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Donettes roll past Naylor (4/16/24)DONIPHAN — In the big inning, the Doniphan Donettes softball team stepped on the gas and refused to let up. The Donettes put another one in the win column after getting on the board with 12 runs in the third inning as they took a 15-0 win over Naylor...
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DAR Prep Roundup: Mules tame Cape Central on tennis court (4/16/24)The wins continue to pour in for the Poplar Bluff Mules tennis team as they secure another home win over the Cape Central Tigers 9-0, while the junior varsity won 2-1. The Mules improved to 6-0 in team play and have yet to take a loss outside of invitational tournaments...
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Tigers shut out South Pemiscot (4/10/24)NEELYVILLE — The Neelyville Tigers shut out the South Pemiscot Bulldogs 3-0 in baseball Tuesday night on a combined no-hitter. Tiger starter Zak Cowley went five innings without giving up a hit, with reliever Hixon Layton earning the save with two more innings of no-hit baseball...
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Mules take down Ellington; Sports Roundup (4/1/24)ELLINGTON — After finishing in third place with a 4-0 record at the Gulf Coast Classic, the Poplar Bluff Mules picked up right where they left off by connecting with multiple hits. The Mules hit the road on Monday and won big over the Ellington Whippets 11-1. The Mules got on the board first with a double by Kolby Greenwall at the top of the first. Poplar Bluff added another run in the second, where Greenwall connected once again with a single to take a 2-0 lead...
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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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DAR Prep Roundup: Baseball/Softball (3/19/24)The baseball and softball season is in full swing, and a lot of action occurred throughout the area on Monday. With only a few games under each team’s belt, some aimed to get their first victory of the season, while the others saw an opportunity to add more to the win column...
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C1D1 semifinals decided (2/21/24)CLARKTON – The opening games of the Class 1 District 1 Basketball Tournament here Tuesday resulted in three teams advancing to Thursday's semifinals. No.1-seeded Cooter (16-10) takes on challengers No.4-seeded Delta C-7 (Deering) at 6 p.m. and host team, No.3-seeded Clarkton (8-18) resurrects a three-mile rivalry with No.2-seeded Gideon (8-18) following...
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OFC: Tigers advances with win over Naylor (2/5/24)DONIPHAN — The Neelyville Tigers opened OFC Tournament play with a 58 to 44 victory over the Naylor Eagles on Saturday at Wright Gymnasium in Doniphan. The second-seeded Tigers (15-7) fell into an early hole when the seventh-seeded Eagles (4-18) came out firing three-pointers on offense and frustrating their opponent on defense to jump out to an 11-3 lead with three minutes left in the first quarter...
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OFC: Twin Rivers and Neelyville thrives in first round (2/4/24)DONIPHAN — The Neelyville High School Lady Tigers turned forced turnovers into a first-round win. The No.3 Lady Tigers went head-to-head with the No. 5 seed Naylor Lady Eagles in the annual Ozark Foothills Conference basketball tournament on Saturday at Doniphan High School...
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OFC Basketball: Twin Rivers vs Greenville - Girls (2/4/24)
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ENCORE PERFORMANCE? Top seeds aim to repeat as OFC tourney champs (2/2/24)The stage is set for one of the top basketball tournaments in the area, and lovers of the game can prepare for a week of total nonstop action on the court. Basketball coaches from the Ozark Foothills Conference met on Wednesday to seed the annual OFC Tournament that kicks off on Saturday at Doniphan High School...
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Doniphan downs Naylor on Homecoming (1/13/24)The Doniphan Dons went all out for homecoming night as they faced off against a longtime rival. The Dons took on the Naylor Eagles on Friday in a much-needed win for both teams. After a second-half explosion, the Dons picked up their first conference win of the season with a 68-35 win over the Eagles...
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Lady Mules down Naylor (1/12/24)Maintaining good spirits while trying to push through a tough season can be hard for any team, so capturing a win at home was what the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules needed to kick off the second half of the season. The Lady Mules hosted the Naylor Lady Eagles on Thursday, and with both teams struggling, securing a win would provide both teams some much-needed positivity to their season...
