Hayti 2008 football schedule (07/18/08) Aug. 29 -- East Prairie Sept. 5 -- Malden Sept. 12 -- at Kennett Sept. 19 -- Caruthersville Sept. 26 -- Charleston Oct. 3 -- (Bye) Oct. 10 -- at Scott City Oct. 17 -- Portageville Oct. 24 -- at Chaffee Oct. 30 -- at St. Vincent

Canoy named Bootheel Conference's top player (05/25/08) South Pemiscot's Kaleb Canoy was named the Bootheel Conference's Player of the Year in baseball on the league's all-conference team. Canoy earned the honor as he helped lead the Bulldogs to a share of the league title and also the Bootheel Conference Tournament title...

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...

Charleston baseball blasts Hayti (05/02/08) Charleston has 18 hits in 24-0 win over Indians

Lady Tribe runs past Hayti to stay perfect (04/22/08) HAYTI, Mo. -- It may have taken the Kennett Lady Indians a little while to get started Monday, but when they did, they were unstoppable. The Lady Tribe erupted for 10 runs in the top of the fourth inning to break open a close game and also stole 14 bases on the day to roll past Hayti 15-1 in a Bootheel Conference game here at Al Jackson Field...

Walkaway: Tribe draws 16 walks to roll past Hayti (03/25/08) HAYTI, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians needed just a little patience -- almost literally -- to defeat Hayti on Monday. The Tribe managed just seven hits but drew 16 walks off of Hayti pitchers to roll to a 19-3 win here in a Bootheel Conference contest. "Getting baserunners is part of our offense," Kennett coach Aaron New said afterwards. "Today we were able to get quite a few baserunners."...

Cooper is Bootheel POY (03/20/08) Hayti's William Cooper was named the Bootheel Conference's Player of the Year in boys' basketball on the league's recently announced all-conference team. Cooper, who is going to play football at Kansas State this fall, earned the honor in basketball as he led the Indians to a regular-season conference co-championship and a district title in Class 2, District 1...

Hayti wins district title (03/02/08) HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The Hayti Indians have endured a roller coaster ride kind of season. Entering Friday night, the brightest moment was arguably when they took home the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Championship, while the low water mark may have been their early exit from the Bootheel Conference Tournament...

Top-seeded Hayti rallies past Naylor boys (02/29/08) By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer HOLCOMB -- Although they faced a superior physical team on Thursday night, the Naylor Eagles made Hayti earn a 67-56 win in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 semifinal. With the win, the Indians continued a string of "firsts" that have marked this season. The team captured its first Bloomfield Christmas Tournament title, its first Bootheel Conference title in several years and with its record now at 20-6, its first 20-win season in a decade...

Naylor beats Donettes; Twin Rivers runs past Hayti (02/17/08) By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer NAYLOR -- The Naylor Lady Eagles outscored Doniphan 12-2 in the second quarter to build a double-digit lead and sent their seniors out on top with a 48-34 victory over the Donettes. Naylor senior Hailee Deckard, who will play for the University of Missouri-St. Louis next season, led the way in her final home game, scoring 13 points...

ROUNDUP: Dexter girls pull away from Twin Rivers (02/15/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com BROSELEY -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats overcame a slow start to defeat the Twin Rivers Lady Royals on the road Thursday night, 83-54. The Lady Bearcats, ranked seventh in Class 4, came out a little sluggish after their loss to Poplar Bluff on Wednesday night...

Bell City turns back Hayti 70-63 (02/15/08) Nick Niemczyk continued a stellar season by dropping 34 points on senior night to guide Bell City past Hayti, 70-63, in boys basketball. Phillip Gross netted 20 points for the Cubs (21-2), who were ranked No. 3 in the latest Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association state poll...

Richland knocks off state-ranked Clarkton (02/10/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com RICHLAND -- The Richland Rebels played host to the state-ranked Clarkton Reindeer on Friday night, the Rebels used a big third quarter to gain the lead and went on to win, 80-71. Richland was down by one point at halftime, 36-35. But, the Rebels outscored Clarkton 25-14 to take a 10 point lead at the end of the third quarter...

