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Twin Rivers runs out of steam in Class 2 volleyball sectional (11/02/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer PIEDMONT -- Twin Rivers' first trip to the MSHSAA volleyball playoffs in school history wasn't a successful one. The Lady Royals got the early edge on Liberty at the start of the match, but the Lady Eagles cruised from there, winning 25-18, 25-16 at Clearwater High School. The win advanced Liberty to the quarterfinals later Saturday evening where they lost to top-ranked Scott City 25-10, 25-19...
Twin Rivers wins first volleyball district crown (10/29/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer MALDEN -- After losing key components from last season, it was suppose to be a "down year" Twin Rivers coach Kelly Null said Tuesday night. But this year's team did something that no other Lady Royals volleyball team had ever accomplished...
Twin Rivers, Bernie advance to finals (10/28/08)
By DAR STAFF MALDEN -- After the first day of action in MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 tournament, the Twin Rivers Lady Royals came out the highest seed after numerous upsets. The third-seeded Lady Royals will take on the fifth-seeded Caruthersville in tonight's championship after the Tigers upset two teams Monday...
Learning curve: Kelly ousts youthful Royals in softball sectional (10/15/08)
Twin Rivers' bats stay cold in Class 2 state playoff loss.
Twin Rivers volleyball edges Clearwater (10/15/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Three was the magic number Tuesday night for Twin Rivers. The Lady Royals didn't give themselves much cushioning on the scoreboard, as their biggest lead in any game was three points, as they won a nip-and-tuck battle with Clearwater 25-23, 19-25, 25-22...
Twin Rivers faces Kelly in softball playoffs (10/14/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer Twin Rivers will be facing what many consider perennial royalty this afternoon. The Lady Royals will face Kelly, which finished third at state last year, in the MSHSAA Sectional game at 4 p.m. today in Benton and know they will have to be sharp...
Twin Rivers finishes third in OFC behind Stockton's no-hitter (10/12/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- Twin Rivers pitcher Garrett Stockton left an exclamation point to end the fall season. In the third-place game of the Ozark Foothills Conference tournament, Stockton, who is just a sophomore, silenced the Doniphan bats with a 4-0 win on a no-hitter Friday afternoon...
Reclaiming Royalty: Twin Rivers wins district, returns to sectional round (10/12/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer Twin Rivers is known for solid pitching and sound defense, two things they needed Friday. The Lady Royals turned a double play for the last two outs to beat Thayer 3-2 and earn their first MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 district title since 2006 at Rains Field...
Dexter rallies past NMCC (10/08/08)
Bernie sweeps Twin Rivers
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...
Fire starter: Twin Rivers' Vancil tries to turn up heat in postseason (10/07/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer Twin Rivers' Carlee Vancil is on a mission to reclaim royalty. After winning the district tournament as a sophomore, Vancil and the Lady Royals were eliminated last season by East Carter. This year, the Lady Royals will face either Alton or Greenville after getting a bye in the first round of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 tournament at Three Rivers' Rains Field...
Twin Rivers, East Carter not looking too far ahead (10/07/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer The Lady Royals' memories haven't faded from a season ago. Twin Rivers remembers all too well the loss in the district title game to East Carter. This year, the Royals are the top-seeded team and East Carter got the bye on the other side as No. 2...
Poplar Bluff wraps up a gift win vs. Twin Rivers (10/07/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor The Poplar Bluff volleyball team gave their coach a win on his birthday Monday night at Peters Gym but the Lady Mules may have aged Mike Berry even more in the process. With 20 hitting errors, the Lady Mules had to fend off Twin Rivers late in each game for a 25-21, 25-21 victory...
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...
Bloomfield rallies to beat Twin Rivers (10/01/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- The Bloomfield Lady Wildcats felt after their match Monday night against Puxico exactly how Twin Rivers felt Tuesday night after they played Lady Wildcats. Monday, the Lady Wildcats led 1-0 over the Lady Indians but dropped the next two games for a 2-1 loss...
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."...
Twin killing helps Twin Rivers stop Puxico (09/30/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Twin Rivers got off to a 5-0 lead Monday afternoon and held off Puxico for the home win, 5-3. The Royals are 5-0 on their home field this fall. "We have been playing better defense of late," Twin Rivers coach Denver Stuckey said. "We obviously made some errors today but we have seen improvement as the year has gone by."...
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...
Twin Rivers volleyball edges Greenville (09/17/08)
By ROB TATE ~ DAR Sports Writer GREENVILLE -- Judging by the faces and the postures of the coaches during the third game Tuesday night, one could tell there was some anxiety. Both Twin Rivers volleyball coach Kelly Null and Greenville coach Brent Huff were sitting on their respective benches with elbows rested on their laps and hands over their mouths at the exact same moment about midway through the third game. Both were hoping that their teams would pull off the tightly-contested match...
Clearwater's Logan Morris no-hits Twin Rivers (09/16/08)
By DAR STAFF Logan Morris was dominant from start to finish Monday afternoon, as he allowed no hits in a 10-0 win over Twin Rivers. "Logan has had a really dominating fall," Clearwater coach Joe McCallister said. "He has had really good command. Right now, he is doing all the things I'm asking him to do, pitching well and getting ahead in the count, using his breaking ball at the right time."...
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."...
In extra innings, Lady Mules get first win (08/31/08)
By DAR STAFF DELTA -- Timely hitting and solid pitching earned the Poplar Bluff softball team its first win of the season Saturday afternoon, a 3-2 eight-inning victory over Delta. Haley Foust led the eighth inning off with a double and then stole third. With two down, she took advantage of a passed ball and gave the Lady Mules the go-ahead run...
