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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

High school roundup: Senior Malik leads Central to 87-52 victory on senior night (02/18/10)
All the events from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 17 Scoreboard (02/17/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: Saxony wins most races, but not three-team meet (02/09/10)
All the area high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.

Feb. 8 Scoreboard (02/08/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: Panthers capture third at Miss Valley tourney (02/07/10)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Roundup: Richland slips past Risco in final minutes (02/07/10)
RISCO -- The Richland Rebels rallied from a three-point deficit with less than a minute remaining to defeat Risco 75-70 Friday night and stop a three-game losing streak. Richland led 53-46 heading into the fourth but Risco fought back to take the late lead before the Rebels came through in the end. Richland hit 18-of-22 free throws and were perfect in the final 30 seconds to help seal the win...

Feb. 5 Scoreboard (02/05/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Snow takes toll on local schedule (01/31/10)
SIKESTON -- Snowfall around the area has led to the cancellation of several local basketball games around the area for tonight and this weekend. The homecoming game between Sikeston and Kelly tonight has been postponed with no make-up expected. Also postponed is Kennett at Charleston and East Prairie at Hayti with no make-up dates announced...

Games postponed (01/29/10)
SIKESTON -- Snowfall around the area has led to the cancellation of several local basketball games around the area for tonight and this weekend.

NMCC girls basketball soars past East Prairie (01/26/10)
The Eagles won 75-48 at home on Tuesday.

High school roundup: Hubler's big night carries Panthers past South Iron (01/24/10)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Scott Central cruises to title (01/24/10)
SCOTT CITY -- Scott Central head coach Kenyon Wright is now the owner of his first Scott-Miss Conference Tournament title. The top-seeded Braves and No. 1 team in Class 1 shut down Oran's offense quite effectively which enabled the 72-35 victory. "I'm proud of the kids," said Wright after the win. ...

Jan. 22 Scoreboard (01/22/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

Scott Central, Oran roll into tourney finals (01/22/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com SCOTT CITY -- Thursday night's Scott-Miss Conference Tournament late game featured a battle between two Eagles' clubs, with the Oran Eagles coming out on top over the East Prairie Eagles 58-36. The win insures a date with the top-seeded Scott Central Braves tonight at 8:30 p.m. for the championship...

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

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

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

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

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

Jan. 19 Scoreboard (01/19/10)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: Notre Dame, Jackson share title at relays (01/17/10)
All the results from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

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

Semifinal drama (01/14/10)
sd_sports@yahoo.com CHAFFEE -- It may go unnoticed in the box score following a close four-point game, but the charge drew by Scott City senior Macy Heisserer late in the fourth quarter proved to be more important than actually putting points on the board...

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

Portageville wins OT thriller while Dexter downs Rebels (12/29/09)
sd_sports@yahoo.com BLOOMFIELD -- The Portageville Bulldogs used a last-second shot in overtime to defeat Hayti 70-68 in the quarterfinals of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Monday night. With the score tied at 68-68 with 5.1 seconds remaining in overtime, the Bulldogs inbounded the ball to Fred Treadwell who went the length of the floor and hit a five foot runner as time expired to propel Portageville into the semifinals tonight against Kennett...

Richland edges Malden; rest of top seeds advance easily at Bloomfield (12/28/09)
BLOOMFIELD -- The top seeds had very little trouble advancing in the first round of the 53rd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Saturday. Every game was won by more than a 20-point margin, except for the Richland/Malden game which saw the Rebels pull away in the fourth quarter for a 64-56 win...

Bloomfield boxes -- DAY 1 (12/26/09)
Boxscores from Day 1 of Bloomfield Chistmas Tournament

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

Thomas, Elam help Oak Ridge to victory over Bell City (12/16/09)
Brett Thomas scored 22 points and Caleb Elam added 20 to help the Oak Ridge boys basketball team knock off host Bell City on Tuesday. The Blue Jays clamped down on defense in the third quarter as they emerged with the 71-59 win. Oak Ridge went 20 of 26 (77 percent) from the free-throw line...

Dec. 15 Scoreboard (12/15/09)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: Woodland defeats Scott City by thin margin (12/15/09)
All the area's high school scores from Monday night that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Dec. 14 Scoreboard (12/14/09)
Nightly high school basketball scores.

