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Dexter rallies past Naylor for Twin Rivers title (12/23/07)
Lady Bearcats wear down Naylor in fourth quarter for second straight championship in Twin Rivers Lady Royals Holiday Classic
Dexter beats Kelly to reach Twin Rivers tournament final (12/21/07)
Bearcats will play Naylor; Kelly to face Portageville for third; NMCC plays for ninth
Oran comes back to down Naylor in semis (10/12/08)
DELTA -- The Oran Lady Eagles advanced to the Class 1, District 1 championship game on Friday, doing so in comeback fashion against the Naylor Lady Eagles 11-5 in the district semifinal. After falling behind by two runs early in the first inning, Oran gained one run back in the bottom of the second but then fell behind even further when Naylor scored two more runs in the third inning...
ROUNDUP: Kennett stops Poplar Bluff rally (10/07/08)
By DAR STAFF KENNETT -- The Poplar Bluff soccer team was shorthanded Monday night against the Kennett Indians, but nearly came away with one. The Indians broke a 2-2 tie with two minutes to go as Blake Willbanks scored to lift Kennett to the win, 3-2...
Naylor wants elusive crown in Class 1 District 1 softball (10/07/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ Sports Writer The Naylor Lady Eagles are hoping to use last fall as motivation. Naylor lost to Oran in the Class 1 District 1 final and will play sixth-seed Van Buren at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Delta. "We have lost the district 2-1 two years in a row," Naylor coach Gene Deckard said. "They really want district bad and it is competitive."...
Doniphan rallies, beats Naylor in 10th inning (10/07/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer The Ozark Foothills Conference tournament once again had a classic in the first round. And once again it involved Naylor. After the Eagles pulled off an upset last season as the sixth seed, they were an out away from moving on to the semifinal Monday. But Doniphan forced extra innings and Ethan King sent his team to the semifinals with a one-out, walk-off hit in the 10th for a 5-4 win...
ROUNDUP: Redbirds edge Naylor in eighth (10/01/08)
By DAR STAFF ELLSINORE -- East Carter rallied with six runs in the fourth inning before getting one in the eighth to move past Naylor 7-6 on Tuesday afternoon. Derek Saffle hit a grounder to third base that scored Austin Stephens to give the Redbirds the win...
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."...
ROUNDUP: Poplar Bluff wins volleyball battle of Mules (09/23/08)
By DAR STAFF BERNIE -- Six different players had two or more kills for Poplar Bluff and the Lady Mules combined for 13 blocks in a 25-16, 25-20 win Monday night at Bernie. "A true team effort," Lady Mules volleyball coach Mike Berry said. Blake Talkington led Poplar Bluff (8-6) with five kills, while Jamie Fritts added four kills and three solo blocks and five block assists...
Late surge lifts Naylor over Donettes (09/12/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer DONIPHAN -- Naylor's Chelsea Lane likes playing Doniphan and it showed Thursday afternoon. Lane had nine strikeouts and allowed just one run as the Lady Eagles moved past the Donettes, 7-1. "She came back and did what she was supposed to do," Naylor coach Gene Deckard said. "It looked like from the other day, she learned her mistakes and today she came back and did her job."...
Naylor's Lane tosses no-hitter (09/09/08)
By DAR STAFF Chelsea Lane threw a no-hitter Monday as Naylor beat Neelyville 4-0. Lane had 10 strikeouts and just two walks in the win. "She kept them off-balance and is starting to hit her spots," Naylor coach Gene Deckard said. "She was hitting the corners and moving the ball around."...
ROUNDUP: Doniphan softball slips past Twin Rivers (09/03/08)
By DAR STAFF DONIPHAN -- Doniphan scored a run in four different innings as the Donettes moved past Twin Rivers 4-3 Tuesday afternoon. "I thought our kids were really focused," Doniphan coach Brad Phillips said. "In the past, Twin Rivers has really had Doniphan's number and we were fortunate enough to hang in there and battle and get the win."...
ROUNDUP: Royals turn triple play but fall to Camels (08/27/08)
By DAR STAFF Twin Rivers fell to Campbell 8-2 Tuesday afternoon but did turn a triple play in the process. Campbell's Cody Huber popped up a bunt attempt and Royals pitcher Garrett Stockton made a diving catch and threw to Jon Stevenson at second who threw to first base to complete the play...
Naylor tries to build off postseason runs (08/26/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer NAYLOR -- Both the Naylor baseball and softball teams are looking to build on productive seasons last year as they head into the fall. The baseball team lost in the district final to Winona and the softball squad lost in the district final as well to Oran...
Eagles suffer tough loss in district final (05/18/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer WINONA -- The young Naylor Eagles were one strike away from surviving a Winona rally and taking home the MSHSAA Class 1 District 4 title on Friday at Joe W. Roberts Field. Unfortunately, they ended up watching the host Wildcats celebrate the title after an eighth-inning RBI double by Kyle Wakefield gave Winona a 13-12 win...
