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Class 3: Kelly looking to return to playoffs (11/23/08)
BENTON -- The Kelly Lady Hawks are once again set for a solid season of high school hoops. This year's squad is preparing for a shot at another district title game, but hope that they can rebound after a disappointing loss last season to Portageville...
East Prairie falls short in quest for title, 28-14 (10/31/08)
MALDEN -- The Malden Greenwave pulled off what some considered an upset on Thursday evening as they defeated the district favorite East Prairie Eagles 28-14 in front of the home crowd. For the Eagles, a slim margin of error cost the squad a chance at the state playoffs as they could've lost by only one point and still taken second in the district, therefore earning a bid to play in November...
Eagles hold off pesky Tigers (10/26/08)
EAST PRAIRIE -- The East Prairie Eagles football team was able to hold on against the Tigers of Caruthersville to win 22-15 Friday night in East Prairie. The Eagles (6-3) came out strong in the first quarter, striking for touchdowns on their first two possessions with runs by Jordan Jarrett. The Tigers (2-7) also showed their ability to move the ball early on with 45-yard bomb from quarterback David Shaw to Jovon Hagerman...
Season on the line for Tribe Friday at NMCC (10/23/08)
The Kennett football Indians must have a good idea how the Missouri Tigers feel right now. Like the Tigers, the Tribe got off to a fast start, only to see back-to-back losses put its season in jeopardy. Kennett will try to turn around its season Friday night when it travels to New Madrid County Central to take on the powerful Eagles...
East Prairie wins battle of Mississippi County (10/19/08)
CHARLESTON -- The East Prairie Eagles football team rolled the Charleston Bluejays 46-22 Friday night at J.H. Marshall Stadium in Charleston, gaining their first victory over the Bluejays since 1986. The Eagles (5-3), who had not won in Charleston since Lyndon B. Johnson was in the oval office (1965), were led offensively by star senior tailback MC Williams. Williams had five touchdowns and 312 all-purpose yards, in addition to four extra points...
East Prairie rolls through Portageville (10/12/08)
EAST PRAIRIE -- It only took MC Williams seven plays to rack up 207 yards as he was a key part to East Prairie's 56-30 victory on Friday evening against the visiting Portageville Bulldogs. The Eagles' feature back rushed for three touchdowns in the first quarter alone, accumulating over 100 yards before 12 minutes had worn off the clock...
Eighth graders slip past Poplar Bluff; freshmen fall (10/10/08)
SIKESTON -- The eighth grade Sikeston Bulldog football team defeated the Poplar Bluff Mules 18-13 Thursday night in Sikeston. "The eighth grade played pretty well tonight against the toughest team we've played all year," junior high football coach Brett Blackman said...
East Prairie flies by Chaffee (10/05/08)
CHAFFEE -- The East Prairie Eagles football team cruised past the Chaffee Red Devils 53-8 Friday night at host Chaffee's homecoming game. East Prairie head coach Jason Aycock was very pleased after Friday's contest with his team and their execution...
ROUNDUP: Puxico volleyball rallies past Bloomfield (09/30/08)
By DAR STAFF After dropping their first match Monday night, the Puxico Indians bounced back to beat Bloomfield, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22. "The first one they were a little bit down," Puxico coach Karen Hazel said. "They picked it up though. They were determined."...
Blackcats hold off E.P. rally (09/28/08)
FREDERICKTOWN -- The Fredericktown Blackcats pulled out a close win over the East Prairie Eagles on Friday evening 40-32. "It was just like last week," said East Prairie head coach Jason Aycock. "We were a couple of seconds from pulling off a win." The Eagles scored twice in the first half, but Fredericktown matched and did one better as they scored three times and were headlined by running back Joey Lewandowski. ...
Tribe wants to improve against Portageville (09/25/08)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- On paper, Friday's matchup between the Kennett Indians and the Portageville Bulldogs does not appear to be much of a match at all. On one side, the Tribe is 4-0 for the first time since 1999, brings in the area's best passing attack and have beaten Portageville three years in a row by a combined score of 140-20...
East Prairie wins thriller against Scott City, 5-2 (09/24/08)
EAST PRAIRIE -- In varsity softball the East Prairie Lady Eagles knocked off the Scott City Lady Rams by a score of 5-2 on Tuesday. The win improves East Prairie's record to 4-6 on the season. Adalyn Woodard pitched all seven innings for the Lady Eagles, receiving the win after giving up just two runs on eight hits. She walked one and struck out three in the victory...
Homecoming thriller: Tribe makes late stand to win shootout with East Prairie (09/21/08)
Spectators at Metz Cherry Stadium who wanted to see an exciting football game between the Kennett Indians and the East Prairie Eagles got their wish -- and then some. The two teams combined for over 900 yards of offense and the game was not finally decided until Davontee Childress stopped Eagles' running back Jordan Jarrett on the Kennett 11 to end the game and preserve a 41-35 victory on Friday night...
Kelly eases past East Prairie (09/19/08)
BENTON-- The Kelly Lady Hawks softball team improved to a record of 11-1 with a 10-0 win over the Lady Eagles of East Prairie Thursday in Benton. Pitcher Jessica Riley and the Kelly defense played solid Thursday, stifling East Prairie's offensive efforts...
Lady Bulldogs breeze through East Prairie with victory (09/18/08)
EAST PRAIRIE -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs handled business on Wednesday afternoon as they traveled to East Prairie, defeating the Lady Eagles 17-0 in five innings. For Sikeston, it was a display of offense as they rattled off 14 hits in four innings at the dish, chipping in nine walks as well...
Tribe looking to wing Eagles for homecoming (09/18/08)
The Kennett Indians are off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 1999 and are hoping to eventually earn their first playoff berth in 22 years at season's end. But that doesn't mean they're looking past Friday's homecoming game against the East Prairie Eagles...