High school roundup: Bohnert leads Bulldogs past St. Louis ND (12/13/09)
All the local events from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Bohnert leads Bulldogs past St. Louis ND (12/13/09)
Sophomore Brooke Bohnert scored 17 points to go with seven rebounds to lead the Notre Dame girls basketball team past Notre Dame of St. Louis 54-16 on Saturday. The Bulldogs (4-1) held Notre Dame-St. Louis to six field goals in the game. Jane Morrill netted 14 points, while Meghan Dohogne added eight points and five rebounds in the win. Allyson Bradshaw dished out eight assists...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Earle rallies from 15 down to sink Tribe at Hurricane Classic (12/05/09)
JONESBORO, Ark. -- With eight minutes remaining Friday night, things looked very promising for the Kennett Indians. The Tribe had a 15-point lead against Earle, Ark. and seemed to be on the way to a fifth-place matchup with Marion, Ark. Almost there, but not quite...

High school roundup: Scott County advances to title game (12/04/09)
All the high school scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.

Dec. 3 Scoreboard (12/03/09)
Girls Basketball EAST PRAIRIE (64) -- Mandy Knupp 9, Catlen Lindsey 2, Skyler Archie 2, Re Thresher 16, Grace Swan 11, Jennifer Nicholson 24. FG 26, FT 7-9, F 23. (Fouled out: Knupp, Hannah Lemons.) DELTA (68) -- Taylor Smith 18, Katie Brucker 3, Kendra Burnett 2, Machela VanGennip 23, Sam Bartels 8, Courtney Burton 14. FG 23, FT 14-26, F 15. (3-pointers: Smith 4, Fouled out: none.)...

2009-10 East Prairie Boys Basketball Preview (11/27/09)
New East Prairie boys basketball coach Casey Knight inherits a team that finished 5-16 last year. Junior Conner Scott (6-5) and senior Dustin Caldwell (6-4) return to the Eagles who will also have Kaleb Williford and Ben Hall who saw significant playing time last season...

Turnovers cost East Prairie football in loss to Crystal City (11/05/09)
The East Prairie offense notched 17 first downs and 355 yards of offense in the contest, but four untimely and costly turnovers proved to be their undoing.

Eagles qualify for playoffs (10/30/09)
EAST PRAIRIE -- The East Prairie Eagles made their way into the playoffs on Thursday evening by defeating the visiting Malden Green Wave 14-0. Through rough field conditions and steady rain the Eagles held on tight for their first playoff visit since 1994...

East Prairie earns playoffs spot with win over Malden (10/30/09)
The Eagles are heading into the postseason for the first time since 1994.

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

East Prairie Football Statistics (10/23/09)
East Prairie offensive stats through eight games. The Eagles are 7-1...

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

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

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

Scott City advances to semifinals (10/13/09)
sd_sports@yahoo.com PERRYVILLE -- The Scott City Lady Rams survived a late inning rally by the St. Vincent Lady Indians to advance to the semifinals of district play with their 10-8 win Monday. The East Prairie Lady Eagles 2009 season came to an end on Monday, as they fell to the No. 2 seed St.Pius Lancers Monday in Perryville...

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

East Prairie football clinches share of SEMO South title (10/09/09)
The Eagles defeated Portageville for the first time in 15 years on the road Friday to guarantee a share of the championship.

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

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

East Prairie soars past Chaffee (10/04/09)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Defense and special teams played dividends for the East Prairie Eagles on Friday night as they handed the visiting Chaffee Red Devils a 48-0 loss at East Prairie High School. A fumble recovery, a goal line stand, an interception and another fumble recovery all led to five East Prairie touchdowns which gave the Eagle offensive a generous place to begin their drives...

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

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

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

Tribe comes up just short at East Prairie (09/19/09)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians came close to breaking out of their recent slump on Friday night at East Prairie. Almost. But not quite. The Tribe outgained East Prairie 145-110 in total offense Friday, held the Eagles to just two first downs over the final three quarters and dominated most of the second half, but still dropped a 14-8 decision here Friday night...

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

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

Schaefer shines in Rams' loss (09/13/09)
Garett Schaefer wished his monster performance had come in a victorious effort. But Scott City's junior tailback, who rushed for 202 yards on 24 carries during Friday's 35-13 loss to visiting East Prairie, said he believes the winless Rams still will turn out to be a solid team...

Scott City falls to 0-3 with 35-13 loss to East Prairie (09/12/09)
Not even a monster performance by Garett Schaefer could lift the Scott City football team to its first win of the season. Schaefer rushed for 202 yards on 24 carries and scored touchdowns on runs of 16 and 63 yards. But Schaefer represented about all the offense the Rams mustered during Friday's 35-13 loss to visiting East Prairie...

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

Reinagel throws no-hitter for Notre Dame (09/09/09)
Notre Dame ace Lauren Reinagel tossed her first no-hitter of the season Tuesday. The senior struck out 13 Poplar Bluff batters in the Bulldogs' 6-0 road win. Reinagel, who improved to 7-0 in the circle, enjoyed a perfect night at the plate too, going 4 for 4 with three doubles...

