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BREAKING: Semoball Awards winter sports finalists announced (4/24/24)The Semoball Awards finalists for fall sports were announced Wednesday morning on a selection show broadcast live on SEMO ESPN Radio and streamed on the Semoball.com Facebook page. The finalists were selected by a sports panel made up of representatives from the Southeast Missourian, Standard Democrat, Dexter Statesman, Daily American Republic and Delta Dunklin Democrat...
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Home Sweet Home: Mules, Lady Mules win first at own invitational (4/24/24)The Poplar Bluff Mules track and field team outscored the competition on Tuesday to place first in their annual Poplar Bluff Track and Field Invitational at Poplar Bluff Field. Out of 40 events through the day, the Lady Mules finished with an overall score of 219, and the Mules racked in 193 to land top honors...
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A bittersweet end to Kennett baseball's regular season (4/24/24)KENNETT, Mo. - A half dozen Kennett Indian baseball players from the Class of 2024 capped their regular season schedules Tuesday with a 3-2 loss against a tough Jackson Indian squad at home on Senior Night. Peyton Branum, Matt Gardner, Carter Shewmaker, Jack Morrison, Ashton Williams and JC Poole all were escorted by loved ones and honored on the diamond...
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Dyer County Choctaws defeat Kennett Indians in extra innings (4/22/24)KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett baseball Indians Friday lost an ultra-close game in extra innings against a solid Dyer County, Tennessee team. The Dyer County Choctaws crossed the river into Indian territory and took home the W, 4-2. The Indians were out front 2-0 early in the game on two singles. The Indians' Hayden Gilmore singled and scored one run...
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Seth McBroom comes to Kennett (4/19/24)KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett High School basketball Indians start this season under a new coach, and the district has a new athletic director. Seth McBroom, veteran Twin Rivers coach and administrator, was hired by the Kennett School Board and his contract agreed upon in executive session Tuesday...
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Kennett hires Twin Rivers' McBroom as new boys basketball coach, AD (4/18/24)The Kennett Indians have found their next boys basketball coach and athletic director. Kennett High School has hired longtime Twin Rivers coach and high school principal Seth McBroom to succeed veteran coach and AD Jim Vaughan, who is retiring after 18 years at KHS...
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Lady Indians hit back-to-back home runs to defeat Trojans (4/18/24)KENNETT, Mo. - Back-to-back home runs. A triple ruled a double. More than a dozen hits. All that happened for Kennett Wednesday when the Lady Indians (16-6) softball team took the Dyersburg High School softball squad (13-3) to task and buried the Trojans 8-4 at Indian Park...
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Indians mauled by Bulldogs (4/18/24)KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett High School baseball head coach Aaron New's Indians played hard-nosed, tough, competitive baseball for six of seven innings Wednesday against a well-coached Notre Dame team. But it wasn't enough to beat the Bulldogs, and the Indians lost a hard-fought battle 6-4...
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Saint Gen softball team defeats Kennett (4/15/24)KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians softball team fell to the Saint Genevieve Dragons 4-3 in the second game of Saturday's double header at Indian Park. The Lady Indians entered the contest with all the momentum in the world after winning a thriller earlier in the morning 11-2 over East Carter County...
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Lady Indians win first game of Saturday double header (4/15/24)KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Lady Indians (14-5) in the first game of a Saturday double header defeated the East Carter Lady Redbirds (6-5) 11-2 at Indian Park. The Lady Indians entered this weekend's competition hoping for a better fate than last weekend's. The squad entered the first game of the double header with a record of 13-4, including a heartbreaking loss to the Doniphan Donettes 6-4 on Thursday...
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Lady Indians fall to Donettes (4/12/24)KENNETT, Mo. - The Lady Indians varsity softball team (9-3) Thursday fought fiercely at home against an undefeated Doniphan team (11-0) and lost by two runs in a heartbreaker, 6-4. The battle waged throughout a sunny but windy afternoon. Although the teams never were separated by more than a run or two on the scoreboard, a double play executed perfectly by the Donettes late in the game was both masterful and disheartening...