ROUNDUP: Doniphan softball slips past Twin Rivers (09/03/08)
By DAR STAFF DONIPHAN -- Doniphan scored a run in four different innings as the Donettes moved past Twin Rivers 4-3 Tuesday afternoon. "I thought our kids were really focused," Doniphan coach Brad Phillips said. "In the past, Twin Rivers has really had Doniphan's number and we were fortunate enough to hang in there and battle and get the win."...
Royals jump on Dons early in 10-1 win (08/29/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Twin Rivers wanted to put its opponent in a hole early Thursday afternoon. The Royals wasted little time as they scratched across three runs in the bottom of the first inning and added five more in the third as they moved past Doniphan, 10-1...
Vancil strikes out 25, pitches no-hitter in Twin Rivers' win against East Carter (08/29/08)
Newman fans 20 in losing cause as pitchers combine for 45 K's in 10 innings.
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...
Stuckey is new coach for Twin Rivers baseball (08/18/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- In his playing days, Denver Stuckey was a tough, hard-nosed competitor. After coaching stints at Three Rivers Community College and Oran High School, he is looking to bring that mentality to the Twin Rivers baseball team as its new coach this fall...
Walk excited to assist at Three Rivers (08/10/08)
After 20 years at Twin Rivers, he will join the staff for the women's basketball team.
Kelci Scott signs with Three Rivers (05/21/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer Twin Rivers' Kelci Scott is determined to bring her winning attitude to the next level. Scott a catcher for the Lady Royals, recently signed her letter of intent to play softball at Three Rivers next season. "I am a really determined person and a really hardworking person so I think I can really bring that," Scott said. "I never quit."...
Johnson to play two sports at Williams Baptist (05/19/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer There are many multiple-sport athletes in high school but rarely do athletes play more than one sport in college. Twin River's Briana Johnson is an exception. Johnson recently signed to play basketball and volleyball at Williams Baptist in Walnut Ridge, Ark...
Clearwater rallies, beats Twin Rivers (05/18/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer Clearwater waited until it had to have a hit Friday afternoon to get something going. The Tigers were down 7-4 to Twin Rivers in the Class 2 District 3 title game going into the bottom of the seventh inning before they got three runs to tie the game at seven and send it to extra innings. A bases-loaded walk to Jake Hime in the bottom of the ninth gave the Tigers the win, 8-7 at Strenfel Memorial Field. It was the second straight district title for the Tigers...
Royals feeling lucky, rally past Puxico (05/13/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer The scene was all too familiar for the Twin Rivers Royals. Last season, the Puxico Indians knocked the Royals out of the Class 2 District 3 tournament, and for five innings Monday, it appeared they might do it again...
Fowler goes with Shawnee (05/09/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Even as a younger high school player, Twin Rivers' Jordan Fowler showed promise. As a sophomore, Fowler batted in the two hole on a team that went to the 2006 MSHSAA quarterfinals and lost to South Pemiscot. Now a senior Fowler is looking to take his solid play to the next level as he signed with Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Ill. Thursday at Twin Rivers High School...
Pitching dominates OFC softball field (05/04/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer When the Ozark Foothills Conference softball tournament gets underway Monday at Three Rivers' Rains Field, there is no telling what may happen. With rain wiping out a good portion of the season, teams enter the tournament with little in the way of actual game experience. That could be a factor, especially in the first round, as opponents may face each other for the first time since last fall...
ROUNDUP: Neelyville, Twin Rivers softball roll (05/02/08)
By DAR STAFF Chelsea Lane held the Lady Tigers to three hits, and the Lady Eagles used their speed and baserunning to overwhelm Clearwater 11-0. "They're one of the best-hitting teams around," Clearwater coach Shannon England said of the Lady Eagles...
Twin Rivers runs past Naylor 12-1 (04/25/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Runs were a dime a dozen for Twin Rivers on Thursday afternoon. The Royals put together an offensive surge at home and grounded the Eagles, 12-1 in five innings. "It kind of boosts the confidence a little bit," Twin Rivers coach Jeff Null said. "It wasn't the prettiest game. We didn't play our best game and Naylor didn't play theirs."...
Sullivan's Bluff lifts Naylor past Lady Royals (04/25/08)
Naylor hands Twin Rivers its first loss in softball with 3-1 decision.
ROUNDUP: 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...
Lucky seven: Twin Rivers pulls away from Greenville (04/18/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- A third-inning onslaught by Twin Rivers buried the Greenville Bears as the Royals battered their way to a 13-2 win in five innings Thursday. After scoring four runs in the first two innings, the Royals (4-2) put seven of their runs on the board in the third, sending 11 batters to the plate and collecting six hits to knock Bears starter Tyler Dougherty out of the game...
Lady Royals hit on all cylinders (04/16/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- An offensive outburst by the Twin Rivers Lady Royals in the sixth inning brought an early end Tuesday to their game against Doniphan as their five runs in that frame gave them a 10-0 win. The Lady Royals pounded out 14 hits...
Blue will take on new role at Three Rivers (04/11/08)
Twin Rivers guard will stay close to home to play basketball.
ROUNDUP: Chaffee, Cooter suffer first baseball defeats (04/09/08)
Scott Central drops slugfest to Bernie
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...
Teammates end up on opposite sides, enjoy final games (04/06/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer Twin Rivers' Briana Johnson rose from the floor and spiked the ball, sending it on a crash course for the court on the other side of the net. In the final round of the spiking competition, she fired a spike at 47 mph, winning the competition at the B.A. Sports All-Star Extravaganza at the Bess Activity Center in Poplar Bluff...
Leutart headed to William Woods (04/03/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Twin Rivers senior Samantha Leutert signed a letter of intent on Wednesday to continue her softball career at William Woods College. The third baseman also considered Shawnee Community College and Three Rivers Community College...