Charleston secures road win at Portageville; Richland upsets Clarkton (02/10/08) PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- The Portageville Bulldogs' district foe, Charleston, came to town Friday evening, stealing a victory from the home team. The Bluejays started with a different set-up on the floor to begin the game, and over the course of 32 minutes, nine players got involved in the 78-65 win...

Bootheel standouts do well on Wednesday (02/07/08) William Cooper gave himself an early birthday present Wednesday. The all-state offensive lineman, who turns 18 today, signed a national letter of intent to play college football at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan. this fall. Kansas State competes in the Big 12 Conference and has built itself into one of the nation's better Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-A)...

Jayvee Indians complete perfect run through league with tourney title (02/05/08) HAYTI, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians junior varsity squad has had a dominant season, especially against Bootheel Conference opponents. That trend continued Monday, as the Tribe used a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter to sink Hayti 61-49 in the Bootheel Conference Tournament finals...

Tribe upsets Hayti again to reach title game (02/05/08) HAYTI, Mo. -- Thus far in this 2007-2008 basketball season, not many area teams have been able to solve the puzzle that is the Hayti Indians. However, the Kennett Indians managed to do this for the second time this year with their 62-51 victory over top-seeded Hayti in the semifinals of the Bootheel Conference tournament Saturday night...

Tribe wears down South Pem in tourney opener (01/29/08) Kennett gets rematch with Hayti in semifinals

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."...

ROUNDUP: Charleston finishes off Malden (01/23/08) By DAR STAFF CHARLESTON -- Charleston held on to defeat Malden on Tuesday night, 75-60. Malden brought it to a 55-50 game with six minutes still left, but the Bluejays went on to outscore the Green Wave 18-8 to close out the game and earn their second-straight win...

Hayti downs Clarkton in battle of state-ranked teams (01/20/08) CLARKTON, Mo. -- In a matchup of state-ranked teams, the Hayti Indians accomplished something that very few have over the past three years: travel to Clarkton and come away with a win. To make this even more impressive, the Indians did so on Clarkton's homecoming night. ...

Hayti defeats Clarkton 84-71 in battle of state-ranked teams (01/19/08) Corbin Clark ~ Daily Dunklin Democrat CLARKTON -- In a matchup of state-ranked teams, the Hayti Indians accomplished something that very few have over the past three years: travel to Clarkton and come away with a win. To make this even more impressive, the Indians did so on Clarkton's homecoming night...

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

ROUNDUP: Hayti pulls away from Malden (01/16/08) By DAR STAFF HAYTI -- Hayti outscored Malden 24-13 in the fourth quarter to move past the Green Wave Tuesday night. "The fourth quarter we just kind of died," Malden coach Rob Ison said. "We quit going to the basket like we did in the first three quarters. We faded and their athleticism took over."...

Hayti wins first Bloomfield tourney title (01/02/08) Bernie's 3-pointers sink Portageville as Bulldogs finish sixth

Hayti defeats Doniphan for school's first BCT title (01/02/08) BLOOMFIELD -- Hayti won its first ever Bloomfield Christmas Tournament championship and Puxico ended its improbable run with a lopsided loss to Malden in the third-place game on championship Saturday at the 51st edition of the annual holiday classic...

A first for Hayti: Indians hold off Dons for title (12/31/07) The top-seeded Indians beat Doniphan 51-49

Hayti, Doniphan will battle in championship game (12/29/07) By JERRY JARRELL Daily Statesman Sports Editor BLOOMFIELD -- Puxico finally ran into a giant it couldn't slay. After playing giant killer in the first two rounds, Puxico's unlikely run in the 51st Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament came to an end at the hands of No. 1 seed Hayti, 58-55, Friday night...

Dons march into rematch at Bloomfield (12/28/07) By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BLOOMFIELD -- No matter what the South Pemiscot Bulldogs tried to do defensively Thursday night against Doniphan, the Dons found a way to hurt them. Doniphan beat the Bulldogs inside and out while marching into the semifinal of the 51st Bloomfield Christmas Tournament with a convincing 79-40 victory...