Dexter, Bernie, Naylor reach district baseball finals (05/14/08)
By DAR STAFF While rain postponed the MSHSAA Class 2 District 3 semifinals Tuesday, three area teams pushed their way into district championship games. The games at Three Rivers' Raider Field will be played today with the final still set for 4 p.m. Thursday, weather permitting...
Pitching dominates OFC softball field (05/04/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer When the Ozark Foothills Conference softball tournament gets underway Monday at Three Rivers' Rains Field, there is no telling what may happen. With rain wiping out a good portion of the season, teams enter the tournament with little in the way of actual game experience. That could be a factor, especially in the first round, as opponents may face each other for the first time since last fall...
ROUNDUP: Neelyville, Twin Rivers softball roll (05/02/08)
By DAR STAFF Chelsea Lane held the Lady Tigers to three hits, and the Lady Eagles used their speed and baserunning to overwhelm Clearwater 11-0. "They're one of the best-hitting teams around," Clearwater coach Shannon England said of the Lady Eagles...
Twin Rivers runs past Naylor 12-1 (04/25/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Runs were a dime a dozen for Twin Rivers on Thursday afternoon. The Royals put together an offensive surge at home and grounded the Eagles, 12-1 in five innings. "It kind of boosts the confidence a little bit," Twin Rivers coach Jeff Null said. "It wasn't the prettiest game. We didn't play our best game and Naylor didn't play theirs."...
Sullivan's Bluff lifts Naylor past Lady Royals (04/25/08)
Naylor hands Twin Rivers its first loss in softball with 3-1 decision.
ROUNDUP: Naylor bounces back with win (04/16/08)
By DAR STAFF One day after dropping an extra-inning affair at home against Greenville, the Naylor Lady Eagles bounced back with a 10-0 five-inning win over East Carter on Tuesday. Hailee Deckard and Courtney Sullivan each scored three runs as the Lady Eagles (3-2) used a balanced effort to overwhelm the Lady Redbirds...
'Never-quit' Greenville stuns Naylor in nine (04/15/08)
Greenville scores three in the seventh to tie en route to 5-3 win.
ROUNDUP: Greenville rallies, walks away with victory in eighth (04/15/08)
By DAR STAFF The Greenville Bears rallied from a three-run deficit to force extra innings and scored the winning run on a bases-loaded walk to defeat Naylor 8-7 in eight innings Monday. D.J. Robinson went 3-for-5 and scored three times while Joey Morey went 3-for-4 and also scored three times for the Bears...
ROUNDUP: Clearwater, Naylor win (04/14/08)
Naylor's Lane strikes out 17 in shutout.
Offenses post crooked numbers (04/09/08)
By DAR STAFF ZALMA -- Joey Morey struck out seven and Greenville's offense dominated Zalma in a 25-2 win in five innings Tuesday. "I was pleased with our bats hitting the ball after a long layoff," Greenville coach Jason Hill said. "We had a good all-around offensive attack."...
Doniphan players lead OFC selections (03/27/08)
DAR Staff The All-Ozark Foothills Conference was led by three Dons and a pair of Lady Eagles. Charles Wilson, Chandler Wilson and Tyler Collins led Doniphan to the OFC title while coach Jason Andrews was named Coach of the Year. Clearwater, Naylor and Twin Rivers each placed two players on the team. Luke Hillis and Kyle Randolph qualified from Clearwater, while Eagles Travis Thomas and Caleb Johnson and Royals Kenny Johnson and Dylan Stockton were also honored...
Hailee Deckard earns all-state honors (03/27/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer Naylor's Hailee Deckard capped off an outstanding high school career with a spot on the Class 2 All-State basketball team for a third straight season. The point guard averaged a double-double of 22 points and 11 rebounds a game and displayed a balanced game that also accounted for 8 assists and 4 steals per game as she led the Lady Eagles to the quarterfinal round of the MSHSAA Class 2 playoffs...
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...
ROUNDUP: Naylor's Lane perfect in opener (03/18/08)
By DAR STAFF Chelsea Lane and the Naylor Lady Eagles couldn't have gotten off to a better start this spring than a 15-0 win Monday over Risco. Lane pitched a perfect game for the Lady Eagles, striking out 10 hitters in four innings. Courtney Sullivan picked up a pair of hits and scored three times for the Lady Eagles. She was one of several players who contributed offensively for Naylor...
PREVIEW: Twin Rivers softball wants another title shot (03/17/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer The Twin Rivers Lady Royals have a bitter taste from the fall softball season. After winning 16 of their first 17, the Lady Royals suffered an 1-0 loss to East Carter in the district championship. Now they are looking to turn their fortunes around as they begin their drive for a conference title...
Seniors lead teams in playoff runs (03/09/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ Sports Writer FARMINGTON -- Naylor's Hailee Deckard and Greenville's Sara Woodgeard have had some great battles over recent seasons. However, both players' careers came to an end Saturday afternoon as their respective teams fell in the MSHSAA quarterfinals at the Farmington Civic Center...