M.C. Williams, East Prairie football (09/17/08)
The senior running back scored all five touchdowns for East Prairie in its 35-0 victory against previously unbeaten Scott City last Friday night. The Rams had allowed only six points this season before coming up against Williams, who rushed for 259 yards on 19 carries...
Sikeston blasts East Prairie (09/12/08)
SIKESTON -- It was an offensive explosion that the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs was looking for on Thursday afternoon, by defeating the East Prairie Lady Eagles 13-1. After losing to Cape Central in a one-run game on Tuesday and then getting sent home by the Kelly Lady Hawks in a 11-1 game, nothing could have been better for the Lady Bulldogs...
East Prairie, Grandview looking for first victory (09/05/08)
EAST PRAIRIE-- It will be a battle of the Eagles Friday night in East Prairie as the East Prairie Eagles football team will take on the Grandview Eagles of Hillsboro in their home opener. East Prairie (0-1) will be looking for their first win after losing to state-ranked Hayti 27-6 in Hayti last Friday...
Eagles try to build off last year's strong finish (08/31/08)
By Chris Pobst ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com EAST PRAIRIE -- Entering his 11th year as a football coach and his second season in his second stint with the East Prairie Eagles program, head coach Jason Aycock is taking what he believes is the best senior class he's ever had as far as leadership qualities are concerned into a brand new 2008 regular season...
Hayti runs by Eagles (08/31/08)
HAYTI -- The Hayti Indians started the season off on a positive note Friday night, holding off the game East Prairie Eagles 27-6. Hayti, who rolled through the regular season last year undefeated, were led on the ground by Keenan Williams. Williams ran for three touchdowns in the game while picking up 120 yards on 20 carries. George Hamilton added another touchdown for the Indians in the fourth quarter...
Oran rolls past St. Vincent for first win of the season (08/27/08)
PERRYVILLE -- The Oran Lady Eagles started the season on a positive note Tuesday afternoon, defeating St. Vincent 14-0. Oran was held scoreless for the first three innings before breaking through for six runs in the top of the fourth inning. The Lady Eagles added three more in the fifth and five in the seventh...
Local teams get taste of Friday night (08/24/08)
EAST PRAIRIE -- With a brand new press box shadowing over the football field at East Prairie high school on Friday night, four teams gave local fans just a little taste of what is to come as they kicked off the season with the East Prairie jamboree...
East Prairie 2008 football schedule (07/18/08)
Aug. 29 -- at Hayti Sept. 5 -- Grandview Sept. 12 -- Scott City Sept. 19 -- at Kennett Sept. 26 -- Fredericktown Oct. 3 -- at Chaffee Oct. 10 -- Portageville Oct. 17 -- at Charleston Oct. 24 -- Caruthersville Oct. 30 -- at Malden
Three dimensional: Jones named Athlete of the Year (06/30/08)
East Prairie senior Tony Jones led Eagles in football, basketball and track to earn Sikeston Standard Democrat honor.
Charleston rallies past East Prairie to advance (05/13/08)
By Chris Pobst ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CHARLESTON -- Usually with the game on the line and all options pointing in a specific player's direction, that particular athlete wants to be the one to put their team over the top with the game winning play. But, for Chase McClendon on Monday night, he was thinking differently...
Oran breezes past East Prairie 12-1 (05/09/08)
By Chris Pobst ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com ORAN -- It was the long ball that gave the Oran Eagles an early lift in their last regular season game against the East Prairie Eagles on Thursday, as the blue Eagles pounded out 12 hits on their way past the red Eagles 12-1...
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: Oran, Chaffee, Cooter remain unbeaten (04/08/08)
Sikeston golfers finish second in Poplar Bluff tourney
Lady Eagles walk past Charleston in extra innings (03/30/08)
Winning run for East Prairie scores on walk in eighth
Miller throws no-hitter for Bluejays (03/30/08)
Charleston bats come alive on cold, windy Friday for 15-2 victory against East Prairie
Coaches all-state team includes Porter, Penn and others (03/30/08)
Six local players recognized by state basketball coaches
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.
ROUNDUP: Greenville holds off Bell City 2-1 in baseball (03/26/08)
By DAR STAFF The Greenville Bears picked up a pair of runs in the first inning and held on for a 2-1 road win Tuesday at Bell City. Leadoff man Nick Wren reached on an error to start the and came around to score game on a double by Robert Abernathy. Jacob Wood then drove Abernathy home with a single...
Favored girls teams roll into semifinals (02/25/08)
By Chris Pobst, Josh Mills and Andrew Powell ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com PORTAGEVILLE -- The top-seeded teams rolled in the first round of the girls Class 3, District 1 tournament setting up semifinal action tonight. State-ranked Portageville will take on New Madrid County Central at 6 p.m. while Kelly and Caruthersville will battle at 7:30 p.m. with the winners playing for the district championship Thursday at 6 p.m...
Seeds hold in first day of tournament (02/25/08)
Scott City survives scare from No. 6 seeded East Prairie
Scott City boys reach district semifinals (02/25/08)
The Scott City boys basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the Class 3 District 1 tournament with a 52-48 overtime victory Saturday over East Prairie in Portageville, Mo. The third-seeded Rams trailed the sixth-seeded Eagles 32-28 entering the fourth quarter, but rallied to send the game into overtime...
Portageville gets complete team effort (02/15/08)
By Andrew Powell ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com EAST PRAIRIE -- Since the opening tip-off of the 2007-08 basketball year, Portageville head coach Eric Ellerbrook has preached to his kids that the key to a successful season lies behind playing well as a team...
Oan defeats East Prairie on the road (02/08/08)
Kielhofner finishes with a triple-double
Two local athletes pick Lindenwood (02/08/08)
East Prairie's Tony Jones will play football; Oran's Jodi Urhahn will play softball
ROUNDUP: Portageville gets key district win over East Prairie (02/06/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com EAST PRAIRIE -- The Portageville Bulldogs earned a key district win over East Prairie, defeating the Eagles 79-68 in overtime. East Prairie, playing their first game in 10 days, fought back from a 14-point deficit and held a 63-61 lead with less than 10 seconds remaining in regulation. However Portageville's Dominic Trotter hit a game-tying shot as time expired, sending the game into overtime...
