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

Sikeston set for rivalry game against NMCC (10/02/08) SIKESTON-- Football fans will be in for a treat Friday night as they file into Sikeston Public Schools stadium to see two of the fastest and most talented teams in Southeast Missouri square off in the Sikeston Bulldogs and New Madrid County Central Eagles...

Eagles roll past Caruthersville (09/28/08) NEW MADRID-- The New Madrid County Central Eagles rolled past the Tigers of Caruthersville 32-12 Friday night in New Madrid. The Eagles put up solid offensive numbers, compiling 373 yards of total offense. One of New Madrid's most productive offensive weapons was running back Bryan Waters, who ran for 116 yards and received for 57 yards. He also had one touchdown...

NMCC set to host Potosi in battle of Class 3 opponents (09/12/08) NEW MADRID-- It will be an even match-up this Friday, as the New Madrid County Central Eagles football team will take on the Potosi Trojans. Both teams offer potentially devastating offenses coupled...

NMCC seeks offensive balance, physicality (08/31/08) By Josh Mills ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- Experience or no experience, one thing that New Madrid County Central football will have year-in and year-out is an explosive offense. This year will be no different for the Eagles. "We've got depth," said head coach Arlen Pixley of his offense for 2008. "We're the richest-depth running back program in the state. I'll tell you that right now. We've got guys that you'll know their names before the season's up."...

Comeback: Poplar Bluff rallies past New Madrid (08/31/08) Sophomore scores two late TDs for Mules

Mules' first test is state-ranked New Madrid (08/28/08) By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor At first glance, the matchup Friday night between the Poplar Bluff and New Madrid Country Central football teams is intriguing. One problem. The opening week of football season is not about matchups. "I could care less what Bluff does," Eagles coach Arlen Pixley said. "I don't care what they're doing over there, I know what our kids need to be doing and I know how they need to react."...

NMCC will be tested by a physical Mule squad (08/28/08) NEW MADRID-- It will be a battle of speed versus brawn when the New Madrid County Central Eagles take on the Poplar Bluff Mules in New Madrid Friday night. "We're two contrasting styles," NMCC head coach Arlen Pixley said. "We do some things I don't think they are very good at, and they do some things that we're not very good at."...

New Madrid County 2008 football schedule (07/18/08) Aug. 29 -- Poplar Bluff Sept. 5 -- at Cape Central Sept. 12 -- Potosi Sept. 19 -- at Charleston Sept. 26 -- Caruthersville Oct. 3 -- at Sikeston Oct. 10 -- at Park Hills Central Oct. 17 -- at Dexter Oct. 24 -- Kennett Oct. 30 -- Perryville

Basketball: It's not just a winter sport anymore (07/02/08) Teams use summer to polish up their skills

Truly blessed: Childress named Daily Dunklin Democrat Male Athlete of the Year (06/29/08) It's hard to believe, but Demetrius Childress's bread-and-butter event track was one he did not like. "It's quite funny because throughout my entire track career I've absolutely hated my main event, the 300 (meter) hurdles," Childress said. "But it's the one that I was the best in."...

Southeast Missouri has first full-contact football camp (06/15/08) Excitement high at first day of contact camp; Coaches feel the event was past due in area

Local athletes qualify for state championships (05/14/08) Staff reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com JEFFERSON CITY -- Local track and field athletes from Class 1 and 2 will be competing in the state meet on Friday and Saturday in Jefferson City. In Class 1, the Scott Central Braves had a good showing at the Class 1 Sectional as five have advanced to the state meet...

Sikeston golfers end season in middle of state pack (05/14/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SPRINGFIELD -- Dakota Trevino and Bill Green ended the Class 3 state golf championships in the middle of the pack Tuesday afternoon. Trevino shot an 81 Tuesday to finish a 167 for the tournament, finishing in 56th place. Green ended his high school career with an 87 Tuesday finishing with a 170 in 65th place out of 128 participants...

New Madrid tops Oran in extra innings (05/13/08) NMCC pitcher Kyle Marshall earned the complete game win

Sikeston's season ends suddenly (05/13/08) Perryville knocks off Bulldogs in the first round of district play

Dexter misses shot at out-right SEMO Conference title (05/07/08) NEW MADRID - Dexter has produced more than its share of late inning heroics that resulted in walk-off wins this season and now the Bearcats know how it feels to be on the losing end of one of those games. Kyle Marshall's single over a drawn in infield sent Jarrett Allen sliding home with the winning run as New Madrid County Central pulled out a 7-6 walk-off win in the seventh inning at home over the Bearcats Tuesday...

Chaffee drops close contest to Kennett (05/02/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils lost a hard-fought late-inning battle against the Kennett Indians on Thursday, as the Indians scored three runs in the top of the eighth to break a tie ball game and hold on for the win...

Kelly outslugs NMCC in SEMO tourney opener (04/25/08) By Josh Mills ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- The Kelly Hawks lofted four home runs in Thursday's 11-7 contest against the New Madrid County Central Eagles to advance in the SEMO Conference Tournament setting a date with the No. 1 seed Dexter Bearcats today in Dexter...

ROUNDUP: Sikeston soccer beats Marion, Ill. (04/25/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com MARION, Ill. -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-10 Thursday evening when they beat the Marion Lady Wildcats on the road, 3-1. After a scoreless first half, the Lady Bulldogs wasted little time in the second, scoring two goals in three minutes. Jordi Ferrell was first to connect at the 44-minute mark on an assist from Abbi Keefer. Ferrell would then return the favor to Keefer at the 47-minute mark to give the visiting squad a 2-0 lead...

Bearcats open tournament play at home today against a tough Kelly Hawks squad (04/25/08) Dexter High School will begin its quest for a SEMO Conference Tournament title today at home against the Kelly Hawks. The first pitch is scheduled for 4 p. m. at Dexter's East Park ball field. Dexter enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed after the Bearcats have put together a 6-1 conference record, 10-3 overall. Kelly, the tournament's No. 9 seed, earned a shot at Dexter by defeating No. 8 New Madrid County Central, 11-7, in the tournaments only play-in game Thursday at New Madrid...

Bearcats stand up to Central Tigers in pivotal SEMO Conference victory (04/23/08) CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Tuesday's baseball game between the Cape Central Tigers and the Dexter Bearcats wasn't for the faint of heart. Both teams went toe-to-toe like two prize fighters and never gave an inch. But in the end, it was the Bearcats who were still standing atop the SEMO Conference standing after an 8-7 victory over the Tigers...

NMCC softball wins eighth straight game (04/18/08) Bernie improves to 7-2 with shutout of Risco Thursday

Oran defeats Dexter on the road (04/16/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com DEXTER -- The Oran Eagles improved to 7-1 on the season as they defeated the Dexter Bearcats 7-5. Steven Dooley got the win for the Eagles allowing three earned runs on five hits and two walks. He also struck out nine batters in five innings of work. Kody Campbell picked up the save...