Clopton wears down Naylor in quarterfinal (03/09/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer FARMINGTON -- Naylor ran into a dangerous, deep opponent Saturday in the MSHSAA Class 2 quarterfinal. Clopton used a 12-3 run in the third quarter and wore down the Lady Eagles 65-53 at the Farmington Civic Center. "We just ran out of gas and made errors we don't usually make," Naylor assistant coach Gene Deckard said. "We played hard and I felt like the game came down to who had the most gas."...
Naylor sprints to title (03/02/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer HOLCOMB -- The Naylor Lady Eagles began their mental preparation for Friday's MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 final before they even left their hometown. After encouraging and motivating each other throughout the day, the Lady Eagles took to the court against rival Neelyville and cruised to a 54-22 win...
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...
Campbell, Lady Lions fall in district semifinals (02/27/08)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- The Neelyville Lady Tigers turned up the pressure on Campbell Tuesday night and the result was a date in the district final against rival Naylor. Naylor defeated Senath-Hornersville in Tuesday's other semifinal 60-30. The Lady Tigers (13-12) held an 11-point advantage at the end of each of the final three quarters of a 44-33 win, but the conclusion seemed to be far from confirmed until the Lady Camels were forced to foul in the final minute of the game...
Naylor girls want to make up for lost run (02/22/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer After missing out on the playoffs last season, Naylor is primed to erase that bitter memory with a deep playoff run. The Lady Eagles are led by senior Hailee Deckard, who gives opposing defenses headaches night in and night out. Deckard's surrounding cast includes several players who can step up and have a big game...
ROUNDUP: Bloomfield rallies past Kelly; Naylor wins in OT (02/20/08)
By DAR STAFF BLOOMFIELD -- Kyle Williamson's layup with three seconds left Tuesday gave Bloomfield an 80-79 win over Kelly. The winning basket completed a Wildcat charge from a 17-point first-half deficit and gave Williamson a total of 19 points in the game, all in the second half...
ROUNDUP: Puxico holds off Bloomfield; Naylor rallies (02/15/08)
By DAR STAFF Puxico jumped to a 17-9 lead after the first quarter and held off a run to beat Bloomfield 71-58 Thursday night. "We just came out and really asserted ourselves," Puxico coach Josh Dowdy said. "J Hon hit three 3s in the first quarter and that really opened us up."...
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...
Naylor comes away with OFC title in third try (02/10/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer For the third straight year, Naylor participated in the championship game of the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament, and for the first time in those attempts came out on top, surviving a hard-fought battle with Greenville Friday night at the Bess Activity Center...
Naylor boys top Clearwater for third place in OFC (02/08/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- It wasn't a pretty win by any means, but the outcome for Naylor was a satisfying third-place finish in the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament as the Eagles held off Clearwater 41-35 Thursday. The Eagles scored six of the final 10 points after Kyle Randolph pulled the Tigers to within four points with a long two-point jumper from near the top of the key 2 minutes into the fourth quarter...
Twin Rivers runs past Naylor, into final (02/07/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Twin Rivers trailed only once Wednesday in advancing past Naylor into the championship game of the Ozark Foothills Conference tournament with a 68-45 win. The Royals will face Doniphan for the title at 8 p.m. Friday at TRCC's Bess Activity Center...
Deckard scores 2,000th point in Naylor win (02/06/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- A milestone achievement for Hailee Deckard highlighted a scrappy win for Naylor as the Lady Eagles overcame a 30-point performance by Kaylee Blue to beat Twin Rivers 72-64. Deckard recorded her 2,000th career point during the third quarter of the Ozark Foothills Conference semifinal...
Clearwater, Naylor advance in OFC tournament (02/03/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- The first day of competition at the Ozark Foothills Conference tournament provided little drama and one impressive individual scoring effort as No. 4 seed Clearwater and No. 3 seed Naylor both advanced to the semifinal round in the boys' bracket...
A game-by-game preview of the OFC tournament (02/01/08)
Here's a game-by-game look at the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament, which starts Saturday at Twin Rivers. BOYS (1) Doniphan The defending champion Dons have a first-round bye as the top seed and will face the winner of the Clearwater-Neelyville matchup on Tuesday. ...
ROUNDUP: Doniphan clinches OFC boys title (01/30/08)
By DAR STAFF Doniphan clinched the regular-season OFC title Tuesday with a 65-31 win over Clearwater. Charles Wilson scored 25 points for the Dons (15-4, 6-0 OFC). Mitch Granier and Greg Davis each scored eight points. Luke Hillis scored 13 points to lead Clearwater, which trailed by five after one quarter before getting outscored 17-6 in the second...
ROUNDUP: Vaughn's free throw lifts Campbell (01/29/08)
By DAR STAFF CAMPBELL -- Courtanie Vaughn's free throw with no time remaining gave Campbell a thrilling 50-49 win over Senath on Monday. Vaughn pulled up behind the 3-point line to attempt a game-winning shot as time wound down, drawing a foul in the process...
