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Clearwater rolls to OFC baseball championship (10/12/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- In the lingo of a truck driver using a citizens' band (CB) radio, a "10-5" is the code when you want to relay a message to another trucker on the road. But a "10-5" to the Clearwater baseball team is the proper code for their Ozark Foothills Conference championship run that concluded with a win over Neelyville...
Tigers advance before sun sets on Royals-Bears (10/07/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer The Neelyville Tigers made sure right off the bat that they weren't going to be upset in the first round of the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament like they were as a fifth seed last season against Doniphan. Neelyville scored a run in every inning to take a 14-5 victory over East Carter, but at times, the Tigers were sloppy defensively as they committed four errors in the middle innings of the game...
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."...
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: East Carter holds back Neelyville on softball (09/28/08)
By DAR STAFF ELLSINORE -- East Carter got three runs in the second inning and held on to beat Neelyville 3-1 on Friday after noon. Laura Nance had a triple and a run scored in the win while Courtney Newman pitched seven innings and gave up just three hits for the Lady Redbirds (7-6) ...
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...
Clearwater Tigers beat former coach's new Tigers (09/23/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer PIEDMONT -- Justin Dobbins was back on the field Monday at Clearwater but this time he was wearing a purple pullover and purple hat as the coach of the Neelyville Tigers. Clearwater won 5-3 against its former coach, the same man that just last spring, took them all the way to the state quarterfinals before losing to eventual state champion Scott City...
ROUNDUP: Clearwater rallies with 12-run inning to beat Van Buren 15-14 (09/17/08)
By DAR STAFF VAN BUREN -- The Clearwater Lady Tigers scored a dozen runs in the sixth inning and held on for a 15-14 win Tuesday over Van Buren. It was Clearwater's first win of the season. "We showed a lot of heart by not quitting," Clearwater coach Shannon England said...
Lady Royals take rematch with East Carter (09/14/08)
By DAR STAFF There wasn't 45-combined strikeouts this time around but there was the same result, as the Twin Rivers Lady Royals beat East Carter 7-0 on Friday. The previous meeting between the two teams back on Aug. 28 saw Twin Rivers' Carlee Vancil strike out 25 and Courtney Newman fanned 20...
Redbirds, Royals roll in OFC baseball action (09/12/08)
By DAR STAFF ELLSINORE -- The Redbirds erupted for 11 runs in the final two innings of a 14-4 win over Greenville on Thursday. Derek Saffle led the Redbirds with two hits and four RBIs while Dan Stromat added two RBIs. Stromat threw the complete game for East Carter as he had four strikeouts and just one earned run in the win...
Twin Rivers softball makes contact, beats Neelyville (09/12/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- A little bit of contact goes a long way. At least that's what Twin Rivers head coach Rob Brown thought afterwards as his Lady Royals came away with a 3-1 victory Thursday over Neelyville in some very-humid weather...
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."...
Neelyville jumps all over Greenville for win (09/03/08)
Tigers get out of gate with six-run first inning
ROUNDUP: Greenville rallies past Ellington 10-9 (08/29/08)
By DAR STAFF GREENVILLE -- Greenville rallied for five runs in the sixth inning and got a walkoff single from Tyler Dougherty in the bottom of the seventh to move past Ellington, 10-9, Thursday afternoon. Dougherty finished the game with three hits and two RBIs...
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...
New coach to lead Neelyville baseball (08/18/08)
Softball program also has a new leader.
Dobbins, new Neelyville principal, intends to coach, too (07/10/08)
By TIM KRAKOWIAK ~ DAR Staff Writer NEELYVILLE -- Administration in the Neelyville R-IV School District has been in a state of transition since Larry Graves retired as superintendent last year. Former high school principal Brad Hagood was promoted to Graves' position. Frank Killian filled the principal post left open over the last academic year until he announced his resignation in April...
Dyersburg State signs Neelyville's Patty (06/20/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer Neelyville's Jeremy Patty would often go to practices with his father and coach James even when he was too young to play on the team. All that dedication is paying off for Jeremy as he recently committed to play basketball at Dyersburg State in Dyersburg, Tenn...