Tribe routed by defending state champion Charleston (01/27/08)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The Charleston Bluejays showed the Kennett Indians why they are the defending Class 3 state champions and one of the area's most tradition-laden programs, taking a 21-point lead over the Tribe to the break on the way to a 79-49 rout here Friday night...
East Prairie shocks state-ranked Hayti (01/27/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com HAYTI -- The East Prairie Eagles stunned state-ranked Hayti " on the road Friday 66-49. "We are extremely pleased with the way our kids played tonight against a very good Hayti team," said East Prairie coach Matt Schonoff. "I think this is the best game we've played all year."...
Perryville girls pummel Woodland (01/25/08)
The Perryville girls basketball team continued to roll as it earned a 74-27 victory against Woodland on Thursday. The Pirates held the Cardinals under 10 points in three of the four quarters. Perryville (13-4) led 42-10 at halftime. Alyssa Bauwens scored 18 points, while Alicia Kueker had 14 to lead Perryville...
East Prairie holds off Kelly for third in Scott-Miss. tourney (01/19/08)
East Prairie limited Kelly to three points in the second quarter, then held on for the 73-63 victory in the third-place boys basketball game at the Scott-Mississippi Conference tournament Friday in Delta. Tony Jones scored 33 points to lead the Eagles...
Scott City holds off Kelly in Scott-Miss semifinals (01/18/08)
Scott Central to face Rams in finals after 84-60 win over East Prairie Thursday night
Braves, Rams reach final (01/18/08)
It will be a battle of Scotts in the Scott-Mississippi Conference boys basketball tournament title game. No. 2 seed Scott City defeated Kelly 56-52, while top-seeded Scott County Central beat East Prairie 86-59 in semifinal action Thursday in Delta...
East Prairie advances to Scott-Miss semifinals (01/16/08)
By Josh Mills ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com DELTA -- The final night of first round games were played on Tuesday night, as the East Prairie Eagles advanced to the semifinals, by defeating the Oran Eagles 71-60. The contest was about as evenly matched as a game could be through the first two quarters, as East Prairie led by one at the break, 28-27...
Oran girls beat East Prairie (01/10/08)
Kelly beats Chaffee in other first round game at Scott-Miss tourney with double-double by Kayla Cissell
Scott County Central races past East Prairie 97-46 (01/09/08)
By Chris Pobst ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com EAST PRAIRIE -- Another high-scoring affair for the Scott County Central Braves Tuesday night, and again, defensive pressure and an early lead helped the Braves roll past the East Prairie Eagles, 97-46. At around the five-minute mark in the first quarter, Scott Central held a slim lead of 7-5. That slim lead quickly turned into a big lead for the Braves. They went on a 22-2 run to finish out the first quarter, leading by the score of 29-7...
Saxony uses defensive pressure to ground Eagles (01/06/08)
Saxony Lutheran senior Austin Kwikkel said his team sketched out a strategy for slowing down the fast-paced East Prairie squad it faced Saturday. "We talked about not pressing them because they were quick, a lot quicker than we are," Kwikkel said...
East Prairie takes advantage of Richland's injuries (01/04/08)
Rebels lost two players to injury on Thursday night
Bravettes hold off late rally in OT win (01/04/08)
Maddie Branum hit three 3-pointers in fourth for E.P.
Royals hold on; Van Buren gains another upset (12/28/07)
Twin Rivers holds off East Prairie
Upsets claim Bernie, Bloomfield (12/28/07)
BLOOMFIELD - Upsets are becoming as common as the opening tip-off at the 51st Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament with the number of higher seeded teams to fall reaching six after Thursday's second day of action. Defending champion Malden pulled off the biggest shocker when the No. ...
Wilson brothers start Dons on strong note (12/27/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BLOOMFIELD -- The Wilson brothers made sure Doniphan got off to a solid start on the road to its third straight Bloomfield Christmas Tournament final. Charles and Chandler keyed a game-opening 10-0 run that set the tone of the Dons' 69-35 win over East Prairie on the opening day of the 51st annual event...
Bloomfield tourney looks to be wide open (12/23/07)
By Josh Mills ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com BLOOMFIELD -- The 51st Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament is coming up Dec. 26-29, and this year looks to have a different flair than all others. The word flying around amongst coaches is that the tournament this year, is unlike previous years because the tournament, for once, is wide open...
Every team has a chance in a field that is wide open (12/23/07)
51st Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament
East Prairie hangs on to beat Bloomfield 73-68 (12/19/07)
M.C. Williams scored a season-high 29 points to lead the Eagles
High school roundup: State-ranked Bernie Mules break the century mark (12/19/07)
Bernie had six players score in double figures as the Mules defeated North Pemiscot, 106-45, in a laugher on the road Tuesday. Zach Curry's 20 points led the Mules, while teammates Jake Owens and Jake Smith each netted 16. Silas Dill chipped in with 15 points and a team-high nine rebounds, while Jake Welch and Quinton Stevens scored 12 and 11 points, respectively...
Charleston loses thriller (12/17/07)
Scott Central, Bell City each rally for win, and East Prairie loses at Heartland Hoopfest
East Prairie tops Oran in battle of Eagles (12/12/07)
Josh Mills ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com EAST PRAIRIE -- The East Prairie Eagles basketball team improved in the win column on Tuesday evening, as they defeated the Oran Eagles by a score of 71-51. For the home team, East Prairie, it was quite a show put on by the Jones', Ryan Jones and Tony Jones, accounting for 40 of the teams' 71 points...
Risco loses in pool play at Clarkton tournament (12/12/07)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CLARKTON -- The Risco Tigers lost to a tough Gosnell (Ark.) team Tuesday night in their second game of pool play at the Clarkton Tournament 77-52. "Gosnell is probably one of the best teams we've played all year," said Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship. "I know the score doesn't show it but we came out and played well tonight."...