Deckard, Naylor run past Oran's girls (01/25/08)
Naylor senior scores 31 points in 74-40 rout
Puxico faces Cubs in Stoddard County final (01/25/08)
By DAR STAFF Puxico will get another shot at the state-ranked Bell City Cubs. The Indians will face Bell City in the championship game of the Stoddard County tournament at 8:30 p.m. tonight. The Cubs won the last meeting between the two teams, a 69-62 overtime game at Puxico...
Naylor rolls in second half, spoils Senior Night for Chargers (01/25/08)
DEERING, Mo. -- With five wins here around the halfway mark of the season, the Delta C7 Chargers have come a long way from back-to-back winless campaign of the previous two years. That said, nights like Thursday night are a reminder to the Chargers of how much work is left to do...
Doniphan boys, Naylor girls have top seeds in OFC brackets (01/24/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer Doniphan and Naylor took the top seeds in the upcoming Ozark Foothills Conference boys and girls tournaments, which will take place Feb. 2-7 at Twin Rivers. The championship games will take place Feb. 8 at Three Rivers Community College...
Puxico shakes slow start at Stoddard County tourney (01/22/08)
By DAR STAFF Puxico overcame a slow start Monday night to beat Richland 55-45 in the Stoddard County Tournament. "They got off to a 6-0 start and we started pressing and we established ourselves," Puxico coach Josh Dowdy said. "I felt like it turned the game around."...
St. Vincent girls pound Kelly 53-20 (01/22/08)
The St. Vincent girls basketball team jumped to an 18-point lead after the first half and cruised to a 53-20 victory against visiting Kelly on Monday night. Courtney Besand paced a balanced scoring attack for the Indians (12-3) with 12 points. Jessica Welker added 11, while Lacey Siegmund, Brooke Brown and Elizabeth Rozier each had eight...
Naylor girls soar past Greenville (01/18/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- The latest installment of one of the area's most competitive rivalries almost didn't happen Thursday night. "We've been under the weather all week and were very leery about coming and playing tonight because we weren't even sure we were going to have enough (players) to play," Naylor coach Stephana Deckard said...
Dexter benches Naylor 60-48 (01/15/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer NAYLOR -- After seeing Hailee Deckard hurt his team inside at the start of the game, Dexter coach Chad Allen switched to a zone defense, and the Naylor senior made only one second-half field goal as the Lady Bearcats earned a 60-48 road win Monday night...
Dexter resorts to trickery in victory over Lady Eagles (01/15/08)
NAYLOR - Dexter coach Chad Allen doesn't like to resort to trick defenses, unless it means the difference between a win and a loss. Dexter had to abandon its perferred defense early and resort to a little trickery to escape with a, 60-48, road victory ovcr the Naylor Lady Eagles Monday...
Quick start helps keep Doniphan atop OFC (01/13/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer NAYLOR -- In the blink of an eye, the Doniphan Dons reminded everyone that they are still the team to beat in the Ozark Foothills Conference, dismantling the surprising Naylor Eagles 73-30 Saturday night. Spurred by a blinding transition offense and white-hot accuracy from beyond the 3-point arc, the Dons got out to a big lead in the first quarter and never gave the Eagles a chance to catch their breath...
Naylor tops Portageville in battle of state-ranked girls teams (01/11/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer NAYLOR -- Thursday's nonconference battle between two state-ranked teams proved to be one-sided as the Naylor Lady Eagles dominated Portageville for a 70-57 win. "Give credit to Naylor, they did a good job all night long," Portageville coach Eric Ellerbrook said...
ROUNDUP: Bell City sinks Puxico with OT 3s (01/09/08)
By DAR STAFF Ethan Watkins hit two 3-pointers in overtime Tuesday night to lead Bell City past host Puxico. "We didn't do a good job closing out on him and the kid stepped up and made the shots," Puxico coach Josh Dowdy said. Watkins finished the game with 22 points and teammate Nick Niemczyk added 21 in the win...
Naylor's fast start to fourth period beats Neelyville (01/06/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer NAYLOR -- In front of a packed house on Homecoming night, Naylor opened the fourth quarter with a 7-0 run and fought off rival Neelyville in an intense game, 61-55. In a raucous atmosphere fitting of such a matchup, the two teams battled from the opening tip until the final buzzer...
ROUNDUP: Jackson girls surge past Doniphan for 45-39 win (01/04/08)
By DAR STAFF Jackson overcame a one-point halftime deficit and outscored the Doniphan Donettes 8-2 over the final 2 minutes to break a tie and come away with a 45-39 win. "We had our chances," Doniphan coach Jimbo Blackwell said. The Donettes (6-3, 1-2 SEMO) got the game off to a good start and held a five-point lead after the first quarter before the Jackson defense turned up the pressure...
Dexter girls defend Royal crown (12/23/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor BROSELEY -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats love the fourth quarter. Especially when they can wear out the other team in the previous three. Using a full-court press, Dexter worn down Naylor then used to a 16-1 fourth-quarter run Friday night to defend the Lady Royals Classic title with a 64-52 win...