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Sikeston boys, Malden girls victorious at Twilight Relays (4/6/24)SIKESTON — The Sikeston Twilight Relays showcased fierce competition on Thursday, April 4. On the boys’ side, Sikeston emerged victorious with a dominant 127.50 team score. Malden’s girls’ team delivered their own impressive performance, securing first place with 111.0 points...
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Lady Indians cage Tigers, Wilson smashes school record (4/5/24)KENNETT, Mo. - Not only did the undefeated Lady Indians (11-0) softball team blank the Risco Lady Tigers (5-4-1) at Indian Park 11-0, the Kennett team's DH for Thursday's game smashed a school record. The Lady Indians' No. 8, senior Hadley Wilson, owns a new Kennett High School record...
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Malden Track and Field Invitational attracts SEMO athletes (4/3/24)MALDEN, Mo. - Athletes from more than a dozen Southeast Missouri high schools converged here Tuesday to compete in the Malden Invitational Track and Field Meet. Kennett High School sophomore Austin Gattis competed in the Discus Throw event and took home gold...
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Indians slay Eagles at home (4/2/24)KENNETT, Mo. - Monday's Kennett (5-6) v. Oran (4-3) varsity baseball game at Indian Park featured a pitching exhibition and a timely Indians hit that was enough to send the Eagles to the showers early. Kennett head coach Aaron New's Indians went up by three runs in the bottom of the fourth when an Indian lefty's large bat slammed an Eagles pitch, drove in two runners and posted what would be the final score, 4-1, over Oran head coach Joe Bickings' Eagles...
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Prep roundup: Dillinger’s gem powers Eagles past Clearwater (3/29/24)NAYLOR — The Naylor Eagles defeated the visiting Clearwater Tigers 7-4 on Thursday on the strength of a six-inning, 12-strikeout performance from starting pitcher Chase Dillinger. Dillinger gave up three runs on four hits with only one walk against the dozen strikeouts...
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Lady Indians survive a slugfest (3/22/24)KENNETT, Mo.- The Lady Indians softball team came home Thursday for its season opener and defeated Scott City 10-9 on a seventh-inning walk-off double by Lauren Barton.
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Indians edge Bearcats at home (3/22/24)KENNETT, Mo. - Wednesday here was a beautiful day for high school baseball. It was a better afternoon for the KHS Indians (34-1 at home, 2-2 this season), who welcomed the Dexter High School varsity baseball program (1-1) to Indian Park and squeaked past the Bearcats 4-3...
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Mules down Kennett with walk-off base hit (3/20/24)A walk-off hit from Noah Spain led the Poplar Bluff Mules baseball squad to victory. After falling in a double-header from over the weekend, the Poplar Bluff Mules returned to its home field to face off in their first SEMO Conference matchup of the season. The Mules went head-to-head against the Kennett Indians on Tuesday, and with back-to-back losses, they were eager to get back on the winning side...
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Kennett freshman phenom named Player of the Year (3/20/24)KENNETT, Mo. - Alyce Edwards, a cute, tiny, soft-spoken wisp of a girl, nuked Kennett great Brandi Jackson's 1994 record of 448 by nearly 200 points when Edwards dropped 645 this season. Barring unforseens, Alyce is on clip to lay waste to yet another of Jackson's achievements as Edwards approaches Jackson's 1996 record of 862 total points in a season...
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Poplar Bluff vs. Kennett - BB (3/20/24)
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Kennett Indians Ground Kelly Hawks in Home Opener (3/18/24)There's nothing like baseball in Spring. The Kennett High School baseball Indians hosted the Kelly Hawks for the 2024 season home opener. The contest was a chess match between two fine programs. The Indians started the game with hard-throwing senior, Aston Williams on the mound. Williams made quick work of the Hawks' batters in the first inning, striking out two...