ROUNDUP: Sikeston tennis shuts out Mules (04/15/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston tennis team blanked Poplar Bluff 9-0 on the road Monday afternoon. "I thought we played well today," said Sikeston head coach Brian James. "It's only our second match, so we're behind some of these other teams that have several matches in and maybe a tournament or two in...

New Madrid County freshman one pitch from no-hitter (04/15/08) Kelly Robey strikes out 12 and walks only two in a 10-0 victory against Gideon.

ROUNDUP: Oran, Chaffee, Cooter remain unbeaten (04/08/08) Sikeston golfers finish second in Poplar Bluff tourney

Charleston baseball remains perfect (04/04/08) Charleston uses late runs to defeat NMCC Wednesday

ROUNDUP: NMCC softball wins two from Oak Ridge (03/28/08) Chaffee and Cooter claim wins in baseball while SHS soccer team rolls on the road.

St. Vincent shuts out Lady Tribe (03/27/08) The offensive slump for the Kennett Lady Indians soccer team continues. For the second time in as many days, the Lady Tribe couldn't find the back of the net and suffered a 3-0 loss to Perryville-St. Vincent Wednesday at Indian Park. "We just couldn't seem to get the ball in the goal today," Kennett coach Rick Bell said. "It was just one of those days. We're having a little trouble penetrating like we wanted and it just didn't work out for us."...

All-state team released (03/26/08) Eight local players honored by Missouri sports writers.

ROUNDUP: Mules win title by two strokes (03/25/08) By DAR STAFF JACKSON -- Poplar Bluff defended its title Monday at the Notre Dame Invitational beating the host by two strokes. Trent Hillis tied for second to lead the Mules at Bent Creek Golf Course while Corey Poteet tied for eighth as Poplar Bluff edged Notre Dame 338-340...

Dexter girls slide by New Madrid County Central (03/25/08) Nine run fourth inning lifts the Lady Bearcats in opener

Chaffee's hitting grounds Kelly (03/25/08) Barber pitches another complete game for Charleston

NMCC softball hopes to build on 2007 season (03/23/08) Lady Eagles have new field to play on but the same expectations

NMCC's season ends at hands of the Blue Devils (03/10/08) Eagles rally late but are unable to overcome deficit

NMCC will try to contain high-scoring Devils (03/07/08) By Josh Mills sd_sports@yahoo.com FARMINGTON -- When the New Madrid County Central Eagles began their season at home with the Riverbend Classic, it looked as if it could be a long season. Memphis Central handled the ball, and the Eagles, by a score of 63-41. NMCC bounced back the following game with a victory over Byhalia, Miss., 71-61, then dropped four of their next five games...

New Madrid's determination pays off (03/06/08) NMCC victorious in defensive game; moves to quarterfinals

NMCC seeking sectional win (03/04/08) NMCC lost at Doniphan back in December

NMCC wins district championship (02/29/08) By David Jenkins ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com PORTAGEVILLE -- When NMCC sophomore Dontre Jenkins was younger, he used to be a manager for the Eagles basketball team and watched as they won three district titles. Now Jenkins has one of his own as NMCC defeated Portageville 61-41 for the Class 3, District 1 title Thursday night...

NMCC shocks Charleston (02/27/08) Bluejays' run of six straight district titles comes to end

Tribe, Lady Tribe end seasons at Portageville district (02/26/08) PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- It was an all to familiar story for the Kennett Indians against the New Madrid County Central Eagles. After suffering a 61-49 loss to NMCC last Tuesday because of a fourth-quarter run, the Tribe was outscored by 12 points in the third quarter here Saturday and suffered another 61-49 loss to New Madrid in the first round of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament...

Favored girls teams roll into semifinals (02/25/08) By Chris Pobst, Josh Mills and Andrew Powell ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com PORTAGEVILLE -- The top-seeded teams rolled in the first round of the girls Class 3, District 1 tournament setting up semifinal action tonight. State-ranked Portageville will take on New Madrid County Central at 6 p.m. while Kelly and Caruthersville will battle at 7:30 p.m. with the winners playing for the district championship Thursday at 6 p.m...

Seeds hold in first day of tournament (02/25/08) Scott City survives scare from No. 6 seeded East Prairie

Scott City boys reach district semifinals (02/25/08) The Scott City boys basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the Class 3 District 1 tournament with a 52-48 overtime victory Saturday over East Prairie in Portageville, Mo. The third-seeded Rams trailed the sixth-seeded Eagles 32-28 entering the fourth quarter, but rallied to send the game into overtime...

ROUNDUP: New Madrid County defeats Kennett 61-49 (02/20/08) Staff reports NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central boys got an early preview of their first round district opponent Tuesday night, defeating the Kennett Indians 61-49. The Eagles, who will play Kennett again Saturday night in the first round of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament, outscored Kennett 18-11 in the fourth quarter to blow open a close game...

New Madrid puts it together for homecoming (02/17/08) Eagles earn 80-67 win over district rival Portageville on Friday night

Sikeston starts fast, survives Eagles rally (02/15/08) By Chris Pobst ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- After building a sizable lead early in the game, the Sikeston Bulldogs were able to hang on and take care of the New Madrid County Central Eagles, 70-56. The Bulldogs forced the Eagles into several turnovers throughout the first quarter, outscoring NMCC by 13 points to take a 20-7 lead...

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

Kelly girls get past New Madrid 56-51 (02/08/08) By Chris Pobst ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- The Kelly Lady Hawks traveled to New Madrid County Central to take on the Lady Eagles on Thursday night, the Lady Hawks came away with a victory in close one, 56-51. The "battle of the lady birds" was a tight one the whole way. The biggest lead for either team was nine points, which was achieved by the Lady Hawks in the fourth quarter...

Braves win rivalry game at New Madrid (02/08/08) By Chris Pobst ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- The rivalry matchup between the Scott County Central Braves and the New Madrid County Central Eagles got off to a slow start on Thursday night, as both teams struggled to find any rhythm early on. Unfortunately for NMCC, the Braves found their rhythm first, going on to defeat the Eagles, 61-46...

Charleston, New Madrid standouts sign letters of intent (02/07/08) Allen Hemphill and Corey Rowe will play college football for Lindenwood University.

Sikeston boys cruise to easy road win (02/05/08) Risco boys, Portageville girls each claim victories

New Madrid earns key conference win against Mules (01/30/08) Risco rallies in fourth quarter to knock off the North Pemiscot Mustangs

New Madrid County Central edges Bravettes (01/29/08) Lady Eagles jumped out to an early lead and held on for 'needed' win

New Madrid's Harris will play baseball at MAC (01/27/08) Dylan Harris, a senior at New Madrid County Central High School, signed a National Junior College Athletic Association letter of intent to play baseball for Mineral Area College in Desloge. This is a full athletic scholarship which includes tuition, housing, meals and books for the next two years...