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. ...

Twin Rivers' comeback falls short vs. South Pemiscot (12/27/07) By DAR STAFF BLOOMFIELD -- Twin Rivers erased a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit Wednesday night, but couldn't overcome an upset in the first round of the 51st Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Caleb McIntyre scored with 16.6 seconds remaining to give 11th seed South Pemiscot a 64-62 win...

Dexter, Richland upset at Bloomfield tourney (12/27/07) By Josh Mills ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com BLOOMFIELD -- Day one of the 51st Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament took place on Wednesday, as No. 1 Hayti, No. 2 Bernie, No. 3 Doniphan, No. 4 Bloomfield, No. 12 Puxico, No. 11 South Pemiscot, No. 7 Malden and No. 9 Portageville all advanced to the winner's bracket with victories...

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

Kennett for 3: Tribe drains 12 triples to pull off upset of Hayti (12/13/07) With all of the struggles that the Kennett Indians have had shooting the basketball early in the season, it just seemed they were due for a breakout game. That said, calling the Tribe's performance against Hayti a breakout game might be a big understatement...

Bernie shoots down winless Risco 79-47 (12/09/07) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers fell short of their first win Friday night, losing to the Bernie Mules, 79-47. The Tigers' troubles began halfway through the first quarter, when Bernie knocked down five consecutive 3-pointers. The Mules ended the first with a 29-9 lead...

Tribe gets first win (12/06/07) SIKESTON, Mo. -- After struggling to put the ball in the basket the first two games this season, Wednesday night was just what the doctor ordered for the Kennett Indians. The Tribe drained six 3-pointers and put up 30 points in the second quarter alone to roll to a 67-36 win over the Caruthersville Tigers in consolation play at the SEMO Conference Tournament here Wednesday...

Five Hayti Indians earn All-State honors (12/06/07) Class 1First teamOffense Quarterback Ryan Humes, 6-1, 190, jr., West Platte All-Purpose Morgan Duff, 6-1, 190, sr., Princeton Running Backs Ethan Harris, 5-11, 180, sr., South Shelby; Michael Lowther, 6-2, 170, sr., Thayer; Taylor Eubank, 6-1, 189, sr., Orrick...

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: All-state team (12/05/07) The Associated Press Here are the All-State Football Teams as selected by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. QB -- Ryan Humes, 6-1, 190, jr., West Platte. All-Purpose -- Morgan Duff, 6-1, 190, sr., Princeton. RB -- Ethan Harris, 5-11, 180, sr., South Shelby...

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Coaches all-state team (12/05/07) All-state football teams for classes 1 through 5, selected by the Missouri High School Football Coaches Association:

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: FINAL STATE POLLS (12/05/07) The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The final state rankings for Missouri high school football voted on by a 12-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parenthesis, followed by won-loss record, points and last week's ranking...

Portageville, Gosnell win titles at Lions Invitational (12/04/07) SENATH, Mo. -- Brittany Walker scored 17 points and the Portageville Lady Bulldogs made an early lead stand up to take a 56-42 win over the Campbell Lady Camels in the girls' final at the Senath-Hornersville Lions Invitational here Saturday. In other girls' action at the Invitational, No. 2 Caruthersville defeated top-seeded Caruthersville 73-65 to take third place, while Malden edged South Pemiscot 44-42 to take the consolation trophy...

SEMO South all-conference football (11/29/07) First-team selections for the SEMO South:

Top seeds roll at Senath (11/28/07) SENATH, Mo. -- It seemed like the Clarkton-Gideon game was going to follow the pattern of blowouts by the top seeds that predominated the first round of the boys' division of the Senath-Hornersville Lions Invitational. Not quite. Third-seeded Clarkton led by 11 points after one quarter and took a 16-point lead to the final period, but had to hold off a late Gideon rally to take a 79-69 win over the Bulldogs in the final game of night here Tuesday...

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...