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Kennett Indians soccer program - They play anyway (3/13/24)Kennett, Mo. - After a 14-year absence from the pitch, Kennett High School reinstated soccer this year. The team was led on the field by senior Capt. Lucas Randle and junior Co-Capt. Meagan Spielman. Many participants came to the program after they aged out of Kennett Kiwanis soccer after middle school, even when there was no opportunity to play at the high school level...
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Kennett Lady Indian frosh phenom rips 645 (3/8/24)KENNETT, Mo. - The Lady Indians varsity basketball program features three sisters. All are freshmen. All are athletic. One shattered a near 30-year title for points scored by a freshman in a single season. Alyce Edwards, a cute, tiny, soft-spoken wisp of a girl, nuked Kennett great Brandi Jackson's 1994 record of 448 by nearly 200 points when Edwards dropped 645 this season...
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Kennett AD Jim Vaughan retires after 18-year career (3/7/24)KENNETT, Mo. - After nearly two decades of solid leadership, Kennett High School Athletic Director Jim Vaughan bids the district farewell at the end of the spring semester. Vaughan, 53, who resides now at Poplar Bluff, retires after 18 years of service as both coach and director and spent time with the Delta Dunklin Democrat looking back on his career...
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C4D1 BKB: Dexter holds off Kennett after late, furious Indian rally (3/1/24)STE. GENEVIEVE – For 28-plus minutes of its MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 boy’s basketball game against Dexter on Thursday, Kennett struggled at both ends of the court.
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C4D1: Third quarter surge leads Notre Dame by Kennett (2/29/24)It was a tale of two halves on Wednesday night in the Class 4 District 1 semifinal matchup between Kennett and Notre Dame. When the final horn sounded, the Bulldogs emerged victorious with a 71-54 win to earn a trip to the C4D1 title game. “I saw an incredibly talented, skilled and hard-working Kennett team that gave us one of the toughest games we’ve played this year,” Bulldogs head coach Kirk Boeller said. “In the first half, 100% of the credit goes to Kennett.”...
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C4D1 BKB: Dexter vs Kennett (2/29/24)STE. GENEVIEVE - Dexter and Kennett battled int he opening round of the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 Boy's Basketball Tournament on Thursday at Ste. Genevieve High School.
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C4D1: Doniphan vs Dexter + Notre Dame vs Kennett (2/28/24)
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C4D: Kennett vs. Perryville (2/28/24)Kennett defeated Perryville in the first round of the Class 4 District 1 Tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 27, in Ste. Genevive, Mo.
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Doniphan holds out for win on Kennett's senior night (2/23/24)The Kennett boys basketball team honored three seniors who have fought resiliently through a difficult season on Thursday, according to head coach Fred Garmon, but the Indians' late comeback against Doniphan wasn't enough for a win as the Dons came out on top 70-64...
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Local district tournament wrestling roundup (2/18/24)Four sites, four district tournaments, and a whole lot of wrestlers literally fighting for their place at state on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-17. Here's the lowdown on how all eight area programs fared in their quest to Columbia, Mo. Next year, it will be nine, with the addition of Kelly...
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Cape Central blows by Kennett on senior night (2/17/24)Senior night always serves as one last chance for the senior class to make a memory at home. The Cape Central Tigers did just that as they downed the Kennett Indians 93-53 on Friday at Cape Central High School. “It took us a little bit to get going,” Tigers coach Drew Church said. “In the first half, I didn’t think we guarded very well. We kind of gambled too much and gave them so open looks and let them get going downhill.”...
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Kelly hits 20 wins with decisive victory over Kennett (2/14/24)The Kelly boys basketball team rolled into Kennett for a varsity-only contest and beat the Indians 66-33 to reach the 20-win threshold in the Hawks' penultimate game of the regular season Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Kelly tacked on the team's second win in a row and now stands at 20-5 on the season, next traveling to Ste. ...