Huge fourth quarter lifts Sikeston girls over New Madrid County Central (01/25/08) Sikeston scores 26 points in fourth quarter while limiting NMCC to six

ROUNDUP: Risco loses to Gideon; NMCC drops OT thriller (01/23/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com RISCO -- A third quarter collapse by the Risco Tigers Tuesday night, insured a Gideon Bulldogs win, 77-56. "We were in it at the half," Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said. "In the second half they kind of put us away."...

Bearcats suffer yet another hard-luck loss (01/21/08) When the Bearcats took the court Friday night against the New Madrid County Central Eagles to the song "Welcome To The Jungle" by Guns 'n Roses, for a moment it felt like the old glory days from 1999-2004 when Dexter was practically unbeatable at home...

New Madrid County runs win streak to seven (01/20/08) NMCC's Lance Price hit two free throws with 18 seconds remaining to earn the victory against Dexter.

New Madrid, Scott Central girls win (01/18/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- The NMCC Lady Eagles won their second consecutive game Thursday night, defeating Charleston at home 54-42. NMCC (7-10) led 29-13 at half and were able to hold on for the victory. The Lady Eagles were led in scoring by Tameika Williams who finished with 17. Shameika Williams and Jasmine Flennoy finished with 16 and 15 respectively...

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

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

Poplar Bluff pins New Madrid 72-6 (01/16/08) By DAR STAFF NEW MADRID -- The Poplar Bluff Mules got ready for the upcoming SEMO Conference tournament by dispatching New Madrid County Central 72-6 Tuesday night. Three of Poplar Bluff's eight pins were in under a minute as the Mules bounced back from a tough weekend...

New Madrid County rallies to beat Cape Central in overtime (01/13/08) Lance Price hits the game-winner with 3.2 seconds left

Three-pointers lead Poplar Bluff past New Madrid County (01/11/08) Davis goes 5-for-5 on 3-pointers.

New Madrid pins loss on Charleston boys (01/09/08) Eagles led by as many as 12 before late Charleston push cut lead to two points

Portageville cruises to 14th victory (01/08/08) Penn and Walker combined for 35 points in 78-21 win against South Pemiscot

New Madrid County, Risco post wins (01/06/08) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CARUTHERSVILLE -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles routed the Caruthersville Tigers 59-24 Friday night. Kony Ealy scored 16 to lead the Eagles (6-6) while Josh Minner added 12. NMCC also won the junior varsity game 44-30. Jeremy James led the Eagles (4-3) with 17 points and Isacc Ray scored 13...

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...

New Madrid rolls to win at Dyersburg Tournament (12/30/07) Staff reports ~ Standard Democrat DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles blasted Lausanne, Tenn., 72-42, in the Dyersburg Holiday Tournament Friday morning. NMCC was led by Josh Minner's 18 while Kony Ealy added 16. The Eagles played for fifth place on Saturday afternoon...

New Madrid County loses in Dyersburg tourney (12/28/07) Staff reports ~ Standard Democrat DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles lost a thriller to Millington, Tenn., 70-68, in the first round of the Dyersburg Holiday Tournament Thursday. Dontre Jenkins led the Eagles with 18 points while Lance Price chipped in 16...

Greenville places fifth in Lady Royals classic (12/23/07) By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Sara Woodgeard scored 23 points, nearly half of her team's total Friday night, as Greenville put away host Twin Rivers 48-32 in the fifth-place game of the Lady Royals Classic. The Lady Royals held their opponents in check in the first quarter, but Greenville's offense warmed up as the game went along and gradually stretched the margin between the teams...

New Madrid starts slow in loss to Doniphan (12/23/07) Donettes avenge loss to NMCC to win consolation final at Twin Rivers.

NMCC answers coach's challenge, beats Blytheville (12/19/07) By David Jenkins ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- After Friday's loss to the Doniphan Dons, New Madrid County Central coach Travis Day called a meeting and challenged his team. On Tuesday night, the Eagles answered that challenge. NMCC outplayed Blytheville, Ark., for 30 minutes Tuesday night and held off a furious rally late to post a 73-61 win...

Donettes rebound at Lady Royals Classic (12/18/07) By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- After a disappointing showing in the first round of the Lady Royals Classic, No. 4 seed Doniphan rebounded Monday to put away No. 12 seed Senath-Hornersville 63-33. In other consolation games, Sikeston beat Charleston 51-40, New Madrid knocked off Kennett 52-20 and Malden beat East Carter 67-35...

Sikeston, New Madrid County Central advance in Twin Rivers consolation bracket (12/18/07) Lady Bulldogs and Lady Eagles will meet Thursday in semifinals of the consolation bracket

New Madrid County goes cold in loss to Doniphan (12/16/07) By Chris Pobst ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- A poor second-half performance by the New Madrid County Central Eagles sent the home crowd away disappointed Friday night, as the visiting Doniphan Dons defeated the Eagles, 58-44. After leading 35-32 at the half, the Eagles only managed to score nine points in the second half...

Unbeaten Portageville knocks off New Madrid County Central (12/14/07) By Andrew Powell ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com PORTAGEVILLE - The Portageville Lady Bulldogs improved to 10-0 Thursday night after holding off the New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles 66-56. The Lady Bulldogs managed to use a great transition game in the first half, giving them a sizable lead at halftime, to outweigh a Lady Eagles second half comeback attempt...

Consolation prize: Fourth-quarter run lifts Mules (12/08/07) By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor SIKESTON -- Poplar Bluff finally put together a second-half run Friday night to claim the consolation prize in the SEMO Conference Tournament. The Mules scored 11 straight points midway through the second half and held off New Madrid County Central for a 60-56 win...

Risco loses in pool play at Clarkton tournament (12/12/07) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CLARKTON -- The Risco Tigers lost to a tough Gosnell (Ark.) team Tuesday night in their second game of pool play at the Clarkton Tournament 77-52. "Gosnell is probably one of the best teams we've played all year," said Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship. "I know the score doesn't show it but we came out and played well tonight."...

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."...

New Madrid County falls to Poplar Bluff (12/09/07) By David Jenkins ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The Poplar Bluff Mules used a 9-0 run to start the fourth quarter to build a 51-38 lead on the New Madrid County Central Eagles Friday night and held on for 60-56 win in the fifth-place game of the SEMO Conference Tournament...

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...

Risco sees early lead slip away in loss to Delta C-7 (12/07/07) By Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com DEERING -- The Risco Tigers saw an early lead disappear in the fourth quarter as they fell to the Delta C-7 Chargers, 82-74. "We played extremely well in the first half," said Risco coach Brandon Blankenship. "Kyle White was on fire, hitting five threes and finishing with 19 in the half, but their point guard (Damian Flowers) had 19 at the half as well."...

New Madrid County holds off Dexter on SEMO consolation bracket (12/06/07) NMCC advances to play Poplar Bluff in consolation title game.