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Campbell and Cooter advance in Campbell Christmas Tournament (12/13/23)CAMPBELL – The Campbell Camels and the Cooter Wildcats advanced to tonight’s semi-final round of the Campbell Christmas Tournament. The Naylor High School Eagles fell to the Camels and the Armorel Tigers were defeated by the Cooter Wildcats in Tuesday’s games...
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Bears grab third-straight OFC title (10/13/23)The Greenville Bears went into Thursday’s Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament final with back-to-back titles under their belts but the Bears would have to deal with the top-seeded Royals of Twin Rivers if they wanted to make it a three-peat. Benji Stahl’s team delivered in bunches as they cruised by the Royals 10-0 en route to their third-straight championship. In the day’s first game, Naylor stunned East Carter 5-3 to take home the third-place trophy...
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Twin Rivers, Greenville to play in final (10/11/23)The action continued on Tuesday with East Carter, Greenville, Naylor and Twin Rivers meeting in the semifinals of the Ozark Foothills Conference Baseball Tournament at Three Rivers College. While a quick start at the plate helped one team move on, the other relied on defense for a spot in the...
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OFC Baseball Tournament - Semifinals (10/11/23)OFC Baseball Tournament Semifinals Greenville 4 East Carter 0 Twin Rivers 3 Naylor 1 Twin Rivers and Greenville will hit the field at 2 p.m. Thursday at Three Rivers for the Ozark Foothills Conference Baseball Tournament Championship. East Carter and Naylor will meet at noon in the third-place game.
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Cooter, Risco to face off in Class 1 District 1 Baseball Championship (5/16/23)COOTER – After a long day of baseball, quarterfinals and semifinals all at once, the Wildcats and Tigers will officially have a Class 1 District 1 championship rematch. Fourth-seeded Clarkton came out on top of their quarterfinal against fifth-seeded Southland 13-12, a game that came down to the final play of the seventh inning. ...
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C1D1 Baseball District Tournament (5/16/23)
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OFC top seeds have good day in first round (4/19/23)The two highest seeds playing in the first round of Tuesday’s Ozark Foothills Conference softball tournament at McLane Park did not have much trouble advancing to the tournament semifinals. Second-seeded Neelyville rolled past No. 7 East Carter 12-5, while No. 3 Twin Rivers shook off a slow start to defeat sixth-seeded Naylor 7-2...
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Holcomb softball overcomes Naylor at home (4/10/23)HOLCOMB – Sisters Maleigh and Ella Lemings led the way with eight combined runs for the Lady Hornets softball team (9-3) to bounce back from a slow offensive start and defeat Naylor 20-10 in five innings at home Friday night. Maleigh hit a two-run and a three-run home run, and Ella hit a two-run homer as well. The duo combined for nine RBIs by the end of the game...
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Holcomb baseball beats Naylor, Campbell in Friday doubleheader (4/10/23)HOLCOMB – The Hornets baseball team (6-3) raced past Naylor to win 8-2, and then won a “dogfight” game against district rival Campbell in a home doubleheader. The Hornets hit the board first against Naylor in the first inning as Bryce McNabb found home on a fly out from his brother, Payton...
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Oran claims victory over Naylor in a hard-fought battle (4/6/23)ORAN, Mo. — Molly Spane hit three doubles and recorded 10 strikeouts on the mound for the Oran (7-1) during a 10-6 comeback win over the Naylor (2-5) on Tuesday, April 4 at Oran High School. “Despite falling behind the team didn’t give up,” said Oran coach Jim Eftink. ...
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Mules ride big second inning to big win at Naylor (3/29/23)NAYLOR — The Poplar Bluff Mules scored nine runs in the top of the second inning and never looked back as they rolled to a 15-1 win over the Naylor Eagles Tuesday. Leading 1-0 after one inning, the Mules (3-4) kicked off their big second-inning rally as Myles Johnson and Aiden Dawes scored on a pair of passed balls to make it 3-0. Kayson King followed that up with a double that scored Dylan Hall and Kolby Greenwall to make it 5-0...
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All District and State Basketball teams released (3/23/23)Winter sports have come to an end in Southeast Missouri and for many of the schools in the area, successful seasons. New Madrid County Central won the Class 3 State Championship and the Notre Dame girls and Jackson boys each captured fourth in the state in Class 5 and 6, respectively...