Eagles shock Hayti (08/30/09)
EAST PRAIRIE-- After losing several seniors in 2008, including the Carr Trophy winner, many people doubted the East Prairie Eagles chances in 2009. That doubt lingers no longer, as East Prairie rolled the visiting Hayti Indians 25-6 in front of a packed house Friday in East Prairie...

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

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

Knight named basketball coach at East Prairie (05/03/09)
EAST PRAIRIE -- A bigger school means more students, which has newly acquired East Prairie boys basketball coach Casey Knight excited about his opportunity to coach the Eagles next winter. "I'm pretty pumped up about it," Knight said. "It's a larger, football school and they've got the athletes. ...

Eagles capitalize on Bluejay mistakes (03/27/09)
EAST PRAIRIE -- The East Prairie Eagles baseball team picked up their first win of the season as they rolled the visiting Charleston Bluejays 8-2 Thursday in East Prairie. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

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

Tribe flies by East Prairie (03/03/09)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians won the opening tip and needed just moments to get it to Jarvis Finley, who slammed it home with a one-handed jam six seconds into the game. It was just that kind of night for the No. 3 Tribe, who led by 22 points after the first quarter as they rolled to an 80-37 rout of the sixth-seeded East Prairie Eagles in the final game of the first round of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament here Monday night...

Lady Hawks soar: Kelly blows out Delta in title game (01/16/09)
BENTON -- Defense knocked off the reigning champs. Early pressure from the Kelly Lady Hawks proved too much for the two-time defending Scott-Mississippi Conference champion Delta Lady Bobcats on Thursday night as a big first half lead led to a 54-31 finish...

What's new? Kelly-Delta set for conference finale (01/15/09)
BENTON -- The Scott-Miss tournament final match-up has been set in stone for 2009. The finale will feature a rematch of last season's championship bout between the Delta Lady Bobcats and the Kelly Lady Hawks. Leading up to the finals, which take place tonight at 8:30 p.m. at Kelly High School, both squads had to suffer through difficult semifinal rounds with their respective opponents...

Scott Central blows out East Prairie (01/14/09)
SIKESTON -- How can a team beat a team like Scott County Central? "The biggest hurdle that you have to go threw is after their speed, after their pressure, after their height and after their quickness is mental toughness," East Prairie head coach Matt Schonoff. "You can't get frustrated."...

Oran, East Prairie pull off first round upsets (01/13/09)
BENTON -- In the opening round of the Scott Mississippi Conference tournament on Monday afternoon the No. 7 seed Oran Lady Eagles upset the No. 2 seed Charleston Lady Bluejays 59-53. At one point Oran held a 17-point lead in the third quarter, but the Lady Bluejays made a late game charge at the lead in the fourth. They opened up the fourth quarter with a 7-1 run to make it a 52-45 game but the Lady Eagles continued to hold their ground...

Cape Central easily dispatches East Prairie (01/12/09)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Cape Central Tigers blew out the East Prairie Eagles 68-29 on Saturday afternoon in the Tiger Shootout. Cape Central started out with a 25-6 lead in the first quarter and was never challenged again. Zach Boerboom scored six and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds while Rick Russell snagged eight boards for Cape Central (6-7)...

Bloomfield throttles East Prairie (01/07/09)
EAST PRAIRIE -- For the past two seasons the Bloomfield Wildcats have been trying to incorporate a full-court pressure defense into their style of play. "It's been a culmination of building up to it," Bloomfield head coach Dustin Hicks said. "Last year we didn't have the depth at the varsity level but we pressed all the time with the J.V. and now we're getting to the point where we're doing it more with both groups."...

Dexter, Portageville advance to semifinals (12/29/08)
BLOOMFIELD -- The undefeated Portageville Bulldogs will advance to the semifinal round of the 52nd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament with a convincing win over the Richland Rebels 66-47 Saturday night in Bloomfield. The No. 2 seeded Bulldogs (7-0), had to scrap and claw for every bit of their 19 point advantage over the No. 10 seeded Rebels (2-6) in Saturday's quarterfinal matchup...

Upsets, routs highlight first round at Bloomfield (12/28/08)
BLOOMFIELD -- The 52nd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament got under way Friday in Bloomfield. The eight game first round was full of excitement as three lower seeded teams were able to upset their higher seeded opponents. Results on Friday's first round play are as follows...