New Madrid lineman Sutton picks up state honors (12/06/07) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- New Madrid County Central linebacker L.T. Sutton was named a first-team member of the Missouri Class 3 All-State Football team selected by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. "I can't say enough about him, how he's been for me this year as much as I can say how he's been for me the last four years," NMCC head coach Arlen Pixley said. ...

Eagles oust 'Cats from SEMO Conference tourney (12/06/07) SIKESTON -- New Madrid County Central's Koney Ealy scored a game-high 18 points and was an imposing figure around the basket as the Eagles defeated the Dexter Bearcats, 51-44, during SEMO Conference tournament action Wednesday at Sikeston. Dexter only trailed 23-20 at the half, but the Bearcats went ice cold in the third period and could only manage five points in the frame as the Eagles pulled away for an 11-point advantage, 35-25...

Dexter tops host New Madrid County in wrestling (12/05/07) Staff reports ~ Standard Democrat The New Madrid County Central wrestling held their first home match of the season Monday night, falling to the Dexter Bearcats 48-33. NMCC will be in action again on Monday when they host the Sikeston Bulldogs.

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

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

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

Portageville girls beat Charleston to remain perfect (12/04/07) Dexter blows out Senath; Notre Dame too much for NMCC

Bluejays get past New Madrid County Central (12/04/07) Charleston advances in SEMO tournament, as do Dexter and Cape Central

Hawks, Rams claim tourney wins (12/04/07) Top-seeded Kelly rolled over eighth-seeded East Prairie in the opening round of the Lady Devils Invitational on Monday night, collecting a 62-32 victory at Chaffee High School. Londyn Backfisch had a game-high 19 points to lead the Hawks (2-0). Kayla Cissell netted 17 points and Sarah Ruff added 15...

Portageville girls wins Senath tournament (12/03/07) Lady Bulldogs claim their third-straight title after beating Campbell on Saturday night

Portageville defeats NMCC 69-51 (11/30/07) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SENATH -- The Portageville Lady Bulldogs moved into the finals of the Senath Tournament with a 69-51 win over NMCC Thursday night. Portageville (4-0), which led 31-29 at the half, used a strong third quarter to pull away from the Lady Eagles and take a 51-36 lead into the fourth quarter...

SEMO tournament tips off Monday (11/29/07) Notre Dame has No. 1 seed (List of games at bottom of story)

Central, Jackson boys advance to semifinal showdown (11/28/07) Central and Jackson set up a Friday meeting in the semifinals of the Farmington Invitational with wins Tuesday in the opening-round games. The teams will meet 7:30 p.m. at the Farmington Civic Center, with the tourney's third-place and final games set for Saturday...

Sikeston Standard Democrat Football Dream Team (11/27/07) Here are the players selected to the Sikeston Standard Democrat's Dream Team for high school football:

New Madrid County Central turns up pressure to grab first win (11/26/07) Charleston falls to talented Memphis Central squad, 79-47

Warriors height stymies NMCC in opener at Riverbend Classic (11/25/07) By Josh Mills ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- "The Rumble by the River," also known as the Riverbend Classic began play on Friday afternoon, with several local schools representing the area, taking on four out-of-state teams, each with proven records of success...

Jackson defense collects honors (11/25/07) The Jackson defense was certainly an important reason why the Indians advanced to the Class 5 state semifinal game against Waynesville this fall. The Indians' defense allowed 125 points in 12 games for an average of 10.4 points per game. So it is not too surprising that players from this group earned seven of the 13 spots on the SEMO-North all-conference defensive team and six of 11 spots on the all-region defensive team...

SEMO Central all-conference team (11/24/07) First team Offense Quarterback -- Ben Mills, 5-11, 170, sophomore, Dexter Running back -- Lennies McFerren, 5-9, 185, sophomore, New Madrid County Central Running back -- Demetrius Childress, 6-1, 160, senior, Kennett Running back -- Nick Hessling, 5-10, 175, junior, Dexter...

Riverbend Classic set for 13th year (11/21/07) By Andrew Powell ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- With Thanksgiving Thursday, everybody knows that the day after can only mean one thing ... the busiest shopping day of the year? Not quite, as this Friday, New Madrid County Central will kick off its 13th annual Riverbend Classic...

Defense keys New Madrid County Central in opening win (11/20/07) Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles basketball team started their season flying high Monday night as the soared over Senath-Hornersville 67-33. "I was pretty pleased with our performance in tonight's game," said NMCC head coach David Crockett. "It was just the first game of the season and we've got a long way to go but I believe we can build on this for the rest of the year."...

Heartbreaker for New Madrid County Central in Class 3 quarterfinal (11/13/07) By Josh Mills ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com ST. LOUIS -- The football season for the New Madrid County Central Eagles came to an abrupt halt on Monday night in one two-point conversion play that left the Eagles' running back Lennies McFerren lying on the 2-yard line, just six feet shy of victory...

New Madrid ready for tradition-rich MICDS (11/12/07) By Josh Mills ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- Monday night brings in a new opponent for the New Madrid County Central Eagles football team, in the Mary Institute-Country Day School Rams, who come in at 10-0, while the Eagles look to add another win to their 9-1 record...

New Madrid County advances with convincing win against Fredericktown (11/08/07) The Eagles beat the Blackcats 30-20 in the Class 3 state sectional, and will play MICDS on Monday night.

New Madrid County will try to slow Fredericktown's running game (11/07/07) By Josh Mills ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com NEW MADRID -- Football season is lingering around New Madrid County Central once again this postseason, as the Eagles get set to play the Fredericktown Blackcats in a Class 3 Sectional game tonight in New Madrid. The Eagles will be going for their ninth win, while the Blackcats are in search of their tenth victory of the season...

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

Dexter's season ends with loss to NMCC (11/02/07) NEW MADRID �"The Bearcats got the start they were looking for, but not the finish. Dexter scored first but New Madrid County Central responded with 30 unanswered points as the Eagles defeated Dexter, 36-14, to capture the Class 3, District 1 and SEMO Central Conference titles Thursday at home...

New Madrid County Central too much for Dexter in Class 3 clash (11/02/07) David Jenkins ~ Standard Democrat NEW MADRID -- All season long the New Madrid County Central Eagles have used a pressure defense to create havoc and wear down their opponents. Thursday night the Eagles followed that formula once again in a 36-14 win over the Dexter Bearcats, claiming the Class 3,...

Tribe not just playing for pride in finale (11/01/07) Despite back-to-back losses in district play, the 2007 season has been a success for the Kennett Indians football team. After winning 15 games the past six seasons, the Indians are assured of their first winning season since 2000 and can match their highest win total since 1999 with a win at Perryville Friday night, giving Kennett a little more than pride to play for against the Pirates...

Bearcats, Eagles to battle for title (11/01/07) Winner of game will claim both the Class 3 District 1 and SEMO Central Conference titles.

No extra hype needed (10/31/07) "The showdown in river town." Some football games need a catchy slogan to generate interest and build fan support, but Thursday night's Dexter-New Madrid Country Central game doesn't fall into that category. No extra hype is required for this gridiron battle...