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Mules, Lady Mules drop road contests (2/24/23)PARK HILLS, Missouri — The Park Hills Central Rebels and the Poplar Bluff Mules combined to score 177 points Thursday night. Unfortunately for the visiting Mules, they came out on the short end of a 96-81 decision at the hand of one of the best teams in Class 4...
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Clarkton, Delta C-7 to face off in C1D1 championship (2/23/23)GIDEON - That ear-splitting explosion heard in Southeast Missouri Wednesday evening wasn't a sonic boom. It wasn't a tornado or horrible weather. It was basketball thunder, and it emanated from fans howling at Gideon High School's Field House during the semifinals of the MSHSAA Class 1 District 1 tournament...
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Bears rally past Puxico, to face Advance in final (2/23/23)BLOOMFIELD — The top-seeded Greenville Bears used a strong fourth quarter to overcame a fourth-quarter deficit and rally past No. 4 Puxico 53-44 in the first of two Class 2 District 3 semifinals Wednesday night. The Bears will face the second-seeded Advance Hornets for the district championship Friday night. Advance downed Oran 54-45 in Wednesday’s other semifinal...
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Naylor, Twin Rivers have few problems in their district openers (2/22/23)NAYLOR — Home was very sweet for the Naylor Lady Eagles Tuesday night. Facing sixth-seeded Southland in the first round of the Class 1 District 1 Tournament, the third-seeded Lady Eagles topped the Lady Rebels 69-33. Third-seeded Naylor was led by Harley Sullivan with a game-high 34 points and Chloe Mitchell with 21 points...
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Risco, Clarkton, Naylor advance in C1D1 tournament (2/21/23)GIDEON – Monday's Class 1 District 1 boys basketball tournament pitted six area programs against each other at the Gideon High School Field House. (2) Risco vs (7) North Pemiscot In game one, the Risco Tigers played the North Pemiscot Mustangs for a spot at Wednesday's semifinal matchups...
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District playoff tournaments preview: Why not Van Buren? Bulldogs set sights high (2/18/23)Tipping off Monday, the newest edition of the state high school basketball postseason will begin with the boys taking center stage. A number of area teams will begin their quest in first-round contests while a small group has been awarded byes into the semifinals with only two wins needed to advance to their respective sweet 16s. ...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Duo leads Dons to win at Neelyville (2/17/23)NEELYVILLE — The Doniphan Dons got big games from Emmitt Jones and Max Owen to take a 57-44 win against Ozark Foothills Conference rival Neelyville Thursday night. “Doniphan was able to convert offensively,” said Neelyville coach Brad Burdin. “We couldn’t hit shots like we normally do and just couldn’t get it done.”...
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Redbirds stop losing streak, beat Eminence (2/15/23)ELLSINORE — Kasen McCarty and Hunter Croy each scored 15 points and teammate Micah Thompson added 14 as the East Carter Redbirds defeated Eminence Redwings 62-58 here Tuesday night. The game was neck-and-neck throughout, but East Carter's strong offensive efforts gave them the edge they needed to come out on top...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Lady Redbirds get big win over Kennett (2/14/23)ELLSINORE — The East Carter Lady Redbirds got 29 points from Brooklyn Kearbey and took a resounding 68-46 victory over the Class 4 Kennett Lady Indians Monday night “Kennett is a more physical team than we’re used to and that’s something we need to get better at playing through,” said East Carter coach Angela Rodgers. “It was not one of our smoothest games, but I’m proud that we didn’t roll over.”...
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Big run pushes Lady Redbirds past Naylor for third (2/10/23)GREENVILLE — Following a disappointing semifinal loss to Neelyville earlier this week, the East Carter Lady Redbirds made sure to wrap up this year’s Ozark Foothills Conference tournament with style. Led by a blistering 23 points by Brooklyn Kearbey, 15 from Breanna Dohleman and Parker Golden’s 10 points, No. 2 East Carter used a 26-0 run over the middle quarters to roll to a 59-22 win over No. 5 Naylor in the third-place game...