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Kennett picks up comeback win over East Carter (2/14/24)Tuesday night at Kennett High School featured a potentially great contest between two of the area's best girls' basketball teams as the now 19-4 Lady Indians hosted the 20-4 Lady Redbirds from East Carter County. With a hefty defensive and rebounding effort, Kennett came out on top 76-49...
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Dexter spoils Kennett’s courtwarming (2/10/24)KENNETT – Dexter’s hot shooting, and an early lead that held up, got the guests their second win in a row and dug Kennett deeper into a five-game rut as the Bearcats routed the Indians 63-35, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. It was Kennett’s courtwarming celebration, but that didn’t stop nine Dexter players from getting in the scoring column, in total dropping 10 threes on the hosts in a game that, beforehand, looked to be a potentially close matchup...
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Kennett, Dexter prepare for closely-matched contest (2/8/24)KENNETT – Friday's battle under the boards between home team Kennett High School head coach Fred Garmon's Indians (5-15) and visiting Dexter High School head coach Chad Allen's Bearcats (6-15) might prove interesting. Consider these illuminating stats that predict a very close Indians-Bearcats matchup:...
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Senath-Hornersville's first half lead secures win over Kennett (2/7/24)The Senath-Hornersville and Kennett High School boys basketball teams continued their longtime rivalry with a contest between two teams that have had struggling seasons. KHS entered the contest with a record of 5-13 and SHHS 9-10, but the two coaches knew going in that it was going to be a battle as almost all these games generally are...
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Sikeston defense forces 33 turnovers in 99-30 rout of Kennett (2/6/24)SIKESTON, Mo. – After two postponements, the Sikeston Bulldogs and Kennett Indians finally were able to get their game in on Monday night at the Field House. Sikeston’s pressure defense was too much for the Indians as the Bulldogs cruised to a 99-30 SEMO Conference victory...
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Boy's Basketball: Kennett at Sikeston (2/6/24)Photos from Sikeston's 99-30 win over Kennett at the Field House on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024.
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Wrestling: Cape Central Quad vs. Notre Dame, Dexter, and Kennett (2/6/24)Cape Central, Notre Dame, Dexter, and Kennett compete against one another in a series of duel meets on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Cape Central High School.
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Early lead ensures Kennett girls’ victory over Cape Central (2/6/24)The Kennett girls basketball team outrebounded and outscored Cape Central early and pushed its momentum to win handily 61-42 on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. The Indians (17-4) defeated the Tigers (8-12) once already this season, winning 72-35 in the SEMO Conference opener...
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Kennett girls basketball beats Sikeston in first outing at new gym (1/30/24)The Kennett Lady Indians won handily the inaugural game played in the school district's recently-opened FEMA building safe room and gymnasium Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. To mark the occasion on the shiny new court, Kennett took down Sikeston 79-49. Kennett's top shot of the night and the first player to officially score on the court, freshman Alyce Edwards, put her signature on the game ball to be displayed to commemorate the occasion. ...
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Kennett vs Sikeston GBB (1/30/24)
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Lady Indians rebound with resounding win over Portageville (1/26/24)KENNETT – The Kennett girls basketball team had a five-game winning streak cut short by Notre Dame earlier this week but bounced back Thursday with an explosive 76-44 victory over Portageville. Portageville (15-3) had similarly been on a roll with six consecutive wins, but the speed and aggressive defense displayed by Kennett (13-4) on the Indians' home court proved too much as the hosts commanded an early lead and maintained momentum throughout the night...
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Poplar Bluff routs Kennett on the road (1/24/24)KENNETT – The Poplar Bluff Mules extended their winning record with an 80-50 win on a road trip to Kennett High School Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Poplar Bluff out of the gate went on a 7-1 run by the time the first timeout was called. Kennett's Chris Jefferson ended the rampage with a quick layup but Poplar Bluff junior guard Brendan Durden answered with a three-pointer to keep the momentum rolling. Preston Moore's eight points in the first pushed the Mules' momentum early on...