Bernie remains undefeated heading into game with Bell City (12/12/07)
BERNIE -- The Mules improved their record to a perfect 5-0 on the season with a 82-45 SCAA Conference win over the Woodland Cardinals at home Tuesday. Zach Curry used four 3-pointers to score a game-high 20 points for the Mules, who took control of the game in the first half...
Greer's return sparks ND to win over NMCC (12/12/07)
Junior Austin Greer made his season debut after returning from a back injury and scored 20 points to lead the Notre Dame boys basketball team past visiting New Madrid County Central 62-57 Tuesday night. "He looked pretty good. He gave us some scoring inside," said Notre Dame coach Paul Hale, whose squad has been without the 6-foot-1 Greer and 6-8 Division I recruit Bryce Willen since the start of the season...
Kelly girls shut down East Prairie (12/11/07)
Lady Hawks use run at end of first quarter to erase sluggish start
Kelly advances to Chaffee tourney championship game (12/06/07)
Chaffee rallies to beat East Prairie in overtime; Oran bests Scott Central
Richland rallies in second half to beat Campbell (12/05/07)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CAMPBELL -- The Richland Rebels used a strong second half to defeat the Campbell Camels Tuesday night, 81-62. Richland trailed 36-34 at the half but outscored the Camels 23-4 in the third quarter to put the game away...
Notre Dame fends off Dexter (12/05/07)
The short-handed Notre Dame boys basketball team survived an upset bid as the Bulldogs opened their season Tuesday night in the SEMO Conference tournament at Sikeston. Top-seeded Notre Dame, playing without 6-foot-8 all-stater Ryan Willen and fellow returning starter Austin Greer -- both are injured -- slipped past No. 8 Dexter 65-59...
Kelly holds off East Prairie, Sikeston fall to Delta in Chaffee girls tourney (12/04/07)
By Josh Mills ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CHAFFEE -- The 31st annual Chaffee Lady Devils Invitational Tournament got underway on Monday evening, in an exciting night of high school girls basketball. Kicking off the night was the No. 1 seed Kelly Lady Hawks flying by the No. 8 seed East Prairie Lady Eagles by a score of 62-32...
Hawks, Rams claim tourney wins (12/04/07)
Top-seeded Kelly rolled over eighth-seeded East Prairie in the opening round of the Lady Devils Invitational on Monday night, collecting a 62-32 victory at Chaffee High School. Londyn Backfisch had a game-high 19 points to lead the Hawks (2-0). Kayla Cissell netted 17 points and Sarah Ruff added 15...
East Prairie falls to host Bernie in tourney title game (12/03/07)
East Prairie not able to contain the Mules in title game
Bernie wins its own tourney championship (12/02/07)
SEMO News Service BERNIE -- Bernie had five players score in double figures in an 80-53 win over East Prairie in the championship game of the Bernie Invitational on Friday. Jordan McGowan led the team with 18 points while Zach Curry recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jake Owens also had a double-double for the Mules with 13 points and 10 rebounds...
Portageville defeats NMCC 69-51 (11/30/07)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SENATH -- The Portageville Lady Bulldogs moved into the finals of the Senath Tournament with a 69-51 win over NMCC Thursday night. Portageville (4-0), which led 31-29 at the half, used a strong third quarter to pull away from the Lady Eagles and take a 51-36 lead into the fourth quarter...
Host Bernie to play East Prairie in title game (11/30/07)
By Jerry Jarrell ~ SEMO News Service BERNIE -- Two missed free throws with no time remaining on the clock vaulted No. 2 East Prairie into the championship game of the Bernie Invitational as the Eagles watched from the bench, then erupted in celebration after escaping with a 49-48 win over No. 3 Puxico Thursday...
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...
SEMO South all-conference football (11/29/07)
First-team selections for the SEMO South:
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."...
East Prairie spoils McBroom's debut at Holcomb (11/28/07)
BERNIE, Mo. -- The East Prairie Eagles varsity basketball team opened their 2007-2008 campaign in impressive fashion with a 65-48 victory over the seventh-seeded Holcomb Hornets in the first round of the Bernie Invitational Tournament Tuesday night...
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."...
Sikeston Standard Democrat Football Dream Team (11/27/07)
Here are the players selected to the Sikeston Standard Democrat's Dream Team for high school football:
Jackson defense collects honors (11/25/07)
The Jackson defense was certainly an important reason why the Indians advanced to the Class 5 state semifinal game against Waynesville this fall. The Indians' defense allowed 125 points in 12 games for an average of 10.4 points per game. So it is not too surprising that players from this group earned seven of the 13 spots on the SEMO-North all-conference defensive team and six of 11 spots on the all-region defensive team...
Sikeston, East Prairie win state championships in cheerleading (11/20/07)
Staff Reports ~ news@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Two cheerleading squads from the area won top honors in their divisions at the Missouri Cheer Coaches Association state competition held in Columbia over the weekend. Sikeston won first in the 4-large division for the second consecutive year, while East Prairie was the champion in the 3-small division...
High school football area leaders (11/09/07)
Offense Scoring Rushing Passing Receiving DEFENSE Tackles Sacks Fumble Recoveries Interceptions ---...
East Prairie closes with win against Malden (11/02/07)
Chris Pobst ~ Standard Democrat EAST PRAIRIE -- The East Prairie Eagles (3-7) and the Malden Green Wave (3-7) both wanted to end their seasons on a good note Thursday night, but the Eagles came out on top, 21-13. Malden, though, put a scare into the Eagles home crowd as it was on its way toward making a fourth-quarter comeback...
Williams, East Prairie runs to victory against Caruthersville (10/25/07)
The junior rushed for 340 yards in a 54-26 victory.