Lady 'Cats rally to become tournament champions (12/23/07)
BROSELEY - The fourth quarter once again proved to be Dexter's best friend as the Lady Bearcats rallied late to make it back-to-back Lady Royals Holiday Classic tournament titles by defeating the Naylor Lady Eagles, 64-52, Friday night in the championship game...
STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL POLL (12/19/07)
The Missouri state high school boys and girls basketball rankings, as compiled by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Records are through Sunday. BOYS CLASS 1 CLASS 2 CLASS 3 CLASS 4 CLASS 5 GIRLS CLASS 1 CLASS 2 CLASS 3 CLASS 4...
Neelyville girls pull off upset of Doniphan (12/17/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Neelyville jumped out to a quick lead against heavily favored Doniphan and held on for the upset, 63-54, Saturday in the first round of the Lady Royals Classic. "Inexcusable," Doniphan coach Jimbo Blackwell said of his team's performance...
Campbell wins its own tournament (12/17/07)
By DAR STAFF CAMPBELL -- Campbell held a 20-point lead after three quarters against Armorel, Ark., in the final of the Campbell Christmas Classic Thursday night but won by just six points, 60-54, to secure the title. The Tigers outscored the Camels 25-11 in the final frame and Campbell was 15-of-28 from the free-throw line which helped Armorel close the gap...
Neelyville holds off Naylor for third place (12/14/07)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer CAMPBELL -- Neelyville faded down the stretch Thursday night, making just one field goal in the last two minutes, but held off Naylor 52-47 to secure third place in the Campbell Christmas Classic. Jeremy Patty made a layup with 1:55 remaining to make it 50-36 before Naylor went on an 11-1 run to set the final margin...
Defending champ Dexter is top seed in Lady Royals Classic (12/14/07)
By Brad Hurt ~ DAR Sports Writer If you ask Dexter coach Chad Allen how his Lady Bearcats got to be the top seed heading into the Lady Royals Classic, which begins Saturday in Brosley, the answer is simple. "My girls work well together," he says. Allen and his team sit in the precarious position of being labeled the best in a field of 16 teams, meaning they will get everyone's best shot, beginning with No. 16 seed East Carter when the tournament starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday...
Top-seeded Naylor falls to Arkansas team in double-OT (12/12/07)
Armorel (Ark.) wins 73-69 in the Campbell Christmas Classic
Deckard scores 38 to lead Naylor past Twin Rivers (12/11/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Facing a difficult situation regardless of what they decided to do on defense against Naylor's Hailee Deckard, the Twin Rivers Lady Royals let a close game get out of hand in the fourth quarter Monday night...
Twin Rivers falls short against Portageville (12/09/07)
By DAR STAFF The Twin Rivers Lady Royals showed some improvement over their earlier performances of the season but still came out on the short end of a 59-53 score against Portageville at TRCC on Saturday afternoon. "We cut down on our turnovers, but it just wasn't enough," Lady Royals coach Jeff Walk said...
Change is here on holiday tourney front (12/09/07)
The Clarkton Holiday Tournament has been a staple of Bootheel basketball for generations now. However, this year the tournament will take on a whole new look. This is due to the fact that Campbell, a charter member of the eight original teams that have played in the Clarkton Holiday tourney every year since its inception, has decided withdraw from Clarkton to start its own Invitational tournament...
Deckard leads Naylor past Ellington (12/08/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer Ellington knocked out Naylor's Hailee Deckard for a brief time Saturday, but although she bent, Deckard did not break. Deckard left the game after being hit in the nose with an inadvertent elbow with 3:56 remaining, but returned 22 seconds later and continued her leading performance for the Lady Eagles, who won 55-28...
Williamson's 38 leads Bloomfield past East Carter (12/07/07)
By DAR STAFF Kyle Williamson scored a game-high 38 points and capped off the night with a one-handed slam as the Wildcats pulled away from East Carter in the second half for a 81-59 win. Williamson also connected on four of Bloomfield's six 3-pointers...
Naylor girls beat Scott County Central (11/27/07)
By DAR STAFF VAN BUREN -- Hailee Deckard put on a show Monday, pouring in 31 points and collecting seven rebounds to lead Naylor to a 68-25 win over Scott County Central at the Van Buren Lady Dawg Classic. In other games, it was Ellington 45, Twin Rivers 40; Thayer 51, Greenville 42; Couch 43, Neelyville 23...
Deckard to play at UMSL (11/27/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer NAYLOR -- Hailee Deckard will be leaving home to continue her basketball career. Deckard, who starred in both softball and basketball at Naylor, chose to focus on basketball at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Deckard also considered staying close to home at Three Rivers Community College and several NCAA Division I schools, drawing interest from such schools as UCLA, the University of Texas and Wake Forest...
Bluff's Blalock runs to state medal (11/04/07)
The freshman finished 10th in the MSHSAA Class 3 state meet.
Oran wins its first district title (10/07/07)
ORAN -- They may have been unearned runs, but Oran didn't care. The Eagles rallied for two runs in the fifth inning and held on to knock off Naylor 2-1 in their Class 1 District 1 championship game Saturday. "This is really big, especially since it's our first year of district play," Oran coach Sara Heisserer said...