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‘Invaluable’ St. Louis competition has Notre Dame dominating regional opponents (1/23/24)Entering Monday’s Class 4 District 1 matchup against Kennett at home, Notre Dame (10-6) had nearly as many losses as their previous seasons that ended with district titles and even a Final Four appearance. With Kate Rubel’s career high 24 points, the Bulldogs continued to prove to be the bullies of the district by winning 75-51 at Notre Dame Regional High School on Jan. ...
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Girls basketball: Kennett at Notre Dame (1/22/24)
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Poplar Bluff's Logan Hite wins third SEMO Conference wrestling championship (1/21/24)By the slimmest of margins, Poplar Bluff senior Logan Hite defeated Jackson senior Hayden Wessell by a 3-2 decision to win his third SEMO Conference championship on Saturday, Jan. 20, in Sikeston, Missouri. Hite’s three-peat is the first in school history, which is an amazing feat for a program with such a rich wrestling history...
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SEMO Conference wrestling tournament Day 2 (1/20/24)Local wrestlers compete for medals in the SEMO Conference Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 20, in Sikeston, Missouri.
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Notre Dame pulls out win over Kennett (1/13/24)After a slow start by both teams and several swapping hands of the lead, Notre Dame hit the road with a 53-47 win over Kennett Friday, Jan. 12. The win pushed the Bulldogs to a 6-8 record on the season, while Kennett falls to a 4-9 record and deeper into a now five-game losing streak...
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Kennett girls overwhelm Charleston for triple digit victory (1/12/24)The Kennett girls basketball team flattened Charleston in a 101-7 victory on the Lady Indians' home court Thursday, Jan. 11. Kennett, now 12-3, increased the team's average points per game to more than 64, which is a nearly 20-point increase on offense from last season. The explosive showing Thursday speaks for itself, but the Lady Indians have improved on the defensive side as well...
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Kennett vs Charleston GBB (1/12/24)
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Kennett girls prevail over Campbell despite injuries (1/10/24)CAMPBELL - The Kennett Lady Indians were on the warpath Tuesday and took no prisoners in their quest for a victory over the Lady Camels 68-31. Although the Kennett team is down three players convalescing from an assortment of injuries, freshman phenom point guard Alyce Edwards scored nearly half of her team’s total, dropping 30 points with plenty of aerial juggling and solid assists from senior point guard Anekia Farmer and sophomore E’marriha Johnson...
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Wrestling: Poplar Bluff vs. Kennett & Notre Dame (1/10/24)
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Young Indians GBB get past Dexter once again (1/9/24)DEXTER – There is an adage that it is difficult to beat the same team in sports three times in a single season, regardless of the factors involved. However, the Kennett High School girl’s basketball squad is methodically growing more advantageous with its counterpart at Dexter High School every time the two teams see each other this winter.
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Kennett GBB at Dexter (1/9/24)DEXTER - Kennett got past Dexter for the third time this season on Monday at the Bearcat Event Center.
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Kennett girls storm past Kelly (1/3/24)Schools may still be out for the holidays, but the Kennett girls basketball team isn't on break from adding to the winning column after downing Kelly 69-37 on their home court Tuesday. Kennett (9-3) had previously finished in third place at the Lady Royals Christmas Classic and came ready to play this week. Indians Alyce Edwards and E'Marriha Johnson combined for an even 50 points in the win, and Christi Tejeda scored double digits as well...
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BCT: Twin Rivers, Hayti to play for consolation (12/29/23)BLOOMFIELD — Twin Rivers junior Luke Hester and senior Zach Joiner combined for 37 points to lead the eighth-seeded Royals past the 13th-seeded Wildcats and into the consolation final of the 67th annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Friday at Bloomfield High School...
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BCT 2023: Kennett’s rebounding overwhelms Holcomb (12/27/23)BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Kennett followed a familiar script at the 67 Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament: a slow start trading baskets with a spirited opponent before securing a dominant victory. While the script may have been familiar, the Indians’ (4-4) 68-49 win over the Holcomb Hornets (3-6) on Tuesday was powered by a different formula — a relentless 37-16 rebounding advantage that provided second chances and a stingy defense that forced 19 turnovers, fueling fast break opportunities...