Charleston runs past East Prairie for district football win (10/21/07)
Chris Pobst ~ Standard Democrat EAST PRAIRIE -- The Charleston Bluejays (2-6) were able to get the ball into the hands of their playmakers Friday night, as they defeated the East Prairie Eagles (1-6) 34-12 in the battle for Mississippi County. “Offensively, I thought we did a great job moving the ball,” Bluejays coach Dan Kesselring said. ...
Big plays a big story for Tribe this season (10/18/07)
The big play has been good to the Kennett Indians this season " for the most part. Starting with Cameron Conder’s 45-yard touchdown catch Opening Night that lifted the Tribe past Charleston, the Tribe has had at least one play of 39 yards or more in every other game besides a 28-12 win at Caruthersville week 2...
East Prairie rallies past Portageville for first win (10/14/07)
M.C. Williams ran for 338 yards and five touchdowns to lead East Prairie.
Chaffee improves to 4-2 with victory over East Prairie (10/07/07)
Collin Dannenmueller intercepted a pass inside Chaffee's own 1-yard line and the Red Devils marched 99 yards for a pivotal touchdown in a 28-14 win at East Prairie on Saturday afternoon. Chaffee improved to 4-2, reaching the four-win mark for the first time since 1990...
Chaffee football improves to 4-2 with win at East Prairie (10/06/07)
Southeast Missourian Collin Dannenmueller intercepted a pass inside Chaffee's own 1-yard line and the Red Devils marched 99 yards for a pivotal touchdown in a 28-14 win at East Prairie on Saturday afternoon. Chaffee improved to 4-2, reaching the four-win mark for the first time since 1990...
Tribe playing crisper, hitting harder on defense (10/04/07)
Earlier in the season, Kennett coach Kirk Welch was concerned about how tough his defense played. But after the last two weeks, those concerns seem to be evaporating. The Tribe's first-string defense has given up just two touchdowns the last two weeks against East Prairie and Portagevillle, respectively, and has also knocked out each team's starting quarterback on pad-popping hits...
East Prairie football falls to 0-5 with loss to Fredericktown (10/01/07)
Staff reports ~ Standard Democrat FREDERICKTOWN -- The long season for the East Prairie Eagles continued on Saturday afternoon as the Eagles fell to 0-5 with a 49-0 loss to Fredericktown. The Eagles offense could manage only three first downs and turned the ball over four times as the Blackcat defense held East Prairie to 126 yards...
Finley, Parr lead Tribe to win (09/23/07)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- With a pair of starters on defense sidelined with injuries, the Kennett Indians needed someone to step up Friday night. Mission accomplished, twice over. Jarvis Finley had the best night of his high school career -- three catches for 105 yards, a forced fumble and 60 yards in kickoff returns -- while quarterback Blake Parr threw for a career-high high 139 yards, ran for two touchdowns and had a game-clinching interception to seal a 29-20 victory over the East Prairie Eagles here Friday night.. ...
Oran dominates East Prairie with 13-0 softball victory (09/21/07)
Josh Mills ~ Standard Democrat EAST PRAIRIE -- It was guaranteed that an Eagles' squad would win on Thursday afternoon, as East Prairie hosted Oran on the diamond, but visiting Oran swooped in for the kill, defeating East Prairie by a score of 13-0, in five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule...
East Prairie football coach suspended (09/21/07)
Staff Reports ~ Standard Democrat EAST PRAIRIE -- East Prairie will have a new football coach on the sideline for tonight's football game against the Kennett Indians. In a special East Prairie R-2 School Board meeting held Monday night, members voted to suspend head coach Jason Aycock. Assistant coach Gary Scott was promoted to interim head coach and will coach the team tonight when the Eagles take the field against the Kennett Indians...
Reinagel leads Bulldogs to 15-0 romp over Kennett (09/21/07)
The Notre Dame softball team continued its roll through the competition. The Bulldogs knocked off Kennett 15-0 on Thursday to improve to 18-0. Lauren Reinagel put on a show, not only in the circle, but also in the batter's box. She tossed a shutout to improve her record to 17-0 and also chipped in two hits...
Sikeston rallies past East Prairie for third victory (09/20/07)
David Jenkins ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- One week ago the East Prairie Lady Eagles softball team traveled to Sikeston and took advantage of several Lady Bulldogs errors to post a 4-3 win. On Wednesday, the roles were reversed as Sikeston made use of several Lady Eagle errors and rallied from a 6-3 deficit to win 7-6...
Tribe looks to bounce back against East Prairie (09/20/07)
It has been a long season already for the East Prairie Eagles. Injuries have taken their toll as the Eagles have started 0-3 this year, giving up 114 points in losses to a trio of undefeated teams in Hayti, Corning (Ark.) and Scott City. "We've had some key injuries so we've had to play guys out of position," East Prairie interim head coach Gary Scott said. "We've had to shift guys around and play younger guys at different positions."...
Kelly pounds East Prairie 10-0 in six innings (09/14/07)
Josh Mills ~ Standard Democrat EAST PRAIRIE -- The East Prairie Lady Eagles were in search of their second straight victory on Thursday afternoon, when they hosted the Kelly Lady Hawks, but were defeated in six innings, 10-0. "This was just typical Kelly softball," East Prairie head coach Steve Stokes said. "They can all hit the ball and they capitalize on mistakes."...
High school football | Week 3 glance (09/14/07)
Vianney (2-0) at Jackson (2-0) Last year's meeting: Jackson 24, Vianney 6. Notes: The Jackson defense looked strong again last Friday, surrendering 12 points to a Parkway North team with two talented runners in its backfield. Those 12 points are the only points Jackson has allowed in its first two weeks of the season. ...
Central soccer blanks Poplar Bluff (09/14/07)
Zach Zaruba netted two goals to lead the Central boys soccer team past Poplar Bluff 3-0 on Thursday. Brooks Osburn tallied a goal, Jared Kinder added two assists and Dustin Welker added an assist in the victory. JV -- Central won 7-0. Jackson 3, Carbondale 0...