ROUNDUP: Sixth-seeded Greenville advances (05/13/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer The Greenville Bears didn't pay attention to the seeds of the Class 2 District 3 tournament. Behind ace Joey Morey, the No. 6 seed Bears scratched across two runs and beat No. 3 seed Alton on Monday at Raider Field, 2-0...
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...
Neelyville pounces on Greenville (05/02/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- After seeing an early five-run advantage dwindle in the later innings the Neelyville Tigers escaped with a 7-4 win Thursday at Greenville. "We got our offense early and that's not the problem," Neelyville coach Jared Beaird said. "It's early that we do better but it's the 3-4-5 innings that we struggle."...
ROUNDUP: Parish, Vancil toss no-hitters (04/18/08)
By DAR STAFF Libby Parish and Carlee Vancil each pitched no-hitters Thursday to lead their teams to wins. Neelyville 11, Clearwater 0 Parish struck out four and walked one at home for Neelyville. Parish found her success by forcing Clearwater into ground ball after ground ball...
Homers key surge in Clearwater's win against Neelyville (04/18/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ Sports Writer NEELYVILLE -- Clearwater was happy to open the floodgates Thursday afternoon. The Tigers scored eight runs in the bottom of the third inning on the way to a 13-0 win over host Neelyville in five innings. "This was just a real good team effort," Athletic Director Louis Bell said, filling in for Justin Dobbins, who served a one-game suspension for being ejected from Wednesday's game...
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...
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...
Neelyville edges Poplar Bluff (04/09/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer Despite rallying to tie the game in the fourth inning, Poplar Bluff stranded a total of four runners on third base, including the final inning, as they fell short Tuesday against Neelyville, 5-4. Garrett Griffin provided a sacrifice fly for the Tigers that pushed the winning run across in the sixth inning...
ROUNDUP: Miller's home run lifts Dexter (04/08/08)
By DAR STAFF DEXTER -- After falling into a three-run hole late against Sikeston on Monday, Dexter appeared to be in trouble before Caleb Miller capped a four-hit burst in the final inning with a walk-off home run to send the Bearcats to a 6-4 win. Miller's home run followed a single by Mason Noe that drove in Jared Laird and Ben Mills, who both reached on singles to start the inning. Garrett McEwen got things started by singling up the middle...
Twin Rivers' Vancil fans 16 in return (04/08/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Carlee Vancil allowed only two baserunners in shutting down Neelyville with a 5-0 one-hitter Monday. The Twin Rivers junior showed no ill effects from a broken ankle suffered early in the basketball season in her first start on the mound for the Lady Royals...
Neelyville softball holds off Lady Bears (03/28/08)
By DAR STAFF The Neelyville Lady Tigers overcame three errors and held on to beat Greenville 6-5 on Thursday. The Lady Tigers scored half of their runs in the third inning and added the final three in the sixth. "We hit the ball well," Neelyville coach Bill Alexander said...
Neelyville settles down, beats Greenville (03/28/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer NEELYVILLE -- After Greenville scored four runs in the top of the first inning, it looked like the Neelyville Tigers were in for a long game Thursday afternoon. However, the Tigers battled back and took the lead in the second inning before adding six runs in the third on their way to a 16-6 win...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Top seeds shine at Holcomb, Gideon (02/26/08)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- As the Campbell Camels wind down what has been an up and down season, they now find themselves in the semifinals of the Class 2, District 1 Tournament at Holcomb after knocking off the Neelyville Tigers 61-45. In other opening round action at Holcomb, the fourth-seeded Naylor Eagles squeaked past the No. 5 South Pemiscot Bulldogs 56-55. Naylor will meet top-seeded Hayti on Thursday with a spot in the finals on the line...
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...
Dexter boys win, face top seed in semifinals (02/19/08)
By DAR STAFF PERRYVILLE -- Sophomore John Bowman hit two of his five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help Dexter close the door on Ste. Genevieve in the opening round of the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 tournament on Monday. With the 81-68 win, the fifth-seeded Bearcats advanced to Wednesday's semifinals, where they will face top-seed Sikeston...