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BCT 2023: Kennett/Holcomb and Van Buren/South Pemiscot (12/27/23)Photos from Kennett's 68-49 win over Holcomb and Van Buren's 78-73 win over South Pemiscot in the opening round of the 67th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023.
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Kennett tops Neelyville for third at LRCC (12/24/23)BROSELEY — Neelyville sophomore Parker Ernst put the Tigers on her back in the fourth quarter Saturday night. Ernst scored 10 of her team-high 20 points in the fourth quarter of the Tigers’ matchup against Kennett in the third-place game of the 2023 Lady Royals Christmas Classic at Twin Rivers High School...
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Wrestling: JV Tiger Classic (12/23/23)Junior varsity wrestlers from Jackson, Cape Central, Kennett, Dexter, Sikeston, and Poplar Bluff competed in the JV Tiger Classic on Thursday, Dec. 21, at the Tiger Field House in Cape Girardeau.
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Previewing the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament (12/22/23)The rhythmic pound of sneakers, the symphony of bouncing balls, the rising roar of the crowd – here, sixteen teams stand cast in the shadows of legends past. But with ambitious eyes, these players and coaches are ready to score their chapter in the unfolding epic of the 67th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament's hallowed hardwood history...
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Wrestling: Tiger Classic (12/20/23)Local wrestlers compete in the Tiger Classic on Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Tiger Field House in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Lady Royals Christmas Classic: Kennett vs New Madrid County Central (12/16/23)
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Physical, mental transformation paying off for Kennett wrestler (12/13/23)Kennett wrestler Justin Brooks has had a new coaching staff for three straight seasons. Each coach had their own impact on the senior. "Coach [Andrew] Webster helped me find that this is my sport," Brooks said. "Coach [Jacob] Widdle helped me think of the mental part of it. ...
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Jackson routs Kennett to advance to consolation championship of SEMO Conference Tournament (12/7/23)SIKESTON- After an overtime loss at the hands of Poplar Bluff, the Jackson Indians responded with a 66-41 win over the Kennett Indians to advance to the consolation final of the SEMO Conference Tournament. Jackson got out of the gates on the right foot as they raced out to a 10-1 lead halfway through the first quarter...
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Sikeston opens SEMO Conference Tournament with 53-point beatdown of Kennett (12/6/23)SIKESTON — Rarely in life are things as good as advertised. But Sikeston, in its home debut at the Fieldhouse, wasn't just good, it was a highlight reel on fast forward, annihilating Kennett 90-37 in the first round of the SEMO Conference Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 5...
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Sikeston vs. Kennett in the SEMO Conference Tournament (12/6/23)Photos from Sikeston's 90-37 win over Kennett in the first round of the SEMO Conference Tournament at the Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.
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SEMO Conference: Kennett drives past Dexter in opener (12/5/23)Kennett utilized a balanced offense to methodically pull away from Dexter in its opening game of the SEMO Conference Boy’s Basketball Tournament on Monday at the Sikeston Field House, as the Indians won 56-41 in a match-up of the number 8 (Kennett) and 9 seeds.
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Edwards, Johnson power Kennett past Senath-Hornersville (12/5/23)In the Kennett girls basketball team's first foray following the SEMO Conference Tournament, a pair of underclassmen combined for nearly 70 points for the Lady Indians to win by a staggering final score of 82-18 against Senath-Hornersville Monday, Dec. 4, 2023...
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Wrestling: Dexter and Kennett at New Madrid (12/5/23)Dexter, Kennett, and New Madrid County Central competed against each other in a tri-meet on Tuesday, Dec. 5, in New Madrid, Mo. Each team won one meet against each other.
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SEMO Conf: Kennett vs. Dexter (12/5/23)Kennett got past Dexter in the opening round of the SEMO Conference Boy's Basketball Tournament on Monday at the Sikeston Field House.