East Prairie takes advantage of errors to beat Sikeston in softball (09/13/07)
Josh Mills ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- On Wednesday afternoon, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs softball team suffered a slim 4-3 defeat to the East Prairie Lady Eagles at the Sikeston Sports Complex. "This win was a big win for us," East Prairie head coach Steve Stokes said. "We squeaked it out. It evened our record at .500 on the season, 3-3."...
Leopold sweeps Meadow Heights (09/05/07)
Leopold remained undefeated in high school girls volleyball Tuesday night, defeating Meadow Heights 25-16, 25-12. Leopold, winners of the recent Woodland tournament, improved to 3-0. Cassi Jansen, Casey Bucher and Maddy Hastings each had seven kills for the Wildcats. Cassie Seiler had 20 assists...
Prep football standings: Week 1 (09/04/07)
Friday's Games Central at NMCC Parkway North at Jackson Charleston at Sikeston Poplar Bluff at Blytheville, Ark. Portageville at Scott City Chaffee at Mountain View Liberty Hayti at Malden East Prairie at Corning, Ark. Kennett at Caruthersville Dexter at Festus...
First measuring stick: Sikeston, East Prairie, NMCC form identities at jamboree (08/26/07)
Jeff Arenz ~ Standard Democrat NEW MADRID -- On Friday night, three area prep football teams began to sketch the first draft of their identities. When the Sikeston Bulldogs, the East Prairie Eagles, New Madrid County Central Eagles and Perryville Pirates scrimmaged for about 90 minutes at the 2007 NMCC Football Jamboree, for the first time this season area coaches saw a glimpse of how their squads will react during game-like conditions...
Kielhofner leads Oran softball past East Prairie (08/24/07)
Josh Mills ~ Standard Democrat ORAN -- On a hot Thursday afternoon, it was hard to distinguish which was hotter -- the weather or the bats of the Oran High School softball team. Oran (2-0 overall) pounded out 11 hits against East Prairie, to pick up a 6-0 victory...
Jackson softball posts win over Kennett (08/24/07)
The Jackson softball team improved to 2-0 this season with its victory over Kennett on Thursday. Jessica Tuschhoff struck out nine batters to help Jackson pick up the 6-1 road win. Kelci Kieth went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, two runs, a stolen base and a home run, while Brittany Feeney had a perfect night at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two runs, one RBI and four stolen bases for the Indians...
East Prairie Junior High track teams wins SEMO South title (07/31/07)
The East Prairie Junior High Girls track team won the SEMO South Conference title this spring. The team ended the season with several place finishes. Jennifer Nicholson took first in the 75 meter hurdles and Courtney Carden finished third. The girls 4x200 relay team made up of Alayna Crumley, Shayna Hall, Lydia Chance, Macey Bratton, came in first. ...
Oran, Charleston, East Prairie has all-state players (06/27/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat JEFFERSON CITY -- The Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association released the high school all-state baseball teams for all classifications for the 2007 season Tuesday. Five players from the area were represented on the team...
ALL-STATE BASEBALL (06/26/07)
The all-state team from the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association:
SEMO Southern Division football schedules (06/11/07)
Aug. 31 -- Grandview Sept. 7 -- at Liberty Mountain View Sept. 14 -- Crystal City Sept. 21 -- -- Sept. 28 -- Scott City Oct. 6 -- at East Prairie Oct. 12 -- at Malden Oct. 19 -- St. Vincent Oct. 26 -- at Hayti Nov. 1 -- at Portageville --- Aug. 31 -- Hayti...
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.)...
Jason Aycock returning to East Prairie football sidelines (05/14/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat EAST PRAIRIE -- When Jason Aycock left East Prairie to take the principal position at Portageville he might have suspected that someday he'd return to his hometown. Merely two years later, that day has come. Aycock resigned his post at Portageville and is returning to coach the football team for the second time...
BASEBALL, GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICT BRACKETS (05/11/07)
Check out the schedules for the upcoming tournaments.
Oran's Dooley spins no-hitter, has perfect day with the bat (05/11/07)
Oran junior Steven Dooley threw a complete-game no-hitter and went 4-for-4 at the plate in a 6-0 shutout win Thursday at East Prairie. Dooley struck out 12 and walked two, and added two RBIs. Chris Asmus and Tyler Beardslee had two hits apiece for the Eagles...
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
Chaffee, Oran baseball teams pick up victories (05/09/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils improved to 15-9 on the season with a 7-4 victory against East Prairie on Tuesday at Chaffee. Adam Uhrhan was the winning pitcher, throwing all seven innings and allowing four runs (one earned) off 11 hits with seven strikeouts and three walks...
Beardslee rips the cover off the ball in Oran's rout (05/09/07)
Oran junior Tyler Beardslee had four hits, including a home run and a double, and three RBIs on Tuesday in a 15-5 rout at district foe Bell City. Oran (17-4) had 17 hits. Caleb Seyer had three hits, a home run and four RBIs. Alex Chasteen had three RBIs and Kody Campbell added two hits and a home run...
St. Vincent golfers win conference tournament (05/08/07)
The St. Vincent golf team capped its regular season in style with a win at the Jefferson County Conference Tournament on Monday at Fourche Valley Golf Course in Potosi, Mo. The Indians finished with a 359, 11 strokes ahead of regular-season conference champion Windsor. Hillsboro rounded out the top three with a 358. Perryville finished fifth with a 381...
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...
Sikeston Junior High track team has record-setting season (05/03/07)
Staff reports Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The Sikeston seventh- and eighth-grade girls track and field team had a banner year in which numerous junior high records were broken. Seventh-grader Betsy Borgsmiller broke two school records with a high jump leap of 5'2". She was undefeated in the event this year...
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...
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...
Chaffee's balanced attack outpoints Saxony Lutheran (04/19/07)
The Chaffee boys track and field team used a balanced scoring attack to get past last year's Class 1 runner-up, Saxony Lutheran, in an eight-team meet Wednesday at Chaffee. Collin Dannenmueller won the 400 meters for the Red Devils, Trenton Horman won the high jump and Dylan McAlister won the triple jump...