Heartbreaker: Hayti comes up short in quarterfinal loss (11/13/07) HAYTI, Mo. -- David Gilmore had two big concerns before his Hayti Indians took on the Thayer Bobcats in the Class 1 quarterfinal -- turnovers and kicking. "That's the two things that killed us tonight," Gilmore said after Hayti suffered a 14-13 loss to the Bobcats Monday night. "I told the kids all week (that) the two weak area we've got on our football team is we've turned the ball over too many times -- which we did (six) times here -- and (our kicking)...

High school football area leaders (11/09/07) Offense Scoring Rushing Passing Receiving DEFENSE Tackles Sacks Fumble Recoveries Interceptions ---...

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: State poll (Week 10/End of regular season) (11/07/07) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The final state rankings for Missouri high school football voted on by a 12-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parenthesis, followed by won-loss record, points and last week's ranking. CLASS 6 Others receiving votes: Hickman (7-3) 4...

District champs at last: Hayti routs St. Vincent to win first district title since 2002 (11/02/07) HAYTI, Mo. -- The Hayti Indians made sure very quickly Thursday that St. Vincent would not deny them another district title. The Indians dominated from the opening kickoff, scoring five touchdowns in the first 13 minutes and ending four years of frustration with a 64-20 rout of St. Vincent here Thursday...

Hayti leaves no doubt about its spot in the playoffs (11/02/07) The Indians scored five touchdowns in the first 13 minutes and ripped St. Vincent 64-20 to wrap up Class 1 District 1.

Central football closes season with 27-20 district win (11/02/07) Senior running back Derek Walker rushed for more than 200 yards in his final game as the Tigers ended a disappointing football season with a 27-20 victory over Sikeston on senior night at Houck Stadium on Thursday. Central picked up its first district win and just its second victory of the season, concluding with a 2-8 record...

High school football capsules (11/01/07) Chaffee (5-4) at Portageville (0-8) Last year's meeting: Chaffee 39, Portageville 0. Notes: The Red Devils hung with Hayti for two quarters last week before finally wearing down in the second half. They are on the brink of their first six-win season since 1989. The Red Devils rode their defense to a victory in the first week of district. Chaffee's rushing attack, led by Dylan McAlister and Jerrod Steger, should find plenty of holes...

Hayti wears down Chaffee in 42-13 football victory (10/28/07) HAYTI -- The Red Devils' upset bid finally hit the skids in the second half. Chaffee led 13-8 at halftime, but the Indians' explosive offense finally took over in the second half to pull out the Class 1 District 2 contest. "I think they just wore us down," Chaffee coach Charlie Vickery said. "It kind of snowballed there at the end."...

Central's district hopes disappearin loss to Zizzers (10/27/07) Central saw its district football hopes end Friday night with a 56-35 road loss to West Plains in Class 4 District 1 play. Cantrell Andrew scored three touchdowns for the Tigers, who fell to 1-8 on the season and 0-2 in district play, but it wasn't enough against the Zizzers and junior running back Tommy Meyer, who rushed for four touchdowns...

Glance at tonight's area prep football 10/24/07 (10/26/07) Scott City (5-3) at Crystal City (7-1) Last year's meeting: Crystal City 38, Scott City 0. Notes: Crystal City features a two-headed running attack, let by Demetrius Terry. He's rushed for 1,498 yards this season and averages over 8 yards per carry. ...

Lady Bulldogs bite Kennett again (10/19/07)

Kennett headed to tourney final (10/17/07) CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians have made a habit of exceeding expectations this year, so it shouldn't be a surprise that they're playing for the Bootheel Conference Tournament title. Expected to do little after graduating four starters from last year, the Lady Indians won a share of the regular-season Bootheel Conference championship and will play for the league's tourney title after a 25-18, 25-16 win over Hayti in the semifinals of the BCT here Tuesday...

Former Central standout is piece off puzzle for 7-0 Hayti (10/16/07) Homecoming in Hayti had added meaning Friday night for George Hamilton III. "Are you going to the homecoming dance?" he was asked after the Indians' victory against Scott City. "Yes, sir," he said with a nod. Hayti football coach David Gilmore, standing nearby, chimed in, "He has three dates."...