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East Prairie rallies from behind to capture Gideon Bulldog Classic title (12/4/23)KENNETT, Mo. — In the face of unforeseen circumstances and a hostile environment, East Prairie rose to the occasion, capturing the Gideon Bulldog Classic title with a gritty 47-44 victory over Kennett On Friday, Dec. 1. Though the odds were stacked against them, the fourth-seeded Eagles (3-0) claimed the win over the Indians (2-1) in a slow-burning, defensive slugfest...
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Notre Dame overcomes double-digit deficit to win fifth-straight SEMO Conference Tournament championship, Kennett claims third, Cape Central wins consolation bracket (12/2/23)It was a tale of two halves for the Notre Dame Bulldogs on Friday night. Notre Dame overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Jackson Indians 46-44 in the championship of the SEMO Conference Tournament. “We just didn’t quit,” Bulldogs coach Kirk Boeller said. “We got done 11 with six minutes to go in the fourth and we had a heck of a comeback.”...
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Kennett defeats South Pem at Gideon Bulldog Classic (12/1/23)GIDEON - The Kennett High School boys basketball team was on the warpath Thursday at the Gideon Bulldog Classic Tournament. The Indians defeated the South Pemiscot High School Bulldogs in regular play, 67-63 at the final buzzer. Indians Head Coach Fred Garmon was confident of his team and noted that prior to the contest...
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2023 TOP 10: Jackson finishes on top, grades for each team's season (11/27/23)The season is finally over for the Semoball area. After 14 weeks of games, Cape Central and St. Vincent went on the road and lost as the final two remaining teams in the area. With our final edition of the rankings for 2023, we’re going to run back through each team’s season and grade how they performed with the talent that they brought into the season...
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WEEK 14 TOP 10: Cape Central, St. Vincent rise after quarterfinal wins (11/20/23)The number of teams remaining in the area has been chopped in half over the past week. Last week’s top two teams – Jackson and Portageville – both went down in heartbreaking defeats to some of the classes’ top dogs while Cape Central and St. Vincent marched on to the semifinals...
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SEMO Conference hoops tournament seeds announced (11/17/23)The brackets for the 2023 SEMO Conference boys and girls basketball tournaments have been released. The Lady Mules were the No. 9 seed on the girls side and will take on New Madrid County Central at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 at NMCC in the play-in game. The Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs were picked as the top seed as they’ll take on the winner of the Lady Mules and New Madrid County Central at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 28...
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WEEK 13 TOP 10: Jackson stomps Seckman in district title, Portageville thrashes Thayer (11/13/23)As the teams continue to get whittled down, more of them emerge as the year’s most successful teams. Some of these teams are still dominating the competition, while others are starting to face their toughest competitors of the season. Jackson, Portageville and St. Vincent all won big this past week. Cape Central maintained the game against Farmington and came away with a district title, but Scott City fell to Valle Catholic on the road...
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WEEK 12 TOP 10: Scott City upends Eagles, Jackson dominates in district semis (11/6/23)Everyone was active for a Week 11 playoff slate that saw a number of important verdicts in southeast Missouri. Some teams got big wins, while others saw their seasons come to an abrupt end. Cape Central’s win against St. Mary’s South Side emerged as the biggest win of the week for our top 10 teams, while Scott City went into hostile territory and knocked off the highly-ranked New Madrid County Central Eagles...
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Volleyball: Kennett at Notre Dame (10/18/23)Notre Dame defeats Kennett on Monday, Oct 16, at Notre Dame High School.
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Sikeston seniors shine despite loss (10/12/23)SIKESTON — The Sikeston volleyball team’s senior night ended on a somber note as the Lady Bulldogs (7-16-2) were unable to overcome Kennett, leaving the senior players with a mix of pride and disappointment. The Lady Indians (9-12-4) won with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 19-25 and 25-10 at the Fieldhouse on Tuesday, October 10...