Neelyville, Naylor set up semifinal softball meeting (10/05/07)
DAR staff reports ORAN -- Neelyville used 17 hits to power past Couch 8-6 in the MSHSAA Class 1 District 1 first round game Thursday. With the win, Neelyville will face Naylor, a 12-0 winner, today at 4 p.m. The championship game is 1 p.m. Saturday...
Clearwater grabs third place in OFC tournament (10/05/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ Sports Writer Clearwater ended the Ozark Foothills Conference tournament with a win, although it didn't come in the game the Tigers had hoped. Instead of taking home the conference title, the tournament's top seed claimed third place with an 8-4 win over sixth-seeded Naylor, which finished third last year...
Royals try to defend district crown (10/03/07)
By ALEX ABATE ~ Sports Writer Many local softball teams have aspirations of making it to state competition, and for many of them the road will start at the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 tournament which is set to kick off today at Three Rivers Community College...
Wild, wacky OFC openers: Naylor upsets Bears; Dons edge Tigers (10/02/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer Last year's surprise team in the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament has a few more tricks up its sleeve. The No. 6 seed Naylor Eagles have come to this year's tournament eager to prove that they are better than their three wins might suggest, upsetting third-seeded Greenville 12-7 in the first round Monday...
Twin Rivers avenges softball loss to Naylor (10/01/07)
By DAR STAFF NAYLOR -- The Twin Rivers Lady Royals got their chance at revenge Friday and made the most of it, shutting out Naylor 3-0. The previous week, Naylor had defeated Twin Rivers 2-1 in 10 innings for the Lady Royals only loss of the season...
West's inside-the-park homer highlights Poplar Bluff's softball win (09/18/07)
By DAR STAFF KENNETT -- Poplar Bluff's Alex West did what Kennett coach Laurie Vaughan would like to see her Lady Indians do. West drove a hit into the gap and used her speed to turn it into an inside-the-park home run Monday capping a three-run third inning as the Lady Mules took a 9-1 win...
Naylor beats East Carter; Vancil whiffs 20 in Twin Rivers' win (09/18/07)
Naylor and Twin Rivers will square off this week.
Naylor's Lane blanks Doniphan in softball (09/07/07)
By ALEX ABATE ~ Sports Writer NAYLOR -- Naylor sophomore Chelsea Lane was nervous going into a game against rival Doniphan on Thursday but her performance was far from that of someone who had pregame jitters. Lane came out in the first inning throwing hard and set down the side in order. ...
Scales handed tough-luck loss as Lady Tribe suffers seventh-inning meltdown (09/05/07)
It would be hard to blame Laurel Scales for feeling unlucky. The Kennett hurler allowed just two hits and no earned runs while retiring 16 batters in a row at one point, but found herself on the short end of a 3-0 loss to the Naylor Lady Eagles Tuesday at Indian Park after a seventh-inning collapse by the Lady Indians' defense led to three unearned runs...
Naylor softball slips past Kennett (09/05/07)
By DAR STAFF Naylor's Chelsea Lane and Hailey Deckard led off the seventh inning with consecutive bunt singles, and Charissa Bridges doubled and scored on an error as the Lady Eagles beat Kennett 3-0 on Tuesday. Lane allowed only two hits to pick up the win for the Lady Eagles...
Naylor finds groove late to beat Neelyville in softball (08/31/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ Sports Writer NAYLOR -- For nearly four innings Thursday afternoon, Naylor and Neelyville found themselves locked in a tight battle that reflected the rivalry shared by the two schools. However, over the next two innings the Lady Eagles' hitters found their stroke and flew past the Tigers for an 8-0 victory...
Clarkton baseball defeats Naylor (08/24/07)
Josh Simpson pitched 5 1/3 innings and Jake Lamunion had a good day at the plate, going 3-for-4 in the Reindeer victory. "We played really well," said Reindeer coach Scott Blackburn. "It was a good all-around game."
ALL-STATE BASEBALL (06/26/07)
The all-state team from the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association:
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.)...
BASEBALL, GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICT BRACKETS (05/11/07)
Check out the schedules for the upcoming tournaments.
Twin Rivers captures OFC softball championship (05/11/07)
Twin Rivers defense its conference tournament crown, finishes the spring season unbeaten.
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
Naylor slugs its way into Ozark Foothills softball final (05/09/07)
By TANNER KENT ~ Sports Writer During their first-round win against Clearwater on Monday, the Naylor Lady Eagles scored 15 runs on only five singles. Maybe after 15 walks, the bats just weren't real warm. Maybe the Lady Eagles (25-9) were a bit rusty after not practicing for a week because of all the rain. For the balanced and aggressive Naylor offense, the production was there -- but the pop was not...