Bearcats stop another late rally to beat Kennett 33-27 (10/28/07) By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer KENNETT -- Last week, David Hessling was the man of the hour for the Dexter Bearcats. This week, Bobby Rawson stepped into the role With the Bearcats ahead 33-27, Kennett was driving for a go-ahead score late in the fourth quarter when Kennett's Blake Parr threw deep down the right side, and Rawson leaped to make the interception to the seal the win for the Bearcats with 2:08 remaining...

New Madrid shuts out Perryville to set up district showdown (10/28/07) The Eagles host the Dexter Bearcats on Thursday night.

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

‘Cats look to continue winning ways against Kennett (10/25/07) Dexter will be looking to make it five straight wins and seven in a row against Kennett when the Bearcats travel south for a big Class 3, District 1 showdown with the Indians Friday. Kennett was putting together one its best seasons in recent years with six wins against one loss before being steam-rolled by the high flying New Madrid County Central Eagles, 55-14, last week in a game that was much closer than the score indicates...

District diasater: Eagles dominate at line of scrimmage, Tribe turnovers costly in rout (10/21/07) For the first six minutes of Friday’s football game at Metz Cherry Stadium, it looked like the Kennett Indians were going to roll past New Madrid County Central. The Tribe had just taken a 14-0 lead after Blake Parr picked up a fumble and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown with 6:20 left in the first quarter and had all the momentum. Victory almost seemed in their grasp...

Sikeston volleyball wins on senior night (10/19/07) Josh Mills ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- On a night where emotions were running high, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs volleyball team took two straight games from the New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles on Senior Night, by scores of 25-18 and 25-21. “I’m always concerned about the stress on Senior Night,” Sikeston head coach Steve Beydler said. ...

Big plays a big story for Tribe this season (10/18/07) The big play has been good to the Kennett Indians this season �" for the most part. Starting with Cameron Conder’s 45-yard touchdown catch Opening Night that lifted the Tribe past Charleston, the Tribe has had at least one play of 39 yards or more in every other game besides a 28-12 win at Caruthersville week 2...

New Madrid eighth-grade football team caps perfect season (10/14/07) DEXTER -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles eighth-graders went undefeated for the 2007 football season by defeating Dexter on Thursday afternoon 30-6. This capped off a 6-0 season, the fourth in a row for the program which is led by coach Steve Rogers...

Sikeston grabs top seed with 4-2 pool play mark in SEMO volleyball (10/12/07) Andrew Powell ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- The SEMO Conference Volleyball Tournament kicked off Thursday night at the Sikeston Field House with entry level pool play. Four teams battled it out over a five hour span with one exciting game after another to determine their seeding for the bracket-play this weekend. Each team competed against one another in two game sets to see who gain the top spot in the tournament...

New Madrid native Edwards gets chance to spend summer with Super Bowl champs (10/09/07) Josh Mills ~ Standard Democrat INDIANAPOLIS--New Madrid native Trey Edwards spends his Saturdays roaming the sidelines of Ole Miss football games as equipment manager, but the scenery changed this summer for Edwards as he headed north to Indianapolis...

Lady Royals earn sweep against Bernie in volleyball (10/03/07) By DAR STAFF BROSELEY --Twin Rivers edged Bernie in two close games Tuesday night, 30-28 and 25-23. Tosha Woodham had seven kills and five blocks for the Lady Royals while Briana Johnson had six kills. Kaylee Blue had 10 assists and Jordan Sentell had 15 digs in the win...

New Madrid runs past beat-up Sikeston (10/06/07) Josh Mills ~ Standard Democrat NEW MADRID--The Sikeston Bulldogs football team traveled down the interstate Friday night to New Madrid, where they lost to the Eagles 29-7. "A win's a win," NMCC head coach Arlen Pixley said. NMCC jumped on top early, and never looked back, as they scored two touchdowns in the second quarter, putting the score at 14-0 at the half...

Sikeston tries to get back on track at New Madrid (10/04/07) Andrew Powell ~ Standard Democrat NEW MADRID - The Sikeston Bulldogs (2-3) will be back in action Friday night as they head on the road for another tough test with the New Madrid Country Central Eagles (4-1). RECENT HISTORY Sikeston suffered their third straight loss of the season last week at the hands of a prolific state ranked opponent in the Farmington Knights. ...

Bearcats slip past NMCC in volleyball (10/03/07) Staff reports ~ Standard Democrat NEW MADRID -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats went on the road and knocked off the New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles in straight sets, 25-22, 25-13. Dexter (14-10-1) were led by Jessica Satterfield who had eight kills, two aces, three digs and seven assists...

NMCC eighth-graders edge Charleston (10/02/07) Staff reports ~ Standard Democrat NEW MADRID -- The eighth grade New Madrid County Central Eagles had to fight to remain unbeaten Thursday in a matchup with the Charleston Bluejays. The Bluejays, who had just come off a big win over Jackson, played with confidence all day long but it was NMCC who came out the winner 16-8...

New Madrid County pulls away from Charleston in second half (09/22/07) New Madrid returns two interceptions for TDs in the second quarter.

Poplar Bluff puts up points, shuts down New Madrid (09/15/07) By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. --�The Mules didn't waste any time breaking in a new scoreboard Friday night at Morrow Stadium. Ben Knuckles returned the opening kickoff 90 yards as Poplar Bluff handed New Madrid County Central its first loss of the season 32-12...

Does this look like an 0-2 team? Poplar Bluff hosts unbeaten New Madrid (09/14/07) By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor After watching the video of Poplar Bluff's first two games, New Madrid County Central coach Arlen Pixley sees a team that's better than the Mules' 0-2 record indicates. "If you take away the opposing team's score, you'd swear up and down Bluff's 2-0," Pixley said...

Central will make home debut vs. Blytheville (09/14/07) When Central quarterback Chase Johnson returned home last Friday after his team's 61-16 loss to New Madrid County Central, he did not try to sleep off the memories of his two fumbles and one interception. Instead, he relived the game. "I went home and stayed up until 3 o'clock in the morning watching the film over and over," Johnson said. "I wanted to see what I could have done to prevent [the mistakes]."...

NMCC Middle School football program sweeps Kennett (09/11/07) NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central Middle School football program got off to a perfect start Thursday with big wins over Kennett in seventh- and eighth-grade action. In the eighth-grade contest, Lamonte Nelson scored on runs of 19 and 15 yards. Lorenzo Hill had 52-yard TD run to go along with two fumble recoveries. Jaylon Ross added an 11-yard run to paydirt and a nice interception in the second half...

New Madrid explodes in win against Cape Central (09/09/07) The Eagles scored 49 points in the second half for its 61-16 victory.