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WEEK 7 TOP 10: Portageville creeps up, Scott City vaults higher again (10/2/23)No statement rang louder in Week 6 than the dominant performance of the Scott City Rams, who routed the No. 10 Kelly Hawks on the road to improve to 4-2. With a number of big wins on the week, the rankings saw a few teams shaken up.
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NMCC thunderclaps Kennett, roaring to 54-6 win (9/30/23)NEW MADRID, Mo. — In a clash that left no room for doubt, New Madrid County Central stamped its authority on the field, decimating Kennett with an overwhelming 54-6 triumph. Quarterback BJ Williamson accounted for six touchdowns in the victory, as the Eagles (6-0) clinched a third consecutive SEMO-Central Conference Championship with the win over the Indians (4-2)...
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Football: Kennett at NMCC (9/30/23)Photo gallery from NMCC's 54-6 win over Kennett on Friday, September 29, 2023.
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SEMO Conference high school football stat leaders through Week 5 (9/29/23)Conference standings and statistical leaders from the SEMO Conference — North, Central and South.
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Volleyball: SEMO Conference Tournament (9/28/23)
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WEEK 6 TOP 10: Cape Central slips, Scott City leaps back in (9/25/23)A lot of teams made waves in Week 5. Some good, some great and some bad. However, many teams stood their ground and proved a lot about themselves. After five weeks of play, we’ve gotten to know a lot about the teams in the area and we now have a pretty good idea of what the conference standings will look like at the end of the season. With this being said, however, there’s still plenty of time left for these teams to make a statement in 2023...
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WEEK 5 TOP 10: Jackson defends throne, Caruthersville rising after big win (9/18/23)In one of the biggest games of the season so far, two of the top teams in the area faced off in Week 4. Jackson defended its title as the top team in the area, while Poplar Bluff impressed early before falling flat late. Only two teams in this week’s top 10 faltered in last week’s slate, with many proving why they’re in such strong standing in the first place...
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Volleyball: Kennett at Scott City (9/13/23)Scott City defeated Kennett on Monday, Sept. 11, in Scott City/
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WEEK 4: Headliners shift as Poplar Bluff shakes up Semoball Top 10 football ranking (9/11/23)There’s been some significant movement among the top teams in the area after week three. With some high-scoring action across some of the region’s best games of the week, we saw quite a few big results come across the ticker. With a new No. 2 in southeast Missouri, the area power rankings saw quite the shakeup between weeks three and four. While some teams made positive statements on Friday night, the opposite happened to a few other local teams...
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Mistakes and penalties cost Sikeston in 22-20 loss to Kennett (9/10/23)SIKESTON — It was a cruel twist of fate as Sikeston came painfully close to snapping a 10-game losing streak and turning its season around, instead victory was snatched from the Bulldogs’ (0-3) fingertips, leaving the team with a brutal 22-20 loss to the Kennett Indians (3-0) at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium on Friday, September 8...
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Football: Kennett at Sikeston (9/9/23)Photos from Kennett's 22-20 win over Sikeston at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium on Friday, September 8, 2023.
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Tennis: Cape Central doubles tournament (9/9/23)Tennis players from Cape Central, Kennett, Dexter, Jackson, and Saxony Lutheran compete in a doubles tournament on Friday, Sept. 8, at Cape Central High School.
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Notre Dame’s Galati, Kennett’s Bean and McAtee claim gold at Sikeston Invitational (9/8/23)SIKESTON — Talented athletes from Sikeston (0-4-1), Kennett (4-0), Notre Dame (3-1), Fredericktown (2-3) and Charleston (1-5) competed at the Sikeston Invitational on Thursday, September 7. In the singles championship match, Vita Galati from Notre Dame defeated Christi Tejeda from Kennett with a score of 8-5...
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Gridiron Showdown: Week 3 unleashes a thrilling array of high-stakes battles (9/8/23)Get ready for another action-packed week of high school football as the anticipation builds for the upcoming matchups. From intense rivalries to standout players, this week’s games promise to deliver more unforgettable moments. Kennett (2-0) at Sikeston (0-2)...