BCT Game 5: Dexter presses Eagles (12/26/08)
Dexter 75, East Prairie 29

Local players earn all-state honors (12/17/08)
JEFFERSON CITY -- While the Missouri high school football season ended several weeks ago, the honors are still pouring in for several local players as both the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association (AP) and the Missouri Football Coaches Association (MOFBCA) have released their all-state teams...

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

Kelly wins tourney (12/15/08)
CHAFFEE -- Back-to-back titles were the end of the road for the Delta Lady Bobcats as the Kelly Lady Hawks held on to a small lead down the stretch to win the Chaffee Lady Devils Invitational 55-50 on Saturday evening. The Delta squad that has had the Lady Hawks' number for the past two years of the tournament couldn't pull it together down the stretch as Kelly's depth took the best of the Lady Bobcat team...

Eagles surge by South Pemiscot (12/14/08)
EAST PRAIRIE -- On a very special night at East Prairie High School on Friday night, former Eagle standout Tony Jones was honored in front of his home crowd by having his No. 44 jersey retired. "It was a special night," East Prairie head coach Matt Schonoff said. ...

Delta holds off East Prairie in semifinals (12/12/08)
CHAFFEE -- The semifinal round of the Chaffee Lady Devils Invitational was completed on Thursday evening, and after the smoke cleared the Delta Lady Bobcats found themselves in the championship game after holding off a gritty East Prairie Lady Eagle squad. Delta led by as many as 12 points in the game, but East Prairie wouldn't go down easily as they forced the game back to within three points but fell short in the end by a final of 39-32...

Lady Hawks grasp lead and hold on for the win (12/11/08)
CHAFFEE -- The competition is heating up as the 32nd Annual Chaffee Lady Devils Invitational continues at Chaffee High School. Wednesday evening, the Kelly Lady Hawks inserted themselves in the championship game after hanging on to a small lead to defeat the Scott City Lady Rams 53-42...

Bernie is top seed at Bloomfield tournament (12/11/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer Earlier this week, the seeds were finalized for the long-anticipated Bloomfied Christmas Tournament. As always it's shaping up to be a good one with the possibility of a fourth straight year with a new champion. Top-seeded Bernie will start things off in the first round with No. 16-seed East Carter. Bernie already has one tournament title on the season as the took the Campbell Invitational last Friday night. The Mules last won the tournament back in 1993...

Eagles use strong second half to defeat Chaffee (12/10/08)
EAST PRAIRIE -- The East Prairie Eagles basketball team used a stellar second half performance to lead them to victory over the visiting Chaffee Red Devils 83-67 Tuesday night in East Prairie. The game began as a hard fought and evenly matched affair, with the Red Devils taking a 34-29 lead into halftime...

Delta storms past Lady Bulldogs (12/09/08)
CHAFFEE -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs dropped their opening round game of the Chaffee Lady Devils Tournament on Monday evening. Knocking the Lady Bulldogs to the loser's bracket was the defending tournament champion Delta Lady Bobcats. The 61-26 final score wasn't an indication of how all four quarters were played, but Sikeston head coach Homer Jackson said that turnovers bit the Lady Bulldogs down the stretch...

Kelly girls cruise to first win of season (12/05/08)
CHAFFEE -- The Kelly Lady Hawks basketball team started out the season with a victory on Thursday evening as they defeated the Chaffee Lady Devils on the road by a final score of 71-38. Debra Hall led the Lady Hawks with 33 points and Londyn Backfisch added 10. Kelly head coach Rod McQuerter said that Thursday's game was similar to every single season opener in that the girls had to get things started for the season...

Carr winner Williams followed brother into football -- and then used his speed to avoid line (12/04/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor M.C. Williams was too fast to follow in his brother's footsteps on the football field. "He got me into playing football," said Williams, whose older brother Edward was the SEMO South's top lineman in 1993. "I didn't really want to be a lineman because I was a little faster so I tried out as a running back and I was good at it."...

East Prairie's M.C. Williams wins Carr Trophy (12/03/08)
East Prairie senior running back M.C. Williams, the leading rusher and leading scorer in Southeast Missouri this football season, on Wednesday night earned the Carr Trophy as the best high school football player in this corner of the state. Williams, a 5-foot-8, 185-pounder, rushed for 2,116 yards and scored 32 touchdowns this season. He added 26 point-after kicks and four two-point conversions for 226 points, more than 80 ahead of Sikeston's Eli Jackson...

Williams soars past opponents (12/03/08)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Coming into his senior season, East Prairie running back MC Williams had several goals that he set in his mind. As he took his pads off for the last time as an Eagle, he felt like he had accomplished just about everything that he set his sights upon...

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...