Scott City stumbles at Hayti (10/13/07) HAYTI -- Scott City coach Ronnie Jones knew about Hayti's big-play offense. But the Indians' big-play defense also scored two touchdowns while shutting down the Rams for most of Friday night in a 43-7 victory. Scott City fell to 4-3 on the season and 3-2 in the SEMO South Conference...

High school football capsules 10/12/07 (10/12/07) Poplar Bluff (3-3) at Jackson (6-0) Last year's meeting: Poplar Bluff 17, Jackson 10. Notes: Jackson coach Carl Gross said Poplar Bluff did well shutting down his team's run game last year with 11 defensive players within five yards of the line of scrimmage. ...

Hayti wins in shootout with Eagles (10/09/07) HAYTI, Mo. -- The only thing hotter than the Hayti Indians' offense Saturday may have been the weather. Playing in near 90-degree heat, the Indians put up 503 yards of offense and overcame four turnovers in a 55-30 win over the Liberty Eagles. Hayti is 6-0 with the win ahead of Friday's SEMO South -- and homecoming -- showdown with Scott City...

Hayti improves to 6-0 (10/08/07) By KAROL WILCOX ~ Democrat Argus The Hayti Indians rolled to 6-0 in the blistering 90 degree heat Saturday afternoon by defeating the Mountain View Eagles 55-30 in an almost 3-hour matchup. Hayti Quarterback Shawn Jones had what coaches and fans are describing as a "career day" passing for four touchdowns and accomplishing two interceptions, although one was called back...

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...

Kennett aces past Hayti for share of title (10/05/07) Laura Ort has talked to her Kennett Lady Indians' volleyball team in recent weeks about making improvements in how it serves the ball. That message rang loud and clear Thursday, as the Lady Indians recorded 16 aces -- 12 by sophomore Ciara Dewrock -- to a take a 25-7, 25-12 victory over Hayti in Bootheel Conference play at Kennett High School...

Dexter looks for win at Charleston Friday (10/04/07) Dexter will be looking to continue its recent dominance over Charleston when the Bearcats take to the road for a SEMO Central Conference clash with the Bluejays Friday. The Bearcats have won the last five meetings between the two schools by a combined score of 174-58, but Charleston is always explosive and capable of scoring from anywhere on the field at any time...

Elusive Hayti slips past Charleston (09/30/07) The state-ranked Indians had three players rush for more than 100 yards.

Hayti runs past physical Bluejays (09/30/07) CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The Hayti Indians marched into John Harris Marshall Field Friday night to take on the Charleston Bluejays in what proved to be a tough gridiron show-down. In the end, the Bluejays found their grasp to be out of reach as the Indians slipped by with the victory, 39-20...

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."...

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: State poll (Week 3) (09/19/07) One area team joins another Southeast Missouri squad in the state rankings, but some area 3-0 teams have yet to receive notice.

Ex-Central receiver is enrolled at Hayti (09/17/07) George Hamilton III, who led Cape Central in receiving last year as a sophomore, has returned from Florida and enrolled in a high school in Southeast Missouri. Hayti coach David Gilmore confirmed Friday night that Hamilton has moved to Hayti and is living with his father...

Hayti sweeps away Tribe (09/16/07) HAYTI, Mo. -- The sweep is one of the simplest plays in football. All that the ballcarrier does is take the handoff and run around the end for daylight. Friday night against Kennett, Hayti was simply unstoppable running it, racking up 308 yards rushing relying on the sweep in a 34-7 victory in the 51st "Battle of the Indians."...

Hayti overpowers Kennett 34-7 in "Battle of the {unbeaten} Indians" (09/15/07) Mike Buhler ~ Daily Dunklin Democrat HAYTI, Mo. -- The sweep is one of the simplest plays in football. All that the ballcarrier does is take the handoff and run around the end for daylight. Friday night against Kennett, Hayti was simply unstoppable running it, racking up 308 yards rushing relying on the sweep in a 34-7 victory in the 51st "Battle of the Indians."...