Greenville, Naylor advance in tournament (05/09/07)
By TANNER KENT ~ Sports Writer During Monday's 6-5 win in the opening round of the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament, the Greenville Lady Bears recorded eight hits. But it just took two of them to make all the difference. The third-seeded Lady Bears trailed sixth-seeded Doniphan 3-0 in the third inning. To that point, Greenville had recorded just one hit against Donettes pitcher MaryBeth Cosgrove and was 0-4 with runners in scoring position...
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...
Twin Rivers baseball stays in conference hunt (04/24/07)
DAR STAFF Twin Rivers stayed in the hunt for the Ozark Foothills Conference regular season title with a 10-5 home win against Naylor on Monday. With the win, the Royals -- who were the OFC Tournament winner last fall -- remain tied with Greenville and Clearwater for the best combined fall and spring record in the OFC. All three teams have three conference losses...
Twin Rivers tops Naylor in Foothills softball showdown (04/24/07)
BROSELEY -- The battle between Twin Rivers and Naylor for the Ozark Foothills Conference regular season softball title barely eclipsed 90 minutes from start to finish. A total of 51 batters -- or nine more than the minimum for a seven-inning game -- came to the plate. Only five made it as far as third base and, until the Lady Royals' half of the sixth inning, none of them scored. There were seven 1-2-3 innings in the game, four full counts and only three walks...
Clearwater baseball rallies to stay unbeaten (04/20/07)
DAR STAFF Thanks to a late rally, the Clearwater Tigers remained undefeated with a 13-5 victory against Ozark Foothills Conference foe Neelyville on Thursday. Behind two RBIs from Caleb Dockins, Neelyville led the game 5-4 when Clearwater came to the plate in the sixth inning. But Clearwater exploded for nine runs in the bottom half of the frame to improve its record to 11-0 on the spring...
Bernie rebounds from first loss, beats Naylor 9-6 (04/18/07)
By TROY HYDE ~ Sports Writer NAYLOR -- Before Monday's 10-inning loss to Senath, the Bernie Mules didn't have to worry about how they would respond following a loss. And, even though it wasn't pretty, the Mules bounced back with a 9-6 victory at Naylor as senior Tyler Trover had three hits and scored three runs, senior Doug Johnson added two hits, two runs and two RBIs and freshman Jake Welch got the win on the mound with four strikeouts and one earned run allowed...
Bernie Mules escape Naylor with victory (04/18/07)
NAYLOR -- Tyler Trover was 3-for-3 at the plate and Zach Dill picked up a save as the Bernie Mules got back on the winning track with a 9-6 win over Naylor on the road Tuesday. Bernie scored two runs in the top of the seventh to take a 9-3 lead, but Naylor pushed across three in a do-or-die last at bats to cut the advantage to 9-6, but Dill came on to get the last out and perserve the win for the now 10-1 Mules...
Freshman Lane leads Naylor softball past Greenville (04/17/07)
GREENVILLE -- Two seemingly innocent groundballs to second base were the difference in Naylor's 4-2 Ozark Foothills Conference win on Monday. Before the fifth inning, Naylor (9-2) freshman pitcher Chelsea Lane had recorded nothing but 1-2-3 innings and had yet to surrender a hit. ...
Naylor must forfeit '05-06 district title to Lady Lions (01/30/07)
Following sanctions from the Missouri State High School Activities Association, the Naylor administration and school board feel their students are being treated unfairly. During a meeting Wednesday of the MSHSAA Board of Directors, Naylor was required to forfeit all games in both softball and girls basketball for the 2005-06 season and will be banned from the upcoming MSHSAA district tournament in girls basketball...
Naylor sinks Lady Lions in rematch (01/23/07)
NAYLOR, Mo. -- Hailee Deckard racked up a triple-double with 40 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Naylor Lady Eagles past the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions, 67-50, here Monday night in a rematch of last year's Class 2, District 1 championship game...
Saxony Lutheran cruises past Oak Ridge 75-42 (01/23/07)
The Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team improved to 14-3 Monday night with a 75-42 rout of host Oak Ridge. Alex Jauch led the Crusaders with 25 points. Clay Obergoenner added 11 points, while Austin Kwikkel pulled down 12 rebounds. Garret Light paced Oak Ridge with 16 points and Dustin Owens added 10...
Greenville edges Naylor (01/04/07)
NAYLOR -- Greenville 6-foot-7 junior forward Corey Keele was dominant at times during his team's 53-50 Ozark Foothills Conference road win Tuesday against Naylor. Keele's backdown layup and subsequent block on Naylor's next offensive possession helped keep the game close in the first quarter as the Bears fell behind early...
Lady Bearcats earn championship berth (12/22/06)
Dexter wins sloppy battle
Defense lifts Dexter to final (12/22/06)
By TROY HYDE/DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats used the same old script against Naylor in the semifinals of the Lady Royals Classic Thursday night. That script involves hardnosed defense and a balanced scoring attack and the Lady Bearcats followed it to nearperfection, advancing to the finals with a 49-34 victory over the Lady Eagles...