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."...
Lady Royals, Donettes win in OFC tourney (02/04/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Saturday marked the fourth meeting of the season between the Twin Rivers and Neelyville girls and the Lady Royals defended their home court to take a 3-1 series lead with a 60-56 win. The Lady Royals overcame a 50-47 deficit in the fourth quarter to advance to a semifinal against top-seeded Naylor on Tuesday...
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. ...
New Madrid earns key conference win against Mules (01/30/08)
Risco rallies in fourth quarter to knock off the North Pemiscot Mustangs
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...
Jackson wrestlers edge Farmington in wrestling dual (01/30/08)
The Jackson wrestling team remained perfect in dual matches and gained a measure of revenge by edging SEMO Conference tournament champion Farmington 37-34 on Tuesday night in Jackson. "It seems like we always have some great matchups with Farmington," Jackson coach Steve Wachter said. "It was a great effort by us, it was a great effort by them. Just a typical match with Farmington."...
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...
ROUNDUP: Charleston finishes off Malden (01/23/08)
By DAR STAFF CHARLESTON -- Charleston held on to defeat Malden on Tuesday night, 75-60. Malden brought it to a 55-50 game with six minutes still left, but the Bluejays went on to outscore the Green Wave 18-8 to close out the game and earn their second-straight win...
Royals dig out of a 19-point hole to beat Neelyville (01/20/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer NEELYVILLE -- After falling behind by as many as 19 points in the first half Friday night, the Twin Rivers Royals hit clutch shots down the stretch to steal a 66-62 come-frombehind win from Neelyville. "We didn't come to play in the first half," said Twin Rivers coach Rob Brown...
ROUNDUP: Advance Hornets sting Campbell in OT (01/18/08)
By DAR STAFF Advance held on for a 63-58 overtime win over Campbell on Thursday night. Justin Fowler made a 3-pointer for the Camels with less than 15 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime tied at 53. However, David VanGennip made 7-of-8 from the free throw line in overtime to propel Advance to the win. He finished the game with 27 and Jacob Bond added 14 points in the win...
Bernie stops Neelyville's rally (01/16/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer NEELYVILLE -- Neelyville made a rally to threaten Bernie in the fourth quarter before Quinton Stevens and the sharpshooting Mules escaped with a 74-61 road win Tuesday night. The Tigers (5-8) opened the fourth quarter with a 10-2 run after trailing by 16 points, only to see the Mules (10-4) answer with a run of their own to put the game away...
ROUNDUP: Greenville beats Van Buren; Twin Rivers pair tops 1,000 points (01/15/08)
By DAR STAFF VAN BUREN -- Sara Woodgeard scored 26 points and Lindsay Henson added 14 as Greenville earned a 60-44 road win over Van Buren on Monday. The Lady Bears (11-2) got out to a quick start to keep the host Lady Bulldogs from gaining any momentum from the crowd. Keyed by their defense, which resulted in a slow start for Van Buren, Greenville built a 15-4 edge by the end of the opening quarter and stretched it to 29-11 by halftime...
Dexter stops Bernie; Green Wave rolls to win (01/13/08)
By DAR STAFF Kevin Hart scored a game-high 28 points and David Hessling added a season-high 13 to lead Dexter to a 57-48 win Friday over visiting Bernie. "Kevin is a good scorer for us offensively and he wants to carry that load for us, but I think David Hessling may have played his best game of the season," first-year Dexter coach Rob Nichols said. "He showed some leadership, played good defense and really brought a lot of intensity to the game."...
Donettes edge Alton Comets (01/11/08)
By DAR STAFF DONIPHAN -- Senior Jordan Hart came up big for Doniphan in the clutch, knocking down a pair of free throws with 4.2 seconds left to seal a 51-48 Donettes win over Alton. The free throws capped off a wild finish to the game in which each team had a chance to come away with the victory...
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...