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Donettes make quick work of Naylor, punch ticket to OFC final (2/7/23)
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OFC TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: Bears, Donettes lead field (2/1/23)The weather did whatever it could to disrupt things in the region and other parts of the country, but it couldn’t put a dent in the Ozark Foothills Conference’s plans. The newest edition of the conference basketball tournament will go on as planned as of Wednesday as both seven boys and the same number of girls programs will once again vie for bragging rights in Southeast Missouri...
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Lady Redbirds put three in double figures, rout Twin Rivers (1/24/23)By SETH WEEKS Contributing Writer ELLSINORE — The East Carter Lady Redbirds had three players score in double figures as they rolled past Ozark Foothills Conference rival Twin Rivers 74-24 Monday night. Brooklyn Kearbey led East Carter with 19 points, while Breanna Dohleman followed behind with 16 and Parker Golden finished with 13...
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Green Wave edge Portageville for homecoming win (1/21/23)MALDEN — The Malden Green Wave had a happy homecoming as they defeated Portageville 50-44. “It was one of the toughest games of the season,” Malden coach Mike Kilgore said. “We didn’t want our homecoming spoiled, so the boys fought hard to secure the win.”...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Boys finals set at BRL Tournament (1/20/23)ELLINGTON — Thursday was a good night for the top two boys seeds at the Black River League Tournament. The top-seeded South Iron Panthers turned back host Ellington 67-48 in the early semifinal Thursday, then No. 2 Bunker defeated East Carter 66-41 in the late game...
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IT'S A FAMILY THING IN NAYLOR: Lady Eagle senior: ‘We are all pretty competitive’ (1/19/23)For the Sullivan family of Naylor, it’s definitely about sports and in particular senior Harley Sullivan’s time as a Lady Eagle. The current Lady Eagle senior is surrounded by a plethora of Sullivan presences at the school as she currently toils as a member of the basketball team and has just completed her softball career earlier in the fall — although the spring season will still lend fans a chance to watch her a few more times...
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Fast start powers Jackson past Mules (1/18/23)JACKSON, Mo. — The Jackson Indians held the Poplar Bluff Mules scoreless from the field in the opening period to build up a big early lead on the way to a 67-47 win Tuesday night in SEMO Conference action. Jackson led 14-1 after the opening period, but the Mules (6-8) cut it to 28-20 by halftime. However, Poplar Bluff could get no closer the rest of the way and Jackson outscored the Mules 39-27 after halftime...
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Lady Mules roll past Naylor for third win in four games (1/17/23)NAYLOR — The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules built up a 21-point halftime lead and made it stand up as they rolled past the Naylor Lady Eagles 47-16 Monday night. The win is the second in a row for Poplar Bluff (5-9), which has won three of its last four games...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Greenville defeats defending state champ South Iron (1/14/23)GREENVILLE — The Greenville Bears had three players score in double figures as they defeated defending Class 1 state champion South Iron 62-50 Friday night. Easton Evans (14 points) led the Bears (14-1), while Trey Porter (13) and Talan McDaniel (11) joined him in double figures...
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Ellington girls beat Twin Rivers in Indiana (1/7/23)KNIGHTSTOWN, Indiana — Kaylee King scored a game-high 39 points to lead the Ellington Lady Whippets past the Twin Rivers Lady Royals in the gymnasium made famous by the 1987 movie “Hoosiers.” It was the second 39-point performance by King, who also scored 39 to lead Ellington to a win at East Carter on Tuesday...
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Mules take opener at Kaminsky Classic (1/6/23)JOPLIN, Mo. — The Poplar Bluff Mules outlasted the Carl Junction Bulldogs 53-45 in the opening round of the Kaminsky Classic Tournament Thursday night in Joplin. Gavin Rivers led the Mules with 12 points, with Dallas Williams and Mar’Lon Hickman-Roberson scoring eight each...
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Dons get home win to open new year (1/4/23)DONIPHAN — Max Owen and Emmitt Jones combined for 46 points and the Doniphan Dons opened the new year with an 80-61 win over Mountain View Liberty Tuesday. Owen (24 points) and Emmitt Jones (22) led the Dons to victory. Doniphan was down in the first quarter, but came back and took the lead from Liberty...