Doniphan surges past Twin Rivers (03/28/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer DONIPHAN -- In a rematch of last fall's Ozark Foothills Conference championship game, Doniphan got its revenge, using a five-run rally in the sixth inning to knock off Twin Rivers 6-4 Thursday. After struggling against Royals starter Dylan Stockton for most of the game, the Dons took advantage of some Twin Rivers mistakes and came up with clutch hits in the sixth to dig themselves out of a 4-1 hole...
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...
'Total team ball' lifts Greenville girls (03/02/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor Through all the celebrating, the hugs, the team photo and talking with fans in the lobby of the Bess Activity Center, Greenville senior Lindsay Henson still held onto the MSHSAA Class 3 District 2 championship plaque Friday night...
Malden defeats Twin Rivers (02/20/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer MALDEN -- In a preview of a possible second-round matchup in next week's MSHSAA Class 3 District 2 tournament, Malden used a strong first half to defeat Twin Rivers 69-54 on Tuesday. The Royals will have the No. 2 seed while the Green Wave will have the No. 3 seed at Greenville when the tournament gets underway Saturday...
Naylor beats Donettes; Twin Rivers runs past Hayti (02/17/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer NAYLOR -- The Naylor Lady Eagles outscored Doniphan 12-2 in the second quarter to build a double-digit lead and sent their seniors out on top with a 48-34 victory over the Donettes. Naylor senior Hailee Deckard, who will play for the University of Missouri-St. Louis next season, led the way in her final home game, scoring 13 points...
ROUNDUP: Dexter girls pull away from Twin Rivers (02/15/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com BROSELEY -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats overcame a slow start to defeat the Twin Rivers Lady Royals on the road Thursday night, 83-54. The Lady Bearcats, ranked seventh in Class 4, came out a little sluggish after their loss to Poplar Bluff on Wednesday night...
Lady Bearcats end regular season with 20 victories (02/15/08)
BROSELEY - For a half, it looked like Dexter might have to wait for another night to pick up win number 20. The Lady Bearcats started like they finished in Wednesday's loss to Poplar Bluff, but a half time pep talked from coach Chad Allen did the trick as Dexter opened up the offense and played shut-down defense over the final two quarters to win going away and spoil Senior Night for the Twin Rivers Lady Royals, 83-54...
Doniphan beats Twin Rivers, defends OFC title (02/10/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer Doniphan got big performances from its senior leaders and used a big second quarter to hold off Twin Rivers 58-49 in the Ozark Foothills Conference championship game Friday night at the Bess Activity Center. Seniors Tyler Collins and Charles Wilson came through on the biggest stage for the Dons. Collins scored a game-high 25 points while Wilson added 16 points, including 12 in the second half...
Donettes push past Twin Rivers in OFC third-place game (02/08/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- With the momentum of a buzzer-beating shot lifting their spirits going into halftime, the Doniphan Donettes put together a big third quarter to put away Twin Rivers in the third-place game of the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament 55-40...
Twin Rivers runs past Naylor, into final (02/07/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Twin Rivers trailed only once Wednesday in advancing past Naylor into the championship game of the Ozark Foothills Conference tournament with a 68-45 win. The Royals will face Doniphan for the title at 8 p.m. Friday at TRCC's Bess Activity Center...
Deckard scores 2,000th point in Naylor win (02/06/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- A milestone achievement for Hailee Deckard highlighted a scrappy win for Naylor as the Lady Eagles overcame a 30-point performance by Kaylee Blue to beat Twin Rivers 72-64. Deckard recorded her 2,000th career point during the third quarter of the Ozark Foothills Conference semifinal...
Twin Rivers finds mark from long range vs. East Carter (02/05/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- East Carter took host Twin Rivers by surprise at the start of Monday's first-round game in the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament before the Royals' speed and depth overtook the Redbirds, resulting in an 86-47 win...
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...
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...
Woodgeard, Blue choose Three Rivers (01/29/08)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer Twin Rivers' Kaylee Blue and Greenville's Sara Woodgeard may see each other as opponents now, but next year that may be changing. Blue and Woodgeard both recently verbally committed to playing college basketball for the Three Rivers Lady Raiders next season, Three Rivers coach Jack Childress said...
ROUNDUP: Vaughn's free throw lifts Campbell (01/29/08)
By DAR STAFF CAMPBELL -- Courtanie Vaughn's free throw with no time remaining gave Campbell a thrilling 50-49 win over Senath on Monday. Vaughn pulled up behind the 3-point line to attempt a game-winning shot as time wound down, drawing a foul in the process...
Ellington rallies, beats Liberty 61-60 (01/27/08)
BY DAR STAFF Ellington overcame a 14-point first quarter deficit and then dodged a bullet in the end to hold on Friday night for 61-60 victory over Liberty. The Eagles had the ball down four with four seconds left and got to within one on a 3-pointer before time ran out...
Donettes' aggressive defense stops Royals (01/25/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer DONIPHAN -- The key word Thursday night in Doniphan's win over Twin Rivers was aggression. The Donettes forced 15 turnovers and kept their pressure and intensity constant throughout a 78-64 win. "They play the passing lanes aggressively," Twin Rivers assistant coach Kelly Null said of the Donettes. "They get all up into you and they're just very aggressive. They play aggressively when you have the ball and when you don't have the ball."...
Doniphan boys, Naylor girls have top seeds in OFC brackets (01/24/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer Doniphan and Naylor took the top seeds in the upcoming Ozark Foothills Conference boys and girls tournaments, which will take place Feb. 2-7 at Twin Rivers. The championship games will take place Feb. 8 at Three Rivers Community College...
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...
Indians' comeback falls short in rematch with Royals (01/23/08)
BROSELEY, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians almost dug themselves out of a pair of big holes. Almost, but not quite. The Tribe almost wiped out a 19-point third-quarter deficit before coming up just short in an 80-75 loss to the Twin Rivers Royals here Tuesday...