Sophomores carry Clearwater past Neelyville (01/09/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ Sports Writer PIEDMONT -- The wait is over for Clearwater. The Tigers rode the shoulders of sophomores Ethan Scott and Luke Hillis to their first win of the season as they downed visiting Neelyville 64-55 on Tuesday. Scott and Hillis tied for the game high with 21 points each, with Scott scoring seven key points in the fourth quarter to help Clearwater pull away...
Press, freshman lift Neelyville past Campbell (01/08/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer NEELYVILLE -- Freshman Chelsey Maupin scored a game-high 21 points, including 16 in the second half, as Neelyville pulled away from a scrappy Campbell squad Monday for a 67-51 win. "She doesn't seem like she's doing it, but she's their scoring all the time," Campbell coach Daren Ellsworth said of Maupin...
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...
Portageville, Kelly advance in Lady Royals Christmas Classic (12/19/07)
By Josh Mills ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com BROSELEY -- The Lady Royals Christmas Classic continued play on Tuesday night, as Dexter, Naylor, Kelly and Portageville all notched victories. In the third game of action, the Kelly Lady Hawks took down the Clearwater Lady Tigers by a score of 49-34...
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...
Despite weather, tourney starts and top seeds roll (12/16/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- The day got off to an ominous start as the nasty weather outside produced a leak in the gym ceiling. The 12 hours of hoops was on track to finish Saturday night with the threat of snow. At presstime, half of the eight games were completed...
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...
Tourney host Campbell rallies past Neelyville (12/12/07)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer CAMPBELL -- Campbell looked left for dead with a minute remaining Tuesday night in the Campbell Christmas Classic before Justin Fowler took matters into his own hands. Fowler made a 3-pointer from the right corner to cut the deficit to 48-46 with 54 seconds remaining and after a late Neelyville turnover, Justin Fowler was fouled shooting a 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds remaining in regulation...
Malden girls overcome illness to beat South Pem (12/11/07)
By DAR STAFF With several players showing their perseverance by playing through illness, the Malden girls used a big third quarter to overtake South Pemiscot for a 57-52 win. "I had three or four girls playing through a stomach virus," Lady Wave coach Chris Hicks said. "There were two starters that were fighting fatigue, sickness and fever throughout the game."...
Broken nose sparks Neelyville against Twin Rivers (12/07/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Inspired by an injury to one of their teammates in the second half, the Neelyville Lady Tigers took the lead with a 9-0 third-quarter run and pulled away from Twin Rivers for a 78-64 win in a game that saw its share of fundamental mistakes...
Couch wins Lady Dawg tourney title (12/03/07)
By DAR STAFF VAN BUREN -- Tara Combs scored 15 of her game-high 22 points in the second half to help lift Couch to the Lady Dawg Classic title Saturday night. The top-seeded Lady Indians surged ahead for good in the third quarter to beat sixth-seeded Ellington 46-30...
Greenville girls move past Neelyville in tourney (11/30/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer VAN BUREN -- Greenville jumped out to an early lead and withstood a brief second-quarter rally to blow past Neelyville 70-40 and advance to the fifth-place game in the Lady Dawg Classic against Van Buren. After falling behind in the opening quarter, the Lady Tigers tried to take advantage of sloppy play by the Lady Bears, only to see them close the half with a 9-2 run...
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...
Neelyville opens with win after early 20-9 run (11/21/07)
By DAR STAFF WARDELL -- Jeremy Patty scored 18 points to lead the Neelyville Tigers in a 63-47 win at North Pemiscot on Tuesday night. The Tigers jumped out to an early advantage, outscoring the Mustangs 20-9 in the first quarter and holding a 35-18 lead at halftime...
Malden holds off Neelyvile in opener (11/20/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer MALDEN -- Early foul trouble put the Neelyville Lady Tigers in a hole Monday night and proved to be the difference in the game, as the Malden Lady Wave held on to win 55-52 in the season opener for both teams. Neelyville's Lindsey Emerson completed a 3-point play to cut the deficit to one with 13.8 seconds left, Malden's Hylisha Hill broke away from the press for a victory-sealing layup...
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...
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...