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Donettes turn back Lady Mules upset bid to open 2023 (1/3/23)DONIPHAN — The Doniphan Donettes had three players score in double figures and shook off a slow start to defeat the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules 61-49 Monday night at Wright Gymnasium. Madelyn Eads' bucket with 4:25 left in the opening period gave the Mules an 8-7 lead, but Kenzie Redus answered for Doniphan 56 seconds later to put her team back on top. The Donettes never trailed again, going on a 13-3 run that extended into the second quarter...
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Great teams, great individual performances highlight 2022 (12/31/22)As the sports world put the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic behind it in 2022, several teams and individuals in this area rose to the top in their respective sports. From history-making achievements on the hardwood to first-in-school-history performances on the diamond, this year proved itself to be a memorable one for local sports fans...
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HIGHER SEEDS ROLL: Top four teams advance to LRCC semifinals (12/20/22)BROSELEY — It was a good evening to be one of the top four seeds at the Lady Royals Christmas Classic. The top four seeds — Doniphan, Dexter, East Carter and Neelyville, respectively — all won their quarterfinal matchups by more than 20 points on average, with the closest game being a 59-43 win by No. 3 East Carter over 11th-seeded Holcomb...
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Mules win opener at Route 66 Shootout (12/17/22)WAYNESVILLE, Mo. — The Poplar Bluff Mules had three players in double figures and steadily pulled away after halftime as they defeated the St. Louis Blue Knights 63-49 Friday at the opening day of the Route 66 Shootout. The Mules led just 23-18 at halftime, but outscored St. Louis 20-14 in the third quarter to take an 11-point lead (43-32) by the start of the fourth quarter...
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Notre Dame downs Lady Mules (12/16/22)CAPE GIRARDEAU — A 17-point second quarter paced the Notre Dame Bulldogs in a 46-30 win over the Poplar Bluff Mules on Thursday night at Notre Dame Regional High School. Both teams struggled offensively to begin the game with Notre Dame leading 8-3 after one quarter of play...
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ROYALLY AWESOME HOOPS: LRCC starts Saturday with stacked field (12/16/22)The Lady Royals Christmas Classic will be a lot of people’s jam next week. That’s because the 16-team event is kind of a big dealio and that’s why some of the better programs in Southeast Missouri partake in a tournament that might be the best thing these young women see that replicates the intensity and workload of a March postseason...
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Redbirds edge Risco in OT at Clarkton (12/13/22)CLARKTON — The East Carter Redbirds outlasted Risco 71-68 in overtime in the first round of the Clarkton Christmas Tournament Monday. East Carter outscored Risco 12-9 in the extra session. The Redbirds leading scorers, Kasen McCarty (23 points) and Micah Thompson (20), accounted for nine of East Carter’s 12 overtime points...
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Dons run past East Carter in OFC contest (12/10/22)ELLSINORE — Led by the dual 28-point performances by Emmitt Jones and Max Owen, the Doniphan Dons bounced back big from a loss earlier in the week to Greenville with an 84-65 win at East Carter Friday. The Dons (3-1) also got 17 points from J.D. Burton as the team made only seven 3s, but were able to score in huge bunches after being stymied at home by Greenville Tuesday...
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East Carter girls down Liberty to stay perfect (12/9/22)ELLSINORE — The East Carter Lady Redbirds improved to 4-0 on the season as they defeated the visiting Mountain View-Liberty Lady Eagles 73-64 Thursday night. “This was a physical game for us, but we're continuing to show our mental toughness and it's paying off,” East Carter coach Angela Rodgers said. ...
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Lady Bearcats use hot start, rout NMCC on road (12/6/22)NEW MADRID — The Dexter Lady Bearcats used superb free throw shooting, high-pressure defense and were able to capitalize on second-chance opportunities during a 76-34 win at New Madrid County Central on Monday. “Our energy was good,” said Dexter coach Eric Sitze. “But I’d like to see us move our feet a little bit better and keep the basketball out of the paint. We got a lot of girls involved offensively tonight, so that was good for us.”...
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Bearcats finish week on another high note (12/3/22)DEXTER — The Dexter Bearcats boys basketball team continued its memorable week after a win over No. 1 Charleston with a 72-46 beating of visiting Malden Friday night. Cole Nichols blasted the Malden defense to the tune of 32 points while Truman Krapf added 12...