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...
Twin killing: Wilson brothers put up 40 points, dominate Indians (01/20/08)
Charles and Chandler Wilson have played a lot of varsity basketball in their careers. That experience showed Friday night, as the twin brothers combined for 40 points to lead the Doniphan Dons past the Kennett Indians 63-48 at Kennett High School. "Talented kids and four-year starters," Kennett coach Jim Vaughan said. "They were four-year starters on good teams. There's obviously ability there, but toughness is their best ability."...
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."...
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...
Royals win Butler County battle (01/13/08)
Twin Rivers scores in closing seconds to upend Poplar Bluff 71-70.
Malden clobbers Bloomfield; Royals slip past Mules (01/13/08)
High School Roundup
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...
Poplar Bluff, Twin Rivers ready for battle of Butler County (01/10/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor Twin Rivers hasn't beaten cross-country rival Poplar Bluff in 10 years. The Mules, meanwhile, have lost three straight games. The annual battle of Butler County teams may turn into a war Friday night at Peters Gym...
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...
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...
Lady Mules trap Twin Rivers 64-38 (01/08/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor Twin Rivers had the ball up two in the opening minutes Monday night at Peters Gym when the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules sprung their trap. After forcing five turnovers in the Lady Royals' next six possessions, Poplar Bluff led by double digits in the first Battle of Black River since 1994. In all, the Lady Mules forced 20 turnovers and won 64-38...
ROUNDUP: Dons beat Twin Rivers (01/06/08)
By DAR STAFF BROSELEY -- Charles Wilson scored 10 of Doniphan's 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Dons defeated Twin Rivers on Friday night. "He put his team on his back and lived up to his reputation," Twin Rivers coach Rob Brown said. Twin Rivers (7-6) was ahead 23-21 at the half and trailed 33-31 after three quarters...
Twin Rivers finishes off Campbell (01/04/08)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer CAMPBELL -- Twin Rivers made runs at the end of each half to come away with a hard-fought 60-51 road win Thursday night. The Lady Royals closed the game with a 16-5 burst over the final 5 minutes that included several trips to the free-throw line...
Van Buren wins consolation title at Bloomfield tourney (12/30/07)
Bulldogs beat Twin Rivers in overtime
No consolation for Tribe: Buzzer-beater, third quarter woes haunt KHS (12/30/07)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Most people would say that the last few seconds of Friday's game is what knocked the Kennett Indians out of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. And that's true -- Twin Rivers' guard Jordan Fowler sank a baseline jumper with two seconds left to give the Royals a 59-58 victory over the Tribe in a consolation semifinal at the BCT...
Royals hold on; Van Buren gains another upset (12/28/07)
Twin Rivers holds off East Prairie
Upsets claim Bernie, Bloomfield (12/28/07)
BLOOMFIELD - Upsets are becoming as common as the opening tip-off at the 51st Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament with the number of higher seeded teams to fall reaching six after Thursday's second day of action. Defending champion Malden pulled off the biggest shocker when the No. ...
Dexter, Twin Rivers, Richland are upset victims (12/27/07)
BLOOMFIELD -- Dexter was the highest seeded team to bow out, but the Bearcats weren't the only upset victim during Thursday's opening day action at the 51st Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Puxico made Dexter the first upset casualty of the tournament when the No. 12 Indians ambushed the No. 5 Bearcats, 73-64. Number 6 Twin Rivers and No. 8 Richland would later join the 'Cats as higher seeds to take a tumble...
Caught in a trap: Turnovers, rebounding sink Tribe against Green Wave (12/27/07)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Just last week, Malden got off to a fast start and rolled to a 15-point victory over the Kennett Indians, handing the Tribe its worst loss of the season. Wednesday's rematch did not go much better, as the Green Wave opened the second half on a 13-2 run to take a 66-60 win over Kennett in the first round of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...
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...
Greenville beats host Twin Rivers for fifth place (12/23/07)
Staff reports ~ Standard Democrat BROSELEY -- The Greenville Lady Bears rolled to a win in the fifth place game over the host Twin Rivers Lady Royals 51-32. Twin Rivers kept the game close in the first half, trailing only 23-16 at the half. However, Greenville's Sara Woodgeard scored 10 of her game-high 25 points in the third quarter as the Lady Bears built a 37-23 lead after three...
Lady Royals Christmas Classic: Twin Rivers wilts under Dexter's pressure defense (12/19/07)
BROSELEY -- Dexter had three players score in double figures and unrelenting pressure finally took its toll on Twin Rivers as the Lady Bearcats defeated the Lady Royals, 69-47, to advance to the semifinal round of the Lady Royals Christmas Classic Tuesday...
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...
Defending champ Dexter is top seed in Lady Royals Classic (12/14/07)
By Brad Hurt ~ DAR Sports Writer If you ask Dexter coach Chad Allen how his Lady Bearcats got to be the top seed heading into the Lady Royals Classic, which begins Saturday in Brosley, the answer is simple. "My girls work well together," he says. Allen and his team sit in the precarious position of being labeled the best in a field of 16 teams, meaning they will get everyone's best shot, beginning with No. 16 seed East Carter when the tournament starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday...
Twin Rivers presses Kelly for win (12/12/07)
By DAR STAFF Twin Rivers pulled away from Kelly by controlling the midsection of the game, outscoring the Hawks 55-29 in the second and third quarters in a 79-45 win Tuesday night that pushed their record over the .500 mark. Kenny Johnson led the Royals (4-3) with 19 points, while Kyle Oberkramer followed his big game on Saturday with 12 points...
Twin Rivers pulls away for win vs. Kelly (12/12/07)
Standard Democrat staff reports BROSLEY -- Twin Rivers pulled away from Kelly by controlling the midsection of the game, outscoring the Hawks 55-29 in the second and third quarters in a 79-45 win Tuesday night that pushed their record over the .500 mark...