South Pem tops East Prairie in eight innings (04/17/07)
EAST PRAIRIE - The East Prairie Eagles baseball team fell to the South Pemiscot Bulldogs in extra innings at home on Monday afternoon losing 10-4 in eight innings. The Bulldogs came into the game ranked No. 2 in Class 2 and their only three losses this season have come to teams in Tennessee...
Notre Dame rally comes up short (04/05/07)
The Notre Dame baseball team fell behind 6-2 after three innings and could not recoverWednesday in a 9-7 SEMO Conference loss to Dexter. The Bulldogs fell to 4-3 overall and 1-1 in the conference. Dylan Drury allowed seven runs, six earned, in four innings for the loss. Notre Dame also committed five errors...
Jackson baseball wins season opener 8-6 (03/20/07)
Jackson held off a furious Scott City comeback in the last inning for an 8-6 win Monday at Scott City in the season opener for both teams. The Indians led 4-2 heading into the seventh inning and tallied four more in the top of the seventh. The Rams scored four runs in the last inning but couldn't complete the comeback...
Scott City boys reach district semis (02/27/07)
Second-seeded Scott City advanced to the semifinals of the Class 3 District 1 boys basketball tournament with a 70-55 victory Monday night over No. 7 Kennett at New Madrid, Mo. Alex King scored 22 points to lead five Scott City players in double figures. Jay Simmons and Rynn Eskew both added 13 points, while Caleb Estes netted 12 points and Jamie Pinkston scored 10...
Scott City boys reach district semis (02/27/07)
Second-seeded Scott City advanced to the semifinals of the Class 3 District 1 boys basketball tournament with a 70-55 victory Monday night over No. 7 Kennett at New Madrid, Mo. Alex King scored 22 points to lead five Scott City players in double figures. Jay Simmons and Rynn Eskew both added 13 points, while Caleb Estes netted 12 points and Jamie Pinkston scored 10...
Cardinals' season ends in OT (02/26/07)
The Woodland boys basketball team made a valiant comeback in the final minute of play to force overtime in their first-round game Saturday in the Class 3 District 2 tournament, but the Cardinals ultimately suffered an 80-77 overtime loss to Clearwater...
New Salem's loss in tourney is its first (02/09/07)
New Salem Baptist's perfect season is over. The New Salem girls basketball team suffered its first loss of the season, falling 67-56 to People's Christian of Arnold in the semifinals of the St. Louis Missouri Christian Schools Activities Assocaition's conference tournament...
Notre Dame girls win conference title (02/06/07)
Notre Dame's girls basketball team wrapped up the SEMO Conference on Monday with a 60-57 win at district foe Dexter. The Bulldogs (14-7) finished a perfect 8-0 in the conference. Notre Dame built a 29-21 halftime lead and withstood a second-half comeback for the win...
Bobcats rout M. Heights to improve to perfect 17-0 (01/30/07)
Delta's top-ranked girls basketball team remained unbeaten with a 45-11 win Monday over visiting Meadow Heights. The Bobcats, ranked No. 1 in Class 1, improved their record to a perfect 17-0 behind Ashley Deprow's 10 points. Kayla Seabaugh also added seven points and Sarah keys netted six points for Delta...
Notre Dame girls end Jackson's winning streak (01/26/07)
Notre Dame's girls basketball team knocked off another area powerhouse Thursday with a 68-40 home rout of Jackson. The Bulldogs beat state-ranked Doniphan on Monday, and on Thursday the Bulldogs outscored Jackson 36-11 in the second half to end the Indians' 11-game winning streak...
NBA-like Braves win conference tourney (01/20/07)
The Scott County Central boys basketball rolled to the championship in the Scott-Mississippi Conference tournament Friday night, hammering Scott City 92-53. "I don't think the Lakers could've beat them tonight," Scott City coach Lance Amick said...
Jackson crushes Kennett with early spree (01/19/07)
The Jackson girls basketball team fired in six 3-pointers in the first period to get off to a great start in a 76-18 victory at Kennett. The Indians outscored Kennett 36-6 in the first period and led 50-13 at halftime. Jackson had 13 players in the scoring column and four players in double figures, led by Ashley Charboneau's 14 points. Gabrielle Garritano added 13 points. Lindsay Poole scored 11, including three 3-pointers, and Amanda Peiffer had 10...
Farmington avenges loss to ND (01/09/07)
Notre Dame's girls basketball team did not find Farmington as accomodating the second time around, falling 58-46 on Monday at Farmington in a clash of Class 4 squads. The Bulldogs (7-5) used a strong fourth quarter to rout the Knightettes 66-49 in the third-place game of the Saint Francis Medical Center Holiday Classic last month. This time, Farmington used an 18-11 scoring edge in the fourth quarter to pull away...
East Prairie rallies for victory (01/03/07)
EAST PRAIRIE - The East Prairie Eagles basketball team overcame a halftime deficit at home on Tuesday night to defeat the Bloomfield Wildcats, 68-59...
Green Wave roll past Puxico into title game (12/29/06)
BLOOMFIELD -- Malden had little trouble with Puxico in Thursday's semifinal round of the 50th annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, as the Green Wave showed that they deserved the top seed with a 71-46 decision over the fourth-seeded Indians that vaulted them into tonight's championship game...
50th annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament (12/28/06)
Puxico is lone SCAA representative in the hunt
50th annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament (12/27/06)
Trio of SCAA teams advance
East Prairie guards carry load against Richland (12/17/06)
Chris Moore/Standard Democrat EAST PRAIRIE - The East Prairie Eagles notched a win before the Christmas holiday at home on Friday night over the Richland Rebels, 81-68. East Prairie had four players reach double figures and the backcourt tandem of Paris Tipler and Randy Woods combined to score 46 points for the Eagles...