Rivalry renewed: Kennett, Hayti meet for 51st 'Battle of the Indians' (09/13/07) There is a lot of history and common ground between Kennett and Hayti on the football field. Both teams wear black and gold and are nicknamed the Indians. Kennett coach Kirk Welch coached at Hayti in 2004 before taking the Kennett job the following season. And this year, both enter Friday's contest undefeated for the first time in recent memory...

Keys to the game: Kennett at Hayti (09/13/07)

Big plays lift Hayti past Malden (09/09/07) By ALEX ABATE ~ Sports Writer MALDEN -- Hayti wasted no time stepping up to the challenge Friday night. After Andy Matthews of the Green Wave picked up a fumble and took it to the house for a defensive touchdown to put his team up a score in the early going, Hayti freshman Anton Jones came right back with an 81-yard kick return...

Hayti gets revenge from last year, runs past Malden (09/09/07) MALDEN, Mo. -- Hayti wasted no time stepping up to the challenge against Malden on Friday night. After Andy Matthews of the Green Wave picked up a fumble and took it to the house for a defensive touchdown to put his team up a score in the early going, Hayti's Anton Jones came right back with an 81-yard kick return to strike back. The point after made it 7-7...

Tribe rallies again in second half (09/09/07) CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Clinging to a two-point lead in the third quarter with the Caruthersville Tigers on the move, the Kennett Indians' defense needed a big play right away. Enter Donald Sims. The junior defensive back stripped Chris Smith of the ball after a first-down catch near midfield , and the Tribe never looked back on its way to a 28-12 victory over Caruthersville at Hopke Field Friday night...

Mules get ready for another state-ranked powerhouse (09/07/07) By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor Forget about Parkway West, the real Goliath on Poplar Bluff's schedule this season might just be the Blytheville Chickasaws. "They've got a lot of size (and) there's no doubt they're the most athletic team we'll see this year," Mules coach Brian Robbins said. "Are they the best football team? That remains to be seen...

MISSOURI FOOTBALL STATE POLL (09/05/07) CLASS 6 Others receiving votes: DeSmet (1-0) 5, Fort Zumwalt West (1-0) 5. CLASS 5 Others receiving votes: Waynesville (1-0) 2, Eureka (1-0) 1, Fort Osage (1-0) 1. CLASS 4 Others receiving votes: St. Charles (1-0) 22, Kearney (1-0) 16, Parkway North (1-0) 12, St. Joseph-Benton (0-0) 10, Jennings (0-1) 6, Ozark (0-1) 2...

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...

MISSOURI FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL (08/30/07) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Associated Press preseason high school football poll for Missouri, voted upon by a 12-person panel of sportswriters across the state. First-place votes in parentheses, followed by 2006 record, points and last year's final ranking...

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.)...

Class 2 sectional results from Principia (05/12/07) Girls 100 Meter Dash Girls 200 Meter Dash Girls 400 Meter Dash Girls 800 Meter Run Girls 1600 Meter Run Girls 3200 Meter Run Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Girls 300 Meter Hurdles Girls 4x100 Meter Relay 5) Courtney Meyers 5) Iesha McDaniel 5) Britany Albus...

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

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

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

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

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

Tribe holds off 'Dogs in tourney opener (04/24/07) CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Lots of scoring. Lots of wind. It must have seemed at times like the Kennett Indians and Portageville Bulldogs were playing each other at Wrigley Field. Despite a stiff breeze blowing in from leftfield most of the game, both teams combined to score 21 runs as the Tribe held on for an 11-10 victory over Portageville in the first round of the Bootheel Conference Tournament here Monday...

Louis leads All-Bootheel Conference team (03/29/07) Alonzo Louis was named the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year in boys' basketball on the All-Bootheel Conference team that was announced earlier this month. Louis joins teammates Quentin Franks and Robbie Ison on the All-Bootheel team, while Malden coach Robert Ison was named the Bootheel Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Green Wave to their first district title since 1991 and the Bootheel Conference's regular-season and tournament championships...