Clearwater shakes off slow start to beat Neelyville in baseball (09/18/07)
By ALEX ABATE ~ Sports Writer PIEDMONT -- Clearwater's Jake Hime got off to a rough start but was able to shrug it off Monday afternoon against visiting Neelyville. After giving up two runs in the first inning, Hime settled in and allowed just one run in the final six innings as the Tigers offense flourished in an 8-3 win...
Twin Rivers softball pounds Neelyville 12-0 (09/07/07)
By DAR STAFF Carlee Vancil struck out 14 of the 18 batters she faced in five innings to record her second no-hitter of the season as Twin Rivers won 12-0 at Neelyville Vancil helped herself by going 3-for-3 at the plate with two triples and a single and driving in four runs. Samantha Leutert and Kayla Cunningham each scored twice for the Lady Royals. Senior catcher Kelci Scott crossed the plate three times and also drove in three runs...
Neelyville softball needs just five hits in 14-1 win (09/05/07)
The Tigers accepted 11 walks from Clearwater.
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...
Doniphan softball rallies past Neelyville (08/24/07)
Doniphan 9, Neelyville 8 The Donettes found a way to win with the odds stacked against them, rallying from an 8-2 deficit to stun Neelyville. "We just started putting the ball in play," said Doniphan coach Jimbo Blackwell. The teams combined to commit 12 errors in a game that was more a display of offensive firepower than a defensive clinic...
Lady Indians down Naylor for first win; Charleston rolls past Kennett in tennis (08/22/07)
NAYLOR, Mo. -- The Kennett Lady Indians erupted for 10 runs in the top of the seventh inning, then held off a furious Naylor rally in the bottom of the inning to take a 12-9 win in high school softball here Tuesday. "It's always nice to get that first win," Kennett coach Laurie Vaughan said afterwards. "We would have liked to have got it (Monday), but they stepped up today, fought hard and showed their desire to win."...
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.
Neelyville softball tops Greenville for third place in OFC tourney (05/11/07)
By TROY HYDE ~ Sports Writer Who would have thought a team full of overachieving underclassmen would make some serious noise in the OFC Tournament? Who could have predicted that a team which fielded the minimum of nine players -- most of which are too young to drive -- would have made it to Thursday?...
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
East Carter tops Neelyville in OFC baseball action (05/09/07)
By DAR STAFF A big third inning carried East Carter to a 9-7 Ozark Foothills Conference win against Neelyville on Tuesday. Already leading 3-0 in the third, Derek Joplin followed a leadoff walk with a single. Josh Seib smacked a two-run single and, three batters later, Jordan Reynolds recorded another two-run single...
Twin Rivers earns spot in OFC softball final (05/09/07)
By TROY HYDE ~ Sports Writer During Twin Rivers' 9-2 Ozark Foothills Conference victory over Neelyville on Tuesday, Lady Royal sophomore Carlee Vancil fanned 19 batters, allowed just two hits and walked nobody. And she still didn't think she threw very well...
Neelyville's Parish comes through in clutch (05/09/07)
The fifth-seeded Tigers beat fourth-seeded East Carter in the Ozark Foothills Conference semifinals.
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...
Campbell baseball rallies past Holcomb (04/27/07)
DAR STAFF Campbell was able to win a pitching duel against North Pemiscot as its 4-1 victory sent the Camels home with the Tri-County Conference championship Wednesday. Jake Tinnon allowed just two hits and one earned run on the mound, struck out five and worked around seven walks in the victory and Eugene Powers had one hit, one RBI and scored twice to lead the offense, which recorded just three hits in the game. ...
Massey twirls two-hitter for Bernie; Neelyville rallies for win (04/25/07)
DAR Staff Marcus Massey faced one batter more than the minimum during his complete-game victory Tuesday evening, as Bernie improved to 12-1 following a 7-0 win over Leopold. Massey allowed just two hits and walked none while striking out five in the victory and Doug Johnson and Silas Dill each had two hits to lead the offense...
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...