Deckard scores 38 to lead Naylor past Twin Rivers (12/11/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Facing a difficult situation regardless of what they decided to do on defense against Naylor's Hailee Deckard, the Twin Rivers Lady Royals let a close game get out of hand in the fourth quarter Monday night...
Portageville holds off Twin Rivers for 'upset' (12/10/07)
Bulldogs, the lower seed in the Bloomfield tournament, turned back Royals' second-half rally at Three Rivers Community College
Twin Rivers falls short against Portageville (12/09/07)
By DAR STAFF The Twin Rivers Lady Royals showed some improvement over their earlier performances of the season but still came out on the short end of a 59-53 score against Portageville at TRCC on Saturday afternoon. "We cut down on our turnovers, but it just wasn't enough," Lady Royals coach Jeff Walk said...
Portageville holds off Twin Rivers for 'upset' (12/09/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ Sports Writer Portageville survived a late rally by Twin Rivers to pull off what may be considered an upset based on the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament seedings. The Royals have the No. 6 seed in the tournament scheduled for Dec. 26-29, while the Bulldogs have the No. 9 seed...
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...
Bloomfield holds off Twin Rivers rally (12/05/07)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer BLOOMFIELD -- Twin Rivers had a chance to win on the road Tuesday night but lack of fundamentals ended up costing them dearly. The Royals trailed by six when Bloomfield missed a free throw with a minute remaining, but Twin Rivers couldn't corral the rebound and the Wildcats came up with it...
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...
Host Van Buren upsets Twin Rivers in Lady Dawg Classic (11/30/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer VAN BUREN -- Turnovers and poor free throw shooting proved to be the culprits for Twin Rivers as the No. 3 seed Lady Royals suffered an upset loss at the hands of the No. 7 seed hosts of the Lady Dawg Classic, 59-54...
Braves, Cubs to play for Oran title (11/30/07)
Nick Niemczyk poured in a game-high 44 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead Bell City past Twin Rivers 93-62 on Thursday and into the championship game in the Oran Invitational. The Cubs will face Scott County Central for the title tonight. Niemczyk went 12-for-12 at the free-throw line in the win. Phillip Gross added 23 points for the Cubs...
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...
Twin Rivers' Woodham signs with Shawnee (11/15/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor BROSELEY -- Natosha Woodham is ready to make another big leap. The Twin Rivers senior signed her national letter of intent Wednesday to play volleyball at Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Ill. "I'm just really excited," Woodham said. "It's really close so that's good, too, good for my family."...
Area players dig up volleyball awards (11/14/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer Bernie middle hitter Jenny Eubank and setter Amber Mirth were named to the Class 1 all-state team as honorable mentions while Briana Johnson was honorable mention in Class 2. Several area volleyball players headlined their respective all-district teams as Twin Rivers led the way with four first-teamers and one second-team selection in Class 2 District 2, as well as four all-Ozark Foothills Conference selections...
Twin Rivers again comes up short vs. Scott City (10/24/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- For the better part of two games in Tuesday's MSHSAA Class 2 District 2 championship match, the Twin Rivers Lady Royals rode their emotions and those of their home fans and stayed within striking distance of the top-seeded, defending champions from Scott City...
Twin Rivers sets up volleyball showdown with Scott City (10/23/07)
The Royals beat Bloomfield 25-20, 25-16.
Lady Royals avoid Campbell's rally (10/19/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Coming off a sweep of Greenville on Friday to clinch the Ozark Foothills Conference championship Twin Rivers found the going rougher than expected Monday against visiting Campbell. After a relatively easy win in the opening game, the scored seven of the final nine points to complete the sweep, 25-12, 25-20...
Bernie, Bell City advance to SCAA volleyball final (10/12/07)
By DAR STAFF PUXICO -- Jenny Eubank and Kristin Eaves led the way with 10 kills and five solo blocks each and Jessie Alexander added eight as Bernie swept Woodland 25-23, 25-20 in the semifinal of the SCAA Tournament. The Lady Mules (16-10-1) face top-seeded Bell City tonight in the championship game...
Red October: East Carter sinks Twin Rivers for district title (10/07/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer East Carter's Mariah Randazzo and Carlee Vancil of Twin Rivers kept getting out jams Friday as the pitchers dueled at Rains Field for the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 title. The two teams combined for 10 hits but Randazzo and the Lady Redbirds pulled out a 1-0 victory for their first district title in three years...
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...
Twin Rivers blanks Malden, advances to championship (10/05/07)
By ALEX ABATE ~Sports Writer Even though Twin Rivers beat Malden 10-0 in six inning Thursday in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 semifinal at Rains Field, Lady Royal pitcher Carlee Vancil didn't get off to the start she wanted. In the top of the first inning, she walked Brittney Terrell and one out later walked Kristen Stroup and Catie Duckett to load the bases. ...
Triple crown for Twin Rivers: Third straight baseball title (10/05/07)
The Royals beat Doniphan 6-1.
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...
Dexter continues its winning ways; Bernie falls to Twin Rivers (10/03/07)
NEW MADRID -- Dexter got off to a slow start, but managed to improve its current winning streak to five matches with a 25-22, 25-13 win on the road against the New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles Tuesday. "It took us a little while tonight (Tuesday) to get to our game," Dexter coach Kris Vandeven said. "We barely squeaked by 25-22 in the first, but came out ready in the second game."...
Wild, wacky OFC openers: Naylor upsets Bears; Dons edge Tigers (10/02/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer Last year's surprise team in the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament has a few more tricks up its sleeve. The No. 6 seed Naylor Eagles have come to this year's tournament eager to prove that they are better than their three wins might suggest, upsetting third-seeded Greenville 12-7 in the first round Monday...