NMCC hangs 61-16 loss on Tigers (09/08/07) Cape Girardeau Central ran back the opening kickoff of Friday night's game for a touchdown, but the remainder of the game belonged to host New Madrid County Central, as the Eagles claimed a 61-16 victory. Thanks to an 84-yard kickoff return by Cantrell Andrews and a 27-yard field goal by Tyler McNab on the Tigers' first two possessions of the game, Central led 10-0 after the first quarter. But New Madrid answered with two touchdowns in the second quarter for a 12-10 halftime lead...

BA Promotions Volleyball Classic -- Day 1 scores (09/07/07) Friday Night Pool Play Scores St. Louis Notre Dame def. Holcomb 25-19, 25-5 Cape Central def. Clarkton 25-11, 25-7 Bernie split with Jackson 25-14, 25-23 Scott City def. Twin Rivers 25-13, 25-16 Leopold def. Perryville 25-6, 25-14 Cape Notre Dame def. Oak Ridge 25-11, 25-8...

High school football | Week 2 (09/07/07) Parkway North (1-0) at Jackson (1-0) Last year's meeting: Parkway North 29, Jackson 25 Notes: Jackson's defense was extremely strong last week, holding Francis Howell Central, the top-scoring team in the Gateway Athletic Conference in 2006, to one first down. ...

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

Prep football standings: Week 1 (09/04/07) Friday's Games Central at NMCC Parkway North at Jackson Charleston at Sikeston Poplar Bluff at Blytheville, Ark. Portageville at Scott City Chaffee at Mountain View Liberty Hayti at Malden East Prairie at Corning, Ark. Kennett at Caruthersville Dexter at Festus...

New Madrid's speed, quickness too much for St. Pius (09/04/07) Josh Mills ~ Standard Democrat NEW MADRID -- On a cool, breezy evening where the New Madrid County Central Eagles unveiled a tribute monument to fallen teammate Brad Colbert, they perfected the night by defeating the St. Pius Lancers 20-6. New Madrid's offensive speed and quick defense was too tough for the St. Pius squad to handle as the combination of senior quarterback Leslie Williams and sophomore running back Lennies McFerren combined for 214 of the Eagles' 348 total yards from scrimmage...

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

First measuring stick: Sikeston, East Prairie, NMCC form identities at jamboree (08/26/07) Jeff Arenz ~ Standard Democrat NEW MADRID -- On Friday night, three area prep football teams began to sketch the first draft of their identities. When the Sikeston Bulldogs, the East Prairie Eagles, New Madrid County Central Eagles and Perryville Pirates scrimmaged for about 90 minutes at the 2007 NMCC Football Jamboree, for the first time this season area coaches saw a glimpse of how their squads will react during game-like conditions...

Pixleys lead East to win in Missouri Lions All-Star Game (08/08/07) With help from a field goal by Jackson's Grant Ressel, the local coaches ended the West's eight-game winnning streak.

ALL-STATE BASEBALL (06/26/07) The all-state team from the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association:

SEMO Central Division football schedules (06/11/07) Aug. 31 -- Sikeston Sept. 7 -- Kennett Sept. 14 -- at Cardinal Ritter Sept. 21 -- Hayti Sept. 28 -- New Madrid County Central Oct. 5 -- Festus Oct. 12 -- at Dexter Oct. 19 -- at Malden Oct. 27 -- East Prairie, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 1 -- at Charleston --- Aug. 31 -- at Kennett...

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.)...

All-SEMO Conference baseball team (05/21/07) 2007 SEMO Conference Baseball Team First Team Honorable Mention PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Blake Slattery, Cape Central COACH OF THE YEAR: Kevin Self, Sikeston...

NMCC, Oran girls basketball programs making coaching changes (05/20/07) Derek James ~ Standard Democrat NEW MADRID -- After leading the girls basketball program the last three years, New Madrid County Central coach Lance Tollison is stepping down. Tollison took over the struggling program in the middle of the 2003-04 season in an emergency situation...

Tribe rallies past Fredericktown to reach district finals, rematch with Dexter (05/15/07) DEXTER, Mo. -- Four teams saw their chances of capturing the Class 3, District 1 Championship improve with first-round wins Monday at Dexter, while losses ended the dream and the season for four others. Top-seeded Dexter brought the 10-run rule into play during a 13-3 win over No. 8 New Madrid County Central, and No. 2 Sikeston had little trouble with No. 7 Doniphan in a 9-2 win...

'Cats open district play with win over NMCC (05/15/07) DEXTER -- Four teams saw their chances of capturing the Class 3, District 1 Championship improve with first-round wins Monday at Dexter, while losses ended the dream and the season for four others. Top-seeded Dexter brought the 10-run rule into play during a 13-3 win over No. 8 New Madrid County Central, and No. 2 Sikeston had little trouble with No. 7 Doniphan in a 9-2 win...

Class 3 District 1 track sectional results (05/13/07) Class District 1 May 12 at Sikeston Girls 100 Meter Dash Name School Prelims Finals Points Finals 1 Wansley, Omni Festus 12.62 12.57 10 2 Johnson, Tiffany Potosi 12.86 12.84 8...

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

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

Sikeston shuts out Eagles, clinches SEMO Conference baseball crown (05/10/07) Derek James ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- By defeating New Madrid County Central 3-0 on Wednesday at VFW Stadium, the Sikeston Bulldogs clinched the SEMO Conference regular season championship outright. The Bulldogs finished with an 8-1 league mark and improve to 17-6 on the season...

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

Sikeston golfers finish fifth in SEMO meet (05/09/07) Derek James ~ Standard Democrat CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston golf team tied for fifth in the SEMO Conference Meet on Tuesday at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau. The Bulldogs shot a 359 as a team which tied them with Dexter. Poplar Bluff took first place, shooting a 308. Jackson followed up in second place followed by Cape Central and Notre Dame...

'Cats compete at conference tournament (05/09/07) CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Dexter's Jon Bowman and Chance Holden both tied for 8th Monday at the SEMO Conference Golf Tournament held at the Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau. As a team, the Bearcats finished tied for fifth with Sikeston at 359. Poplar Bluff proved to be the class of the SEMO Conference, taking the top two individual spots and winning the team title by 30 strokes over Jackson, 308-338...

SEMO Conference golf tournament results (05/08/07) Results from the SEMO Conference tournament, played Tuesday at Dalhousie Golf Club, Cape Girardeau:

New Sikeston football coach supports new football playoff system (05/07/07) Derek James ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- High school football teams will have an easier shot at reaching the state playoffs starting in the 2008 season. A new football playoff format passed with a 169-91 vote by Missouri State High School Activities Association member schools on Thursday...

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...

Oran's stifling defense baffles Kelly in nonconference baseball (05/02/07) Derek James ~ Standard Democrat BENTON -- The Oran Eagles dodged just enough bullets from the Kelly Hawks to pull out a 2-1 victory against the cross-county rival on Tuesday at Kelly High School. Oran took a 2-1 lead in the top of the third inning and managed to thwart four straight rallies by the Hawks over the next four innings with solid pitching and salty defense...