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Lady Tigers down Alton at CRC (11/26/22)VAN BUREN — The Current River Challenge is synonymous with the holidays and for some teams Friday, their was little wobble from too much turkey and instead, plenty of hooping. The Van Buren girls basketball team made it a successful jumpstart to the school’s Current River Classic Friday night as the Lady Dawgs made the most of their opportunity in the spotlight...
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MSHSAA announces basketball districts (11/19/22)
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Bloomfield snaps two-year losing streak to open season (11/19/22)BLOOMFIELD — Well, well, what about those girls from Bloomfield? The Lady Wildcats ended a two-year streak of winless basketball by taking down Charleston 47-36 at home Friday night. Bloomfield (1-0) broke away from a 10-all first quarter and methodically pulled away for the win...
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MSHSAA announces winter district assignments (11/18/22)Districts for winter sports were released on Friday morning, with New Madrid County Central dropping to Class 3 for the 2022-23 season. NMCC finished third in Class 4 last season and return juniors Jadis Jones and AJ Ruff while junior BJ Williamson also returns after missing last season...
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Dons upset Royals; Greenville returns to OFC Championship (10/12/22)POPLAR BLUFF – The stage is set for the Ozark Foothills Conference baseball championship at Three Rivers College with defending champion Greenville taking their spot in the final defeating Naylor 13-0 and Doniphan upsetting top-seeded Twin Rivers 6-4...
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Neelyville looks to continue hot season well into the postseason (10/11/22)A softball juggernaut stands in the way of the potential hopes and dreams of two other regional programs as the Class 1 District 1 tournament is set to begin at 1 p.m. today at Van Buren High School. No. 4 Naylor (2-22) takes on No. 5 South County Central (0-17) and the winner will be rewarded with a 3 p.m. semifinal against No. 1 Neelyville (27-4). No. 2 Norwood will lock horns with the No. 3, host, Van Buren Lady Bulldogs (9-17) at 5 p.m. in the other final four contest...
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OFC: Semifinal matchups are set (10/11/22)POPLAR BLUFF – The Ozark Foothills Conference baseball tournament kicked off on Monday at Three Rivers College and already had some exciting contests to set up the semifinals on Tuesday. The best game of the day came first as No. 6 seed Naylor upset No. 3 East Carter 3-1. The Eagles broke through in the fourth with a 2-run single by Caleb Moore to make it 2-0 and added one more run in the fifth on a single by Nathan Lunsford...
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Neelyville holds off Naylor in OFC matchup (9/28/22)NAYLOR – Two Ozark Foothills Conference rivals duked it out on the baseball field on Tuesday, but Neelyville proved to be the better team as the Tigers held off the Eagles in a 11-6 road win. "It's a big conference win," Neelyville coach Gary Dubar said. "(Austin Sheppard) threw the ball well for us. He got through five innings in 60 pitches."...
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Chaffee continues to find success with 9-1 win over Naylor (9/22/22)Chaffee continues to find success with 9-1 win over Naylor J.C. Reeves ~ Southeast Missourian CHAFFEE — After scoring two runs in the first inning, Chaffee's bats went relatively quiet. Until the fourth, that is. Junior Ayne' Held hit a two-run single and sophomore Reese Van Pelt smacked a two-run double to give the Red Devils a comfortable 6-1 lead over Naylor en route to a 9-1 victory Wednesday at Frisco Field...
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Softball: Naylor at Chaffee (9/21/22)The Chaffee Red Devils beat Naylor 9-1 on Wednesday at Frisco Field in Chaffee behind a no-hitter from sophomore pitcher Reese Van Pelt.
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High School baseball roundup, Sept. 15: Oran chalks up 16 on the road against Bell City (9/16/22)Oran baseball had its way as the Eagles traveled to Bell City, scoring 16 and dominating the Cubs in a five-inning effort, eventually winning 16-2. Fueled by a nine-run fourth inning, Oran’s offense received multi-hit nights from four different batters, while senior Luke Peterson’s four RBIs led the Eagles for the game with two hits, one of which went for a home run...