Twin Rivers volleyball rallies past Poplar Bluff (10/02/07)
By DAR STAFF BROSELEY -- The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules took a two-game lead against Twin Rivers before the Lady Royals won three straight games to take the match, 24-26, 11-25, 25-15, 25-21, 15-13. "Really, it was emotionally and physically draining," Twin Rivers coach Kelly Null said. "We went through some high points and low points and I know this morning they are tired -- ending with the win makes it a whole lot better."...
Twin Rivers avenges softball loss to Naylor (10/01/07)
By DAR STAFF NAYLOR -- The Twin Rivers Lady Royals got their chance at revenge Friday and made the most of it, shutting out Naylor 3-0. The previous week, Naylor had defeated Twin Rivers 2-1 in 10 innings for the Lady Royals only loss of the season...
Kennett shuts out Lady Tigers (09/19/07)
It may be cliché, but it's still true: practice makes perfect. That is the case for the Kennett Lady Indians girls' tennis team, which took a 9-0 shutout victory over Caruthersville Tuesday, its second shutout in as many days. In other area sports, Kennett was shut out 9-0 by Anna-Jonesboro in boys soccer, while Gideon took a 25-14, 25-13 win over Cooter in volleyball and Senath-Hornersville rallied past Twin Rivers 10-9 in baseball...
West's homer sparks Bluff past Lady Tribe (09/18/07)
Poplar Bluff's Alex West did what Laurie Vaughan would like to see her Kennett Lady Indians softball team do. West drove a hit into the gap and used her speed to turn it into an inside-the-park home run, capping a three-run third inning as the Lady Mules took a 9-1 win at Indian Park Monday...
Naylor beats East Carter; Vancil whiffs 20 in Twin Rivers' win (09/18/07)
Naylor and Twin Rivers will square off this week.
Twin Rivers pulls away from Greenville for volleyball win (09/12/07)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Already having one game in the bag Tuesday night, Twin Rivers faced the possibility of heading into a third against Greenville. The Lady Royals were ahead by three points late, but the Lady Bears tied the game at 20 and put the pressure right back on Twin Rivers...
Clearwater edges Twin Rivers 8-6 in baseball (09/11/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Whenever rivals clash, it's sure to be an intense battle. Monday was no exception for Clearwater and Twin Rivers. The two teams put on a hitting display, each putting 10 baseknocks in the book, as the Tigers maintained their spot at the top of the OFC and knocked the Royals from the ranks of the unbeatens with an 8-6 victory...
Davis serves as Leopold's good luck charm in tourney (09/09/07)
Leopold placed second in the B.A. Sports high school volleyball tournament at the Show Me Center on Saturday, its best finish since 1989 when assistant coach Sandy Davis was wearing the blue and white Wildcats uniform. "The last time we got in the championship game was my senior year," Davis said, laughing. ...
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...
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...
Boyles helps serve up win for Twin Rivers volleyball (09/05/07)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer DONIPHAN -- Allison Boyles has been serving in volleyball since eighth grade, but the Twin Rivers senior never had a performance like this. Boyles started in the serving position for the first time this season and made the most of it Tuesday night against host Doniphan, performing not like a newcomer but a seasoned veteran. ...
Vancil leads Twin Rivers softball past East Carter (08/31/07)
Carlee Vancil struck out 17 and held East Carter to two hits to lead Twin Rivers to a 7-1 win over the Redbirds on Thursday. Vancil, Samantha Leutert and Bethany Keirsey each collected a pair of hits for coach Barb Cunningham.
Twin Rivers baseball stomps East Carter (08/31/07)
DAR staff Freshman Cole McBroom went 3-for-3 at the plate in his Twin Rivers debut as the Royals trounced East Carter 26-1 on Thursday. McBroom hit a grand slam in his first at-bat and added a two-run double and a three-run home run for a total of nine RBI...
Central spikers down Perryville (08/29/07)
The Central volleyball team improved to 2-0 with a 25-21, 14-25, 25-20 win over visiting Perryville Tuesday night. Wendi Zickfield led the Tigers' attack with 13 kills. Taylor Kirn had 11 digs, Katie Scholl recorded 16 assists, and Carissa Wheeler and Rita Walter both had six blocks...
Royals outlast Doniphan softball in 11 innings (08/28/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- As far as softball games go, Monday's contest between Doniphan and Twin Rivers will down as one to remember. Inning after inning the two teams battled, with neither side able to claim an advantage until the bottom of the 11th inning, when the Lady Royals' Chelsea Crain singled and then scored when catcher Kelci Scott lined a base hit into right field...
Twin Rivers blanks East Carter on Vancil's no-hitter (08/24/07)
Twin Rivers 4, East Carter 0 It was just another game for the most dominant pitcher in the area. Junior Carlee Vancil put on yet another dazzling pitching performance in Twin Rivers' season opener on Thursday, recording a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts in a home win...
Twin Rivers rallies in seventh to win opener (08/22/07)
By BRAD HURT ~ Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Through five innings Tuesday afternoon, the Twin Rivers Royals seemed to have a win safely in their pocket but it wasn't just the heat that caused them to sweat in a 5-4 victory over Campbell. The Camels' bats, which Royals starter Ryan Tompkins had silenced over the first five frames, came alive against reliever Dylan Stockton, only to come up short...
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.)...
Puxico eliminates Twin Rivers from district with big win (05/17/07)
By TANNER KENT ~ Sports Writer Wednesday against Twin Rivers, the Puxico Indians simply held on. Their bats held onto a recent offensive surge. Their gloves held on to everything hit at them. Starting pitcher Jordan Copeland held on for a complete-game gem and Cody Placher held on to a crucial pop fly in the seventh inning...