Sikeston rallies to reach SEMO Conference final (04/30/07) Austin Williams delivers game-winning hit in bottom of seventh

Sikeston boys track team places third at Poplar Bluff (04/29/07) Standard Democrat staff reports POPLAR BLUFF - The Sikeston boys track team finished in third place at the Poplar Bluff Invitational on Friday afternoon while the girls took seventh. Sikeston totaled 122.50 points behind the 135.50 points of second place Poplar Bluff while Cape Central won the meet with 153 points...

Sikeston golfers win Kennett meet (04/26/07) Staff reports KENNETT -- The Sikeston Bulldogs golf team shot their best round of the season en route to winning the quad meet hosted by Kennett Tuesday afternoon. Sikeston won the event by posting a 170, followed by NMCC (181), Kennett (189) and Doniphan (197)...

Poplar Bluff baseball tries to build off conference win (04/25/07) By BRIAN ROSENER ~ Sports Editor Leading by five runs with nobody on and two outs in the seventh inning Tuesday, the Poplar Bluff Mules were ready to celebrate their first home and conference wins of the season. They had to wait as an improbable rally by New Madrid County Central put the tying run on third before Taylor Boles struck out Kyle Marshall on a 3-2 fastball...

New Madrid baseball falls short against Poplar Bluff (04/25/07) POPLAR BLUFF -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the fifth inning, to only give up the lead in the bottom half and gave up four unearned runs in the seventh and lose 9-8 to Poplar Bluff. Trailing 9-3 with two outs in the seventh, NMCC's Dylan Harris doubled a two strike pitch off the centerfield wall and scored on Sean Thomason's double to left...

Oran baseball snaps losing streak (04/25/07) MARBLE HILL -- The Oran Eagles defeated the Woodland Cardinals on the road Tuesday to snap a rare three-game losing streak, 11-0 in five innings. Oran lost three straight games at home in the Scott County Invitational to Cooter, Dexter and Senath-Hornersville. The Eagles got well with their trip to Marble Hill...

New Madrid drops conference game to Notre Dame (04/24/07) NEW MADRID -- Chad Friend had three hits, including a home run and a double, and four RBIs in a 12-4 road win over New Madrid County Central. Dylan Drury threw a completegame three-hitter and added three hits for the Bulldogs. Notre Dame improved to 8-6 overall and 4-3 in the SEMO Conference. Jordan Buchheit added a home run for Notre Dame...

Saxony Lutheran Invitational golf tournament results (04/19/07) Saxony Lutheran Invitational Tournament Results from the inaugural tournament, played Thursday at Dalhousie Golf Club: Team scores Notre Dame 353 Individuals Scoring by team North County �(330) -- Chris Spitzmiller 78, Fritz Zalamans 83, Luke Elders 84, Caleb Barron 85, Cary Claywell 92...

South Pem tops East Prairie in eight innings (04/17/07) EAST PRAIRIE - The East Prairie Eagles baseball team fell to the South Pemiscot Bulldogs in extra innings at home on Monday afternoon losing 10-4 in eight innings. The Bulldogs came into the game ranked No. 2 in Class 2 and their only three losses this season have come to teams in Tennessee...

Sikeston's inaugural relays meet a success (04/17/07) SIKESTON -- Poor weather has been area track and field teams' biggest obstacle this season, but that wasn't the case on Monday. For the first time in weeks, nice weather came through the area giving Sikeston a good kickoff for its inaugural Sikeston Twilight Relays on Monday evening at SPS Stadium...

Delta girls, Bell City boys capture Class 1 crowns (03/03/07) GREENVILLE -- The Delta girls basketball team remained perfect and set up yet another sectional matchup with rival Scott County Central by routing second-seeded Lesterville 56-35 on Friday in the finals of the Class 1 District 2 tournament. The Bobcats, ranked No. 1 in Class 1, improved to 26-0. Delta will face Scott County Central (19-7) in the sectional round Tuesday at Poplar Bluff High School. This will be the fourth straight sectional meeting between the teams...

Tribe comes up just short in OT (02/21/07) Instead of celebrating a huge senior night victory over a SEMO Conference foe, the Kennett Indians are left to wonder what could have been. Down by as many as 13 points in the first quarter, the Tribe rallied to force overtime before dropping a 53-49 decision to the New Madrid County Central Eagles Tuesday...

Lady Indians' late comeback falls short against NMCC (02/21/07) Casey Bunting is hopeful that the final quarter of Tuesday's 53-43 loss to the New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles is a positive indicator for the future of Kennett girls' basketball. The Lady Indians cut a 21-point deficit down to nine points in the fourth quarter behind the hot hand of Jessie Greenway, who scored 15 of her team-high 17 points in the final six minutes...

New Salem's loss in tourney is its first (02/09/07) New Salem Baptist's perfect season is over. The New Salem girls basketball team suffered its first loss of the season, falling 67-56 to People's Christian of Arnold in the semifinals of the St. Louis Missouri Christian Schools Activities Assocaition's conference tournament...

Dexter soars past Eagles (01/22/07) NEW MADRID -- In a game featuring two teams desperately searching for wins, it was the Dexter Bearcats that found their way for a 54-37 victory over the New Madrid County Eagles on the road Friday in SEMO Conference basketball action. Both teams are struggling near the bottom of the SEMO Conference standings, but it was the Bearcats, behind a gritty defense and improved shooting, that managed to do more things right and earn the win...

Hardwood Holiday (12/18/06) By TROY HYDE/DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Twin Rivers turned a sixpoint first quarter deficit into a six-point halftime lead following a 16-0 run Saturday morning and downed New Madrid County Central in the first round of the 10th Annual Lady Royal Holiday Classic...

Three New Madrid players honored (12/14/06) Derek James/Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- After receiving no postseason honors from the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association allstate teams, the Missouri State Coaches Association honored three New Madrid County Central football players with third team all-state in Class 3...

Donettes roll over NMCC girls (12/12/06) Chris Moore/Standard Democrat NEW MADRID - The New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles lost to a very tough Doniphan Donettes squad at home on Monday night, 78-40. The Donettes return all five starters from last year's team that finished fourth in Class 3, led by senior forward Morgan Davis...

Lady Bearcats thump NMCC (12/08/06) Dexter was clearly the better team at home against New Madrid County Central as evident by the final 77-30 thrashing the Lady Bearcats handed out. But there was one Lady Eagle that made a bid to be recognized as one of the better players on the court Thursday night...

Lady Bearcats crush New Madrid (12/08/06) Larry Lewis/Standard Democrat DEXTER -- The New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles fell 77-30 to the Dexter Lady Bearcats in a SEMO Conference matchup at Dexter on Thursday. Freshman Shameka Williams again provided the bulk of the scoring for the Eagles with a game-high 22 points...