Jackson strikes out 12, tosses no-hitter against Hayti (03/27/07) The 2007 baseball season has been a year of firsts for Wesley Jackson. Less than a week after he hit his first career home run in a win over Poplar Bluff, Jackson tossed a no-hitter to lead the Kennett Indians past Hayti, 13-0, Monday in Bootheel Conference action at Indian Park...

Scott Co. Central upends Doniphan (02/14/07) Drew Thomas, Caleb Johnson and D.D. Gillespie combined for 66 points to lead the Braves in a 74-70 home win against Doniphan in the battle of state-ranked teams. Scott County Central (19-4) entered the game as the No. 7 team in the state's Class 1 poll, while Doniphan (19-3) was No. 5 in Class 3...

50th annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament (12/28/06) Puxico is lone SCAA representative in the hunt

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

Turnovers, missed opportunities cost Kennett (12/13/06) HAYTI, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians have improved on the basketball court since dropping a pair of games at the SEMO Conference Tournament. However, there were still enough turnovers and missed opportunities to keep that improvement from showing up in the win column, as the Tribe fell to 0-4 on the season with a 63-47 loss to Hayti here Tuesday...

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...

St. Vincent knocks off Hayti in district title showdown (11/03/06) PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- St. Vincent recovered a fumble deep in Hayti territory on the opening play of the game and did not look back in clinching the Class 1 District 2 football title Thursday with a 24-13 win at home. Hayti entered the game ranked No. 7 in Class 1 and sporting a 7-2 record...

St. Vincent knocks off Hayti in district title showdown (11/03/06) PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- St. Vincent recovered a fumble deep in Hayti territory on the opening play of the game and did not look back in clinching the Class 1 District 2 football title Thursday with a 24-13 win at home. Hayti entered the game ranked No. 7 in Class 1 and sporting a 7-2 record...

Annual clash of Indians has meaning (11/02/06) In the last 10 years, St. Vincent and Hayti have combined for nine district football championships. When St. Vincent and Hayti meet 7 p.m. tonight in Perryville, the winner again will walk away with a district title while the other team's season ends...

High school football | Week 10 (11/02/06) Thursday, all games 7 p.m. Central (4-5) at Sikeston (1-8) n Last week's games: Central 34, West Plains 31; Poplar Bluff 8, Sikeston 0 n Last year: Central 33, Sikeston 20 n Notes: Blake Slattery threw for nearly 300 yards and Tyler McNabb hit a pair of crucial field goals as Central put itself in the driver's seat in Class 4 District 1. ...

Hayti sloshes past Chaffee 22-6 (10/28/06) Southeast Missourian Chaffee put up a solid effort Friday night but suffered its fifth straight loss, as visiting Hayti won 22-6. The Red Devils fell to 2-7, including 0-2 in Class 1 District 2 play. The Indians are 7-2 and 2-0 in the district. Playing on a muddy field and in driving rain for the first half, Chaffee led 6-0 at the intermission after a 47-yard touchdown run by wide receiver Collin Dannenmueller...

High school football: Week 9 (10/26/06) High school football | Week 9 West Plains (3-5) at Central (3-5) Friday (all games 7 p.m.) Parkway West (6-2) at Jackson (5-3) Crystal City (7-1) at Scott City (5-3) Hayti (6-2) at Chaffee (2-6) Perryville (4-4) at New Madrid County Central (6-2) St. Vincent (4-4) at Portageville (0-7)...

St. Vincent builds district momentum (10/23/06) St. Vincent's hopes of winning a ninth district championship since 1994 and 11th in school history look a lot better this week than they did two weeks ago. The Indians won their second straight game on Friday night, beating Chaffee 35-3 in the Class 1 District 2 opening week...

KMS Lady Indians win home openers; Delta wins on Senior Night (10/17/06) The Kennett Lady Indians seventh- and eighth-grade basketball teams made it a clean sweep Monday, downing the Campbell Lady Camels in the Tribe's home opener at Kennett Middle School. The seventh-graders won, 14-10, while the eighth-grade squad took a 30-11 victory...