Clearwater has top seed in baseball district tournament (05/14/07)
By TANNER KENT ~ Sports Writer Clearwater's season so far has been a tale of two different teams. In the fall, the Tigers were a middle-of-the-road Ozark Foothills Conference team, finishing with a record 6-9. They earned a No. 5 seed in the OFC Tournament and suffered a disappointing 13-3 loss to Neelyville in the first round...
BASEBALL, GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICT BRACKETS (05/11/07)
Check out the schedules for the upcoming tournaments.
Twin Rivers captures OFC softball championship (05/11/07)
Twin Rivers defense its conference tournament crown, finishes the spring season unbeaten.
BASEBALL, GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICT PAIRINGS (05/11/07)
BASEBALL Class 4 District 1 (at Hillsboro) Monday, May 14 -- First round: (4) Seckman vs. (5) Fox, 4 p.m.; (3) Hillsboro vs. (6) Poplar Bluff, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15 -- Semifinals: (1) Cape Central vs. Seckman or Fox, 4 p.m.; (2) Jackson vs. Hillsboro vs. Poplar Bluff, 6:30 p.m...
Track honor roll (05/10/07)
BOYS AND GIRLS top performers through May 9
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...
Twin Rivers softball improves to 12-0 (05/04/07)
By DAR STAFF PORTAGEVILLE -- The Twin Rivers Lady Royals remained undefeated with a 3-1 win against Portageville on Thursday. Twin Rivers (12-0) is the No. 1 seed in the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament, which begins Monday. Against the Lady Bulldogs, Carlee Vancil earned the win, tossing a complete game. Vancil struck out 14, walked two and allowed just one hit...
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...
Vancil pitches no-hitter for unbeaten Twin Rivers softball team (05/02/07)
In baseball, Campbell edges Bernie 5-3
Poplar Bluff edges Twin Rivers in baseball battle (05/02/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor BROSELEY -- Cameron Pickard almost didn't pitch Tuesday. The Twin Rivers Royals probably wish they didn't have to face the Poplar Bluff sophomore, who struck out nine and gave up just three hits as the visiting Mules won 3-2...
Bernie baseball holds off Portageville, improves to 13-2 (05/01/07)
DAR Staff The Bernie Mules grabbed five runs in the first inning against Portageville on Monday and held on to win, 6-5, behind two hits each from Jake Welch and Jake Owens. Owens had two RBIs in the five-run first inning while Silas Dill, Marcus Massey and Devin Busby also knocked in one run each as the Mules improved to 13-2 this spring. Welch homered in the second to make it 6-2 and Bernie survived a late rally by Portageville...
Raiders split weekend four-game baseball series (04/30/07)
DAR STAFF Three Rivers turned a triple play, got no-hit and split a four-game weekend series at Maple Woods. Jamie Petty's completegame, seven-strikeout effort led to the Raiders' 6-2 win on Sunday and a 3-for-4 performance at the plate by Daniel Mullis led Three Rivers to a 10-8 win Saturday. On Saturday, the Raiders lost Game 1, 7-6, and also fell in Game 2 on Sunday by the score of 3-0...
Twin Rivers baseball stays in conference hunt (04/24/07)
DAR STAFF Twin Rivers stayed in the hunt for the Ozark Foothills Conference regular season title with a 10-5 home win against Naylor on Monday. With the win, the Royals -- who were the OFC Tournament winner last fall -- remain tied with Greenville and Clearwater for the best combined fall and spring record in the OFC. All three teams have three conference losses...
Twin Rivers tops Naylor in Foothills softball showdown (04/24/07)
BROSELEY -- The battle between Twin Rivers and Naylor for the Ozark Foothills Conference regular season softball title barely eclipsed 90 minutes from start to finish. A total of 51 batters -- or nine more than the minimum for a seven-inning game -- came to the plate. Only five made it as far as third base and, until the Lady Royals' half of the sixth inning, none of them scored. There were seven 1-2-3 innings in the game, four full counts and only three walks...
Twin River balks away with win over Greenville (04/20/07)
By TANNER KENT ~ Sports Writer For a game that was as exciting and as intense as Twin Rivers' 4-3 win against Greenville on Thursday, the Royals' winning run was a bit anti-climactic. The Ozark Foothills Conference foes had battled their way to a 3-3 tie when Twin Rivers (5-4) came to the plate in the top of the sixth. ...
Twin Rivers hammers Doniphan 13-2 in softball (04/18/07)
DAR STAFF Carlee Vancil and Bethany Keirsey teamed up to lead the Lady Royals to a five-inning 13-2 Ozark Foothills Conference win against Doniphan on Tuesday. Keirsey, who hit in the leadoff spot, finished 4-for-4, including a triple, with three runs scored. Vancil went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and four RBIs. Vancil's bases-loaded double in the second inning broke the game open...
Twin Rivers hammers Doniphan 13-2 in softball (04/18/07)
DAR STAFF Carlee Vancil and Bethany Keirsey teamed up to lead the Lady Royals to a five-inning 13-2 Ozark Foothills Conference win against Doniphan on Tuesday. Keirsey, who hit in the leadoff spot, finished 4-for-4, including a triple, with three runs scored. Vancil went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and four RBIs. Vancil's bases-loaded double in the second inning broke the game open...
Clearwater baseball improves to 9-0 with win against Twin Rivers (04/13/07)
By TANNER KENT ~ DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- There are only so many routes a baseball team can take to a 9-0 record. And the Clearwater Tigers have found one of them. "Good pitching and putting the ball in play with two strikes," is how Clearwater coach Justin Dobbins assessed his team's success...
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...
Bearcats move to 3-0 with win over Royals (03/27/07)
BROSELEY --Cole Smith had a big offensive day for the Bearcats, but it was his defense in the end that helped Dexter remain undefeated on the season after a 9-7 win over the Twin Rivers Royals on the road Monday. It was Smith's bare-handed grab from his shortstop position of a slow bouncing ground ball and his strong, accurate throw to first for the game's final out that turned back a late comeback bid by the Royals...