Delta reaches Red Devils' final (12/07/06) Top-seeded Delta advanced to the championship game of Chaffee's Red Devils Invitational on Wednesday night with a 42-32 victory over fourth seeded Scott County Central. The Bobcats were led in scoring by Kaci Menz's 19 points. Sara Keys added seven points and had seven assists, and Jodi Menz chipped in six points and 13 rebounds...

Delta, Kelly, Scott Central win openers of Lady Devils Inv. (12/05/06) Fifth-seeded Scott County Central handled No. 4 Oran 64-49 on Monday in the first round of the 30th annual Lady Devils Invitational girls basketball tournament at Chaffee. The Bravettes were led in scoring by Brittney Peet with 20 points and Samantha Jones added 12...

Lady Bulldogs advance to finals (12/03/06) Staff reports/Standard Democrat The Portageville Lady Bulldogs advanced to the finals of the Lady Bulldog Classic in Gideon on Friday night by defeating the New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles 70-52. The Lady Bulldogs jumped out to a quick 23-7 lead after one quarter of action and extended the lead to 42-19 at halftime to put the game out of reach for the Lady Eagles...

Portageville, NMCC to square off in Gideon tournament (11/30/06) Staff reports/Standard Democrat GIDEON - The New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles and the Portageville Lady Bulldogs both won first round games at the Lady Bulldog Classic in Gideon on Tuesday night. NMCC outscored Malden 23-8 in the second quarter to take control of the contest and went on to win 61-27 over the Lady Wave...

NMCC girls can count on depth (11/27/06) NEW MADRID -- Now in his third season as the head coach at New Madrid County Central High School, Lance Tollison is ready for his Lady Eagles to turn the corner this season after an improved 2005-06 campaign.

Pine Bluff downs New Madrid 80-51 (11/25/06) Chris Moore/Standard Democrat NEW MADRID New Madrid County Central could not give first year head coach Travis Day his first win of the season, as the Pine Bluff Zebras dispatched the Eagles in the first game of the Riverbend Classic Shootout 80-51...

All-Region Football Teams (11/24/06) CLASS 4-5 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB -- Blake Slattery, sr., Central RB -- Travis Ribbing, sr,, Farmington RB --- Jason Winckel, sr., Farmington OL -- Dustin Amsden, sr., Farmington OL -- Matt Stroud, sr., Farmington OL -- Ben Wood, sr., Jackson OL -- Brian Hill, jr., Jackson...

Eagles try to fly under new coach (11/24/06) Larry Lewis Standard Democrat NEW MADRID -- Two new coaches who were key players on the school's most successful teams will attempt to rekindle past glory at New Madrid County Central. Returning to lead the Eagles is head coach Travis Day, a sophomore starter on the school's first state championship team in 1988...

All-region teams (11/23/06) Class 4/5 First team Offense QB -- Blake Slattery, sr., Central RB -- Travis Ribbing, sr,, Farmington RB -- Jason Winckel, sr., Farmington OL -- Dustin Amsden, sr., Farmington OL -- Matt Stroud, sr., Farmington OL -- Ben Wood, sr., Jackson OL -- Brian Hill, jr., Jackson...

Ste. Genevieve not only obstacle facing NMCC tonight (11/08/06) STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles football team will have more to deal with than the Ste. Genevieve Dragons on the road Wednesday night in the first round of the 2006 Class 3 playoffs. Heading into the contest, the entire Eagle family is mourning the loss of starting offensive center Brad Colbert, who was killed in an automobile accident Friday...

New Madrid downs Bearcats to claim district title (11/03/06) New Madrid County Central's Marquese Gates rushed for 213 yards and scored three touchdowns as the Eagles defeated the Dexter Bearcats 34-26 and walked away with the Class 3, District 1 and SEMO Conference Central Division championships Thursday at Charles Bland Stadium...

Dexter, NMCC battle for titles (11/02/06) If you are a high school football fan, you'll want to be at Charles Bland Stadium in Dexter tonight. The Dexter Bearcats will be hosting the New Madrid County Central Eagles in what many might call "a big game." Kickoff is scheduled for 7 o'clock. At stake tonight will be the MSHSAA Class 3, District 1 title. ...

'Cats defeat Kennett, set up showdown with NMCC (10/29/06) District, conference titles on the line Thursday night

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

'Cats try to avoid 'trap' game against Indians (10/27/06) By JERRY JARRELL Statesman Sports Editor Success builds a team's confidence, but it also sets a team up for the dreaded "trap" game. Dexter enters tonight's game riding a six-game winning streak while their opponent, Kennett, is headed in the opposite direction, coming off a 42-0 thrashing at the hands of the New Madrid County Central Eagles and suffering through a 1-6 season...

Pirates, Bearcats kick off district action (10/19/06) Last season, the Perryville football team stood toe-to-toe with eventual Class 3 District 1 champion Dexter for four quarters but lost 6-0 in the season finale. The loss concluded a winless season in which the Pirates lost by one point in two of their final four games...

Central boys soccer cruises to victory at Jackson (10/13/06) The Central boys soccer team bounced back from a loss to Notre Dame earlier this week to post a 3-1 victory at rival Jackson on Thursday. The Tigers (9-9-2) led 1-0 at halftime after a goal by Andy Billmeyer at the 36-minute mark. Zach Zaruba had the assist...

DMS wins two against NMCC (09/27/06) Dexter's T. S. Hill Middle School's 7th and 8th grade girls basketball teams improved to 2-0 on the season with wins over New Madrid County Central at home Tuesday. Dexter's 7th grade team kick started the night with a 52-5 blowout win, while the 8th grade team struggled early before pulling out a 41-26 decision...

Eagles hold off Cape Central (09/10/06) CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Central football team showed signs of life offensively in the second half Friday against New Madrid County Central, but an inability to stop the run doomed the Tigers in a 32-30 loss at Houck Stadium. Marquese Gates rushed for 240 yards on 28 carries, and Deanton Brown picked up a pair of 13-yard runs on third-down plays late in the fourth quarter to help ice the win...

Central comeback falls short against NMCC (09/09/06) The Central football team showed signs of life offensively in the second half Friday against New Madrid County Central, but an inability to stop the run doomed the Tigers in a 32-30 loss at Houck Stadium. Marquese Gates rushed for 240 yards on 28 carries, and Deanton Brown picked up a pair of 13-yard runs on third-down plays late in the fourth quarter to help ice the win...

High school football: Week 2 (09/08/06) Jackson at Parkway North New Madrid County Central at Central Scott City at Portageville Liberty Mountain View at Chaffee St. Vincent at Park Hills Central De Soto at Perryville -- Jeremy Joffray...

No surprise this year - New Madrid expected to be good (09/01/06) NEW MADRID -- New Madrid County Central was, far and away, Southeast Missouri's surprise team of 2005, rebounding from a 1-9 record in 2004 to a 7-3 mark last season. "Last year was a testament to our players, No. 1, buying into the system, and No. 2, coming to work hard every day," said NMCC head coach Arlen Pixley...