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 baseball suffers first loss, in 10 innings to Senath (04/17/07)
By DAR STAFF The Bernie baseball team was tagged with its first loss of the spring after a 3-2 loss to Senath in 10 innings on Monday. In the bottom of the 10th inning, Senath's Tony Scott led off with a single and stole second base. After two walks, Jeremy Wilson came to the plate with the bases loaded and hit a ground ball that was misplayed, allowing Scott to score the winning run...
Naylor freshman Lane fights illness, twirls no-hitter (04/13/07)
DAR STAFF Naylor freshman Chelsea Lane overcame sickness and threw her first no-hitter of the season Thursday as the Lady Eagles rolled past Bernie, 10-0, in six innings. Lane finished with five strikeouts and four walks despite missing significant time earlier in the week because of an illness...
Lady Lions go to Plan B, zone out Neelyville (02/28/07)
SENATH, Mo. -- Plan A for the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions wasn't working against Neelyville. So the Lady Lions switched to Plan B. "We prepared to play (man-to-man defense) because I thought that we did a good job in that man last time we played them," Senath-Hornersville coach Shannon McGee said. "We couldn't handle that back pick. I don't know why; we see it every day. So we went zone and we were really aware of where (Neelyville shooter Libby Parish) was -- and it worked."...
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...
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...
Lady Royal Classic Roundup (12/18/06)
Neelyville, Greenville and Doniphan roll in wild LRC By TROY HYDE/Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Libby Parish drained five 3-pointers and scored 23 points Saturday evening as 10th-seeded Neelyville upset No. 7 Sikeston, 60-32, in the first round of the Lady Royal Holiday Classic in Broseley...
Indians hand Tigers first loss (12/13/06)
PUXICO -- After Advance handed Puxico its first loss the season Friday night, the Indians thought it was only fair to return the favor. Puxico had four starters score in double figures as the Indians handed the Neelyville Tigers their first setback of the season, 77-72 at home Tuesday night...
Hon's 3-point Js help lift Puxico past Tigers (12/13/06)
By TANNER KENT/DAR Sports Writer PUXICO -- The beard can be deceptive. In this time of Christmas mirth and merriment, the beard is a quintessential symbol of the season. The preferred facial adornment of another, more renowned, Christmas character, the beard is a signal to all that sleigh bells are ringing and snow is, indeed, glistening...
Twin Rivers handles Lady Tigers (12/08/06)
By TANNER KENT/ DAR Sports Writer NEELYVILLE -- With just a hair more than three minutes to play in the third quarter of Twin Rivers' 53-23 road victory, the handles fell off for the Neelyville Lady Tigers. Literally. With the score 29-21 in Twin Rivers' favor, Neelyville's ballhandlers suddenly lost their grip. ...
Sparked again: Tigers get 'big win' against Piggott (11/29/06)
By TANNER KENT/DAR Sports Writer NAYLOR -- Both the Neelyville and Piggott, Ark., boys basketball teams had to take short road trips to play in the Naylor Invitational tournament Tuesday. And although Piggott's drive was some 35 miles longer, both teams should have been well aware of grandpa's advice about road trips -- always check the sparkplugs before leaving...
Neelyville turns steals into easy first win (11/24/06)
By TANNER KENT/ DAR Sports Writer NEELYVILLE -- Neelyville all but closed out its seasonopening 73-49 win against North Pemiscot in the first five minutes of the second half. Leading 34-24 at the break, the Tigers came out of the locker room and promptly kicked off an impressive 16-0 run...
Turnovers, poor shooting sink Mustangs in season opener (11/22/06)
NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- North Pemiscot turned the ball over on five straight possessions early in the third as Neelyville converted the mistakes into easy baskets. Those five plays summed up the night for the North Pemiscot as the Mustangs turned the ball over 31 times in a 73-49 loss to the Tigers in their season opener...
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...
Fall baseball capsules (08/20/06)
Campbell Nickname: Camels Coach: Justin Shell Key returnees: Dustin Crane, Sam Bader, Dustin Hayden, Cale Weeks and Kyle Matthews. Schedule: Aug. 21 at North Pemiscot, Aug.22 Twin Rivers, Aug. 24 at Holcomb, Aug. 28 at Risco, Aug.29 at Senath-Hornersville, Aug. ...