Final four shoot for early gift (12/21/06)
Lady Royals Christmas Classic By TROY HYDE/DAR Sports Writer Three of the top four scorers in the Lady Royals Classic Tournament will try to guide their respective teams to victories in the semifinals tonight in Broseley. The night begins at 6:30 p.m. as Hailee Deckard and third-seeded Naylor take on No. 2 Dexter, which possesses a plethora of scoring options. Then, the nightcap pits host and ninth-seeded Twin Rivers against Debra Hall and Kelly...
Dexter wins, host provides upset special at LRCC (12/20/06)
BROSELEY, Mo. -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats used all 12 players on the roster to near-perfection Tuesday night as they dominated once again in the Lady Royals Christmas Classic to post a 70-25 victory over the Neelyville Lady Tigers. The win pushed the second-seeded Lady 'Cats (7-2 overall) into Thursday's semifinal matchup with No. 3 Naylor...
Dexter crushes Lady Tigers to advance (12/20/06)
BROSELEY -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats used all 12 players on the roster to near-perfection Thursday night as they dominated once again in the Lady Royal Christmas Classic to post a 70-25 victory over the Neelyville Lady Tigers. The win pushed the second-seeded Lady 'Cats (7-2 overall) into Thursday's semifinal matchup with No. 3 Naylor...
Clarkton holds off Camels to win own tournament (12/17/06)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- The battle for the championship of the Clarkton Holiday Invitational Tournament may have came down to a one-minute stretch midway through the fourth quarter. With 4:34 left in the game and the score tied at 57-all, the Clarkton Reindeer scored seven straight points in the next 55 seconds to take the lead for good and take a 76-69 win over the Campbell Camels in the tournament title game here Friday night...
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...
Clarkton wears down Rebels to advance to semis (12/12/06)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- The Clarkton Reindeer may have started slow Monday, but once they got hot, they were virtually unstoppable. The Reindeer trailed by as many as 10 points in the first quarter, but took the lead for good midway through the second quarter and rolled to a 75-41 victory over the Southland Rebels in the first round of the Clarkton Holiday Invitational Tournament here Monday...
Hornets sink free throws, sink Naylor (12/08/06)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- As it has been so often said, free throws and defense win basketball games. Nowhere was that more apparent than here Thursday night, as the Holcomb Hornets made 14 of their 16 free throws in the fourth quarter while holding the Naylor Eagles scoreless over the final three minutes to capture an 87-72 victory...
Bravettes capture first place (12/03/06)
Staff reports/Standard Democrat POPLAR BLUFF - The Scott County Central Bravettes captured first place in the Naylor Tournament on Friday night with a 40-39 thrilling win over the host school at the Bess Activity Center on the campus of Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff...
Lady Eagles allow only eight points (11/29/06)
By DAR STAFF The SEMO News Service provided information for this story. NAYLOR -- The following is not a typo: The Naylor Lady Eagles really did defeat Eminence 80-8 in the Naylor Invitational on Tuesday. Led by Hailee Deckard's 29 points, the Lady Eagles did not score less than 15 points in any quarter and held the Lady Redwings without a point for the first five minutes of the game...
Doniphan looks to dominate Ozark Foothills Conference (11/22/06)
OFC BOYS At the beginning of the season, the Daily American Republic sports department sends out a short preseason questionnaire to area coaches. Included among the questions is one asking about that particular team's conference outlook. The coaches' answers pertaining to the Ozark Foothills Conference boys' season were telling...
OFC girls have star power (11/22/06)
OFC Girls Warning to all Southeast Missouri basketball players, fans and coaches: This story may cause extreme jealousy, upset stomach and, in some advanced cases, intense defensive discomfort. After last season in which three area underclassmen were named to All-State girls basketball teams, the secret is undoubtedly out of the closet. The film footage has been reviewed and the stat sheets have been tabulated...
Naylor edged by Corning; Lady Eagles win (11/22/06)
Naylor edged by Corning; Lady Eagles win By DAR Staff The Naylor Eagles were edged by Corning, Ark., 58-55, in its season opener Monday. The Eagles had a chance to tie the game at 57 but missed the shot. Corning hauled in the rebound and sank 1-of-2 free throws to ice the game...
Basketball season fast approaching (11/14/06)
It may seem like football season just ended, but the tipoff of the 2006-2007 basketball season is just around the corner. The new season kicks off just six days from now (next Monday) with a pair of games, as Campbell hosts Holcomb in boys' basketball while Senath-Hornersville's girls host New Madrid County Central...
High school softball: District previews (10/04/06)
Class 1 District 1 Class 2 District 2 at Perryville City Park Class 3 District 2 at Perryville City Park Class 4 District 1 at Farmington -- Jeremy Joffray...
Saxony soccer triumphs in debut (09/09/06)
The Saxony Lutheran boys soccer team posted a victory in the program's first varsity game Friday, beating Webb City 3-2 in penalty kicks during the opening round of the Thomas Jefferson tournament in Joplin, Mo. Saxony Lutheran and Webb City were tied 2-2 after regulation and overtime. The Crusaders then converted all five of their penalty kicks while Webb City made four...