-65, for third place and Cooter got by Gideon, 53-47, for fifth...

North Pem matches last season's win total; Gideon, Cooter reach consolation final at Clarkton (12/13/06) DEERING, Mo. -- The North Pemiscot Mustangs got 20 points from Grant St. Cin as they matched their win total from last season with a 56-39 win over the Delta C7 Chargers here Tuesday in boys' high school basketball. In other action Tuesday, Portageville defeated Senath-Hornersville, 71-21, while in consolation action at the Clarkton Holiday Invitational, Gideon downed Risco, 76-62, and Cooter held off Southland, 72-65...

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

Lady Indians clean glass, beat Senath-Hornersville (12/01/06) GIDEON, Mo. -- Going up against one of the better post players in the Bootheel without a lot of height, one might guess that the Kennett Lady Indians would be at a sizable disadvantage against Senath-Hornersville. Guess again. Kennett outrebounded the Lady Lions by 11 and got 16 points and 15 boards from Tierra Sherrill to overcome Senath-Hornersville, 53-50, in the consolation round at the Bulldog Classic here Thursday...

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

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

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

KMS Lady Indians sweep past South Pem (10/18/06) The Kennett eighth-grade Lady Indians got another strong game from Jerrica Wheeler as they downed South Pemiscot, 30-24, Tuesday night at Kennett Middle School to improve to 3-1 on the season. In the seventh-grade contest, Kennett (2-0) won, 16-15, in overtime on a Taylor Broadway free throw...

Upsets rule the day at Fall Tournament (09/28/06) COOTER, Mo. -- Tyler Smith did it all Wednesday, hitting a pair of three-run homers and picking up the complete-gave victory on the mound as the third-seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions stunned the No. 2 Cooter Wildcats, 8-5, in the semifinals of the Fall Tournament...

Lions, Cooter advance at Fall Tournament (09/27/06) COOTER, Mo. -- Aaron McCaig pitched five innings of three-hit ball while Tyler Alexander added three hits as the second-seeded Cooter Wildcats downed No. 7 Campbell, 8-3, in quarterfinal action at the Fall Tournament Tuesday. In other tournament action, No. 3 Senath-Hornersville defeated sixth-seeded Holcomb, 7-5, while top-seeded South Pemiscot won by forfeit over Clarkton...

Lady Indians win at Dexter (09/26/06) DEXTER, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians improved to 5-3 on the season with a 6-3 victory over Dexter here Monday. In area volleyball Monday, Delta C-7 defeated North Pemiscot 25-13, 25-17, while Malden downed Senath-Hornersville 24-26, 29-27, 25-16...

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

Gideon routs Lady Lions; Clarkton downs Malden (09/19/06) SENATH, Mo. -- The Gideon Lady Bulldogs jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first set and rolled from there, taking a 25-3, 25-10 victory over the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions here Monday. In volleyball action Monday, Clarkton defeated Malden 25-18, 25-17 and Delta C-7 defeated South Pemiscot 25-16, 25-11. In weekend baseball games, Cooter won twice at Broseley, defeating Clearwater, 9-0, and Twin Rivers, 19-18, in eight innings...

Delta C-7 upsets Holcomb; Clarkton rallies for win (09/17/06) HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The Delta C-7 Lady Chargers snapped a four-game losing streak in a big way, taking a 14-25, 26-24, 25-23 over the Holcomb Lady Hornets here Friday. With the win, Delta C-7 improves to 3-2 in the Tri-County Conference and 3-6 overall, while Holcomb falls to 5-2 and 8-5-1...

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

Clarkton solidifies grip on first place in Tri-County with win (09/13/06) WARDELL, Mo. -- The Clarkton Lady Reindeer got strong games from the senior quartet of Tasha Joiner, Whitney Coleman, Larissa Gambling and Sara Darnell as they improved to 5-0 in the Tri-County Conference and 6-5 overall with a 25-9, 25-14 win over North Pemiscot here Tuesday...

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

Charleston sweeps Lady Indians; Kennett rallies past Malden (09/07/06) The Kennett Lady Indians got in an early hole and could not recover, falling 9-0 to a tough Charleston squad Wednesday at Kennett High School. In other sports action Wednesday, Kennett defeated Malden in volleyball, 10-25, 25-10, 25-20, while South Pemiscot defeated Cooter, 10-1, in baseball...

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

Fall baseball capsules (08/20/06) Campbell Nickname: Camels Coach: Justin Shell Key returnees: Dustin Crane, Sam Bader, Dustin Hayden, Cale Weeks and Kyle Matthews. Schedule: Aug. 21 at North Pemiscot, Aug.22 Twin Rivers, Aug. 24 at Holcomb, Aug. 28 at Risco, Aug.29 at Senath-Hornersville, Aug. ...