Lady 'Cats defeat Lady Royals for 20th win (02/16/07)
The Lady Bearcats will head into Class 4, District 1 action Monday at Sikeston with another 20-win season under their belts after Dexter defeated the Twin Rivers Lady Royals, 53-35, at home Thursday in the regular season finale. Dexter had three players score in double figures, with Amanda Dooley leading the way with a game-high 17 points. Sophomore Katelyn Heil added 13, and senior Haylee Finch dropped in 11...
Cold finish ices Tribe (01/24/07)
Over the course of this season, the Kennett Indians have suffered several losses -- two at the buzzer to Richland and South Pemiscot and in recent days, blowout losses to state-ranked Doniphan and Malden. But none of those may have been as frustrating as Tuesday's 64-57 loss to the Twin Rivers Royals, a fact that was evident in Kennett coach Jim Vaughan's voice after the game...
50th annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament (12/28/06)
Puxico is lone SCAA representative in the hunt
50th annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament (12/27/06)
Trio of SCAA teams advance
Kelly's press too tight for Lady Royals (12/22/06)
By TROY HYDE/DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Twin Rivers had an answer for Doniphan's full-court press Tuesday night. Thursday, the Lady Royals ran into trouble against Kelly's as the Lady Hawks had three players in double figures and ousted ninth-seeded Twin Rivers, 67-54, in the semifinals of the Lady Royals Classic...
Ninth-seeded host knocks off No. 1 Doniphan (12/21/06)
By TROY HYDE/DAR Sports Writer BROSELEY -- Twin Rivers junior Briana Johnson said she had to earn her respect if she wanted to be mentioned among the best players in the Ozark Foothills Conference this season. If her play Thursday night was any indication, she looks well on her way to proving that she belongs near the top of the list. ...
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 Royals Christmas Classic: Host faces top seed tonight (12/19/06)
By TROY HYDE/ Sports Writer BROSELEY -- If Twin Rivers wants to beat Doniphan in tonight's quarterfinal of the Lady Royals Classic, the Lady Royals will have to, no doubt, find a way to break the Donnettes' pressure. "There's no secret about beating Doniphan -- we're going to have to be able to handle the pressure," Twin Rivers coach Jeff Walk said...
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...
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. ...
Advance turns back Kelly in opening round at Oran tourney (11/29/06)
Advance used a 22-5 fourth-quarter scoring edge to secure a 67-44 win over No. 5 Kelly on Tuesday in the opening round of the Oran Invitational. Alex Steil led the Hornets with 26 points, and Trenton Moses added 11. Spencer Ayers led Kelly with 11 points...
Oran advances in consolation bracket (11/29/06)
Larry Lewis/Standard Democrat ORAN - The sixth-seeded Oran Eagles rebounded from a tough loss to the Scott County Central Braves in the opening round to defeat the No. 7-seed Twin Rivers Royals, 85-63, and advance to the consolation final. The bigger, deeper, more experienced Eagles did struggle at times against the Royals, who lost their entire starting unit to graduation...
Lady Royals open with painful loss (11/29/06)
By TANNER KENT/DAR Sports Writer VAN BUREN -- During his team's 58-34 Lady Dawg Classic loss to host school Van Buren, Twin Rivers coach Jeff Walk watched the fourth quarter calmly from the bench. As Van Buren's Marie Getts hit back-to-back, wideopen, fourth-quarter 3s -- Walk sat...
Cubs, Braves to meet in Oran Inv. (11/28/06)
The much-anticipated meeting between Bell City and Scott County Central will take place sooner than later, as wins from No. 2 Bell City and No. 3 Scott County Central on Monday at the Oran Invitational set up a semifinal matchup between the two teams...
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...
Scott City claims third straight district crown (10/25/06)
Scott City coach Carl Ritter Jr. felt his team was not hitting the ball like it should early in the Class 2 District 2 championship Tuesday at Scott City. Once the Rams did start hitting, they were able to put Twin Rivers on the defensive and cruised to a 25-18, 25-13 sweep. It was the third straight district title for Scott City...
Hawks rout Royals 11-0 to reach quarterfinal (10/12/06)
BENTON, Mo. -- The Kelly softball team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Class 2 state tournament with a 11-0 five inning shutout over the visiting Twin Rivers on Wednesday afternoon. Kalie Hughes was dominant both on the mound and at the plate for the Hawks...
Notre Dame braces for anticipated showdown with Dragons (10/11/06)
Following back-to-back state final four appearances, the Notre Dame softball team finds itself in the state playoffs again. The situation is a near mirror-image of last year -- all the way down to identical 26-2 records. Two major differences for the Bulldogs this time around are home-field advantage for the Class 3 sectional and the opponent, which delivers the matchup everyone expected to take place last year...
Bernie wins tough one at Twin Rivers (10/05/06)
BROSELEY -- The Bernie Lady Mules swept the Lady Royals of Twin Rivers in Tuesday's prep volleyball action. The varsity posted a 16-25, 29-27, 25-20 victory to improve to 17-6-1 on the season, while the jayvee moved to 18-0 with a 22-25, 25-17, 25-3 win...
Gideon routs Lady Lions; Clarkton downs Malden (09/19/06)
SENATH, Mo. -- The Gideon Lady Bulldogs jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first set and rolled from there, taking a 25-3, 25-10 victory over the Senath-Hornersville Lady Lions here Monday. In volleyball action Monday, Clarkton defeated Malden 25-18, 25-17 and Delta C-7 defeated South Pemiscot 25-16, 25-11. In weekend baseball games, Cooter won twice at Broseley, defeating Clearwater, 9-0, and Twin Rivers, 19-18, in eight innings...
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. ...