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Mules return to win column with win over Naylor (9/16/22)POPLAR BLUFF –The Poplar Bluff softball team was dominant from start to finish in Thursday's game against Naylor as the Mules came away with a 14-4 win over the Eagles in six innings. Poplar Bluff scored six runs in the second and used that to their advantage to run away with the win...
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High School softball roundup, Sept. 8: Cape Central grabs tight win over Naylor (9/9/22)Cape Central softball improved to 3-6 on Thursday with a 7-5 road win over Naylor, which dropped the Eagles to 0-7. Senior Ki Bogan and classmate Keri Williams were the only players to record multiple hits with two apiece. The Eagles walked multiple batters and numerous errors in a losing effort...
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Naylor holds off Doniphan's late rally (8/31/22)DONIPHAN — After getting out in front with five early runs, Naylor’s lead was cut to one as tension was building in the seventh inning Tuesday. Doniphan was hoping for a walk-off win, Naylor was looking to narrowly escape, again. Thanks to a flyout to center that turned into double play, followed by a groundout, Naylor was able to pull out an 8-7 win over the Dons...
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Area softball teams start fall season (8/30/22)Softball has returned for the fall and Neelyville is looking to build off of its Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament title from the spring with a returning cast. "We have a lot of returning players," Neelyville coach Cindy Siebert said. "They know how to play together and the chemistry team wide has been really good so far."...
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HS Baseball: Naylor at Doniphan (8/30/22)To purchase photos from this gallery for personal use, call 573-388-3620 and ask for Sharon or Renda.
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Doniphan returns to fall baseball; OFC to be competitive (8/24/22)By ROBERT AUGSDORFER Sports Writer Fall baseball in the Ozark Foothills Conference will look a little different this year with the return of Doniphan in the mix for the first time since 2020 after COVID-19 canceled the previous spring season. "It's going to be nice to be able to compete in our conference tournament that's usually held in the fall," Doniphan coach Daniel Pennington said. "We've missed out on that. I feel like our guys have been cheated slightly in the all-conference meetings...
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Longtime MSHSAA baseball official steps away from the plate (6/27/22)If you really want to know the origins of Joe Baldwin passing judgment on pitchers’ accuracy throughout Southeast Missouri, you’d have to go all the way back to the dusty dirt fields of the Marston Little League in the early 1960s.
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MSHSAA official Joe Baldwin (6/27/22)Various photos capture longtime MSHSAA sports official Joe Baldwin in action throughout his career.
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Neelyville scores 6 runs in 7th to rally past Naylor in district quarterfinal (5/17/22)VAN BUREN — Down to their final strike, Preston Goodnight cleared the bases with a game-tying double to left as the Neelyville Tigers scored six runs in the seventh to beat Naylor 8-7 in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 2 quarterfinal. Goodnight scored the winning run following an error on Austin Sheppard’s grounder...
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Local baseball teams are set for district (5/13/22)By ROBERT AUGSDORFER Sports Writer The area high school baseball teams have wrapped up their seasons and are gearing up for the postseason. Ozark Foothills Conference rivals Naylor and Neelyville will be seeing each other in the first round of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 2 tournament in Van Buren on Monday. ...
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Mules defeat Naylor at home for regular season finale (5/12/22)It was a huge offensive day for Poplar Bluff as the Mules snapped a three game skid with a 13-2 win over Naylor on a hot Wednesday afternoon at Bobby Strenfel Field. The Mules recorded 10 hits compared to Naylor’s two and stole nine bases. “We’ve always been aggressive on the basepaths,” Mules coach Steven Edwards said. “We averaged five or six stolen bases a game and we were able to take advantage of their pitcher not looking over twice.”...
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OFC Softball Tournament First Round and Semifinals (4/19/22)To purchase photos from this gallery for personal use, call 573-388-3620 and ask for Sharon or Renda.
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OFC SOFTBALL: Teams look to knock off rust, make run at title (4/16/22)With all seven softball teams heading into the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament with limited playing or outdoor practice time the pervious week, there will be an emphasis on pitching and defense to step up. East Carter, the defending champion, is one of the favorites as the top seed with a first-round bye and the Redbirds are undefeated at 10-0. ...