Gideon sweeps Tri-County tourney titles; Scott City shocks Hayti (10/15/06) From staff and SEMO reports CARDWELL, Mo. -- The Gideon Lady Bulldogs made it a clean sweep at the Tri-County Conference Volleyball Tournament Friday, taking the varsity championship with a 25-13, 25-22 win over Holcomb and taking home the junior varsity crown with a 25-15, 25-11 win over host Southland...

Bearcats will be tested by Tigers tonight (10/13/06) Each week Dexter coach Aaron Pixley and his Bearcats are saddled with a new challenge. This week is no different as the Bearcats take to the road for a key SEMO Conference Central Division game with the Caruthersville Tigers. At first glance the challenge appears perfectly clear. How can the 'Cats contain all-state running back Kendrickus Reed?...

Daily's big night powers Lady Indians past Senath-Hornersville (10/13/06) SENATH, Mo. -- In a senior season full of strong performances, Christina Daily may have turned in her best yet for the Kennett Lady Indians. The senior recorded a season-high 16 kills while dishing off seven assists and serving two aces as Kennett got past the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions 25-21, 17-25, 25-11 here Thursday...

High school football: Week 7 (10/13/06) This week's games Jackson (5-1) at Poplar Bluff (1-5) Central (2-4) at Fort Zumwalt North (2-4) Hayti (5-1) at Scott City (3-3) Malden (5-1) at Chaffee (2-4) St. Vincent (2-4) at Grandview (0-6) Saturday (2 p.m.) Herculaneum (1-5) at Perryville (3-3)...

Southland aces past Campbell for upset (10/11/06) CARDWELL, Mo. -- The Southland Lady Rebels got 13 aces from the trio of Brett Higgins, Holly Back and Rachel Williams and avenged a season-opening loss by downing fourth-seeded Campbell 25-13, 25-20 in the first round of the Tri-County Conference Volleyball Tournament Tuesday...

Bearcats looks to win fourth straight contest (10/06/06) Tonight's SEMO Central Conference football game between Dexter and Charleston will be a story of two teams heading in different directions. The Charleston Bluejays (2-2) will be trying to snap a two-game losing skid, while the Bearcats (4-1) will be looking to extend a three-game winning streak...

Kennett netters fall in districts; Holcomb upends Clarkton (10/06/06) SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians tennis team ended its season on a mixed note, finishing seventh in the Class 1, District 2 Tournament here Thursday. In area volleyball action Thursday, Kennett defeated Hayti; Caruthersville defeated Senath-Hornersville 25-12, 17-25, 25-15; Holcomb defeated Clarkton, 25-16, 25-16; and Delta C-7 defeated Southland 25-17, 23-25, 25-22...

Gideon wins, set up showdown with Clarkton (10/04/06) GIDEON, Mo. -- The Gideon Lady Bulldogs got strong games hitting from Cassy Woolverton and Lindsey Wilson and great serving performances from Maci Boone and Erin Richardson to roll past North Pemiscot 25-6, 25-7 here Tuesday in a Tri-County Conference volleyball game...

Tribe making steady improvement on gridiron (09/20/06) Zack Starnes may have said it best after Kennett's 33-14 loss to Hayti last Friday. "We're just making steps of progression," he said. "We're just making building blocks. We're getting better every game, I think. Basically, we were killing ourselves on a lot of fumbles and just stupid mistakes, basically."...

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

Kennett looking for first win in battle of Indians (09/14/06) Saying that Kennett's and Hayti's football teams have a lot in common might be an understatement. Both teams are nicknamed the Indians. Both wear black and gold. Both feature huge linemen. Both teams are coming off losses last week where the opposition jumped out to a sizable first-quarter lead en route to victory. In fact, Kennett coach Kirk Welch coached at Hayti in 2004...

Malden shuts down Hayti (09/10/06) HAYTI, Mo. -- Malden's defense held Hayti scoreless for three quarters and had another big fourth quarter Frdiay on the road as the Green Wave improved to 2-0 on the season with a 32-14 win over the Indians. "We've been waiting 365 days for this game and we showed it right off the bat tonight," said Malden coach Gary Blaylock. "The kids wanted this one."...

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

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...