ND boys improve to 6-1 with rout (12/13/06)
The Notre Dame boys basketball team had an easy time on the road Tuesday night as the Bulldogs routed New Madrid County Central 76-39. Abe Dirnberger had 19 points to lead the Bulldogs (6-1). Also scoring in double figures for Notre Dame were Ryan Willen with 14 points, John Unterreiner with 14, Ty Williams with 12 and Austin Greer with 10...
Kelly girls rout East Prairie (12/12/06)
Larry Lewis/Standard Democrat BENTON -- The Kelly Lady Hawks rolled over the East Prairie Lady Eagles 66-23 on Monday at Kelly High School. Kelly (4-1) ran out to a 10-0 lead and was never threatened, leading 24-5 after one quarter of play. Led by the 14 first-half points of sophomore post Debra Hall, and 10 from senior guard Brittany Ponder, the Hawks took a 44-12 lead in at halftime...
East Prairie full-court press beats South Pem (12/10/06)
Chris Moore/Standard Democrat EAST PRAIRIE - The East Prairie Eagles basketball team used speed and quickness to dispatch the South Pemiscot Bulldogs at home on Friday night, 82-66. The Eagles forced 20 turnovers with full-court pressure and produced several easy baskets on 12 steals against the Bulldogs...
Delta reaches Red Devils' final (12/07/06)
Top-seeded Delta advanced to the championship game of Chaffee's Red Devils Invitational on Wednesday night with a 42-32 victory over fourth seeded Scott County Central. The Bobcats were led in scoring by Kaci Menz's 19 points. Sara Keys added seven points and had seven assists, and Jodi Menz chipped in six points and 13 rebounds...
East Prairie tops Risco, 79-48 (11/30/06)
HOLCOMB - The East Prairie Eagles basketball team defeated the Risco Tigers in the consolation semifinals of the Holcomb Tournament on Tuesday night, 79-48.
After blowing big lead, Holcomb holds on for win in tourney opener (11/28/06)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- For those who left Monday's matchup between Holcomb and East Prairie early, they missed a game. Holcomb had what seemed to be an insurmountable lead early in the third quarter, leading by as many as 20 points. Behind a monster run by the East Prairie Eagles, the lead eventually evaporated before the Hornets came back and finally picked up a 73-71 victory in first round of their Invitational Tournament...
All-Region Football Teams (11/24/06)
CLASS 4-5 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB -- Blake Slattery, sr., Central RB -- Travis Ribbing, sr,, Farmington RB --- Jason Winckel, sr., Farmington OL -- Dustin Amsden, sr., Farmington OL -- Matt Stroud, sr., Farmington OL -- Ben Wood, sr., Jackson OL -- Brian Hill, jr., Jackson...
All-region teams (11/23/06)
Class 4/5 First team Offense QB -- Blake Slattery, sr., Central RB -- Travis Ribbing, sr,, Farmington RB -- Jason Winckel, sr., Farmington OL -- Dustin Amsden, sr., Farmington OL -- Matt Stroud, sr., Farmington OL -- Ben Wood, sr., Jackson OL -- Brian Hill, jr., Jackson...
Prep football: Conference standings (11/03/06)
SEMO Northern Division SEMO Southern Division SEMO Central Division MAFC Red Division MAFC White Division MAFC Blue Division Thursday's Games Sikeston 25, Central 14 St. Vincent 24, Hayti 13 Chaffee 39, Portageville 0 Caruthersville 30, Charleston 7...
High school football: Week 6 (10/06/06)
This week's games Central (2-3) at Jackson (4-1) Last week's games: Jackson 43, Clayton 16, Central 34, St. Charles West 10 Last year: Jackson 44, Central 0 Notes: Both teams enter with winning streaks: Jackson's at three and Central's at two. The Indians have hammered the Tigers by a combined score of 79-6 over the past two meetings. ...
Indians head to Homecoming looking for first win of 2006 (09/21/06)
Homecoming has not been kind to the Kennett Indians the last two years. The Tribe fell to Malden, 34-14, two years ago before being routed, 48-0, by Dexter at last year's homecoming. The Indians hope to break their homecoming losing streak and pick up their first win of the season as they host the East Prairie Eagles Friday night...
First victory is huge for St. Vincent (09/18/06)
The difference between St. Vincent and Valle Catholic was one point. The extra point by Lucas Robinson following St. Vincent's first touchdown, early in the fourth quarter, lifted the Indians to a 13-12 victory in the Mississippi Area Football Conference Blue Division showdown...
High school football: Week 3 (09/15/06)
Jackson (1-1) at Vianney (1-1) Central (0-2) at Blytheville, Ark. (2-0) Scott City (1-1) at East Prairie (0-2) Chaffee (1-1) at Crystal City (2-0) St. Vincent (0-2) at Valle (1-1) Ste. Genevieve (1-1) at Perryville (2-0) -- Jeremy Joffray...
Central soccer nips Mules in 2 OTs (09/15/06)
Matt Hester scored 3 minutes into the second overtime to lift the Central boys soccer team over district rival Poplar Bluff 2-1 on Thursday night. Hester, a senior, was assisted by sophomore Lucian Johnson, who also assisted on the first goal, which was scored by sophomore Zach Zaruba in the 50th minute...
Hayti outplays East Prairie in fall facets (09/03/06)
HAYTI -- The East Prairie Eagles football team was outplayed in every facet of Friday night's game at Hayti and took it on the chin with a 42-6 loss to the Indians. Once Hayti senior Josh Gilyard took a fly sweep and raced 62 yards untouched down the sidelines on the second snap of the game for a score, the air seemed to be taken out of the sails of the Eagles...
East Prairie looks for back-to-back winning seasons (09/01/06)
EAST PRAIRIE - The East Prairie Eagles football team is looking to capitalize on a winning season last year and keep moving the program in a positive direction. The Eagles went 5-4 in 2005, the first winning season in the program since 1994. The last appearance by East Prairie in the playoffs was also back in 1994...